Your tax dollars funding propaganda-----NPR Puts 'Trigger Warning' at Start of Steve Bannon Story

NPR Puts 'Trigger Warning' at Start of Steve Bannon Story
"National Public Radio added a “trigger warning” to the start of a story on All Things Considered on Monday evening about President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon as Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor.

Host Robert Siegel introduced the story by David Folkenflik with the following warning (emphasis added):

Donald Trump has richly rewarded his campaign’s CEO, Steve Bannon, with an appointment as chief White House strategist. That appointment has inspired a firestorm. Bannon’s critics say his right-wing news site, Breitbart, spreads hate and bigotry, as NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik reports. And just a note – this story has language that some listeners might find offensive.

George Soros Can Be Charged With Treason and Sedition | iPatriot

George Soros Can Be Charged With Treason and Sedition | iPatriot:


"Sedition compliments treason. Then there is Seditious Conspiracy, which Webster defines as: “The crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to destroy the government.”

 The Law Dictionary states that sedition is: “The crime of creating a revolt, disaster or violence against lawful civic authority with the intent to cause overthrow or destroy.” Read this one carefully. George Soros is attempting to deconstruct the constitutional government of the United States and replace it with a Communist Controlled One World Order, destroying the structure of America that was legally put in order."

Trump and International Security

Trump and International Security:

• It is the EU, not Donald Trump, that threatens to undermine NATO and the security of the West. An EU defence union will present a direct threat to NATO, competing for funds, building in duplication and confusion, and setting up rival military structures.
• 

  "You can't say the past doesn't matter, the values we share don't matter, but instead try to get as much money out of NATO as possible and whether I can get a good deal out of it." — German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen.
• This is breath-taking hypocrisy from the defence minister of Germany, which spends less than 1.2% of GDP on defence against an agreed NATO minimumtarget of 2%, while freeloading off the America's 73% contribution to NATO's overall defence spending.
• European leaders would do well to recognize that they need the US more than the US needs them, and that real, concrete, committed defence from the world's greatest military power is more beneficial to them than a fantasy army that will have plenty of flags, headquarters and generals but no teeth.
• Trump should also prioritize both practical and moral support to anti-Islamist regimes in the Middle East, such as Sisi's Egypt.
• Rather than spreading fear and false propaganda about Donald Trump, they should be praying that he will provide the strength that is so desperately needed today, and working out how best they can support rather than attack him.

Since Donald Trump's election, media-fuelled panic has engulfed Europe, including over defence and security. 
We are told that World War III is imminent, that Trump will jump into bed with Putin and pull the US out of NATO. 
Such fantasies are put about by media cheerleaders for European political elites, terrified that Trump's election will inspire support for populist candidates in the forthcoming elections in Germany, the Netherlands and France.
In fact, it is the EU, not Donald Trump, that threatens to undermine NATO and the security of the West. In recent days, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, his foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, and German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen have suggested that Trump's election should give greater impetus to a European defence force..."

Colonel Richard Kemp was Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan. He served in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the Balkans and Northern Ireland and was head of the international terrorism team for the UK Joint Intelligence Committee.

Much here. Read on! 

Annual Cost To Pay Teachers Same As Doctors $1,283 Per Person

Annual Cost To Pay Teachers Same As Doctors $1,283 Per Person [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"A music video called “I just sued the school system” by rapper Prince Ea has gone viral on social media with its own pop recipe for how to fix the nation’s education system.
In the video, Prince Ea states that teachers are underpaid. “Teachers should earn just as much as doctors,” he states.

...But if the amount of training and skill needed to be a teacher is equivalent to that of a full medical doctor — which is what the suggestion they should get equivalent pay implies — then transitioning to this would come with a steep price tag.
The 101,025 teachers in Michigan earned an average $61,978 in 2014-15, the latest year for which data is available.
The average pay for family practitioners and pediatricians nationwide was $189,000 a year according to a 2012 survey done by Merritt Hawkins & Associates. 

