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If any area of the United States can be identified as the epicenter of anti-Israelism on campus, California, the nation’s most populous state, can certainly be said to have earned that dubious distinction. In fact, observers of out of control anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic activity on campuses consider California’s universities to be the veritable ground zero of such vitriol, with particularly troubling and persistent problems of radical student groups, venom-spewing guest speakers, annual hate-fests targeting Israel and Jewish students, and a pervasive mood on campus in which Jewish students and other pro-Israel faculty and students experienced visceral and real “harassment, intimidation...

OUR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES. WASHINGTON, Sunday, Feb. 17 THE PEACE CONGRESS. The rumor is current on the streets to-day, that the Peace Congress was broken up yesterday, under an agreement to disagree. This is untrue. The proceedings yesterday revived the hope that some agreement would be arrived at in conference. To-morrow will be allowed for debate, and on Tuesday a vote will be pressed, which will probably result in four Free States -- Rhode Island, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois -- and the seven Slave States, supporting the report of the Committee, and the other ten Free States, represented in the Convention,...

The Indiana-based University of Valparaiso is scrapping its Crusader mascot, nickname, and logos—because they convey “hate” and are not “inclusive” enough. According to the university’s Feb. 11, 2021 statement: Interim President Colette Irwin-Knott of Valparaiso University (“Valpo”) announced today that it will retire its existing mascot, the Crusader.… The Crusader imagery related to the Crusades has been embraced and displayed by hate groups including the Ku Klux Klan. “The negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery are not reflective of Valpo’s mission and values, which promote a welcoming and inclusive community,” Irwin-Knott said, … [adding] “Valpo is...

McConnell Faces Call To Resign From Kentucky County GOP Chairman After Trump Statement

Is objecting to BLM/Critical Race Theory Curriculum forbidden? Today’s cancellation virus is quickly spreading. It is seriously infecting the protections and rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. Highlighting yet another example of this disturbing trend, Judicial Watch announced Tuesday that it filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of David Flynn, a high school coach and father of two Dedham Public School students. Flynn was removed from his position as Dedham High School’s head football coach for having the audacity to exercise his First Amendment right to free expression. David Flynn and his wife expressed their concerns about biased race-based...

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What we now have, more and more, is a one-party oligarchy. This was the nemesis of the Trump presidency. Like all oligarchies, ours rules by coercion, not consent. It exerts its power primarily by constraining allowable, expressible opinion: it knows that the thing which cannot be said eventually becomes that which cannot be thought. And the chief thoughts it wishes to suppress are objections to its own misrule. When and where it cannot 'persuade'—that is, propagandize—it punishes, with the defiant fired from their jobs, made unemployable, cut off from the financial system, even, in some cases, shunned by friends and...

As I listen to the soft music and watch the scenes shown on a channel of snowy vistas, forests, bubbling creeks and the beauty of sunlight gracing the countrysides, it would be of comfort if I were not terribly missing my little kitty. I know I've posted a picture and a history of Miss Krystal, and of her struggles and overcoming of later- year complications of arthritis, heart murmur and hyperthyroidism. She lived, literally lived and enjoyed, bring such a sweet hope and light of what one of God's Creations can bring into a person's life--and not only my, but...

A third dose of coronavirus vaccine may be needed to prevent serious cases of new variants of the disease, Bill Gates said Tuesday. The billionaire philanthropist's comments come amid to the growing concern that current vaccines are less effective against the South African and Brazilian variants. "The discussion now is do we just need to get a super high coverage of the current vaccine, or do we need a third dose that's just the same, or do we need a modified vaccine?" Gates told "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell. "All five of the companies that have...

If a business wants to operate under “green” rules (or Marxist rules, or whatever sort), it is free to do so — and suffer the consequences. Investors may choose to put their money into such businesses if they want to take the risk. Or maybe the inventor prefers to put his money into an index fund that has announced its commitment to invest only in firms that have certain operating frameworks, such as minimizing carbon emissions. Again, no problem, as long as the investor knows ahead of time where the index fund will or will not put his money. But...

