Monday, September 17, 2018
History for September 17
History for September 17 - On-This-Day.com
Andrew Foster 1879, J. (John) Marriott 1900, Chaim Herzog (Israel) 1918
Roddy McDowall 1928, John Ritter 1948, Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson 1951
1862 - The Battle of Antietam took place during the American Civil War. More than 23,000 men were killed, wounded, or missing. The Rebel advance was ended with heavy losses to both armies.
1911 - The first transcontinental airplane flight started. It took C.P. Rogers 82 hours to fly from New York City to Pasadena, CA.
Sunday, September 16, 2018
John Kerry deserves jail for secret Iran diplomacy
John Kerry deserves jail for secret Iran diplomacy:
Kerry is personally invested in the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA), from which President Trump walked away. The wisdom of Trump’s action is open to debate, but what is not is this: Trump won the 2016 election. He made clear during his campaign that he opposed the JCPOA, just like Obama made clear during his campaign that he supported outreach to Iran. There was no deception on either man's part.
The Unpardonable Heresy of Tucker Carlson - LewRockwell
The Unpardonable Heresy of Tucker Carlson - LewRockwell"Our diversity is our greatest strength.
After playing clips of Democratic politicians reciting that truth of modern liberalism, Tucker Carlson asked, “How, precisely, is diversity our strength? Since you’ve made this our new national motto, please be specific.”
Reaction to Carlson’s question, with some declaring him a racist for having raised it, suggests that what we are dealing with here is not a demonstrable truth but a creed not subject to debate.
Yet the question remains valid: Where is the scientific, historic or empirical evidence that the greater the racial, ethnic, cultural and religious diversity of a nation, the stronger it becomes?
From recent decades, it seems more true to say the reverse: The more diverse a nation, the greater the danger of its disintegration.
- Ethnic diversity, after all, tore apart our mighty Cold War rival, splintering the Soviet Union into 15 nations, three of which — Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia — have since split further along ethnic lines.
- ...Ethnic diversity then shattered Yugoslavia into seven separate nations..."
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Harvard's free tampon program highlights the absurdity of gender theory - The College Fix
Harvard's free tampon program highlights the absurdity of gender theory - The College Fix:
"...Harvard recently launched a program to provide free menstrual products—pads and tampons—to women on campus.
...In fact, the products aren’t necessarily intended for women at all: They’re intended for “menstruators.”
This is a politically correct term that has been gaining popularity in recent years; activists use it to avoid referring to “women,” out of the belief that, as the saying roughly goes, “not all women menstruate and not all who menstruate are women.”
Gender theory, which is as incoherent as it is relentless, has declared that some “men,” i.e. women who think they are men, menstruate; and moreover that some “women,” i.e. men who believe they are women, don’t..."
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"...Harvard recently launched a program to provide free menstrual products—pads and tampons—to women on campus.
...In fact, the products aren’t necessarily intended for women at all: They’re intended for “menstruators.” This is a politically correct term that has been gaining popularity in recent years; activists use it to avoid referring to “women,” out of the belief that, as the saying roughly goes, “not all women menstruate and not all who menstruate are women.”
Gender theory, which is as incoherent as it is relentless, has declared that some “men,” i.e. women who think they are men, menstruate; and moreover that some “women,” i.e. men who believe they are women, don’t..."
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LEAKED VIDEO: Google Leadership's Dismayed Reaction to Trump Election | Breitbart
LEAKED VIDEO: Google Leadership's Dismayed Reaction to Trump Election | Breitbart:
A video recorded by Google shortly after the 2016 presidential election reveals an atmosphere of panic and dismay amongst the tech giant’s leadership, coupled with a determination to thwart both the Trump agenda and the broader populist movement emerging around the globe.
