History for February 8

History for February 8 - On-This-Day.com
William Tecumsen Sherman 1820 - Union General during U.S. Civil War, Jules Verne 1828, Lana Turner 1921


Jack Lemmon 1925, James Dean 1931, John Grisham 1955


1963 - The Kennedy administration prohibited travel to Cuba and made financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens.


1993 - General Motors sued NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" had rigged two car-truck crashes to show that some GM pickups were prone to fires after certain types of crashes. The suit was settled the following day by NBC.

Chuck Schumer Smirks as Trump Describes How Dems Want to 'Execute' Newborn Babies | Video

Chuck Schumer Smirks as Trump Describes How Dems Want to 'Execute' Newborn Babies | Video:

Decked out in white to virtue-signal their #Resistance to Trump, Democratic women sat emotionless as Trump described a horrific Virginia legislative proposal that would allow children to be killed after they are born, and a law recently passed in New York that allows for partial-birth abortion. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) simply smirked as the president described the monstrous procedures.

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SEN. SHERROD BROWN RECOMMENDS: … that we all read Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow

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"SEN. SHERROD BROWN RECOMMENDS: … that we all read Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow:  
Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness to learn how racist our criminal justice system is.

Here’s my recommendation:  
Read my essay that discusses how real racists used to ignore crime in African-American neighborhoods, because they didn’t give a d*mn.  
I worry that the “debate” over criminal justice reform has become very one-sided.---Posted by Gail Heriot"

The bad news for Democrats about a Howard Schultz run for president keeps getting worse

The bad news for Democrats about a Howard Schultz run for president keeps getting worse
"As I mentioned yesterday, a poll showed that Democrats have good reason to be very, very afraid of a Howard Schultz candidacy.
Now there's another, and it's even worse. 
According to the Daily Wire:
The Washington Examiner reports that the internal poll shows Schultz with a commanding 17% against Trump and either Sen. Elizabeth Warrren (D-MA) or Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), both among the top contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
That may not sound like a strong showing, but it puts Schultz in the position of being a "spoiler" for both potential Democratic nominees. 
When Schultz is added to the lineup, Trump posts 33% compared to Warren and Harris, who post 32% and 31% respectively – a situation that would likely lead to a narrow loss for either.
It's also good news for Schultz, independently: in order to be on the ballot in most states, a third party candidate must command more than 15% of the vote in five key national polls..."
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Ocasio-Cortez exhibits 'sour look' when Trump calls for unity - WND

Ocasio-Cortez exhibits 'sour look' when Trump calls for unity - WND:

The reaction from Democrats and the media to President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address on Tuesday diverged significantly from that of the American public.
The party’s new rising star, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a self-proclaimed socialist from New York who wants to spend $7 trillion on a new green program, was described by one report as having a “sour look” when the president was condemning the “politics of revenge, resistance.”
The New York Post reported she “shot back” at critics who said she didn’t show much enthusiasm.
Her claim: “Why should I be ‘spirited and warm’ for this embarrassment of a #SOTU. Tonight was an unsettling night for our country. The president failed to offer any plan, any vision at all, for our future. We’re flying without a pilot. And I’m not here to comfort anyone about that fact.”
But the public was not following her lead.
The Gateway Pundit reported polls by both CBS and CNN showed 76 percent of viewers approved of the president’s speech.
CBS found 72 percent approving of his immigration ideas.

Dems Push National Popular Vote in Newly Controlled 'Trifecta' States

Dems Push National Popular Vote in Newly Controlled 'Trifecta' States

• Colorado, New Mexico could bring Electoral College vote tally to 186

"...The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, or NPV, creates an agreement by all states that have entered into it, whereby their Electoral College votes are cast for the candidate who wins the most individual votes nationwide, not who wins the most in that state.
Central to the compact is the legal trigger that it would not take effect until the number of Electoral College votes of all the states entered in surpasses 270, the key number required to win the presidency.
With 11 states and the District of Columbia agreeing to participate, the NPV Electoral College vote tally stands at 172.
For example, if Idaho had been in the compact in 2016, and if the compact were in force, the state's four Electoral College votes would have been cast for Hillary Clinton even though Donald Trump beat her by more than a two-to-one margin there, because Clinton won more votes nationwide..."
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A cool new idea could revolutionize the electric power industry | Watts Up With That?

A cool new idea could revolutionize the electric power industry | Watts Up With That?
"University of Cincinnati researchers have developed a more efficient air-cooling system for power plants

University of Cincinnati researchers say they have found a solution to one of the biggest environmental problems facing the energy industry: water consumption.

The William H. Zimmer Power Station, located near Moscow, Ohio, is a 1.35-gigawatt (1,351 MW) coal power plant. Planned by Cincinnati Gas and Electric (CG&E) draws cooling water from the Ohio River.

Power plants in the United States need as much water each year as all of the nation’s farms combined — an estimated 133 billion gallons per day, according to federal numbers. 

This poses an enormous strain on water resources and has a detrimental environmental impact.

But Raj Manglik and Milind Jog, professors of mechanical engineering in UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science, say they have developed a new air-cooling system for power plants that uses no water but is nearly as effective as water-cooled systems.

...Shedding more heat increases the efficiency of the power plants, which means they can produce more electricity. 

And since the cooling system is more effective, it doesn’t have to be as big and costly to build, they said. 

