"the shameful glorifying of Linda Sarsour by New York senator Kristen Gillibrand, who praised her on the pages of Time magazine, and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health, which has invited her to speak at its commencement ceremony. Feminists ignore Sarsour’s defense of sharia law, her applauding Saudi Arabia for its attitude toward women, and her promotion of violence against those who’ve spoken out against Islamists’ mistreatment of women. This exposes once more the unwillingness of the broader feminist movement to find common ground with the vast majority of women."Friday, May 19, 2017
Linda Sarsour and Feminists' Blindness to Women of Color | National Review
Linda Sarsour and Feminists' Blindness to Women of Color | National Review:
"the shameful glorifying of Linda Sarsour by New York senator Kristen Gillibrand, who praised her on the pages of Time magazine, and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health, which has invited her to speak at its commencement ceremony. Feminists ignore Sarsour’s defense of sharia law, her applauding Saudi Arabia for its attitude toward women, and her promotion of violence against those who’ve spoken out against Islamists’ mistreatment of women. This exposes once more the unwillingness of the broader feminist movement to find common ground with the vast majority of women."
"the shameful glorifying of Linda Sarsour by New York senator Kristen Gillibrand, who praised her on the pages of Time magazine, and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health, which has invited her to speak at its commencement ceremony. Feminists ignore Sarsour’s defense of sharia law, her applauding Saudi Arabia for its attitude toward women, and her promotion of violence against those who’ve spoken out against Islamists’ mistreatment of women. This exposes once more the unwillingness of the broader feminist movement to find common ground with the vast majority of women."
Why Michigan Has a Pension Problem [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
Why Michigan Has a Pension Problem [Michigan Capitol Confidential]: "By JARRETT SKORUP | May 17, 2017 | Follow Jarrett Skorup on Twitter
"The largest fiscal issue facing the state of Michigan is retiree benefits.
For decades, the state and local municipalities have promised more retirement benefits to employees than they have set aside to pay for.
Gov. Rick Snyder and the Legislature are debating what to do about this.
There is nothing inherently wrong with pension systems — the problem is that politicians simply don’t fund them and instead pass the costs of today’s government onto future taxpayers.
For example, the state has saved $29 billion less than what is needed to fund the school employee retirement system and local government pension systems are similarly underfunded..."
History for May 19
History for May 19 - On-This-Day.com:
Johns Hopkins 1795 - entrepreneur, philanthropist, mosted noted for the creation of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Ho Chi Minh (Nguyen Sinh Cung) 1890 - North Vietnamese Communist revolutionary, prime minister and president, Malcolm X (Malcolm Little) 1925 - African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist
Francis Scobee (Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee) 1939 - Astronaut, killed commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger, Pete Townshend 1945 - Musician (The Who), David Helfgott 1947 - Concert pianist
1536 - Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after she was convicted of adultery.
1568 - After being defeated by the Protestants, Mary the Queen of Scots, fled to England where she was imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth.
1911 - The first American criminal conviction that was based on fingerprint evidence occurred in New York City.
1921 - The U.S. Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act, which established national quotas for immigrants.
1926 - Benito Mussolini announced that democracy was deceased. Rome became a fascist state.
1935 - T.E. Lawrence "Lawrence of Arabia" died from injuries in a motorcycle crash in England.
1958 - Canada and the U.S. formally established the North American Air Defense Command.
1992 - The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect. The amendment prohibits Congress from giving itself midterm pay raises.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Gowdy: Clinton, DOJ Connections Run Deep | The Daily Caller
Gowdy: Clinton, DOJ Connections Run Deep | The Daily Caller:
"Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy said on Fox News Tuesday night that the Clintons’ “entanglements” with the Department of Justice run much deeper than the average viewer may know.
On Fox News’ “The Story,” Gowdy cryptically told host Martha McCallum that he believes “history will be much kinder to Jim Comey in that July press conference than the Democrats were.”"
"Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy said on Fox News Tuesday night that the Clintons’ “entanglements” with the Department of Justice run much deeper than the average viewer may know.On Fox News’ “The Story,” Gowdy cryptically told host Martha McCallum that he believes “history will be much kinder to Jim Comey in that July press conference than the Democrats were.”"
