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College Launches Study Group About ‘Depravity of Whiteness’

By: Hank Berrien St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, must think white men are terrible racists and sexists, because the college initiated a “study group” for “those who most often exhibit racist and sexist behavior—white males.” As Campus Reform reports, a campus-wide email was sent to all students and faculty, urging whites explicitly to attend four sessions on privilege so they can “begin to be self-critical.” The email started by accusing white men of the usual litany of evils, plus ripping the capitalist system: “We will read about and discuss the privilege of white people (especially white males) patriarchy, sexism… View Article

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on March 2, 2017 in World News

German Mayor Appeals for Calm as Syrian Arrested for Killing Old Woman

by Breitbart London The mayor of Cottbus in eastern Germany is urging people to remain calm after a young Syrian was arrested on suspicion of killing an elderly woman in December. There has been intense scrutiny of crimes committed by migrants in Germany in recent years. Nationalist groups have cited them as a reason to clamp down on immigration, though police say their figures don’t support claims that foreigners are committing a disproportionate number of crimes. In a message posted on the town’s website late Wednesday, Cottbus mayor Holger Kelch acknowledged that “the origin of the alleged perpetrator will awaken… View Article

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Sen. Blunt: ‘Very Normal’ for Sessions to Meet with Russian Ambassador

by Kristina Wong Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Thursday defended Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak last year as “very normal” in his line of work as a senator, and said he’s had 20 such meetings himself in the last six weeks. “I know and have worked with Attorney General Sessions. He has said he had no discussions with Russian officials regarding the election, and I take him at his word. Part of the job of a United States Senator involves talking to the ambassadors of countries,” Blunt said in a statement. “I’ve talked to at… View Article

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Study Finds 88 Percent of Media Coverage is Anti-Trump

by Warner Todd Huston A new study finds that 88 percent of coverage of President Donald Trump and his administration is negative. The study by the Media Research Center (MRC) found that the evening newscasts on the “Big Three” TV networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC, were overwhelmingly hostile to Trump. In its study, the MRC found that over the president’s first 30 days in office, the networks dedicated 16 hours of coverage to President Trump, 54 percent of its total news coverage. MRC found up to 674 negative statements aimed at Trump while only a tiny 88 statements were deemed… View Article

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