History for August 23

History for August 23 - On-This-Day.com 

Mark Russell 1932 - Comedian

• 1839 - Hong Kong was taken by the British in a war with China.
• 1914 - Tsingtao, China, was bombarded as Japan declared war on Germany in World War I.
• 1939 - Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty.
• 1962 - The first live TV program was relayed between the U.S. and Europe through the U.S. Telstar satellite.
• 1990 - President Saddam Hussein appeared on Iraqi state television with a group of Western detainees that he referred to as "guests." He told the group that they were being held "to prevent the scourge of war."
• 2011 - Near Mineral, VA, a 5.8 earthquake caused cracks in the Washington Monument and damaged the Washington National Monument.

Cracker Barrel Suffers Serious Financial Blow as Markets React to 'Woke' Rebrand

Cracker Barrel Suffers Serious Financial Blow as Markets React to 'Woke' Rebrand: 

Investors have suddenly found no comfort in comfort food.

On Thursday, the iconic Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurant chain suffered a precipitous decline in its stock price, off as much as 12 percent in trading on Nasdaq as of early afternoon.

The selloff followed the company’s controversial rebranding effort, which some have described as “woke.”

The way we were-----The Victor Talking Machine Co.®

A "Poisoned Well"? Former Media Journalist Explains NPR’s Ideological Spread

Union-dominated "education" is a TOTAL FAILURE!-----Florida mom says teacher nominated son for "Most Likely to Become a Dictator" award because of his conservative values | Not the Bee

When teachers bring their politics into the classroom, this is the kind of rubbish that comes of it. - Cardinal Pritchard

• Video out of deep-blue Alachua County, Florida:

Read this BEFORE you send you children to any college!-----Perpetual Disruption

A friend who works in the finance world would routinely caution his people not to get too used to high-flying salaries, or to commit themselves to lifestyles that required them going forward, because one disruption - one "better mousetrap" invented by a competitor - could knock them all back down to earth. - Peter Venetoklis

• I saw his caution play out among other friends and acquaintances, as their big bucks jobs disappeared and they had to seek other professions as a result.
• Heck, it happened to my gaggle in the 1990s, when Reagan's defense buildup ceased and a flood of young aerospace engineers moved into a range of non-engineering professions.

All this came to mind as I read about how Artificial Intelligence is killing jobs en masse in the tech sector, and drying up many of the perks for those that remain...

Such is the way of progress. 

In economics, it is called "creative destruction," and we find examples of it ranging back to the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution...

'This is HUGE!' Appeals court kills wild half-billion dollar penalty against President Trump * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

'This is HUGE!' Appeals court kills wild half-billion dollar penalty against President Trump * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh: 

The Washington Examiner confirmed the five-judge panel of the appellate division in New York threw out the judgment delivered by Arthur Engoron, a judge at the entry court level who has been openly derisive of Trump. The ruling said his judgment was unconstitutional and violated the U.S. Constitution, which bars excessive fines.

Seattle business owner who banned cops from her store is now complaining...

How Easy It’s Been: Trump Outshines Predecessors In Work With Africa

Trump isn’t just brokering deals with African governments, but amassing goodwill among African civilians. - Natalie Sandoval
Just look at his foreign policy record. 

Especially in comparison to his recent presidential predecessors.

The Guardian also took note of Nigerian support for Trump.

• “​​Portraits of Trump have grown more common among the impressionist depictions of notable figures often sold from open stalls on the streets of Nigeria,” the outlet reports.
• “Although perceptions of Trump vary across Nigeria’s diverse cultural and religious landscape, there is a large affinity towards him, fostered years before he entered politics when his larger-than-life image as a bombastic, straight-talking, self-made billionaire made his books a hit here.”...

Lunch video-----Why Do Jews Vote Left?

Noon-toon

 

Target CEO Who Steered Struggling Retail Giant Into Wokeness to Step Down: Company 'Lost Its Grip'

Target CEO Who Steered Struggling Retail Giant Into Wokeness to Step Down: Company 'Lost Its Grip': 

The leadership change comes as Target reels from years of poor decisions, ideological distractions, and a consumer base that found other options.

Cornell’s departure was widely expected, but some analysts had urged Target to bring in an outside voice. Instead, the board stuck with an insider, CNN reported.

When democrats rule...

