Sunday, May 12, 2019
History for May 12
History for May 12 - On-This-Day.com
Florence Nightingale 1820 - Nurse, contributed to modern nursing procedures, author, Mildred McAfee 1900 - Captain Mildred McAfee (Horton), first director of U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service), Katherine Hepburn 1907 - Actress ("Morning Glory", "On Golden Pond [1981]", "The Rainmaker")
Mary Kay Ash 1915 - U.S. businesswoman and the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc., born Mary Kathlyn Wagner, Yogi Berra 1925 - Baseball player, manager, George Carlin 1937 - Comedian, actor
1885 - In the Battle of Batoche, French Canadians rebelled against the Canadian government.
1940 - The Nazi conquest of France began with the German army crossing Muese River.
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Cartels thrive in New Mexico county after feds shut down checkpoints
Cartels thrive in New Mexico county after feds shut down checkpoints:
Black, who has lived in this city of nearly 32,000 people his whole life, said he has 44 “gun toters” overseeing the county’s 6,628 square miles of lonely ranchland and pistachio orchards nestled among national parkland and Holloman Air Force Base.
Now the lawman said he has to deploy his own overworked forces to stop drugs such as methamphetamines, marijuana and fentanyl from coming through his territory, which is home to some 65,000 people.
Otero County is undefended because US Customs and Border Protection shut down two inspection facilities on US Routes 54 and 70, Black said. The Border Protection agents were sent south to El Paso to help with the massive influx of migrants. More than 800 have been arriving per day at the border near El Paso, according to Border Protection statistics.
Now the lawman said he has to deploy his own overworked forces to stop drugs such as methamphetamines, marijuana and fentanyl from coming through his territory, which is home to some 65,000 people.
Otero County is undefended because US Customs and Border Protection shut down two inspection facilities on US Routes 54 and 70, Black said. The Border Protection agents were sent south to El Paso to help with the massive influx of migrants. More than 800 have been arriving per day at the border near El Paso, according to Border Protection statistics.
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Twitter suspends account exposing attacks on Trump supporters - WND
Twitter has suspended an account established to document violent attacks on supporters of President Trump.
The One America News network, OAN, reported the account, @Magaphobiaconservative, had been set up by one of its reporters, Jack Posobiec.
High School in Ohio Invites Radicals to Present | Clarion Project
High School in Ohio Invites Radicals to Present | Clarion Project
"There is a high school in Columbus, Ohio that offers a political radicalism class where actual radicals present to the students.
They have been providing this class to the students since 1975.
"There is a high school in Columbus, Ohio that offers a political radicalism class where actual radicals present to the students.
They have been providing this class to the students since 1975.
“Poli-rad students study each speaker ahead of time, gathering background and preparing questions,” AP reported about the class. “Afterward, teachers help them think critically about how factors such as deceptive language or personal charisma were used.“The teachers attribute the course’s success to a few key ground rules: Presenters must come from across the political spectrum, they can’t be censored, students must remain respectful and instructors can’t share their personal political beliefs.”
The idea is that by exposing students to political landmines they will most likely encounter in their lives, they will be equipped to react rationally to them.
If this class were to be proposed today — with the media exposure that we have had in regards to extremism and terrorism — it would be extremely difficult to develop it without pushback from parents and activist organizations.
...In actuality, it is more logical that exposure to different types of radical thoughts and ideologies in a safe and controlled environment can prove to be a strong preventative measure.
By allowing students and young people to hear opinions and belief systems from all points of view, including radical ones that can clearly involve extremely skewed idea, it can help open their minds and develop cognitive thinking..."
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By allowing students and young people to hear opinions and belief systems from all points of view, including radical ones that can clearly involve extremely skewed idea, it can help open their minds and develop cognitive thinking..."
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Fans of Best of the Web Today
Fans of Best of the Web Today--Matt Cederholm"Milton Friedman wrote a famous essay in which he posited that a model should not be judged by the validity of its assumptions, but by how well it predicts what happens in the real world.
On both, actually, climate models have failed abjectly.
The temperature trends lie well below the 5% projection, even when the models are refined. Arguments that the heat is "hiding in the ocean" or somesuch are a tacit admission that we don't understand the climate well enough.
They are an admission that the models failed.
Much of the climate change cult uses global warming as an excuse to restrain capitalism.
