Friday, September 15, 2017
Georgia teacher removed from classroom after comparing Trump slogan to swastika | Fox News
"A Georgia teacher who told students in her math class that they are not allowed to wear “Make America Great Again” T-shirts because the campaign slogan is akin to a swastika, will no longer be teaching in the classroom."
‘They put bows on them’: Venezuelan plan to encourage rabbit-eating amid food shortages goes awry as people adopt them as pets
‘They put bows on them’: Venezuelan plan to encourage rabbit-eating amid food shortages goes awry as people adopt them as pets:Mr Bernal blamed a "cultural problem," explaining to Tuesday's cabinet meeting:
"A lot of people give names to rabbits, put on a bow, they take it to their house, they take the rabbit to sleep in their bed."
But, he insisted, Venezuelans must adjust their attitudes towards rabbits and see them "from the point of view of the economic war".
But, he insisted, Venezuelans must adjust their attitudes towards rabbits and see them "from the point of view of the economic war".
Hurricanes, Rainfall, and Climate Change - Just Facts
Hurricanes, Rainfall, and Climate Change - Just Facts
The Claims
While Hurricane Irma was razing the Caribbean and barreling toward Florida, climate scientist David Hastings told the Washington Post, “Hurricane Harvey and Irma should resolve any doubt that climate change is real.” Likewise:
- CNN’s Ron Brownstein reported during Hurricane Harvey, “There is no doubt that climate change, particularly because of warming the ocean waters and the gulf waters, makes storms like this more common.”
- Meteorologist Eric Holthaus wrote in Politico that “climate change is making rainstorms everywhere worse, but particularly on the Gulf Coast.”
- The BBC’s Laura Trevelyan stated, “Of course we do have a changing climate we do have warming waters. With more warming waters, you get more moisture coming into the atmosphere, and what hurricanes absolutely love is moisture because that gives them rainfall. And that’s what’s happened in this situation with Hurricane Harvey...”
...Summary
Certain media outlets have linked hurricanes Harvey and Irma to global warming by ignoring wide-ranging facts and cherry-picking timeframes, geographical locations, report contents, and the opinions of scientists.
As explained in an academic book about analyzing data, “One of the worst abuses of analytics is to cherry pick results. Cherry pickers tout analysis findings when the results serve the purpose at hand. But, they ignore the findings when the results conflict with the original plan.”
Read on to see the facts!
Customers Angry After National Anthem Silenced At Buffalo Wild Wings « CBS Los Angeles
Customers Angry After National Anthem Silenced At Buffalo Wild Wings « CBS Los Angeles
"EASTVALE (CBSLA.com) — The National Anthem is the focus of controversy again, this time at a bar in Riverside County.
Customers at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Eastvale say an employee refused to let them hear the anthem before an NFL game Monday night – which happened to be the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
...When he was asked why, the employee — who was not identified – said the anthem is too controversial, and it was company policy not to play it..."
Customers at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Eastvale say an employee refused to let them hear the anthem before an NFL game Monday night – which happened to be the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
...When he was asked why, the employee — who was not identified – said the anthem is too controversial, and it was company policy not to play it..."
Most Americans Want Government-Run Health Care Until They Find Out the Government Will Run Health Care - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Most Americans Want Government-Run Health Care Until They Find Out the Government Will Run Health Care - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"Public support for single-payer health care is growing—in fact, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll in July found a majority of Americans support it—but that increase comes with an important caveat. Most Americans only want government-run health care until they find out that it means the government will run their health care."
BETSY MCCAUGHEY: Democrats’ latest bid to rig election rules.
Instapundit » Blog Archive » BETSY MCCAUGHEY: Democrats’ latest bid to rig election rules. Democrats claim Wisconsin’s ele…:
"BETSY MCCAUGHEY: Democrats’ latest bid to rig election rules.
"BETSY MCCAUGHEY: Democrats’ latest bid to rig election rules.Democrats claim Wisconsin’s election map puts them at a disadvantage by packing their voters into too few election districts, “wasting” their votes and allowing Republicans to win the majority of districts.But the real problem isn’t an unfair map. It’s that Wisconsin Democrats are concentrated in cities. In many states, Democrats tend to win urban voters and do less well with suburban and rural voters. Wisconsin Democrats want the lines redrawn so their urban voters can capture a majority of the state’s legislative seats — and they’re asking the Supreme Court to help them.It’s a brazen political gambit disguised as fairness. They claim to be victims of gerrymandering — drawing election districts to favor one party. But they’re not opposed to gerrymandering. They just want it to favor them.
