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EU Wants to Lift Europe-Wide Coronavirus Travel Ban by End of June

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on June 06, 2020 6 Comments

The European Union wants to lift the Europe-wide coronavirus travel restrictions to by the end of June, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Friday. "I think we're coming very close to a situation where we should lift all the internal border restrictions and border checks," Johansson told a French broadcaster.

Paul Krugman Pushes Conspiracy Theory About New Jobs Numbers

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 06, 2020 52 Comments

New York Times columnist and Nobel award winning economist Paul Krugman is a well-known sufferer of Trump Derangement Syndrome. When it was revealed on Friday that the jobs numbers were much better than the doomsday media predicted, Krugman floated a conspiracy theory as an explanation.

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Radicalism on Campus Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 06, 2020 1 Comment

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Appeal Brief Filed – NAACP Supporting College

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 05, 2020 58 Comments

Oberlin College and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo have filed their Appeal Brief (pdf.) in the Gibson's Bakery case. The NAACP also has filed an Amicus Brief (pdf.) in support of the college. Full copies of both briefs are at the bottom of this post. The Oberlin College Brief is redacted because some information was filed under seal (the information at issue in the various motions to unseal we previously covered). It's not clear whether any Amicus Briefs will be filed supporting the Gibsons, to my knowledge no one is coming to their assistance.

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Appeals Court Orders Molotov Cocktail Lawyers Back to Jail

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 05, 2020 76 Comments

Two Brooklyn-based lawyers facing federal charges for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails into a NYPD cruiser during the riots are back in federal custody after an appeals court reversed the bail decision.

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All 57 Members of Buffalo Police Department’s Emergency Response Team Resign

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 05, 2020 139 Comments

Every member of the Buffalo Police Departments Emergency Response Team, tasked with responding to riots and other peace keeping situations, resigned Friday. Every.single.member.

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Biden: ’10 to 15 Percent’ of Americans are ‘Not Very Good People,’ But ‘Vast Majority’ are Decent

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 05, 2020 35 Comments

Remember when failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said half of Trump supporters belong in a basket of deplorables? Well, Biden almost had a similar moment. He said 10 to 15% of Americans are "not very good people." But you have to look at the whole statement because I refuse to slice and dice his whole comment.

Bernie Sanders Staffers at War With Each Other as Election Approaches

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 05, 2020 16 Comments

The battle for the soul of the Democratic party that was waging as far back as 2016 primary is still happening. It doesn't seem to matter what Bernie tells his supporters to do, some of them will never embrace establishment Democrats.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Reviewing the Last 125 Days of Legal Insurrection Coverage

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 05, 2020 26 Comments

This week, the American media has focused mostly on rioting, looting, and the Black Lives Matter movement. The press has dropped its interest in pursuing stories related to coronavirus.

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Jobs are Returning: Unemployment at 13.3%, Payrolls Rose by 2.5 Million

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 05, 2020 31 Comments

That sound you hear is all the jaws dropping to the floor! The May jobs report came out much better than expected. Unemployment hit 13.3% while payrolls went up by 2.5 million. April's unemployment rate was 14.7%.

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Trump Administration to Ban Chinese Airlines as Beijing Defies Agreement

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on June 05, 2020 20 Comments

President Donald Trump's administration plans to ban Chinese airlines from flying into the United States starting later this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced. The decision comes after Beijing refused to allow U.S. air carriers to resume services to mainland China. The U.S. restrictions, set to come to start on June 16, will apply to state-owned Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines.

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Reminder: “Hands up, don’t shoot” is a fabricated narrative from the Michael Brown case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 04, 2020 51 Comments

The Black Lives Matter movement was born of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. While the BLM founders started their organizing after the prior Trayvon Martin case, it was Brown and Ferguson which launched the BLM movement into the public spotlight through the protests and riots in Ferguson. Nothing was more associated with the BLM movement than the chant "hands up, don't shoot," based on the narrative that Brown had his hands raised and said 'don't shoot' when shot. That same chant drives protesters and rioters ripping up cities after the George Floyd killing.