History for April 17 - On-This-Day.com:
J.P. (John Pierpoint) Morgan 1837 - Financier, Thornton Wilder 1897 - Novelist, playwright, William Holden (Beedle Jr.) 1918 - Actor ("Stalag 17 [1953]", "The Bridge on the River Kwai", "The Towering Inferno")
Sean Bean 1958 - Actor ("Goldeneye", "The Lord of the Rings" series), Jennifer Anne Garner 1972 - Actress ("Daredevil", "Electra", "Alias"), Victoria Beckham (Victoria Caroline Adams) 1974 - Singer (Posh Spice of the Spice Girls)
1629 - Horses were first imported into the colonies by the American Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1875 - The game "snooker" was invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain.
1895 - China and Japan signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki. It was the end of the first Sino-Japanese War. In the treaty China ceded Taiwan to Japan.
1946 - The last French troops left Syria.
1961 - About 1,400 U.S.-supported Cuban exiles invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. It was an unsuccessful attack.
1964 - The Ford Motor Company unveiled its new Mustang model.
1969 - In Los Angeles, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
1970 - Apollo 13 returned to Earth safely after an on-board accident with an oxygen tank.
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OBAMA PRESSURED U.S. SHOE COMPANY To Keep Their Mouths Shut...But Now The Deal is OFF...And So Are The Gloves! » 100percentfedUp.com
OBAMA PRESSURED U.S. SHOE COMPANY To Keep Their Mouths Shut...But Now The Deal is OFF...And So Are The Gloves! » 100percentfedUp.com:
"Of course, putting America first is a totally foreign concept to the man who occupies the highest office in the nation. Obama appears to have even (temporarily) given up the game of golf in order to spend every last second of his final term forming alliances with communist leaders, shutting down American companies (like the coal industry he promised to bankrupt) and destroying our most basic rights afforded to us by the US Constitution (that he has absolutely no regard for). Why would anyone expect Obama to protect an American business without something being in it for him?
The Boston Globe is reporting that U.S.-based shoe manufacturer New Balance has come out hard against the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal."
"Of course, putting America first is a totally foreign concept to the man who occupies the highest office in the nation. Obama appears to have even (temporarily) given up the game of golf in order to spend every last second of his final term forming alliances with communist leaders, shutting down American companies (like the coal industry he promised to bankrupt) and destroying our most basic rights afforded to us by the US Constitution (that he has absolutely no regard for). Why would anyone expect Obama to protect an American business without something being in it for him?
The Boston Globe is reporting that U.S.-based shoe manufacturer New Balance has come out hard against the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal."
25 Mind Boggling Facts About the SR-71. #12 Made Me Wince. [VIDEO]
25 Mind Boggling Facts About the SR-71. #12 Made Me Wince. [VIDEO]
The SR-71 Blackbird is a total badass.
The SR-71 Blackbird is a total badass.
It was the nation’s preeminent spy plane for more than 30 years and served as the gatekeeper between the era of spy plans and spy satellites. But what really mattered was that the thing flat out hauls serious butt.
When you make the fastest plane every to fly, there’s mind-boggling engineering and that leads to awesome factoids. Here’s a collection of things you probably don’t know about the SR-71:
1. Even though it hasn’t flown in 15 years, it’s still the official record holder for fastest manned jet-powered aircraft.
Though a few pilots took it even faster over the years, 2,193.13 mph is the official record, set in July of 1976 to celebrate America’s bicentennial. This image above is that plane landing after hitting that accomplishment.
2. And it set the record with only one engine.
As with other speed records, to be official speed, the plane needs to fly in both directions. On the run, one engine shut down at the start of the second run, and the pilot tried to get it relit. The pilot, then-Capt. Al Joersz, said, “By the time we’d gone through the checklist, we’d already passed the second gate [thus officially starting the run]. Still, we exited the gate at Mach 3.2.”
House Memo Claims Eric Holder ‘Intensely Followed and Managed’ Fast and Furious Obstruction | TheBlaze.com
House Memo Claims Eric Holder ‘Intensely Followed and Managed’ Fast and Furious Obstruction | TheBlaze.com:
"The 12-page Chaffetz memo summarizes the review of a court-ordered release of some 20,500 Justice Department documents to the House committee probing the failed program that allowed about 2,000 U.S. guns to flow to Mexican drug-trafficking organizations.
“More than previously understood, the documents show the lengths to which senior Department officials went to keep information from Congress,” the Chaffetz memo said. “Further, the documents reveal how senior Justice Department officials — including Attorney General Eric Holder — intensely followed and managed an effort to carefully limit and obstruct the information produced to Congress.”"
"The 12-page Chaffetz memo summarizes the review of a court-ordered release of some 20,500 Justice Department documents to the House committee probing the failed program that allowed about 2,000 U.S. guns to flow to Mexican drug-trafficking organizations.
