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Macklemore's anti-Jewish Rap: Same Hate

Macklemore's anti-Jewish Rap: Same Hate

The worst thing about Macklemore’s antisemitic performance in Seattle last Friday is not that he dressed up as a hook-nosed, black-bearded Jewish caricature (in a non-ironic fashion). Nor is it that he performed his song “Thrift Shop,” driving home the

Sen. Dick Durbin Calls on Pentagon to Enlist DREAMers

Sen. Dick Durbin Calls on Pentagon to Enlist DREAMers

On Monday, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), who chairs the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding for the military, called on President Barack Obama’s Department of Defense to start enlisting DREAMers if Congress does not pass amnesty legislation.

Robert Spencer Defines the War Against Jihad

Robert Spencer Defines the War Against Jihad

“America is at war; and has been since at least September 11, 2001, but no one is really sure who with,” Robert Spencer writes in his recently released Arab Winter Comes to America: The Truth about the War We’re In. Thankfully, Spencer’s

CA Murderers Violating Probation Despite GPS Monitors

CA Murderers Violating Probation Despite GPS Monitors

The lack of information-sharing between federal and California divisions supervising sex offenders is allowing sex offenders to violate their probation, the Orange County Register reports.  Steven Gordon, who was charged along with his friend Franc Cano with raping and murdering four

Jason Biggs' PETA Ad: 'SeaWorld … Eat My [Bleep]'

Jason Biggs' PETA Ad: 'SeaWorld … Eat My [Bleep]'

Jason Biggs is teaming up with PETA to lob a social media grenade at SeaWorld. And the video the two created would fit in nicely with Biggs’ most famous franchise–the American Pie series. The expletive-laden video finds Biggs attempting to

Pratt & Whitney Division Abandons California

Pratt & Whitney Division Abandons California

The California economy got another punch in the nose as aerospace contractor Pratt & Whitneyannounced last week that their AeroPower facility in San Diego will relocate all remaining operations to existing facilities to Florida, Georgia, Texas and Canada.   Last year, the company

L.A. City Council Approves Skybridge Over Homeless People

L.A. City Council Approves Skybridge Over Homeless People

G.H. Palmer Associates, an L.A.-based real estate developer, will erect a sky bridge between two of its downtown residential properties in an effort to keep the area’s homeless people from interacting with the building’s more affluent residents, reports the Los

Condoleeza Rice Calls Snowden a Traitor, Defends NSA

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the NSA at a conference held Wednesday in Silicon Valley. She also called Edward Snowden a “traitor” and said it was “suspicious” he ended up in Russia. Rice, who is now a professor

Chuck Hagel Denies Reports of Israel Spying on U.S.

Chuck Hagel Denies Reports of Israel Spying on U.S.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with his Israeli counterpart, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Thursday in Tel Aviv, where the two distanced themselves from a recent report alleging Israel has been aggressively spying on the United States. At Tel

Complete Cantor Turnaround: No Amnesty in NDAA

Complete Cantor Turnaround: No Amnesty in NDAA

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor changed direction entirely Friday, saying through a spokesman that he doesn’t plan to allow any amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would grant amnesty to illegal aliens through the ENLIST Act. “No

US Declares Boko Haram 'Top Priority'

US Declares Boko Haram 'Top Priority'

After years of Boko Haram terrorizing Africa, the Obama administration has finally come around to recognizing the militant Islamist terrorist group as a serious threat. As almost 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped in April remain missing, the State Department acknowledged Thursday

Interview: Utah Sheriff Stands Up to BLM

Interview: Utah Sheriff Stands Up to BLM

Last weekend, Recapture Canyon, Utah, was the stage for a new confrontation between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and those who would like to see the federal government reduce its holdings of federal land. San Juan County Commissioner Phil

Laredoan Returns from Mexico to Face Kidnapping Charges

Laredoan Returns from Mexico to Face Kidnapping Charges

Acts of kidnapping, assault, and death threats are part of a federal indictment that could have Raul Ochoa-Perez, 42, facing the rest of his life in federal prison. Ochoa-Perez, a.k.a. “Coco,” allegedly fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution. He returned