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University campus so woke it segregated whites-only and POC-only cafes

Libby Emmons
The Post Millenial
Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:41 UTC
woke segregation
Segregation is alive and well at the University of Michigan Dearborn, where leftists have created a cafe only for white people.

The "Non-POC Cafe" will be "holding space for students that do not identity as POC (people of color)." It was unveiled this week, and students must RSVP to enter the cafe, where presumably, they will get to hang out exclusively with people of their own race.

It does not appear to be that the intention of this segregated cafe is a lesson in what it was like before the abolishment of laws that enforced segregation.

The statement on the site launching this new, segregationist initiative, reads "The Non-POC (People Of Color) Cafe is a space for students that do not identify as persons of color to gather and to discuss their experience as students on campus and as non-POC in the world. Feel free to drop in and discuss your experiences as non-persons of color and hopefully brainstorm solutions to common issues within the non-POC community."

Comment: When 'social justice' policy makers recreate the past injustices they say they are fighting against, it's a pretty clear indication these people should be the last given any sort of power.

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Lockdown fallout: US economy still suffering from high levels of unemployment and staggeringly high unemployment applications

Sylvan Lane
The Hill
Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:05 UTC
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New weekly claims for unemployment benefits stayed flat last week when adjusted for seasonal factors, but rose by more than 20,000 on an unadjusted basis, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

In the week ending Sept. 5, the number of seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 884,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level of applications.

Without adjustments for seasonal factors, claims rose 857,148 in the week ending Sept. 5, a 2.4 percent increase from the previous week's 837,000 claims. Claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, a program meant to cover workers excluded from traditional jobless benefits, also rose to 838,916 last week, an increase of roughly 91,000 applications from the previous week.

Taken together, the new data on jobless claims is a troubling sign for a U.S. economy still suffering from high levels of unemployment and staggeringly high unemployment applications more than five months after the onset of the coronavirus recession. Weekly jobless claims totaled just 208,000 at the same time in 2019 but have remained above 880,000 for more than 25 consecutive weeks.

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Indoctrination: Vanderbilt University professors claim US Constitution 'designed to perpetuate white supremacy'

Zara Zupkus
Young America's Foundation
Thu, 03 Sep 2020 00:00 UTC
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A group of Vanderbilt University professors recently claimed that the U.S. Constitution was "designed to perpetuate white supremacy," penalizing any student who disagreed on a class quiz.

The quiz, required in PSCI 1150: U. S. ELECTIONS 2020, asked students to answer true or false to the question, "Was the Constitution designed to perpetuate white supremacy and protect the institution of slavery?" One student answered "false," and the question was marked wrong.
University white supremacy quiz
The student, who wishes to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution, reported the troubling quiz to YAF through our Campus Bias Tip Line.

Comment: As Jordan Peterson warned years ago, parents need to stop underwriting the university professors who are misinforming and corrupting students, and the colleges teaching this nonsense should be de-funded:

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'Stop using my image': Wounded vet says Trump never called him 'loser,' demands his face be taken off 'propaganda'

Virginia Kruta
Daily Caller
Mon, 07 Sep 2020 19:10 UTC
Bobby Henline
Four-tour Iraq War veteran and comedian Bobby Henline demanded Monday that people stop using his image for "propaganda."

Within a day of a report from The Atlantic claiming that President Donald Trump had called wounded veterans "losers" and saying that no one wanted to see them, Henline's face appeared on anti-Trump memes that used that message.

"Are we done lying to people yet?" he asked in a video Monday, demanding that his face not be used in "propaganda" to promote that agenda.

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Bomb

DOJ charges Texas college student for ISIS inspired bomb threats against university

Madison Dibble
Washington Examiner
Tue, 08 Sep 2020 17:16 UTC
Zoom
A Texas man who admitted to Zoom-bombing a University of Houston online class to praise the Islamic State has been charged by the Justice Department.

Ibraheem Ahmed al Bayati, 19, admitted to interrupting a class to threaten to bomb the university during an online lecture being taught via Zoom on Wednesday. Bayati told the class that he would bomb the university and praised the Islamic State, saying, "Islamic State will remain."

"What does any of this have to do with the fact that UH is about to get bombed in a few days?" Bayati told the class, according to court documents.
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Fire

Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port just one month after devastating explosion


ABC News
Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:02 UTC
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An inferno raging at the port in Beirut on Thursday afternoon just 37 days after the city was rocked by an explosion
A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, sending up a thick column of black smoke and raising new panic among traumatized residents after last month's catastrophic blast at the same site killed nearly 200 people.

