"An Oregon bill requiring health insurers to provide their customers with free abortions — including illegal immigrants — has advanced to the state Senate after winning approval in the state House with no Republican votes."
Monday, July 03, 2017
Oregon house passes free abortions bill with Reproductive Health Equity Act - Washington Times
Oregon house passes free abortions bill with Reproductive Health Equity Act - Washington Times:
"An Oregon bill requiring health insurers to provide their customers with free abortions — including illegal immigrants — has advanced to the state Senate after winning approval in the state House with no Republican votes."
"An Oregon bill requiring health insurers to provide their customers with free abortions — including illegal immigrants — has advanced to the state Senate after winning approval in the state House with no Republican votes."
Obama warns Americans about too much patriotism - on July 4th weekend! - The American MirrorThe American Mirror
Obama warns Americans about too much patriotism - on July 4th weekend! - The American Mirror
"...Barack Obama visited Indonesia this weekend, and in a series of appearances, attacked love of country and the policies of Donald Trump.
The former US president said some countries had adopted “an aggressive kind of nationalism” and “increased resentment of minority groups”, in a speech in Indonesia on Saturday that could be seen as a commentary on the US as well as Indonesia.
...But he said that increased prosperity had been accompanied by new global problems, adding that as the world confronts issues ranging from inequality to terrorism, some countries – both developed and less developed – had adopted a more aggressive and isolationist stance.
"...Barack Obama visited Indonesia this weekend, and in a series of appearances, attacked love of country and the policies of Donald Trump.
The Guardian reports:
The former US president said some countries had adopted “an aggressive kind of nationalism” and “increased resentment of minority groups”, in a speech in Indonesia on Saturday that could be seen as a commentary on the US as well as Indonesia....But he said that increased prosperity had been accompanied by new global problems, adding that as the world confronts issues ranging from inequality to terrorism, some countries – both developed and less developed – had adopted a more aggressive and isolationist stance.
“If we don’t stand up for tolerance and moderation and respect for others, if we begin to doubt ourselves and all that we have accomplished, then much of the progress that we have made will not continue,” he said.
“What we will see is more and more people arguing against democracy, we will see more and more people who are looking to restrict freedom of the press, and we’ll see more intolerance, more tribal divisions, more ethnic divisions, and religious divisions and more violence,” Obama asserted.
“What we will see is more and more people arguing against democracy, we will see more and more people who are looking to restrict freedom of the press, and we’ll see more intolerance, more tribal divisions, more ethnic divisions, and religious divisions and more violence,” Obama asserted.
...On the very same day and in sharp contrast, President Trump boasted about America and saluted veterans during the “Celebrate Freedom Rally” in Washington, D.C.
Fox News reports:
“America is a land rich with heroes,” said Trump at the event, which included wounded warriors who are patients at the Walter Reed Medical Center.
...“We all bleed the same red blood,” said Trump, promising an adoring crowd that America would “win again.”
...“We all bleed the same red blood,” said Trump, promising an adoring crowd that America would “win again.”
“Since the signing of the Declaration of Independence 241 years ago, America always affirmed that liberty comes from our Creator.
Our rights are given to us by God, and no earthly force can ever take those rights away. That is why my administration is transferring power out of Washington and returning that power back where it belongs — to the people,” Trump said...
Watch the incredible event here:
FLASHBACK: New status anxiety fuels Trump derangement. Our privileged, college-educated left
Instapundit » Blog Archive » FLASHBACK: New status anxiety fuels Trump derangement. Our privileged, college-educated left —…:
"FLASHBACK: New status anxiety fuels Trump derangement.
A Trump victory is a blow to the status of the people who thought Hillary Clinton was their candidate — one that they feel even more deeply because gentry liberals, having been raised on the principle that the personal is political, seem to take politics pretty personally.
"FLASHBACK: New status anxiety fuels Trump derangement.
Our privileged, college-educated left — what Joel Kotkin calls the gentry liberals — feels that its preeminent position in American society is under threat.
