Monday, April 15, 2019
She would take the nomination if offered-----Michelle Obama Dons $18,000 Sparkly Outfit on 'Becoming' Book Tour
Michelle Obama Dons $18,000 Sparkly Outfit on 'Becoming' Book Tour
"Michelle Obama arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark to kick off the European leg of her ‘Becoming’ book tour in an $18,000 sparkly outfit.
"Michelle Obama arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark to kick off the European leg of her ‘Becoming’ book tour in an $18,000 sparkly outfit.
Obama wore a $2,300 Stine Goya pantsuit paired with $16,000 diamond hoop earrings.
Via The New York Post:
Via The New York Post:For the first stop on the European leg of her book tour, the former FLOTUS, 55, arrived at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark, wearing a millennial pink suit embellished with bursts of crystals by local label Stine Goya. The blazer retails for $1,350, while the matching pants go for $960.But the bestselling author didn’t just relegate the glitz to her apparel; she finished things off with a pair of mega-carat earrings. Obama wore a pair of $16,250 diamond hoops from Vhernier’s “Pop” collection, currently available for purchase at the label’s boutiques nationwide.
Michelle Obama shows she is down with the struggle by wearing outrageously expensive brand names and bling.
The former First Lady previously wore $4,000 sequin Balenciaga over-the-knee boots with an ill-fitting mustard yellow dress."
The former First Lady previously wore $4,000 sequin Balenciaga over-the-knee boots with an ill-fitting mustard yellow dress."
Remember Murietta? Dumping unvetted migrants into the cities of political foes was done by Obama first
Remember Murietta? Dumping unvetted migrants into the cities of political foes was done by Obama first:
President Trump's trial balloon of sending migrants surging across our border to sanctuary cities has been derided by Democrats as 'cynicism and cruelty' as well as 'a new low' by Trump, but it has a precedent: President Obama.
Back in 2014, when the migrant surge of that year brought tens of thousands of "unaccompanied children" and "moms and kids," into the Rio Grande Valley, overwhelming the Texas processing facilities, President Obama inexplicably targeted small and mid-sized cities (same as the Trump officials' emails) as their next destination of choice. And instead of talking about it, they really did try to bus the unvetted migrants into small cities such as Murietta, California; Yuma, Arizona; and a conservative area of New Mexico, bringing crime, disease, and a high need for social services, without consulting those communities.
Back in 2014, when the migrant surge of that year brought tens of thousands of "unaccompanied children" and "moms and kids," into the Rio Grande Valley, overwhelming the Texas processing facilities, President Obama inexplicably targeted small and mid-sized cities (same as the Trump officials' emails) as their next destination of choice. And instead of talking about it, they really did try to bus the unvetted migrants into small cities such as Murietta, California; Yuma, Arizona; and a conservative area of New Mexico, bringing crime, disease, and a high need for social services, without consulting those communities.
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Jean Inconneau
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The thoughtless crusade to eliminate plastic packaging is misinformed.
Lighter, non-recyclable packaging actually generates less waste.
And once you start looking into plastic packaging, this kind of counterintuitive conclusion comes up all the time.
Some packaging is a foolish waste, but are shrink-wrapped cucumbers really so silly if it means they stay fresh for 14 days rather than three?
Which is worse 1.5g (0.05oz) of plastic wrap or entire cucumbers going off before being eaten?
Plastic bags stop bananas going brown so quickly, or new potatoes going green; they catch grapes that fall off bunches.
About a decade ago, one UK supermarket experimented with taking all its fruit and vegetables out of their packaging - and its food wastage rate doubled.
And it's not just shelf life - what about waste created before food gets to the shop in the first place?..."
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The thoughtless crusade to eliminate plastic packaging is misinformed.
Lighter, non-recyclable packaging actually generates less waste.
And once you start looking into plastic packaging, this kind of counterintuitive conclusion comes up all the time.
Some packaging is a foolish waste, but are shrink-wrapped cucumbers really so silly if it means they stay fresh for 14 days rather than three?
Which is worse 1.5g (0.05oz) of plastic wrap or entire cucumbers going off before being eaten?
Plastic bags stop bananas going brown so quickly, or new potatoes going green; they catch grapes that fall off bunches.
About a decade ago, one UK supermarket experimented with taking all its fruit and vegetables out of their packaging - and its food wastage rate doubled.
And it's not just shelf life - what about waste created before food gets to the shop in the first place?..."
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History for April 15
History for April 15 - On-This-Day.com
Leonardo da Vinci 1452 - Artist ("Mona Lisa," "The Last Supper"), Henry James 1843 - Author ("The Turn of the Screw," "The Portrait of a Lady"), Nikita Khrushchev 1894 - U.S.S.R. premier
Michael Ansara 1922, Roy Clark 1933 - Country musician, singer, Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery 1933 - Actress ("Bewitched")
1945 - During World War II, British and Canadian troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
1947 - Jackie Robinson played his first major league baseball game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Previously he had only appeared in exhibition games.
