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Olympics Committee Bans Males From Competing in Female Sports

Democrat Mail-In Ballot Strategy At Risk From SCOTUS Election Day Case

Delta Ending Special Services to Congress Until TSA is Funded

Zimmerman Trial Pre-Game Day Analysis

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 21, 2013 19 Comments

The jurors are now selected in State of Florida v. George Zimmerman and opening statements are scheduled for Monday. Today was a 'wrap up' day, to resolve as any lingering issues that Judge Nelson hadn't yet decided, and do general housekeeping in preparation for the trial. Since...

Turkey cracks down on social media users supporting protests

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 21, 2013 3 Comments

Since May 31st, protests have raged in Turkey as demonstrations against demolition of an area in Taksim Square’s Gezi Park gave way to a larger anti-government movement. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has been cracking down through police force as the weeks have gone on. But...

Americans for a Conservative Misdirection supports the Gang of 8

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2013 17 Comments

If the bill is so great, why does a liberal business group need to call itself conservative?...

Syrian rebels says have received game-changing weaponry

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2013 10 Comments

Via Lebanese website Naharnet: Syrian rebels have recently received new weapons that could "change the course of the battle" against the Syrian regime, a spokesman for the Free Syrian Army told Agence France Presse on Friday. "We've received quantities of new types of weapons, including some that...

Moving to final stages of Senate #amnesty push

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2013 11 Comments

Update -- is the fix in for passage?...

Student Newspaper at Loyola U. Apologizes for Calling Suspected Killer of Student an 'Illegal Immigrant'

Faculty Members at U. Wisconsin Donate Massive Amounts of Cash to Democrats Ahead of Midterms

Divinity School in Texas Seeks Prof to Teach Bible From ‘Queer’ and ‘Womanist’ Perspective

Princeton Professors Hold Panel to Discuss Resisting Trump Admin's Anti-DEI Policies

Former Harvard President Claudine Gay to Teach Class on ‘Governance’ of Universities

Civil Rights Office of Education Dept. Opens Two New Investigations Into Harvard

Zimmerman Trial LIVE – Final pre-trial motions and proceedings

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 21, 2013 3 Comments

Update -- Court rules on whether State can use terms like "profiling" "wannabe cop" "vigilante"...

World Government Of the People’s Money, By the People’s Money, For the People’s Money

Posted by David Gerstman on June 21, 2013 5 Comments

G-8 Communique: We don't want no John Galts At the recently concluded G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, the leaders of the world's biggest powers couldn't even come up with a statement openly condemning Syria or Hezbollah. “We very much share the view that it is important for...

Adios Taxifornia

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2013 15 Comments

From Danelle: Last Person Leaving Taxifornia Please Turn Off The Lights It's not a bumper sticker, but my sister in law sent this a few minutes ago. Her family is moving to Texas this week and leaving Taxifornia behind. Yes, they were on the way out of LA...

Zimmerman Trial Final Jury Wrap-Up: Insights on Trial Strategy

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 20, 2013 10 Comments

The final jury was selected the Zimmerman trial today, consisting of 6 women jurors and 4 alternate jurors. For those following along with the juror ID numbers, the jurors selected are: B29, B76, B37, B51, E6, E40. Tomorrow we will have an in-depth analysis for each...

Just what we need, a website to “out” ex-vegans

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2013 33 Comments

There are several analogies I can think of for this. But, I'll let it speak for itself. https://twitter.com/divadoll123/status/346989969082023939 Vegan Sell-Out List If you’re no longer vegan, you’re going on the list. The spirits of the billions murdered have risen to deliver: The Vegan Sellout List – an online directory of...

Research 101 (Part 2): Customizing Your News

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 20, 2013 12 Comments

In my first installment of the Research 101 series, I covered the topic of Knowing Where to Start, and pointed readers to many of the helpful documents that I’ve already put together in the past on sources that are available to those interested in performing...

Pirate Bay Co-Founder Gets Two Years in Prison for Hacking and Fraud

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 20, 2013 4 Comments

Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was sentenced today to two years in prison on charges of hacking and fraud in a district court in Stockholm, Sweden. From USA Today: The Nacka District Court in Stockholm said 28-year-old Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, who is currently serving a one-year...

Zimmerman jury seated after Judge rejects State serial striking of white women

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2013 34 Comments

Jury is all women, 5 Whites, 1 Hispanic...

Breaking — Senators unveil breakthrough border plan to give Republicans cover to vote for amnesty

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2013 11 Comments

As we speak, a "breakthrough" agreement will be announced regarding border security. More on that later It's all a dance and ratifies a bad policy of rewarding law-breakers over law-abiders. Via Mark Kirkorian at NRO, ‘The Border Security Ruse’: The latest attempt at providing political cover for pusillanimous Republican...

NY Times eliminating almost all its “blogs”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2013 9 Comments

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Deja Tea Party all over again

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2013 14 Comments

We've been pushing back since the election against the meme that the Tea Party movement was dead. The movement is roaring back because the underlying conditions which gave rise to the movement have not changed. If anything, the concerns over abuse of government power have been...

Zimmerman Trial LIVE – Jury Selection Day 9 All-Day Coverage

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 20, 2013 12 Comments

Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial Jury Selection live, all day. At day's end I will post a separate wrap-up discussing what happened and implications for the case moving forward. Thanks for joining us! Check out our Day 8 end-of-day wrap-up to see our...