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The Myth That Climate Change Created Harvey, Irma

The Myth That Climate Change Created Harvey, Irma:

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"Politicians seeking to exploit Harvey and Irma as reasons to act on climate change would only make a bad situation worse. Climate policies and regulations designed to prevent natural disasters and slow the earth’s warming simply will not do so.
Such policies aim to limit access to affordable, reliable conventional energy sources that power 80 percent of the country. Restricting their use through regulations or taxes will drive energy prices through the roof and make unemployment lines longer."

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Saudi Government paid two citizens in 9/11 'dry runs' | Daily Mail Online

Saudi Government paid two citizens in 9/11 'dry runs' | Daily Mail Online
Saudi government 'paid two citizens to pose as students in US and perform dry runs for 9/11', lawsuit claims

New evidence claims Saudi Arabia funded 9/11 'dry run' just two years before
The complaint was filed on behalf of more that 1,400 family members
In 1999, both men reportedly tried multiple times to gain access to the cockpit of an America West flight to Washington
The plane was forced to land, and they were arrested by the FBI
They were later released, however, and no charges were brought against them
The plaintiffs also say that the two men trained with some of the hijackers at an Al Qaeda training facility in Afghanistan

As Hurricane Irma Bears Down on Florida, the Broken Window Fallacy Is Back - Hit & Run : Reason.com

As Hurricane Irma Bears Down on Florida, the Broken Window Fallacy Is Back - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"With Hurricane Irma bearing down on the southeastern United States this weekend, cue another round of economic illiteracy from pundits and officials who will try to argue that all those flooded homes, torn-off roofs, and broken windows are actually a good thing for the economy.

The latest culprit of such misinformation is someone who should probably know better: William Dudey, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
In an interveiw with CNBC on Friday, Dudley trotted out of the ol' broken window fallacy in an effort to find a silver lining to Irma's impending, potentially devastating landfall in Florida.
"The long-run effect of these disasters unfortunately is it actually lifts economic activity because you have to rebuild all the things that have been damaged by the storms," Dudley said.
...As a clearly exasperated Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, asked this week in response to similar arguments made in the wake of Hurricane Harvey's assault on coastal Texas: "Do we really need to say it? Hurricanes are bad."
...If you're only looking at GDP data, sure, storms like Harvey and Irma might cause a temporary uptick in spending as people and businesses repair and rebuild.
But that's not economic growth; it's just replacing what's been lost.
Those resources could have been allocated in different, more productive ways if they hadn't been forced to be used rebuilding after a natural disaster..."
Read on!

The Far Left Won't Stop — Will They Try To Burn The Constitution Next? | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD

The Far Left Won't Stop — Will They Try To Burn The Constitution Next? | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD:

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"As we are now seeing, eradicating monuments and names affiliated with the Confederate South is just the beginning. The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. being the latest to choose political correctness over American history.

With each passing day, the list of symbols of our American history which does offend the left and the anarchists and must be censored or destroyed grows.

What are their ultimate targets?"

Media Insist Harvey, Irma Are Right Time For 'Talking' Climate Alarmism

Media Insist Harvey, Irma Are Right Time For 'Talking' Climate Alarmism
"Even with Texans still recovering from Hurricane Harvey and Florida residents fearing the worst ahead of Hurricane Irma, journalists seized the moment to promote climate change alarmism.

New York Times, ProPublica and Newsweek journalists have been calling for Harvey, which made landfall in Texas on Aug. 25, and Irma, currently predicted to reach Florida by Sept. 9, to be blamed on or linked to manmade climate change.
Journalists urged cable news networks to “start talking about climate change” during Harvey coverage, blamed that storm’s destruction on climate change instead of poor civil engineering and ignored the fact that before Harvey, there had been 12 years without a major hurricane hitting the U.S. .
“Are we still not allowed to talk about climate change?” International Business Times Senior Editor for Investigations David Sirota asked after tweeting statistics about Category Five Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6.

....Politico senior investigative reporter Josh Meyer also linked Irma and climate change.

Meyer linked to a CBS story reporting Irma was the most powerful storm recorded in the Atlantic.

Irma can only be considered the strongest Atlantic hurricane if the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico are excluded, which CBS noted.
Hurricane Wilma, in 2005, was actually the strongest storm on record.

It had both higher top wind speeds and lower surface pressure than Irma — the two measures of hurricane strength..."

Michelle Obama outshines all Democratic prospects for 2020 | TheHill

Michelle Obama outshines all Democratic prospects for 2020 | TheHill
"It cannot be overstated how eagerly the Democrats want to take back the White House in 2020.

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The Democrats face many obstacles in this effort, but the greatest threat is the fierce internal divisions within the party.
...Former Vice President Joe Biden has been busy building a national email list to communicate directly with his supporters, and Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) has already announced his presidential candidacy.
...The only person I can see accomplishing this would be none other than the party’s most popular political figure: Michelle Obama.
...as an analyst, Michelle Obama is clearly the Democrats’ best chance to reunite the party and win back the White House in 2020.
Michelle Obama is perceived as a strong, well-qualified leader with immense national popularity. Broadly, the polls show she is respected by the American people and by the near-entirety of the Democratic Party.
...According to the January 2017 USA Today/Gallup poll, Michelle Obama left the White House with a 68 percent favorability rating, compared with 58 percent for President Obama and 61 percent for Vice President Biden..."

Lunch video-----Hurricanes NOT caused by "manmade climate change"

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Kaine: 'I Don't Know Enough About A | The Daily Caller

Kaine: 'I Don't Know Enough About A | The Daily Caller:

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"Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine says he does not know much about members of so-called “anti-fascist” groups but says it is unfair to paint them with a broad brush.

When asked by The Daily Caller Thursday if “antifa” should be considered a terrorist organization, Kaine replied: “I don’t like broad brushes and I don’t know enough about them to say that they’re terrorists but people who do violent things. The law should take care of them.”"

Tortola Hurricane Hole (Before Irma) - PassageMaker

Tortola Hurricane Hole (Before Irma) - PassageMaker:
"Surrounded by mangroves, Paraquita Bay is where charter companies like the Moorings and Marine Max hide their boats from Hurricanes such as Irma.
No one has a more scientific, well thought plan.
Take a look at it, then scan down to see what the bay looks like post-Irma."
Before: