Month: December 2020

[ad_1] And maybe the Supreme Court should — at least in part. Late yesterday, Rep. Mike Kelly, Sean Parnell, and other Republican plaintiffs filed an emergency injunction request with Justice Samuel Alito to stay certification of the election in Pennsylvania. They want the Supreme Court to review the state supreme court’s unanimous dismissal of their complaint
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[ad_1] Several years ago, Project Baltimore began an investigation of Baltimore’s school system. What it found was an utter disgrace. In 19 of Baltimore’s 39 high schools, out of 3,804 students, only 14 of them, or less than 1%, were proficient in math. In 13 of Baltimore’s high schools, not a single student scored proficient
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[ad_1] Even in a nation obsessed with representation in the media and politics, the white working class has often gone forgotten. Their economic decline, cultural decay, and frustration with the political system went unnoticed until it helped swing the 2016 presidential election. Yet even as cable news hosts and politicians were completely blindsided, narrative television
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[ad_1] The Department of Justice is investigating allegations of a possible “bribery conspiracy scheme” in which “a substantial political contribution” was offered in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to heavily redacted court documents unsealed Tuesday. What are the details? CNN reported that the filings submitted in late August do not “reveal a timeline of
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[ad_1] Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is reportedly placing partial blame for his party’s failure to regain the upper chamber on failed Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham who allegedly “couldn’t keep his zipper up.” What are the details? Axios reported Tuesday that Schumer “has made the zipper comment on numerous calls” to donors in blaming
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[ad_1] 1. Turkish-backed forces tried to infiltrate the #Christian area of Umm Al-Kif village just 1 km north of Tal Tamr but @SyriacMFS thwarted the attempt according to spokesperson Aram Hanna this morning. #Turkish troop buildup & attacks are increasing. https://t.co/28ZmhzXTJZ — Nadine Maenza (@nadinemaenza) December 1, 2020 2.  Michael Deegan: Is NYC’s Department of
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[ad_1] Attorney General Bill Barr appointed U.S. Attorney John Durham as special counsel to continue investigating Obamagate and the illicit origins of the Russia probe. “On May 13, 2019, I directed John Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, to investigate certain intelligence and law-enforcement activities surrounding the 2016 presidential election,” Barr wrote in
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[ad_1] A year ago when Merriam-Webster announced the 2019 Word of the Year, the choice was “they”. That idiotic choice was a sop to the woke among us who do not identify as either male or female. Previous winners in recent years include “justice” in 2018, “feminism” in 2017, and “surreal” in 2016. Little did
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[ad_1] A follow-up to yesterday’s post. Today was the big meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to formalize the recommendations they’ve been mulling on how to prioritize the first doses of vaccines. The feds are hoping/expecting FDA approval of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s products within the next few weeks; states want to hit the
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[ad_1] Democratic Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is set to sign a bill that would slash police funding amid a citywide crime spike. Durkan’s signature would cut police training and overtime funds by 18% after the City Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the budget reductions, according to Fox News. Activists within local government unsuccessfully sought a
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