Monday, January 17, 2022
History for January 17
History for January 17 - On-This-Day.com
Benjamin Franklin 1706
- 1912 - English explorer Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole. Norwegian Roald Amundsen had beaten him there by one month. Scott and his party died during the return trip.
- 1934 - Ferdinand Porsche submitted a design for a people's car, a "Volkswagen," to the new German Reich government.
- 1961 - In his farewell address, U.S. President Eisenhower warned against the rise of "the military-industrial complex."
- 1998 - U.S. President Clinton gave his deposition in the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit against him. He was the first U.S. President to testify as a defendant in a criminal or civil lawsuit.
- 2000 - British pharmaceutical companies Glaxo Wellcome PLC and SmithKline Beecham PLC agreed to a merger that created the world's largest drugmaker.
- 2002 - It was announced that Microsoft had signed a joint venture agreement to produce software with two partners in China. The two partners were Beijin Centergate Technologies (Holding) Co. and the Stone Group.
Sunday, January 16, 2022
FBI: 2021 had most police officers intentionally killed since 1995 - TheBlaze
FBI: 2021 had most police officers intentionally killed since 1995 - TheBlaze:
Intentional killings of police officers spiked by an alarming 59% in 2021 compared to the previous year, according to newly released FBI data.
There were 73 law enforcement officers feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2021, according to preliminary year-end data from the FBI.
The EU has lost its mind: Private jet/yacht emissions are totally fine, the rest of you can go cuddle your cats to stay warm
The EU has lost its mind: Private jet/yacht emissions are totally fine, the rest of you can go cuddle your cats to stay warm
"...Europe (and the UK in particular) is undergoing an energy crisis – industries are shutting down due to the high cost of power/natural gas, and citizens’ utility bills are going through the roof.
...Yet the organizers of COP26 barred from participation any hydrocarbon companies (though some snuck in to see what would unfold), as noted in Euronews: “COP26 has made it a policy to exclude polluters from the summit.”
So…providers of fuel are polluters, and not welcome.
...Yet the organizers of COP26 barred from participation any hydrocarbon companies (though some snuck in to see what would unfold), as noted in Euronews: “COP26 has made it a policy to exclude polluters from the summit.”
So…providers of fuel are polluters, and not welcome.
Hollywood celebrities on private jets are deemed not polluters, and hailed as heroes.
Furthermore, the EU has gone one stupid step further: both private planes and yachts are exempt from the latest EU Carbon Pricing plan...Read all.
Furthermore, the EU has gone one stupid step further: both private planes and yachts are exempt from the latest EU Carbon Pricing plan...Read all.
If your Amazon or UPS package is long overdue for delivery, it may be among thousands looted from broken-into train cars in LA and discarded by the tracks - TheBlaze
If your Amazon or UPS package is long overdue for delivery, it may be among thousands looted from broken-into train cars in LA and discarded by the tracks - TheBlaze:
A photojournalist with KCBS-TV said he'd been hearing a good bit about train burglaries in Los Angeles, so he went down to the tracks to have a look for himself.
"There’s looted packages as far as the eye can see," John Schreiber reported in a Thursday tweet, which was followed by others that included videos and images of the carnage. "Amazon packages, @UPS boxes, unused COVID tests, fishing lures, epi pens. Cargo containers left busted open on trains."
The Ongoing Horror of Cuban Socialism | International Liberty
The Ongoing Horror of Cuban Socialism | International Liberty
"Back in 2014, I compared the long-run economic performance of Cuba and Hong Kong.
Both jurisdictions were roughly equal about 60 years ago.
Both jurisdictions were roughly equal about 60 years ago.
But the data show a dramatic performance gap ever since the communists took power in Cuba,
with Hong Kong (which was very pro-market back then) enjoying much bigger increases in prosperity.
Sadly, not much has changed in Cuba since I wrote that column.
The communist dictatorship is still there, and the economy is still socialist (notwithstanding even Castro admitting its failure).
And this means ongoing misery for ordinary people.
Here are some excerpts from a story published by Agence France-Presse.
Cubans are no strangers to queuing for everything from bread to toothpaste, often standing for hours under a blazing sun with no access to a toilet or drinking water, and always with the fear of leaving empty-handed.
with Hong Kong (which was very pro-market back then) enjoying much bigger increases in prosperity.Sadly, not much has changed in Cuba since I wrote that column.
The communist dictatorship is still there, and the economy is still socialist (notwithstanding even Castro admitting its failure).
And this means ongoing misery for ordinary people.
Here are some excerpts from a story published by Agence France-Presse.
