History for July 17

History for July 17 - On-This-Day.com
James Cagney 1899, Art Linkletter 1912, Phyllis Diller 1917 - Comedian


Lucie Arnaz 1951 - Actress, David Hasselhoff 1952 Actor ("Knight Rider," "Baywatch"), singer, Angela Merkel 1954 - German Chancellor


1212 - The Moslems were crushed in the Spanish crusade.


1453 - France defeated England at Castillon, France, which ended the 100 Years' War.


1917 - The British royal family adopted the Windsor name.


1945 - U.S. President Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill began meeting at Potsdam in the final Allied summit of World War II. During the meeting Stalin made the comment that "Hitler had escaped."


1950 - The television show "The Colgate Comedy Hour" debuted featuring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.


1955 - Disneyland opened in Anaheim, CA.


1975 - An Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz spacecraft in orbit. It was the first link up between the U.S. and Soviet Union.


1997 - After 117 years, the Woolworth Corp. closed its last 400 stores.

Pirro on 'Unapologetic' Peter Strzok: He's the 'Personification of the Deep State' | Fox News Insider

Pirro on 'Unapologetic' Peter Strzok: He's the 'Personification of the Deep State' | Fox News Insider:

"Peter Strzok, the personification of the righteous left ... was a composite of pompous, arrogant, indignant, sarcastic, smug, condescending, defiant and unapologetic," Pirro said of his hearing.
Pirro also said that Strzok is "also the personification of the deep state itself, where fascism rules."
Strzok's hearing was stunning, Judge Jeanine said, adding that the text exchanges Strzok had with attorney Lisa Page betray his denial of bias.

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Boob-tube-----Bill Clinton LOSES It Over Monica Lewinsky, #MeToo On Live TV

Glenn K. Beaton: Plastic straw feel-goodery | AspenTimes.com

Glenn K. Beaton: Plastic straw feel-goodery | AspenTimes.com
"Teachers here recently put children up to sending a letter to this newspaper proclaiming that "plastic straws are toxic and are destroying our planet" because they wind up in the oceans.
The letter asked Aspen to ban them.
Not that I really care about straws.
I don't like straws — or vegetables or little umbrellas — in my scotch anyway.
But notice that the kids weren't asked to make any real sacrifice.
...Aspen Skiing Co. also has jumped on the plastic bandwagon.
Always on the lookout for a cheap gesture to signal its virtuous (or is it virtual?) greenness, their marketing gurus boast of banning plastic straws in their restaurants.
They evidently think this little plastic straw ban buys them green indulgences to consume gigawatts of electricity generated by burning fossil fuels (elsewhere of course) to haul people up snowy hills so that they can slide back down on plastic skis, over and over, till they get cold and sit by a fossil fuel fireplace before burning barrels of fossil fuel to fly home.
OK, before someone pries my plastic keyboard out of my cold dead hands, let's look at some facts.
The average American uses about 300 pounds of plastic a year, or nearly a pound a day.
According to the most extreme estimates of plastic straw usage, that includes 1.6 plastic straws a day. (That sounds high, but I'll go with it.)
One plastic straw weighs about 1/67 of an ounce.
Do the math.
Plastic straws account for about 0.15 percent of the average American's use of plastic..."
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Thunder StrzokThe American Spectator

Thunder StrzokThe American Spectator
"The creepiest witness to ever grace a Congressional hearing, minced in his seat and evaded questions for hours on end Thursday. 
His name? 
Peter Strzok (pronounced “Struck” for the Democrats on the committee who kept mispronouncing it). 
The general impression from his testimony? 
What a complete weirdo. 
It is astonishing that someone so strange, supercilious and seemingly evil reached so high a position in law enforcement...

Some video of weirdness: (click link to view)

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Completely real. I personally recorded it from my tv. I was so shocked when I saw it and played it back. I only cut the first part of the arguing. This is the full recording I captured. I couldn’t believe it. pic.twitter.com/fL3Ji16qP1

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Peter Strzok’s arrogance is the product of a corrupt FBI

Peter Strzok’s arrogance is the product of a corrupt FBI:

Gradually, though, anger gave way to amazement as Strzok grew increasingly combative and condescending. Given his predicament, the sneering and smirking were stupid, and yet he persisted.
Who is this jerk, I wondered, and how in the hell did he get to be a big shot at the FBI? And why are taxpayers still paying for the privilege of his malignant presence on the FBI payroll?
My answers can be summarized in four names: James Comey, Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein and Christopher Wray. They are chief culprits in the death of public trust in the Department of Justice.

