Whatever Happened to "Green Jobs"? | Mother Jones:
"When you stop and think about it for a minute, the messaging change here is pretty extraordinary.
After all, four years ago the administration's central talking point on climate change did not mention climate change.
Rather, the idea was that greening our economy would confer a major benefit in the form of a profusion of green jobs.
"It's ironic that the administration, which helped launch 'Don't talk about climate change, talk about economics and jobs,' has flipped to 'Let's talk about climate change and frame it in moral terms,'" says Joe Romm, a former Clinton administration clean energy official "
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Police in Michigan seek to ID driver who backed into stroller with child inside, drives off
Police in Michigan seek to ID driver who backed into stroller with child inside, drives off | Fox News:
"The Muskegon Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/152nRA8 ) police released video of the stroller being hit and dragged by a minivan in the parking lot of a Muskegon store."
Muskegon in NATIONAL NEWS!
Again!
Video on FoxNews this AM!
How wonderful!
Plus this one yesterday:http://video.foxnews.com/v/2536248291001/070913hitman1038/
"The Muskegon Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/152nRA8 ) police released video of the stroller being hit and dragged by a minivan in the parking lot of a Muskegon store."
Muskegon in NATIONAL NEWS!
Again!
Video on FoxNews this AM!
How wonderful!
Plus this one yesterday:http://video.foxnews.com/v/2536248291001/070913hitman1038/
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Television station's free event at Muskegon's Smith-Ryerson Park July 11 may create traffic issues
Television station's free event at Muskegon's Smith-Ryerson Park July 11 may create traffic issues | MLive.com:
"Free lunches and milk are provided through the federal government nutrition program and will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m. for anyone 18 years old or younger. "
"Free lunches and milk are provided through the federal government nutrition program and will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m. for anyone 18 years old or younger. "
Taxes On Recreational Pot Sales Could Top 35 Percent
Taxes On Recreational Pot Sales Could Top 35 Percent « CBS Denver:
"Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to add an additional five to 10 percent city tax on top of that."
"Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to add an additional five to 10 percent city tax on top of that."
Government geniuses at work
Classical Values » Government geniuses at work:
"I can’t help notice that the ban does not mention alligators or crocodiles.
Or snapping turtles.
Or ferrets.
Or for that matter, lions, tigers and bears.
We are ruled.
And not by smart people."
"I can’t help notice that the ban does not mention alligators or crocodiles.
Or snapping turtles.
Or ferrets.
Or for that matter, lions, tigers and bears.
We are ruled.
And not by smart people."
Model 'regrets £5,000 NHS boob job and wants them reduced'
Josie Cunningham: Model 'regrets £5,000 NHS boob job and wants them reduced' | Mail Online:
"A part-time model who had a £4,800 breast enlargement at taxpayers' expense has said she now wants the implants removed, and is expecting the NHS to foot the bill once more.
Josie Cunningham, 23, has said rather than improving her life her breast enhancement surgery has left her feeling self-conscious and has led to bullying, so she wants them removed.
The aspiring model hit the headlines earlier this year when she had her breasts increased from a 32A to 36DD on the NHS as she said she was being bullied for her smaller cleavage."
"A part-time model who had a £4,800 breast enlargement at taxpayers' expense has said she now wants the implants removed, and is expecting the NHS to foot the bill once more.
Josie Cunningham, 23, has said rather than improving her life her breast enhancement surgery has left her feeling self-conscious and has led to bullying, so she wants them removed.
The aspiring model hit the headlines earlier this year when she had her breasts increased from a 32A to 36DD on the NHS as she said she was being bullied for her smaller cleavage."
RACIAL HATEMONGERING ON THE TAXPAYER’S DIME
Instapundit » Blog Archive » RACIAL HATEMONGERING ON THE TAXPAYER’S DIME
RACIAL HATEMONGERING ON THE TAXPAYER’S DIME:
Newly Released Documents Detail the Department of Justice’s Role in Organizing Trayvon Martin Protests. “Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained documents proving that the Department of Justice played a major behind-the-scenes role in organizing protests against George Zimmerman. Zimmerman is on trial for second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in February 2012.”
RACIAL HATEMONGERING ON THE TAXPAYER’S DIME:
Newly Released Documents Detail the Department of Justice’s Role in Organizing Trayvon Martin Protests. “Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained documents proving that the Department of Justice played a major behind-the-scenes role in organizing protests against George Zimmerman. Zimmerman is on trial for second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in February 2012.”
So not only did we have a public statement by the President that might have tainted the jury pool, but now we find the Department of Justice was involved in, basically, organizing a lynch mob?
