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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=QFqCE9hfsqw#action=share

Book Review — American Ingrate: Ilhan Omar and the Progressive-Islamist Takeover of The Democratic Party

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 03, 2020 21 Comments

I must admit, I find few people in government more loathsome than Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district.

Wuhan Virus Watch: Los Angeles public health officials worry about coronavirus hitting homeless camps

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 02, 2020 40 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers likely recall our stories on Hepatitis A, typhoid, and typhus outbreaks that struck the homeless hard in various California cities.

Chris Matthews Out at MSNBC

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 02, 2020 40 Comments

Chris Matthews, long-time "Hardball" host is done at MSNBC. Without any warning, Matthews announced his departure from the network Monday.

Israeli Exit Polls: Netanyahu projected winner of Israel election (Update – Bibi short one seat?)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 02, 2020 19 Comments

After two prior elections in the past year which ended in deadlock, exit poll projections are that the Likud Party, led by Benjamin Netanhayu, will have the most seats in the Knesset and will be able to put together a majority coalition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeWkC-OBR8o

Report: Buttigieg to Endorse Biden Monday Night, Day After Phone Call With Obama

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 02, 2020 21 Comments

President Barack Obama has said over and over that he will not endorse a candidate in the 2020 Democratic primary. But is he supporting his Vice President Joe Biden behind the scenes? Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is supposedly mulling an endorsement of Biden after he spoke to both men after he dropped out of the race on Sunday. Now reports say Buttigieg, along with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), will endorse Biden Monday night at a rally in Dallas.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWHtmJ5RIhw

REPORT: Klobuchar Will Drop Out of Presidential Race, Endorse Biden

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 02, 2020 24 Comments

Reports have emerged that Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will end her presidential campaign on Monday. A campaign aide said she will endorse Joe Biden.

https://twitter.com/toreyvanoot/status/1234286579843260416

Klobuchar Rally Shut Down by Protesters Shouting “Black Lives Matter”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 02, 2020 14 Comments

A "welcome home" rally for Democrat Presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar was not the warm, boisterous greeting she'd hoped for. Protesters infiltrated the school gymnasium shouting "Myon" (a black teenager convicted in a child murder case in 2002) and "Black Lives Matter." Klobuchar's campaign cancelled the event as a result.

Super Tuesday is the Ballgame … Maybe

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 02, 2020 18 Comments

There's no question that his South Carolina Democratic presidential primary win was a massive moment for Joe Biden's campaign. He stated in early February that South Carolina was his "real firewall," and thanks in part to the endorsement of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) last week, the state's voters delivered for him in a big way.

MA Senate 2020: Rep. Joseph Kennedy III Opens Lead Over Incumbent Ed Markey

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 02, 2020 28 Comments

Democratic Rep. Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts is challenging MA Democratic Senator Ed Markey for the United States Senate seat he has occupied since 2013. Markey has the backing of many established figures in the party, but Kennedy has opened a lead according to a new poll.

Branco Cartoon – Nothing But Fear Itself

Posted by A.F. Branco on March 02, 2020 14 Comments

That was then, this is now....

Legal Insurrection Foundation is One Year Old

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2020 12 Comments

Time flies when you're having fun. While the Legal Insurrection website dates back to October 12, 2008, the tax-exempt Legal Insurrection Foundation was launched on March 1, 2019. Donations are tax-deductible.

Pete Buttigieg dropping out of presidential race

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2020 57 Comments

"Mayor" Pete Buttigieg is dropping out the the Democratic primary race.

“Walk toward the fire” — Andrew Breitbart died 8 years ago

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 01, 2020 11 Comments

Every year on March 1, we remember the life and legacy of Andrew Breitbart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICORn6bo3CY

A biochemist reviews the Trump administration’s continuing response to COVID-19

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 01, 2020 64 Comments

As a reminder to those who may be new to Legal Insurrection, I have a degree in biochemistry and experience in dealing with releases of potentially infectious materials. I am the author of a book on bloodborne pathogen safety.

https://twitter.com/MikePrysner/status/1233926562854031360

Warren Goes #StopBernie – Lashes Out After SC, Vows Convention Fight

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 01, 2020 50 Comments

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE) convincingly won the South Carolina Democrat primary on Saturday with 48% of the vote, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) came in an embarrassing fifth place with only 7%. For context, anti-Trump billionaire Tom Steyer came in third with 11% and promptly dropped out.

Greece: Police Struggle to Push Back Migrant Wave

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 01, 2020 37 Comments

Police in Greece fought back on Saturday to repel thousands of illegal immigrants along the Turkish border. The push back comes as tens of thousands of migrants are beginning to amass along the Turkish-Greek border. Angry migrants pelted stones at Greek guards and attempted to cut through border fences, news reports said. The Greek police fired tear gas in response.

UC Santa Cruz Fires 54 Grad Student Teaching Assistants For Withholding Grades While On Strike

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 01, 2020 59 Comments

Graduate students at the University of California Santa Cruz went on strike last year demanding higher pay. In the process, they refused to provide grades for students they were teaching and blocked traffic on campus. Now the school has fired 54 of them.

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