Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Vandals of UVA’s Phi Kappa Psi house unrepentant
Vandals of UVA’s Phi Kappa Psi house unrepentant
Although the Rolling Stone “gang rape” story at the University of Virginia has fallen apart, the apparent ringleader of the attack on the Phi Kappa Psi house — where the “rape” supposedly occurred — remains undaunted.
Although the Rolling Stone “gang rape” story at the University of Virginia has fallen apart, the apparent ringleader of the attack on the Phi Kappa Psi house — where the “rape” supposedly occurred — remains undaunted.
Reportedly from a family of privilege, the alleged leader “admitted his role and described the attack his friends carried out in details that match police and eyewitness reports.”
The student agreed to talk to The Times only on the condition that his name wasn’t published, saying he didn’t want police to find him.“I texted one of my friends and I was like, ‘Let’s throw bottles at the Phi Psi house tonight,’ and she said, ‘Yes!’ I think that the article made it clear that victims at the university have no legitimate channels to take action, and I think vandalism is a completely legitimate form of action when like, legitimate authority is corrupt. I think it was justified,” he said in an interview with The Times.
Asked whether he believed the ends generally justified the means, he casually replied, “Sure.” He also said he is not opposed to “armed revolution” as a means to end what he termed “systemic oppression.”The student said his group of friends sent an anonymous letter to various news organizations several hours after the attack warning that it was “just the beginning.” The letter threatened to “escalate and provoke until certain demands were met,” including “an immediate revision of university policy mandating expulsion as the only sanction for rape and sexual assault.”
Thus far, there is no definitive word as to whether local law enforcement and the university have undertaken investigations to determine the identities of the vandals, and if there will be charges brought against them.
How Bill Gates Bankrolled Common Core in 2014
How Bill Gates Bankrolled Common Core in 2014 | TheBlaze.com:
"The Post named the 15 largest education grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, two of which were made to organizations focused heavily on promoting the controversial K-12 standards."
"The Post named the 15 largest education grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, two of which were made to organizations focused heavily on promoting the controversial K-12 standards."
Heartbreaking Detail Revealed About What Murdered NYPD Cop Was Supposed to Do the Day He Died
Heartbreaking Detail Revealed About What Murdered NYPD Cop Was Supposed to Do the Day He Died | TheBlaze.com:
"As new details continue to emerge following the shooting deaths of two NYPD cops Saturday, it has been revealed that one of the victims, Officer Rafael Ramos, was a Christian who would have been officially commissioned as a lay chaplain on the very day he died.
Ramos, 40, who was killed alongside partner and fellow police officer Wenjian Liu, 32, viewed his law enforcement position as a form of ministry, according to the Christian Post.
New York State Chaplain Task Force president the Rev. Marcos Miranda told the outlet that Ramos had recently completed a 10-week program and was set to graduate Saturday."
"As new details continue to emerge following the shooting deaths of two NYPD cops Saturday, it has been revealed that one of the victims, Officer Rafael Ramos, was a Christian who would have been officially commissioned as a lay chaplain on the very day he died.Ramos, 40, who was killed alongside partner and fellow police officer Wenjian Liu, 32, viewed his law enforcement position as a form of ministry, according to the Christian Post.
New York State Chaplain Task Force president the Rev. Marcos Miranda told the outlet that Ramos had recently completed a 10-week program and was set to graduate Saturday."
What is 'Manspreading' and Why are People Angry about It?
What is 'Manspreading' and Why are People Angry about It? - Breitbart
Witness the absurd, offensive, ludicrous spectacle of inanity and stupidity currently surrounding the New York subway: a campaign to stop men sitting comfortably on public transport.
We “manspread,” apparently, which observers have interpreted as “sit in such a way as not to painfully crush the testicles or penis” but which feminists insist is an expression of patriarchal authority.
You could not, as British newspaper columnists like to say, make this shit up.
One heroic social justice warrior took to the subway for a whole weekend, sitting as she imagines men do on the way to work.
I have never seen a man sit quite as absurdly as she suggests, perhaps because I do not frequent public transport.
But even in the dark bars of the London suburbs I trawled as a late teen looking for companionship, filled with desperate masculinity, I never saw such a comically absurd picture as this brave social justice warrior paints.
