Saturday, October 02, 2021
Union dominated, government monopoly!-----Mail delivery slowdown: USPS to slow delivery starting October 1 - CBS News
Mail delivery slowdown: USPS to slow delivery starting October 1 - CBS News
"Mail delivery for many Americans will slow starting on Friday, part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's blueprint for overhauling the U.S. Postal Service in order to slash costs.
...Almost 4 of 10 pieces of first-class mail will see slower delivery, according to Paul Steidler, senior fellow at the Lexington Institute and an expert on the postal service.
"Mail delivery for many Americans will slow starting on Friday, part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's blueprint for overhauling the U.S. Postal Service in order to slash costs.
...Almost 4 of 10 pieces of first-class mail will see slower delivery, according to Paul Steidler, senior fellow at the Lexington Institute and an expert on the postal service.
That "means mail delivery will be slower than in the 1970s," he said, calling DeJoy's plan "disastrous."
DHS secretary says 1 in 5 migrants have an 'illness' while releasing thousands into the US - TheBlaze
DHS secretary says 1 in 5 migrants have an 'illness' while releasing thousands into the US - TheBlaze:
In an admission that may boost claims that the Biden administration's border crisis is partly driving a COVID-19 surge in the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged on Monday that approximately one out of every five migrants entering the country illegally have an "illness."
The DHS chief did not specify whether the illness he was referring to was COVID-19 during his speech at the virtual Immigration Law and Policy Conference. But he noted in his remarks that the rise of the COVID-19 Delta variant caught him off guard and that amid a pandemic, the U.S. immigration system is not capable of handling a rapid influx of migrants.
GOVERNMENTUK Military Wants to Spy on Social Media to Detect “Change in Population Sentiment”
GOVERNMENTUK Military Wants to Spy on Social Media to Detect “Change in Population Sentiment”
Despite ostensibly being about “better use of existing silos,” the MoD’s Data Strategy for Defence document explains how the military should move towards “Automated scanning of social media platforms” to detect “change in population sentiment.”
“Nowhere does the document explain why a strategy paper has gone so far off the beaten track that it promotes collecting data the MoD doesn’t have and using it for decidedly non-military purposes,” reports the Register...Read all.
- Plan inadvertently revealed in MoD strategy document.--Paul Joseph Watson
Despite ostensibly being about “better use of existing silos,” the MoD’s Data Strategy for Defence document explains how the military should move towards “Automated scanning of social media platforms” to detect “change in population sentiment.”
“Nowhere does the document explain why a strategy paper has gone so far off the beaten track that it promotes collecting data the MoD doesn’t have and using it for decidedly non-military purposes,” reports the Register...Read all.
History for October 2
History for October 2 - On-This-Day.com
Groucho (Julius) Marx 1890 - "Marx Brothers" movies and his quiz show "You Bet Your Life"
- 1780 - British army major John Andre was hanged as a spy. He was carrying information about the actions of Benedict Arnold.
- 1835 - The first battle of the Texas Revolution took place near the Guadalupe River when American settlers defeated a Mexican cavalry unit.
- 1870 - Rome was made the capital of Italy.
- 1919 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed.
- 1944 - The Nazis crushed the Warsaw Uprising.
- 1950 - "Peanuts," the comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz, was published for the first time in seven newspapers.
- 1959 - "The Twilight Zone" debuted on CBS-TV. The show ran for 5 years for a total of 154 episodes.
Friday, October 01, 2021
Whoopi Goldberg Lashes Out at LeBron James Over Vaccines - Louder With Crowder
Whoopi Goldberg Lashes Out at LeBron James Over Vaccines - Louder With Crowder:
Liberals and the media (but I repeat myself) were so busy smearing MAGA fans as anti-vaxxers, they just assumed non-Trump fans would fall in line. Instead, NBA players are either speaking out against or defending their teammates who do. Democrats oh so hate it when that happens.
Whoopi's message to LeBron James is crystal clear: Only use his platform if Whoopi agrees with how he's using it.
EXCLUSIVE: Border Patrol Breaks All-Time Migrant Apprehension Record in 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Border Patrol Breaks All-Time Migrant Apprehension Record in 2021:
EAGLE PASS, Texas — With less than 48 hours left in Fiscal Year 2021, the Border Patrol has already surpassed the total number of migrant apprehensions made in any year along the southwest border since the agency’s inception in 1924. A source within Customs and Border Protection notes the unofficial apprehension record shows more than 1,646,000 for the year as of Wednesday.
The total reflects arrests made within the nine southwest Border Patrol Sectors from California to Texas. According to CBP, the previous record stood since 2000 when 1,643,679 were arrested.
