Jussie Smollett's alleged hoax got more media attention than my son, who was shot and killed in Chicago | Fox News
"My son was shot and killed in Chicago – where is his national media attention?
My name is Carmia Tang.
My only child, Jeremy Alexander Tang, was murdered in Chicago on Sept. 3, 2017.
Jeremy’s murder case is among over 700 unsolved murders in Chicago.
I am disgusted by the national media attention that the Jussie Smollett case has received. Meanwhile – right now – we have hundreds of mothers left with unanswered questions and unsolved cases.
Parents and families of gun violence victims matter too.
Can we please get the same efforts and national media attention that Smollett got with his alleged attack?..."
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Important stuff you won't get from the liberal media! We do the surfing so you can be informed AND have a life!
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Think it can't happen here?-----Swedish Court Convicts Man for Saying Somalis Are ‘Lazy’
Swedish Court Convicts Man for Saying Somalis Are ‘Lazy’
"A Swedish court has convicted a 70-year-old man of “hate speech” for claiming on social media that Somalis are lazy and don’t work.
In a unanimous decision, the district court of Uddevalla handed down a guilty verdict, ordering the man to pay ...(700 euros).
The court said that the man’s Facebook post, which linked to an article by Swedish public broadcaster SVT, was “derogatory” to the reputation of Somalis as a group.
In his post, the man contested the article’s claim that some 20 percent of Somalis are out of work in Sweden, adding that Somalis avoid work because “they are the laziest people in this world.”
As Breitbart News reported, the pensioner was reported to police by the left-wing activist group Näthatsgranskaren, Swedish for “Network Examiner,” which boasts to have reported at least 800 people to the police..."
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"A Swedish court has convicted a 70-year-old man of “hate speech” for claiming on social media that Somalis are lazy and don’t work.
In a unanimous decision, the district court of Uddevalla handed down a guilty verdict, ordering the man to pay ...(700 euros).
The court said that the man’s Facebook post, which linked to an article by Swedish public broadcaster SVT, was “derogatory” to the reputation of Somalis as a group.
In his post, the man contested the article’s claim that some 20 percent of Somalis are out of work in Sweden, adding that Somalis avoid work because “they are the laziest people in this world.”
As Breitbart News reported, the pensioner was reported to police by the left-wing activist group Näthatsgranskaren, Swedish for “Network Examiner,” which boasts to have reported at least 800 people to the police..."
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DUH: Original Obamacare Estimates Were Wildly Off, New Report Finds | Daily Wire
DUH: Original Obamacare Estimates Were Wildly Off, New Report Finds | Daily Wire:
Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office about the impact of Obamacare’s individual mandate is off by millions, according to a new report.
Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office about the impact of Obamacare’s individual mandate is off by millions, according to a new report.
Video: Bill Gates Slams Unreliable Wind & Solar Energy | Watts Up With That?
Video: Bill Gates Slams Unreliable Wind & Solar Energy | Watts Up With That?
"When the world’s richest entrepreneur says wind and solar will never work, it’s probably time to listen..."
"When the world’s richest entrepreneur says wind and solar will never work, it’s probably time to listen..."
History for February 23
History for February 23 - On-This-Day.com
George Frederic Handel 1685 - Composer, Mayer Amschel Rothschild 1734, W.E.B. DuBois 1868
William Shirer 1904 - Journalist, author ("The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", "Gandhi: A Memoir"), Peter Fonda 1940 - Director, actor ("Easy Rider"), Jane Fonda's brother, Henry Fonda's son, Bridget Fonda's dad, Patricia Richardson 1951 - Actess ("Home Improvement")
1898 - In France, Emile Zola was imprisoned for his letter, "J'accuse," which accused the government of anti-Semitism and wrongly jailing Alfred Dreyfus.
1945 - The 28th Regiment of the Fifth Marine Division of the U.S. Marines reached the top of Mount Surabachi. A photograph of these Marines raising the American flag was taken.
Friday, February 22, 2019
Trump Vows to Veto Pelosi Attempt to Block Border State of Emergency
Trump Vows to Veto Pelosi Attempt to Block Border State of Emergency:
President Donald Trump vowed Friday to veto any legislation attempting to block his State of Emergency declaration on the Southern border.
“One hundred percent,” Trump said when asked by reporters at the White House if he would veto any legislation trying to block his order.
House Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced a resolution on Friday to block Trump’s declaration.
