Saturday, February 08, 2020
Mike Bloomberg Is Paying ‘Influencers’ to Make Him Seem Cool
- The Bloomberg campaign is trying an ad strategy familiar to every other startup with a ton of cash and a questionable business model: Paying influencers to make it seem cool.
The Bloomberg campaign has quietly begun a campaign on Tribe, a “branded content marketplace” that connects social-media influencers with the brands that want to advertise to their followers, to pitch influencers on creating content highlighting why they love the former New York City mayor—for a price..."
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'The View' host insults SOTU Tuskegee Airman by calling him a 'political prop' - WND
'The View' host insults SOTU Tuskegee Airman by calling him a 'political prop' - WND:
An American hero was denigrated Wednesday as a "political prop" by one co-host on "The View" who objected to the fact that President Donald Trump honored retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, during the State of the Union address Tuesday night.
"I saw reality TV being produced, and I don’t think that’s the place for the State of the Union, and I saw him touting his accomplishments with the black community, and I was offended by the fact that he was trying to use a Tuskegee Airman as a prop, as a political prop," co-host Sunny Hostin said.
An American hero was denigrated Wednesday as a "political prop" by one co-host on "The View" who objected to the fact that President Donald Trump honored retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, during the State of the Union address Tuesday night.
"I saw reality TV being produced, and I don’t think that’s the place for the State of the Union, and I saw him touting his accomplishments with the black community, and I was offended by the fact that he was trying to use a Tuskegee Airman as a prop, as a political prop," co-host Sunny Hostin said.
Total crap!-----U.S. House passes bipartisan boost for Great Lakes funding - mlive.com
"...The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and boost funding each year, increasing from $300 million in 2021 to reach $475 million by 2026.
...Michigan’s representatives said the program, created by the Obama administration in 2009, is critical to cleaning up lakes, beaches and waterways and fighting invasive species like Asian carp.
...Great Lakes Task Force co-chairs U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingel, D-Dearborn, and Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, said the funding creates good-paying jobs and protects the health and beauty of the freshwater resource. ..."The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has a proven track record of success in West Michigan and throughout the Great Lakes region,” Huizenga said in a statement.
“A recent study by the University of Michigan found that every $1 invested from the GLRI has generated more than $3 in additional long-term economic activity..."
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History for February 8
History for February 8 - On-This-Day.com
William Tecumsen Sherman 1820 - Union General during U.S. Civil War, Jules Verne 1828, Chester F. Carlson 1906
Lana Turner 1921, Jack Lemmon 1925, James Dean 1931
1896 - The Western Conference was formed by representatives of Midwestern universities. The group changed its name to the Big 10 Conference.
1952 - Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British throne. Her father, George VI, had died on February 6.
Friday, February 07, 2020
California Democrat Introduces Bill That Could Fine Or Jail People For Not Voting | The Daily Caller
California Democrat Introduces Bill That Could Fine Or Jail People For Not Voting | The Daily Caller:
The bill would require anyone who is at least 18 years of age and qualified to vote by the next election to cast a ballot. The Secretary of State would decide how to enforce the law, and the San Francisco Chronicle reports that voting would be similar to jury duty, where fines or incarceration would be penalties for neglecting to fulfill the obligation. “This bill would instead require a person who qualifies and is registered to vote to cast a ballot, marked or unmarked in whole or in part, at every election held within the territory within which the person resides and the election is held. The bill would require the Secretary of State to enforce this requirement,” the bill reads.
The bill would require anyone who is at least 18 years of age and qualified to vote by the next election to cast a ballot. The Secretary of State would decide how to enforce the law, and the San Francisco Chronicle reports that voting would be similar to jury duty, where fines or incarceration would be penalties for neglecting to fulfill the obligation. “This bill would instead require a person who qualifies and is registered to vote to cast a ballot, marked or unmarked in whole or in part, at every election held within the territory within which the person resides and the election is held. The bill would require the Secretary of State to enforce this requirement,” the bill reads.
