"A year after Judicial Watch reported a rise in illegal aliens using fake Puerto Rican birth certificates to obtain authentic U.S. passports and drivers’ licenses, the feds have busted a Massachusetts operation run by corrupt state workers. The state employees sold drivers’ licenses and state identification cards to illegal immigrants who bought Puerto Rican documents on the black market, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The operation perpetuated voter fraud because some of the false identities and addresses were used to vote in Boston, the state’s capital and largest city."Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Licenses, ID Cards Sold to Illegal Aliens by Corrupt State Workers Used for Voter Fraud - Judicial Watch
Licenses, ID Cards Sold to Illegal Aliens by Corrupt State Workers Used for Voter Fraud - Judicial Watch:
"A year after Judicial Watch reported a rise in illegal aliens using fake Puerto Rican birth certificates to obtain authentic U.S. passports and drivers’ licenses, the feds have busted a Massachusetts operation run by corrupt state workers. The state employees sold drivers’ licenses and state identification cards to illegal immigrants who bought Puerto Rican documents on the black market, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The operation perpetuated voter fraud because some of the false identities and addresses were used to vote in Boston, the state’s capital and largest city."
"A year after Judicial Watch reported a rise in illegal aliens using fake Puerto Rican birth certificates to obtain authentic U.S. passports and drivers’ licenses, the feds have busted a Massachusetts operation run by corrupt state workers. The state employees sold drivers’ licenses and state identification cards to illegal immigrants who bought Puerto Rican documents on the black market, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The operation perpetuated voter fraud because some of the false identities and addresses were used to vote in Boston, the state’s capital and largest city."
Thefts at Bangor Community Garden prompt addition of surveillance — Homestead — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
Thefts at Bangor Community Garden prompt addition of surveillance — Homestead — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine:
BANGOR, Maine — Jerry Ledwith has no problem giving away a tomato to someone who needs it.
But he does have an issue with folks coming in and taking without permission what he and his fellow gardeners are growing in their plots at the Bangor Community Garden.
“Listen, if you want a tomato, come see me — I’ll give you one. But don’t come and rip off premature vegetables that aren’t even ready to be eaten,” Ledwith said. “We put a lot of effort into this stuff, and I just think it’s a shame that people come out and steal from you.”
Tracy Willette, Bangor Parks and Recreation director, said this theft isn’t uncommon, given the department has received theft complaints each year since the garden opened in 2011. Parks and Rec runs the community garden.
But this summer the thefts have been more common than in past summers..."
Read on.
BANGOR, Maine — Jerry Ledwith has no problem giving away a tomato to someone who needs it.But he does have an issue with folks coming in and taking without permission what he and his fellow gardeners are growing in their plots at the Bangor Community Garden.
“Listen, if you want a tomato, come see me — I’ll give you one. But don’t come and rip off premature vegetables that aren’t even ready to be eaten,” Ledwith said. “We put a lot of effort into this stuff, and I just think it’s a shame that people come out and steal from you.”
Tracy Willette, Bangor Parks and Recreation director, said this theft isn’t uncommon, given the department has received theft complaints each year since the garden opened in 2011. Parks and Rec runs the community garden.
But this summer the thefts have been more common than in past summers..."
Read on.
The Liberal Crackup | Power Line
The Liberal Crackup | Power Line:
"...The Wall Street Journal ran an excerpt from Mark Lilla’s new book, The Once and Future Liberal, coming out on Tuesday that we mentioned here yesterday.
Here’s a link to the whole piece if you are a WSJ subscriber, but if not here are two of the better paragraphs in it:
"...The Wall Street Journal ran an excerpt from Mark Lilla’s new book, The Once and Future Liberal, coming out on Tuesday that we mentioned here yesterday.