The manspreading complaint is couched as a response to “rudeness” by men, but it is no such thing: it is pathetic feminist pipsqueakery, the last dying gasp of a movement with nothing to win and nothing to say, determined to abuse and antagonise the male sex at all costs and for whatever perceived or outright imaginary infraction it can conjure from the vicissitudes of everyday life.
It is offensively trivial, and those associated with it ought to be ashamed.
Witness the absurd, offensive, ludicrous spectacle of inanity and stupidity currently surrounding the New York subway: a campaign to stop men sitting comfortably on public transport.
You could not, as British newspaper columnists like to say, make this shit up.
One heroic social justice warrior took to the subway for a whole weekend, sitting as she imagines men do on the way to work.
I have never seen a man sit quite as absurdly as she suggests, perhaps because I do not frequent public transport.
But even in the dark bars of the London suburbs I trawled as a late teen looking for companionship, filled with desperate masculinity, I never saw such a comically absurd picture as this brave social justice warrior paints.
The manspreading complaint is couched as a response to “rudeness” by men, but it is no such thing: it is pathetic feminist pipsqueakery, the last dying gasp of a movement with nothing to win and nothing to say, determined to abuse and antagonise the male sex at all costs and for whatever perceived or outright imaginary infraction it can conjure from the vicissitudes of everyday life.
It is offensively trivial, and those associated with it ought to be ashamed.
History for December 24
History for December 24 - On-This-Day.com
Benjamin Rush 1745, Kit Carson 1809, James Joule 1818
Howard Hughes 1905, Ava Gardner 1922, Ricky Martin 1971
1814 - The War of 1812 between the U.S. and Britain was ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in Belgium.
1818 - Franz Gruber of Oberndorf, Germany composed the music for "Silent Night" to words written by Josef Mohr.
1865 - Several veterans of the Confederate Army formed a private social club in Pulaski, TN, called the Ku Klux Klan.
1914 - In World War I, the first air raid on Britain was made when a German airplane dropped a bomb on the grounds of a rectory in Dover.
1943 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt appointed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces as part of Operation Overlord.
1968 - The crew of the U.S. Navy ship, Pueblo, was released by North Korea. The Captain of the Pueblo, Commander Lloyd M. Bucher, and 82 of his crew were held for 11 months after the ship was seized by North Korea because of suspected spying by the Americans.
1968 - Three astronauts, James A. Lovell, William Anders and Frank Borman, reached the moon. They orbited the moon 10 times before coming back to Earth. Seven months later man first landed on the moon.
1979 - Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in support of the country's Marxist government.
1990 - Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were married.
1997 - Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, known as "Carlos the Jackal," was sentenced by a French court to life in prison for the 1975 murders of two French investigators and a Lebanese national.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
It’s Not Every Day You See an Exchange Like This Between Israeli Soldiers and Palestinian Kids | Video | TheBlaze.com
It’s Not Every Day You See an Exchange Like This Between Israeli Soldiers and Palestinian Kids | Video | TheBlaze.com:"Though some of the most common media reports out of the West Bank involve Israeli troops clashing with Palestinians, many of them teenagers, one new video shows a very different kind of interaction — a simple act of human kindness."
‘Everything Is Confidential’: Obama Stiffs Congress on Details of Cuban Spy Swap | TheBlaze.com
‘Everything Is Confidential’: Obama Stiffs Congress on Details of Cuban Spy Swap | TheBlaze.com:
"Another source told TheBlaze that the White House is claiming executive privilege, and said one way around that might be to ask if the FBI or other national security agencies recommended their release. In past years, national security agencies have often recommended against a release of a spy, only to be overridden by political officials.
Members of Congress were told that the White House led the negotiations with Cuba, not the State Department. The House aide said that news surprised several members, since past negotiations have been led by State.
“It’s really unprecedented for the White House to lead these negotiations,” the aide said."
The Pres-a-king is at it again!
"Another source told TheBlaze that the White House is claiming executive privilege, and said one way around that might be to ask if the FBI or other national security agencies recommended their release. In past years, national security agencies have often recommended against a release of a spy, only to be overridden by political officials.
Members of Congress were told that the White House led the negotiations with Cuba, not the State Department. The House aide said that news surprised several members, since past negotiations have been led by State.“It’s really unprecedented for the White House to lead these negotiations,” the aide said."
The Pres-a-king is at it again!
