Monday, May 05, 2025
Has he had a stroke??!!-----James Carville says Democrats can't afford to lie like 'Republicans do' because they would lose credibility.
James Carville says Democrats can't afford to lie like 'Republicans do' because they would lose credibility - Jeffrey Clark
Democratic political strategist James Carville expressed frustration with the state of his party on his podcast Thursday, arguing that Republicans are able to get away with lying while Democrats are held to a higher standard of credibility.
Talking to guest Ryan Lizza, a journalist, he said, "People say to me all the time, ‘James, why don’t we just do like the Republicans do? Just stand up and lie?’ Because our f---ing people wouldn’t stand for it!" Carville said. "If I stood up and lied, you would be the first person to say, ‘James Carville lost all credibility last night when he said X, Y and Z.’"...Democratic political strategist James Carville expressed frustration with the state of his party on his podcast Thursday, arguing that Republicans are able to get away with lying while Democrats are held to a higher standard of credibility...
'Generation COVID' bears witness to devastating toll of school closings | Blaze Media
'Generation COVID' bears witness to devastating toll of school closings | Blaze Media:
Years later, Sey sat in a comfortable position as a Levi’s executive when another injustice forced her to speak out. She watched with alarm as leaders kept kids locked out of school during the COVID-19 pandemic.
That stance eventually forced her exit from Levi’s corporate team and branded her a radical in the eyes of some pandemic hardliners. Years later, Sey’s position has been more than vindicated. Legacy media outlets confirm the damage done to students who couldn’t participate in school during the pandemic.
We're Finally Learning More About the Closed Santa Ynez Reservoir - John Sexton
Yesterday, the NY Times published a follow up story about the Santa Ynez reservoir after the city finally released a bunch of new documents in response to an FOIA request.
AP Photo/Eugene Garcia
Back in January, when firefighters were doing their best to fight the blaze in the Pacific Palisades, the fire hydrants started running out of water.
AP Photo/Eugene GarciaBack in January, when firefighters were doing their best to fight the blaze in the Pacific Palisades, the fire hydrants started running out of water.
Developer Rick Caruso commented about this on local television and his comments went viral.
That led to this amazing video in which a local news anchor tried to debunk Caruso's claims only to have a reporter on scene correct him seconds later.
Watch the whole clip.
Later that day city officials admitted the Palisades had run out of water...
History for May 5
History for May 5 - On-This-Day.com 
Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochran Seaman) 1865 - 1922- Journalist, wrote about taboo subjects for her time period (divorce, poverty, capital punishment, insanity), women’s rights advocate.
- 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 - Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7, became the first American in space when he made a 15 minute suborbital flight.
Sunday, May 04, 2025
New Yorkers are getting robbed blind.
New Yorkers are paying through the nose because of this backroom dealing.
It allows the state to spend a staggering $254 billion in the coming year.
That's more than it costs to run Florida and Texas combined, even though New York has 33 million fewer people to serve.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state's two legislative leaders announced a budget deal Monday night on how much to tax New Yorkers and how much the state government will spend in the coming fiscal year, which starts June 1.
From the smattering of information available, it's likely this deal will necessitate additional tax hikes months from now that could trigger an economic death spiral for the state and its largest city.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state's two legislative leaders announced a budget deal Monday night on how much to tax New Yorkers and how much the state government will spend in the coming fiscal year, which starts June 1.
From the smattering of information available, it's likely this deal will necessitate additional tax hikes months from now that could trigger an economic death spiral for the state and its largest city.
- Here's the kicker.
- This is a backroom deal, done in secrecy.
- No press allowed, and none of the other 211 members of the legislature were permitted in the room...
Good Intentions: Bad Results John Stossel
Government makes most things worse.
That's because the handouts encourage people to become dependent.
- Lyndon Johnson launched a War on Poverty; Richard Nixon a War on Drugs.
That's because the handouts encourage people to become dependent.
Welfare even discouraged marriage because a single parent gets a bigger check.
As a result, welfare created something never seen before in America: a permanent "underclass" -- generations raised without fathers, generations who stay poor and passive...
The War on Drugs also had unintended consequences.
