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17 Dead in Florida High School Shooting, Suspect in Custody

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 14, 2018 63 Comments

At least 17 people have died at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, after a gunmen opened fire at the end of the school day. Officials have the suspect, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, in custody.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/28/cherokee-woman-blasts-elizabeth-warren-claiming-native-american-ancestry

#MeToo Mantras and Russia Collusion Theories Haven’t Stopped Trump’s Approval Upswing

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 14, 2018 13 Comments

Since Congress passed tax reform, both Trump's approval and the generic ballot are showing an uptick in support for the President and the Republican party.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3p_ar91klI

Trump administration plans to demolish FBI building

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 14, 2018 35 Comments

One would not be faulted for wondering if the FBI's apparent role in Dossier Gate led the federal government to amend plans for the agency's offices. The Trump administration jettisoned a long-standing plan to build a new FBI headquarters in Maryland or Virginia in favor of demolishing the current building and replacing it with a new facility at the same address.

Elizabeth Warren doubles-down on claim to be Native American in speech to Native American group

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2018 47 Comments

Elizabeth Warren is doubling down on her claim to be Native American, and rejecting claims she misleadingly or falsely claimed that status, despite a mountain of evidence that Warren is NOT Native American and used that false claim to try to advance her law professor career. The Boston Globe reports:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdaRRB0MH8Q

Mob at Kings College London disrupts appearance of Israeli speaker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2018 8 Comments

A pattern on many campuses, particularly in London....

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=cTNbBuLDw7o

Trump plans on replacing portion of food stamps with food

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 14, 2018 77 Comments

Obama may have wanted to be a transformative President, but Donald J. Trump appears well on his way to owning this title. His administration is now proposing a food delivery program that would replace about half of food stamp benefits for households who qualify for the boxes. The program is referred to as "USDA America's Harvest Box".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJfhYNsah8U

FBI Do Not Believe NSA Shooting is Terrorism, Still No Motive

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 14, 2018 9 Comments

Authorities have taken a suspect in custody after a shooting at the NSA complex this morning in Fort Meade, MD. The FBI does not believe this is terrorism, but authorities do not have a motive. The driver is in the hospital while officials have two men in custody who were with the driver.

Gay Olympian Who Insulted Mike Pence Wishes People Would Stop Associating Him With Pence

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 14, 2018 41 Comments

Gay figure skater Adam Rippon has repeatedly used his time in the spotlight at the Winter Olympics to insult Vice President Mike Pence. Now he is concerned that people are paying more attention to his thoughts on Pence than his skating.

Judicial Resistance: Another judge tells Trump he can’t end DACA on March 5

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2018 40 Comments

Earlier today I was reading Prof. Josh Blackman's post responding to criticism he has received for using the term Judicial Resistance, On the Judicial Resistance:

Over the past year, I have discussed at some length the self-professed “legal resistance,” which has coordinated legal strategies to resist President Trump in the courts. This front is part of the broader #Resistance movement against President Trump in the political sphere. These actions are completely rational, and unsurprising from the party that (unexpectedly) lost the election....

If Comey, FBI Didn’t Think Flynn Lied, Then Why Did He Plead Guilty?

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2018 34 Comments

President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn has come back into the news after The Washington Examiner's Byron York reported that former FBI Director James Comey told Congress the department doesn't think Flynn lied to them. Remember the fiasco is over him allegedly speaking to to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the transition period in December 2016:

On Jan. 24, 2017, two of Comey's FBI agents went to the White House to question Flynn, and there was a lot of speculation later that Flynn lied in that interview, which would be a serious crime.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg blames “macho atmosphere” for Hillary’s 2016 loss

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 13, 2018 103 Comments

During a discussion at Columbia University, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg blamed a "macho atmosphere" and rampant sexism for Hillary Clinton's 2016 electoral loss. "I think it was difficult for Hillary Clinton to get by even the macho atmosphere prevailing during that campaign, and she was criticized in a way I think no man would have been criticized," she said. "I think anyone who watched that campaign unfold would answer it the same way I did -- Yes, sexism played a prominent part."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrQN1C-EX2E

Cornyn to Senate Democrats: ‘Clock is Ticking’ to Counter Immigration Proposal

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2018 27 Comments

President Donald Trump sent over his immigration proposal to Capitol Hill that includes a border wall, end the visa lottery, and have curbs on visas for family members of legal immigrants. The GOP Senators embraced the plan and Senate Whip John Cornyn (D-TX) told Democrats that the "clock is ticking" for them to offer a counter proposal.

#MeToo is ruining the dating scene

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 13, 2018 38 Comments

I genuinely feel for the single crowd out there trying to date through the #MeToo madness. Because is a date with someone who may misinterpret your flirtatiousness as rape culture worth potentially tanking your career and reputation? This brave new world where day after regret is conflated with sexual misconduct, rape, and harassment, singles are increasingly confused about where the line of acceptable behavior begins. And with good reason.

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Ithaca Baristas unionize – how long before $5 coffee is ‘the good old days’?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 13, 2018 43 Comments

My post about Cornell students complaining about $5 on-campus coffee prices elicited a strong readership response, Cornell on-campus cafe raises prices after state-mandated minimum wage hike:

Obama’s Presidential Center facing environmental impact lawsuit

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 13, 2018 41 Comments

When I visited the Richard M. Nixon and Ronald Reagan Presidential Libraries during the Christmas season of 2016, I was struck by the appropriate scale of both facilities. The Nixon building was about the size of a metropolitan library and had his childhood home and the Marine One helicopter. Reagan's library was far grander, as befitted a great President with an impressive legacy.

Bill Murray Rejects Identity Politics: ‘What if I spoke to everyone?’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 13, 2018 22 Comments

During a recent interview on CNBC, actor and comedian Bill Murray proved that he understands the harm done by identity politics. It began with questions about the #MeToo movement and Hollywood, but quickly veered into political correctness, comedy and politics.

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

Senate Judiciary Committee Has Questions About Bizarre Email Obama Aide Susan Rice Sent to Herself

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 12, 2018 54 Comments

Republican Senators Grassley and Graham sent a request for clarification to former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice last week. In the request, the Senators posed 12 questions, all centered around one email Rice sent to herself on inauguration day, in the final moments of her tenure in the White House. The committee came across the email during their ongoing investigation into the FBI/Steele Dossier cluster.