American Malls Are Threatened by Somalian Terrorists — and the DHS Secretary Is Warning Shoppers of the Danger | TheBlaze.com:
It’s a chilling, very specific message — and it had Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson warning shoppers of the threat."
Sunday, February 22, 2015
What?! An IRS Employee Filing False Tax Returns?!
What?! An IRS Employee Filing False Tax Returns?!:
"Jimmie McCorvey of Pensacola, FL, a former IRS tax examiner was indicted Friday along with three conspirators for filing false tax returns and making false claims for lost income related to the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. McCorvey helped the other three obtain $95,200 from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) based on false claims of lost income from the spill.
The four defendants and the charges are spelled out in a Justice Department statement:"
"Jimmie McCorvey of Pensacola, FL, a former IRS tax examiner was indicted Friday along with three conspirators for filing false tax returns and making false claims for lost income related to the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. McCorvey helped the other three obtain $95,200 from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) based on false claims of lost income from the spill.
The four defendants and the charges are spelled out in a Justice Department statement:"
Should Obama Be Able to Override Judges? Voters Have a Surprising Answer You Definitely Didn’t Learn in Government Class | TheBlaze.com
Should Obama Be Able to Override Judges? Voters Have a Surprising Answer You Definitely Didn’t Learn in Government Class | TheBlaze.com:
"Basic U.S. government classes and “Schoolhouse Rock” may stress the importance of checks and balances, but for a huge chunk of Americans, checks and balances don’t mean much.
For those Americans, it’s imperative that President Barack Obama be able to override the other branches of government."
"Basic U.S. government classes and “Schoolhouse Rock” may stress the importance of checks and balances, but for a huge chunk of Americans, checks and balances don’t mean much.
For those Americans, it’s imperative that President Barack Obama be able to override the other branches of government."
Obama’s plan to regulate the Internet risks content control
Obama’s plan to regulate the Internet risks content control « Watchdog.org:
"Proponents of President Obama’s 332-page plan to regulate the Internet insist they oppose content control.
They even style themselves defenders of free speech.
But there is a very serious risk that changing the Internet from an unregulated free enterprise into a heavily-regulated public utility will lead, over time, to content control.
This risk is dismissed as a myth or even a “lie” by proponents of the president’s plan.
A few years ago an employee of Free Press — a group founded by a Marxist college professor who famously said “the ultimate goal is to get rid of the media capitalists in the phone and cable companies and to divest them from control” — accused me of “a crackpot conspiracy” because I was concerned that economic regulation could lead to content control.
...Those concerns are historically well-founded because government regulators always have strong incentives to expand their own reach.
Indeed, the FCC’s move to regulate the Internet should itself be viewed as Exhibit A in the agency’s hunger to increase its power.
Public utility regulation will strongly depress private investment by as much as 20 percent — or about $45 billion — over five years according to a credible bipartisan analysis.
Taxpayers will almost certainly be forced to pay the difference via rapidly growing universal service fees, which are likely to be applied to Internet bills for the first time.
And then calls to regulate this publicly-funded network in the “public interest” will begin."
"Proponents of President Obama’s 332-page plan to regulate the Internet insist they oppose content control.
They even style themselves defenders of free speech.
This risk is dismissed as a myth or even a “lie” by proponents of the president’s plan.
A few years ago an employee of Free Press — a group founded by a Marxist college professor who famously said “the ultimate goal is to get rid of the media capitalists in the phone and cable companies and to divest them from control” — accused me of “a crackpot conspiracy” because I was concerned that economic regulation could lead to content control.
...Those concerns are historically well-founded because government regulators always have strong incentives to expand their own reach.
Indeed, the FCC’s move to regulate the Internet should itself be viewed as Exhibit A in the agency’s hunger to increase its power.
Public utility regulation will strongly depress private investment by as much as 20 percent — or about $45 billion — over five years according to a credible bipartisan analysis.
Taxpayers will almost certainly be forced to pay the difference via rapidly growing universal service fees, which are likely to be applied to Internet bills for the first time.
And then calls to regulate this publicly-funded network in the “public interest” will begin."
VIDEO: Will Obama Import Jihad Under Rules of Asylum?
VIDEO: Will Obama Import Jihad Under Rules of Asylum?:
"Mike McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, insists it would be a “huge mistake” to admit these refugees into the United States.
