Exclusive - Indoctrination 101: Teaching Chicago Students to Protest
Jones College Prep, a Chicago Public Schools “selective enrollment” school, held “Social Justice Week” in March, a collection of events geared towards turning students into activists. See the schedule of events here.
According to a flyer on the school’s website:
Social Justice Week was created to promote community advancement through dialogue and community service based activism. Moreover, we hope to unify the voice of various JCP and community organizations in which to facilitate collaboration for the betterment of the community at large and promote a unified human rights advancement initiative.”
The school is, according to U.S. News & World Report, a Top 100 high school in the country.
It’s one of the best of the best--the cream of the crop.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Weeping four-year-old girl accused of carrying a GUN by TSA officers after she hugged her grandmother while passing through security
Weeping four-year-old girl accused of carrying a GUN by TSA officers after she hugged her grandmother while passing through security | Mail Online
But their nightmare was not yet over, as on a connecting flight in Denver, an airport employee demanded to know which of the family was Isabella - and 'looked really confused' when the girl was pointed out to her.
But their nightmare was not yet over, as on a connecting flight in Denver, an airport employee demanded to know which of the family was Isabella - and 'looked really confused' when the girl was pointed out to her.
Where Are the Rolling Heads from NOAA?
Articles: Where Are the Rolling Heads from NOAA?
NOAA law enforcement was running essentially unsupervised for years, inflicting huge fines on fishermen for small infractions and putting the collected monies in a slush fund used for lavish trips and booze-cruise luxury boats.
The GSA conference cost $822,751 according to the GSA IG Report.
To give this some context, Leon Panetta's trips home have totaled about $860,000.
..NOAA law enforcement collected close to $100,000,000 in fines and seized goods from fishermen over the past several years.
The Department of Commerce IG investigated and found that only about $60M could be accounted for, while some $40M is just plain gone.
This is not taxpayer money, but money taken in huge chunks from fishermen for infractions, some very minor.
Claims by the fishermen of coercion and extortion were validated by the IG. See the IG reports here, here, and here.
One single fisherman, Larry Yacobian, ended up paying $450,000 in fines and owing $250,000 in legal fees.
He was forced to sell his boats, his gear, and the farm that had been in his wife's family since the days of the Pilgrims.
A special master appointed by the IG found that Mr. Yacobian had been treated unfairly.
The government returned $400,000 to Mr. Yacobian, and the Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke, apologized personally.
But nobody has ever been punished.
NOAA law enforcement was running essentially unsupervised for years, inflicting huge fines on fishermen for small infractions and putting the collected monies in a slush fund used for lavish trips and booze-cruise luxury boats.
The GSA conference cost $822,751 according to the GSA IG Report.
To give this some context, Leon Panetta's trips home have totaled about $860,000.
..NOAA law enforcement collected close to $100,000,000 in fines and seized goods from fishermen over the past several years.
The Department of Commerce IG investigated and found that only about $60M could be accounted for, while some $40M is just plain gone.
This is not taxpayer money, but money taken in huge chunks from fishermen for infractions, some very minor.
Claims by the fishermen of coercion and extortion were validated by the IG. See the IG reports here, here, and here.
One single fisherman, Larry Yacobian, ended up paying $450,000 in fines and owing $250,000 in legal fees.
He was forced to sell his boats, his gear, and the farm that had been in his wife's family since the days of the Pilgrims.
A special master appointed by the IG found that Mr. Yacobian had been treated unfairly.
The government returned $400,000 to Mr. Yacobian, and the Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke, apologized personally.
But nobody has ever been punished.
Monday, April 23, 2012
The Generic Ballot Bomb
Articles: The Generic Ballot Bomb
Since March, however, the Republican advantage has been growing -- the practical end of the Republican fighting for the nomination is a logical explanation for the change -- and since the beginning of March, the Republican advantage per week has progressed thus: +3%, +6%, +4%, +5%, +6%, +5%, +10%.
Since March, however, the Republican advantage has been growing -- the practical end of the Republican fighting for the nomination is a logical explanation for the change -- and since the beginning of March, the Republican advantage per week has progressed thus: +3%, +6%, +4%, +5%, +6%, +5%, +10%.
Columnist says that global warming skeptics 'should have their houses burnt down'
Columnist says that global warming skeptics 'should have their houses burnt down' | Mail Online
'We know who the active denialists are... Let’s start keeping track of them now, and when the famines come, let’s make them pay.
