Media too!-----DEMS SILENT ABOUT NEW DATA ON TRUMP TAX CUTS

Instapundit--DEMS SILENT ABOUT NEW DATA ON TRUMP TAX CUTS

"Heartland Institute’s Justin Haskins took a look at the IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) data for 2017 and 2018 and found — surprise! — the Trump tax cuts helped middle class taxpayers far more than “the rich.”

Funny thing, though, neither His Fraudulency, nor Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi or any of the other leading Democrats asked yesterday for comment responded, even though the data demonstrates they were all wrong on the issue in 2017 and since. 

Why you suppose that is?--Posted by Mark Tapscott"

AM Fruitcake

 

Michigan News links--Updated often. 12-9-2021

Michigan News links--Updated often. 12-9-2021

• You live in Michigan? 
• Lot's of stuff goin' on! 
• Most of it aimed at your wallet, your work, your home. 
• And your kids!

"No cause of death"???--Detroit Board of Police Commissioners Vice-Chair Martin Jones dies

Michigan Democrats introduce bill to ban magazines over 10 rounds

Fieger to the rescue!--Fieger files pair of $100 million lawsuits against Oxford schools over shooting

18-year-old shot and killed in Fruitport Twp., suspect taken into custody

Bottom of the news?--Homicide investigation underway in Detroit after 2 men found shot to death in burning home

How dare they!--Brighton Area Schools strike down mask mandate in the midst of COVID-19 surge

No interest in remembering those murdered in Detroit?--Coronavirus obituaries: We remember those we have lost

Herds of lawyers!--Student wounded in Oxford High shooting, family to sue school district

Hysteria Alert!--SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE Already at ‘DEFCON 5,’ Michigan hospital workers more concerned about current crisis than omicron

Why bother...--Already short of teachers, some Michigan schools now running low on food

The Wimpiest Generation--Planning for healing in Oxford stretches as much as a year out

Just stay in bed, we're all doomed...--COVID's deadly domino effect: It's killing people with other health problems, too

Fear EVERYTHING!--New Michigan dashboard shows COVID-19 detected in wastewater

Stuff kills!--Sandy Hill Elementary closed due to presence of vermiculite

Wimps rule!--Jenison Schools elementary closed temporarily after trace levels of asbestos-linked material found

Everyone masked in local TV vaccination story —except the Saginaw County Health Department director

Michigan school lunches go green with help of new salad bars

"No plans"...yet--Developer has ‘no plans’ to raise Nelson Place rents after leaving low-income housing program

Grand Rapids’ holiday basketball tourney off after fights, Oxford High shootings

Michigan AG Nessel ‘remains committed to shutting down Line 5’

Tauheed Salik Wilder and Shuqueni Renee Franklin--Two charged with stealing $4 million of jobless money

Detroit bus driver in serious condition after stabbed by passenger

Ready For Your Annual Inflation-Indexed Michigan Gas Tax Hike?

St. Vincent awarded grant to help displaced Afghans in Mid-Michigan find jobs and self-sufficiency

History for December 9

History for December 9 - On-This-Day.com

Dick Butkus 1942 - Football player

• 1803 - The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. With the amendment Electors were directed to vote for a President and for a Vice-President rather than for two choices for President.
• 1926 - The United States Golf Association legalized the use of steel-shafted golf clubs.
• 1975 - U.S. President Gerald R. Ford signed a $2.3 billion seasonal loan authorization to prevent New York City from having to default.
• 1990 - The first American hostages to be released by Iran began arriving in the U.S.
• 1991 - European Community leaders agreed to begin using a single currency in 1999.
• 2002 - United Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after losing $4 billion in the previous two years. It was the sixth largest bankruptcy filing.

Harris staffer asked to 'blink if you need help' over creepy photo after reports that Harris is 'bully' with toxic office - TheBlaze

Harris staffer asked to 'blink if you need help' over creepy photo after reports that Harris is 'bully' with toxic office - TheBlaze: 

However, at the same time that Sanders and a plethora of other staffers have quit their jobs, former staffers are speaking out. One former Harris employee, in fact, characterized Harris as a bully.

The way we were-----Germany after the War, 1945-49

Australia Permanent Drought Update

"Climate alarmists have been demonstrating for hundreds of years that they understand nothing about either the past, present or future.

 And the press always worships their incompetence."

20% of "contributions" comes from government???-----10,000 acres of diverse forest in Michigan's U.P. purchased by conservation group

10,000 acres of diverse forest in Michigan's U.P. purchased by conservation group: 

"...More than 10,000 acres of woodlands in the Upper Peninsula has been purchased by a conservation group. 

 The 10,549 acre Slate River Timberlands just purchased by the Nature Conservancy is primarily a hardwood forest, but what makes it special is its diversity...Read all AND check out their annual report!

