Monday, November 11, 2019
History for November 11
History for November 11 - On-This-Day.com
Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1821 - Novelist, short story writer, journalist, George Patton 1885, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1922
Jonathan Winters 1925, Demi Moore 1962, Leonardo DiCaprio 1974
1993 - In Washington, DC, the Vietnam Women's Memorial was dedicated to honor the more than 11,000 women who had served in the Vietnam War.
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Facebook removes 'any and all mentions' of alleged whistleblower's name - WND
Facebook is removing from its platform any mention of the name of the potential whistleblower who ignited the current Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
Facebook is also cracking down on media outlets that post the whistleblower's name, saying to do so is a violation of the social media giant's community standards and policies, Breitbart reported.
The conservative news outlet said Facebook removed a post from Breitbart's page that pointed out other respected media publications have named the whistleblower.
Short, read it all!-----WHAT’S MOST NOTABLE IS THAT THAT THEY’VE BECOME A BASTION OF BAD IDEAS IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED
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"WHAT’S MOST NOTABLE IS THAT THAT THEY’VE BECOME A BASTION OF BAD IDEAS IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED: Erik Gilbert: How Ed Schools Became a Bastion of Bad Ideas.
In three words, ignorant, mediocre, authoritarianism.--Posted byA few years ago, when I was on my university’s Graduate Council, a new course proposal came to us from our College of Education. The proposal referred to the different learning styles of students, something that struck me as odd — I remembered having heard years before that the learning-styles theory had been discredited....
...Evidence shows that virtually anyone can learn to read if they are taught to associate letters with particular sounds (phonics) and that trying to teach students to read using the whole language approach works poorly. Still, colleges of education continue to resist phonics. . . .
There are real costs to these inertial, anti-scientific ways. Researchers warn that trying to accommodate students’ beliefs about their own learning styles may actually make it harder for them to learn. The fact that fewer than 40 percent of American eighth graders are proficient readers is partially attributable to educators’ dogged opposition to phonics. . . .
Ed school graduates now occupy a growing role in academic administration, especially at lower-tier schools, and they are bringing an ed-school mentality with them.
Depressing-----It seems that working with anyone against this...
Posie Parker - It seems that working with anyone against this..
"It seems that working with anyone against this would be worth it, right?"
"It seems that working with anyone against this would be worth it, right?"
Gov. Ralph Northam confirms Virginia already 'working on' gun confiscation now that Democrats are in control - TheBlaze
Gov. Ralph Northam confirms Virginia already 'working on' gun confiscation now that Democrats are in control - TheBlaze:Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) of blackface fame boasted this week that his party is ready to implement an array of gun control measures in the commonwealth now that Democrats control all three branches of government, and his administration is already "working on" a plan for confiscating so-called "assault weapons" from law-abiding gun owners.
Kristallnacht- Nov. 9-10, 1938; The Night The Holocaust Began - The Lid
- Do Not Stand Idly By While Your Neighbor Bleeds~ Vayikra (Leviticus)
Kristallnacht was the day Hitler’s final solution “came out of the closet” with anti-Jewish riots in Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
Kristallnacht is viewed by many historians as the beginning of the Jewish genocide of the Holocaust.
The attacks were carried out by Hitler Youth, the Gestapo, and the SS.
Kristallnacht also served as a pretext and a means for the wholesale confiscation of firearms from German Jews and was part of a broader Nazi policy of Antisemitism and persecution of the Jews. Kristallnacht was followed by further anti-Semitic economic, political abuses and horrible genocide..."
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"Glitches": Indiana, Pennsylvania elections once again show risks of computer voting
"Glitches": Indiana, Pennsylvania elections once again show risks of computer voting
"State and local elections in off-years provide pundits endless fodder for predictive analysis, even though flipping coins might be just as predictive.
One prediction that seems to come true every time, however, is that computer-screen voting will remind us of the wisdom of hand-marked paper ballots.
