Thursday, December 16, 2021
Howie Carr: Brace for waterworks as student loans come due
Stand by for the next round of sob stories — what’s about to happen next, you will be told, is definitely a hate crime, maybe even genocide.
"Here’s the scoop: Millions of deadbeats who have had a two-year vacation from having to pay down their student loans will now have to … start repaying the money they borrowed to get their absurd, worthless college degrees.
Being required to pay off debt you willingly accrued and signed binding legal contracts to repay — how un-American is that?
...This latest round of sky-is-falling stories will all feature the usual “advocates” and “experts” predicting the end of civilization if the tattooed slackers have to pay down their loans at the rate of some $400 a month...Read all!
...This latest round of sky-is-falling stories will all feature the usual “advocates” and “experts” predicting the end of civilization if the tattooed slackers have to pay down their loans at the rate of some $400 a month...Read all!
Lockdowns Produced a New Generation of Child Soldiers
In Colombia, armed groups have treated the pandemic as a recruitment opportunity.
"TUMACO, Colombia—On a dusty, unpaved street in one of Tumaco’s troubled neighborhoods, children dressed neatly in white and blue uniforms push through the door of a two-room schoolhouse to take their seats.
"TUMACO, Colombia—On a dusty, unpaved street in one of Tumaco’s troubled neighborhoods, children dressed neatly in white and blue uniforms push through the door of a two-room schoolhouse to take their seats.
...“The moment when we stop teaching is the moment when recruitment into the [armed] groups starts,”...Read all.
Judge holds hospital in contempt of court for refusing ivermectin to COVID patient on ventilator, ignoring court order - TheBlaze
Judge holds hospital in contempt of court for refusing ivermectin to COVID patient on ventilator, ignoring court order - TheBlaze:
A Virginia hospital was held in contempt of court Monday after refusing to administer ivermectin to a woman who has been battling COVID-19 since early October.
What are the details?
Kathleen Davies, a 63-year-old northern Virginia woman, became severely ill with COVID in October, and she has been on a ventilator since Nov. 3.
Davies was prescribed ivermectin by her family doctor, but she could not complete her regimen upon being admitted to the Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton. That's because the northern Virginia hospital refused to administer the drug, "citing medical, legal and practical concerns," the Fauquier Times reported.
Ben Shapiro: The Death of California | The Patriot Post
Why does California keep embracing ever-more-radical policy?
"...as California sinks into the mire, it embraces ever more radical social policy.
"...as California sinks into the mire, it embraces ever more radical social policy.
- This is a state that currently houses — no pun intended — some 162,000 homeless people, a number that increased approximately 24% from 2018 to 2020. About a quarter of all homeless people in the United States currently reside in California.
- Meanwhile, crime in California has become endemic, with smash-and-grabs roiling major cities and even wealthy residents murdered in their homes...Even former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa laments, “Rome is burning.”
- And California’s economy trails the nation’s, too. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, California is tied for the worst unemployment rate in the nation, at 7.3%...Read all.
Michigan News links--Updated often. 12-16-2021
- You live in Michigan?
- Lot's of stuff goin' on!
- Most of it aimed at your wallet, your work, your home.
- And your kids!
Must gin up fear. No evidence...YET!--No, there is no evidence that deer transmit COVID-19 to humans
History for December 16
History for December 16 - On-This-Day.com
George Santayana 1863
- 1773 - Nearly 350 chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor off of British ships by Colonial patriots. The patriots were disguised as Indians. The act was to protest taxation without representation and the monopoly the government granted to the East India Company.
- 1838 - The Zulu chief Dingaan was defeated by a small force of Boers at Blood River celebrated in South Africa as 'Dingaan's Day'.
- 1944 - During World War II, the Battle of the Bulge began in Belgium. It was the final major German counteroffensive in the war.
- 1950 - U.S. President Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight "Communist imperialism."
- 1995 - Many U.S. government functions were again closed as a temporary finance provision expired and the budget dispute between President Clinton and Republicans in Congress continued.
- 1996 - Britain's agriculture minister announced the slaughter of an additional 100,000 cows thought to be at risk of contracting BSE in an effort to persuade the EU to lift its ban on Britain.
