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A new poll commissioned by Democratic members of Chicago’s City Council shows embattled Mayor Brandon Johnson with an unprecedented 15 percent approval rating – the lowest of any mayor in history as his office faces scrutiny after his former top communications advisor is confronted with multiple complaints of racism, sexual harassment, misogyny and intimidation. The poll also indicated that the mayor’s revised $150 million property tax increase proposal was dead on arrival and that 78 percent of Chicagoans would vote against their alderman if they supported Johnson’s latest tax increase. A few weeks ago – in a stunning and unprecedented...

Dr. Tara Gustilo, a former department chair at Hennepin Healthcare, says she was demoted because of her criticism of Black Lives Matter and critical race theory.. In a significant development, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Dr. Tara Gustilo against Hennepin Healthcare System (HHS). The decision, announced this Monday, sends the case back to the lower courts, marking a victory for Gustilo. Gustilo, a Filipino-American and former chair of the Obstetrics-Gynecology (OBGYN) Department at HHS, filed the lawsuit in 2021. The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC), representing Gustilo, argues...

On a podcast with Trump hating attorney Preet Bharara (SDNY), atheist philosopher and for "New Atheism" horseman Sam Harris goes scorched earth against identity politics as practiced by the Democrats: Key Points that Harris makes in this interview: 1. Identity politics should be dead now with Trump's election 2. Democrats championed fake racism because there was not enough real racism in society 3. The Southern Poverty Law Center is a corrupt, indoctrinated organization that invents racism everywhere and no one should take it seriously any more 4. All pandering to imagined victim groups has backfired 5. Identity politics is a...

Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) claimed Friday on CNN’s “Inside Politics” that the country was in danger of Jim Crow laws returning because voters did not prioritize democracy. Host Dana Bash said, “I want to switch gears to something that former President Obama said. He made I believe his first comments since the election. He said this last night. I want you to take a listen.” Thursday in Chicago, former President Barack Obama said, “Talk of bridging our differences when the country and the world seemed so bitterly divided felt like an academic exercise, it felt farfetched, even naive. Especially since...

On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that conservative activist Christopher Rufo had been invited to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump‘s [team] and present them “with a plan to geld American universities by withholding money if they don’t pull back on diversity measures.” On Monday night, Rufo joined Fox News’ Jesse Watters to talk about said plan. “So you were very effective working with DeSantis in Florida in ripping CRT and DEI out of the education ecosystem. You’re saying that there’s an opportunity to do that nationally now?” asked Watters to kick off the conversation. “That’s exactly right....

As is well-known, politics is the art of influencing behavior. As is also well-known, America’s institutions of higher education uniformly behave with a political orientation that renders them exponents of leftism, socialism, communism, and antisemitism. President-Elect Donald Trump is determined to extinguish that behavior. He’s identified a vehicle for doing so, too: The role played by educational accreditation agencies for colleges and universities under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-329). Under the HEA, the Department of Education approves accrediting agencies that the Secretary of Education determines to be reliable authorities regarding the quality of education or training...

ALEXANDRIA, VA - In an effort to root out racism, the Salvation Army announced they will no longer be accepting any donations in the form of bills or coins that have white people on them."Ever since we learned that racism is everywhere, all the time, ingrained in every aspect of life, we realized most U.S. currency depict the faces of white men who only did evil, racist things in their lives," said the Commander-in-Chief of the Salvation Army, Clurvis Bellman. "We then decided the best way to feed, clothe, and comfort the poor and needy is to stop accepting money...

This article is an embarrassment for the AP which insists on running angry blog posts as wire articles. It’s an embarrassment for those throwing a tantrum against every group because they lost an election.AP: Feeling betrayed by increased minority support for Trump, black women say they’re stepping backSo basically everyone now sucks except for black women. Even by the standards of identity politics, this is pathetically divisive. And also seemingly pointless.If all Americans suck except black women, and they’re not getting involved in lefty activism, what is even the point?Oh right, the point is a vocal tantrum accompanied by fake...

This is the self-styled marketing guru who masterminded the 'woke' rebranding of the iconic Jaguar car which has sparked furious reaction and ridicule around the world, MailOnline can reveal. Santino Pietrosanti, who boasted at an awards dinner that Jaguar had 'established over 15 DEI groups' as part of a 'transformative journey', is head of brand at the historic British car company. Originally from the USA, Pietrosanti lives in a £975,000 house in Milton Keynes with his Scottish husband Paul, who he has been with for 12 years, and cockapoo Mia.

