Thursday, September 09, 2021
History for September 9
History for September 9 - On-This-Day.com
Colonel Harland Sanders 1890
- 490 B.C. - The Battle of Marathon took place between the invading Persian army and the Athenian Army. The marathon race was derived from the events that occurred surrounding this battle.
- 1776 - The second Continental Congress officially made the term "United States", replacing the previous term "United Colonies."
- 1836 - Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law.
- 1911 - Italy declared war on the Ottoman Turks and annexed Libya, Tripolitania, and Cyrenaica in North Africa.
- 1957 - The first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction was signed into law by U.S. President Republican Dwight Eisenhower.
- 1965 - French President Charles de Gaulle announced that France was withdrawing from NATO to protest the domination of the U.S. in the organization.
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
Bombshell documents suggest Fauci was 'untruthful' about federal funding for risky coronavirus research in China - TheBlaze
Bombshell documents suggest Fauci was 'untruthful' about federal funding for risky coronavirus research in China - TheBlaze:
Newly revealed details include two previously unpublished grant proposals that were funded by Fauci's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. One of those grants appears to show gain-of-function research — experiments that intentionally make viruses more transmissible among mammals, and particularly among humans — being funded by U.S. taxpayers through NIAID's grant to EcoHealth Alliance and a subsequent sub-award to the Wuhan University Center for Animal Experiment. The grant was awarded for a five-year period between 2014 and 2019.
American Education Is Rotten from Top to Bottom - American Thinker
American Education Is Rotten from Top to Bottom - American Thinker--By Jack Cashill
"In reading the "overview" of Dr. Jill Biden's 2006 doctoral dissertation from the University of Delaware, I am reminded just how rotten, from top to bottom, are America's schools of graduate education.
"In reading the "overview" of Dr. Jill Biden's 2006 doctoral dissertation from the University of Delaware, I am reminded just how rotten, from top to bottom, are America's schools of graduate education.
That a doctor of anything could write a sentence like the one that follows speaks to the historic worthlessness of most graduate programs in education:
Three quarters of the class will be Caucasian; one quarter of the class will be African American; one seat will hold a Latino; and the remaining seats will be filled with students of Asian descent or non-resident aliens.
An advisory committee had to approve this mumbo-jumbo.
Three quarters of the class will be Caucasian; one quarter of the class will be African American; one seat will hold a Latino; and the remaining seats will be filled with students of Asian descent or non-resident aliens.
An advisory committee had to approve this mumbo-jumbo.
Apparently, none of the committee members noticed that when you add three fourths to one fourth, you've pretty much exhausted all the "fourths" available — all the seats as well.
...In the fifteen years since Jill Biden became a "doctor" — Whoopi Goldberg once pitched her to become surgeon general — the average school of education has gone from being merely a bad joke to becoming scarily woke.
...In the fifteen years since Jill Biden became a "doctor" — Whoopi Goldberg once pitched her to become surgeon general — the average school of education has gone from being merely a bad joke to becoming scarily woke.
...According to U.S. News & World Report, the nation's best education school is the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE).
In thumbing through the online catalogue, I would estimate that roughly one out of every three or so courses offered by HGSE has something to do with race or "equity."
What Harvard does today, your local State U will be doing tomorrow.
Education schools chase trends as mindlessly as dogs chase tails...Read all.
IT WAS ALWAYS A LIE
Instapundit--IT WAS ALWAYS A LIE
"Salena Zito: Our Bargain for Normal is Failing.
“Leading into Election Day last year, two of the biggest reasons people gave in interviews for voting for Joe Biden were to sense a return to normal and a little empathy for their struggles.”
The funny thing is, the stuff that the left hated about Trump — an America-first approach to trade and foreign policy, a pushback against wokeism, border controls — is all actually normal stuff.
"Salena Zito: Our Bargain for Normal is Failing.
“Leading into Election Day last year, two of the biggest reasons people gave in interviews for voting for Joe Biden were to sense a return to normal and a little empathy for their struggles.”
The funny thing is, the stuff that the left hated about Trump — an America-first approach to trade and foreign policy, a pushback against wokeism, border controls — is all actually normal stuff.
That’s why the left hated it.
And Trump had more empathy for the struggles of normal people than the left, which hates normal people, could even pretend to have.
The only thing abnormal about Trump’s presidency was the four-year hysterical shit-fit thrown by the left and the media. That should have been punished, not rewarded.
