African Countries Take Bold Step to Cancel Chinese Investment Projects

African Countries Take Bold Step to Cancel Chinese Investment Projects
"NAIROBI, Kenya—Some African countries are canceling Chinese development projects and licenses as governments wake up to the potential risks of such deals.

Over the past few years, the regime in Beijing has played a huge part in African development projects. 

At the same time, there have been concerns about how it carries out those projects, often luring African countries into so-called debt traps with the potential to put national assets at risk in the event of a default on repaying their loans.

On Aug. 2, the Financial Times reported that “the government of Sierra Leone has canceled and suspended the licenses of several mining projects, including the Tonkolili and Marampa iron ore mines.” 

Major companies operating in Sierra Leone include China’s Shandong Iron and Steel, which owns the Tonkolili iron ore project, and Gerald Group, which owns the Marampa mines...."

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Aging?

Elizabeth Warren Wants Reparations For Same-Sex Couples | The Daily Caller

Elizabeth Warren Wants Reparations For Same-Sex Couples | The Daily Caller:

Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has added “gay and lesbian couples” to the growing list of groups for whom she would support reparations.

See how climate science becomes alarmist propaganda | Watts Up With That?

See how climate science becomes alarmist propaganda | Watts Up With That?
"Summary: Our elites believe they can shape our minds through propaganda. 
This is most obvious in the barrage of exaggerations and misrepresentations of climate science, designed to panic us into approving the Green New Deal. 
Here is an example of how this happens, the news equivalent of turning gold into straw.

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Large-scale propaganda works, unless fought. 

It can mold the opinions of a people – irrespective of its truth. 

...The current climate alarmist propaganda barrage is on a scale seldom seen in US history. Since there is no longer effective opposition, they can make even the wildest claims. 
Their preferred method is to take climate science papers, exaggerate their claims (in either scope or certainty). 

...For example, see this from alarmist Eric Holthaus (a writer at Grist). 

It has 8k retweets and 16 likes, and was featured in Naked Capitalism’s daily links. Holthaus re-tweets climate scientist Stefan Rahmstorf’s exaggeration of the study’s results, and further exaggerates them into fiction. 

The new study says none of the things Holthaus describes. 

Fifty years to melt Antarctica?

Eric Holthaus

✔@EricHolthaus

A new study confirms that global warming has triggered an irreversible collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will alone raise global sea levels by 10 feet.
It's still up to us to decide if that ice takes 500 years to melt, or 50.
We are in a climate emergency.
https://twitter.com/rahmstorf/status/1161930051744460800 …

Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting and has probably passed the tipping point to its complete demise, causing a long-term sea-level rise of 3 meters. But is that our fault? That has long been unclear, but now a new paper in NatGeo finds: yes, it is. http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2019/08/the-antarctic-ice-sheet-is-melting-and-yeah-its-probably-our-fault/ …

Unlike Holthaus, the mainstream media published stories that merely exaggerated the paper’s findings from science into revelation. 

...How did this happen? The origin of propaganda..."

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History for August 24

History for August 24 - On-This-Day.com
Joshua Lionel Cowen 1880, Jose Luis Borges 1899, Yasser Arafat 1929


Anne Archer 1947 - Actress, Steve Guttenberg 1958 - Actor, Cal Ripken, Jr. 1960 - Baseball player


0079 - Mount Vesuvius erupted killing approximately 20,000 people. The cities of Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum were buried in volcanic ash.


1954 - The Communist Party was virtually outlawed in the U.S. when the Communist Control Act went into effect.

Trump: 'Very Seriously' Looking at Ending 'Ridiculous' Anchor Baby Policy

Trump: 'Very Seriously' Looking at Ending 'Ridiculous' Anchor Baby Policy:

President Trump says he is “very seriously” looking at ending the current policy of birthright citizenship in the United States, whereby hundreds of thousands of U.S.-born children to illegal aliens — often referred to as “anchor babies” — are rewarded with American citizenship every year.
While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Trump said his administration was reviewing an executive order to end the “ridiculous” birthright citizenship policy.

The way we were-----Sharon Tate, Manson murder route Aug 8, 1969 from Google Earth

Boob-tube-----1955 SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE - TV trailer - Irish McCalla

ANALYSIS: TRUE. The Real Reason Elites Behave Hypocritically On Climate Change Is Because They Want to …

Instapundit Blog Archive ANALYSIS: TRUE.
"ANALYSIS: TRUE. 
The Real Reason Elites Behave Hypocritically On Climate Change Is Because They Want To.

