Activists Plan to Burn American Flags in New York City Ahead of Fourth of July | TheBlaze.com

Activists Plan to Burn American Flags in New York City Ahead of Fourth of July | TheBlaze.com:

"A group calling for the immediate disarmament of the New York Police Department plans to burn American flags in a Brooklyn park on Wednesday, just days before the Fourth of July holiday.

“Disarm NYPD” announced the “Burn the American Flags” event on Facebook, inviting individuals to join the organization at Fort Greene Park to “set fire to this symbol of oppression.”

Ulithi, the biggest and most active naval base in the world...

Warbird Information Exchange • View topic - ULITHI ...:
Its existence kept secret throughout the war, the US naval base at Ulithi was for a time the world’s largest naval facility.
In March 1945, 15 battleships, 29 carriers, 23 cruisers, 106 destroyers, and a train of oilers and supply ships sailed from "a Pacific base."
What was this base?
The mightiest force of naval Power ever assembled must have required a tremendous supporting establishment. 
Ulithi, the biggest and most active naval base in the world was indeed tremendous but it was unknown.
Few civilians had heard of it at all. By the time security released the name, the remarkable base of Ulithi was a ghost.
The war had moved on to the Japanese homeland, and the press was not printing ancient history about Ulithi...
Read on. Fabulous photos!

Control the conversation!-----Leftists are fond of outrage.

Leftists are fond of outrage. Let me restate... - Breitbart - One Voice Silenced, Millions Awakened: "Leftists are fond of outrage. 
Let me restate that: 
The LOVE outrage, recruiting their jack-booted mob into action at the merest slight. 
Unfortunately, it works very effectively.
American companies have all-too-willingly jumped into lockstep, as evidenced by the stampede who reactively removed any and all images of the Confederate flag lest they be labeled bigots.
Amazon.com is one such company taking the moral high ground.
But it’s phony — no, worse than that — it’s dishonest.
I found through a bit of searching that they have no such discomfort selling dozens upon dozens of Nazi paraphernalia from rings, necklaces, wall hangings, key chains, shirts and even a tablet cover! Hell, you can even order an ISIS flag to proudly hang in your front yard.
Our friends at Breitbart - One Voice Silenced, Millions Awakened have assembled a few other shirts with images that any decent person should find objectionable. Satan makes the cut, as does Islamic terrorists and some of the most vicious mass-murderers in human history.
This is the face of hypocrisy. This is today's American Left. Intro from FlyoverCulture.com"

Not good!-----In test dogfight, F-35 gets waxed by F-16

Report: In test dogfight, F-35 gets waxed by F-16 | Ars Technica:
"A test pilot report obtained by defense journalist David Axe of War is Boring detailed the performance of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in a mock air battle against a two-seat F-16D in January. The F-16D—based on a design developed 40 years ago and from a production run in the mid-1990s—bested the F-35 in close-range combat maneuvers.
In the report, which Axe had obtained but did not publish in full, the F-35 pilot reported that his aircraft was in a "clean" configuration for the test, carrying nothing under its wings or in its internal weapons bays.
The F-16, on the other hand, was flying with under-wing external fuel drop-tanks, which in theory would have put the aircraft at an aerodynamic disadvantage.
Apparently, it didn't.
"Even with the limited F-16 target configuration, the F-35A remained at a distinct energy disadvantage for every engagement," the F-35 pilot reported. 
That means the F-35 constantly found itself flying slower and more sluggishly, unable to effectively maneuver to get the F-16 in its sights.
Furthermore, the F-35's high-tech helmet, which is supposed to give the pilot the ability to essentially "see through" the plane with the assistance of external cameras and sensors, didn't help matters.
"The helmet was too large for the space inside the canopy to adequately see behind the aircraft," the pilot reported, which made it impossible to keep visual contact with the F-16 during the dogfight..."

