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Tuesday, May 02, 2017

History for May 2

History for May 2 - On-This-Day.com:
Catherine The Great (Ekaterina Alekseevna) 1729 - Russian leader Catherine II, Henry M. Robert 1837 - U.S. Army General, author, Hedda Hopper (Elda Furry) 1890 - Actress and gossip columnist

Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) 1892 - German fighter pilot, Bing Crosby 1903 - Singer, according to Bing Crosby his birthday is May 2nd, his birthday is actually May 3, real name: Harry Lillis Crosby, Lesley Gore 1946 - Singer

1670 - The Hudson Bay Company was founded by England's King Charles II.

1863 - Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by his own men in the battle of Chancellorsville, VA. He died 8 days later.

1885 - The Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of Belgium.

1885 - The magazine "Good Housekeeping" was first published.

1902 - "A Trip to the Moon," the first science fiction film was released. It was created by magician George Melies.

1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agreed to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1, 1941. This was the start of network television.

1969 - The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) made its maiden voyage.

1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard, MA.

Monday, May 01, 2017

May Day: Truth About Labor Unions They Don't Teach in School | The Federalist Papers

May Day: Truth About Labor Unions They Don't Teach in School | The Federalist Papers:

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"Capitalism is what works. Labor unions don’t!

From History.com:
In early 1926, Ford Motor Company becomes one of the first companies in America to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week for workers in its automotive factories. The policy would be extended to Ford’s office workers the following August."

Dear Germany – this time you’re making the front pages - Israel National News

Dear Germany – this time you’re making the front pages - Israel National News:

"This is not 1933, nor is it 1943. Things are different. Israel is the big difference and what a difference a generation makes.

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These days Israel celebrates the 69th Anniversary of its Independence. The Jewish State is not to be trifled, as were the Jews in the good old days.
Back then when you kicked us around you managed to get the cooperation of The New York Times and others to hide your dirty work.

The papers – led by the Times – let you off the hook as you rounded up, shot and gassed millions of our people.

They buried the news on the back pages.

The way we were-----1950's & 60's TV Commercials

Technology - Bloomberg

Technology - Bloomberg:
"Austria is seeking ways to make digital services like Alphabet Inc.’s Google or Facebook Inc. pay taxes for transactions with the nation’s internet users, trying to plug gaps in a tax system still designed for brick-and-mortar business.

The most ambitious part of the plan targets the business models of Twitter Inc., Google or Facebook:
The tacit pact under which searching, liking, posting and tweeting remains free as long as users let the companies feed usage data into algorithms that help tailor advertising that can be aimed at the most likely buyers.
That arrangement is a form of bartering, and a value-added tax could be imposed on such transactions just as the levies are extended in other parts of the economy, said Andreas Schieder, the parliamentary head of Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern’s Social Democrats, which govern in a coalition with the conservative People’s Party.
“The business transaction that’s going on here is that users are paying with their personal data,” Schieder told journalists in Vienna.
“The business model of those internet companies is based on massive revenues that are generated with the help of those data...”
Read on!

QOTD: “Everybody knows somebody who has gotten their daughter cut [FGM]…”

QOTD: “Everybody knows somebody who has gotten their daughter cut [FGM]…” |:
"The recent arrest of a Michigan doctor accused of performing the procedure on two 7-year-old girls from [Zehra] Patwa’s own Shiite Muslim sect, the Dawoodi Bohra, highlights how female genital mutilation is alive and well in parts of the Western world where its adherents have migrated and formed communities.

Dr. Jumana Nagarwala is accused of performing the procedure on two Minnesota girls that left them with scars and lacerations.
Her attorney, Shannon Smith, insists that Nagarwala conducted a benign religious ritual that involved no mutilation.
Prosecutors on Friday charged two other Bohras, Dr. Fakhruddin Attar and his wife, Farida Attar, with conspiracy.
Fakhruddin Attar owns the Detroit-area clinic where the alleged procedures were performed in February, and investigators say the couple knew Nagarwala was doing the procedures after business hours.
There are more than a million Bohras in the world, most of whom live in India.
No one knows how many there are in the U.S., but it’s estimated there are about 25,000 and that they have about 20 mosques and gathering places..."

CNN Head: Journalism 'Threatened' By Trump. Here Are 4 Reasons That's Nonsense. | Daily Wire

CNN Head: Journalism 'Threatened' By Trump. Here Are 4 Reasons That's Nonsense. | Daily Wire:

"While Trump has repeatedly slammed the establishment media over rolling out "fake news," deliberately misleading the American people, and unfairly targeting him, Zucker's claim that journalism is legitimately "threatened" by the Trump administration is hyperbole. It also reveals a double standard on the CNN president's part. Here are four reasons why.

1. Trump has criticized specific news outlets. So did Barack Obama. "

Where College Seniors Are Falling Short – Business Education Week

Where College Seniors Are Falling Short – Business Education Week
"Expected graduates are ill-prepared for the job hunt and many coveted positions, a survey finds
Parents rejoice: 2017 is shaping up to be another healthy year for college hiring.
The latest forecast from the National Association of Colleges and Employers finds that employers expect to hire 5% more graduates than they brought on last year, the eighth year in a row that companies say they are increasing their college hires.
...Among other things, employers reported that one-third of all applications for entry-level roles come from unqualified candidates.

