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Homicides in 12 Democrat-Run Cities Hit an All-Time High in 2021

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 10, 2021 19 Comments

Crime in multiple Democrat-run cities is completely out of control and it's not just smash-and-grab robberies by organized flash mobs. Murder is up in many cities in record-breaking numbers. One other thing many of these cities have in common is progressive district attorneys who were elected with backing from George Soros.

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Germany’s Next Government Vows “Climate Revolution,” Creates “Super” Ministry 

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on November 28, 2021 42 Comments

The AfD party chief: German "economy and prosperity will become completely subordinate" to "the green climate ideology."...

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A Security Guard Is Murdered, Another Assaulted as Flash Mob Robbers Turn Deadly

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 28, 2021 60 Comments

Retired police officer Kevin Nishita was killed after being shot by an assailant(s) who attempted to steal KRON4's news equipment as they filmed from the scene of a flash mob looting incident in Oakland, CA. ...

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New York City Cancels Theodore Roosevelt and Sending Him to North Dakota

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 24, 2021 27 Comments

New York City is removing a statue of President Theodore Roosevelt from the Museum of Natural History and sending it to North Dakota. Can we finally stop pretending that this has anything to do with inclusiveness and admit it's really about the erasure of American history?

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Chinese Dissident on Wokeness in America: “In Many Ways, You’re Already in the Authoritarian State”

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 22, 2021 25 Comments

A dissident from China named Ai Weiwei was recently a guest on Firing Line, which, I honestly forgot was still a thing. Anyway, he had some fascinating views on political correctness. He suggested that the ideology of the left is reminiscent of Mao's Cultural Revolution.

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College Democrats of America Imploding as They Embrace Cancel Culture and Accuse Each Other of Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 19, 2021 26 Comments

The College Democrats of America is the campus arm of the Democratic party. It oversees the various chapters of the College Democrats on campuses all over the country. They are now at war with each other over accusations of racism and demands to resign. They are essentially engaged in a feeding frenzy of wokeness.

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Rampant Crime in Seattle Forces County Govt To Provide Security Escorts For Employees

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 14, 2021 33 Comments

In the far left paradise of Seattle, crime has gotten so bad that some public emplyoyees now need security to escort them to and from work. Maybe defunding the police wasn't such a great idea after all. It's almost like progressive policies don't work.

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NYC BLM Leader Threatens ‘Riots and Bloodshed’ if New Mayor Reinstates Plainclothes Anti-Crime Unit

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 12, 2021 44 Comments

New York City's new mayor-elect Eric Adams ran on a platform that included returning law and order to the city, but some people on the left are not happy about it. BLM leaders in New York met with Adams this week and one man leader named Hank Newsome emerged from the meeting promising that the city would see more riots and bloodshed if the city brought back its anti-crime units.

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Rittenhouse Trial Brings Out the Crazy on the Progressive Left

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 11, 2021 69 Comments

The Kyle Rittenhouse trial is making some people on the left very angry and others just plain bonkers. It has been baffling watching some of the reactions from liberals in media and politics. It's been a festival of hot takes.

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Some California Schools Ditching Grading System Because Students Are Failing

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 10, 2021 37 Comments

In the old days, meaning about a decade ago, if lots of students were getting Ds and Fs instead of As and Bs, the school might examine the teacher or teachers of those students. The school might try to focus on a better way to teach the failing students. Now they have discovered a much faster and easier method. Just drop the grading system altogether. Problem solved!

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State Street, One of World’s Largest Investment Firms, Requires Permission for Staff to Hire White Males

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 08, 2021 45 Comments

Gotta go woke....

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Is the U.S. Military Sinking Under Weight of ‘Woke’ Progressive Priorities?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 07, 2021 50 Comments

As a Seawolf-class nuclear submarine strikes seamount and U.S. Marines suffer massive training defeat, Pentagon appoints a Climate Czar....

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CNN Audience Crumbling – No Regular Program Averaged One Million Viewers for October

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 06, 2021 28 Comments

CNN is lost without Trump. They have been struggling with low ratings for months, but it is now getting to the point where their top programming is failing to attract over a million viewers. They somehow went the whole month of October without cracking a million, with just one exception.

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Joy Reid Guest Michael Dyson: Winsome Sears a “Black Mouth” That “Justifies and Legitimates the White Supremacist Practices”

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 05, 2021 36 Comments

Joy Reid of MSNBC hit a new low this week, and that's saying something. Reid nodded along affirmatively, as guest Professor Michael Eric Dyson described VA Lt. Governor-Elect Winsome Sears as a puppet for white supremacy. Reid and Dyson are the racists here. Not Winsome Sears and not the people who voted for her and Youngkin.

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Progressive Democrats Rage At ‘White Women’ Over Virginia Election Drubbing

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 05, 2021 33 Comments

"They vote for their interests, which is preserving whiteness at all costs. When push comes to shove, many white women in this country have historically shoved people of color out of the way," Daily Beast columnist and CNN/NYT contributor Wajahat Ali raged....

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Progressive Students at Rutgers Fail to Deplatform Conservative Student Groups

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 04, 2021 3 Comments

"The effort took place over the last several weeks"...

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San Francisco Safeway Closing Early, Cutting Hours Due to ‘Off the Charts’ Shoplifting

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 01, 2021 34 Comments

“I think like a lot of retailers they’ve been experiencing increasing property crime and theft from their stores. I think the last 6 months from what they say has been sort of – off the charts in terms of how bad it’s been."...

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Let’s Go, Brandenburg! Parents Have Constitutional Right To (Loudly) Criticize School Boards

Posted by Ameer Benno on October 29, 2021 11 Comments

The Supreme Court’s jurisprudence on fighting words and true threats makes clear that parents have an indisputable First Amendment right to forcefully condemn school policies they dislike – and to raise their voices while doing so.  ...

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