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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=Z4_iLu8V7Vs

House, Senate Pass Stopgap Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 07, 2017 23 Comments

*UPDATE* Senate has also passed the stopgap spending bill, sending it to President Donald Trump's desk. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a two-week spending bill that will beat the deadline of a government shutdown.

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DOJ Official Demoted During Investigation Into Contacts With Trump Dossier Firm

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 07, 2017 31 Comments

The DOJ has demoted Bruce G. Ohr amid a probe into his contacts with the Fusion GPS firm, the company that produced the infamous dossier on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. From Fox News:

Initially senior department officials could not provide the reason for Ohr’s demotion, but Fox News has learned that evidence collected by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), chaired by Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., indicates that Ohr met during the 2016 campaign with Christopher Steele, the former British spy who authored the “dossier.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogPY3Sszv34

‘Move Indian Embassy to Jerusalem’: Senior Party Leader Urges Prime Minister Modi

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 07, 2017 9 Comments

While Arab and Muslim leaders were calling for blood on the streets with 'new Intifada' and 'days of rage', and German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other EU leaders were lining up to join the chorus to condemn President Donald Trump for daring to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, leading Indian politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationalist BJP party called the government follow US President's example and move the country's embassy to Jerusalem.

Federal Court Sentences Michael Slager to 20 Years for Killing of Walter Scott

Posted by Andrew Branca on December 07, 2017 42 Comments

Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager has been sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to Federal civil rights charges in the April 2015 killing of Walter Scott, reports ABC News and other sources. The sentence was based upon Slager's pleading guilty to a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242, Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law. The maximum sentence for this offense is life in prison.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VyVMDhezpI

Al Franken Announces He’ll Resign from the Senate in the Coming Weeks

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 07, 2017 36 Comments

Sen. Al Franken is scheduled to give a speech this morning at 11:45 ET from the Senate floor. He's expected to resign from his office. The allegations of sexual misconduct continue to pile up with no end in sight.

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

Report: Young People Say Being Called a “Snowflake” Damages Their Mental Health

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 07, 2017 45 Comments

Whether they like it or not, young people on the left have developed a reputation for being unable and unwilling to tolerate the views of others with whom they disagree. Speakers are routinely shouted down on college campuses and the views of conservatives are frequently described as dangerous.

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Wildfire threatens California’s famed Getty Center Museum and Bel Air

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 07, 2017 11 Comments

California's Wine Country has been steadily recovering from the devastating wildfires that ripped though and Napa and Sonoma valley area this past October.

Branco Cartoon – Holy

Posted by A.F. Branco on December 07, 2017 10 Comments

Moly...

Wisconsin AG Report: Govt election officials were “on a mission to bring down the Walker campaign and the Governor himself”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 06, 2017 37 Comments

The "John Doe" investigations of Wisconsin conservatives, targeting particularly Governor Scott Walker, was a shameful chapter of political abuse of the prosecutorial process. My most recent post was The rotting corpse of Wisconsin’s John Doe investigation still stinks, which details the history of investigations based on unconstitutional attempts to silence conservatives. The cases eventually were thrown out and shut down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. But not until lives had been ruined, and people terrorized.

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The Fish and Wildlife Service is out of control and we should all be concerned

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 06, 2017 32 Comments

The Obama era tradition of bureaucratic overreach is alive and well in the Fish and Wildlife Service. Using an endangered frog, the Fish and Wildlife Service is attempting to dictate how private landowners use their land.

http://www.kabc.com/2017/11/16/leeann-tweeden-on-senator-al-franken/

Democrats Wait Until Word of Impending Franken Resignation to Call for Franken Resignation

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 06, 2017 19 Comments

Up until Wednesday, the Democrat talking points on Franken's many alleged sexual misdoings were: 1) he made a "mistake" and 2) what Franken (allegedly) did was not nearly as bad as other recently unmasked sexual predators. The second may be true, but that doesn't make Franken's alleged actions (see also: allegedly sticking his tongue down a woman's throat without consent) excusable.

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Former Intern Claims Conyers Brought Up Chandra Levy When She Said No to Sex

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 06, 2017 7 Comments

On Tuesday, disgraced Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) retired after numerous women accused him of sexual misconduct. He faced an investigation by the ethics committee and calls from colleagues to resign. New accusations may have been the tipping point. Today, The Washington Post reported a former intern claimed Conyers "brought up the then-developing investigation into the disappearance of former federal intern Chandra Levy" when she turned down his sexual advances.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdL_UK41p_s

Judge makes critical ruling in Washington Bikini Barista case

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 06, 2017 46 Comments

Despite its status as a blue state, a special set of entrepreneurs have figured out how to market one of Washinton's iconic products: Coffee. Perhaps inspired by the "Hooters" model for chicken wings, scantily clad women serve up delicious caffeinated drinks and a smile. The successful business model, however, was drawing concerns that criminal elements were attracted to bikini baristas.

Trump: “today we finally acknowledge the obvious.. Jerusalem is Israel’s capital”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 06, 2017 30 Comments

Donald Trump has a speech scheduled for 1 p.m. on the status of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and the move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. The details are in our prior post, U.S. recognizes Jerusalem as Capital of Israel, Palestinian Days of Rage to follow. The live feed of the speech is below:

UPDATE: Senators Now Call for Franken’s Resignation After Seventh Woman Comes Forward

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 06, 2017 28 Comments

Early this morning, Politico reported a seventh woman has accused Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) of sexual misconduct. She claimed he tried to forcibly kiss her. The "zero tolerance" senators have finally called for him to resign...after the seventh accuser. When the woman fled the room, Franken told her, "It's my right as an entertainer."

U.S. recognizes Jerusalem as Capital of Israel, Palestinian Days of Rage to follow

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 06, 2017 31 Comments

Donald Trump is set to give a speech later today recognizing that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, which of course it is. According to reports based on news pool briefings by the White House, Trump will not declare Jerusalem the "united and undivided" capital of Israel, which is how Israelis refer to it. Rather, Trump will leave open that the parties could, as part of a final peace settlement, provide for some part of Jerusalem to serve as the capital of a Palestinian state or political entity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7WKWeH6PPM

Eco-activists target Trump’s national monument rollback with lawsuit

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 06, 2017 37 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers may recall thatin October, President Trump indicated he would shrink the size of Bears Ears National Monument, a 1.35 million-acre piece of land former President Obama designated as a national monument just before leaving office.