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From columnist Debra J. Saunders:  “My nose is broken. I have bruises and scratches all over. I got knocked in the head a lot,” San Jose’s Juan Hernandez, 38, told me. He suffered a mild concussion. That’s the price Hernandez paid for attending the infamous Donald Trump rally in San Jose last week at which protesters […]

From the Associated Press:  Billionaire Charles Koch, one of America’s most influential conservative donors, said he is fed up with the vitriol of the presidential race and will air national TV ads that call on citizens to work together to fix a “rigged” economy that leaves behind the poor. Koch, in a telephone interview with

You have to wonder why all these illegal aliens are showing up in time for the Fall 2016 US elections? From Reuters:  Mexico is struggling to stem the flow of Central American migrants traveling to the United States ahead of the U.S. presidential election, causing major concern in Washington, which is weighing sending more agents to help.

The Washington Times reports that the US House voted Friday to order the Library of Congress to keep using the term “illegal alien” to describe those who come to the U.S. without authorization, saying that as long as federal laws written by Congress use those terms, so should their official records-keeper. The library earlier had proposed

Brooklyn-City employs Garbage Cops to Search through trash and ticket people for not recycling.  You have to wonder not only at the taxpayers funding garbage cops, but the right of the state to search your garbage without a warrant — even if it is on the street! 

IRS finally lists the Tea Party Groups it targeted. There were a total of 426 organizations targeted: 60 had the word “tea” in their name 33 had “patriot” in their name 8 had “constitution”  in their name 26 had “liberty” in their name HT: No Agenda

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Hillary wore a $12,495 Armani jacket during a speech about inequality.  As Orwell said, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” HT: No Agenda

CNN’s Anderson Cooper presses Hillary Clinton on using the US State Department to extract donations for the Clinton Foundation from foreign entities.   HT: No Agenda

Here’s a Hillary-Trump mashup on illegal immigration. Probably from a Trump SuperPAC. The thing to note is that Hillary is on the record sounding just like Trump on illegal immigration. HT: No Agenda

Here’s an interview Hillary did with ABC News where she refuses to say that the 2nd Amendment is an individual right. HT: No Agenda

Trump talks about his potential Supreme Court picks: “These judges all are pro-life”. That’s one way to energize the base who dislike him. Simultaneously, Hillary addresses Planned Parenthood. We sure know where their bread is buttered.

An AP analysis of government data shows the problem of students habitually missing school varies widely from state to state, with about one-third of students in the nation’s capital absent 15 days or more in a single school year Via US News & World Report:  The problem of students habitually missing school varies widely from

From the Associated Press: Dealing a blow to gun supporters, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Americans do not have a constitutional right to carry concealed weapons in public. In a dispute that could ultimately wind up before the Supreme Court, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said local law enforcement officials

Notice how progressives use the courts to create law instead of the legislative branch. From the Seattle Times: Randy Dorn says it could be time to close Washington state’s K-12 public schools. You wouldn’t expect the state superintendent of public instruction to say that. But Dorn, who isn’t seeking re-election, argues in a court brief

Via KXLY: If you’ve ever thought about donating blood, now is the time. Our area is facing a serious blood shortage due to the Zika virus. The Inland Northwest Blood Center said the virus decreased donations and low performing drives have affected the blood supply, dropping inventory to critically low levels during a historically high-need

From the Washington Post: As state legislatures across the country wrap up their 2016 sessions, one of the most active areas of legislating hasn’t been red-hot LGBT issues or immigration. It’s been the decades-old issue of abortion. And on that issue, social conservatives are on a roll. This year, antiabortion advocates passed some 30 laws in 14

David Johnson, Iowa Republican state senator, has suspended his GOP membership over Trump’s nomination. He compares Trump’s campaign to the rise of Adolf Hitler. Via the Des Moines Register:  State Sen. David Johnson, one of the senior members of the Iowa Senate, says he has suspended his Republican Party membership to protest “the racist remarks and