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Iran Nuclear Program Should Be Israel's Target After Missile Attack

Walz Lied About Being in Hong Kong During Tiananmen Square Massacre

U. Virginia BIPOC Alumni-Student Mentoring Program Challenged By Equal Protection Project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA46v_aMidQ&feature=youtu.be

Winter Storm Causes 14 Deaths While Leaving Millions Without Electricity and Heat

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 17, 2021 44 Comments

Winter storms have caused at least 14 deaths across four states. These storms caused a deadly tornado in North Carolina while it frosted power grids in other states, leading to rolling blackouts when people need heat the most.

https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1361788324042706944

Psaki Suggests Appointing a Woman to Run the Small Business Administration is a Great Help to Small Businesses

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 17, 2021 46 Comments

When Press Secretary Jen Psaki what President Joe Biden is doing to help their small business, her response was definitely not expected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnmKc8UdXYI

Cornell Law Professor William Jacobson On Allie Beth Stuckey Podcast Talking Critical Race Training

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 16, 2021 21 Comments

I appeared last week on Allie Beth Stucky's Relatable Podcast (video and transcript below), to talk about the new website developed by the Legal Insurrection Foundation, criticalrace.org.

Who’s In Control? Harris, Not Biden, Calling Foreign Heads of State

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 16, 2021 60 Comments

I mean, this is totally normal... According to the White House, Vice President Harris, has been calling foreign heads of state.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-16/mcconnell-blames-entitlements-not-gop-for-rising-deficits

“Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack”: Trump rails against Mitch McConnell

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 16, 2021 118 Comments

Trump released a scathing statement Tuesday, railing against former Senate Majority Leader McConnell and The Republican Party.

BLM Leader in Georgia Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Money Laundering

Veterinarian Formerly Employed by Texas A&M U. Found Guilty of Animal Cruelty

Loyola U. Chicago Now Only Allows Protesting From 9 to 5

Profs at Elite Colleges Shocked to Learn Students 'Don't Know How' to Read Books

Vanderbilt U. Dermatology Residents Receive Anti-Racism Training

Anti-Israel Students Object to Yale's 'Institutional Neutrality' Proposal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufFHqzp33Y4

Second Minor Reportedly Accuses Lincoln Project’s Weaver of Harassment as Bardella, Conway Say Shut it Down

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 16, 2021 26 Comments

On Monday night, author Ryan Girdusky told Laura Ingraham that another minor accused Lincoln Project founder John Weaver of sexual harassment. Then on Tuesday, former member Kurt Bardella and founder George Conway called for those remaining to shut down the Lincoln Project.

Netanyahu Rival Cuts Ties With Lincoln Project Advisers As Anti-Trump Group Implodes Over Sexual Exploitation

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 16, 2021 10 Comments

In an apparent attempt at damage control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival has distanced his campaign from advisors linked to the scandal-ridden Lincoln Project.

Guinea Declares Ebola Epidemic, Reporting First Deaths Since 2016 Outbreak

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 16, 2021 18 Comments

The West African country of Guinea has officially declared that it is dealing with an Ebola epidemic after the deaths of at least three people from the virus.

https://twitter.com/axios/status/1361159800533311488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1361159800533311488%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fwashington-post-cnn-fact-checkers-silent-kamala-harris-starting-from-scratch

Fact-Checkers Ignore Harris’s False Claim Admin ‘Starting From Scratch’ With Coronavirus Vaccines

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 16, 2021 15 Comments

Fact-checkers from CNN and The Washington Post eagerly investigated everything that came from the mouths of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. No one can find them now after Vice President Kamala Harris claimed President Joe Biden's administration is "starting from scratch" with COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCvELoL188g

Republicans Planning to Target Democrats Over Biden’s Job-Killing Keystone XL Policy

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2021 16 Comments

It's astounding that one of Joe Biden's first acts as president was to destroy thousands of jobs with the stroke of a pen. The people who lost their ability to provide for their families have spoken out, but their objections have fallen on deaf ears. Republicans, who are increasingly embracing working-class voters, are planning to make the Democrats pay a political price for this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfH7XhQ-Q8o

Massive Winter Storm Frosts Texas Causing Blackouts and Higher Energy Prices

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 16, 2021 96 Comments

See correction at bottom We have often written about the environmental impact that green energy policies have had, include the effects of wind energy technologies on bird populations and the quality of life in adjacent properties. A massive winter storm in Texas has frosted the wind turbines that are a crucial source of alternative energy, causing power outages and heating electricity prices.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5KdSAd3OHNk

Unintended Consequences: Mask Mandates Resulting in “Mask Pollution”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 15, 2021 29 Comments

During the pandemic era, part of my daily routine has been to take a long hike in a nearby regional park. During my walks, I see two or three discarded masks on my route.

https://twitter.com/dcexaminer/status/1361416177449373697

Cuomo Warns NY Legislature Not to Threaten Him With Subpoenas Over Nursing Home COVID-19 Deaths

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 15, 2021 47 Comments

New York state legislators and other officials have demanded investigations into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's coverup of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. Cuomo warned them not to threaten him with subpoenas because, try not to laugh, it's a crime. He also defended the policy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ix9IkwjbUg

CDC Admits It Based School Guidelines on Teacher Input and Stakeholders

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 15, 2021 41 Comments

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) admitted during a press conference that it based its new school guidelines on science, but also input from teachers and stakeholders. No wonder the guidelines pretty much give unions and schools an excuse to not return to in-person learning.

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1360716676778622978

Trump Lawyer Criticizes CBS Reporter After She Brushes Aside ‘Doctored Evidence’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 15, 2021 106 Comments

President Donald Trump's attorney Michael van der Veen slammed CBS News reporter Lana Zak after she attempted to brush aside the doctored evidence Democrats presented at the impeachment trial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB8DYG4hG4k

UN Report: Iran Uses Electric Shocks on Gay Children

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 15, 2021 22 Comments

Iranian authorities use electric shocks on gay, lesbian, and transgender children, along with other forms of torture, as a way to "cure" their sexual orientation, a new United Nations report disclosed.

The disclosure comes as President Biden's administration decided to go easy on Iran's bloody human right record. The Biden staffers have been "silent on Iran’s rights record" as they hope to engage the regime on the nuclear issue, the Voice of America observed recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fR12OXPXf4

Minneapolis City Council Voted to Spend $6.4 Million on New Police Months After Defund Vote

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 15, 2021 20 Comments

The Minneapolis City Council voted to defund the police department after George Floyd's death. To the shock of no one, crime went up in the city after many left during the protests. Now the city council approved spending $6.4 million to hire more police officers.

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