The only thing abnormal about Trump’s presidency was the four-year hysterical shit-fit thrown by the left and the media. That should have been punished, not rewarded.
Instead, well, we have this disastrous presidency that unsurprisingly turns out to have been founded on a big lie.--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
Summer Bummer: Joe Biden Presidency Suffers from Historic Failure
Summer Bummer: Joe Biden Presidency Suffers from Historic Failure:
President Joe Biden is failing on nearly every single major issue for Americans as support for his presidency continues to drop.
Biden’s badly botched crisis in Afghanistan is still generating bad headlines as stranded Americans try to leave the country after Biden withdrew all military forces from Kabul.
What Radical Islam and the Woke Have In Common
"You’d think that Islamist extremists and leftist radicals would have nothing in common.
But noted human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali has good reason to believe this is no longer the case.
She explains in this eye-opening video."
Biden Requests $6.4B in Taxpayer Money to Resettle 95K Afghans in U.S.
"President Joe Biden’s administration is asking Congress to authorize about $6.4 billion in American taxpayer money to bring 95,000 Afghans to the United States for permanent resettlement.
...The administration’s goal to resettle in the U.S. about 95,000 Afghans is the first glimpse into Biden’s massive resettlement operation — the largest since former President Barack Obama brought more than 12,000 Syrians to the U.S. from 2012 to 2016.
...each refugee costs taxpayers about $133,000 over the course of their lifetime.
Within five years, an estimated 16 percent of all refugees admitted will need housing assistance paid for by taxpayers...Read all.
Report: Taliban making demands, holding 'hostage' Americans and others cleared to leave Afghanistan - TheBlaze
Report: Taliban making demands, holding 'hostage' Americans and others cleared to leave Afghanistan - TheBlaze:
When pressed by show host Chris Wallace what demands the Taliban is making, McCaul cited money and diplomatic legitimacy as two possibilities, but did not offer specifics.
"This is really, Chris, turning into a hostage situation where they're not gonna allow American citizens to leave until they get full recognition from the United States of America," McCaul said, adding that he fears the Biden administration may grant the Taliban legitimacy and recognize them as the official government of Afghanistan.
Money is fungible-----‘Fauci lied’: New documents on lab leak theory released
"Senator Rand Paul has again accused Dr Anthony Fauci of lying under oath while testifying before the Senate in July when he claimed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) did not fund controversial gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China.
"Surprise surprise - Fauci lied again,” Senator Paul tweeted.
"And I was right about his agency funding novel Coronavirus research at Wuhan."
It comes after newly released documents obtained by The Intercept show the NIH directed a grant of $3.1 million USD to the US health organisation Eco Health Alliance.
Nearly $600,000 of the fund went straight to the Wuhan Institute of Virology to study bat coronaviruses.
In July Dr Fauci told the Senate the NIH did send funds to study bat coronaviruses, however the money did not fund dangerous gain-of-function research...Read all!!
Britain forced to fire up coal plant amid record power prices and winter squeeze | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
Britain forced to fire up coal plant amid record power prices and winter squeeze | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
"The UK has turned to a coal-fired power station to help boost its energy supply after
- global gas and power prices hit new highs and
- wind farms produced very low levels of electricity.
...The Government plans to phase-out coal-fired power by 2024 in an effort to slash carbon emissions. Most coal-fired power stations have closed, but some remain available to help meet demand – particularly in emergencies.
...Many countries have been replacing coal-fired power stations with gas-fired alternatives, which produce less carbon emissions, but the high price of gas is making coal more appealing again...Read all.
Photo: This is a Maxar image of 6 chartered commercial airplanes at Mazar-i-Sharif airport in northern Afghanistan.
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Photo: This is a Maxar image of 6 chartered commercial airplanes at Mazar-i-Sharif airport in northern Afghanistan.
- They are being held hostage and not allowed to depart by the Taliban, which has once again broken its promises. U.S. citizens and Afghan interpreters have been waiting for days to board the flights.
- Zero Americans have been flown out of the country since U.S. troops departed.
- Also, an important update from the Panjshir Valley battle...Read all.
Mom 'furious' after teacher taped masks to multiple 4th-grade students' faces: Report - TheBlaze
Mom 'furious' after teacher taped masks to multiple 4th-grade students' faces: Report - TheBlaze:
"He went to get a sip of water, forgot to put the mask on," she said.
