Tuesday, July 05, 2022
History for July 5
History for July 5 - On-This-Day.com
P.T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum) 1810 - American showman, businessman, entertainer
- 1811 - Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.
- 1865 - William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London.
- 1865 - The U.S. Secret Service Division was created to combat currency counterfeiting, forging and the altering of currency and securities..
- 1943 - The battle of Kursk began as German tanks attack the Soviet salient. It was the largest tank battle in history.
- 1946 - The bikini bathing suit, created by Louis Reard, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris. Micheline Bernardini wore the two-piece outfit.
- 1951 - Dr. William Shockley announced that he had invented the junction transistor.
- 1975 - Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors.
Monday, July 04, 2022
SCOTUS Vacates 'Assault Weapons' Ban, 'High Capacity' Mag Ban
SCOTUS Vacates 'Assault Weapons' Ban, 'High Capacity' Mag Ban:
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) vacated and remanded a number of cases centered on an “assault weapons” ban in Maryland, a “high capacity” magazine ban in California, and carry restrictions in Hawaii.
Scientists Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming | Relative sea level rise at tide gauge Galveston Pier 21, Texas, is the combination of absolute sea level rise and land subsidence | Facebook
Scientists Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming | Relative sea level rise at tide gauge Galveston Pier 21, Texas, is the combination of absolute sea level rise and land subsidence | Facebook
"Relative sea level rise at tide gauge Galveston Pier 21, Texas, is the combination of absolute sea level rise and land subsidence. We estimate subsidence rates of 3.53 mm/a during 1909–1937, 6.08 mm/a during 1937–1983, and 3.51 mm/a since 1983.
Subsidence attributed to aquifer-system compaction accompanying groundwater extraction contributed as much as 85% of the 0.7 m relative sea level rise since 1909,
Subsidence.... Nothing to do with CO2"
Heh!-----Having Scoffed at Trump’s Warnings, Germany Now Fears Complete Russian Gas Cut-Off
Having Scoffed at Trump’s Warnings, Germany Now Fears Complete Russian Gas Cut-Off
- “Berlin triggered the second stage of its national gas emergency plan.”
"Having mocked and rejected President Donald Trump’s warning about the country’s dependence on Russian energy, the German government now fears that Russia may soon cut off their gas supply.
As war rages in Ukraine, Russia has drastically reduced its energy supply to Germany and other western European countries, forcing Berlin to declared emergency measures to save and ration existing gas supplies..."
Biden's Bummer Summer: Firework Prices Explode
Biden's Bummer Summer: Firework Prices Explode:
The price of fireworks has skyrocketed across the country under President Joe Biden, meaning party-goers will be getting less of an explosion than they probably expect for the price this Fourth of July weekend.
State health agency postpones meeting because ‘urgency’ is ‘white supremacy’
State health agency postpones meeting because ‘urgency’ is ‘white supremacy’
"...OHA Regional Health Equity Coalition Program Manager Danielle Droppers delayed a meeting between agency officials and community members on the grounds that being prompt is a “white supremacist value.”
- “We recognize that urgency is a white supremacy value that can get in the way of more intentional and thoughtful work, and we want to attend to this dynamic,”
Droppers wrote in an email.
“Therefore, we will reach out at a later date to reschedule.”
A link at the end of Droppers’ message goes to a website called “White Supremacy Culture,” in this instance specifically about being on time.
A link at the end of Droppers’ message goes to a website called “White Supremacy Culture,” in this instance specifically about being on time.
- “A constant sense of urgency,” the page reads, “makes it difficult to take time to be inclusive, encourage democratic and/or thoughtful decision-making, [and] to think and act long-term.”..."
Allies of Karine Jean-Pierre say Biden admin set her up for failure by having a white man standing by for help - TheBlaze
Allies of Karine Jean-Pierre say Biden admin set her up for failure by having a white man standing by for help - TheBlaze:
Allies of the White House press secretary are blaming the Biden administration for her failures because they have a white man, John Kirby, standing by, according to a report in Politico.
The report outlined the struggles of Jean-Pierre, who assumed the duties of the office from Jen Psaki in May and become the first openly LGBTQ and black person to work as White House press secretary.
When we gonna fire those "predictors"?-----Hurricanes Not Increasing, Despite Warming
Hurricanes Not Increasing, Despite Warming
"Although the 2022 hurricane season has gotten off to slow start, the forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center say the 2022 season will be more active than the long-term average.
"Although the 2022 hurricane season has gotten off to slow start, the forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center say the 2022 season will be more active than the long-term average.
Whether this proves to be true only time will tell, but research is increasingly making clear that the modest warming of the planet has not caused hurricanes to grow more frequent or severe.
- Even the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change acknowledges it has detected no trend of increasing frequency or severity of tropical cyclones and has no evidence human greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to any trend..."
Democrats of Pima County Arizona Celebrate Independence Day by Saying ‘F**k the Fourth’
Democrats of Pima County Arizona Celebrate Independence Day by Saying ‘F**k the Fourth’
- "The Democrats of Pima County in Arizona tweeted and then deleted a message for July 4th that was uniquely progressive.
ICYMI: RACISM, STRAIGHT UP
Instapundit--ICYMI: RACISM, STRAIGHT UP:
What the reactions to Clarence Thomas post-Roe reveal about white liberals: Soon after the court handed down its decision, some pro-choice advocates began hurling outrageous and overtly racist remarks at the justice.
Plus: “Thomas noted in a recent interview that people regularly assume he has difficulties around other Black people by virtue of his politics. ‘It’s just the opposite,’ he declared. ‘The only people with whom I’ve had difficulties are white, liberal elites who consider themselves the anointed and us the benighted … I have never had issues with members of my race.'”
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Poll: Most Say lllegal Immigration Getting 'Worse,' 'Important' for Midterms
Poll: Most Say lllegal Immigration Getting 'Worse,' 'Important' for Midterms:
Most voters believe illegal immigration is getting “worse” and will be an “important” issue heading into the midterm elections, according to a recent Rasmussen poll.
Can Americans Remember the Virtue of Independence (and the Corrosiveness of Dependence)? - Intellectual Takeout
Can Americans Remember the Virtue of Independence (and the Corrosiveness of Dependence)? - Intellectual Takeout"If this 4th of July you reflect on the future of liberty, you will not be alone.
Many Americans believe freedom is in decline.
...Breggin imagines “a world made up of two different people with very different and conflicting ideas about themselves and their basic rights.”
To one type of person Breggin gives the name Dependence and to the other, Independence.
Describing Dependence, he writes,
- “Dependence doesn’t think he can earn enough money to pay for what he needs and wants, such as food, shelter, medical care, education, and retirement. He wants the government to provide these things for him.” Dependence thinks life is unfair, and he wants government to “make up for this unfairness.” Dependence thinks he has a “right” to the “good life.”
- Independence wants government “to protect his freedom to take care of himself.” Independence is “up to the challenge” of providing for himself and his loved ones. Breggin writes, “He believes that he has a right to take responsibility for himself and to keep most of his earnings for himself and his family.”...
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