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Media focus on Elizabeth Warren’s Native American Problem overshadows official campaign rollout

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 09, 2019 28 Comments

As one of my less savory duties for LI readers, I get to watch things like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) formally announce her 2020 presidential campaign. As we like to say, I watch, so you don't have to . . . though you can, of course—the video is embedded below. There were many interesting things about her Saturday announcement, but perhaps the most interesting didn't take place in Lawrence, Massachusetts, but in the media coverage of her announcement. Even in Warren-friendly publications, the weight of her questionably-motivated presentation of herself as a Native American throughout her career hangs in the air around her like an albatross carcass, stinking up even her proudest moment as she announces her run for the Democrat nomination for president.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uedcu35nz6k

Merkel’s Government “Deliberately Helped” Terrorist Escape Justice, U.S. Attorney General Says

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 09, 2019 28 Comments

The United States has accused the German government of letting a convicted terrorist escape American justice. Turkish national Adem Yilmaz, responsible for the murder of two U.S. servicemen, was deported to Turkey despite an American extradition request to face trial in a New York court.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LqVBkYZhYI

President Trump says that after “productive” talks with North Korea, next summit slated for Hanoi

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 09, 2019 9 Comments

During his rousing and well-received State of the Union address this week, President Donald Trump noted the next summit with North Korea has been scheduled for the end of February.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/28/cherokee-woman-blasts-elizabeth-warren-claiming-native-american-ancestry

Polling Finds Women Trump Supporters More Loyal to Him Than Men

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 09, 2019 22 Comments

The media loves to talk about women. We are reminded daily about the historic number of women elected to Congress as Democrats in November. Women Trump supporters don't get nearly as much attention, but new data suggests their support for the president hasn't wavered.

The Beginning of the End Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 09, 2019 5 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

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=RG9N4ZP5MQA

2020 Battle Lines: Capitalism and Growth (R) versus Socialism and Degrowth (D)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 08, 2019 35 Comments

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a character familiar to anyone who has spent substantial time on campuses in the past two decades She's a walking, talking social justice warrior soundbite machine, someone whose knowledge is a mile wide and an inch deep. Social media, where she excels, is perfect for shallow but woke wisdom.

Dem. Rep. Green: VA Blackface Controversy Shows Why Trump Should Be Impeached

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 08, 2019 54 Comments

The blackface scandals involving Virginia's Democratic Governor and Attorney General have prompted Rep. Al Green (D-TX) to renew his calls for the impeachment of President Trump.

https://twitter.com/GovernorVA/status/1091510484468146176

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Tells Staff He Will Not Resign Over Racist Yearbook Photo

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 08, 2019 32 Comments

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has told his top staffers that he will not resign despite the amount pressure from other Democrats in light of racist yearbook photos. From The Associated Press:

A senior official in Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's administration says the governor has told his top staff that he does not plan to resign over a racist photo despite intense pressure to step down. The official says Northam told his Cabinet during a Friday afternoon meeting that he intends to stay. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyF7KKX1TQ&t=13s

Another Woman has Accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of Rape

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 08, 2019 22 Comments

A woman named Meredith Watson has come forward and accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of raping her in 2000 when both attended Duke University. This comes days after Professor Vanessa Tyson claimed Fairfax sexually assaulted her in 2004 at the DNC Convention.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxUFqQLnV7E

Illinois Lawmaker Proposes Gun Law That Requires a Buyer’s Social Media History

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 08, 2019 17 Comments

Just weeks after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzer signed a restrictive gun law, Illinois State Democratic Rep. Daniel Didech proposed a new one that would require buyers to reveal their social media history. From CBS Chicago:

“This is something my community is demanding action on,” said Rep. Daniel Didech (D-Buffalo Grove).

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/Typhus-Epidemic-Worsens-in-Los-Angeles-505166301.html

Los Angeles officials plan to rip out City Hall carpets to combat typhus outbreak

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 08, 2019 34 Comments

We have been covering the spread of the flea-borne illness typhus through Pasadena and Los Angeles, which is the result of rat infestations that have followed in the wake of the homeless crisis. Los Angeles city employees are now acting to combat the rodent problem in City Hall, after one of the administrators was stuck with the disease.

Another ‘Socialism’ Fail: Panera Bread Closing its Last Pay-What-You-Can Restaurant in Boston

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 08, 2019 47 Comments

Panera restaurants launched a non-profit called "Panera Cares" in 2010, which ran certain locations on a pay-what-you-can basis. This month, the last such location in Boston is closing its doors.

https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1093638801413623809

Democrat Presidential Candidates Go All-In For Green New Deal, a General Election Gift to Trump

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 08, 2019 36 Comments

Thursday, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal. The plan is so brilliant, it seeks to eliminate cow farts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Orwk1bf6dg&t=452s

Tehran Complains as European Countries Stop Iran Oil Imports

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 08, 2019 17 Comments

In what can only be described as another diplomatic victory for President Donald Trump's administration, European countries have stopped importing Iranian oil. The Iranian regime has admitted that European buyers have refused to touch Iranian oil despite temporary waivers extended to them by the United States. "No European country is buying oil from Iran except Turkey," Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx

Supreme Court stays Louisiana anti-abortion law, Roberts sides with liberals

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 07, 2019 53 Comments

The Supreme Court has granted a stay of the new Louisiana anti-abortion law, in a 5-4 vote with Chief Justice Roberts siding with the four liberal Justices. The law in question requires a doctor performing abortion to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, which critics alleged would result in only a single abortion doctor in the entire state. This is only a stay pending appeal, not an ultimate disposition of the case.

https://www.facebook.com/bennyaj/videos/10106290201787139/

Liberal activist groups howl over “Monster Markup” of Trump judicial nominees

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 07, 2019 18 Comments

There has been a fair amount of conservative frustration that the Trump administration was slow to get off the mark to renominate and start the confirmation process for judicial nominees held over from the last Congress. Particularly as to vacancies on the 9th Circuit, there were fears that the administration was cutting a bad deal with Democrats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-N3cVX6yA4

California cases of potentially deadly “Valley Fever” are starting to soar

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 07, 2019 16 Comments

A potentially life-threatening fungal illness is rapidly spreading throughout central California, state health officials report.

The number of Valley Fever cases rose eight percent in 2018 from the previous year - up to more than 8,100 from more than 7,500, according to a report released by the California Department of Public Health last week.