August 2019 - Page 5 of 9 - Tennessee Star

Movies to Watch This Weekend

August 17, 2019August 16, 2019 Admin

Twelve-year-old best friends Max (Jacob Tremblay), Lucas (Keith L. Williams) and Thor (Brady Noon) are getting ready to participate in their first “kissing party,” but the problem is that none of them know how to kiss girls. When they can’t find a way to learn, Max decides to use his father’s drone to spy on teenage girls next door. However, plans don’t go according to plan when he loses the drone. Thus, the group of friends come up with an idea to get the drone back.

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Miss Iraq Says Ilhan Omar Exporting ‘Muslim Brotherhood Agenda’ to America

August 17, 2019January 23, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Former Miss Iraq Sarah Idan, who recently immigrated to the U.S. and lives in California, is speaking out against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05).

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Tennessee Education Association Lost 44 Percent of Members in Past Decade, Expert Says

August 17, 2019August 16, 2019 Jason M. Reynolds

The Tennessee Education Association has lost 44 percent of its members in the last decade.

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Tennessee Educators Should Balance Out ‘White Privilege’ Curriculum with Opposing Viewpoint, Expert Says

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Chris Butler

If you’re going to make Tennessee’s public school teachers learn about “white privilege” then, for balance, you ought to instruct them on the opposing point of view.

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Commentary: Yes, Google Is Trying to Control the 2020 Election

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Admin

Our friend James O’Keefe and his team at Project Veritas have produced another bombshell Silicon Valley expose, this time with the help of Google whistleblower Zachary Vorhies.

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Schumer Tells Trump to Spend Border Wall Funds Fighting Domestic Terrorism

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Admin

Senator Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told President Donald Trump in a written letter Wednesday to spend his requested $5 billion for a border wall on efforts to combat domestic terrorism.

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American Flags Lowered to Half-Staff On Epstein’s ‘Pedophile Island’

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Admin

American flags on accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s private islands were lowered to half-staff following his death.

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Commentary: The Tea Party Is More Vibrant and Essential Than Ever

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Admin

Rand Paul is mistaken.

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Gunman Captured After Wounding Six Philadelphia Officers

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Admin

Police in the U.S. city of Philadelphia arrested a suspect early Thursday after an hours-long standoff that left six officers with gunshot injuries that were not life-threatening.

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More Than 600 Google Employees Won’t Be ‘Complicit’ in Working With CBP

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Admin

More than 600 Google employees said they “refuse” to be “complicit” in potential cloud computing work for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to a petition.

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Trump Jumps on Reports of Israel Banning Reps. Omar And Tlaib: ‘They Hate … All Jewish People’

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Admin

President Donald Trump weighed in Thursday after reports that Israel planned to ban Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan from entering the country for a trip scheduled to start Friday.

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Three Tennessee Politicians Owe the Volunteer State $570,000 in Unpaid Fines

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Zachery Schmidt

Former State Rep. Jeremy Durham, current Tennessee Rep. Joe Towns, (D-TN-84) and Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron owe the state of Tennessee $570,000 in unpaid fines, according to The Tennessean.

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JC Bowman Commentary: Better Thinking Equals Better Results

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 JC Bowman

As Chairman of SCORE, Senator Bill Frist should be commended and honored for his tireless advocacy and passion for making education a priority in our state.

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Rashida Tlaib And Ilhan Omar’s Botched Israel Trip Was Sponsored By Terror-Linked Organization

August 16, 2019January 23, 2020 Admin

Rashida Tlaib’s and Ilhan Omar’s cancelled trip to Israel was sponsored by a Palestinian-based organization whose members have expressed sympathy for terrorist activities and support the BDS movement.

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ICE Protest Turns Chaotic After Truck Plows Through Crowd, Pepper Spray Used

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Admin

A protest outside a prison that works with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) turned chaotic after a truck drove into the crowd, and officers were forced to use pepper spray on demonstrators.

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Lee Beaman Commentary: The Case for a Strong National Defense

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Admin

A strong national defense contributes to our own national security, but it also provides stability to the entire world.

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Omar and Tlaib Barred from Traveling to Israel for Support of BDS

August 16, 2019January 23, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

The Israeli government has barred Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13) from traveling to the country due to their “suspected provocations and promotion of BDS.”

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Michigan Teacher Says Public Schools ‘Worse Than Ever,’ Dominated by ‘Outrage Culture’

August 16, 2019January 23, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Lawrence M. Ludlow, who holds a master’s degree in Medieval Studies and has taught in the Detroit and Gross Pointe areas, recently wrote an article on his experience of returning to the classroom.

