Democratic lawmakers are calling for new gun control legislation in the wake of the racially motivated massacre in Buffalo, New York, last weekend, but once again Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is standing in the way of the most fervent progressives.
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Manchin gives Democrats a reality check on gun control - TheBlaze
Manchin gives Democrats a reality check on gun control - TheBlaze:
13-year-old students separated in class according to their privilege
13-year-old students separated in class according to their privilege
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- An embarrassed group of "disadvantaged" students was moved to the back of the room to symbolize victimhood while the more "privileged" students were positioned up front.
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History for May 21
History for May 21 - On-This-Day.com
Andrei Sakharov 1921 - Soviet physicist, he came to be regarded as the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, Soviet antiwar activist
- 1819 - Bicycles were first seen in the U.S. in New York City. They were originally known as "swift walkers."
- 1832 - In the U.S., the Democratic Party held its first national convention.
- 1856 - Lawrence, Kansas was captured by pro-slavery (democrat party) forces.
- 1881 - The American branch of the Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton.
- 1924 - Fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks was murdered in a "thrill killing" committed by Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb. The killers were students at the University of Chicago.
- 1929 - William Henry Storey registered the trademark for the board game Sorry! in the U.K. (U.K. number 502898)
- 1968 - The nuclear-powered U.S. submarine Scorpion, with 99 men aboard, was last heard from. The remains of the sub were later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores.
- 1982 - The British landed in the Falkland Islands and fighting began.
Friday, May 20, 2022
VIDEO: Mother's mic cut at school board meeting while reading obscene school assignment allegedly given to her 15-year-old daughter - TheBlaze
VIDEO: Mother's mic cut at school board meeting while reading obscene school assignment allegedly given to her 15-year-old daughter - TheBlaze:
School board officials in Clark County, Nevada, are under fire this week after temporarily cutting a mother's microphone as she read an obscene and profanity-laced school assignment allegedly given to her 15-year-old daughter.
How YOU are paying for migrants to take secret charter flights | Daily Mail Online
How YOU are paying for migrants to take secret charter flights | Daily Mail Online:
- Secret taxpayer-funded trips costing tens of thousands of dollars ferry asylum seekers from border to inland cities ahead of Title 42 rush next week
- The federal government is transporting migrants to various U.S. cities on private charter flights funded with taxpayer dollars
- Lawmakers allege the feds are bringing the migrants from border cities to their regions without prior notification..
- Analysts allege that with the removal of the health order, the U.S. can expect an influx in illegal immigrants and, in turn, the 'secretive' charter flights..."
Project Veritas captures moment Twitter executive viciously mocks Elon Musk for being 'special needs' - TheBlaze
Project Veritas captures moment Twitter executive viciously mocks Elon Musk for being 'special needs' - TheBlaze:
A new Project Veritas video appears to show a person identified as Twitter executive Alex Martinez callously mocking Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as being "special needs."
Unlike Murphy Brown, Dan Quayle’s Speech Has Aged Gracefully
Unlike Murphy Brown, Dan Quayle’s Speech Has Aged Gracefully
"No good deed goes unpunished.
"No good deed goes unpunished.
- Last month, former NFL head coach Tony Dungy was among the attendees at a bill signing ceremony in Florida for new legislation supporting fatherhood. The bipartisan Responsible Fatherhood Initiative will set aside more than $70 million to help struggling Sunshine State fathers play a greater role in the lives of their children.
- Regrettably, a vocal group of leftist political commentators, including former sportscaster Keith Olbermann, sought to use Dungy’s support for responsible fatherhood as a political football. They took to Twitter to hurl epithets like “racist” and “fascist” at the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl...Read all!!
Report: Facebook Fought Against Regulation by Manipulating the News
Report: Facebook Fought Against Regulation by Manipulating the News:
A recent report reveals that a lobbying group funded by Facebook has been planting stories in newspapers across the United States in an effort to manipulate the media and fight big tech regulation.
