Tuesday, December 04, 2018
2019 Chevrolet Silverado Breaks Down in the Middle of Detroit Red Wings Marketing Stunt - The Drive
2019 Chevrolet Silverado Breaks Down in the Middle of Detroit Red Wings Marketing Stunt - The Drive
Update, 4:37pm EST: On a call with The Drive, a Chevrolet spokesperson clarified that the Silverado did not actually "break down" per se. According to the company rep, the Silverado's driver had to turn off the engine while the truck was stationary at the blue line—understandable, since running a hot, internally combusted V-8 in one place, over ice for too long probably isn't ideal. When the truck was restarted, the driver then accidentally accepted a software update, rendering it immobile for the next several minutes. Once the update was done, the Silverado drove off the ice problem-free.
So, essentially what we have here is one of those stories where somebody is giving an uber-important PowerPoint presentation until Windows or iTunes or something interrupts with their own plans. Hey, we've all been there.
It's certainly been a long week for General Motors' PR department. After announcing the closure of three North American plants, the culling of over 14,000 jobs, and the discontinuation of six vehicles, what should've been a relatively routine marketing stunt turned into quite the embarrassing blunder.
At Wednesday night's Detroit Red Wings home game, a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss broke down on the ice during the second intermission, reports GM Authority. The Chevy pickup was reportedly supposed to drive around the rink and show itself off to the thousands of hockey fans at Little Caesars Arena but the Trail Boss "ground to a halt after just barely making it to the blue line," forcing Zambonis to go around it. Not very Boss.
Seriously laughed out loud when this pickup stalled out during intermission of the Red Wings game. They eventually got it started but the zambonis had to go around it!
Sir Bernard Ingham: EU is corrupt, useless and riddled with fraud - Telegraph
Sir Bernard Ingham: EU is corrupt, useless and riddled with fraud - Telegraph
"Sir Bernard Ingham has warned Britain not to throw away another £12 billion down the European Union's corrupt 'mafia drain'
Margaret Thatcher's Number 10 press secretary launches scathing attack on Britain’s “pathetic liberal establishment”
The European Union is corrupt, useless and riddled with fraud, Sir Bernard Ingham has said.
...He said: "Europhiles might usefully address themselves not to the question why we should stay in the EU, but why we should ever want to be a member of it at all when the institution is corrupt and so riddled with fraud that the auditors have felt unable to sign off its accounts for nigh on 20 years.
"It is dedicated to exactly what we do not want - ever closer union.
It has already wrecked much of Europe's economy, though not the UK's, with its single currency, and has generated politically dangerous levels of unemployment in its southern states."...
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"Sir Bernard Ingham has warned Britain not to throw away another £12 billion down the European Union's corrupt 'mafia drain'
Margaret Thatcher's Number 10 press secretary launches scathing attack on Britain’s “pathetic liberal establishment”The European Union is corrupt, useless and riddled with fraud, Sir Bernard Ingham has said.
...He said: "Europhiles might usefully address themselves not to the question why we should stay in the EU, but why we should ever want to be a member of it at all when the institution is corrupt and so riddled with fraud that the auditors have felt unable to sign off its accounts for nigh on 20 years.
"It is dedicated to exactly what we do not want - ever closer union.
It has already wrecked much of Europe's economy, though not the UK's, with its single currency, and has generated politically dangerous levels of unemployment in its southern states."...
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Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge To The Border Wall | The Daily Caller
Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge To The Border Wall | The Daily Caller:
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a challenge to President Donald Trump’s border wall Monday, which asserted that the administration violated the Constitution when it exempted border barrier projects from environmental regulations.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a challenge to President Donald Trump’s border wall Monday, which asserted that the administration violated the Constitution when it exempted border barrier projects from environmental regulations.
Transgender bathroom debate: Supreme Court must fix school's policy
Transgender bathroom debate: Supreme Court must fix school's policy
"Students experiencing gender dysphoria deserve our love and support.
But my privacy rights shouldn’t depend on what others believe about their gender.
Few students ever dream that they’ll sue their high school.
But that is exactly what several of my peers and I had to do.
Our school is Boyertown Area High School in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, and my reason for suing was to restore the bodily privacy we used to enjoy in locker rooms and restrooms on campus.
