How Homeschoolers Defeated California’s Push to Take Power From Parents

How Homeschoolers Defeated California’s Push to Take Power From Parents:
"They came by the hundreds, one newspaper said—“perhaps thousands.”
Some traveled hours, others waited hours, all for the opportunity to protest one of the most outrageous homeschooling bills ever introduced: California’s AB 2756.
Spilling out into crammed hallways and overflow rooms, families poured into the Statehouse just for the opportunity to spend a few minutes speaking out on a measure that would give the government more power over parents who educate at home.

• Initially, the bill tried to mandate fire inspections of all homeschooling families (which, not surprisingly, firefighters rejected). 
• Then the proposal was amended—this time to force homeschooling families to give out private information about the names and address of homeschooling families.

...The line of opponents waiting to testify snaked around the building—many, one outlet pointed out, “with small children in tow.”
By afternoon’s end, only two people from the surrounding area spoke in support of the controversial bill.
Hours later, families got the news they’d been waiting for—“no member of the committee was willing to make a motion for a vote.”...
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History for May 2

History for May 2 - On-This-Day.com
Catherine The Great (Ekaterina Alekseevna) 1729 - Russian leader Catherine II, Henry M. Robert 1837 - U.S. Army General, author, Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) 1892 - German fighter pilot 


Dr. Benjamin Spock 1903 - Baby doctor, author ("The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care"), Theodore Bikel 1924 - Singer, actor ("Fiddler on the Roof", "The African Queen") , Lesley Gore 1946 - Singer 
 

1863 - Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by his own men in the battle of Chancellorsville, VA. He died 8 days later.


1885 - The Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of Belgium.


1885 - The magazine "Good Housekeeping" was first published.


1902 - "A Trip to the Moon," the first science fiction film was released. It was created by magician George Melies.


1969 - The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) made its maiden voyage.


1970 - Student anti-war protesters at Ohio's Kent State University burn down the campus ROTC building. The National Guard took control of the campus.


1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard, MA.


1982 - The British submarine HMS Conqueror sank Argentina's only cruiser, the General Belgrano during the Falkland Islands War. More than 350 people died.

Reporters Complain About Trump 'Undoing Journalism.' Shapiro Gives Them Reality Check. | Daily Wire

Reporters Complain About Trump 'Undoing Journalism.' Shapiro Gives Them Reality Check. | Daily Wire:

"For a real "War on the Press," Wemple and Stelter need to look back to the self-described "most transparent administration in history" overseen by the media darling Obama, not at the tweet-happy Trump, whose bark is far worse than his bite. Here's more from Risen about his personal battle with the Obama administration:"

Trump: No apology for travel ban Muslim comments - Washington Times

Trump: No apology for travel ban Muslim comments - Washington Times:

"President Trump said Monday he won’t apologize for his past comments about Muslims and suggestions of a Muslim ban, saying he doubts it would make a difference to the courts that are deciding the legality of his travel ban policy.
“I think if I apologize it wouldn’t make 10 cents worth of difference. There’s nothing to apologize for,” Mr. Trump told The Washington Times at a press conference at the White House with the Nigerian president.
The travel ban went before the Supreme Court for oral argument last week, and the lawyer for Mr. Trump’s opponents, former top Obama administration litigator Neal Katyal, said if Mr. Trump would recant his previous statements the case against him could disappear."

The way we were-----Dick & Dee Dee "The Mountains High" & "Thou Shalt not Steal"

A third of early deaths could be prevented by this diet change, say Harvard scientists

A third of early deaths could be prevented by this diet change, say Harvard scientists:
"Up to a third of early deaths could be prevented if we all switched to a vegetarian diet, according to new calculations by Harvard Medical School scientists.
While we already know about many of the benefits of not eating meat, this latest figure is much higher than previous estimates.
The researchers presented the figures at the Unite to Cure Fourth International Vatican Conference in Vatican City last week.
...Estimates vary between countries but roughly 30 million deaths every year across the globe are classed as "preventable" – those caused by things we can arguably do something about, such as obesity, smoking, poor diet, and so on.
...What this latest research suggests is that cutting back on meat could be better for us than we ever realised – at least in terms of avoiding an early death.
...Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, told the conference, as The Telegraph reports..."But when these diets are properly constructed I think they are enormously powerful.""
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Quit meat totally and "save" (extend) the lives of .... 1/3 of 30 million whose deaths "could be prevented" divided by 7 billion (world population) = 1.4% possible "lives saved" if we ALL end eating meat for all the world's population..
Right!