...Increasing the salary of all of Michigan’s public school teachers from $61,978 to $189,000 would cost every person in Michigan $1,283 annually, or $12.8 billion..."

Lunch video-----Hitler finds out Hillary lost

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Socialist Party Organization Linked To Anti-Trump Protests

Socialist Party Organization Linked To Anti-Trump Protests:


"The violent protests that took place in scattered cities did not spring from the residents of those communities, but were part of an organized effort, according to a revelation one CNN reporter let slip.
CNN reporter Jean Casarez was reporting about the unrest Wednesday when she reported these demonstrations were part of a plan."

Your tax dollars at "work"-----Rice University Students Organize Group Hug to Cope with Trump Win

Rice University Students Organize Group Hug to Cope with Trump Win - Breitbart:
"During a candlelight vigil event last week at Rice University, 150 students participated in a massive group hug in an effort to cope with Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s presidential election.

Students at Rice University organized the vigil in order to remind their peers that Rice “will continue to be a safe place” in Trump’s America.

Approximately 150 students gathered together and participated in the group hug, which occurred on one of the university’s main quads.

Female students at Rice University were also offered a “destress hour” by faculty members at the institution’s Women’s Resource Center. 

“Please take care of yourselves in this stressful time. 

...Students at Cornell University conducted a “cry in” event, in which students gathered together to drink Starbucks coffee and cry together over the results of the election. 
At the University of Pennsylvania, students were offered emotional support puppies and coloring books in an effort to help them cope with Trump’s rise to the White House."

NPR learing about "fly-over-country"-----Here's Where People Voted For Barack Obama And Donald Trump In The Presidential Election : NPR

Here's Where People Voted For Barack Obama And Donald Trump In The Presidential Election : NPR: 
"Donald Trump's surprise victory on Tuesday came largely due to his over-performance of expectations in the Midwest. 
His populist, anti-trade deal message was tailor-made for this region, but polling hadn't shown him pulling ahead of rival Hillary Clinton there.
But on Election Night, it was clear the surveys had missed a massive surge in some places and shifts in others of white, working-class voters in Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania that helped Donald Trump pull off the upset.
These maps show where the Trump surge happened and the places that flipped from supporting President Obama in 2012 to going for the Republican nominee and billionaire real-estate mogul just four years later."

Liberals telling you what thay want you to do-----Five More U.S. Jurisdictions Imposed Soda Taxes Last Week

Five More U.S. Jurisdictions Imposed Soda Taxes Last Week - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"Last week five more jurisdictions joined Berkeley and Philadelphia in imposing special taxes on soda and other soft drinks. 
Four of the taxes were approved on Election Day by voters in Boulder, Colorado, and three California cities: San Francisco, Oakland, and Albany. 
The fifth was approved last Thursday by the Cook County, Illinois, Board of Commissioners.

Boulder's Ballot Issue 2H, which Eric Boehm noted last week, passed with 54 percent of the vote. 
It imposes an excise tax of two cents per fluid ounce on drinks that have five or more grams of added sugar in a 12-ounce serving. It does not apply to alcoholic beverages or milk products.
..."We understand the health threats posed by unhealthy sugary drinks, especially on low-income families," said Angelique Espinoza, manager of the Boulder soda tax campaign, after the initiative passed. 
"Today Boulder took an important, proactive step toward ensuring that all of us—our children in particular—have every opportunity to make better choices and to lead healthy lives."...

White House petition asks Obama to seat Merrick Garland to SCOTUS without Senate approval – TheBlaze

White House petition asks Obama to seat Merrick Garland to SCOTUS without Senate approval – TheBlaze:

"A White House petition that has been signed by tens of thousands of people calls for President Obama to appoint Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court judge without waiting for Senate approval.  The “We the People” petition refers to a Washington Post opinion piece that asserts Obama should bypass normal procedure and assume the Senate is waiving its right to consent."

