Sunday, August 23, 2020
Democrats Back California-Style Energy Policy amid Blackouts | National Review
Democrats Back California-Style Energy Policy amid Blackouts | National Review
"...The Golden State is experiencing rolling blackouts even as the Democrats speak.
Millions of people are having their electrical power turned off in the middle of a heat wave — more specifically, their air conditioners.
...California doesn’t have enough reliable power — which is to say fossil-fuel and nuclear energy – because it depends on intermittent sources like solar and windmills.
California is what happens when quixotic political aspirations smother economic reality.
...Both Kamala Harris and Joe Biden support the Green New Deal, which calls for the elimination of all fossil fuels within a decade – not to mention cars and planes and entire industries.
...That means “a 100 percent clean energy economy and net-zero emissions no later than 2050.”...Read all.
"...The Golden State is experiencing rolling blackouts even as the Democrats speak.
...California doesn’t have enough reliable power — which is to say fossil-fuel and nuclear energy – because it depends on intermittent sources like solar and windmills.
California is what happens when quixotic political aspirations smother economic reality.
...Both Kamala Harris and Joe Biden support the Green New Deal, which calls for the elimination of all fossil fuels within a decade – not to mention cars and planes and entire industries.
...That means “a 100 percent clean energy economy and net-zero emissions no later than 2050.”...Read all.
Susan B. Anthony memorial refuses to accept Trump's pardon of civil rights leader | Just The News
Susan B. Anthony memorial refuses to accept Trump's pardon of civil rights leader | Just The News:- A pardon would 'validate' the injustice she suffered, group says.
...The foundation noted that Anthony, when she was convicted of voting, refused to "pay a dollar of [the] unjust penalty."
"To pay would have been to validate the proceedings. To pardon Susan B. Anthony does the same," the museum said in its statement...Read all.
Chicago Police Report 21 Shooting Victims In One Day | The Daily Caller
Gun violence continues to hit the city of Chicago as police records indicate 21 people were shot Wednesday alone, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
21st Century "woke".-----De Blasio moves homeless men into boutique hotel rooms
De Blasio moves homeless men into boutique hotel rooms"Dozens of homeless men were moved into a Downtown Brooklyn boutique hotel Friday — just days after Mayor Bill de Blasio said he’s looking to end the city’s emergency coronavirus shelter program.
...“I’m no one to say where these people have to go. The only problem I have is that they’re very dirty,” said Belen Lopez, 34, a graphic designer who lives in a nearby luxury building.
...The mom called the area, where residential rents hover between $4,000-$5,000 for a two-bedroom, “a disaster,” and explained, “We can’t go there anymore.”
“There is alcohol. There are little bottles of booze on the grass,” she said, adding that she’s “concerned” about the wellbeing of her daughter.
“We don’t feel safe anymore,” said Lopez.
...Another local railed, “It’s terrible. There is trash all over the place.”
“This used to be a beautiful block — now it’s completely changed. It’s quite disturbing,” the neighbor said...Read all.
WHO warns a coronavirus vaccine alone will not end pandemic
WHO warns a coronavirus vaccine alone will not end pandemic
World leaders and the public must learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their daily lives to bring the virus down to low levels, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news conference from the agency’s Geneva headquarters.
“At the same time, we will not, we cannot go back to the way things were.”...Read all.
- World leaders and the public must learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their daily lives to bring the virus down to low levels, the WHO said.
- Throughout history, outbreaks and pandemics have changed economies and societies, the agency said.
- The pandemic is a reminder that health and the economy are inseparable: WHO
World leaders and the public must learn to manage the virus and make permanent adjustments to their daily lives to bring the virus down to low levels, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news conference from the agency’s Geneva headquarters.
“At the same time, we will not, we cannot go back to the way things were.”...Read all.
Biden Supporters Use Guillotine to Chop 'Trump's' Head Off - Louder With Crowder
Biden Supporters Use Guillotine to Chop 'Trump's' Head Off - Louder With Crowder:
I can remember four years ago, people in Indiana had an offensive effigy of Barack Obama in a parade. It became a national news story. All Republicans were forced to denounce it. All Trump supporters were smeared over it, including Trump himself. I bring this up because last night, Biden supporters chopped Donald Trump's head off in effigy, using a guillotine. Because that's how Biden supporters do now....
