Thursday, May 05, 2022
Democrat challenges witness to prove claim that liberals 'hate' Clarence Thomas because he is a black conservative. Witness uses chairman's own words. - TheBlaze
Democrat challenges witness to prove claim that liberals 'hate' Clarence Thomas because he is a black conservative. Witness uses chairman's own words. - TheBlaze:
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) received more than he bargained for last week after challenging a witness to defend his claim that "the left hates" Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas because he is not ideologically liberal.
What happened?
During a congressional hearing last Wednesday, Jeffries questioned attorney Mark Paoletta over his assertion that "many on the left hate Justice Thomas because he is a black conservative who has never bowed to those who demand that he must think a certain way because of his skin."
Fake students’ financial aid fraud continues in Calif. colleges, potentially costing taxpayers millions
Fake students’ financial aid fraud continues in Calif. colleges, potentially costing taxpayers millions
"...The “fake students” financial aid fraud scam is costing taxpayers anywhere from hundreds of thousands of dollars to several million dollars, and one whistleblower professor told The College Fix she recently discovered a new method scammers use to obtain funds illegally.
Kim Rich, a criminal justice professor at Pierce College, told The Fix that over the past few weeks she has discovered a new method scammers are using: duplicating student IDs.
"...The “fake students” financial aid fraud scam is costing taxpayers anywhere from hundreds of thousands of dollars to several million dollars, and one whistleblower professor told The College Fix she recently discovered a new method scammers use to obtain funds illegally.
Kim Rich, a criminal justice professor at Pierce College, told The Fix that over the past few weeks she has discovered a new method scammers are using: duplicating student IDs.
- Within a seven-day period from March 8 to March 15, Rich said she found that 620 out of 1,740 newly issued student IDs were duplicates and fake, about 36 percent; assuming every fraudulent application receives $5,000 in aid, the potential total loss comes to $3.1 million. That’s just one week, at one college, with easily identifiable fake students, she said.
- “There are
likely hundreds more in that specific time frame, but those were just the easy ones to identify,” Rich said..."
The impact of California's cannabis taxes on participation within the legal market - Reason Foundation
The impact of California's cannabis taxes on participation within the legal market - Reason Foundation link
- This analysis develops an empirical model to estimate the degree to which California’s tax regime affects participation within its commercial cannabis market, and how participation may change through different approaches to taxation.
- Why is legal marijuana struggling to compete in California? This study shows California’s state and local taxes on legal cannabis can be as high as $90 per ounce, or $1,441 per pound.
Renewable Energy Prices Are Rising
Renewable Energy Prices Are Rising link
"Pushed by Biden administration policies and higher fossil fuel prices, the price for wind and solar power in major global markets has also risen dramatically.
"Pushed by Biden administration policies and higher fossil fuel prices, the price for wind and solar power in major global markets has also risen dramatically.
- Contract prices for renewables jumped 28.5 percent in North America and 27.5 percent in Europe during the last 12 months, according to a quarterly index by LevelTen Energy.
CNN guest's appearance goes viral as he delivers hysterical rant on the need to control unfettered free speech - TheBlaze
CNN guest's appearance goes viral as he delivers hysterical rant on the need to control unfettered free speech - TheBlaze:
Journalist and author David Zurawik appeared on Sunday's broadcast of "Reliable Sources," where he went into panic mode as he delivered frenzied remarks on what he said is the necessity of being able to moderate free speech.
Sunday's roundtable discussion on the CNN show featured host Brian Stelter, reporter April Ryan, Zurawik, and more.
And in socialist California, you can’t get sufficient water in a state that butts up against an entire ocean of the stuff.
Instapundit--WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE, AND NOT ANY DROP TO DO THE DISHES:Shrugging at Drought. Zany as ever, the California Coastal Commission wants to scuttle a desalination plant that could meet 16 percent of Orange County’s water needs over concerns about plankton and “environmental justice.”
...The Surfrider Foundation complains that these facilities’ water-intake systems “cause marine life mortality...
The late P.J. O’Rourke once wrote that “You can’t get good Chinese takeout in China and Cuban cigars are rationed in Cuba. That’s all you need to know about communism.”
And in socialist California, you can’t get sufficient water in a state that butts up against an entire ocean of the stuff.--Posted by
History for May 5
History for May 5 - On-This-Day.com
Karl Marx 1818 - Socialist writer ("Das Kapital", "The Communist Manifesto"), founder of communism
- 1809 - Mary Kies was awarded the first patent to go to a woman. It was for technique for weaving straw with silk and thread.
