Thursday, December 28, 2017
Fusion GPS, Trump dossier producer, sued for defamation by 3 Russian oligarchs - Washington Times
Fusion GPS, Trump dossier producer, sued for defamation by 3 Russian oligarchs - Washington Times:
"The three primary investors in Moscow’s Alfa Bank — Mikhail Fridman, Petr Aven and German Khan — filed a libel lawsuit against Fusion in October. Fusion’s dossier, written by former British spy Christopher Steele, says two of them engineered cash bribes to Mr. Putin. The dossier also implies that the bank colluded with Mr. Putin to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election by hacking Democratic Party computers.
The lawsuit describes the three billionaires as international businessmen who became “collateral damage” in Fusion’s war to destroy the Donald Trump campaign."
The lawsuit describes the three billionaires as international businessmen who became “collateral damage” in Fusion’s war to destroy the Donald Trump campaign."
Money laundering: Former ministers of Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez hid €2 billion in Andorra | In English | EL PAÍS
Money laundering: Former ministers of Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez hid €2 billion in Andorra | In English | EL PAÍS:
"Leading political figures, businessmen and front men took commissions of up to 15% for awarding state petroleum firm contracts
Venezuelan prosecutors said on Tuesday that Ramírez, Chávez’s strong man, was being investigated for alleged petroleum dealings with his cousin..."
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At least ten people including former vice-ministers, businessmen, their relatives and front men acting for politicians are suspected of earning more than €2 billion in illegal commissions for facilitating contracts with Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA during the rule of deceased Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez (1993–2013), according to reports compiled by police in Andorra...
...Closing in on Chávez’s strongmanVenezuelan prosecutors said on Tuesday that Ramírez, Chávez’s strong man, was being investigated for alleged petroleum dealings with his cousin..."
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The States' Unfunded Pension Nightmares | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD
The States' Unfunded Pension Nightmares | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD
"Pensions: The stock market boom has helped everyone, right?
Nope.
States' pension funds have nearly $4 trillion of stock investments, but somehow haven't benefited from soaring stock prices.
A new report by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) shows why this is true.
It notes that the unfunded liabilities of state and local pension plans jumped $433 billion in the last year to more than $6 trillion.
Let that number sink in for a moment: It's one-third the size of the U.S. economy, equal to "a whopping $18,676 for every man, woman, and child, or nearly $50,000 for every household in America," as The Daily Signal notes.
It's a massive amount of money, in short.
All because state officials and politicians never had the gumption to tell public-employee unions "no" when they asked for even more..."
"Pensions: The stock market boom has helped everyone, right?
Nope.
A new report by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) shows why this is true.
It notes that the unfunded liabilities of state and local pension plans jumped $433 billion in the last year to more than $6 trillion.
Let that number sink in for a moment: It's one-third the size of the U.S. economy, equal to "a whopping $18,676 for every man, woman, and child, or nearly $50,000 for every household in America," as The Daily Signal notes.
It's a massive amount of money, in short.
All because state officials and politicians never had the gumption to tell public-employee unions "no" when they asked for even more..."
How they "think"-----How to crush Trump
How to crush Trump:
"...Republican hacks are already whipping themselves into a froth by smearing Mueller (who was appointed head of the FBI by George W. Bush) as some kind of deranged communist, and using that as a convenient excuse to carry out a partisan purge of the FBI.
Republican congressional leaders, glorying in their latest transfer of wealth to the ultra-wealthy, will either look the other way — perhaps their upcoming plan to gut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid — or join in the fun.
...The only reliable way to stop Trump and the Republican Party that has stood firmly behind him for his entire presidency is through strategic political defeat.
In 2018, the GOP must be crushed at the ballot box, their congressional majorities taken, and Congress' investigative powers put back to good use — and not just on Russia, but also on the unprecedented money corruption that suffuses the Trump White House.
Never before in American history has it been possible to give a direct cash bribe to the president by simply joining or staying at one of his many golf resorts or hotels.
This will mean, of course, overcoming Republican cheating.
