History for January 5

History for January 5 - On-This-Day.com:
Stephen Decatur 1779, George Reeves 1914, Walter 'Fritz' Mondale 1928 


Robert Duvall 1930, Diane Keaton 1946, Bradley Cooper 1975 - Actor


1781 - Richmond, VA, was burned by a British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold.


1896 - It was reported by The Austrian newspaper that Wilhelm Roentgen had discovered the type of radiation that became known as X-rays.


1914 - Ford Motor Company announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday.


1948 - Warner Brothers-Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. The footage was of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic.


1956 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy walked on two legs for the first time.


1961 - "Mr. Ed" debuted. The show would run for six years.


1972 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.


1998 - U.S. Representative Sonny Bono died in skiing accident.

The Never-Ending Mueller Witch Hunt: An Affront to the Constitution

The Never-Ending Mueller Witch Hunt: An Affront to the Constitution:

"The most plausible reason for an endless witch hunt against President Trump and his circle is to cover the various abuses of power that have been credibly alleged against the last administration and the Department of Justice itself.  Since Robert Mueller was head of the FBI himself from 2001 to 2013, and since we now know that fired Director Comey and Mueller met in a private meeting before Comey called for a special counsel against Trump, the whole farcical process is now tainted beyond redemption.
If the Mueller witch hunt is a campaign to cover up crimes and misdeeds by the Obama administration, by the DOJ, and by the Hillary campaign, we need a federal grand jury – but without any tainted prosecutors – to examine Mueller, Comey, Brennan, and Hillary and Huma and Mills, as well as DOJ officials who allowed Huma to walk out of the State Department with relevant paperwork only months ago.  Contrary to previous procedures, these individuals should be put under oath to tell the truth."

The way we were-----Eric Clapton - Layla

Boob-tube-----1950s Daytime television commercials

AfD politician ′censored′ under new German hate speech law for anti-Muslim tweet | News | DW | 02.01.2018

AfD politician ′censored′ under new German hate speech law for anti-Muslim tweet |
 News | DW | 02.01.2018:

"Beatrix von Storch, a leading figure in the Alternative for Germany party, is one of the first hit by new hate speech laws on social media. 
Critics say the legislation opens the way for censorship by internet companies.

A top lawmaker from the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was blocked from Twitter and Facebook on Monday after slamming the Cologne police for sending a New Year's tweet in Arabic...
The Cologne police tweeted New Year's greetings and linked to information on celebrating safely in a series of messages in German and other languages, including Arabic. Cologne was the scene two years ago of mass sexual assaults on New Year's Eve in which most of the suspects were described as young men of North African and Arab origin. 

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"What the hell is happening in this country? Why is an official police site tweeting in Arabic? 
Do you think it is to appease the barbaric, gang-raping hordes of Muslim men?" wrote Beatrix von Storch, the deputy leader of the AfD's parliamentary group..."

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Fans of Best of the Web Today

Fans of Best of the Web Today-

Michael Smith shared a link.

"You just have marvel at the ignorance and gullibility of people - maybe it is because they are already stoned. 

I've been watching the process of legalization of recreational marijuana for a while. 

It has been sold to the teeming masses of tokers as a libertarian, "it's my body, you can't tell me what I can't put in it" proposition - but it's all a scam.

Let's just think about this for a minute:

1. The same people in government who want to legalize pot are the ones who want to stop you from using tobacco (they really don't want you to stop, but we will address that shortly).

2. It will eventually be tightly regulated - California already bans smoking in bars, restaurants and many public places - there have been bills sent to the Governor proposing bans on the beaches. Some cities ban smoking anywhere a non-smoker could congregate, including parks, public sidewalks and apartment complexes.

3. Pot will be taxed. Already projections are for the pot industry in California to be a "$5.1 billion boost to the California economy" - guess what else gets boosted? California state and local tax revenues to the tune of over $1 billion..."

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California's cannabis market is expected to soar to $5.1 billion — and it's going to be bigger than beer

The market for marijuana in California will hit $3.7 billion in 2018 alone, and that's expected to increase to over $5 billion by 2019.

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Planned Parenthood VP Says Quit Talking About Babies | Daily Wire

Planned Parenthood VP Says Quit Talking About Babies | Daily Wire:

"After having lost his job in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to a pro-life advocate following Trump's election, Griffis went on to become the abortion conglomerate's new vice president of communications. His job: propaganda.

In an interview with PR Week, Griffis says he has the best propaga — I mean — PR team in the country."

NHS operations could be cancelled over winter | Daily Mail Online

NHS operations could be cancelled over winter | Daily Mail Online
"Winter crisis cripples the NHS: 
Up to 55,000 operations are postponed, patients are to be put on mixed wards and senior doctors will man doors at A&E to turn away non-urgent cases

• NHS England has urged hospitals to defer routine outpatient appointments
• Non-urgent elective care is also to be deferred until the end of the month
• Officials estimate this could lead to up to 55,000 postponed operations

Hospitals were last night ordered to cancel thousands of operations to try to tackle a winter health crisis.