Cubans are no strangers to queuing for everything from bread to toothpaste, often standing for hours under a blazing sun with no access to a toilet or drinking water, and always with the fear of leaving empty-handed.
It is a daily ordeal Cubans have endured for about 60 years of communist rule…Read all.
Cotton: Dems Pushing to Take Over Elections Because They Know Their Agenda Is 'Massively Unpopular'
Cotton: Dems Pushing to Take Over Elections Because They Know Their Agenda Is 'Massively Unpopular':
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) blasted the Democrats’ agenda, which includes the federalization of elections, ending the Senate filibuster and massive spending.
Cotton argued that the Democrats’ agenda is “massively unpopular,” and they know it, which is why “they want to take over our elections.”
Pre-school director stripped of her license to work with children | Daily Mail Online
Pre-school director stripped of her license to work with children | Daily Mail Online
California closes Christian pre-school and bans its director from EVER working with children again after she was unable to get kids aged two to keep masks on in class
- Tiffany McHugh will never be allowed to work with children again after the California Department of Social Services revoked her license
- She was the director of Foothills Christian Church Preschool in San Diego when it was shut down in December for 'failing' to make two-year-olds wear a mask...Read all.
Excellent analogy!-----Biden's COVID Testing Fail - American Thinker
Biden's COVID Testing Fail - American Thinker
"Depending on how it’s prepared, asparagus provides -- at a minimum -- iron, vitamins C, and B-6, potassium, fiber, and a trace of magnesium and calcium as well. But asparagus can be tricky to prepare, and it can be expensive.
"Depending on how it’s prepared, asparagus provides -- at a minimum -- iron, vitamins C, and B-6, potassium, fiber, and a trace of magnesium and calcium as well. But asparagus can be tricky to prepare, and it can be expensive.
So, what is a health-conscious family to do?
Well, let’s say the government decided to step in.
A president might say, on some random Monday, “I hereby declare that, effective this coming Saturday, every American person -- male, female, and gender-bewildered -- is entitled to eight free servings of asparagus every month.”
But… how to accomplish it?
But… how to accomplish it?
We have over 330 million people in America (tens of millions more if you count illegal aliens and voter registrations); that’s a heck of a job.
The government certainly doesn’t have the facilities to provide such a service.
No problem, says the president, we will just mandate that restaurants, cafeterias, and fast-food places take care of providing it.
No problem, says the president, we will just mandate that restaurants, cafeterias, and fast-food places take care of providing it.
- The government gets the credit for making some good thing easily available to everyone,
- without bearing any of the obligation either to handle the logistics of the plan or to pay for it.
Sounds like a win-win for the shortsighted statist, doesn’t it?...Read all!
Democrats Block Plan to Remove Foreign Nationals from Voter Rolls
Democrats Block Plan to Remove Foreign Nationals from Voter Rolls:
House Democrats this week blocked a plan that would have required states to remove foreign nationals from voter rolls.
On Wednesday, Democrats voted down an amendment by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) that would have kicked likely hundreds, and potentially thousands, of foreign nationals off state voter rolls.
Where democrats rule-----Los Angeles County Wants Non-Essential Activities Postponed Due To Omicron
Los Angeles County Wants Non-Essential Activities Postponed Due To Omicron
"In Los Angeles County, “2 weeks to flatten the curve” may turn into 2 years.
The combination of policies that have been largely ineffective against an airborne virus likely engineered to adhere to the human respiratory system, a new variant that has become more transmissible, and an steep rises in cases, Los Angeles County health officials are doubling down on their failures...Read all.
"In Los Angeles County, “2 weeks to flatten the curve” may turn into 2 years.
The combination of policies that have been largely ineffective against an airborne virus likely engineered to adhere to the human respiratory system, a new variant that has become more transmissible, and an steep rises in cases, Los Angeles County health officials are doubling down on their failures...Read all.
History for January 16
History for January 16 - On-This-Day.com
Norman Podhoretz 1930
- 1547 - Ivan the Terrible was crowned Czar of Russia.
- 1896 - The first five-player college basketball game was played at Iowa City, IA.
- 1900 - The U.S. Senate consented to the Anglo-German treaty of 1899, by which the U.K. renounced rights to the Samoan islands.
- 1919 - The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages, was ratified. It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment.
- 1944 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower took command of the Allied invasion force in London.
- 1970 - Colonel Muammar el-Quaddafi became virtual president of Libya.
- 1988 - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder was fired as a CBS sports commentator one day after telling a TV station in Washington, DC, that, during the era of slavery, blacks had been bred to produce stronger offspring.
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