Kevin Drum has a rather strange post up about California and Proposition 187. He argues as follows:
Here’s what California has looked like in presidential elections over the past 35 years:
Unless I made a mistake somewhere, Prop 187 had precisely zero effect. As the non-white population of California rose, the Democratic share of the presidential vote rose in almost perfect tandem. After 1994, it continued growing at the same rate as ever.
Submitted by Soeren Kern via The Gatestone Institute,
The National Front party has accused Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo of putting the concerns of migrants ahead of those of French citizens. In a statement, the party said that the number of homeless people in Paris had increased by 84% between 2002 and 2012, but that Hidalgo has shown little interest in alleviating the problem.
You knew this was going to happen one day:
High school girls in Alaska are crying foul after a male sprinter took home all-state honors in girls’ track and field. According to local reports, it was the first time in Alaskan history that a male athlete competed in the girls’ state championships.
Haines senior Nattaphon Wangyot–who self-identifies as a girl–advanced to the state finals in the 100-meter and 200-meter events. He won fifth place in the 100-meter dash and third place in the 200-meter. In both events, he competed against girls as young as ninth grade
Submitted by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog,
The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) warns that a 15-year-old teenager imprisoned without charge in Saudi Arabia for 2 years may be executed at any time. Murtaja Abdullah Algariras was arrested at the age of 13 for attending anti-government protests in Saudi Arabia. He has been held without charge as a political prisoner and has suffered torture at the notorious Dammam jail.