Manhattan D.A. Aims to Stop Prosecuting Subway-Fare Evaders - WSJ
"The Manhattan district attorney’s office says it has largely stopped prosecuting subway-fare evaders, offering many offenders alternatives such as counseling and community service—a move being watched closely by other boroughs.
The move, announced this summer, has ignited a citywide debate about how to handle a minor crime once central to New York City policing..."
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Sunday, September 24, 2017
DEBUNKED: Hurricanes Harvey And Irma Were NOT Caused By 'Climate Change' | Daily Wire
DEBUNKED: Hurricanes Harvey And Irma Were NOT Caused By 'Climate Change' | Daily Wire:
"Further, as noted by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, "It is premature to conclude that human activities — and particularly greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming — have already had a detectable impact on Atlantic hurricane or global tropical cyclone activity."
Loris also debunks the notion that hurricanes are being so-called "supercharged" by man-made Climate Change, citing the former director of the National Hurricane Center, Bill Read."
"Further, as noted by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, "It is premature to conclude that human activities — and particularly greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming — have already had a detectable impact on Atlantic hurricane or global tropical cyclone activity."
Loris also debunks the notion that hurricanes are being so-called "supercharged" by man-made Climate Change, citing the former director of the National Hurricane Center, Bill Read."
College fraternities will make you dumber — and richer
College fraternities will make you dumber — and richer:
"Don’t underestimate the value of social connections in a frat house.
Being a member of a fraternity in college lowers a student GPA by approximately 0.25 points on the traditional four-point scale, but raises future income by around 36%, according to a paper, “Social Animal House: The Economic and Academic Consequences of Fraternity Membership,” published by two economists from Union College in Schenectady, New York.
“For this reason, joining a fraternity may be a rational decision that improves the long-term prospects of an individual student despite its damaging effects on a student’s grades,” the paper concluded.
“These results suggest that fraternity membership causally produces large gains in social capital, which more than outweigh its negative effects on human capital for potential members,” they concluded..."
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"Don’t underestimate the value of social connections in a frat house.
Being a member of a fraternity in college lowers a student GPA by approximately 0.25 points on the traditional four-point scale, but raises future income by around 36%, according to a paper, “Social Animal House: The Economic and Academic Consequences of Fraternity Membership,” published by two economists from Union College in Schenectady, New York.
“For this reason, joining a fraternity may be a rational decision that improves the long-term prospects of an individual student despite its damaging effects on a student’s grades,” the paper concluded.
“These results suggest that fraternity membership causally produces large gains in social capital, which more than outweigh its negative effects on human capital for potential members,” they concluded..."
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Instapundit » Blog Archive » ANALYSIS: TRUE. Trump’s NFL Protest Comments are why Trump is President: He takes a commonly held…
ANALYSIS: TRUE. Trump’s NFL Protest Comments are why Trump is President: He takes a commonly held…:
"ANALYSIS: TRUE. Trump’s NFL Protest Comments are why Trump is President:
--Posted at 5:30 pm by Ed Driscoll
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"ANALYSIS: TRUE. Trump’s NFL Protest Comments are why Trump is President:
He takes a commonly held sentiment — most people don’t like the NFL protests — and states it in an inflammatory way guaranteed to get everyone’s attention and generate outrage among his critics. When those critics lash back at him, Trump is put in the position of getting attacked for a fairly commonsensical view.There is another option, besides firing a player..."
Of course, NFL owners firing players on the spot for protesting isn’t necessarily common sense, but this is where “seriously, not literally” comes in.
--Posted at 5:30 pm by Ed Driscoll
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Glitch Allows Non-U.S. Citizens In Pa. To Vote « CBS Philly
Glitch Allows Non-U.S. Citizens In Pa. To Vote « CBS Philly:
"PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia Democrat City Commissioner Al Schmidt says a glitch in the state’s “motor-voter” process has allowed non-U.S. citizens to register to vote, even though he thinks they did so accidentally.
...Democrat Secretary of State Pedro Cortes issued a statement saying PennDOT is changing its system to prevent the problem in the future and has already made improvements. He did not address reviewing and cross checking registrations statewide.
A spokeswoman for Cortes said they are conducting their own review..."
"PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia Democrat City Commissioner Al Schmidt says a glitch in the state’s “motor-voter” process has allowed non-U.S. citizens to register to vote, even though he thinks they did so accidentally.
...Democrat Secretary of State Pedro Cortes issued a statement saying PennDOT is changing its system to prevent the problem in the future and has already made improvements. He did not address reviewing and cross checking registrations statewide.
A spokeswoman for Cortes said they are conducting their own review..."
Another Obama Official Allegedly Unmasked HUNDREDS Of Americans During Final Days In Office | Daily Wire
Another Obama Official Allegedly Unmasked HUNDREDS Of Americans During Final Days In Office | Daily Wire:
"Samantha Power, Obama’s former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, "unmasked" Americans at such a rapid rate in the administration’s final days in office that she averaged more than one request per day in 2016."