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Actor John Ratzenberger Says Death of Shop Class Forces Americans to Rely on Government

August 16, 2019January 23, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Actor John Ratzenberger, who recently launched a firm to help American companies connect with customers, described the death of shop classes during a Wednesday interview on Fox News.

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Left-Wing Activist Justin Jones Unsuccessful Trying to Disqualify Special Prosecutor

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Chris Butler

Left-wing activist and Vanderbilt Divinity School student Justin Jones was reportedly unsuccessful in his effort to remove a special prosecutor assigned to try his upcoming assault case.

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Expert: Tennessee’s ‘White Privilege’ Training Worsens Race Relations

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Chris Butler

The concept of “white privilege,” as taught recently to teachers in Hamilton and Williamson counties, ultimately creates a culture of low expectations for black children and makes those same children bitter toward their white teachers.

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Commentary: Only Bold Proposals Can Displace Globalism

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Admin

Small-ball, targeted policies, and subtle tweaks will not suffice.

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Trump Official: US Ready to Seal Trade Deal with Britain Post-Brexit

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Admin

White House enthusiasm for a trade deal with the United Kingdom is palpable.

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Two Illegal Aliens Allegedly Rape 11-Year-Old on Multiple Occasions

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Admin

Two illegal immigrants have been charged with second-degree rape of the same 11-year-old girl in Maryland.

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Rhode Island Students Do Their Homework, Sue State Over Lack of Civics Education

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Jason M. Reynolds

A group of Rhode Island students who have done out-of-class homework are trying to get the court system to rule they have a right to receive a well-rounded education that includes civics.

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Commentary: Democrats Labeling the President and His Supporters as White Supremacists Is Dangerous

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Admin

Leading Democrats for the presidential nomination have apparently decided that their path to victory in the wake of the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings lays with demonizing President Donald Trump and his supporters as white supremacists and racists.

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US Deploys Surge of Doctors to Tend to Illegal Immigrants

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Admin

A substantial increase in medical and humanitarian care has followed the surge of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexican border, according to Department of Homeland Security statistics.

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Six Police Officers Shot In Philadelphia

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Admin

Six police officers were shot in an active shooter situation in the Tioga-Nicetown section of Philadelphia Wednesday, officials said.

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Judge Grants Order to Limit Anti-Government Protests at Hong Kong Airport

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Admin

The Hong Kong Airport Authority announced Wednesday that a judge granted an interim order to limit anti-government protests that crippled one of the world’s busiest air hubs for two days and sparked frantic clashes between demonstrators and riot police.

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Here Are the Documents: Bruce Ohr Gave His Wife’s Fusion GPS Research to the FBI

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Admin

Nellie Ohr kept tabs on dozens of Trump associates and Russian businessmen as part of her work for Fusion GPS, according to government documents released Wednesday.

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Ocasio-Cortez’s Known Donors From Her Own District Are Nearly Non-Existent, FEC Records Show

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Admin

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has outraised all other freshmen representatives so far in 2019, but nearly all of her reported contributors to her reelection campaign live outside her congressional district, a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis of Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings found.

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Tennessee Could Face Epidemic of County Commissioners Who Ban Livestreaming

August 15, 2019August 14, 2019 Chris Butler

Montgomery County commissioners have voted to ban members of the public from livestreaming their meetings, and this could have a chilling effect across Tennessee.

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Day Two of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Summer Study of the Heartbeat Bill

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Laura Baigert

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The second day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Summer Study on SB1236, previously known as the Heartbeat Bill, was opened by Chairman Mike Bell (R-Riceville) at a somewhat unusually early start time of about 8 a.m.

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Commentary: Here’s Why an Illegal Alien’s Lawsuit Against a Sheriff Who Worked With ICE Was Thrown Out

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Admin

What should we do with illegal aliens who break local criminal laws?

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A Pro-Gun Ruling Will Inflame Court-Packing Push, Dem Senator Warns Supreme Court

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Admin

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island filed a legal brief before the Supreme Court in a challenge to New York City’s gun transportation regulations, advancing a broad indictment of the Roberts Court itself as he urged the justices to turn away the NRA-backed case.

