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'Intersectionality' - The Destructive Ideology Balkanizing the Country

Virginia Becomes Latest Blue State in Push to Bypass Electoral College

Iconic Leftist Hampshire College Permanently Closing at End of the Year

Lindsey Graham’s “breakthrough” immigration victory math — 2/3 of Republicans vote against

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2013 14 Comments

This is a follow up to my post After passing immigration amnesty, Republicans should go on an overseas apology tour. There's one sentence in Lindsey Graham's prediction of a "breakthrough" passage of the Gang of 8 bill which is particularly troubling: “I think we are going to...

Zimmerman Jury Selection — Day Six Wrap-Up

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 17, 2013 12 Comments

Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through seven candidates by the end of the day. As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much exposure the prospective juror had to the case through the media and other channels,...

Turkish protesters accuse local media of covering up for Erdogan

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2013 2 Comments

Good thing such media bias in favor of a bullying leader could not happen here. From BBC: Demonstrators in Turkey are taking on the media over the protests surrounding Gezi Park. One of Turkey's biggest uprisings, the protests began over the government's plan to build a shopping mall in...

5-year old cap gun offender can’t expunge his “record”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2013 20 Comments

We've documented disciplinary action taken or threatened against young children who employed "weapons" at school like a pencil pointed like a gun, a Quarter-size Lego piece, a clear plastic toy gun, a Lego Gun, and a Nerf Gun, and who trashed talked other kids about a Bubble Gun and...

Zimmerman Trial: Frye Hearing Continues with Prof. James L. Wayman.

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 17, 2013 14 Comments

BREAKING: At close of tonight's Frye hearing, the State announced they intend to re-call Tom Owens for additional testimony. The Court scheduled this for 4Pm on Wednesday. The Zimmerman Court has re-convened the Frye suspended before jury selection. The purpose of the Frye hearing is...

Duke University Suspends Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter

U. California OB-GYN program Makes ‘Anti-Racism’ and ‘Anti-Oppression’ Part of Mission Statement

Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill That Would Allow Colleges to Punish Students With Ties to Terror Groups

Harvard Quietly Raising Money for New 'Viewpoint Diversity' Push in Hiring

Yale Report Blames Ivy League for Eroded Trust in Higher Education

Utah Valley U. Drops Graduation Speaker Who Smeared Charlie Kirk as ‘Bigoted’ After His Murder

Dan Bongino for Congress in Maryland’s 6th District

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2013 5 Comments

We have the first candidate for Operation Counterweight 2014...

Full Transcript of Q&A session with NSA leaker Edward Snowden

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 17, 2013 22 Comments

A full transcript of the Guardian's live online Q&A session with NSA leaker Edward Snowden is provided below. The contents of the session were transcribed as is, without any edits or corrections to content, only formatting edits. You can also download it via PDF. (Note: We cannot...

NSA Leaker Edward Snowden to Take Questions From Public – Live Online

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 17, 2013 3 Comments

Whether you think he's a hero, a traitor, or something in between, he's taking your questions today live at 11am EST. Edward Snowden Q&A: NSA whistleblower answers your questions The Guardian issued this mysterious James Bond-ish caveat...

Turkey Protests: Labor Unions Call Work Strike Over Brutal Crackdown

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 17, 2013 2 Comments

As protests in Turkey near their third week, two major union federations have called a work strike to oppose the eviction of protestors and demand an end to police violence. The Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK) and Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DISK) will organize...

Zimmerman Trial LIVE – Jury Selection Day 6 All-Day Coverage

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 17, 2013 5 Comments

Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Jury Selection Day Six live, all day, along with a separate end-of-day wrap-up post. To catch up on the lastest events in State of Florida v. Zimmerman, click here and take a look at our re-cap of last...

After passing immigration amnesty, Republicans should go on an overseas apology tour

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2013 32 Comments

If Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio and others in the Republican Party want to reward adults who broke the immigration laws with citizenship, they should have the guts to announce it as such. And then go on an overseas apology tour to apologize to the millions if...

Polygamy Pennsylbama style

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2013 8 Comments

This one is weird. A follow up to Oil field trash never had it so good …, with another photo from Kevin from the Alabama part of Pennsylvania: I took this photo on the main drag In Wellsboro, PA. The dude had a mannequin riding with him and his...

Is Hassan Rouhani Really a Reformer?

Posted by David Gerstman on June 16, 2013 23 Comments

Mideast Media Sampler - 06/16/2013...

Zimmerman Trial: Jury Selection, Week One Recap

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 16, 2013 3 Comments

Tomorrow begins the second week of jury selection in Florida v. Zimmerman, and we here at Legal Insurrection will once again be following the process on an all-day, live coverage basis. We'll host a live stream of the courtroom and a rolling Twitter feed of...

Turkish protests — Erdogan supporters joyously bused in, opponents gassed and beaten

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2013 6 Comments

Via Sky News: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rallied thousands of his supporters in Istanbul, just hours after a crackdown on anti-government protesters in Taksim Square. The rally came as riot police continued to fire tear gas and jets of water at pockets of demonstrators...

Book Review: James O’Keefe’s Breakthrough (Update – new video)

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 16, 2013 9 Comments

James O'Keefe's book, Breakthrough: Our Guerrilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy, should really come with the following warning for summer readers: CAUTION: Compelling book causes intense concentration; sunburn is possible. As I recover from being toasted by the California sun, I wanted to share the...

Company PRISM Reports Reveal Extent of NSA Requests

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 16, 2013 11 Comments

Last week, the Guardian and Washington Post published several slides from a leaked Powerpoint presentation in its stories about the NSA’s domestic surveillance policies and its PRISM program. Separate from phone carriers, nine internet companies were named in the story as participants in the PRISM...