The video is a full recording of Google’s first all-hands meeting following the 2016 election (these weekly meetings are known inside the company as “TGIF” or “Thank God It’s Friday” meetings). Sent to Breitbart News by an anonymous source, it features co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, VPs Kent Walker and Eileen Naughton, CFO Ruth Porat, and CEO Sundar Pichai. It can be watched in full above. It can and should be watched in full above in order to get the full context of the meeting and the statements made.
The video is a full recording of Google’s first all-hands meeting following the 2016 election (these weekly meetings are known inside the company as “TGIF” or “Thank God It’s Friday” meetings). Sent to Breitbart News by an anonymous source, it features co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, VPs Kent Walker and Eileen Naughton, CFO Ruth Porat, and CEO Sundar Pichai. It can be watched in full above. It can and should be watched in full above in order to get the full context of the meeting and the statements made.
A friend asked me today why we are so divided when 17 years ago, we came together as one.
Michael SmithConversation Starter
"A friend asked me today why we are so divided when 17 years ago, we came together as one.
I've thought about this all day and I came to a conclusion a little while ago.
I've thought about this all day and I came to a conclusion a little while ago.
Our division and partisanship is driven by a distinct lack of fairness.
We can no longer expect to be treated fairly.
- You can't get a fair shake from the government - and if the Mueller investigation proves anything, it is that there is no fairness in our most important federal institutions, especially those represented by the statue of a blindfolded Lady Justice holding balanced scales. If you don't believe that, compare the aggressive nature of the Mueller investigation to the passive nature of the Hillary Clinton email server inquiry.
- You can't get a fair shake from media - now they have an agenda that must be served no matter the cost to their credibility and to our need to be truthfully and factually informed.
- You can't get a fair shake from politicians who have dropped the pretense of serving the people and nakedly scramble over each other for power like scenes from Dante's Inferno..."
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How Colleges Teach Students to See Bias When There Is None | Time
How Colleges Teach Students to See Bias When There Is None | Time
“You have blood on your hands. You’re a murderer,” shouted one of the protesters at Judge Brett Kavanaugh during the Senate hearings of his nomination to the Supreme Court.
This apocalyptic rhetoric had been espoused before — at none other than the Yale Law School, immediately after President Donald Trump announced the school’s graduate as his chosen replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy.
There, a group of alumni and professors circulated an open letter declaring that selecting Kavanaugh “presents an emergency — for democratic life, for our safety and freedom, for the future of our country.” People “will die” if Kavanaugh is confirmed, the letter announced.
By the time of the hearings, Kavanaugh had gone from being a future murderer to an actual one.
These protests, intended to shut down the proceedings — and the fantastical social-media charge that one of Kavanaugh’s former clerks displayed a white-power sign during those hearings — showed how academic identity politics is transforming the non-academic world..."
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“You have blood on your hands. You’re a murderer,” shouted one of the protesters at Judge Brett Kavanaugh during the Senate hearings of his nomination to the Supreme Court.
There, a group of alumni and professors circulated an open letter declaring that selecting Kavanaugh “presents an emergency — for democratic life, for our safety and freedom, for the future of our country.” People “will die” if Kavanaugh is confirmed, the letter announced.
By the time of the hearings, Kavanaugh had gone from being a future murderer to an actual one.
These protests, intended to shut down the proceedings — and the fantastical social-media charge that one of Kavanaugh’s former clerks displayed a white-power sign during those hearings — showed how academic identity politics is transforming the non-academic world..."
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Sweden's Election Sway To Right May Shake Liberalism | MRCTV
Sweden's Election Sway To Right May Shake Liberalism | MRCTV:
The utopian dream of a future society without borders, sexual standards, or religion that once seemed inevitable is looking increasingly improbable. Political upheavals such as the election of President Trump, Brexit, and the rise of populist victories in mainland Europe show that tide is increasingly turning against this vision in the same countries most famous for subscribing to it in the first place.
Chelsea Clinton: 'It's Un-Christian' to Oppose Abortion
Chelsea Clinton: 'It's Un-Christian' to Oppose Abortion:"It's un-Christian" to oppose the abortion of unborn children, former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton declared this week at a SiriusXM Town Hall.
