- 1698 - Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards.
- 1793 - In France, the "Reign of Terror" began. The National Convention enacted measures to repress the French Revolutionary activities.
- 1836 - Sam Houston was elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
- 1881 - The American Red Cross provided relief for disaster for the first time. The disaster was the Great Fire of 1881 in Michigan.
- 1917 - Federal raids were carried out in 24 cities on International Workers of the World (IWW) headquarters. The raids were prompted by suspected anti-war activities within the labor organization.
- 1939 - The U.S. proclaimed its neutrality in World War II.
- 1945 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino was arrested. D'Aquino was suspected of being the wartime radio propagandist "Tokyo Rose". She served six years and was later pardoned by U.S. President Ford.
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Monday, September 05, 2022
History for September 5
History for September 5 - On-This-Day.com
George Lazenby 1939 - Actor
Sunday, September 04, 2022
Plurality Agree It Is a 'Good Thing' Anthony Fauci Is Stepping Down
Plurality Agree It Is a 'Good Thing' Anthony Fauci Is Stepping Down:
A plurality of Americans agree it is a “good thing” that Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down from his prominent roles by the end of the year, a poll from The Economist/YouGov found.
The survey asked, “Anthony Fauci will step down from his positions as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden. Do you think it is a good thing or a bad thing for the country that Fauci is retiring at the end of 2022?”
IRS 'mistakenly' posts confidential info from 120,000 taxpayers' retirement accounts on its website | Daily Mail Online
IRS 'mistakenly' posts confidential info from 120,000 taxpayers' retirement accounts on its website | Daily Mail Online
"IRS 'mistakenly' posts names, contact numbers and financial information from 120,000 taxpayers' retirement accounts on its website thanks to human coding error
"IRS 'mistakenly' posts names, contact numbers and financial information from 120,000 taxpayers' retirement accounts on its website thanks to human coding error
- A human coding error in the IRS' system allowed confidential information from 120,000 taxpayers' retirement accounts to be published online
- Among the information published were the names, contact information and finances of those who submitted 990-T forms regarding their IRAs
- The mistake occurred when the new online system accidentally published the private forms with those of charities that are meant to be public
Watch 'em all!-----Senate GOP re-election arm goes up with new ads in Arizona and Wisconsin midterm battlegrounds | Fox News
Senate GOP re-election arm goes up with new ads in Arizona and Wisconsin midterm battlegrounds | Fox News
"The Senate Republicans re-election arm is launching new ads Friday in the crucial general swing states of Arizona and Wisconsin, which are home to key Senate races that may determine if the GOP wins back the majority in the chamber...".
"The Senate Republicans re-election arm is launching new ads Friday in the crucial general swing states of Arizona and Wisconsin, which are home to key Senate races that may determine if the GOP wins back the majority in the chamber...".
Border Security Advocates Slam Biden for Lip Service to 'Rule of Law'
Border Security Advocates Slam Biden for Lip Service to 'Rule of Law':
The Federation for American Immigration Reform, which advocates for border security, blasted the Biden administration for pretending to support the rule of law while refusing to secure our southern border.
“If ever there was an administration that does not respect the rule of law, it is this one,” FAIR’s president Dan Stein remarked in a press release. “There is no more glaring example of lawlessness than the Biden administration’s gutting of immigration laws and border enforcement,” he continued.
Yup, we know what they're doing-----Bank of America launches zero down mortgages in select cities. One is in Michigan. - mlive.com
Bank of America launches zero down mortgages in select cities. One is in Michigan. - mlive.com
"First-time homebuyers have a new lending option to help them get into the market.
Bank of America announced a new zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgage solution for first-time homebuyers.The new loan will be available in designated markets, with an emphasis on serving Black/African American and/or Hispanic-Latino neighborhoods.
The first cities to be eligible in the pilot are Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami..."
"First-time homebuyers have a new lending option to help them get into the market.
Bank of America announced a new zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgage solution for first-time homebuyers.The new loan will be available in designated markets, with an emphasis on serving Black/African American and/or Hispanic-Latino neighborhoods.
The first cities to be eligible in the pilot are Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami..."
Dark Brandon Disaster: #PedoHitler Trends on Twitter After Joe Biden's Divisive Speech
Dark Brandon Disaster: #PedoHitler Trends on Twitter After Joe Biden's Divisive Speech:
“#PedoHitler” began trending on Twitter following President Joe Biden’s divisive political speech Thursday at the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the president declared that “MAGA Republicans” are a “threat” to “American democracy” with ominous red lighting and members of the U.S. military behind him.
I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS PLASTIC STRAWS IN KANSAS:
Instapundit--I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS PLASTIC STRAWS IN KANSAS:
Of all 232 plastic objects analyzed by researchers clues about their origins, roughly two-thirds were made in either Japan or China.”--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
"Much of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch’s Plastic Comes From These 5 Countries.
“When the authors used computer models to simulate how their samples ended up in the patch, they found that a plastic fragment was 10 times more likely to originate from fishing activities than land-based ones. . . . Less than 2 percent of simulated debris from rivers ended up offshore, carried by ocean currents.
Of all 232 plastic objects analyzed by researchers clues about their origins, roughly two-thirds were made in either Japan or China.”--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
"Prog Zombies smell guts and brains, and are on the march..."
Facebook Michael Smith"Biden has already started walking back the speech - but it's too late, the Prog Zombies smell guts and brains, and are on the march.
