Bloomberg is paying influencers to post memes for his 2020 bid
Mike Bloomberg has been paying a handful of social media influencers to post satirical memes about him for his Democratic presidential bid.
February 15, 2020
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Latest blow against campus censorship offers huge win for pro-life movement
It’s a big win for free speech: A lawsuit between a pro-life student group and a university has finally been resolved after a federal judge ruled that the university had discriminated against the group, and a settlement was reached.
February 15, 2020
CA schools to halt PE tests for 2 years over fear of ‘fat shaming’
California students would get a break from physical fitness tests, which include timed 1-mile runs, for three years under a proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Newsom argues the tests can lead to body shaming and bullying of transgender and special education students, said H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for the governor’s Department of Finance.
February 8, 2020
Sheila Jackson Lee blames Russians for Iowa Caucus disaster
Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas suggested Wednesday that the Russians were behind the vote-reporting app crashing during Monday’s Iowa Democratic caucuses.
February 8, 2020
Censored.tv banned from Instagram and Facebook
Censored.tv, formerly FreeSpeech.tv, founded by Vice co-founder and Proud Boy founder Gavin McInnes, has been banned across all Facebook-owned platforms, namely Facebook and Instagram.
The platform, which has roughly 15,000 monthly subscribers, is popular for its hosts, who have mostly been banned from popular platforms like Twitter and YouTube—including Gavin McInnes, Milo Yiannopolous, Joe Biggs, Laura Loomer, and Soph.
February 8, 2020
YouTube pledges to remove ‘manipulated’ election-related videos
Youtube announced this week that it will begin removing election-related videos that are “manipulated or doctored” with the aim of influencing voters.
The move is part of an effort by the Google owned company to be a “more reliable source” for news and to promote a “healthy political discourse”.
February 8, 2020
BOOM: 63.4% job participation rate. Trump era high
The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said the economy created 225,000 in January, well above estimates. BLS says notable job gains occurred in construction, in health care, and in transportation and warehousing.
February 8, 2020
Jill Biden speaks to 10 people in NH living room as Joe disappears from campaign trail
Jill Biden on Thursday spoke to 10 people in a living room in New Hampshire as Joe huddled with his closest advisors at his house in Delaware following a crushing loss in Iowa.
February 8, 2020
Your’e fired! Ambassador Sondland and the Vindman brothers get the axe
Sondland testified in Trump’s impeachment inquiry that there was no quid pro quo when President Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky to investigate the Bidens while withholding US military aid (unbeknownst to Zelensky at the time). Sondland later flipped his story, claiming that he told a top Ukrainian official that a meeting with President Trump may be contingent upon its new administration committing to investigations Trump wanted, according to the New York Times.
February 8, 2020
GOP Senators formally ask Secret Service for records on Hunter Biden
Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Ron Johnson (Wis.) sent a letter to Secret Service Director James Murray on Wednesday, requesting the agency to provide details on Hunter Biden’s use of government security and travel accommodations while conducting business deals during the time his father, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, was vice president.
February 8, 2020
Appeals Court rules Democrats cannot sue Trump on Emoluments case
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump brought by Democratic lawmakers, who accuse him of illegally profiting from his vast business holdings around the world.
February 8, 2020
Watch: Hakeem Jeffries says Steele Dossier wasn’t foreign interference because it was purchased
The Clinton campaign and DNC, through their law firm, paid just over $1 million to opposition research firm Fusion GPS to investigate Donald Trump and members of his campaign.
February 7, 2020