In Indiana, computer-screen voting machines switched voter choices — for the second straight election:
"State and local elections in off-years provide pundits endless fodder for predictive analysis, even though flipping coins might be just as predictive.
One prediction that seems to come true every time, however, is that computer-screen voting will remind us of the wisdom of hand-marked paper ballots.
In Indiana, computer-screen voting machines switched voter choices — for the second straight election:
Read all.A vote switching problem that frustrated Greater Lafayette voters in November 2018 elections – and wound up part of a federal lawsuit filed in October – caused scattered problems again during Tuesday’s municipal Election Day..."
Lunch video-----Europe's Green Fall
"There is a special place in hell for these people who are imposing massive heating bills on the poorest in society without giving a thought about the consequences."
For Apple, It’s Time To Choose: America, Or China? | The Daily Caller
For Apple, It’s Time To Choose: America, Or China? | The Daily Caller:
In other words, there is nowhere left to hide. As Kitchen put it, “the Chinese government will have lawful and technical access to all digital data within its borders and perhaps to large volumes of data beyond its borders.” If a company operates in China, they will be required to provide the country’s intelligence and law enforcement authorities all the access they want to that company’s data.
The implications for American companies are stark. Trade on the bottom line, or trade in on the American consumer?
Big Tech’s priors in this regard are not comforting. When presented with the choice to engage in an overt censorship regime that passed user data to the Chinese government, or to opt out of the Chinese market, Google chose the former.
The implications for American companies are stark. Trade on the bottom line, or trade in on the American consumer?
Big Tech’s priors in this regard are not comforting. When presented with the choice to engage in an overt censorship regime that passed user data to the Chinese government, or to opt out of the Chinese market, Google chose the former.
Brown University Will Be Placing Tampons in the Men's Room to Accommodate Transgenders
Brown University Will Be Placing Tampons in the Men's Room to Accommodate Transgenders"The student body president at Brown University, Viet Nguyen, will personally be handing out free tampons and pads in men's, women's, and gender neutral restrooms on campus, Newsweek reported Tuesday.
"We wanted to set a tone of trans-inclusivity, and not forget that they're an important part of the population," Nguyen explained in an email announcing his bathroom project.
...To a sensible person, this might seem like insanity.
But this is an Ivy League college we're talking about..."
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Five Points business owner battling human feces problem | FOX31 Denver
Five Points business owner battling human feces problem | FOX31 Denver
DENVER -- A business owner in Denver's Five Points neighborhood is frustrated about finding human feces on his property.
Jawaid Bazyar says homeless people defecate on his property on an almost daily basis, and he's now refusing to clean it up.
Bazyar is the CEO of Forethought.net, an internet service provider.
..."The wall is a bathroom stall. They lean up against it and let it rip," he said to the FOX31 Problem Solvers.
However, he is now the one in trouble with the city.
...A spokesperson also tells FOX31 the city issued several warnings prior to handing Bazyar a citation.
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DENVER -- A business owner in Denver's Five Points neighborhood is frustrated about finding human feces on his property.Jawaid Bazyar says homeless people defecate on his property on an almost daily basis, and he's now refusing to clean it up.
Bazyar is the CEO of Forethought.net, an internet service provider.
..."The wall is a bathroom stall. They lean up against it and let it rip," he said to the FOX31 Problem Solvers.
- "In downtown Denver, that's nonstop now, just piles of poop."
- Syringes also litter the ground.
- Employees have been assaulted, according to Bazyar.
- "I've been chased with a 2-by-4, a knife, a pipe. A man bashed in my windshield with a rock," said Tamara Chapman, a financial controller with the company.
- On Friday, Bazyar recorded an alleged drug deal happening outside his office.
- "Everyday, two to three times a day, we're running people off," he said.
- Bazyar has called police to complain.
- "There have been periods where we literally call 10 times a day," he said.
However, he is now the one in trouble with the city.
...A spokesperson also tells FOX31 the city issued several warnings prior to handing Bazyar a citation.
