WATCH: Klavan Explains Why Socialism Kills Countries | Daily Wire
"Why isn't Europe as great as it once was?
On "The Andrew Klavan Show" Tuesday, host Andrew Klavan explained that one of the reasons Europe has declined is its adoption of socialism.
In even more dramatic fashion, Central and South America are feeling the devastating consequences of a more aggressive socialism.
With the rise of "Democratic Socialism" in the U.S., Klavan asked, are we next?
"Europe as it was, the great Europe, the thing we think about when we think about Europe — it's dead, it's gone," said Klavan..."
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Plastic Straw Ban in Santa Barbara Has Jail Time Punishment | National Review
Plastic Straw Ban in Santa Barbara Has Jail Time Punishment | National Review:"Yes, you read that right.
The city of Santa Barbara has passed an ordinance that will allow restaurant employees to be punished with up to six months of jail time or a $1,000 fine for giving plastic straws to their customers.
The bill was passed unanimously last Tuesday, and covers bars, restaurants, and other food-service businesses..."
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Michael Savage: 'You're Asleep' if You Think Communism Can't Happen in U.S.
Michael Savage: 'You're Asleep' if You Think Communism Can't Happen in U.S.:
If the communists take over America, and many of them are already in very prominent positions; notably, we have a former communist who was put into the CIA — John Brennan — by Barack Hussein Obama, who was an overt crypto-communist who’s done very well indeed, like all leaders of any communist party have always done. Obama came to do good and he did very, very well indeed. Like all communists, they wind up on top.
Study shows 22 per cent of US citizens do not speak English at home | Daily Mail Online
Study shows 22 per cent of US citizens do not speak English at home | Daily Mail Online
New study shows that 22 per cent of US citizens do not speak English as their first language at home and that the number of foreign-born Americans is at its highest level ever with approximately 44 million
- The Migration Policy Institute discovered that 22 per cent of the US population prefers to speak another language at home
- 'Spanish was the top non-English language spoken at home in the country overall,' the study found
- The Washington, DC-based think tank also noted in their study that the number of foreign-born US citizens represents 13.5 per cent of the population
- The data also suggests a trend showing immigrants dispersing across the country instead of gravitating to a few states and cities
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History for July 25
History for July 25 - On-This-Day.com
Walter Brennan 1894, Eric Hoffer 1902, Estelle Getty 1924
Walter Payton (NFL) 1954, Illeana Douglas 1965, Matt LeBlanc 1967 - Actor ("Friends")
1805 - Aaron Burr visited New Orleans with plans to establish a new country, with New Orleans as the capital city.
1861 - The Crittenden Resolution, which called for the American Civil War to be fought to preserve the Union and not for slavery, was passed by the U.S. Congress.
1866 - Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army. He was the first American officer to hold the rank.
1909 - French aviator Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel in a monoplane. He traveled from Calais to Dover in 37 minutes. He was the first man to fly across the channel.
1924 - Greece announced the deportation of 50,000 Armenians.
1952 - Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.
1978 - Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in Oldham, England. She had been conceived through in-vitro fertilization.
1999 - Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France. He was only the second American to win the race.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Trump economy v. Obama economy -- like pitting an eagle against a wounded field mouse - Washington Times
Trump economy v. Obama economy -- like pitting an eagle against a wounded field mouse - Washington Times:
In June 2010, when Barack Obama was a year-and-a-half into his presidency, the unemployment rate stood at 9.5 percent.
For June 2018, a year-and-a-half into President Donald Trump’s administration, unemployment stands at 4 percent.
Any questions?
It’s like a contest of a soaring eagle and a field mouse. A three-legged, limping, wounded field mouse.
In June 2010, when Barack Obama was a year-and-a-half into his presidency, the unemployment rate stood at 9.5 percent.
For June 2018, a year-and-a-half into President Donald Trump’s administration, unemployment stands at 4 percent.
Any questions?
It’s like a contest of a soaring eagle and a field mouse. A three-legged, limping, wounded field mouse.
The Clinton State Department’s Major Security Breach That Everyone Is Ignoring | The Heritage Foundation
The Clinton State Department’s Major Security Breach That Everyone Is Ignoring | The Heritage Foundation:
According to Gohmert, the inspector general discovered that, with four exceptions, “every single one” of Clinton’s emails—more than 30,000—“were going to an address that was not on the distribution list.”
In other words, according to the information Gohmert received from the intelligence inspector general, something was causing Clinton’s server to send copies of all of her email communications outside of the country “to an unauthorized source that was a foreign entity unrelated to Russia.”
