History for May 20

History for May 20 - On-This-Day.com

John Stuart Mill 1806 - Editor, philosopher

• 1506 - In Spain, Christopher Columbus died in poverty.
• 1520 - Hernando Cortez defeated Spanish troops that had been sent to punish him in Mexico.
• 1774 - Britain's Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the American colonists for their increasingly anti-British behavior
• 1830 - The fountain pen was patented by H.D. Hyde.
• 1873 - Levi Strauss began marketing blue jeans with copper rivets.
• 1916 - Norman Rockwell’s first cover on "The Saturday Evening Post" appeared.
• 1927 - Charles Lindbergh took off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris aboard his airplane the "Spirit of St. Louis." The trip took 33 1/2 hours.
• 1932 - Amelia Earhart took off to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She became the first woman to achieve the feat.
• 1985 - The Dow Jones industrial average broke the 1300 mark for the first time. The Dow closed at 1304.88.

Rand Paul wins: Fauci admits he wore a mask for show to avoid sending 'mixed signals' - TheBlaze

Rand Paul wins: Fauci admits he wore a mask for show to avoid sending 'mixed signals' - TheBlaze: 

Now, Fauci admits that he continued to wear a mask indoors even though he was vaccinated and knew he didn't need to because he didn't want to send "mixed signals" to the American people, which appears to be the very definition of "theater." Sen. Paul has not yet commented publicly on Fauci's remarks but he did share the following social media post from the Republican Party of Kentucky: " Two months TO THE DAY after Dr. @RandPaul said Dr. Fauci was performing 'theater' and wearing two masks 'for show' despite being vaccinated, Dr. Fauci finally admits it was, indeed, for show."

Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton says he suffered 'disastrous' side effects from COVID-19 vaccine, blames 'propaganda' insisting they're safe - TheBlaze

Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton says he suffered 'disastrous' side effects from COVID-19 vaccine, blames 'propaganda' insisting they're safe - TheBlaze: 

The magazine cited a letter Clapton wrote describing his ordeal to architect and anti-lockdown activist Robin Monotti Graziadei, who shared it with the guitarist's permission. Rolling Stone said it confirmed the authenticity of the letter — but that a Clapton rep didn't immediately respond to its request for comment.

"I took the first jab of AZ and straight away had severe reactions which lasted ten days," Clapton wrote in the letter, according to the magazine. "I recovered eventually and was told it would be twelve weeks before the second one…"

The way we were-----J.C. Penney's Golden Rule - Life in America

It has happened before. Can happen again!-----Victor Davis Hanson - How a Border War in Europe Led to WWII

Teach racism to the teachers?-----White people are inherently racist, argues diversity expert hired by elementary school district | The College Fix

White people are inherently racist, argues diversity expert hired by elementary school district | The College Fix

"The Hermosa Beach City School District recently hired a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant who will help train teachers about their white privilege, among other duties.

...Atwater, in response to the concerns, said she would not use “shame or guilt” when she teaches on topics such as race, color blindness, implicit bias and similar topics, according to the video of the school board meeting.

Atwater also said during the meeting that what she trains on is not “critical race theory.” But the scholar’s published works include weighing in on “whiteness norms … that systemically benefit white people” and arguments against a color-blind society, according to her faculty bio.

One Hermosa Beach citizen, Matt McCool, who has been vocal against the Hermosa Beach City School District’s push for DEI training, posted a video of Atwater in which she explains how in her trainings she gently guides people to understand they are racist even if they think they are not:

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Scarborough: U.S. Capitol Rioters Were Looking to 'Hurt People, Kill Cops'

Scarborough: U.S. Capitol Rioters Were Looking to 'Hurt People, Kill Cops'

"Wednesday, MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough sounded off on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) opposition to proposed legislation to form a January 6 commission to investigate the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Scarborough accused members of the GOP of “lying” about wanting transparency in the riot because they are “following the ring leader of the conspiracy to commit sedition.” 

He asserted that the rioters were looking to “hurt people” and “kill cops” on that day.

...“As somebody, Kasie, who was there, you know full well, as do all of these members who were lying to their constituents, these weren’t just tourists ambling through, taking pictures of statues in Statutory Hall or rubbing Will Rogers’ shoe for good luck. They were there looking to find people, hurt people, kill cops — almost killed quite a few — and you know, put bear spray into cop’s face who eventually died,” he added.

France bans gender-neutral words in schools harmful language - TheBlaze

France bans gender-neutral words in schools harmful language - TheBlaze: 

Gender equality advocates were pushing for full stops in the middle of written words, which they called "midpoints," that would allow both male and female forms of the word to be represented at the same time. The Daily Mail reported, "In French grammar, nouns take on the gender of the subject to which they refer, with male preferred over female in mixed settings." However, the Academie Francaise or the French Academy, which is the 400-year-old education authority responsible for preserving the French language, shot down the woke proposal. The Academie Francaise declared the overture to be "harmful to the practice and understanding of [French]."