Video: There Isn’t Much Dem Rep. Can Say After CNN Host Delegitimizes His Claim About NYC Protesters With Just Four Words | Video | TheBlaze.com
Video: There Isn’t Much Dem Rep. Can Say After CNN Host Delegitimizes His Claim About NYC Protesters With Just Four Words | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) was called out on live television by CNN host Ashleigh Banfield on Monday after the Democrat claimed protesters in New York City never chanted for “dead cops” — even though demonstrators were recently caught on video clearly chanting for dead police officers.
“There are people who are marching through the streets calling for dead cops in New York,” Banfield said."
"Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) was called out on live television by CNN host Ashleigh Banfield on Monday after the Democrat claimed protesters in New York City never chanted for “dead cops” — even though demonstrators were recently caught on video clearly chanting for dead police officers.
“There are people who are marching through the streets calling for dead cops in New York,” Banfield said."
Report Blames Obama White House for Weaponizing the IRS and Turning It Against Conservatives | TheBlaze.com
Report Blames Obama White House for Weaponizing the IRS and Turning It Against Conservatives | TheBlaze.com:
"The report also blamed Obamacare, which gave the IRS a key role in implementing Obama’s health program, for turning the IRS into an arm of the White House, when it should have remained independent.
“Evidence shows an IRS responsive to the partisan policy objectives of the White House and an IRS leadership that coordinates with political appointees of the Obama administration,” it found.
It said efforts to cover up the scandal were ultimately led by Obama himself. Obama initially said the IRS’s actions were inexcusable, but later said there was not a “smidgen of corruption” at the IRS."
"The report also blamed Obamacare, which gave the IRS a key role in implementing Obama’s health program, for turning the IRS into an arm of the White House, when it should have remained independent.
“Evidence shows an IRS responsive to the partisan policy objectives of the White House and an IRS leadership that coordinates with political appointees of the Obama administration,” it found.It said efforts to cover up the scandal were ultimately led by Obama himself. Obama initially said the IRS’s actions were inexcusable, but later said there was not a “smidgen of corruption” at the IRS."
Grad students, professor, union leader charged in Brooklyn Bridge assault
F— the police/To rise as you/Disappear below current/Interpretations of observations/F— the police, – Poetry by Professor Eric Linsker
What do three graduate students, a professor and an SEIU labor leader have in common? They all allegedly assaulted two members of the NYPD earlier this month.
A graduate student has turned herself in in the case of an assault on two NYPD lieutenants on the Brooklyn Bridge on December 13. Cindy Gorn, 29, has standard “research interests” including “race, resistance; marxism” according to her student bio.
Gorn was a part of a panel discussion for a Left Forum conference (the successor to the Socialist Scholars Conference) called “The Crisis, the Fightback, and Solidarity, from Anarchist and Marxist Perspectives,” where a description of the discussion states:
From anarchist-communist and libertarian-autonomist Marxist perspectives we will analyze the current crisis of capitalism and to consider alternate strategies for popular struggle, such as mass strikes, electoral and non-electoral action, etc.
Eric Linsker, 29, is an adjunct professor of English at the City University of New York (CUNY) who “was once known more for his erotic poetry interspersed with expletives aimed at the police.” But Linsker, perhaps unsurprisingly, translated his hatred toward police into action on the Brooklyn police when he attempted “to throw a large garbage can down onto the roadway below, where other demonstrators and police officers were walking....Robert Murray, 43, is “a six-figure-earning organizer for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)” who was also arrested for his role in the attack.
O’Reilly Was So Infuriated, He Called His Show From Vacation to Send This ‘Big Message’ to de Blasio | Video | TheBlaze.com
O’Reilly Was So Infuriated, He Called His Show From Vacation to Send This ‘Big Message’ to de Blasio | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"A “really angry” Bill O’Reilly called into his program from vacation Monday evening to tear into New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and call for his resignation.
“Look, I’m going to walk through this in a very methodical way because I want everybody to hear what I’m saying very clearly because I’m going to send a big message tonight on ‘The Factor,’” O’Reilly said at the outset of the segment."
"A “really angry” Bill O’Reilly called into his program from vacation Monday evening to tear into New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and call for his resignation.
“Look, I’m going to walk through this in a very methodical way because I want everybody to hear what I’m saying very clearly because I’m going to send a big message tonight on ‘The Factor,’” O’Reilly said at the outset of the segment."
