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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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ4YB4Hvkbg&t=8s

Extremely Rare Coin from End of Jewish Revolt Found in Ancient Jerusalem Drain

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 04, 2018 7 Comments

This is pretty incredible. a 1,900-year-old coin was recently unearthed in an ancient Jerusalem drain. Minted in the fourth year of the Jewish revolt against Rome (year 69), the coin contains the words “For the Redemption of Zion.”

San Francisco is Becoming the Model Progressive City and it’s Sad

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 04, 2018 32 Comments

The once great American city of San Francisco is now routinely criticized by tourists and residents alike for rampant crime, filthy streets, and a homeless problem that's out of control.

Trump admin revokes Obama’s pro-affirmative action guidelines

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2018 42 Comments

Chief Justice Roberts famously wrote that “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” That simple and correct formulation exposes how racial discrimination in the name of anti-racial discrimination perpetuates the problem. It's a problem inherent in affirmative action based on race, which, whatever the goals, is a form of racial discrimination.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxi4HQq9w50

California Senate Proposes Creating a Fake News Advisory Group

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 03, 2018 15 Comments

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is clutching her pearls about the court's decision freeing non-union employees from paying union dues, worried about "weaponizing the First Amendment." Meanwhile, in the #Resistance capital of the nation, the politicians are proposing legislation that is essentially a weapon at the heart of the First Amendment's free speech protections.

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

Pro-life film about Roe v. Wade facing roadblocks at every turn

Posted by Christian Toto on July 03, 2018 12 Comments

It's happening again. Once every year or so a mainstream reporter captures how Hollywood conservatives are treated like second-class citizens. And that’s being kind. It’s the new Blacklist, albeit one liberal stars appear happy to ignore.

Gender Studies Institute at Stanford Hosting Far-Left Journalist to Discuss Conservative ‘Bigotry’

Study Claims SAT Reading Section is ‘Less Demanding’ Than in Past Decades

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

https://www.mountvernon.org/preservation/viewshed/campaign-update/

After Bitter PR Battle, Mount Vernon and Dominion Energy Reach a Truce in Compressor Station Plans

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 03, 2018 24 Comments

For the last few weeks, George Washington's Mount Vernon and Dominion Energy have been engaged in a nasty and very public PR battle over Dominions plans to build a compressor station just across the river from the first president's home. Mount Vernon launched a surprisingly aggressive (aggressive for a historical site) campaign to fight Dominion Energy's development plans.

Memo: House Democratic Caucus Server Disappeared When it Became Evidence in Awan Probe

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 03, 2018 19 Comments

The Daily Caller's Luke Rosiak continues to do a great job with the story about Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz's former IT aide Irwan Awan and his family. The publication received a memo dated February 3, 2017, from Congress's top cop Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving to the Committee on House Administration (CHA). Irving and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Phil Kiko wrote that the House Democratic Caucus's server disappeared after it became evidence in the cybersecurity probe against Awan. The two men "concluded that the employees [Democratic systems administrator Imran Awan and his family] are an ongoing and serious risk to the House of Representatives, possibly threatening the integrity of our information systems and thereby members’ capacity to serve constituents.”

Socialist Students at U. Texas San Antonio Try to Cancel Jordan Peterson Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 03, 2018 29 Comments

University of Toronto psychology professor Jordan Peterson has become a new favorite target of the left on American college campuses. Peterson defies the progressive narrative on gender, and other issues. For this, he is declared anti-LGBT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60_8PeXuv3Q&t=10s

Merkel Strikes Deal to Avert Government Collapse, Agrees to Tighten Borders

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 03, 2018 27 Comments

German Chancellor Angela Merkel averted a split in her coalition government after she reached a compromise on migration policy, agreeing to set up border camps for migrants and implementing stricter border controls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHZAkurmX7k#action=share

#FamiliesBelongTogether is an excuse for cosplay, drama, and Trump Derangement Syndrome

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 03, 2018 23 Comments

My colleague Fuzzy Slippers covered the national "Families Belong Together" rallies held this weekend.

NEVER FORGET: A year ago, CNN tracked down and threatened to dox creator of Trump wrestling gif

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 02, 2018 5 Comments

In case you needed a reminder that CNN is a garbage network... A year ago, CNN reporters went out of their way to track down the Redditor who created a gif that poked fun at CNN. The gif:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5aj21ASM84

A Dem fight over Amy Barrett’s Catholicism may be just what Trump wants

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2018 88 Comments

Neil Gorsuch was an incredibly safe pick for Trump. Despite the plaintive wails of Democrats about a "stolen" seat, they didn't have much with which to go after Gorsuch on the merits. Nonetheless Democrats filibustered Gorsuch, forcing Republican's to play the nuclear option for a SCOTUS nominee (as Democrats did in 2013 for all lower courts and made clear they would do if Hillary won and they regained the Senate).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNLo8UvaU7o

Iranian General Accuses Israel of Cloud and Snow Theft

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 02, 2018 27 Comments

George W. Bush isn't the only one with an evil weather machine, apparently.

https://twitter.com/chriswnews/status/1013819185514860551

Man Who Threatened to Chop Up Sen. Rand Paul and His Family With an Ax Arrested

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 02, 2018 18 Comments

Monday, Senator Rand Paul told reporters Capitol Hill Police had issued an arrest warrant for the man who threatened to chop up the Senator and his family with an ax. According to several news reports, the man responsible for the threats has been arrested.

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

More Insurers Add Obamacare for 2019 at the Cost of Higher Prices

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 02, 2018 5 Comments

Research from Avalere Health, a healthcare consulting firm, shows that more insurance companies are adding Obamacare as an option, but in many cases, that's going to mean higher premiums for some. From the report:

These findings are based on an Avalere analysis of the complete 2019 individual market proposed rate filings released publicly by 10 states and DC. “Insurers are starting to gain a better understanding of who is likely to buy their health insurance through the exchanges, but questions about the stability of the market remain,” said Matt Brow, president of Avalere. “This uncertainty is likely to contribute to substantial increases in exchange premiums across many states in 2019.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9JxSrwlTA4

Should we really launch a US Space Force?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 02, 2018 46 Comments

President Donald Trump has been holding a series of rallies across the nation, which are designed to promote the candidacy of supporters and to elect more Republicans so he can get more of his agenda items through Congress. One intriguing aspect of those rallies is the obvious support for the US Space Force that is evident in the crowds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxuQfI6IiD4

Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador Wins Mexican Presidency in a Landslide

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 02, 2018 35 Comments

Third time is a charm for former Mexico City mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The two-time presidential runner up came out on top of Mexico's presidential election on Sunday in a landslide victory. He's the first leftist to win the election in decades in Mexico. Some of his supporters have referred him as the "messiah" as they look to him to uphold promises the other parties have failed to uphold.