While most of the Democrats running in 2020 were visiting South Carolina this weekend, Pete Buttigieg returned to South Bend, Indiana, after a black man was shot and killed by police in the city. Mayor Buttigieg found himself in a confrontation with Black Lives Matter activists and angry residents.

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Much to the chagrin of the leftist feminist contingent, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana is making quite a splash in the Democrat media with his 2020 presidential bid.  Affectionately dubbed “Mayor Pete,” Pete Buttigieg has enjoyed fawning, gushing press for the past week or so.

Not so fast, though, because not...

Seven years ago George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin in lawful self-defense, as Martin beat Zimmerman to a bloody pulp Mixed Martial Arts style. Martin died of a single shot.

The eyewitness and forensic evidence introduced at trial corroborated Zimmerman’s account of being sucker punched in the nose, something Martin had bragged in...

Two professional associations of police leaders and chief law enforcement officers in Georgia have condemned the virulently anti-Israel and undeniably antisemitic “Deadly Exchange” campaign.

That campaign, led by ‘Jewish Voice for Peace’, falsely blames Israel and American Jewish organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), for U.S. domestic police practices and problems in...

As noted by Mike, newspapers are responding to President Trump’s accusation that they are coordinating against him by taking their anti-Trump coordination efforts public.

“We propose to publish an editorial on August 16 on the dangers of the administration’s assault on the press and ask others to commit to publishing their own...

Two black men were arrested at a Starbucks Coffee store in Philadelphia last week after getting a call from a store manager. The men arrested attempted to use the store’s bathrooms without purchasing anything and then refused to leave. They were reportedly meeting with a real estate investor.

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Remember the Baltimore riots, the attacks on police officers and their cruisers?  Over the summer, I noted that...

This is just the beginning. Give academia a few years and there will be departments devoted to this.

The Washington Examiner reports:

James Madison University offers Black Lives Matter course

James Madison University is now offering a Black Lives Matter course as part of the Women’s and Gender Studies department’s upcoming Spring 2018 curriculum.

The...

Do you think the school would ever cancel a play critical of Republicans or anyone on the right? Fat chance.

The College Fix reports:

University cancels play accused of criticizing Black Lives Matter

Following a flood...

If you’re a leftist, academia will generally overlook bad behavior.

The Daily Caller reported:

Black Lives Matter Activist Previously Banned For Threatening Dean Hired At University Of Kansas

The University of Kansas has hired a Black Lives Matter activist who was previously banned from one of its buildings for threatening the dean.

A licensed social...

The “progressive stack” is a method to order speakers and participants by race and gender along a “social justice” hierarchy. Women “of color” come first, men “of color” next, then white women, and at the back of the line, white men.

The progressive stack is all over the news the last few...

This isn’t surprising at all. Evergreen State is a left wing indoctrination institution.

The College Fix reported:

UNCOVERED: Evergreen banned criticism of Black Lives Matter through its bias response team

The Evergreen State College had previously banned criticisms of Black Lives Matter, saying somewhat innocuous posters critiquing the movement hung on campus “diminish the...

Student supporters of Black Lives Matter at the College of William and Mary shut down a free speech event at the school featuring an ACLU employee who is also an alumna.

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An unidentified police officer who was injured by a rock thrown during a “Black Lives Matter” protest in July 2016 sued activist DeRay McKesson and Black Lives Matter.

The case was thrown out on a motion to dismiss because (1) as to McKesson, the court found no specific actions alleged against him...

Last year, when then-49er Colin Kaepernick explained why he knelt instead of showing respect for our nation, its flag, or its anthem, he was very clear about the nature of his pointedly anti-America protest.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses...

Twitter has been afire today with the controversy about Stephen Curry going to the White House and reactions to President Trump’s speech in Alabama.

During President Trump’s speech at a rally for Luther Strange (R-AL), he addressed the growing trend among NFL players to kneel disrespectfully during the national anthem.  Trump asked,...

I have to admit that I am weary of and even becoming a tiny bit bored by this sort of thing, but . . . here we go.  Again.  A white police officer shoots and kills a black suspect in the line of duty, is duly acquitted in a court of...