“More than previously understood, the documents show the lengths to which senior Department officials went to keep information from Congress,” the Chaffetz memo said. “Further, the documents reveal how senior Justice Department officials — including Attorney General Eric Holder — intensely followed and managed an effort to carefully limit and obstruct the information produced to Congress.”"
WHY THE LEFT’S WAR ON BATHROOMS MATTERS:
Instapundit » Blog Archive » WHY THE LEFT’S WAR ON BATHROOMS MATTERS: “Unfortunately, the bathroom wars are likely just getti…:
WHY THE LEFT’S WAR ON BATHROOMS MATTERS:
WHY THE LEFT’S WAR ON BATHROOMS MATTERS:
“Unfortunately, the bathroom wars are likely just getting started,” Heather Wilhelm warns.
“The Obama administration has already chosen sides.
‘This is a good illustration that the fight for civil rights is not over,’ White House press secretary Josh Earnest said of the North Carolina law.
‘The president, every time, is going to be on the side of equality and fairness and justice for every American.’ That sounds great, unless you’re an American with traditional views on gender, your kids are in a public school, and the girls’ locker room has just been declared a gender-fluid zone.
Alas, my friend; you simply have the wrong thoughts.
Sadly, in some cases, that’s when ‘equality and fairness and justice’ don’t really apply.”
“The Obama administration has already chosen sides.
‘This is a good illustration that the fight for civil rights is not over,’ White House press secretary Josh Earnest said of the North Carolina law.
‘The president, every time, is going to be on the side of equality and fairness and justice for every American.’ That sounds great, unless you’re an American with traditional views on gender, your kids are in a public school, and the girls’ locker room has just been declared a gender-fluid zone.
Alas, my friend; you simply have the wrong thoughts.
Sadly, in some cases, that’s when ‘equality and fairness and justice’ don’t really apply.”
As Matthew Hennessey wrote last month at Ricochet on Bill de Blasio’s war on bathrooms, “Fair warning: If you come to New York and you see a dodgy looking dude hanging around the little girl’s room, you’re better off keeping it to yourself. His reality is all that counts.”
Thousands of teachers flock to ‘White Privilege Conference’
Thousands of teachers flock to ‘White Privilege Conference’ | EAGnews.org:
PHILADELPHIA – Thursday marked the start of “The 17th Annual White Privilege Conference” and this year’s theme is “Let Freedom Ring, Re-Imagining Equality & Social Justice in the United States.”
PHILADELPHIA – Thursday marked the start of “The 17th Annual White Privilege Conference” and this year’s theme is “Let Freedom Ring, Re-Imagining Equality & Social Justice in the United States.”
The annual event is aimed at promoting the theory of White Privilege – that American society is hopelessly stacked against minorities and the only way to fix the system is for white people to acknowledge their immense “privilege” and repent.
“Our vision is to build a community committed to dismantling white privilege, white supremacy and oppression, every day, everywhere,” wrote Eddie Moore Jr., founder and president of “The Privilege Institute,” which organizes the event.
“WPC fosters an environment where every participant can engage deeply, and then through our Accountability program, bring what they have learned back to their own community so that their WPC experience impacts their lives, employment, and community all year long.”
The 2016 theme and Philadelphia location are designed to highlight the main reasons why the White Privilege Institute, and its like-minded attendees at the conference, hate America the most.
“Throughout the history of the United States, ‘liberty’ and ‘justice’ have been espoused values, which have only ever applied to a very small minority of people,” according to a letter to conference participants. “The Constitution supported the enslavement of Africans; the U.S. government orchestrated the decimation of Native American nations; until 1952 Congress prohibited Asians and Latinos from naturalizing as U.S. citizens because they were not White; the Bill of Rights did not apply to persons who were not White, male and Christian.”
Read on and see your tax dollars spent on hate.
Read on and see your tax dollars spent on hate.
Lunch video-----UNEARTHED VIDEO: 'Caitlyn' Jenner Wins The 1976 Olympics! » Louder With Crowder
UNEARTHED VIDEO: 'Caitlyn' Jenner Wins The 1976 Olympics! » Louder With Crowder
Unless you live on the moon, you’re well aware of ‘Caitlyn’ Jenner winning an ESPY award.
Here’s the crazy thing… Caitlyn Jenner has the exact same amount of olympic medals as you or I do. At least that’s what I thought.
Until we un-earthed this video that seems to prove, beyond all shadow of a doubt, that yes…. Caitlyn Jenner, a woman, won the men’s decathlon at the 1976 Olympics.
What a broad!
Caitlyn Jenner… an inspiration to women everywhere since 1976.
Unless you live on the moon, you’re well aware of ‘Caitlyn’ Jenner winning an ESPY award.
Here’s the crazy thing… Caitlyn Jenner has the exact same amount of olympic medals as you or I do. At least that’s what I thought.
