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History for December 18

History for December 18 - On-This-Day.com 

Edwin Howard Armstrong 1890 - Electrical engineer and inventor, developed FM radio

• 1862 - The first orthopedic hospital was organized in New York City. It was called the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled.
• 1865 - U.S. Secretary of State William Seward issued a statement verifying the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment abolished slavery with the declaration: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
• 1903 - The Panama Canal Zone was acquired 'in perpetuity' by the U.S. for an annual rent.
• 1912 - The discovery of the Piltdown Man in East Sussex was announced. It was proved to be a hoax in 1953.
• 1957 - The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania went online. It was the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States. It was taken out of service in 1982.

Can counselors legally free people trapped by LGBT feelings? Supreme Court pushed to get involved * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Can counselors legally free people trapped by LGBT feelings? Supreme Court pushed to get involved * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh: 

For a number of years already, state and local governments that abide by the leftist ideology found in the LGBT movement have tried to promote their beliefs by censoring ideas that contradict. Specifically, they've labeled ordinary talk therapy delivered by counselors to patients who want to rid themselves of various LGBT ideologies as "conversion" therapy and banned it, despite the fact that infringes on the First Amendment's protection of free speech. They demand that pro-LGBT counseling is acceptable, but anything that contradicts the ideology must be banned.

The way we were-----The Wright brothers first aeroplane flight (1903)

And you wonder "why the media bias?"-----"The Biden Admin paid Reuters over $300 million in government contracts.

Mike Benz on X: "The Biden Admin paid Reuters over $300 million in government contracts. 

• 11 different Biden government agencies targeted Elon's businesses. 
• All 11 agencies paid millions to Reuters. 
• Reuters then won the Pulitzer Prize for "their work on Elon Musk and misconduct at his businesses"  - Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber

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Not Your School’s Reading List 3: Fiction for the Ages

This week’s entries include fictional stories with timeless themes and insight into reality, in addition to being enjoyable tales in their own right. - Intellectual Takeout
Read the previous list here.

1. Joseph Conrad. Heart of Darkness. 1899.

“From humble beginnings as the son of a dissident in Poland, to a life of adventure on the far corners of the globe, to at last a dignified position as an elder statesman of the English literary community, Conrad’s personal story is as engaging as his writing. … His incredible stories and the characters in them captured the human condition with a degree technical and artistic perfection often imitated but never full captured again.”

2. Norman Mailer. The Naked and the Dead. 1948.

“Hailed as one of the finest novels to come out of the Second World War, The Naked and the Dead received unprecedented critical acclaim upon its publication and has since enjoyed a long and well-deserved tenure in the American canon. … Written in gritty, journalistic detail, the story follows a platoon of Marines who are stationed on the Japanese-held island of Anopopei.”

3. Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. 1953...

Christie: Without Federal Information 'Drone Vigilantes' Are Going to 'Start Taking them Down'

Christie: Without Federal Information 'Drone Vigilantes' Are Going to 'Start Taking them Down': 

Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that given the absence of government information on the drone sightings in New Jersey, individuals will soon become “drone vigilantes” and “they’ll start taking them down.”

Woman Gets $34M From Jury That Found Police Had Framed Her

Chicago! Finally, 2 months after the assult!----- “Sept. 19, I had to work late. And along the way back to my parking garage at Wells and Madison, I stopped at a 7-Eleven.”

“There’s a guy on the ground there, panhandling. He asked me to get something for him and I said, ‘Sorry, I don’t have anything for you.’” - Illinois Policy 

• ...“They asked me their standard questions: ‘Are you injured? Do you need an ambulance?’ I told them, ‘Yes. I’m injured. I don’t know if I need an ambulance.’ And then because I know the police don’t always show up right away in Chicago, I asked if they were coming. They wouldn’t give me an answer. So, I waited.”...
• “At 3:30 in the morning, I woke up to a call back. They asked if I was still on the scene – this was like four hours later...
• “So, Monday, I went in person to file a police report. They told me they would assign a detective in three days or so. That was infuriating because, again, at the time it happened, the guy was right there on the scene.”...
• “After more than two months, I did, miraculously, get a call back from a detective in late November...

