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CLEMSON, S.C., June 17, 2024 — It’s a one-two punch for students’ ability to speak out. Another leading South Carolina university has earned the top rating for free speech from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

Clemson University is one of only two schools in South Carolina, and one of only 67 nationwide, that earns a “green light” rating from FIRE. Green light ratings are reserved for institutions with no written policies that seriously imperil student free speech rights.

“We are proud to be recognized by FIRE for our commitment to freedom of expression, individual rights and meaningful dialogue here at Clemson University,” said Clemson President Jim Clements. “Our dedication to ensuring our students, and all of our Tigers, have freedom of expression is a part of who we are and represents our University values and our culture.”

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Can you imagine Joe Biden playing chess? Could he beat, say, an average seventh-grader? C’mon, man: I’m serious! Not a joke!

But on MSNBC’s Saturday edition of The Weekend, co-anchor Alicia Menendez claimed that whereas Biden is playing chess, Donald Trump is — at best — playing Hungry Hungry Hippos [billed as a game for “preschoolers.”] The daughter of Sen. Bob “Gold Bars” Menendez should describe what game he was playing. She’s not in the right place to swagger.

Co-host Symone Sanders Townsend chimed in to suggest that the better game analogy for Trump might be the card game Uno.

The comments came in the context of Biden’s participation in various recent events, including the G7 summit. Sanders-Townsend suggested that Biden’s performance counters any notion that he might be “a little too old.”

Whuh? Surely Sanders and the rest of the panel have seen this video from the G7 of a dazed and confused Biden doddering away until Italian PM Giorgia Meloni gently rescues him.

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Hunter Biden is agreeing to drop a civil lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani and Giuliani’s former lawyer Robert Costello, according to a court filing Thursday.

The president’s son last year formally accused Giuliani and Costello of violating computer fraud and data access laws, alleging they manipulated data from his “devices or storage platforms.”

Attorneys for all three parties filed the agreement, which stipulates that Biden agrees to drop the lawsuit and that each man will pay his own legal fees.

The lawsuit initially sought more than $75,000 in damages, as well as attorneys’ fees and other penalties.

“As Giuliani is in bankruptcy and agreed to have the case waiting for when he is done, it made no sense to continue it in a non-bankruptcy court until that happens,” a person familiar with the filing told NBC News on Thursday.

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A large group of anti-Israel protesters took over and barricaded a campus building at the California State University, Los Angeles, on Wednesday night, trapping school employees inside.

Between 50 and 100 protesters blocked off entrances and exits at the student services building, according to KTLA 5. Video footage showed protesters wearing kaffiyehs and face coverings using golf carts, picnic tables and umbrellas to create a makeshift wall along the building’s perimeter.

Some of the protesters, who had reportedly come from a nearby encampment, sat in chairs chained to columns at the base of the building.

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Since Los Angeles County has a progressive prosecutor who does not like to prosecute, brazen crimes are becoming increasingly frequent. Murdered General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor fell victim to the culture of criminality that District Attorney George Gascón condones.

More than 200 protestors rallied in Downtown Los Angeles near the scene of the crime where Wactor was murdered to call for safer streets as well as to put pressure on officials to prosecute the suspect in the case.

According to KTLA:

A march demanding justice was held on Wednesday in honor of slain “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, who was shot and killed while trying to stop catalytic converter thieves last month.

The suspects were in the process of stealing Wactor’s vehicle’s catalytic converter when “without provocation, [he] was shot by one of the individuals,” LAPD added.

Friends and family of the late actor, who was known for his role as Brando Corbin in the popular soap opera “General Hospital” and appeared in “Westworld” and “Criminal Minds,” held a rally in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday morning and marched towards city hall, calling for local leaders to take action against the violence.

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Kevin Spacey is back on the screen in his first lead role since sexual assault allegations derailed his career — and director Michael Zaiko Hall has no qualms about the casting decision.

The two-time Academy Award winner was tapped to portray the titular character in the indie thriller “Peter Five Eight,” which is currently available for purchase on demand.

“Of course, this is a controversial choice, if you will,” Hall told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Friday. “We were very cognizant about what we were embarking on by bringing this to Kevin, but we knew it would be in the interest of the film. The film would be far more compelling with Kevin as Peter.”

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Last Friday, my colleague Stephanie Mencimer had the distinct honor—or misfortune—of witnessing Rudy Giuliani’s apparent attempt to convince the Christian right to help him amid his dire financial troubles. That effort saw Giuliani airing crude, conspiratorial rhetoric before the faithful which at one point, saw Giuliani calling Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney in Donald Trump’s Georgia case, a “ho.”

Now Willis is responding, condemning the conservative critics who have relentlessly targeted her since she took on Trump’s Georgia election interference case. While speaking to leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgia, Willis appeared to single out the former New York City mayor’s denigrating remarks. She declined to call out Giuliani by name, but the subject of her remarks was evident.