- 1862 - The Battle of Puebla took place. It is celebrated as Cinco de Mayo Day.
- 1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery in the U.S.
- 1892 - The U.S. Congress extended the Geary Chinese Exclusion Act for 10 more years. The act required Chinese in the U.S. to be registered or face deportation.
- 1912 - Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda began publishing.
- 1945 - A Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon. A pregnant woman and five children were killed.
- 1961 - Alan Shepard became the first American in space when he made a 15 minute suborbital flight.
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
DISNEY'S NOSEDIVE: House of Mouse Down $63B Since Going to War With DeSantis
DISNEY'S NOSEDIVE: House of Mouse Down $63B Since Going to War With DeSantis:
The Walt Disney Company is taking a huge financial hit in its woke war against Florida’s parents and Governor Ron DeSantis. The House of Mouse has lost $63 billion dollars in market capitalization since March.
Feds: Number of Job Openings Hit New High in March
Feds: Number of Job Openings Hit New High in March link(The Center Square) – Job openings in the U.S. continue to rise, now nearly doubling the number of job seekers, according to newly released federal data.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the new data Tuesday showing 11.5 million job openings for the month of March, a new record.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the new data Tuesday showing 11.5 million job openings for the month of March, a new record.
That figure is up from 11.3 million in February and is a roughly 36% increase from the same time last year.
- ...The data is the latest troubling economic indicator alongside the highest inflation in four decades as a third of small businesses consider shutting their doors..."
McCaughey: Biden Says Kids Belong to Their Teachers
McCaughey: Biden Says Kids Belong to Their Teachers link
"Schools are becoming indoctrination factories, trying to turn children against their country and their own parents’ values.
It’s what the teachers unions intend.
Amazingly, that’s just fine with President Joe Biden, who told a gathering of teachers and union bigwigs on April 27 that the kids are “yours when they’re in the classroom.”
"Schools are becoming indoctrination factories, trying to turn children against their country and their own parents’ values.
Amazingly, that’s just fine with President Joe Biden, who told a gathering of teachers and union bigwigs on April 27 that the kids are “yours when they’re in the classroom.”
That wasn’t just a Biden stumble.
He repeated it for emphasis: “They are all our children … They are not somebody else’s children.”
Sorry, Joe.
Sorry, Joe.
But parents have a right to know what their children are being taught, and to set limits..."
FNC's Turley: Biden 'Arguably the Most Anti-Free Speech President Since John Adams'
FNC's Turley: Biden 'Arguably the Most Anti-Free Speech President Since John Adams':
“I think it’s telling that the Biden administration went out and recruited one of the most outspoken critics of free speech,” Turley stated on “America Reports.”
“[M]y expectation is that they are going to now try to minimize this group,” he added. “But what is really important about this is that she is pitch-perfect for the Biden administration. I mean, President Biden, I’ve said before, is arguably the most anti-free speech president since John Adams. I mean, the record of this administration is chilling.
UNCHARTED WATERS Dinesh D’Souza Podcast Ep322
"In this episode, Dinesh explores how the findings of the documentary, if validated by further investigation, put the country into uncharted constitutional waters.
Biden establishes a Ministry of Truth, but Dinesh argues its objective seems to be to serve as a Ministry of Lies.
Debbie joins Dinesh to discuss how the November election is not a choice between Republicans and Democrats, but between America and Venezuela.
Dinesh examines the significance of J.D. Vance for the future of the GOP. "
When you go from celebrating children to preying on children!-----Disney Lost $63 Billion in Market Capitalization Since Going Full Woke in Florida
Disney Lost $63 Billion in Market Capitalization Since Going Full Woke in Florida link
The Walt Disney Co. has lost nearly $63 billion in market capitalization since it decided in March to embrace radical LGBTQ activism and declare war on Florida by opposing the state’s Parental Rights in Education law.
...Disney’s free fall comes as the company has embraced woke, far-left politics, specifically the exposure of young children to radical LGBTQ ideology.
...Disney’s free fall comes as the company has embraced woke, far-left politics, specifically the exposure of young children to radical LGBTQ ideology.
In so doing, the entertainment giant has alienated millions of customers and picked a fight with Florida GOP leaders..."
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