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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

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/parkland/florida-school-shooting/fl-florida-shooting-sro-20180222-story.html

Governor DeSantis Suspends Broward County Sheriff Over Response to Deadly Parkland School Shooting

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 11, 2019 24 Comments

Friday afternoon, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel via executive order.

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

Mexico preparing for next “Migrant Caravan”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 11, 2019 11 Comments

When I reported that 150 "caravan migrants" attempted to storm the border near San Diego on Christmas Eve, I noted that a second caravan had been formed in Honduras. It appears that the next band of border busters is poised to enter Mexico.

Mexican authorities will meet with Central American officials to prepare for the arrival of a planned new caravan of migrants headed to the United States next week.

Ocasio-Cortez rules: Dems built her up, now she’s battling Dem attempts to control her

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 11, 2019 45 Comments

The House Democrats have more on their plate than fighting against President Donald Trump and his wall: Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or AOC as she's known by her posse.

Trump threatens to end FEMA aid for California over its forest management rules

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 11, 2019 22 Comments

When Governor Gavin Newsom took office this week, he rebuked President Donald Trump through a series of statements and policy proposals. Now, the #Resisitance-minded Governor is facing #Counter-Resistance. President Donald Trump tweeted that he’s ordered FEMA to cut off money to California over his criticism of forest management.

CNN’s Anna Navarro Files Her Nails During Discussion About Americans Murdered by Illegal Aliens

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 11, 2019 21 Comments

CNN's Anna Navarro rolled her eyes, sighed, and pulled out a nail file during a debate on immigration.

Connecticut Teacher Escorted Out of School for Refusing to Remove Crucifix From Classroom

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

https://twitter.com/GOPChairwoman/status/1083489570241609734

Beto tries to outdo Elizabeth Warren by livestreaming his dentist appointment

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2019 28 Comments

The Democrat primaries haven't even begun, yet Democrats already are pulling livestream publicity stunts to get attention. And in the process, raising *troubling* questions as to how far they will go.

CNN’s Jim Acosta Unwittingly Proves Trump’s Point About Value of Border Walls

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 11, 2019 15 Comments

CNN's Jim Acosta took a break from being a nuisance in the White House press briefing room this week to prove how ridiculous Trump is for suggesting there is a crisis on the southern border. In one of the most epic and unaware self-owns in media history, he ended up making Trump's point eloquently. Acosta visited McAllen, Texas, an area where the border is protected by a gigantic steel fence and pointed out that there was no crisis there at all.

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

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Watch

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2019 59 Comments

85-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has suffered multiple health setbacks in recent months. She fell and broke some ribs, and then had cancerous tumors removed from her lungs. Recovery from the lung surgery caused Ginsburg to miss three days of oral arguments this week, the first time she has missed an oral argument since joining the high court:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF0A-1B70nw

‘Draft Beto 2020’ Already Organizing for O’Rourke

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 10, 2019 17 Comments

Although he has not even announced his intention to run, supporters of Texas Democrat Robert "Beto" O'Rourke are wasting no time to push his candidacy.

https://twitter.com/emmamurphyitv/status/1066772298068357121

Does the president have the legal authority to declare a crisis and build a border wall?

Posted by New Neo on January 10, 2019 54 Comments

There is little question that lawyers and law professors can argue on either side of this issue and make a convincing case. But here are some of the arguments Trump's side will probably use if it comes down to that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_dkqzzIeq8

Trump Arrives in Texas to Visit the Border, Meet With Border Patrol

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 10, 2019 16 Comments

President Donald Trump has arrived in McAllen, Texas, to visit the border and speak with border patrol agents. We will update this post throughout his visit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABM4YeVkCJQ

Pompeo Rejects Obama’s Policy in Egypt: ‘The Age of Self-Inflicted American Shame is Over’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 10, 2019 18 Comments

Back in 2009, former President Barack Obama delivered a speech at American University in Cairo, Egypt, that "promised a new beginning with Muslim and Arab countries." The right criticized Obama "for placing too much blame on the U.S. for strife in the region." On Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rejected Obama's Middle East policy and stated “the age of self-inflicted American shame is over.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-phQKAKbRE&t=419s

Germany Introduces “Counseling Service” to Combat Radical Islam

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 10, 2019 18 Comments

Germany is rolling out a 'counselling service' to combat the surge of Islamist indoctrination across the country. The taxpayer-funded service "will mainly target Turkish and Arabic-speaking families" where children may be "flirting with extremism," German newspapers report. The programs comes at a time when Chancellor Angela Merkel is allocating huge sums of public money in hopes of preventing the country's growing Muslim population from becoming more radicalized. According to the German state broadcaster MDR, the government spent nearly €100 million on Islamist 'de-radicalization' programs in 2018. "Nobody knows if the money is put to meaningful use," the broadcaster noted.