Said the Texas lawmaker on Fox News, Obama is “trying not to offend the Muslim world” as he closed a recent three day summit on violent extremism with a speech stating that “the notion that the West is at war with Islam is an ugly lie.” No FBI or military personnel were allowed to participate in the conference.
Perhaps Obama’s plan to end Islamic extremism is to bring them by the thousands to America and “provide jihadists with job opportunities”, as recently suggested by acting State Department spokesman Marie Harf."
"Mike McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, insists it would be a “huge mistake” to admit these refugees into the United States. Said the Texas lawmaker on Fox News, Obama is “trying not to offend the Muslim world” as he closed a recent three day summit on violent extremism with a speech stating that “the notion that the West is at war with Islam is an ugly lie.” No FBI or military personnel were allowed to participate in the conference.
Perhaps Obama’s plan to end Islamic extremism is to bring them by the thousands to America and “provide jihadists with job opportunities”, as recently suggested by acting State Department spokesman Marie Harf."
‘The American’: Here’s the New York Daily News Cover Matt Drudge Is Calling ‘Bold’ | TheBlaze.com
‘The American’: Here’s the New York Daily News Cover Matt Drudge Is Calling ‘Bold’ | TheBlaze.com:
"The New York Daily News gave a sneak peek of their Saturday cover to Internet news mogul Matt Drudge Friday night — and it’s one he even described as “bold.”
"The New York Daily News gave a sneak peek of their Saturday cover to Internet news mogul Matt Drudge Friday night — and it’s one he even described as “bold.”
Is your toaster a silent recruit in a 'thingbot' army?
BBC News - Is your toaster a silent recruit in a 'thingbot' army?
For example, security firm Proofpoint says in 2014 over 750,000 phishing and spam messages were sent from more than 100,000 household devices - televisions, wi-fi routers, and fridges.
A more recent example was the Lizard Squad's Christmas Day DDoS attacks on the Xbox and PlayStation networks.
They mounted the attack using hacked home wi-fi routers.
As more IoT systems come online, such attacks are likely to increase, experts warn.
In November, a Russian website compiled a list of compromised security cameras connected to the internet, including 584 in the UK.
It broadcast scenes of children watching telly, a man making tea, and an elderly woman asleep in her bed.
In most cases, the owners simply hadn't changed the default passwords that came with the systems. The site has now closed down.
If devices connect with each other locally, but never get updated, it leaves them vulnerable to hacking.
But if they connect to a central web server and are updated automatically, they could potentially intrude on our privacy, argues Mr Weaver.
"Nest is connected to Google, and it knows when you're home, it knows your habits.
A power meter can often figure out what television channel you're watching."
"So we have this bind: we either have devices that are horribly insecure, or we have devices that are capable, and often designed to spy on the user," he says.
For example, security firm Proofpoint says in 2014 over 750,000 phishing and spam messages were sent from more than 100,000 household devices - televisions, wi-fi routers, and fridges.
They mounted the attack using hacked home wi-fi routers.
As more IoT systems come online, such attacks are likely to increase, experts warn.
In November, a Russian website compiled a list of compromised security cameras connected to the internet, including 584 in the UK.
It broadcast scenes of children watching telly, a man making tea, and an elderly woman asleep in her bed.
In most cases, the owners simply hadn't changed the default passwords that came with the systems. The site has now closed down.
If devices connect with each other locally, but never get updated, it leaves them vulnerable to hacking.
"Nest is connected to Google, and it knows when you're home, it knows your habits.
A power meter can often figure out what television channel you're watching."
"So we have this bind: we either have devices that are horribly insecure, or we have devices that are capable, and often designed to spy on the user," he says.
Democrats Say They’re Losing Races Because They’re Having an Identity Crisis | TheBlaze.com
Democrats Say They’re Losing Races Because They’re Having an Identity Crisis | TheBlaze.com:"The final recommendation focuses on voting rights. It supports a constitutional amendment to enshrine the right to vote and attempts in Congress to restore portions of the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court in 2013 removed from federal law an effective tool for fighting voting discrimination under the act and Democrats have tried to restore those protections.
The initial findings were based on hundreds of meetings with party leaders and members of Congress and included a survey completed by 10,000 Democratic activists, Wasserman Schultz said. A final report will come out in May.
