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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.nbcmiami.com/news/local/South-Florida-Congresswoman-Introduces-Bill-Requiring-Background-Check-on-Gun-Ammunition-Purposes-477941283.html

Blumenthal, Wasserman Schultz Draft Bullet Control Legislation

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 27, 2018 75 Comments

The Constitution bars the government from passing laws that prevent us from exercising our natural right to bear arms. Knowing they don't have a chance of outrightly banning guns, the anti-gun crowd drafted a bill that would require a background check to buy ammunition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djv76sAV9EE

German Defense Minister Seeks ‘Reconciliation’ with Taliban

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 27, 2018 41 Comments

Ahead of the parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has called for 'reconciliation' with the Islamist terror militia Taliban. The German Defense Minister made those statements while visiting German troops stationed in Afghanistan over the weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rJsBY_67RM

NFL star Michael Bennett Indicted on Felony Charge of Injury of the Elderly

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 27, 2018 40 Comments

A Harris County grand jury indicted Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett on a federal charge of injury of the elderly at the 2017 Super Bowl that took place at Houston's NRG Stadium. Bennett allegedly forced his way through security to get on the field to celebrate with his brother and the New England Patriots. He allegedly injured a 66-year-old paraplegic woman on the security team.

North Korea’s Supreme Leader Makes Surprise Visit to China

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 27, 2018 17 Comments

Given the copious amounts of Stormy Daniels news published by American media, it is not surprising that a potentially intriguing development has almost flown completely under its radar.

Cynthia Nixon Tries to Turn Andrew Cuomo into Rick Lazio

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 27, 2018 30 Comments

Cynthia Nixon, the Sex and the City star challenging Andrew Cuomo for governor of New York, is already taking a cue from Hillary Clinton's playbook by painting Cuomo as a bully.

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

http://abc7chicago.com/news/cpd-stop-and-frisks-down-80-percent-in-2016/1182604/

“ACLU Effect” — Profs find reduction in Chicago Stop and Frisk led to hundreds of additional killings

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 26, 2018 69 Comments

Stop and Frisk policies are controversial because of claims of racial bias in implementation. In August 2015, the ACLU and the Chicago police department reached a consent agreement to scale back stop and frisk. The ACLU-Illinois website describes the accomplishment:

The so-called midterm ‘blue wave’ forced to contend with real life data

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 26, 2018 17 Comments

As we sit on the edge of April headed into 2018 crunch time, those in the media promising a massive blue wave (Texas primaries anyone?) come November will be forced to contend with data that suggests that this blue wave is nothing more than an over-hyped trickle.

https://www.facebook.com/Blue.Mountain.School.District/?hc_ref=ARTe07Xo1t-_EAHWTtWd7TJmYKz37eHVEeSNpqkPt5IVIlMz1NDVlAnrgJZbzdz2MPk&fref=nf

Pennsylvania School District That Armed Students and Teachers With Rocks Brings On Armed Security Guards

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 26, 2018 44 Comments

Blue Mountain School District in Pennsylvania landed in the middle of a national press firestorm after the district suggested students ought to be armed with river stones to defend themselves from a school shooter.

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

Gun Manufacturer Remington Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 26, 2018 40 Comments

Remington, America's oldest gun manufacturer, has filed for bankruptcy protection due to declining sales and mounting debt from Sandy Hook lawsuits.

Team for Orlando Shooter’s Wife Seeking Mistrial After They Learned His Father Worked With FBI

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 26, 2018 38 Comments

Well, this literally came out of nowhere and who expected this? The defense team for Noor Salman, the wife of the Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, claimed that prosecutors never told them Mateen's father worked as an FBI informant. Now they are seeking a mistrial or dismissal for their client.

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

China willing to sit down at the bargaining table to avoid a trade war

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 26, 2018 19 Comments

All of the concern over a nasty trade war with China may have been all for naught. After several days of market uncertainty, on Monday, markets began edging upwards as investors are hopeful the U.S. and China can work through their tariff woes.

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

Trump Orders Expulsion of 60 Russian Diplomats, Closure of Consulate Over Poisoning of Ex-Spy in Britain

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 26, 2018 14 Comments

President Donald Trump has ordered an expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats and closure of a Russian consulate in Seattle, WA, in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK. This includes "12 people identified as Russian intelligence officers who have been stationed at the United Nations in New York."

Branco Cartoon – 2018 Republican Plank

Posted by A.F. Branco on March 26, 2018 9 Comments

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stormy-daniels-describes-her-alleged-affair-with-donald-trump-60-minutes-interview/

The Stormy Daniels story is not about Stormy Daniels

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2018 183 Comments

I didn't plan on watching the 60 Minutes interview of "Stormy Daniels." And I didn't watch it when it first aired. But I did later read the transcript, and some things jumped out at me that led me to watch at the 60 Minutes website.

Fox News Poll: GOP Makes Gains In 2018 Voter Preference

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 25, 2018 9 Comments

This year's midterms are huge for both parties. A newly-released Fox News poll shows the GOP making gains in their voter preference poll. If true, this is exceptionally good news not just for the GOP but for the president. Fox News reports:

The latest Fox News poll finds a tightening race when voters are asked their candidate preference in this fall’s congressional election.

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/977599290750197760

Media Incorrectly Parrots “March For Our Lives” Organizers’ Crowd Estimate

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 25, 2018 41 Comments

After anticipating a crowd of 500k, March for Our Lives organizers reported attendance estimated at between 800,000 and 850,000 thousand. The media gobbled this up and headlines splashed with variations on "Largest crowd EVAH" flooded the internet. The problem? The real estimate, provided by an independent company, is 200,000, give or take two or three thousand.

France Honors Fallen Police Officer Who Traded Himself For Terrorist’s Hostage

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 25, 2018 21 Comments

Having already killed one person for his car, an armed terrorist took hostages in a supermarket in Trèbes, France to demand the release of Salah Abdeslam, a surviving member of an ISIS cell that attacked Paris in November 2015. That coordinated attack resulted in the deaths of 130 people. The terrorist was killed by police, but not before he took the lives of five people and wounded 16 others. One of the people killed during the terror attack was 44-year-old Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, a French police officer who traded himself for a hostage being held in the supermarket.