Wednesday, September 05, 2018
Instapundit Blog Archive YESTERDAY IN HISTORY:
Instapundit �Blog Archive YESTERDAY IN HISTORY
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018--YESTERDAY IN HISTORY:
I forgot to post this yesterday.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018--YESTERDAY IN HISTORY:
I forgot to post this yesterday.
And maybe it’s fitting that I forgot.
On September 4, 476 A.D., came the Fall of the Roman Empire (or rather the Western Roman Empire, the only Roman Empire to be headquartered in … wait for it … Rome).
Here’s the crucial point:
The September 4th date is just a convention.
It is the date Odoacer overthrew Romulus Augustulus.
But one could make an argument for dating the fall earlier or later. It is very doubtful that average Romans understood on that exact date that they were witnessing the close of an epoch.
Alas, history is like that.
Civilizations fall inch by inch, not all at once.
It’s easy to miss.---Posted by Gail Heriot"
On September 4, 476 A.D., came the Fall of the Roman Empire (or rather the Western Roman Empire, the only Roman Empire to be headquartered in … wait for it … Rome). Here’s the crucial point:
The September 4th date is just a convention.
It is the date Odoacer overthrew Romulus Augustulus.
But one could make an argument for dating the fall earlier or later. It is very doubtful that average Romans understood on that exact date that they were witnessing the close of an epoch.
Alas, history is like that.
Civilizations fall inch by inch, not all at once.
It’s easy to miss.---Posted by Gail Heriot"
What Do Serial Killers and the Left Have in Common?The American Spectator
What Do Serial Killers and the Left Have in Common?The American Spectator
"...You see, the same Democratic Party that today has taken up the mantle of defending America’s hallowed republican institutions is the same party of domestic terrorist Bill Ayers and anti-America radical Saul Alinsky.
Fact is, the last two years of “resistance” has had little to do with upholding morality or fighting for what the Left believes in.
Whatever it may believe in, the Left’s pursuit of raw power — its long march through the institutions — has always been its primary goal.
Thus, everything that has transpired over the last two years — from the endless public loathing of Trump to the efforts to delegitimize Trump’s presidency with baseless claims of “Russia collusion” — is because the Democratic Party’s collective ego has been wounded.
...So terrible has the “resistance” to Trump’s presidency been that the Democrats now impede the president’s governing abilities, as mandated by the very same Constitution the Left is claiming to defend.
...Trump has threatened the Left’s vice-grip on power.
To make matters worse its adherents, Trump is actually fulfilling his campaign promises to the Right-wing base — something that few Republican presidents in the modern age have managed to do. That’s a double-threat to America’s Leftist oligarchy.
Thus, the Democrats love the Constitution and America’s institutions the way that a serial killer loves the bodies of his victims.
...Enough is enough.
Either the Republicans won in 2016 or they didn’t.
Waiting for the Democrats to simply give up on their claims — to give up on their mad dash for absolute power — would be like expecting Hannibal Lecter not to eat his victims.
It’s in their nature.
The only thing the Right can do now is to fight back or be made into a permanent political minority."
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"...You see, the same Democratic Party that today has taken up the mantle of defending America’s hallowed republican institutions is the same party of domestic terrorist Bill Ayers and anti-America radical Saul Alinsky.
Fact is, the last two years of “resistance” has had little to do with upholding morality or fighting for what the Left believes in.
Whatever it may believe in, the Left’s pursuit of raw power — its long march through the institutions — has always been its primary goal.
Thus, everything that has transpired over the last two years — from the endless public loathing of Trump to the efforts to delegitimize Trump’s presidency with baseless claims of “Russia collusion” — is because the Democratic Party’s collective ego has been wounded....So terrible has the “resistance” to Trump’s presidency been that the Democrats now impede the president’s governing abilities, as mandated by the very same Constitution the Left is claiming to defend.
...Trump has threatened the Left’s vice-grip on power.
To make matters worse its adherents, Trump is actually fulfilling his campaign promises to the Right-wing base — something that few Republican presidents in the modern age have managed to do. That’s a double-threat to America’s Leftist oligarchy.
Thus, the Democrats love the Constitution and America’s institutions the way that a serial killer loves the bodies of his victims.
...Enough is enough.
Either the Republicans won in 2016 or they didn’t.
Waiting for the Democrats to simply give up on their claims — to give up on their mad dash for absolute power — would be like expecting Hannibal Lecter not to eat his victims.
It’s in their nature.
The only thing the Right can do now is to fight back or be made into a permanent political minority."
Read all.
Household Income Jumps To All Time Highs Under Trumph
Household Income Jumps To All Time Highs Under Trumph:
More interesting is the fact that median household income has shot up more than 4% in the 19 months since Trump took office. It had been flat over the previous year and a half. Over the course of President Obama's entire eight years in office, median household income climbed a mere 0.3%, Sentier data show.
Yikes!-----Mystery of the Cargo Ships That Sink When Their Cargo Suddenly Liquefies - Slashdot
Mystery of the Cargo Ships That Sink When Their Cargo Suddenly Liquefies - Slashdot:
"An anonymous reader writes (condensed for space):
On average, ten "solid bulk cargo" carriers have been lost at sea each year for the last decade.
Solid bulk cargoes -- defined as granular materials loaded directly into a ship's hold -- can suddenly turn from a solid state into a liquid state, a process known as liquefaction.
And this can be disastrous for any ship carrying them -- and their crew.
A lot is known about the physics of the liquefaction of granular materials from geotechnical and earthquake engineering.
The vigorous shaking of the earth causes pressure in the ground water to increase to such a level that the soil "liquefies."
Yet despite our understanding of this phenomenon, and the guidelines in place to prevent it occurring, it is still causing ships to sink and taking their crew with them."