According to Gohmert, the inspector general discovered that, with four exceptions, “every single one” of Clinton’s emails—more than 30,000—“were going to an address that was not on the distribution list.”
In other words, according to the information Gohmert received from the intelligence inspector general, something was causing Clinton’s server to send copies of all of her email communications outside of the country “to an unauthorized source that was a foreign entity unrelated to Russia.”
Russian Hackers Reach US Utility Control Rooms, Homeland Security Officials Say - Slashdot
Russian Hackers Reach US Utility Control Rooms, Homeland Security Officials Say - Slashdot
"Russian hackers [...] broke into supposedly secure, "air-gapped" or isolated networks owned by utilities (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source) with relative ease by first penetrating the networks of key vendors who had trusted relationships with the power companies," reports The Wall Street Journal, citing officials at the Department of Homeland Security.
"They got to the point where they could have thrown switches" and disrupted power flows, said Jonathan Homer, chief of industrial-control-system analysis for DHS.
The hacking campaign started last year and likely is continuing.
From the report:
DHS has been warning utility executives with security clearances about the Russian group's threat to critical infrastructure since 2014. But the briefing on Monday was the first time that DHS has given out information in an unclassified setting with as much detail. It continues to withhold the names of victims but now says there were hundreds of victims, not a few dozen as had been said previously. It also said some companies still may not know they have been compromised, because the attacks used credentials of actual employees to get inside utility networks, potentially making the intrusions more difficult to detect..."Read all!
"Russian hackers [...] broke into supposedly secure, "air-gapped" or isolated networks owned by utilities (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source) with relative ease by first penetrating the networks of key vendors who had trusted relationships with the power companies," reports The Wall Street Journal, citing officials at the Department of Homeland Security.
The hacking campaign started last year and likely is continuing.
From the report:
DHS has been warning utility executives with security clearances about the Russian group's threat to critical infrastructure since 2014. But the briefing on Monday was the first time that DHS has given out information in an unclassified setting with as much detail. It continues to withhold the names of victims but now says there were hundreds of victims, not a few dozen as had been said previously. It also said some companies still may not know they have been compromised, because the attacks used credentials of actual employees to get inside utility networks, potentially making the intrusions more difficult to detect..."Read all!
Incredible life story!-----Rod Serling - Wikipedia
"...For extra money in his college years, Serling worked part-time testing parachutes for the United States Army Air Forces.
According to his radio station coworkers, he received $50 for each successful jump and had once been paid $500 (half before and half if he survived) for a hazardous test.[4]:58
His last test jump was a few weeks before his wedding.
In one instance, he earned $1,000 for testing a jet ejection seat that had killed the previous three testers..."
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First Thoughts On the Carter Page FISA Application | Power Line
First Thoughts On the Carter Page FISA Application | Power Line:
Given that most of the application that Barack Obama’s Department of Justice submitted to the FISA court to obtain a surveillance order on Carter Page has been redacted, what we can say about the application is limited. Still, a few things stand out.
First, the FISA application expresses confidence that Page was an agent of the Russian government, and engaged in criminal activity:
Given that most of the application that Barack Obama’s Department of Justice submitted to the FISA court to obtain a surveillance order on Carter Page has been redacted, what we can say about the application is limited. Still, a few things stand out.
First, the FISA application expresses confidence that Page was an agent of the Russian government, and engaged in criminal activity:
Four Reasons Taxpayers Should Never Subsidize Stadiums
Four Reasons Taxpayers Should Never Subsidize Stadiums
"Your tax dollars are being wasted, on an enormous scale, by uncompetitive socialist enterprises that ignore the basic rules of economics.
I refer, of course, to the practice of politicians who give taxpayer dollars to subsidize the business of sports by paying for the construction and/or renovation of stadiums and arenas.
These exercises in crony capitalism make no sense whatsoever.
There has never been a decent reason to subsidize these successful businesses, which rarely produce a real return on the public’s investment.
Nor is civic pride a justification.
The bottom line here is very simple:
The cost of building and maintaining these facilities should be borne by the people who attend these events via their ticket purchases, and not the people of an entire state and/or metropolitan region, the vast majority of whom will never set foot inside these enormously costly structures.
This was brought into focus once again by a recent New York Times column, which looked at the five sports stadiums and six sports arenas within 60 miles of midtown Manhattan, with a combined 335,271 seats.
Of the total cost of $7.5 billion, taxpayers provided more than a third, or about $2.75 billion.
That’s about $8,200 per seat...
For a nation allegedly concerned with mounting deficits and debt this is a colossal waste of resources. Here are four reasons why..."