Let’s let their houses burn until the innocent are rescued,' Mr Zwick wrote in Forbes on Friday.
'Let’s swap their safe land for submerged islands.
Let’s force them to bear the cost of rising food prices.'
'We know who the active denialists are... Let’s start keeping track of them now, and when the famines come, let’s make them pay.
Let’s let their houses burn until the innocent are rescued,' Mr Zwick wrote in Forbes on Friday.
'Let’s swap their safe land for submerged islands.
Let’s force them to bear the cost of rising food prices.'
Within A Month, Which Refinery Will Be The Largest In The US?
Within A Month, Which Refinery Will Be The Largest In The US? | Energy | Minyanville.com
The operation is owned by Motiva Enterprises, a joint venture of Saudi Refining, Inc. and Shell (RDS.A).
Each entity owns a 50% share of the JV. Saudi Refining is a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian national oil company, Saudi Aramco.
The operation is owned by Motiva Enterprises, a joint venture of Saudi Refining, Inc. and Shell (RDS.A).
Each entity owns a 50% share of the JV. Saudi Refining is a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian national oil company, Saudi Aramco.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Dirt On Earth Day
The Dirt On Earth Day - Forbes
Consider this quote from Edwards’ essay: “This implication that DDT is horribly deadly is completely false.
Human volunteers have ingested as much as 35 milligrams of it a day for nearly two years and suffered no adverse effects.
Millions of people have lived with DDT intimately during the mosquito spray programs and nobody even got sick as a result.
The National Academy of Sciences concluded in 1965 that ‘in a little more than two decades, DDT has prevented 500 million [human] deaths that would otherwise have been inevitable.’
The World Health Organization stated that DDT had ‘killed more insects and saved more people than any other substance.’”
Consider this quote from Edwards’ essay: “This implication that DDT is horribly deadly is completely false.
Human volunteers have ingested as much as 35 milligrams of it a day for nearly two years and suffered no adverse effects.
Millions of people have lived with DDT intimately during the mosquito spray programs and nobody even got sick as a result.
The National Academy of Sciences concluded in 1965 that ‘in a little more than two decades, DDT has prevented 500 million [human] deaths that would otherwise have been inevitable.’
The World Health Organization stated that DDT had ‘killed more insects and saved more people than any other substance.’”
The Food-Stamp Crime Wave
James Bovard: The Food-Stamp Crime Wave - WSJ.com
The USDA's Food and Nutrition Service now has only 40 inspectors to oversee almost 200,000 merchants that accept food stamps nationwide.
The USDA's Food and Nutrition Service now has only 40 inspectors to oversee almost 200,000 merchants that accept food stamps nationwide.
Food Stamp Spending Has More Than Doubled Since 2008
Food Stamp Spending Has More Than Doubled Since 2008
In 2008, taxpayers spent $38 billion on food stamps.
In 2013, that figure will be $82 billion.
In 2008, taxpayers spent $38 billion on food stamps.
In 2013, that figure will be $82 billion.
Yes, let’s all throw Bo Obama a bone, shall we?
Yes, let’s all throw Bo Obama a bone, shall we? | The Daily Caller
I certainly wouldn’t recommend going here and signing up as Etta Doberman or Doug Eater or anything of that nature.
That would be childish and unnecessary.
Let’s play fair, now.
I certainly wouldn’t recommend going here and signing up as Etta Doberman or Doug Eater or anything of that nature.
That would be childish and unnecessary.
Let’s play fair, now.
Mia Love pulled a major upset on Saturday, winning the Republican Party nomination in Utah’s 4th District
If elected to Congress, Love, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, would be the only black Republican woman in Congress.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Should school employees wait until they're at least 60 before drawing state retirement benefits?
Should school employees wait until they're at least 60 before drawing state retirement benefits? (poll) | MLive.com
Should school employees be allowed to start taking their government pensions while still in their 50s?
Should school employees be allowed to start taking their government pensions while still in their 50s?
US Small-Scale Nuclear Reactor Industry Gains Traction In Missouri
US Small-Scale Nuclear Reactor Industry Gains Traction In Missouri - Slashdot
"Ameren Missouri is vying to be the first utility in the country to seek a construction and operating license for a small-scale nuclear reactor, a technology that's appealing to utilities because of the smaller upfront costs and shorter development lead times.
The small reactors, about a fourth or less the capacity of full-size nuclear units, are appealing to the nuclear industry because they could be manufactured at a central plant and shipped around the world.