Viagra, cataract surgery may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk, studies find - UPI.com

Viagra, cataract surgery may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk, studies find - UPI.com

"...Participants were evaluated every two years for cognitive abilities based on the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument, a commonly used test for cognitive function, and those who achieved lower scores underwent neurological exams, the researchers said.

In more than 3,000 participants 65 years old and older, 

• 853 developed dementia, with 
• 709 cases of Alzheimer's disease,

 the data showed...Read all.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib urges Biden to cancel student loan debt but gets called out for glaring issues with her argument: 'Your debts are your responsibility' - TheBlaze

Rep. Rashida Tlaib urges Biden to cancel student loan debt but gets called out for glaring issues with her argument: 'Your debts are your responsibility' - TheBlaze: 

The video clip of Tlaib calling for student loans to be canceled caught the eye of many who noticed some issues with the Democratic Representative's argument for loan forgiveness.

Candace Owens blasts Jussie Smollett's lies as actor takes the stand

"Candace' host discusses revelations at trial as former 'Empire' actor is accused of staging a hate crime against himself on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' #FoxNews #Tucker"

NC Voters Reject Discrimination and Special Preferences

Did You Know? NC Voters Reject Discrimination and Special Preferences

• Discrimination is unpopular with voters. That’s good news. 

"Last month, the John Locke Foundation released new polling data revealing that North Carolina voters would support an amendment to the state constitution to ban discrimination or special treatment in public education, hiring, and contracting.
Nearly 70 percent of likely North Carolina voters said they would support an amendment “to prohibit the State and its political subdivisions from discriminating or granting preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, or public contracting.”...Read all.

Lunch video-----Public vs Private: Park Edition

Noon-toon

 

Protests against COVID-19 restrictions turn violent in Brussels - TheBlaze

Protests against COVID-19 restrictions turn violent in Brussels - TheBlaze: 

Video footage from the protest captured by Bloomberg Quicktake on Twitter depicts a very diverse crowd of Belgians protesting vaccine mandates and COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. "I think every person has the choice to take the vaccine, it's his own choice. That's freedom in my opinion," a protester named Gechet told reporters.

Giving them cash makes it worse!

 

Urea shortage puts supply chain under ‘extreme pressure’ with supplies at risk and prices to soar

Urea shortage puts supply chain under ‘extreme pressure’ with supplies at risk and prices to soar

• Australia is just weeks away from a major crisis which could see tens of thousands of vehicles pulled off the road and supplies of key items dwindle.

"...On Friday, news.com.au reported on the urea shortage facing the nation, with experts warning the fiasco would devastate the transport industry within weeks.
But the full extent of the nightmare is becoming clearer, with the shortage set to also affect agriculture, power generation, the trades, healthcare and everyday consumers.

• The crisis

The world is currently facing a major shortage of urea, a key ingredient found in diesel ­exhaust fluid (DEF) – also known as AdBlue – and a large component in fertiliser.
A major factor in the supply disruption is the fact China – which previously supplied 80 per cent of Australia’s urea supplies – has recently banned the export of the product, in order to lower fertiliser prices domestically...Read all!

Our government today!

 

Why We Must “Quit Worrying About Uncertainty in Sea Level Projections”

Why We Must “Quit Worrying About Uncertainty in Sea Level Projections”

"...it presents the case that climate and ice models, which are used to make projections, are not up to the task.  

...As a result, Bassis says “…recent studies using climate and ice sheet models are, more and more often, coming to very different conclusions about future rates of sea level rise and even about the sensitivity of ice sheets to future warming…” ...Much here, read all.

#1 This day 1954-----The Chordettes - Mr Sandman (Live 1958)

Important!! War??-----Tucker: Why is the United States doing this?

Virtue trumps freedom?

 

CNN's Tapper rips Hollywood, NBA, Nike over lust for Chinese money: 'There is no amount of money that can buy enough soap to wash that blood off their hands' - TheBlaze

CNN's Tapper rips Hollywood, NBA, Nike over lust for Chinese money: 'There is no amount of money that can buy enough soap to wash that blood off their hands' - TheBlaze: 

CNN host Jake Tapper unloaded on Hollywood, the NBA, and more for what he said was turning a blind eye to human rights atrocities in China and instead taking the communist country's money hand over fist at each and every possible opportunity.

Can't figure out why!-----Clinton Foundation sees 2020 dive in gifts, grants

Clinton Foundation sees 2020 dive in gifts, grants
"Contributions and grants to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation dropped by millions in 2020 to the lowest amount in at least a decade, according to Internal Revenue Service filings.
...The nonprofit last year had offices in Little Rock, New York City, Malawi, Tanzania and Rwanda, a spokesman said...Read all.