Russia Hacking Reveals This SHOCKING Democratic Plot | The Federalist Papers

Russia Hacking Reveals This SHOCKING Democratic Plot | The Federalist Papers:

"The investigation by The New York Times revealed that among the documents purloined by the Russians is called both an “email” and a “memo” and was written by a Democratic operative.

Here’s how the Times put it: “[The] Democratic operative expressed confidence that Ms. Lynch would keep the Clinton investigation from going too far.”

FBI Director James Comey was worried that Lynch would put the kibosh on their investigation into Clinton’s activities. "

Sean Hannity Accused Of Sexual Harassment | The Huffington Post

Sean Hannity Accused Of Sexual Harassment | The Huffington Post
"Sean Hannity is the latest Fox News star to be accused of sexual harassment.
In an interview with the Pat Campbell Show on Friday, former Fox News contributor Debbie Schlussel claimed that Hannity had invited her to his hotel room — twice — when they appeared together for one of his programs. 

But when she rebuffed him, Schlussel said that she was never asked back on the show.
Schlussel claimed the “awkward” incident began when Hannity invited her to a store where he was signing books. 

While there, she said Hannity asked her: “Why don’t you come back with me to my hotel?” Schlussel said she responded: “No, I have to get ready for the show.”
...Her comments were aired just days after Bill O’Reilly’s ouster by Fox News in the wake of revelations that he and the company had paid out some $13 million to women who accused him of sexual harassment..."

Macron and Le Pen Through to the Run-Off | Statista

• Chart: Macron and Le Pen Through to the Run-Off | Statista:
"As generally predicted, Macron and Le Pen have made it through to the second round run-off in the French presidential election.
With 24 and 21 percent of the votes respectively, France now has a very clear choice to make on May 7.
Will voters choose Macron, the pro-Europe internationalist, or Le Pen, the anti-EU protectionist?
Polls suggest the internationalist will trounce the protectionist but as 2016 showed us, anything can happen in politics nowadays."

The Moral Obscenity of Kim's North Korea

The Moral Obscenity of Kim's North Korea: 
"...The feature I'm talking about is the raw moral obscenity of Kim's North Korea.

...For decades, reports of the Kim-family regime's atrocities have been seeping out of North Korea, including a landmark report in 2003 from the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea on North Korea's prison camps ("The Hidden Gulag"), and another groundbreaking report in 2012 on what amounts to North Korea's system of political apartheid ("Marked for Life: Songbun, North Korea's Political Classification System").

The evidence, especially the testimony from defectors, has been so harrowing that a few years ago even the United Nations finally took serious notice, and set up a Commission of Inquiry (widely referred to as the COI), which in 2014 produced a 372-page report on human rights -- or the complete absence thereof -- in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.

This report, one of the best things to emerge in our time from an often morally obtuse UN, concluded, in the words of a summary released by the UN (boldface is mine):

...crimes against humanity have been committed by officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, pursuant to policies established at the highest levels of the State. These crimes against humanity entail extermination, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, forced abortions and other sexual violence, persecution on political, religious, racial and gender grounds, the forcible transfer of populations, the enforced disappearance of persons and the inhumane act of knowingly causing prolonged starvation...

Read on! 

You ought to know!

Sharia Law Advocate to Give Commencement Speech at Taxpayer-Funded University | Fox News Insider

Sharia Law Advocate to Give Commencement Speech at Taxpayer-Funded University | Fox News Insider:

"There's been some controversy after the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Public Health announced a pro-Palestinian Sharia Law advocate will serve as the school's commencement speaker.

“I am delighted to confirm that Linda Sarsour will indeed speak at our June 1 commencement at the Apollo Theater,” said Barbara Aaron, chief of staff to the school’s dean, Ayman El-Mohandes."

107 cancer papers retracted due to peer review fraud | Ars Technica

107 cancer papers retracted due to peer review fraud | Ars Technica:
"The journal Tumor Biology is retracting 107 research papers after discovering that the authors faked the peer review process. 
This isn’t the journal’s first rodeo.
Late last year, 58 papers were retracted from seven different journals— 25 came from Tumor Biology for the same reason.
It’s possible to fake peer review because authors are often asked to suggest potential reviewers for their own papers.
This is done because research subjects are often blindingly niche; a researcher working in a sub-sub-field may be more aware than the journal editor of who is best-placed to assess the work..."

AM Fruitcake

History for April 24

History for April 24 - On-This-Day.com:
Edmund Cartwright 1743, Robert Penn Warren 1905, Shirley MacLaine 1934 - Actress


Jill Ireland 1936, Sue Grafton 1940 - Author, Barbra Streisand 1942 - Singer


1805 - The U.S. Marines attacked and captured the town of Derna in Tripoli.


1915 - During World War I, the Ottoman Turkish Empire began the mass deportation of Armenians.


1944 - The first B-29 arrived in China, over the Hump of the Himalayas.


1953 - Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.


1961 - U.S. President Kennedy accepted "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.


1967 - Soviet astronaut Vladimir Komarov died when his craft crashed with a tangled parachute.


1990 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope.


2003 - A U.S. official reported the North Korea had claimed to have nuclear weapons.

Breaking: Country Now Telling Its Citizens To "Cover Up Crosses" For Muslims [Details] - Conservative 101

Breaking: Country Now Telling Its Citizens To "Cover Up Crosses" For Muslims [Details] - Conservative 101:

"Recently in Sydney, Australia, two Christians who were riding on a train and had cross pendants visible outside of their shirts were attacked by a Muslim gang who screamed “F*ck Jesus!” at them. Train officials watched this happening and did not intervene.

The Muslim gang beat up the man and ripped the cross off of his neck and stepped on it. "

Australia Makes Massive Move Against Immigrants, Muslims

Australia Makes Massive Move Against Immigrants, Muslims:

"Australian politicians plan to pass a bill that would make immigrants take an “Australian values” test and have a higher level of English proficiency as a precondition to citizenship, Reuters reported Thursday.

“What we are doing is strengthening our multicultural society and strengthening our values,” Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in the Australian capital of Canberra. “Australian citizenship should be honored, cherished. It’s a privilege.”

The bill is expected to pass through Parliament and become law."

The way we were-----linda ronstadt and the stone ponys - different drum (1967)

Why Some Scientists Are Embracing Activism - WSJ

Why Some Scientists Are Embracing Activism - WSJ:
"...Many scientists have traditionally avoided public political activism, out of concern they would be perceived as lacking scientific objectivity.
And many researchers who aren’t participating in the marches—or the upcoming Peoples Climate March on April 29—noted that the sciences are far from a homogeneous group with shared political goals.
Molecular biologist Maryam Zaringhalam says she's participating in the March for Science to stand up for three groups she identifies with and sees as under attack: women, immigrants, and scientists..."