By contrast, building nuclear reactors today is a more cumbersome process that must be done largely on site and takes years."
"Ameren Missouri is vying to be the first utility in the country to seek a construction and operating license for a small-scale nuclear reactor, a technology that's appealing to utilities because of the smaller upfront costs and shorter development lead times.
The small reactors, about a fourth or less the capacity of full-size nuclear units, are appealing to the nuclear industry because they could be manufactured at a central plant and shipped around the world.
By contrast, building nuclear reactors today is a more cumbersome process that must be done largely on site and takes years."
“Happy Earth Day” by Julian SimonterResource
“Happy Earth Day” by Julian Simon — MasterResource
During the first great Earth Week in 1970 there was panic.
The public’s outlook for the planet was unrelievedly gloomy.
The doomsaying environmentalists–of whom the dominant figure was Paul Ehrlich–raised the alarm: The oceans and the Great Lakes were dying;
impending great famines would be seen on television starting in 1975;
the death rate would quickly increase due to pollution;
and rising prices of increasingly-scarce raw materials would lead to a reversal in the past centuries’ progress in the standard of living.
During the first great Earth Week in 1970 there was panic.
The public’s outlook for the planet was unrelievedly gloomy.
The doomsaying environmentalists–of whom the dominant figure was Paul Ehrlich–raised the alarm: The oceans and the Great Lakes were dying;
impending great famines would be seen on television starting in 1975;
the death rate would quickly increase due to pollution;
and rising prices of increasingly-scarce raw materials would lead to a reversal in the past centuries’ progress in the standard of living.
Poll: Are Michigan civilians safer if they can carry Tasers?
Poll: Are Michigan civilians safer if they can carry Tasers? | MLive.com
Legislation that would permit civilians to useTasers gained bipartisan support in the Michigan House on Thursday, but MLivereaders aren't as unified in favor of the bills.
Legislation that would permit civilians to useTasers gained bipartisan support in the Michigan House on Thursday, but MLivereaders aren't as unified in favor of the bills.
Sen. Goeff Hansen awards Whitehall Middle School students environmental prize
Sen. Goeff Hansen awards Whitehall Middle School students environmental prize | MLive.com
The team's tap water campaign was part of theirparticipation in the Lexus Eco-Challenge, a national competition in which theywon a total of $25,000 in scholarships and grants.
The students also promoted eco-friendly practices by creating a checklist for teachers to help them conserve energy in theirclassrooms and encourage recycling in the school.
They also helped raise almost $500 for a UNICEF project tobring clean water to impoverished countries by selling red drinking cups forValentine's Day.
The team's tap water campaign was part of theirparticipation in the Lexus Eco-Challenge, a national competition in which theywon a total of $25,000 in scholarships and grants.
The students also promoted eco-friendly practices by creating a checklist for teachers to help them conserve energy in theirclassrooms and encourage recycling in the school.
They also helped raise almost $500 for a UNICEF project tobring clean water to impoverished countries by selling red drinking cups forValentine's Day.
Mitt Romney is also facing allegations of voter fraud in Massachusetts
LEAKED STRATFOR EMAILS: Democrats Tampered With 2008 Election - Business Insider: Interestingly, Mitt Romney is also facing allegations of voter fraud in Massachusetts as he cast a ballot for Republican Scott Brown in January 2010 in the special election to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy but didn’t own property in the state at the time.
Romney registered to vote listing his son’s unfinished basement as his residence, but the Romneys' former realtor told GOP consultant Fred Karger that they moved to California.
Anyone found guilty of committing voter fraud faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Romney registered to vote listing his son’s unfinished basement as his residence, but the Romneys' former realtor told GOP consultant Fred Karger that they moved to California.
Anyone found guilty of committing voter fraud faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
LEAKED STRATFOR EMAILS: Democrats Tampered With 2008 Election
LEAKED STRATFOR EMAILS: Democrats Tampered With 2008 Election - Business Insider: Burton wrote:
3) The hunt is on for the sleezy Russian money into O-mans coffers.
A smoking gun has already been found.
Will get more on this when the time is right.
My source was too giddy to continue.
Can you say Clinton and ChiCom funny money?
This also becomes a matter of how and when to out.
If true the allegations prompt questions of how the fallout has affected the politics of Obama's current administration and how it will effect this year's presidential election.
Burton is a former Deputy Chief of the Department of State's counterterrorism division for the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS).