It is a religious movement based on expressions of faith such as "settled science."
Its goal is not to save the planet, but to institute socialism.
The proof of their intent is their objection to nuclear power, which is the superior choice on almost every margin.."
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Ex-Intelligence Analyst Charged With Leaking Classified Documents To Reporter | The Daily Caller
Ex-Intelligence Analyst Charged With Leaking Classified Documents To Reporter | The Daily Caller:
Federal prosecutors charged a former government intelligence analyst with leaking classified documents about drone strikes to a reporter, according to an indictment unsealed May 9.
Daniel E. Hale, 31, was arrested in Nashville on May 9. He worked as a government analyst for the National Security Agency and as a private defense contractor for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, where he had access to top-secret documents.
Federal prosecutors charged a former government intelligence analyst with leaking classified documents about drone strikes to a reporter, according to an indictment unsealed May 9.
Daniel E. Hale, 31, was arrested in Nashville on May 9. He worked as a government analyst for the National Security Agency and as a private defense contractor for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, where he had access to top-secret documents.
The road to Caracas - The Boston Globe
The road to Caracas - The Boston Globe
"When I first visited Venezuela in 2010, Hugo Chávez was still the country’s president.
Venezuela in those days wasn’t all bad.
I enjoyed sipping Scotch (the national drink of choice) in Carabobo and boating on the Orinoco River.
But I could tell that things were not going to end well.
“The reality of Chávez’s regime,” I wrote at the time, “is that it is a sham democracy. . . . Private property rights . . . are routinely violated.
Chávez nationalizes businesses more or less at will. . . . And, like so many tinpot dictators in Latin American history, he makes a mockery of the rule of law by changing the constitution to suit himself.”
Chávez died in 2013, but things have only gotten worse under his successor, Nicolás Maduro.
The Venezuelan economy has descended into the abyss of hyperinflation.
Despite having vast reserves of oil, the country’s power grid barely functions.
There are chronic shortages of food and medicine.
An estimated 3.4 million people have fled the country..."
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"When I first visited Venezuela in 2010, Hugo Chávez was still the country’s president.
Venezuela in those days wasn’t all bad.
I enjoyed sipping Scotch (the national drink of choice) in Carabobo and boating on the Orinoco River.But I could tell that things were not going to end well.
“The reality of Chávez’s regime,” I wrote at the time, “is that it is a sham democracy. . . . Private property rights . . . are routinely violated.
Chávez nationalizes businesses more or less at will. . . . And, like so many tinpot dictators in Latin American history, he makes a mockery of the rule of law by changing the constitution to suit himself.”
Chávez died in 2013, but things have only gotten worse under his successor, Nicolás Maduro.
The Venezuelan economy has descended into the abyss of hyperinflation.
Despite having vast reserves of oil, the country’s power grid barely functions.
There are chronic shortages of food and medicine.
An estimated 3.4 million people have fled the country..."
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Steele's stunning pre-FISA confession: Informant needed to air Trump dirt before election | TheHill
Steele's stunning pre-FISA confession: Informant needed to air Trump dirt before election | TheHill"If ever there were an admission that taints the FBI’s secret warrant to surveil Donald Trump’s campaign, it sat buried for more than 2 1/2 years in the files of a high-ranking State Department official.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kathleen Kavalec’s written account of her Oct. 11, 2016, meeting with FBI informant Christopher Steele shows the Hillary Clinton campaign-funded British intelligence operative admitted that his research was political and facing an Election Day deadline.
And that confession occurred 10 days before the FBI used Steele’s now-discredited dossier to justify securing a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page and the campaign’s ties to Russia.
Steele’s client “is keen to see this information come to light prior to November 8,” the date of the 2016 election, Kavalec wrote in a typed summary of her meeting with Steele and Tatyana Duran, a colleague from Steele’s Orbis Security firm. The memos were unearthed a few days ago through open-records litigation by the conservative group Citizens United.
Kavalec’s notes do not appear to have been provided to the House Intelligence Committee during its Russia probe, according to former Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.). "They tried to hide a lot of documents from us during our investigation, and it usually turns out there’s a reason for it," Nunes told me.
Senate and House Judiciary investigators told me they did not know about them, even though they investigated Steele’s behavior in 2017-18..."