It was unclear what caused the blaze at the facility, which was decimated by the Aug. 4 explosion when nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate blew up and sent out a shock wave that caused widespread damage and was felt as far away as the island of Cyprus.

Dark smoke covered the capital on Thursday as army helicopters sprayed water over the orange flames leaping from the ground.

The Lebanese army said the fire started in the port's duty free zone at a warehouse with containers of tires, oil and other flammable materials.

Comment: The Daily Mail adds:
Lebanese troops closed the major road that passes near the port referring traffic to other areas.

Police spokesman Col. Joseph Msalam said they have no information about what is happening at the port adding that the facility is currently under control of the army.

Asked about reports that the fire was caused by burning tires and oil, he said 'I don't know. It could be containers. I really don't know what is there.'

It added that firefighters are dealing with the blaze.
Social media quickly filled with videos:




Speculation took a political turn:


The psychological toll on Beirut's children is clear:



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Control Panel

Mission accomplished? Corporate-sponsored BLM has "vanished" the emerging "anti-Globalist" majority that elected Trump

Mike Whitney
The Unz Review
Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:00 UTC
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The leaders of Black Lives Matter want to "defund the police". They think "systemic racism" and "police brutality" are so bad that police budgets must be cut dramatically in order to reduce the number of cops on the beat. They believe that fewer cops will move the black community closer to their goal of racial justice.

This is the basic theory behind the idea of defunding the police. There's only one problem with the theory, it's wrong. Simply put: Blacks don't want fewer cops. Here's the scoop from Newsweek:
"A majority of Black Americans have said they want police presence in their area to either remain the same or increase, despite recent protests over police brutality, according to new polls.

A Gallup poll conducted from June 23 to July 6 surveying more than 36,000 U.S. adults found that 61 percent of Black Americans said they'd like police to spend the same amount of time in their community, while 20 percent answered they'd like to see more police, totaling 81 percent. Just 19 percent of those polled said they wanted police to spend less time in their area.

Black Americans' responses to the question were nearly on par with the national average, in which 67 percent of all U.S. adults said they wanted police presence to remain the same and 19 percent said they wanted it to increase." ("81% of Black Americans Don't Want Less Police Presence Despite Protests — Some Want More Cops: Poll", Newsweek)
Why isn't this on the front-page of the New York Times?
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Stock Down

In views of US democracy, widening partisan divides over freedom to peacefully protest


Pew Research Center
Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:01 UTC
republican democrat
Majority of Americans say significant changes are needed in the 'fundamental design and structure of American government'.

In assessing the state of U.S. democracy, Americans continue to give their country negative ratings for living up to several key democratic ideals and principles. And in some cases, these assessments have turned less positive since 2018.

Notably, the share of Americans who say the phrase "people are free to peacefully protest" describes the United States very or somewhat well has fallen from 73% to 60%, with the decline coming almost entirely among Democrats.

As was the case in Pew Research Center's 2018 study of U.S. democracy, large majorities of Americans agree on the importance of a number of democratic principles - including that the rights and freedoms of all people are respected, that elected officials face serious consequences for misconduct and that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.
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Recycle

1,000 Georgia voters face prosecution for casting multiple ballots

Mairead McArdle
National Review
Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:15 UTC
ballot vote mail
During the state's primary in June, 1,000 Georgia voters successfully voted twice, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday.

The 1,000 Georgia residents cast votes by absentee ballot and then went in person to polling places on June 9 and voted again, Raffensperger said, adding that they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Of the 1,000 voters who voted twice, 58 percent requested Democratic ballots, according to Raffensperger's office. Georgia does not offer the option to affiliate with a political party during voter registration, meaning voters who wish to vote in primary elections must request either a Republican or Democratic ballot.

"While the investigation is still ongoing, initial results show that of the partisan ballots at issue, approximately 58% were Democratic ballots," a spokesperson for the Georgia Secretary of State said in a statement to National Review.

Comment: See also: Confessions of voter fraud: 'I was a master at fixing mail-in ballots' - Top Democrat operative

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Bullseye

The Science of Masks


The Model Health Show
Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:22 UTC
mask facts

Comment: The Model Health Show is the #1 Health & Fitness Podcast on Apple Podcasts and has been featured in several mainstream outlets such as Forbes, ESPN, Dr.Oz, MSN and many more. What follows is an excellent video on mask efficacy, dangers of wearing masks, and how to boost immune function.



Comment: See also:

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