Nationwide blackout in socialist Venezuela is more than just turning the country into North Korea...

Nationwide blackout in socialist Venezuela is more than just turning the country into North Korea...
"Venezuela's ruling Cuban and Chavista socialists put on quite a show last night.  
So much for Vladimir Lenin's famous dictum: 
"Communism is Soviet government plus the electrification of the whole country."

The "plus," they decided, was dispensible.

Here is what Caracas looked like last night:

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Cristian Crespo F.

Brutal imagen de Caracas a oscuras. Venezuela #SinLuz

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...Here's what the intensive care unit of a local hospital maternity ward looked like:

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Christine Armario

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Mothers and relatives wait outside of an intense care room for babies at a clinic without electricity tonight in #Caracas (photo by @CubillosAriana):

"And the disaster was not confined just to Caracas, but to dozens of cities nationwide. 
If your heart doesn't break for those women in that maternity ward, you can't be human..."
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Adults won’t take climate change seriously. So we, the youth, are forced to strike. - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Adults won’t take climate change seriously. So we, the youth, are forced to strike. - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
"Editor’s note: The authors are the lead organizers of US Youth Climate Strike, part of a global student movement inspired by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg’s weekly school strikes in Sweden and other European countries.
'We, the youth of America, are fed up with decades of inaction on climate change. On Friday, March 15, young people like us across the United States will strike from school. 
We strike to bring attention to the millions of our generation who will most suffer the consequences of increased global temperatures, rising seas, and extreme weather. 
But this isn’t a message only to America. 
It’s a message from the world, to the world, as students in dozens of countries on every continent will be striking together for the first time...

We strike to support the Green New Deal. 
We strike because our world leaders haven’t acknowledged, prioritized, or properly addressed the climate crisis. 
We strike because marginalized communities across our nation—especially communities of color and low income communities—are already disproportionately impacted by climate change..."
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The Problem Is Legislative Overreach, Not Executive – American Greatness

The Problem Is Legislative Overreach, Not Executive – American Greatness:

Burdened with so much responsibility, President Trump should have the power to carry out the promises he was elected to fulfill, particularly when it comes to a wall that would stop illegal immigration and help facilitate much-needed immigration reform that respects America’s sovereignty over the question. Conversely, those who have no such responsibility should be ignored, or at least overruled.
In a country plagued with corrupt legislators who shirk their responsibilities and a biased media that is every bit as beholden to the special interests propping up the legislature, it has become clear that Americans are safer putting their trust in the president than in Congress—particularly when that Congress is filled with today’s Democrats

Vox Exposes Racism in the Knitting Community, Revealing a Caucasian Woman Who Was Too Excited to Visit India-----Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ
"Vox Exposes Racism in the Knitting Community, Revealing a Caucasian Woman Who Was Too Excited to Visit India

If you don't understand how that's racist, well, that's because you're racist, Racist.

The reason why you can't be too excited to visit a country largely populated by people of a slightly different genetic make-up than you is that you might "exoticize" them and you might expect them to deliver you some kind of spiritual uplift, which forces them to do unpaid labor as your Brown Gurus. 
And also appropriates their culture for your personal White Journey.

My culture isn't your Prom Dress, Hater. 
(This a reference to Social Justice Warriors attacking high school girls who like Asian and Indian fabrics. Apparently Round-Eye isn't allowed to wear anything but linen and sheephide.)

This story is from a couple of weeks ago but it's as timeless as suggesting that Jews are motivated by dual loyalty and money and the blood of Christian infants.

In January, Karen Templer, a popular knitting blogger, told her followers about an upcoming trip to India, kicking off the whole debate. The post, which discussed Templer's excitement about her childhood dream finally being fulfilled, praised India's culture and food and also noted Templer's "lifelong obsession with the literature and history of the continent."Her innocuous comments about India were immediately attacked. One commenter, Alex, noted her "words feed into a colonial/imperialist mindset toward India and other non-Western countries." Vox author Jaya Saxena also jumped on board, saying the tone Templer used, as a white person, "felt like they thought India only existed to be all those things for them."