Now, we have asked the Supreme Court to review our case.
...They didn’t even bother to tell me or the other students that they changed school policy to allow students to choose their locker rooms and restrooms based not on their sex, but on their beliefs about their gender.
The moment I walked into our girls’ restroom and found a boy standing there, I turned and fled — the school’s surveillance video caught me running out..."
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"Students experiencing gender dysphoria deserve our love and support.
But my privacy rights shouldn’t depend on what others believe about their gender.Few students ever dream that they’ll sue their high school.
But that is exactly what several of my peers and I had to do.
Our school is Boyertown Area High School in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, and my reason for suing was to restore the bodily privacy we used to enjoy in locker rooms and restrooms on campus.
Now, we have asked the Supreme Court to review our case.
...They didn’t even bother to tell me or the other students that they changed school policy to allow students to choose their locker rooms and restrooms based not on their sex, but on their beliefs about their gender.
The moment I walked into our girls’ restroom and found a boy standing there, I turned and fled — the school’s surveillance video caught me running out..."
Read on.
Pre-K Class Accidentally Serves Kids Pine-Sol Instead of Apple Juice | News Talk 1090 WKBZ-AM
Pre-K Class Accidentally Serves Kids Pine-Sol Instead of Apple Juice | News Talk 1090 WKBZ-AM"A Hawaiian pre-school is under investigation following reports that three children were accidentally served Pine-Sol cleaner instead of apple juice this week, Hawaii News Now reports.
The children reportedly took several sips of the cleaning fluid before child care workers at the school realized the mistake.
...Staff at the preschool are also being required to undergo mandatory training."
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Trump, Russia and lessons from the mob: Did ‘godfathers’ steer collusion probe? | TheHill
Trump, Russia and lessons from the mob: Did ‘godfathers’ steer collusion probe? | TheHill:
There also was another rule of thumb: Mobsters would always have the same calling card, or excuse, to be in town. Attending a funeral (the mid-1980s mob meeting in Chicago) or a vacation in the sticks (the infamous 1957 gathering in upstate New York) were some of the more memorable ones.
Early in my reporting that unraveled the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion probe, tying it to Hillary Clinton’s campaign and possible Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuses, I started to see patterns just as in the old mob meetings: FBI or intelligence-connected figures kept showing up in Trump Town USA during the 2016 campaign with a common calling card.
The question now is, who sent them and why?
Early in my reporting that unraveled the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion probe, tying it to Hillary Clinton’s campaign and possible Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuses, I started to see patterns just as in the old mob meetings: FBI or intelligence-connected figures kept showing up in Trump Town USA during the 2016 campaign with a common calling card.
The question now is, who sent them and why?
Judicial Watch Investigating "Ballot Harvesting" in California Where GOP Lost 7 of 14 House Seats AFTER ELECTION DAY
Judicial Watch Investigating "Ballot Harvesting" in California Where GOP Lost 7 of 14 House Seats AFTER ELECTION DAY
"Once again Judicial Watch is doing the heavy lifting.
Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch is investigating “ballot harvesting,” a practice that is illegal in almost every state – in fact, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania arrest people for ballot harvesting.
“Judicial Watch is investigating “ballot harvesting” in CA where voter rolls are a mess.
For instance, in Orange County, there are 350k “inactive” registered voters,” Tom Fitton said on Monday.
...The Communists Democrats in California quietly passed legislature in 2016 allowing ballot harvesting.
Very few people took notice when far left Governor Jerry Brown signed the changes in AB1921 into law two years ago..."
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"Once again Judicial Watch is doing the heavy lifting.
Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch is investigating “ballot harvesting,” a practice that is illegal in almost every state – in fact, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania arrest people for ballot harvesting.“Judicial Watch is investigating “ballot harvesting” in CA where voter rolls are a mess.
For instance, in Orange County, there are 350k “inactive” registered voters,” Tom Fitton said on Monday.
...The Communists Democrats in California quietly passed legislature in 2016 allowing ballot harvesting.
Very few people took notice when far left Governor Jerry Brown signed the changes in AB1921 into law two years ago..."