James O’Keefe -vs- The Permanent Administrative State… | The Last Refuge
James O’Keefe -vs- The Permanent Administrative State… | The Last Refuge
"A very interesting speech by James O’Keefe at the Gateway-Eagle Forum highlights an upcoming Project Veritas enterprise.
What O’Keefe outlines is a preview for undercover research within Washington DC to put actual names and faces behind those who operate inside the Administrative State.
WATCH:
What James O’Keefe outlines is highly pertinent as it applies to current discussions of corrupt activity within the institutions of the DOJ and FBI..."
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"A very interesting speech by James O’Keefe at the Gateway-Eagle Forum highlights an upcoming Project Veritas enterprise.
What O’Keefe outlines is a preview for undercover research within Washington DC to put actual names and faces behind those who operate inside the Administrative State.
WATCH:
What James O’Keefe outlines is highly pertinent as it applies to current discussions of corrupt activity within the institutions of the DOJ and FBI..."
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So, quit!-----Exactly How Teachers Came to Be So Underpaid in America | Time
Exactly How Teachers Came to Be So Underpaid in America | Time
"Hope Brown can make $60 donating plasma from her blood cells twice in one week, and a little more if she sells some of her clothes at a consignment store.
It’s usually just enough to cover an electric bill or a car payment.
This financial juggling is now a part of her everyday life—something she never expected almost two decades ago when she earned a master’s degree in secondary education and became a high school history teacher.
Brown often works from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. at her school in Versailles, Ky., then goes to a second job manning the metal detectors and wrangling rowdy guests at Lexington’s Rupp Arena to supplement her $55,000 annual salary.
With her husband, she also runs a historical tour company for extra money.
“I truly love teaching,” says the 52-year-old. “But we are not paid for the work that we do.”
That has become the rallying cry of many of America’s public-school teachers, who have staged walkouts and marches on six state capitols this year.
From Arizona to Oklahoma, in states blue, red and purple, teachers have risen up to demand increases in salaries, benefits and funding for public education..."
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"Hope Brown can make $60 donating plasma from her blood cells twice in one week, and a little more if she sells some of her clothes at a consignment store.
It’s usually just enough to cover an electric bill or a car payment.This financial juggling is now a part of her everyday life—something she never expected almost two decades ago when she earned a master’s degree in secondary education and became a high school history teacher.
Brown often works from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. at her school in Versailles, Ky., then goes to a second job manning the metal detectors and wrangling rowdy guests at Lexington’s Rupp Arena to supplement her $55,000 annual salary.
With her husband, she also runs a historical tour company for extra money.
“I truly love teaching,” says the 52-year-old. “But we are not paid for the work that we do.”
That has become the rallying cry of many of America’s public-school teachers, who have staged walkouts and marches on six state capitols this year.
From Arizona to Oklahoma, in states blue, red and purple, teachers have risen up to demand increases in salaries, benefits and funding for public education..."
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USAID Spends $89.7 Million Finding Jobs for 55 Afghan Women
USAID Spends $89.7 Million Finding Jobs for 55 Afghan Women
'It is unclear whether the agency can deliver the opportunities it promised the women of Afghanistan'
A federal government program to promote gender equality in Afghanistan and help women find employment is costing taxpayers over $200 million but has only found jobs for 55 women.
The United States Agency for International Development program promised to "empower 75,000 women" but so far has shown little progress, according to a new report released by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
"It is unclear whether the agency can deliver the opportunities it promised the women of Afghanistan," the inspector general said..."
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'It is unclear whether the agency can deliver the opportunities it promised the women of Afghanistan'
A federal government program to promote gender equality in Afghanistan and help women find employment is costing taxpayers over $200 million but has only found jobs for 55 women.The United States Agency for International Development program promised to "empower 75,000 women" but so far has shown little progress, according to a new report released by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
"It is unclear whether the agency can deliver the opportunities it promised the women of Afghanistan," the inspector general said..."
