History for February 24

History for February 24 - On-This-Day.com
Wilhelm Grimm 1786 - Author with brother Jakob Grimm (Grimm's Fairy Tales: Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White, The Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb), Winslow Homer 1836 - Artist, Chester Nimitz 1885 - U.S. Navy Admiral, WWII Commander in Chief, signed the Japanese surrender papers


Abe Vigoda 1921 - Actor ("Barney Miller", "The Godfather"), George Harrison 1943 - Musician (Beatles) - In 1992, Harrison stated, "I only learned recently after all these years that the date and time of my own birth have always been off by one calendar day and about a half hour on the clock." Previously, Harrison thought his birthday was the 25th. His birth certificate indicates February 25., Steven Jobs 1955 - Co-founder of Apple, Inc. - iTunes Music


1868 - The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson due to his attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The U.S. Senate later acquitted Johnson.


1903 - In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an area was leased to the U.S. for a naval base.

Obama-era Homeland Security whistleblower found dead on side of road - TheBlaze

Obama-era Homeland Security whistleblower found dead on side of road - TheBlaze:

Philip Haney, a former Homeland Security official who became a whistleblower in the Obama administration, was found dead on Friday.

Republican revenge: Record GOP field forms, on 2020 mission to take down ‘socialists’ | Fox News

Republican revenge: Record GOP field forms, on 2020 mission to take down ‘socialists’ | Fox News:

A record number of candidates have filed to run for office in the House and Senate, breaking last cycle’s history-making numbers from the same point in time. But unlike the 2018 midterms when the surge was driven by Democrats, the congressional boom this time is on the Republican side, according to the latest federal candidate and financial activity report obtained exclusively by Fox News.

The way we were-----Miss America Pageant 1974 (September of 1973)

Boob-tube-----Comedy - Smothers Brothers Host Young Comedians - Jerry Seinfeld & Maure...

'I Lived In Soviet Russia When Bernie Sanders Visited, And He’s A Communist Dupe' - Geller Report News

'I Lived In Soviet Russia When Bernie Sanders Visited, And He’s A Communist Dupe' - Geller Report News
"Bernie Sanders is extremely dangerous, in part because he is a moron. 
In the earlier part of his career Sanders was manipulated by the communists. Today Sanders is being manipulated by the Jihadist’s. 
If elected president Sanders (and his cabinet of anti-American radicals) would cause unspeakable damage to the United States. 
Bernie Sanders must not be allowed to get anywhere near 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. It’s time that Bernie Sanders be exposed for the national security risk that he is.

John Stossel

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.@BernieSanders is now the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.

He might become President.
That's scary for many reasons, among them that he often praised violent socialist revolutions, as my producer @maximlott reports:

I Lived In Soviet Russia When Bernie Sanders Visited, And He’s A Communist Dupe

“Bernie Sanders, a man who could be led astray so easily by KGB minders and a Potemkin tour of the USSR, should never be president of the United States.”...Read all.

Flashback: The Politics of Polar Bears CBC documentary from 2014 | Watts Up With That?

Flashback: The Politics of Polar Bears CBC documentary from 2014 | Watts Up With That?
"Worth watching if you haven’t seen it – and a second look if you have – a rare balanced documentary produced by the CBC in 2014 on polar bear conservation, with interviews with biologists Mitch Taylor and Andrew Derocher.

“In The Politics of Polar Bears, Reg Sherren will pick his way through the message track to help you decide what is really happening with the largest land carnivore on the planet.”

Short version here (about 18 minutes):

Entire version (45:30):  https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2499432823

Online summary by the producer of the film, Reg Sherren (see excerpt below)..."
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Report: Bernie Sanders Briefed that Russia Trying to Help His Campaign

Report: Bernie Sanders Briefed that Russia Trying to Help His Campaign:

U.S. officials have warned Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that Russia is attempting to boost his prospects of winning the White House in 2020, sources familiar with the matter told the Washington Post.
President Donald Trump and Congressional lawmakers have also received briefings regarding the Kremlin’s efforts to help Sanders, reports the Post. In a statement to the newspaper, Sanders called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “thug” and said he stands “firmly against” any efforts to interfere in U.S. elections.

Newspapers, Experts Agree: Climate Causes Plummeting, Record High Water Levels – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Newspapers, Experts Agree: Climate Causes Plummeting, Record High Water Levels – Michigan Capitol Confidential
"Michigan Radio reported recently that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration is proposing $70 million in grants for projects “to combat the effects of climate change connected to high water levels.” 
...But 32 years ago, a changing climate was projected to bring a different problem to the Great Lakes – water levels that were too low.
Back then it was called global warming.
A review of news articles and editorials from 1988 shows that many reporters and editors blamed global warming for Great Lakes water levels becoming so low they would wreak havoc on the economy, environment and society.
In a June 30, 1988, editorial, the Detroit Free Press wrote, “Moreover, scientists claim that the lakes already face major depletion in future years because of evaporation caused by global warming and the demands of utility plants for huge amounts of water to generate hydroelectric power.”..."
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Foreign aid -- which President Trump proposes to... - Juliette Akinyi Ochieng

Foreign aid -- which President Trump proposes to... - Juliette Akinyi Ochieng
Juliette Akinyi Ochieng--"Foreign aid -- which President Trump proposes to cut significantly -- is a huge source from which the foreign and domestic political elite enriches itself."

