Saturday, May 18, 2024
Antifa members at UW encampment harass news cameraman for filming the protest | Blaze Media
Antifa members at UW encampment harass news cameraman for filming the protest | Blaze Media:
The Post Millennial's Katie Daviscourt took video of Antifa members using umbrellas and their bodies to block the camera. Mike Harvey, Fox Q13's cameraman, can be heard asking the protesters if they are on drugs because the harassers are acting very strangely.
One of the protesters asks if Harvey understands why they are asking him not to film them.
"Yes, and, honestly, I don't care because this is a public space; it's a newsworthy event. ... I have a right to report," Harvey tells them.
But, but, but "clean green" was promised to be cheaper!-----Michigan Attorney General denounces DTE's proposed $266 million rate hike
Michigan Attorney General denounces DTE's proposed $266 million rate hike
- "...Nessel argues that the utility should get no more than a $112.2 million increase, which would equate to about a 4% increase in customers' bills...
Courage begets courage on campus - American Thinker
Prevalent examples in history of courage and bravery should spur us to respond. - American Thinker - Julia Campbell"History gives us conviction and guidance.
Today, as we watch ravaging antisemitism and the defacing of the American flag on university campuses, prevalent examples in history of courage and bravery should spur us to respond.
In 1942, German medical student Hans Scholl was awakened to the persecution of Jews in the Western world. While serving on the Eastern Front, Scholl and his war buddies, Willi Graf and Alexander Schmorell, witnessed firsthand the Nazis’ murder of innocent Polish Jewish civilians.However, those who take courageous actions must be prepared for consequences.
Scholl committed to exposing the evil being done against the Jewish population. Together with Graf, Schmorell, Sophia Scholl, and Christoph Probst, he began secretly planting pamphlets on the campus of the University of Munich in Germany. This small resistance group titled themselves The White Rose — white roses being a symbol of purity and innocence in the face of evil. These pamphlets called upon students to rebel against the Nazi regime and the barbaric treatment of Jews with slogans of “We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will not leave you in peace.” and “We will not be silent.”...
On February 22, 1934, Hans, Sophie, and Christoph were arrested, interrogated, and beheaded...
NHS bosses destroy careers of whistleblowers who complained about avoidable deaths
Talented doctors and nurses claim they have lost their jobs – with some driven to brink of suicide – as bosses sought to bury their concerns Janet Eastham
- More than 50 doctors and nurses have told The Telegraph they have been targeted
- NHS managers are destroying the careers of whistleblowers who raise concerns about patient safety, a group of medics warns.
- More than 50 doctors and nurses have told The Telegraph they have been targeted after raising concerns about upwards of 170 patient deaths and nearly 700 cases of poor care.
One consultant described it as “the biggest scandal within our country” and said the true number of avoidable deaths was “astronomical”.
Instead of trying to fix the problems, the whistleblowers claim NHS bosses are spending millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money hiring law firms and private eyes to investigate them instead, leading many medics to quit the profession in despair...
Instead of trying to fix the problems, the whistleblowers claim NHS bosses are spending millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money hiring law firms and private eyes to investigate them instead, leading many medics to quit the profession in despair...
'Lawfare': Gov't rejects Steve Baker's gun request over his 'alleged threatening statements' at 'public officials' on Jan. 6 | Blaze Media
'Lawfare': Gov't rejects Steve Baker's gun request over his 'alleged threatening statements' at 'public officials' on Jan. 6 | Blaze Media:
Baker until recently carried a gun for self-defense due to online threats he's received.
The federal government denied Blaze News investigative journalist Steve Baker's pretrial request to lift a gun possession restriction on him over Baker's "alleged threatening statements" at "public officials" on January 6.
"QUIETLY"-----Snopes Changes Fact Check of Ashley Biden Diary to 'True'
The fact-checking website describes the diary, which was written by Ashley Biden, describing “actions taken toward her” by the president when she was younger that are “not appropriate,” according to Snopes. - ELIZABETH WEIBEL"...Snopes, a fact-checking website, quietly changed a fact check about a diary belonging to Ashley Biden, President Joe Biden’s daughter, being real.
This comes a month after Ashley Biden wrote a letter on April 8 to Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York. The younger Biden acknowledged the existence of the diary, writing that she was “deeply saddened” to “even have to write” the letter because her diary had been “stolen and sold for profit.”
History for May 18
History for May 18 - On-This-Day.com
Frank Capra 1897 - Film director ("It's a Wonderful Life")
- 1652 - In Rhode Island, a law was passed that made slavery illegal in North America. It was the first law of its kind.