After several days of this and other ridiculous abuse, Templer apologized for the post, writing that her earlier post was "insensitive" and that "words matter."

A Quillette article had previously examined the Social Justice Warrior invasion of another formerly-pleasant hobby enjoyed by Normies (who must be either reeducated or destroyed.)

...Below, a short video about the the new Knitcrime outbreak.

posted by Ace of Spades at 07:04 PM 

Very interesting!-----"... a major flaw. Once, again, all volcanic activity is listed into a single category...volcanoes."

Scientists Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming

Will Steiner

"Recently read some abstracts of a rather long paper on the suns relationship to climate and mostly to volcanic activity on the earth. 
Very interesting read.
However, there was a major flaw. 
Once, again, all volcanic activity is listed into a single category...volcanoes. 
The earth's own geophysics has been categorically ignored by the AGW people as being insignificant. Poppycock.
Dr. JK Hilliar of Cambridge University found over 200,000 volcanic sea mounts over 100 meters tall. 
That is a significant number considering they were ALL caused by volcanic action. But here is the kicker.

SUBOCEANIC VOLCANIC ACTION HAS JUST THE OPPOSITE EFFECT ON CLIMATE AS DOES TERRESTRIAL VOLCANIC ACTION.

Why is that?
SO2 released directly into the atmosphere, along with the particulate carbon that filters out sunlight...cools the climate.
Undersea volcanic activity heats the oceans and creates a warmer solution/the oceans.
The SO2 that cools the atmosphere in terrestrial volcanic action, doesn't in suboceanic release and actually adds some acidity to the oceans and is a much stronger acid than that created by CO2.
Most of all a warmer ocean holds less water and carbon dioxide in solution.
The side effect is atmospheric warming because of the water vapor in the air, even though it periodically falls out.
And CO2 is a RESULT and not a cause of climate change, as it simply does not have the ability to cause any real climate change because it cannot absorb IR and maintain heat in 3 of its 4 higher energy states that are stimulated by sunlight.
It can only be effective in hyper-concentration in an enclosed environment.
Our climate is not that and it expands when warmer."

Lunch video-----This Is The Exclusive Video For CPAC

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Rank-and-file Dems revolt against Pelosi over resolution to condemn anti-Semitism | Fox News

Rank-and-file Dems revolt against Pelosi over resolution to condemn anti-Semitism | Fox News:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is "taken aback" by the growing dissent and anger among rank-and-file Democrats over a possible resolution to formally condemn anti-Semitism, a Democratic source told Fox News on Wednesday -- highlighting Pelosi's tenuous grip on control over the House and underscoring the growing power of the party's nascent far-left progressive wing.
Pelosi even reportedly walked out of a meeting Wednesday with Democrat House members, setting down her microphone and telling attendees, “Well if you're not going to listen to me, I’m done talking."

‘Ridiculous’! 125 House Dems – and one Republican – vote in favor of bill to lower voting age to 16 Conservative News Today

‘Ridiculous’! 125 House Dems – and one Republican – vote in favor of bill to lower voting age to 16 Conservative News Today
"On Thursday over 50 percent of House Democrats voted in favor of a widely panned measure to lower the voting age for all federal elections from 18 to 16.
Introduced by freshman congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and backed by the likes of anti-Semitic, Muslim freshman congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, among others in the radical freshmen class, the measure failed to pass only because of opposition from most Republicans and 108 Democrats.
Meanwhile, a whopping 125 Democrats and one Republican, Texas Congressman Michael C. Burgess, voted in favor of the measure.
It’s unclear why Burgess voted “aye.”
From comments:
...America’s public schools have been caught “teaching” blatant lies that …
#1. President Donald Trump’s plan to “Make America Great Again” is rooted in racism.
#2. That anyone who supports the president is a “racist.”
...HERE’S WHAT YOU’RE MISSING …
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Illegals "OK". Americans? Not so much.-----Starting in 2021, Americans will need to register to travel to EU | TheHill