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How Fusion GPS Saved Planned Parenthood’s Bacon
How Fusion GPS Saved Planned Parenthood’s Bacon
"In a federal court in San Francisco, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America is currently suing the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) for illegally taping videos and racketeering, among other crimes.
Founded by David Daledien, the CMP nearly brought Planned Parenthood down when it released its series of undercover videos.
How Planned Parenthood avoided disaster is a story that deserves attention
"In a federal court in San Francisco, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America is currently suing the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) for illegally taping videos and racketeering, among other crimes.
Founded by David Daledien, the CMP nearly brought Planned Parenthood down when it released its series of undercover videos.
How Planned Parenthood avoided disaster is a story that deserves attention
...For immediate assistance Planned Parenthood turned to the well-connected fixers at -- where else? -- Fusion GPS.
...Armed with a ten-page report from Fusion, Richards went on the offensive.
Convincing people they did not see what they saw would not be easy, but the networks made the task possible by refusing to show the actual videos.
...The Times headlined its story, “Planned Parenthood Videos Were Altered, Analysis Finds.”
Deep in the copy, Fusion admitted they “found no evidence that CMP inserted dialogue not spoken by Planned Parenthood staff,” but the headline did the damage..."
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...Armed with a ten-page report from Fusion, Richards went on the offensive.
Convincing people they did not see what they saw would not be easy, but the networks made the task possible by refusing to show the actual videos.
...The Times headlined its story, “Planned Parenthood Videos Were Altered, Analysis Finds.”
Deep in the copy, Fusion admitted they “found no evidence that CMP inserted dialogue not spoken by Planned Parenthood staff,” but the headline did the damage..."
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Whistleblower's lawyer reiterates: 'Coup' against President Trump began the week he took office - TheBlaze
Mark Zaid — an attorney representing the whistleblower whose complaint against President Donald Trump was used to spur House Democrats' impeachment probe — has come out in defense of controversial tweets he made in 2017, where he called for a "coup" and "rebellion" against the president.
History for November 10
History for November 10 - On-This-Day.com
Martin Luther 1483 - German friar, Catholic priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation, Claude Rains 1889 - Actor, Richard Burton 1925 - Actor
Roy Scheider 1932 - Actor ("Jaws"), Tim Rice 1944 - Lyricist, Donna Fargo 1949 - Singer, songwriter
1775 - The U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. The Marines went out of existence after the end of the Revolutionary War in April of 1783. The Marine Corps were formally re-established on July 11, 1798. This day is observed as the birth date of the United States Marine Corps.
1975 - The Edmund Fitzgerald, an ore-hauling ship, and its crew of 29 vanished during a storm in Lake Superior.
1980 - CBS News anchor Dan Rather claimed he had been kidnapped in a cab. It turned out that Rather had refused to pay the cab fare.
Saturday, November 09, 2019
Sanders' immigration plan: Halt deportations, abolish ICE, welcome 50K 'climate migrants,' give welfare to all | Fox News
Sanders' immigration plan: Halt deportations, abolish ICE, welcome 50K 'climate migrants,' give welfare to all | Fox News:
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Thursday released a sweeping immigration plan that would impose a moratorium on deportations, "break up" existing immigration enforcement agencies, grant full welfare access to illegal immigrants and welcome a minimum of 50,000 “climate migrants” in the first year of a Sanders administration.
The plan effectively establishes Sanders at the far left of the immigration debate, as he aims to energize a base that helped drive his 2016 primary campaign amid competition from other liberal candidates in the field this time around.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Thursday released a sweeping immigration plan that would impose a moratorium on deportations, "break up" existing immigration enforcement agencies, grant full welfare access to illegal immigrants and welcome a minimum of 50,000 “climate migrants” in the first year of a Sanders administration.The plan effectively establishes Sanders at the far left of the immigration debate, as he aims to energize a base that helped drive his 2016 primary campaign amid competition from other liberal candidates in the field this time around.
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