White House projects marginal ACA enrollment growth in 2016 - The Washington Post

White House projects marginal ACA enrollment growth in 2016

The Obama administration is predicting a meager increase next year in the number of Americans with private insurance through the Affordable Care Act — a forecast, far below previous government estimates, that signals the obstacles to attracting people who remain uninsured.

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced Thursday that an expected 10 million Americans will be covered by late 2016 by health plans they bought on the federal and state insurance exchanges created under the law.

That figure is just half the most recent forecast by congressional budget analysts, who have long expected 2016 to usher in the biggest surge in enrollment. The number represents a marginal increase from the 9.1 million Americans the administration believes will have ACA health plans by the end of this year.

60 cats, 2 dogs removed from Wolcott home | WTNH Connecticut News

60 cats, 2 dogs removed from Wolcott home | WTNH Connecticut News:

In the latest issue of Marvel’s revamped Captain America, the iconic superhero takes on a group of right-wing conservatives trying to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the border.

In “Captain America: Sam Wilson #1,” the superhero also known as Sam Wilson heads to the border to take on an “evil” militia group known as the Sons of the Serpent, who are patrolling the area between Mexico and Arizona, according to a video summary of the issue created by the Maciver Institute.

WOLCOTT, Conn. (WTNH) – A truck packed to the brim with cats in crates marked the spot Friday evening, where police served a warrant as part of an investigation into an apparent case of animal hording on Frinch Road. 60 cats and two dogs were seized in all. There were so many animals, animal control units from as far away as Meriden and Southbury also responded to assist.

“The inside of the home is pretty deplorable,” said Sgt. Patrick Malloy with the Wolcott Police Department. “I would say it’s unlivable at this time.”

Malloy tells News 8 they received complaints going back to September from concerned neighbors in the area about an odor coming from the residence and bags of garbage that littered property containing cat feces. Police say the owner was trying to run a cat rescue.

Obamacare: Proof That Democrats Will Tax the Middle Class | TheBlaze.com

Obamacare: Proof That Democrats Will Tax the Middle Class | TheBlaze.com:

"At the first Democratic presidential debate, candidates promised to expand government benefits — from tuition-free college to paid maternity leave programs.

How to pay for these new benefits? Simple, they say, just tax the wealthy.

That idea may be a winner with the Democrats’ base, but the problem is that the math simply doesn’t work. There simply aren’t enough rich people to tax. If America is going to expand entitlements to European levels, government will have to greatly increase taxes on middle-class Americans, as well. In fact, we already have proof that entitlement expansions mean taxing the middle class — we need look no further than Obamacare."

The Lowline: Team Creates First Underground Park In Manhattan « CBS New York

The Lowline: Team Creates First Underground Park In Manhattan « CBS New York:

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — With new buildings rising into theclouds in Manhattan, how about a recreational space below?

As CBS2’s Sonia Rincon reported, the city’s first underground park is in the works on the Lower East Side. On Saturday, the Lowline Lab will open to explain how the future park will bring sunlight underground.

The High Line made a park out of old train tracks above the street in Chelsea in the Meatpacking District. The Lowline will turn abandoned underground train tracks into a park below Delancey Street.

The space was once a massive trolley terminal at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge — built in 1908. It is about the size of a football field.

“For many decades, it’s been entirely unused, and all of the old architectural details are still there — the cobblestones and rail lines are all still around,” said Lowline co-founder Dan Barasch. “And what we’re hoping to do is to fuse that amazing history right below our street that’s hidden in plain sight with this futuristic vision of an underground park.”

The ambitious plan would bring life to the old structures with hundreds of plants — and deliver the sunlight they need.

ISIS graffiti artists declare first European caliphate in Sweden | Latest News | Breaking UK News & World News Headlines | Daily Star

ISIS graffiti artists declare first European caliphate in Sweden | Latest News | Breaking UK News & World News Headlines | Daily Star:


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The terror group's logo was daubed on the wall of a restaurant in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Chilling messages such as "convert or die" and "the caliphate is here" were also found covering the outside of Markus Samuelsson's bakery.