They hope a Supreme Court victory will restore their political fortunes after the 2020 Census, when states have to redraw their electoral maps.If Democrats prevail in court, the nation’s political map could change significantly after the Census, with many statehouses flipped to Democratic control.
Give credit where it’s due: Democrats play hardball, and they play it for keeps."
History for September 15
History for September 15 - On-This-Day.com
James Fenimore Cooper 1789, William H. Taft (U.S.) 1857, Agatha Christie 1890
Jean Renoir 1894, Oliver Stone 1946, Tommy Lee Jones 1946
1909 - Charles F. Kettering applied for a patent on his ignition system. His company Delco (Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company) later became a subsidiary of General Motors.
1916 - During the Battle of the Somme, in France, tanks were first used in warfare when the British rolled them onto the battlefields.
1923 - Oklahoma was placed under martial law by Gov. John Calloway Walton due to terrorist activity by the Ku Klux Klan. After this declaration national newspapers began to expose the Klan and its criminal activities.
1928 - Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin in the mold Penicillium notatum.
1935 - The Nuremberg Laws were enacted by Nazi Germany. The act stripped all German Jews of their civil rights and the swastika was made the official symbol of Nazi Germany.
1940 - The German Luftwaffe suffered the loss of 185 planes in the Battle of Britain. The change in tide forced Hitler to abandon his plans for invading Britain.
1949 - "The Lone Ranger" premiered on ABC. Clayton Moore was the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels was Tonto.
1950 - U.N. forces landed at Inchon, Korea in an attempt to relieve South Korean forces and recapture Seoul.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Hillary Clinton: No 'Absolution' For People Who Didn't Vote For Me | Daily Wire
Hillary Clinton: No 'Absolution' For People Who Didn't Vote For Me | Daily Wire:
"The math, of course, doesn't work out. Hillary's core demographic, older white women, voted in smaller numbers for the "First Female President" than they did for Barack Obama. And Clinton's fatal mistake was counting on free votes, even though voters clearly expected her to earn their allegiance. She simply took her people for granted. It's not their fault they didn't work harder; it's her fault she didn't work harder. She should be seeking absolution from them."
Folsom School Bans ‘USA’ Chant Over ‘Unintended Message’ Worries « CBS13 | CBS Sacramento
Folsom School Bans ‘USA’ Chant Over ‘Unintended Message’ Worries « CBS13 | CBS Sacramento
"FOLSOM (CBS13) — Controversy erupts at Vista Del Lago High School in Folsom over students chanting “USA.”
It’s a popular way to for students to show pride during sporting events and rallies, but school and district officials are now warning students that the chants could appear inappropriate and intolerant.
“I wasn’t angry, but I was definitely like ‘Why can’t we chant USA?'” said senior Ryan Bernal, “To say USA, you know, we’re all the same.
We’re all American.
It doesn’t matter what your skin tone is or where you’re from.”
...Folsom Cordova Unified Communications Director Daniel Thigpen said, “To practice empathy, to practice kindness and to practice patriotism. You can do both...”
"FOLSOM (CBS13) — Controversy erupts at Vista Del Lago High School in Folsom over students chanting “USA.”
It’s a popular way to for students to show pride during sporting events and rallies, but school and district officials are now warning students that the chants could appear inappropriate and intolerant.“I wasn’t angry, but I was definitely like ‘Why can’t we chant USA?'” said senior Ryan Bernal, “To say USA, you know, we’re all the same.
We’re all American.
It doesn’t matter what your skin tone is or where you’re from.”
...Folsom Cordova Unified Communications Director Daniel Thigpen said, “To practice empathy, to practice kindness and to practice patriotism. You can do both...”
Why Cassini Is Ending Its Life with a Kamikaze Plunge
Why Cassini Is Ending Its Life with a Kamikaze Plunge:
"...It’s the possibility of contaminating Saturn’s moons, though, that is the more interesting motivation for what NASA has been calling Cassini’s “Grand Finale.”
“Whenever NASA plans any missions, they always include plans for what we call spacecraft disposal,” said Morgan Cable, a NASA research scientist working on the Cassini mission.
