History for May 25

History for May 25 - On-This-Day.com
Ralph W. Emerson 1803 - Essayist, philosopher, poet, Luther 'Bill' Robinson (Bill "Bojangles" Robinson) 1878 - Tap dancer, actor, Igor Sikorsky (Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky) 1889 - Pioneer in aviation with helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft


Robert Ludlum 1927 - Author (The Jason Borne series of books), Frank Oz 1944 - Actor, puppeteer (many Muppets characters, Yoda's voice), Mike Myers 1963 - Actor, comedian, screenwriter, cast member on "Saturday Night Live," ("Austin Powers" movies)


1787 - The Constitutional convention opened in Philadelphia with George Washington presiding.


1925 - John Scopes was indicted for teaching the Darwinian theory in school.


1927 - Ford Motor Company announced that the Model A would replace the Model T.


1953 - In Nevada, the first atomic cannon was fired.


1961 - America was asked by U.S. President Kennedy to work toward putting a man on the moon before the end of the decade.


1979 - An American Airlines DC-10 crashed during takeoff at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. 275 people were killed.


1992 - Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent host of NBC's "Tonight Show."


1999 - A report by the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China concluded that China had "stolen design information on the U.S. most-advanced thermonuclear weapons" and that China's penetration of U.S. weapons laboratories "spans at least the past several decades and almost certainly continues today."

LIBERTY REVIEW

LIBERTY REVIEW:

https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2017/05/buckshot-by-tammy-derouin-when-law.html

Buckshot

By Tammy Derouin

When law abiding citizens are demonized for clinging to their gun rights, red flags should be flying everywhere. Why would one segment of society want to vilify the rights of individuals who want to protect themselves, their family, property and country? Well, right there is the answer. It's the classic battle of good versus evil.

Informed citizens understand that they have God given rights to protect themselves. Power hungry individuals understand that if the citizens are disarmed, it is much easier to swoop in and gain control with little to no resistance. This is exactly the reason we, who understand the Second Amendment, cling to our rights. We understand that government control is the motive behind disarming the people. We also understand the horrific reality which takes place when only criminals and the government have weapons. They become one in the same. History has recorded the seemingly endless atrocities of what happens when the people are disarmed.

The same individuals who are so eager to remove guns from the population are also part of the nefarious movement to bury the truth and hide any information which may hurt the party agenda. Thomas Jefferson said,“Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.” An informed, educated population is key to remaining a free and independent nation. Those who want ultimate control, fear those who know their rights. Why have schools stopped teaching cursive and history? It's all about control.......  

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Sekulow: Anyone Want to Argue Against Trump Travel Ban After UK Attack? | Fox News Insider

Sekulow: Anyone Want to Argue Against Trump Travel Ban After UK Attack? | Fox News Insider:

"American Center for Law and Justice chief counsel Jay Sekulow said there is no reason not to support President Trump's immigration executive order after the Manchester attack.

At least 19 people were killed an 50 wounded after an explosion attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, U.K.

Sekulow asked rhetorically if "anyone wants to argue we shouldn't have an executive order restricting who's coming into the country so we know who these people are?""

NOW President: Babies Wouldn’t Die So Much If We’d Just Kill Them Before They Died | LifeNews.com

NOW President: Babies Wouldn’t Die So Much If We’d Just Kill Them Before They Died | LifeNews.com:
"National Organization for Women (NOW) president Terry O’Neill published an editorial on the Huffington Post today entitled, “Abortion, Like Contraception, Is Essential Health Care That Saves Lives.”
Let that sink in for a second.
A procedure that’s taken over 50 million lives in the U.S. alone since 1973 . . . saves lives.
O’Neill’s “life saving” abortions
How does O’Neill get to the conclusion promised in the title, that “abortion care” saves lives? 
Easy!
She ignores 50% of the people involved in every abortion.
The first place she looks for saved lives from abortion is high infant mortality rates.
They’d be so much lower if more of those pesky underprivileged women would just get more abortions. 
That’s right, her solution to high infant mortality rates is to kill the babies before they get the chance to die!..."
Read on!