"I felt a sudden chill down my spine. It’s terribly painful, we feel threatened," Samuelsson said.

The Arabic letter for "N" – which has been used to identify Christians and drive them out of their homes by ISIS fighters – was also painted on the restaurant.

Gothenburg is a hotbed for jihadist recruiting, terrorism expert Magnus Ranstorp described it as "the Swedish Centre for Jihadists".

Cops have launched a probe into the incident and will no doubt be on high alert in fear of a potential attack.

Captain America battles right-wing conservatives in new comic - Washington Times

Captain America battles right-wing conservatives in new comic - Washington Times:

In the latest issue of Marvel’s revamped Captain America, the iconic superhero takes on a group of right-wing conservatives trying to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the border.

In “Captain America: Sam Wilson #1,” the superhero also known as Sam Wilson heads to the border to take on an “evil” militia group known as the Sons of the Serpent, who are patrolling the area between Mexico and Arizona, according to a video summary of the issue created by the Maciver Institute.

In Tennessee Muslims use Alinsky Tactics to Stop Parents from Outlawing Islamic Indoctrination in Public Schools! - Eagle Rising

In Tennessee Muslims use Alinsky Tactics to Stop Parents from Outlawing Islamic Indoctrination in Public Schools! - Eagle Rising:

"It seems that the Muslims are using the same Alinsky tactics of the sodomites and the communists as they attack parents, representatives and the Tennessee public school board following a bill passed by the Tennessee legislature that would put an end to the indoctrination of the religion of pieces in public schools.
Tennesseans who support the bill have wrongly been called "Islamophobes" and "anti-Muslim bigots," but this is nothing more than the tactic being used. There is not substance in it, much like some of the names I was called in dealing with both Mormonism embracing Islam in this particular thread."

Senate Republicans Push Bill That Would Punish Sanctuary Cities | TheBlaze.com

Senate Republicans Push Bill That Would Punish Sanctuary Cities | TheBlaze.com:

"Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) announced in the Republican weekly address Saturday that the Senate will vote on legislation on Tuesday that would prohibit allocating federal funds to sanctuary cities. Toomey cosponsored the legislation by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) which also includes the contentious Kate’s Law — a five-year mandatory minimum sentence for illegal immigrants who reenter the U.S. after being convicted of an aggravated felony."

Hillary Clinton Tells Black Democrats ‘This Is a Blast From the Jim Crow Past’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Hillary Clinton Tells Black Democrats ‘This Is a Blast From the Jim Crow Past’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling black Alabama Democrats that she’d champion voting rights in the White House. She says Republicans are dismantling the progress of the civil rights movement."

Supreme Court Mulls Appeal of Semiautomatic Weapons Ban | TheBlaze.com

Supreme Court Mulls Appeal of Semiautomatic Weapons Ban | TheBlaze.com:

"In dissent, Judge Daniel A. Manion said individuals, not elected officials, get to choose which guns they prefer for self-defense.

“To limit self-defense to only those methods acceptable to the government” creates an “enormous transfer of authority from the citizens of this country to the government — a result directly contrary to our Constitution and to our political tradition,” Manion wrote.

Twenty-four states and other gun-rights groups are supporting the appeal at the Supreme Court."

History for October 19

History for October 19 - On-This-Day.com
Charles Merrill 1885 - Founder of Merrill-Lynch, Jack Anderson 1922 - Columnist, commentator, author, John le Carre (David Cornwell) 1931 - Author ("The Russia House") 


Robert Reed 1932 - Actor ("The Brady Bunch") Peter Max 1937 - Artist, John Lithgow 1945 - Actor (Movie:"Twilight Zone-The Movie," TV: "3rd Rock from the Son") 


1781 - British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered to U.S. General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. It was to be the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. 