The scary thing is they don't get that Biden is filled to the eyeballs with bullshit rhetoric and like Ron Burgundy, will literally read anything put up on a teleprompter...and he is so far around the bend mentally, he probably doesn't remember what he said fifteen minutes ago.
The scary thing is they don't get that Biden is filled to the eyeballs with bullshit rhetoric and like Ron Burgundy, will literally read anything put up on a teleprompter...and he is so far around the bend mentally, he probably doesn't remember what he said fifteen minutes ago.
- His zombie horde believes there is an organization called Ultra MAGA that is led by the Criminal Mastermind, the Grand Trumpian.
- They are idiot zombies of course, but idiot zombies do stupid and dangerous things without adult supervision."
Amazon Powered Down All Its Solar Panels Because They Kept Catching On Fire: REPORT | The Daily Caller
Amazon Powered Down All Its Solar Panels Because They Kept Catching On Fire: REPORT | The Daily Caller"Amazon powered off all solar panels from its warehouse roofs’ in 2021 after its installations malfunctioned, leading to multiple fires and electrical explosions across its North American warehouses for over a year, according to CNBC.
Solar panels caused “critical fire or arc flash events” in at least six of its 47 North American warehouses with solar installations, between April 2020 and June 2021, according to internal documents acquired by CNBC..."
Solar panels caused “critical fire or arc flash events” in at least six of its 47 North American warehouses with solar installations, between April 2020 and June 2021, according to internal documents acquired by CNBC..."
Mayor Lightfoot calls Gov. Abbott 'racist' for busing migrants to Chicago, then jokes she will do the same - TheBlaze
Mayor Lightfoot calls Gov. Abbott 'racist' for busing migrants to Chicago, then jokes she will do the same - TheBlaze:
Lightfoot's pledge to do something she called racist, inhumane, and anti-American just minutes before received a lot of laughter and applause from her supporters.
Gazprom 'fully stops Nord Stream gas supply indefinitely' as Putin piles further pressure on Europe | Daily Mail Online
Gazprom 'fully stops Nord Stream gas supply indefinitely' as Putin piles further pressure on Europe-- Daily Mail Online
- Nord Stream gas supply pipeline from Russia will be closed INDEFINITELY after 'oil leak was found'... just hours after G7 nations decided to cap payments in bid to defund Kremlin war machine
- Russian energy giant Gazprom cuts off all Nord Stream supplies to Europe following three day maintenance
- Apparent 'oil leak' was discovered within the main turbine at a St Petersburg compressor station..."
History for September 4
History for September 4 - On-This-Day.com
Paul Harvey 1918
- 1609 - English navigator Henry Hudson began exploring the island of Manhattan.
- 1781 - Los Angeles, CA, was founded by Spanish settlers. The original name was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula," which translates as "The Town of the Queen of Angels."
- 1882 - Thomas Edison's Pearl Street electric power station began operations in New York City. It was the first display of a practical electrical lighting system.
- 1888 - George Eastman registered the name "Kodak" and patented his roll-film camera. The camera took 100 exposures per roll.
- 1899 - An 8.3 earthquake hit Yakutat Bar, AK.
- 1967 - Michigan Gov. George Romney said during a TV interview that he had undergone "brainwashing" by U.S. officials while visiting Vietnam in 1965.
Saturday, September 03, 2022
Mark Levin turns the tables on FBI over controversial photo included in DOJ court filing: 'A grossly negligent use of classified documents' - TheBlaze
Mark Levin turns the tables on FBI over controversial photo included in DOJ court filing: 'A grossly negligent use of classified documents' - TheBlaze:
"It seems to me an argument should be made that spreading highly classified documents on the floor, with the covers of the documents noting that the documents are indeed classified and taking a photograph even of the covers purely for gratuitous public use (i.e., for no reasonable or legal purpose), is a grossly negligent use of classified documents and the FBI should be held accountable under the Espionage Act," Levin wrote on Twitter.
"...working hard to shower its friends with handouts paid for by hardworking lower-wage Americans."
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"If you had any doubts that those in power have dropped the pretense of fighting for the working class, you can dispense with them after President Joe Biden administration's latest concessions to the laptop class.
"If you had any doubts that those in power have dropped the pretense of fighting for the working class, you can dispense with them after President Joe Biden administration's latest concessions to the laptop class.
From student loan forgiveness to subsidies for people who drive pricey electric cars and profitable semiconductor company CEOs, this administration is working hard to shower its friends with handouts paid for by hardworking lower-wage Americans.
If you're surprised by any of this, you haven't been paying attention to Democrats' recent record.
If you're surprised by any of this, you haven't been paying attention to Democrats' recent record.
BUT, BUT, BUT… THEY HAD TO MAKE THEMSELVES TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON RUSSIAN ENERGY:
Instapundit--BUT, BUT, BUT… THEY HAD TO MAKE THEMSELVES TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON RUSSIAN ENERGY:
It was that or make a famous Swedish autistic teen cry! They couldn’t do that!--Posted by Sarah Hoyt
Biden admin tries to revise history, blames school closures on Trump's 'mismanaged' pandemic response - TheBlaze
Biden admin tries to revise history, blames school closures on Trump's 'mismanaged' pandemic response - TheBlaze:
Third, when Biden came into office, administration officials repeatedly questioned the reopening of schools precisely because the COVID-19 vaccine had just been released to the public and younger people had not yet had access to it. Meanwhile, teachers' unions strongly opposed a return to in-person learning.
Click the below Twitter threat to hear Biden administration officials, Democrats, and teachers' union officials in their own words opposing schools reopening:
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