ZERO TOLERANCE: Middle schooler suspended after cutting peach with ‘toddler’ butter knife

ZERO TOLERANCE: Middle schooler suspended after cutting peach with ‘toddler’ butter knife | EAGnews.org:
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A Florida middle school suspended an honor-roll student for using a child knife to cut a peach to share with her friend at lunch in the cafeteria.

Ronald and Andrea Souto told WPLG that their 11-year-old daughter was eating lunch at Silver Trail Middle School and used the child butter knife to cut a peach to share with her friend, and she was quickly suspended for six days for violating the district’s weapons policy.

“This is a set of a spoon, fork and knife for toddlers – one year old,” Andrea Souto said. 
“It is made for children to learn how to eat properly. 

She’s used it since she was a baby.”

“The friend asked for half of the peach and she cuts half of the peach and gives it to her friend,” Roland Souto told the news site. 
“She goes to the bathroom and comes back and the guy said, ‘Follow me.’”

The Soutos said the girl, an honor roll student who is “always trying to help someone” and “always trying to share things,” was issued the harsh punishment without much discussion and could now face criminal charges. 

The Pembroke Pines Police Department confirmed to WPLG it investigated the case and forwarded the findings to the State Attorney’s Office..."
Read on!

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History for November 16

History for November 16 - On-This-Day.com
Burgess Meredith 1908, Clu Gulager 1928, Steve Railsback 1948



Marg Helgenberger 1958 - Actress ("C.S.I."), Martha Plimpton 1970 - Actress ("Raising Hope"), Maggie Gyllenhaal 1977 - Actress

1915 - Coca-Cola had its prototype for a countoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year.


1952 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown.


1973 - Skylab 3 carrying a crew of three astronauts, was launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, on an 84-day mission.


1973 - U.S. President Nixon signed the Alaska Pipeline measure into law.


1981 - A vaccine for hepatitis B was approved. The vaccine had been developed at Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research.


1998 - It was announced that Monica Lewinsky had signed a deal for the North American rights to a book about her affair with U.S. President Clinton.


2000 - Bill Clinton became the first serving U.S. president to visit Communist Vietnam.


2004 - A NASA unmanned "scramjet" (X-43A) reached a speed of nearly 10 times the speed of sound above the Pacific Ocean.

George Soros meets with Democratic donors to plot plan to ‘take back power’ from Trump – TheBlaze

George Soros meets with Democratic donors to plot plan to ‘take back power’ from Trump – TheBlaze:

"After their millions of dollars failed to elect Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton last week, billionaire George Soros and his fellow wealthy liberals have gathered in Washington, D.C., to determine how to spend their money to block President-elect Donald Trump throughout his term in the White House.
The three-day meeting at the Mandarin Oriental hotel began Sunday, according to Politico, and is sponsored by the Democracy Alliance donor club. The event will feature keynote addresses from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), whose name is being floated for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee."

Stranded In The Academic Archipelago

Stranded In The Academic Archipelago | The American Conservative:
Jon Askonas, a reader studying at Oxford for his PhD, writes:

The Chronicle of Higher Education ran an article with a quick and dirty analysis of the university bubble as shown by county-by-county voter data comparing the counties where a state’s flagship public university is located and the overall state average. Obviously this is “noisy data”, but it is still absolutely astounding.

http://www.chronicle.com/article/Yes-You-re-Right-Colleges/238400

Two graphs below. First one shows states and flagship universities. But then I used the data to make one that displays the difference. In almost half of all the states, there was a TWENTY POINT difference between how much a state supported Hillary and how much the flagship university county did. No wonder the response from the ivory tower to a Trump victory has been so out of touch with the mood in the rest of America.

I have not used the first graf, because it belongs to the Chronicle (you can see it by following the link). But the second one, created by Jon, is here, and it is astonishing:

In other news from the self-exiles in the Academic Archipelago:

UVA professors petition university president to stop quoting UVA founder Thomas Jefferson. 
No, really, this is happening:
Read on!