Lunch video-----Global Warming Would Reduce Extreme Weather

"The fundamental claim of climate alarmists is that global warming will cause more extreme weather. In this video I explain the basic physics which climate alarmists don't understand."

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Arizona governor, GOP lawmakers end sanctuary city ban push | Fox News

Arizona governor, GOP lawmakers end sanctuary city ban push | Fox News:

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers have pulled a contentious proposal to enshrine a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities” in the state constitution.
The decision announced late Thursday comes on the eve of a House hearing on the proposal the Republican governor asked lawmakers to send to voters. A Senate hearing last week erupted in shouting and resulted in the removal of activists who called the proposal racist.
Republican leaders of the House and Senate and the governor's spokesman issued identical statements on the decision.

Don Surber: DC press ignorant of how government should run

Don Surber: DC press ignorant of how government should run
"...The propaganda machine at the New York Times irresponsibly ran the story "Critics Say Trump Broke the Law in Firing Comey. Proving It Isn't Easy."
Proving "it" is impossible because Comey served at the will and pleasure of President Donald John Trump.
The president did not have to give any reason for canning the crooked cop.
Americans elected President Donald John Trump to be Comey's boss.
...No.
The president is not a figurehead in America.
The president is the boss of the Department of Justice. 
Everyone in that department directly or indirectly to the attorney general.
He reports to the president.
Let me make this clear: The president does not obey the bureaucracy; the bureaucracy must obey the president.
The press ignores that..."
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Beijing Admits Coronavirus Didn’t Start in Wuhan Food Market – Senator Cotton Tweets Vindication… | The Last Refuge

Beijing Admits Coronavirus Didn’t Start in Wuhan Food Market – Senator Cotton Tweets Vindication… | The Last Refuge
"The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) now admits to an internal report showing the Coronavirus did not originate from the Huanan food market as they initially stated.

Senator Tom Cotton has previously questioned the origination claim because there is a level-4 biological weapons lab in Wuhan, China, where the Huanan market is located.  

Tonight Senator Cotton tweets vindication toward his original suspicions:

(Via Global Times) A new study by Chinese researchers indicates the novel coronavirus may have begun human-to-human transmission in late November from a place other than the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan.

The study published on ChinaXiv, a Chinese open repository for scientific researchers, reveals the new coronavirus was introduced to the seafood market from another location, and then spread rapidly from market to market. .."

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#1 This day 1978-----Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (Official Music Video)

This is how local municipalities die-----Muskegon Accountability Project: Starting the year $688,000 in the hole!

Muskegon Accountability Project: Starting the year $688,000 in the hole!
Starting the year $688,000 in the hole!

The first video from Nov. 19, 2019 ...shows the Muskegon county finance director explain the county budget for the coming year "...will have a shortfall of $688,000 in the general fund...".

• Note that every commissioner AND county administrator Mark Eisenbarth is in attendance.
• One might assume this disastrous announcement would be something worthy of remembering.

The following video, only 3 months later, 2-18-2020, 

...and that disturbing financial bombshell is "disappeared from memory".

• Notice how EVERY commissioners except Zach Lahring sits silent during the entire discussion?
• Notice when the county administrator assures EVERYONE there was no shortfall?
• Notice how the county administrator assured EVERYONE in the room that "... the board approved a balanced budget Oct 1st (2019)...", a date weeks BEFORE the $688,000 shortfall was announced.
• As if the Board could "wish" bad thoughts out of the room?
• Notice how both county employees refuse to give understandable answers to a very reasonable question from the representative of the people to a county employee about where the money went?
• Do you notice that, with the exception of Commissioner Lahring, not one other commissioner bothers to offer follow-up questions?
• Do you notice how bored the other commissioners appear?
• Do you now start to understand just HOW MUSKEGON GOT TO BE THE WORST FINANCIALLY MANAGED COUNTY IN OUR STATE?

It's always all about money.

Tucker: Politico Printed Chinese Propaganda Smearing Hong Kong Protest

Tucker: Politico Printed Chinese Propaganda Smearing Hong Kong Protest:

During his Tuesday evening television program, Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson explained why Politico’s “content partnership” with The South China Morning Post is “one of the reasons sucking up to China seems normal in Washington.”
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Transgender Kids? Father Shows Son Identifying as an “Egg Omelette” – Summit News

Transgender Kids? Father Shows Son Identifying as an “Egg Omelette” – Summit News: 

• Ex-NBA star claimed son told him he was transgender aged 3.

"Following ex-NBA star Dwyane Wade’s claim that his son identified as transgender aged just 3, a father posted a video of his son of the same age identifying as an egg omelette.

Earlier this week, Wade told Good Morning America his son made the gender determination as a toddler. In response to the claim, a father posted a clip where he read out a series of gender identities to gage his 3-year-old son’s response.

Paul Joseph Watson

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Ex-NBA star Dwyane Wade said his child knew they were transgender aged 3-years-old.

Here's how a 3-year-old responds to being asked if they're an "egg omelette."

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“Are you a egg omelette?” asked the father, to which the toddler responded by nodding his head.
“Are you a transgender?” he then asked, to which his son again nodded his head.
“Are you a X-Box 360 with a Playstation core?” he asked, eliciting the same response.
“How in the fuck does a 3-year-old identify as a woman, and my son is 3, and he identifies as a fucking egg omelette?” asked the father.
The purpose of the video is clear. 3-year-old toddlers don’t know about anything, much less the intricacies of identity politics and gender expressions..."
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