- 1998 - Eric Michelman filed the earliest patent for a scroll wheel for a computer mouse.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
5th Circuit sharply rebukes Biden administration for illegally ending 'Remain in Mexico' policy - TheBlaze
5th Circuit sharply rebukes Biden administration for illegally ending 'Remain in Mexico' policy - TheBlaze:
"We address and reject each of the Government’s reviewability arguments and determine that DHS has come nowhere close to shouldering its heavy burden to show that it can make law in a vacuum," he added.
Oldham made a point of sharply rebuking the government for skirting the administrative procedures enacted by Congress that the executive branch must follow to create or terminate policy.
Watch: Hero Travels to Kentucky with BBQ to Feed People - Louder With Crowder
Watch: Hero Travels to Kentucky with BBQ to Feed People - Louder With Crowder:
When tragedy strikes, there are two kinds of people in this world: the Joe Bidens and the Jim Finches. The Joe Bidens in the world see something like the tornadoes that tore through Kentucky and think, "how can I shamelessly politicize this?" The Jims of this world buy a sh!tload of food, load their offset smoker in the back of a truck, and set up shop in the middle of the damage. Because the last thing people who lost everything they have need to worry about is eating.
Dozens of major cancer studies can't be replicated | Science News
Dozens of major cancer studies can't be replicated | Science News
After eight years, a project that tried to reproduce the results of key cancer biology studies has finally concluded.
- A massive 8-year effort finds that much cancer research can’t be replicated
- Unreliable preclinical studies could impede drug development later on
After eight years, a project that tried to reproduce the results of key cancer biology studies has finally concluded.
And its findings suggest that like research in the social sciences, cancer research has a replication problem...Read all!!
November Producer Prices Rise Record Breaking 9.6 Percent Year Over Year, Biggest Single Month in History, as Massive Inflation Builds Within The Supply Chain - Again, No Signs of Slowing Down - The Last Refuge
...The “producer price index” is essentially the tracking of wholesale prices at three stages: Origination (commodity), Intermediate and Final.
...The November data shows a rate of wholesale final goods inflation at 9.6%, the largest single month comparative rate increase in history...Read all!
Joe Biden Blames Coronavirus Anxiety and Misinformation for Disastrous Polls
Joe Biden Blames Coronavirus Anxiety and Misinformation for Disastrous Polls:
President Joe Biden continues to get poor ratings from the American people on his presidency, prompting the president to blame misinformation and coronavirus anxiety.
Democrats Declare War On Big Meat
Democrats Declare War On Big Meat
But anyway, moving along… Sen. Elizabeth Warren has joined the Big Meat Bad bandwagon and is also blaming “greedy” farmers or as she calls them, “meatpacking monopolies.”...Read all.
- In a question regarding inflated price of everything, Press Sec Psaki blamed, “the greed of meat conglomerates.” Really.
Don’t even get me started on the “supply chain” shortage.
But anyway, moving along… Sen. Elizabeth Warren has joined the Big Meat Bad bandwagon and is also blaming “greedy” farmers or as she calls them, “meatpacking monopolies.”...Read all.
AP seeks answers from US government on tracking of journalists | WWMT
AP seeks answers from US government on tracking of journalists | WWMT:
The DHS investigation of U.S. journalists, as well as congressional staff and perhaps members of Congress, was reported by Yahoo News and AP on Saturday. It represents the latest apparent example of an agency created in the wake of the 9/11 attacks using its vast capabilities to target American citizens.
The Bullpup Shotgun Experiment - Lucky Gunner Lounge
"With the release of the Smith & Wesson M&P12 earlier this year, it looks like bullpup shotguns are finally making their way into the mainstream.
Is it a viable concept for home defense with legitimate benefits over conventional shotguns, or just a passing fad that will become meme-fodder in a few years?
Using the KelTec KS7 as a test platform (with the hope of side-stepping the mechanical complexity issues of the multi-tube models), we try to examine some of the pros and cons inherent to shotguns with a bullup configuration...Read all.
Using the KelTec KS7 as a test platform (with the hope of side-stepping the mechanical complexity issues of the multi-tube models), we try to examine some of the pros and cons inherent to shotguns with a bullup configuration...Read all.
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