President Donald Trump vowed Friday to veto any legislation attempting to block his State of Emergency declaration on the Southern border.
“One hundred percent,” Trump said when asked by reporters at the White House if he would veto any legislation trying to block his order.
House Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced a resolution on Friday to block Trump’s declaration.
A press blackout on news top FBI lawyer James Baker wanted Hillary Clinton prosecuted
A press blackout on news top FBI lawyer James Baker wanted Hillary Clinton prosecuted:
Up until now, Comey's "narrative" was that Clinton was "extremely careless" (not even "grossly negligent," which is actionable) and the book was closed on the matter, as Democrats brushed the whole thing off, while hackers and Russians and Chinese and terrorists got to dig into the goodies.
Clinton was supposed to be charged with mishandling classified documents, and she wasn't. Only three news sources are reporting this bombshell (I checked Google News, Yahoo! News, and DuckDuckGo): John Solomon of The Hill, Catherine Herridge of Fox News, and Sara Carter, all respectable heavyweights in investigative reporting, and their reports should easily merit news pickups. But the nets are nowhere, the New York Times doesn't think such a revision to its "narrative" is fit to print, and the Washington Post is going to let that one die in darkness.
Shouldn't a story about favoritism be newsworthy?
The implication now is that laws are for little guys, like that Navy sailor who was prosecuted for carelessly taking a "hi, Mom"–type photo onboard a classified ship, but not for Madame Big.
Up until now, Comey's "narrative" was that Clinton was "extremely careless" (not even "grossly negligent," which is actionable) and the book was closed on the matter, as Democrats brushed the whole thing off, while hackers and Russians and Chinese and terrorists got to dig into the goodies.
Clinton was supposed to be charged with mishandling classified documents, and she wasn't. Only three news sources are reporting this bombshell (I checked Google News, Yahoo! News, and DuckDuckGo): John Solomon of The Hill, Catherine Herridge of Fox News, and Sara Carter, all respectable heavyweights in investigative reporting, and their reports should easily merit news pickups. But the nets are nowhere, the New York Times doesn't think such a revision to its "narrative" is fit to print, and the Washington Post is going to let that one die in darkness.
Shouldn't a story about favoritism be newsworthy?
The implication now is that laws are for little guys, like that Navy sailor who was prosecuted for carelessly taking a "hi, Mom"–type photo onboard a classified ship, but not for Madame Big.
EXCLUSIVE: Calif. college calls the POLICE...over a cartoon frog
EXCLUSIVE: Calif. college calls the POLICE...over a cartoon frog
An FLC faculty member found the sheet featuring Pepe the frog on their office door earlier in February.
The school informed the Los Rios, California Police Department about the incident so it would “be on heightened alert for any signs that this may be part of a larger trend or pattern,” according to an email sent to the school community and obtained by Campus Reform..."
- Folsom Lake College reported a poster of a cartoon frog to the local police department.
- School leaders wrote an email to students, declaring that “hate has no home on our campus.”
An FLC faculty member found the sheet featuring Pepe the frog on their office door earlier in February.
The school informed the Los Rios, California Police Department about the incident so it would “be on heightened alert for any signs that this may be part of a larger trend or pattern,” according to an email sent to the school community and obtained by Campus Reform..."
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The true cost of faked hate crimes | Spectator USA
The true cost of faked hate crimes | Spectator USA:
The idea was not just that there should be a social cost to making a dishonest claim, but that the cost should equal that borne by somebody who is accurately and correctly identified as a racist.
Without such a disincentive, there is no reason (other than decency and honesty, which may sometimes be in short supply) for people not to level such accusations insincerely.
- Should we punish fraudulent victims as vigorously as real criminals?
The idea was not just that there should be a social cost to making a dishonest claim, but that the cost should equal that borne by somebody who is accurately and correctly identified as a racist.
Without such a disincentive, there is no reason (other than decency and honesty, which may sometimes be in short supply) for people not to level such accusations insincerely.
Since Monday night I have been wondering, amid much else, whether some similar aspiration could be encouraged regarding hate crimes.
...It is possible it may now be added to the growing list of faked hate crimes in the US.
The journalist Andy Ngohas provided a useful list of some such cases here, and it is just extraordinary.
Cases like the pro-gay Episcopal church in Indiana which was vandalized with ‘Heil Trump’ graffiti after the election.