Socialist Party Organization Linked To Anti-Trump Protests

Socialist Party Organization Linked To Anti-Trump Protests:

“This was promoted by Socialist Advantage and one of the things they said the purpose of this rally was … to not only protest the election of Donald Trump the 45th president of the United States but also to protest that the Democratic party had let them down,” she reported.

Victoria Taft, writing at Independent Journal Review, noted that a group called “Socialist Alternative,” often referred to on social media as “Socialist Advantage,” was behind the protests.

She further noted that Socialist Alternative is the name of the Socialist Party’s social media arm."

Trump Supporters Targeted in Vicious Attacks

Trump Supporters Targeted in Vicious Attacks | LifeZette:
"Election-crazed liberals increasingly turn violent against backers of the president-elect
In addition to a rash of violent protests from angry liberal agitators, Donald Trump’s stunning victory in the presidential election appears to have sparked a spate of attacks on his supporters.
Trump’s unexpected win seems to have triggered progressives so hard that all pretense of respectability — not to mention respect for the democratic process — has been shed, and for the first time in generations, the American Left has let its violent, totalitarian flag fly openly.

• “That’s one of those white boy Trump supporters.” Two men were arrested in Meriden, Connecticut, on Saturday after beating up a Trump supporter. The Trump fan was on a traffic island, holding up both a pro-Trump sign and American flag, when suspects Wilson Eschevarria and Anthony Hobdy got out of their vehicle and proceeded to attack the victim.
• In New York City on Friday, a Trump supporter wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap was assaulted while riding the subway. The victim was reportedly choked by an anti-Trump aggressor.
• On Wednesday, a man in Chicago was dragged from his vehicle and beaten within an inch of his life following a traffic incident. “Somebody yelled, ‘That’s one of those white boy Trump supporters,'” the man told the local CBS affiliate. “I saw my life flash before my face,” he added.
• The anti-Trump violence has also spread to schools. Jade Armenio, a sophomore at Woodside High School in Woodside, California, who isn't even old enough to vote, was nevertheless attacked by a gang of fellow students for having supported Trump.

In addition to isolated incidents of violent attacks on individual Trump supporters, the anti-Trump protests popping up across the country have also seen incidents of violence.
The worst violence has been in Portland, where on Saturday one person was shot and roughly 70 people were arrested.
Projectiles, including glass bottles and road flares, were thrown at police officers.
On Friday, harrowing video footage from the city showed a pregnant woman trapped in her car as protesters proceeded to attack it. 
Her only apparent crime was being white and in the wrong place at the wrong time..."

Only Two of the Nation's 72 Largest Newspapers Endorsed Trump

Only Two of the Nation's 72 Largest Newspapers Endorsed Trump [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"Of the nation’s 72 newspapers that have a circulation of over 100,000 readers, only two endorsed Donald Trump for president, according to Wikipedia.
Overall, Hillary Clinton had an even 500 newspaper and magazine endorsements while Trump had 26.
There were more “Not Donald Trump” endorsements (32) than Trump endorsements (26).
The Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Florida Times-Union were the only two daily newspapers with circulations over 100,000 to endorse Trump. Seven of the 72 newspapers with circulations over 100,000 didn't give an endorsement.
USA Today broke its tradition of not endorsing presidential candidates by telling its readers that Trump wasn't fit to be president.
In Michigan, none of the 13 daily newspapers tracked by Wikipedia endorsed Trump. 
The Detroit News endorsed Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. 
The rest supported Clinton.
The Secretary of State's office says the official voting results will be finalized at the end of the month when the Board of State Canvassers meets to certify the results.
More For the Record..."