The Los Angeles Unified School District will cut one third of its police positions and will replace them with “climate coaches” after months of calls from activists to defund the police program, numerous sources reported. The second-largest public school in the country approved a plan Tuesday to cut 133 police positions and divert $25 million to programs supporting students of color. Several school districts across the country responded to the death of George Floyd in May by rethinking school safety and the role of police on campuses, The New York Times reported, including the Oakland Unified School District located...

As the social media giants continue to crack down on those who violate their trans-activist talking points (see here and here), another perspective has been raised from an unexpected source. I’m talking about a powerful, deeply moving article posted in Newsweek and titled, “We Need Balance When It Comes To Gender Dysphoric Kids. I Would Know.”The author of the op-ed is Scott Newgent, self-described as “a 48-year-old transgender man.” What Newgent has written is courageous, deeply revealing, poignant, and accurate. Perhaps others will now heed these urgent warnings, since those of us on the conservative Christian side who have been...

The myth of Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, Master of Pandemics, Destroyer of Trump, Boyfriend of America didn't create itself: It was the creation of U.S. media.The week isn’t even over and already New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has threatened a Democrat colleague, attacked nurses and nursing home staff, lashed out at the federal government, and attacked his “critics” for spreading “disinformation” and “conspiracy theories” about that time he literally conspired to hide easily avoidable deaths he caused. Things aren’t looking good for him.This, we’re told by his new enemies in corporate media, is what Democratic accountability looks like....

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, met virtually Wednesday to discuss legislation that would establish a commission looking into reparations for black Americans. First introduced in 1989 by the late Rep. John Conyers, H.R. 40 was reintroduced in January by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee with the support of 162 Democrats. Republicans chose two black witnesses to speak against the bill, Salem radio host Larry Elder and former NFL legend Herschel Walker. Elder used his five minutes to completely dismantle the arguments presented in the hearing and focused on how black people have historically survived...

The Microsoft co-founder, who has invested millions into coronavirus vaccine research, said that all five companies currently deploying their vaccines in the US are already considering boosters to mitigate the threat posed by the new variants. Gates himself is funding multiple studies in South Africa to test the efficacy of vaccines from the likes of AstraZeneca, which he says “in particular has a challenge,” with the new variants, as well as the jabs from Johnson & Johnson and Novavax, which he describes as “slightly less effective, but still effective” against the mutations. He also proposed that a potential highly “tuned...

Freedom of speech died yesterday. Its first name was Rush. And that’s not an overstatement. If you’re under 40, whether you liked or disliked Rush Limbaugh, he was part of the infrastructure of the Earth you have always known. He was an institution. Elemental in a way few mortals ever become in this life. If you disagreed with him, he was a thorn in your side for decades. If you were a fan, there’s as big a hole in your life right now as there is in your day. But if you’re over 40, you have a much greater appreciation...

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GORILLA Glue girl Tessica Brown has found herself in another sticky situation - as her GoFundMe has been locked and is under investigation. Brown is unable to withdraw the money, which she intends to donate to charity, after people have alleged the account is fraudulent. A GoFundMe was set up for the mother to help with the cost of wigs and medical bills that reached over $23,000 after she originally asked for $1,500. After Brown underwent a free operation by Dr. Michael Obeng to remove the Gorilla Glue from her hair, she pledged to give the donations to charity. But...

TAMPA (WFLA) — A Florida lawmaker has requested Gov. Ron DeSantis order the state’s flags lowered to half-staff in honor of the passing of Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh was a Palm Beach, Florida resident. The request was made by Republican Rep. Anthony Sabatini, who has served in the Florida House of Representatives since 2018 and represents the state’s 32nd House district in part of Lake County. Today I sent a letter to Governor DeSantis requesting the lowering of Florida’s flags to half-staff in honor of the passing of a great Floridian—Rush Limbaugh. Rush was a relentless champion of America and of...

Congressman Bennie Thompson, the Democratic lawmaker who filed a lawsuit with the NAACP against former President Trump and Rudy Giuliani, said he is eager to get to court and wants to put Trump out of business. “Donald Trump has to go away. If he doesn’t, we will put him out of business,” Thompson, the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, told CBSN. The lawsuit accuses Trump and Rudy and others of violating the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. That law prohibits two or more people from conspiring to “prevent, by force, intimidation, or threat,” any office-holder from doing...