Some people chalk up such hypocrisy to ignorance. “They turn up with unnecessary entourages in helicopters or fast cars and then preach about saving the world,” complained an insider. “They just don’t seem to be aware that they’re the ones burning huge amounts of fossil fuels.”
But it’s inconceivable that the celebrities don’t know they are behaving hypocritically. It’s common knowledge that flying by jet results in significant carbon emissions.
...A simpler explanation for the hypocrisy of celebrities who moralize about climate change is that it is a way of flaunting their special status.
Hypocrisy is the ultimate power move. It is a way of demonstrating that one plays by a different set of rules from the ones adhered to by common people. Hypocrisy demonstrates how unaccountable one is to conventional morality.
...And it is a mistake to imagine that human behavior is mostly conscious. Much of human behavior is unconscious and driven by an innate urge for power, of which status is one (highly-social) form.

This also dovetails with James Delingpole’s “Drawbridge Effect:” “You’ve made your money. Now the very last thing you want is for all those trashy middle class people below you to have a fair shot at getting as rich as you are. That’s why you want to make energy more expensive by opposing Keystone XL...--Posted by Ed Driscoll"
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LA's Rules About Where Homeless People Are Allowed To Sit And Sleep Could Get Even More Complicated: LAist

LA's Rules About Where Homeless People Are Allowed To Sit And Sleep Could Get Even More Complicated: LAist
"The Los Angeles City Council's homelessness and poverty committee on Wednesday recommended repealing a controversial ordinance prohibiting homeless people from sitting or sleeping on sidewalks. 
The committee wants city council to replace the law with one that is more narrowly tailored, and compliant with a recent federal court decision.
...The proposed replacement law lays out a lengthy list of circumstances and conditions under which occupying a sidewalk would be banned. 
These include within 500 feet of parks and schools and within 10 feet of a driveway or building entrance..."
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Tucker Tackles Biden’s ‘Embellished’ Biography: ‘He Was A Coal Miner’ | The Daily Caller

Tucker Tackles Biden’s ‘Embellished’ Biography: ‘He Was A Coal Miner’ | The Daily Caller:

Tucker Carlson kicked off his Tuesday night show on Fox News with a look at the details former Vice President Joe Biden has “embellished” into his personal history.
Carlson and his guest, the Washington Examiner’s Alana Goodman, noted several of Biden’s autobiographical claims over the years that just don’t appear to add up.

The Morning Briefing: Spicey's Dancing With the Stars on Liberal Feelings | PJ Media

The Morning Briefing: Spicey's Dancing With the Stars on Liberal Feelings | PJ Media
"Misery Loves Democrats

In case you missed it: former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is going to be on the next season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," which can be a good or a bad thing, depending on how seriously one takes goofy network television fare.

Democrats all across the land are having yet another foot-stomping, snot-bubbling, toddler-esque meltdown, this time because a Republican guy they don't like is going to be on a television show they've never watched.

Predictably, there was the oh-so-stern threat of a boycott, this one from an Obama flack:

Good Morning America

✔@GMA

 · Aug 21, 2019

.@seanspicer will compete on the new season of @DancingABC!#DWTS#DancingOnGMAhttps://gma.abc/31N7b2O 

Scott Dworkin

✔@funder

You will face a boycott. A big one. Of the show and of your entire network.

And it will be well deserved.

Folks will contact every advertiser you have and demand they stop running ads.

So, good luck with all of that. The only smart move here is to replace him immediately.

Because ridiculous is what The New York Times does, its television critic decided to devote a thousand or so words to lobby for the American public to make Spicer face ongoing punishment for having the audacity to work for a president not approved by the MSM..."

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Muskegon college fitness center logs $2M in losses - and counting - mlive.com

Muskegon college fitness center logs $2M in losses - and counting - mlive.com:
MUSKEGON, MI – Changes could be coming to Muskegon Community College’s Lakeshore Fitness Center after operating losses of about $2 million over four years.
In 2018-19 alone, the fitness center accrued more than half a million dollars in financial losses that weren’t in the budget, according to college officials.
In total, it cost the college $783,000 - some losses were planned.
The college purchased the former YMCA building for $1.17 million in 2015.
Since then, it has lost money in operations annually and has cost the college in repairs to the 40-year-old facility..."
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Lunch video-----Historians agree that 536 CE was the worst year to be alive

DHS Using Loophole Around Flores To Address Immigration Crisis | The Daily Caller

DHS Using Loophole Around Flores To Address Immigration Crisis | The Daily Caller:

The Trump administration is rolling out its own licensing standards for family residential centers, a move that will work around the Flores settlement and mitigate the illegal immigration crisis.
The Department of Homeland Security introduced a new policy Wednesday regarding family residential centers (FRCs) that house immigrant family units. The rule change, the administration argues, will allow DHS to keep families together during their detention while also stemming the flow of illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border.