Detroit released from state oversight; expensive debt and pension bills loom | MLive.com

Detroit released from state oversight; expensive debt and pension bills loom | MLive.com:
"The Detroit Financial Review Commission maintains oversight of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which was created as a condition of a $617 million bailout of the city's public school district approved in 2016.
Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday approved an upcoming end to state receivership in Detroit after Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr suggested his job is complete.
The vote to restore City Council and mayoral powers occurred at Cadillac Place in Detroit's New Center, where at least one person spoke in favor of maintaining the review commission.
"It just seems to be here to make sure the city doesn't exceed its means, and it seems to have worked pretty well," said 31-year-old Nicholas Miller, a Midtown resident.
"I don't understand if, why something is working ... it has to be removed.
...Both of Detroit's pension systems, one for general employees and another for police and firefighters, are currently underfunded. 
The general pension is funded at about 65 percent and the police and fire pension at 75 percent, according to Kevin Kubacki, executive director of the Financial Review Commission..."
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Democrats Ignore Dossier In Russia Report | The Daily Caller

Democrats Ignore Dossier In Russia Report | The Daily Caller:

"What a difference a year makes.
At a House Intelligence Committee hearing just over a year ago, Democrats on the panel focused heavily on the infamous Steele dossier, the salacious and unverified report alleging that the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government to influence the 2016 election.
California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the committee, made numerous references to Steele’s claims during an opening statement for the hearing, which was held on March 20, 2017. "

Egad--I don’t know what to make of this, but it certainly caught my attention:

neo-neocon » Blog Archive » Egad:

Egad

I don’t know what to make of this, but it certainly caught my attention:

In a passing statement, North Korean officials said they wanted their regime to be a “normal country” and brought up the possibility of a “McDonalds-style” US investment.

1. Ymar Sakar Says:April 30th, 2018 at 5:34 pm
   Somebody told Kim what would happen if he went to Air Burst.
   It was a good run while it lasted Kim, but you know that if you do anything the DS doesn’t like, you’ll go bye bye faster than Qaddafi did.
2. TommyJay Says:April 30th, 2018 at 5:38 pm
   They need to be careful that they don’t get Venezuelaed. Many companies were in or went in after Chavez rose to power. Then the government nationalizes or confiscates the business assets. I recall hearing about Kimberley Clark when they got nationalized. Years later, the news was that many people in Venezuela were without toilet paper. Presumably because the gov. ran the factories into the ground.
   Though to be fair, I haven’t heard of any such calamities in Russia, and many U.S. companies have considerable assets there."

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Government Security Breach Exposed – How China Stole The F-35 | Frontline Videos | Raw, Uncut, Real Videos From The Frontlines

Government Security Breach Exposed – How China Stole The F-35 | Frontline Videos | Raw, Uncut, Real Videos From The Frontlines:
ANYTHING YOU DO THE CHENGDU BETTER.

The United States Government has been hard at work developing the F-35 meanwhile China is designing their new fighters. The Chinese Government revealed the Chengdu J-20 as well as the Shenyang J-31, to tell the truth, they look familiar. 
The reason that the new stealth fighters look so familiar is that China created them from stolen F-35 plans. 
How could this happen? ...

“In January 2015 NSA slides from whistleblower Eric Snowden were released by German newspaper Der Spiegel. The slides show that Chinese hackers had stolen plans for the B-2, F-22 and F-35. All stealth aircraft. In total 50 terabytes of U.S. Government data were stolen, including the F-35’s stealth radar and engine systems. And when a new Chinese prototype, the J-31 was rolled out it brought, even more, similarities with U.S. stealth aircraft designs than the J-20.”...

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