How they "think"-----Should Neil Gorsuch be removed from the Supreme Court? | MLive.com

Should Neil Gorsuch be removed from the Supreme Court? | MLive.com
Should Neil Gorsuch be removed from the Supreme Court?

Supreme Court justices have lifetime appointments, but the U.S. Constitution leaves open the possibility of impeachment. 

Many believe Neil Gorsuch should be removed from the Supreme Court. 

He's occupying Merrick Garland's stolen seat and was appointed by someone who many on the left see as an illegitimate president. 

But even critics of Gorsuch argue talks of impeachment are crazy. 

Not only will it never happen, it would set a wildly dangerous precedent that Congress can impeach justices it does not like. 

What do you think?

PERSPECTIVES

...The U.S. Constitution guarantees Supreme Court justices "shall hold their Offices during good Behavior," but what exactly constitutes bad behavior?

As one Daily Kos commenter put it: why not try? 
Republicans used ruthless, unethical methods to keep Merrick Garland from joining the Supreme Court. 

Why shouldn't Democrats retaliate if they take back Congress in 2018?...

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Gender Follies at the University of Minnesota | Power Line

Gender Follies at the University of Minnesota | Power Line
"The University of Minnesota has published in draft form a new “gender identity” policy. 
The Star Tribune headlines: “He, she or ze? Pronouns could pose trouble under University of Minnesota campus policy.”

Using the wrong pronoun could turn into a firing offense at the University of Minnesota.

The U is considering a new “gender identity” policy that would assure transgender men and women, as well as others, the right to use whatever pronoun they wish on campus — whether it’s he, she, “ze” or something else.

And everyone from professors to classmates would be expected to call them by the right words or risk potential disciplinary action, up to firing or expulsion.

Gender nazis love to get people fired.

The University offers a menu of gender identities and pronouns from which students can choose:

Personal Pronoun

• He/him/his

• None

• Prefer not to specify

• She/her/hers

• They/them/theirs

• Ze/Zir/Zirs

Gender identity

• Agender

• Enter your own

• Gender nonconforming

• Genderqueer

• Man

• Nonbinary

• Prefer not to specify

• Two spirit

• Woman

The purpose is to prevent the dreaded “misgendering.”.."

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The left recognizes Donald Trump's agenda is working and turn to intimidation, spectacle - Washington Times

The left recognizes Donald Trump's agenda is working and turn to intimidation, spectacle - Washington Times:

In 2016, they were galvanized by their contempt for the president’s personality and style. However, now their allegiance is strengthened because they see his agenda is working — and they understand their recent fall from power could become permanent.
The fact is, Mr. Trump’s first 18 months in office have been a resounding success. His administration’s policies have resulted in a roaring economy, record low unemployment, increased wages, reduced illegal border crossings, the largest income tax cut and reform in 31 years, a massive reduction in federal rule-making, the near destruction of ISIS and better health care for veterans.

From 2016-Colluding to steal an election-----Records: Too many votes in 37% of Detroit’s precincts

Records: Too many votes in 37% of Detroit’s precincts
"Voting machines in more than one-third of all Detroit precincts registered more votes than they should have during last month’s presidential election, according to Wayne County records prepared at the request of The Detroit News.
Detailed reports from the office of Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett show optical scanners at 248 of the city’s 662 precincts, or 37 percent, tabulated more ballots than the number of voters tallied by workers in the poll books. 
...The Detroit precincts are among those that couldn’t be counted during a statewide presidential recount that began last week and ended Friday following a decision by the Michigan Supreme Court.
Democrat Hillary Clinton overwhelmingly prevailed in Detroit and Wayne County. 
...Overall, state records show 10.6 percent of the precincts in the 22 counties that began the retabulation process couldn’t be recounted because of state law that bars recounts for unbalanced precincts or ones with broken seals.
The problems were the worst in Detroit, where discrepancies meant officials couldn’t recount votes in 392 precincts, or nearly 60 percent. 
And two-thirds of those precincts had too many votes..."
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#1 Movie this week 1958-----The Vikings Official Trailer #1 - Tony Curtis Movie (1958) HD