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The Only Good Republican Is A Dead Republican
The Only Good Republican Is A Dead Republican
"The death of President George H. W. Bush provided liberals and their Fredocon houseboys yet another opportunity to lament the fact that all Republicans aren’t dead.
Their feigned amnesia about what libs were saying while Bush 41 was still in the arena, and their latest hack attempt to tsk tsk tsk tsk about how the Bad Orange Man isn’t like [Insert Name of Dead Republican Here] serves to justify the prophylactic cynicism that we Normals should strive to cultivate.
...The difference is that when conservatives like us focus on his positives, we are not trying to exploit his passing to score cheap points on the present president.
Liberals are.
They hated Bush 41 with a cold fury.
Now, most of the juice box nimrods on social media or piping up on MSNBC were maybe three years old when he was the prezzy, so maybe they don’t remember that the liberals slimed him mercilessly. From the grocery scanner lie to the Willie Horton racism lie, to the wimp lie, it was all lies, all the time..
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"The death of President George H. W. Bush provided liberals and their Fredocon houseboys yet another opportunity to lament the fact that all Republicans aren’t dead.
Their feigned amnesia about what libs were saying while Bush 41 was still in the arena, and their latest hack attempt to tsk tsk tsk tsk about how the Bad Orange Man isn’t like [Insert Name of Dead Republican Here] serves to justify the prophylactic cynicism that we Normals should strive to cultivate.
...The difference is that when conservatives like us focus on his positives, we are not trying to exploit his passing to score cheap points on the present president.
Liberals are.
Now, most of the juice box nimrods on social media or piping up on MSNBC were maybe three years old when he was the prezzy, so maybe they don’t remember that the liberals slimed him mercilessly. From the grocery scanner lie to the Willie Horton racism lie, to the wimp lie, it was all lies, all the time..
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Indiana Solicitor General: It's Constitutional to Seize a Car for Driving 5 MPH Over the Speed Limit - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Indiana Solicitor General: It's Constitutional to Seize a Car for Driving 5 MPH Over the Speed Limit - Hit &; Run : Reason.com
"Civil asset forfeiture is such a farce that it took Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer only about 100 words to twist Indiana's solicitor general into admitting that his state could have the power to seize cars over something as insubstantial as driving 5 miles-per-hour over the speed limit.
Yes, really.
But let's back up.
On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Timbs v. Indiana, a case that could have huge ramifications for the way states and local governments use civil asset forfeiture to target the property of suspected criminals.
As most Reason readers are probably aware, asset forfeiture is the process by which law enforcement can seize cars, cash, homes, and pretty much anything else that is suspected of being used to commit a crime or believed to be the proceeds of a crime.
Often, suspects do not have to be convicted of anything—sometimes they aren't even charged—before they can be deprived of their property.
To top it all off, law enforcement often has a perverse incentive to engage in this sort of thing because the proceeds of forfeiture can get plugged directly into their own budgets..."
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"Civil asset forfeiture is such a farce that it took Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer only about 100 words to twist Indiana's solicitor general into admitting that his state could have the power to seize cars over something as insubstantial as driving 5 miles-per-hour over the speed limit.
Yes, really. But let's back up.
On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Timbs v. Indiana, a case that could have huge ramifications for the way states and local governments use civil asset forfeiture to target the property of suspected criminals.
As most Reason readers are probably aware, asset forfeiture is the process by which law enforcement can seize cars, cash, homes, and pretty much anything else that is suspected of being used to commit a crime or believed to be the proceeds of a crime.
Often, suspects do not have to be convicted of anything—sometimes they aren't even charged—before they can be deprived of their property.
To top it all off, law enforcement often has a perverse incentive to engage in this sort of thing because the proceeds of forfeiture can get plugged directly into their own budgets..."
Read on.
Liz Cheney pledges to battle 'socialist set of agendas' in Democratic-controlled House
Liz Cheney pledges to battle 'socialist set of agendas' in Democratic-controlled House:
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., vowed on Sunday to "fight hard" against socialist policies Democrats may pursue as the majority party in the House next term.
Specifically, Cheney pointed to members of the incoming class of congressional Democrats who may implore likely House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to take up such an agenda.
"We have a lot of Democrats now coming in who are socialists. I'm not exaggerating, they are socialists," Cheney said during a panel on Fox News Sunday.
