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The University of Houston canceled a course this month on social injustice and oppression that was required for students in the Graduate College of Social Work. “As part of upcoming changes to the curriculum and degree plan, this course will not be offered at this time,” university officials wrote in a message to students, according to Inside Higher Ed. “We understand that this adjustment may raise questions, and we want to assure you that it will not affect any student’s ability to successfully progress through the MSW program or meet graduation requirements on time,” they wrote. The school did not...

A California gubernatorial candidate has been caught up in scandal after getting testy with staffers in a pair of videos—and now her ex-husband is offering his two cents. Matthew Hoffman, who was married to former California congresswoman Katie Porter from 2003 to 2013, has lashed out at his ex-wife, saying the negative image people have of his ex is all true. Speaking to the New York Post, Hoffman, 50, said Porter, 51, is a “master manipulator” who is the kind of person who makes it “hard to like politics.” Porter has been ramping up her campaign for the 2026 California...

Friday on CNN’s “News Central,” former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said she was not “concerned” about former President Joe Biden’s mental capacity during her tenure. Partial transcript as follows: BRIANNA KEILAR: According to my colleague Jake Tapper, who wrote a book with Alex Thompson, looking back on that, cabinet secretaries were telling them that Biden wasn’t up to the task of the proverbial 2 a.m. phone call. George Clooney said Biden didn’t even recognize him at the fundraiser that he was hosting. I mean, we’re talking 2023, 2024, why didn’t you see — why didn’t you have concerns?...

We first were introduced to Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge, back at the end of July. Jazz Festival weekend was marred by the most horrific videos of black revelers attacking small groups of white festival goers in the city's downtown in the early morning hours and seriously injuring some of them. Above is only one of the incidents, and it turned out the fellow throwing the punches already had multiple felony charges pending. He shouldn't have been out partying to begin with. Another victim was a young woman who stepped in to try to break the fight up, only to...

The Louvre’s first female museum director hired the first female security chief and less than a year later Napoleon’s crown jewels were stolen in broad daylight while the museum was open. NEW – Louvre security chief Dominique Buffin, the museum’s first female security head, hired last September by the museum’s first female director, accused of being a “diversity hire” — Telegraph From corporate meltdowns like Bud Light, target, Disney et al to mid-air collisions that cost lives, DEI is operationally catastrophic and systemically destructive.

What is going on at the Secret Service? RealClearPolitics is sounding the alarm on the DEI and woke culture still plaguing the Secret Service. According to RCP, Secret Service Chief Sean Curran’s personnel decisions are raising eyebrows after he promoted one of “Earlier this month, Curran also promoted disgraced former Director Kimberly Cheatle’s chief of staff to one of eight division chiefs in charge of more than 3,000 people. Counter critics argue she’s a respected, preeminent cybersecurity expert,” RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree said. Additionally, it was also revealed that one of the Secret Service agents was an overweight woman who...

History has been made! Over the weekend, a crew of thieves rolled up to the famous Paris museum IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, used a crane to get inside, used chainsaws to cut through protective cases, and stole nine priceless treasures. One, the gold crown of Empress Eugénie seen in the video below, was discarded and found later by police. To make matters worse, it's not even the only heist from a major Paris museum that's made headlines this week. A Chinese woman has been charged with stealing gold nuggets on September 16th from the city's National Museum of Natural History. That...

The controversial President-elect of the Oxford Union has been dramatically sacked following outrage over his remarks over the death of right-wing US influencer Charlie Kirk. A resounding vote of no confidence by the membership of the prestigious debating society in George Abaraonye resulted in a more than 2:1 majority, with 1,228 votes in favour and only 501 against, well beyond the two-thirds majority needed to force his resignation. The 70 per cent no confidence majority means he will be deemed to have resigned, effectively having been sacked after calling the vote himself to try and shore up his support.

The trucking company involved in a deadly drowsy driving crash on Interstate 20 near Dallas over the summer had its insurance canceled this week. Trucking company Hope Trans had their insurance cancelled on October 8th, rendering them legally unable to operate further. In late August, Hope Trans was given 60 days to take “substantive corrective actions” to fix multiple violations discovered by the FMCSA. In late September, a wrongful death lawsuit was brought against the company, the owner, and a broker. The crash happened on June 28th. Truck driver Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni is currently in jail on a $2.25 million...

Jackie Norris, the chairwoman of the Des Moines Public School Board who once served as chief of staff to Michelle Obama, has pulled out of the race for Iowa's open U.S. Senate seat as recommended by her Republican opponent, Rep. Ashley Hinson. Hinson stressed earlier this month that Norris, a champion of DEI, had "lost all shreds of credibility" over the role she played in the hiring of the Des Moines district's former superintendent, a criminal illegal alien who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sept 26. Ian Andre Roberts, a native of Guyana, has a lengthy...

