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Student Climate Change Activist: “The world is ending? What are we studying for?”

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 19, 2019 53 Comments

During the same congressional hearing that featured Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, lawmakers also heard from an American teenager named Jamie Margolin of Washington state. She used the same type of doomsday rhetoric we've heard from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. According to Margolin, some of her peers are wondering why they should even complete their studies since the world is ending.

Almost 1,000 Employees at Amazon in Seattle to Stage Walkout for Climate Change

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 10, 2019 35 Comments

On September 20th, almost a thousand employees at Amazon in Seattle are planning to walk off the job to protest the company's lack of action on climate change. The event is being timed to coincide with the appearance of teen climate activist Greta Thunberg at the United Nations.

Elizabeth Warren Resurrects Her ‘You Didn’t Build That’ Speech in New Hampshire

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 04, 2019 48 Comments

Elizabeth Warren is already dusting off her greatest hits. While speaking to supporters in New Hampshire on Monday, she launched into her old favorite sermon about how no one in America becomes wealthy on their own.

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

California Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks statewide “rent cap”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 01, 2019 30 Comments

As I have posted often, the only law that is truly sacred in California is the one related to unintended consequences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4IslnSZdvQ&t=7s

Palestinian Authority Bans LGBT Activities, Urges People to Spy on Gay Rights Activists

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 19, 2019 24 Comments

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has banned LGBT activities in the West Bank, launching a search for gay rights activists. The main target of the crackdown is a group called Al-Qaws for Sexual & Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society. The leading Palestinian gay rights group was planning to hold a meeting of its members later this month. "The attack on us is unprecedented," a member of Al-Qaws told The Jerusalem Post. "They are calling us traitors and corrupt people, and many are calling for our execution. We are afraid for our lives."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Cv0DhzWRw#action=share

Left Wing Mob Outside Mitch McConnell’s Home Shouts Death Threats

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2019 31 Comments

An angry mob descended on the Kentucky home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday night after two deadly shootings. A video captured people making violent comments and threats, such as asking someone to stab McConnell "in the heart."

Liberal Academics are Making a Fortune Lecturing About Their White Privilege

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 29, 2019 2 Comments

"fee for the event was more than a quarter of the annual median income for black families"...

Ilhan Omar: “our country should be more fearful of white men”

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2019 47 Comments

In 2018, Al Jazeera asked then-Congressional candidate Ilhan Omar about American fears of jihadist terrorism. She told the network that people should fear white men more than jihadist terrorism. Of course, she's not only racially profiling, she's adding the concept of race as a comparison to jihadist terrorism, which is not a "race." It's just fascinating that we're seeing this for the first time now.

“Manholes” are now “Maintenance Holes” in Berkeley, CA

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 19, 2019 32 Comments

The city council of Berkeley, CA, just took another step in the progressive competition for wokeness. They have changed municipal codes to be gender neutral, in an effort to be more inclusive.

Restaurant Chain Files For Bankruptcy, Cites Progressive Minimum Wage Laws

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on July 14, 2019 42 Comments

The progressive push for higher minimum wage laws has had perfectly predictable results: lower-income people are most harmed, businesses switch to robots, businesses shutter, or as in the case of west coast Restaurants Unlimited, Inc., they simply file for bankruptcy. The chain closed six restaurants prior to filing.

Ladies of The View Turn on AOC and the Other ‘Justice Democrats’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 12, 2019 50 Comments

The ongoing feud between Nancy Pelosi and her far-left freshman upstarts has caused something amazing to happen. The ladies of The View have lost patience with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of the "squad" after Ocasio-Cortez played the race card.

Tucker Carlson Responds to Liberal Attacks Over His Criticism of Ilhan Omar

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 11, 2019 26 Comments

During a recent monologue on his show, Tucker Carlson took on Rep. Ilhan Omar and offered a harsh, but entirely fair criticism of her. He must have struck a nerve, because progressives in media are fuming.

Far Left 2020 Democrat Candidates Lead Among College Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 07, 2019 5 Comments

"recent poll findings seem to affirm the claim that younger voters are becoming more and more left-wing"...

Georgetown Professor Michael Eric Dyson Likens Betsy Ross Flag to Swastika

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 04, 2019 77 Comments

Nike launched a new line of sneakers just in time for Independence Day which feature a Betsy Ross flag on the heels. The line was pulled after complaints from noted social justice warrior Colin Kaepernick. Now, Michael Eric Dyson is piling on as well.