But rather than reminding him to put the mask back on or even sending him to the principal's office, the teacher allegedly dragged him in front of the whole class and then applied the tape.
We need to stop trying to educate every child to the same level at the same pace.
Facebook Michael Smith"We need to stop trying to educate every child to the same level at the same pace.
The American concept of education is the "No Child Left Behind" model, one condemned to fail because, as we all know, there are some smarter than others and some, like me, who are going to have to put in a lot of work just to be average.
But that is a reality of life and no social justice policy or program is going to change it.
One of the greatest problems I have with our current perspective within the factory, assembly line, schools is the idea that classes of kids must progress at exactly the same rate.
But that is a reality of life and no social justice policy or program is going to change it.
One of the greatest problems I have with our current perspective within the factory, assembly line, schools is the idea that classes of kids must progress at exactly the same rate.
All this does is bore the smarter, better prepared kids to death and lowers the learning to the lowest common denominator...READ IT ALL!
History for September 8
History for September 8 - On-This-Day.com
Peter Sellers 1925
- 1565 - A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, FL.
- 1664 - The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who then renamed it New York.
- 1892 - An early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance" appeared in "The Youth's Companion."
- 1935 - U.S. Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was shot and mortally wounded. He died two days later.
- 1966 - NBC-TV aired the first episode of "Star Trek" entitled "The Man Trap". The show was canceled on September 2, 1969.
- 1975 - In Boston, MA, public schools began their court-ordered citywide busing program amid scattered incidents of violence.
Tuesday, September 07, 2021
Labor Day weekend: 58 people shot in Chicago, 4-year-old boy Mychal Moultry - TheBlaze
Labor Day weekend: 58 people shot in Chicago, 4-year-old boy Mychal Moultry - TheBlaze:
There were eight children shot during the bloody weekend in Chicago, including six kids shot in 12 hours from Saturday night into Sunday morning. Two of the wounded minors were recovering at Comer Children's hospital as of Sunday morning.
So far this year, more than 280 children have been shot in Chicago, 35 of whom have died from their injuries, WLS-TV reported.
Corruption in South Africa | DW Documentary
"A country falls into the hands of kleptocrats, a state is taken over.
This happens again and again, all over the world.
Including in South Africa, of all places, where the fight for democracy against a brutal apartheid regime was so hard-won..."
Solar Slaves: China Dominates Market For Solar Panels Using Forced Uighur Labour
The smugness exhibited by the owners of solar panels is in its own special class.
"...Pious and self-righteous, these characters are quick to pontificate about their holier than thou credentials.
...None of them seem bothered by the fact the chaotic, largely uncontrolled, output from their panels has rendered the grid increasingly unstable and causes untold headaches for the grid manager, trying to deal with the chaos created.
Now, it turns out, that all those shiny, ‘planet-saving’ solar panels have a much darker and menacing origin.
The reason that China is able to dominate the market for solar panels isn’t about superior manufacturing techniques or Confucian ideals.
Now, it turns out, that all those shiny, ‘planet-saving’ solar panels have a much darker and menacing origin.
The reason that China is able to dominate the market for solar panels isn’t about superior manufacturing techniques or Confucian ideals.
No, it’s about very cheap wages.
So cheap in fact, apparently no money changes hands between the ‘employer’ and ‘employee’, at all...Read all, much here!!!
The United States 'has gone mad'
"Sky News host Sharri Markson says US President Joe Biden is claiming his Afghanistan exit as a victory, however it is not.
“This was no victory,” Ms Markson said.
"As we come up to the 20th anniversary of 9/11, instead of us looking back from a position of safety and security, suddenly Islamic terror is reenergised.
"The US has gone mad."
Ms Markson said global terror “is at large once again”.
Pregnant American stranded in Afghanistan who was targeted by Taliban speaks out in powerful interview - TheBlaze
Pregnant American stranded in Afghanistan who was targeted by Taliban speaks out in powerful interview - TheBlaze:
The American woman whom Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said was targeted by the Taliban after being left behind by American forces in Afghanistan broke her silence on Friday.
What is the background?
On Tuesday, Issa relayed the heartbreaking story of a pregnant American woman who he called "Nasria." He explained that Nasria made "multiple attempts" to enter the Kabul airport, but was unable to reach safety before U.S. forces departed Afghanistan.
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