Like the Smollett case, this too was leaped upon on this as a demonstration of the new fascist era, until it turned out that the culprit was in fact the gay organist at the church.
...But then something happens that is real and you realize an even greater bit of damage that such faked hate crimes cause.
A damage which should mean we don’t just laugh them away.
...Faked hate crimes do a lot of things.
They increase societal distrust, they assault the truth and they inflame any existing racial or other communal tensions..."
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WATCH: Bernie In 1985: Praised Ortega, Bragged 'The Word Socialism Does Not Frighten Me,' Attacked Reagan | Daily Wire
WATCH: Bernie In 1985: Praised Ortega, Bragged 'The Word Socialism Does Not Frighten Me,' Attacked Reagan | Daily Wire:
In a 1985 interview, then-mayor of Burlington, Vermont Bernie Sanders praised Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, bragged “the word socialism does not frighten me,” and attacked President Reagan, calling him a liar.
In a 1985 interview, then-mayor of Burlington, Vermont Bernie Sanders praised Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, bragged “the word socialism does not frighten me,” and attacked President Reagan, calling him a liar.
If Jussie Smollett lied, look at the harm he caused Chicago — and America - Chicago Tribune
If Jussie Smollett lied, look at the harm he caused Chicago — and America - Chicago Tribune
"As TV actor Jussie Smollett told the tale, he was the victim of a politically motivated hate crime on a downtown Chicago street at 2 a.m. on a January morning.
That’s the story the Chicago Police Department investigated for more than three weeks.
...Smollett’s story about a hate crime riveted America.
Smollett said he was attacked by two men who hit him and yelled slurs.
They wrapped a rope around his neck, he said, splashed a chemical akin to bleach on him and shouted “This is MAGA country!” as if to connect their deed to President Donald Trump via his “Make America Great Again” campaign catchphrase.
...If Smollett’s story was bogus, the damage goes deeper: Smollett’s celebrity status generated intense national interest in his shocking allegation, exploiting the bleak narrative that America in 2019 is a place where intolerance not only occurs, but flourishes..."
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"As TV actor Jussie Smollett told the tale, he was the victim of a politically motivated hate crime on a downtown Chicago street at 2 a.m. on a January morning.
That’s the story the Chicago Police Department investigated for more than three weeks.
...Smollett’s story about a hate crime riveted America.
Smollett said he was attacked by two men who hit him and yelled slurs.
They wrapped a rope around his neck, he said, splashed a chemical akin to bleach on him and shouted “This is MAGA country!” as if to connect their deed to President Donald Trump via his “Make America Great Again” campaign catchphrase.
...If Smollett’s story was bogus, the damage goes deeper: Smollett’s celebrity status generated intense national interest in his shocking allegation, exploiting the bleak narrative that America in 2019 is a place where intolerance not only occurs, but flourishes..."
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A warning to Americans!!-----What Happened When I Bought A Home With Sunrun Solar Panels
What Happened When I Bought A Home With Sunrun Solar Panels:
"...The location was a big draw, as was, at least initially, the fact that the red pitched roof of the two-car garage was outfitted with 17 solar panels.
We’d get to do our bit for the planet.
...Two days after walking through Jug’s ham shack, we made an offer.
A week later, just before we entered escrow, we learned the solar array hadn’t belonged to Jug.
It was, in the language of the industry, a third-party-owner, or TPO, system, belonging to Sunrun Inc., the largest provider of residential solar in the U.S.
I started looking into the TPO model..."
Long and worth the read!
- Third-party ownership and decades-long contracts can create real headaches.
"...The location was a big draw, as was, at least initially, the fact that the red pitched roof of the two-car garage was outfitted with 17 solar panels.
We’d get to do our bit for the planet.
...Two days after walking through Jug’s ham shack, we made an offer.
A week later, just before we entered escrow, we learned the solar array hadn’t belonged to Jug.
It was, in the language of the industry, a third-party-owner, or TPO, system, belonging to Sunrun Inc., the largest provider of residential solar in the U.S.
I started looking into the TPO model..."
Long and worth the read!
South Korea Survives Trump’s Stress Test | The Heritage Foundation
South Korea Survives Trump’s Stress Test | The Heritage Foundation:
In sealing the deal, South Korean officials made new friends in the West Wing, while earning the respect of President Trump for being tough negotiators.