Until we un-earthed this video that seems to prove, beyond all shadow of a doubt, that yes…. Caitlyn Jenner, a woman, won the men’s decathlon at the 1976 Olympics.
What a broad!
Caitlyn Jenner… an inspiration to women everywhere since 1976.
Winning an award every time we turn around.
Also, the Kardashians.
Her daddy must be proud!
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The Citadel May Allow Muslim Headscarf on Incoming Freshman | TheBlaze.com
The Citadel May Allow Muslim Headscarf on Incoming Freshman | TheBlaze.com:
"CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Citadel, South Carolina’s state military college in Charleston, is considering a request from a new student that the school’s longstanding uniform requirements be tweaked to allow her to wear a traditional Muslim headscarf."
"CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Citadel, South Carolina’s state military college in Charleston, is considering a request from a new student that the school’s longstanding uniform requirements be tweaked to allow her to wear a traditional Muslim headscarf."
(DEMOCRAT) Cullerton proposes taxing Illinois drivers by the mile
Cullerton proposes taxing Illinois drivers by the mile | Illinois Policy | Illinois' comeback story starts here:
..."SB 3267 would introduce electronic driver tracking, and create a behemoth bureaucracy to keep tabs on Illinois drivers and figure out how to process tax credits.
Illinois already hoses drivers at the pump – now, one of the state’s most powerful politicians is eyeing a new way to collect road-usage taxes from all drivers – and to make sure electric-car drivers don’t slip through the cracks.
Illinois Senate President (DEMOCRAT) John Cullerton’s Senate Bill 3267 would require all drivers – not just those with electric cars – to pay a per-mile road-user fee starting July 2017.
Drivers would still be required to pay gas taxes at the pump, but would receive a tax credit from the state to cover the number of miles they drive per month, according to the legislation..."
..."SB 3267 would introduce electronic driver tracking, and create a behemoth bureaucracy to keep tabs on Illinois drivers and figure out how to process tax credits.
Illinois already hoses drivers at the pump – now, one of the state’s most powerful politicians is eyeing a new way to collect road-usage taxes from all drivers – and to make sure electric-car drivers don’t slip through the cracks.
Illinois Senate President (DEMOCRAT) John Cullerton’s Senate Bill 3267 would require all drivers – not just those with electric cars – to pay a per-mile road-user fee starting July 2017.
Drivers would still be required to pay gas taxes at the pump, but would receive a tax credit from the state to cover the number of miles they drive per month, according to the legislation..."
DAXIT: Denmark Could Follow Britain Out Of The European Union
DAXIT: Denmark Could Follow Britain Out Of The European Union:
"Denmark could vote to leave the European Union (EU) in the event of a Brexit, a poll has revealed.
According to a survey by polling firm Epinion for business consultancy Analyseenheden 4V, 27 per cent would vote to leave the EU if Britain does the same, compared to 30 per cent who would vote to remain, putting the result within the margin of error.
Given the way referendums have previously gone in the country, with the pro-EU side starting ahead only to be defeated on polling day, this could make Danish withdrawal a real possibility if the country ever held a referendum.
“No referendum has been called, but if it were, the result would likely be a Daxit, or Danexit,” according to Erik Hogh-Sorensen, a partner at Analyseenheden 4V.
...The poll is further evidence that anti-Establishment feeling is sweeping across Europe."
"Denmark could vote to leave the European Union (EU) in the event of a Brexit, a poll has revealed.
According to a survey by polling firm Epinion for business consultancy Analyseenheden 4V, 27 per cent would vote to leave the EU if Britain does the same, compared to 30 per cent who would vote to remain, putting the result within the margin of error.
Given the way referendums have previously gone in the country, with the pro-EU side starting ahead only to be defeated on polling day, this could make Danish withdrawal a real possibility if the country ever held a referendum.
“No referendum has been called, but if it were, the result would likely be a Daxit, or Danexit,” according to Erik Hogh-Sorensen, a partner at Analyseenheden 4V.
...The poll is further evidence that anti-Establishment feeling is sweeping across Europe."
Obama Just Named Navy Warship Something That Infuriated Many - A Big Slap In The Face To Military
Obama Just Named Navy Warship Something That Infuriated Many - A Big Slap In The Face To Military:
"In a move that ignores both tradition and the rules in order to push a far left agenda, the Obama administration is breaking protocol by naming a U.S. warship after a left-wing politician and liberal activist.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced they will name the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer after liberal politician Carl Levin, a Michigan senator who recently retired from politics after a 31-year career.
Nearly 200 Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients were overlooked in favor of Sen. Levin who never served in the military, thus ignoring naval guidelines and tradition.
Republicans upset over the decision noted Senator Levin served on the very committee that gutted the Navy.
In fact, Levin worked to initiate a reduction of the U.S. military.
