Doctors could prescribe houses to the homeless under radical Hawaii bill

Doctors could prescribe houses to the homeless under radical Hawaii bill | US news | The Guardian
"Newly introduced bill would classify homelessness as a medical condition, as research suggests healthcare spending falls when people have been housed
One day last month, Stephen Williams asked a passerby for help and then collapsed on the sidewalk. When the ambulance arrived in downtown Honolulu, his temperature was well over 104F.
A life-threatening staph infection had entered his bloodstream.

Williams, who lives on the dusty streets of Chinatown, spent seven days hooked to an IV, treatment that can cost $40,000, according to the hospital that admitted him.
But Williams didn’t pay: the bill was covered by government dollars in the form of Medicaid. 
Over the past four years, he has been to the hospital for infections 21 times, he said, a consequence of psoriasis flare-ups in a humid climate and unsanitary conditions.
Cases such as these have prompted a groundbreaking new proposal in Hawaii.
Instead of prescribing medication to homeless patients like Williams, what if doctors could prescribe something else that might ameliorate their health problems more effectively? 
The prescription would be housing.
With this aim in mind, a state senator, Josh Green, has introduced a bill to classify homelessness as a medical condition..."

The Day the New York Times Lost All Credibility

Articles: The Day the New York Times Lost All Credibility
“We strongly protest the exclusion of the New York Times and the other news organizations,” Times editor Dean Baquet said in a statement last Friday after his publication was excluded from a White House briefing.
“Free media access to a transparent government is obviously of crucial national interest.”
While innocent liberals everywhere were rallying to the Times' defense, many of those who have dealt with the Times up close could only snicker at phrases like “free media access” and “transparent government.”
One skeptic is investigative reporter James Sanders.
Twenty years ago he and his wife Elizabeth were arrested by the FBI on conspiracy charges for his efforts to get at the truth behind the destruction of TWA Flight 800.
This was the plane destroyed off the coast of Long Island on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 people on board.
Not unexpectedly, the Times editors turned their back on Sanders during his legal ordeal.
Their First Amendment concerns did not and do not extend far beyond their own newsroom.
“Times is struggling to prove it is the source of legitimate news,” Sanders texted me on Friday.
No Trump fan, he added, “As they say in the White House, ‘Nyet.’”
If one had to pick a day when the Times lost all credibility with Sanders and other independent journalists, it would be September 21,1996.
On that day, the Times’ Matthew Purdy told of how the St. Louis police used the TWA 800 plane to train a bomb-sniffing dog six weeks before the crash.
The trainer placed explosives throughout the plane and encouraged the dog to find them.
One law enforcement official told Purdy the explosives were kept in tightly wrapped packages but conceded, “Testing can leave traces behind.”
The following day, September 22, the Times published what would prove to be the investigation’s obituary..."

Remember When Leftists Wanted $15 Minimum Wage For Fast Food Workers? Now Wendy’s Is Replacing Them With Robots | Daily Wire

Remember When Leftists Wanted $15 Minimum Wage For Fast Food Workers? Now Wendy’s Is Replacing Them With Robots | Daily Wire:

"And yet, the very workers that leftists claim to be helping are stating to get displaced by automation; it will only get worse as the minimum wage increases. Artificially raising the costs of labor has detrimental consequences for the economy."

Public university's 'fascism' teach-in targets Trump

Public university's 'fascism' teach-in targets Trump - The College Fix:
"LONG BEACH, Calif. – President Donald Trump has fascist tendencies, is a misogynist, and his election victory has brought changes “not for the better,” several Cal State Long Beach professors told students Wednesday during a lunchtime teach-in on the campus quad.
The remarks came during “Fascism: Past and Present,” the second of four “Reclaiming Democracy” teach-ins organized by College of Liberal Arts faculty members “concerned about developments before and after the November election,” said Teresa Wright, chair of the Political Science department.
“We’re here today because a specter is haunting the world, and especially the U.S. and Europe, the specter of fascism and authoritarianism,” Wright said during her introductory remarks.
The teach-in lasted for an hour and half and included three faculty presentations, about 10 minutes each, followed by five breakout discussions.
Pizza for the event was provided by the public university..."