And they assure us it's gonna get hotter!-----Sultan Knish: Environmentalists Killed More Europeans Than Islamic Terrorists Did

Sultan Knish: Environmentalists Killed More Europeans Than Islamic Terrorists Did
"Do Americans Need Air-Conditioning?" a New York Times piece asked in July.
Air conditioning, it argued, is bad for the environment and makes us less human. 
It ran quotes suggesting that, "first world discomfort is a learned behavior", and urging "a certain degree of self-imposed suffering".
If environmentalists ruled the world, air conditioning wouldn’t exist..."
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ALWAYS trust the government to protect you!

Child abuse!-----The Disturbing, Exploiting Trend of Down Syndrome Drag Is Coming to the US ⋆ Activist Mommy

The Disturbing, Exploiting Trend of Down Syndrome Drag Is Coming to the US ⋆ Activist Mommy
"We have previously reported on a group of drag queens and kings with Down syndrome from the UK, and how disturbing and confusing it is that the left embraces those with Down syndrome when they are decked out in drag despite pushing for babies with Down syndrome to be aborted in the womb. 
Now it would appear this trend is coming to America. 

LifeSite News reports:

A public art event in Grand Rapids, Michigan next month will feature men and women with Down syndrome performing as “drag queens” and “drag kings.”  

A drag group known as “Drag Syndrome” is comprised of performers with Down syndrome, and is an LGBT activist’s attempt to promote so-called “inclusion.”  Their performances feature song and dance by men wearing women’s dresses, garish makeup, wigs, and in some cases fake breasts. Women sport beards and men’s clothing.

A local TV channel, Wood TV, reports that “some people may be concerned because people with Down syndrome have limited mental capacity that they might not have the ability to decide to take part or understand what they are taking part in.” ...

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#1 This day 1986-----Madonna, Papa Don't Preach & Hung Up, MDNA Tour at Madison Square Garden...

Justice: 64% of federal arrests are noncitizens, with a 200% increase

Justice: 64% of federal arrests are noncitizens, with a 200% increase
"Federal arrests of noncitizens have jumped over 200% in the last 20 years and now account for 64% of those arrested, according to the Justice Department.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics said that federal arrests of non-Americans rose 234% from 1998-2018.
For U.S. citizens, the percentage rose just 10% over those 20 years..."
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The "science" was settled!

Whittney Williams Was An Illegal Immigrant — Now She’s A Trump Supporter Trying To Unseat A Democrat In Michigan | The Daily Caller

Whittney Williams Was An Illegal Immigrant — Now She’s A Trump Supporter Trying To Unseat A Democrat In Michigan | The Daily Caller:

Whittney Williams at age 10 entered the U.S. illegally from Taiwan, but now she’s running for Congress in Michigan with high hopes for a border wall and zero tolerance for socialism.
Williams – Director of Diversity for the 11th Congressional District Republican Committee – announced her aspirations to unseat Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens Monday. Stevens, who voted yes on a $15 federal minimum wage and co-sponsored a bill condemning president Trump’s “racist rhetoric,” may eventually have an unorthodox contender.

Geologic Forces Melted Icelandic Glacier, Not Climate Change | Climate Dispatch

Geologic Forces Melted Icelandic Glacier, Not Climate Change | Climate Dispatch
"In an astonishing turn of events, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) just cosponsored a“climate change funeral” for an Icelandic glacier positioned atop a volcano that is part of and fueled by one of the most volcanically active faults on our planet, the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Rift System(Figure 1).

Here we show how geologically induced heat from the underlying Okjokull Volcano (Figure 1) acted to melt the overlying Okjokull ‘funeral’ glacier, which had little to do with climate change.

...A more plausible explanation is that the Okjokull Volcano has recently become much hotter/increased its bedrock geothermal heat flow in recent years. 
This heat flow increase has acted to rapidly melt the Okjokull Glacier..."
Much proof provided.
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History for August 23

History for August 23 - On-This-Day.com
Oliver Hazard Perry 1785, Gene Kelly 1912, Mark Russell 1932 - Comedian


Barbara Eden 1934 - Actress ("I Dream of Jeannie"), Richard Sanders 1940 - Actor ("WKRP in Cincinnati"), Keith Moon 1947 - Musician (The Who)


1962 - The first live TV program was relayed between the U.S. and Europe through the U.S. Telstar satellite.


1998 - Protestors in Sudan carried a sign that bore the resemblance of Monica Lewinsky and the words "No War for Monika." The anti-U.S. demonstration was in Khartoum, Sudan.