Black Lines Matter - American Greatness

Black Lines Matter - American Greatness

"We now have a side-by-side comparison of two FBI-redacted versions of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s criminal referral of Christopher Steele for lying to the FBI. 
After releasing a heavy-redacted memo on Monday, committee chairman  Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) put out  an updated version late Tuesday after the FBI removed several of its earlier redactions. 
It offers a glimpse into what the Bureau initially considered to be classified information, and seems to justify what Grassley called his “loss of faith in the ability of the Justice Department and the FBI to do their job free of partisan, political bias.” (You can read my initial take on the memo here.)
The memo also supports many of the key findings by the House Intelligence committee, including Steele’s secret dealings with the press and the failure of the Justice Department and the FBI to inform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court about the political funding and source of the so-called dossier..."
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(2) Steve Russo:

Author of Yahoo News Article Used to Obtain FISA Warrant on Trump Campaign Was Secretly Working With DNC

Author of Yahoo News Article Used to Obtain FISA Warrant on Trump Campaign Was Secretly Working With DNC:

"An email published by WikiLeaks reveals that Michael Isikoff, whose article for Yahoo News based on the debunked “Steele dossier” was used to obtain a FISA warrant against Carter Page from the Trump campaign, was secretly working with the Democratic National Committee."

Super wood could replace steel | Science Codex

Super wood could replace steel | Science Codex:
"COLLEGE PARK -- Engineers at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) have found a way to make wood more than 10 times times stronger and tougher than before, creating a natural substance that is stronger than many titanium alloys.
"This new way to treat wood makes it 12 times stronger than natural wood and 10 times tougher," said Liangbing Hu of UMD's A. James Clark School of Engineering and the leader of the team that did the research, to be published on February 8, 2018 in the journal Nature.
"This could be a competitor to steel or even titanium alloys, it is so strong and durable. It's also comparable to carbon fiber, but much less expensive..."

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History for February 9

History for February 9 - On-This-Day.com
William Henry Harrison (U.S.) 1773, George Ade 1866, Carmen Miranda 1909


Gypsy Rose Lee 1914, Carole King 1942 - Singer, Mia Farrow 1945 - Actress


1825 - The U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president. No candidate had received a majority of electoral votes.


1861 - The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis as its president.


1870 - The United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. The bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service (NWS).


1885 - The first Japanese arrived in Hawaii.


1895 - Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan.


1895 - The first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3.


1943 - During World War II, the battle of Guadalcanal ended with an American victory over Japanese forces.


1960 - The first star was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was for Joanne Woodward.


1997 - "The Simpsons" became the longest-running prime-time animated series. "The Flintstones" held the record previously.