Transgender Athletes Will Spell the End of Women’s Sports | Intellectual Takeout
"One of the first and most important things we learned in the school yard was the concept of fair play.
When running a race, you don’t start before the whistle is blown.
...That concept of unfair advantage is the very reason we do not support the move toward allowing biological males to compete in female sports.
...Both the far left and the far right should be able to concede that men are biologically stronger than women.
This is not a distinction of value, but a distinction of difference.
Men are not smarter, more valued, or more worthy of praise than women—their biological makeup simply renders them stronger, faster, and bigger than women..."
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
History for April 24
History for April 24 - On-This-Day.com
Robert Penn Warren 1905, Shirley MacLaine 1934 - Actress, Sue Grafton 1940 - Author
Barbra Streisand 1942 - Singer, Michael O'Keefe 1955, Kelly Clarkson (Kelly Brianne Clarkson) 1983 - Singer, first "American Idol" participant to win a Grammy Award
1805 - The U.S. Marines attacked and captured the town of Derna in Tripoli.
1889 - The Edison General Electric Company was organized.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Mueller report is another embarrassment for James Comey and Andrew McCabe
Mueller report is another embarrassment for James Comey and Andrew McCabe:
The events involving credible information and allegations that led up to the initiation of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane case occurred during the Obama administration. An intelligence community led by notable Trump critics John Brennan, James Clapper, Michael Hayden, Susan Rice, Loretta Lynch, and James Comey recognized the efforts from the Kremlin to sow chaos in our democratic system — dating back to the inception of the Cold War. Tradecraft has evolved significantly since the 1950s. Efforts to undermine our democracy are conducted in plain sight across the internet and social media platforms.
THAT’S DIFFERENT, BECAUSE SHUT UP
Instapundit Blog Archive
"THAT’S DIFFERENT, BECAUSE SHUT UP:
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Remember, in the WaPo’s world only the “far right” cares about brown people being murdered in church on Easter Sunday.--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
"THAT’S DIFFERENT, BECAUSE SHUT UP:
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Remember, in the WaPo’s world only the “far right” cares about brown people being murdered in church on Easter Sunday.--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
Yes, she hates AMERICA!-----Memo to Rep. Omar - CAIR is Hamas - Center for Security Policy
Memo to Rep. Omar - CAIR is Hamas - Center for Security Policy:
"This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.
Since Ilhan Omar entered Congress, she has become notorious for her serial anti-Semitism.
Her latest outrage, though, was a statement supporting the Council on American Islamic Relations, better known as CAIR.
It featured a blithely dismissive – and reprehensible – description of the 9/11 attacks as “somebody did something.”
Another, unremarked affront was its preposterous claim that CAIR was founded to address the restriction of Muslims’ civil rights in the wake of that murderous “something.”
Actually, the U.S. government has proven in federal court that CAIR was established by the designated terrorist organization known as Hamas in the early 1990s.
And, as Zionist Organization of America president Morton Klein documented in congressional testimony this week, the problem of so-called “Islamophobia” doesn’t begin to compare to the threat posed by the anti-Semitism inherent in Islam’s Sharia-supremacism embraced by CAIR and its enabler, Ilhan Omar.
This is Frank Gaffney."
"This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.
Since Ilhan Omar entered Congress, she has become notorious for her serial anti-Semitism.
Her latest outrage, though, was a statement supporting the Council on American Islamic Relations, better known as CAIR.
It featured a blithely dismissive – and reprehensible – description of the 9/11 attacks as “somebody did something.”
Another, unremarked affront was its preposterous claim that CAIR was founded to address the restriction of Muslims’ civil rights in the wake of that murderous “something.”
Actually, the U.S. government has proven in federal court that CAIR was established by the designated terrorist organization known as Hamas in the early 1990s.
And, as Zionist Organization of America president Morton Klein documented in congressional testimony this week, the problem of so-called “Islamophobia” doesn’t begin to compare to the threat posed by the anti-Semitism inherent in Islam’s Sharia-supremacism embraced by CAIR and its enabler, Ilhan Omar.
