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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://nypost.com/2017/10/06/teen-beat-down-stranger-for-being-white-cops/

Has there been an increase in suicides and murders by young people?

Posted by New Neo on March 10, 2018 5 Comments

Reading reports of so many high-profile murders by teenagers, it's not unusual for people to assume that there's been a big increase in killings by young people, both murder and suicide. But statistics tell a much more complex story. To the question of whether there been a rise in teen suicide, the answer is both yes and no (the following quotes are from an article dated November 2017):

An increase in suicide rates among US teens occurred at the same time social media use surged and a new analysis suggests there may be a link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wg6ji8HEfk

Because Hillary was never prosecuted: Trump pardons ex-Navy sailor sentenced for photos taken of his submarine

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 10, 2018 32 Comments

President Trump just issued the second pardon of his presidency to the Navy sailor who took photographs of the classified areas of a nuclear submarine and was subsequently convicted of a felony.

Will Democrats Run an Old Leftist Northeast Ticket in 2020?

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 10, 2018 13 Comments

The field of Democrats running for president in 2020 is going to be huge. Now that the Clintons are out of the way, everyone is going to get into the game and there will be plenty of fresh, young faces. Yet they could end up with an older ticket.

Unfair and Unbalanced Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 10, 2018 1 Comment

Your weekly report on campus news....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WTJ87A30Io

NRA sues to overturn new Florida gun law

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 09, 2018 33 Comments

Earlier today Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law gun control measures meant to address concerns after the Parkland school shooting. One provision provides that all firearm sales are limited to persons at least 21 years old. Previously that age minimum only applied to handguns.

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.youtube.com/watch?v=rhLfknUrc7E

No, Elizabeth Warren cannot prove she’s Native American merely by taking a DNA test

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 09, 2018 33 Comments

Elizabeth's Warren's Native American/Cherokee Controversy is not going away. As she prepares for a 2020 presidential run, Warren tried to deal with it by doubling-down on claim to be Native American in speech to Native American group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH0akjRDJsY

Susan Rice Reportedly Told Officials to ‘Stand Down’ When They Tried to Fight Against Russian Meddling

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 09, 2018 24 Comments

An excerpt from Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump reveals an explosive claim against former National Security Advisor Susan Rice. She supposedly told the White House cyber team, who planned to fight back against Russian meddling when the evidence mounted, to stand down.

Court: National origin (Israeli) discrimination claim against National Lawyers Guild can go forward

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 09, 2018 8 Comments

The National Lawyers Guild is a left-wing lawyer organization that, among other things, actively provides legal advocacy in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. NLG also advocates against Israel on a variety of international issues.

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

Contrary to His Previous Claims, Dispatch Records Indicate Florida Officer Heard Shots Inside the School

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 09, 2018 27 Comments

The more we learn about the law enforcement response, or lack thereof, to the Parkland school shooting, the worse the situation gets. Scot Peterson, the armed school deputy who stayed outside while 17 people were murdered claimed he heard shots outside of the school, which would explain his failure to engage the shooter. Peterson resigned after being placed on unpaid suspension for his failure to act.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hNSz8y0Q2U

Sweet Jobs Report: 313,000 Jobs Added in February

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 09, 2018 13 Comments

This came as a shock to many! The Labor Department reported that the US economy added 313,000 jobs in February, beating expectations by 100K. The country has added more than half a million jobs in the first two months of 2018.

Finally, Proof of the Trump/Russia Collusion We’ve All Been Waiting For!

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 09, 2018 12 Comments

If you can get past the two erroneous commas, this is hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koZEGFfN7N8

ATF Investigating Democrat Congressional Candidate Who Sawed Off an AR-15 to Protest Gun Violence

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 09, 2018 54 Comments

Schadenfreude. Schadenfreude and ALL the giggles. Karen Mallard, a Democrat Congressional Candidate from Virginia Beach posted a video of herself sawing off her husband's AR-15 in protest gun of violence after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un Invites Trump to Meet

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 08, 2018 38 Comments

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un wants to meet President Donald Trump as soon as possible. South Korean security adviser Chung Eui-Yong told the media that the dictator is "committed to denuclearization" and eager to meet with the president.

Axios Poll Shows Five Democrat Senators Losing if Elections Held Today

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 08, 2018 13 Comments

We continue to keep a close eye on polls for the midterms coming up in November because 2016 taught us THAT ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN. An Axios/SurveyMonkey poll came out today that shows five Democrat senators losing if elections occurred today. FOUR of them lost out to unnamed Republicans in the polls.

https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse/videos

Trump Signs Off on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Exempts Canada and Mexico

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 08, 2018 31 Comments

President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum at a press conference at the White House today, but decided to exempt Canada and Mexico during NAFTA negotiations.

Schadenfreude Alert: ‘Dreamers’ angry at Democrats as DACA deadline passes

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 08, 2018 14 Comments

March 5 was supposed to be the day that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program officially ended, so the deportation protections for nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children were not longer applicable.

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

For Years the VA Department Knew About the Serious Conditions at D.C. Hospital

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 08, 2018 12 Comments

USA Today reported on Wednesday that officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs knew for YEARS about the poor conditions at the DC VA Medical Center and did nothing. The horrific conditions left patients at risk and wasted our tax money.