Category Archives: Current Affairs

Surprise: Minnesota Supreme Court Determines That BB Guns Are Not, In Fact, Firearms

Seriously, this had to go to court to be recognized (Star Tribune)  The Minnesota Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a felon sentenced to five years in prison for the possession of a small BB gun, ruling Wednesday that the air-powered weapon is not a firearm. Though the decision vacates the conviction upheld by the […]

Surprise: Dems Blame Republicans For Hoboken Train Crash

This is a horrible situation (NY Daily News) A train smashed into the terminal of the New Jersey Transit Hoboken station Thursday morning, injuring more than 100 people and killing at least three, officials said. Passengers posted pictures on social media showing severe damage at the station around 8:45 a.m., with hordes of commuters held […]

Good News: Obama Admin Can’t Be Bothered To Ask Refugees About Radical Views

Remember all the times when Mr. Obama said that the screening of refugees from war torn (supposedly) areas (which also happen to be Islamist areas) would be vigorous and complete? Of course, he also has stated that screening them based on religion (you know, the one that throws gays from buildings) is shameful. That they […]

NC GOP Spokesperson Hits NCAA Hard Over Relocating Championship Games

So, the NCAA, which had no problem having tournament and championship games in places like Houston, which has a law against transgender bathrooms, and other places which use the time honored method of having separate bathrooms, locker rooms, and showers for males and females, did this Based on the NCAA’s commitment to fairness and inclusion, […]

Must Young Girls Be Exposed To Deviants For “Social Justice”?

The Daily Signal’s James Gottry wonders why 18 girls are forced into a single stall bathroom for “liberty” In recent years, a common refrain accompanying nearly every demand for newly invented “rights” has been: “It doesn’t affect you, so you can’t be against it.” This claim—whether false or true, subjective or objective—has been played as […]

Washington Post: Suddenly, Dissent Is Patriotic Again!

I’ve mostly stayed out of the Colin Kaepernick issue, only discussing it briefly on Twitter and in some comments. He’s another pampered athlete, who, in my opinion, was really just having a hissy fit over his low standing as a QB for the 49ers, knowing he was going to be the 2nd or 3rd stringer, […]

Federal Judge Blocks Obama’s Gender Confused Bathroom Policy

Some people think it’s a bad idea allowing people who feel that they’re the opposite biological sex in bathrooms, locker rooms, and showers of the opposite biological sex, especially when there is a serious concern that many are just pretending (Bloomberg) The Obama administration was barred by a judge from enforcing a directive that U.S. […]

Jesse Jackson Seems Rather Upset About The “Powder Keg” Of Milwaukee

As Milwaukee stews a blend of violence, Liberals keep telling us how racist and stuff the city is. Most conveniently forget to tell us something rather important. Jess Jackson is the latest become forgetful Jesse Jackson: The shame of Milwaukee Now it is Milwaukee. On Saturday, a car with two African-American men was stopped for […]

Hmm: DOJ Accuses Democratic Party Run City Police Dept Of Civil Rights Violations

Why does it seem that this kind of stuff happens in Democratic Party run cities so often? (Baltimore Sun) Baltimore police routinely violated the constitutional rights of residents by conducting unlawful stops and using excessive force, according to the findings of a long-anticipated Justice Department probe to be released Wednesday. The practices overwhelmingly affected the […]

Black Lives Matter Releases Six Demands

Much like with Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter has gone well beyond its original meaning, an is now delving into all sorts of other interests (NY Times)More than 60 organizations associated with the Black Lives Matter movement have released a series of demands on Monday, including for reparations. The list of six platform demands […]

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