And here's the proof, as if we needed any proof, it's all about the money.--Muskegon County Informed-Local Politics, taxes and politicians.

Muskegon County Informed-Local Politics, taxes and politicians.--Jim Riley shared a link.

• And here's the proof, as if we needed any proof, it's all about the money.

"Declare "Racism as a Public Health Crisis" and the first baby-step to the money tsunami begins.

Empower, enrich the BLM insiders, and the rewards will be bounteous!

While the true reasons for the misery, violence and heartache that BLM promises to "fix" will be "deleted" by their increasing demands for MORE MONEY, POWER and "respect".

Amid the cheers to pandering politicians who buy votes and businesses who feed the protection racket with Hollywood "approved" contributions.

And the real victims who live in democrat controlled communities will trade one worthless group of morons for a new, super-powered gang called BLM.

"...30% must go to minority-owned, women-owned or veteran-owned businesses.“The impacts of COVID-19 have affected certain businesses more than others – not just in terms of industry type, but also it’s had a broader impact I think on minority owned and women owned businesses,” Burton said. “From a long-term economic recovery standpoint, it’s critically important that we address some of these inequities...”

https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/07/chunk-of-100-million-michigan-small-business-aid-must-go-to-minority-owned-businesses.html

Small businesses can get up to $20,000 through new coronavirus funding.

MLIVE.COM

Chunk of $100 million Michigan small business aid must go to minority-owned businesses

Small businesses can get up to $20,000 through new coronavirus funding.

Where democrats rule.....

What do blacks say about the police? | Power Line

What do blacks say about the police? | Power Line
"...Do blacks from Africa view America as a racist nation? 

Not likely. 

They wouldn’t have come here if they did. 

...They appreciate not just the economic opportunities, but also the presence of order and the absence of rampant corruption. 

I might be wrong, but I don’t sense that they detest the police or that they want America to be radically transformed.

But then, I doubt that many native African-Americans want this either. 

...Michael Javen Fortner, author of Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment focuses here on black attitudes about the police. 

Do blacks in America really believe, as Sean Collins says, that “they can be killed anywhere at any time by anyone, but especially by law enforcement”?

Fortner argues that they don’t:

Polling data suggest that most African-Americans do not share Collins’s bleak view of their experiences. In a 2019 Pew survey, 44 percent of blacks reported being “unfairly stopped by police” because of their race; 54 percent said, “No, has not happened to me.” In a Monmouth poll taken after Floyd’s death, 44 percent of African-Americans reported that they or an immediate family member felt “harassed by police,” but a majority did not share this experience.

When asked, “How satisfied are you with the job your local police department does,” 21 percent said “very satisfied,” 51 percent said somewhat satisfied, 12 percent said somewhat dissatisfied, and only 5 percent said that they were “very” dissatisfied. These results do not suggest a complete endorsement of contemporary policing, as many blacks report negative interactions. Yet nearly three-quarters of surveyed African-Americans report themselves satisfied with their local police departments.

These results shouldn’t come as a surprise...
Read all.

#1 This day 1960-----Hollywood Argyles "Alley Oop"

Magnetic reversals 10 times faster than previously thought - Ice Age Now

Magnetic reversals 10 times faster than previously thought - Ice Age Now

• Simulations show magnetic field can change 10 times faster than previously thought,” reads the headline from the University of Leeds.

"Here are excerpts from the article:
6 July 2020 – A new study by the University of Leeds and University of California at San Diego reveals that changes in the direction of the Earth’s magnetic field may take place 10 times faster than previously thought.
...The clearest example of this in their study is a sharp change in the geomagnetic field direction of roughly 2.5 degrees per year 39,000 years ago.
This shift was associated with a locally weak field strength, in a confined spatial region just off the west coast of Central America, and followed the global Laschamp excursion—a short reversal of the Earth’s magnetic field roughly 41,000 years ago...
Read all.

Everything is offensive!

