But the Trump administration put Israel in a hard position.
People forget that Netanyahu was willing to put aside is really law to allow these anti-israel politicians into Israel
If you didn't protest it then, you shouldn't protest now."
Friday, August 16, 2019
In case your favorite information source sorta missed this-----Obama administration kept a member of the Israeli Parliament out of the United States in 2012.
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But the Trump administration put Israel in a hard position.
People forget that Netanyahu was willing to put aside is really law to allow these anti-israel politicians into Israel
If you didn't protest it then, you shouldn't protest now."
Wind Turbine Landfill or Mass Grave? We Report, You Decide - American Experiment
Wind Turbine Landfill or Mass Grave? We Report, You Decide - American Experiment
"Last week pictures surfaced of a landfill in Wyoming being filled with something you may not have imagined: wind turbine blades.
"Last week pictures surfaced of a landfill in Wyoming being filled with something you may not have imagined: wind turbine blades.
It turns out that the fiberglass wind turbine blades are not recyclable, and the waste disposal site located near Casper, Wyoming will soon be the final resting place of more than 1,000 decommissioned wind turbine blades and motor housing units.
...the number of turbine blades in need of disposal will only grow in the near future...
The aging wind fleet also poses questions of who will pay to take down the turbines and reclaim the land they stood on?..."
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Family of couple who died protecting their infant child in El Paso gets death threats over Trump photo - TheBlaze
Family of couple who died protecting their infant child in El Paso gets death threats over Trump photo - TheBlaze:
What hasn't caught much press was the fact that the family of the deceased, -- that is, the direct immediately family of two of the victims of the mass killing, who are now the guardians of that baby who lives because his parents died -- that family is now receiving threats.
Those threats are not about their immigration status, or their ethnicity, but instead for their association with Trump, and for their participation in that photo.
What hasn't caught much press was the fact that the family of the deceased, -- that is, the direct immediately family of two of the victims of the mass killing, who are now the guardians of that baby who lives because his parents died -- that family is now receiving threats.
Those threats are not about their immigration status, or their ethnicity, but instead for their association with Trump, and for their participation in that photo.
Can You Take Acetaminophen With Ibuprofen? - GoodRx
Can You Take Acetaminophen With Ibuprofen? - GoodRx
"Is it safe to take acetaminophen with ibuprofen?
This may surprise you, though: Taking these two medications together works better to relieve pain than taking them separately. Research studies have shown that ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and acetaminophen (Tylenol) together work well to relieve certain types of pain with few side effects.
In fact, even for extreme dental pain, these medications combined work better than many opioid pain medications (like Vicodin or Norco)..."
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"Is it safe to take acetaminophen with ibuprofen?
The simple answer? Yes, you can safely take acetaminophen and ibuprofen together.
In fact, even for extreme dental pain, these medications combined work better than many opioid pain medications (like Vicodin or Norco)..."
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President Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland - WSJ
"WASHINGTON—President Trump made his name on the world’s most famous island.
Now he wants to buy the world’s biggest.
The idea of the U.S. purchasing Greenland has captured the former real-estate developer’s imagination, according to people familiar with the discussions, who said Mr. Trump has, with varying degrees of seriousness, repeatedly expressed interest in buying the ice-covered autonomous Danish territory between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans...
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"Dependable" green energy FAIL!-----Texas Weather: Extreme Heat Drives Electricity Prices to $9,000 - Bloomberg
Texas Weather: Extreme Heat Drives Electricity Prices to $9,000 - Bloomberg
"Electricity prices briefly surged past a $9,000 a megawatt-hour price cap in Texas as extreme heat sent power demand skyrocketing and forced the state’s grid operator to declare an emergency.
...At one point on Tuesday afternoon, the region had just 2,121 megawatts left in power reserves, less than 3% of total demand on the system.
...The unprecedented rally highlights how fragile Texas power markets -- and to a lesser extent, markets across the U.S. -- have become as giant, conventional power plants retire, squeezed out by cheap natural gas and renewable energy resources.
Texas’s grid operator has been warning for months that plant shutdowns and increasing electricity demand has left it with slim supply margins.
...This week’s price spikes also underscore how dependent the region’s power grid has become on wind farms, which now make up about a quarter of the generation capacity in Texas.
Lackluster breezes contributed to the higher prices, said Flannan Hehir, a power analyst at energy data provider Genscape..."