...But UC’s engineers didn’t stop with condenser fins. 

They also are working on a solution to one of the energy industry’s biggest conundrums. 

In the summer, electricity demand typically peaks during the hottest part of the day when a plant’s cooling systems are least efficient..."

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A growing record of insanity

A growing record of insanity:

To say the left in America has gone off the rails is like saying the Super Bowl is a fairly popular football game.
It’s hard to keep up with the tsunami of cultural and economic insanity thundering through a thousand outlets every day, but here’s a try. You thought Vermont’s Democratic Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders was radical? Current Democratic leaders start with his views and go further left.

Feds Spending $1,489,703 Studying Sleep Habits at Mexico Border

Feds Spending $1,489,703 Studying Sleep Habits at Mexico Border

• Researchers: Assimilation could cause Mexican Americans to lose sleep

The National Institutes of Health is spending roughly $1.5 million on a study of the sleep habits of Mexican Americans living along the U.S. border.
The "border health" study began last year and is being conducted by the University of Arizona.
...The project aims to help Mexican Americans sleep "through a community partnership."
...The project has received $1,489,703 from taxpayers so far. 
Research will continue through November 2022..."
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Brutal 14 Minute Video Showcases Lies of Nathan Phillips and Media

Brutal 14 Minute Video Showcases Lies of Nathan Phillips and Media
"By now most everyone knows that the Covington Catholic High School boys didn't mob and harass a revered "tribal elder" at the Lincoln Memorial following the March for Life on January 18. 
The boys were actually targeted and harassed by two groups of protesters: the Black Hebrew Israelites (who hurled hateful, racial, homophobic slurs at them) and Native American activists from the American Indian Movement, led by "tribal elder" Nathan Phillips.

A nationwide media frenzy erupted after the Covington boys were falsely accused of mocking Phillips, spurring hundreds of threats against the school and the school's students from across the country by phone, email, and social media.

Not everyone who helped perpetuate the initial fake story has retracted their claims or apologized, and lawyers for the Covington families are working hard to make sure people are held accountable.

A new fourteen-minute video of the incident in Washington, D.C., last month emphasizes the starring role Phillips took in spreading the fraudulent narrative and the supporting roles the uncritical media took in smearing the innocent kids.

The video was released Saturday by L. Lin Wood, the high-profile attorney who was retained by the family of Nicholas Sandmann, the 16-year-old who smiled at Phillips while the activist banged on a drum and chanted in his face. The initial viral video clip of that confrontation spurred widespread condemnation and death threats against the 16-year-old. Wood's specialty is bringing "aggressive libel and slander suits against media organizations," reportedly.

"Two weeks ago, the mainstream media, politicians, church officials, commentators, & celebrities rushed to judgment to wrongfully condemn, threaten, disparage & vilify Nick Sandmann based solely on a few seconds of an out-of-context video clip. It only takes 15 minutes to learn the truth," Wood said in the YouTube description."

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Ben Sasse & Abortion: Senate Democrats Object To Born-Alive Bill | National Review

Ben Sasse & Abortion: Senate Democrats Object To Born-Alive Bill | National Review:

“It is hard to fathom the extremism of politicians in New York and now Virginia who would deny the protections of law to the most vulnerable members of our society, the innocent unborn, even up to birth,” Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) said of the recent legislation that would expand the right to post-viability abortion. “Is this really the extremism of the Democratic party?”

How the Myth of the 'Robber Barons' Began—and Why It Persists - Foundation for Economic Education

How the Myth of the 'Robber Barons' Began—and Why It Persists - Foundation for Economic Education:
"The widely-accepted "history" of America's Gilded Age was grossly inaccurate, but it told a compelling story that many fell for hook, line, and sinker..."
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History for February 7

History for February 7 - On-This-Day.com
Sir Thomas More 1478 - Saint Thomas More, lawyer, author, Renaissance humanist, John Deere 1804 - Blacksmith, manufacturer, Charles Dickens 1812 - Writer, social critic


Frederick Douglas 1817, Sinclair Lewis 1885, Garth Brooks 1962


1795 - The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.


1943 - The U.S. government announced that shoe rationing would go into effect in two days.

Sexual Assault Accusation Against Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax Draws Comparisons To Kavanaugh Claims | The Daily Caller

Sexual Assault Accusation Against Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax Draws Comparisons To Kavanaugh Claims | The Daily Caller:

“It’s good to see that the newspaper has found a renewed interest in the standard of proof it abandoned entirely when it broke the story of similar allegations of sexual misconduct leveled last year against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Recall that it was the Post that first got Christine Blasey Ford to go on the record with her allegations,” wrote the Washington Examiner’s Becket Adams.

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LIAR!!-----Elizabeth Warren claimed 'American Indian' race on State Bar of Texas registration card - Washington Times

Elizabeth Warren claimed 'American Indian' race on State Bar of Texas registration card - Washington Times---By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren claimed to be an “American Indian” when registering for the State Bar of Texas in 1986, the first example of her personally using her dubious accounts to further her career.

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that it had acquired, via an open records request, her registration card and a Post reporter tweeted out an image of the card.

The card, written in ink and signed personally by Ms. Warren, identifies her as an “American Indian.”Twitter Ads info and privacy

"The document had not been previously reported and Ms. Warren has downplayed similar claims in other venues such as the Harvard Law School diversity reports, in part by saying the claim was made by others on her behalf..."

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