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Former Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 30, 2020 31 Comments

Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain died from the coronavirus at the age of 74. He became famous for his 9-9-9 plan.

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Over 1.4 Million Filed Unemployment Claims, GDP Dropped 9.5% in Second Quarter

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 30, 2020 5 Comments

About 1.434 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week as states issue another shutdown due to spikes in coronavirus cases. The GDP also crashed to a 32.9% annualized rate, which is the biggest drop on record. Overall, the GDP dropped 9.5% between the first and second quarters. But we have to remember the GDP report contains numbers between March and June. It doesn't tell us what is happening now or tomorrow.

Branco Cartoon – In-Kind Campaign Donors

Posted by A.F. Branco on July 30, 2020 8 Comments

Thumbs on the scale ...

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Chicago Tribune’s John Kass will not take a knee to cancel culture

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 29, 2020 35 Comments

George Soros rightly is maligned for his corrupting influence on politics. We have documented, among many other things, how Soros has funded, mostly through organizations in his network, the anti-Israel ecosystem.

University of Alabama System Shutting Down DEI Offices to Comply With New Law

Columbia University Seeks New Media Relations Hire Following Months of Antisemitism on Campus

Hamline University Settles With Prof Who Didn't Get Contract Renewed After Showing Image of Muhammed in Art Class

Two U. Michigan Scholars to Receive Extra $20K Per Year for 'Social Justice' Work in Math and Science

After Trump Assassination Attempt, Rutgers Prof Wrote 'Let's Hope Today's Events Inspire Others'

Cornell: Two Free Speech Candidates Circulate Petitions to Appear on Alumni Trustee Ballot

https://www.wilx.com/2020/07/28/norwegian-flag-removed-from-saint-johns-bed-and-breakfast-over-confederate-flag-confusion/

Bed and Breakfast Removes Norwegian Flag After People Confuse it With Confederate Battle Flag

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 29, 2020 78 Comments

You want to know why we have an electoral college? Because the founders knew there would be people who wouldn't bother to distinguish between flags and that those same people would claim we live in a democracy, and then vote.

Cuomo Blames De Blasio for Spike in NYC Violence, Forgets His Own Failed Reforms

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 29, 2020 12 Comments

It's no secret New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hate each other. It did not surprise me when Cuomo blamed de Blasio for the spike in NYC violence. However, he forgot about his own failed reforms.

MSNBC Chris Hayes Spreads Fake News That NYPD Undercover Arrest Was A “Kidnapping”

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 29, 2020 23 Comments

Journalist Michelle Lhooq claimed officials put a "trans femme protestor" in "an unmarked van" in New York City. MSNBC's Chris Hayes labeled it "a kidnapping." Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) called it "terrifying." The NYPD explained the "Warrant Squad uses unmarked vehicles to effectively locate wanted suspects." An NBC reporter even corrected Hayes.

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Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tweets ‘Nile is Ours,’ Drawing Ire of Egypt and the U.S.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 29, 2020 41 Comments

While the world focuses on the COVID pandemic and China's shenanigans, a potential conflict has been brewing between Ethiopia and Egypt involving the waters of the Blue Nile. This month, Ethiopia completed the initial filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a nearly $5 billion hydroelectricity project. The country plans to fill the rest of the dam over the next five years, a prospect that worries downstream Egypt, which depends on the Nile for freshwater.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2vy76EH_Fs

Democrats Disgrace Themselves During AG Barr Hearing With ‘Reclaiming My Time’ Constant Interruptions

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 29, 2020 89 Comments

AG Bill Barr testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee this morning. For exactly what I do not know because it didn't take long for it to go off the rails.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/democratic-debate-july-31-2019/index.html

Did Politico Accidentally Reveal Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s VP Pick?

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 28, 2020 49 Comments

Joe Biden said today that he would announce his choice of running mate next week. Politico appears to have jumped the gun, explaining in an article why Biden chose Kamala Harris, a detail they quickly deleted and then updated. Luckily, some people on Twitter caught the detail before it was changed.

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More comment sections bite the dust

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 28, 2020 90 Comments

Inside Higher Ed provides pretty thorough and good coverage of, ahem, higher ed. I don't visit it daily, generally when there's some issue that pops up. I have found their comment section to be relatively sane, *relatively* being the key word. So I was surprised when I just noticed that Inside Higher Ed shut down its comment sections as of July 1, 2020:

Black Lives Matter Road-Block Tactic Ambushes Drivers, Leading To Dangerous Confrontations

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 28, 2020 98 Comments

As Black Lives Matter agitators have become more hostile and aggressive over the last couple of months, we've seen more and more of them taking over city streets and highways. Not just for march-throughs but for stationary "protests" that last for hours, and in some cases days and even weeks as we saw in Seattle with the CHAZ/CHOP occupation.

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‘Segregated Waves’: Now Surfing and the Ocean are Racist

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 28, 2020 55 Comments

SF Weekly managed to ruin an interesting story about a woman trying to make surfing appealing to females, blacks, and indigenous people. The weekly publication framed the story around racism instead of exploring these organizations women started to bring those people into the sport.

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1619 Project Creator Admits “It Is Not A History” But a Fight “to Control the National Narrative”

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 28, 2020 51 Comments

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) thrust the New York Times' 1619 Project back into the spotlight when he threatened to defund schools that use it in the curriculum. The discussion led creator Hannah Jones to admit the 1619 Project is not history, but a "work of journalism."