During the past eight or nine years, many football fans have wondered: Is the NFL favoring the Kansas City Chiefs? Why do Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs always seem to get bailed out with a penatly flag against the other team? No, you are not being paranoid or a delusional. Actually, science and research suggest you might be on to something. Research done by a team at UTEP presents evidence that the Chiefs have benefited from slanted officiating from 2015 to 2023, a time that coincided with their rise as one of the NFL’s most marketable franchises. Published in the...

ELMIRA, N.Y. — State police and the Elmira Police Department say a 26-year-old Elmira Police officer was arrested Wednesday after a months-long investigation into the unlawful release of confidential information. State police say on July 22, they got a complaint from the Elmira Police Department about potential leaks of sensitive information. In a statement from Chief Kristen Thorne of EPD, he says he was made aware on July 18 that an Elmira Police officer supposedly gave out confidential information to another person. They then suspended the officer and contacted state police to do a deeper investigation. On July 31, state...

A Minneapolis FBI agent who started his career with the agency as an intern in 2000 has been charged with leaking classified information to the news website The Intercept. Terry James Albury's attorneys, JaneAnne Murray and Joshua Dratel, said in a statement that their client, the only African-American FBI field agent in Minnesota, was "driven by a conscientious commitment to long-term national security and addressing the well-documented systemic biases within the FBI." "Terry Albury served the U.S. with distinction both here at home and abroad in Iraq," the statement read. "He accepts full responsibility for the conduct set forth in...

Earlier this month, how did Abdul El-Sayed, a far-left candidate in the Democrat primary for an open Michigan Senate seat, mark the second anniversary of Hamas' slaughter of 1,200 Israelis on October 7, 2023? By sending out a fundraising email. Adding ghoulish insult to injury, El-Sayed's email began: "Two years ago this month, Netanyahu's military launched a ground invasion of Gaza."Incredibly, El-Sayed's email failed to mention the Hamas attack that prompted Israel's response. But just as El-Sayed never mentioned the Hamas attack in his October 7th fundraiser, neither did Cornish breathe a word of his outrage in their conversation. To...

Even in what you might call the mainstream liberal media, you'd have to look far and wide to find outspoken support for the often-violent, blatantly antisemitic, pro-Hamas student protesters that have plagued American colleges in recent times. But look no further than CNN This Morning and its host, Audie Cornish, formerly of NPR. Last week, reacting to a poll showing a majority of Americans opposing sending more weapons to Israel, and supporting sending humanitarian aid to Gaza, we caught Cornish saying: "There's a whole bunch of students out there who are probably like, hey, thanks for coming around." Cornish was...

American companies and institutions have utilized the notoriously abused H-1B work visa program to staff diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices, according to documents released by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo. “I’ve reviewed numerous examples of hospitals, universities and other employers hiring foreign H-1B workers as DEI bureaucrats,” Schmitt said on social media. “Examples range from large banks and law firms to universities, healthcare systems, and even municipal park districts. Obviously, DEI positions are plainly non-technical and ideological in nature, and appear to fall outside the ‘specialty occupation’ intent of the H-1B statute.” The senator’s office reviewed H-1B visa applications submitted...

On Oct. 9, 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”

President Donald Trump’s second term had already brought misery to the nation’s 2.1 million civilian federal workers: unprecedented mass layoffs, strict return-to-office requirements and more red tape regulating everything from travel to printer paper. Now, with the government shut down, 750,000 federal staffers have been furloughed and many others are working without pay, even as Trump and his top lieutenants vow to put more federal jobs on the chopping block. “When did we become the enemy?” said one National Institutes of Health employee who, like other workers interviewed for this article, spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of...

Portland Police Chief Bob Day is the city's worst police leader yet. In September 2023, retired Portland Police officer Robert “Bob” Day was tapped by Mayor/Police Commissioner Ted Wheeler to lead the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) after DEI hire Chuck Lovell, who is black, abruptly demoted himself. It was the latest chapter in a turbulent era for the Bureau. Since Antifa’s rise around 2016, Portland has burned through five police chiefs in nine years — each one failing in their own way, though Danielle Outlaw at least publicly dared to criticize Antifa’s routine violence on the streets. She was never...

Cracker Barrel has cut ties with the design firm that created its controversial new logo and redesigned restaurants. The restaurant chain started implementing the changes but quickly reversed course following online backlash – including from President Donald Trump. The company confirmed the split late Thursday in a press release, announcing that it’s “ending its engagement with Prophet,” the design agency that Cracker Barrel hired just seven months ago to help refresh its brand. In August, Cracker Barrel unveiled a new logo created by the San Francisco-based firm, which ditched the iconic man in overalls and the barrel for a streamlined...