I can remember four years ago, people in Indiana had an offensive effigy of Barack Obama in a parade. It became a national news story. All Republicans were forced to denounce it. All Trump supporters were smeared over it, including Trump himself. I bring this up because last night, Biden supporters chopped Donald Trump's head off in effigy, using a guillotine. Because that's how Biden supporters do now....
Border Agents Arrest 2 Illegal Immigrants Traveling With $16,000 Cash, Guns And Ammo | The Daily Caller
Border Agents Arrest 2 Illegal Immigrants Traveling With $16,000 Cash, Guns And Ammo | The Daily Caller:A makeshift wooden vessel carrying two men from the Dominican Republic was spotted and intercepted three miles off the coast of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents Thursday morning.
The men were traveling in a “yola” type vessel with a “significant amount of weapons and ammo,” a CBP spokesman told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Two men were arrested and the vessel was seized.
21st Century "woke".-----Amsterdam installs sustainable urinals to combat "wild peeing" - CNN Style
Amsterdam installs sustainable urinals to combat "wild peeing" - CNN Style"The city of Amsterdam is going green in an attempt to combat an age-old problem -- public urination.
The local council has installed eight hemp-filled, sustainable urinals in the city's "wild peeing" hotspots.
At first glance, the urinals -- called GreenPees -- look like traditional planters, with greenery sprouting from the top.
But look more closely and you'll notice an opening in the side.
This is the target zone for urination...Read all.
These are "offensive"? Something is wrong in America today.-----'These are big issues:' Billboards removed after message about poverty sparks controversy
'These are big issues:' Billboards removed after message about poverty sparks controversy"MILWAUKEE - Billboards in Milwaukee that targeted people living in poverty were taken down after some say the message was inappropriate.
However, the group behind the billboards is defending the controversial images.
There were four billboards throughout the city with the same message that have all since been replaced with an inspirational message about courage...Read all.
Texas School District Caught Teaching Children the Police are Just Like the KKK and Slave Owners
Texas School District Caught Teaching Children the Police are Just Like the KKK and Slave Owners
"The Wylie School District in Texas apologized after they were caught teaching children police officers are like the KKK and slave owners.
Parents complained after they found this cartoon in their child’s school assignment.
"The Wylie School District in Texas apologized after they were caught teaching children police officers are like the KKK and slave owners.
Parents complained after they found this cartoon in their child’s school assignment.
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BLM protesters angrily take to Portland neighborhood in dead of night: 'Wake up, motherf***er!' - TheBlaze
Black Lives Matter protesters and activists swarmed residential streets in Portland, Oregon, late Thursday night in an attempt to violently rouse people from their slumber.
Florida Mail-in Ballot Envelopes Reveal Party Affiliation
Florida Mail-in Ballot Envelopes Reveal Party Affiliation"Voting is our most sacred right as Americans, and secrecy is key to the whole process.
That’s because fairness at the ballot box – or at the post office – is crucial.
But, voters’ party affiliation is being printed right on their mail-in ballot envelopes...Read all.
History for August 23
History for August 23 - On-This-Day.com
Oliver Hazard Perry 1785, Gene Kelly 1912, Barbara Eden 1934 - Actress ("I Dream of Jeannie")
Richard Sanders 1940 - Actor ("WKRP in Cincinnati"), Keith Moon 1947 - Musician (The Who), Kobe Bryant 1978 - Basketball player
1902 - Fannie Merrit Farmer opened her cooking school, Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, in Boston, MA.
1998 - Protestors in Sudan carried a sign that bore the resemblance of Monica Lewinsky and the words "No War for Monika." The anti-U.S. demonstration was in Khartoum, Sudan.
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Viral Misinformation About Mailbox Removals Does Not Violate Twitter Policies, Won’t Be Fact-Checked Company Says | The Daily Caller
Tweets theorizing that officials are removing mailboxes to prevent people from casting mail-in ballots ahead of November do not violate Twitter’s policies against election-year misinformation, a Twitter spokesman told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Critics of President Donald Trump are suggesting on Twitter that his administration is tampering with mailboxes to suppress mail-in votes ahead of the election. Tweets floating this possibility “are currently not in violation of the Twitter Rules and will not be labeled,” the spokesman said.
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