In an unprecedented move, NHS chiefs demanded radical action to free up beds and medical staff. 
Casualty units are under 'extreme and sustained' pressure with flu cases on the rise..."
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• Chart: 2017 Was The Safest Year In The History Of Air Travel | Statista

• Chart: 2017 Was The Safest Year In The History Of Air Travel | Statista: 
"...2017 was the safest year in the history of commercial air travel. 
Data released by The Aviation Safety Network reveals that there were no crashes involving commercial airliners anywhere in the world last year, despite the volume of air traffic reaching a historic high. 
When acts of suicide, sabotage and hijacking are excluded, the year saw 14 air accidents with 59 deaths. 
That represents an improvement on 2016 when there were 17 accidents and 258 fatalities..."
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Lunch video-----JFK: Tax Cuts Help All Americans

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Mainstream media, Twitter slammed for promoting Iran's hardline leaders as 'moderates' - Washington Times

Mainstream media, Twitter slammed for promoting Iran's hardline leaders as 'moderates' - Washington Times:

"Twitter restricted the account of a prominent London-based dissident who has been sending a steady stream of video images of protests across Iran.

The blocking of some viewership for Potkin Azarmehr comes as U.S. conservatives charge that the New York Times and other Western media are siding with the hardline Islamic rule in Tehran.  U.S. main media regularly refers to Iranian rulers as “moderates.”"

Study: Young male migrants fuel rise in violence in Germany

Study: Young male migrants fuel rise in violence in Germany:
"BERLIN (AP) — The recent influx of mostly young, male migrants into Germany has led to an increase in violent crime in the country, according to a government-funded study published Wednesday.
The study used figures from the northern state of Lower Saxony to examine the impact of refugee arrivals on crime in 2015 and 2016, a period when the number of violent crimes reported increased by 10.4 percent.
The authors concluded that 92 percent of the additional crimes recorded could be attributed to the increase in refugee numbers..."

Something is very wrong with the US Navy

Something is very wrong with the US Navy:
"Recently, a sailor on the cruiser Shiloh started to behave erratically.  
He claimed he had the ability to shoot fireballs from his hands and that he had traveled into outer space.  
Despite his obvious insanity, no action was taken.  
The sailor, named Peter Mims, then hid aboard his ship, and no one was able to find him for a week.

Peter Mims was a troubled sailor who wanted out of the Navy.

He had financial problems, his marriage had fallen apart[,] and his chain of command was riding him about qualifications.  He'd sought mental health counseling, but was not treated when he needed it most.

Or discharged from the Navy when he needed to be.

Before he disappeared from the cruiser Shiloh on June 8, Mims was known for making crazy[] yet[] sincere claims.  Shipmates recalled him saying he had been to space, and that he could shoot fireballs out of his hands.

Mims ... told the ship's command master chief that he believed another sailor "had a poisoning scheme against him that involved injecting him with a needle," the investigation states.

Why wasn't he relieved of duty and locked up?

He had gone missing during watch as recently as June 5, a few days before he went hiding.  [Captain] Aycock and the command master chief ... thought Mims was tired "but not a danger to himself or others," according to the investigation.

Incredible.

The command counseled him in 2015 for being late on qualifications.  Yet that same year, he was listed as "must promote" in his annual evaluation.

"His enthusiasm and motivation are contagious!" a supervisor wrote on his eval.  "A rock-solid performer with unlimited potential!"

How could an evaluation miss his obvious mental illness?..."
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#1 This day 1966-----We Can Work It Out - The Beatles (#1 Song Jan 1966)

Taxes creating buttlegging!-----NY’s futile fight against illegal cigarettes | New York Post

NY’s futile fight against illegal cigarettes | New York Post:
"State authorities set a record in 2017 by seizing $6.6 million worth of illegal tobacco products, a $1 million jump over 2016.
The 2016 seizures, in turn, marked a increase from the year before. Indeed, for each of the past three years, the state has steadily boosted inspections — and wound up grabbing more illegal products.
Included in the 2017 haul were 47,000 cartons of illegal cigarettes, 1.5 million cigars, 134,000 counterfeit tax stamps and $445,000 in cash. Investigators also arrested 85 alleged tobacco smugglers.
That’s impressive.
But it raises a few questions: Are the ever-larger seizures putting any dent in tobacco smuggling — or do they merely reflect a growth in illegal activity? 
How many illegal cigarettes make it to the market anyway?
In November, a Tax Foundation study suggested answers: Since 2006, “buttlegging” here has climbed 60 percent, it found.
Illegal cigs today actually outnumber legal ones, making up 57 percent of the market..."

You ought to know!

Huma Abedin Used Yahoo, That Was Hacked | The Daily Caller

Huma Abedin Used Yahoo, That Was Hacked | The Daily Caller:

"Huma Abedin forwarded sensitive State Department emails, including passwords to government systems, to her personal Yahoo email account before every single Yahoo account was hacked, a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis of emails released as part of a lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch shows.

Abedin, the top aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, used her insecure personal email provider to conduct sensitive work. "

Trump to announce the 'winners' of his Fake News awards | Daily Mail Online

Trump to announce the 'winners' of his Fake News awards | Daily Mail Online:
Stay tuned! 
Trump to announce the 'winners' of his Fake News awards for 'dishonesty and bad reporting' on Monday

• President Trump kept busy Tuesday evening announcing an upcoming 'awards' for 'dishonest and corrupt media' happening Monday
• Shortly before president's 'awards' tweet he threatened Kim Jong-Un that he has a 'bigger nuclear button' than the North Korean leader
• It is unclear as to how the prestigious veneration will be handed out considering people from the outlets being given the award will likely not attend a show
• In an email sent out by the president's campaign they ask for people to vote on three stories from 2017 or submit their own ideas for the 'honor'
• Fake News, Faker News, Fakest News are the choices under the three stories being suggested in the email from Trump Make America Great Again Committee
• The three news stories suggested are from CNN, Time Magazine and ABC News 
• Trump could potentially dole out the dubious distinctions on Twitter