- 1896 - The U.S. Supreme court upheld the "separate but equal" policy in the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision. The ruling was overturned 58 years later with Brown vs. Board of Education.
- 1980 - Mt. Saint Helens erupted in Washington state. 57 people were killed and 3 billion in damage was done.
- 1983 - The U.S. Senate revised immigration laws and gave millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program.
- 1994 - Israel's three decades of occupation in the Gaza Strip ended as Israeli troops completed their withdrawal and Palestinian authorities took over.
- 2012 - Facebook Inc. held its initial public offering and began trading on the NASDAQ. The company was valued at $104 billion making it the largest valuation to date for a newly listed public company.
Friday, May 17, 2024
Dems facing possible ethics probe for turning House floor into political rally | WND | by Bob Unruh
Dems facing possible ethics probe for turning House floor into political rally | WND | by Bob Unruh:
As members of the Democrat party are finding out.
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The issue, according to the Washington Examiner, is that they turned the House into a political rally for Ukraine, waving that nation's flags, when the body voted for a billion dollar American tax dollar handout to that nation.
How America came to hate FJB - Don Surber
Inflation, immigration, Afghanistan and Trump have done him in - Don Surber 
"People forget that before there were chants of FJB, he was pretty popular....
Biden was the most unknown president since William Howard Taft to the American people.
Most people knew two things about Biden: 1) he was Obama’s VP and 2) he wasn’t Donald Trump.
Three years ago, Americans saw No. 2 as a good thing...
Opinion: Commencement Protests Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg - Illinois Review
Numerous colleges are cancelling their commencement exercises. - Illinois Review - JOHN F. DI LEO"Where they don’t cancel them; numerous graduating students are choosing not to attend, out of safety fears...
Throughout the 2023-2024 school year, we have seen tent cities erupt overnight on dozens of high-visibility locations like Northwestern University’s “Deering Meadow,” the University of Pennsylvania’s “College Green,” and New York University’s “Gould Plaza.”
Throughout the 2023-2024 school year, we have seen tent cities erupt overnight on dozens of high-visibility locations like Northwestern University’s “Deering Meadow,” the University of Pennsylvania’s “College Green,” and New York University’s “Gould Plaza.”
- As the school year approached its end, many of the radicals grew more violent, requiring local police to use SWAT teams and other riot control units to finally clear these illegal demonstrations.
Study: 'Non-citizens' are registered to vote, could decide next president | WND | by WND Staff
Study: 'Non-citizens' are registered to vote, could decide next president | WND | by WND Staff:
It continued, "The U.S. Census recorded more than 19 million adult non-citizens living in the U.S. during 2022. Given their voter registration rates, this means that about two million to five million of them are illegally registered to vote. These figures are potentially high enough to overturn the will of the American people in major elections, including congressional seats and the presidency."
In the 1960s, the fear of quicksand among children...
Clark Semmes - 3% of all films made during that time.
"In the 1960s, the fear of quicksand among children was largely fueled by Hollywood's portrayal of this natural phenomenon.
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"In the 1960s, the fear of quicksand among children was largely fueled by Hollywood's portrayal of this natural phenomenon.
Quicksand became a recurring element in movies of that era, appearing in nearly 3% of all films made during that time.
- This trend gained momentum in 1960, with notable instances of quicksand featured in popular films like Disney's "Swiss Family Robinson" and the sci-fi production "12 to the Moon."
- However, the most iconic quicksand moment in cinematic history occurred in the 1962 epic "Lawrence of Arabia."...
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CA colleges are once again seeing campus buildings being taken over by protesters | Blaze Media
CA colleges are once again seeing campus buildings being taken over by protesters | Blaze Media:
The University of California, Irvine saw a science building being taken over on Wednesday as well. The college issued emergency notification warning about the violent protest, warning students to stay away.
Politicians Ignoring The Green Energy Wall Do So At Their Own Peril - Climate Change Dispatch
We are fast approaching something I have called the “Green Energy Wall.” - Francis Menton"The “Wall” consists of some combination of real-world obstacles, part cost and part physics, that will inevitably end the quest for emissions-free “net zero” electricity generation well before the goal of zero emissions is reached...
Anyone paying attention and capable of doing basic arithmetic knows that we are approaching this Wall, with some jurisdictions much faster than others...
Anyone paying attention and capable of doing basic arithmetic knows that we are approaching this Wall, with some jurisdictions much faster than others...
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