Saturday, June 15, 2019
Doesn't seem to be a shortage of money.-----Michigan’s state transportation spending going back to 1940
Michigan Capitol Confidential - Posts:
"The chart below displays data on Michigan’s state transportation spending going back to 1940..."
"The chart below displays data on Michigan’s state transportation spending going back to 1940..."
In Stores, Secret Surveillance Tracks Your Every Move - Slashdot
"In retail stores, Bluetooth "beacons" are watching you, using hidden technology in your phone.
From a report:
Imagine you are shopping in your favorite grocery store. As you approach the dairy aisle, you are sent a push notification in your phone: "10 percent off your favorite yogurt! Click here to redeem your coupon." You considered buying yogurt on your last trip to the store, but you decided against it. How did your phone know? Your smartphone was tracking you. The grocery store got your location data and paid a shadowy group of marketers to use that information to target you with ads. Recent reports have noted how companies use data gathered from cell towers, ambient Wi-Fi, and GPS. But the location data industry has a much more precise, and unobtrusive, tool: Bluetooth beacons.
These beacons are small, inobtrusive electronic devices that are hidden throughout the grocery store; an app on your phone that communicates with them informed the company not only that you had entered the building, but that you had lingered for two minutes in front of the low-fat Chobanis. Most location services use cell towers and GPS, but these technologies have limitations. Cell towers have wide coverage, but low location accuracy: An advertiser can think you are in Walgreens, but you're actually in McDonald's next door. GPS, by contrast, can be accurate to a radius of around five meters (16 feet), but it does not work well indoors. Bluetooth beacons, however, can track your location accurately from a range of inches to about 50 meters. They use little energy, and they work well indoors. That has made them popular among companies that want precise tracking inside a store."
Stunning new poll shows Justin Amash could lose primary to pro-Trump challenger - TheBlaze
Stunning new poll shows Justin Amash could lose primary to pro-Trump challenger - TheBlaze:
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) got some very bad news via a new poll showing that support in his district has swung to his pro-Trump primary challenger.
Michigan state lawmaker Jim Lower announced that he would challenge him in the Republican primary after Amash announced that he supported the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) got some very bad news via a new poll showing that support in his district has swung to his pro-Trump primary challenger.
Michigan state lawmaker Jim Lower announced that he would challenge him in the Republican primary after Amash announced that he supported the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Extremes | Watts Up With That?
Extremes | Watts Up With That?--by Judith Curry
You may recall my recent series on Hurricanes & climate change [link].
Specifically with regards to detection and attribution, my bottom line conclusion was:
Politics versus science in attributing extreme weather events to manmade global warming.
...Hurricanes and climate change constitute a major portion of my testimony. You may recall my recent series on Hurricanes & climate change [link].
Specifically with regards to detection and attribution, my bottom line conclusion was:
“In summary, the trend signal in hurricane activity has not yet had time to rise above the background variability of natural processes.
Manmade climate change may have caused changes in hurricane activity that are not yet detectable due to the small magnitude of these changes compared to estimated natural variability, or due to observational limitations.
But at this point, there is no convincing evidence that manmade global warming has caused a change in hurricane activity.”
I’m sure many would dismiss this conclusion as ‘denial’, in spite of the extensive documentation and logic of my arguments.
Lets dig into:- the latest from the hurricane researchers
- ‘storylines’ from non-hurricane researchers
- why blaming extreme events on AGW is important in ‘winning’ the public debate
- what happens when scientists get in the way of AGW activist ‘scare stories’ about extreme events
- ‘scaring the children’ strategies
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Why Are the Western Middle Classes So Angry? | RealClearPolitics
"What is going on with the unending Brexit drama, the aftershocks of Donald Trump's election and the "yellow vests" protests in France?
What drives the growing estrangement of southern and eastern Europe from the European Union establishment?
What fuels the anti-EU themes of recent European elections and the stunning recent Australian re-election of conservatives?
Put simply, the middle classes are revolting against Western managerial elites..."
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Bernie Sanders says Americans�'would be delighted to pay more in taxes' for socialism - TheBlaze
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) had a surprising answer when he was pressed on how to pay for his socialist policies — he said Americans would be "delighted" to pay more in taxes.
Yes. She's a racist.-----Donald Trump Voters called 'Dumb' & 'Racist' by Democrat Constituent | National Review
Donald Trump Voters called 'Dumb' & 'Racist' by Democrat Constituent | National Review"Representative Marcia Fudge (D., Ohio) took to the House floor on Tuesday to share a constituent’s opinion that supporters of President Trump are “racist” and “just plain dumb.”
...“It is glaringly apparent that many who support the present administration are either racist, steeped in religious beliefs, ignorant, or as my mother used to say just plain dumb,” Williams wrote..."
