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People Very Upset Over Gentrifaction In San Francisco’s Mission District

Usually, when we are discussing “gentrification”, it is about White People moving into Black areas, such as we are seeing in downtown Detroit, where social capital, property values, and economic activity (along with the tax base) are growing, while crime declines. Gentrification is just a growing way to Blame Whites. Here’s what’s happening in San […]

St. Louis Cardinals Mascot Called Racist For Holding #PoliceLivesMatter Sign

And the team went immediately into groveling mode (CBS St. Louis) A photo of St. Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird holding a “police lives matter” sign was posted to a police association Facebook page before the team asked that it be taken down. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports sports website Deadspin took aim at the mascot last week […]

Washington Post Makes Good Point On Memorial Day

Here’s the Editorial Board on What We Owe I N MAY 1945, the German army, known then as the Wehrmacht, issued a final statement acknowledging its defeat after “almost six years of heroic fighting,” during which “The German soldier, true to his oath, has in the service of his nation achieved feats that will never […]

Surprise: Violent Crime Surges In Baltimore

Just to be clear, the “surprise” in the headline is 100% sarcastic (Fox News) Crime is rising in Baltimore, and some law enforcement experts suspect an anti-cop climate stemming from the racially charged case of Freddie Gray is at least partly responsible. Homicides in 2015 so far stand at 100, up from 71 for the […]

Latest Idea From Social Justice Warriors: Ban Salary Negotiation

Such is the idea from Laura J. Kray, who stops short of saying that these bans should be enforcement by government. It’s just implied The best way to way to eliminate the gender pay gap? Ban salary negotiations. Ellen Pao, interim chief executive of Reddit, announced last month a ban on salary negotiations at the […]

NY Times Is Very Concerned Over The Housing Apartheid In Big Cities

Interestingly, the NY Times Editorial Board forgets to mention which political Party is currently in charge of most Big Cities, and has been for most of the time since the 1960’s. Housing Apartheid, American Style The riots that erupted in Baltimore last month were reminiscent of those that consumed cities all over the country during […]

Was The Derailed Amtrak Train Hit By An Object?

Another potential nail in the disgusting Blamestorming from Democrats (WRAL/AP) The Amtrak train that derailed along the nation’s busiest tracks may have been struck by an object in the moments before it crashed, investigators said Friday, raising new questions about the deadly accident. National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said an assistant conductor aboard […]

Senator Warren To Obama: Declassify The Trade Agreement

I strangely find myself in agreement with Senator Warren (Reuters) U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren hit back at President Barack Obama in their tussle over “fast-track” authorization to negotiate a Pacific Rim trade treaty, a power she says could be used in the future to weaken Wall Street reforms. The president, who wants expedited negotiating power […]

Age Of Obama: Race Relations As Bad As Two Decades Ago

You don’t say. Noah Rothman had this from just last December “Both blacks and whites carry enormous expectations for Mr. Obama,” The Wall Street Journal reported in the wake of the president’s election. “A post-election Gallup poll found that 70% of voters think race relations will improve with his election, compared with 56% who thought so five months ago.” “Many […]

Baltimore Police Officers Identified, 3 Of 6 Are Black

This kinda erases the whole “it’s all about racism” talking point. The tweet comes via Breitbart‘s long continuously update post on #BaltimoreRiots JUST RELEASED: Booking photos for SIX Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray's death. pic.twitter.com/Oy8qPcBgaz — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) May 1, 2015 Of course, this doesn’t erase the seemingly known issue of outrageous […]

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