As Chicago is overtaken by violence, Mayor Lori Lightfoot blames guns and the coronavirus - TheBlaze

As Chicago is overtaken by violence, Mayor Lori Lightfoot blames guns and the coronavirus - TheBlaze:

Chicago's Democratic mayor, Lori Lightfoot, blamed guns and the coronavirus pandemic for the city's stark increase in violence in recent weeks, which has taken the lives of hundreds, including those of several children.
According to WMAQ-TV, in the month of June alone, there were 424 shootings and 89 murders in Chicago, with both figures up by 75% or more compared to the same month last year.

Joe Biden Says Police Have 'Become the Enemy,' 'Absolutely' Should Defund Them

Joe Biden Says Police Have 'Become the Enemy,' 'Absolutely' Should Defund Them
"It's clear Joe Biden's far left advisers are starting to change his stance on policing in America. 
During an interview Wednesday with leftist publication This Now, Biden said the police are over militarized, have "become the enemy" and said funding should "absolutely" be reallocated elsewhere. 
In other words, he's advocating for the defunding of law enforcement as crime across the country continues to skyrocket. 

It was just three weeks ago when Biden claimed he did not support defunding the police. 

In fact, he proposed an increase in funding for policing programs...

Read all.

AM Fruitcake

History for July 9

History for July 9 - On-This-Day.com
Dean Koontz 1945 - Author, O.J. Simpson 1947 - Football player, actor, John Tesh 1952 - Musician, television personality


Tom Hanks 1956 - Actor, Kelly McGillis 1957 - Actress, Fred Savage 1976 - Actor ("The Wonder Years")
  

1776 - The American Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York.


1868 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recently freed slaves. It did this by prohibiting states from denying or abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, depriving any person of his life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denying to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Portland Protesters Hit with Federal Charges

Portland Protesters Hit with Federal Charges:

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon on Tuesday unveiled federal charges against protesters who allegedly physically assaulted federal law enforcement and vandalized a federal courthouse during ongoing demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd.

The way we were-----Why did the Chicken Cross the Road? Chickens and Forgotten History

Boob-tube-----How The News Lies to You Every Day Yet You Never Notice

Andy Fink - Early on in the pandemic, Gov. Whitmer threatened...

Andy Fink - Early on in the pandemic, Gov. Whitmer threatened...

• "Early on in the pandemic, Gov. Whitmer threatened "administrative action" against doctors who used hydroxychloroquine to treat patients with CoVID-19. 
• Then she asked for more of the drug. 
• Then she criticized a lawmaker who praised Trump for the benefits of the drug, texting: "You’re entitled to your opinion, I’m just disappointed you’d take your theories public without seeking to get answers first. Take care,” 
• Now, a Michigan hospital has studies showing that those treated with hydroxychloroquine had half of the fatality rate than those not treated.*

Now my friends say that Whitmer's decisions have been based on science. 
I have no reason to doubt that. 
But, this little seesaw shows the dangers of one person rule, whether based on science or some other benign standard. 
Dictatorial powers are always dangerous...
Read all.

The drug’s effects had been called into question after a series of studies and controversies since it was promoted by President Trump. A study at Henry Ford Health System found lower death rates when the drug is given early.

About this website

BRIDGEMI.COM

Michigan study: Hydroxychloroquine saved lives among coronavirus patients

The drug’s effects had been called into question after a series of studies and controversies since it was promoted by President Trump. A study at Henry Ford Health System found lower death rates when the drug is given early.

Must see!-----Kayleigh McEnany challenges reporters with Obama questions

"At the conclusion of her press conference, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany issued a series of questions pertaining to the Obama Administration and the unmasking of Michael Flynn to reporters."

Lin-Manuel Miranda ripped. leftists call Hamilton problematic - TheBlaze

Lin-Manuel Miranda ripped. leftists call Hamilton problematic - TheBlaze:

Flash forward to 2020, and now the progressives say the founding fathers should solely be remembered for being slave owners, and all of their achievements have been nullified by many leftists. Some progressives not only declare that the founding fathers should no longer be admired, but they call for their statues to be ripped down. Now, there are people who want to cancel the "Hamilton" musical because it is based on the founding fathers. Many of the harsh critics are the same people who made the musical into a cultural leviathan.