...The mismatch extends to hard skills, too.
Engineering, business and computer science majors are in highest demand, with at least two-thirds of employers seeking graduates in those fields, according to NACE.
But fewer than half of the students surveyed by iCIMS majored in those subjects.
College seniors feel good about their prospects: more than 90% of the students surveyed by iCIMS reported feeling confident about their interview skills.
They also expect to earn over $53,000 in their first job, compared with average salary of $45,000 that recruiters expect to pay for those positions.
While new grads have a “bloated” sense of their abilities, employers too have unrealistically high expectations for 21-year-olds..."

Misunderstanding Pre-Existing Conditions Is Derailing the Health Care Debate | The Weekly Standard - Linkis.com

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Misunderstanding Pre-Existing Conditions Is Derailing the Health Care Debate | The Weekly Standard - Linkis.com:
"The term "pre-existing conditions" has become a catch-all to describe a certain category of health status, high-cost medical patients, and a popular provision of Obamacare under scrutiny in the health care reform process.
It's applicable to all three of these things.
But without understanding how, debate of the GOP's health bill has become further politicized and misinformed:
What the legislation actually does to address consumers with pre-existing health conditions isn't clearly understood.
The latest and perhaps most egregious instance yet happened Sunday morning, when President Trump participated in a messy interview on CBS's Face the Nation.
Trump brought up the issue of coverage for individuals with pre-existing medical conditions in the latest version of the American Health Care Act.
After raising the point, host John Dickerson challenged Trump repeatedly to clarify and explain himself, leading to an inarticulate exchange that provided neither clarification nor helpful explanation of the Republican legislation.
The term "pre-existing" was used 18 times in the interview.
Here is a review of the most relevant mentions, sometimes grouped together.
First:

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I just watched another network than yours, and they were saying, "Pre-existing is not covered." Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I mandate it. I said, "Has to be."

Read on!

Lunch video-----Can Marine Le Pen Win?

Noon-toon

New York Times Labels Salad Racist. SALAD. | Daily Wire

New York Times Labels Salad Racist. SALAD. | Daily Wire:

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"In an opinion piece titled Why Is Asian Salad Still On The Menu?, by Bonnie Tsui, it is argued that the Asian Salad reeks of cultural appropriation by racist Westerners who often use offensive puns and stereotypes to name such Americanized cuisine while fetishizing Asian culture.

Tsui's anti-salad rant was triggered by the "Asian Emperor Salad" listed on a menu at a San Francisco joint she was dining at last Friday. "

Bret Stephens' article on climate change costs New York Times subscribers - Business Insider

Bret Stephens' article on climate change costs New York Times subscribers - Business Insider:

"The New York Times' decision to publish a debut op-ed column by the newly-hired Bret Stephens, a notable denier of anthropogenic climate change, has sparked an uproar from the paper's subscribers, who are furious that the Times decided to publish a column that is contrary to much of the modern-day scientific consensus on the dangers of global warming.

In his column, Stephens compared the "certitude" with which Hillary Clinton's advisers believed she would win the 2016 election to climate scientists' repeated warnings about climate change risks.
As evidence, Stephens said that inaccurate polling data during the 2016 campaign proves that science can miss the mark in other fields as well.

"There’s a lesson here.
We live in a world in which data convey authority.
But authority has a way of descending to certitude, and certitude begets hubris," Stephens wrote.

Stephens' column evoked a swift and angry response from many of the paper's subscribers, who promptly canceled their subscriptions and bashed the Times' decision to hire Stephens as a writer.

Winter Blast Putting Climate Protests On Ice In Colorado – Western Wire

Winter Blast Putting Climate Protests On Ice In Colorado – Western Wire:
"The threat of a major snowstorm is already putting Denver-area climate marches on ice.

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With the Washington Post reporting on how the “sweltering heat” in our nation’s capital is providing a relevant backdrop for the “People’s Climate March” tomorrow, the foot of snow expected in Colorado tomorrow has already postponed one of the several planned protests in the state.
Organized by groups seeking to ban the production of oil, natural gas, and coal, including 350.org, Sierra Club, and NextGen Climate, the “People’s Climate March” is occurring tomorrow in Washington, D.C., and cities across the country to protest the Trump administration’s environmental policies.
With the Washington protest reportedly expected to draw tens of thousands of attendees, hundreds of “sister marches” are planned for cities across the country.
But one out of the twelve protests in Colorado has already been postponed due to an impending snowstorm.
The National Weather Service’s winter storm warning projects six to 12 inches of snow, but there is potential for up to two feet in the Denver Metro Area..."

Obama lied – and now the truth - Israel National News

Obama lied – and now the truth - Israel National News:
"So how much of our money did Obama ship to the terrorist regime in Iran? We hear $150 billion. We are not sure. Could be a dollar less, a dollar more.

We’ll never know for sure.
That’s because his entire administration operated in the dark.