This is Frank Gaffney."
Robert Mueller's report debunks Russia dossier - Washington Times
Robert Mueller's report debunks Russia dossier - Washington Times:
The Democratic Party-financed dossier, once celebrated by liberal Washington politicians and journalists, is officially debunked, according to a review of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page investigative report.
Dossier creator Christopher Steele, who was paid with money from the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, leveled at least a dozen Russian election conspiracy charges against President Trump and associates.
Virtually all his information came from Kremlin intelligence, according to the dossier. Mrs. Clinton’s operatives spread the document to the Justice Department, the FBI and news outlets.
The Democratic Party-financed dossier, once celebrated by liberal Washington politicians and journalists, is officially debunked, according to a review of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page investigative report.Dossier creator Christopher Steele, who was paid with money from the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, leveled at least a dozen Russian election conspiracy charges against President Trump and associates.
Virtually all his information came from Kremlin intelligence, according to the dossier. Mrs. Clinton’s operatives spread the document to the Justice Department, the FBI and news outlets.
Texas finds 95,000 noncitizens on voter rolls - Washington Times
Texas finds 95,000 noncitizens on voter rolls - Washington Times"Voter integrity hawks are hailing an investigation by the Texas secretary of state that uncovered 95,000 noncitizen residents who illegally registered to vote.
It was one of the largest discoveries of non-eligible voters by any one state.
...“It’s clear that the right-wing elements in Texas government are trying to rig the system to keep power and disenfranchise 95,000 American citizens,” said Domingo Garcia, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
...How did Mr. Whitley obtain the numbers?
He compared two main databases — Department of Public Safety driver license records, which include immigration status, and voter rolls.
He found about 95,000 noncitizens registered among 16 million voters on Texas rosters, of whom 58,000 actually voted since 1996.
Scientists Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming
more on the "Settled Science" we keep hearing about."Habib Blackburn shared a link.
"I haven't seen this posted here yet but here is more on the "Settled Science" we keep hearing about.
"it tells scientists that ocean temperature is a bigger player in glacier retreats and advances than previously thought"..
If I had a nickel for how many times I've read something like, X has a greater impact on Glaciers/Climate/Ocean temperatures/ Ocean currents/snowfall etc than previously thought", I'd be sipping margaritas on a tropical beach somewhere."
Sex-cult case snares Hillary Clinton campaign - WND
Sex-cult case snares Hillary Clinton campaign - WND:
The stunning allegations of sexual abuse and human trafficking inside the NXIVM cult now has snared the Hillary Clinton campaign.
The Daily Mail reported actress Allison Mack recently pleaded guilty to blackmailing two women into becoming sex slaves for the cult’s leader.
“Mack, 36, sobbed as she admitted her crimes and apologized to the women who prosecutors say were exploited by Keith Raniere and the purported self-help group,” the report said.
Mack said, “Through it all, I believed that Keith Raniere’s intentions were to help people,” even as she pleaded guilty to racketeering.
The stunning allegations of sexual abuse and human trafficking inside the NXIVM cult now has snared the Hillary Clinton campaign.
The Daily Mail reported actress Allison Mack recently pleaded guilty to blackmailing two women into becoming sex slaves for the cult’s leader.
“Mack, 36, sobbed as she admitted her crimes and apologized to the women who prosecutors say were exploited by Keith Raniere and the purported self-help group,” the report said.
Mack said, “Through it all, I believed that Keith Raniere’s intentions were to help people,” even as she pleaded guilty to racketeering.
Tire chalking in Michigan declared unconstitutional
Tire chalking in Michigan declared unconstitutional
"Saginaw – Marking tires to enforce parking rules is like entering property without a search warrant, a federal court said Monday as it declared the practice unconstitutional in Michigan and three other states.
Alison Taylor had received more than a dozen $15 tickets for exceeding the two-hour parking limit in Saginaw.
The city marks tires with chalk to keep track of how long a vehicle is parked.
