Monday, April 22, 2019
History for April 22
History for April 22 - On-This-Day.com
Immanuel Kant 1724 - Philosopher, Nikolai Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) 1870 - Russian premier (1917-1924), Vladimir Nabokov 1899 - Russian novelist
J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 - Physicist, designed and built the first atomic bomb, Glen Campbell 1936 - Singer, actor, Jack Nicholson (John Joseph) 1937 - Actor ("The Shining", "Batman", "The Witches of Eastwicke", "A Few Good Men")
1864 - The U.S. Congress passed legislation that allowed the inscription "In God We Trust" to be included on one-cent and two-cent coins.
1993 - The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in Washington, DC.
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Yes, There is a Crisis at the Border | The Heritage Foundation
Yes, There is a Crisis at the Border | The Heritage Foundation:
Unlike past waves of immigrants, those now entering our country illegally are not primarily from Mexico, nor are they primarily single men. Instead, they come mostly from the Northern Triangle: Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Nearly two thirds (64 percent) of those coming in illegally arrive as either whole or partial families (i.e., parents with minor children) or are unaccompanied children.
The number trying to claim asylum also has been rising steadily. It is now commonplace for those who are apprehended crossing illegally and those who are denied entry at ports of entry to claim asylum. Most who claim asylum are able to pass the initial “credible fear” hearing, but only around 10 percent of Central Americans who claim asylum will ultimately be granted it.
The number trying to claim asylum also has been rising steadily. It is now commonplace for those who are apprehended crossing illegally and those who are denied entry at ports of entry to claim asylum. Most who claim asylum are able to pass the initial “credible fear” hearing, but only around 10 percent of Central Americans who claim asylum will ultimately be granted it.
Bitter lessons 25 years after Waco, Texas, siege | TheHill
Bitter lessons 25 years after Waco, Texas, siege | TheHill
"Twenty-five years ago today, FBI tanks smashed into the ramshackle home of the Branch Davidians outside Waco, Texas.
After the FBI collapsed much of the building atop the residents, a fire erupted and 76 corpses were dug out of the rubble.
Unfortunately, the American political system and media have never faced the lessons from that tragic 1993 day.
...What lessons can today’s Americans draw from the FBI showdown on the Texas plains a quarter century ago?
While the events at Waco alienated millions of Americans from the government, few if any lessons were learned in Washington.
Waco should have taught the disastrous consequences of unleashing government agencies from the law and the Constitution.
Unfortunately, 25 years later, controversies are raging as hot as ever about the power and prerogatives of federal law enforcement..."
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"Twenty-five years ago today, FBI tanks smashed into the ramshackle home of the Branch Davidians outside Waco, Texas.
After the FBI collapsed much of the building atop the residents, a fire erupted and 76 corpses were dug out of the rubble.
Unfortunately, the American political system and media have never faced the lessons from that tragic 1993 day....What lessons can today’s Americans draw from the FBI showdown on the Texas plains a quarter century ago?
- Purported good intentions absolve real deadly force...
- It is not an atrocity if the U.S. government does it...
- Orwellian language will vaporize federal aggression...
- Truth delayed is truth defused...
- Don’t trust Congress to expose federal misconduct...
- Media favorites can perform rhetorical magic tricks...
While the events at Waco alienated millions of Americans from the government, few if any lessons were learned in Washington.
Waco should have taught the disastrous consequences of unleashing government agencies from the law and the Constitution.
Unfortunately, 25 years later, controversies are raging as hot as ever about the power and prerogatives of federal law enforcement..."
Read it all!
Ten post-Mueller questions that could turn the tables on Russia collusion investigators | TheHill
Ten post-Mueller questions that could turn the tables on Russia collusion investigators | TheHill:
The process of meting out accountability has begun.
Horowitz, my sources tell me, has interviewed between 50 and 100 witnesses in his exhaustive probe. Graham and his predecessor as Judiciary chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), laid out the most important investigative issues they saw in a letter last year. This month, former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) sent a letter to DOJ identifying eight potential criminal referrals. His committee last year also released a memo on abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that may have occurred during the Russia probe.
And President Trump reportedly is readying an order to declassify five key buckets of documents on alleged FBI abuses.
