History for August 30

History for August 30 - On-This-Day.com

Huey P. Long 1893

• 1146 - European leaders outlawed the crossbow.
• 1645 - American Indians and the Dutch made a peace treaty at New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam later became known as New York.
• 1780 - General Benedict Arnold secretly promised to surrender the West Point fort to the British army.
• 1905 - Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers.
• 1960 - A partial blockade was imposed on West Berlin by East Germany.
• 1994 - Rosa Parks was robbed and beaten by Joseph Skipper. Parks was known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus in 1955, which sparked the civil rights movement.

Previous COVID-19 infection protects against Delta better than Pfizer shot: Report - TheBlaze

Previous COVID-19 infection protects against Delta better than Pfizer shot: Report - TheBlaze: 

People who were previously infected with COVID-19 are reportedly better protected from the highly contagious Delta variant when compared to those without previous infections and who have received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to research shared on medical journal medRxiv.

The way we were-----Past Predictions of the Future Every Decade

Soros a 'one-way flow of leftist funding': Bernardi

Brainwashing YOUR children!-----Far-left teachers rally to ‘teach truth,’ thumb noses at anti-CRT legislation

Far-left teachers rally to ‘teach truth,’ thumb noses at anti-CRT legislation

"...According to an e-mailed press release from TeachingForChange.org, the rallies taking place Friday through Sunday are in response to alleged attempts to restrict instruction about “the role of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression in U.S. history.”

Events will take place at historical sites “whose stories might be erased from schools under the new teaching gag orders,” the statement claims...Read all.

We’re told to ‘follow the science’ — yet some of it is just plain wrong--Glenn Harlan Reynolds

We’re told to ‘follow the science’ — yet some of it is just plain wrong

• 
  In recent years, there have been a lot of catchphrases around science: “Follow the science!” “We believe in science!” Even “The science is settled!”
  
• Well, sometimes it’s not settled. Sometimes it’s not even really science. But lots of people believe in it or follow it anyway. It’s a global problem.

"Most recently, we learned that a widely noticed 2012 study co-authored by Dan Ariely — whom the journal Science refers to as a “superstar honesty researcher” — was based on fake data.

Ariely is indeed a superstar, and his work is highly influential. 

He’s written multiple New York Times bestsellers. 

He founded a center at Duke University. 

...The only problem is, it’s not true. 

...Did Ariely commit fraud — he says no...but in a way the problem is bigger. 

Whether or not it was Ariely’s fault, a study that influenced policy turns out to have been baseless. 

And scientific peer review, often defended as the gold standard for research, didn’t spot the problem.

...Even more dangerous than the things we don’t know are the things we think we know that are wrong. Bad science produces things that sound important — maybe because they match our prejudices — but that are wrong. 

That’s not science at all, and we should neither believe in it nor follow it...Read all.

Chicago police union sends clear message to Mayor Lightfoot over vaccine mandate, warns city could lose thousands of cops: 'Hell, no,' 'We'll see you in court' - TheBlaze

Chicago police union sends clear message to Mayor Lightfoot over vaccine mandate, warns city could lose thousands of cops: 'Hell, no,' 'We'll see you in court' - TheBlaze: 

Just hours after the Food and Drug Administration gave the Pfizer COVID vaccine its seal of approval Monday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told reporters that jabs "are absolutely going to be required" for all city employees. But her declaration went over like a lead balloon with vast swathes of city workers who are telling the mayor to check herself, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The latest from Afghanistan is 'as bad as you think it is'

Liberals destroy everything they touch!-----A Deserved 'Moment of Truth' for Public Schools as a Record Number of Parents Opt Out

A Deserved 'Moment of Truth' for Public Schools as a Record Number of Parents Opt Out

• Simply put, parents and students have lost faith in the school system to educate. 
• They doubt whether the schools have the best interests of their students at heart. 

This poisonous doubt is having a tangible effect on enrollment. 

Despite the fact that public education is free, parents are sending their children to private schools with more reliable, more predictable policies.

Enrollment in public schools nationwide declined by 3 percent last year. 

But it was the numbers for kindergarten enrollment that should chill the blood of teachers’ unions and school district officials. 

Kindergarten enrollment tanked by 13 percent last year, and it’s only expected to get worse this year...Read all.

Lunch video-----'I Demand Accountability': Marine Speaks Out About Afghanistan Disaster

Noon-toon

 

Bills player pans NFL by posting mask fine letter on social media: 'Pray for me' 'They got me!' - TheBlaze

Bills player pans NFL by posting mask fine letter on social media: 'Pray for me' 'They got me!' - TheBlaze: 

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie panned the NFL on Thursday by posting on social media a letter he received from the league about his failure to wear a mask inside team facilities. In the caption of the post, McKenzie shrugged off the fine and jokingly asking fans to "pray" for him.

You thought they'd stop at 2 shots?

 

There’s growing concern vaccinated people may be more vulnerable to COVID-19 than previously thought

There’s growing concern vaccinated people may be more vulnerable to COVID-19 than previously thought
"While it’s evident that vaccination provides strong protection against the coronavirus, scientists are increasingly concerned

vaccinated people may be more susceptible to serious illness than was previously thought.
According to a report by Bloomberg, this growing concern comes in the midst of a shortage of scientific studies with solid answers, leaving public policymakers and corporate executives with only “fragmented” information on which to base their plans.
...“Anecdotes tell us what the data can’t: Vaccinated people appear to be getting the coronavirus at a surprisingly high rate,” Bloomberg reported...Read all.

It's how they cheat "legally".