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Deja vu: Kerry accused of ‘shameful’ shadow diplomacy with Iran
Deja vu: Kerry accused of ‘shameful’ shadow diplomacy with Iran:
Echoing accusations five decades ago that he conducted unauthorized diplomacy with communist Vietnamese leaders in Paris, John Kerry is being accused by a Trump administration official of trying to undermine the president by conducting “shadow diplomacy” with Iranian officials to salvage the nuclear deal.
Kerry has admitted in promotions for his new book, “Every Day Is Extra,” that he still speaks with European and Iranian diplomats
Kerry has admitted in promotions for his new book, “Every Day Is Extra,” that he still speaks with European and Iranian diplomats
The Emerging Victimhood Culture is Scary | Intellectual Takeout
The Emerging Victimhood Culture is Scary | Intellectual Takeout
"By now you’ve most likely heard about the increasingly sanitized, PC culture that is coming to predominate on college campuses.
And on a weekly basis you witness a public figure self-immolate in an attempt to quell the frenzied demand of a mob for an apology.
...But now, we have the victimhood culture. Quoting Campbell and Manning, Friedersdorf explains this as
"By now you’ve most likely heard about the increasingly sanitized, PC culture that is coming to predominate on college campuses.
And on a weekly basis you witness a public figure self-immolate in an attempt to quell the frenzied demand of a mob for an apology.
So what’s going on?
A recent scholarly paper from Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning—“Microaggression and Moral Cultures”—claims these trends are indicative of the emergence of a “victimhood culture” in America.
...But now, we have the victimhood culture. Quoting Campbell and Manning, Friedersdorf explains this asRead all.“characterized by concern with status and sensitivity to slight combined with a heavy reliance on third parties. People are intolerant of insults, even if unintentional, and react by bringing them to the attention of authorities or to the public at large. Domination is the main form of deviance, and victimization a way of attracting sympathy, so rather than emphasize either their strength or inner worth, the aggrieved emphasize their oppression and social marginalization.Victimhood cultures emerge in settings, like today’s college campuses..."
History for September 16
History for September 16 - On-This-Day.com
B.B. King 1925, Peter Falk 1927, Mickey Rourke 1956
David Copperfield 1956, Marc Anthony 1968, Nick Jonas 1992 - Singer, actor
1908 - General Motors was founded by William Crapo "Billy" Durant. The company was formed by merging the Buick and Olds car companies.
1968 - "The Andy Griffith Show" was seen for the final time on CBS.
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Give Trump the Nobel Prize for Economics | RealClearPolitics
Give Trump the Nobel Prize for Economics | RealClearPolitics:
And what is the result of all this "chaos" and "mayhem" in the White House that the media is in such a frenzy about? Well, as we learned last week, we now have the lowest number of American workers on unemployment insurance since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, the biggest manufacturing boom in 14 years, the lowest black unemployment rate ever recorded, and an economy that is growing at 4.4 percent this quarter, on top of 4.2 percent growth last quarter.
The surging Trump economy is arguably the news story of the decade and yet it is covered, if at all, as a ho-hum yawner.
The surging Trump economy is arguably the news story of the decade and yet it is covered, if at all, as a ho-hum yawner.
Students Learn About Bullied Boy Named “Osama” on 9/11 | Todd Starnes
Students Learn About Bullied Boy Named “Osama” on 9/11 | Todd Starnes
"While most Americans were commemorating the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks, a group of boys and girls at Glen Meadow Middle School were learning about a bullied Muslim boy named Osama.
Marine veteran Ed O’Rourke tells the New Jersey Herald that he found out by accident about the lesson in his daughter’s sixth grade social studies class.
“I thought it was a joke,” he told the newspaper. “I couldn’t believe it.”
The short story, “My Name is Osama,” was first published by the National Council for the Social Studies.
The lesson is intended to teach children about bullying and tolerance.