The GOP has rigged the House to give themselves a roughly 5- to 8-point handicap, and attempted to systematically disenfranchise liberals with voter ID requirements and other deliberately burdensome measures..."
"...Republican hacks are already whipping themselves into a froth by smearing Mueller (who was appointed head of the FBI by George W. Bush) as some kind of deranged communist, and using that as a convenient excuse to carry out a partisan purge of the FBI.Republican congressional leaders, glorying in their latest transfer of wealth to the ultra-wealthy, will either look the other way — perhaps their upcoming plan to gut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid — or join in the fun.
...The only reliable way to stop Trump and the Republican Party that has stood firmly behind him for his entire presidency is through strategic political defeat.
In 2018, the GOP must be crushed at the ballot box, their congressional majorities taken, and Congress' investigative powers put back to good use — and not just on Russia, but also on the unprecedented money corruption that suffuses the Trump White House.
Never before in American history has it been possible to give a direct cash bribe to the president by simply joining or staying at one of his many golf resorts or hotels.
This will mean, of course, overcoming Republican cheating.
The GOP has rigged the House to give themselves a roughly 5- to 8-point handicap, and attempted to systematically disenfranchise liberals with voter ID requirements and other deliberately burdensome measures..."
Ben Shapiro: Time to Defund the United Nations — The Patriot Post
Ben Shapiro: Time to Defund the United Nations — The Patriot Post:
"Herein lies the great irony of the United Nations: While it’s the Mos Eisley of international politics – a hive of scum and villainy – and it votes repeatedly to condemn the United States and Israel, the tyrannies that constitute the body continue to oppress their own peoples.
Among those who voted last week to condemn the U.S. for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving its embassy to Jerusalem were North Korea, Iran, Yemen and Venezuela.
...The United Nations spends the vast majority of its time condemning Israel: According to UN Watch, the U.N. Human Rights Council issued 135 resolutions from June 2006 to June 2016, 68 of which were against Israel;
the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization only passes resolutions against Israel; and the U.N. General Assembly issued 97 resolutions from 2012 through 2015, 83 of which targeted Israel.
Meanwhile, the U.N. has done nearly nothing with regard to Syria..."
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"Herein lies the great irony of the United Nations: While it’s the Mos Eisley of international politics – a hive of scum and villainy – and it votes repeatedly to condemn the United States and Israel, the tyrannies that constitute the body continue to oppress their own peoples. Among those who voted last week to condemn the U.S. for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving its embassy to Jerusalem were North Korea, Iran, Yemen and Venezuela.
...The United Nations spends the vast majority of its time condemning Israel: According to UN Watch, the U.N. Human Rights Council issued 135 resolutions from June 2006 to June 2016, 68 of which were against Israel;
the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization only passes resolutions against Israel; and the U.N. General Assembly issued 97 resolutions from 2012 through 2015, 83 of which targeted Israel.
Meanwhile, the U.N. has done nearly nothing with regard to Syria..."
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ONE-THIRD Of U.S. Homicide Spike Coming From 5 Chicago Neighborhoods | Daily Wire
ONE-THIRD Of U.S. Homicide Spike Coming From 5 Chicago Neighborhoods | Daily Wire:
"Interestingly, the paper’s neighborhood-by-neighborhood analysis claimed that areas where homicides spiked had a “lighter street presence by police following officers’ high-profile killings of young black men.”
A Pew Research Center poll from January 2017 showed that an overwhelming number of police officers say widespread protests following high-profile killings of black suspects have made police less willing to conduct basic police work, such as stopping and questioning suspicious people in high-crime neighborhoods, and using an appropriate level of force to diffuse a situation."
A Pew Research Center poll from January 2017 showed that an overwhelming number of police officers say widespread protests following high-profile killings of black suspects have made police less willing to conduct basic police work, such as stopping and questioning suspicious people in high-crime neighborhoods, and using an appropriate level of force to diffuse a situation."
