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Lindsey Graham Releases FISA Witness Wish List | The Daily Caller

Lindsey Graham Releases FISA Witness Wish List | The Daily Caller:

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Friday identified 17 FBI and Justice Department employees he wants to interview regarding the FBI’s surveillance abuses against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
In a letter to Attorney General William Barr, Graham identified several FBI agents who helped put together applications for surveillance warrants submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) in order to spy on Page.

Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it | Daily Mail Online

Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it | Daily Mail Online

• Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it
• The figures reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012 there was no discernible rise in aggregate global temperatures
• This means that the ‘pause’ in global warming has now lasted for about the same time as the previous period when temperatures rose, 1980 to 1996

The world stopped getting warmer almost 16 years ago, according to new data released last week.
The figures, which have triggered debate among climate scientists, reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012, there was no discernible rise in aggregate global temperatures.
This means that the ‘plateau’ or ‘pause’ in global warming has now lasted for about the same time as the previous period when temperatures rose, 1980 to 1996. 
Before that, temperatures had been stable or declining for about 40 years..."
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#1 Movie This week 1975-----The Towering Inferno Trailer

Yes, they are nuts!-----How to Cope with Trump-Era Depression – Kirschner's Korner

How to Cope with Trump-Era Depression – Kirschner's Korner:
"If you care about animals, people, and the planet, you’ve likely battled feelings of depression during the Trump presidency.
His cruelty, immaturity, lying, law-breaking, and harmful policies invade our daily routines and shock us every day.
Every headline makes our heart race, and we feel sick that he remains in office.
We wonder what happened to our fellow Americans that they would elevate such a bad person to a position of power.
We thought we shared a common set of values with Republicans and could at least agree that Trump’s sociopathic behavior, sordid past, and lack of experience would disqualify him from office.
We wonder how Republicans continue to support someone who is so antithetical to all that is good in our country.
We worry they don’t realize they’re being hoodwinked and we worry about the future.
The psychological impact of Trump’s presidency is real and lasting..."
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#1 This day 1960-----Percy Faith - Theme From A Summer Place

China: Massive Production and Supply Chain Interruptions Continue

China: Massive Production and Supply Chain Interruptions Continue: 
Food shortages and high food inflation have arrived | Michael Yon covering Hong Kong Insurgency on Patreon

Feb 16 at 6:03am

China: Massive Production and Supply Chain Interruptions Continue: Food shortages and high food inflation have arrived

This will effect every country in the world.

And McCabe walks?

Arnold Schwarzenegger Thanks Trump for Tackling Homeless Epidemic

Arnold Schwarzenegger Thanks Trump for Tackling Homeless Epidemic:

Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger thanked President Donald Trump and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson for taking part in a homelessness summit and helping the state with the chronic problem of homelessness in the state.

NYC subway thief thanks Democrats after his 139th arrest, release: 'Bail reform, it’s lit!' | Fox News

NYC subway thief thanks Democrats after his 139th arrest, release: 'Bail reform, it’s lit!' | Fox News
"A New York City man who’s now been arrested 139 times thanked Democrats for guaranteeing his immediate release despite repeatedly swiping hundreds of dollars from unsuspecting subway commuters since the state’s new bail reform law went into effect Jan. 1.

Charles Barry, 56, has been arrested six times since the start of this year. 
He’s been released each time without having to post bail under New York’s new bail reform law since his alleged offenses were nonviolent, the New York Daily News reported. 

In the past, Barry’s served several stints in state prison and has a lengthy record, including six felonies, 87 misdemeanors and 21 missed court hearings, the newspaper reported, citing court records.

“Bail reform, it’s lit!” Barry yelled to reporters Thursday outside the NYPD Transit District 1 headquarters in the Columbus Circle station before officers transported him to Manhattan Central Booking. “It’s the Democrats! The Democrats know me and the Republicans fear me. You can’t touch me! I can’t be stopped!”

Charles Barry, 56, has been arrested six times since New York's new bail reform law took effect Jan. 1.

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History for February 17

History for February 17 - On-This-Day.com
Thomas Malthus 1766, Hal Holbrook 1925 - Actor, Lou Diamond Phillips 1962 - Actor


Larry the Cable Guy 1963 - Actor, comedian ("Blue Collar TV"), Michael Jordan 1963 - Basketball player, Michael Bay 1964 - Director


1801 - The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.


1995 - Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings. He was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison.

Jeff Carlson on Twitter: "Narrator: IG found that McCabe lied at least 4 times - 3 of them while under oath.

Jeff Carlson on Twitter: "Narrator: IG found that McCabe lied at least 4 times - 3 of them while under oath. / Twitter

Jeff Carlson

@themarketswork

Narrator: IG found that McCabe lied at least 4 times - 3 of them while under oath.