The way we were-----What Happened During the Final Hours of the Civil War
"On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant at Virginia's Appomattox Court House, effectively ending The Civil War.
During the final, decisive battles of the war, many men lost their lives as the Confederacy desperately tried to fight against the Union troops that overran them.
But on that fateful day in 1865, General Lee's surrender set the precedent for other massive surrenders that led to the official end of the war."
Dennis Prager Reads An Approved Script From Big Tech...#Shorts
"Big Tech doesn't want you to see this brand new mini-documentary. Watch it anyway."
"Literally nobody paid those top rates."
Michael Smith
"The hard left wants a return to the heydays of a rate of 90% of income taxation.
Literally nobody paid those top rates.
First, so few people ever achieved a level of income to trigger it and secondly, those who did were smart enough to find ways to shield that income and avoid those confiscatory tax rates.
A tax rate is and what is actually paid are two very different things.
There exists something called Hauser’s Law (not really a "law", per se - because if a government wanted to confiscate more income and wealth, they could use force to do so), which basically states there is a maximum threshold on how much the government can tax out of its population.
Hauser’s Law is based on a simple fact - that in pretty much every year since 1950, regardless of the tax rate, the government has collected between 17 to 20 percent of GDP in taxes.
Literally nobody paid those top rates.
First, so few people ever achieved a level of income to trigger it and secondly, those who did were smart enough to find ways to shield that income and avoid those confiscatory tax rates.
A tax rate is and what is actually paid are two very different things.
There exists something called Hauser’s Law (not really a "law", per se - because if a government wanted to confiscate more income and wealth, they could use force to do so), which basically states there is a maximum threshold on how much the government can tax out of its population.
Hauser’s Law is based on a simple fact - that in pretty much every year since 1950, regardless of the tax rate, the government has collected between 17 to 20 percent of GDP in taxes.
Poll: Majority Say People Should Not Lose Job for Rejecting Vaccine
Poll: Majority Say People Should Not Lose Job for Rejecting Vaccine:
A majority of voters say people should not lose their job over rejecting vaccine mandates, including a majority of independents, a Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey released this week found.
The survey asked, “Do you believe Americans should lose their jobs if they object to taking the COVID-19 vaccine?”
‘Unprecedented’ China Power Outages: Close Factories and Threaten GDP Gr...
"The recent "power cuts" in China are disastrous, affecting at least 20 out of 34 provinces and jurisdictions and growing in scope.
We reported before that China's power shortages would become a norm in 2021 and explained the reasons.
If you’re interested, please check out the September 24th episode.
In this video, we will briefly review the causes of China's power shortage.
First, let's look at the blackouts in China and how they have affected the economy."
New Trustees Report for Social Security Should Raise Alarm Bells
New Trustees Report for Social Security Should Raise Alarm Bells
"...Based on the latest Social Security Trustees Report, the combined OASDI program will be insolvent by 2034, at which point there will be only enough incoming revenue to pay out 76% of scheduled payments.
...As you read the report, on the other hand, a very different meaning to the words takes shape: the train is 40% larger than it was two years ago, traveling faster on less stable tracks.
...Over just two years, the program’s broken commitments have collectively increased by roughly 40%.
Another way to express this dysfunction is to say: for every $1 the program collected, it generated more than $3 of promises that no one expects it to keep...Read all.
...As you read the report, on the other hand, a very different meaning to the words takes shape: the train is 40% larger than it was two years ago, traveling faster on less stable tracks.
...Over just two years, the program’s broken commitments have collectively increased by roughly 40%.
Another way to express this dysfunction is to say: for every $1 the program collected, it generated more than $3 of promises that no one expects it to keep...Read all.
Lunch video-----Fourth Estate Or Fifth Wheel? The Role Of The Media In Education Reform
"The general media is the primary source of information about efforts to improve public education in the U.S.
Can they serve a critical role in the recovery of public education from COVID?
Do we need to watch the watchdogs?"
Australia's Lockdown Is a Warning to America - American Consequences
Australia's Lockdown Is a Warning to America - American Consequences:
But in the era of COVID-19, it has turned into a cautionary tale of the limitless powers that governments can seize under the guise of protecting public health.
You won’t see a lot of headlines about it, but about half of Australia’s 25 million people are suffering under a severe, ongoing COVID lockdown. And unlike in the U.S., where “essential workers” and a host of other exceptions were allowed to go about their job despite a rapidly spreading virus in their communities, the Australian version of lockdown is much closer to prison, which the term is taken from.
NLRB memo: College football players are employees
NLRB memo: College football players are employees
College athletes who earn millions for their schools are employees, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer said in guidance released Wednesday that would allow players at private universities to unionize and otherwise negotiate over their working conditions.
NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo also threatened action against schools, conferences and the NCAA if they continue to use the term “student-athlete,” saying that it was created to disguise the employment relationship with college athletes and discourage them from pursuing their rights...Read all!
College athletes who earn millions for their schools are employees, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer said in guidance released Wednesday that would allow players at private universities to unionize and otherwise negotiate over their working conditions.
NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo also threatened action against schools, conferences and the NCAA if they continue to use the term “student-athlete,” saying that it was created to disguise the employment relationship with college athletes and discourage them from pursuing their rights...Read all!
No age limit!-----Feinstein Proposes Bill Requiring COVID Vaccination Or Negative Test For Passengers On All Domestic Flights
Feinstein Proposes Bill Requiring COVID Vaccination Or Negative Test For Passengers On All Domestic Flights
"LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – All passengers on domestic flights would be required to be either fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide proof of a recent negative test, under a new bill proposed by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
The U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act submitted Wednesday by Feinstein would also allow unvaccinated people who have already contracted COVID-19 to provide proof that they have fully recovered in lieu of a negative test...Read all.
"LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – All passengers on domestic flights would be required to be either fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide proof of a recent negative test, under a new bill proposed by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
The U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act submitted Wednesday by Feinstein would also allow unvaccinated people who have already contracted COVID-19 to provide proof that they have fully recovered in lieu of a negative test...Read all.
Baby-steps to the camps???-----State Governments Preparing ‘Quarantine Facilities’ For Americans Unable to Isolate at Home
State Governments Preparing ‘Quarantine Facilities’ For Americans Unable to Isolate at Home
"The Washington Department of Health is advertising job opportunities for employees to work in quarantine and isolation facilities that will be used to house Americans who are unable to quarantine at home, prompting fears that the program could eventually be used to forcibly detain people.
Titled ‘Isolation & Quarantine Team Consultants’ – the job offers “continuous” employment with a salary of up to $4286 dollars a month...Read all!
Titled ‘Isolation & Quarantine Team Consultants’ – the job offers “continuous” employment with a salary of up to $4286 dollars a month...Read all!
Operation Lone Star: Texas Calls for Volunteers to Hold the Line at Southern Border
Operation Lone Star: Texas Calls for Volunteers to Hold the Line at Southern Border:
With the recent flood of Haitian illegal immigrants a constant reminder of the precarious nature of border safety in Joe Biden’s America, Texas is calling for volunteers to help secure its border.
Officials of the Texas Military Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety have issued a call for State Guard members to volunteer to protect Texas through Operation Lone Star, a state-funded effort launched this spring by Gov. Greg Abbott to pick up the slack when federal officials allowed the border to become a sieve.
“We are still looking for Texas Guardsmen to support Operation Lone Star. Please help us stop human trafficking, smuggling, and illegal border crossings while we are #securingtexas Lodging and per diem included,” the department wrote in a Twitter post last week.
Britain's Coming Winter Energy Crisis | City Journal
Britain's Coming Winter Energy Crisis | City Journal
- This winter, the U.K.’s wrongheaded energy policy may test public devotion to environmentalism.--Theodore Dalrymple
My guess is that it is not terribly deep.
There is much talk of a coming energy crisis if the winter is severe.
There is much talk of a coming energy crisis if the winter is severe.
A possibility exists that the lights will go out, factories will close, and hot water and central heating will be lacking.
A population unused to such hardships may express its discontent by means not wholly peaceful or constitutional...Read all.
History for October 1
History for October 1 - On-This-Day.com
Jimmy Carter (U.S.) 1924
- 1908 - The Model T automobile was introduced by Henry Ford. The purchase price of the car was $850.
- 1940 - The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened as the first toll superhighway in the United States.
- 1962 - Johnny Carson began hosting the "Tonight" show on NBC-TV. He stayed with the show for 29 years. Jack Paar was the previous host.
- 1964 - The Free Speech Movement was started at the University of California at Berkeley.
- 1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, FL.
- 1984 - U.S. Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan announced that he was taking a leave of absence following his indictment on charges of larceny and fraud. He was later acquitted.
- 2001 - San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ban Internet filters designed to keep pornography away from children at city libraries.
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Pew: 5-in-9 Americans 'Not Confident' in Biden's Vetting of Afghan Arrivals
Pew: 5-in-9 Americans 'Not Confident' in Biden's Vetting of Afghan Arrivals:
More than half of Americans are “not” confident in the Joe Biden administration’s ability to vet tens of thousands of Afghans they are continuing to bring to the United States for resettlement, a new survey reveals.
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