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When college officials violate people’s rights, they run the risk of bringing on lawsuits that can cost their schools a lot of money. The most common instance has been hyper-aggressive Title IX actions where the accused student was presumed guilty and railroaded into suspension or expulsion and later successfully sued ... Higher education leaders around the country should learn from this case. One thing they should learn is that the large numbers of administrators they employ who see their jobs mainly as “social justice warriors” are a danger. They can embroil the school in costly legal proceedings when they fail...

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Some of us grew up in the era of cinematic cowboys and were toting that BB gun before the first whisker sprouted on the chin. Years goes by your guns become .22 to hunt and plink then up the notch to shotguns and carrying multiple pistols. Defending ourselves can be tough as we age. Having an equalizer is a good solution in case of an attack. Unfortunately, with age physical problems may come up but this can be overcome. Here are some ideas to help older gunslinger deal with their issues. Use Powerful Handguns – that you can shoot quickly...

It’s officially summer as of 11:54 a.m. ET today. I’ve reached an age where I no longer take this lightly as the road isn’t as long as it once seemed.So I follow the advice of the world weary – and who among us can’t be counted in that camp these days – get out there and enjoy this glorious season to the hilt. The long days, hot nights and farm fresh produce. It’s strawberry season (finally) here! That means shortcake. And jam.Wishing everyone an endless summer with a little less rain than normal.Carpe Diem! Now get out there and leave...

Today’s Campaign Update (Because The Campaign Never Ends) Huh. Guess he must have been hanging out with Bill Clinton. – Joe Biden’s wayward son, Hunter Biden, was sued yesterday by a 28 year-old woman in Arkansas for refusing to accept responsibility for the son he allegedly fathered with her. This is not a case of ancient history coming back to haunt him, either, as the child is just 10 months old. Even more disgustingly, the fathering of the child came during a time when the horndog Hunter was involved in a relationship with the widow of his late brother, Beau...

The "New York Times" reported late Thursday that President Trump had approved military action against Iran and had pulled back from the decision..... "Iran made a very big mistake!" That's how President Trump sees Iran's shooting down of an American drone via Twitter..... Both the US and Iran confirmed the shoot down of the American drone..... The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that 108 airstrikes have been carried out in northwestern Syria.... We are now down to the final two candidates to be the next Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister... In Alabama Judge Roy Moore is in...

The debate over reparations for descendants of slaves catapulted from the campaign trail to Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea from actor Danny Glover and others for lawmakers to address compensation for America's blighted heritage of racism and Jim Crow laws. Glover, who told a House Judiciary panel that his great-grandfather was enslaved, called a national reparations policy "a moral, democratic and economic imperative." It was Congress' first hearing in a decade on the topic and comes amid a growing discussion in the Democratic Party on reparations and sets up a potential standoff with Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Mitch...

Afshin Yaghtin of New Covenant Baptist Church was arrested for obstructing an officer as he contended with police that the South Hill Library is public property and that he should be able to speak adjacent to the facility instead of being required to stand across the street. Video footage posted to social media shows police telling Yaghtin that if he does not support the event, he needs to stand on the other side of the street, away from the library — though those defending the drag queens were permitted to be on the same side. “So, I can stand right...

Chris Evans continues to be one of the Trump administration’s biggest critics. The Captain America star has made headlines recently for criticizing quarterback Tom Brady’s alleged support of Trump, as well as sharing his outrage over Alabama’s abortion ban and a policy that would reportedly put the U.S. citizenship of children with LGBTQ parents at risk.

The prayer that opened President Trump’s campaign rally was a call to the Almighty to dismantle the “demonic network” that works to undermine the president. “President Trump will overcome every strategy from hell and every strategy from the enemy,” declared Paula White-Cain, the president’s increasingly visible spiritual adviser. “I secure his calling, I secure his purpose, I secure his family, and we secure victory in the name which is above every name . . . the name of Jesus Christ,” she declared. Many in the crowd put their hands together and raised their eyes in supplication.

