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Saturday, July 14, 2018

Boy, things never live up to the hype - PatriotRetort.com

Boy, things never live up to the hype - PatriotRetort.com
"You know, I have to admit, after all the hype and media attention given to the “Giant Trump Baby” blimp, it was a bit of a letdown.
From the way the media was carrying on, didn’t you get the idea that this was going to be a massive, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day float-sized monstrosity soaring high above the city of London like a barrage balloon?
I know I did.
But, the hype, as is often the case, was a wee bit exaggerated.

Good grief.

One well-placed blow dart and that baby’s comin’ down.

You ought to know!

Migrant children being used as ‘commodity to circumvent a loophole,’ border agent says | Fox News

Migrant children being used as ‘commodity to circumvent a loophole,’ border agent says | Fox News:

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Border patrol agents say they are alarmed by the growing number of migrants illegally crossing the border with children – who are not their own – to avoid long-term federal custody.
Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Raul Ortiz said he’s seeing a growing number of migrant children crossing the border with people pretending to be their parents.

Trump didn't really Tweet this, but I wish he did. It'a People's Cube spoof.

The People's Cube - Posts

"Trump didn't really Tweet this, but I wish he did.
It'a People's Cube spoof.
http://thepeoplescube.com/…/trump-baby-balloon-flies-over-l…
#TrumpBaby #TrumpBabyBalloon #TrumpBabyBlimp

AM Fruitcake

History for July 14

History for July 14 - On-This-Day.com
Irving Stone 1903, William Hanna 1910, Gerald Rudolph Ford (U.S.) 1913

Dale Robertson 1923, Polly Bergen 1930 - Actress, singer, Jane Lynch 1960 - Actress ("Glee")

1430 - Joan of Arc, taken prisoner by the Burgundians in May, was handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.

1789 - French Revolution began with Parisians stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside.

1798 - The U.S. Congress passed the Sedition Act. The act made it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. government.

1868 - Alvin J. Fellows patented the tape measure.

1914 - Robert H. Goddard patented liquid rocket-fuel.

1933 - All German political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed.

1946 - Dr. Benjamin Spock’s "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was first published.

2003 - Jerry Springer officially filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate from Ohio.

Friday, July 13, 2018

Limbaugh: Only 1 thing standing in left’s way

Limbaugh: Only 1 thing standing in left’s way:

With American politics heating up to the point of people being publicly intimidated and verbally attacked in the most vicious of terms, radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh says there’s only one thing in the mind of leftists that is preventing them from gaining power.
And that thing is elections.
“It’s becoming clear to the left that the only thing standing in their way now is elections,” Limbaugh said Wednesday on his national broadcast.
“If they can find a way around that, then they don’t need to worry about appealing to people or getting out the vote or coming up with ways to convince people to vote. If you look at the way the radical left is going with this intolerant bullying and intimidation of anybody who disagrees with ’em, and the desire to stop any expression of any alternative view or way of thinking?

The way we were-----I'm Telling You Now (Non Stop Edit)

Boob-tube-----10 Weirdest Japanese Game Shows That Actually Exist

A primer on immigration/ag reporting:

VDARE.com - Posts
VDARE.com--Retweeted Andrew Good (@Drewbueno):

A primer on immigration/ag reporting:
1.) Ag industry & their lobbyists pitch a "labor shortage" story #RITF
2.) Media publishes it
3.) The fears prove unfounded

Unfortunately, journos bounce between #1 & #2.

Example:
2017– https://t.co/2CEaXPe8kx
2018– https://t.co/k3O4OHvV9E https://t.co/jMokwP6U5H

Immigration Now Front And Center With Voters | Articles | VDARE.com

Immigration Now Front And Center With Voters | Articles | VDARE.com
"A decade ago, immigration was a fringe issue, even among Republican voters.
The following graph shows the percentages of registered voters in 2008 and today, by partisan affiliation, who identified (or identify) "immigration" as the most important issue facing the country:

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hassan Rouhani OK'd Paris bomb plot: National Council of Resistance of Iran - Washington Times

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hassan Rouhani OK'd Paris bomb plot: National Council of Resistance of Iran - Washington Times:

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The Europe-based opposition to Iran’s ruling mullahs charged on Thursday that the plot to bomb its annual resistance rally near Paris on June 30 was approved by Iran’s highest leaders.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran quoted its intelligence sources inside the country as saying that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and President Hassan Rouhani approved the plan.
Belgian authorities foiled the plot when they found explosives in a car driven by a couple with ties to Iran.

Defense Expenditures Of NATO Members Visualized [Infographic]

More People Use a Gun in Self-Defense Each Year Than Die in Car Accidents | The Daily Sheeple

More People Use a Gun in Self-Defense Each Year Than Die in Car Accidents | The Daily Sheeple
"How is it that so many kids raised on “Harry Potter”, “The Hunger Games”, “Star Wars”, and all the Marvel action figure movies manage to miss a critical point of the stories?
The lesson being:
If you want to prevail over evil villains, you must have the proper tools to fight back."