The drawdown was so successful that American military leaders say the United States can no longer fight a war on two fronts, a goal that has been a key part of U.S. security strategy since WWII.
A spokesman for Navy Secretary Marbus said the ship was named after an “American hero” in Senator Levin.
However, honoring Senator Levin doesn’t conform to Navy Secretary Mabus’ own guidelines he issued in 2012 titled, “Policies and Practices of the U.S. Navy for Naming the Vessels of the Navy.”
According to The Washington Times, the ship newly named after the liberal politician is the only such ship — aside from the Winston Churchill — that doesn’t conform to the guidelines.
“Most Arleigh Burke honorees are naval war heroes,” wrote the Times.
“A significant number earned the Medal of Honor. There are several Navy secretaries.”
Representative Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., is one member of Congress unhappy over the breach of guidelines. Hunter, a Marine Corps veteran, sent a letter to the Navy Secretary asking why he didn’t follow his own rules in naming the ship.
“I would like an explanation as to how this decision properly reflects Navy ship-naming rules,” Hunter wrote. He added, “It is important that the Navy adhere to its own ship-naming rules and take every effort necessary to avoid politicization of this process.”
Hunter was also a critic of Secretary Marbus’ move to name a U.S. warship after union activist César Chavez — another liberal activist who never served in the military."
"In a move that ignores both tradition and the rules in order to push a far left agenda, the Obama administration is breaking protocol by naming a U.S. warship after a left-wing politician and liberal activist.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced they will name the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer after liberal politician Carl Levin, a Michigan senator who recently retired from politics after a 31-year career.
Nearly 200 Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients were overlooked in favor of Sen. Levin who never served in the military, thus ignoring naval guidelines and tradition.
Republicans upset over the decision noted Senator Levin served on the very committee that gutted the Navy.
In fact, Levin worked to initiate a reduction of the U.S. military.
The drawdown was so successful that American military leaders say the United States can no longer fight a war on two fronts, a goal that has been a key part of U.S. security strategy since WWII.
A spokesman for Navy Secretary Marbus said the ship was named after an “American hero” in Senator Levin.
However, honoring Senator Levin doesn’t conform to Navy Secretary Mabus’ own guidelines he issued in 2012 titled, “Policies and Practices of the U.S. Navy for Naming the Vessels of the Navy.”
According to The Washington Times, the ship newly named after the liberal politician is the only such ship — aside from the Winston Churchill — that doesn’t conform to the guidelines.
“Most Arleigh Burke honorees are naval war heroes,” wrote the Times.
“A significant number earned the Medal of Honor. There are several Navy secretaries.”
Representative Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., is one member of Congress unhappy over the breach of guidelines. Hunter, a Marine Corps veteran, sent a letter to the Navy Secretary asking why he didn’t follow his own rules in naming the ship.
“I would like an explanation as to how this decision properly reflects Navy ship-naming rules,” Hunter wrote. He added, “It is important that the Navy adhere to its own ship-naming rules and take every effort necessary to avoid politicization of this process.”
Hunter was also a critic of Secretary Marbus’ move to name a U.S. warship after union activist César Chavez — another liberal activist who never served in the military."
Obama Just Named Navy Warship Something That Infuriated Many - A Big Slap In The Face To Military
Obama Just Named Navy Warship Something That Infuriated Many - A Big Slap In The Face To Military:
"In a move that ignores both tradition and the rules in order to push a far left agenda, the Obama administration is breaking protocol by naming a U.S. warship after a left-wing politician and liberal activist."
"In a move that ignores both tradition and the rules in order to push a far left agenda, the Obama administration is breaking protocol by naming a U.S. warship after a left-wing politician and liberal activist."
How Brazil, the darling of the developing world, came undone
How Brazil, the darling of the developing world, came undone - The Washington Post:
"BRASILIA — It was called the “Brazil model,” or simply “the Lula model,” back when this country’s economy was roaring and its president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was a superstar of the developing world.
By balancing support for big business with big social-welfare programs, the union boss turned statesman presided over an era of growth that lifted tens of millions of Brazilians out of poverty. Lula’s presidency cut a new template for a Latin American left that had long insisted that class struggle and revolution were the only road to fairness.
The coronation came when Brazil was chosen to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, confirming its rise as a global power.
Now Brazil is limping to the Games.
Its economy is facing its worst crisis since the 1930s.
A Zika virus epidemic rages.
And on Sunday, lawmakers will vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, Lula’s hand-picked successor.
...Companies wasted thousands of hours deciphering a greedy tax system.
And all the while, the old way of making deals — lubricating them with graft — went unchanged.
Big construction and energy companies grew fat on state contracts and government loans under Lula and Rousseff, and the opportunities for illegal enrichment were infinite.
Slush money poured into political campaigns.
The dirt from those years is now being unearthed by a hard-charging team of prosecutors and a tough lower-court federal judge, Sérgio Moro, who is overseeing the investigation of a bribery scheme at national oil company Petrobras.