Starting in 2021, Americans will need to register to travel to EU | TheHill
"Americans will need to register online and pay a fee before traveling to Europe starting in 2021.
U.S. nationals crossing the pond will need a passport and a credit or debit card to apply for a European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) permit.
...Previously, Americans had been exempt from pre-registration requirements when traveling to EU nations.
...U.S. nationals will not need a prior permit to visit the United Kingdom."
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#1 This day 1972-----Harry Nilsson - Without You

Bryce Harper will save tens of millions in taxes by spurning the Dodgers and Giants :: Grabien News

Bryce Harper will save tens of millions in taxes by spurning the Dodgers and Giants :: Grabien News:
"For Major League Baseball players, three teams are at the bottom of the standings on state taxes: the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants.
That’s because California is in a league of its own on personal income taxes.
We’ve got by far the highest state rate in the nation, topping out at 13.3%.
By contrast, Pennsylvania has a low flat rate for every taxpayer regardless of income. 
It’s just 3.07%. 
That’s one reason why superstar slugger Bryce Harper signed an eye-popping 13-year, $330-million contract last week with the Philadelphia Phillies, spurning the Dodgers and Giants.
It was the largest free-agent deal in the history of North American sports."

He hates "brown people"?

Perdue: Five-Alarm Crisis at Border, Trump Right to Protect Americans

Perdue: Five-Alarm Crisis at Border, Trump Right to Protect Americans:

Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) told Breitbart News on Thursday that, despite some media reports, there remains a “five-alarm crisis” at the southern border and President Donald Trump is right to take action to protect the American people.

Montage: Media Devastated After Paul Manafort Isn’t Sentenced to Life in Prison :: Grabien - The Multimedia Marketplace

Montage: Media Devastated After Paul Manafort Isn’t Sentenced to Life in Prison :: Grabien - The Multimedia Marketplace
News & Politics
"Last night a federal judge sentenced Paul Manafort, who is 69 years old, to 47 months in prison for financial crimes Special Counsel Robert Mueller uncovered during his probe into the Trump campaign's interactions with Russia. 

The major media —  which had been hyping the former Trump campaign manager "spending the rest of his life prison" — was, to put it plainly, furious. 

Reporters and anchors angrily decried the sentencing as a mockery of justice, claiming it was an example of racism at work. 

MSNBC's Eddie Glaude Jr. said the sentence shows white people “matter more” than others. 

"Look, the sentencing gap reflects what I call the value gap," Glaude said. "Underneath the sentencing gap, just as underneath the empathy gap and the wealth gap is the value gap. And the value gap is the belief that white people matter more than others, particularly white people with money matter more than others.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough attacked the judge for “damaging American democracy” and acting like a Trump fanatic...

And that’s just a sampling. 
For more, check out the video montage at the link above."

AM Fruitcake

History for March 9

History for March 9 - On-This-Day.com
Amerigo Vespucci 1454 - Explorer, navigator, cartographer, America was named in honor Vespucci, Mickey Spillane 1918 - Author, Yuri Gagarin 1934


Mickey Gilley 1936 - Country singer, Mark Lindsay 1942 - Singer (Paul Revere & the Raiders), Bobby Fischer 1943 - Chess player


1832 - Abraham Lincoln announced that he would run for a political office for the first time. He was unsuccessful in his run for a seat in the Illinois state legislature.


1983 - The official Soviet news agency TASS says that U.S. President Reagan is full of "bellicose lunatic anti-communism."

Ocasio-Cortez: U.S. Should Not Have Authorized Use Of Force Against 9/11 Perpetrators | Daily Wire

Ocasio-Cortez: U.S. Should Not Have Authorized Use Of Force Against 9/11 Perpetrators | Daily Wire:

Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) made radical statements Monday night on Twitter, suggesting that the United States should not have authorized the use of force against those who perpetrated the 9/11 attacks — the deadliest terrorist attack in world history.