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How the Tech-liberals will try to steal our voice before the next election-----Pinterest Blacklists PJ Media, Other Conservative Sites They Disagree With
Pinterest Blacklists PJ Media, Other Conservative Sites They Disagree With
"This week we learned from a brave whistleblower that Pinterest, a site known primarily for recipes and home decorating ideas, is blocking content from websites that their Orwellian-monikered Trust and Safety team in San Francisco find offensive—by dishonestly labeling them as po*n sites.
PJ Media is one of several conservative sites being blocked by the platform.
"This week we learned from a brave whistleblower that Pinterest, a site known primarily for recipes and home decorating ideas, is blocking content from websites that their Orwellian-monikered Trust and Safety team in San Francisco find offensive—by dishonestly labeling them as po*n sites.
PJ Media is one of several conservative sites being blocked by the platform.
What was revealed at Pinterest this week, however, is just the tip of the censorship iceberg—and things will likely only get worse as our nation becomes increasingly polarized and the Big Brothers of Big Tech become more emboldened and less secretive about their hostility toward conservatives.
First, let's review what we learned this week. Project Veritas highlighted the blacklisting issues involved, which include:
- Insider: Search Term “Christian” Won’t Auto-Complete, Others Can’t Trend, No Notifications, or Recommendations
- Pinterest Blacklisted Pro-Life Group LiveAction.org, Classified as “Pornography,” Cannot Link to Site
- Leaked “Sensitive Terms List” Includes “bible verses” and “christian easter”
- Ben Shapiro Commentary Censored in “zero tolerance moment,” Slack Messages Reveal
- Planned Parenthood Undercover Videos Marked as “harmful” Conspiracy
I navigated over to Pinterest—which went public in April of this year, raising $1.5 billion in its initial offering—to find out if PJM has been blacklisted and indeed it appears it has.
I tried to "pin" several of our articles there, including Stephen Green's completely innocuous and apolitical review of Apple's new monitor stand and sure enough, Pinterest blocked it due to "inappropriate content."
PJM's Debra Heine tried to post a link to a PJM article about a Trump rally and got the same message:
Worse, when I tried to add an image to the pin and clicked "save from site," which ordinarily brings up images from the website you're linking to, I got this message:
Of course, we don't allow nudity on PJM—in fact, it is our editorial policy to blur it out when it appears in an image that is necessary to explain a story.
We are not a po*rn site either.."
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We are not a po*rn site either.."
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British Police Handing Out 'Blunt' Knives To Reduce Stabbings
"Once upon a time, the British Empire was the bada** of the world.
It could go where it wanted and do pretty much whatever it wanted.
...The latest example of how far the UK has fallen?
It’s handing out blunted knives to the victims of domestic abuse to reduce stabbings.
Victims of domestic violence will have their kitchen knives replaced with blunt utensils to prevent their partners attacking them in their own home..."
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Top Hoyer Aide Coordinated Steele Dossier Work With Key Obama State Department Officials
Top Hoyer Aide Coordinated Steele Dossier Work With Key Obama State Department Officials:
Daniel Silverberg, then-House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer’s national security adviser, coordinated “work on Russia dossier materials provided by Christopher Steele” with Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and Special Envoy for Libya Jonathan Winer, according to newly released documents made public June 12 by Judicial Watch.
Daniel Silverberg, then-House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer’s national security adviser, coordinated “work on Russia dossier materials provided by Christopher Steele” with Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and Special Envoy for Libya Jonathan Winer, according to newly released documents made public June 12 by Judicial Watch.
Sultan Knish: A Movement of Professional Victims and Conspiracy Theories
"Every movement has a mission statement.
“Make America Great Again” is the conservative one. (It’s the “Again” part that makes it conservative.)
The enemies of making America great have one too.
If the radicals had red hats, they would say, “They’re Out To Get You.”
TOTGY has been the leftist motto since before Marx learned to shave and then decided to stop doing it..
- They’re destroying the planet.
- They’re hoarding all the wealth.
- They start all the wars.
- They’re dividing the country.
- They’re killing kids in schools.
- They’re conspiring with the Russians.
- They killed JFK.
It covers up the ugly stench.
Lefties love packaging their hateful ravings, paranoid delusions and plans for world domination with moving soliloquies about everyone coming together to make a difference..."
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History for June 15
History for June 15 - On-This-Day.com
Erik H. Erickson 1902 - Psychologist and psychoanalyst, Waylon Jennings 1937, Jim Varney 1949
Simon Callow 1949, Jim Belushi 1954, Julie Hagerty 1955
1752 - Benjamin Franklin experimented by flying a kite during a thunderstorm. The result was a little spark that showed the relationship between lightning and electricity.
1864 - An order to establish a military burial ground was signed by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The location later became known as Arlington National Cemetery.