Chemistry Expert: Carbon Dioxide can't cause Global Warming - Principia Scientific International

Chemistry Expert: Carbon Dioxide can't cause Global Warming - Principia Scientific International:

"Scarcely a day goes by without us being warned of coastal inundation by rising seas due to global warming.
Why on earth do we attribute any heating of the oceans to carbon dioxide, when there is a far more obvious culprit, and when such a straightforward examination of the thermodynamics render it impossible.
Carbon dioxide, we are told, traps heat that has been irradiated by the oceans, and this warms the oceans and melts the polar ice caps. While this seems a plausible proposition at first glance, when one actually examines it closely a major flaw emerges.
In a nutshell, water takes a lot of energy to heat up, and air doesn’t contain much. In fact, on a volume/volume basis, the ratio of heat capacities is about 3300 to 1. This means that to heat 1 litre of water by 1˚C it would take 3300 litres of air that was 2˚C hotter, or 1 litre of air that was about 3300˚C hotter!

This shouldn’t surprise anyone."

Cassini's 'Grand Finale' Portrait of Saturn | The Planetary Society

Cassini's 'Grand Finale' Portrait of Saturn | The Planetary Society:
"In the early hours of April 13, 2017, a veteran NASA probe captured this breathtaking and unique visage of the Saturnian system as it coasted through space in the shadow of the gas giant."

Mouthful of Shame: The Scandalous State of U.S. Dental Care

Mouthful of Shame: The Scandalous State of U.S. Dental Care:
"Tooth decay remains our most prevalent chronic health problem. A new book, ‘Teeth,’ examines the sources of rot, starting with the dental profession.
IN JANUARY 2007, a 12-year-old boy named Deamonte Driver developed a toothache.
Six weeks and two emergency surgeries later, he was dead. 
Bacteria from the abscessed molar had spread to his brain.
It was a medieval death, but not as uncommon as you might expect in 21st-century America, where 100 million citizens — nearly a third of all Americans — have little or no access to dental care.
The villains are familiar: the class divide, uncaring officials, bad diets, poor cash flow.
Then there are dentists themselves, too often territorial and greedy..."
Read on!

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Dem Staffer Suspected Of Security Breach Fled To Pakistan | The Daily Caller

Dem Staffer Suspected Of Security Breach Fled To Pakistan | The Daily Caller:

"A criminal suspect in an investigation into a major security breach on the House of Representatives computer network has abruptly left the country and gone to Pakistan, where her family has significant assets and VIP-level protection, a relative and others told The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group.

Hina Alvi, her husband Imran Awan, and his brothers Abid and Jamal were highly paid shared IT administrators working for multiple House Democrats until their access to congressional IT systems was terminated Feb. 2 as a result of the investigation. "

Infographic: The Fiscal State of Play

Infographic: The Fiscal State of Play: 
"There are a number of important policy priorities on the agenda for President Trump and Congress. Lawmakers are considering policy proposals in areas including healthcare reform, tax reform, infrastructure, and more.
However, as negotiations may play out in coming months, one issue affects all the others: America’s unsustainable national debt. 
It’s important that lawmakers keep our fiscal stability in mind while considering legislation.
A strong fiscal outlook is an essential foundation for a growing, thriving economy — but our current debt-to-GDP ratio is the highest it has been since 1950. 
The following infographic illustrates the current fiscal state of play, explaining why it is essential for lawmakers to not lose sight of our fiscal future."

Muslim Reform Leader Asra Nomani: Donald Trump’s Overseas Trip Has Been 'Genius' So Far

Muslim Reform Leader Asra Nomani: Donald Trump’s Overseas Trip Has Been 'Genius' So Far
Asra Nomani, co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement and author ofStanding Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam, joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Tuesday morning. 
Her original goal was to discuss President Trump’s address to Muslim leaders in Riyadh, but she began by talking about the previous night’s horrific terrorist attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.

“It’s a grim morning,” said Nomani. “I know so many young folks who love Ariana Grande. It could be any concert, anywhere. It’s just another tragedy.”

LISTEN:

“I also feel the connection to the reality of the patterns of Islamic extremism and terrorism,” she continued. 
“We know that the U.K. has a history of radicalization.”..."
Read and listen on!