Holi crapoli, they've got a "Dean of Student Success and Retention"!!! And they keep asking for more money?!!!.Same-sex benefits: Grand Rapids Community College considers adding coverage
Same-sex benefits: Grand Rapids Community College considers adding coverage | MLive.com
"GRAND RAPIDS, MI - When John Cowles first came to Grand Rapids Community College in 1999, he was glad to learn there was an equal employment policy in place aimed at ensuring students and employees were treated equally, regardless of sexual orientation.
Cowles, who is gay, wanted to work in a welcoming environment, one where he didn’t have to fear reprisal for expressing his sexuality.
Now, 16 years later, he’s hopeful the college will take another step toward becoming a more inclusive place for the LGBT community by adopting domestic partner benefits for same sex couples.
“Saying that we’re going to treat gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender employees just like we’re going to treat all employees, that says something and that means a lot,” said Cowles, GRCC’s Dean of Student Success and Retention.
Cowles may get his wish.
GRCC President Steven Ender said administrators began exploring offering domestic partner benefits this fall..."
Cowles, who is gay, wanted to work in a welcoming environment, one where he didn’t have to fear reprisal for expressing his sexuality.
Now, 16 years later, he’s hopeful the college will take another step toward becoming a more inclusive place for the LGBT community by adopting domestic partner benefits for same sex couples.
“Saying that we’re going to treat gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender employees just like we’re going to treat all employees, that says something and that means a lot,” said Cowles, GRCC’s Dean of Student Success and Retention.
Cowles may get his wish.
GRCC President Steven Ender said administrators began exploring offering domestic partner benefits this fall..."
10 Real Life Deaths Caught on Film
10 Real Life Deaths Caught on Film - Listverse:"9-Ramstein Airshow Disaster
Date: August 28, 1988
Casualties: 70 People
On August 28, 1988, 300,000 people attended the annual Ramstein Airshow in West Germany.
The event was held at the U.S. Ramstein Air Base.
During the show, a mid-air collision occurred involving numerous Aermacchi MB-339 PAN jets.
In the chaos, 67 spectators and three pilots died. "
‘Uprising’: Negotiations Continue With About 2,000 Inmates Who Control Part of Texas Prison That Primarily Holds Immigrants With Criminal Records
‘Uprising’: Negotiations Continue With About 2,000 Inmates Who Control Part of Texas Prison That Primarily Holds Immigrants With Criminal Records | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"A sheriff said negotiations are continuing with about 2,000 inmates who’ve seized control of part of a federal prison that primarily holds immigrants with criminal records in what he called an “uprising.”
Willacy County Sheriff Larry Spence didn’t go into detail about the negotiations Saturday but said there are no hostages involved and only minor injuries reported."
Willacy County Sheriff Larry Spence didn’t go into detail about the negotiations Saturday but said there are no hostages involved and only minor injuries reported."
Top Ten Jobs for Jihadists
Top Ten Jobs for Jihadists | The American Spectator:
#9 Early Childhood Education and Development
#9 Early Childhood Education and Development
No time is too soon for children to be taken from their parents and turned over to educators trained by the state. Those who have been trained in this way (including many jihadists) can train others.
#10 Sustainability / Reducing our Carbon Footprint
The jihadists want to turn the clock back more than 1,200 years — teaching us all to live like goat herders. What’s not to like about that? We have everything to learn from them about reducing our carbon footprint.
Why Fahrenheit is Better than Celsius
Why Fahrenheit is Better than Celsius • see things differently:
"In Fahrenheit I get the basic idea with the first digit.
"It’s in the thirties" = multiple layers and coat.
"It’s in the nineties" = T shirt weather.
In the 70’s and 80’s I want a second sig-fig but I don’t even need 10 elements of precision.
Just “upper 70’s” is enough.
The first ℉ digit gives you ballpark, and the second ℉ digit gives you even more precision than you need."
"In Fahrenheit I get the basic idea with the first digit."It’s in the thirties" = multiple layers and coat.
"It’s in the nineties" = T shirt weather.
In the 70’s and 80’s I want a second sig-fig but I don’t even need 10 elements of precision.
Just “upper 70’s” is enough.
The first ℉ digit gives you ballpark, and the second ℉ digit gives you even more precision than you need."
