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Mamdani Signs Law Giving Nonprofits First Dibs on Distressed NYC Buildings

DSA Already Embedding Its Political Message in Classrooms

We Are One-Year "Display Ad Free" - First Anniversary Fundraiser

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German Intel Report Details Threat Posed by Muslim Anti-Semitism

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 02, 2019 11 Comments

Germany's domestic intelligence service has published its first detailed report on Muslim anti-Semitism spreading across the country. Muslim anti-Semitism poses a significant threat to German society, the report titled "Antisemitism in Islamism" concluded. "The antisemitic ideology being spread by Islamist group and individuals poses a significant challenge for the peaceful and tolerant coexistence in Germany," the 44-page document said.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/depaul-professor-condemned-for-writing-a-pro-israel-op-ed-defends-himself-will-not-be-silenced

DePaul University Faculty Condemns Professor Who Expressed Support for Israel

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 02, 2019 17 Comments

The Faculty Council at DePaul University passed a resolution condemning professor of philosophy Jason Hill after he wrote an article in The Federalist in support of Israel and condemned Hamas. Hill wrote that "Israel has the moral right to annex all of the West Bank (even Area C) for a plethora of reasons." The article offended Muslim students and some faculty, which caused protests and a demand for censure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnYTmir0x20

Schumer Strikes Out Again: Joaquin Castro Won’t Challenge Sen. Cornyn in 2020

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 02, 2019 10 Comments

It's been a rough week for Sen. Schumer, whose recruiting for the next Senate class isn't going so well. Wednesday, Rep. Joaquin Castro confirmed he will bow out of an electoral contest with incumbent Sen. Cornyn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30byH2nLhF8

Trump Administration Seeking to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Group

Posted by David Gerstman on May 02, 2019 16 Comments

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's administration has given some thought to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).

Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College trial motions: Bakery to prove “the college poured gasoline on the fire”

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 01, 2019 36 Comments

As the Gibson’s Bros v. Oberlin case gets set for the trial – now set to begin on Friday, May 3 – it is beginning to become more clear that this case of defamation accusations is set to be more of an early 21^st century cultural dissertation than one of merely determining monetary damages.

TPUSA Members: UT Tyler Attack Reflects Growing Campus Hostility Toward Conservatives

UT Austin Funds Graduate Student Research on ‘Reproductive Justice’

Texas Tech Regents Eliminate Several Race, Gender Studies Courses

Ransomware Gang Claims Credit for Vanderbilt Cyberattack

Occidental College Hosts Transgender Event That Mocks Trump

Franklin & Marshall College Drops Plan to Adopt 'Gender Neutral' Mascot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNy9ZEIz1Jk

Democratic State Legislators Propose Ballot Threats to Force Trump’s Hand on Tax Returns

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 01, 2019 45 Comments

In the last two months, Congressional Democrats have seen their collusion hopes go up in flames, and their dreams of impeachment more or less squelched by Democratic party leaders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9X3tBT4OvU

Barr: Mueller ‘Very Clear That He was Not Suggesting We had Misrepresented His Report’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 01, 2019 42 Comments

Attorney General William Barr testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee over the way he handled Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report. We all know that the Democrats desperately wanted Mueller to find that President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia and he obstructed justice. Mueller and his team found no collusion and punted on the obstruction charge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU5zUl72TZs

Los Angeles Universities Impose Measles Quarantine as Cases Spread to Orange County

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 01, 2019 25 Comments

Measles has spread throughout the country, and now the number of reported cases is over 700. Health officials added more warnings about the potential severity of the disease as well as providing an updated count.

According to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 704 people have been diagnosed with measles so far this year. The majority of these cases occurred in children under the age of 18 who had not been vaccinated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kywXardsyY

Ilhan Omar joins NY Times in spreading false claim that Jesus was a Palestinian

Posted by David Gerstman on May 01, 2019 57 Comments

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D - Minn.), who has a history of anti-Semitic tweets, retweeted a statement that Jesus was a Palestinian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1yj0NKSsuU

New York State government joins the War on Trump

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 01, 2019 41 Comments

The State government in New York has become part of the #Resistance to Trump, and not just on policy issues. The law enforcement and legislative functions have been co-opted to target Trump because he is a political enemy. In the war on Trump, important norms are being broken. It's disgusting and dangerous.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-police-officer-found-guilty-shooting-death-unarmed-woman-who-n999706

Former Cop Mohamed Noor Convicted of Murdering Justine Damond

Posted by Andrew Branca on May 01, 2019 41 Comments

This Case of the Week covers Somali refugee Mohamed Noor, who while a Minneapolis police officer shot and killed Justine Damond. Yesterday a jury convicted Noor of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for that killing, reports the Minnesota Star Tribune and other news sources. (Noor was acquitted of the more serious charge of second-degree murder.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqulV8vGgDg

Bill Maher to Adam Schiff on Trump: “Now it just looks like you’re stalking him”

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 01, 2019 15 Comments

Despite being an anti-Trump leftist, every once in a while, HBO's Bill Maher says something accurate. During a recent episode of his 'Real Time' program, he called out Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) for continuing his pursuit of Trump after the Mueller report found no Russia collusion.

Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College trial motions – Judge finds Gibson’s “reputation is central to this case”

Posted by Daniel McGraw on April 30, 2019 16 Comments

I attended court today as the lawyers argued pre-trial motions. As most trial lawyers know, pre-trial “in limine” motions can often decide the case. What the judge excludes and what they allow, how to define certain terminology the jury will hear, and rulings what is important and what is nonsense.

Venezuela in Chaos, US Supporting Opposition

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 30, 2019 16 Comments

Tuesday morning, Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for a military uprising to oust President Maduro.

https://twitter.com/Harry1T6/status/1122140959968350209?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

The New York Times and the European vogue for anti-Semitic cartoons

Posted by New Neo on April 30, 2019 10 Comments

When the international version of the NY Times decided to publish an anti-Semitic cartoon by the Portuguese cartoonist Antonio Moreira Antunes, it was just following a long-established European post-WWII tradition. Antunes has been in the anti-Semitic image business for decades, and won an award in 1983 for his appropriation of a Warsaw ghetto photo, changing the victim of Nazis into a Palestinian victim of Israeli Jews. For this, Antunes received the top prize at the 20th International Salon of Cartoons in Montreal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AH4feMIi8k&feature=youtu.be

Is Joe okay? Biden Mumbles Through His First Speech as 2020 Presidential Candidate

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 30, 2019 25 Comments

Former Vice President Joe Biden gave his first speech as a Democrat presidential candidate in Pennsylvania on Monday, but it didn't go that well as the 77-year-old man stumbled through the speech. This is weird to me because when giving one-on-one interviews on TV Biden comes across as a well spoken adult.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMep2rOKltc

Sorry, Schumer. Stacey Abrams Decides Not to Run for Senate in 2020

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 30, 2019 37 Comments

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) tried so hard to get failed Georgia governor candidate Stacey Abrams to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. David Perdue in 2020. It didn't work as Abrams announced today she will not run for the senate in 2020.