"When you launch a war on drugs ... you create huge profits for cartels because there's so much at stake," says Brook.
That led to more illegal drugs, and "massive corruption among police."...
As a result, welfare created something never seen before in America: a permanent "underclass" -- generations raised without fathers, generations who stay poor and passive...
The War on Drugs also had unintended consequences.
"When you launch a war on drugs ... you create huge profits for cartels because there's so much at stake," says Brook.
That led to more illegal drugs, and "massive corruption among police."...
- Brook's point is not that people shouldn't try to help the poor, the addicted and the planet; it's that individuals do it better than government ever will.
- "All these government programs that regulate and control, they institutionalize mediocrity at best."
Trump says Harvard will lose tax-exempt status * WorldNetDaily * by Nick Pope, Daily Caller News Foundation
Trump says Harvard will lose tax-exempt status * WorldNetDaily * by Nick Pope, Daily Caller News Foundation:
Harvard currently has 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status with the federal government, meaning that the university does not pay taxes on its net earnings while donors are able to get deductions on their income taxes. If Trump follows through with removing the university's nonprofit status, Harvard would have to start paying considerable amounts of taxes, and donations could dwindle if the incentives change.
The Trump administration has cracked down aggressively on elite universities in the U.S. through his first 100 days in office, freezing funding and threatening further action unless university administrators take on antisemitism on campus and cut DEI.
DOGE reveals 5 'most outrageous' ways taxes were wasted * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
DOGE reveals 5 'most outrageous' ways taxes were wasted * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh:
A new report posted at Fox News, based on comments from DOGE employees during an interview with Jesse Watters, reveals the "most outrageous" ways those on the taxpayers' payroll wasted tax money.
President Donald Trump launched the Department of Government Efficiency when he took office, and officials there have reported cutting at least $160 billion in waste, fraud and abuse.
Chemtrail Claims
Learn the truth about this widely held (and false) conspiracy theory. Dr. Roy Spencer explains... - John Whitefisk 
Chemtrail Claims [excerpt from the article posted]
I have read that report (written by Air Force academy students), and indeed it was highly speculative.
The increase in air traffic has led to the popularization of chemtrail theories, which usually involve claims that damaging chemicals are being sprayed by aircraft...Regarding “chemtrails”, Grok 3 (accessed 4/25/25) says,
“Chemtrail conspiracy theories first gained traction in the mid-1990s, particularly around 1996… A key catalyst was a 1996 U.S. Air Force research paper titled Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025, which discussed speculative weather modification technologies. Though theoretical, the paper was misinterpreted by some as evidence of secret government programs.”
I have read that report (written by Air Force academy students), and indeed it was highly speculative.
It did not mention any existing cloud- or weather-modification technologies beyond the usual cloud-seeding efforts which date back to the 1950s....
Chemtrails or Contrails? - CO2 Coalition
By Roy W. Spencer, Ph.D. May 1, 2025 Cirrus clouds have been around forever. Cloud types were first named by English pharmacist Luke Howard in 1802 using Latin terms. Cirrus clouds refer to their hair-like appearance, but they can take on many shapes depending upon conditions such as humidity, the r...
Chemtrails or Contrails? - CO2 Coalition
By Roy W. Spencer, Ph.D. May 1, 2025 Cirrus clouds have been around forever. Cloud types were first named by English pharmacist Luke Howard in 1802 using Latin terms. Cirrus clouds refer to their hair-like appearance, but they can take on many shapes depending upon conditions such as humidity, the r...
The real oligarchy!
- Elite academia is big on the “rule of law.” They just don’t expect it to apply to them. - Glenn Reynolds
Here's ANOTHER Example of the Blatant Bias That Lost PBS Its Taxpayer Funding Amy Curtis Amy Curtis
They believe their First Amendment rights involve taking our tax dollars to feed us Leftist propaganda masked as news.
Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending public funding of PBS and NPR. Leftists -- as always -- had a meltdown over it...
Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending public funding of PBS and NPR. Leftists -- as always -- had a meltdown over it...
But here's another example from Maze that demonstrates why PBS/NPR shouldn't get a dime of our money (and why Congress should pass legislation stripping PBS/NPR of their funding)...
Just amazing.
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