History for February 22
History for February 22 - On-This-Day.com:
George Washington (U.S.) 1732 - First President of the United States, Frederic-Francois Chopin 1810, Robert Young 1907
Edward M. Kennedy 1932, Lea Salonga 1971, Michael Chang 1972
1630 - Quadequine introduced popcorn to English colonists at their first Thanksgiving dinner.
1819 - Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
1879 - In Utica, NY, Frank W. Woolworth opened his first 5 and 10-cent store.
1885 - The Washington Monument was officially dedicated in Washington, DC. It opened to the public in 1889.
1923 - The first successful chinchilla farm opened in Los Angeles, CA. It was the first farm of its kind in the U.S.
1994 - The U.S. Justice Department charged Aldrich Ames and his wife with selling national secrets to the Soviet Union. Ames was later convicted to life in prison. Ames' wife received a 5-year prison term.
1997 - Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut and colleagues announced that an adult sheep had been successfully cloned. Dolly was actually born on July 5, 1996. Dolly was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell.
George Washington (U.S.) 1732 - First President of the United States, Frederic-Francois Chopin 1810, Robert Young 1907
Edward M. Kennedy 1932, Lea Salonga 1971, Michael Chang 1972
1630 - Quadequine introduced popcorn to English colonists at their first Thanksgiving dinner.
1819 - Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
1879 - In Utica, NY, Frank W. Woolworth opened his first 5 and 10-cent store.
1885 - The Washington Monument was officially dedicated in Washington, DC. It opened to the public in 1889.
1923 - The first successful chinchilla farm opened in Los Angeles, CA. It was the first farm of its kind in the U.S.
1994 - The U.S. Justice Department charged Aldrich Ames and his wife with selling national secrets to the Soviet Union. Ames was later convicted to life in prison. Ames' wife received a 5-year prison term.
1997 - Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut and colleagues announced that an adult sheep had been successfully cloned. Dolly was actually born on July 5, 1996. Dolly was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Obama Administration Slow to Cite Islamic Extremism, but Isn’t Afraid to Point Out Domestic Right-Wing Terror Threats | TheBlaze.com
Obama Administration Slow to Cite Islamic Extremism, but Isn’t Afraid to Point Out Domestic Right-Wing Terror Threats | TheBlaze.com:
"The existence of the report was revealed just as the Obama administration has faced criticism that it’s going out of its way to cite radical Islamic extremists as a significant source of terrorism around the world. The White House and federal agencies have argued there is nothing Islamic at all about these terror groups, and that the U.S. should instead treat it as a perversion of that religion.
The administration held a summit this week on how to counter extremist violence, and insisted there “no profile” on the type of person who might turn to violence, in the face of numerous questions about whether the risks are high among Muslim populations. Instead, officials have said terror risks can come from anywhere at all."
"The existence of the report was revealed just as the Obama administration has faced criticism that it’s going out of its way to cite radical Islamic extremists as a significant source of terrorism around the world. The White House and federal agencies have argued there is nothing Islamic at all about these terror groups, and that the U.S. should instead treat it as a perversion of that religion.The administration held a summit this week on how to counter extremist violence, and insisted there “no profile” on the type of person who might turn to violence, in the face of numerous questions about whether the risks are high among Muslim populations. Instead, officials have said terror risks can come from anywhere at all."
Feel-good (about strong Americans) video of the day----[GRAPHIC VIDEO] Surveillance Camera Catches Masked Gunman Getting Foiled by the Second Amendment
[GRAPHIC VIDEO] Surveillance Camera Catches Masked Gunman Getting Foiled by the Second Amendment | John Hawkins' Right Wing News:
"When a man wearing a bandanna over his face walked into a Pinch, West Virginia, pharmacy on Wednesday, a surveillance
camera was rolling and Don Radcliff apparently tried using humor at first to diffuse the situation.
The pharmacist tried to “feel the guy out” by joking with him, Good Family Pharmacy employee Chris Monk told the Charleston Gazette.
“Are you here to rob me?” Monk recalled Radcliff asking as he pointed at the man."
"When a man wearing a bandanna over his face walked into a Pinch, West Virginia, pharmacy on Wednesday, a surveillance
camera was rolling and Don Radcliff apparently tried using humor at first to diffuse the situation.
The pharmacist tried to “feel the guy out” by joking with him, Good Family Pharmacy employee Chris Monk told the Charleston Gazette.
