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Harvard Program Caught Trying To Hide Discriminatory Language After Complaint Filed By Equal Protection Project

Lack Of Information About Brown University Murders "Allows a Lot of Speculation to Flourish"

Homan: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marrying Alleged Brother for Visa Fraud

Moderna hits goal of 30,000 vaccine trial participants and may apply for market in December

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 31, 2020 6 Comments

One of the four vaccines in the final phase of clinical trials is a little closer to completing the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l-254XnpkA

Elizabeth Warren Already Jockeying for Treasury Secretary in Biden Administration

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 31, 2020 31 Comments

Elizabeth Warren has moved straight past the 'measuring the Oval Office for new drapes' stage, and directly into the 'here's the job I want when we take over' phase of the election. We're four days from the election, but Warren is already positioning herself for Treasury Secretary in the Biden Administration. Doesn't that sound like fun?

Progressive Political Monopoly Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 31, 2020 0 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/how-fake-persona-laid-groundwork-hunter-biden-conspiracy-deluge-n1245387?

NBC News debunks old Hunter Biden non-story to distract from real story of influence peddling

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 30, 2020 19 Comments

An NBC News story about a fake dossier espousing Hunter Biden consipracy theories recently trended on Twitter. I saw it in "trending" and clicked on it, How a fake persona laid the groundwork for a Hunter Biden conspiracy deluge:

Smith College whistleblower hits campus Critical Race Theory indoctrination: “Stop reducing my personhood to a racial category”

Posted by Leah M. Baldacci, Esq. on October 30, 2020 36 Comments

Smith College is a very leftist women's college in central Massachusetts. As with many colleges and universities around the country, it is implementing Critical Race Theory ("CRT") training, including how students, faculty, administrators, and staff should deal with their "white privilege." One staff member has just gone public, revealing the insulting and discriminatory nature of such CRT training. She released a video on YouTube, which has led to the expected reaction, including a statement from the President of Smith College denouncing the staff member's views, but promising not to fire her over it, because the statements were made off campus and the staff member has union job protection.

Trinity College Resurrects Debate About Removing Confederate Memorial Plaque From Campus

The Resurgence in American Antisemitism Comes From Our Education System

Arab Activist Group Plans K-12 Push

U. Alabama Professors Launch Appeal, Claiming That DEI Ban is 'Censorship'

MIT Professor Shot and Killed in His Boston Area Home

R.I.P. - Conservative Icon Norman Podhoretz Passes Away at Age 95

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zCDvOsdL9Q

Facebook is Making it Difficult for Pennsylvania Trump Supporters to Organize

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 30, 2020 46 Comments

In case there was still any question as to where Big Tech's loyalty lies...

https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1320982164180103169

Fearing Civil Unrest, Walmart Temporarily Moved Guns and Ammo Off Sales Floors

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 30, 2020 22 Comments

On Thursday, Walmart removed guns and ammunition from the sales floor in its stores that still sell the items. However, a person can still buy the items "upon request." But 24 hours later, Walmart changed its mind.

Furman University Prof Who Identified as Chicana Resigns After Being Outed as White

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 30, 2020 52 Comments

In September, we covered the story of a George Washington University professor who claimed to be black and resigned after it was revealed she was white. We then covered a nearly identical story about a doctoral student at UW-Madison. Now we bring you the story of Kelly Kean Sharp, who recently resigned from Furman University after it was revealed that she is white, but has been identifying as Chicana. Why does this keep happening?

https://twitter.com/KittyLists/status/1321340465724026880

BLM Rioters Tell Jewish Men Trying to Show ‘Solidarity’ to ‘Get the F*ck Out’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 30, 2020 52 Comments

Black Lives Matters rioters in Philadelphia chased away Jewish men trying to show solidarity. The mob claimed the Jewish men belonged to the "synagogue of Satan."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mPM4vM7PNA

DOJ Official Confirms FBI Opened Criminal Investigation Into Hunter Biden in 2019 and it’s Still Active

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 30, 2020 32 Comments

A Department of Justice official confirmed the FBI opened a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden and his associates in 2019. It is still active:

A justice department official has confirmed to Sinclair Broadcast Group that the FBI opened up a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden and his associates back in 2019, focused on allegations of money-laundering and that the probe remains active.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJYq7rNyUuY&t=23s

Merkel Puts Germany Into Second Coronavirus Lockdown

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 30, 2020 28 Comments

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday imposed a four-week Wuhan coronavirus lockdown across the country, claiming "human lives depend on it.'' Germany's state media described the move as "lockdown-lite" in which schools shall remain open, but restaurants would be closed and public event banned. The measures, set to take effect on Monday, are the toughest since Germany began easing the lockdown in May.

Over 99% of Cornell Faculty Political Donations Go To Democrats And Liberal PACs

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 29, 2020 28 Comments

Please sit down. This is going to shock you to your core, and you might lose your balance.

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Big Student Free Speech Victory in 5th Circuit Against U Texas Speech Policies

Posted by Leah M. Baldacci, Esq. on October 29, 2020 20 Comments

In a victory for campus free speech at the University of Texas, with national implications, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just issued its decision in favor of plaintiff Speech First, Inc.

Joe Biden’s Core China Policy Is Appeasement

Posted by Tyler Unrath on October 29, 2020 20 Comments

The 2016 election marked a substantial shift in America’s attitude on China. President Trump zeroed in on the “People’s” Republic as the principal economic threat to the United States, blasting his opponents along the way. His victory clued us into just how potent a hawkish approach to China could be: sweeping the rust belt and forging a historic electoral realignment.