Sunday, April 14, 2019
9th Circuit Deals Trump An Immigration Win. Yes, You Read That Right | The Daily Caller
9th Circuit Deals Trump An Immigration Win. Yes, You Read That Right | The Daily Caller:
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily lifted an order suspending the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), a Trump administration policy that requires Central American asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico before their appearance in immigration court.
Though the Friday evening stay is not indicative of the government’s future prospects in this case, it was a rare victory for an administration that has often struggled before the left-leaning court.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily lifted an order suspending the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), a Trump administration policy that requires Central American asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico before their appearance in immigration court.
Though the Friday evening stay is not indicative of the government’s future prospects in this case, it was a rare victory for an administration that has often struggled before the left-leaning court.
Finally Some Robust Research Into Whether “Diversity Training” Actually Works –Unfortunately It’s Not Very Promising – Research Digest
Finally Some Robust Research Into Whether “Diversity Training” Actually Works –Unfortunately It’s Not Very Promising – Research Digest
"Diversity trainings are big business.
In the United States, companies spend about £6.1 billion per year...
Unfortunately, there’s little evidence-backed consensus about which sorts of diversity programmes work, and why, and there have been long-standing concerns in some quarters that these programmes don’t do much at all, or that they could actually be harmful..."
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"Diversity trainings are big business.
In the United States, companies spend about £6.1 billion per year...
Unfortunately, there’s little evidence-backed consensus about which sorts of diversity programmes work, and why, and there have been long-standing concerns in some quarters that these programmes don’t do much at all, or that they could actually be harmful..."
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Truely hard to believe!-----New York Democrats Kill Bill for Tuition for Gold Star Families
New York Democrats Kill Bill for Tuition for Gold Star Families
"Democrats in New York killed a proposal for tuition assistance for children of veterans killed in battle and instead approved a bill to give illegals free tuition.
"Democrats in New York killed a proposal for tuition assistance for children of veterans killed in battle and instead approved a bill to give illegals free tuition.
Empire State Democrats quashed a bill on Tuesday that would have provided free tuition for Gold Star families that had lost a child killed in the line of duty in service to the country.
But the move comes only a week after the same legislature passed a $175 billion state budget that contained $27 million to give free tuition to illegal aliens..."
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Rod Rosenstein Defends Attorney General’s Handling Of Mueller Report | The Daily Caller
Rod Rosenstein Defends Attorney General’s Handling Of Mueller Report | The Daily Caller:
Outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday defended Attorney General William Barr against allegations that he is misleading Congress and the public about the special counsel’s Russia report.
“He’s being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he’s trying to mislead people, I think is just completely bizarre,” Rosenstein said in a rare interview with The Wall Street Journal.
Outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Thursday defended Attorney General William Barr against allegations that he is misleading Congress and the public about the special counsel’s Russia report.
“He’s being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he’s trying to mislead people, I think is just completely bizarre,” Rosenstein said in a rare interview with The Wall Street Journal.
How a Survey on Race Disproves White Privilege | Frontpage Mag
How a Survey on Race Disproves White Privilege | Frontpage Mag"White privilege, the hottest racist idea since cross-burnings at midnight and photos with Farrakhan, is a subject of academic study and media discourse.
It’s hard to escape its pernicious message that an entire race is tainted by virtue of its skin color and that the accomplishments of any individual white person are due, not to his or her efforts, but to race, skin color, and a national infrastructure of white supremacism.
But who actually believes in white privilege?
...According to the survey, the race most likely to believe that white skin gets you ahead in life are Asians.
...It’s curious that the single most successful non-white race is so convinced of the benefits of whiteness..."
Lots more here, read all!
Who's Worse—Julian Assange or the New York Times and Washington Post? | Roger L. Simon
Who's Worse—Julian Assange or the New York Times and Washington Post? | Roger L. Simon"...Ironically, not a peep has been heard from the same people (or almost anybody for that matter) thus far about another recent egregious misuse of journalism that resulted not in arrests but in the awarding of its most famous prize, the Pulitzer.
As Beth Baumann noted for Townhall:
Let's not forget that The Washington Post and The New York Times won the 2018 Pultizer Prize for their national reporting of President Donald Trump's alleged collusion with Russia.
They were awarded $15,000 in a joint prize.
...They received the award "For deeply sourced, relentlessly reported coverage in the public interest that dramatically furthered the nation’s understanding of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its connections to the Trump campaign, the President-elect’s transition team and his eventual administration.
...Deeply sourced?
What a laugh.
As we now know post-Mueller report, these "respected" journalists were simply trafficking in collusion lies whispered to them by biased informants.
In other words, they were a bunch of gullible, over-zealous propagandists.
For that they received their Pulitzers, as yet unreturned...
So, in other words, these mainstream media reporters have gotten off with nary a slap on the wrist (indeed received fame and fortune) for lying while Julian Assange may be headed for prison for telling the truth.
There's a bit of irony in that, no?...