Friday, June 14, 2019
Daily Caller News Foundation Defeats FBI’s Bid To Shield Docs Surrounding Comey Ally | The Daily Caller
Daily Caller News Foundation Defeats FBI’s Bid To Shield Docs Surrounding Comey Ally | The Daily Caller:
The FBI must begin releasing records regarding a special government employee and confidant of former Director James Comey who ferried sensitive information to the press, a federal judge ruled.
Cause of Action Institute sued the FBI on The Daily Caller News Foundation’s behalf in August 2018 to secure production of those documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Comey ally is Daniel Richman, a Columbia Law School professor who leaked private memos detailing Comey’s interactions with President Donald Trump.
Cause of Action Institute sued the FBI on The Daily Caller News Foundation’s behalf in August 2018 to secure production of those documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Comey ally is Daniel Richman, a Columbia Law School professor who leaked private memos detailing Comey’s interactions with President Donald Trump.
Study Finds Wind and Solar 2 to 3 Times More Expensive Than Existing Generation Resources - IER
Study Finds Wind and Solar 2 to 3 Times More Expensive Than Existing Generation Resources - IER
"WASHINGTON — Today the Institute for Energy Research and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy released a new study evaluating the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) from new and existing generation resources...
"WASHINGTON — Today the Institute for Energy Research and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy released a new study evaluating the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) from new and existing generation resources...
The following chart shows the stark contrast between the cost of electricity from existing and new sources:
As the chart shows: the average LCOEs from existing coal ($41), cc gas ($36), nuclear ($33), and hydro ($38) resources are less than half the cost of new wind resources ($90) or new PV solar resources ($88.7) with imposed costs included..."
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90 percent of the world's glaciers are growing - Ice Age Now
90 percent of the world's glaciers are growing - Ice Age Now:
From 2015 but it gets better!
It gets better (assuming growing glaciers is good) every year:
https://www.iceagenow.info/.../glaciers-are-growing.../
"A new NASA study, released on Friday, admits that ice is accumulating in Antarctica.
Satellite measurements show an 82-112 gigaton-a-year net ice gain.
That’s 82-112 billion tons per year!
Nine zeroes!
112,000,000,000 tons.
Per year.
It’s hard to comprehend how much ice that really is, so let’s put it in perspective.
Let’s assume that they’re talking short tons (2,000 lbs).
That’s about the weight of an old VW Beetle.
Those old Beetles measured 14 feet long.
Multiply 112 billion by 14 feet and you get 1,560 billion feet.
Divide that by the distance from the earth to the moon (239,000 miles), and you’d have a string of VW Beetles stretching all the way to the moon.
Not once, not twice, but 45 times.
All the way to the moon.
That’s a helluva lot of new ice.
Every single year..."
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From 2015 but it gets better!
It gets better (assuming growing glaciers is good) every year:
https://www.iceagenow.info/.../glaciers-are-growing.../
- NASA admits Antarctic Ice Sheet is growing – Confirms what I’ve been saying all along.
"A new NASA study, released on Friday, admits that ice is accumulating in Antarctica.Satellite measurements show an 82-112 gigaton-a-year net ice gain.
That’s 82-112 billion tons per year!
Nine zeroes!
112,000,000,000 tons.
Per year.
It’s hard to comprehend how much ice that really is, so let’s put it in perspective.
Let’s assume that they’re talking short tons (2,000 lbs).
That’s about the weight of an old VW Beetle.
Those old Beetles measured 14 feet long.
Multiply 112 billion by 14 feet and you get 1,560 billion feet.
Divide that by the distance from the earth to the moon (239,000 miles), and you’d have a string of VW Beetles stretching all the way to the moon.
Not once, not twice, but 45 times.
All the way to the moon.
That’s a helluva lot of new ice.
Every single year..."
Read all.
HGTV Nearly Doubles CNN In Prime Time Viewers Last Week | The Daily Caller
HGTV Nearly Doubles CNN In Prime Time Viewers Last Week | The Daily Caller:
The Home and Garden TV channel nearly double CNN’s ratings during the prime time hours last week.
HGTV averaged 1,289,000 viewers from June 3-9 during the prime time hours, according to Nielsen Media Research. Their ratings came in third for the week behind only Fox News and MSNBC. USA Network, TNT and the History Channel rounded out the top six, and they were the only networks to average over one million viewers.
The Home and Garden TV channel nearly double CNN’s ratings during the prime time hours last week.
HGTV averaged 1,289,000 viewers from June 3-9 during the prime time hours, according to Nielsen Media Research. Their ratings came in third for the week behind only Fox News and MSNBC. USA Network, TNT and the History Channel rounded out the top six, and they were the only networks to average over one million viewers.
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