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Hillary Earned Less For College Speech Than “Snooki” From Jersey Shore

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 31, 2018 17 Comments

Rutgers University paid twice-failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton $25,000 for her recent speech, and the relatively low speaking fee is causing quite the buzz. After all, Rutgers paid Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, of the reality show Jersey Shore more than that in 2011.

Vermont: “Raft” Of Gun Control Measures Passes Legislature, Heads To Governor

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 31, 2018 51 Comments

Vermont is known for being a gun-friendly state, so gun-friendly, in fact, that socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) squirms whenever the issue of gun control comes up. Last year, Guns & Ammo ranked Vermont #20 on its annual Best States for Gun Owners list. That may all change, however. The Vermont legislature has passed a "raft" of gun control measures, and the bill is on its way to Governor Phil Scott (R) who has indicated that he will sign the bill into law. Two additional gun control bills are currently making their way through the legislature.

Coffee in California now served with sugar, cream and a cancer warning

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 31, 2018 40 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers may recall our January report that a judge in California was going to decide whether coffee should carry warnings stating that it contains chemicals known to the state to cause long-term health effects, per the rules enacted after passage of Proposition 65 in 1986.

Centuries Old Shipwreck Washes Ashore on Florida Beach

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 31, 2018 13 Comments

The remains of a ship recently washed ashore on a beach in northern Florida. The wreck is believed to be hundreds of years old and is surely a dream for historians.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SGkeFYMFNU

Trump reversing direction on Obama-era fuel economy standards

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 31, 2018 38 Comments

President Donald Trump has been working hard at erasing his predecessor's phone-and-pen legacy. His latest rollback of Obam-era inanity focuses on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its new plans for fuel economy standards.

The Trump administration is expected to launch an effort in coming days to weaken greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for automobiles, handing a victory to car manufacturers and giving them ammunition to potentially roll back industry standards worldwide.

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

Democrats on Campus Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 31, 2018 2 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

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Next year in Jerusalem?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2018 19 Comments

Tonight is the first night of Passover. As is written in the Passover Haggadah:

For not just one alone has risen against us to destroy us, but in every generation they rise against us to destroy us; and the Holy One, blessed be He, saves us from their hand!

As if you needed any reminding that nothing has changed, witness today's Hamas-organized attempt to storm the Gaza border, with women and children pushed to the front lines as human shields. The military leader of Hamas was blunt about the objective:

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

China indicates North Korea ready for “denuclearization” after visit

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 30, 2018 22 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers will recall our report that it was suspected that North Korea's Supreme Leader traveled to Beijing, China for significant, policy-oriented meetings

Missouri Judge Says Couple Must Grow Grass to Which They’re Allergic or Face Potential Jail Time

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 30, 2018 96 Comments

Today's edition of "Government is Terrible and Property Rights Are Pretty Much a Joke These Days" comes to you from Missouri. There, Janice and Carl Duffner challenged a city ordinance requiring them to maintain 50 percent turfgrass. All was fine and well until a busybody reported the Duffners to the city.

Pulse Nightclub Shooter’s Wife Found Not Guilty for Aiding Her Husband

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 30, 2018 18 Comments

Friday, Noor Salman, widow of Omar Mateen, the Pulse nightclub shooter was acquitted of aiding her husband in his murderous rampage that left 49 people dead. Salmon was also acquitted of obstructing justice.

Hillary Blasts (Misogynist) Critics For Telling Her To Shut Up and Go Away

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 30, 2018 35 Comments

Twice-failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is lashing out again. This time because people, "mostly in the media," keep telling her to shut up and go away. She must also be referring to the many Democrats who have said the same thing as she keeps pointing at everyone but herself for her 2016 loss to President Trump. Her latest rant suggests that the people who said to her, "Go away, go away," are doing so only because she's a woman.

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

San Diego County Poised to Join “Sanctuary State” Lawsuit

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 30, 2018 12 Comments

I recently reported that Orange County, California, was planning to join over a dozen red and purple states in the lawsuit against California's "Sanctuary State" lawsuit.

Hofstra Students Demand Removal of Thomas Jefferson Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 30, 2018 40 Comments

Remember last year when the left became obsessed with the removal of Confederate statues? Critics warned that it was a slippery slope and were assured that it was just about Confederate monuments. Today, a battle is brewing over a statue of Thomas Jefferson at Hofstra University. It doesn't matter to campus activists that Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence or the third president of the United States. All that matters is that he was a slave owner.

Jeff Sessions: Senior federal prosecutor already investigating DOJ/FBI abuse, no Special Counsel needed yet

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2018 37 Comments

The breaking news last night was that the DOJ Office of Inspector General announced it was launching an investigation of possible Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court abuse. The presumption, though not literally in the OIG announcement, was that it concerned the FISA warrant to surveil Carter Page based on the Steele dossier.

Pulse Nightclub Shooter Planned to Target Disney, Was Spooked by Cops and Shot Up Nightclub Instead

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 29, 2018 21 Comments

The trial of Noor Salman, widow of the Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, has made public a handful of startling revelations. Salman is accused of aiding late her husband who murdered 49 people. She's also, "charged with obstruction and providing material support to a terrorist organization." Mateen pledged allegiance to ISIS and was killed by police after the attack. The incident was used by anti-gun activists to push for more gun control.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/parkland-survivor-david-hogg-calls-advertiser-boycott-laura-060711852.html?.tsrc=fauxdal

Laura Ingraham advertisers cave in to pressure campaign after she tweeted that David Hogg “whines”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 29, 2018 149 Comments

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg has spent the last month and a half criticizing 2nd Amendment supporters in the most grotesque terms. His latest tirade accused those who disagree with him as "sick f**kers":

"I’m beyond exhausted," Hogg said. "I get to a certain point where I just get so tired that I keep going. It creates a positive feedback loop in some ways — the more stress and work I put on me, the more stress and work I can deal with."