The DSS assists the Department of Defense in following leads and doing forensic analysis of hard drives seized by the U.S. government in ongoing criminal investigations
3) The hunt is on for the sleezy Russian money into O-mans coffers.
A smoking gun has already been found.
Will get more on this when the time is right.
My source was too giddy to continue.
Can you say Clinton and ChiCom funny money?
This also becomes a matter of how and when to out.
If true the allegations prompt questions of how the fallout has affected the politics of Obama's current administration and how it will effect this year's presidential election.
Burton is a former Deputy Chief of the Department of State's counterterrorism division for the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS).
The DSS assists the Department of Defense in following leads and doing forensic analysis of hard drives seized by the U.S. government in ongoing criminal investigations
Lakeshore Trail signs to tell the story of Muskegon Lake restoration
Lakeshore Trail signs to tell the story of Muskegon Lake restoration | MLive.com
One sign will try to convey the economic importance of the work as lakefront improvements will increase property values and draw more people to Muskegon for recreation.
A Grand Valley State University study showed that over the next decade the $10 million grant will generate at least $66 million in benefits to the community.
....
Isely’s GVSU economic benefit study looked at housing values, recreational values and the value placed on the improved shoreline.
As for house values, Isely looked at residences located 300 feet to 2,600 feet from the shoreline improvements.
The closer a house was to a natural shoreline and the further it was from hardened industrial shoreline, the higher the home’s value.
When considering all factors that determine the value of a house, the improved nearby shoreline added $3,000 to $5,000 in value to many houses over time, the economist concluded.
The study included a survey of those in the adjacent neighborhoods and of people throughout Muskegon County.
Isely found the annual home value increases — especially in the adjacent homes in the city’s Nims and Lakeside neighborhoods — was $11.9 million.
The recreational value of the lake in terms of fishing, swimming and aesthetics, and the increased visitors coming due to the improvements, was calculated to add $1 million of new tourism spending each year.
One sign will try to convey the economic importance of the work as lakefront improvements will increase property values and draw more people to Muskegon for recreation.
A Grand Valley State University study showed that over the next decade the $10 million grant will generate at least $66 million in benefits to the community.
....
Isely’s GVSU economic benefit study looked at housing values, recreational values and the value placed on the improved shoreline.
As for house values, Isely looked at residences located 300 feet to 2,600 feet from the shoreline improvements.
The closer a house was to a natural shoreline and the further it was from hardened industrial shoreline, the higher the home’s value.
When considering all factors that determine the value of a house, the improved nearby shoreline added $3,000 to $5,000 in value to many houses over time, the economist concluded.
The study included a survey of those in the adjacent neighborhoods and of people throughout Muskegon County.
Isely found the annual home value increases — especially in the adjacent homes in the city’s Nims and Lakeside neighborhoods — was $11.9 million.
The recreational value of the lake in terms of fishing, swimming and aesthetics, and the increased visitors coming due to the improvements, was calculated to add $1 million of new tourism spending each year.
Former senior assistant prosecutor Marc E. Curtis running for Muskegon County Prosecutor seat
Former senior assistant prosecutor Marc E. Curtis running for Muskegon County Prosecutor seat| MLive.com: Curtis is running as a Democrat and will be up against former colleague D.J. Hilson, a current senior assistant prosecutor who announced his candidacy on Wednesday.
Out of sight: Floating turbine technology could put offshore wind farms in middle of Great Lakes
Out of sight: Floating turbine technology could put offshore wind farms in middle of Great Lakes | MLive.com
MUSKEGON, MI – Out of sight is out of mind, offshore wind proponents hope.
Two Michigan universities have joined forces with a Seattle-based design company to pursue offshore wind technology that could be a “game-changer” on the Great Lakes.
Grand Valley State University and Michigan Technological University are in a group seeking federal funding for initial engineering and design of new floating-turbine technology.
The floating technology has the potential of moving turbines to the middle of the lakes.
The public-private partnership is seeking investors to cover the matching funds needed in a U.S. Department of Energy wind technology grant program, GVSU officials said.
..............“With offshore wind, 80 percent of the problem is visibility, which is a big issue,” said Arn Boezaart, MAREC director and member of the former Michigan Offshore Wind Council.
“This is technology that wants to be in deep water, not near shore.”
MUSKEGON, MI – Out of sight is out of mind, offshore wind proponents hope.
Two Michigan universities have joined forces with a Seattle-based design company to pursue offshore wind technology that could be a “game-changer” on the Great Lakes.
