History for October 22

History for October 22 - On-This-Day.com

George Beadle 1903

• 1797 - Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first recorded parachute jump. He made the jump from about 3,000 feet.
• 1836 - Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas.
• 1962 - U.S. President Kennedy went on radio and television to inform the United States about his order to send U.S. forces to blockade Cuba. The blockade was in response to the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.
• 1986 - U.S. President Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986 into law.
• 1999 - China ended its first-ever human rights conference in which it defied Western definitions of civil liberties.

Rob Schneider Unloads on Gavin Newsom Over Thanksgiving - Louder With Crowder

Rob Schneider Unloads on Gavin Newsom Over Thanksgiving - Louder With Crowder: 

Commiefornia Governor Gavin Newsom has announced new regulations for celebrating Thanksgiving, effectively banning you from having more than three families over, and they can only be over for two hours. Also, everyone is banned from singing. Just because, you know (see GAVIN NEWSOM DEMANDS YOU NOT SEE FAMILY ON JULY 4TH, BUT THIS PHOTO LEAVES QUESTIONS ... and A BRAVE CALIFORNIA CHURCH IS TAKING A STAND AGAINST GAVIN NEWSOM'S TYRANNICAL SHUTDOWN ORDERS). To be fair to Newsom, there are probably families who actually welcome the excuse not to invite certain family members over. Or any family members over. The perfect Thanksgiving for me is smoking a cigar with some bourbon on the porch and having everyone leave me alone as I watch football with a turkey sandwich.

The way we were-----Marines Run Over a Landmine

"A squad of Marines moving through the desert in a 7-ton run over a landmine, which is followed by another explosion in the distance. 

No one was injured."

Boob-tube-----Early Radio Announcers talk gaffes on TV 1955

What Does The SCOTUS Pennsylvania Ruling Mean?

meaning in history: What Does The SCOTUS Pennsylvania Ruling Mean?

What Does The SCOTUS Pennsylvania Ruling Mean?

This could be very interesting. Shipwreckedcrew offers a very concise account of what this outrageous ruling could mean, followed by a much lengthier analysis:

Supreme Court Declines To Intervene In Case Challenging Changes To Pennsylvania Election Law Rules — For Now

The interesting part is the "for now," which we'll get to.

What this case is about is pretty simple. The Dem governor of PA asked the legislature to change the election laws. The legislature, controlled by the GOP, declined to do so. So the PA Supreme Court--controlled by Dem judges--stepped in and changed the PA election laws by judicial fiat...

...Why does this guarantee Judge Amy's confirmation? 

This is why...Read all!

MIT: Twitter Ban ‘Nearly Doubled’ The Visibility Of Hunter Biden Laptop Story

MIT: Twitter Ban ‘Nearly Doubled’ The Visibility Of Hunter Biden Laptop Story

"Twitter’s crackdown on a controversial New York Post story that “purported to show new emails from Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, about his business dealings while Joe Biden was the vice president in the Obama administration,” “nearly doubled” the story’s visibility and triggered the so-called “Streisand Effect,” amplifying the Post’s claims, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a high-profile media intelligence firm.

“When Twitter banned, and then unbanned, links to a questionably sourced New York Post article about Joe Biden’s son Hunter, its stated intention was to prevent people from spreading harmful false material as America heads into the final stretch of the election campaign,” MIT’s Technology Review reported Monday. 

“But thanks to the cycle of misinformation—and claims from conservatives that social-media platforms are deliberately censoring their views—Twitter managed to do the opposite of what it intended.”...Read all.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: 'If you're tired of lockdowns ... wearing masks, or you wish you were in church this morning,' then vote for Joe Biden - TheBlaze

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: 'If you're tired of lockdowns ... wearing masks, or you wish you were in church this morning,' then vote for Joe Biden - TheBlaze: 

What was the reaction? Some Twitter users who commented on the "Meet the Press" clip said Whitmer's insistence on Americans voting for Biden if they want lockdowns to end and if they want to go back to church sounded like a thinly veiled ultimatum:

Paglia: The Dumbing Down of America Began in Public Schools | Intellectual Takeout

Paglia: The Dumbing Down of America Began in Public Schools | Intellectual Takeout

"In the last several years, Americans have been sensing that something is seriously wrong with the current crop of young people. 

True, they are likely to have the most education credentials any generation has ever received. 

They also are technically-savvy, and as such, have a wealth of knowledge at their fingertips.

But in spite of these factors, today’s students seem to exhibit a character that is high in sensitivity and low in knowledge. 

What gives? 

Why are our students turning out like this?..Read all

Renewable energy is cripplingly expensive, hopelessly unreliable...

Facebook: -Alan Barron

Renewable energy is cripplingly expensive, hopelessly unreliable, massacres wildlife, destroys landscapes, destabilises the grid and causes climate change according to a Review published in the scientific journal Energies by a team of Irish and U.S.-based researchers.

The large scale transition to renewables in California has caused wide spread power outages and failed to provide enough power for the state at peak demand, and needed backup from other sources.

The review authors demonstrate, renewables – mainly wind and solar – do little if anything to reduce carbon dioxide emissions but are very good at wasting eye-watering sums of taxpayers’ money...Read all.

Lunch video-----Animated Maps: California Wildfires from 1910-2019

Noon-toon

 

Joe Biden Insults Black Senate Candidate, Who Hits Back Hard - Louder With Crowder

Joe Biden Insults Black Senate Candidate, Who Hits Back Hard - Louder With Crowder: 

Think way back to two weeks ago. Donald Trump called Kamala Harris a "monster," which was somehow evidence of his sexist racism or racist sexism. 'Member that? Because Joe Biden, who already has problems with black folk (see JOE BIDEN TELLS BLACK PEOPLE THAT THEY 'AIN'T BLACK' and JOE BIDEN JUST ASKED A BLACK REPORTER IF HE DOES COCAINE. NO, REALLY.), called a black candidate a "disaster." Not as much outrage. Or any outrage, since the rules don't apply to the left. It is what it is. John James, the Michigan senate candidate in question, doesn't need everyone's outrage when he just dropped this nuke of a response.

