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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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The End of Russiagate Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 31, 2019 4 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

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Trump’s Exit From the Bad Iran Deal Has Succeeded Where the Deal Itself Failed

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 30, 2019 21 Comments

Then-president Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal was widely condemned on the right and by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who referred to the deal as a "bad" and "very bad deal." One of then-candidate Trump's campaign promises was to extract the the U.S. from this very bad deal, and he did so in the second year of his presidency. Much to the chagrin of Democrats, the DNC, and the former Obama administration, this withdrawal from the Iran deal has been far more successful in stopping Iran from obtaining nuclear capabilities and from sponsoring worldwide terrorism than the original, bad deal was sold to accomplish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqMQu2bchIY

Restricting Gun Sales Cost Dick’s Sporting Goods $150M Last Year

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 30, 2019 61 Comments

Dick's Sporting Goods announced in late February of last year that they were banning high capacity magazines from all of its stores, banning the sale of assault-style weapons, and imposing an age requirement of 21 on the purchase of firearms in its stores. The move has reportedly cost the sporting goods giant $150 million in sales for 2018.

Law of Self Defense: Officer Acquitted in Death of Antwon Rose

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 30, 2019 19 Comments

There is yet another outburst of outrage propagandized into being by the racial grievance industrial complex, this time over the acquittal this past Friday of East Pittsburgh (now former) police officer Michael Rosfeld for the shooting death of Antwon Rose (in feature image, above). But for the fact that Officer Rosfeld is white and Rose is black this shooting would never have made national headlines.

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

FBI now possesses data stolen by anti-regime group from North Korean embassy

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 30, 2019 10 Comments

The last time we checked on North Korea, all the participating parties in the Hanoi Summit were regrouping after the sudden collapse of the high-level meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Chairman Kim Jong Un. Now it is being reported that after a North Korean opposition group stormed the North Korean embassy in Spain last month, it handed over data stolen from the raid to the FBI.

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

Freelance Reporter: NBC/MSNBC Politics Managing Editor Tried “to bully me on behalf of the DNC”

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 30, 2019 11 Comments

Yashar Ali is a liberal journalist, but a fair one. If you spend any time on Twitter, you'll see that he is respected by many conservatives. On Friday, he published a series of tweets which described an attempt to intimidate him by the managing editor of NBC/MSNBC politics on behalf of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

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

Elizabeth Warren warns on fundraising: “we’re a little behind where we hoped to be”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2019 21 Comments

Elizabeth Warren has tried desperately to keep herself in the news cycle, as newcomers like Beto, and possible contenders like Joe Biden, dominate the campaign coverage. Even fresh-face "Mayor Pete" is getting better coverage than Warren. Warren's tactic is to roll out every couple of days a big, nation-changing plan, like breaking up big tech. It doesn't seem to have helped her at all in the polls, where she is unable to break out of the single-digit pack.

Legal Nightmares Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 30, 2019 2 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

My visit to the White House in support of campus free speech

Posted by Pietro S. Geraci on March 29, 2019 4 Comments

I was honored and humbled to be present at the White House last week to witness President Trump sign an executive order designed to protect free speech in higher education. Public colleges and universities must now stop trampling upon students’ First Amendment rights, or risk federal cuts to their research dollars. I hope the order goes a long way in securing students’ freedom of expression.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-1OKIe1CpQ

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Trump to blame for Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2019 43 Comments

When the charges were dropped against Jussie Smollet for one the infamous hate crime hoaxes, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was indignant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s171IgapxMc

Joe Biden has a #MeToo problem – Liberal activist claims 2014 non-consensual “big slow kiss”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2019 21 Comments

Anyone who has been awake knows that Joe Biden has a problem with touching and nuzzling women in public in a very creepy manner. It's why the nickname "Creepy Uncle Joe" could be for him what "crooked Hillary," "low energy Jeb" or "little Marco" were for other Trump opponents should Biden run for president and get the Democrat nomination. We saw if when he rubbed the shoulders of Ashton Carter's wife in full camera view:

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

Michael Avenatti Swats Back at Trump Jr.’s Joke: “it went from Avenatti 2020 to Avenatti 20 to 25”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 29, 2019 18 Comments

At the Trump campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan Thursday night, Donald Trump, Jr. took a shot at Michael Avenatti, who was recently charged with embezzlement and extortion and is now in what appears to be serious trouble with the IRS.

Obama’s DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson: “We Are Truly In A Crisis” At the Southern Border

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 29, 2019 25 Comments

Jeh Johnson, Homeland Security Secretary for Obama's administration laid to rest any claims that the situation at the southern border is overblown.

Us: Jordan Peele’s Newest Horror Film Explores America’s Hidden Demons

Posted by Tyler Hummel on March 29, 2019 27 Comments

Warning: Spoilers ahead In the opening minutes of Jordan Peele's Us, we see a depiction of a seashore carnival being attended by a large group of diverse and wealthy people circa 1986. It's an idyllic, colorful and exciting vision of comforting and happiness in American life. A young family and their daughter win a Michael Jackson T-Shirt in a game, buy candy apples and explore the various rides the park has to offer. Yet there is something churning under this beautiful wonderland of lights and prizes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nym0S9T1V_8

Measles, once on the verge of being eradicated, is making a comeback

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 29, 2019 29 Comments

Fifteen states have now officially reported cases of measles to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the outbreak is the second highest in number since 2014.

The CDC's latest report also added nearly 50 cases, bringing the total to 314 as of March 21.

Stacey Abrams Rejects Being Joe Biden’s Pre-Named VP: I’m “just as capable of becoming the President”

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 29, 2019 55 Comments

There has been speculation about Stacey Abrams entering the 2020 race on a ticket with former Vice President Joe Biden as his running mate. During an appearance on The View, she said that's not going to happen.

Sen. Paul: Congress Should Ask Obama What He Knew About Russia Investigation

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 28, 2019 27 Comments

Add Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to the growing list of high-profile Republicans who want to know what President Obama himself knew at the time about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.