“When I filed my report, one of the officers actually hinted to me that if you do say you need an ambulance, they’ll send a squad out to protect the EMTs while they work on you...

“If you’re a worker downtown, or a tourist for that matter, this just impacts the whole feeling of Chicago...

Lunch video-----She’s Clearly NOT Happy This Resurfaced 🤯🇺🇸

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Gavin Newsom's 'insane' plan to pull plug on Tesla in California | Blaze Media

Gavin Newsom's 'insane' plan to pull plug on Tesla in California | Blaze Media: 

Gavin Newsom is one sore loser. Now that President-elect Donald Trump is planning to remove the electric car "mandate" and end the $7,500 tax credit for EV buyers, the California governor has plans to offer his own version of the credit.

Democrats are the party of 6 year-olds demanding everything in Toys-R-US!

 

Portal/NIL--The end of honest college sports?-----Marshall Football Team May Face Punishment for Withdrawing from Bowl Game

College Football Team May Face Punishment for Withdrawing from Bowl Game - Athlon Sports - MICHAEL GALLAGHER 

If that weren’t enough, the Marshall Thundering Herd recently withdrew from the Independence Bowl against Army on Dec. 28 because they’ve lost a reported 25 players to the transfer portal since losing head coach Charles Huff to Southern Miss...
But American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti...“… We should consider legislation that requires programs that accept invitations and commit to bowl games to play the games or be subject to consequences for the impact it has on their opponent.”...
After Marshall’s withdrawal, Louisiana Tech (5-7) stepped in as its Independence Bowl replacement against Army (11-2). 

While teams are required to have at least six wins for bowl eligibility; however, extenuating circumstances such as this allow certain five-win teams to step in and play in a bowl.

All enthusiastically spread by the liberal media!

 

Compelling!-----Veteran Journalist Dismantles Liberal Case Against Trump’s Deportation Plans: ‘It’s Easier Than You Think’

“Too many analysts [whom he refers to as deportation deniers] have confused what they want to be true with what actually is true.” - Elizabeth Stauffer 

In a weekend op-ed published in The Kansas City Star, veteran journalist David Mastio pushed back hard against the naysayers who consider the plans “unrealistic” and say that “the effort will cost $1 trillion.”

He dismissed their arguments as “bunk” and systematically dismantled each of their so-called “myths” using facts and historical data...

• The first is that it will cost too much...
• The second myth is that “we don’t know who to deport.”...
• The third myth is that mass deportations would violate individuals’ civil rights...
• The final myth is that countries will refuse to accept their citizens back...

#1 This day 1961-----The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) (Audio)

The Constitution Does Not Grant Birthright Citizenship to the Children of Illegal Immigrants - Just Facts Daily

Although such citizenship could be conferred through legislation, no such law exists. - James D. Agresti 

Dozens of media outlets are reporting in unison that Donald Trump cannot stop the U.S. government from awarding birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. 

They claim this is the case because the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires it.

• In reality, the legislative history of the 14th Amendment is clear that it only grants birthright citizenship to the children of people who are legally and permanently living in the United States. 
• This does not apply to the children of illegal immigrants, temporary residents, visitors, or tourists.

The children of such foreigners are currently granted U.S. citizenship and its benefits under a misinterpretation of the Constitution...

As the greedy scammers try to make Americans pay!

UFOs?! What in the world is going on over New Jersey? | Blaze Media

UFOs?! What in the world is going on over New Jersey? | Blaze Media: 

Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve likely seen videos flitting around social media of what appear to be drones, but are otherwise unidentified flying objects, soaring through the air in New Jersey.

The reports of large, unidentified drones appearing overnight in multiple New Jersey counties and parts of New York City have puzzled residents and raised concerns among local and federal authorities.