1812 - Napoleon Bonaparte's French forces began their retreat out of Russia after a month of chasing the retreating Russian army. 


1814 - In Baltimore, MD, the first documented performance of "The Defence of Fort McHenry" with music took place at the Holliday Street Theatre. The work was later published under the title "The Star-Spangled Banner." 


1937 - "Woman's Day" was published for the first time. 


1944 - The U.S. Navy announced that black women would be allowed into Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES). 


1959 - Patty Duke, at the age of 12, made her Broadway debut in "The Miracle Worker." The play lasted for 700 performances. 


1969 - U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew referred to anti-Vietnam War protesters "an effete corps of impudent snobs." 


1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 508 points. It was the worst one-day percentage decline, 22.6%, in history. 

WOW! WORLD'S TOP PHYSICIST AND DEMOCRAT: Obama Backs "Wrong Side" In War On "Climate Change", Follow The Money, Carbon Does Far More Good Than Harm » 100percentfedUp.com

WOW! WORLD'S TOP PHYSICIST AND DEMOCRAT: Obama Backs "Wrong Side" In War On "Climate Change", Follow The Money, Carbon Does Far More Good Than Harm » 100percentfedUp.com:

"In an interview with Andrew Orlowski of The Register, Dyson expressed his despair at the current scientific obsession with climate change which he says is “not a scientific mystery but a human mystery. How does it happen that a whole generation of scientific experts is blind to the obvious facts.”

This mystery, says Dyson, can only partly be explained in terms of follow the money. Also to blame, he believes, is a kind of collective yearning for apocalyptic doom.

It is true that there’s a large community of people who make their money by scaring the public, so money is certainly involved to some extent, but I don’t think that’s the full explanation."

Virginia Sent Letters to 1,600 Drivers Warning Them to Turn in Their Illegal Confederate Flag License Plates. How Do You Suppose That Went Over? | Video | TheBlaze.com

Virginia Sent Letters to 1,600 Drivers Warning Them to Turn in Their Illegal Confederate Flag License Plates. How Do You Suppose That Went Over? | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Kevin Collier, a commander of the Stonewall Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, has had enough.

The Suffolk, Virginia, resident told WAVY-TV he got a warning letter last month indicating he had until Oct. 4 to ditch his Confederate flag license plate in favor of a new tag from the Department of Motor Vehicles."

The Biggest Obamacare Disaster You've Never Heard About | The Daily Caller

The Biggest Obamacare Disaster You've Never Heard About | The Daily Caller:

"It’s an Obamacare story with every imaginable outrage — blatant conflicts of interest, millions of tax dollars going to political cronies, thousands of Americans left without health insurance, lavish pay for incompetent executives, federal funds diverted illegally, multiple congressional investigations, insider trading convictions and big decisions made behind closed doors.

Tragically, there is even a child abuser. But search the New York Times web site for “Obamacare co-ops” and nothing comes up. Just three entries appear for the same search on the Washington Post web site."

SICK: The Gross Device Bathrooms Across America Are Getting Just to Keep Muslims Happy

SICK: The Gross Device Bathrooms Across America Are Getting Just to Keep Muslims Happy:

"School prayer? Sorry, no can do. Displaying the Ten Commandments? Again, nope. Using taxpayer dollars for a communal foot-washing stall on a college campus for Muslim students? Sure, why not"


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‘I’m Coming Home’: Ahmed ‘Clock Kid’ Mohamed Meets With President Accused of War Crimes, Orchestrating Genocide | TheBlaze.com

‘I’m Coming Home’: Ahmed ‘Clock Kid’ Mohamed Meets With President Accused of War Crimes, Orchestrating Genocide | TheBlaze.com:

"Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Texas student arrested last month after bringing a “homemade” clock to school, met Wednesday evening with President Omer Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, who is accused of war crimes and orchestrating genocide."