Her lawyer argued that a parking patrol officer violated the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches.
A three-judge panel of the appeals court agreed.
The purpose of marking tires was to “raise revenue,” not to protect the public against a safety risk, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.
“The city does not demonstrate, in law or logic, that the need to deter drivers from exceeding the time permitted for parking – before they have even done so – is sufficient to justify a warrantless search under the community caretaker rationale,” the court said.
...Taylor’s attorney, Philip Ellison, began researching the issue when another lawyer complained that his tire was marked while he sat in his car..."
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"Saginaw – Marking tires to enforce parking rules is like entering property without a search warrant, a federal court said Monday as it declared the practice unconstitutional in Michigan and three other states.Alison Taylor had received more than a dozen $15 tickets for exceeding the two-hour parking limit in Saginaw.
The city marks tires with chalk to keep track of how long a vehicle is parked.
Her lawyer argued that a parking patrol officer violated the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches.
A three-judge panel of the appeals court agreed.
The purpose of marking tires was to “raise revenue,” not to protect the public against a safety risk, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.
“The city does not demonstrate, in law or logic, that the need to deter drivers from exceeding the time permitted for parking – before they have even done so – is sufficient to justify a warrantless search under the community caretaker rationale,” the court said.
...Taylor’s attorney, Philip Ellison, began researching the issue when another lawyer complained that his tire was marked while he sat in his car..."
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Warren’s free college plan solves a nonexistent problem | The College Fix
Warren’s free college plan solves a nonexistent problem | The College Fix"To borrow an expression from the great P.J. O’Rourke, if you think college tuition is expensive now, just wait until it’s free.
This week, presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposed a new plan that
- not only provides free tuition to two-and-four year public colleges and universities across America, but
- also cancels up to $50,000 in student debt for 42 million past, present and future college students.
...Warren claims the program will be paid for with a hefty new tax on America’s richest families, who also happen to be the same families who are most able to move assets to prevent them from being taxed..."
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Electric Car-Owners Shocked: New Study Confirms EVs Considerably Worse For Climate Than Diesel Cars | Zero Hedge
Electric Car-Owners Shocked: New Study Confirms EVs Considerably Worse For Climate Than Diesel Cars | Zero Hedge:- The Brussel Times reports that a new German study exposes how electric vehicles will hardly decrease CO2 emissions in Europe over the coming years, as the introduction of electric vehicles won't lead to a reduction in CO2 emissions from highway traffic.
According to the study directed by Christoph Buchal of the University of Cologne, published by the Ifo Institute in Munich last week, electric vehicles have "significantly higher CO2 emissions than diesel cars."
That is due to the significant amount of energy used in the mining and processing of lithium, cobalt, and manganese, which are critical raw materials for the production of electric car batteries..."
That is due to the significant amount of energy used in the mining and processing of lithium, cobalt, and manganese, which are critical raw materials for the production of electric car batteries..."
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Judicial Watch Sues State Department over John Kerry’s ‘Shadow Diplomacy’ to Prevent U.S. Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Deal - Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch Sues State Department over John Kerry’s ‘Shadow Diplomacy’ to Prevent U.S. Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Deal - Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State for records of communications between former Secretary of State John Kerry and State Department officials regarding “the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also known as JCPOA or ‘Iran nuclear deal’) and/or meetings between Kerry and Iranian officials to discuss the JCPOA.” (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:19-cv-00777)).
On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced the United States withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, which had been negotiated by Kerry in 2015 on behalf of the Obama State Department. In the months preceding the U.S. withdrawal, Kerry reportedly had been on a “stealthy yet aggressive mission” of shadow diplomacy in an attempt to preserve the Iran nuclear deal. Kerry reportedly held meetings and spoke with major players, foreign and domestic, involved in the Iran nuclear agreement who opposed the U.S. withdrawal.
Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State for records of communications between former Secretary of State John Kerry and State Department officials regarding “the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (also known as JCPOA or ‘Iran nuclear deal’) and/or meetings between Kerry and Iranian officials to discuss the JCPOA.” (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:19-cv-00777)).On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced the United States withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, which had been negotiated by Kerry in 2015 on behalf of the Obama State Department. In the months preceding the U.S. withdrawal, Kerry reportedly had been on a “stealthy yet aggressive mission” of shadow diplomacy in an attempt to preserve the Iran nuclear deal. Kerry reportedly held meetings and spoke with major players, foreign and domestic, involved in the Iran nuclear agreement who opposed the U.S. withdrawal.
Glenn Reynolds--Mueller report: Donald Trump collusion conspiracy theories continue
Mueller report: Donald Trump collusion conspiracy theories continue:"...That should put the whole collusion narrative to bed, but of course it hasn’t.
After two years of what can fairly be described as mass hysteria afflicting a huge portion of our political class, the cognitive dissonance is painful.
It would be amusing to watch, if the “broken brains” weren’t so widespread among the people who are supposed to be the sober managers and reporters of our society.
It’s like a doomsday cult whose predicted apocalypse fails to appear on schedule:
They just announce that they made a mathematical mistake, and doomsday will actually come next year.
Then they ask for more donations.
The trouble is, this time it’s a cult that’s running a significant part of our nation.
A Few Humble Thoughts | The American Spectator
A Few Humble Thoughts | The American Spectator--by ROBERT HOLLAND
"First of all, about reparations, the notion of paying money to black or partially black Americans for the enslavement of their ancestors from Africa.
It’s a beguiling idea.
Slavery was so hideous a crime and caused so much pain and suffering that something should be done about it.
But we face a lot of problems in the concept of reparations.
For one thing, there were a fair number of black people who emancipated themselves through superhumanly hard work, then used their savings to buy slaves.
How do we assess their liability?
...Also, there is a chain of causation in many cases.
One black tribe attacked and captured others then the captors sold their slaves to Arab slave traders who then sold the slaves to New England slave brokers.
...Also, who would be taxed for the reparations?
The great majority of white Americans never owned any slaves.
Why should they be taxed?
The present population of America is by a wide margin the scions of Poles and Czechs and Italians and Chinese and Jews who never owned any slaves at all.
Why should they be taxed at all for reparations?...
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"First of all, about reparations, the notion of paying money to black or partially black Americans for the enslavement of their ancestors from Africa.
It’s a beguiling idea.Slavery was so hideous a crime and caused so much pain and suffering that something should be done about it.
But we face a lot of problems in the concept of reparations.
For one thing, there were a fair number of black people who emancipated themselves through superhumanly hard work, then used their savings to buy slaves.
How do we assess their liability?
...Also, there is a chain of causation in many cases.
One black tribe attacked and captured others then the captors sold their slaves to Arab slave traders who then sold the slaves to New England slave brokers.
...Also, who would be taxed for the reparations?
The great majority of white Americans never owned any slaves.
Why should they be taxed?
The present population of America is by a wide margin the scions of Poles and Czechs and Italians and Chinese and Jews who never owned any slaves at all.
Why should they be taxed at all for reparations?...
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History for April 23
History for April 23 - On-This-Day.com
William Shakespeare 1564 - Poet, playwright ("Julius Caesar," "Romeo and Juliet," "MacBeth"), believed to have been born on April 23 based on his baptism on April 26, 1564, James Buchanan 1791 - 15th U.S. President, nickname: Old Buck, Shirley (Jane) Temple Black 1928 - Child actress ("Little Miss Marker," "Heidi," "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm")
Roy Orbison 1936 - Singer (Traveling Wilburys), Lee Majors (Harvey Lee Yeary II) 1940 - Actor ("The Six Million Dollar Man," "Big Valley," "The Bionic Woman"), Joyce DeWitt 1949 - Actress ("Three's Company)
1789 - U.S. President George Washington moved into Franklin House, New York. It was the first executive mansion.
1984 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that Dr. Robert Gallo and his colleagues had found the cause of AIDS. It was a retrovirus the labled HTLV-III.
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