‘Woke’ Starbucks Coffee Campaign Promotes Sex Change for Teens
‘Woke’ Starbucks Coffee Campaign Promotes Sex Change for Teens
"A new Starbucks U.K. campaign seeks to promote acceptance of sex change in young teens by encouraging them to give baristas their “new” name when they purchase coffee so it can be “called out” in the store.
"A new Starbucks U.K. campaign seeks to promote acceptance of sex change in young teens by encouraging them to give baristas their “new” name when they purchase coffee so it can be “called out” in the store.
The company touts its campaign, titled #whatsyourname, is the winner of the Channel 4 Diversity Award 2019.
With its claim that Starbucks has been a “values-led company,” the coffee brand says its new campaign urges young teens to try out a new name in public.
The ad features a young girl named Jemma who is looking for an opportunity to use her “new” chosen name of “James.”
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High-tax states' bonds are so in demand that ratings don't matter
High-tax states' bonds are so in demand that ratings don't matter- There’s so much money chasing after the bonds sold by America’s high-tax states that buyers don’t seem to care too much about what credit-rating companies think.
"The heavy demand overall has driven municipal yields to their lowest in more than six-decades.
And with rates so low, the yield penalties that would typically differentiate a deeply indebted state from a thrifty one have become little more than rounding errors that in some cases contrast with their standing in the ratings pecking order.
...This dynamic shows how dramatic the demand has become for tax-exempt securities since President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law limited state and local deductions.
That change drove investors in high tax-states like California, New York and New Jersey into municipal bonds as an alternative way to drive down what they owe..."
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Limbaugh's black producer: Racism charge against Rush is 'slanderous' - WND
Rush Limbaugh's black producer denounced as "scandalous" CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta's claim that the talk-radio icon has a "history" of racist statements, challenging the TV journalist to provide evidence.
China, China, China!-----Don Surber: Highlights of the News
- Donald John Trump is still our president.
...ITEM 3: CNBC reported, "China on Thursday announced that it will halve tariffs on hundreds of U.S. goods worth about $75 billion..."
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Yale apologizes for calling gender identity disorder ‘gender identity disorder’ | The College Fix
Yale apologizes for calling gender identity disorder ‘gender identity disorder’ | The College Fix
- Replaces medical term with vague and misleading term to mollify critics
- Yale’s health benefits now cover surgery to make men’s faces look more feminine – a procedure that can run from $20,000 to $50,000.
...students apparently complained that Yale Health correctly referred to the psychological condition affecting biologically male students who seek “facial feminization surgery.”...
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Fact Check: Trump Was 'Bragging About Taking Away Food Stamps'
CLAIM: President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to “brag” about “taking away food stamps.”
VERDICT: FALSE. Trump boasted about helping the poor find jobs and move off welfare.
Kurt Schlichter---Democrats' Total Failure and Utter Humiliation Delights All Real Americans
Democrats' Total Failure and Utter Humiliation Delights All Real Americans"Now that the Democrats’ dream of stealing the 2016 election through the power of MSNBCNN-fueled outrage, and through plots by fussy lib bureaucrats, lies in ruins, some people might argue that we should be gracious in our total victory and not mock the stinging pain that accompanied this latest agonizing failure.
Some people are sissies.
Hoist a stein overflowing with the tears of these losers and chug chug chug away.
Then tap another keg.
This party is finally getting started, and it’s going to rage on until January 2025..."
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Tony Heller---The Superbowl Of Data Tampering
"People frequently ask me how and why NOAA alters US temperature data, to turn cooling into warming.
In this video I show what they are doing, and how it bears no resemblance to what they claim they are doing."
In this video I show what they are doing, and how it bears no resemblance to what they claim they are doing."
“A caller to Rush’s show made an excellent point:
"A caller to Rush’s show made an excellent point: If Romney believed just a week ago that there was not enough evidence to convict Trump without additional witnesses, how can he vote to convict today when there have been no additional witnesses?”
There’s nothing sadder than people who talk about standards and principles while engaging in transparently self-serving doubletalk.
You can get the same point, made rather more pungently, at Ace’s.--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
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