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Gill Shines Light on Educational ‘Bright Spot’ in Tennessee and How Teacher Twjauna Williams at Maplewood High is Making a Difference

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Julie Carr

Teacher Twjauna Williams is making a difference by leading the charge of incorporating the private and public business sectors to train and prepare high school students for the workforce right after graduation.

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The Tennessee Star Report: One America News Network Gets Kudos in Tweets from Don Jr. as Fox News Steers Left

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Julie Carr

On Tuesday’s broadcast, Gill and Leahy talked to One America News Network’s Neil McCabe about recent Tweets from Donald Trump, Jr. suggesting folks check out One America News Network.

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Houston Paper Calls For Beto To Drop Out

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Admin

A Houston paper said Monday Democratic 2020 hopeful Beto O’Rourke should abandon his “vanishingly small” presidential hopes and come home to run for a Senate spot.

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Commentary: The Latest Treasury Figures Show Deficit Will Be Just Below $1 Trillion in 2019

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Admin

With just two months remaining in fiscal year 2019, come Sept. 30, the U.S. budget deficit appears likely to come in just shy of $1 trillion, the latest data from the U.S. Treasury shows.

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2018 NYT Interview: Epstein Thought People Would Get Over Pedophilia Like They Got Over Homosexuality

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Admin

Accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein reportedly told a New York Times columnist in 2018 that criminalizing sex with underage girls was a cultural aberration and compared it to laws banning homosexuality.

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New Rule Could Deny Green Cards, Visas to Immigrants Who Use Welfare Programs

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Admin

Federal officials will consider an immigrant’s use of welfare benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid as a negative factor in deciding on the eligibility of the immigrant’s permanent legal residency or on a temporary visa.

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Police Clash with Protesters at Hong Kong Airport, Forcing More Flight Cancellations

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Admin

Riot police clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators at the Hong Kong’s international airport Tuesday evening, with all departing flights canceled for a second straight day.

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Alyssa Milano Launches Grassroots Campaign to Defeat ‘the Orange-Haired Guy’ in Michigan

August 14, 2019January 23, 2020 Zachery Schmidt

Michigan is one of three swing states being targeted by a new campaign started by actress and Democratic activist Alyssa Milano.

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Black Conservative in Chattanooga Warns ‘White Privilege’ Training Creates Eternal Victimhood

August 14, 2019August 13, 2019 Chris Butler

An African American Chattanooga man who opposes “white privilege” training in the Hamilton County School System is getting pelted with criticism not only from fellow blacks but from The Chattanooga Times Free Press.

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Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis Gets a Democratic Challenger

August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 Chris Butler

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat who represents parts of Memphis and Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District, has a challenger from within his own party for next year’s elections.

That man, Corey Strong, a Navy veteran with four reported overseas deployments, announced his intentions August 2nd, according to localmemphis.com.

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Commentary: The Courts Would be Wise to Stay Out of Political Battles

August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 Admin

The nine philosopher-kings enthroned on the Supreme Court were finally gracious enough to let President Trump proceed with his plans to build a wall at the southern border, at least for now. In a 5-4 ruling, the court last month overturned an appellate court’s decision, allowing the Trump Administration to tap into military funds and continue construction while litigation is pending.

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Shane Says He Will Not Seek a Rematch with State Representative Susan Lynn in 2020

August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 Admin

Conservative Mt. Juliet businessman Aaron Shane has decided to take a pass on a Republican primary rematch with Rep. Susan Lynn (R- Mt. Juliet) in the 57th District. Lynn won their primary battle by a 66-34% margin in 2018. Nevertheless, many expected Shane to wage another campaign against the incumbent in 2020.

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More Corporate Welfare Likely for Nashville’s Rarely Used Electric Car Charging Stations

August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 Chris Butler

Prior research shows people in Nashville seldom use taxpayer-funded charging stations for electric cars, yet certain members of the U.S. Senate want to throw even more money on these devices nationwide.

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The Tennessee Star Report Talks to Jim Larew About How 2020 Democrat Presidential Contenders are Being Received in Iowa

August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 Julie Carr

In a specific discussion Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Steve Gill and Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Gill and Leahy spoke to long time friend and resident of Iowa, Jim Larew. Larew is also the leading Democrat from Iowa who served as an aid and Chief of Staff to former Senator John ‘Chet’ Culver.

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Attorney General William Barr on Epstein Death: ‘Any Co-Conspirators Should Not Rest Easy’

August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 Admin

Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he was “appalled” by Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide over the weekend, but urged that the millionaire pedophile’s co-conspirators “should not rest easy.”

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