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Mark Zuckerberg is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history. The creator of Facebook and owner of Meta (the company that also includes the social network Instagram) has managed to establish himself as one of the wealthiest men of our time, which is why he indulges in luxuries that most mortals can only dream of.

To celebrate his 40th birthday, the American has decided to give himself a luxury yacht called “Launchpad”, which is valued at 300 million euros. With this vessel, Zuckerberg plans to sail around much of the world while enjoying extreme comfort and glamour within reach of a few.

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A Canadian national who lives in China pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to sell secrets he stole from Tesla to market battery assembly technology vital to electric vehicles, authorities say. He was caught in a sting operation after undercover agents posed as Long Island businesspeople looking to buy an assembly line at a trade show in Las Vegas.

Klaus Pflugbeil, 58, is now facing a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and he’ll be sentenced in October. His co-defendant, Yilong Shao, is still at large. Prosecutors said Pflugbeil and Shao were employees of a Canada-based manufacturing company that made and sold battery assembly lines for clients that needed alkaline and lithium-ion batteries. The Canada manufacturing firm was purchased by a company—identified in reports as Tesla—which gave the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker a leg up in continuous motion battery manufacturing.

“Despite Pflugbeil’s agreement to protect what he knew was proprietary, sensitive technology, he chose to abscond with these trade secrets to China, where he sought an unfair and illegal advantage in critical industries such as electric vehicle manufacturing,” assistant attorney general Matthew Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division said in a statement. The conduct jeopardized national security, said Olsen.

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Head to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, and it’s written in bold text: vaccines do not cause autism.

Even so, an incredible 24 percent of US adults think the opposite when it comes to the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine. Another 3 percent aren’t sure.

The stats are based on a survey of 1,522 people carried out by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) at the University of Pennsylvania last April, fuelling concerns that the false beliefs will lead to fewer vaccinations and put a far greater percentage of the population at risk of preventable diseases.

More than a quarter of a century has passed since the former physician Andew Wakefield famously published a fraudulent study linking autism spectrum disorder with MMR vaccines. Though the paper has since been retracted, the APPC team suggests the echoes of the ensuing debate continue to sow concern and confusion.

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DETROIT (AP) — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking lot.

Two men, one with a light strapped to his head, got out. A security camera recorded them pulling out bolt cutters. One man snipped several charging cables; the other loaded them into the truck. In under 2½ minutes, they were gone.

The scene that night has become part of a troubling pattern across the country: Thieves have been targeting EV charging stations, intent on stealing the cables, which contain copper wiring. The price of copper is near a record high on global markets, which means criminals stand to collect rising sums of cash from selling the material.

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The European Parliament held their elections from June 6 to June 9, 2024 resulting in a shift in the balance of power. It appears that the European Parliament will likely have more of a  conservative focus over the next few years.

In response to the European election results and the shift in european politics, French President, Emmanuel Macron, on June 10 called a snap election with his hope of catching conservative political parties off-guard. The election will be on June 29 – 30 and the second tier on July 6 – 7.

For those who oppose euthanasia, France’s euthanasia proposal has technically died with the snap election. After the election the euthanasia proposal will need to be re-introduced. If Macron loses support, it is unlikely that the euthanasia proposal will immediately return.

A similar situation exists in the UK where Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a snap election for July 4. The difference is that Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, is leading in the polls and Starmer has promised that if elected his party would legalize assisted suicide.

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The Indiana Department of Health’s recent report revealed a 98% decrease in abortions in the state of Indiana. The report detailed 45 abortions during the first 2024 quarter, a tremendous reform compared to the 1,931 abortions committed in the first quarter of 2023. This means 1,886 babies are alive in Indiana who may not have been at this time last year.

These are encouraging numbers. But Indiana’s abortion industry is actively threatening the laws that made this victory possible. The same day the Indiana Department of Health released its report, Planned Parenthood argued in court to challenge Indiana’s Pro-Life laws.

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A coalition of senators on Wednesday petitioned the IRS and other federal law enforcement agencies to launch an investigation into the Palestine Chronicle, alleging the nonprofit outlet violated its tax-exempt status by routinely publishing a Hamas hostage taker, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

Led by Sen. Ted Budd (R., N.C.), the six senators say the little-known outlet violated American anti-terrorism laws by employing Abdallah Aljamal, a Gazan journalist who was killed over the weekend when Israeli forces discovered several of their hostages in his family’s home. Israeli military officials confirmed to the Free Beacon earlier this week that Aljamal was actually a Hamas affiliate, and reports show that he was writing for the Palestine Chronicle during the time he imprisoned Israeli civilians.

 

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CHICAGO (WLS) — A man was arrested after an “incident” at the Chicago FBI Headquarters on the city’s West Side, according to the federal agency.