History for December 28
History for December 28 - On-This-Day.com
Woodrow Wilson 1856 - 28th U.S. President, Arthur Stanley Eddington 1882, John Molson 1763 - Beer brewer, founder of Molson Beer
Sam Levinson 1911 - Humorist, Martin Milner 1927 - Actor (Route 66, Adam 12, Columbo), Denzel Washington 1954 - Actor (Glory, Malcolm X, The Hurricane)
1732 - "The Pennsylvania Gazette," owned by Benjamin Franklin, ran an ad for the first issue of "Poor Richard’s Almanack."
1832 - John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down over differences with President Jackson.
1836 - Mexico's independence was recognized by Spain.
1877 - John Stevens applied for a patent for his flour-rolling mill, which boosted production by 70%.
1937 - The Irish Free State became the Republic of Ireland when a new constitution established the country as a sovereign state under the name of Eire.
1945 - The U.S. Congress officially recognized the "Pledge of Allegiance."
1956 - After five years on television, the last "Ding Dong School" was aired on NBC-TV.
1973 - Alexander Solzhenitsyn published "Gulag Archipelago," an expose of the Soviet prison system.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
LIBERTY REVIEW
LIBERTY REVIEW:
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2017/12/due-to-christmas-holiday-norton.html
Due to the Christmas Holiday, the Norton Lakeshore Examiner has given me and the other columnists the week off. There was an abundance of Letters to Santa so the paper will run more letters from the local children.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Tammy
Due to the Christmas Holiday, the Norton Lakeshore Examiner has given me and the other columnists the week off. There was an abundance of Letters to Santa so the paper will run more letters from the local children.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Tammy
Now That Xmas Is Over - Mapping The US States With The Most People In Debt | Zero Hedge
Now That Xmas Is Over - Mapping The US States With The Most People In Debt | Zero Hedge:
"With Americans left with only one option - indentured servitude - to maintain any semblance of normal quality of life - especially at Christmas - we thought it worthwhile considering which US States have the most people in debt.
"With Americans left with only one option - indentured servitude - to maintain any semblance of normal quality of life - especially at Christmas - we thought it worthwhile considering which US States have the most people in debt.
...Statista's Niall McCarthy points out that nationwide, 33 percent of people have debt that has gone into collections which means they have unpaid bills creditors have either closed or are trying to collect.
You will find more statistics at Statista..."
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Krauthammer: Trump should turn the UN into condos (VIDEO) – AC2 News
Krauthammer: Trump should turn the UN into condos (VIDEO) – AC2 News
"Krauthammer is often wrong.
Sometimes he’s right.
He’s right on turning the United Nations into condos.
I’d prefer that the building not be stamped with the Trump logo however."
"Krauthammer is often wrong.
Sometimes he’s right.
He’s right on turning the United Nations into condos.
I’d prefer that the building not be stamped with the Trump logo however."
Government Fail: Libs Make It Harder For Women To Work | Daily Wire
Government Fail: Libs Make It Harder For Women To Work | Daily Wire:
"If you want to watch my four-month-old daughter, I don’t care if you have an MBA from Wharton or flunked out of community college. All that matters is that you’re responsible, reliable, and have good judgment. Also patience and the ability to handle a pooplosion. College doesn’t teach those things.
The new regulation not only requires preschool teachers to have a degree, but even men and women taking care of kids from zero to three years old. That’s insane, practically and economically."
The new regulation not only requires preschool teachers to have a degree, but even men and women taking care of kids from zero to three years old. That’s insane, practically and economically."
Happening EVERYWHERE!!-----Loan, Incentive, Or Giveaway? City Politicians Vote $5.5 Million For Developer [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
Loan, Incentive, Or Giveaway? City Politicians Vote $5.5 Million For Developer [Michigan Capitol Confidential]: "A Detroit suburb has become ensnared in a lawsuit after elected officials agreed to give a group of private developers a city-owned parcel said to be worth $900,000, as well as $5.5 million to build a new office building.
...The city-owned parcel at the center of the project is currently a parking lot with space for 250 cars.
It would be sold to the developers for $1.
The $5.5 million subsidy is unusual for several reasons.
At various times, it’s been called an investment, loan or incentive on the part of the city.