Lunch video-----Wikileaks reveals Ties Between Clinton Campaign, Banks, Media

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‘Suck It Up, Buttercup!’ – Iowa Lawmaker Drops The Hammer On Election Crybabies [VIDEO] | John Hawkins' Right Wing News

‘Suck It Up, Buttercup!’ – Iowa Lawmaker Drops The Hammer On Election Crybabies [VIDEO] | John Hawkins' Right Wing News:


"This is just perfection. Bobby Kaufman, who is a member of the Iowa State House, got fed up with all the coddling of snowflakes at high schools and colleges. So he came up with the “Suck It Up, Buttercup” bill. I love the name… it is brutally blunt. He got tired of schools in Iowa footing the bill for these cupcakes to walk out of their classrooms and protest, sometimes violently. They also provide safe spaces and host freaking cry-ins for these dolts."

Muslims brutally beat TV chef because he “looked like Mr. Trump”

Muslims brutally beat TV chef because he “looked like Mr. Trump” - The Geller Report:
"Sweden: Muslims brutally beat TV chef because he “looked like Mr. Trump” By Robert Spencer, November 12, 2016:

“Swedish TV chef brutally beaten by ‘Muslim men’ because he ‘looked like Mr. Trump,” FriaTider, November 12, 2016 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

Inrikes. Anders Vendel, a famous chef, restaurant owner and TV star from Malmö, Sweden, was savagely beaten by three “Muslim” men because they thought he looked like “Mr. Trump”, Sydsvenskan reports.

In a Facebook post that was later removed, Mr. Vendel – who is a well-known anti-Racist figure and a star of the TV show “The Struggle of the Chefs”– described the brutal assault that took place early Saturday morning in a late-night fast food restaurant in Malmö.

“I am in the emergency room as of a couple of hours ago awaiting X-rays. I was beaten up by three Muslim men between the ages of 25-35. They thought I bore a resemblance to Mr. Trump.”

“Two of the men grabbed my arms from behind and the third one started punching me all over the face. I tried to defend myself with my legs. After receiving about 20 fists to my face, I fell down to the floor. All three then started kicking me as much as they could in my face and head. I now have a broken nose, bumps, a clogged eye, mouth, lips and jaw. Even a broken right thumb,” he continued..."

TaxProf Blog

TaxProf Blog:
"Washington Times, After Years of IRS Delay, 2 Tea Party Groups Denied Tax-Exempt Status:
Nearly seven years after it applied to the IRS for nonprofit status, the Albuquerque Tea Party has finally been given a decision: Denied.
The tax agency, under orders from a federal judge, is belatedly tackling the remaining tea party cases that it delayed for years, and so far the tea party isn’t doing well.
Only one of the three groups in the case was approved, and the other two, including Albuquerque, got notices of proposed denials last week.
...The IRS, which declined to comment on the new decisions, admitted in court that it did subject the tea party groups to intrusive scrutiny, singling them out because of their political viewpoints and forcing them to go through hurdles that other groups didn’t face.
Jay Sekulow (American Center for Law and Justice), Continuing the Fight Against IRS Corruption in Federal Court:
..."It is clear that we still have an IRS that is corrupt and incapable of self-correction...
As we continue fighting against the Executive lawlessness in federal court, please sign our petition to join the fight – for freedom and for the Constitution."

New hybrid and electric cars must make noise while driving slowly, new U.S. rule says

New hybrid and electric cars must make noise while driving slowly, new U.S. rule says - LA Times: "
New hybrid and electric cars are required to make noise when traveling at low speeds so that pedestrians, especially those who are blind or have poor eyesight, will hear them coming, under a new rule released Monday by the Obama administration.
The new rule could help prevent about 2,400 pedestrian injuries a year once all hybrids on the road are equipped to make noise, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Hybrid vehicles use both a gasoline engine and an electric motor.
Electric motors, however, make very little noise compared with gasoline and diesel engines.
The rule requires hybrid and electric vehicles to make audible noise when traveling in reverse or forward at speeds up to about 19 mph. 
The sound alert isn't required at higher speeds because other factors, such as tire and wind noise, provide a warning..."