Ren Cen 4 Loss 'Is Not a Good Sign of the City's Health'

Update: Ren Cen 4 Loss 'Is Not a Good Sign of the City's Health' -- Stephen Henderson –  Deadline Detroit:
Prominent journalist Stephen Henderson is among Detroiters disappointed by news that the Ren Cen 4 movie theater shuts tonight, as Crain's reports.
Stephen Henderson: "This is the kind of stuff that makes middle-class families say hell no to living in Detroit." 
The Free Press editorial page editor, who also hosts "Detroit Today" on WDET, reacts as a parent, a civic booster and a movie fan.
He agrees to let us repost this comment from his Faceboom page, where he links to Natalie Broda's article at the business publication:
We talk a lot about whether Detroit is "coming back" or not, but rarely does stuff like this enter the conversation.
If you live here, and especially if you're raising kids here, basic quality of life issues remain really confounding.
And I'll say it: This is the kind of stuff that makes middle-class families say hell no to living in Detroit. Yes, it's just a movie theater.
And it's far from the most important economic development in the city's core, let alone in desperately un-serviced neighborhoods..."

Mike Rowe Is Asked for His ‘Feelings’ on the Confederate Flag — Read His Brutally Honest Two-Part Response | TheBlaze.com

Mike Rowe Is Asked for His ‘Feelings’ on the Confederate Flag — Read His Brutally Honest Two-Part Response | TheBlaze.com:

"I think we need to be very careful about congratulating ourselves too enthusiastically for removing a piece of cloth from the public square – even if it’s removal is long overdue. I also think we need to stop calling people racist, just because they see the flag as something other than a symbol of hate. This is what happens when we put a premium on our feelings. We assume everyone who disagrees with us is not merely wrong, but dangerous."

Pay to play-----USDA Approves Chobani Greek Yogurt as Meat Alternative in Public Schools

USDA Approves Chobani Greek Yogurt as Meat Alternative in Public Schools | The Daily Meal:
"In a bid to bring Greek yogurt to schools across the country, the USDA has selected Chobani for the job.
Starting this fall, Chobani Greek yogurt will be available in public schools nationwide, and will serve as a protein alternative for students in K-12 public schools.
...USDA’s April announcement that Greek yogurt will become a permanent part of the nationwide school lunch program.
"Most kids are only getting half of the recommended amount of dairy they need each day, so they’re missing out on getting the protein, calcium, and other nutrients they need for their health,” said  Dr. Robert Post, senior director of nutrition and regulatory affairs at Chobani. 
“Greek yogurt is a great way to make sure that kids meet their nutritional needs, and Chobani’s participation in the first nationwide USDA school lunch program with yogurt allows us to help address this public health concern."

THIS is great in a "holy crap" kinda way!-----Campus Reform Video: Hillary's Houses Shock Millennials

Campus Reform Video: Hillary's Houses Shock Millennials - The Rush Limbaugh Show:
"...They set up an easel with a big poster board on it.
On the poster board were four or five mansions, pictures of huge homes, aerial pictures like you would find in a real estate website.
The price of each mansion was clearly marked beneath each picture, and they asked random people walking by who they thought owned those houses. 
They told them that the people who owned them were in politics,
I think a presidential candidate.
"Which presidential candidate lives in these houses?""

Illegals tell US what their demands are?-----Transgender Women Can Now Be Housed In Women's Facilities Under New Immigration Rules

Transgender Women Can Now Be Housed In Women's Facilities Under New Immigration Rules - BuzzFeed News:
"U.S. immigration officials on Monday announced that transgender detainees will now be able to be housed with the population that matches their own gender identity, a move aimed at better protecting a population more vulnerable to sex abuse while in detention.

...Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, the deputy assistant director for custody programs for ICE, said the guidelines give the agency’s employees the tools and resources to properly house, care, and protect transgender detainees.
“We want to give transgender detainees the chance to say 
‘Hey I’m trans and this is my gender expression, 
I want you to take that into account,” Lorenzen-Strait told BuzzFeed News.
Lorenzen-Strait, who will be the National LGBTI coordinator overseeing the changes, said ICE spent six months developing the guidelines and spoke with trans detainees at length about them.
He believes there are up to 75 transgender people in ICE custody, but the figure can’t be confirmed because the agency didn’t keep track of all trans detainees."

The Statement That Beck Fears May Make Him ‘An Exile in [His] Own Land’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

The Statement That Beck Fears May Make Him ‘An Exile in [His] Own Land’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Echoing an article in Time that ran after the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to get married anywhere in the United States, Glenn Beck on Monday said he fears his belief in absolute truth could make him “an exile in [his] own land.”

“The world has changed,” Beck said on his radio program. “I told you at one point, ‘You won’t recognize your own country.’ We are here. You are now on the outside looking in.”

Beck said “who you sleep with” has nothing to do with his concern. Rather, what he fears is that Americans’ right to live according to their religious beliefs will be threatened."

WORKER’S PARADISE. Cuba has ice cream. They have a chronic shortage of ice cream, but they do have…

Instapundit » Blog Archive » WORKER’S PARADISE. Cuba has ice cream. They have a chronic shortage of ice cream, but they do have…:
WORKER’S PARADISE. Cuba has ice cream. 

They have a chronic shortage of ice cream, but they do have some ice cream.
A couple of non-gullible journalists went down there with a video camera and recorded the state-run ice cream parlor. 
The line on a Sunday was two hours long. 
Only one flavor—strawberry—was available. 
It costs a little more than two dollars for a scoop. 
That’s more than ten percent of Cuba’s state-imposed Maximum Wage of twenty dollars a month. 
Such is life when the dictator insists on “socialism or death.” 
Posted by Michael Totten at 6:05 pm

History for July 1

History for July 1 - On-This-Day.com:

Thomas Andrew Dorsey 1899 - Musician, "Father of Gospel Music," pianist, composed more than 1,000 gospel songs, Charles Laughton 1899 - Actor ("Captain Kidd"), Jamie Farr 1934 - Actor ("M*A*S*H") 

Geneviève Bujold 1942 - Actress ("Coma"), Deborah Harry 1945 - Singer (Blondie), Dan Aykroyd 1952 - Comedian, actor ("Driving Miss Daisy," "Saturday Night Live," "Ghostbusters," "The Blues Brothers") 


Carl (Frederick Carlton) Lewis 1961 - Olympic Gold Medalist, Princess Diana (Spencer) 1961 - Princess of Wales, Pamela Anderson 1967 - Actress ("Baywatch") 


1862 - The U.S. Congress established the Bureau of Internal Revenue. 


1863 - During the U.S. Civil War, the first day's fighting at Gettysburg began. 


1867 - Canada became an independent dominion. 


1898 - During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" waged a victorious assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba. 


1916 - The massive Allied offensive known as the Battle of the Somme began in France. The battle was the first to use tanks. 


1934 - The Federal Communications Commission replaced the Federal Radio Commission as the regulator of broadcasting in the United States. 


1940 - In Washington, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was opened to traffic. The bridge collapsed during a wind storm on November 7, 1940. 



1943 - The U.S. Government began automatically withholding federal income tax from paychecks. 


1963 - The U.S. postmaster introduced the five-digit ZIP (Zoning Improvement Plan) code. 


1966 - The Medicare federal insurance program went into effect. 


1979 - Sony introduced the Walkman. 


1980 - "O Canada" was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada. 

Three Obama Quotes About ‘God’ and Traditional Marriage That Bill O’Reilly Just Used to Make a Point About the White House’s Rainbow Light Display | TheBlaze.com

Three Obama Quotes About ‘God’ and Traditional Marriage That Bill O’Reilly Just Used to Make a Point About the White House’s Rainbow Light Display | TheBlaze.com:

“On Friday, the peoples’ house was illuminated in rainbow colors,” O’Reilly said. “What about all the Americans who believe that a redefinition of marriage is not the job of the Supreme Court?”

