Morning Insurrection: Felony charges approved “against Jussie Smollett for Disorderly Conduct / Filing a False Police Report”

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Anti-Israel BDS boycott campaign returns to Cornell
Posted by William A. Jacobson ● Feb/20/19
Students for Justice in Palestine wants to pass BDS "at this Ivory Tower on stolen Cayuga land."

Delta removes Diet Coke napkins inviting passengers to pass their phone number to “plane crush”
Posted by Leslie Eastman ● Feb/20/19
The mile-high dating club.

Chicago Police: Felony charges approved “against Jussie Smollett for Disorderly Conduct / Filing a False Police Report”
Posted by Mary Chastain ● Feb/20/19
"Detectives are currently presenting evidence before a Cook County Grand Jury."

Snopes Fact Checks Babylon Bee’s Story About CNN Offering Jussie Smollett a Job
Posted by Kemberlee Kaye ● Feb/20/19
"The network, according to the Babylon Bee, was reportedly impressed with Smollett’s ability to fabricate a story out of thin air"

Report: Ocasio-Cortez is a Swamp Socialist, Boyfriend Paid by Friendly PAC
Posted by Mary Chastain ● Feb/20/19
"Taking money from a rich guy, trying to hide it by passing it through a PAC, and then giving her benefactor a government job."

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Author Quick Hits

William Jacobson: "ALERT -- Anti-Israel BDS boycott campaign returns to Cornell"
Kemberlee Kaye: "I’m so old, I remember when Snopes was a reliable fact-checker. Now, they're fact-checking well-known satire sites."
Mary Chastain: "Jussie Smollett has to appear in court on Thursday at 1:30PM CT after he was charged with a felony for filing a false police report. I wonder if he shows up."
Leslie Eastman: "I have some thrilling personal news to share: My son has been invited to attend the US Air Force Summer Seminar this year. Surely this is the first step toward by plans for him to be the first Starship captain!"
David Gerstman: "Prof. Jacobson offers a quick analysis of Nicholas Sandmann's defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post. He seems skeptical that the case will go forward. I liked Allahpundit's take ,though. Maybe Allahpundit has an overly optimistic view of what the suite might accomplish. "Filing the defamation suit is a way of announcing to the world, not just the Post, 'You were wrong, it’s unfair, and these kids deserve to have that fact recognized,'" Allahpundit wrote. "It’ll hopefully succeed in that effort even if it fails in court.'"