Even the best sterilization methods can leave some bacterial spores behind, which can survive in space for years in a sort of hibernation.
“We have to follow that planetary protection rule of trying not to leave any evidence of Earth-based life anywhere that we’re trying to look for other types of life.”
Saturn, a gas giant, doesn’t have conditions suitable for life, so there’s no worry there.
“The worst thing would be going to say, Enceladus, or Titan, and finding life and realizing that we put it there with Cassini or one of our previous missions,” Cable said.
“‘Are we alone? ‘Is there other life in solar system?’ We want the real answer, not the ‘oops’ answer.”..."
"...It’s the possibility of contaminating Saturn’s moons, though, that is the more interesting motivation for what NASA has been calling Cassini’s “Grand Finale.”
“Whenever NASA plans any missions, they always include plans for what we call spacecraft disposal,” said Morgan Cable, a NASA research scientist working on the Cassini mission.Even the best sterilization methods can leave some bacterial spores behind, which can survive in space for years in a sort of hibernation.
“We have to follow that planetary protection rule of trying not to leave any evidence of Earth-based life anywhere that we’re trying to look for other types of life.”
Saturn, a gas giant, doesn’t have conditions suitable for life, so there’s no worry there.
“The worst thing would be going to say, Enceladus, or Titan, and finding life and realizing that we put it there with Cassini or one of our previous missions,” Cable said.
“‘Are we alone? ‘Is there other life in solar system?’ We want the real answer, not the ‘oops’ answer.”..."
Investigation into Clinton lawyers accused of deleting emails is ordered | Fox News
Investigation into Clinton lawyers accused of deleting emails is ordered | Fox News:
"A Maryland county judge has ordered the state bar to investigate three lawyers accused of deleting thousands of Hillary Clinton's emails.
Circuit Judge Paul F. Harris Jr. ruled Monday that the Attorney Grievance Commission and Office of Bar Counsel Maryland Office of Bar Counsel must look into complaints against Cheryl Mills, Heather Samuelson and David E. Kendall, citing "allegations of destroying evidence,” according to the Washington Times."
Circuit Judge Paul F. Harris Jr. ruled Monday that the Attorney Grievance Commission and Office of Bar Counsel Maryland Office of Bar Counsel must look into complaints against Cheryl Mills, Heather Samuelson and David E. Kendall, citing "allegations of destroying evidence,” according to the Washington Times."
Workforce stands out as economic issue in Muskegon County, report says | MLive.com
Workforce stands out as economic issue in Muskegon County, report says | MLive.com
"...Among weaknesses:
"...Among weaknesses: - 9 percent of respondents said employees have a good work ethic
- 17 percent of respondents said the county has a good quality of life
- 23 percent of respondents said Muskegon County has a good business climate
- On a scale of 1 to 7, respondents rated the availability, quality and stability of workers in the 4 range
- 59 percent of respondents are seeing their number of unfilled positions increase
- 62 percent of respondents identified barriers to growth, and among those 45 percent identified talent as a barrier (others include affordable housing and transportation)..."
Amerika's "Brown Shirts"-----Vandals Deface Statue of National Anthem Author F.S. Key in Baltimore | Fox News Insider
Vandals Deface Statue of National Anthem Author F.S. Key in Baltimore | Fox News Insider
"Baltimore's monument to the man who wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner" was defaced Tuesday night, with the words "Racist Anthem" scrawled in black.
The phrase was written at the base of the concrete and marble Francis Scott Key monument. Besides the black lettering, the structure was splashed with red and black paint.
On the ground near the monument, words from the third stanza of Key's famous poem were painted in black, according to the Baltimore Sun: "No refuge could save, hireling or slave, from terror of flight, or gloom of grave..."
"Baltimore's monument to the man who wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner" was defaced Tuesday night, with the words "Racist Anthem" scrawled in black.The phrase was written at the base of the concrete and marble Francis Scott Key monument. Besides the black lettering, the structure was splashed with red and black paint.
On the ground near the monument, words from the third stanza of Key's famous poem were painted in black, according to the Baltimore Sun: "No refuge could save, hireling or slave, from terror of flight, or gloom of grave..."