Rossi: The Lib’s “Ignorance Pandemic” - Illinois Review

Rossi: The Lib’s “Ignorance Pandemic” - Illinois Review
"While everyone is very focused and concerned about the Covid 19 pandemic, what any rational person should really be focused on is the liberal’s “Ignorance Pandemic” which is putting our magnificent republic at great risk. 
Of course we have all watched the liberals protesting all across the nation and attacking our glorious history. 
...But as they march around tearing down historic statues all across our nation and attack our history, they are helping any informed American understand how ignorant they really are.
Let me share a few obvious examples:

• One liberal mob tore down a statue of Ulysses S. Grant because he was supposedly a racist. Talk about ignorance! General Grant was the head of the Union Army (Republican) that defeated the Confederate Army (Democrat) that fought to keep slavery. Thanks to  General Grant’s leadership the Union Army won and the slaves were set free. On top of that, the 15^th Amendment which gave African-Americans the right to vote was passed under President Grant’s leadership. Pretty racist right?... Read all!!

This liberal ignorance goes on and on...
Read all.

Trump's Fourth of July Speeches Drive the Left Crazy | CBN News

Trump's Fourth of July Speeches Drive the Left Crazy | CBN News
"President Trump is being attacked for his July Fourth Speech at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota Friday, where he pledged to defend America's history from what he called "far-left fascism." 

Trump attacked the so-called 'cancel culture' which seeks to erase part of American history. 

He denounced it as a "left-wing cultural revolution", and said we only kneel to God.After weeks of rioting, burning cities, and toppled monuments, the president made clear in a speech in Washington that he opposes those trying to rewrite and eradicate American history and values.

"We will never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues, erase our history, indoctrinate our children, or trample on our freedoms," Trump said. 

Speaking at Mount Rushmore, which some on the Left see as a symbol of white supremacy and would like to destroy, President Trump declared that the monument will never be desecrated and America's heroes never forgotten. 
The president warned, "Make no mistake this left-wing cultural revolution is designed to overthrow the American revolution."
He added, "In our schools, our newsrooms, even our corporate boardrooms there is a new far-left fascism that demands absolute allegiance. 
If you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras, and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted, and punished."
Attacks from the Democrats and the media were fast and furious. 

• Even before the Mount Rushmore speech, in a tweet that was later deleted, the official Democratic Twitter account accused Trump of "glorifying white supremacy."
• The New York Times accused Trump of using the Mount Rushmore speech to "Deliver a Divisive Culture War Message." 
• A CNN reporter called Mount Rushmore "a monument of two slave owners and on land wrestled away from Native Americans."
• But CNN had no problem when Bernie Sanders at a visit to Mount Rushmore in 2016 said that it represented America "at its very best."
• Meanwhile, more statues are coming down.  
• An effigy of Christopher Columbus was thrown into Baltimore harbor over the weekend, and in Rochester, New York, the statue of black abolitionist Frederick Douglass was vandalized.

Read all.

Lunch video-----THOMAS SOWELL - THE REAL HISTORY OF SLAVERY

Noon-toon

67 shot, 13 killed in Chicago during 4th of July weekend - TheBlaze

67 shot, 13 killed in Chicago during 4th of July weekend - TheBlaze:

There have already been at least 67 people shot in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend. Within four hours, from 11 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday, 36 people were shot. There were at least 13 killed during the holiday weekend, including a 7-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy.
Nine of the weekend's shooting victims were minors, a worrying trend of children being shot and killed in Chicago. A 7-year-old girl was killed over the holiday weekend.

"Charter Schools and Their Enemies." ---Walter E. Williams - Posts

Walter E. Williams - Posts--By Walter E.Williams July 7, 2020
"Dr. Thomas Sowell has just published "Charter Schools and Their Enemies."
He presents actual test scores of students in traditional public schools and charter schools on New York State Education Department's annual English Language Arts test and its Mathematics Test. Sowell gives the results of student tests in charter schools such as KIPP, Success Academy, Explore Schools, Uncommon Schools, Achievement First as well as the traditional New York City public schools.
On the English Language Arts test, a majority of charter school students, most of whom were black or Hispanic, tested proficient or above.
Their achievement ratio was nearly 5 to 1.
On the Mathematics test 68% of charter schools' 161 grade levels had a majority of students testing proficient.
In the traditional public schools, 177 grade levels, just 10% had a majority of their student testing proficient.
...Sowell says: "In a realm where educational failure has long been the norm — schools in low income minority neighborhoods — this is success, a remarkable success.
What is equally remarkable is how unwelcome this success has been in many places.
What has been especially remarkable is that it has been the most educationally successful charter schools that seem to have drawn the most hostility, both in words and in deeds."...
Read all.