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Kuwaiti ‘academic’ claims gay men have a WORM in their backside that 'feeds on semen' | Daily Mail Online
Kuwaiti ‘academic’ claims gay men have a WORM in their backside that 'feeds on semen' | Daily Mail Online"Kuwaiti 'academic' claims gay men have a WORM in their backside that 'feeds on semen' and says 'therapeutic suppositories can cure homosexuality' in bizarre television interview
- US-based MEMRI which covers Middle Eastern stories posted the clip on Twitter
- Mariam Al-Sohel was speaking on Scope TV, a broadcaster based in Kuwait City
- She reportedly said her 'cure' is based on 'Islamic prophecies' and science.."
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US Officials Announce ‘First-Ever Seizure’ Of North Korean Ship Allegedly Used To Bust Sanctions | The Daily Caller
US Officials Announce ‘First-Ever Seizure’ Of North Korean Ship Allegedly Used To Bust Sanctions | The Daily Caller:
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. government seized a North Korean cargo vessel that was allegedly used to violate sanctions placed against the North Korean government.
National security officials announced Thursday the U.S. had seized the Wise Honest, a 17,061-ton ship that is registered in North Korea.
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. government seized a North Korean cargo vessel that was allegedly used to violate sanctions placed against the North Korean government.
National security officials announced Thursday the U.S. had seized the Wise Honest, a 17,061-ton ship that is registered in North Korea.
Faculty votes to remove Chick-fil-A from campus after 25 years | The College Fix
- Professor compares Chick-fil-A to pornography, Hooters
"The faculty senate at a public California university voted overwhelmingly to kick Chick-fil-A off that campus, citing the chain’s purported support of “anti-LGBT causes” as a violation of the university’s values.
The academic senate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo “opted to recommend getting rid of the chicken chain’s location despite its 25-year tenure on campus,”
The San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The faculty justified this decision by “pointing to Chick-fil-A Foundation’s history of donating to anti-LGBT causes, noting that its values are not consistent with those of the university.”
...The vice chair of the academic senate justified the vote by drawing an astonishing comparison between the fast-food chain and sexually explicit media.
“We don’t sell pornography in the bookstore and we don’t have a Hooters on campus — we already pre-select those kind of things based on our existing values,” Thomas Gutierrez said, according to The Chronicle..."
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History for May 11
History for May 11 - On-This-Day.com
Irving Berlin 1888 - Composer, lyricist, Salvador Dali (Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalà i Domènech) 1904 - Surrealist painter, Phil Silvers 1912 - Entertainer, comedy actor ("The Phil Silvers Show"), known as "The King of Chutzpah"
Mort Sahl (Morton Lyon "Mort" Sahl) 1927 - Comedian, actor, Louis Farrakhan (Louis Eugene Walcott) 1933 - National Representative of the Nation of Islam, Doug McClure 1938 - Actor
1947 - The creation of the tubeless tire was announced by the B.F. Goodrich Company.
1967 - The siege of Khe Sanh ended.
Friday, May 10, 2019
Investigative report suggests Mueller hired Steele! - WND
Investigative report suggests Mueller hired Steele! - WND:
A new report from RealClearInvestigation documents how FBI special counsel Robert Mueller spent nearly three quarters of a million dollars on “outside contractors” for his “Russia collusion” report.
But he won’t say who he paid and that has “led congressional investigators, government watchdog groups and others to speculate that the private investigators and researchers who worked for the special counsel’s office might have included Christopher Steele and Fusion GPS, the private research firm that hired Steele to produce the Russia collusion dossier for the Clinton campaign.”
But he won’t say who he paid and that has “led congressional investigators, government watchdog groups and others to speculate that the private investigators and researchers who worked for the special counsel’s office might have included Christopher Steele and Fusion GPS, the private research firm that hired Steele to produce the Russia collusion dossier for the Clinton campaign.”
Jim Jordan Rips Into Democrats For Holding Bill Barr In Contempt | The Daily Caller
Jim Jordan Rips Into Democrats For Holding Bill Barr In Contempt | The Daily Caller:
Jordan, the ranking member of the committee, claimed that Democrats want to “destroy” Barr because they are worried that he might investigate how the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election began.
“Democrats are nervous he’s gonna get to the bottom of everything,” Jordan said. “He’s gonna find out how and why this investigation started in the first place.”