The commentator, who said that he was “a bit surprised” by the president’s “victory lap,” went on to share three Obama quotes illustrating the president’s past opposition to same-sex unions to show that, not long ago, Obama took a very different view on the matter."

See How NY Times Handled Two Very Different Pieces of Religion-Themed Art: ‘Worst Kind of Hypocrite’ | TheBlaze.com

See How NY Times Handled Two Very Different Pieces of Religion-Themed Art: ‘Worst Kind of Hypocrite’ | TheBlaze.com:

"Earlier this year, the New York Times joined other media outlets in proclaiming it wouldn’t print cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad as it deemed such art “intentionally provocative.” On Monday, the news outlet published a photo of a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made out of "

Robert Redford: Moderate Weather 'Going Extinct,' December 'May Be Our Last Chance'

Robert Redford: Moderate Weather 'Going Extinct,' December 'May Be Our Last Chance' - Breitbart:
"Monday at the United Nations in New York City, actor and activist Robert Redford said the U.N. climate conference in Paris in December is the world’s “last chance” to save the planet from climate change.
Reford said, “This December, the world must unite behind a common goal. Because look, this is it. This is our only planet, our only life source. This may be our last chance.”
He told the Untied Nations, “Your mission is as simple as it is daunting: save the world before it’s too late.”
“Everywhere we look, moderate weather seems to be going extinct,” Redford added,
“The time for half measures and climate denial is over.
Unless we move quickly away from fossil fuels, we’re going to destroy the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the health of our children, grandchildren and future generations.”"

Harvard transgender student joins school's men's swimming team

Harvard transgender student joins school's men's swimming team - The College Fix:
"This fall, “the first openly transgender swimmer in NCAA Division I history” will join Harvard’s men’s swim team.
Schuyler Bailar was given the option of swimming on either the women’s team — for which he was originally recruited — or the men’s squad, after he came out as transgender and had had “transition” surgery.
The Harvard Crimson reports:
...“My mind knew that’s what I wanted to do,” Bailar said.
“The way I put it, I needed my heart to catch up.”
News of the decision reached Cambridge a few weeks later...
The message from the coach had been clear: Make Bailar comfortable and show him that he would be supported on either team. 
“We wanted to be in a situation where he would come in and say [that] here are two great options,” Yeager said...

FBI Files Dig Up Shocking Dirt From Top Obama Adviser’s Past That Could Explain A Lot

FBI Files Dig Up Shocking Dirt From Top Obama Adviser’s Past That Could Explain A Lot:

"FBI files obtained by Judicial Watch reveal key Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett’s father, maternal grandfather, and father-in-law were hardcore communists.

Jarrett is a senior adviser to President Barack Obama; she has served in the White House during Obama’s entire tenure in office and has been a friend of the family since the early 1990’s."

The 10 Leading Causes of Death in American Men

The 10 Leading Causes of Death in American Men:
"...Interestingly, the leading causes of death among Americans can vary quite a bit based on race, age, and gender.
Men face a shorter average life expectancy than women, yet a greater percentage of female deaths are attributed to stroke.
Not surprisingly, unintentional injuries rank as the top cause of death in younger men, through the 35- to 44-year-old age group.
Homicide ranks higher as the cause of death for Black and Hispanic men over other races, and Asian or Pacific Islander males see higher rates of stroke-related deaths, according to 2011 data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
For American Indian or Alaska Native men, suicide ranks higher than the average."

