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Category Archives: California
California Muslim Convert ‘misunderstands’ Islam, beheads his foster grandparents in the cause of jihad
Alene Tchekmedyian, LATimes: A 35-year-old man accused of bludgeoning his foster grandparents to death last year in their Glendale home using an ax and a hammer was held to answer Tuesday to capital murder charges. After a preliminary hearing that … Continue reading
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LAT: ‘UC President Napolitano says chancellor resignations offer fresh start’
Gosh, what a riveting headline! So are the new chancellors coming from the lesbian mafia? Los Angeles Times: For months, University of California President Janet Napolitano had been hearing about problems with two of her chancellors, at UC Berkeley and … Continue reading
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Where Are The Latinos On HBO’s Hard Knocks?
I watched episode one last night of this new season about the Los Angeles Rams and I rarely saw a latino face. When the show wanted to present how wonderful and exciting Los Angeles is, they showed beautiful white women.
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WEHT To Hawaii?
Steve Sailer writes: We’ve had a couple of commenters in the past who were superbright Hawaiian intellectuals, which is a pretty rare thing. The federal government has invested a lot of money in Hawaii over the decades. For example, Congress … Continue reading
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Silicon Valley: Smoking in ‘merica
Comments at Steve Sailer: * Google, under pressure for its low diversity numbers, addressed the issue by making groundskeepers and janitors employees instead of outsourcing the work. Of course, Google is much more racially diverse than The New York Times, … Continue reading
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LAT: Violent crime in California rose 10% in 2015, state attorney general says
Los Angeles Times: After two years of decline, the number of violent crimes in California rose by 10% in 2015, although the overall crime rate remained among the lowest in decades. The numbers were up in all major categories of … Continue reading
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The Cost Of Illegal Immigration On Californians
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LAT: Neo-Nazis didn’t start the violence at state Capitol, police say
Los Angeles Times: A series of violent clashes this weekend involving neo-Nazis permitted to rally at the state Capitol was initiated not by the white nationalist group but by counter-protesters, a law enforcement official said Monday. “If I had to … Continue reading
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Was the Juice on the Juice?
Steve Sailer writes: Seriously, the reason the conventional wisdom has such trouble making sense out of the Simpson story is because O.J. epitomizes how beloved blacks had become by American whites in the last third of the 20th century…and how … Continue reading
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Why NorCal Beat SoCal
Comments at Steve Sailer: * But the primary reason that the Bay Area beat the East Coast metros for tech supremacy is because California courts don’t enforce non-compete agreements. This makes it far easier for workers to jump from firm … Continue reading
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