They hate America and want everyone to share their insanity.

The Morning Briefing: Beware America—Crazy Joe Biden Wants to 'Transform' You

The Morning Briefing: Beware America—Crazy Joe Biden Wants to 'Transform' You
"For reasons that those of us on the right side of the political aisle will never understand, Democrats are always of the opinion that the United States of America is in need of overhauling. 
Barack Obama famously (infamously?) said that he wanted to “fundamentally transform” America. 
Thankfully, he was unable to completely do that. 
Now Obama’s senile Mini Me Joe Biden is parroting his former boss and going on about “rebuilding” and “transforming” our beloved country. 
Bryan wrote about Crazy Joe the Wonder Veep’s basement campaign here yesterday, and it’s a magnificent post.
We’ve just spent several days being told that President Trump’s Mt. Rushmore speech was dark and divisive. 
Patriotism is very much out of fashion on the Left these days. 
It the eyes of the Democratic half of this country America is racist, broken, and almost irreparably damaged. 
When I hear a leftist describe the United States, I can’t believe we’re living in the same place..."
Read all.

#1 This day 1959-----Paul Anka - Lonely Boy

'Communism will win': Vandals attack site of Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa | The Post Millennial - News, Politics, Culture, and Lifestyle

'Communism will win': Vandals attack site of Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa | The Post Millennial - News, Politics, Culture, and Lifestyle
"The construction site of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa was vandalized over the weekend with someone writing “Communism will win” in spray paint on a fence surrounding it. 
There were also three pictures of the hammer and sickle symbol to accompany the writing.

The memorial is in recognition of Canada's "role as a place of refuge for people fleeing injustice and persecution, and honour the millions oppressed by communist regimes."
It is under construction in Ottawa and has been seen as controversial by some...

Read all.

The leader of the free world?

Fitton: JW Sues to Expose Truth Behind Obama Unmasking/Spy Abuses

Fitton: JW Sues to Expose Truth Behind Obama Unmasking/Spy Abuses:

Then in May of this year, Power’s name appears on the unmasking list for General Flynn seven times, even though she testified under oath before Congress that she had “no recollection” of ever making such a request.
Our intelligence agencies have vast powers, and Obama used them illegally to spy on political opponents. This can’t be allowed to stand. And we aim to uncover the truth about this terrible corruption.

Without lies, we'd all be free!-----The Most Powerful Argument Against Forced Universal Masking That You Won't Read In The Establishment Media

The Most Powerful Argument Against Forced Universal Masking That You Won't Read In The Establishment Media
"Anytime things go from widely disputed to sudden, virtually-overnight national “scientific consensus,” it’s probably a good idea to be a wee bit skeptical. 
So it goes with the forced universal masking issue. 
We’ve obviously run quite the gamut on this, from being told not to wear them at all while the pandemic was at its peak -- and everyone and their neighbor was crowding and swapping moisture particles in Lowe’s and Walmart aisles across America -- to the now almost cultlike, lockstep message from politicians, the media and every leftist still too frightened to come out of their basement that not wearing masks in every possible setting is pretty much the equivalent to stabbing grandma in the heart.
It’s all a farce, of course -- absurd theater forced upon us by people who would have probably believed in witches a few centuries ago. 
Now that the Karen-caucus has managed to browbeat most Republican lawmakers and even President Trump into some degree of at least verbal submission, they apparently expect the rest of us rubes to take their word for it and follow along. 
...Nevermind the fact that the so-called “surge” in hospitalizations in Texas turned out to be, as Fox News medical correspondent Dr. Marc Siegel noted, mostly people getting “elective” surgeries that had long been delayed due to coronavirus...
Read all.

They wonder why we hate them? Because we KNOW what they are!