Saturday, May 01, 2021
2020 was the deadliest year for law enforcement officers in decades - CNN
2020 was the deadliest year for law enforcement officers in decades - CNN
"A report released Monday by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) found that 264 federal, state, military, tribal and local law enforcement officers to date died in the line of duty last year -- the highest since 1974.
The reason that number is so high: Covid-19.
Law enforcement officers died last year of numerous causes, among them vehicle crashes, heart attacks and gun shots.
But more officers died of Covid-19 than all other causes combined, with 145 out of the 264 deaths attributed to the virus...Read all.
This is why we loath the lying, liberal media.
"So, when the Left calls a black Republican a racist and Uncle Tom-- it's "fiery debate;" vs. when anyone on the right even criticizes a minority, they are branded a racist."
A Record 34% Of All Household Income In The US Now Comes From The Government
InsanityWrap--A Record 34% Of All Household Income In The US Now Comes From The Government
A Record 34% Of All Household Income In The US Now Comes From The Government
The next time one of your progressive friends starts prattling on about sustainability, show them this:
We are referring, of course, to Personal Current Transfer payments which are essentially government sourced income such as unemployment benefits, welfare checks, and so on. In March, this number exploded to a mindblowing $8.1 trillion annualized, which was not only double the $4.1 trillion from February, but was also $5 trillion above the pre-Covid trend where transfer receipts were approximately $3.2 trillion.
We’ve been spending our way into oblivion for a long time — Wuhan Flu and Presidentish Biden are just speeding things up.
Really, we care very deeply about the coming fiscal panic/crash/worse… but if Washington doesn’t, why should we?"
History for May 1
History for May 1 - On-This-Day.com
Kate Smith 1909 - Singer
- 1707 - England, Wales and Scotland were united to form Great Britain.
- 1867 - Reconstruction in the South began with black voter registration.
- 1877 - U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes withdrew all Federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction.
- 1927 - Adolf Hitler held his first Nazi meeting in Berlin.
- 1931 - The Empire State Building in New York was dedicated and opened. It was 102 stories tall and was the tallest building in the world at the time.
- 1948 - The People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was proclaimed.
- 1960 - Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Powers was taken prisoner.
- 1961 - Fidel Castro announced there would be no more elections in Cuba.
- 1971 - The National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) went into service. It was established by the U.S. Congress to run the nation's intercity railroads.
- 1992 - On the third day of the Los Angeles riots resulting from the Rodney King beating trial. King appeared in public to appeal for calm, he asked, "Can we all get along?"
Friday, April 30, 2021
Twitter Blocks 'Uncle Tim' from Trending Despite Allowing It to Trend
Twitter Blocks 'Uncle Tim' from Trending Despite Allowing It to Trend:
Twitter has blocked Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) “Uncle Tim” trending topic Thursday after he delivered the rebuttal speech to President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
“This is in line with our policies on Trends… to promote healthy conversations on Twitter. This means that at times, we may not allow or may temporarily prevent content from appearing in Trends until more context is available,” the Twitter spokesperson told Fox News. “This includes Trends that violate The Twitter Rules.”
VIDEO: Thug sneaks up on detective, whacks side of his head with stick, causing gash, in brazen, broad-daylight attack - TheBlaze
VIDEO: Thug sneaks up on detective, whacks side of his head with stick, causing gash, in brazen, broad-daylight attack - TheBlaze:
A New York City detective was in the middle of doing paperwork amid a robbery investigation in Queens on Monday when cellphone video caught a man sneaking up on the detective and whacking the side of his head with a long, plastic stick, resulting in a head wound, police told the New York Post.
The way we were-----Why The Soviet Union's Overshadowed Atrocities of WW2 Must not be Forgotten
"No nation in the Second World War was without its atrocities war crimes, but in this video, we provide you with an overview of all the terrible things the Soviet Union got up to -- from deportation to the torture of innocents."
Dispatches from the Lunatic Asylum America Is in Danger of Becoming
Dispatches from the Lunatic Asylum America Is in Danger of Becoming
Here’s Fudge’s rationale for her decision:
"...HUD Won’t Protect Women in Shelters:
...Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge...withdrew a proposed rule put forth by her predecessor, Dr. Ben Carson, that would have protected the right of shelters to define “sex” as they choose, thus protecting them against transgender legal assaults.
“Access to safe, stable housing-and shelter-is a basic necessity. Unfortunately, transgender and gender non-conforming people report more instances of housing instability and homelessness than cis-gender people.“Today, we are taking a critical step in affirming HUD’s commitment that no person be denied access to housing or other critical services because of their gender identity. HUD is open for business for all.”
What Fudge’s decision means in practice is that no shelter can turn away a transgender man or a man who claims to identify as a woman, no matter if there are concerns about the safety of the women residents, meaning no protection can be afforded for the latter...Read all.
You hate pipelines? All those trucks on the highways? You got your wish!!!-----Lack of tanker truck drivers could lead to gas shortages this summer | KETK.com | FOX51.com
Lack of tanker truck drivers could lead to gas shortages this summer | KETK.com | FOX51.com
"(WJW) — With gas prices already surging this year, another fuel problem may soon be on the horizon.
Some in the industry are now predicting a fuel shortage come summer.
And it’s not due to a supply issue, but rather not enough tank truck drivers to move the fuel to gas stations.
CNN reported that industry group National Tank Truck Carriers said nearly 20% to $25% of tank trucks aren’t being used right now as there are not enough qualified drivers available.
...“I’ve talked to retailers, they say there could be places where there are brief outages,” Jeff Lenard, spokesman at the National Association of Convenience Stores, told CNN.
“If they have no fuel, they have no business. People aren’t going to stop in for a sandwich if you don’t have fuel.”