Through wiretaps, raids, arrests and plea deals, the probe has exposed spider webs of corruption throughout Brazil’s elite..."
"BRASILIA — It was called the “Brazil model,” or simply “the Lula model,” back when this country’s economy was roaring and its president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was a superstar of the developing world.
By balancing support for big business with big social-welfare programs, the union boss turned statesman presided over an era of growth that lifted tens of millions of Brazilians out of poverty. Lula’s presidency cut a new template for a Latin American left that had long insisted that class struggle and revolution were the only road to fairness.
The coronation came when Brazil was chosen to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, confirming its rise as a global power.
Now Brazil is limping to the Games.
Its economy is facing its worst crisis since the 1930s.
A Zika virus epidemic rages.
And on Sunday, lawmakers will vote on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, Lula’s hand-picked successor.
...Companies wasted thousands of hours deciphering a greedy tax system.
And all the while, the old way of making deals — lubricating them with graft — went unchanged.
Big construction and energy companies grew fat on state contracts and government loans under Lula and Rousseff, and the opportunities for illegal enrichment were infinite.
Slush money poured into political campaigns.
The dirt from those years is now being unearthed by a hard-charging team of prosecutors and a tough lower-court federal judge, Sérgio Moro, who is overseeing the investigation of a bribery scheme at national oil company Petrobras.
Through wiretaps, raids, arrests and plea deals, the probe has exposed spider webs of corruption throughout Brazil’s elite..."
History for April 16
History for April 16 - On-This-Day.com
Wilbur Wright 1867 - Aviator, one of the Wright Brothers, Charlie Chaplin (Sir Charles (Spencer) ‘Charlie’ Chaplin) 1889 - Actor, comedian, Henry Mancini (Enrico Nicola Mancini) 1924 - Composer (themes for "The Pink Panther", "Peter Gunn")
Bobby Vinton 1935 - Singer, Dusty Springfield (Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien) 1939 - Singer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor) 1947 - Basketball player
1818 - The U.S. Senate ratified Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border.
1917 - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin returned to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution after years of exile.
1922 - Annie Oakley shot 100 clay targets in a row, to set a women's record.
1943 - In Basel, Switzerland, chemist Albert Hoffman accidently discovered the the hallucinogenic effects of LSD-25 while working on the medicinal value of lysergic acid.
1962 - Walter Cronkite began anchoring "The CBS Evening News".
1972 - Apollo 16 blasted off on a voyage to the moon. It was the fifth manned moon landing.
1972 - Two giants pandas arrived in the U.S. from China.
1992 - The House ethics committee listed 303 current and former DEMOCRAT lawmakers who had overdrawn their House bank accounts.
Wilbur Wright 1867 - Aviator, one of the Wright Brothers, Charlie Chaplin (Sir Charles (Spencer) ‘Charlie’ Chaplin) 1889 - Actor, comedian, Henry Mancini (Enrico Nicola Mancini) 1924 - Composer (themes for "The Pink Panther", "Peter Gunn")
Bobby Vinton 1935 - Singer, Dusty Springfield (Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien) 1939 - Singer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor) 1947 - Basketball player
1818 - The U.S. Senate ratified Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border.
1917 - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin returned to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution after years of exile.
1922 - Annie Oakley shot 100 clay targets in a row, to set a women's record.
1943 - In Basel, Switzerland, chemist Albert Hoffman accidently discovered the the hallucinogenic effects of LSD-25 while working on the medicinal value of lysergic acid.
1962 - Walter Cronkite began anchoring "The CBS Evening News".
1972 - Apollo 16 blasted off on a voyage to the moon. It was the fifth manned moon landing.
1972 - Two giants pandas arrived in the U.S. from China.
1992 - The House ethics committee listed 303 current and former DEMOCRAT lawmakers who had overdrawn their House bank accounts.
Friday, April 15, 2016
Former Top US General Drops A Truth Bomb: This Is EXACTLY What We Need To Defeat ISIS
Former Top US General Drops A Truth Bomb: This Is EXACTLY What We Need To Defeat ISIS:
"During this contentious primary season, presidential candidates have — to varying degrees — spelled out their proposed solutions to dealing with the Islamic State. But all the contenders might be surprised to hear what it will actually take to knock out the brutal terror organization, at least according to a former top U.S. general with a long and distinguished record of fighting the bloodthirsty killers committed to setting up a caliphate."
"During this contentious primary season, presidential candidates have — to varying degrees — spelled out their proposed solutions to dealing with the Islamic State. But all the contenders might be surprised to hear what it will actually take to knock out the brutal terror organization, at least according to a former top U.S. general with a long and distinguished record of fighting the bloodthirsty killers committed to setting up a caliphate."