Here's the transcript of that part of the video where Hegseth is speaking: [Hegseth speaking about fixing the military] There's a chance to course correct, but it would take a new Trump administration going after it really hard. Shawn Ryan: How would they correct it? Hegseth: Well, first of all, you've got to fire the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and you've got to bring in a new Secretary of Defense. Any general or admiral involved in any of the DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) or "woke" initiatives has to go. Either you're in for warfighting and that's it, and...

Cynthia Nixon took heat Monday from black leaders over her comments that creating a legalized pot industry in New York could serve as a form of reparations in black communities. Nixon on Saturday told Forbes magazine "now that cannabis is exploding as an industry, we have to make sure that those communities that have been harmed and devastated by marijuana arrests get the first shot at this industry." "We (must) prioritize them in terms of licenses. It's a form of reparations." The comments came under fire from some community leaders.

Elie Mystal is a man who writes for 'The Nation'. He is very mad at white women right now. Even white women who voted for Kamala. They did not do enough. He can't tolerate even an 'ally' right now. His latest meltdown should be used as the greatest example of why people are fleeing the cult of Leftism. No matter how much you fall at their feet and wrap yourself in sackcloth and roll around in ashes, they won't be happy.

Joy Reid said during MSNBC’s election coverage early Wednesday morning that “white women voters did not” show up for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. When swing state North Carolina was projected to go to Donald Trump, Reid said “we have to be blunt about why.” “Black voters came through for Kamala Harris,” Reid said (via Mediate). “White women voters did not.” She continued, “It’s a state where women lost their reproductive rights, where there was a very heavy push to get women to focus on not … putting back into the White House the person who was responsible for taking those...

An author of an infamous revisionist historic work that paints the United States as racist has blamed 'anti-blackness' for Donald Trump's electoral success with Latinos. Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The 1619 Project, made the remarks Wednesday in response to Trump's win. The president-elect emphatically beat Kamala Harris after being backed by 46 percent of all Latino voters - the most by any Republican in modern history.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough has claimed 'racist Hispanics' and 'sexist black men' are to blame for Kamala Harris' electoral loss. The Morning Joe host made the controversial claim on Wednesday as he discussed Donald Trump's landslide win for the White House. Speaking to rev Al Sharpton, Scarborough - who earlier appeared to accept the result - said 'Democrats need to be mature, and they need to be honest. Scarborough, an ex-Republican, continued his rant: 'but is not just misogyny from Hispanic men, from black men, '[There] might be race issues with Hispanics that don't want a black woman president of the...

“An illegal alien from North Africa, who Kamala let into our country with her horrendous, open border—just a dangerous, horrendous situation—traveled to a Jewish neighborhood in Chicago and tried to execute a Jewish man on the street, shooting him in the back as he walked to synagogue,” Trump said, referring to Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. “He then opened fire on police and paramedics, shooting an ambulance before police returned fire and ended his rampage fairly quickly.” Chicago prosecutors have charged Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, with 16 felonies, including terrorism and hate-crime counts after police discovered evidence...

Harris, 60, replaced President Biden, 81, atop the Democratic ticket in late July and quickly surged in polling while raking in about $1 billion over a six-week period — massively out-raising Trump, 78, and providing the resources to drive home her early advantage over the Republican nominee. Her failure to seal the deal outraged Democrats, including those who worked in the Biden-Harris administration and on her campaign. “I’ve worked on five presidential campaigns. I knew this would be hard. Others acted like they knew they were going to win,” said one person who chipped in during the final stretch of...

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that this was a “change election,” in which voters want to “turn the page.” Host Kristen Welker said, “Let’s start off by talking about the results of our latest poll. Senator, 66% of voters believe the country is on the wrong track. As you know, historically, incumbent parties don’t win re-election when the number is that high. Do you believe that Vice President Harris should have distanced herself more from President Biden and sooner?”

Curtis Sliwa, a Republican candidate for New York City Mayor, said in an interview with Kan that anti-Semitism is something intrinsic to non-Jews and that he himself has to sometimes hold back from expressing antisemitism. During a rally in support of presidential candidate Donald Trump, Sliwa said: "I tell the Jews all the time - I'm a Gentile, it's in our DNA." "You need to wake up and understand that we always blame the Jews no matter what happens, and no matter what peace agreements you make. They will always hate you. That's how it is in America and that's...

Changing leaves, the World Series, Halloween, the New York City Marathon. Then, in a blink, Election Day. The classic quadrennial late-fall cycle in America. Now it’s the final stretch, the final sprint. The race currently seems so tight, it is impossible to predict with confidence who will win, or what ultimately will be the deciding factors for the voters. Yet in a few short days, we will likely know the answer. Then Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah , Christmas, New Year’s, and at last, Inauguration Day. On January 20, 2025, the next POTUS will take office. Former President Donald Trump may...