“Are you here to rob me?” Monk recalled Radcliff asking as he pointed at the man."
Your "energy" dollars at "work"------Consumers Energy grant helps Genesee County families
Consumers Energy grant helps Genesee County families | MLive.com:
"GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Consumers Energy Foundation recently awarded a $60,000 grant to the Child Care Network (CCN) Family Support Program to help families with children to afford quality early learning and child care.
The Consumers Energy Foundation is a philanthropic component of Consumers Energy that provides funding to a variety of areas including education, community, civic and cultural development, social service, the environment and emerging issues.
The donation covers up to a year of tuition expense for children in Genesee County to provide quality learning and care to assist parents who are working, attending school or working towards housing stability. "
"GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Consumers Energy Foundation recently awarded a $60,000 grant to the Child Care Network (CCN) Family Support Program to help families with children to afford quality early learning and child care.
The Consumers Energy Foundation is a philanthropic component of Consumers Energy that provides funding to a variety of areas including education, community, civic and cultural development, social service, the environment and emerging issues.The donation covers up to a year of tuition expense for children in Genesee County to provide quality learning and care to assist parents who are working, attending school or working towards housing stability. "
Historian David Barton Takes Apart Obama’s Claim That ‘Islam Has Been Woven Into the Fabric of Our Country Since Its Founding’ | Video | TheBlaze.com
Historian David Barton Takes Apart Obama’s Claim That ‘Islam Has Been Woven Into the Fabric of Our Country Since Its Founding’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"After President Barack Obama said this week that “Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding,” Glenn Beck asked historian David Barton to come on his radio program and share some examples of what the president meant.
“In all the reading I’ve done, thousands of books, there’s nothing there,” Barton said on Friday. “I mean, we know that Muslims were the folks who captured the slaves sent to America, largely out of Africa. … The Muslims did the slave hunting and the slave trading, et cetera. The first Muslims came to America as a result of the Muslims capturing them and sending them to the Dutch traders.”
"After President Barack Obama said this week that “Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding,” Glenn Beck asked historian David Barton to come on his radio program and share some examples of what the president meant.“In all the reading I’ve done, thousands of books, there’s nothing there,” Barton said on Friday. “I mean, we know that Muslims were the folks who captured the slaves sent to America, largely out of Africa. … The Muslims did the slave hunting and the slave trading, et cetera. The first Muslims came to America as a result of the Muslims capturing them and sending them to the Dutch traders.”
Jobs for ISIS: Swedish Recruitment Agency Shut Down After Caught Recruiting for Islamic State
Jobs for ISIS: Swedish Recruitment Agency Shut Down After Caught Recruiting for Islamic State | The Gateway Pundit:
The Swedish jobs service program was set up to help immigrants find jobs. Instead, there were reports that it was being used to recruit for the Islamic State.
DN.se reported:
(translated)
DN.se reported:
(translated)
Some of the Employment Service establishment programs may have tried to recruit to the IS, said Expressen . The Director-General Mikael Sjoberg has decided to stop the entire pilot operations.– We take the information seriously, says SAPO’s press officer Sirpa Franzen DN.Earlier on Friday came the news that the Employment Service completes all work with establishment programs. The programs were set up from the previous government to help newcomers to find jobs.The program is facing massive criticism from both employees and job seekers. Complaints have come to the Employment Service of fraud, extortion and threats from the establishment programs.Now – We have received indications that the programs have attempted to recruit or outreach for various violent fighting groups… General Director Mikael Sjoberg Expressen says police are investigating.According to the newspaper, they attempted recruitment to the terrorist-marked group Islamic state, but the Employment Service did not confirm this.
Levin Backs Up Rudy: 'Obama Has Contempt for U.S. and Our Military'
Levin Backs Up Rudy: 'Obama Has Contempt for U.S. and Our Military':"Mark Levin was on “Hannity” tonight, where he said that Rudy Giuliani was “exactly right” when he said that President Obama does not love America.
“When somebody says they want to fundamentally transform America, well then, you must not love America,” Levin said."
Report: Obama Spent $770 Million in Taxpayer Funds to Rebuild and Renovate Mosques Overseas
Report: Obama Spent $770 Million in Taxpayer Funds to Rebuild and Renovate Mosques Overseas | Top Right News:
"A CBS news investigation found that the Obama State Department is sending millions of dollars to save mosques overseas — outraging taxpayer advocates and raising enormous questions about aid to potentially terror-supporting groups with U.S. foreign aid.
