Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Oh yeah, what's next on the list?-----Toyota is going to make you pay to start your car with your key fob - The Verge
Toyota is going to make you pay to start your car with your key fob - The Verge
"Toyota is charging drivers for the convenience of using their key fobs to remotely start their cars. According to a report from The Drive, Toyota models 2018 or newer will need a subscription in order for the key fob to support remote start functionality.
As The Drive notes, buyers are given the option to choose from an array of Connected Services when purchasing a new Toyota, and one of those services — called Remote Connect — just so happens to include the ability to remotely start your car with your key fob.
Buyers are offered a free trial of Remote Connect, but the length of that trial depends on the audio package that’s included with the vehicle.
This is the bogus crap they're pushing on our children!-----Vehicle emission declines decreased deaths, study finds
Vehicle emission declines decreased deaths, study finds
"At a board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a big industry trade association...CEO John Bozzella said automakers are committed to working with the Biden administration, which will renew the fight against climate change and likely will undo pollution and gas mileage rollbacks made by President Donald Trump.
(AP) — Researchers say that thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars have been saved in the United States by recent reductions in emissions from vehicles.
Harvard University researchers who study the environment and public health examined the impact of declines in emissions from vehicles over a decade.
"At a board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a big industry trade association...CEO John Bozzella said automakers are committed to working with the Biden administration, which will renew the fight against climate change and likely will undo pollution and gas mileage rollbacks made by President Donald Trump.
(AP) — Researchers say that thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars have been saved in the United States by recent reductions in emissions from vehicles.
Harvard University researchers who study the environment and public health examined the impact of declines in emissions from vehicles over a decade.
They found deaths dropped from 27,700 in 2008 to 19,800 in 2017 and that the economic benefits of the reduction in
emissions totaled $270 billion...Read all.
emissions totaled $270 billion...Read all.
Conservative anti-CRT candidates snag shocking victories in deep blue Houston school board races - TheBlaze
Conservative anti-CRT candidates snag shocking victories in deep blue Houston school board races - TheBlaze:
Anti-critical race theory conservatives continued their impressive run on school board posts across the country over the weekend — this time snagging shocking victories in heavily Democratic Houston, Texas.
Yes, they really do want us to die-----Atlantic writer David Frum calls for hospitals to 'quietly' 'serve the unvaccinated last' | The Post Millennial
Atlantic writer David Frum calls for hospitals to 'quietly' 'serve the unvaccinated last' | The Post Millennial
"The Atlantic's David Frum issued a tweet in which he claimed that one Covid prevention/punitive measure is to "Let hospitals quietly triage emergency care to serve the unvaccinated last."...Read all.
Michigan News links--Updated often. 12-15-2021
- You live in Michigan?
- Lot's of stuff goin' on!
- Most of it aimed at your wallet, your work, your home.
- And your kids!
History for December 15
History for December 15 - On-This-Day.com
- 1791 - In the U.S., the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, went into effect following ratification by the state of Virginia.
- 1944 - Dr. R. Townley Paton and a small group of doctors laid the groundwork for the Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration.
- 1961 - The U.N. General Assembly voted against a Soviet proposal to admit Communist China as a member.
- 1978 - U.S. President Carter announced he would grant diplomatic recognition to Communist China on New Year's Day and sever official relations with Taiwan.
- 1993 - In Geneva, 117 countries, including Clinton, completed the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The countries agreed on a reform package.
- 2000 - The Chernobyl atomic power plant in Kiev, Ukraine, was shut down.
- 2000 - New York Senator-elect Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed to accept an $8 million book deal with Simon & Schuster. The book was to be about her eight years in the White House. The advance was the highest ever to be paid to a member of the U.S. Congress.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Blumenthal Speaks at Communist Party Awards Ceremony
Blumenthal Speaks at Communist Party Awards Ceremony:
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) spoke at an awards ceremony over the weekend hosted by a Communist Party affiliate whose leaders used the event to recruit potential members to the organization.