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"Your tax dollars are being wasted, on an enormous scale, by uncompetitive socialist enterprises that ignore the basic rules of economics.
I refer, of course, to the practice of politicians who give taxpayer dollars to subsidize the business of sports by paying for the construction and/or renovation of stadiums and arenas.
These exercises in crony capitalism make no sense whatsoever.
There has never been a decent reason to subsidize these successful businesses, which rarely produce a real return on the public’s investment. Nor is civic pride a justification.
The bottom line here is very simple:
The cost of building and maintaining these facilities should be borne by the people who attend these events via their ticket purchases, and not the people of an entire state and/or metropolitan region, the vast majority of whom will never set foot inside these enormously costly structures.
This was brought into focus once again by a recent New York Times column, which looked at the five sports stadiums and six sports arenas within 60 miles of midtown Manhattan, with a combined 335,271 seats.
Of the total cost of $7.5 billion, taxpayers provided more than a third, or about $2.75 billion.
That’s about $8,200 per seat...
For a nation allegedly concerned with mounting deficits and debt this is a colossal waste of resources. Here are four reasons why..."
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Michael Savage: 'You're Asleep' if You Think Communism Can't Happen in U.S.
Michael Savage: 'You're Asleep' if You Think Communism Can't Happen in U.S.
"Michael Savage warned his audience of “the coming socialism” and “growing left wing in America” during Wednesday’s broadcast of his eponymous radio show.
"Michael Savage warned his audience of “the coming socialism” and “growing left wing in America” during Wednesday’s broadcast of his eponymous radio show.
Partial transcript below:
I want to talk about the coming socialism and ask you … what would you do if the far-left took control of the United States government? Have you made backup plans? I know very intelligent people who are talking about moving out of America should the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democrat Party prevail. You say, “That’s hysterical. It can’t happen here.” You’re wrong. It’s happened in other nations and it can happen here. And we know what they stand for...
They want free housing for all; free health care for all, free college education for all, free transportation for all. They want the abolition of ICE. … They want the abolition of prisons, meaning they want the release of people from prisons. … They want rapists released, murderers released. They call for everyone to receive a basic income … whether or not they work.
“If you think that it can’t happen here, then you’re really asleep,” Savage warned..."
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Hillary Clinton Takes Shot At Trump, Knocks Herself Out | Daily Wire
Hillary Clinton Takes Shot At Trump, Knocks Herself Out | Daily Wire:
Can you say Benghazi?
On Thursday, former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton attacked President Trump after Trump did not initially reject an offer from Vladimir Putin that Russia be allowed to “question officials, including the officers of law enforcement and intelligence service of the United States.”
Can you say Benghazi?
On Thursday, former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton attacked President Trump after Trump did not initially reject an offer from Vladimir Putin that Russia be allowed to “question officials, including the officers of law enforcement and intelligence service of the United States.”
Trump signs $55 billion bill to give vets more healthcare options, VA overhaul and more
Trump signs $55 billion bill to give vets more healthcare options, VA overhaul and more:
"President Trump on Wednesday signed the VA Mission Act, a new bill that seeks to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs and provide more healthcare options to veterans.
The $55 billion bill will change how the VA pays for private care, expand a VA caregiver program for pre-9/11 vets and start the process of reviewing the overall infrastructure of the VA itself.
The bill saw overwhelming bipartisan support last month passing in both chambers of Congress,and the legislation follows through with one of Trump’s major campaign promises to allow veterans more options for healthcare in the private sector.
“In the campaign, I also promised that we would fight for Veterans Choice,”Trump said in a speech before signing the bill.
“It just seemed to be common sense.”
“It seemed like if they’re waiting on line for nine days and they can’t see a doctor, why aren’t they going outside to see a doctor and take care of themselves, and we pay the bill? It’s less expensive for us, it works out much better, and it’s immediate care.
And that’s what we’re doing.
So we’re allowing our veterans to get access to the best medical care available, whether it’s at the VA or at a private provider,” Trump said...
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"President Trump on Wednesday signed the VA Mission Act, a new bill that seeks to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs and provide more healthcare options to veterans.
The $55 billion bill will change how the VA pays for private care, expand a VA caregiver program for pre-9/11 vets and start the process of reviewing the overall infrastructure of the VA itself.
The bill saw overwhelming bipartisan support last month passing in both chambers of Congress,and the legislation follows through with one of Trump’s major campaign promises to allow veterans more options for healthcare in the private sector.“In the campaign, I also promised that we would fight for Veterans Choice,”Trump said in a speech before signing the bill.
“It just seemed to be common sense.”
