Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support
The autistic nonverbal teenager who was repeatedly shot by Idaho police from the other side of the chain link fence while he was holding a knife, died Saturday after being excluded from life support, his family said. Victor Perez, 17, who also suffers from cerebral palsy, has been in coma since the April 5th shooting. […]
‘Guam guy’ Hank Johnson says blacks aren’t ‘intellectually suited’ for field work but Hispanics are
Hank Johnson, a Democrat from Georgia's fourth district, recently made a comparable comment on his 2010 statement on Guam, if Guam is on one side. At the first virtual event held by the progressive group Our Future on March 4th, Johnson said that Jasmine Rockett (D-Texas), Robin Kelly (D-Ill), and President Trump's education policies, particularly […]
Georgia House advances bill ending death penalty for the intellectually disabled
The Georgia home unanimously passed the bill Tuesday, reducing the threshold for those facing the death penalty that are considered intellectually disabled and disqualified them for death sentences. Republican Rep. Bill Verhazer had previously introduced legislation aimed at making it easier for someone to prove they are intellectually disabled, in order to prove they are […]
‘Intellectually Lazy’: Victor Davis Hanson, Megyn Kelly Rip Harris’ ‘Fake Affectations’ While Responding To Questions
Hoover Institution senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson and SiriusXM's Megyn Kelly criticized Vice President Kamala Harris' “fake affection” when answering questions about her campaign and policies. During the current campaign, Harris has come under fire for vague responses and was criticized in interviews for failing to explain her gaffes regarding certain left-wing policies during the […]
Iowa facility where intellectually disabled residents were mistreated to close
An Iowa facility for people with intellectual disabilities will be permanently closed after federal investigators say patients’ rights are being violated there. The Des Moines Register reported that 28 residents at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center have been told they will be moved out by the end of June, and 235 employees have been told […]
Republican Rep Wesley Hunt Calls Joy Reid ‘Intellectually Lazy,’ Pushes Back On ‘White State’ Comments
Texas Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt on Tuesday accused MSNBC host Joy Reid on Fox News of being “intellectually lazy” for her comments before the Iowa caucuses. Hunt appeared on “The Ingraham Angle” and spoke about the backlash from some media hosts over Trump's recent victory in the Iowa caucuses. Fox host Laura Ingraham asked the […]