My sources agree these 10 questions are the most important to be answered in the forthcoming probes:
The process of meting out accountability has begun.
Horowitz, my sources tell me, has interviewed between 50 and 100 witnesses in his exhaustive probe. Graham and his predecessor as Judiciary chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), laid out the most important investigative issues they saw in a letter last year. This month, former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) sent a letter to DOJ identifying eight potential criminal referrals. His committee last year also released a memo on abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that may have occurred during the Russia probe.
And President Trump reportedly is readying an order to declassify five key buckets of documents on alleged FBI abuses.
My sources agree these 10 questions are the most important to be answered in the forthcoming probes:
Michigan counties' population from 2010-18, tracked and ranked | MLive.com
Michigan counties' population from 2010-18, tracked and ranked | MLive.com
"From 2010 to 2018, the population in Michigan increased by less than 0.01%, and of the 83 counties, less than half have seen positive gains over the eight-year-period, according to the U.S. Census.
The average percent change across all counties was a 0.9% loss in population.
Ottawa County had the highest percent increase in the state at more than 10%.
Ontonagon County, with the second lowest population in the state, saw the largest percent decrease over the last eight years at -14.5%.
Wayne County, the state's most-populated county with more than 1.7 million people in 2018, lost almost 1 million people over 10 years for a 3.7% decrease that was the 20th worst decline in Michigan..."
"From 2010 to 2018, the population in Michigan increased by less than 0.01%, and of the 83 counties, less than half have seen positive gains over the eight-year-period, according to the U.S. Census.
The average percent change across all counties was a 0.9% loss in population.
Ottawa County had the highest percent increase in the state at more than 10%.
Ontonagon County, with the second lowest population in the state, saw the largest percent decrease over the last eight years at -14.5%.
Wayne County, the state's most-populated county with more than 1.7 million people in 2018, lost almost 1 million people over 10 years for a 3.7% decrease that was the 20th worst decline in Michigan..."
Pro-Gas Tax Hike Democrat: Never Seen A Public Willing To Tax Itself – Michigan Capitol Confidential
Pro-Gas Tax Hike Democrat: Never Seen A Public Willing To Tax Itself – Michigan Capitol Confidential:- Yet, local voters have approved 549 millages taxing themselves for roads and more
"A recent Bridge Magazine article reported on the poor reception Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 45-cent gas tax hike has received from the public.
Bridge’s headline for the piece was: “Yes, it takes billions to fix Michigan roads. No, taxpayers don’t want to pay.”
Included in the story was this quote from a prominent state Democratic politician:
“‘I’ve never seen a time when the public was willing to tax themselves for anything,’ Bob Emerson, former Democratic Senate Minority Leader, said at the roads forum.
‘I don’t think the public will ever accept that it’s needed.’”
Last year, 549 ongoing property tax millage levies had been approved by local voters, all of which dedicated some tax revenue to roads..."
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Exclusive -- Mark Levin: 'Obvious from Day One There Was No Collusion' | Breitbart
Exclusive -- Mark Levin: 'Obvious from Day One There Was No Collusion' | Breitbart:
Conservative radio and television host Mark Levin told Breitbart News Thursday that it had been “obvious” from the start of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation that there had been no collusion between Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government, and that the inquiry was to be a pretext for impeachment.
Levin had been predicting for nearly two years that Mueller would not find any basis to indict Trump, but that he would produce a report that Democrats and the media would seize upon to argue for impeaching the president.
Conservative radio and television host Mark Levin told Breitbart News Thursday that it had been “obvious” from the start of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation that there had been no collusion between Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government, and that the inquiry was to be a pretext for impeachment.
Levin had been predicting for nearly two years that Mueller would not find any basis to indict Trump, but that he would produce a report that Democrats and the media would seize upon to argue for impeaching the president.
Trouble ahead!-----Americans Don’t Read… and That’s Affecting Our Elections | Intellectual Takeout
Americans Don’t Read… and That’s Affecting Our Elections | Intellectual Takeout"In 2013, the Nation’s Report Card showed that only 38% of high school seniors were proficient in reading.
With scores like that, the U.S. isn’t likely to earn the “most literate country” award any time soon.
