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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

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Mitt Romney Proposes Giving $1,000 to Each American in Response to Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 59 Comments

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) sent out a proposal to help Americans due to coronavirus, which includes providing each American with $1,000.

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Biden Attacks Energy Sector: No More Drilling, No New Fracking

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 26 Comments

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden moved to the left during Tuesday's debate. He did this despite having a decent lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Biden may have damaged his chances in key swing states by going after the energy sector.

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Supreme Court Postpones Arguments for March Session Due to Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 14 Comments

The Supreme Court announced this morning it will postpone arguments during the March session.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ZEPUMX_4w#action=share

Clyburn Compares Trump to Hitler, Warns U.S. ‘Could Very Well Go the Way of Germany in the 1930s’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 64 Comments

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, the top black politician in America, constantly compared President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler during Axios on HBO. He also warned that the U.S. "could very well go the way of Germany in the 1930s."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IM-02VpUsE

Wuhan Coronavirus Watch: Focus on More Testing and Less Panic-Buying

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 16, 2020 31 Comments

Because the briefing yesterday happened on the Ides of March, when President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and the rest of the Coronavirus Task Force stepped out into the podium, I remembered the ancient games of Rome.

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

U. Michigan Study Suggests Counting Staff by Race at Meetings to 'Decenter Whiteness'

School in Washington State Gets Tagged With Swastika, Principal Calls it a 'Symbol of Peace'

Crowd in Dearborn, MI, Participates in Threatening Antisemitic Chant

Branco Cartoon – The Pusherman

Posted by A.F. Branco on March 16, 2020 11 Comments

You know me, I'm your friend ...

Live Thread: CNN/Univision Democrat Debate, Biden vs. Sanders

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 15, 2020 66 Comments

Sunday's Democrat debate will feature Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, no Tulsi Gabbard. After his horrendous showing in the last two primaries, Sanders announced that he is staying in the race to attend this debate and to challenge Biden on a range of issues. The debate starts at 8 p.m. Eastern and can be seen on CNN or Univision. We are including a live stream below.

Georgia the Latest State to Postpone Primary Due to Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 15, 2020 13 Comments

On Friday, Louisiana postponed its primary to June 20 due to the coronavirus. Georgia joined Louisiana on Saturday. State officials pushed its March 24 primary to May 19 while pausing in-person early voting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMgiS57oJX4

Germany to Close Borders Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 15, 2020 21 Comments

With Europe now officially the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic, Germany has announced its decision to close its borders with France, Austria, and Switzerland starting Monday, German news agency dpa reports. The German borders will remain closed barring some exceptions. Daily commuters and movement of goods have been exempted from the closure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i83wPkcB-k

Trump “strongly considering” a “Full Pardon” of Michael Flynn

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 15, 2020 39 Comments

We've been covering the travesty that is the General Michael Flynn case. Flynn was charged with process crimes associated with the Mueller probe and recently sought to withdraw his guilty plea. You can read our coverage here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3on-rJSaNE

ISIS advises healthy Jihadis to avoid Europe due to coronavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 15, 2020 16 Comments

As my son begins his now 3-week-long Spring Break, I will begin my report with some good news for our European friends:

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

Coronavirus Task Force shows why America doesn’t need a permanent “Pandemic Office”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 15, 2020 32 Comments

During President Donald Trump's announcement of his emergency declaration for response to the Wuhan Coronavirus, there was a question from one reporter that earned the derision and anger toward the press and its attitude, as recently expressed by a Legal Insurrection fan.

‘Never Biden’ Movement Growing Among Bernie Supporters

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 15, 2020 23 Comments

In the 2016 election, a significant number of Bernie Sanders supporters either stayed home, voted for Jill Stein, or even voted for Trump. They didn't like Hillary Clinton, and they felt betrayed by the Democratic party. Something similar is already taking shape in the 2020 election.

https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1238628007897706498

Inside the Mind of Biden Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 15, 2020 9 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

On the beach, waiting for Wuhan coronavirus

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2020 72 Comments

There are a small number of movies that had a profound impact on me as a child. Having grown up in the generation for whom nuclear war was the looming threat, many of those formative movies concerned the aftermath of nuclear war. I particularly remember Fail Safe and Dr. Strangelove.

Trump’s private-public alliance is what’s needed in pandemic fight

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 14, 2020 27 Comments

While President Donald Trump, his Coronavirus Task Force, and CEO's of major retailers were holding the press conference to discuss the Wuhan Coronavirus national emergency, I was caught in a media-induced buying frenzy.

Biden Virtual Town Hall: The Confused Ramblings of a Perpetually Confused Candidate

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 14, 2020 38 Comments

Joe Biden held a virtual town hall on the coronavirus, presumably to show that he is better equipped than President Trump to address a pandemic crisis. It didn't go well.

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