Global Warming: It Can Do Anything! | Power Line

Global Warming: It Can Do Anything! | Power Line
"I’m so old, I can remember when global warming caused droughts. 
Or, put another way, climate change was making the Earth–in particular, the Great Lakes–drier. 
Thus, as I noted here:

National Geographic: “Climate Change and Variability Drive Low Water Levels on the Great Lakes.”

The National Resources Defense Council: “Climate change is lowering Great Lakes water levels.”

It’s no secret that, partially due to climate change, the water levels in the Great Lakes are getting very low.

The U.N’s IPCC: “[T]he following lake level declines could occur: Lake Superior -0.2 to -0.5 m.”

Dick Durbin: “What we are seeing in global warming is the evaporation of our Great Lakes.”

Minnesota Public Radio:

Scientists at the Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [are] studying the interplay between low water levels, shrinking ice cover and warm water temperatures, Gronewold said. They have already concluded that climate change is playing a role in determining Great Lakes water levels.

Those quotes date from 2013..."

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History for May 24

History for May 24 - On-This-Day.com
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit 1686 - Physicist, engineer, he determined the temperature scale named after him, Queen Victoria (Britain) 1819, Tommy Chong 1938 - Comedian (Cheech and Chong)


Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman) 1941 - Musician, singer, songwriter (Traveling Wilburys), Gary Burghoff 1943 - Actor ("M*A*S*H"), Joe Dumars 1963


1764 - Bostonian lawyer James Otis denounced "taxation without representation" and called for the colonies to unite in demonstrating their opposition to Britain’s new tax measures.


1844 - Samuel F.B. Morse formally opened America's first telegraph line. The first message was sent from Washington, DC, to Baltimore, MD. The message was "What hath God wrought?"

Cohen Transcripts Further Undermine A Key Point In The Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory | The Daily Caller

Cohen Transcripts Further Undermine A Key Point In The Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory | The Daily Caller:

The problem with Cohen’s statement, as producer Aaron Mate pointed out on Twitter, is that the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory was not in the public sphere during the time frame he is referencing. Trump held dozens of rallies a month between February and June of 2016, but a cursory keyword search of rallies from that time period yielded a single mention of Russia — a criticism of the Iran deal, which he said would allow the country to buy missiles from Russia.

The way we were-----"Lola"- The Kinks

Boob-tube-----Carol Burnett - Bust Ups, Bloopers & Blunders Pt. 2

Will the Deep State Conspirators Ever Be Held Accountable?

Instapundit Blog Archive MARK ELLIS: Will the Deep State Conspirators Ever Be Held Accountable? 
“Even given all we now know, and are learning from Hannity’s ‘boomerang’ extravaganza each day, it would be irresponsible to categorically state that yes, this person, those people, will ever be charged or brought to trial, let alone hear the clank of a cell door closing behind them. 
Due to the labyrinthine depths, interconnectivity, and power inherent in a Deep State that has shocked a nation aghast at the reach of rogue bureaucracies, no one can say for certain whether any of those who concocted this conspiracy will ever be brought to justice.”---Posted by Stephen Green"

The Equality Act would turn America upside down - Washington Times

The Equality Act would turn America upside down - Washington Times
"Democrats in the House are celebrating Friday’s passage of the Equality Act, a misnamed legal jackhammer that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to federal civil rights law.
It goes far beyond allowing men into women’s sports and locker rooms, as bad as that is.
It provides the state with the power to persecute anyone who won’t celebrate any aspect of the LGBTQ agenda.
Far from merely expanding civil rights categories, it turns any recognition of the differences between the sexes or any preference for traditional sexual morality into actionable “hate,” creating fertile grounds for lawsuits.
“It is the most dangerous bill to freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion that has ever been proposed on a national level,” says Houston Baptist University Prof. Robert Gagnon, an expert in biblical sexual morality.
“It will codify into law that you are a bigot, the moral equivalent of a racist, tantamount to being a member of the Klu Klux Klan, who must be shut out of society and, wherever possible, harassed and persecuted for your beliefs.”
In other words, it will criminalize Christianity, an ongoing process that got a big boost from the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling on same-sex “marriage.”
This draconian bill passed by a vote of 236-173, with 8 Republicans joining 228 Democrats.
Another 16 Republicans and 7 Democrats did not vote.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has actually endorsed it. 
When did destroying the moral order and paving the way for more lawsuits against businesses become part of the chamber’s mission?..."
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Al Jazeera Gets Twitter To Silence Critics Of Its Video Implying Jews Benefited From Holocaust | The Daily Caller

Al Jazeera Gets Twitter To Silence Critics Of Its Video Implying Jews Benefited From Holocaust | The Daily Caller:

The Qatar-funded Al Jazeera news network published a video questioning the Holocaust and implying that Jews have benefited from it.
Then, when Western media caught them and published translations, Twitter agreed to censor the westerners’ translated versions, invoking Al Jazeera’s copyright.

The Top 30 Deadliest Animals on Earth | Biology | Science 101

The Top 30 Deadliest Animals on Earth | Biology | Science 101
"Animals kill humans every day, but it’s not always the ones we most suspect. Death can come from the water, a farm, the jungle, or even our vegetables. Many animals are simply more deadly because humans are around them more often, compared to the scary ones we stay away from. And certainly all of these animals cause injuries or disease to many more humans than they actually kill. Starting at number 30 and getting deadlier, we countdown these killer critters.

29. Alligators--These huge reptiles certainly are a scary sight, but out of every animal on this list, they’re responsible for the fewest human deaths per year. Alligators only kill about three people each year. In fact, more people die from lightning strikes in the US than from alligators...