Survival of the Fittest: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Firm Exit by Dara Lee Luca, Michael Luca :: SSRN

Survival of the Fittest: The Impact of the Minimum Wage on Firm Exit by Dara Lee Luca, Michael Luca :: SSRN:
"Abstract"
We study the impact of the minimum wage on firm exit in the restaurant industry, exploiting recent changes in the minimum wage at the city level.
The evidence suggests that higher minimum wages increase overall exit rates for restaurants. 
However, lower quality restaurants, which are already closer to the margin of exit, are disproportionately impacted by increases to the minimum wage.
Our point estimates suggest that a one dollar increase in the minimum wage leads to a 14 percent increase in the likelihood of exit for a 3.5-star restaurant (which is the median rating), but has no discernible impact for a 5-star restaurant (on a 1 to 5 star scale)..."

You ought to know!

Illegal Dreamer' Arrested for 103 Counts of Anti-Trump Vandalism

Illegal Dreamer' Arrested for 103 Counts of Anti-Trump Vandalism:

"Naturally, this criminal represents the “Dreamers.” These are the solid citizens Leftists say dream of life in America, living in peace and harmony.

Oh, and voting Democrat.

Our poster child for Leftist Dreamers received taxpayer funded welfare in the form of a college indoctrination from the University of Connecticut. Interestingly, this college-miseducated Dream finds himself in trouble."

Future Icebreakers May Have Cruise Missiles, Zukunft Says - Defensetech

Future Icebreakers May Have Cruise Missiles, Zukunft Says - Defensetech:
"As Russia builds up its massive icebreaker fleet with cutting-edge technology to assert dominance in the Arctic, the United States may need to keep its options open with its own icebreaker buildup plan.
In a hearing before the House Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft said current plans call for the service to build three medium and three heavy icebreakers, with accelerated delivery of the first heavy icebreaker in 2023.
Currently, the United States has just one heavy icebreaker, the 40-year-old and poorly aging Polar Star, and one medium icebreaker, the Healy, used primarily for research expeditions.
But, Zukunft indicated, changing threats may call for more icebreakers, and possibly a more robust weapons loadout.
“We need to look differently … at what an icebreaker does,” he said.
“We need to reserve space, weight and power if we need to strap a cruise missile package on it.”
Russia currently has 40 icebreaking ships and is in the midst of a capability ramp-up. Two new icebreaking corvettes, equipped to carry cruise missiles, will join the Russian fleet by 2020, Zukunft said..."
Read on!

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History for May 24

History for May 24 - On-This-Day.com
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit 1686 - Physicist, engineer, he determined the temperature scale named after him, Queen Victoria (Britain) 1819, Tommy Chong 1938 - Comedian (Cheech and Chong), Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman) 1941 - Musician, singer, songwriter (Traveling Wilburys)


Gary Burghoff 1943 - Actor ("M*A*S*H"), Priscilla Presley 1945 - Wife of Elvis Presley, Joe Dumars 1963


1689 - The English Parliament passed Act of Toleration, protecting Protestants. Roman Catholics were specifically excluded from exemption.


1764 - Bostonian lawyer James Otis denounced "taxation without representation" and called for the colonies to unite in demonstrating their opposition to Britain’s new tax measures.


1816 - Emamual Leutze was born in Germany. He was most famous for his paintings "Washington Crossing the Delaware" and "Columbus Before the Queen".


1830 - The first passenger railroad service in the U.S. began service.


1844 - Samuel F.B. Morse formally opened America's first telegraph line. The first message was sent from Washington, DC, to Baltimore, MD. The message was "What hath God wrought?"


1941 - The HMS Hood was sunk by the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic. Only three people survived.


1983 - The Brooklyn Bridge's 100th birthday was celebrated.


1983 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had the right to deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminate.

Manchester bombing reveals Europe's denial of Islamic terror threat - Washington Times

Manchester bombing reveals Europe's denial of Islamic terror threat - Washington Times:


"The Manchester massacre underscores complaints from counterterrorism analysts that Europe has fallen into denial about the threat of Islamic terrorism.
For instance, London Mayor Sadiq Khan is on record as saying terrorism is “part and parcel” of urban life."