Staged! Craigslist ads offer $1,500 a week for paid anti-Trump protesters | BizPac Review

Staged! Craigslist ads offer $1,500 a week for paid anti-Trump protesters | BizPac Review: "Busted!

George Soros strikes again?

As violent anti-Trump riots head into Day 5, new evidence suggests the protests were staged by operatives paid to block traffic and hold up signs protesting Donald Trump‘s duly elected presidency.

A slew of Craigslists ads posted online across Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and other big cities are offering up to $1,500 a week for people to engage in “Stop Trump” movements.

Job duties include “blocking traffic,” and tout “no previous experience required,” "

Symone Sanders Mocks Trump Supporter Beat Up By Mob: 'Oh My Goodness, Poor White People!'

Symone Sanders Mocks Trump Supporter Beat Up By Mob: 'Oh My Goodness, Poor White People!' | Mediaite:
Former press secretary to Bernie Sanders and Democratic strategist Symone Sanders mocked and dismissed a Donald Trump supporter who was beat up by a Chicago mob on CNN Monday because he was white.

Sanders took on Trump for his comments Sunday that his supporters should stop committing hate crimes in his name, saying he needed to go further. “The audacity of privileged white people to sit on national television and question if hate crimes are happening, to just flippantly say ‘stop it, it’s not okay,’ and not put any action behind those words, it’s appalling to me. It’s actually appalling.”

Trump supporter Carl Higbie retorted that there was violence on both sides, and that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama hadn’t bothered to denounce the violence at anti-Trump rallies. “I’m sorry, hate crimes and protesting are not the same things…” Sanders responded. “A hate crime is a crime that is committed against somebody because of their religion, because of what they look like, because of their sexual orientation. That’s not the same thing as protesting.”

“What do you say to the people who dragged a poor white guy out of a car and beat him?” asked Higbie.

“Oh my goodness, poor white people! Please!” she responded. “Oh my– stop. Stop, Carl.”

“That’s not protesting!” Higbie said. “Dragging someone out of their car are beating them is not protesting.”

You can watch the mob assault below:

Sanders didn’t seem so sure of that. “There has never been an acceptable form of protest…” she responded. “We can’t call for people to be peaceful when the rhetoric that has been used is not peaceful, when people don’t feel peaceful in their home.”

Watch above, via CNN.

Distraught anti-Trump losers wearing safety pins for safe space while they riot like animals

Distraught anti-Trump losers wearing safety pins for safe space while they riot like animals | BizPac Review:
"Some anti-Donald Trump activists have now started to wear safety pins to signify to others distraught over the election to know they are a “safe space.”

...“Yesterday and today, as I walk around in this unfamiliar new country, I see people of color and wonder if they think I’m one of the 53 percent of white women who voted for Trump. 
I see white men and wonder if they’re one of the 63 percent who did. 
We need an outward sign of sympathy, a way for the majority of us who voted against fascism to recognize one another,” columnist Michelle Goldberg wrote.
Her call was echoed by Vox, another left-leaning outfit, who said, “potentially related racist and anti-Semitic abuse and vandalism is happening across the country” since President-elect Trump won the election Tuesday.
Apparently, they missed all of the riots, and the beating of a white man by a gang of thugs because he voted for Trump, coming from their side of the aisle.
The #SafetyPin movement is gaining popularity on social media, with even some celebrities joining in.
And, if all else fails, they can give the safety pins to the babies that cannot deal with the results of a fair a Democratic election. They can use them to pin their diapers.
Watch anti-Trump rioters get taken down as cops take back the streets; it’s a new day in America

I wear my #SafetyPin to show I am a safe place.I will protect those who are treated unfairly bc of gender, race, disability, & indiv beliefs pic.twitter.com/gn2LmcTbi5

— Sarah Lill (@SarahLill9) November 11, 2016

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