Thursday, January 04, 2018
History for January 4
History for January 4 - On-This-Day.com
Sir Isaac Newton 1643 (N.S.) - Physicist, mathematician, Jakob Grimm 1785, Louis Braille 1809 - Inventor of a reading system for the blind.
Don Shula 1940 - Football coach, Floyd Patterson 1935 - Heavyweight boxing champion, Patty Loveless 1957 - Country singer
1884 - The socialist Fabian Society was founded in London.
1935 - Bob Hope was heard for the first time on network radio as part of "The Intimate Revue."
1944 - The attack on Monte Cassino was launched by the British Fifth Army in Italy.
1951 - During the Korean conflict, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.
1953 - Tufted plastic carpeting was introduced by Barwick Mills.
1962 - New York City introduced a train that operated without conductors and motormen.
1965 - In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Johnson proclaimed the building of the "Great Society."
1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's 37th governor.
Wednesday, January 03, 2018
LIBERTY REVIEW
LIBERTY REVIEW:
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2018/01/lifes-curve-balls-by-tammy-derouin-new.html
Life's Curve Balls
The new year is always rung in with the
hope that the coming year will be better than the previous year.
Even if you experienced a stellar year, there's hope that the coming
year will be even better. There's nothing wrong with wanting life to
go well. Does anybody wish for chaos and misery? We all know life
isn't perfect. Life is full of challenges. Sometimes those
challenges turn into battles. How we react and respond to life's
curveballs can sometimes play a large factor in the outcome. Do you
escalate the situation or try to minimize it by sorting through all
the incorrect nonsense or unrealistic fears? The way we respond is
certainly within our control.
As I looked back over the stories and
events of this past year, the one reoccurring theme was bad behavior
and getting away with bad or highly questionable behavior.......
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2018/01/lifes-curve-balls-by-tammy-derouin-new.html
Life's Curve Balls
By Tammy Derouin
I've had several discussions, over the
years, with my girls about delivery and reaction. Most sibling
arguments, or any argument for that matter, could have been avoided
if more attention would have been paid to how a message was
delivered. The delivery inspires a reaction. Will the reaction
cause an emotional escalation or will it calm and redirect the
situation? Those are some of life's lessons. It takes years and a
lot of practice but the hope is that eventually everyone will learn
how to better handle a bad delivery and avoid a bad reaction. Life
is never boring and it's a continuous learning experience.
There is usually a difference between
adults and children when it comes to their behavior. Adults, who are
far from perfect and do not get everything right, have been through
many more of life's experiences. At a certain point, you learn to
handle the bumps in the road or the occasional nose dive into the
ditch with a little more decorum than a two-year old who just had
their favorite toy taken away from them.
Clarice Feldman - Donald J. Trump Verified account...
Clarice Feldman - Donald J. Trump Verified account...:
"Donald J. Trump
"Donald J. Trump
Verified account @realDonaldTrump
It's not only Pakistan that we pay billions of dollars to for nothing, but also many other countries, and others. As an example, we pay the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect. They don’t even want to negotiate a long overdue...
...peace treaty with Israel. We have taken Jerusalem, the toughest part of the negotiation, off the table, but Israel, for that, would have had to pay more. But with the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them?
Donald J. Trump
Verified account @realDonaldTrump
9m9 minutes ago
Donald J. Trump
Verified account @realDonaldTrump
9m9 minutes ago
Imagine if this was done AGAINST Hillary!-----Obama Campaign Paid $972,000 To Law Firm That Paid Fusion GPS
Obama Campaign Paid $972,000 To Law Firm That Paid Fusion GPS
Since April of 2016, Obama's campaign organization has paid nearly a million dollars to the law firm that funneled money to Fusion GPS to compile a dossier of unverified allegations against Donald Trump.
Former president Barack Obama’s official campaign organization has directed nearly a million dollars to the same law firm that funneled money to Fusion GPS, the firm behind the infamous Steele dossier.
Since April of 2016, Obama For America (OFA) has paid over $972,000 to Perkins Coie, records filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) show.
The Washington Post reported last week that Perkins Coie, an international law firm, was directed by both the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton’s campaign to retain Fusion GPS in April of 2016 to dig up dirt on then-candidate Donald Trump.
Drones fly drugs into U.S. with no Border Patrol detection technology - Washington Times
Drones fly drugs into U.S. with no Border Patrol detection technology - Washington Times:
"Border Patrol agents are increasingly worried about the threat from drug-cartel-flown drones, after agents spotted 13 drones suspected of carrying drugs across one section of the U.S.-Mexico border in just one four-day period in November.
Cartels are aware that the U.S. lacks the ability to detect the drones, much less to interdict them, making them a choice method for smuggling high-dollar hard drugs into the country, agents said."
Cartels are aware that the U.S. lacks the ability to detect the drones, much less to interdict them, making them a choice method for smuggling high-dollar hard drugs into the country, agents said."