FBI: Awans Security Clearances “Forged;” Granted Access to Congressional Intel Despite Falsified Vetting | True Pundit
FBI: Awans Security Clearances “Forged;” Granted Access to Congressional Intel Despite Falsified Vetting | True Pundit:
"Federal law enforcement agents working the Imran Awan and Hina Alvi fraud probe said the couple, along with other members of the family, were never properly vetted for Congressional security clearances.
Instead the clearances, which provided the Awans access to dozens of Congressional Democrats computer networks and IT systems, were likely approved absent each individual background file getting “fully investigated.”
“I seriously doubt they could have passed a full background (check),” one FBI insider said. “These clearances were pushed through.”"
Instead the clearances, which provided the Awans access to dozens of Congressional Democrats computer networks and IT systems, were likely approved absent each individual background file getting “fully investigated.”
“I seriously doubt they could have passed a full background (check),” one FBI insider said. “These clearances were pushed through.”"
Voting machines can be hacked without evidence, commission is told - Washington Times
Voting machines can be hacked without evidence, commission is told - Washington Times:
"The country’s voting machines are susceptible to hacking, which could be done in a way so that it leaves no fingerprints, making it impossible to know whether the outcome was changed, computer experts told President Trump’s voter integrity commission Tuesday.
The testimony marked a departure for the commission, which was formed to look into fraud and barriers to voting, but which heard that a potentially greater threat to confidence in American elections is the chance for enemy actors to meddle.
“There’s no perfect security; there’s only degrees of insecurity,” said Ronald Rivest, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He said hackers have myriad ways of attacking voting machines.
“You don’t want to rest the election of the president on, ‘Maybe the Wi-Fi was turned on when it shouldn’t have been.’”
He and two other computer security experts said bar codes on ballots and smartphones in voting locations could give hackers a chance to rewrite results in ways that couldn’t be traceable, short of sampling of ballots or hand recounts — and those work only in cases where there’s a paper trail..."
Read on!
"The country’s voting machines are susceptible to hacking, which could be done in a way so that it leaves no fingerprints, making it impossible to know whether the outcome was changed, computer experts told President Trump’s voter integrity commission Tuesday.
The testimony marked a departure for the commission, which was formed to look into fraud and barriers to voting, but which heard that a potentially greater threat to confidence in American elections is the chance for enemy actors to meddle.“There’s no perfect security; there’s only degrees of insecurity,” said Ronald Rivest, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He said hackers have myriad ways of attacking voting machines.
“You don’t want to rest the election of the president on, ‘Maybe the Wi-Fi was turned on when it shouldn’t have been.’”
He and two other computer security experts said bar codes on ballots and smartphones in voting locations could give hackers a chance to rewrite results in ways that couldn’t be traceable, short of sampling of ballots or hand recounts — and those work only in cases where there’s a paper trail..."
Read on!
Harvard pays students to host 'brave spaces' for social justice
Harvard pays students to host 'brave spaces' for social justice
- Harvard University is paying students $11/hour to facilitate “brave spaces” on “social justice, diversity, and inclusion issues” at the elite institution.
- When a new satellite diversity office opens in a freshman residence hall, the "Diversity Peer "Educators" will be expected to work at least two night-shifts per month to promote social justice among residents.
Harvard University is paying students to facilitate “brave spaces” on “social justice, diversity, and inclusion issues” at the elite institution.
According to a job posting on the school’s website, the university is looking to hire 20 “Diversity Peer Educators” (DPEs), who will be paid $11 per hour to commit to a year-long program for hosting “peer-to-peer dialogues that address a wide range of social justice, diversity, and inclusion issues and topics...”
Read on!
Monster!-----Fennville coach suspended for grabbing player | WOODTV.com
Fennville coach suspended for grabbing player | WOODTV.com:
"FENNVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — Fennville Public Schools suspended its head football coach for two games after he manhandled a player during a game last week.
The incident happened during a game at Coloma Friday following what Superintendent Jim Greydanus described as an “intense interaction on the field between the teams.”
A statement from the superintendent released Tuesday said coach Brian Sackett admitted he grabbed a player’s pads and shouted at him, then pushed the player toward the bench.
Shortly thereafter, Sackett apologized to the player and “encouraged him to get back into the game as soon as he was ready,” the statement said in part.
The district said what it found in its investigation lined up with Sackett’s story.
