A Democratic nominee for the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents defended an alleged ISIS terrorist who is on trial for plotting to shoot up gay nightclubs in a Detroit suburb over Halloween weekend, court records show. Dearborn lawyer Amir Makled, who caught flack earlier this month for…
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New York Times Puts Elise Stefanik Third on Best Sellers List Despite Sales Data Showing She Had Top-Selling Title
The New York Times placed Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) third on its non-fiction Best Sellers list even though her book, Poisoned Ivies, sold more copies than the top-ranked title. In fact, nearly twice the number of copies of Poisoned Ivies were sold last week than of the…
Fall From Grapes: Winery Owned by Ilhan Omar’s Husband Folds One Year After Omar Said It Was Worth Up to $5 Million
The California-based winery owned by Rep. Ilhan Omar’s husband has folded, according to business records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The move came nearly one year after the Minnesota Democrat filed a financial disclosure that listed the winery’s value at up to $5 million—and roughly a week…
Stanford Students Award Drag Group Five Times As Much Funding As Veterans Association
Stanford University is awarding five times as much money to a campus drag troupe as to an undergraduate veterans association after students overwhelmingly approved the grants in a campus-wide vote. The grants, which are funded by student dues, also include $175,000 for the Muslim Student Union—more than the…
Comrades in Harm: Mamdani Revives Obama Sports Curse
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is under fire for inflicting what many have described as a “curse” on the New York Mets after hugging the team’s mascots during a photo op earlier this month. The Mets have now lost 10 consecutive games since Mamdani visited Citi Field…
‘Awesome’: Connecticut’s Chris Murphy Cheers Disputed Report That Iranian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Breached US Blockade
Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) responded to a disputed report claiming that 26 Iranian “shadow fleet” vessels had breached the United States’ naval blockade by calling the news “awesome.” After intense criticism, Murphy said he was being sarcastic. The senator’s original tweet, which garnered 2 million views, linked…
Former Iranian State Media Editor Now Works for US ‘Media Bias’ Group That Rates Liberal Outlets as More Reliable Than Their Conservative Counterparts
A former paid scribe for an Iranian state-affiliated newspaper now works for a U.S. media watchdog group known for producing a “media bias” chart that rates liberal outlets as more reliable than conservative ones. Meisam Zamanabadi, an analyst with Ad Fontes Media, spent a large part of his…
New York Times Puts Gavin Newsom on Best Sellers List Despite ‘Bulk Sales’ It Has Used To Disqualify Conservatives
The New York Times placed Gov. Gavin Newsom (D., Calif.) on its coveted Best Sellers list even as it acknowledged that Newsom used campaign-funded “bulk sales” to sell tens of thousands of copies of his memoir, Young Man in a Hurry. The Times has cited such sales to…
On the Couch With Kamala Harris
CHARLOTTE—Kamala Harris is technically still on tour promoting 107 Days, her critically panned campaign memoir that came out almost seven months ago. Copies of the book adorn the stage at Ovens Auditorium, but no one wants to hear her rehash petty grievances from a lost election in what…
George Washington University Hires Federal Judge Overseeing Antisemitism Lawsuit Against It To Teach ‘Ethics and Discretionary Judgment’
George Washington University hired the federal judge who is presiding over a lawsuit accusing the school of “pervasive and severe antisemitic harassment” to teach a GW Law course on “ethics and discretionary judgment,” social media posts and course materials reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show. That judge,…