"Samantha Power, Obama’s former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, "unmasked" Americans at such a rapid rate in the administration’s final days in office that she averaged more than one request per day in 2016."
U.S. flies mission north of DMZ, sends message to North Korea - Washington Times
U.S. flies mission north of DMZ, sends message to North Korea - Washington Times:
"In a show of American military might to North Korea, U.S. bombers and flight escorts flew on Saturday to the farther point north of the border between North and South Korea by any such American aircraft this century. The Pentagon said the mission in international airspace showed how seriously President Donald Trump takes North Korea’s “reckless behavior.”
“This mission is a demonstration of U.S. resolve and a clear message that the president has many military options to defeat any threat,” Defense Department spokesman Dana White said in a statement."
"In a show of American military might to North Korea, U.S. bombers and flight escorts flew on Saturday to the farther point north of the border between North and South Korea by any such American aircraft this century. The Pentagon said the mission in international airspace showed how seriously President Donald Trump takes North Korea’s “reckless behavior.”
“This mission is a demonstration of U.S. resolve and a clear message that the president has many military options to defeat any threat,” Defense Department spokesman Dana White said in a statement."
History for September 24
History for September 24 - On-This-Day.com
John Marshall 1755, F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896, Jim McKay 1921
Jim Henson 1936 - Puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, actor,Creator of The Muppets, "Mean" Joe Green 1946 - Football player, Phil Hartman 1948 - Comedian, actor
1869 - Thousands of businessmen were financially ruined after a panic on Wall Street. The panic was caused by an attempt to corner the gold market by Jay Gould and James Fisk.
1938 - Don Budge became the first tennis player to win all four of the major titles when he won the U.S. Tennis Open. He had already won the Australian Open, the French Open and the British Open.
1955 - U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver, CO.
1957 - Republican U.S. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, AR, to enforce school integration.
1960 - The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier was launched. The USS Enterprise set out from Newport News, VA.
1968 - "The Mod Squad" premiered on ABC-TV.
1977 - "The Love Boat" debuted on ABC-TV. The theme song was sung by Jack Jones and was written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox.
1996 - The United States, represented by President Clinton, and the world's other major nuclear powers signed a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons.
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Obama’s Watergate | The American Spectator
Obama’s Watergate | The American Spectator:
"Putin did not hack the election. Barack Obama did.
Donald Trump said earlier this year that the Obama Administration wiretapped his campaign. “Like I’d want to hear more from that fool?” President Obama scoffed."
"Putin did not hack the election. Barack Obama did.
Donald Trump said earlier this year that the Obama Administration wiretapped his campaign. “Like I’d want to hear more from that fool?” President Obama scoffed."
Prof claims microaggressions disprove notion of 'meritocracy'
Prof claims microaggressions disprove notion of 'meritocracy'
- An Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island argues that microaggressions invalidate “meritocracy” and “equal-opportunity” for minorities.
- The same professor, Annemarie Vaccaro, also recently identified a brand new category of
microaggression that doesn't even require a person to say or do anything offensive.
Annemarie Vaccaro, who teaches about higher education, explained in an article published Tuesday that the experience of microaggressions “challenge[s] dominant ideologies of colorblindness, meritocracy, and equal opportunity” surrounding higher education.
...She maintains that “meritocracy and equal-opportunity” are ideologies that “ignore the differential treatment…experienced by individual women,” citing “microaggressions” that students of color “must overcome to be successful.”
Vaccaro, who also invented a brand new category of “invisibility microaggressions” in another article this week, began her research after being approached by a student named Chantel, who “offered to help recruit participants for a study” that would “document pervasive and covert racism at [her college] and convey women’s concerns to the administration.”...
Feds Spend $138,000 Asking Four-Year-Olds About Their 'Internal Sense of Gender Identity'
Feds Spend $138,000 Asking Four-Year-Olds About Their 'Internal Sense of Gender Identity':
"The National Science Foundation is spending over $130,000 on a study that asks four-year-olds about their "internal sense of gender identity."
A grant for a two-year study was awarded to the University of Washington this summer.
..."However, tests of these theories have been limited because, for most children, internal gender identity and environmental socialization substantially overlap, rendering it impossible to distinguish the relative impact of each factor on gender development."
The study will investigate whether gender theories, such as Gender Schema Theory that blames society on differences between genders, are sufficient for today's "wider range of human gender experiences," where there can be anywhere between 3, 37, and 58 genders..."
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"The National Science Foundation is spending over $130,000 on a study that asks four-year-olds about their "internal sense of gender identity."
A grant for a two-year study was awarded to the University of Washington this summer.
..."However, tests of these theories have been limited because, for most children, internal gender identity and environmental socialization substantially overlap, rendering it impossible to distinguish the relative impact of each factor on gender development."
The study will investigate whether gender theories, such as Gender Schema Theory that blames society on differences between genders, are sufficient for today's "wider range of human gender experiences," where there can be anywhere between 3, 37, and 58 genders..."
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