With constant battles over cutting spending in the budget — including slashing pensions for military veterans, the United States ‘investment’ of millions to refurbish mosques as a ‘good-will effort’ in Muslim countries has upset many."
"A CBS news investigation found that the Obama State Department is sending millions of dollars to save mosques overseas — outraging taxpayer advocates and raising enormous questions about aid to potentially terror-supporting groups with U.S. foreign aid.
With constant battles over cutting spending in the budget — including slashing pensions for military veterans, the United States ‘investment’ of millions to refurbish mosques as a ‘good-will effort’ in Muslim countries has upset many."
What Josh Earnest Cited as Proof That Obama Does Actually Love America | TheBlaze.com
What Josh Earnest Cited as Proof That Obama Does Actually Love America | TheBlaze.com:
"Earnest referred to the closing line of Obama’s State of the Union as proof of the president’s love of country.
“There are a number of ways the president has said exactly that,” Earnest said. “The most high-profile example I can think of was actually the last line of this year’s State of the Union, in which the president said God bless this country.”
It's sad when this is the best example.
Actions speak louder than words and Obama's actions speak volumes!
I agree, he hates America.
"Earnest referred to the closing line of Obama’s State of the Union as proof of the president’s love of country.
“There are a number of ways the president has said exactly that,” Earnest said. “The most high-profile example I can think of was actually the last line of this year’s State of the Union, in which the president said God bless this country.”It's sad when this is the best example.
Actions speak louder than words and Obama's actions speak volumes!
I agree, he hates America.
Who's Watching Out for Our Rights? Legacy vs. Online Coverage of the IRS Scandal
Who's Watching Out for Our Rights? Legacy vs. Online Coverage of the IRS Scandal - Franklin Center Franklin Center:
Let’s open with a quick quiz:
Did you answer The New York Times, The Washington Post, or maybe even an established TV news station?
Let’s open with a quick quiz:
What news organizations first come to mind as the protectors of fundamental freedoms — 1st and 4th Amendment rights like speech, assembly, religion, privacy — against brazen government overreach and abuse of the little guy?
If so, you’ll have problems with this next question: What 2013 scandal was one of the most egregious cases of governmental trampling of 1st Amendment-protected rights in recent years?
If you only rely on legacy news for your news, you’re not likely to know the answer: The IRS’ obstruction of hundreds of Tea Party applications for nonprofit status — an abuse that first came to light in May 2013 when the then-director of the IRS office in charge of these applications publicly apologized for the practice.
But you aren’t really at fault, not if you’re a legacy news-only reader.
When it came to reporting one of the most horrendous cases of government overreach and abuse in recent years, legacy news organizations looked the other way. Worse, they bought into the government’s excuses for such harassment – hook, line, and sinker.
An Egregious Case of Government Bullying
Here’s the background:- See more at: http://franklincenterhq.org/11398/media-irs-scandal/#sthash.95snybGY.iSI0vLn2.dpuf
What States are the Freest? This Map Shows Americans Where to Go If They Crave Liberty - AMAC, Inc. AMAC, Inc.
What States are the Freest? This Map Shows Americans Where to Go If They Crave Liberty - AMAC, Inc. AMAC, Inc.:
"The John Locke Foundation just published its First In Freedom Index, a report that compares and ranks the relative freedom of all fifty states.
The North Carolina-based think tank says it has an institutional commitment to “individual liberty and limited, constitutional government,” weighed four different variables to compile the rankings.
The most significant consideration was fiscal policy, which measures taxes and budgetary measures. This aspect generated 50 percent of each state’s score, with 20 percent given each to education and regulatory policies, and the final 10 percent to health care policy.
Here’s a graphic representation of the country:"
"The John Locke Foundation just published its First In Freedom Index, a report that compares and ranks the relative freedom of all fifty states.
The North Carolina-based think tank says it has an institutional commitment to “individual liberty and limited, constitutional government,” weighed four different variables to compile the rankings.
The most significant consideration was fiscal policy, which measures taxes and budgetary measures. This aspect generated 50 percent of each state’s score, with 20 percent given each to education and regulatory policies, and the final 10 percent to health care policy.