ABC News

28. Wolves..."

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Each of you must denounce and report six Americans

Each of you must denounce and report six Americans

4 in 10 Americans Embrace Some Form of Socialism
"Comrades, we're making PROGress, but not enough. 
If we can't shame them to come over to the Red side, we change how we count the numbers. if we (ahem) alter the population counted (numbers in Gulag don't count) we can rise to majority in no time. 
Two out of five is nice, but four out of ten sounds like we are influencing a greater number, so we're going with that.
Report your neighbors with cars, nicer things, better shovels, fancy degrees from universities (except degrees in ebonics or gender studies; sociology degree holders will be reviewed one by one). 
You know the drill. Little Jimmy (or Jamal) goes to school with half of a government cheese sandwich for lunch if he's lucky, but Sally and Chad have chicken salad sandwiches and a bag of chips? 
Kids, report them to your teacher, and if she doesn't forward the report, report HER!
Vote Bernie, Vote Early, and Vote OFTEN! 
It's for the Children™"

Lunch video-----Silly Snowflake Get Charged, Cuffed and Arrested After Stealing Pro-Life...

Noon-toon

House Freedom Caucus Condemns Rep Justin Amash After Impeachment Stance | The Daily Caller

House Freedom Caucus Condemns Rep Justin Amash After Impeachment Stance | The Daily Caller:

The conservative House Freedom Caucus condemned member Republican Michigan Rep. Justin Amash Monday after his Saturday comments that President Donald Trump “engaged in impeachable conduct.”
Every caucus member at the meeting Monday opposed Amash’s impeachment stance, Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan said, according to Politico. Amash was not at the meeting and has shown up for virtually no meetings the entire year, sources told Politico.

A Typical High School Tells a Larger Story: Schools Are Now Dominated by the Feminist Agenda | News and Politics

A Typical High School Tells a Larger Story: Schools Are Now Dominated by the Feminist Agenda | News and Politics
"Recently, my wife Janice posted a video in her Fiamengo File series about an Ottawa school, Brookfield High, that had launched a ManUp campaign, complete with posters targeting males as prone to evil and females as innocent victims. 
“Judging from the displays,” she states, “Brookfield High goes out of its way to make girls feel welcome through positive messaging; boys, in contrast, are set apart to be lectured and shamed about male evil.”
The poster, which reads When you stand back and watch evil, you’re standing by it, “strongly reinforces the grim mood…
The clear implication is that this boy…WILL encounter ‘evil’ at his school—not amidst the slutty girls who tempt him…but amidst the other boys who will supposedly do bad things to girls and condone violence.”...
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What a concept!-----ESPN president says network moving away from politics, putting focus on ...

#1 This day 1945-----Les Brown and the Ames Brothers - Sentimental Journey (1951)

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hires private security operator married to lobbyist to run her security detail - Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hires private security operator married to lobbyist to run her security detail - Chicago Tribune
"New Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s security detail will be headed up by a former U.S. marshal who’s married to a city lobbyist for United Airlines, in a departure from Chicago mayors traditionally relying on city police officers to keep them safe.
James Smith is a managing partner at Silver Star Protection Group.
...Lightfoot’s administration will look to Smith to coordinate her security rather than relying primarily on the Chicago Police Department. 
It was unclear Tuesday how Smith would be paid.
...She did not respond to questions about whether it’s appropriate for the person running the mayor’s security detail to be married to a corporate lobbyist.
Lightfoot campaigned on a pledge to end the influence of political insiders at City Hall..."
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Well, why doncha?

Devin Nunes: Mueller knew there was no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion on day one

Devin Nunes: Mueller knew there was no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion on day one:

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., went further than Attorney General William Barr to answer the question of when special counsel Robert Mueller knew there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
In an interview that aired Friday on Fox News, Barr said he "couldn't say."
Appearing after Barr, Nunes, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, was not so hesitant.

Where were you that day?-----Flight 191: 40 years later -- Chicago Tribune

Flight 191: 40 years later -- Chicago Tribune
"As 258 passengers filed on to American Airlines Flight 191 at O’Hare International Airport the Friday before Memorial Day in 1979, nothing suggested that they would never reach Los Angeles.
They would have listened to the flight attendant instruct them how to buckle the seat belt and where to find the emergency exits.
None of that would matter.
As the three-engine McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accelerated down the runway, reaching takeoff speed, the left engine broke away, vaulting over the aircraft’s wing.
The pilots heard a thunk.
“Damn,” one of the pilots said.
It would be the last word captured by the cockpit voice recorder.
...How the crash happened..."
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History for May 23

History for May 23 - On-This-Day.com
Friedrich Anton Mesmer 1734 - Physician, astrologist, Margaret Fuller (Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli) 1810 - Journalist, critic, women's rights activist, Artie Shaw 1910 - Band leader


Scatman Crothers (Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers) 1910 - Actor, musician, singer, dancer, Lauren Chapin 1945 - Actress ("Father Knows Best"), Drew Carey 1958 - Actor, game show host


1900 - Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney became the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor, 37 years after the Battle of Fort Wagner.


1934 - In Bienville Parish, LA, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by Texas Rangers. The bank robbers were riding in a stolen Ford Deluxe.

Here’s How The Asylum System Is Being Exploited | The Daily Caller

Here’s How The Asylum System Is Being Exploited | The Daily Caller:

Tens of thousands of apprehended migrants from the Central American countries driving the border crisis exploit loopholes in the immigration system by making false asylum claims, according to data, experts and surveys.
The loopholes allow “people with suspect asylum claims … to make their way into the interior of the United States and disappear,” one expert told The Daily Caller News Foundation. Data shows only about half of the migrants from those countries who claim asylum actually file a formal application after being let into the U.S.