New ‘Social Justice’ Math Class Teaches Kids That Math Is Evil, Dehumanizing - Hit & Run : Reason.com
New ‘Social Justice’ Math Class Teaches Kids That Math Is Evil, Dehumanizing - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"Millions of K-12 students across the country believe that mathematics is a sadistic discipline—(I should know, I was one of them)—but a new "social justice" training module aims to persuade teachers that maybe the kids are on to something.
The course was designed by Teach for America and is offered through EdX, according to Campus Reform.
It presupposes that math could be made more interesting for students if it was infused with socially relevant themes.
That's not a terrible assumption—maybe young people would like math better if it was being taught in a language they understood. (If Olivia eats 10 pieces of avocado toast every day, how long will it be until she can afford to move out of her parent's house? That sort of thing.)
But Teach for America thinks that language is "social justice," and has designed a course that makes some startling claims about math.
"In western mathematics, our ways of knowing include formalized reasoning or proof, decontextualization, and algorithmic thinking, leaving little room for those having non-western mathematical skills and thinking processes," the training course claims.
It continues:
"Millions of K-12 students across the country believe that mathematics is a sadistic discipline—(I should know, I was one of them)—but a new "social justice" training module aims to persuade teachers that maybe the kids are on to something. The course was designed by Teach for America and is offered through EdX, according to Campus Reform.
It presupposes that math could be made more interesting for students if it was infused with socially relevant themes.
That's not a terrible assumption—maybe young people would like math better if it was being taught in a language they understood. (If Olivia eats 10 pieces of avocado toast every day, how long will it be until she can afford to move out of her parent's house? That sort of thing.)
But Teach for America thinks that language is "social justice," and has designed a course that makes some startling claims about math.
"In western mathematics, our ways of knowing include formalized reasoning or proof, decontextualization, and algorithmic thinking, leaving little room for those having non-western mathematical skills and thinking processes," the training course claims.
It continues:
"Mathematical ethics recognizes that, for centuries, mathematics has been used as a dehumanizing tool… mathematics formulae also differentiate between the classifications of a war or a genocide and have been used to trick indigenous peoples out of land and property."..."
New York’s Single-Payer Health Care Plan Would Be More Expensive Than New York’s Entire State Government - Hit & Run : Reason.com
New York’s Single-Payer Health Care Plan Would Be More Expensive Than New York’s Entire State Government - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"New York collects about $80 billion in revenue annually, but the health care plan passed Tuesday would cost at least $91 billion every year (and probably more)"
The single-payer health care plan that cleared the lower chamber of New York's state legislature on Tuesday would require massive tax increases to double—or possibly even quadruple—the state's current annual revenue levels.
The state Assembly voted 87-38 on Tuesday night to pass the New York Health Plan, which would abolish private insurance plans in the state and provide all New Yorkers (except those enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare) with health insurance through the state government.
...Gerald Friedman, an economist at UMass Amhearst and longtime advocate for single-payer health care, estimated in 2015 (when the New York Health Act was first passed by the state Assembly) that implementing single-payer in New York would cost more than every other function of the state government..."
Read on!
"New York collects about $80 billion in revenue annually, but the health care plan passed Tuesday would cost at least $91 billion every year (and probably more)"
The state Assembly voted 87-38 on Tuesday night to pass the New York Health Plan, which would abolish private insurance plans in the state and provide all New Yorkers (except those enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare) with health insurance through the state government.
...Gerald Friedman, an economist at UMass Amhearst and longtime advocate for single-payer health care, estimated in 2015 (when the New York Health Act was first passed by the state Assembly) that implementing single-payer in New York would cost more than every other function of the state government..."
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Krauthammer Crushes The Hypocritical DNC For Flipping Out Over Trump’s Alleged ‘Classified Leak’ - Conservative 101
Krauthammer Crushes The Hypocritical DNC For Flipping Out Over Trump’s Alleged ‘Classified Leak’ - Conservative 101:
"Fox’ Charles Krauthammer crushed them for their ‘irresponsible’ accusations.
“I think these statements are completely irresponsible from the DNC. They have no idea what was revealed, they have no idea the gravity of it. It can be, perhaps it’s not, but this is just pure opportunism, and a reflex reaction,” started Krauthammer.