Why FBI Agents Were Reportedly Angered by Obama’s Comments on Hillary Clinton’s Email Scandal on ’60 Minutes’ | TheBlaze.com

Why FBI Agents Were Reportedly Angered by Obama’s Comments on Hillary Clinton’s Email Scandal on ’60 Minutes’ | TheBlaze.com:

"President Barack Obama downplayed the significance of Hillary Clinton’s email scandal as the FBI continues to look into whether the former secretary of state’s private setup endangered any sensitive government information, prompting anger from some within the agency who say it was inappropriate for the president to weigh in."

History for October 18

History for October 18 - On-This-Day.com:
Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919 - Prime Minister of Canada, Chuck Berry (Charles Edward Anderson Berry) 1926 - Singer, George C. Scott 1927 - Actor ("Patton," "Taps") 


Lee Harvey Oswald 1939 - Accused of assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Willie Horton 1942 - Baseball player, Laura Nyro 1947 - Singer, songwriter 


Pam Dawber 1951 - Actress ("Mork & Mindy"), Martina Navratilova 1956 - Tennis player, Jean-Claude Van Damme 1960- Actor ("Double Impact," "Hard Target") 


1469 - Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella of Castile. The marriage united all the dominions of Spain. 


1767 - The Mason-Dixon line was agreed upon. It was the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania. 


1842 - Samuel Finley Breese Morse laid his first telegraph cable. 


1867 - The U.S. took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total of $7 million dollars (2 cents per acre). 


1943 - The first broadcast of "Perry Mason" was presented on CBS Radio. The show went to TV in 1957. 


1967 - The American League granted permission for the A's to move to Oakland. Also, new franchises were awarded to Kansas City and Seattle. 


1968 - Two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, were suspended by the U.S. Olympic Committee for giving a "black power" salute during a ceremony in Mexico City. 


1971 - After 34 years, the final issue of "Look" magazine was published. 

Democratic National Committeewoman says her party is 'clearing a path' for Hillary Clinton | Daily Mail Online

Democratic National Committeewoman says her party is 'clearing a path' for Hillary Clinton | Daily Mail Online:

Female member of the Democratic Party's controlling body spoke to Daily Mail Online in Las Vegas following Tuesday's primary debate

She rattled off a list of women at the top of the party hierarchy and said two vice chairs helped craft a decision this summer to favor Clinton

The committeewoman warned her party could promote Hillary 'because she's a woman, and risk having her implode after she's nominated'

The Democratic National Committee insisted that it 'runs an impartial primary process, period'

But it has sanctioned just six debates this time around; Democratic presidential candidates had to survive 27 of them in 2007-08

DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz campaigned for Hillary in 2008 when she last ran for the presidency

The Democratic National Committee is 'clearing a path' for Hillary Clinton to be its presidential nominee because its upper power echelons are populated with women, according to a female committee member who was in Las Vegas for Tuesday's primary debate.

Speaking on the condition that she isn't identified, she told Daily Mail Online that the party is in the tank for Clinton, and the women who run the organization decided it 'early on.'

The committeewoman is supporting one of Hillary's rivals for the Democratic nomination, and said she spoke freely because she believes the former Secretary of State is benefiting from unfair favoritism inside the party.

Japan Shut Down Radical Islam Entirely... And Here's the Simple Way They Did It

Japan Shut Down Radical Islam Entirely... And Here's the Simple Way They Did It:

"But Islam is an unusual religion whose followers are admonished to wage jihad, or holy war, in the name of Allah or at least support those who do.

The politically correct response is that other religions, like Christianity, have also produced radicals with violent intent, but that’s judging a system by its misuse. A Christian following the Bible’s teaching will help and love others while a strict adherent to the Quran will “fight in the cause of Allah” and wage war on infadels.

If America continues down the road its on, political correctness is sure to doom the nation one way or another, be it by an invasion by foreign power or complete collapse of moral fiber."