 

Wait...there's more!-----Meet Steve Descano — Democrat, Best Friend to Violent Illegals, and the Reason ICE Is So Busy - Teri Christoph

Oh, how smug and sanctimonious the terminally-online left was on Wednesday afternoon when a Washington, D.C.-based reporter posted a video of a Hispanic man being arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Department and federal law enforcement agencies.

• The only context given by the reporter was that the poor man just wanted to be with his family.

Already incensed over President Trump's law enforcement takeover of D.C.—and ever-so-prone to taking things at face value and not asking questions—a stream of leftist voices immediately fired up their X accounts to condemn the arrest. 

Everyone's favorite Democrat stooge, Jessica Tarlov, showed her commitment to willful ignorance by retweeting the video and dramatically adding, "The cruelty is always the point."

There's just one thing: the man being arrested, David Perez-Teofani, a Mexican illegal, wasn't the hard-working family man the left and Jessica Tarlov so desperately wanted him to be...Perez-Teofani had been arrested in 2024 for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 15. Not only that, he had illegally entered the U.S. three times and had ignored "a final order of removal."..

Good intentions don't always lead to good actions or good results.

Milton Friedman understood that when we abandon voluntary cooperation for coercion—even with the best of intentions—we've already lost the moral argument. 

 

'You Didn't Earn That:' British Journo Insists on 100% Inheritance Tax Because It'll 'Incentivize Work' - Amy Curtis

They constantly advocate for policies and laws that run contrary to basic human nature because they run in small circles of like-minded Leftists and never talk to us normies.
Take British journo Lewis Goodall, for example. 

He thinks the inheritance tax should be 100%.
WATCH:

#1 This day 1966-----Summer in the City (Remastered)

We need more of this!-----Serial pedophile to be surgically castrated in American first law after raping seven-year-old girl

McCartney has agreed to be both physically and chemically castrated as part of plea deal Tuesday in order to reduce his prison sentence - although he'll still spend 40 years in prison...| Daily Mail Online - MARYANN MARTINEZ, 

Thomas Allen McCartney, 37, is classified a 'Tier Three' offender and is considered one of Louisiana's worst child predators...
The law only came into force at the beginning of the August - and his case is likely to one of the first times it's been applied by a court...

Monsters on the loose!

 

Major U.S. chain: 'We will not open or operate retail stores in California' * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Major U.S. chain: 'We will not open or operate retail stores in California' * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh: 

He continues, "This decision isn't about politics – it's about reality. California has created one of the most overregulated, expensive, and risky environments for businesses in America. It's a system that makes it harder to employ people, harder to keep doors open, and harder to deliver value to customers."

Ya think??!!-----Comer said the revelations cast serious doubt on who was really calling the shots inside the Biden White House...

Ian Sams, the former White House spokesperson who spent years defending Joe Biden’s mental acuity, admitted under oath that he interacted with Biden only twice during his entire tenure. - Matt Margolis

• That’s not just unusual; it’s evidence of a carefully managed operation designed to conceal Biden’s true condition from the American people. 
• For years, Sams went before cameras, insisting Biden was sharp and in control while privately having no access to him whatsoever. 
• If that doesn’t expose the depth of this cover-up, nothing will.

AAM Fruitcake

 

History for August 22

History for August 22 - On-This-Day.com 

H. Norman Schwarzkopf 1934 - United States General

• 1770 - Australia was claimed under the British crown when Captain James Cook landed there.
• 1775 - The American colonies were proclaimed to be in a state of open rebellion by England's King George III.
• 1846 - The U.S. annexed New Mexico.
• 1906 - The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, NJ began to manufacture the Victrola. The hand-cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sold for $200.
• 1984 - The last Volkswagen Rabbit rolled off the assembly line in New Stanton, PA.
• 1996 - U.S. President Clinton signed legislation that ended guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanded work from recipients.

'Serious changes': Tulsi Gabbard slashes top U.S. spy-agency staff by 40% * WorldNetDaily * by Cristina Laila, The Gateway Pundit

'Serious changes': Tulsi Gabbard slashes top U.S. spy-agency staff by 40% * WorldNetDaily * by Cristina Laila, The Gateway Pundit: 

"ODNI and the IC must make serious changes to fulfill its responsibility to the American people and the US Constitution by focusing on our core mission: find the truth and provide objective, unbiased, timely intelligence to the President and policymakers," Tulsi added.