Grand Valley State University and Michigan Technological University are in a group seeking federal funding for initial engineering and design of new floating-turbine technology.
The floating technology has the potential of moving turbines to the middle of the lakes.
The public-private partnership is seeking investors to cover the matching funds needed in a U.S. Department of Energy wind technology grant program, GVSU officials said.
..............“With offshore wind, 80 percent of the problem is visibility, which is a big issue,” said Arn Boezaart, MAREC director and member of the former Michigan Offshore Wind Council.
“This is technology that wants to be in deep water, not near shore.”
Clean Up and Beautify Muskegon Heights Da
Clean Up and Beautify Muskegon Heights Day (photos) | MLive.com
Students of Edgewood Elementary and other Muskegon Heights residents participated in "Clean Up and Beautify Muskegon Heights Day" on Saturday April 21, 2012.
They spent the day picking up trash, mowing vacant lots and planting flowers with supplies provided by donors such as the city of Muskegon Heights
Students of Edgewood Elementary and other Muskegon Heights residents participated in "Clean Up and Beautify Muskegon Heights Day" on Saturday April 21, 2012.
They spent the day picking up trash, mowing vacant lots and planting flowers with supplies provided by donors such as the city of Muskegon Heights
Why Germany’s solar subsidies were bound to fail
News/TalkWhy Germany’s solar subsidies were bound to fail760 WJR:
Germany once prided itself on being the “photovoltaic world champion”, doling out generous subsidies – totaling more than $130 billion, according to research from Germany’s Ruhr University – to citizens to invest in solar energy.
But now the German government is vowing to cut the subsidies sooner than planned, and to phase out support over the next five years.
What went wrong
Germany once prided itself on being the “photovoltaic world champion”, doling out generous subsidies – totaling more than $130 billion, according to research from Germany’s Ruhr University – to citizens to invest in solar energy.
But now the German government is vowing to cut the subsidies sooner than planned, and to phase out support over the next five years.
What went wrong
Studies Suggest Massive Increase In Scientific Fraud
Studies Suggest Massive Increase In Scientific Fraud - Slashdot
"Scientific fraud has always been with us.
But as stated or suggested by some scientists, journal editors, and a few studies, the amount of scientific 'cheating' has far outpaced the expansion of science itself.
According to some, the financial incentives to 'cut corners' have never been greater, resulting in record numbers of retractions from prestigious journals.
From the article:
'For example, the journal Nature reported that published retractions had increased tenfold over the past decade, while the number of published papers had increased by just 44 percent.'"
"Scientific fraud has always been with us.
But as stated or suggested by some scientists, journal editors, and a few studies, the amount of scientific 'cheating' has far outpaced the expansion of science itself.
According to some, the financial incentives to 'cut corners' have never been greater, resulting in record numbers of retractions from prestigious journals.
From the article:
'For example, the journal Nature reported that published retractions had increased tenfold over the past decade, while the number of published papers had increased by just 44 percent.'"
Obamanomics in Action… Barack’s Latest Line: “We Cannot Just Cut Our Way to Prosperity”
Obamanomics in Action… Barack’s Latest Line: “We Cannot Just Cut Our Way to Prosperity” (Video) | The Gateway Pundit
And, Lord knows, we can’t spend out way to prosperity either.
Barack Obama added a record $5 trillion in new debt in just three years.
Obama tripled the national deficit above one trillion dollars.
(J. Hoft Chart)
And, because of the runaway spending, the economy was downgraded for the first time in history.
And today he tells us we cannot cut our way to prosperity.
It’s an Obama world.
And, Lord knows, we can’t spend out way to prosperity either.
Barack Obama added a record $5 trillion in new debt in just three years.
Obama tripled the national deficit above one trillion dollars.
(J. Hoft Chart)
And, because of the runaway spending, the economy was downgraded for the first time in history.
And today he tells us we cannot cut our way to prosperity.
It’s an Obama world.
Breaking: Utah Delegates Force Orrin Hatch Into Primary in Senate Race
Breaking: Utah Delegates Force Orrin Hatch Into Primary in Senate Race | The Gateway Pundit
This is huge.
Utah Republican delegates forced longtime Senator Orrin Hatch into a primary race today at the state convention.
Hatch will face Sen. Dan Liljenquist in a June 26 primary.
This is huge.
Utah Republican delegates forced longtime Senator Orrin Hatch into a primary race today at the state convention.
Hatch will face Sen. Dan Liljenquist in a June 26 primary.
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