The way we were-----Please Don´t Let Me Be Misunderstood- The Animals

Boob-tube-----Johnny Carson's Monologue Has Rough Start, But Hilarious Ending 12-14-1988

High School Girl Suspended For Wearing Make America Great Again Sweatshirt and Holding MAGA Flag

High School Girl Suspended For Wearing Make America Great Again Sweatshirt and Holding MAGA Flag

Perry High School girl Logan Jones and her friend pose in MAGA sweaters with a Trump MAGA flag.

Last Friday, Perry High School in Gilbert, Ariz., suspended student Logan Jones after a security officer reprimanded her as she posed for photos in a "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) sweater while holding a pro-Trump "Make America Great Again" flag. 

...According to the demand letter, Jones and her friends had dressed in patriotic and USA-themed clothing for a "Party in the USA Day" on Friday of Spirit Week.

"Immediately after school was dismissed at 2:14 p.m., [Jones] and a few of her friends went to one of the outdoor common areas of campus to take pictures together before they went home," the letter reads. 
"This is a common practice for [Jones] and many other students and it happens virtually every day after school without any interference by school officials. 
Less than five minutes after they arrived, while [Jones] and her friend were taking a picture in their MAGA sweatshirts and holding a flag that said 'Trump' and 'Make America Great Again,' a School Resource Officer approached and ordered [Jones] and her friends to leave."

Jones immediately obeyed and started packing up to leave.

The officer took photos of her and her friends with his phone, began following her as she left campus, and then ordered her to give him her name. 

Jones asked why he needed her name, as she was complying with his order. 

At that point, the officer told her to speak with Vice Principal Heather Patterson.

Jones called her mother and told her about the situation. 
Her mother said she would come to the school herself and told Jones not to speak with anyone until she arrived. 
At the office, Jones was again asked to give her name. 
She "politely replied that her mother was on her way to the office and that her mother had instructed her not to answer any questions until she arrived."

Once the mother arrived, a brief discussion ensued between the mother, Principal Dan Serrano, Vice Principal Patterson, and the officer. Principal Serrano left, saying, "I am tired of hearing this. Logan Jones, you are suspended for 10 days. Get off of school property."

Jones was allegedly suspended for failing to identify herself to school officials, yet ADF argued that "this reason was mere pretext."

"Contrary to the stated reason, there is ample evidence to establish that you imposed the suspension against [Jones] based on a disagreement with the viewpoint of [Jones's] message," the letter states. 

"Multiple videos demonstrate the hostility that School officials displayed towards the messages expressing support for President Trump and his MAGA slogan. 
And it is our understanding that other students have been punished as well for expressing similar viewpoints."

"This blatant censorship of [Jones's] speech violates the First Amendment," the letter declares..."

Ocasio-Cortez, chief of staff illegally moved $885G in campaign contributions 'off the books,' FEC complaint alleges | Fox News

Ocasio-Cortez, chief of staff illegally moved $885G in campaign contributions 'off the books,' FEC complaint alleges | Fox News:

"These are not minor or technical violations," Tom Anderson, director of NLPC’s Government Integrity Project, said in a statement. "We are talking about real money here. In all my years of studying FEC reports, I’ve never seen a more ambitious operation to circumvent reporting requirements. Representative Ocasio-Cortez has been quite vocal in condemning so-called dark money, but her own campaign went to great lengths to avoid the sunlight of disclosure.”
Added Anderson: “They believe their cause is so great that they don’t have to play by the rules. They believe that they are above campaign finance law."

The Left? Seething with apoplectic rage. The right? Happy and optimistic.