Obama Executive Actions Include Nudging Into the Cable TV Business | TheBlaze.com
Obama Executive Actions Include Nudging Into the Cable TV Business | TheBlaze.com:
"President Barack Obama is taking executive action to prompt federal agencies to increase competition — and he’s starting with the cable TV industry by urging the Federal Communications Commission find ways to lower the cost and increase choices for TV consumers.
“That’s why today the President announced that his Administration is calling on the FCC to open up set-top cable boxes to competition,” wrote National Economic Council Director Jeffrey Zients and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason Furman in a post on the White House website."
"President Barack Obama is taking executive action to prompt federal agencies to increase competition — and he’s starting with the cable TV industry by urging the Federal Communications Commission find ways to lower the cost and increase choices for TV consumers.
“That’s why today the President announced that his Administration is calling on the FCC to open up set-top cable boxes to competition,” wrote National Economic Council Director Jeffrey Zients and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason Furman in a post on the White House website."
NASA takes to Facebook to shut down climate change deniers in the most brutal way
NASA takes to Facebook to shut down climate change deniers in the most brutal way - Mirror Online
Anyone used to commenting on Facebook posts knows there's a lot of misrepresentation going on.
NASA hit back with the brutal response: "Do not misrepresent NASA. Fossil fuels are not cooling the planet."
Anyone used to commenting on Facebook posts knows there's a lot of misrepresentation going on.
Well, when it comes to climate change , NASA's not going to stand for it.
When an article written by American scientist Bill Nye was shared on the social network, it drew some considerable criticism from climate change deniers.
Nye had bet prominent denier Marc Morano $20,000 (£14,000) that this year would be one of the top 10 hottest on record. Morano declined to take the bet.
And once Nye posted that to Facebook, the haters came out.
But, unbelievably, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration decided to get involved to set the record straight.
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One commenter, Fer Morales, posted that "despite NASA confirming that fossil fuels are actually cooling the planet's temperature, and that there's more ice than in the last century on the polar ice caps."
NASA hit back with the brutal response: "Do not misrepresent NASA. Fossil fuels are not cooling the planet."
Ouch.
The agency didn't stop there, it also quoted bona-fide research to show that, yes, climate change is a real danger.
The Long Sordid Tale of the American Income Tax
The Long Sordid Tale of the American Income Tax - Reason.com
"It's the time of year again when most Americans will be filing their income taxes.
As if that's not painful enough all by itself, here's a little more salt for your wounds.
First, some history:
In 1913 the U.S. federal individual income tax was enacted following the passage of the 16th Amendment, which granted Washington the authority to take a piece of citizens' paychecks. According to the Tax Foundation, the top tax rate that year (adjusted for inflation) was 7 percent on income above $11.5 million; the lowest rate was 1 percent on income under $463,826.
...The flip side of America's progressivity is that the bottom 50 percent of households in the U.S. only shoulder 2.8 percent of the total tax burden.
Read on.
Long.
Sordid.
"It's the time of year again when most Americans will be filing their income taxes.
As if that's not painful enough all by itself, here's a little more salt for your wounds.
First, some history:
In 1913 the U.S. federal individual income tax was enacted following the passage of the 16th Amendment, which granted Washington the authority to take a piece of citizens' paychecks. According to the Tax Foundation, the top tax rate that year (adjusted for inflation) was 7 percent on income above $11.5 million; the lowest rate was 1 percent on income under $463,826.
...The flip side of America's progressivity is that the bottom 50 percent of households in the U.S. only shoulder 2.8 percent of the total tax burden.
Read on.
Long.
Sordid.
Why are we paying for Brazilian made planes for Afghanistan?-----A-29 Super Tucano Attack Aircraft See First Action in Afghanistan
A-29 Super Tucano Attack Aircraft See First Action in Afghanistan | Military.com:
"...A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft manned by Afghan pilots trained in the U.S. have conducted the first close air support missions by fixed-wing aircraft ever flown for the fledgling Afghan Air Force, a U.S. military spokesman in Kabul said Thursday.
...A U.S.-funded $427 million contract calls for a total of 20 A-29s to be delivered to Afghanistan by 2018.
...The A-29s began arriving in Afghanistan nearly five years after the Brazilian firm Embraer, and its U.S. partner Sierra Nevada Corp., won a Light Air Support competition with the A-29 against the Hawker Beechcraft AT-6B Texan II, leading to contract disputes and delays in the program..."
"...A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft manned by Afghan pilots trained in the U.S. have conducted the first close air support missions by fixed-wing aircraft ever flown for the fledgling Afghan Air Force, a U.S. military spokesman in Kabul said Thursday.
...A U.S.-funded $427 million contract calls for a total of 20 A-29s to be delivered to Afghanistan by 2018.