Hungary: Border protection is a very important responsibility, security is our number one priority

Hungary: Border protection is a very important responsibility, security is our number one priority:
"Hungary and its citizens’ security continues to be the Hungarian government’s “number one priority”, Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, said in New York on Friday.
During talks on the United Nations’ global migration package, Szijjarto said that Hungary has recently seen “what illegal migration is like, when crowds of people cross the country to reach better-off western Europe”.
“The events have proved that border protection is a very important responsibility,” he added.
The Hungarian government disagrees with the final draft of the package, because it sees it as “one with the rights of migrants at its centre”, Szijjarto said, and insisted that “focus should also be given to the rights of those that want to live in peace and security in their own homelands”...
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Wow!-----I Was the Mob Until the Mob Came for Me - Quillette

I Was the Mob Until the Mob Came for Me - Quillette
"I drive food delivery for an online app to make rent and support myself and my young family.
This is my new life.
I once had a well paid job in what might be described as the social justice industry. 
Then I upset the wrong person, and within a short window of time, I was considered too toxic for my employer’s taste. 
I was publicly shamed, mobbed, and reduced to a symbol of male privilege.
I was cast out of my career and my professional community.
Writing anything under my own byline now would invite a renewal of this mobbing—which is why, with my editor’s permission, I am writing this under a pseudonym.
He knows who I am.
In my previous life, I was a self-righteous social justice crusader. 
I would use my mid-sized Twitter and Facebook platforms to signal my wokeness on topics such as LGBT rights, rape culture, and racial injustice. Many of the opinions I held then are still opinions that I hold today.
But I now realize that my social-media hyperactivity was, in reality, doing more harm than good.
...How did I become that person? 
It happened because it was exhilarating. 
Every time I would call someone racist or sexist, I would get a rush. 
That rush would then be reaffirmed and sustained by the stars, hearts, and thumbs-up that constitute the nickels and dimes of social media validation.
The people giving me these stars, hearts, and thumbs-up were engaging in their own cynical game:
A fear of being targeted by the mob induces us to signal publicly that we are part of it..."
Fascinating story.
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Chainsaw Attack Suspect Was Removed from US 11 Times: ICE - NBC 7 San Diego

Chainsaw Attack Suspect Was Removed from US 11 Times: ICE - NBC 7 San Diego:

The man arrested and accused of using a chainsaw to attack his wife had been removed from the U.S. 11 times since 2005, immigration officials confirmed Friday.
Alejandro Alvarez Villegas, 32, was arrested in Chula Vista, California on allegations he tried to kill his wife with a chainsaw in front of their three children at the couple's home in Whittier.

As Starbucks and Seattle Ban Plastic Straws to Appease the Greenies, They May Be Harming the Disabled

As Starbucks and Seattle Ban Plastic Straws to Appease the Greenies, They May Be Harming the Disabled
"On Monday, Starbucks joined a growing list of companies in pledging to phase out the use of plastic straws (by 2020). 
Many other companies — and even cities like Seattle, Wash., and Vancouver, B.C. — have banned plastic straws, widely seen as a fairly easy way to minimize harm to the environment. 
These bans will make life harder for the disabled, however.

Many disabled people with diseases like muscular dystrophy find it increasingly difficult to lift cups to their mouths. 
Plastic straws enable them to drink without what would be a herculean effort. 
There may not be a fitting substitute.

Daniel Gilbert, a 25-year-old in Kentucky who was born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, keeps plastic straws with him because not all of them are the same. 
He once left his straws at home while he was at a bar with his friends, and the bar only had plastic stirrers.

"I had to manage, but it took a lot of effort," Gilbert told CNN. 
"It was really exhausting."

Gilbert's disease causes his muscles to deteriorate, making it harder and harder to pick up cups and glasses..."
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History for July 16

History for July 16 - On-This-Day.com
Roald Amundsen 1872, Orville Redenbacher 1907, Ginger Rogers 1911


Michael Flatley 1958, Will Ferrell 1967, Barry Sanders 1968


1790 - The District of Columbia, or Washington, DC, was established as the permanent seat of the United States Government.