More importantly, the South Koreans significantly increased their commitment to the alliance. This gives Trump a stronger hand to play in pressuring North Korea leader Kim Jong Un on denuclearization at the Hanoi Summit. The U.S.-South Korea alliance now represents a more committed, formidable deterrent to North Korean aggression.
In sealing the deal, South Korean officials made new friends in the West Wing, while earning the respect of President Trump for being tough negotiators.
More importantly, the South Koreans significantly increased their commitment to the alliance. This gives Trump a stronger hand to play in pressuring North Korea leader Kim Jong Un on denuclearization at the Hanoi Summit. The U.S.-South Korea alliance now represents a more committed, formidable deterrent to North Korean aggression.
Medical marijuana user loses workplace case in appeals court
Medical marijuana user loses workplace case in appeals court:
"A Michigan Court of Appeals ruling could reinforce zero-tolerance workplace rules for marijuana even in cases in which a person has a medical marijuana card.
The Detroit Free Press reports Tuesday's ruling came in a lawsuit brought by Angela Eplee of Dimondale, who had said that the Lansing Board of Water and Light rescinded a 2017 job offer after she tested positive for marijuana even though she had a card allowing her to use the drug.
The board denied the test result was the reason for withdrawing the offer.
The trial court's dismissal of the case was upheld by the appeals court..."
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"A Michigan Court of Appeals ruling could reinforce zero-tolerance workplace rules for marijuana even in cases in which a person has a medical marijuana card.
The Detroit Free Press reports Tuesday's ruling came in a lawsuit brought by Angela Eplee of Dimondale, who had said that the Lansing Board of Water and Light rescinded a 2017 job offer after she tested positive for marijuana even though she had a card allowing her to use the drug.
The board denied the test result was the reason for withdrawing the offer.
The trial court's dismissal of the case was upheld by the appeals court..."
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Worst Mich. clerk will shape election reforms | Politically Speaking
Worst Mich. clerk will shape election reforms | Politically Speaking
"Somehow, some way, Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey has been named to serve on an election reform committee created by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Despite Winfrey’s wayward reputation for Election Day messes, Benson may have decided that the panel had to include the clerk from Michigan’s largest city.
...The incumbent clerk barely won re-election after an aggressive campaign by Lt. Gov. Gilchrist that focused substantial criticism on the botched election process she oversaw in 2016.
When Gilchrist sought a recount, a review of the vote was deemed impossible – just as in the 2016 presidential election — because ballots at numerous precincts were badly mishandled.
Now, Benson has appointed Winfrey to a 25-member Election Modernization Advisory Committee to help oversee implementation of reforms approved by state voters attached to Proposal 3 last November.
Winfrey and the group will study ways to make Michigan “a national model for clean, efficient and secure elections,” the secretary of state said..."
"Somehow, some way, Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey has been named to serve on an election reform committee created by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Despite Winfrey’s wayward reputation for Election Day messes, Benson may have decided that the panel had to include the clerk from Michigan’s largest city.
...The incumbent clerk barely won re-election after an aggressive campaign by Lt. Gov. Gilchrist that focused substantial criticism on the botched election process she oversaw in 2016.
When Gilchrist sought a recount, a review of the vote was deemed impossible – just as in the 2016 presidential election — because ballots at numerous precincts were badly mishandled.
Now, Benson has appointed Winfrey to a 25-member Election Modernization Advisory Committee to help oversee implementation of reforms approved by state voters attached to Proposal 3 last November.
Winfrey and the group will study ways to make Michigan “a national model for clean, efficient and secure elections,” the secretary of state said..."
2020 Democrats Embrace Race-Conscious Policies, Including Reparations - The New York Times
2020 Democrats Embrace Race-Conscious Policies, Including Reparations - The New York Times
"From the very first day of the 2020 presidential race, when Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts blamed “generations of discrimination” for black families earning far less than white households, Democratic hopefuls have broadly emphasized racial justice and closing the wealth gap in their policy platforms.
But in recent weeks, some candidates have started embracing specific goals and overtly race-conscious legislation that even the most left-wing elected officials stayed away from in recent years.
Last week, Senator Kamala Harris of California agreed with a radio host’s recent suggestion that government reparations for black Americans were necessary to address the legacies of slavery and discrimination. Ms. Harris later affirmed that support in a statement to The Times.
...The morally driven policy goals of Ms. Harris and Ms. Warren reflect a broader shift in the importance of race and identity issues in the Democratic Party..."