But it actually involves elected Royal Oak commissioners voting to transfer $5.5 million taxpayer dollars into an escrow account for the project’s private developers, with no direct repayment provision..."
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Terror of the skies since 1995
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Terror of the skies since 1995:
"When United booted a paying customer from first class to make room for a member of Congress, the Internet erupted with good and healthy egalitarian outrage.
But don’t blame the airline.
The congresswoman in question was Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.
And until she lands on the no-fly list, no airline is safe.
Jackson Lee has been terrorizing the skies since coming to Congress in 1995.
The Democrat has developed a reputation for making life hell for any clerk, stewardess, or pilot unwilling or unable to make her three-and-a-half-hour flight anything less than glamorous.
She takes advantage of federal travel perks to book multiple flights (only to cancel at the last minute and at no charge).
She demands an upgrade to premier seats.
She expects, in her words, “to be treated like a queen.”
Sometimes it gets ugly.
For instance, when one peasant of a flight attendant failed to serve the food Jackson Lee requested, the congresswoman went wild.
"Don't you know who I am?" she reportedly shrieked. "I'm Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Where is my seafood meal? I know it was ordered!"...
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"When United booted a paying customer from first class to make room for a member of Congress, the Internet erupted with good and healthy egalitarian outrage.
But don’t blame the airline.
And until she lands on the no-fly list, no airline is safe.
Jackson Lee has been terrorizing the skies since coming to Congress in 1995.
The Democrat has developed a reputation for making life hell for any clerk, stewardess, or pilot unwilling or unable to make her three-and-a-half-hour flight anything less than glamorous.
She takes advantage of federal travel perks to book multiple flights (only to cancel at the last minute and at no charge).
She demands an upgrade to premier seats.
She expects, in her words, “to be treated like a queen.”
Sometimes it gets ugly.
For instance, when one peasant of a flight attendant failed to serve the food Jackson Lee requested, the congresswoman went wild.
"Don't you know who I am?" she reportedly shrieked. "I'm Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Where is my seafood meal? I know it was ordered!"...
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NFL looks to recover from record low TV ratings - Washington Times
NFL looks to recover from record low TV ratings - Washington Times:
"The NFL is approaching the playoffs looking for a ratings turnaround after a year of record-low television numbers.
Outcry over players protesting by taking a knee during the national anthem isn’t helping, but it’s only one of several reasons fans are turning away from professional football, media analysts say.
Injuries to marquee players such as Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, teams with losing records in the nation’s largest media markets such as New York and Chicago, a glut of prime-time games, and viewers with other options have also taken a toll.
“I’d be stunned if any single factor contributed more than 2 percent to the ratings decline,” said Andrew Billings, director of the University of Alabama’s Sports Communication program.
But the decline is noticeable."
"The NFL is approaching the playoffs looking for a ratings turnaround after a year of record-low television numbers.
Injuries to marquee players such as Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, teams with losing records in the nation’s largest media markets such as New York and Chicago, a glut of prime-time games, and viewers with other options have also taken a toll.
“I’d be stunned if any single factor contributed more than 2 percent to the ratings decline,” said Andrew Billings, director of the University of Alabama’s Sports Communication program.
But the decline is noticeable."
Bill de Blasio likens himself to Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Mahatma Gandhi
Bill de Blasio likens himself to Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Mahatma Gandhi:
"New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio seems to believe he is destined for great things. He even traveled to Iowa earlier this month, and although he's flatly denied that he is eyeing a run for president, the mayor has signaled in interviews that his sights are set on much more than just his city.
"New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio seems to believe he is destined for great things. He even traveled to Iowa earlier this month, and although he's flatly denied that he is eyeing a run for president, the mayor has signaled in interviews that his sights are set on much more than just his city.
...De Blasio doesn't do much to help his case in that regard.