Lunch video-----Starting on Monday -- Facebook is Doing it Too

Noon-toon

Write and wrong: Calligraphers face jail

Write and wrong: Calligraphers face jail:

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But the city’s ordinance “forces the two artists to use their artistic talents to celebrate and promote same-sex marriage in violation of their beliefs.”
“It also bans them from publicly communicating what custom artwork they can and cannot create consistent with their faith. The law threatens up to six months in jail, $2,500 in fines, and three years of probation for each day that there is a violation.”
The ADF brief said that if the women “politely decline to create custom artwork celebrating same-sex weddings or publish their desired statement [explaining how their religious beliefs prevent them from creating certain artwork], Phoenix will prosecute them.”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Goes Full Commie Dictator: Announces 'New Rule' Barring Trump Tax Cut Supporters From Healthcare Debate

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Goes Full Commie Dictator: Announces 'New Rule' Barring Trump Tax Cut Supporters From Healthcare Debate
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez channeled her inner Fidel Castro on Twitter Tuesday with a statement announcing a “New Rule” that bars supporters of the Trump tax cuts from speaking out about America’s healthcare system.

Democratic Socialist Ocasio-Cortez became a media darling last month after her surprise primary victory over Rep. Joe Crowley, the fourth most powerful Democrat in the House, in New York’s Democrat-controlled 14th Congressional District, virtually guaranteeing her a seat in Congress next year.

“New Rule: anyone that was cool with the GOP inventing $2 trillion out of thin air for freebies for people with yachts that have tiny yachts inside doesn’t get to demand how we pay for people who need chemotherapy treatments.”

...Curiously, the media has not reported on Ocasio-Cortez’s latest pronouncement despite it having gone viral..."

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Dues Skim: How Unions Tried to Capture Taxpayer Funds - Capital Research Center

Stop states from skimming money from those taking care of our most vulnerable citizens and giving it to unions
How Unions Tried to Capture Taxpayer Funds | SCOTUS Steps In | Union Cronyism Resists Reform

Summary: In over a dozen states union-friendly politicians skim vast sums every year off people taking care of low-income children and disabled loved ones; the money is then funneled to unions. This scheme, which the Supreme Court curtailed in a ruling saying unions could not force providers to pay them, is still functioning in some states.

Labor unions in these states work in conjunction with politicians in a scheme that many critics describe as a “dues skim.”
The skim feeds off two different groups–home healthcare providers and daycare providers.
...In a scheme to put Medicaid and other federal monies directly into the unions’ pockets, these states are deducting dues from benefit checks earmarked for these workers and passing this revenue directly to unions, often without the knowledge of the workers themselves.
Here is how the “dues skim” works: Federal money is sent to the states in question to pass on as subsidy checks to homecare providers who are mostly friends and family members taking care of sick relatives or daycare providers taking care of low-income children, many of which are also relatives.
But union-friendly lawmakers and governors claim that since the subsidies emanate from the state, these providers can be considered public employees.
And as public employees, they can be unionized which means the state can automatically deduct dues which will then be sent directly to the union.
The union has an election (of which many of the providers are not aware) and dues money starts bleeding from their subsidy checks..."
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Profs: Stop saying 'girls are as good as boys at math'

A Stanford university professor wants people to avoid saying that “girls are as good as boys at math,” arguing in a recent study that this can "unintentionally perpetuate bias."
Instead, the authors of the study suggest saying that "girls and boys are equally good at math," or that "boys and girls are equally good at math."

A new Stanford University study warns against claiming that “girls are as good as boys at math,” saying this may “unintentionally perpetuate bias.”

“Some well-meaning statements can spread stereotypes,” proclaims the headline of a university press release touting the study, highlighting the study’s conclusion that such sentences “frame one gender as the standard for the other."

"Gently ‘nudging’ participants through more implicit messages might...be a more effective strategy for counteracting gender stereotypes and encouraging more egalitarian behavior." Tweet This

“On the surface, the sentence tries to convey that both sexes are equal in their abilities,” the university explains. “But because of its grammatical structure, it implies that being good at math is more common or natural for boys than girls.”

The study, titled “Girls Are as Good as Boys at Math” Implies That Boys Are Probably Better: A Study of Expressions of Gender Equality,” was conducted by Stanford psychology professor and Associate Dean for the Social Sciences Ellen Markman and researcher Eleanor Chestnut, a postdoctoral scholar at New York University..."
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You ought to know!

Lisa Page expected for private interview Friday, Goodlatte says | Fox News

Lisa Page expected for private interview Friday, Goodlatte says | Fox News:

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Former FBI attorney Lisa Page has “voluntarily” agreed to appear for a private interview before House committees on Friday, following her refusal to appear for a deposition Wednesday despite a congressionally issued subpoena.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said Thursday that the committee is still working out details, but called it an “important and positive development.” Page and FBI colleague and former lover Peter Strzok, who testifies Thursday, are under scrutiny for a series of anti-Trump texts.