The polls don't look good for Donald Trump. I mean, by any normal yardstick, the President is heading for a defeat in the 2020 election. He's lagging behind in many of the crucial states that swung the White House his way in 2016 - like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Indeed, the polls look so worrying that Trump's team fired several internal pollsters when the shock numbers leaked, in a Kim Jong-un style 'do not bring the boss bad news' move. Yet when Trump launched his 2020 campaign on Tuesday night in Orlando, Florida, I didn't sense I was watching a...

A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today allowed the Trump administration to deny federal funding to entities that commit abortions on site, a temporary but significant victory for the pro-life movement. The court will continue to consider lawsuits against the rule while it is in effect. In February, the Trump administration rolled out rules requiring facilities that receive family planning grant money Title X services to be physically separate from those that commit or refer for abortions. Under the previous rules, Title X services and abortions could “co-locate” in the same center, as long as the...

Robert Mueller may live to regret indicting Roger Stone. Stone is the long-time Republican political operative who made headlines in January when he was hauled out of his home by a squad of FBI agents adorned in tactical gear and carrying M4 rifles. The ostentatious display of force seemed made for television. And as luck—or more likely, leak—would have it, CNN just happened to be on hand with cameras ready to film Mueller’s predawn military raid to arrest Stone, a 66-year-old charged with purely non-violent crimes who’d already indicated he was ready and willing to turn himself in. The alleged...

Vaccines are not traffic lights: new explosive CA lawsuit By popular request, I am re-sending this important email to my subscribers. At the very top of this email you will now see "Here's the link to share this email... Click here." That is the web version of this email. You can use that link to share with others to get the word out. As I work with an IT team to get my NoMoreFakeNews blog back up and running on a new hosting provider (as a result of WordPress de-platforming me without specific reason and without forewarning), please spread the...

VIDEO On his June 19, 2019 Morning Joe show, Joe Scarborough went BERSERK with rage and frustration at Bob Mueller for not only not coming to any conclusions as to the guilt of President Donald Trump but also for refusing to testify before Congress.

I don't know if this kind of question is allowed on Free Republic, but given that we have lots of people who have created wealth for themselves on here, I am wondering about something. I came into $2000 unexpectedly and thought I would use it to learn how to invest in the stock market as an independent investor. Thankfully, if it went away tomorrow I would be fine. I opened up an account on a low-cost online brokerage. This brokerage has investment ratings--- A, B, C, D, etc. I am wondering if these have any value or are they bupkus?...

What Wall Street knows as an incontrovertible truth is this: Fear is a bargain. And right now, there’s so much fear floating around the market that gold is back on everyone’s radar, with incredible bargains. Gold is trading at over $1,342 an ounce right now. So imagine buying it for $2-$3 an ounce instead. When Wall Street goes bargain hunting, it’s looking for discount gold. One way it does so is by targeting junior miners with major upside, setting short-term price targets that make these undervalued global gold assets ground zero for investors who are fleeing the next potential economic...

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OPINION: BY JEFFREY A FRIEDBERG PICTURE “You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it’s evolution Well, you know We all want to change the world….” —The Beatles, Lennon-Macartney, REVOLUTION, 1969 As I’ve asked before, “Where do you go to have a revolution?” Is there a special rally point on a map? What does one do when they get there; if they make it there? What are the rules of engagement? Who and what is the target. When and where is lunch? Where’s the water truck? Who’s in...

Do you remember the "Liberator" pistol? Its chambers a crude single-shot .45 ACP used during World War II. The gun was intended to be used among allied resistance fighters in occupied territories. Its small and easily concealed. When Heizer Defense came out with its pocket pistol, I wondered if they were inspired by the Liberator. Originally, it chambered a .45 Colt round and a .410 shotshell. HD went on to modularize it so it can fire a .223 Remington and 7.62x39mm via barrel assemblies. Yes, you can change barrels and calibers quickly. -This single-shot .410 handgun is simple and robust...