Here’s a graphic representation of the country:"
The future is here-----Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:Labor controversy[edit]
Further information: Human rights in the United Arab Emirates
Burj Khalifa was built primarily by workers from South Asia and East Asia.[132][133] This is generally because the current generation of UAE locals prefer government jobs and consider private sector jobs to be below them. Also, because of the benefits available from the UAE government, most locals would rather rely on these benefits and not go to work.[134] On 17 June 2008, there were 7,500 skilled workers employed at the construction site.[34] Press reports indicated in 2006 that skilled carpenters at the site earned £4.34 a day, and labourers earned £2.84.[132] According to a BBC investigation and a Human Rights Watch report, the workers were housed in abysmal conditions, and worked long hours for low pay.[135][136][137] During the construction of Burj Khalifa, only one construction-related death was reported.[138] However, workplace injuries and fatalities in the UAE are "poorly documented".[135]
On 21 March 2006, about 2,500 workers, who were upset over buses that were delayed for the end of their shifts, protested, damaged cars, offices, computers, and construction equipment.[132] A Dubai Interior Ministry official said the rioters caused almost £500,000 in damage.[132] Most of the workers involved in the riot returned the following day but refused to work.[132]
Giuliani’s Blunt Response When Asked if He Wants to Apologize for Saying Obama Doesn’t Love America | Video | TheBlaze.com
Giuliani’s Blunt Response When Asked if He Wants to Apologize for Saying Obama Doesn’t Love America | Video | TheBlaze.com:"A defiant Rudy Giuliani refused to apologize Thursday evening for a controversial remark he made Wednesday night about President Barack Obama.
“I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America,” Giuliani said at a fundraising event for Republican Gov. Scott Walker."
Short on machine guns, German army armed turrets with broomsticks
Short on machine guns, German army armed turrets with broomsticks | Ars Technica:
"Late last year, as the German Bundeswehr was considering rebooting its expensive, failed Euro Hawk drone program, the army of the country with the fourth largest economy in the world fielded its newest armored vehicles in a major military exercise in Norway with broomsticks painted black and lashed in place of missing machine gun barrels.
That detail was part of a German Defense Ministry report leaked to Germany's public television network ARD that exposed widespread shortages of basic combat equipment.
According to the report, the Bundeswehr units deployed as part of a test of NATO's Rapid Response Force in September were far from combat-ready: they deployed with less than a quarter of the night vision gear required.
The units were also missing 41 percent of the P8 pistols and 31 percent of the MG3 man-portable machine guns they were supposed to deploy with.
And none of the GTK Boxer armored vehicles that deployed were equipped with their primary armament—the 12.7 mm M3M heavy machine gun."
That detail was part of a German Defense Ministry report leaked to Germany's public television network ARD that exposed widespread shortages of basic combat equipment.
The units were also missing 41 percent of the P8 pistols and 31 percent of the MG3 man-portable machine guns they were supposed to deploy with.
And none of the GTK Boxer armored vehicles that deployed were equipped with their primary armament—the 12.7 mm M3M heavy machine gun."
Tesla: Bonfire Of The Money Printers’ Vanities
Tesla: Bonfire Of The Money Printers’ Vanities | David Stockman's Contra Corner
The Wall Street casino is now festooned with giant deadweight losses waiting to happen. But perhaps none is more egregious than Tesla—–a crony capitalist con job that has long been insolvent, and has survived only by dint of prodigious taxpayer subsidies and billions of free money from the Fed’s Wall Street casino.
Not surprisingly, the speculative mania on Wall Street has reached such absurd lengths that Telsa is being heralded and valued as the second coming of Apple and its circus barker CEO, Elon Musk, as the next Henry Ford. Indeed, so raptured were the day traders and gamblers that in the short span of 33 months between early 2012 and September 2014 they ramped up Tesla’s market cap from $2.5 billion to a peak of $35 billion.
That’s a 14X gain in virtually no time—-and its not due to the invention of a revolutionary new product like the i-Pad. Instead, we’re talking about 4,600 pounds of sheet metal, plastic, rubber and glass equipped with an electric battery power pack that has been around for decades, and which is not remotely economic without deep government subsidies.
Beyond that, the various Tesla models currently on the market carry price tags of $75k to more than $100k. So they are essentially vanity toys for the wealthy—–a form of conspicuous consumption for the “all things green” crowd.
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