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"Electricity prices briefly surged past a $9,000 a megawatt-hour price cap in Texas as extreme heat sent power demand skyrocketing and forced the state’s grid operator to declare an emergency.
...At one point on Tuesday afternoon, the region had just 2,121 megawatts left in power reserves, less than 3% of total demand on the system.
...The unprecedented rally highlights how fragile Texas power markets -- and to a lesser extent, markets across the U.S. -- have become as giant, conventional power plants retire, squeezed out by cheap natural gas and renewable energy resources.
Texas’s grid operator has been warning for months that plant shutdowns and increasing electricity demand has left it with slim supply margins....This week’s price spikes also underscore how dependent the region’s power grid has become on wind farms, which now make up about a quarter of the generation capacity in Texas.
Lackluster breezes contributed to the higher prices, said Flannan Hehir, a power analyst at energy data provider Genscape..."
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Gregg Jarrett: Comey's FBI was running a secret counterintelligence operation against Trump, new docs show | Fox News
Gregg Jarrett: Comey's FBI was running a secret counterintelligence operation against Trump, new docs show | Fox News:
Newly obtained documents confirm that James Comey’s FBI was running a secret and corrupt counterintelligence operation against the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016 and repeatedly deceiving the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) thereafter in order to wiretap a Trump campaign associate.
The disclosure was the result of a federal lawsuit and a year of litigation. Despite efforts by FBI Director Christopher Wray to obstruct, a federal court issued an order that forced the FBI and Department of Justice to produce the records known as “302 reports.” They are a summary of interviews FBI agents conducted with Bruce Ohr, a top DOJ official.
The disclosure was the result of a federal lawsuit and a year of litigation. Despite efforts by FBI Director Christopher Wray to obstruct, a federal court issued an order that forced the FBI and Department of Justice to produce the records known as “302 reports.” They are a summary of interviews FBI agents conducted with Bruce Ohr, a top DOJ official.
Worse Than Ever: Government Schools After 35 Years
Worse Than Ever: Government Schools After 35 Years
"As a semi-retired business writer who taught in Detroit 35 years ago, I returned to the classroom because a local high school was unable to replace a Latin teacher who had resigned.
I hold an advanced degree in medieval studies and renewed my certification to teach Latin, history, and social studies.
Once in class, I witnessed firsthand the politicized atmosphere of today’s factory-style government-monopoly schools.
"As a semi-retired business writer who taught in Detroit 35 years ago, I returned to the classroom because a local high school was unable to replace a Latin teacher who had resigned.
I hold an advanced degree in medieval studies and renewed my certification to teach Latin, history, and social studies.
Once in class, I witnessed firsthand the politicized atmosphere of today’s factory-style government-monopoly schools.
My first exposure to school politics came when I renewed my certification.
The 1982 certificate only listed the courses I could teach.
In contrast, the 2018 version had a 300-word “Code of Ethics” that amounted to a profession of faith in collectivism, egalitarianism, state schools, and diversity (typically limited to superficial things like skin color and gender, not ideas).
Nonetheless, I proceeded, thinking that I couldn’t possibly make matters worse.
That much was correct.
The 1982 certificate only listed the courses I could teach.
In contrast, the 2018 version had a 300-word “Code of Ethics” that amounted to a profession of faith in collectivism, egalitarianism, state schools, and diversity (typically limited to superficial things like skin color and gender, not ideas).
Nonetheless, I proceeded, thinking that I couldn’t possibly make matters worse.
That much was correct.
Grosse Pointe South High School is architecturally interesting, sits in a higher-income community, and is considered a good school by locals.
Grosse Pointe South High School (photo credit: umdet)
After an interview and teaching a few “test” classes to first- and second-year students, I was hired.
Within a few days, however, it was clear that many students did not understand English grammar, much less Latin fundamentals.
In response, I taught remedial grammar and outlined how students could pass my course with a “C” or “D.”
There were some excellent students, but test scores were not distributed in a bell-shaped curve.
It was an “inverted” bell, or bimodal distribution – with scores clumped at the two extremes.
Within a few days, however, it was clear that many students did not understand English grammar, much less Latin fundamentals.
In response, I taught remedial grammar and outlined how students could pass my course with a “C” or “D.”
There were some excellent students, but test scores were not distributed in a bell-shaped curve.
It was an “inverted” bell, or bimodal distribution – with scores clumped at the two extremes.
Poor preparation, however, was only the tip of the iceberg.
Students did not bring books to class, relentlessly complained about homework, and expected high grades regardless of proficiency.
