History for January 5

History for January 5 - On-This-Day.com:
Stephen Decatur 1779, George Reeves 1914, Walter 'Fritz' Mondale 1928 


Robert Duvall 1930, Diane Keaton 1946, Bradley Cooper 1975 - Actor


1781 - Richmond, VA, was burned by a British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold.


1896 - It was reported by The Austrian newspaper that Wilhelm Roentgen had discovered the type of radiation that became known as X-rays.


1914 - Ford Motor Company announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday.


1948 - Warner Brothers-Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. The footage was of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic.


1956 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy walked on two legs for the first time.


1961 - "Mr. Ed" debuted. The show would run for six years.


1972 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.


1998 - U.S. Representative Sonny Bono died in skiing accident.

The Never-Ending Mueller Witch Hunt: An Affront to the Constitution

The Never-Ending Mueller Witch Hunt: An Affront to the Constitution:

"The most plausible reason for an endless witch hunt against President Trump and his circle is to cover the various abuses of power that have been credibly alleged against the last administration and the Department of Justice itself.  Since Robert Mueller was head of the FBI himself from 2001 to 2013, and since we now know that fired Director Comey and Mueller met in a private meeting before Comey called for a special counsel against Trump, the whole farcical process is now tainted beyond redemption.
If the Mueller witch hunt is a campaign to cover up crimes and misdeeds by the Obama administration, by the DOJ, and by the Hillary campaign, we need a federal grand jury – but without any tainted prosecutors – to examine Mueller, Comey, Brennan, and Hillary and Huma and Mills, as well as DOJ officials who allowed Huma to walk out of the State Department with relevant paperwork only months ago.  Contrary to previous procedures, these individuals should be put under oath to tell the truth."

The way we were-----Eric Clapton - Layla

Boob-tube-----1950s Daytime television commercials

AfD politician ′censored′ under new German hate speech law for anti-Muslim tweet | News | DW | 02.01.2018

AfD politician ′censored′ under new German hate speech law for anti-Muslim tweet |
 News | DW | 02.01.2018:

"Beatrix von Storch, a leading figure in the Alternative for Germany party, is one of the first hit by new hate speech laws on social media. 
Critics say the legislation opens the way for censorship by internet companies.

A top lawmaker from the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was blocked from Twitter and Facebook on Monday after slamming the Cologne police for sending a New Year's tweet in Arabic...
The Cologne police tweeted New Year's greetings and linked to information on celebrating safely in a series of messages in German and other languages, including Arabic. Cologne was the scene two years ago of mass sexual assaults on New Year's Eve in which most of the suspects were described as young men of North African and Arab origin. 

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"What the hell is happening in this country? Why is an official police site tweeting in Arabic? 
Do you think it is to appease the barbaric, gang-raping hordes of Muslim men?" wrote Beatrix von Storch, the deputy leader of the AfD's parliamentary group..."

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Fans of Best of the Web Today

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Michael Smith shared a link.

"You just have marvel at the ignorance and gullibility of people - maybe it is because they are already stoned. 

I've been watching the process of legalization of recreational marijuana for a while. 

It has been sold to the teeming masses of tokers as a libertarian, "it's my body, you can't tell me what I can't put in it" proposition - but it's all a scam.

Let's just think about this for a minute:

1. The same people in government who want to legalize pot are the ones who want to stop you from using tobacco (they really don't want you to stop, but we will address that shortly).

2. It will eventually be tightly regulated - California already bans smoking in bars, restaurants and many public places - there have been bills sent to the Governor proposing bans on the beaches. Some cities ban smoking anywhere a non-smoker could congregate, including parks, public sidewalks and apartment complexes.

3. Pot will be taxed. Already projections are for the pot industry in California to be a "$5.1 billion boost to the California economy" - guess what else gets boosted? California state and local tax revenues to the tune of over $1 billion..."

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California's cannabis market is expected to soar to $5.1 billion — and it's going to be bigger than beer

The market for marijuana in California will hit $3.7 billion in 2018 alone, and that's expected to increase to over $5 billion by 2019.

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Planned Parenthood VP Says Quit Talking About Babies | Daily Wire

Planned Parenthood VP Says Quit Talking About Babies | Daily Wire:

"After having lost his job in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to a pro-life advocate following Trump's election, Griffis went on to become the abortion conglomerate's new vice president of communications. His job: propaganda.

In an interview with PR Week, Griffis says he has the best propaga — I mean — PR team in the country."

NHS operations could be cancelled over winter | Daily Mail Online

NHS operations could be cancelled over winter | Daily Mail Online
"Winter crisis cripples the NHS: 
Up to 55,000 operations are postponed, patients are to be put on mixed wards and senior doctors will man doors at A&E to turn away non-urgent cases

• NHS England has urged hospitals to defer routine outpatient appointments
• Non-urgent elective care is also to be deferred until the end of the month
• Officials estimate this could lead to up to 55,000 postponed operations

Hospitals were last night ordered to cancel thousands of operations to try to tackle a winter health crisis.

In an unprecedented move, NHS chiefs demanded radical action to free up beds and medical staff. 
Casualty units are under 'extreme and sustained' pressure with flu cases on the rise..."
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