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Councilman Squilla, 47 Italian-American Organizations File Civil Rights Suit Against Mayor Kenney Alleging Ethnic Discrimination Posted on You could call it the revenge of the Big Bambino; and Chris Columbus too. In U.S. District Court this morning, City Councilman Mark Squilla joined a coalition of 47 national, state and local Italian-American groups in filing a civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Jim Kenney. The lawsuit charges that by unilaterally dumping Columbus Day as a city holiday, an...

Hygiene Theater Is a Huge Waste of Time COVID-19 has reawakened America’s spirit of misdirected anxiety, inspiring businesses and families to obsess over risk-reduction rituals that make us feel safer but don’t actually do much to reduce risk—even as more dangerous activities are still allowed. This is hygiene theater. (Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ... TOPICS: KEYWORDS: Dear FRiends, If you would like to donate by PayPal while our regular paypal donation system is down, please se...

Even before the handgun was tossed in the trash, the question is why and how he was able to even own it. Hunter Biden, who was also discharged administratively from the U.S. Navy after testing positive for cocaine, has a history of drug addiction, something his father never tried to hide on the campaign trail. While it could be seen as admirable that Joe stood by Hunter, the question must be asked: How did Hunter “legally” obtain the handgun? Clearly, this is a case of a failure of a back...

... an old all-too-familiar thought popped into my mind: Please don’t let the perpetrator be Black. Alas, he was. And the beating was very disturbing. The perp, later identified as 38-year-old parolee Brandon Elliot, can be seen on the security camera video kicking 65-year-old Vilma Kari in the stomach and stomping repeatedly on her head.... She cites New York Police Department data to write, “a black New Yorker is over six times as likely to commit a hate crime against an Asian as a whit...

Gunman dead, two in critical condition after shooting near Fort Derrick, Maryland Posted on The suspect was shot by police after the incident. Agunman is dead, leaving two people in critical condition after a shooting Tuesday outside of Fort Detrick, Maryland. After the shooting, the suspect then fled to a nearby military base, Fort Detrick, where he was shot by police who had followed him, according to the Associated Press. Reports say the suspect was a navy medic. Frederick Police Chief ...

The Arkansas House on Tuesday voted to override Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s (R) veto on the legislation that would ban gender reassignment surgeries and other treatments for transgender youth. The majority Republican state House voted 72 to 25 to approve the controversial bill, called HB1570, now sending the legislation back to the Arkansas Senate for approval to negate the governor’s rejection of the bill, according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Both chambers require a simple majority to ov...

CNN’s Brian Stelter Reviews Hunter Biden’s New Book as Better than ‘Tabloid Coverage’ Posted on CNN’s Brian Stelter chose his show “Reliable Sources” on Sunday to give Hunter Biden’s new book, Beautiful Things: A Memoir, rave reviews. He applauded it as “breathtaking” and “extraordinary” in its “honesty” for tackling the scope of the author’s confessed addiction to crack-cocaine and alcohol. (Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ... TOPICS: Breathtaking and ext...

Three-day Hemingway series on PBS debuts Monday, April 5 Posted on A new documentary on Ernest Hemingway - powered by vast but little-known archives kept at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston - is shedding new light on the acclaimed novelist. Hemingway, by longtime collaborators Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, is premiering on PBS on three consecutive nights starting April 5. It takes a more nuanced look at the author and his longstanding reputation as an alcoholic, a...

Lamb leads bipartisan group pressing for $18 billion for state transportation agencies Posted on WASHINGTON — A day after greeting President Joe Biden as he arrived near Pittsburgh to announce his infrastructure proposal, Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, on Thursday led a bipartisan group of 46 other House lawmakers in pressing congressional leaders to dedicate another $18 billion in funding for state transportation agencies. The lawmakers cited data from the American Association of State H...

Jesus Criticized For Leaving His Face Covering Behind In The Tomb Posted on JERUSALEM—The risen Jesus is being roundly criticized in the media after it was discovered he left the tomb without his face covering. "Yeah we know hes immune to death and all that, but he could at least set an example by responsibly wearing his protective face covering," said King Herod in an op-ed published in the Jerusalem Gazette. "Jesus claims to be pro-life, but his actions would suggest otherwise." Accordin...