Specifically, Cheney pointed to members of the incoming class of congressional Democrats who may implore likely House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to take up such an agenda.
"We have a lot of Democrats now coming in who are socialists. I'm not exaggerating, they are socialists," Cheney said during a panel on Fox News Sunday.
#ParisRiots: Macron's Fuel Tax And Climate Change Policies Are Destroying France - Victory Girls Blog
#ParisRiots: Macron's Fuel Tax And Climate Change Policies Are Destroying France - Victory Girls Blog
Paris is in trouble.
Paris is in trouble.
In fact, all of France is in trouble.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s economic and idiotic climate change policies are wrecking the country.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s economic and idiotic climate change policies are wrecking the country.
The latest destructive riots have led to Paris burning because no one wants Macron’s Fuel Tax.
And folks, that tax is a doozy.
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On Jan. 1, the tax on gasoline will go up by around 12 cents per gallon and on diesel by approximately 28 cents per gallon, according to Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne.Gas taxes will go up by another 5 cents per gallon by 2020, with diesel jumping an additional 2 cents.On Monday, gasoline cost around $6.26 per gallon in Paris, while diesel was around $6.28 a gallon. [Emphasis Added]
Why is Macron doing this?
Macron has so far refused to reconsider the hikes which he says will help reduce France’s dependence on fossil fuels. By raising the cost of diesel, the French government hopes to convince more people to buy less-polluting vehicles.
Oh. Well, that Paris Agreement Climate Change thing is really turning into a piece of crap isn’t it?
I am SO glad that, at the G20 Summit, the U.S. told everyone to go pound sand and hold firm.
Again folks, think about what $7 gallon diesel would do to the U.S. agriculture industry.
It would absolutely kill the budgets of so many ranchers I know and grew up with.
I am SO glad that, at the G20 Summit, the U.S. told everyone to go pound sand and hold firm.
Again folks, think about what $7 gallon diesel would do to the U.S. agriculture industry.
It would absolutely kill the budgets of so many ranchers I know and grew up with.
Needless to say, citizens of France are not amused at this latest tax hike nor other damaging economic policies of Macron’s.
His approval rate is at 26% right now.
His approval rate is at 26% right now.
Yikes.
That’s horrendous!
Many have donned yellow shirts and have been protesting since before Thanksgiving. Unfortunately those protests have turned violent and are leading to major property destruction.
...A major art museum was burned.
The Jeu de Paume - one of best art galleries in Paris - is on fire. A mob is storming through the Tuleries Garden.
History for December 4
"William Magear Tweed and widely known as "Boss" Tweed—was an American politician most notable for being the "boss" of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine..."
History for December 4 - On-This-Day.com
Francisco Franco 1892, Wink Martindale 1934, Max Baer Jr. 1937
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) 1944, Jeff Bridges 1949, Marisa Tomei 1964 - Actress
1875 - William Marcy Tweed, the "Boss" of New York City's Tammany Hall political organization, escaped from jail and fled from the U.S.
1977 - Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of the Central African Empire, crowned himself emperor in a ceremony believed to have cost more than $100 million. He was deposed 2 years later.
Monday, December 03, 2018
PIctures: Populist Yellow Jacket Movement Spreads to Brussels
PIctures: Populist Yellow Jacket Movement Spreads to Brussels:
The French Yellow Vest protest movement against high taxes has spread to Belgium after protesters clashed with police in Brussels on Friday.
Hundreds of Belgians wearing the yellow vests synonymous with the French grassroots movement are believed to have been protesting against living costs, high fuel taxes, and low wages and pensions.
The French Yellow Vest protest movement against high taxes has spread to Belgium after protesters clashed with police in Brussels on Friday.Hundreds of Belgians wearing the yellow vests synonymous with the French grassroots movement are believed to have been protesting against living costs, high fuel taxes, and low wages and pensions.
Mueller Is Conducting Political Opposition Research - The Rush Limbaugh Show
Mueller Is Conducting Political Opposition Research - The Rush Limbaugh Show:
This headline: “FBI Raids Home of Clinton Foundation Whistleblower.” This is a story from The Daily Caller, an exclusive report, very troubling, and in alignment with a previous suspicion that the whole investigation into the Clinton Foundation is bogus.
