Author: Galen

Daily Wire – by Emily Zanotti

Every year, as Halloween approaches, the social justice-oriented “woke” police begin issuing their edicts, proscribing certain “offensive” costumes and cancelling Halloween events lest someone — anyone — be offended.

Late last month, an elementary school in the tony Chicago suburb of Evanston announced that they would be cancelling Halloween altogether over concerns that some children who did not celebrate the holiday would be offended by chilling costumes and spooky treats, according to North Cook News. Continue reading “Happy Halloween! Annual ‘Offensive’ Costume Bans Begin, Starting With Michigan State University”

Cosmos – by Paul Biegler

An analysis of studies involving more than 23,000 people with dementia has found outdoor activities and massage are more effective than drugs in treating aggression and agitation.

The authors, led by geriatrician Jennifer Watt from St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto in Canada, have called on policymakers to prioritise non-drug treatments for the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.  Continue reading “Dementia patients do better without drugs”

Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As Typhoon Hagibis hammered Japan on Saturday (Oct. 12), thousands of bags containing radioactive waste have reportedly been carried into a local Fukushima stream by floodwaters, potentially having a devastating environmental impact.

According to Asahi Shimbun, a temporary storage facility containing some 2,667 bags stuffed with radioactive contaminants from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was unexpectedly inundated by floodwaters brought by Typhoon Hagibis. Torrential rain flooded the storage facility and released the bags into a stream 100 meters away. Continue reading “2,667 radioactive bags from Fukushima nuke disaster unleashed by Typhoon Hagibis”

The Electronic Intifada – by Ali Abunimah

Batya Ungar-Sargon, the opinion editor of The Jewish Daily Forward, claims she was protested by members of Students for Justice in Palestine at New York’s Bard College just “for being a jew.”

An indignant Ungar-Sargon at one point walked off the stage at a panel where she was due to speak.  Continue reading “Anti-Semitism smear against Bard students backfires”

Consumer Affairs – by Sarah D. Young

Roughly a year after filing for bankruptcy, Sears is still having to shutter some of its remaining stores due to disappointing performance.

Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reports that about a quarter of the 425 Sears and Kmart stores purchased by former CEO Eddie Lampert have closed already or are slated to close later this year.  Continue reading “More Sears stores set to close this year”

SF Chronicle – by Alexei Koseff

SACRAMENTO — Undocumented immigrants and other non-citizens will be allowed to serve on state boards and commissions after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Saturday intended to integrate immigrants further into society.

SB225 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, expands eligibility for state appointments to any California resident over the age of 18.  Continue reading “California opens state boards to undocumented immigrants and other non-citizens”

Law Enforcement Today

He was a self-proclaimed Antifa activist… and also a professor at John Jay College.  He also advocated for the death of cops and for anarchy in America.  Now Michael Isaacson has found himself back on the unemployment line.

Or perhaps back in his parents’ basement.  Continue reading “Professor, Antifa activist who said “it’s a privilege to teach future dead cops” gets fired”

Daily Mail

Authorities in Southern Mexico detained hundreds of African, Caribbean and Central American migrants who were heading north Sunday as part of an up to 2,000-person caravan aiming to reach the United States.

The group set out before sunrise Saturday from the town of Tapachula, Mexico, where many had been marooned for months unsuccessfully trying to get transit visas. They carried heavy backpacks, babies and parcels on their heads.  Continue reading “Caravan of up to 2,000 migrants headed to the US from Africa, the Caribbean, and Central America is abruptly stopped and detained by Mexico”

The Washington Post

Continue reading “The world needs a massive carbon tax in just 10 years to limit climate change, IMF says”

Medium – by Elizabeth Warren

Columbine.

Sandy Hook.

Charleston.

Pulse.

Continue reading “Protecting Our Communities from Gun Violence”

Activist Post – by TJ Martinell

Bump stock owners aren’t complying with an illegal federal ban approved through an unconstitutional bureaucratic process via the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

According to the Washington Times, only 1,000 bump stocks were collected in the run-up to the March deadline. There are between 280,000 to 520,000 bump stocks in circulation, according to the Justice Department.  Continue reading “Bump Stock Owners Refuse To Comply With Federal Ban”