And people care a lot about status.
What’s more, the people who seem to be lashing out the most are, in fact, just those gentry liberals: academics, entertainers, pundits, low-level tech types, and so on.
And people care a lot about status.
What’s more, the people who seem to be lashing out the most are, in fact, just those gentry liberals: academics, entertainers, pundits, low-level tech types, and so on.
As journalism professor Mark Grabowski reported, another academic texted him on election night: “Oh my God! We will be the ones ostracized if he wins.”
Maybe we shouldn’t “ostracize” people based on whether their candidate wins, but in a way this professor was right:
Maybe we shouldn’t “ostracize” people based on whether their candidate wins, but in a way this professor was right:
Related: Trump Is Playing With The Press.
Knowing how much they hate him, he’s constantly provoking them to go over the top.
Sean Spicer’s crowd-size remarks on Saturday were all about making them seem petty and negative.
(And, possibly, teeing up crowd size comparisons at this Friday’s March For Life, which the press normally ignores but which Trump will probably force them to cover).
Trump knows that the press isn’t trusted very much, and that the less it’s trusted, the less it can hurt him.
Trump knows that the press isn’t trusted very much, and that the less it’s trusted, the less it can hurt him.
So he’s prodding reporters to do things that will make them less trusted, and they’re constantly taking the bait.
They’re taking the bait because they think he’s dumb, and impulsive, and lacking self-control — but he’s the one causing them to act in ways that are dumb and impulsive, and demonstrate lack of self-control.
They’re taking the bait because they think he’s dumb, and impulsive, and lacking self-control — but he’s the one causing them to act in ways that are dumb and impulsive, and demonstrate lack of self-control.
And they still haven’t learned.---Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 6:34 pm"
Read on!
Forget Paris: 1600 New Coal Power Plants Built Around The World | The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF)
Forget Paris: 1600 New Coal Power Plants Built Around The World | The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF):
1,600 new coal-fired power plants are planned or under construction in 62 countries.
1,600 new coal-fired power plants are planned or under construction in 62 countries.
"When China halted plans for more than 100 new coal-fired power plants this year, even as President Trump vowed to “bring back coal” in America, the contrast seemed to confirm Beijing’s new role as a leader in the fight against climate change.
But new data on the world’s biggest developers of coal-fired power plants paints a very different picture:
China’s energy companies will make up nearly half of the new coal generation expected to go online in the next decade.
These Chinese corporations are building or planning to build more than 700 new coal plants at home and around the world, some in countries that today burn little or no coal, according to tallies compiled by Urgewald, an environmental group based in Berlin.
Many of the plants are in China, but by capacity, roughly a fifth of these new coal power stations are in other countries.
Over all, 1,600 coal plants are planned or under construction in 62 countries, according to Urgewald’s tally, which uses data from thel Coal Plant Tracker portal.
The new plants would expand the world’s coal-fired power capacity by 43 percent..."
But new data on the world’s biggest developers of coal-fired power plants paints a very different picture:
China’s energy companies will make up nearly half of the new coal generation expected to go online in the next decade.
These Chinese corporations are building or planning to build more than 700 new coal plants at home and around the world, some in countries that today burn little or no coal, according to tallies compiled by Urgewald, an environmental group based in Berlin.
Many of the plants are in China, but by capacity, roughly a fifth of these new coal power stations are in other countries.
Over all, 1,600 coal plants are planned or under construction in 62 countries, according to Urgewald’s tally, which uses data from thel Coal Plant Tracker portal.
The new plants would expand the world’s coal-fired power capacity by 43 percent..."
Donald Trump's ISIS annihilation strategy quickly liberates territory - Washington Times
Donald Trump's ISIS annihilation strategy quickly liberates territory - Washington Times:
"Defense Secretary James Mattis announced the annihilation strategy in mid-May, but before that commanders in Iraq and Syria got the go-ahead to fight ISIS, as the Pentagon calls the terrorist army, Trump-style.