“It seemed like if they’re waiting on line for nine days and they can’t see a doctor, why aren’t they going outside to see a doctor and take care of themselves, and we pay the bill? It’s less expensive for us, it works out much better, and it’s immediate care.
And that’s what we’re doing.
So we’re allowing our veterans to get access to the best medical care available, whether it’s at the VA or at a private provider,” Trump said...
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Don Surber: How the press disgraces the centennial of Armistice Day
Don Surber: How the press disgraces the centennial of Armistice Day
"The nervous breakdown by the press following America's election of President Donald John Trump continues as reporters belittle the parade in Washington commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I as "Trump's Parade."
I suppose the Bicentennial was just Ford's Parade.
And the ticker tape parade following the landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon was Nixon's Parade.
And he is a hypocrite.
Never mind that we are celebrating the end of a gruesome war that killed 37 million people worldwide.
No, no, no, the deranged American press must ridicule President Trump all the time, no matter what happens.
Jarrett Stepman, editor of the Daily Signal, did something none of the reporters in Washington seem to do.
He researched.
Military parades are almost as old as the republic herself.
President John Adams held the first in 1798 in Philadelphia, then the capital, to commemorate Independence Day. President Jefferson held them in Washington in 1803 and 1804.
"The largest military parade in American history was in 1865 at the close of the Civil War. To celebrate a Union victory over the Confederacy, President Andrew Johnson and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant presided over the Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., that included over 200,000 soldiers," Stepman wrote.
Fox News, which generally is immune to this apparently incurable disease, reported, "In 2014, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for a welcome home ticker-tape parade for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, calling it a 'longstanding American tradition.'"
Framing this commemoration as Trump's Parade is another reason people hate the press with a passion that once was reserved for hating Hitler.
Maybe the press should stop trying to stop President Trump and his supporters, and go back to its real job of reporting the news straight-forward and balanced.
"The nervous breakdown by the press following America's election of President Donald John Trump continues as reporters belittle the parade in Washington commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I as "Trump's Parade."
I suppose the Bicentennial was just Ford's Parade.
And the ticker tape parade following the landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon was Nixon's Parade.
- ABC News reported: "President Trump’s military parade to cost at least $12 million."
- The Times-Picayune reported: "Trump's military parade expected to have over 7,000 troops."
- The Hill reported: "Thousands of service members to participate in Trump's military parade."
And he is a hypocrite.
- CNN reported: "Trump's military parade expected to cost nearly as much as 'tremendously expensive' canceled war games."
Never mind that we are celebrating the end of a gruesome war that killed 37 million people worldwide.
No, no, no, the deranged American press must ridicule President Trump all the time, no matter what happens.
Jarrett Stepman, editor of the Daily Signal, did something none of the reporters in Washington seem to do. He researched.
Military parades are almost as old as the republic herself.
President John Adams held the first in 1798 in Philadelphia, then the capital, to commemorate Independence Day. President Jefferson held them in Washington in 1803 and 1804.
"The largest military parade in American history was in 1865 at the close of the Civil War. To celebrate a Union victory over the Confederacy, President Andrew Johnson and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant presided over the Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., that included over 200,000 soldiers," Stepman wrote.
Fox News, which generally is immune to this apparently incurable disease, reported, "In 2014, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for a welcome home ticker-tape parade for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, calling it a 'longstanding American tradition.'"
Framing this commemoration as Trump's Parade is another reason people hate the press with a passion that once was reserved for hating Hitler.
Maybe the press should stop trying to stop President Trump and his supporters, and go back to its real job of reporting the news straight-forward and balanced.
How Many Times Did Barack Obama Meddle In Other Nations' Elections? Answer: A LOT - DCWhispers.com
“…So let’s get this straight.
The media is hysterical about a flimsy conspiracy theory that Russia colluded with Trump to steal the 2016 election but was mostly silent about Obama’s efforts to control the outcome of elections in at least six countries during his tenure.
Media bias, anyone?
Let’s review the examples we know about:
- Kenya: “…Obama’s cheerleading for anti-American Odinga (who named his son after Fidel Castro) “was more than reckless,” wrote former U.S. attorney Andrew McCarthy, “it was borderline criminal (and that’s being generous).” McCarthy also said Obama’s intervention was an “outrageous contravention of U.S. policy and, [referring to the Logan Act] probably, federal law.”...
- Israel: “During Israel’s 2015 elections, the Obama administration — led by Secretary of State John Kerry — illegally intervened when they attempted to defeat the reelection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by covertly funneling State Department grants to opposition groups. The Obama administration detested Netanyahu due to his refusal to cave into Palestinian demands, a group that even refused to recognize the existence of Israel.
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