That’s how he governed and that’s how he got himself elected, in lies and in stealth, and the news media did the rest.
They covered for him.

They let him get away with murder – and in this case, that is not a cliché, it’s fact.

He got himself elected, in lies and in stealth, and the news media did the rest. They covered for him.

Today, in eye-popping news, we learn, from the New York Post via Politico, that to sweeten the Iran nuke deal, Obama released Iranian-connected terrorists in order to keep the mullahs talking – which they were glad to do because the more they talked the more we gave and the more they took.

So seven terrorists were let loose; seven that were marked as a danger to our national security by Obama’s own State and Justice departments.

We’re not even talking about Israel’s national security. Iran paints “death to Israel” on its missiles.

Further, Obama dropped charges against 14 fugitives “involved in smuggling sophisticated weapons to Iran,” according to the published reports.

The question we have to ask is this – on whose side was Obama operating all those eight years?

Who were his friends and constituents, the people of America or the mullahs of Tehran?

A moment ago we mentioned the $150 billion.
Others say it was $33 billion.
Either way, we were assured that all that dough was owed; it was theirs but being held temporarily in our banks.
Who said so?
Obama said so.
That’s already suspicious.
Who asked?
Nobody asked – certainly not the press.

For all we know, the money was a gift, no escrow or whatever the legal term, but a bribe, or worse..."

You ought to know

Liberals Now Want To BAN Clapping, Cheering Because It's Offensive To... | The Federalist Papers

Liberals Now Want To BAN Clapping, Cheering Because It's Offensive To... | The Federalist Papers:

"If Liberals have their way, we will not only be mute by 2020 but we won’t be able to move…because, some word or some movement could offend someone. It’s all very confusing. Let me explain.

So what is going on here? Liberals are very concerned how language is damaging and offensive. For these left wingers, free speech should no longer be an integral part of a free society. Heaven forbid someone says something that might “trigger” someone who isn’t in a “safe space.” Their feelings might get hurt. This situation–which we see most often on college campuses–has gotten much, much worse.

What is the latest development in liberal sensitivity? "

Climate change alarmists’ prediction about Pacific Northwest now looks embarrassingly bad – TheBlaze

Climate change alarmists’ prediction about Pacific Northwest now looks embarrassingly bad –
"During the past decade, a common theme in the research findings of climate alarmists studying California, Oregon, and Washington state has been reduced snowfall.
Some alarmists even lamented it could be “the end of snow,” as Porter Fox did for the New York Times in 2014.
Yet, despite these extreme predictions, which also blamed humans for burning the fossil fuels that caused the warmer temperatures, the 2017 winter has provided the region with greater snowfall, leaving climate change advocates looking more than just a little foolish.
According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, the snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains is the seventh-deepest it’s been since 1950 and the biggest since 2011.
“As of Thursday, the snowpack across the entire Sierra was at 164% of average for this time of year,” reported the Times.
“The northern region was at 147%, the central was at 175% and the southern was 164% of average, respectively, state data showed...”

AM Fruitcake

History for May 1

History for May 1 - On-This-Day.com:
Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1764 - Architect known for his design of the United States Capitol and the Baltimore Basilica, Kate Smith 1909 - Singer, Jack Paar 1918 - Radio and television comedian, talk show host ("The Tonight Show")

Joseph Heller 1923 - Novelist, short story writer, playwright, Scott Carpenter 1925 - One of NASA's original seven astronauts, Judy Collins (Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins) 1939 - Singer and songwriter

1707 - England, Wales and Scotland were united to form Great Britain.

1898 - The U.S. Navy under Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines.

1927 - Adolf Hitler held his first Nazi meeting in Berlin.

1944 - The Messerschmitt Me 262, the first combat jet, made its first flight.

1948 - The People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was proclaimed.

1960 - Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Powers was taken prisoner.

1961 - Fidel Castro announced there would be no more elections in Cuba.

2011 - U.S. President Barack Obama announced that U.S. soldiers had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

Sunday, April 30, 2017

CNN panel explodes after GOP strategist educates liberal guests why Americans hate the media – TheBlaze

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CNN panel explodes after GOP strategist educates liberal guests why Americans hate the media – TheBlaze:

"“I think of Barack Obama calling people to a higher place, calling us to something better,” she continued. “[Trump] called everyone to their worse, divisive instinct.”

“That’s just wrong,” former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R) interjected.

“Barack Obama did not call us to our higher instinct,” he explained."

Trump Is More Trusted than Political Media | Power Line

Trump Is More Trusted than Political Media | Power Line:

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"Remember when reporters called Ronald Reagan the “Teflon president”? Then, too, they were frustrated that the mud they constantly flung at the president didn’t seem to stick. What was going on, in reality, was that voters weren’t particularly impressed by the press’s daily savaging of President Reagan. Reporters attributed this to some mysterious “Teflon” quality on the part of the president. In fact, the dynamic was much the same as what we see today with the press and President Trump.

Which doesn’t mean that it is helpful to be viciously attacked every day. It obviously isn’t. But when the press is so little trusted, diminishing returns set in pretty quickly."