Facebook shuts down popular pro-Israel page

Facebook shuts down popular pro-Israel page

"Facebook shut down a pro-Israel page that reportedly had millions of followers as the worst conflict in years continued in the Gaza Strip.

“Jerusalem Prayer Group” founder Mike Evans claimed that critics targeted the site by posting “more than a million” comments then reporting they had never posted to the site, CBN reported.

“There was an organized attempt by radical Islamic organizations to achieve this objective,” Evans was quoted as saying.

“It was a very clever, deceptive plan by Islamic radicals.”

He also said the posts included anti-Semitic comments...Read all.

Law student faces discipline for saying ‘women have vaginas’

Law student faces discipline for saying ‘women have vaginas’

• A law student at Abertay University in Scotland faces discipline for the allegedly “offensive” and “discriminatory” statements that women are born with vaginas and are physically weaker than men.

"Lisa Keogh, a mother of two, was reported to university officials following the latter remark, the Daily Mail reports.
Keogh was taking part in a virtual discussion on “gender feminism and the law” and brought up concerns about transgender women participating in women’s sports, specifically mixed martial arts.
Keogh was accused of calling women “the weaker sex” after saying a 32-year-old trans woman who had testosterone in her body all those years

“would be genetically stronger than the average woman.” 

The Times reports Keogh also said her classmates were “man-hating feminists” after a peer stated that all men were rapists.
“I didn’t deny saying these things and told the university exactly why I did so,” Keogh said. “I didn’t intend to be offensive but I did take part in a debate and outlined my sincerely held views. I was abused and called names by the other students, who told me I was a ‘typical white, cis girl’. You have got to be able to freely exchange differing opinions otherwise it’s not a debate.
“I wasn’t being mean, transphobic or offensive. I was stating a basic biological fact. I previously worked as a mechanic and when I was in the workshop there were some heavy things that I just couldn’t lift but male colleagues could.”
The university’s definition of misconduct includes “using offensive language” or “discriminating against gender reassignment”. 

Punishment can be as harsh as expulsion...Read all.

Lunch video-----America’s Promise

"Americans are looking for love in all the wrong places—most specifically, Washington D.C. America promises us freedom and opportunity, but certainly not love. 

Jason Whitlock, sports journalist and podcaster, explains."

Noon-toon

'Recipe for Mischief:' FCC Commissioner, President Trump's Big Tech Expert Slam JCPA

'Recipe for Mischief:' FCC Commissioner, President Trump's Big Tech Expert Slam JCPA: 

Adam Candeub, a tenured law professor who led President Trump’s efforts to change the rules around Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and FCC commissioner Nathan Simington are both considered experts on the topic of communications and media law.

In comments to Breitbart News, both men expressed alarm that the bill has been presented to members of congress as a means to protect independent journalism, arguing that it will instead benefit multi-billion dollar organizations like CNN and the New York Times, to the detriment of independent competitors.

In conversations with Breitbart News Candeub and Simington made a series of dire warnings about the bill:

Frack-checked=TRUE!

How to Ensure a Middle East War in Five Easy Steps

How to Ensure a Middle East War in Five Easy Steps

• The new American Middle East policy is an extension of the new American domestic policy.--By Victor Davis Hanson

"More than 2,500 rockets have landed in Israel over the past week. 

...The usual Hamas sympathizers are promising death to the Jews on social media..
...But why all this violence now? 

...Yet between 2017 and 2021 there was relatively little violence in Israel and on the West Bank. 

Whatever our ideologies and politics, we all know the one reason why there is chaos now and not then. 
...It was within such a four-year matrix that terrorists thought it was better not to attack Israel. 

But if we were looking to achieve the exact opposite, then calm can become war in five easy steps:
1) Revive Iran. Revive the visions of John Kerry, Barack Obama, and former Vice President Joe Biden. That is, integrate the Khomeinist revolutionary theocracy in Tehran into the family of nations so that it can achieve a “legitimate” regional preeminence in the Middle East. 

Just as the old Nixon-Kissinger agenda was to see the Shah as the useful Western balancer in the region, so the American Left sees Iran in the same role—but this time around as a revolutionary chaotic regime to check the “right-wing” Israelis and Arab “moderates”, a fact known to Iran...
2) Discourage Arab moderates... 
3) Reboot corrupt Palestinian dictatorships...Read all. 

Is there a connection between "benefits" and "bills"?????