Fulfilling promises! Working for the people!

Imagine if was a republican supporter!-----The Toobin Zoom Call Is Even Worse Than We Thought. Here's What They Were Talking About

The Toobin Zoom Call Is Even Worse Than We Thought. Here's What They Were Talking About

"He claims he thought he had “muted the video” but left it on “accidentally.”
But that’s not believable, because when turning the camera off on Zoom, there is an avatar where the video used to be.
How does he expect us to believe he did not check this before deciding to whip out wee Willie?
And worse, why is that a good excuse for flogging the dolphin during a work call?...

And now Toobin wants the world to accept that he made a “mistake” and “accidentally” sexually harassed everyone in a Zoom call.
That’s what we’re really talking about here.
If MeToo has taught me anything it’s that consent matters and if a man exposes himself to anyone without their consent it’s akin to rape.
Remember that Louis C.K. was dragged for engaging in this same activity on phone calls with women.
So was Harvey Weinstein, who was reported to have sprinkled his house plant in plain view of witnesses.
The issue here really is, why does a guy do this on a work call unless he likes the thrill of getting caught?

But let’s not forget the seriousness of this situation. 

This needs to be a firing offense if the big networks are really concerned about making workplace environments sexual harassment-free...Read all.

Coming to your town soon?

 

Over 70% of coronavirus patients wore mask, followed guidelines - study - The Jerusalem Post

Over 70% of coronavirus patients wore mask, followed guidelines - study - The Jerusalem Post

• It is impossible to evaluate exactly where someone contracted the virus.

"JERUSALEM POST-Face masks and coverings are not 100% effective at preventing the spread of the coronavirus, according to a September study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The study, conducted in July, found that over 70% of the 154 "case-patients," who had tested positive for COVID-19, were infected despite making efforts to abide by CDC guidelines, including the wearing of face masks...Read all

#1 This day 1961-----Runaround Sue

"Laws either mean something or they mean nothing. There is no other choice."

Laws either mean something or they mean nothing. There is no other choice.--Michael Smith

"Laws either mean something or they mean nothing. 

There is no other choice.

The dates for national elections have been defined by law since the Presidential Election Day Act of 1845. Since 1848, every presidential election has been held on the first Tuesday in November.

Presidential election dates are not kept secret and are known by the populace literally decades in advance to anyone who owns a calendar. 

To think that laws need to be modified to allow "extra time" to get votes in after the specified date is ludicrous...and yet, that is just what the Supreme Court, with a vote from the traitorous John Roberts, just did by upholding a three day period AFTER election day for votes to count in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania early voting began on September 14th this year. 

...This is wrong. 

As I said, laws are only laws because we treat them that way. 

When we stop respecting laws, we are just asking for chaos."...Read all.

What a concept!

 

San Francisco free speech rally organizer attacked by Antifa - TheBlaze

San Francisco free speech rally organizer attacked by Antifa - TheBlaze: 

A free speech rally was shut down in San Francisco on Saturday after counter-protesters became violent. The situation became so dangerous for conservatives that police needed to escort them to their cars for their own safety from an angry mob. POLL: Did you watch any of the 2020 Presidential Town Halls last night? A "Free Speech Rally Against Twitter and Big Tech" was planned for Saturday at the Federal Building at U.N. Plaza, which is near Twitter's headquarters. The event was to protest Twitter's censorship of the New York Post's article about Hunter Biden's alleged emails regarding overseas dealings.

How to Be a Corrupt Slimy Democrat in Three Easy Steps - Steve Gruber

How to Be a Corrupt Slimy Democrat in Three Easy Steps - Steve Gruber

"Ah… To be a democrat politician… The easy life…The life of unfettered wealth…

When you have other democrats, the deep state, the leftist media, celebrities, corporations, corrupt law enforcement, spineless Rinos and social media to cover for everything you do, criminal and otherwise, you have it made.

...So if you are a democrat and you are thinking about getting into politics…and you aspire to be like Clinton or a Biden – or Rep. Ilhan Omar… what do you need to do?

It’s quite easy…

1. Start a Foundation...

2. Get your Family...

3. Corporate Profiting...Read all.

AM Fruitcake

 

History for October 21

History for October 21 - On-This-Day.com
Benjamin Netanyahu 1949 - Prime Minister of Israel

• 1805 - The Battle of Trafalgar occurred off the coast of Spain. The British defeated the French and Spanish fleet.
• 1879 - Thomas Edison invented the electric incandescent lamp. It would last 13 1/2 hours before it would burn out.
• 1917 - The first U.S. soldiers entered combat during World War I near Nancy, France.
• 1945 - Women in France were allowed to vote for the first time.
• 1994 - North Korea and the Clinton administration, U.S. signed an agreement requiring North Korea to halt its nuclear program and agree to inspections.
• 2003 - The U.S. Senate voted to ban what was known as partial birth abortions.

Conference cancels keynote speech by Stanford biophysics professor Michael Levitt because of his skepticism regarding COVID lockdowns - TheBlaze

Conference cancels keynote speech by Stanford biophysics professor Michael Levitt because of his skepticism regarding COVID lockdowns - TheBlaze: 

Stanford professor and Nobel laureate Michael Levitt has been disinvited as a keynote speaker at a conference dedicated to his field of expertise, allegedly because of his controversial views regarding the efficacy of many of the measures that have been taken to combat the coronavirus pandemic.