History for February 17

History for February 17 - On-This-Day.com:
Thomas Malthus 1766, Montgomery Ward 1843, H.L. Hunt 1889


Lou Diamond Phillips 1962 - Actor, Larry the Cable Guy 1963 - Actor, comedian ("Blue Collar TV"), Michael Jordan 1963 - Basketball player


1801 - The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.


1865 - Columbia, SC, burned. The Confederates were evacuating and the Union Forces were moving in.


1876 - Julius Wolff was credited with being the first to can sardines.


1897 - The National Congress of Mothers was organized in Washington, DC, by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst. It was the forerunner of the National PTA.


1924 - Swimmer Johnny Weissmuller set a world record in the 100-yard freestyle. He did it with a time of 57-2/5 seconds in Miami, FL.


1947 - The Voice of America began broadcasting to the Soviet Union.


1992 - In Milwaukee, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison. In November of 1994, he was beaten to death in prison.


1995 - Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings. He was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison.

Susan Rice's Inauguration Day email raises new questions for Comey | Fox News

Susan Rice's Inauguration Day email raises new questions for Comey | Fox News:

"A newly released Inauguration Day email in which Obama national security adviser Susan Rice detailed a meeting with the outgoing president, James Comey and others is raising new questions for the former FBI boss, considering he never mentioned such a sit-down in Senate testimony last June.

In his opening statement at the time to the Senate Intelligence Committee, Comey downplayed his meetings with then-President Barack Obama, contrasting them with the numerous conversations he had with President Trump before his firing."

The way we were-----Neil Sedaka "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"

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Why does replacing food stamps with food so anger liberals?

Why does replacing food stamps with food so anger liberals?:
"President Trump has proposed replacing some food stamp grants with actual food.  
This has curiously enraged liberals, who you would think would be delighted to see "hungry" people getting food.

The Trump administration is proposing a major shake-up in one of the country's most important "safety net" programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.  Under the proposal, most SNAP recipients would lose much of their ability to choose the food they buy with their SNAP benefits.

But if you like your supermarket, you can keep your supermarket, right?

Under the proposal, which was announced Monday, low-income Americans who receive at least $90 a month – just over 80 percent of all SNAP recipients – would get about half of their benefits in the form of a "USDA Foods package."  The package was described in the budget as consisting of "shelf-stable milk, ready to eat cereals, pasta, peanut butter, beans[,] and canned fruit and vegetables." 

Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America, a hunger advocacy group that also helps clients access food-assistance services, said the administration's plan left him baffled.  "They have managed to propose nearly the impossible, taking over $200 billion worth of food from low-income Americans while increasing bureaucracy and reducing choices," Berg says.

Do you think before today that this poverty pimp has ever been concerned about the bureaucracy of any government program?...
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The One-Drop Rule revisited

The One-Drop Rule revisited: 
"In the post-Reconstruction era of the late 19th century, a disgusting and disgraceful practice was put into place in the American South as a key component of the Jim Crow anti-black laws.  
The practice was the "One-Drop Rule."  
To wit, if a person's genetic heritage contained just a trace of black ancestry ("one drop of black blood"), the person would be legally considered black and subject to the harshly restrictive "Jim Crow" discriminatory laws.
Recent developments in technology and the availability of DNA testing for the general public have thrown a wrench into racial and ethnic classifications, which presents a quandary for professional diversity and affirmative action advocates, government organizations, and employers.  
The argument could and should be made that since the One-Drop Rule penalized and oppressed individuals with trace amounts of minority ancestry, it should now work in favor of those who discover they have even trace amounts of such ancestry.  
DNA technology provides a high-tech strategy for civil disobedience.  
For example, if a person's DNA results indicate even a trace of ancestry from the "Iberian peninsula" (Spain), he can check the "Latino/Hispanic" box under application of the one-drop rule.  
The federal government defines Hispanic or Latino as "a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race."
The "white" racial category was solidified in the aftermath of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the implementation of affirmative action practices that followed.  
"White" was therefore defined as "not Hispanic or Latino" – in other words, a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa..."
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Hungary Admits 'Stop Soros' Bill To Parliament | Daily Wire

Hungary Admits 'Stop Soros' Bill To Parliament | Daily Wire:

"The anti-George Soros sentiment spreads beyond just Britain where he is synonymously known as "the man who broke the bank of England."