So what is America’s international literacy ranking? ..."
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DON’T ALL LIVES MATTER?
Instapundit Blog Archive
DON’T ALL LIVES MATTER?:
“Oregon county to pay black worker who complained about ‘Blue Lives Matter’ flag $100K settlement.”
Chaser: Buttigieg now regrets having said “All lives matter.”
And by the way: Black crime victims matter too.--Posted by Gail Heriot"
DON’T ALL LIVES MATTER?:“Oregon county to pay black worker who complained about ‘Blue Lives Matter’ flag $100K settlement.”
Chaser: Buttigieg now regrets having said “All lives matter.”
And by the way: Black crime victims matter too.--Posted by Gail Heriot"
HAPPY EASTER SEASON FROM SEATTLE
Instapundit Blog Archive HAPPY EASTER SEASON FROM SEATTL"Seattle Man Punches Priest After Asking, ‘How’s Trump?’
Related: Seattle elites coordinated a PR campaign in response to ‘Seattle is Dying.’
These talking points, which you can see spelled out here, wound up in multiple stories at outlets that received funding from the same groups who hired the PR firm for their coverage of homelessness.
For instance:“New poll shows the majority in Seattle say we have a moral obligation to help homeless people, and we need to spend more,” declared Seattle Times data journalist Gene Balk.
The Butterfield Effect strikes again!--Posted by Ed Driscoll
People Fleeing Kim Foxx’s Office After Decision To Drop Charges Against Smollett | The Daily Caller
Two officials have resigned from their positions in the office of Cook County, Illinois, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx in the wake of her decision to drop charges against disgraced “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.
April Perry, Foxx’s chief ethics officer, and Conviction Integrity Director Mark Rotert have both tendered their resignations and will serve their last days on the job in May.
Study: 1 In 5 Children Suffers From A Mental Health Disorder - Study Finds
Study: 1 In 5 Children Suffers From A Mental Health Disorder - Study Finds
HAMILTON, Ontario — One in five children suffer from a mental disorder — with notable increases in depression and anxiety over the past 30 years — yet less than one-third have had contact with a mental healthcare provider, a new study finds.
Results from the 2014 Ontario Child Health Study actually mirror findings from a similar study conducted in 1983, but this latest version shows a higher proportion of children and youth with disorders have had contact with health providers and in other settings, usually via schools.
The new study also found that the patterns of prevalence among different genders and age groups have changed.
Specifically, hyperactivity disorders in boys between four and 11 years old spiked from 9% to 16%. ..."
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HAMILTON, Ontario — One in five children suffer from a mental disorder — with notable increases in depression and anxiety over the past 30 years — yet less than one-third have had contact with a mental healthcare provider, a new study finds.
The new study also found that the patterns of prevalence among different genders and age groups have changed.
Specifically, hyperactivity disorders in boys between four and 11 years old spiked from 9% to 16%. ..."
Read all.
History for April 21
History for April 21 - On-This-Day.com
Friedrich Froebel 1782 - Teacher, author, toy maker, invented kindergarten in 1837, Anthony Quinn 1915 - Actor ("Viva Zapata! [1952]," "The Guns of Navarone"), Elizabeth II (Elisabeth Mary) 1926 - Queen of the United Kingdom
Patti LuPone 1949 - Actress ("Evita", "Driving Miss Daisy"), Tony Danza 1951 - Actor ("Who’s the Boss," "Taxi," "Angels in the Outfield"), Andie MacDowell (Rosalie Anderson) 1958 - Actress ("Groundhog Day", "St. Elmo’s Fire," "Four Weddings and a Funeral")
1836 - General Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. This battle decided the independence of Texas.
1943 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt announced that several Doolittle pilots had been executed by the Japanese.
Saturday, April 20, 2019
BuzzFeed Scrambles To Explain Botched Michael Cohen Bombshell | The Daily Caller
BuzzFeed News is attempting to explain its botched bombshell claiming President Donald Trump directed lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress after Mueller’s report on Russia collusion revealed the story not to be true.
An article by editor-in-chief Ben Smith published Thursday further characterizes the sources and documents that lead to the report, but does not indicate that BuzzFeed intends to retract the story.
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