16 Facts About The Tremendous Financial Devastation That We Are Seeing All Over The World

16 Facts About The Tremendous Financial Devastation That We Are Seeing All Over The World
As we enter the second half of 2015, financial panic has gripped most of the globe.
Stock prices are crashing in China, in Europe and in the United States.
...Not since the financial crisis of 2008 has so much financial chaos been unleashed all at once.
Could it be possible that the great financial crisis of 2015 has begun?
The following are 16 facts about the tremendous financial devastation that is happening all over the world right now…
1. On Monday, the Dow fell by 350 points. That was the biggest one day decline that we have seen in two years.
2. In Europe, stocks got absolutely smashed. Germany’s DAX index dropped 3.6 percent, and France’s CAC 40 was down 3.7 percent.
3. After Greece, Italy is considered to be the most financially troubled nation in the eurozone, and on Monday Italian stocks were down more than 5 percent.
6. Chinese stocks have already met the official definition of being in a “bear market” – the Shanghai Composite is already down more than 20 percent from the high earlier this year.
7. Overall, this Chinese stock market crash is the worst that we have witnessed in 19 years.
10. Greek banks have been totally shut down, and a daily cash withdrawal limit of 60 euros has been established. Nobody knows when this limit will be lifted.
...Hopefully things will calm down a bit as the rest of this week unfolds, but I wouldn’t count on it.
We have entered uncharted territory, and what comes next is going to shock the world.

Cyber 9/11 is coming

Cyber 9/11 is coming:
"Anyone who has read the news lately must have noticed how many instances of hacking and cyber-intrusions are being reported.
The U.S. government seems to be among the most vulnerable and the Chinese are usually the presumed perpetrator.
But for every intrusion that makes the headlines, tens of thousands go unreported, or, in a few cases, thwarted by prevention systems.
The problem is so severe and so pervasive that a coordinated attack similar to 9/11 is virtually inevitable. 
The question is not if, but when a cyber 9/11 is coming?
The answer, based on the acceleration of the type and number of illicit cyber-intrusions is sooner rather than later—maybe much sooner!
For readers who have not followed this new kind of global threat and crime wave, a little background information will be helpful in understanding it..."

Former NAACP President defends Confederate flag: ‘Black folks earned a place of honor and dignity’ | John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Former NAACP President defends Confederate flag: ‘Black folks earned a place of honor and dignity’ | John Hawkins' Right Wing News:

 "A former president of the North Carolina NAACP – and one of the few African–American members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans – stood in front of a monument in Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday to tell those passing why he wanted the Confederate flag to continue to fly."

The next entitlement-----Language issues make school involvement tough for immigrants

Language issues make school involvement tough for immigrants - NY Daily News:
Immigrant parent(s) seek better translation and interpretation services from the Department of Education at the New York Immigration Coalition.
New Yorkers, who come from every corner of the world, speak 180 languages.
Not surprisingly, nearly half of public school students speak a language other than English at home.
This makes life difficult for the city's Department of Education, which, according to federal law and its own regulations, must provide translation and interpretation services to the thousands of parents of those children whose first language is not English.
It is not an easy task.
As a just-released report by the New York Immigration Coalition makes clear, even though these services are technically available through the DOE’s Translation and Interpretation Unit, they fall far short of what is needed.
“We release this report with hopes that the DOE will take immediate action to address the serious language access barriers parents face when trying to engage in their children's school lives. 
Currently, the DOE has only two people who are responsible for monitoring and supporting more than 1,700 schools on translation and interpretation," said Steven Choi, the coalition’s executive director.
Lack of translation and interpretation closes the doors for immigrant parents who would like to be engaged in their children’s education..."