Wendy's Installing Self-Order Kiosks in 1,000 Stores to Cut Labor Costs

Wendy's Installing Self-Order Kiosks in 1,000 Stores to Cut Labor Costs - Breitbart:
"Fast-food restaurant chain Wendy’s will install self-order kiosks at 1,000 stores across the country by the end of 2017 to trim extra labor costs imposed by minimum wage hikes, NJ Advance Media reported.
...The company said the kiosks, which cost about $15,000 each, would reduce labor costs and appeal to younger customers
. Other companies, including Panera Bread, say the kiosks increase employees’ productivity and are especially valuable during lunchtime and other rush-hours.
Breitbart News reported that several Wendy’s franchises were struggling because of wage costs in 2016.
California’s franchise-owned Wendy’s were struggling with the state’s $10 minimum wage while franchise-owned Wendy’s restaurants in New York could not offset the higher minimum wage in the state, where the minimum wage is $15.
Wendy’s franchises “will likely look at the opportunity to reduce overall staff, look at the opportunity to certainly reduce hours and any other cost reduction opportunities, not just price,”  Wendy’s CEO Emil Brolick said in 2015."

Lunch video-----Tom Cotton: Reduce Legal Immigration and put Americans FIRST!

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Audio: Anti-Trump Forces Fake A Hostile Republican Town Hall | The Daily Caller

Audio: Anti-Trump Forces Fake A Hostile Republican Town Hall | The Daily Caller:

"Leaked audio from an anti-Trump protest group meeting reveals activists with anti-Trump group Indivisible plotting how to best manufacture a hostile environment at a town hall with Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana on Friday.

The audio, obtained by local radio station KPEL, reveals a coordinated effort to create the public impression that Cassidy’s support for Trump is unpopular with his constituents. The activists, who describe themselves as liberals in the audio, can be heard strategizing how to best turn a local town hall into a political victory."

Before Flint’s Lead Crisis, City Council Raided Money from 'Water Fund'

Before Flint’s Lead Crisis, City Council Raided Money from 'Water Fund' [Michigan Capitol Confidential]: 
"A few years before Flint’s lead crisis, city officials were taking money from a dedicated municipal water fund to pay for other uses. 
These fund-raids continued — using water service revenues to pay for unrelated city spending — even as the water fund accumulated a $9 million deficit in 2011.
Those were among the findings of a state review team that examined Flint’s books, which led it to recommend that the state appoint an emergency manager to take control of the city’s finances.
While that state review is now five years old, its findings warrant another look as they are relevant to later decisions city officials took leading up to the water contamination crisis.
The review team examined Flint’s financial condition in October and November of 2011. 
It found the city’s total debt had risen from $1.5 million in 2007 to $25.7 million in 2011. 
The city’s annual revenues rose from $104.5 million at the start of the period to $109.0 million in 2011.
The growing debt was the result of five years in which the city council and mayor failed to balance the city’s budget and control spending.
From 2009 to 2011, Flint officials took about $10 million from water service operations to pay for general city operations. 

• These raids contributed to a growing hole in the city water fund.
• Officials also raided Flint’s sewage disposal fund, taking $61 million for general city operations from 2001 to 2011.
• And the city’s leaders broke state road funding laws by taking just over $1.0 million from the local street fund. 

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They were nuts before the election. Nutsier now-----Beware the Trump brain rot: The cognitive effects of this administration’s actions could be disastrous

Beware the Trump brain rot: The cognitive effects of this administration’s actions could be disastrous - Salon.com:
"...While there is little question that the Trump team is set to unravel our democracy, our foreign relations and every stitch of political progress our nation has ever made; that isn’t all that is at stake here.

...In an effort to crowdsource some of the responses, I asked more than 1,200 people via Facebook and email and received the following list: “wearing me out,” “burning me out,” “frying my brains,” “beyond belief,” “turning my mind into mush,” “brain overload,” “mental meltdown,” “crippling depression,” “constant low level dread,” “making me numb,” “stressing me out,” “abject horror,” “disoriented and scared” and “scaring me to death.”

Others offered descriptions such as “nonstop,” “overwhelming,” “relentless,” “mind-blowing,” “devastating,” “exasperating” and “surreal.”

One friend wrote, “I often wake up in the middle of the night thinking about Trump and unable to get back to sleep from anxiety.“ ...

In our efforts to make sense of all this we have often turned to George Orwell’s “1984.” While the dystopian novel has a lot of insight to offer, it can’t actually capture the cognitive effects of Trumpism. 

And that’s because the Trump team is not just brainwashing us or numbing our brains with Newspeak. 

It is actually implementing, consciously or not, a complex five-point strategy poised to make our minds shut down. .."

And The Winner Isn't...

• Chart: And The Winner Isn't... | Statista:
"...Many talented and popular actors are still waiting for an Academy Award despite having long and successful careers with countless nominations.
Peter O'Toole is probably the unluckiest actor in Oscar history. 