According to Education World the fictionalized story is about an Iraqi boy named Osama whose family moves to the United States and endures bullying after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
There were no lessons that day on the Islamic radicals who waged jihad on our nation.
There were no lessons about the heroes of that day.
There were no stories about the Navy SEALs who took out the real Osama.
Talk about tone deaf...
And in the process, these left wing propagandists disguised as public school teachers are poisoning the minds of our children right under our noses.
And to rub salt in our wounds – they’re using our tax dollars to fund their nefarious schemes."
"While most Americans were commemorating the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks, a group of boys and girls at Glen Meadow Middle School were learning about a bullied Muslim boy named Osama.
Marine veteran Ed O’Rourke tells the New Jersey Herald that he found out by accident about the lesson in his daughter’s sixth grade social studies class.“I thought it was a joke,” he told the newspaper. “I couldn’t believe it.”
The short story, “My Name is Osama,” was first published by the National Council for the Social Studies.
The lesson is intended to teach children about bullying and tolerance.
According to Education World the fictionalized story is about an Iraqi boy named Osama whose family moves to the United States and endures bullying after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
There were no lessons that day on the Islamic radicals who waged jihad on our nation.
There were no lessons about the heroes of that day.
There were no stories about the Navy SEALs who took out the real Osama.
Talk about tone deaf...
And in the process, these left wing propagandists disguised as public school teachers are poisoning the minds of our children right under our noses.
And to rub salt in our wounds – they’re using our tax dollars to fund their nefarious schemes."
Letter: A case against the National Popular Vote
Letter: A case against the National Popular Vote
"In contrast with the views expressed by The Detroit News in the Sept. 9 editorial, "Michigan should pass National Popular Vote," I believe it is important for Michigan to avoid jumping on the National Popular Vote train.
"In contrast with the views expressed by The Detroit News in the Sept. 9 editorial, "Michigan should pass National Popular Vote," I believe it is important for Michigan to avoid jumping on the National Popular Vote train.
In the 2016 presidential election, Michigan turned red for the first time since 1988 and voted to allocate all 16 of our electors to President Trump. Hillary Clinton would have gained these electors if National Popular Vote were the law of the land. In this light, could support for this initiative be a referendum against President Trump? In short, I don’t believe so, but it is likely a referendum against the free-thinking citizens who put Trump into office.
During my eight years in the Michigan Senate, I learned a very salient truth. If there is one thing that unifies establishment politicians, it is control. In addition to pushing policies that increase their control over our lives, they like to ensure the election of themselves or their establishment “friends." They value control above party, above principle and, above all, above the views of our citizens.
My contention is that the popular vote at its heart is all about control..."
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State Sen. Patrick Colbeck--R-Canton Township
Democrats sputter lies like they have Tourette's syndrome - Washington Times
Democrats sputter lies like they have Tourette's syndrome - Washington Times:
In just the past few days, there was Sen. Kamala Harris and her utterly deceptive tweet of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s characterization of birth control as “abortion-inducing drugs,” a phrase that he only used as a direct quote of another, the Priests for Life. Harris, in an outright lie, attributed the quote directly to Kavanaugh, saying he “was nominated for the purpose of taking away a woman’s constitutionally protected right to” choose, and that, “make no mistake — this is about punishing women.”
Lie, lie, lie. Democrats seem to churn them out like they have Tourette’s syndrome, like they simply can’t stop themselves.
Lie, lie, lie. Democrats seem to churn them out like they have Tourette’s syndrome, like they simply can’t stop themselves.
How our government spends our money--Budget Outline
How our government spends our money--Budget OutlineA long list of budget requests and Congress approvals.
Take a look.
Science--Total funding: $28.5 billion
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Trump administration requested a 16% cut-Congress increased the funding by 4%, to a total of almost $6 billion
- National Science Foundation-Trump administration requested an 11% cut-Congress increased their budget by 4%, to a total of $7.7 billion
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