Confronted with his bold failure of a "progressive agenda" that he initially announced in 2014, de Blasio called it "banal and simplistic" to suggest he might fail again if he takes the plan national:
Confronted with his bold failure of a "progressive agenda" that he initially announced in 2014, de Blasio called it "banal and simplistic" to suggest he might fail again if he takes the plan national:
“I want to talk to anyone who thinks that and tell them they need to start thinking more. I mean, give me a break. So every time someone tries something and it doesn't work, it invalidates anything else they might do going forward? Tell Thomas Edison that, and Henry Ford, tell Mahatma Gandhi. How many people fell on their faces along the way trying things, experimenting with things, had setbacks? There's no leader who hasn't had setbacks...."
Professors say Trump's pro-Christmas rhetoric is connected to white nationalism - The College Fix
Professors say Trump's pro-Christmas rhetoric is connected to white nationalism - The College Fix
"On Christmas Eve, President Donald Trump did what he does often.
He sent out a tweet.
I am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase.
"On Christmas Eve, President Donald Trump did what he does often.
He sent out a tweet.
“People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again.
I am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!” Trump wrote.
Trump’s tweet highlighted his fight against political correctness and more specifically the “war on Christmas.”
Yet, according to one professor, Trump’s pro-Christmas messages “assert a soft or hard version of white nationalism.”
In a recent piece published by Newsweek, professors claimed that Trump’s insistence on saying “Merry Christmas” is connected to white nationalism.
Washington State University professor Richard King..."
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Ace of Spades HQ
Ace of Spades HQ: "Nikki Haley For President 2024
...But this woman fights, she doesn't back down, and she is a vociferous defender of American interests.
Of course it is hyperbole to suggest her for president, but I want Washington filled with people like Haley rather than apparatchiks like Brennan and Powers and Rice and Meuller and Comey and.....
Of course it is hyperbole to suggest her for president, but I want Washington filled with people like Haley rather than apparatchiks like Brennan and Powers and Rice and Meuller and Comey and.....
Today, the United Nations agreed on a budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Among a host of other successes, the United States negotiated a reduction of over $285 million off the 2016-2017 final budget. In addition to these significant cost savings, we reduced the UN's bloated management and support functions, bolstered support for key U.S. priorities throughout the world, and instilled more discipline and accountability throughout the UN system....What a pleasure to see our great country standing up for itself against a world that takes for granted that we will always try to get along, even at the expense of our self-interest.
That sounds suspiciously populist and insular, but an intelligent approach to foreign policy can maintain our influence while protecting our interests.
And Nikki Haley and President Trump are doing a fine job!"
And Nikki Haley and President Trump are doing a fine job!"
Germany Needs An Extra 2,000 Judges and Prosecutors to Process Fivefold Increase in Terror Cases
Germany Needs An Extra 2,000 Judges and Prosecutors to Process Fivefold Increase in Terror Cases:
"Germany’s judicial system is groaning under the strain of an explosion in terror cases since Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the door to unlimited numbers of migrants in 2015.
The German Attorney-General opened a shocking 1,200 terror cases in 2017, of which around 1,000 were related to radical Islamic terrorism, Tagesschau reports.
This represents a fivefold increase on 2016, when the figure stood at around 250 — with roughly 200 cases being related to radical Islam."
The German Attorney-General opened a shocking 1,200 terror cases in 2017, of which around 1,000 were related to radical Islamic terrorism, Tagesschau reports.
This represents a fivefold increase on 2016, when the figure stood at around 250 — with roughly 200 cases being related to radical Islam."
People reveal the unbelievable things they can get away with if they're attractive | indy100
"Study upon study has shown that it pays to be more attractive.
We tend to think more attractive people are smarter, and that they are more likely to get a promotion and get ahead at work.
People know about this unspoken truth - they just don't talk about it because if you complain about it you're a hater.
A reddit thread about this double standard was posted a few months ago and the responses to the question...
What is socially accepted when you are beautiful but not accepted when you are ugly?
...are pretty comprehensive.
Here's a selection of the most insightful and damning:
1. Job opportunities:
Perhaps not entirely what the question asked, but I need to get this off my chest..."
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...are pretty comprehensive.
Here's a selection of the most insightful and damning:
1. Job opportunities:
Perhaps not entirely what the question asked, but I need to get this off my chest..."
Read on!
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