...The A-29s began arriving in Afghanistan nearly five years after the Brazilian firm Embraer, and its U.S. partner Sierra Nevada Corp., won a Light Air Support competition with the A-29 against the Hawker Beechcraft AT-6B Texan II, leading to contract disputes and delays in the program..."
Empty dorms, empty mansions
Empty dorms, empty mansions: Glenn Reynolds:
What do these things have in common?
The consequences of giving in to leftist demands, instead of focusing on the basics.
Most people want some pretty basic things from the powers-that-be:
Safety, freedom of movement and the opportunity to get ahead.
Where these things prevail, people tend to be pretty happy.
Where they don’t, people tend to be less so — and to vote with their feet when they have the opportunity..."
- "France lost 10,000 millionaires last year.
- Meanwhile, Chicago is losing more millionaires than any other U.S. city.
- And the University of Missouri just closed two more dorms — for a total of four shut down this spring — because of plummeting enrollment.
What do these things have in common?
The consequences of giving in to leftist demands, instead of focusing on the basics.
Most people want some pretty basic things from the powers-that-be:
Safety, freedom of movement and the opportunity to get ahead.
Where these things prevail, people tend to be pretty happy.
Where they don’t, people tend to be less so — and to vote with their feet when they have the opportunity..."
Lunch video-----This Spitfire Veteran Flies His Favorite Warbird Again - World War Wings
This Spitfire Veteran Flies His Favorite Warbird Again - World War Wings:
"This Will Make Your Day!
World War 2 Spitfire Pilot Jim Robinson looks like a kid in a candy store.
Did you see his smile?
Yep, that made us smile too!
They are both legends — the bird and the veteran and we’re so glad we witnessed this moment. He waited for years to fly this bad boy again and well, we can sense his growing excitement.
As of today, around 55 Spitfires all over the world are airworthy, the rest are either in static display in museums, currently being actively restored or kept in storage.
Much loved by its pilots, the Spitfire served in several roles, including interceptor, photo-reconnaissance, fighter-bomber and trainer, and it continued to serve in these roles until the 1950s.
Jim summed up his entire experience in three words: “Times have changed.”
We couldn’t agree more and with that happy look on his face at the end, we’re sure it was nothing short of memorable.
P.S. Be sure to also check out Stuart Russell’s Youtube Channel for more awesome warbird stuff like this!
"This Will Make Your Day!
World War 2 Spitfire Pilot Jim Robinson looks like a kid in a candy store.
Did you see his smile?
Yep, that made us smile too!
They are both legends — the bird and the veteran and we’re so glad we witnessed this moment. He waited for years to fly this bad boy again and well, we can sense his growing excitement.
As of today, around 55 Spitfires all over the world are airworthy, the rest are either in static display in museums, currently being actively restored or kept in storage.
Much loved by its pilots, the Spitfire served in several roles, including interceptor, photo-reconnaissance, fighter-bomber and trainer, and it continued to serve in these roles until the 1950s.
Jim summed up his entire experience in three words: “Times have changed.”
We couldn’t agree more and with that happy look on his face at the end, we’re sure it was nothing short of memorable.
P.S. Be sure to also check out Stuart Russell’s Youtube Channel for more awesome warbird stuff like this!
Europe Is Becoming The New Middle East, US Not Far Behind
Europe Is Becoming The New Middle East, US Not Far Behind | RickWells.US
Before We Know It Europe Will Be The New Middle East
The video opens with an ominous statistic.
“In order for a culture to maintain itself for 25 years there must be a fertility rate of 2.11 children per family.
With anything less the culture will decline.
Historically, no culture has ever reversed a 1.9 fertility rate.
A rate of 1.3 is impossible to reverse,” requiring 80 to 100 years to correct.
They note that there is no economic model that can sustain a culture during that time.
“As a population shrinks, so does the culture,” the video notes, and the population of the Western civilizations are shrinking; birthrates are declining.
Lots more at the site...
Before We Know It Europe Will Be The New Middle East
The video opens with an ominous statistic.
“In order for a culture to maintain itself for 25 years there must be a fertility rate of 2.11 children per family.
With anything less the culture will decline.
Historically, no culture has ever reversed a 1.9 fertility rate.
A rate of 1.3 is impossible to reverse,” requiring 80 to 100 years to correct.
They note that there is no economic model that can sustain a culture during that time.
“As a population shrinks, so does the culture,” the video notes, and the population of the Western civilizations are shrinking; birthrates are declining.
Lots more at the site...
A Short History of the Pentagon Wasting Your Money
A Short History of the Pentagon Wasting Your Money - FPIF
Other hot-off-the-presses examples would include the Army’s purchase of helicopter gears worth $500 each for $8,000 each and the accumulation of billions of dollars’ worth of weapons components that will never be used.
And then there’s the one that would have to be everyone’s favorite Pentagon waste story: the spending of $50,000 to investigate the bomb-detecting capabilities of African elephants. (And here’s a shock: they didn’t turn out to be that great!)