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"From the very first day of the 2020 presidential race, when Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts blamed “generations of discrimination” for black families earning far less than white households, Democratic hopefuls have broadly emphasized racial justice and closing the wealth gap in their policy platforms.
But in recent weeks, some candidates have started embracing specific goals and overtly race-conscious legislation that even the most left-wing elected officials stayed away from in recent years.
Last week, Senator Kamala Harris of California agreed with a radio host’s recent suggestion that government reparations for black Americans were necessary to address the legacies of slavery and discrimination. Ms. Harris later affirmed that support in a statement to The Times.
...The morally driven policy goals of Ms. Harris and Ms. Warren reflect a broader shift in the importance of race and identity issues in the Democratic Party..."
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The Number Of Illegals Caught At The Southwest Border Nearly Doubles, DHS Reports | The Daily Caller
The Number Of Illegals Caught At The Southwest Border Nearly Doubles, DHS Reports | The Daily Caller:
Apprehensions of illegal migrants at the southwest border in January increased dramatically from the same time last year, and experts predict 2019 will experience increases in illegal migrant arrests overall.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — a subset agency of the Department of Homeland Security — reported a total of 47,893 apprehensions of illegal migrants in January at the southwest border, a region of the U.S.-Mexico border that is the most active. The number marked an increase of nearly 22,000 arrests, or 84 percent, from January 2018.
Apprehensions of illegal migrants at the southwest border in January increased dramatically from the same time last year, and experts predict 2019 will experience increases in illegal migrant arrests overall.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — a subset agency of the Department of Homeland Security — reported a total of 47,893 apprehensions of illegal migrants in January at the southwest border, a region of the U.S.-Mexico border that is the most active. The number marked an increase of nearly 22,000 arrests, or 84 percent, from January 2018.
Environmental Activists Pushed Chinese-Friendly Policies with Obama Administration
Environmental Activists Pushed Chinese-Friendly Policies with Obama Administration
The World Resources Institute, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit devoted to curtailing greenhouse gas emissions... relationship with China's government and the impact this relationship has had on their political activism.
...WRI had denied its relationship with the Chinese government impacted its political activism to the point where it would be required to register under FARA.
However, the committee had obtained "communications" between WRI and "senior U.S. government officials" that suggest WRI has been operating to influence U.S. policy at behest of Chinese government officials, the letter explained.
...The email records demonstrate that Obama State Department officials devoted considerable time, attention and pubic resources toward assisting Morgan and WRI in their efforts to assist China's climate advocacy, Chris Horner, an attorney with Government Accountability and Oversight, told the Free Beacon.
..."WRI's overtures in very high places prompted State to scramble its China team to convene with Morgan to assist WRI's project on behalf of the Chinese, and led to WRI matchmaking Obama officials with Chinese officials eager to help make sure the climate train that they had, together, gotten to run so well, kept on chugging," Horner said.
- Green group denies need to register as foreign agent
The World Resources Institute, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit devoted to curtailing greenhouse gas emissions... relationship with China's government and the impact this relationship has had on their political activism.
...WRI had denied its relationship with the Chinese government impacted its political activism to the point where it would be required to register under FARA.
However, the committee had obtained "communications" between WRI and "senior U.S. government officials" that suggest WRI has been operating to influence U.S. policy at behest of Chinese government officials, the letter explained.
...The email records demonstrate that Obama State Department officials devoted considerable time, attention and pubic resources toward assisting Morgan and WRI in their efforts to assist China's climate advocacy, Chris Horner, an attorney with Government Accountability and Oversight, told the Free Beacon.
..."WRI's overtures in very high places prompted State to scramble its China team to convene with Morgan to assist WRI's project on behalf of the Chinese, and led to WRI matchmaking Obama officials with Chinese officials eager to help make sure the climate train that they had, together, gotten to run so well, kept on chugging," Horner said.
History for February 22
History for February 22 - On-This-Day.com
George Washington (U.S.) 1732 - First President of the United States., Frederic-Francois Chopin 1810, Edna St. Vincent Millay 1892
Robert Young 1907, Lea Salonga 1971, Drew Barrymore 1975 - Actress
1630 - Quadequine introduced popcorn to English colonists at their first Thanksgiving dinner.
1885 - The Washington Monument was officially dedicated in Washington, DC. It opened to the public in 1889.
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