According to the Daily Caller, “FBI agents raided the home of a recognized Department of Justice whistleblower who privately delivered documents pertaining to the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One to a government watchdog, according to the whistleblower’s attorney.
“The Justice Department’s inspector general was informed that the documents show that federal officials failed to investigate potential criminal activity regarding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Clinton Foundation and Rosatom, the Russian company that purchased Uranium One.”
Basically what is happening here is it looks like the Department of Justice is doing everything it can to bury this investigation into the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One.
This headline: “FBI Raids Home of Clinton Foundation Whistleblower.” This is a story from The Daily Caller, an exclusive report, very troubling, and in alignment with a previous suspicion that the whole investigation into the Clinton Foundation is bogus.
“The Justice Department’s inspector general was informed that the documents show that federal officials failed to investigate potential criminal activity regarding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Clinton Foundation and Rosatom, the Russian company that purchased Uranium One.”
Basically what is happening here is it looks like the Department of Justice is doing everything it can to bury this investigation into the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One.
Was an Entire Class Evacuated Because a Student Was Wearing a MAGA Hat? | National Review
Was an Entire Class Evacuated Because a Student Was Wearing a MAGA Hat?| National Review
"Students should be able to wear hats in school, even MAGA hats.
A high-school teacher may have evacuated his entire class because one student was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, according to a video that was posted on YouTube.
The video, which was originally posted in an article on The Daily Caller, features audio of what is allegedly the teacher and the student arguing, reportedly recorded by one of the students in the classroom.
“You’re putting me in a position where I’m either going to gather everybody up and go to another classroom and you can remain here like an a******, or you can take your hat off, or you can go talk to an AP about it,” a voice, reportedly the teacher, can be heard saying.
“Now, what do you want to do?”
“I can’t sit here and learn?” another voice, reportedly belonging to the student who was wearing the hat, asks.
“Not with that hat on,” the teacher allegedly responds.
The student allegedly pushed back, saying: “Don’t we have a freedom to expression and a freedom to education?” to which the teacher allegedly replies, “I don’t care,” and tells the student to choose..."
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"Students should be able to wear hats in school, even MAGA hats.
A high-school teacher may have evacuated his entire class because one student was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, according to a video that was posted on YouTube.
The video, which was originally posted in an article on The Daily Caller, features audio of what is allegedly the teacher and the student arguing, reportedly recorded by one of the students in the classroom.“You’re putting me in a position where I’m either going to gather everybody up and go to another classroom and you can remain here like an a******, or you can take your hat off, or you can go talk to an AP about it,” a voice, reportedly the teacher, can be heard saying.
“Now, what do you want to do?”
“I can’t sit here and learn?” another voice, reportedly belonging to the student who was wearing the hat, asks.
“Not with that hat on,” the teacher allegedly responds.
The student allegedly pushed back, saying: “Don’t we have a freedom to expression and a freedom to education?” to which the teacher allegedly replies, “I don’t care,” and tells the student to choose..."
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PETER HITCHENS: We're all still suffering from Enoch's craziest, cruellest idea | Daily Mail Online
PETER HITCHENS: We're all still suffering from Enoch's craziest, cruellest idea | Daily Mail Online
"The stupidest thing to come out of the 1960s – and that is saying a lot – was the crazy decision by Enoch Powell, then Minister of Health, to shut down and sell off dozens of mental hospitals.
...The results of this unhinged, greedy and ill-informed action have been catastrophic.
Last week it was officially admitted (though experts have known it for years) that police are having to ignore more and more crimes to look after mentally ill people cast adrift by our broken mental health system.
Scotland Yard, for example, gets a call seeking help with a mentally ill person every four minutes..."
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"The stupidest thing to come out of the 1960s – and that is saying a lot – was the crazy decision by Enoch Powell, then Minister of Health, to shut down and sell off dozens of mental hospitals....The results of this unhinged, greedy and ill-informed action have been catastrophic.
Last week it was officially admitted (though experts have known it for years) that police are having to ignore more and more crimes to look after mentally ill people cast adrift by our broken mental health system.
Scotland Yard, for example, gets a call seeking help with a mentally ill person every four minutes..."
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