“In responding to this incident, Fennville Public Schools seeks to maintain standards of accountability while allowing for restoration of relationships,” Greydanus’ statement concluded.
“We remain committed to providing the best possible experience for our athletes.”
Assistant coaches will be in charge while Sackett is on suspension."
"FENNVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — Fennville Public Schools suspended its head football coach for two games after he manhandled a player during a game last week.
The incident happened during a game at Coloma Friday following what Superintendent Jim Greydanus described as an “intense interaction on the field between the teams.”A statement from the superintendent released Tuesday said coach Brian Sackett admitted he grabbed a player’s pads and shouted at him, then pushed the player toward the bench.
Shortly thereafter, Sackett apologized to the player and “encouraged him to get back into the game as soon as he was ready,” the statement said in part.
The district said what it found in its investigation lined up with Sackett’s story.
“In responding to this incident, Fennville Public Schools seeks to maintain standards of accountability while allowing for restoration of relationships,” Greydanus’ statement concluded.
“We remain committed to providing the best possible experience for our athletes.”
Assistant coaches will be in charge while Sackett is on suspension."
Gay Couple Lawyers Up Against Christian Baker, Then Trump Steps in
"A Christian baker from Colorado received an unexpected blessing from the administration of President Donald Trump last week when the Justice Department filed a brief on his behalf to the Supreme Court, which is slated to hear his religious liberty case upon returning to the bench next month."
'KNOWN WOLF' TERROR SCANDAL: CIA Knew About 9-11 Hijackers, Didn't Provide Intel to FBI | Homeland Security
'KNOWN WOLF' TERROR SCANDAL: CIA Knew About 9-11 Hijackers, Didn't Provide Intel to FBI | Homeland Security:
"As I've recounted in more than 30 articles here at PJ Media over the past three years, virtually every Islamic terrorist who has conducted an attack in the West since 9/11 has already been known to authorities, which prompted me to coin the phrase "known wolf" terrorism.
Amidst the commemoration of the 16th anniversary of 9/11, it bears recalling that 9/11 itself was a "known wolf" attack, too.
The CIA had intelligence that two Saudi 9/11 hijackers were living in the United States, but they deliberately refused to share the information with the FBI.
The FBI had authority to act on such information and possibly prevent the 9/11 attacks...
In many respects, the 3,000 Americans killed on 9/11 were not only the victims of al-Qaeda terrorists, but also bureaucratic incompetence and inter-governmental turf wars.
Who among those who sat on the information were punished?
"As I've recounted in more than 30 articles here at PJ Media over the past three years, virtually every Islamic terrorist who has conducted an attack in the West since 9/11 has already been known to authorities, which prompted me to coin the phrase "known wolf" terrorism.
Amidst the commemoration of the 16th anniversary of 9/11, it bears recalling that 9/11 itself was a "known wolf" attack, too.
The CIA had intelligence that two Saudi 9/11 hijackers were living in the United States, but they deliberately refused to share the information with the FBI.
The FBI had authority to act on such information and possibly prevent the 9/11 attacks...
In many respects, the 3,000 Americans killed on 9/11 were not only the victims of al-Qaeda terrorists, but also bureaucratic incompetence and inter-governmental turf wars.
Who among those who sat on the information were punished?
Well, none were.
The CIA sitting on critical intelligence until just days before the attack was couched in the larger excuse of "intelligence failures," and swept under the rug.
Some of what we know about the CIA's pre-9/11 intelligence about the hijackers comes from a joint congressional inquiry several years after the attacks.
The CIA sitting on critical intelligence until just days before the attack was couched in the larger excuse of "intelligence failures," and swept under the rug.
Some of what we know about the CIA's pre-9/11 intelligence about the hijackers comes from a joint congressional inquiry several years after the attacks.
But the most revealing information has come from former FBI agent Mark Rossini, who -- though an FBI agent -- was assigned to the CIA and prevented from sharing the information with his colleagues.
Two years ago, Jeff Stein at Newsweek detailed Rossini's story:
Two years ago, Jeff Stein at Newsweek detailed Rossini's story:
Read it all!Rossini is well placed to do just that. He’s been at the center of one of the enduring mysteries of 9/11: Why the CIA refused to share information with the FBI (or any other agency) about the arrival of at least two well-known Al-Qaeda operatives in the United States in 2000, even though the spy agency had been tracking them closely for years..."
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