Read on and get ANGRY!!
Make some noise!
- Why has waste at the Pentagon been so hard to rein in? Simple: The military-industrial complex profits from waste.
- The Pentagon spent $6 billion on not auditing itself, according to the Project on Government Oversight.
Other hot-off-the-presses examples would include the Army’s purchase of helicopter gears worth $500 each for $8,000 each and the accumulation of billions of dollars’ worth of weapons components that will never be used.
And then there’s the one that would have to be everyone’s favorite Pentagon waste story: the spending of $50,000 to investigate the bomb-detecting capabilities of African elephants. (And here’s a shock: they didn’t turn out to be that great!)
Read on and get ANGRY!!
Make some noise!
Illegal immigrants are being deported on private jets as taxpayers pay $300k bill | Daily Mail Online
Illegal immigrants are being deported on private jets as taxpayers pay $300k bill | Daily Mail Online: "EXCLUSIVE: Illegal immigrants are being deported on PRIVATE JETS - and taxpayers are on hook for $300,000 every day to fly aliens back to their home countries
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spent $116m in 2015 to transport illegal immigrants
- More than 40% of those who violated their visas were convicted criminals
- Of those over 1,000 were identified as organized crime or gang members
- Agency once hired a Boeing 767-300 to take an immigrant back to Nigeria
- They also hired Gulfstream IV executive jets for so-called 'high-risk charters' on at least 34 occasions
- Campaigners for taxpayers' rights have said the figures obtained by the Daily Mail Online are 'insane' and an 'outrageous waste of tax dollars'
- Mexico is country of origin for biggest number of illegal who are deported"
Bill Nye open to criminal charges, jail time for climate-change dissenters
Bill Nye open to criminal charges, jail time for climate-change dissenters - Washington Times:
"Bill Nye “the science guy” says in a video interview released Thursday that he is open to the idea of jailing those who deviate from the climate change consensus.
Asked about the heated rhetoric surrounding the climate change debate, such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s previous comments that some climate skeptics should be prosecuted as war criminals, Mr. Nye replied, “We’ll see what happens.”
“Was it appropriate to jail the guys from Enron?” Mr. Nye asked in a video interview with Climate Depot’s Marc Morano.
“We’ll see what happens.
Was it appropriate to jail people from the cigarette industry who insisted that this addictive product was not addictive, and so on?”
“In these cases, for me, as a taxpayer and voter, the introduction of this extreme doubt about climate change is affecting my quality of life as a public citizen,” Mr. Nye said.
“So I can see where people are very concerned about this, and they’re pursuing criminal investigations as well as engaging in discussions like this.”
Mr. Nye’s comments come with a coalition of liberal attorneys general pursuing companies that challenge the consensus of catastrophic climate change.
Critics fear the campaign could chill research and free speech..."
"Bill Nye “the science guy” says in a video interview released Thursday that he is open to the idea of jailing those who deviate from the climate change consensus.
Asked about the heated rhetoric surrounding the climate change debate, such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s previous comments that some climate skeptics should be prosecuted as war criminals, Mr. Nye replied, “We’ll see what happens.”
“Was it appropriate to jail the guys from Enron?” Mr. Nye asked in a video interview with Climate Depot’s Marc Morano.
“We’ll see what happens.
Was it appropriate to jail people from the cigarette industry who insisted that this addictive product was not addictive, and so on?”
“In these cases, for me, as a taxpayer and voter, the introduction of this extreme doubt about climate change is affecting my quality of life as a public citizen,” Mr. Nye said.
“So I can see where people are very concerned about this, and they’re pursuing criminal investigations as well as engaging in discussions like this.”
Mr. Nye’s comments come with a coalition of liberal attorneys general pursuing companies that challenge the consensus of catastrophic climate change.
Critics fear the campaign could chill research and free speech..."
Five Ways Ted Cruz Will Unleash Freedom
Five Ways Ted Cruz Will Unleash Freedom | Glenn Beck:
"What will lessen people’s fears and put them at ease about the future?
Freedom.
People understand freedom.
In fact, they love and crave it.
But when there’s a wolf hiding around every corner, people are willing to trade their freedom for security.
Wednesday on The Glenn Beck Program, Glenn talked about Ted Cruz’s “Five for Freedom” plan and how unleashing it will give people both the freedom and security they crave."
CRUZ’S FIVE FOR FREEDOM PLAN
Read on!
"What will lessen people’s fears and put them at ease about the future?
Freedom.
People understand freedom.
In fact, they love and crave it.
But when there’s a wolf hiding around every corner, people are willing to trade their freedom for security.
Wednesday on The Glenn Beck Program, Glenn talked about Ted Cruz’s “Five for Freedom” plan and how unleashing it will give people both the freedom and security they crave."
CRUZ’S FIVE FOR FREEDOM PLAN
Read on!
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