Unlawful In Michigan To Work For Less Than $9.25/Hour [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
Unlawful In Michigan To Work For Less Than $9.25/Hour [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"The state of Michigan is one of a number of states that saw their minimum wage rise with the start of the new year.
As of Monday it became unlawful in this state to employ a worker for less than $9.25 an hour.
Michigan is one of 18 states that upped their mandated pay rate on Jan. 1, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Monday’s increase was the third since September 2014, when the minimum allowable pay rate was hiked to $8.15 an hour.
It was upped again to $8.50 an hour in January 2016, then to $8.90 in January 2017, according to a state website.
...Mackinac Center fiscal analyst Michael LaFaive sees the increases as bad news for lower-skilled individuals who are just entering the workforce.
"Young or inexperienced job-seekers who lack the skills needed to make it worth paying them that much are out of luck," he said.
“What these laws really do is cut away the bottom rungs from the ladder that leads to a lifetime of gainful employment.”
Read on!
"The state of Michigan is one of a number of states that saw their minimum wage rise with the start of the new year.
As of Monday it became unlawful in this state to employ a worker for less than $9.25 an hour.
Monday’s increase was the third since September 2014, when the minimum allowable pay rate was hiked to $8.15 an hour.
It was upped again to $8.50 an hour in January 2016, then to $8.90 in January 2017, according to a state website.
...Mackinac Center fiscal analyst Michael LaFaive sees the increases as bad news for lower-skilled individuals who are just entering the workforce.
"Young or inexperienced job-seekers who lack the skills needed to make it worth paying them that much are out of luck," he said.
“What these laws really do is cut away the bottom rungs from the ladder that leads to a lifetime of gainful employment.”
Read on!
Passwords: Another case of Democrats unclear on the concept
Passwords: Another case of Democrats unclear on the concept: "...It all points to an underlying problem with the Democrats.
- One: Rules don't apply to them.
- Two: Affairs of state are personal affairs, and thus easy to forward to personal emails.
- Three: The only enemies America has are Republicans; everyone else out there is UniWorld.
- Four: They don't believe in personal responsibility – even when they are the government, they think that's the government's job.
- Five: For all their claims to being in touch with high tech, in reality, they are morons.
- Six: They don't do their jobs very well, and they expect that they won't be held accountable.
Can Democrats really be trusted with sensitive government passwords with this record?
Voters should think about this next time they cast a ballot."
Read it all!
Truth About The Crusades They Don't Teach in School Any More
Truth About The Crusades They Don't Teach in School Any More:
"The problem with the comparison is that most people are totally ignorant about history; especially about the history of Islam’s conquest of much of the Christian world in its first couple of centuries.
Let’s start first with Crusade myths that need to be exploded. Ignatius Insight enlightens us as to the truth:
Myth 1: The Crusades were wars of unprovoked aggression against a peaceful Muslim world."
"The problem with the comparison is that most people are totally ignorant about history; especially about the history of Islam’s conquest of much of the Christian world in its first couple of centuries.
Let’s start first with Crusade myths that need to be exploded. Ignatius Insight enlightens us as to the truth:
Myth 1: The Crusades were wars of unprovoked aggression against a peaceful Muslim world."
UK NHS Patient Asks for Female Nurse for Cervical Smear, Gets Tattooed Trans Man With Stubble
UK NHS Patient Asks for Female Nurse for Cervical Smear, Gets Tattooed Trans Man With Stubble
A woman who requested a female nurse for an intimate procedure was given an “obviously male” member of staff with stubble and tattoos, who claimed to be a transsexual.
The National Health Service (NHS) patient said she was “embarrassed and distressed” when summoned by a nurse with “an obviously male appearance … close-cropped hair, a male facial appearance and voice, large number of tattoos and facial stubble” to carry out a cervical smear, The Times reports.
A woman who requested a female nurse for an intimate procedure was given an “obviously male” member of staff with stubble and tattoos, who claimed to be a transsexual.The National Health Service (NHS) patient said she was “embarrassed and distressed” when summoned by a nurse with “an obviously male appearance … close-cropped hair, a male facial appearance and voice, large number of tattoos and facial stubble” to carry out a cervical smear, The Times reports.
When she pointed out what she thought was a mistake, the nurse told her off: “My gender is not male. I’m a transsexual.”
Speaking after the examination, which she ultimately decided to abandon, the patient said it was “weird where somebody says to you: ‘My gender is not male’ and you think: ‘Well, what does that even mean? You are clearly a man.’ ”
In a formal letter of complaint, she objected that “People who are not comfortable about this are presented as bigots and this is … kind of how I was made to feel about it.”Letting people legally change gender with no checks could let biological men into women's sports, toilets, refuges. breitbart.com/london/2017/07…
U.N. Chief Issues 'Red Alert' Against Nationalism, Xenophobia, Climate Change for 2018
U.N. Chief Issues 'Red Alert' Against Nationalism, Xenophobia, Climate Change for 2018
"United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his New Year proclamation Sunday that nations around the globe should unite to fight nationalism, xenophobia, and climate change.