Jordan was referring to Barr’s testimony in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee last month where the attorney general said that he believed “spying did occur” on Trump’s 2016 campaign and that the Justice Department would investigate it.
“Democrats are nervous he’s gonna get to the bottom of everything,” Jordan said. “He’s gonna find out how and why this investigation started in the first place.”
Jordan was referring to Barr’s testimony in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee last month where the attorney general said that he believed “spying did occur” on Trump’s 2016 campaign and that the Justice Department would investigate it.
Brexit is one of many examples of the disconnect between the political elite and the public | BrexitCentral
Brexit is one of many examples of the disconnect between the political elite and the public | BrexitCentral"In many of the world’s democracies traditional parties are on the slide and populist movements are on the rise.
...At the root of much of this is a row over money and tax.
The traditional parties have become wedded to higher taxes to pay for big government.
They also impose higher taxes to virtue-signal over a wide range of behaviours they want to control, from driving cars and flying away on holiday to eating the wrong foods and buying expensive homes.
It took a Trump to sweep in promising to slash individual and company tax rates, cuts which proved popular when he drove them through Congress.
...Many people think they can make better use of their own money by spending on it on their family and their own priorities instead of the government spending it for them.
...In the UK a crucial argument in the Brexit campaign was the wish to take back control of our money.
Many voters feel our budget contributions to a rich club of countries is too large.
They want that tax revenue to be spent here at home, or given back through lower taxes..."
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High school may erase mural of George Washington: ‘traumatizes students’ | The College Fix
High school may erase mural of George Washington: ‘traumatizes students’ | The College Fix- ‘Glorifies slavery, genocide, colonization, manifest destiny’
"A Northern California public school district may remove a mural of George Washington from the halls of George Washington High School due to concerns that it’s offensive and demeaning to Native Americans and African-Americans.
The controversy comes after a working group determined the mural, made up of several panels, “traumatizes students and community members.”...
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Documents Show Steele Dossier Was Just Political Mud-Slinging For Clinton Campaign | The Daily Caller
Documents Show Steele Dossier Was Just Political Mud-Slinging For Clinton Campaign | The Daily Caller:
That conclusion is revealed in a written account from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kathleen Kavalec’s Oct. 11, 2016, meeting with former MI6 agent Christopher Steele. Steele reportedly acknowledged that his intelligence-gathering mission was nothing more than a political job for the Hillary Clinton election campaign. (RELATED: Investigate Steele Dossier As Russian Disinformation, Intel Experts Say)
The correspondence came to light recently after the conservative activist group Citizens United successfully argued for the documents to be released pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act. They were delivered in a highly redacted form.
During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General William Barr said that he is investigating whether the Steele dossier was a product of a Russian disinformation campaign.
The correspondence came to light recently after the conservative activist group Citizens United successfully argued for the documents to be released pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act. They were delivered in a highly redacted form.
During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General William Barr said that he is investigating whether the Steele dossier was a product of a Russian disinformation campaign.
Occupy Democrats Facebook Page Posts Trump Death Fantasy - Big League Politics
Occupy Democrats Facebook Page Posts Trump Death Fantasy - Big League Politics:
"A large, radically leftist Facebook page posted a meme fantasizing about President Donald J. Trump in late April.
"A large, radically leftist Facebook page posted a meme fantasizing about President Donald J. Trump in late April.
In the meme, Trump is looking at Press Secretary Sarah H. Sanders as though they are having a conversation.
The text reads as follows:
The text reads as follows:
“Sir, I had a dream that you finally got the parade you’ve wanted. There were millions of people lining the streets waving and cheering as you passed by in a large, black limo.”“Was I smiling, Sarah?”“I don’t know, sir, the lid on the casket was closed.”
Over the past few days, Facebook has faced significant backlash after banning prominent right-wing figures Alex Jones, Paul Joseph Watson, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Laura Loomer from its platform.
All have been removed from Facebook-owned Instagram, too.
The company called the banned individuals “dangerous.”
Many prominent conservatives have pointed out an apparent double-standard in de-platforming those with conservative views, but allowing violent leftist rhetoric to stay..."
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All have been removed from Facebook-owned Instagram, too.
The company called the banned individuals “dangerous.”
Many prominent conservatives have pointed out an apparent double-standard in de-platforming those with conservative views, but allowing violent leftist rhetoric to stay..."
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