New Jersey Congressman Jefferson Van Drew claims to know what’s going on.

Troubled 12-year-old was 'fast-tracked' for hormones, mastectomy, charges lawsuit

Sexually abused as a young child, 11-year-old Kaya Breen told a school counselor that she'd wondered if "life would be easier if she were a boy," her lawsuit states.  - Joanne Jacobs

• The counselor told her and her parents that she was transgender. 
• She was diagnosed with gender dysphoria, and fast-tracked her for puberty blockers at 12, cross-sex hormones at 13 and a mastectomy at 14.

Kaya Breen began transitioning to male at the age of 12, but "desisted" after beginning therapy at 20.
Now, 20, Breen is suing her doctors and hospitals for medical negligence...

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History for December 17

History for December 17 - On-This-Day.com 

William Safire 1929 - Newspaper columnist

• 1791 - A traffic regulation in New York City established the first street to go "One Way."
• 1903 - The first successful gasoline-powered airplane flight took place near Kitty Hawk, NC. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the flight.
• 1959 - The film "On the Beach" premiered in New York City and in 17 other cities. It was the first motion picture to debut simultaneously in major cities around the world.
• 1969 - The U.S. Air Force closed its Project "Blue Book" by concluding that there was no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings.
• 1975 - Lynette Fromme was sentenced to life in prison for her attempt on the life of U.S. President Ford.
• 2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law the largest overhaul of U.S. intelligence gathering in 50 years. The bill aimed to tighten borders and aviation security. It also created a federal counterterrorism center and a new intelligence director.

Texas lt. governor announces state will buy all of border materials left by Biden, give it to Trump * WorldNetDaily * by Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit

Texas lt. governor announces state will buy all of border materials left by Biden, give it to Trump * WorldNetDaily * by Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit: 

As reported earlier by Cullen Linebarger, The Biden regime is determined to sabotage President Trump and America at any cost, even if it means dangerous illegal aliens will continue to invade America. Daily Wire reporter James Lalino broke an explosive story Thursday revealing the Biden regime is using its final weeks in power to move massive amounts of border wall pieces away from the southern border to be sold off in a government auction.

The way we were-----Battle of the Bulge: Siege of Bastogne | Frontlines Ep. 06 | Documentary

Some possible implications of the genetic differences between Europeans ...

How Much Voter Fraud In 2020? | Power Line

How Much Voter Fraud In 2020? | Power Line - John Hinderaker 

There is no doubt that improprieties impacted the 2020 presidential election. 

• Suppression of free speech by social media platforms, Zuckbucks, and above all the concealment of definitive evidence of Joe Biden’s corruption by the Dirty 51 (lying intel officers) and the press, very likely swung the election to Biden...
• But how about outright voter fraud? We will never know how extensive the fraud was, since the essence of a successful fraud is that it is not detected, or at least not proved. 

But a look at the gross numbers can provide a meaningful context for the question...
It was Joe Biden who got the biggest bump: he received 15,430,000 more votes in 2020 than Hillary Clinton had received four years earlier. 
Was that due to Biden’s stunning and unprecedented popularity with Democrat-leaning voters?...

Supposed to be a funny meme. It's not funny. But it's true!

 

Jonathan Turley questions why J6 FBI informants weren't charged with 1,500 others * WorldNetDaily * by Harold Hutchison, Daily Caller News Foundation

Jonathan Turley questions why J6 FBI informants weren't charged with 1,500 others * WorldNetDaily * by Harold Hutchison, Daily Caller News Foundation: 

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, following the release of a new report, said Thursday that there were "more questions than answers" about FBI informants at the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol building. Hundreds of people stormed the Capitol building during the certification of the electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021. The FBI made more than 1,500 arrests related to the riot, according to a report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz. Turley said that the presence of informants who were not told to be there would be of interest to defense attorneys.

Concert Promoter Can’t Help Woman Whose Tickets Were Stolen Online