1935 - Oklahoma City became the first city in the U.S. to install parking meters.


1942 - French police officers rounded up 13,000 Jews and held them in the Winter Velodrome. The round-up was part of an agreement between Pierre Laval and the Nazis. Germany had agreed to not deport French Jews if France arrested foreign Jews.


1945 - The United States detonated the first atomic bomb in a test at Alamogordo, NM.


1951 - J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye" was first published.


1969 - Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, FL, and began the first manned mission to land on the moon.


1979 - Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq after forcing Hasan al-Bakr to resign.


1981 - After 23 years with the name Datsun, executives of Nissan changed the name of their cars to Nissan.

Democrat Leaders Have Some Bad News For Desperate Dems About Blocking Kavanaugh | Daily Wire

Democrat Leaders Have Some Bad News For Desperate Dems About Blocking Kavanaugh | Daily Wire:

Durbin was more blunt. "Some of the things that have been in blogs and suggested do not even understand the basics of the Senate," the second-ranking Democratic Senator told reporters. "Some of the people who have come up to me at parades and said, 'Shut 'em down, do this, do that,' it reflects a limited understanding of how the Senate operates."

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Why Mueller's Indictment of 12 Russians Is Meaningless Theater

Why Mueller's Indictment of 12 Russians Is Meaningless Theater
"Does anybody seriously think Vladimir Putin will ship a dozen of his intelligence service's top digital spies to America to face trial?
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made a huge splash Friday by announcing that special counsel Robert Mueller has issued an indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence operatives for hacking the computer systems of two top Democratic campaign committees.
What Rosenstein didn’t say in making that announcement suggests the indictment was made public to manipulate voters, rather than as a public information service provided to help American citizens understand what their government is doing.
...Congressional Democrats quickly seized on the indictment to demand that President Donald Trump either cancel his meeting Monday in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin or challenge Putin to agree to extradite the indicted intelligence officers.
And that’s why Rosenstein’s Friday news conference was meaningless, except as attempted manipulation of public perception of the special counsel investigation of allegations aides to Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russian interests.
But the fact that the U.S. has no extradition treaty with Russia only begins to explain why Rosenstein’s news conference was suspect. Demands that Putin extradite 12 employees of his government’s intelligence service beg credulity.
This is the same Putin who granted temporary asylum to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden five years ago after the world learned he was a cyber-traitor on an unprecedented scale .
Just last year, Putin extended Snowden’s asylum to 2020.
If anything, Putin may well be more likely to have his thugs round up a dozen American citizens presently in Russia and jail them on trumped-up espionage charges in retaliation for the Mueller indictment...
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German TV Show Replaced Trump With The Baby Blimp, And It’s Perfect

German TV Show Replaced Trump With The Baby Blimp, And It’s Perfect:
"German TV show “Heute Show” decided to replace the real Donald Trump with Baby Blimp in his recent visit to UK.
The result is simply brilliant..."
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Peter Strzok is absolutely shameless

Peter Strzok is absolutely shameless:

But the basic facts speak for themselves: With his flagrant misconduct, Peter Strzok brought shame to the FBI and the entire Justice Department. He should be ashamed of himself, rather than playing the victim.

New Mexican President To Create Border Force To Stop Illegal Immigrants, Drugs From Central America | Daily Wire

New Mexican President To Create Border Force To Stop Illegal Immigrants, Drugs From Central America | Daily Wire
"Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will create a border force to stop illegal immigration and stem the tide of drugs and illegal guns pouring into Mexico from Central and South America.
Alfonso Durazo, Lopez Obrador's future chief of public security, said in an interview on Sunday that the law enforcement force will be large and will be part of an overall effort to transform the region out of a perpetual state of violence and poverty.
Bloomberg reports:
..."We’re going to create a border police force that will be highly specialized," Durazo told Bloomberg.
"They need to apply the law."
Bloomberg notes that Durazo's comments were specifically in reference to "stopping undocumented migrants and human traffickers from crossing into Mexico."...
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