Blumenthal, one of the wealthiest members of the Senate, presented certificates of special recognition from the Senate to three winners of the "Amistad Award," given annually by the Connecticut People’s World Committee, an affiliate of the Communist Party USA and the Marxist People’s World news site.
Psaki Refuses To Answer Why Harris Has Been Absent From Key Role As Border Czar | The Daily Caller
Psaki Refuses To Answer Why Harris Has Been Absent From Key Role As Border Czar | The Daily Caller:
White House press secretary Jen Psaki refused to answer on Monday why Vice President Kamala Harris has been absent from her role as border czar and denied the Guatemalan president’s claims that he has only spoken to Harris once since she was named czar.
Colorado mayor Jared Polis declares COVID-19 emergency over - TheBlaze
Colorado mayor Jared Polis declares COVID-19 emergency over - TheBlaze:
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis – a Democrat – declared that the COVID-19 pandemic is "over." Breaking from the Democratic Party, Polis added that he would not be implementing another statewide mask mandate desire the omicron variant spreading easily.
Nancy Pelosi’s January 6th Select Committee Hoax
Nancy Pelosi’s January 6th Select Committee Hoax
- Once again, the regime persecutes enemies to cover for its own evils.
Like hell it isn’t.
It’s a no-win situation.
It’s a no-win situation.
- Either talk to the committee and risk perjury (the witnesses were deposed for up to eight hours)
- or plead the 5th and be prosecuted by the DOJ and spend your life savings trying to defend yourself from the full weight of the government in a venue that hates Republicans.
- Either sell out your friends and family or be in contempt of the committee.
Stalin would be impressed.
They seek vengeance and they’re using their power to achieve it...Read all!
They seek vengeance and they’re using their power to achieve it...Read all!
Gay perverts destroyed them!-----The Boy Scouts of America announces proposed $800 million settlement with insurer Chubb for sexual abuse victims - CNN
The Boy Scouts of America announces proposed $800 million settlement with insurer Chubb for sexual abuse victims - CNN:
"...(CNN)The Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative $800 million settlement agreement with insurer Century Indemnity Company and other Chubb companies to contribute to a trust to compensate survivors of sex abuse, according to a press release from the organization.
...The proposed settlement trust, which includes other groups and insurers, is expected to exceed $2.7 billion, according to the BSA, which is currently making its way through bankruptcy proceedings...Read all.
Minneapolis mayor, city council vote to fund the police - TheBlaze
Minneapolis mayor, city council vote to fund the police - TheBlaze:
Following the tragic death of George Floyd, Minneapolis became the home of the defund the police movement, and even contemplated abolishing the police. However, the government of Minneapolis has completely reversed course after a near-record crime wave has hit the city. Now the city is voting to fund the police.
Waukesha Alone: Residents Feel Abandoned as Media Sweeps Story Under the Rug Over Narrative Concerns
Waukesha Alone: Residents Feel Abandoned as Media Sweeps Story Under the Rug Over Narrative Concerns
- The man killed six people. One was only eight years old. He injured over 40 others in a Christmas rampage that shocked the nation for a few days. Darrell Brooks drove through a parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin a couple of days after the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. Liberal America took sick satisfaction with the deaths, some of them saying it was karma for the not guilty verdict.
- Rittenhouse shot and killed two men in self-defense during the Kenosha riots in the summer of 2020. This was a reckoning for the Rust Belt for not delivering the right verdict in the minds of blue staters. So, it was a heinous crime. Brooks has been charged with multiple counts of intentional homicide.
And then, silence from the media...Read all.
Lunch video-----Are Pipelines Safe?
"What’s the safest way to transport oil?
According to environmentalists, progressive politicians, and the media, it’s anything but pipelines.
Are they right? Diana Furchtgott-Roth, adjunct professor at George Washington University, dives into the data for answers."
Boston University student newspaper calls to abolish police on campus - TheBlaze
Boston University student newspaper calls to abolish police on campus - TheBlaze:
A Boston University student newspaper editorial board calls for "outright abolishing" the campus police department because of its "egregious history and present of violence and racism."
On Wednesday, the Boston University student newspaper — The Daily Free Press — claimed that their campus has a "safety issue."
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