Throughout his career, he collected eight nominations but he never won and passed away in December 2013. 

Richard Burton's story is similar with seven nominations and no win. 

Glenn Close and Deborah Kerr have each been nominated six times but they have also missed out. Other well known actors in the club include Bradley Cooper (4 nominations) as well as Sigourney Weaver and Tom Cruise with three each.

This chart shows actors with Academy Award nominations without a win in 2017.

FL Sheriff: We're Arrested Illegal Alien Predators on a Daily Basis

FL Sheriff: We're Arrested Illegal Alien Predators on a Daily Basis:

"Liberals have blinded themselves — and attempted to blind others — to the detrimental effects of illegal immigration in favor of being more “politically correct” than their conservative counterparts.

However, one Florida sheriff just explained the true epidemic surrounding illegal aliens that completely destroyed the liberal narrative regarding open borders and lax immigration laws.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom” that illegal immigrants have been committing felonies and “preying on people” in communities “across the United States.”"

White Men Should Pay 5% Extra In Taxes Because They’re Privileged:

White Men Should Pay 5% Extra In Taxes Because They’re Privileged

White people should pay extra taxes because they are more privileged, an op-ed at Wesplain argues.

The article, titled, “It’s Time for White People to Pay for Privilege: The Equality Tax,”argues that all minorities face economic disadvantages.

“Racist employers, a disproportionate targeting of minorities by law enforcement, racial wage gaps, poor inner city schools; these all contribute to what is an undeniable reality for minorities,” the article claims.

To fix this, white people should pay a higher tax to make up for their privilege. The writer suggests a five percent tax to start with. A single white man should pay a five percent “equality tax,” while a single white woman would only pay 4.5 percent in the “equality tax...”

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Hollywood Shamefully Promotes Communism at Oscars

Hollywood Shamefully Promotes Communism at Oscars:

"Some may know what they’re doing and likely some are just wearing them because they’re useful idiots.

The deceptively misnamed American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was founded by an anti-American, anti-Christian communist, Roger Baldwin, who stated upon the organization’s founding in 1920 that “communism is the goal” of the group. He believed that he could deceive America’s useful idiots by establishing a communist front group that masqueraded as a patriotic, all-American, human rights organization.

“I am for socialism, disarmament, and ultimately for abolishing the state itself as an instrument of violence and compulsion,” Baldwin told allies in 1928. “I seek social ownership of all property, the abolition of the propertied class, and sole control by those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal.”"

History for February 28

History for February 28 - On-This-Day.com:
Sir John Tenniel 1820 - Cartoonist, illustrator, Linus Pauling 1901 - Nobel prize for chemistry in 1954, Nobel peace prize winner in 1962, Earl Scheib 1907


Milton Caniff 1907 - Cartoonist, Chris Kraft 1924 - NASA flight director and voice of Mission Control for all Mercury and many Gemini missions, Svetlana Allilueva 1926 - Author, daughter of Russian leader Joseph Stalin
       

1854 - The Republican Party was organized in Ripon, WI. About 50 slavery opponents began the new political group.

1885 - AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph) was incorporated. The company was capitalized on only $100,000 and provided long distance service for American Bell.


1953 - In a Cambridge University laboratory, scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick discovered the double-helix structure of DNA.


1979 - Mr. Ed, the talking horse from the TV show "Mr. Ed", died.


1983 - "M*A*S*H" became the most watched television program in history when the final episode aired.


1986 - Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated in Stockholm.


1993 - U.S. Federal agents raided the compound of an armed religious cult in Waco, TX. The ATF had planned to arrest the leader of the Branch Davidians, David Koresh, on federal firearms charges. Four agents and six Davidians were killed and a 51-day standoff followed.


1995 - The Denver International Airport opened after a 16-month delay.

One organizer of ‘A Day Without a Woman’ is a convicted terrorist – TheBlaze

One organizer of ‘A Day Without a Woman’ is a convicted terrorist – TheBlaze:

"The next Women’s March, scheduled for March 8, is a worldwide general strike billed as “A Day Without A Woman.” But one woman will certainly be in attendance because she’s an organizer of the event — and a convicted terrorist."

KKK Leader David Duke Supports Democrat Party Deputy Chair and Muslim Keith Ellison

KKK Leader David Duke Supports Democrat Party Deputy Chair and Muslim Keith Ellison
KKK Leader David Duke Supports Democrat Party Deputy Chair and Muslim Keith Ellison

Jim Hoft Feb 26th, 2017 8:31 am 15 Comments-Guest post by Joe Hoft

It is no surprise that the Democratic Party which founded the racist hate group the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) would also be the first party to support an outspoken Jew hating Muslim in Keith Ellison for the Party’s head position.