 

Our disgraceful "president".

#1 This day 1997-----The Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems (Official Music Video)

A major newspaper implied that 901 Florida residents died of COVID in a single day. It was actually as low as eight. This is why people hate the media. | Not the Bee

A major newspaper implied that 901 Florida residents died of COVID in a single day. It was actually as low as eight. This is why people hate the media. | Not the BeeAug 27th, 2021 4:48 pm

"Put your tray tables up and strap yourself in, because it's time for a lesson in abject media malfeasance.
The Miami Herald on Thursday ran with this shocking and arresting headline:

Florida COVID update: 901 added deaths, largest single-day increase in pandemic history

It's obvious what the paper is trying to communicate: That the state on Wednesday recorded a staggering 901 deaths, a brutal toll and a razor-sharp indictment of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis's handling of the pandemic there. In particular the number is plainly supposed to indicate that the pandemic is spiraling out of control as deaths skyrocket to unimaginable numbers.
Unsurprisingly, the 901 figure was spread far and wide on social media. Here's a viral post from a Florida Democratic activist...Read all.

America last!

 

Biden Addresses Nation Heavy on Political Platitudes, Actually Cites Scripture, Says "I've been instructed to call on..." - Louder With Crowder

Biden Addresses Nation Heavy on Political Platitudes, Actually Cites Scripture, Says "I've been instructed to call on..." - Louder With Crowder: 

Biden actually said he didn't regret relying on the Taliban to secure the Kabul airport. Later, Biden also actually said the Taliban is not good people. It's at this time those Biden voters should look at themselves in the mirror and slap each cheek, hard. Repeat as necessary. Let me sum it up, the chief Tumbler Merchant nailed it:

Stream Sharia is Growing in Canada by Political Islam | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

Stream Sharia is Growing in Canada by Political Islam | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

"The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) published a lengthy list of how they want to bring Sharia to Canada. 

They will use a 61 point list of recommendations to prevent “hate” and “Islamophobia” at all levels of government—federal, provincial and municipal.

If the program is implemented, it will be illegal to say anything about Islam, including quotes from Islamic doctrine, that displeases a Muslim. 

Under the Sharia, slander does not mean telling a lie but means saying anything that offends a Muslim...Read/listen all.

AM Fruitcake

 

History for August 29

History for August 29 - On-This-Day.com

Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809

• 1842 - The Treaty of Nanking was signed by the British and the Chinese. The treaty ended the first Opium War and gave the island of Hong Kong to Britain.
• 1885 - The first prizefight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules was held in Cincinnati, OH. John L. Sullivan defeated Dominick McCaffery in six rounds.
• 1886 - In New York City, Chinese Ambassador Li Hung-chang's chef invented chop suey.
• 1944 - During the continuing celebration of the liberation of France from the Nazis, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris.
• 1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in a television interview, declared that America could not defeat Iraq.

New chief chaplain at Harvard is an atheist | Washington Examiner

New chief chaplain at Harvard is an atheist | Washington Examiner: 

Harvard University's new chief chaplain is an atheist. Greg Epstein, the 44-year-old author of the book Good Without God, was unanimously elected to the top role by his peers and will begin working this week, according to the New York Times.

The way we were-----The Doodlebug Disaster 81 years later

We’re One Step Closer to Dictatorship

Stephen Miller: here comes the Afghan refugee crisis - The Spectator World

Stephen Miller: here comes the Afghan refugee crisis - The Spectator World

"...‘There’s a big difference between people who are statutorily eligible for a narrowly-devised visa program by Congress and a generalized refugee resettlement, which is one hundred percent the path that we are now heading down,’ Miller warned me. The latter could have serious implications for the United States for decades to come.

If you attempted to remove every person from Afghanistan who has worked with and for the US government and their families, Miller said, ‘you’re looking at probably somewhere in the realm of a million people.’

‘I don’t know many people who think the United States can accept a million people on airplanes from Afghanistan into our communities, and there won’t be any second- or third-order effects of that,’ Miller said.

That number gets even higher when you add in individuals who did not help the US effort but are still facing threats or violence from the Taliban...Read all!

Worst people in the WORLD!!!-----Granholm Chartered Military Jet to Ukraine as US Struggled To Evacuate Americans From Afghanistan

Granholm Chartered Military Jet to Ukraine as US Struggled To Evacuate Americans From Afghanistan
"Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm earlier this week chartered a military jet to attend a diplomatic summit in Ukraine as the Pentagon struggled to evacuate Americans and allies from Afghanistan with limited time and operational resources, sources told the Washington Free Beacon.
Granholm's military flight took place amid the United States' frantic effort to airlift tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan ahead of the Taliban's Aug. 31 deadline and as the Department of Defense was forced to call in civilian airlines to bolster its strained evacuation fleet.
The secretary's use of a military jet—and particularly the flight's timing—may raise questions for the Biden White House, which is responsible for approving such flights...Read all.

FNC's Carlson: We Went from '15 Days to Slow the Spread' to 'Wear a Burqa and Get a Jab Every 6 Months in Perpetuity'

FNC's Carlson: We Went from '15 Days to Slow the Spread' to 'Wear a Burqa and Get a Jab Every 6 Months in Perpetuity': 

Wednesday on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson criticized the permanent nature of what he deemed “nonsensical” mandates, including masks for those regardless of their vaccination status.

He pointed to Gov. Kate Brown (D-OR), who has instituted an outdoor mask mandate for public areas regardless of one’s vaccination status.

Media can 'no longer hide' Joe Biden's 'pure incompetence'