The Left? Seething with apoplectic rage. The right? Happy and optimistic.
"Among the many, many things that starkly define the differences between the Left and the right, none is more wretched than the difference in how they approach life.  
Leftists, even when they are in power, are generally miserable, discontent with America as it was founded and as it is, always banging their heads against some perceived wall. 
The right, on the other hand, is characterized by general good-natured love of country and the quest to save America from the radical left's reprehensible appropriation of the culture, academia, the media, and entertainment. 
Conservative people revel in their families, work, and self-reliance and their good fortune to be Americans. 
They are grateful people.
...The Left wants people to suffer; that is its goal. 
That is how incandescent leftists are with hatred for the American people, especially those who voted for Trump and are still happy they did.  
The cheerless Left has troubled its own house and will inherit the wind. 
The people of the right, and those who have since realized that joy is a good thing, are thrilled by what Trump has accomplished in two years and will re-elect the man with ease."

Science Magazine goes nuts over Happer Committee | CFACT

Science Magazine goes nuts over Happer Committee | CFACT: 
"In case you missed it, the US National Security Council has floated a proposal to form a Presidential Committee that will take a hard look at some of the climate change alarmist reports coming out of the federal agencies. 
I reported that important event here. 
The effort is being led by physicist Will Happer, a well known skeptic.
Not surprisingly, the climate alarmists are apoplectic at the very thought that a group of scientists might examine their cherished alarms. 
The prestigious magazine/journal “Science” has been a leader in expressing outrage, in a way that clearly shows that they have no idea what is going on. 
Their confusion is a fine example of why the Happer Committee is sorely needed.
When a supposedly great scientific publication cannot understand the situation it is worth a closer look. 
It turns out Science Mag is operating under a simple fallacy. 
We might even call it the “alarmist fallacy” since most alarmists fall for it.
...The alarmist fallacy is journalism ruined by advocacy.

Lunch video-----Americans Don't Know Their Own History

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Democrats Need Stupid Voters

Democrats Need Stupid Voters:

Remember Jonathan Gruber, the chief architect of ObamaCare?
The economics professor from MIT had bragged the law was deliberately written in tortured and confusing language in order to fool the American voter and famously said, “lack of transparency was a huge political advantage.” Gruber also sneered that the overall strategy to have the bill passed into law “depended on the stupidity of the American voter.”
How could Gruber be confident that enough voters would be so stupid as to support Democratic efforts to take control of our healthcare?

PROFILES IN COURAGE: Anti-Semitism Resolution Doesn’t Name Omar ‘Because It’s Not About Her,’...

Instapundit  Blog Archive  PROFILES IN COURAGE: 
"Anti-Semitism Resolution Doesn’t Name Omar ‘Because It’s Not About Her,’ Says Pelosi.

Related: That’s a wrap! Ilhan Omar votes yes on House Dems’ resolution and then has ‘a good laugh.’
“The resolution was a joke and they humiliated Pelosi. I’d laugh too,” Allahpundit tweets.
“Omar Knows Exactly What She Is Doing,” 
Bret Stephens wrote earlier today at the New York Times:

The goal is not to win the argument, at least not anytime soon. Yet merely by refusing to fold, Omar stands to shift the range of acceptable discussion — the so-called Overton window — sharply in her direction. Ideas once thought of as intellectually uncouth and morally repulsive have suddenly become merely controversial. It’s how anti-Zionism has abruptly become an acceptable point of view in reputable circles. It’s why anti-Semitism is just outside the frame, bidding to get in... Read all.

As Neo writes, “Anti-Semitism: it’s all the rage:”

I don’t think Democrats much care if they lose the Jewish vote, because the number of Jews in the US is small and highly concentrated in places that are and will remain Democratic enclaves even without the Jewish vote. Plus, many Jews today are secular and have replaced any allegiance to Judaism with an allegiance to leftism, so perhaps this won’t even alienate them...

This would be a great topic for this Sunday’s Beltway chat shows. Just think of the media as Democratic Party operatives with Chyrons, if it doesn’t come up.---Posted by Ed Driscoll "