In Hungary, legislation called the "Stop Soros" bill has been introduced to parliament which would "empower the interior minister to ban non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that support migration and pose a 'national security risk,'" according to Yahoo News.

Submitted to parliament on Tuesday, the bill stems from Prime Minister Viktor Orban's anti-immigration campaign that specifically targets Soros for using his philanthropy to promote open borders in eastern Europe."

The media is ignoring ties between the Clinton campaign and Russians - The Washington Post

The media is ignoring ties between the Clinton campaign and Russians - The Washington Post:
"While the media is filled with stories and theories about Trump’s interactions — or lack thereof — with Russia, not enough attention is being paid to revelations about pro-Hillary Clinton operatives’ use of opposition research that ostensibly came from Russia. 
...There is no better illustration of this than what we now know went on between Clinton allies Sidney Blumenthal and Jonathan Winer and the author of the infamous dossier, Christopher Steele. We know that Steele was paid with Clinton campaign money and that he was “passionate about [Trump] not being president.” 
We know that Winer, an old Washington hand and former John Kerry staffer was Steele’s man at the State Department and, incredibly, admitted to distributing more than 100 of Steele’s commercial business documents within senior offices at the State Department.
Soon enough, we will know who Steele’s clients were that paid for their views to be disseminated within the Obama administration and what Russian interests were involved. 
And by the way, it turns out Blumenthal, a long-time specialist in the political dark arts, had his own anti-Trump dossier, authored by political activist Cody Shearer, which he gave to Winer; Winer passed it to Steele, and Steele passed it to the FBI.
Presto. 
Keeping someone between the political operatives and the FBI: That’s how real pros do it in the swamp..."
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Oil Jumps Most This Year as Buildup Slows in U.S. Storage Tanks - Bloomberg

Oil Jumps Most This Year as Buildup Slows in U.S. Storage Tanks - Bloomberg:
"The flood of crude leaving the U.S. could be about to get a major boost: the nation’s top imports terminal is testing one of the industry’s biggest tankers to load an export cargo for the first time.
If the trial run signals the start of regular exports from Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, it will be a step change in America’s capacity to export the burgeoning production that’s roiled global oil markets. 
The ability to load very large crude carriers, the industry term for giant ships able to carry two million barrels, will significantly cut the cost of shipping cargoes overseas..."

...Infrastructure such as pipelines and ports has become the biggest bottleneck in U.S. oil exports, with traders at times engineering logistically complex chains combining railways, trucks, pipelines, barges, and a ship-to-ship transfers to get the crude out of the country..."

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California teacher who slammed military refuses to quit, but is condemned by city council | Fox News

California teacher who slammed military refuses to quit, but is condemned by city council | Fox News:

"A Southern California city council member and teacher who called members of the military the "lowest of our low" was condemned Tuesday by his council colleagues -- some of whom demanded he resign.

Gregory Salcido, who was placed on leave from El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, was heard on a video denigrating members of the military in a rant directed toward a 17-year-old student wearing a U.S. Marine Corps sweatshirt."

EPA awards $1 million to help nonprofit replace older diesel trucks | Crain's Detroit Business

EPA awards $1 million to help nonprofit replace older diesel trucks | Crain's Detroit Business

• EPA awards Southwest Detroit Environmental Mission $1 million grant
• Grant will help fund replacement of certain public, private pre-2007 diesel trucks
• City of Detroit, Forgotten Harvest food rescue and local companies are providing $2.5 million match

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision a $1 million grant to reduce harmful emissions from heavy-duty trucks and city-owned utility equipment that operates in metro Detroit.

Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision, a nonprofit that works with residents, community organizations, government agencies, schools, businesses and industries on environmental issues, will use the grant to help fund projects with private short-haul vehicles in the goods movement sector, city of Detroit dump trucks and trucks used by Oak Park-based food rescue Forgotten Harvest..."
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The Left’s Make-Believe Victimhood : The Other McCain

The Left’s Make-Believe Victimhood : The Other McCain:
The Left’s Make-Believe Victimhood

Posted on | February 13, 2018 | 12 Comments

"Does everyone remember “TrigglyPuff,” the obnoxious feminist who repeatedly disrupted a 2016 event at the University of Massachusetts? 

While claiming to be a victim of oppression, Cora Segal was attending elite private Hampshire College ($63,512 a year, including room and board) and is, in fact, the daughter of a Harvard professor. 

Her sole claim to victimhood is her evident inability to say “no” to second helpings.

The phenomenon of privileged young people claiming to be oppressed by social injustice is a product of what Robert Hughes called the Culture of Complaint, “in which seemingly everyone claims victim status.” 
Since the election of President Trump, liberals have ludicrously compared Trump to Hitler, claiming that America is now a “fascist regime.” 

The absurdity of these claims is apparent to anyone with two eyes and a brain, so why do liberals keep playing this make-believe game?

The left is playing at being oppressed and being brave resisters because they know they aren’t. 

They know they’re not in any way threatened..."

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#1 This day 1968-----Paul Mauriat ~ Love is Blue (1968)

Suicidal Teamsters Seek to Slow Technology at UPS | Economics21

Suicidal Teamsters Seek to Slow Technology at UPS | Economics21:
"...However, if the Teamsters union gets its way in negotiations with UPS, this potential might never be fully realized for the company.
UPS is likely to lose market share to competitors and eventually go out of business.
Amazon is reportedly going to launch its own delivery service, bringing an influx of competition and disruption to the sphere.
As  recently reported by the Wall Street Journal, in its list of initial demands as part of negotiating the next contract covering about 260,000 UPS employees, the union indicated it wants to prohibit UPS from making use of drones, driverless vehicles, or other new technologies “that would curb demand for labor.” 
The demands, and the subsequent negotiations, will be an early representation of how concerns about the role of emerging technologies and their effect on current occupations could affect unionized businesses moving forward. 
Aside from the prohibitions, the wish list includes provisions that the company should hire 10,000 more workers, and halt evening deliveries, including during the November-December holiday delivery period."...
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Treasury wipes 300 IRS regulations off the books

Treasury wipes 300 IRS regulations off the books:

"The Treasury Department has joined in with other key agencies to make good on President Trump’s promise to substantially reduce regulations, targeting nearly 300 Internal Revenue Service rules for the trash heap.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that many of the 298 proposed for elimination have been changed or repealed by laws but are still on the books, creating confusion for taxpayers and corporations."

Sharyl Attkisson Explains the Origins of the 2016 'Fake News' Narrative

Sharyl Attkisson Explains the Origins of the 2016 'Fake News' Narrative:
"In a Tedx Talk at the University of Nevada a couple of weeks ago, investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson revealed the origins of the "fake news" narrative that was aggressively pushed by the liberal media and Democrat politicians during the 2016 election, and how it was later flipped by President Donald Trump.
..But she noticed in 2016, there seemed to be a concerted effort by the MSM to focus America's attention on the idea of "fake news" in conservative media. 
That looked like a propaganda effort to Attkisson, so she did a little digging and traced the new spin to a little non-profit called "First Draft," which, she said, "appears to be the very first to use 'fake news' in its modern context."
"On September 13, 2016, First Draft announced a partnership to tackle malicious hoaxes and fake news reports," Attkisson explained. "
The goal was supposedly to separate wheat from chaff, to prevent unproven conspiracy talk from figuring prominently in internet searches. 
To relegate today's version of the alien baby stories to a special internet oblivion."
She noted that a month later, then-President Obama chimed in.
"He insisted in a speech that he too thought somebody needed to step in and curate information of this wild, wild West media environment," she said, pointing out that "nobody in the public had been clamoring for any such thing."
Yet suddenly the subject of fake news was dominating headlines all over America as if the media had "received its marching orders," she recounted. 
"Fake news, they said, was an imminent threat to American democracy."...
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