'Snaketivity' display set up at Michigan Capitol draws supporters, opponents
'Snaketivity' display set up at Michigan Capitol draws supporters, opponents | MLive.com:
Update
"There have been several more people who have come to the Capitol for the displays.
People were there from two different churches to support the Nativity and others to check out and support "snaketivity."
Michigan State Police Lt. Brody Boucher, who is the commander of Capitol security, said there haven't been any incidents.
The number of people picked up throughout the day, Boucher said, with sometimes between 10-15 people there at a time.
But there has not been a long-term, large scale rally.
LANSING, MI — There was more curiosity than outrage Sunday morning in front of the Michigan Capitol, where a group called the Satanic Temple set up a display to counter a Nativity scene.
Instead of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus, this "snaketivity" display had a red serpent, a pentagram with a goat head and a cross with “Knowledge is the Greatest Gift of All” written across it."
Update
"There have been several more people who have come to the Capitol for the displays.People were there from two different churches to support the Nativity and others to check out and support "snaketivity."
Michigan State Police Lt. Brody Boucher, who is the commander of Capitol security, said there haven't been any incidents.
The number of people picked up throughout the day, Boucher said, with sometimes between 10-15 people there at a time.
But there has not been a long-term, large scale rally.
LANSING, MI — There was more curiosity than outrage Sunday morning in front of the Michigan Capitol, where a group called the Satanic Temple set up a display to counter a Nativity scene.
Instead of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus, this "snaketivity" display had a red serpent, a pentagram with a goat head and a cross with “Knowledge is the Greatest Gift of All” written across it."
How they think...Holi crapoli, this is the AP!!!!-----AP poll: Police killings of blacks voted top story of 2014
My Way News - AP poll: Police killings of blacks voted top story of 2014:
"(AP) — The police killings of unarmed blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere — and the investigations and tumultuous protests they inspired — was the top news story of 2014, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors.
In a year crowded with dramatic and often wrenching news developments around the world, the No. 2 story was the devastating outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, followed by the conflict in Iraq and Syria fueled by the brutal actions of Islamic State militants.
Among the 85 voters casting ballots, first-place votes were spread among 15 different stories.
The Ferguson entry received 22 first-place votes, Ebola 11 and the Islamic State story 12."
In a year crowded with dramatic and often wrenching news developments around the world, the No. 2 story was the devastating outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, followed by the conflict in Iraq and Syria fueled by the brutal actions of Islamic State militants.
Among the 85 voters casting ballots, first-place votes were spread among 15 different stories.
The Ferguson entry received 22 first-place votes, Ebola 11 and the Islamic State story 12."
CNN Reporter: Protesters Crashed Memorial for Slain NYPD Cops, ‘Started Yelling at Groups of Police’ | TheBlaze.com
CNN Reporter: Protesters Crashed Memorial for Slain NYPD Cops, ‘Started Yelling at Groups of Police’ | TheBlaze.com:
"Protesters on Monday stormed the site where two NYPD officers were slain Saturday and confronted cops pouring in to mourn their fallen brothers at a makeshift memorial, according to a CNN reporter.
Sara Ganim, who was reporting for the cable news channel at the scene, noted that things had been mostly calm and respectful. However, as she reported from the scene, commotion could be heard in the background."
"Protesters on Monday stormed the site where two NYPD officers were slain Saturday and confronted cops pouring in to mourn their fallen brothers at a makeshift memorial, according to a CNN reporter.Sara Ganim, who was reporting for the cable news channel at the scene, noted that things had been mostly calm and respectful. However, as she reported from the scene, commotion could be heard in the background."
Xmas gift to lawyers----Civil rights law amendment to re-emerge as hot topic next legislative session
Remember, unlike race or gender, sexual orientation is SELF IDENTIFIED.
Make the lawsuit a bit easier, donchathink?
Civil rights law amendment to re-emerge as hot topic next legislative session | Crain's Detroit Business
n effort to expand the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act was one of the most-debated issues in the lame-duck legislative session.
Two proposals to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation failed in the final session.
Make the lawsuit a bit easier, donchathink?
Civil rights law amendment to re-emerge as hot topic next legislative session | Crain's Detroit Business
Two proposals to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation failed in the final session.
Supporters want to amend Michigan’s civil rights law to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. It’s already illegal to discriminate based on race and other factors in employment, housing and public accommodations
Expect the hot legislative topic to re-emerge in 2015.
December hearings on the legislation were the first after years of lobbying. A coalition of business leaders and others urged passage.
