The Trump administration has taken a more aggressive approach than its predecessor toward addressing the nationwide surge in antisemitic incidents, launching investigations, punishing elite universities, and intensifying its immigration enforcement practices. President Donald Trump, through his Department of Justice (DOJ) and other agencies, is using law-and-order tactics that his deputies say are necessary, but that […]
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Seattle pastor details wild scene after worship event ‘swarmed’ by protesters
A Seattle pastor is speaking out after violent protests engulfed a worship event earlier in May and persisted in a follow-up event on Tuesday outside City Hall. Organizers hosted a Mayday USA rally at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle on Saturday, which The Pursuit NW Pastor Russell Johnson helped lead. The event reportedly offered free […]
NBA legend Phil Jackson baffles fans after sharing video of Trump Tower protester’s arrest
NBA legend Phil Jackson left his followers bewildered on Wednesday when he shared a video of a protester at Trump Tower in New York getting arrested after seemingly spraying graffiti inside the building. Jackson offered no comment as he shared the video, and it left those who follow him a little confused as to why […]
Princeton student says anti-Israel protesters called her ‘inbred swine’ and told her to ‘go back to Europe’
A lecture at Princeton University by former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was cut short this week after protests erupted both inside and outside the event, with Jewish students reporting targeted slurs and hateful rhetoric from demonstrators. Danielle Shapiro, a Princeton senior who attended the event, said the protest disrupted the lecture nearly from the […]
Top 5 moments from Rubio’s Senate confirmation hearing: ‘I get bilingual protesters’
Florida’s Republican Sen. Marco Rubio sailed through his confirmation hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, all but assuring he will assume the role of top diplomat under the new Trump administration later this month. Rubio’s confirmation hearing — a process usually full of verbal diatribes, strong political agendas and illusive answers — […]
Counter Protesters Stop Anti-Immigrant Protest in its Tracks | munichNOW
Munich convincingly shows support for immigration as counter protesters turn back PEGIDA’s anti-immigration protest march. MUNICH (MunichNOW News) — The first Monday evening in 2015, like the last ten or so of the previous year, brought another round of PEGIDA protests in cities around Germany. Once again the citizens of Munich convincingly showed their […]
Arrested Berkeley Protesters Stuck In Legal Limbo
OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 200 people arrested after a protest in Berkeley last month may wait a year before the district attorney decides whether to prosecute them for misdemeanor offenses. The hallway outside a Superior Court of California co… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/06/berkeley-protesters-arrested_n_6425230.html