 

Never trust the media!-----A Bizarre Media Hit Piece on Airbnb

A Bizarre Media Hit Piece on Airbnb

• MLive implies service was complicit in shooting at short-term rental

"If a shooting takes place at an apartment complex — which, unfortunately, is not uncommon — should government officials start talking about ways to ban apartment complexes? 

...a recent article in MLive follows a similar logic. 

It attempts to link a tragic story about an illegally operated business and illegally rented home to the debate about how to regulate short-term rental services and companies like Airbnb.
The piece, “Fatal shooting puts spotlight on short-term rentals in Saginaw,” lays out the story. 

Someone bought a home in Saginaw less than a year ago, advertised it on Facebook, saying — falsely — it was an Airbnb rental property, and illegally rented it out on a daily basis. 

On May 3, a man died at the house from gunshot wounds.
The house was not listed or registered with the popular short-term rental website. 

Aside from the owner’s false claims, Airbnb has no connection whatsoever to the house or what took place there.
The article, nevertheless, devotes several paragraphs to profiling the company, describing how it works and listing several criticisms lodged against it...Read all.

# 1 this day 1965-----The Beatles - Ticket To Ride

American madrassas of brain-washing!-----Upstate New York School District Puts Fourth-Graders In ‘Restorative Justice Circles’ As Part Of New Race-Based Curriculum

Upstate New York School District Puts Fourth-Graders In ‘Restorative Justice Circles’ As Part Of New Race-Based Curriculum

"A school district in upstate New York released a new curriculum that puts fourth-graders in “restorative justice” circles to talk about racism. 

Fairport Central School District (FCSD) near Rochester, New York, partnered with a social justice consulting firm to develop the district’s new race-based curriculum. 

Nine-year-olds will be taught about how racism is deeply embedded in the Rochester community and encouraged to partake in activism. 

According to the curriculum, obtained by The Daily Wire, fourth-grade students must be able to “understand, discuss, and identify examples of racism, segregation, and anti-racism.” 

Students were shown pictures of children protesting as an example of “anti-racism.” 

The children held signs that read, “Black Lives Matter” and “None of us is free until all of us are free.”...Read all! 

Bleating libs...warms me heart!

 

Dear Republicans: We Elected You to Fight, So Quit Being Cowards! - Louder With Crowder

Dear Republicans: We Elected You to Fight, So Quit Being Cowards! - Louder With Crowder: 

Democrats are socialist communists who say and do outlandish, corrupt things with zero apologies. Yeah, got that. Kind of why we vote for the opposition party. The root word of "opposition" is oppose. Like, with action and stuff. Not to tell us how terrible the Democrats are. Not tell us how mean Democrats are to Trump. Not tell us how hard Democrats are to work with. We don't want you to work with Democrats. We want you to defeat Democrats. To crush them. To have them run with their tails between their legs.

American Boy Scouts have gone WOKE: Eagles now required to earn 'diversity and inclusion' badges | The Post Millennial

American Boy Scouts have gone WOKE: Eagles now required to earn 'diversity and inclusion' badges | The Post Millennial

"The Boy Scouts of America organization has released a lengthy letter iterating their support for the BLM organization and explaining the implementation of new diversity measures.

"The Boy Scouts of America stands with black families and the black community because we believe that Black Lives Matter. This is not a political issue; it is a human rights issue and one we all have a duty to address."

"We will also continue to listen more, learn more and do more to promote a culture in which every person feels that they belong, are respected and are valued in Scouting, in their community and across America," adding that it will review the names of everything in their organization, including any and all insignia, to "ensure that symbols of oppression are not in use today or in the future."

Diversity training will also now be mandator for all employees of the organization, with another version forthcoming for volunteers as well, and a "specific diversity and inclusion merit badge" has now been made a requirement in order to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout...Read all.

AM Fruitcake

 

History for May 19

History for May 19 - On-This-Day.com

Malcolm X (Malcolm Little) 1925 - African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist

• 1643 - Delegates from four New England colonies met in Boston to form a confederation.
• 1856 - Anti-democrat party, U.S. Senator Charles Sumner spoke out against slavery.
• 1911 - The first American criminal conviction that was based on fingerprint evidence occurred in New York City.
• 1921 - The U.S. Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act, which established national quotas for immigrants.
• 1926 - Benito Mussolini announced that democracy was deceased. Rome became a fascist state.
• 1935 - The National Football League (NFL) adopted an annual college draft to begin in 1936.
• 1962 - Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" for boyfriend,  U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The event was a fund-raiser at New York's Madison Square Garden.
• 1974 - Erno Rubik invented the puzzle what would later become known as the Rubik's Cube.
• 1992 - U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" for having its title character decide to bear a child out of wedlock.
• 1998 - In Russia, strikes broke out over unpaid wages.