“Particularly since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information. Some of the highest level, for a year and a half and the Democrats pretended that either it wasn’t a problem or that it should be ignored. It’s rather unseemly,” said Krauthammer."
“I think these statements are completely irresponsible from the DNC. They have no idea what was revealed, they have no idea the gravity of it. It can be, perhaps it’s not, but this is just pure opportunism, and a reflex reaction,” started Krauthammer.
“Particularly since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information. Some of the highest level, for a year and a half and the Democrats pretended that either it wasn’t a problem or that it should be ignored. It’s rather unseemly,” said Krauthammer."
McDonald's Pulls Emotional Commercial After Sissies Cry on Social Media
McDonald's Pulls Emotional Commercial After Sissies Cry on Social Media:
"It’s Wednesday.
Which means social media dullards have successfully destroyed an advertisement (see Comedian Hilariously Skewers Liberal Outrage Culture with ‘How to Get Offended…” and Dear Perpetually Outraged and Offended Wimps: Get a Life!).
Watch out world, the outrage brigade is knocking down walls and boo-hoooing for cheers.
"It’s Wednesday.
Which means social media dullards have successfully destroyed an advertisement (see Comedian Hilariously Skewers Liberal Outrage Culture with ‘How to Get Offended…” and Dear Perpetually Outraged and Offended Wimps: Get a Life!).
Watch out world, the outrage brigade is knocking down walls and boo-hoooing for cheers.
Screaming from the platform of “Thee Offended,” victim-minded media activists have shut down a recent UK McDonald’s advertisement.
Here’s that advert:
And here’s the sissy reaction, as documented by Yahoo:
And now the fast food giant has bowed to pressure – just hours after saying it had no plans to scrap it.“We can confirm today that we have taken the decision to withdraw our ‘Dad’ TV advert,” said a spokesperson.
Read on!!“The advert will be removed from all media, including TV and cinema, completely and permanently this week.“It was never our intention to cause any upset. We are particularly sorry that the advert may have disappointed those people who are most important to us – our customers.“Due to the lead-times required by some broadcasters, the last advert will air tomorrow, Wednesday 17 May. We will also review our creative process to ensure this situation never occurs again.”...
NYT's Syria 'Crematory' Story Based on Flawed Report | The Daily Sheeple
NYT's Syria 'Crematory' Story Based on Flawed Report | The Daily Sheeple
"The New York Times ran a story on Monday entitled “Syrian Crematory is Hiding Mass Killings of Prisoners, U.S. Says,” alleging the Syrian regime is killing large numbers of its prisoners and burning their bodies in a Nazi-style crematorium, but that claim largely relies on prior reporting from human rights group Amnesty International which does not hold up to scrutiny.
The Times report cites newly declassified satellite photographs of the Sednaya Prison complex taken over the last four years, paraphrasing acting assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, Stuart Jones, who said that apparent lack of snow on one of the buildings in a photograph from 2015 suggests a “significant internal heat source.”
That, amazingly, is the extent of the Times’ evidence, yet the paper chose to run with an incredibly inflammatory and flimsy narrative about a cover-up of mass executions by the Syrian regime.
The narrative about mass killings at the Sednaya Prison originates with a Feb. 7 Amnesty International (AI) report entitled “Human Slaughterhouse: Mass Hangings and Extermination at Saydnaya Prison,” using an alternate spelling of the prison complex.
Without that report, there would be very little to back up the Times’ allegation, but the report itself is riddled with serious errors and inaccuracies..."
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"The New York Times ran a story on Monday entitled “Syrian Crematory is Hiding Mass Killings of Prisoners, U.S. Says,” alleging the Syrian regime is killing large numbers of its prisoners and burning their bodies in a Nazi-style crematorium, but that claim largely relies on prior reporting from human rights group Amnesty International which does not hold up to scrutiny.
That, amazingly, is the extent of the Times’ evidence, yet the paper chose to run with an incredibly inflammatory and flimsy narrative about a cover-up of mass executions by the Syrian regime.
The narrative about mass killings at the Sednaya Prison originates with a Feb. 7 Amnesty International (AI) report entitled “Human Slaughterhouse: Mass Hangings and Extermination at Saydnaya Prison,” using an alternate spelling of the prison complex.