"An anonymous reader writes (condensed for space):
On average, ten "solid bulk cargo" carriers have been lost at sea each year for the last decade.
Solid bulk cargoes -- defined as granular materials loaded directly into a ship's hold -- can suddenly turn from a solid state into a liquid state, a process known as liquefaction. And this can be disastrous for any ship carrying them -- and their crew.
A lot is known about the physics of the liquefaction of granular materials from geotechnical and earthquake engineering.
The vigorous shaking of the earth causes pressure in the ground water to increase to such a level that the soil "liquefies."
Yet despite our understanding of this phenomenon, and the guidelines in place to prevent it occurring, it is still causing ships to sink and taking their crew with them."
EU news: These nations want to DESTROY us, rages Brussels boss | World | News | Express.co.uk
EU news: These nations want to DESTROY us, rages Brussels boss | World | News | Express.co.uk
"THE European Union is in “mortal danger” because a number of nations want to destroy it, budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger has sensationally claimed.
The Brussels boss said Europe would only be able to show it remains capable of being strong against a number of challenges facing it if national leaders and the European Parliament could quickly agree the EU’s next long-term budget.
...“In my view, the project is in mortal danger.
“Some within Europe want to weaken it or even destroy it — Poland, Hungary, Romania, the government of Italy.”
Mr Oettinger also picked out Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and “the clever Chinese” as putting the EU at risk by using trade wars and aggression.
The Budget Commissioner, a senior official within Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and a long-time ally of the German Chancellor, even attacked his own country Germany for not showing enough enthusiasm for the EU, particularly when it comes to the budget..."
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"THE European Union is in “mortal danger” because a number of nations want to destroy it, budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger has sensationally claimed.
The Brussels boss said Europe would only be able to show it remains capable of being strong against a number of challenges facing it if national leaders and the European Parliament could quickly agree the EU’s next long-term budget....“In my view, the project is in mortal danger.
“Some within Europe want to weaken it or even destroy it — Poland, Hungary, Romania, the government of Italy.”
Mr Oettinger also picked out Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and “the clever Chinese” as putting the EU at risk by using trade wars and aggression.
The Budget Commissioner, a senior official within Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and a long-time ally of the German Chancellor, even attacked his own country Germany for not showing enough enthusiasm for the EU, particularly when it comes to the budget..."
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Judicial Watch: Justice Department Discloses No FISA Court Hearings Held on Carter Page Warrants - Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch: Justice Department Discloses No FISA Court Hearings Held on Carter Page Warrants - Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch today announced that in response to a Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, the Justice Department (DOJ) admitted in a court filing last night that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court held no hearings on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) spy warrant applications targeting Carter Page, a former Trump campaign part-time advisor who was the subject of four controversial FISA warrants.
In the filing the Justice Department finally revealed that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court held no hearings on the Page FISA spy warrants, first issued in 2016 and subsequently renewed three times:
In the filing the Justice Department finally revealed that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court held no hearings on the Page FISA spy warrants, first issued in 2016 and subsequently renewed three times:
Here’s How Clinton’s Campaign Helped Turn Flint’s Lead Problem Into An Actual Crisis | The Daily Caller
Here’s How Clinton’s Campaign Helped Turn Flint’s Lead Problem Into An Actual Crisis | The Daily Caller
...Toxicology experts worry the reporting blew the problem out of proportion, especially as data showed Flint’s lead levels were not exceptionally high...
- Toxicology experts worry media coverage of Flint’s water problems painted an inaccurate portrait of the issue
- Hillary Clinton’s decision to use Flint as a campaign talking point might have contributed to the over-the-top coverage
- Data shows Flint’s lead levels were not dangerously high relative to other communities
"Reports painting Flint’s lead problems as a crisis skyrocketed after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used the town as a primary campaign talking point during her run for president, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis.
...Toxicology experts worry the reporting blew the problem out of proportion, especially as data showed Flint’s lead levels were not exceptionally high...
“Every single American should be outraged,” Clinton said.
Reports on the lead in the town’s water exploded following Clinton’s debate.
Reports on the lead in the town’s water exploded following Clinton’s debate.
...“The numbers in Flint didn’t compute. They were being horribly exaggerated,” Hernán Gómez, an associate professor at the University of Michigan, and medical toxicologist at Hurley Medical Center, told TheDCNF.
Blood lead levels (BLL) are no higher in Flint than in other cities across Michigan, said Gómez, who describes himself as a political moderate without an ideological ax to grind.
Blood lead levels (BLL) are no higher in Flint than in other cities across Michigan, said Gómez, who describes himself as a political moderate without an ideological ax to grind.
“We have no evidence that permanent brain damage has occurred,” making it unfair and inaccurate “to paint the Flint situation” in a way that suggests lead is poisoning children, he added..."
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University encourages students to report feeling ‘belittled, disrespected’ to bias team - The College Fix
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"...The Michigan-based public university encourages students to report when they feel “belittled, disrespected or isolated” to the school’s bias response team, which promises to review the matter, according to its website.
“...If anyone in the Grand Valley community feels belittled, disrespected, or isolated based on their identity, there is a mechanism to report the incident,” the university’s website states.
..Several years ago, The College Fix reported on two professors who voiced conservative viewpoints at Grand Valley State who were subsequently reported to the school’s bias response team by students in their class during the fall 2015 semester.
- In one case, a professor stated they believed there are only two genders and did not want to use pronouns such as Ze and Zir.
- In the second case, a professor said he believed children deserved to be raised by a mother and father, a statement that — after it was reported to campus administrators — prompted the department chair to have a “conversation with the faculty member about the incident,” a campus spokesperson told The College Fix at the time.
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