Under President Obama, U.S. Army Special Forces assigned to Syrian Democratic Forces needed special approval from Washington for virtually all tactical moves amid the politically complex theater of Americans, Arabs, Kurds, Turks and Syrians."
"Defense Secretary James Mattis announced the annihilation strategy in mid-May, but before that commanders in Iraq and Syria got the go-ahead to fight ISIS, as the Pentagon calls the terrorist army, Trump-style.
Under President Obama, U.S. Army Special Forces assigned to Syrian Democratic Forces needed special approval from Washington for virtually all tactical moves amid the politically complex theater of Americans, Arabs, Kurds, Turks and Syrians."
IT’S REALLY NOT THAT UNCOMMON: The New York Post is reporting that a Washington research firm of for…
Instapundit » Blog Archive » IT’S REALLY NOT THAT UNCOMMON: The New York Post is reporting that a Washington research firm of for…:
"IT’S REALLY NOT THAT UNCOMMON: The New York Post is reporting that a Washington research firm of former journalists were behind the salacious Russian/Trump dossier:
"The fact is that that firms creating opposition research are often staffed with former journalists, who use their connections in the editorial world to redistribute this sort of thing.
(Naturally, there are “right-leaning” as well as “left-leaning” firms of this sort.) Work in a newsroom long enough and you’ll begin to recognize “oppo” when you see it.
Sadly, a number of journalists who were laid off by big news outfits and can’t find work elsewhere have resorted to doing this kind of work.
As news organizations cut back on reporting, it’s easier than ever to get “oppo” published as news without sufficient fact-checking.
What’s the opposite of a virtuous circle?
"IT’S REALLY NOT THAT UNCOMMON: The New York Post is reporting that a Washington research firm of former journalists were behind the salacious Russian/Trump dossier:
Fusion GPS describes itself as a “research and strategic intelligence firm” founded by “three former Wall Street Journal investigative reporters.” But congressional sources says it’s actually an opposition-research group for Democrats, and the founders, who are more political activists than journalists, have a pro-Hillary, anti-Trump agenda. “These weren’t mercenaries or hired guns,” a congressional source familiar with the dossier probe said. “These guys had a vested personal and ideological interest in smearing Trump and boosting Hillary’s chances of winning the White House.”
(Naturally, there are “right-leaning” as well as “left-leaning” firms of this sort.) Work in a newsroom long enough and you’ll begin to recognize “oppo” when you see it.
Sadly, a number of journalists who were laid off by big news outfits and can’t find work elsewhere have resorted to doing this kind of work.
As news organizations cut back on reporting, it’s easier than ever to get “oppo” published as news without sufficient fact-checking.
What’s the opposite of a virtuous circle?
**Update: Austin Bay answers the question."
Flock Of Ospreys
Photo: Flock Of Ospreys:
Posted 7/1/2017
Posted 7/1/2017
Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sydney, June 29, 2017.
The aircraft are assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265.
Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Amy Phan
The aircraft are assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265.
Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Amy Phan
History for July 3
History for July 3 - On-This-Day.com:
George M. Cohan 1878 - Entertainer, playwright, composer, Franz Kafka 1883 - Author, Tom Stoppard 1937 - Playwright
Dave Barry 1947 - Humor writer, Montel Williams 1956 - Talk show host, Tom Cruise 1962 - Actor
1608 - The city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain.
1775 - U.S. Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, MA.
1863 - The U.S. Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, PA, ended after three days. It was a major victory for the North as Confederate troops retreated.
1922 - "Fruit Garden and Home" magazine was introduced. It was later renamed "Better Homes and Gardens."
1924 - Clarence Birdseye founded the General Seafood Corp.
1930 - The U.S. Congress created the U.S. Veterans Administration.
1944 - The U.S. First Army opened a general offensive to break out of the hedgerow area of Normandy, France.
1954 - Food rationing ended in Great Britain almost nine years after the end of World War II.
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