Without that report, there would be very little to back up the Times’ allegation, but the report itself is riddled with serious errors and inaccuracies..."
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Travel-ban lawyer argues for ‘Islamic’ honor killings
Travel-ban lawyer argues for ‘Islamic’ honor killings:
"The lawyer representing the State of Hawaii in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today has stated the collection of data with regards honor killings should be removed from President Trump’s Executive Order in order to “pass constitutional muster.”"
"The lawyer representing the State of Hawaii in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today has stated the collection of data with regards honor killings should be removed from President Trump’s Executive Order in order to “pass constitutional muster.”"
U.S. Household Debt Hit Record in First Quarter - WSJ
"The total debt held by American households reached a record in early 2017, exceeding its 2008 peak after years of retrenchment against a backdrop of financial crisis, recession and modest economic growth.
Much has changed over the past 8½ years.
The economy is larger, lending standards are tighter and less debt is delinquent.
Mortgages remain the largest form of household borrowing but have become a smaller share of total debt as consumers take on more automotive and student loans.
“The debt and its borrowers look quite different today,” New York Fed economist Donghoon Lee said.
He added: “This record debt level is neither a reason to celebrate nor a cause for alarm..."
“The debt and its borrowers look quite different today,” New York Fed economist Donghoon Lee said.
He added: “This record debt level is neither a reason to celebrate nor a cause for alarm..."
Don Surber: Today in Fake News (a lengthy post)
Don Surber: Today in Fake News (a lengthy post):
Today in Fake News (a lengthy post)
"So many lies, so little time.
I hope I do not run out of pixels.
I open my coverage of today's Fake News with the memo no one has seen.
Today in Fake News (a lengthy post)
"So many lies, so little time.
I hope I do not run out of pixels.
I open my coverage of today's Fake News with the memo no one has seen.
From the New York Times:
The New York Times said there was a memo.
Show it.
Post a picture of it online.
The Times does PDFs of every other document it cites in an exclusive.
This story quotes this memo, but the newspaper does not produce any memo.
Why?
From the New York Times:
Comey did not verify the existence of this memo to the Times reporter, who instead relied on the word of an anonymous third party (Carlos Slim?) who read something over the phone that the Times says is in a memo written by Comey.
That's it.
No verification.
No proof.
Nothing.
This is a lower standard than the National Enquirer uses.
The memo does not exist.
But the press pretends the smoking memo exists -- and the press pretends Trump officials who trust the press enough to talk to the press off the record.
From the Daily Beast:
So now we have Fake News reaction to Fake News.
And it is Fake News.
Until the New York Times produces an actual memo, or identifies an actual person saying the memo exists, this is Fake News.
Read on!!
Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn InvestigationOK. Show us the memo.
The New York Times said there was a memo.
Show it.
Post a picture of it online.
This story quotes this memo, but the newspaper does not produce any memo.
Why?
From the New York Times:
Mr. Comey shared the existence of the memo with senior F.B.I. officials and close associates. The New York Times has not viewed a copy of the memo, which is unclassified, but one of Mr. Comey’s associates read parts of it to a Times reporter.Fake News.
Comey did not verify the existence of this memo to the Times reporter, who instead relied on the word of an anonymous third party (Carlos Slim?) who read something over the phone that the Times says is in a memo written by Comey.
That's it.
No verification.
No proof.
Nothing.
This is a lower standard than the National Enquirer uses.
The memo does not exist.
But the press pretends the smoking memo exists -- and the press pretends Trump officials who trust the press enough to talk to the press off the record.
From the Daily Beast:
Trump Officials on Comey Memo: ‘Don’t See How Trump Isn’t Completely F*cked’
The president reportedly asked the FBI director to stop investigating Trump’s top national-security aide — a bombshell that has an already-beleaguered White House begging for mercy.Politico hopped right on:
It was, in the words of one senior White House official, the worst day of Trump's presidency.Every day is the worst day of the Trump administration, according to a press whose worst fears came true on November 8 when my best dream came true.
So now we have Fake News reaction to Fake News.
And it is Fake News.
Until the New York Times produces an actual memo, or identifies an actual person saying the memo exists, this is Fake News.
Read on!!
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