Also this month, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a rule to protect employees of federal contractors from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The rule would carry out terms of a workplace anti-discrimination law signed by President Barack Obama on July 21.
Here is some of Crain's coverage of the issue:
December hearings on the legislation were the first after years of lobbying. A coalition of business leaders and others urged passage.
Also this month, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a rule to protect employees of federal contractors from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The rule would carry out terms of a workplace anti-discrimination law signed by President Barack Obama on July 21.
Here is some of Crain's coverage of the issue:
- Nov. 12: Michigan bill to bar gay discrimination under fire: Outgoing State Rep. Frank Foster has introduced legislation to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, but gay rights advocates say it should also include protections for transgender residents.
BOMBSHELL REPORT: IRS Targeted 'Icky' Conservative Groups
BOMBSHELL REPORT: IRS Targeted 'Icky' Conservative Groups | The Daily Caller:
"Top IRS officials specifically targeted tea party groups and misled the public about its secret political targeting program led by ex-official Lois Lerner, according to a bombshell new congressional report.
The Daily Caller has obtained an advance copy of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee report set to be released Tuesday morning that definitively proves malicious intent by the IRS to improperly block conservative groups that an IRS adviser deemed “icky.”
(That’s right. “Icky.”)
“The Committee has identified eight senior leaders who were in a position to prevent or to stop the IRS’s targeting of conservative applicants,” the Oversight report states.
“Each of these leaders could have and should have done more to prevent the IRS’s targeting of conservative tax-exempt applicants.”
Here are six major takeaways from the report:"
The Daily Caller has obtained an advance copy of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee report set to be released Tuesday morning that definitively proves malicious intent by the IRS to improperly block conservative groups that an IRS adviser deemed “icky.”
(That’s right. “Icky.”)
“The Committee has identified eight senior leaders who were in a position to prevent or to stop the IRS’s targeting of conservative applicants,” the Oversight report states.
“Each of these leaders could have and should have done more to prevent the IRS’s targeting of conservative tax-exempt applicants.”
Here are six major takeaways from the report:"
Obama Admin. Allowed Cuban Spy’s Sperm to Be Exported So His Wife Could Get Pregnant | TheBlaze.com
Obama Admin. Allowed Cuban Spy’s Sperm to Be Exported So His Wife Could Get Pregnant | TheBlaze.com:
"Cuban-Americans are seething after it was reported Monday that the Obama administration authorized an operation in which sperm from an imprisoned Cuban spy was transported to Panama for the purpose of impregnating his wife, another Cuban who many suspect of also being a spy.
The story is raising questions about whether the Obama administration went too far to accommodate the needs of a spy who was facing two life sentences in prison in the United States."
"Cuban-Americans are seething after it was reported Monday that the Obama administration authorized an operation in which sperm from an imprisoned Cuban spy was transported to Panama for the purpose of impregnating his wife, another Cuban who many suspect of also being a spy.The story is raising questions about whether the Obama administration went too far to accommodate the needs of a spy who was facing two life sentences in prison in the United States."
What could POTssibly go wrong?-------Indian tribes free to grow pot on their lands – as long as they follow federal laws
Indian tribes free to grow pot on their lands – as long as they follow federal laws | US news | The Guardian:
"American Indian tribes can grow and sell marijuana on their lands as long as they follow the same federal conditions laid out for states that have legalized the drug, the US Justice Department has said.
Oregon US attorney Amanda Marshall said on Thursday the announcement addresses questions raised by tribes about how legalization of pot in states like Oregon, Washington and Colorado would apply to Indian lands.
Only three tribes have expressed interest in growing and selling marijuana, said Marshall, who co-chaired a group that developed the policy.
One is in California, one in Washington state and one in the midwest. She did not name them."
Oregon US attorney Amanda Marshall said on Thursday the announcement addresses questions raised by tribes about how legalization of pot in states like Oregon, Washington and Colorado would apply to Indian lands.
Only three tribes have expressed interest in growing and selling marijuana, said Marshall, who co-chaired a group that developed the policy.
One is in California, one in Washington state and one in the midwest. She did not name them."
A new word for me......
A very windy day, blowing snow, etc.
Lets hit the water, its totally nuking out.
The storm is nuking today.
The mountain is terrible, its nuking
The storm is nuking today.
The mountain is terrible, its nuking
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