Supreme Court Disasters

Supreme Court Disasters | RealClearPolitics
"...When any branch of government can exercise powers not authorized by either statutes or the Constitution, "we the people" are no longer free citizens but subjects, and our "public servants" are really our public masters. 
And America is no longer America. 
The freedom for which whole generations of Americans have fought and died is gradually but increasingly being taken away from us with smooth and slippery words.
This decision makes next year's choice of the next President of the United States more crucial than ever, because with that office goes the power to nominate justices of the Supreme Court.
Democrats have consistently nominated people who shared their social vision and imposed their policy preferences, too often in disregard of the Constitution.
Republicans have complained about it but, when the power of judicial appointment was in the hands of Republican presidents, they have too often appointed justices who participated in the dismantling of the Constitution -- and usually for the kinds of social policies preferred by Democrats.
Chief Justices appointed by Republican presidents have made landmark decisions for which there was neither Constitutional authority nor either evidence or logic.
The first was Earl Warren.
When Chief Justice Warren said that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal," he was within walking distance of an all-black public high school that sent a higher percentage of its graduates on to college than any white public high school in Washington.
As far back as 1899, that school's students scored higher on tests than two of the city's three white academic public high schools.
Nevertheless, Chief Justice Warren's unsubstantiated assumption led to years of school busing across the country that was as racially divisive as it was educationally futile.
Chief Justice Warren Burger, also appointed by a Republican president,...
...And now Chief Justice John Roberts, appointed by George W. Bush, gives the federal government the power to order us to buy whatever insurance they want us to buy.
...Can the Republicans -- or the country -- afford to put another mushy moderate in the White House, who can appoint more mushy moderates to the Supreme Court?

Three Things Leftists Don't Get - Breitbart

Three Things Leftists Don't Get - Breitbart:
The rest of America gets it for the most part...

• One: Guns and gun control 

If guns kill people then the knife, fork, and spoon are responsible for obesity on a global scale.
Actor and comedian Vince Vaughn in British GQ makes the correct constitutional and liberty based argument.
“We don’t have the right to bear arms because of burglars; we have the right to bear arms to resist the supreme power of a corrupt and abusive government.”...

• Two: The free market works 

The PacSun Memorial Day upside down American flag received sufficient backlash and government intervention wasn’t necessary.

In some ways, I love the irony in this story. The men and women who gave their full measure for the right to freedom of expression–even idiotic expressions, as this t-shirt–preserved the right of the people to respond....

• Three: Ship of fools

Leftist are fools whose movement has been infiltrated by Islamists. They miss the point where if the Islamists succeed, the leftists will then be eliminated. After all, Islamists kill gays, sell women as slaves, and abhor free speech, just to mention a few things to the supposed pro-gay, women’s rights, free speech advocacy crowd. The institutional left may well be the best example of a ship of fools...

Next Target of the Left - the American Flag, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution - Eagle Rising

Next Target of the Left - the American Flag, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution - Eagle Rising:

"Now we're being told that by taking down the Confederate Battle Flag that all will be right with the world. While Flip Wilson's Geraldine's character claimed "the devil made me do it," we're to believe that a flag made Dylann Roof murder five black people during a prayer meeting in a church.

Let's remember that South Carolina elected a woman of Indian descent as governor and a black man as U.S. Senator -- both Republicans."

Here Comes "Prexit": Puerto Rico In "Death Spiral", Debts Are "Not Payable", Governor Refuses To "Kick The Can"

Here Comes "Prexit": Puerto Rico In "Death Spiral", Debts Are "Not Payable", Governor Refuses To "Kick The Can" | Zero Hedge
"... moments ago the NYT reported that the default wave has jumped the Atlantic and has hit Puerto Rico whose governor Alejandro García Padilla, saying he needs to pull the island out of a “death spiral,” has concluded that the commonwealth cannot pay its roughly $72 billion in debts, an admission that will probably have wide-reaching financial repercussions.
In other words, first Greece, and now Puerto Rico may be in a state of Schrodingerian default.
Why the ambiguity?
Because while Greece is not technically in default until July 1, Puerto Rico does not even have an option to declare outright default.
But that doesn't mean that the commonwealth will service it.
Quoted by the NYT, García Padilla said "The debt is not payable."
He added that "there is no other option. 
I would love to have an easier option. 
This is not politics, this is math.”
...As the NYT adds, this is "a startling admission from the governor of an island of 3.6 million people, which has piled on more municipal bond debt per capita than any American state..."