Monday, August 11, 2025
Well, This Ought to Make Heads Explode All Across D.C. - Stephen Green
There probably isn't a bright red line or some official metric a city must measure up to — down to? — before being rated as Officially Ungovernable.But, if there is, surely Washington, D.C., crossed soon after the Martyrdom of St. George Floyd of Minneapolis.
- "This is a safe city, but overhearing and witnessing gang threats and then watching the camera footage of the thuggery is disturbing," one D.C. resident told the Washington Post on Sunday.
- But — and I'm not making this up, so I'll quote WaPo reporters Olivia George, John D. Harden, and Jenny Gathright precisely — the resident who told them the city was safe was "speaking on the condition of anonymity over concerns of personal safety."
The mostly peaceful gang members tend toward violence when they hear you say they might not always be peaceful, I suppose...
CBS Los Angeles just dropped a bombshell… 𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧. 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.
That’s how many are on California’s “free” Medi-Cal program right now. - M.A.Rothman@MichaelARothman
- That’s roughly 38% of the state — and you 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 they aren’t counting California’s illegals.
- Gavin Newsom now has almost 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 on Medi-Cal.
And here’s the kicker…
“Millions of Californians are at risk of losing their Medi-Cal coverage because of new rules from the Trump administration...
JONATHAN TURLEY - Up the Creek: Media Outlets Criticized for False Story on Vance
In this case, Vice President JD Vance was criticized for ordering the raising of the river near his Ohio home to improve his family’s canoeing experience.First appearing in The Guardian, the story took off in the media and was featured on shows like The Colbert Show when Stephen Colbert mocked “insane spoiled baby emperor move.”
- The problem is that it was entirely untrue.
- The Secret Service raised the river for security reasons with no contact with the Vice President or his family.
The hit piece was curious because The Guardian admitted that it could not confirm the allegation. Nevertheless, it breathlessly reported on “Canoe-Gate”...“The Guardian could not independently confirm this specific claim.”
Hmmm, that “specific claim” is the entire story.
Hmmm, that “specific claim” is the entire story.
USSS spokesman Anthony Guglielmi explained that the USSS conducted a trip to the Ohio area ahead of the vice president’s trip, and one of their vessels actually ran aground. That is why the USSS asked for the increase: “It’s very normal, it’s very routine.” He said that the decision was made without input or involvement from the vice president’s office...
A History Of American Recessions | ZeroHedge
The official designation of a recession comes from a committee at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a private, nonprofit research organization. - Tyler Durden
The committee considers a wide range of economy-wide, monthly data points, but the NBER views GDP as “the single best measure.”
The committee calls a recession once there is a significant decline across these measures for more than a few months.
Using this measure, here's a few insights:
The committee considers a wide range of economy-wide, monthly data points, but the NBER views GDP as “the single best measure.”
The committee calls a recession once there is a significant decline across these measures for more than a few months.
Using this measure, here's a few insights:
- From 1855 to 2020, recessions lasted an average of 17 months.
- In the 20th and 21st centuries, the average recession has decreased to 14 months....
Canada and the 20th Theorem of Government | International Liberty
Canada and the 20th Theorem of Government | International Liberty - Dan Mitchell
I’ll eliminate all suspense by stating that the numbers are not good...
Why has Canada done poorly?...
I’ll eliminate all suspense by stating that the numbers are not good...
- But the second part of the 20th Theorem states that “Whenever there is fiscal deterioration, excess spending growth is the cause.” So Canada definitely qualifies.
- Moreover, bad fiscal policy over a decade adds up. Government is now consuming 44.24 percent of GDP compared to 38.37 percent of economic output in 2014.
- Second, bad fiscal policy leads to bad economic outcomes.
Trump to host news conference to 'stop violent crime' and make DC 'one of the safest' cities in the world
The White House is expected to hold a news conference Monday to unveil further plans to “stop violent crime” in Washington, DC, after federal agents began rounding up drug-pushers, illegal handguns and culprits as part of a multi-agency crackdown. - Josh Christenson
“It has become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World. It will soon be one of the safest!!!” Trump posted on his Truth Social.
“It has become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World. It will soon be one of the safest!!!” Trump posted on his Truth Social.
