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Michael Flynn Asks Appeals Court to Order District Court to Grant DOJ Motion to Dismiss

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 19, 2020 24 Comments

Judge Emmet Sullivan has opened up the District Court criminal prosecution to an outsider, former Judge John Gleeson, to argue why Sullivan should not dismiss the case against Michael Flynn even though the Department of Justice wants to drop the case based on FBI and prosecutorial misconduct. Gleeson has a documented history of hostility towards Flynn.

Appeals Court Rules New York Must Hold Democratic Primary in June

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 19, 2020 12 Comments

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a previous ruling that New York must hold its Democratic primary on June 23.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USYdt4hXBSM

Trump Will Pull WHO Funding if it ‘Does Not Commit to Major Substantive Improvements’ in 30 Days

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 19, 2020 16 Comments

President Donald Trump told WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that if the organization does not make necessary changes, especially when it comes to China, he will permanently withdraw funding and "reconsider" America's membership. Trump suspended funding to WHO in late April, pending an investigation of how the organization responded to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsil_b8So44

NYPD Shuts Down Brooklyn Yeshiva, de Blasio Announces ‘Cease and Desist Order’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 19, 2020 41 Comments

It seems like every week NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has a tweet targeting Jews during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, he announced that the NYPD shut down a Brooklyn Yeshiva for violating social distancing rules and they're issuing a "cease and desist order."

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

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Creates New Fund For Illegal Immigrants, Also Demands More Federal Money

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 19, 2020 64 Comments

When it comes to spending in California, Governor Gavin Newsom seems to want to have it both ways. He is demanding more federal funds to pay for essential workers, while handing out cash to people in the country illegally.

Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Northwestern Educators Arrested Over Campus Pro-Palestinian Encampment

Have You Noticed the Prevalence of Women at Campus Anti-Israel Protests?

Higher Education is Bracing for the Impact of Trump Being Reelected

Conservative College Students Suggest Liberal Bias on Campus is Getting Even Worse

Harvard Law Prof: Trump Will Use Attempted Assassination as 'Reichstag Moment to Crack Down'

Exposing The Lies of The October 7 Rape and Atrocity Deniers

Wuhan Virus Watch: NYC Mayor de Blasio’s Memorial Day Threat – Fence Off Beaches, Pull Swimmers Out of Water

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 19, 2020 38 Comments

Today's update starts with some disturbing news for residents of New York City. Like, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has read the reports of beaches across the country, from California to Virginia, being visited by quarantine-weary citizens. Furthermore, there are stories that New York City's residents are partying like its Mardi Gras in some sections of the city.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyAbzgc4Dks

Oregon Judge strikes down Governor’s lockdown orders (Update: OR Sup Ct issues emergency stay)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2020 36 Comments

A Circuit Court Judge in Oregon has granted an injunction halting the Emergency Order of Governor Kate Brown that, among other things, restricted in-person church services and imposed certain travel restrictions.

The case was brought by a coalition of churches, and focused primarily on the religious services restrictions.

AG William Barr slams “utterly false Russian collusion narrative” but says Obama and Biden not under criminal investigation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2020 112 Comments

Attorney General William Barr, the second most hated man among the anti-Trump resistance, gave his detractors something to love today: Obama and Biden are not, and based on what Barr knows will not, be subject to criminal investigation in connection with John Durham's investigation of the Russia collusion hoax:

Trump Trolls Romney With Presidential Election Loss Montage, “LOSER!”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 18, 2020 30 Comments

Saturday, Senator Mitt Romney publicly criticized Trump's decision to fire a handful of Inspectors General via tweeted saying, "The firing of multiple Inspectors General is unprecedented; doing so without good cause chills the independence essential to their purpose. It is a threat to accountable democracy and a fissure in the constitutional balance of power.

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

Elon Musk Causes a Stir With His ‘Take the Red Pill’ Tweet

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 18, 2020 46 Comments

Tesla CEO Elon Musk got Twitter buzzing when he tweeted, "Take the red pill." Ivanka Trump caused the platform to explode when she said, "Taken!"

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1261843152664776707https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1262377453273702403

Restaurant Openings Include Bumper Tables, Wearing Pool Noodles, Thermal Cameras, and Food Lockers

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 18, 2020 31 Comments

Restaurants across the world have begun to reopen since the Wuhan coronavirus has started to calm down. I've collected a few stories about restaurants going to extreme lengths to follow government restrictions, especially when it comes to social distancing. Would you wear a pool noodle on a straw hat? Would you eat at a bumper table?

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

Wuhan Virus Watch: Now Gov. Cuomo is Complaining There are Too Many Unused Tests

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 18, 2020 33 Comments

Today's update starts with the news that New York is facing a new coronavirus crisis: There are too many tests available that are not being used.

Republicans gearing up to fill possible Supreme Court vacancy this election year

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2020 33 Comments

Can you feel the tension? Every time Ruth Bader Ginsburg goes to the hospital or has a medical diagnosis or procedure, you can feel it. What if this is the time?

Branco Cartoon – The One

Posted by A.F. Branco on May 18, 2020 6 Comments

Who did it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIve50vSeLQ&bpctr=1589762735

The Ahmaud Arbery Case as Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin Redux

Posted by Andrew Branca on May 17, 2020 141 Comments

Hey folks, It's been a while, glad to be back, hope everybody is doing well, and in the interests of efficiency let us all presume that suitable compliments and offerings of adult beverages have been made.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/05/14/stacey-abrams-political-power/?arc404=true

Stacey Abrams in a cape for WaPo profile, the image you can’t unsee

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 17, 2020 57 Comments

The "real" governor of Georgia, Stacey Abrams, must have a good media team, or maybe the mainstream media is her media team. Either way, both the New York Times and the Washington Post have published ridiculous puff pieces on her in the past couple of days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtBSk8JJv-U

SCOTUS May Get Another Trump Finances Case as 4th Circuit Allows Emoluments Lawsuit to Proceed

Posted by Jared Samilow on May 17, 2020 8 Comments

Last week the Supreme Court heard oral argument in President Trump's bid to quash subpoenas served upon his accountants by House committees and the Manhattan D.A. Convention wisdom says that he will lose. Lucky for him, he is faced with so much litigation that there is a case he is very likely to win, and that case is poised to reach SCOTUS before the 2020 election.

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