Here’s a link to the whole piece if you are a WSJ subscriber, but if not here are two of the better paragraphs in it:Read on!As a teacher, I am increasingly struck by a difference between my conservative and progressive students. Contrary to the stereotype, the conservatives are far more likely to connect their engagements to a set of political ideas and principles. Young people on the left are much more inclined to say that they are engaged in politics as an X, concerned about other Xs and those issues touching on X-ness. And they are less and less comfortable with debate.Over the past decade a new, and very revealing, locution has drifted from our universities into the media mainstream: Speaking as an X…This is not an anodyne phrase. It sets up a wall against any questions that come from a non-X perspective. Classroom conversations that once might have begun, I think A, and here is my argument, now take the form, Speaking as an X, I am offended that you claim B. What replaces argument, then, are taboos against unfamiliar ideas and contrary opinions.
Warren: Democrats Not Left-Wing Enough | Daily Wire
Warren: Democrats Not Left-Wing Enough | Daily Wire:
"Warren indirectly called for a repeal of the First Amendment in criticizing the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United vs. FEC; she voted for its repeal in 2014 and to empower Congress to regulate disposal of property towards political speech and expression.
Warren did not say a word about the state’s encroachment on individual freedoms or excessive central economic planning."
Warren did not say a word about the state’s encroachment on individual freedoms or excessive central economic planning."
Why Global Warming Alarmism Is Wrong | Power Line
Why Global Warming Alarmism Is Wrong | Power Line
"Dr. Judith Curry is one of the leading realist voices in the climate science community, even though she has now moved on from what she considers a hopelessly politicized field.
This 12-minute interview is a good introduction to some (by no means all) of the reasons why global warming alarmism is wrong, and why politics has badly compromised, if not completely ruined, a nascent scientific discipline.
Again, this is an introduction, not a master class, but it is well worth your time:
Notable quote:
"Dr. Judith Curry is one of the leading realist voices in the climate science community, even though she has now moved on from what she considers a hopelessly politicized field.
This 12-minute interview is a good introduction to some (by no means all) of the reasons why global warming alarmism is wrong, and why politics has badly compromised, if not completely ruined, a nascent scientific discipline.
Again, this is an introduction, not a master class, but it is well worth your time:
Notable quote:
On balance, I don’t see any particular dangers from greenhouse warming. [Humans do] influence climate to some extent, what we do with land-use changes and what we put into the atmosphere. But I don’t think it’s a large enough impact to dominate over natural climate variability.
History for August 16
History for August 16 - On-This-Day.com
George Meany 1894, Menachem Begin (Israel) 1913, Charles Bukowski 1920
Shimon Peres 1923 - Israeli politician, Madonna Louise Ciccone 1958 - Singer, Belinda Carlisle (Go-Go's) 1958
1812 - Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
1829 - The "Siamese twins," Chang and Eng Bunker, arrived in Boston, MA. They had come to the Western world to be exhibited. They were 18 years old and joined at the waist.
1861 - U.S. President Lincoln prohibited the Union states from trading with the states of the Confederacy.
1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time. It was claimed that 250,000 subscriptions had been sold before the first issue came off of the presses.
1954 - Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of "The Morning Show" on CBS-TV.
1960 - Cyprus was granted independence by Britain.
1984 - The U.S. Jaycees voted to admit women to full membership in the organization.
1999 - In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin was confirmed as prime minister by the lower house of parliament.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
China to enforce U.N. sanctions against North Korea, will block coal, iron ore, fish imports - Washington Times
China to enforce U.N. sanctions against North Korea, will block coal, iron ore, fish imports - Washington Times:
"China said Monday it will begin enforcing tough new U.N. economic sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs, announcing its will start blocking imports of coal, iron ore and other goods early next month.
China is by far Pyongyang’s biggest trading partner, but analysts are divided on how much the new sanctions will harm North Korea’s already isolated economy. Beijing has in the past also been hesitant to push too hard against the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for fear it could collapse and produce even greater regional instability."
China is by far Pyongyang’s biggest trading partner, but analysts are divided on how much the new sanctions will harm North Korea’s already isolated economy. Beijing has in the past also been hesitant to push too hard against the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for fear it could collapse and produce even greater regional instability."
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