Judge acknowledges Donald Trump's attacks, unseals files in Trump U suit  —  A federal judge blasted by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Friday has taken note of the fact that Trump isn't happy with the way the judge is handling lawsuits over alleged fraud by the Trump University real estate seminar program.

The Liberal Blind Spot  —  CLASSIC liberalism exalted tolerance, reflected in a line often (and probably wrongly) attributed to Voltaire: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”  —  On university campuses, that is sometimes updated to: “I disapprove of what you say, so shut up.”

'Splodey Head Alert - Oregon Poll: Donald Trump 53%, Hillary Clinton 26% (Independents)...  Oh my.  A recent Clout Research poll from the State of Oregon (full pdf below), not exactly well known as a bastion of all things republican, shows candidate Donald Trump beating Hillary Clinton 44 to 42%.

No, Bernie Sanders Didn't Play a Homophobic DMX Song at a Rally  —  UPDATE: Edwin Acuna admitted on Saturday afternoon that he edited a DMX song into video of a Bernie Sanders rally to make it look like the Democratic presidential hopeful entered the room while a horrifically homophobic song was playing on the loudspeakers.

In House GOP, Ryan endorsement of Trump seen as inevitable  —  , it's not a matter of if he'll endorse Donald Trump  —  . It's a matter of when.  —  GOP lawmakers, strategists and aides are convinced the House Speaker will endorse Trump before he's officially nominated at the GOP convention in Cleveland in mid-July.

Alt-Right Anti-Semitism Debate: Vox Day vs Louise Mensch: Part One  —  Louise Mensch:  —  Because we're going to debate anti-Semitism.  —  I want to get a bit granular, because I was surprised and disappointed to see you flaming a very good friend of mine, Cathy Young …

Dutch Firm Trains Eagles to Take Down High-Tech Prey: Drones  —  KATWIJK, the Netherlands — Its wings beating against a gathering breeze, the eagle moves gracefully through a cloudy sky, then swoops, talons outstretched, on its prey below.  —  The target, however, is not another bird but a small drone …

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Rise of Donald Trump Tracks Growing Debate Over Global Fascism  —  WASHINGTON — The comparison was inflammatory, to say the least.  Former Gov. William F. Weld of Massachusetts equated Donald J. Trump's immigration plan with Kristallnacht, the night of horror in 1938 when rampaging Nazis smashed Jewish homes …

University of North Carolina System Says It Won't Enforce Its State's Discriminatory Bathroom Bill  —  The University of North Carolina system has finally taken a firm stance against its state's so-called “bathroom bill.”  UNC system president Margaret Spellings said in a federal court yesterday …

DNC rejects Sanders's request to remove committee chairs  —  Senior Democratic National Committee (DNC) officials have rejected a request from Bernie Sanders  —  's campaign to change the leadership of two crucial committees at the convention.  —  Jim Roosevelt and Lorraine Miller …

San Francisco death: Kate Steinle's family files lawsuit  —  (CNN)The fatal shooting of Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier last summer — allegedly at the hands of an undocumented immigrant deported five times from the United States — became a focal point of an angry national debate over illegal immigration.

Louisiana rep causes outrage by implying Declaration of Independence is racist: Politician says students shouldn't recite it as it was conceived in time of slavery  — Barbara Norton argued against it, pointing out the inequalities that persisted despite document's famous line that ‘all men are created equal’