- That’s six times higher than New York City’s rate that year, which reached 4.7 homicides per 100,000 residents — and four times higher than the 7.2 homicides per 100,000 people at the same per capita rate in Los Angeles.
- It’s also more than double Newark’s rate of 12.2 murders per 100,000 people in 2024.
- On Friday, a White House spokesman pointed to statistics showing how DC’s homicide rate also outranks foreign cities per 100,000 people — including Mexico City’s rate of 14; Port of Spain’s rate of 11.5; Bogota, Colombia’s rate of 10.4 and Islamabad, Pakistan’s rate of 9.2...
History for August 11
History for August 11 - On-This-Day.com 
Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea 1953
- 1896 - Harvey Hubbell received a patent for the electric light bulb socket with a pull-chain.
- 1909 - The American ship Arapahoe became the first to ever use the SOS distress signal off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC.
- 1934 - Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay, received federal prisoners for the first time.
- 1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
- 1992 - In Bloomington, MN, the Mall of America opened. It was the largest shopping mall in the United States.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Michigan on the exact same path!-----Europe’s not the only one failing because of the Green New Deal; so is New Jersey
Thomas Kolbe has written about the collapse of the German economy, something pretty shocking to those of us who remember when the German economy seemed unstoppable. - Andrea
- Spain and Portugal had a catastrophic power outage thanks to their green energy policies, and, in England, people are getting cold and dirty in a very 19th-century way because of the UK’s drive for “Net Zero.”...
- And it’s not just Crazifornia. According to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, the policies of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (a Democrat, of course) have been disastrous for residents of that state:
Under his aegis, “New Jersey has shut down all its coal plants, reduced its natural gas-generation capacity, and increased its reliance on intermittent wind and solar power.” Trenton, the state capital (population 91,193), plans to have 100% clean electricity (that is, based on renewables) by 2035...
More junk-science uncovered!-----Meta-Analysis of Over 100 Studies Shows Gas Stoves Pose No Increased Risks of Asthma
It turns out, pushing unrealistic green energy schemes onto low- and middle-income people at the expense of a safer fuel source was not only bad science, it was dangerous propaganda. - Leslie Eastman
- Legal Insurrection readers may recall that in 2023, the Biden administration seriously considered a nationwide ban on gas stoves, blaming “pollutants” released by the appliances.
- One of the studies cited was published in Scientific American.
We documented the narrative science and agenda-driven conclusions that the publication offers.
The “study” involved 53 households, all in California.
The “study” involved 53 households, all in California.
As I reported at that time, the findings that asserted gas stoves contributed to increased risk of asthma were based on bad science...
How can anyone deal with these monstrous Palestinians??!!-----"Flashback: Palestinian father took his child to a violent riot, shoved him to the front line to die...
...After he ordered his child to throw stones at Israeli forces, in the most twisted act of Jihad, he yelled at the Israeli soldiers to shoot his son. - Liza Rosen@LizaRosen0000
- Flashback: Palestinian father took his child to a violent riot, shoved him to the front line to die.
- After he ordered his child to throw stones at Israeli forces, in the most twisted act of Jihad, he yelled at the Israeli soldiers to shoot his son.
The urban heat island effect adds far more non-climatic heat to temperature station records than can be reliably controlled for.
Yet most temp reports come from airports! - Bjørn K Vottestad 
An analysis of 10 cities from across the globe (Kara and Yavuz, 2025) reveals airports and industry centers are, on average, 2.5°C to 2.8°C warmer than neighboring green spaces...
The urban heat island effect can leave airports and industrial centers as much as 12°C warmer than nearby vegetated, forested areas...
notrickszone.com
New Study: A City’s Industry Center, Airport Up To 12°C Warmer Than Nearby Forests, Vegetation
An analysis of 10 cities from across the globe (Kara and Yavuz, 2025) reveals airports and industry centers are, on average, 2.5°C to 2.8°C warmer than neighboring green spaces.
The urban heat island effect can leave airports and industrial centers as much as 12°C warmer than nearby vegetated, forested areas...
notrickszone.com
New Study: A City’s Industry Center, Airport Up To 12°C Warmer Than Nearby Forests, Vegetation
An analysis of 10 cities from across the globe (Kara and Yavuz, 2025) reveals airports and industry centers are, on average, 2.5°C to 2.8°C warmer than neighboring green spaces.
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