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Brandon Judd: A red wave is rising – and the Democrats are powerless to stop it | Fox News
President Trump’s shrewd governance, along with unforced errors by the Democratic Party, has the president positioned to not only win the White House for a second term but also to win back the House and make gains in the Senate.
There are five major factors that will make this a reality: the economy, illegal immigration, socialism, the Mueller report, and the rule of law. Let’s break each of these issues down.
Of course spying occurred in 2016 against the Trump campaign by the Obama administration. What do you think a FISA warrant is for?
Of course spying occurred in 2016 against the Trump campaign by the Obama administration. What do you think a FISA warrant is for?“I think spying did occur… but the question is whether it was predicated, adequately predicated?”
That was Attorney General William Barr testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
...And of course spying occurred.
The nearly three-year investigation was complete with Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants, approved in federal court, that allowed federal officials to look at Trump campaign emails, listen to phone calls and see other communications.
That’s what a FISA warrant does.
It’s for surveillance, which is right in the name of the statute.
That is spying..."
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One party rule?-----Trump-supporting campus police chief on leave after student backlash
Trump-supporting campus police chief on leave after student backlash- Mount Holyoke College placed a Trump-supporting campus police chief was on leave after students scrutinized social media posts in which the chief expressed his support for the president.
- The college has yet to say exactly why it placed the chief on leave.
"Over the past few weeks, members of our community have expressed concerns about the ability of Chief Daniel Hect to develop the level of trust required to engage in community policing," Sonya Stephens, president of the college, wrote to students and faculty..."
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More government lies!-----High Costs and Errors of German Transition to Renewable Energy - SPIEGEL ONLINE
High Costs and Errors of German Transition to Renewable Energy - SPIEGEL ONLINE:- Germany's agressive and reckless expansion of wind and solar power has come with a hefty pricetag for consumers, and the costs often fall disproportionately on the poor.
The government predicts that the renewable energy surcharge added to every consumer's electricity bill will increase from 5.3 cents today to between 6.2 and 6.5 cents per kilowatt hour -- a 20-percent price hike.
German consumers already pay the highest electricity prices in Europe..."
Read all and be warned!
Read all and be warned!
James Comey Has ‘Never Thought’ Of Electronic Surveillance ‘As Spying’ | The Daily Caller
James Comey Has ‘Never Thought’ Of Electronic Surveillance ‘As Spying’ | The Daily Caller:
Former FBI Director James Comey contended Thursday that electronic surveillance of individuals really doesn’t amount to “spying,” as Attorney General William Barr suggested during a congressional hearing this week.
Comey told CNN he doesn’t “know what [Barr] is talking about when he talks about spying on the [Trump] campaign.”
Former FBI Director James Comey contended Thursday that electronic surveillance of individuals really doesn’t amount to “spying,” as Attorney General William Barr suggested during a congressional hearing this week.
Comey told CNN he doesn’t “know what [Barr] is talking about when he talks about spying on the [Trump] campaign.”
The Many Reasons to Run for President When You Probably Don’t Stand a Chance - The New York Times
The Many Reasons to Run for President When You Probably Don’t Stand a Chance - The New York Times
"...But at the very least, if recent history is a guide, a run is likely to yield better things, perpetuating the victory-in-defeat incentive structure endemic to modern presidential politics.
Today’s primaries tend to produce one nominee but many winners.
Beyond the long-shot candidates effectively auditioning for cabinet positions or building a profile (and donor base) for future races, there are prospective books to sell and television contracts to sign, boards to join and paid speeches to paid-speak.
Any setback is temporary, any embarrassment surmountable.
“There’s just absolutely no downside and only upside,” Antonia Ferrier, a longtime Republican strategist and former senior aide to Senator Mitch McConnell, said of quixotic presidential runs.
“It is an industry of self-promotion. What better way to self-promote than run for president?”...
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"...But at the very least, if recent history is a guide, a run is likely to yield better things, perpetuating the victory-in-defeat incentive structure endemic to modern presidential politics.
Today’s primaries tend to produce one nominee but many winners.
Beyond the long-shot candidates effectively auditioning for cabinet positions or building a profile (and donor base) for future races, there are prospective books to sell and television contracts to sign, boards to join and paid speeches to paid-speak.Any setback is temporary, any embarrassment surmountable.
“There’s just absolutely no downside and only upside,” Antonia Ferrier, a longtime Republican strategist and former senior aide to Senator Mitch McConnell, said of quixotic presidential runs.
“It is an industry of self-promotion. What better way to self-promote than run for president?”...
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History for April 14
History for April 14 - On-This-Day.com
Christian Huygens 1629, Anne Mansfield Sullivan 1866 - "The Miracle Worker", famous for teaching Helen Keller to read, write and speak, Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee 1889 - Historian, author
Frank Serpico 1934, Loretta Lynn 1935 - Country singer, first woman to earn the CMA's Entertainer of the Year award, Pete Rose (Peter Edward Rose) 1941 - Baseball player
1865 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. He actually died early the next morning.
1912 - The Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink. 1,517 people lost their lives and more than 700 survived.
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