It happened on Tuesday afternoon in the Illinois Medical District at 2111 West Roosevelt Road.

A suspect was taken into custody, the FBI confirmed.

ABC7 Chicago captured the moment a man with a ponytail, wearing a white T-shirt was being escorted in handcuffs out of the building by Chicago police officers.

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CHARLESTON — Following the death of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller, the governor and state lawmakers are pushing to bolster homeschool requirements in an effort to prevent future child deaths.

Kyneddi, who was found in a “skeletal state” in April, was homeschooled beginning in 2021. Her family lived in Boone County.

On Friday, Gov. Jim Justice said that he may call a special session that would focus on the issue.

“We’re in discussion with the legislature,” he said during a news conference. “The homeschooling issue — we probably need to find a way to tighten it. That’s an area we can [for] sure probably make things a little better.”

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Joe Biden’s new executive order for asylum seekers is a total scam!

Last Tuesday, Joe Biden held a press conference from the East Room to discuss his new asylum “restrictions” and border security measures.

More than 15 million illegal aliens, primarily males of military age, have entered the US during Biden’s administration.

In his first 100 days in office, Joe Biden issued 94 executive actions impacting border policies.

Now, he is presenting himself as a savior with his new “asylum restrictions,” yet thousands of illegal aliens are still granted asylum and released into the US every day.

The New York Post reports that despite Biden’s touted border “crackdown,” approximately 1.8 million illegals will still be able to enter the US annually.

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“Dr.” Jill Biden expended at least $345,000 of taxpayers’ hard-earned money so she could fly back and forth between France and the U.S. for the D-Day commemoration and Hunter’s trial. Allegedly the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will be providing at least partial reimbursement for the pricey travels. It seems particularly depressing that, only 80 years after the D-Day invasion of WWII, when some of the men who stormed the beaches of Normandy are still alive, the wife of the U.S. president is squandering Americans’ cash on flights in connection with the shameful deeds of the president’s family. Between Joe possibly soiling his pants on stage and Jill’s jet trips, America sure is looking pathetic on the world stage.

The Western Journal summed up the relevant facts:

Hunter Biden’s trial over his allegedly illegal purchase of a gun was going on in Delaware at the same time as the D-Day memorial services in France, and “Doctor” Jill wanted to split her time attending both… Jill Biden is billing the U.S. government for the $345,400 in flights, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation estimated, according to the newspaper.

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A Republican group is running ads in seven deep-red states and five swing states calling for the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims of absolute immunity.

Republicans for the Rule of Law, a partisan group that is focused on the Constitution rather than loyalty to a party, is spending $2 million in Republican-leaning states and swing states to run anti-Trump ads. The ad will feature conservatives requesting the Supreme Court to reject Trump’s immunity claims.

“Our constitutional system is predicated on legal accountability and equal justice under the law, even for presidents and past presidents,” said Sarah Longwell, the executive director of Republicans for the Rule of Law. “Conservatives feel this in our bones: No man or woman is above the law. In this case, that means rejecting the ‘absolute immunity’ claim.”

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s, D-Calif., proposal to restrict gun rights through a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution has failed to gain national traction since it was unveiled one year ago.

Despite the Democratic governor’s enthusiasm in 2023, exactly zero states have agreed to his call for the constitutional convention necessary to amend the U.S. Constitution.

Newsom claimed Sunday that this lack of progress was expected and the amendment could take decades to gain momentum.

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Anil Kumar, a Democrat and member of the Wayne State Board of Governors, had his appeal rejected over the Michigan Board of State Canvassers disqualifying him from appealing as a congressional candidate on the August primary ballot.

In a decision released Tuesday morning, the Michigan Court of Appeals nixed Kumar’s motion to overturn the May 31 decision by state canvassers that he did not submit enough valid signatures to make the ballot for the Democratic nomination to the 10th Congressional District.

“At root, plaintiff’s request for mandamus is founded on his factual contention that the Board discounted elector signatures that should instead have been deemed valid,” stated the order. “But in its answer, defendant Board explicitly disputes plaintiff’s factual allegations in that regard and offers contrary evidence. Given the existence of such material factual disputes, we conclude that it would be inappropriate to grant plaintiff any of his requested relief here.”

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Earlier this month, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf issued a stark warning on capitol hill about Bird Flu, the Daily Mail reported:

“This virus, like all viruses, is mutating,”’ he told the policymakers. ‘We need to continue to prepare for the possibility that it might jump to humans.”

“[The] real worry is that it will jump to the human lungs where, when that has happened in other parts of the world… the mortality rate has been 25 percent.”

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Dr Califf, who was speaking to the Agriculture Committee, added: “We gotta have testing, gotta have anti-virals and we need to have a vaccine ready to go.” [Emphasis added]