So it is also no surprise that KKK leader David Duke tweeted his support for Ellison for the DNC head post.

No Surprise the former KKK leader, David Duke, picks the most blatant Jew-hater, a MUSLIM to be the new #DNCChair! #TerroristsUnite https://t.co/aI3ApHHe4c

— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) February 25, 2017

It’s unknown what Duke meant by “I mean, at least he knows”.

In spite of gaining the support of former KKK Democrat Congressman David Duke, Minnesota Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison lost his bid to become the chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Saturday.

...The Main Stream Media attacked candidate Donald Trump before the election for not denouncing David Duke for statements made about Trump.  Let’s see what they say about Duke supporting the new DNC Jew hating Deputy Chair.

So will this make any headlines in the liberal media?

Two Utterly Depressing Medicaid Graphs

Two Utterly Depressing Medicaid Graphs | International Liberty
Two Utterly Depressing Medicaid Graphs

February 25, 2017 by Dan Mitchell

"The United States is going to become another Greece, and it’s largely because of poorly designed entitlement programs. As the old saying goes, demography is destiny.
Let’s look at just one piece of that puzzle. James Capretta of the American Enterprise Institute has a very sobering summary of how Medicaid has metastasized into one of the largest and fastest-growing entitlement programs.

You should read the entire article, but if you’re pressed for time, I’m going to share two grim charts that tell you what you need to know.

First, we have a look at how the burden of Medicaid spending, measured as a share of national output, has increased over time.

What makes this chart particularly depressing is that Medicaid was never supposed to become a massive entitlement program..."

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The Man Who Warned Us About Islam 750 Years Ago is Still Relevant Today | JewFacts

The Man Who Warned Us About Islam 750 Years Ago is Still Relevant Today | JewFacts:

"The 13th-century scholar Thomas Aquinas, regarded as one of the most eminent medieval philosophers and theologians, offered a biting critique of Islam based in large part on the questionable character and methods of its founder, Mohammed.

According to Aquinas, Islam appealed to ignorant, brutish, carnal men and spread not by the power of its arguments or divine grace but by the power of the sword."

Scientists: Here's What Really Causes Climate Change (And It Has Nothing To Do With Human Beings)

Scientists: Here's What Really Causes Climate Change (And It Has Nothing To Do With Human Beings) | Daily Wire:
"A new study produced by a University of Wisconsin-Madison geoscientist and Northwestern astrophysicist presents an explanation of the fluctuations of the earth's temperatures that global warming alarmists are going to make sure to bury: The cycle of changes in the climate over the millennia is a result of changes in the amount of solar radiation, in part caused by small changes in the orbits of Earth and Mars. 

While the notion that the impact on earth's orbital cycle on solar radiation levels is the most significant factor determining global temperatures is anything but new, the team of scientists seem to have tied the phenomenon to planetary orbits in a more concrete manner than previous studies.

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In an article summarizing the scientists' findings, which were originally published this week in the journal Nature, the University of Wisconsin-Madison notes that the study "provides the first hard proof for what scientists call the 'chaotic solar system,' a theory proposed in 1989 to account for small variations in the present conditions of the solar system..."
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'Uber Is Doomed', Argues Transportation Reporter

'Uber Is Doomed', Argues Transportation Reporter - Slashdot
"When an Uber self-driving car ran a red light last year, they blamed and suspended the car's driver, even though it was the car's software that malfunctioned, according to two former employees, ultimately causing Uber cars to run six different red lights. But technical issues may be only the beginning. An anonymous reader writes:
Jalopnik points out that in 2016 Uber "burned through more than $2 billion, amid findings that rider fares only cover roughly 40% of a ride, with the remainder subsidized by venture capitalists" (covering even less than the fares of government-subsidized mass transit systems). So despite Google's lawsuit and other recent bad publicity, "even when those factors are removed, it's becoming more evident that Uber will collapse on its own." 

Their long analysis argues that the problems are already becoming apparent. "Uber, which didn't respond to questions from Jalopnik about its viability, recently paid $20 million to settle claims that it grossly misled how much drivers could earn on Craigslist ads. The company's explosive growth also fundamentally required it to begin offering subprime auto loans to prospective drivers without a vehicle."
Last month transportation industry analyst Hubert Horan calculated that Uber Global's losses have been "substantially greater than any venture capital-funded startup in history."