Border Patrol chief bucks Biden effort to scrub 'alien,' 'illegal': 'Further erode public trust' - TheBlaze
Border Patrol chief bucks Biden effort to scrub 'alien,' 'illegal': 'Further erode public trust' - TheBlaze:
The Biden administration last week ordered Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to abandon words like "alien," "illegal," and "assimilation" when talking about migrants or immigration.
Instead, officials were directed to use words like "noncitizen or migrant," "undocumented," and "integration." CBP top official Troy Miller said the lexical changes are necessary to protect the dignity of immigrants.
Lansing BP&L has only one source of power, one coal plant!-----GM spokesperson Kristin Zimmerman admits 95% of “clean” energy to charge electric cars comes from COAL
GM spokesperson Kristin Zimmerman admits 95% of “clean” energy to charge electric cars comes from COAL
"...General Motors (GM) spokesperson Kristin Zimmerman has become something of an internet sensation for letting the cat out of the bag that “electric” cars actually run on about 95 percent coal.
"...General Motors (GM) spokesperson Kristin Zimmerman has become something of an internet sensation for letting the cat out of the bag that “electric” cars actually run on about 95 percent coal.
During a recent unveiling of the new Chevy Volt, Zimmerman demonstrated for the media how the supposedly “green” vehicle is simply plugged into a power source for energy.
And this power source, at least in Michigan, is mostly burned coal.
A man in a suit pulled out the giant plug (watch below) and waved it in front of the cameras, prompting laughter from the press, before inserting it into the Volt.
A man in a suit pulled out the giant plug (watch below) and waved it in front of the cameras, prompting laughter from the press, before inserting it into the Volt.
A journalist then walks up to Zimmerman to ask her about the power source behind the plug.
“So what’s charging the batteries right now? What’s the source?” one member of the press asked in response.
“Well, here,” Zimmerman answered. “It’s coming from the building.”
“I mean, what’s their mix of power?” the press member then responded.
“Oh, actually Lansing feeds the building. Lansing feeds power to the building, so I don’t know … I’ll bet you they’re a bit of coal, oh they’re heavy on natural gas, aren’t they?”
J. Peter Lark from the Lansing Board of Water & Light, the power company Zimmerman was referring to, quickly cleared up the discrepancy.
“Right, it would be charging off the power grid which is about 95 percent coal,” Lark told the reporter...Read all!
“Well, here,” Zimmerman answered. “It’s coming from the building.”
“I mean, what’s their mix of power?” the press member then responded.
“Oh, actually Lansing feeds the building. Lansing feeds power to the building, so I don’t know … I’ll bet you they’re a bit of coal, oh they’re heavy on natural gas, aren’t they?”
J. Peter Lark from the Lansing Board of Water & Light, the power company Zimmerman was referring to, quickly cleared up the discrepancy.
“Right, it would be charging off the power grid which is about 95 percent coal,” Lark told the reporter...Read all!
Cop Suspended Without Pay For Mocking LeBron James
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- Cop Suspended Without Pay For Mocking LeBron James
- Don’t make fun of BLM
"An Idaho cop who mocked LeBron James in a viral Tik Tok video has been suspended without pay and is now under investigation, with many expecting him to lose his job.
The controversy started when Nate Silvester responded to the basketball star’s infamous deleted tweet where he wrote, “You’re next. #Accountability,” alongside a photo of Nicholas Reardon, the officer who shot Ma’Khia Bryant.
Bryant’s death became a rallying point for Black Lives Matter despite the fact that she was literally attempting to stab two other African-American women to death with a knife before Reardon intervened with deadly force.
Silvester responded to LeBron’s awful take on the incident by creating a skit where he arrives at the scene of a violent crime taking place and then calls dispatch.
“Dispatch, I’ve arrived at that disturbance. Will you have LeBron call my cell phone right away, please? Thank you,” states Silvester while telling those involved in the altercation to hold on while LeBron calls back.
“LeBron, hey, yeah, it’s me again,” Silvester states. “Listen, I’m out here at this disturbance call and there’s a guy trying to stab another guy with a knife. What do you think I should do?”
The controversy started when Nate Silvester responded to the basketball star’s infamous deleted tweet where he wrote, “You’re next. #Accountability,” alongside a photo of Nicholas Reardon, the officer who shot Ma’Khia Bryant.
Bryant’s death became a rallying point for Black Lives Matter despite the fact that she was literally attempting to stab two other African-American women to death with a knife before Reardon intervened with deadly force.
Silvester responded to LeBron’s awful take on the incident by creating a skit where he arrives at the scene of a violent crime taking place and then calls dispatch.
“Dispatch, I’ve arrived at that disturbance. Will you have LeBron call my cell phone right away, please? Thank you,” states Silvester while telling those involved in the altercation to hold on while LeBron calls back.
“LeBron, hey, yeah, it’s me again,” Silvester states. “Listen, I’m out here at this disturbance call and there’s a guy trying to stab another guy with a knife. What do you think I should do?”
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Lunch video-----'No doubt' the drums of war are beating
"Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says there is no doubt the drums of war beating in the region and that the Australian people need a wakeup call."
Why Your Grocery Bills Are Going Up (And Are Only Expected to Get Bigger) - Foundation for Economic Education
- It’s official: food inflation has arrived. Food prices soared 3.9 percent in 2020, the Department of Agriculture recently reported.
"Americans spent a lot of money on groceries over the past year—and it isn’t just because they were eating more meals at home. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food prices jumped 3.9 percent in 2020, nearly triple the rate of inflation.
...“I think food prices are going to continue to increase for probably a good year, year and a half,” warns Phil Lempert, founder of SupermarketGuru.com...Read all!
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