“Nationalism and xenophobia are on the rise,” Guterres said.
...“Unity is the path,” Guterres said. “Our future depends on it.”
"United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his New Year proclamation Sunday that nations around the globe should unite to fight nationalism, xenophobia, and climate change.
Guterres called his message a “red alert.”
“On New Year’s Day 2018, I am not issuing an appeal. I am issuing an alert—a red alert for our world,” Guterres said.
“On New Year’s Day 2018, I am not issuing an appeal. I am issuing an alert—a red alert for our world,” Guterres said.
“As we begin 2018, I call for unity,” Guterres said.
“We can settle conflicts, overcome hatred and defend shared values.”
“But we can only do that together,” Guterres said, noting that 2017 had not turned out to be the year of peace he had hoped for in his last New Year address.
...“At the same time, impacts of climate change worsened at an alarming rate, inequalities grew, and there were horrific violations of human rights,” the U.N. press release said of the secretary’s remarks.“Nationalism and xenophobia are on the rise,” Guterres said.
...“Unity is the path,” Guterres said. “Our future depends on it.”
Trump’s Historic Success Appointing Federal Judges in 2017 - Breitbart
"Even President Donald Trump’s critics cannot deny his historic success in 2017 in appointed judges to the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, exercising one of the greatest powers of the presidency in a way that will create a lasting legacy shaping the destiny of the nation."
Annual Report: Top 11 of 100 Outrageous Ways Federal Government Wasted $473 Billion in Taxpayer Money
Annual Report: Top 11 of 100 Outrageous Ways Federal Government Wasted $473 Billion in Taxpayer Money:
"The federal government wastes or ineffectively uses billions of taxpayer dollars every year.
In late November, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) released the annual waste report: “Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball.”
The report provides examples of waste and mismanagement that took place over eleven months, including newly documented past waste and ongoing wasteful practices.
The total wasted dollars dug up for the report: $473 billion. Lankford wrote in the introductory remarks in the report:
Included in ‘Federal Fumbles’ is just a sampling of instances where federal agencies or departments have wasted or inefficiently used billions of your dollars.
The program and grant funding discussed in this book has already been allocated or spent and cannot be recovered.
But highlighting it here provides lessons for agencies and hopefully encourages Congress to utilize its oversight and legislative authority to prevent future waste and misuse of federal tax dollars."
"The federal government wastes or ineffectively uses billions of taxpayer dollars every year.
In late November, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) released the annual waste report: “Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball.”
The total wasted dollars dug up for the report: $473 billion. Lankford wrote in the introductory remarks in the report:
Included in ‘Federal Fumbles’ is just a sampling of instances where federal agencies or departments have wasted or inefficiently used billions of your dollars.
The program and grant funding discussed in this book has already been allocated or spent and cannot be recovered.
But highlighting it here provides lessons for agencies and hopefully encourages Congress to utilize its oversight and legislative authority to prevent future waste and misuse of federal tax dollars."
History for January 3
History for January 3 - On-This-Day.com
Marcus Tullius Cicero 106 B.C., Lucretia Mott 1793, J.R.R. Tolkien 1892
Mel Gibson 1956 - Actor ("Braveheart," "Lethal Weapon" movies), Michael Schumacher 1969 - Racecar driver, Danica McKellar 1975 - Actress ("The Wonder Years")
1777 - The Battle of Princeton took place in the War of Independence, in which George Washington defeated the British forces, led by Cornwallis.
1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. About 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war.
1871 - Henry W. Bradley patented oleomargarine.
1888 - The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone.
1924 - English explorer Howard Carter discovered the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt.
1925 - In Italy, Mussolini announced that he would take dictatorial powers.
1951 - NBC-TV debuted "Dragnet."
1988 - Margaret Thatcher became the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th century.
Tuesday, January 02, 2018
7 Things You Need To Know About The Iran Protests | Daily Wire
7 Things You Need To Know About The Iran Protests | Daily Wire:
"1. How did the protests start?
Protests started on Thursday in the city of Mashhad as demonstrators took to the street to protest rising prices, high unemployment rates, and corruption in Iran’s Islamic government. The protests, comprised of adults mostly under 40, are believed to have started on social media, which led to the Iranian government shutting down the internet to stop the protests from escalating."
"1. How did the protests start?
Protests started on Thursday in the city of Mashhad as demonstrators took to the street to protest rising prices, high unemployment rates, and corruption in Iran’s Islamic government. The protests, comprised of adults mostly under 40, are believed to have started on social media, which led to the Iranian government shutting down the internet to stop the protests from escalating."
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