• Oct 31, 2016 - McCabe lied to Comey
• May 9, 2017 - Lied to FBI INSD Agents - under oath
• July 28, 2017 - Lied to IG - under oath
• Nov 27, 2017 - Lied to IG 2nd time - under oath

CNN is garbage

"CNN-Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe says being labeled a liar was "one of the most sickening and demeaning experiences of my life" https://cnn.it/3bEodGd "

Rule of Law: Mike Bloomberg Funded 'Special' Prosecutors on Climate Change

Rule of Law: Mike Bloomberg Funded 'Special' Prosecutors on Climate Change:

Billionaire oligarch Mike Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City who is now running for president, funded a network of attorneys who helped pursue prosecutions related to “climate change.”
As the Competitive Enterprise Institute noted in a 2018 report, Bloomberg created a “scheme” to pay attorneys who were placed in the offices of state attorneys general, and whose role was to pursue environmental violations — as well as the political opponents of left-wing climate change policies:
Led and funded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, this scheme centerson paying to place activist attorneys—dubbed State Assistant Attorneys General (SAAGs)—in offices of the attorney general (OAGs) to play an agreed, predetermined, and activist role.

The way we were-----Harry Chapin--Taxi

Boob-tube-----1975: Our Lives Through TV Commercials

The Benefits of Being Joe Biden’s Brother — ProPublica

The Benefits of Being Joe Biden’s Brother — ProPublica

• Jim Biden has been at his brother’s side at nearly every critical junction in Joe’s life.
• He’s also repeatedly tapped into Joe’s political network for help with his finances, and used Joe’s fame to promote his business ventures.

"...Jim Biden was in a bind.
An investor had put up $1 million to help Jim and his nephew Hunter buy a hedge fund.
Then it turned out that the fund’s assets were worth less than the Bidens had thought.
Now the investor wanted its money back..."
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Economic fallout from China's coronavirus mounts across the globe

Economic fallout from China's coronavirus mounts across the globe
"The economic casualties from China's coronavirus epidemic are mounting as Asian and European auto plants run short of parts, free-spending Chinese tourists stay home and American companies brace for unpredictable turbulence.
That's just the start of a financial hangover that is expected to linger for months even if the flulike illness is soon brought under control, economists and supply chain experts say.
The Chinese epidemic's aftereffects will likely cause the global economy to shrink this quarter for the first time since the depths of the 2009 financial crisis..."
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Nolte: Media-Approved Hate Crimes Against Trump Supporters Explode Post-Acquittal

Nolte: Media-Approved Hate Crimes Against Trump Supporters Explode Post-Acquittal:

Nothing proves “silence is consent” more than the media establishment’s revealing indifference in the face of a recent wave of violent attacks and threats against Trump supporters.
First, a little background…

America Lost: Why Faith Is the Answer for the New American Poverty

America Lost: Why Faith Is the Answer for the New American Poverty
"...The "Great Revolt," as Salena Zito explains it, describes a political realignment aimed at revitalizing broken communities. 
Yet according to a groundbreaking new film, the true answer to urban decay, broken families, and ballooning debt from dependence on social programs isn't more government but a return to the traditional sources of meaning: faith, family, work, and community.

Filmmaker Christopher Rufo traveled to three crumbling American cities — Youngstown, Ohio; Memphis, Tenn.; and Stockton, Calif. — and documented the deep human struggles of communities left behind as the 1950s industrial boom yielded to a new kind of economy in the 21st century. 

America Lost explains why top-down government solutions fail to address this urban decay and the film suggests a better path forward.

..."While making America Lost, I witnessed another model: communities have stopped waiting for solutions from D.C. and started to take their destiny into their own hands...

...America Lost represents the culmination of 5 years of research on Rufo's part, exploring the "lost American interior."...

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Tyler O'Neil is the author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Follow him on Twitter at @Tyler2ONeil.

Lunch video-----Siegel Climate Data Movie

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NYPD Advises Vigilance Following Assassination Attempts Directed At Officers | The Daily Caller

NYPD Advises Vigilance Following Assassination Attempts Directed At Officers | The Daily Caller:

The NYPD issued a memo on a “credible threat” to target officers following assassination attempts last weekend, announcing that extra security woudl be added to all police stations and urging officers to be “vigilant and alert.”
An NYPD memo was sent to parts of the NYPD detective bureau and tweeted by the Sergeants Benevolent Association, requiring all stations to have house security posted on all tours, CBS New York reported. The heightened security comes after a man shot at two officers, wounding one, Saturday and then opened fire inside a station a day later.