And when I asked questions, I uncovered some alarming facts:
Students did not bring books to class, relentlessly complained about homework, and expected high grades regardless of proficiency.
And when I asked questions, I uncovered some alarming facts:
- Latin was a dumping ground for students who already had failed another language; “picking up a few phrases” was the goal.
- Many teachers expected little but awarded high grades.
- Students were subjected to parental pressure to obtain good grades regardless of performance.
- A department head had been demoted for teaching at a pre-college level and refusing to lower his standards.
- Senior teachers were dropping out in disgust; younger teachers had no choice but to accept the situation.
- Under parental pressure, the principal was establishing a process to prevent students from having to take more than one test on the same day. College prep?
In short, the school embraced grade inflation, propelled by the following dynamic:
- Parents of high-performing students are “satisfied customers.” Their kids study and bring home good grades, so they think they are getting their money’s worth from high taxes. But they don’t know that there is no correlation between per-pupil spending and student performance. And they never complain.
- Parents of low-performing students also want good “results.” They hear their children’s tales of woe and complain constantly.
Subjected to this one-sided feedback, administrators tacitly urge teachers to lower standards, despite proclaiming the opposite in public..."
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History for August 16
History for August 16 - On-This-Day.com
T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") 1888, Menachem Begin (Israel) 1913, Charles Bukowski 1920
Kathie Lee Gifford 1953 - Television host ("Today"), James Cameron 1954 - Director ("Titanic"), Madonna Louise Ciccone 1958 - Singer Madonna Merchandise
1812 - Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
1999 - In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin was confirmed as prime minister by the lower house of parliament.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
This Sheriff Was Sued for Cooperating With ICE. Now, He’s Vindicated. | The Heritage Foundation
This Sheriff Was Sued for Cooperating With ICE. Now, He’s Vindicated. | The Heritage Foundation:
When local jurisdictions refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, they create de facto sanctuaries for criminals like Francisco Guardado Rios. It makes no more sense to release those aliens back into the community than it would make sense to release a convicted criminal who is a U.S. citizen, but who is wanted in another state or by federal authorities. For Sheriff Scott Jenkins, job no. 1 is safeguarding the citizens of Culpepper County. Providing sanctuary to criminal illegal aliens isn’t in the job description.
When local jurisdictions refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, they create de facto sanctuaries for criminals like Francisco Guardado Rios. It makes no more sense to release those aliens back into the community than it would make sense to release a convicted criminal who is a U.S. citizen, but who is wanted in another state or by federal authorities. For Sheriff Scott Jenkins, job no. 1 is safeguarding the citizens of Culpepper County. Providing sanctuary to criminal illegal aliens isn’t in the job description.
No. 7 Bookworm Room Podcast: America has become a fantasy land - Bookworm Room
No. 7 Bookworm Room Podcast: America has become a fantasy land - Bookworm Room
America is a divided country in part because half of Americans live in a fantasy land, predicated on fear and gossip, and entirely unrelated to reality.
In today’s fantasy land, our beliefs about Jeffrey Epstein are the only things binding America today.
"I finally realized why I’ve been having such a hard time blogging (and podcasting) for the past few days. It’s because there’s nothing going on.
Despite the 24-hour news cycle, the non-stop screaming from the Left, and the insanity of social media, nothing of note has happened in the world.
Nothing at all.
Instead, we’re getting made up headlines intended to convince credulous people — by which I mean most of the people amongst whom I’ve lived for the past several decades — that the world is coming to an end.
And that’s not an exaggeration.
These people really do believe that Trump is a colorful amalgam of Satan, Hitler, the KKK Grand Wizard, and some hysterical television evangelist who wants to kill gays.
That there is no evidence to support any of those claims is entirely irrelevant. Let me walk you through some of the madness.
Exhibit A is a little video that comes up every time I open Twitter.
It doesn’t matter that I don’t follow Kirsten Gillibrand.
It doesn’t matter that this was posted over 22 hours ago.
And it doesn’t matter that this is not news.
It’s the top of my Twitter feed no matter what:
It also doesn’t matter that it was President Obama who separated families and put kids in cages.
The stunning thing about this bathetic crying child video is that the Left is advocating an entirely new standard here:
If you commit a crime and have children, it’s wrong for you to be arrested or punished for your crime..."
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The stunning thing about this bathetic crying child video is that the Left is advocating an entirely new standard here:
If you commit a crime and have children, it’s wrong for you to be arrested or punished for your crime..."
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