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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

History for November 16

History for November 16 - On-This-Day.com

Dwight Gooden 1964

1871 - The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) was first chartered in the State of New York.
1915 - Coca-Cola had its prototype for a contoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year.
1952 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown.
1973 - U.S. President Nixon signed the Alaska Pipeline measure into law.
1981 - A vaccine for hepatitis B was approved. The vaccine had been developed at Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research.

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

UK Govt to Overspend on Foreign Aid by �1 Billion Due to Migrants

UK Govt to Overspend on Foreign Aid by �1 Billion Due to Migrants:

The supposedly cash-strapped British government, currently preparing punishing tax hikes and public service cuts to balance the books, will overspend by around a billion pounds on foreign aid due to the migrant influx.

Around £4 billion (~$4.7 billion) of the British government’s £11 billion (~$13 billion) f+oreign aid budget is being spent on dealing with asylum seekers in Britain itself — paying for them to enjoy free accommodation in luxurious hotels while paying customers are booted out, for example — which is a permissible use of so-called official development assistance (ODA) to which the government has inexplicably bound itself.

The way we were-----U.S. Automotive History and the Chevy Vega

America Just Ran Out of Fuel

Walgreens decided to close three locations in Boston this week. Now the city is accusing the company of systemic racism and threatening consequences if the stores don't reopen - TheBlaze

Walgreens decided to close three locations in Boston this week. Now the city is accusing the company of systemic racism and threatening consequences if the stores don't reopen - TheBlaze:

As often happens with large retail chains of any kind, Walgreens decided to close three Boston locations this week. The pharmacy chain's explanation for the closures implied that it did not make financial sense for the company to keep the locations open, blaming the "dynamics of the local market and changes in the buying habits of our patients."

WOW!!!-----Tucker Carlson: Construction of Obama's temple was halted

SILENCED!!-----NBC News Suspends Reporter for Retracted Paul Pelosi Story

NBC News Suspends Reporter for Retracted Paul Pelosi Story

"NBC Today show correspondent Miguel Almaguer has been suspended pending an internal investigation after NBC News had to retract his reporting that inflamed right-wing conspiracy theories about the brutal assault on Paul Pelosi, Confider has learned.
In an on-air report that went viral soon after it aired Almaguer suggested Nancy Pelosi’s husband was not in danger when cops arrived at their San Francisco home...

Lunch video-----New Poll Debunks 97% Consensus Myth on Climate Change

"A new poll of scientists conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University found that only 59 percent of respondents think global climate change will cause “significant harm” to the “living conditions for people alive today.”

That is far short of the “97 percent consensus” narrative pushed by climate alarmists and their media allies across the globe.

Noon-toon

Consumer Sentiment Crashes Back Down Toward Four Decade Lows

Consumer Sentiment Crashes Back Down Toward Four Decade Lows:

The views of U.S. consumers about the economy turned much grimmer in the first weeks of November, the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey showed on Friday.

The index of consumer sentiment fell about nine percent to a reading of 54.7 in the preliminary November reading, pulled down by a much more negative view of current economic conditions.

"Bush and Obama..."

Yet, most of the sheep are silent. Why?-----Energy Bills In Europe Are 90% Higher Than Last Year | OilPrice.com

Energy Bills In Europe Are 90% Higher Than Last Year | OilPrice.com

Electricity and gas prices are soaring across Europe, with bills close to double from last year in most European capitals, according to new data from the Household Energy Price Index—a monthly tracker of energy prices for households across 33 European capitals, including the 27 EU member states and several non-members...
The cost of living in most of Europe is already exorbitant because of the energy crisis and this crisis is only going to get worse after the EU embargoes on Russian oil and then fuels come into effect...

Pi$$ing $$$ away!

What the bloody HELL? They gave it BACK to the passenger!!-----TSA errors allowed disruptive passenger to bring box cutters on flight

TSA errors allowed disruptive passenger to bring box cutters on flight

"...One of the bags was flagged for a physical search, and agents discovered a box cutter.

The “visible blades” were removed, but then returned to the passenger, which contradicts “standard operating procedure,” the TSA said.

Box cutters must be thrown away at the checkpoint or placed in checked baggage, where they “must be sheathed or securely wrapped,” according to the agency...

#1 This day 1960-----The Zodiacs- "Stay" 1967 [Reelin' In The Years Archives]

Republicans vote more often in-person, that's where the "problems happen...every year!-----Arizona on my Mind - American Thinker- Clarice Feldman

Arizona on my Mind - American Thinker - By Clarice Feldman

Election Day is increasingly looking like election month, and frankly, unless state residents under our federal system get control of this, I see no end to it...all of which contribute to an atmosphere in which corruption flourishes.
The more this happens, the more voters believe they cannot vote themselves out of policies and politicians with which they disagree. That is not an insignificant problem.

...Yet right on cue come election day, the machines fail to work properly.
Maricopa County, Arizona, Supervisor Bill Gates apologized after roughly 20% of their polling sites had problems with tabulation machines reading ballots just hours after Election Day polls opened...

"When you suckle at the government teat..."

California sheriff's office stops all daytime patrols due to 'catastrophic staffing shortage' - TheBlaze

California sheriff's office stops all daytime patrols due to 'catastrophic staffing shortage' - TheBlaze:

A California county sheriff's office announced that it will stop its daytime police patrol due to a "catastrophic staffing shortage throughout the agency." Tehama County, which is located north of Sacramento and has a population of 65,000, will suspend daytime patrol services starting November 20.

The 1930s Europeans had moron leaders too!-----Althouse: Biden goes for power-positioning of the hands, but what captures my eye is the expression on Xi's face.

Althouse: Biden goes for power-positioning of the hands, but what captures my eye is the expression on Xi's face.
"I made this screenshot of the central detail of the photo, by Doug Mill, in the NYT...

...What's so funny about Xi's expression, though?
Does it mean something like, you pathetic little child?"

AM Fruitcake

History for November 15

History for November 15 - On-This-Day.com

William Pitt the Elder 1708 - Known as the Great Commoner, 1st Earl of Chatham

1777 - The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution.
1806 - Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop that became known as Pikes Peak.
1864 - Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops began their "March to the Sea" during the U.S. Civil War.
1901 - Miller Reese patented an electrical hearing aid.
2005 - In Amiens, France, Isabelle Dinoire became the first person to undergo a partial face transplant. She had been attacked by a dog earlier in the year.