A report from the Washington Post reveals that a political advocacy group called American Edge was secretly funded by Facebook (now known as Meta) and has been manipulating news narratives by placing stories in newspapers across the United States. American Edge aimed to oppose Senate-backed antitrust legislation that attempted to reign in the Big Tech Masters of the Universe.
China Isn't Showing Certain Trading Data After a Record Bond Selloff
China Isn't Showing Certain Trading Data After a Record Bond Selloff
- China just saw a record bond sell-off.
- Now its main trading platform isn't publishing foreign debt trades, report says.
- BlackRock last week forecasted a "rapidly worsening" outlook for the world's second-largest economy.
- After record net sales of sovereign debt, China's primary bond trading platform for foreign investors hasn't published transaction data in a week, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
- Turmoil across Chinese markets has escalated due to COVID-19 lockdowns, and the lack of data reporting raises questions about China's transparency into its debt market.
Ruskies not impressed?-----Russian state TV airs racist and homophobic attack on Karine Jean-Pierre | Washington Examiner
Russian state TV airs racist and homophobic attack on Karine Jean-Pierre | Washington Examiner
..."I am obviously acutely aware that my presence at this podium represents a few firsts," Jean-Pierre said. "I am a black, gay, immigrant woman, the first of all three of those to hold this position..."
- Russian pundits attacked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday in a rant that claimed Jean-Pierre was only promoted because she was "gay and black."
..."I am obviously acutely aware that my presence at this podium represents a few firsts," Jean-Pierre said. "I am a black, gay, immigrant woman, the first of all three of those to hold this position..."
California blackouts caused by overreliance on green energy | EDITORIAL | Las Vegas Review-Journal
California blackouts caused by overreliance on green energy | EDITORIAL | Las Vegas Review-Journal
In California, it’s now a regular occurrence thanks to the state’s fealty to pie-in-the-sky green energy rhetoric.
California officials recently projected the state’s energy needs for this summer, and the news isn’t good. The analysis concludes the state will experience significant power shortages.
- EDITORIAL: Green energy leaves Golden State facing blackouts
California officials recently projected the state’s energy needs for this summer, and the news isn’t good. The analysis concludes the state will experience significant power shortages.
- During peak usage, the shortfall will be equivalent to the electricity used by 1.3 million homes.
- In a worst-case scenario, the deficit could be equivalent to the power used by 3.75 million homes..."
Joy Behar calls Tucker Carlson 'almost irrelevant,' citing his audience numbers. But audience numbers for 'The View' slap back. - TheBlaze
Joy Behar calls Tucker Carlson 'almost irrelevant,' citing his audience numbers. But audience numbers for 'The View' slap back. - TheBlaze:
One also wonders how irrelevant Carlson is if politicians and the mainstream media repeatedly devote a large amount of attention to covering the things Carlson says.
Althouse: "...alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer, behind tobacco and obesity."
Althouse: "In recent years, a growing number of medical and public health groups have introduced public awareness campaigns warning people to drink with caution, noting that alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer, behind tobacco and obesity."
"There's not too much talk about alcohol causing cancer, but there's even less talk about obesity causing cancer.
In fact, I don't believe I'd ever heard that obesity can cause cancer, and yet, apparently, it's the second leading preventable cause of cancer.
...Here's what the CDC has to say. It lists "13 Cancers... associated with overweight and obesity"
"There's not too much talk about alcohol causing cancer, but there's even less talk about obesity causing cancer.
...Here's what the CDC has to say. It lists "13 Cancers... associated with overweight and obesity"
- Meningioma (cancer in the tissue covering brain and spinal cord)
- Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
- Multiple myeloma (cancer of blood cells)
- Kidneys
- Uterus
- Ovaries
- Thyroid
- Breast (post-menopausal women)
- Liver
- Gallbladder
- Upper stomach
- Pancreas
- Colon and rectum
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