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Trump Breaks With Tucker: "he's not MAGA"

Trump: 'There Will be No Deal With Iran Except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!'

Trump Ousts Noem as DHS Secretary, Appoints Sen. Mullin

A stain on academia — Association for Asian American Studies calls for boycott of Israeli universities and academics

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 20 Comments

As I have told you, the efforts of some left-wing academics to demonize Israel never ends. While you go about your business and pay attention to world events, they work tirelessly to ostracize Israel while ignoring both Israel's security situation and the decades-long effort to destroy Israel. Groups...

Family Research Council shooting caught on video

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 4 Comments

The real Eliminationist Narrative. Background: SPLC Demonizes Supporters of Traditional Marriage. VIDEO: Security cam tape of shooting surfaces...

How red does the chemical weapons red line in Syria have to be?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 11 Comments

The use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime was supposed to be a red line. Two days ago, when Israel suggested chemical weapons had been used, it was dismissed as Israel trying to maneuver U.S. policy. The U.S. now has evidence that such weapons were used,...

Mideast Media Sampler – 04/25/2013 – Al Qaeda and Iran?

Posted by David Gerstman on April 25, 2013 1 Comment

1) Shia is Shia and Sunni is Sunni and never the twain shall meet A couple of Al Qaeda terrorists were arrested in Canada. So of course, expect the LA Times to start its account with this: Police in Canada said Monday that two men suspected of...

Body of Sunil Tripathi found — RI Medical Examiner

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 3 Comments

A body was pulled from the water two days ago off India Point Park in Providence. There were suspicions that it was that of Sunil Tripathi, the Brown University student missing since March. During the manhunt for the Boston Marathon Bombers, there were rumors that one...

Activists Protest After Medical Center at NYU Halts Transgender Care for Minors

Jewish Prof Sues Stevens Institute of Technology Alleging Discrimination

'Lack of Balance': Catholic U. of America Denies Pro-Israel Student Group’s Speakers

Virginia Democrats Pass Bill Requiring Schools to Teach Jan. 6 as an 'Insurrection'

Trump Says 'Whole Educational System' Could Go Out of Business Unless College Sports Issue is Fixed

Louisiana Bill Would Allow Students and Faculty at Public Colleges to Carry Concealed Weapons on Campus

Federal Court finds Obama DREAM policy illegal, but may not require actual deportations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 5 Comments

There are many news reports about the preliminary decision issued by Judge Reed O'Connor in the Northern District of Texas in a lawsuit brought by ICE agents challenging the Obama administration's administrative DREAM provisions which direct Homeland Security not to commence removal proceedings as to people who...

The #BostonMarathon Bombing Hard Cell

Posted by David Gerstman on April 25, 2013 8 Comments

As Professor Jacobson has noted, there's no shortage of denial about Tsarnaev Brothers, the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing. Barry Rubin observes: Now that the two (primary, at least) terrorists from the Boston Marathon attack have been killed or captured, we enter a new phase in...

International Sign of Distress

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 3 Comments

From Jon: Took this photo at a red light yesterday, the guy was in a hurry and for a moment I was sure I would never forgive him, but saw the sign and had a little laugh...

Developer of Eliminationist Narrative still claiming Jared Loughner was “right-wing”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2013 20 Comments

My post, Add Boston Marathon Bombing to pile of Failed Eliminationist Narratives, seems to have gotten the attention of Dave Neiwert of Crooks and Liars, the developer of the Eliminationist Narrative. Neiwert responds with Right-Wingers Use Boston Bombing to Paper Over Their Own Extremist Terror. I'll deal...

MSNBC — Maybe Rap Music made Boston Bomber #1 do it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2013 17 Comments

Rounding out the possibilities...

Writer aboard Titanic worried about who’s buying other ocean liners

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2013 18 Comments

Trust in the mainstream media is at an all time low, according to Gallup: Americans' distrust in the media hit a new high this year, with 60% saying they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and...

Boston manhunt brought people together over desire to have a gun

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2013 19 Comments

Even most Democrats and liberals wanted a gun...

#Gosnell judge reinstates one murder charge, drops another

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2013 7 Comments

This is odd. Yesterday we reported Judge tosses several counts against #Gosnell, many others remain. Now the Judge is claiming clerical mistake. Pa. Judge Corrects Charges Tossed in Abortion Case: Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Minehart had ruled Tuesday that prosecutors over the past month failed to make a...

Will Hillary pay a price for Benghazi? (No need to answer)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2013 13 Comments

We already know the answer. Ben Ghazi who? will be the media's reaction if and when Hillary runs in 2016. The House Progress Report on Benghazi Terror Attack Investigation will be ancient history. While Hillary will not pay a price, she should, New Report Raises Significant Questions About Benghazi: According...

Mideast Media Sampler – 04/24/2013 – Friedman, Fayyadism, Failure

Posted by David Gerstman on April 24, 2013 2 Comments

1) Friedman resurrects "Fayyadism" Some time ago, Thomas Friedman coined the term "Fayyadism," a concept that, according to Nathan Brown, never had a chance. https://twitter.com/ForeignPolicy/status/324912965759401984 (No I don't agree with everything Brown argues, but the fourth and fifth paragraphs are good observations.) In his most recent column, Goodbye to...

Internet sales tax “will put me out of business” (Update — Maybe not)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2013 33 Comments

That's the point -- Stop the Internet Sales Tax...

We know it when we see it but we can’t say it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 24, 2013 10 Comments

We've reached the point of absurdity. Language matters. ...