Related: Disorder: Judge Recesses Zimmerman Trial, Excludes Damning Evidence. “Trayvon Martin’s phone had hundreds of messages discussing criminal behavior, including trafficking black-market firearms.” So maybe the folks at DOJ felt they had something in common with him . . . .
Look at the residents of this ‘gated community’ who lived just in that one spot. It is more diverse than a Democrat photo-op. This neighborhood had young and old, Asians and blacks and whites and Hispanics all living next to each other in peace, but needing gates and a neighborhood watch to protect themselves from outsiders.
Without the race-baiters — now almost exclusively to be found in the Democratic Party and its media wing — Americans get along pretty well. And it’s certainly a more diverse crowd than at Obama Campaign HQ.
Buena Vista receives $2.016 million emergency state loan to pay off an existing loan
Buena Vista receives $2.016 million emergency state loan to pay off an existing loan | MLive.com:
"Jackson said the first priority is to pay off the outstanding note, and use whatever funds are left over to pay outstanding wages to teachers.
The district currently is unable to pay wages teachers earned but elected to receive during the summer months."
"Jackson said the first priority is to pay off the outstanding note, and use whatever funds are left over to pay outstanding wages to teachers.
The district currently is unable to pay wages teachers earned but elected to receive during the summer months."
President Barack Obama's Complete List of Historic Firsts
Doug Ross @ Journal: President Barack Obama's Complete List of Historic Firsts [Updated]:
• First President to Violate the War Powers Act (Unilaterally Executing American Military Operations in Libya Without Informing Congress In the Required Time Period - Source: Huffington Post)
• First President to Triple the Number of Warrantless Wiretaps of U.S. Citizens (Source: ACLU)
• First President to Sign into Law a Bill That Permits the Government to "Hold Anyone Suspected of Being Associated With Terrorism Indefinitely, Without Any Form of Due Process. No Indictment. No Judge or Jury. No Evidence. No Trial. Just an Indefinite Jail Sentence" (NDAA Bill - Source: Business Insider)"
Much, much, much more:
• First President to Violate the War Powers Act (Unilaterally Executing American Military Operations in Libya Without Informing Congress In the Required Time Period - Source: Huffington Post)
• First President to Triple the Number of Warrantless Wiretaps of U.S. Citizens (Source: ACLU)
• First President to Sign into Law a Bill That Permits the Government to "Hold Anyone Suspected of Being Associated With Terrorism Indefinitely, Without Any Form of Due Process. No Indictment. No Judge or Jury. No Evidence. No Trial. Just an Indefinite Jail Sentence" (NDAA Bill - Source: Business Insider)"
Much, much, much more:
Nikola Tesla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nikola Tesla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American[2][3] inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.[4]"
"Nikola Tesla (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American[2][3] inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.[4]"
Linchpin for Obama’s plan to predict future leakers unproven, isn’t likely to work, experts say
Linchpin for Obama’s plan to predict future leakers unproven, isn’t likely to work, experts say | McClatchy:
"In an initiative aimed at rooting out future leakers and other security violators, President Barack Obama has ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling techniques that are not scientifically proven to work, according to experts and government documents."
"In an initiative aimed at rooting out future leakers and other security violators, President Barack Obama has ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling techniques that are not scientifically proven to work, according to experts and government documents."
Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Watch: Heartland’s Ben Domenech Blasts Obamacare on Blaze TV
Watch: Heartland’s Ben Domenech Blasts Obamacare on Blaze TV | Somewhat Reasonable:
"This was a plan that was never designed to work. It was designed to pass.”"
"This was a plan that was never designed to work. It was designed to pass.”"
Pere Marquette Park plans move forward with Harris Hospitality; beach volleyball accommodated
Pere Marquette Park plans move forward with Harris Hospitality; beach volleyball accommodated | MLive.com
"The five-phase plan for Pere Marquette Park proposes a beach bar restaurant, banquet space, beach rental business, a frozen yogurt outlet, a public gathering space with children’s fountain, gas fire pits and a small entertainment stage."
"The five-phase plan for Pere Marquette Park proposes a beach bar restaurant, banquet space, beach rental business, a frozen yogurt outlet, a public gathering space with children’s fountain, gas fire pits and a small entertainment stage."
Why Underemployment May Be Worse Than It Looks
Why Underemployment May Be Worse Than It Looks:
"Gallup reports that 17.2 percent of the workforce is underemployed, a startling number compounded by its divergence from the government's count.
....From a broader perspective, the Gallup measure actually has increased from its 15.9 percent multi-year low in October 2012.
The potential significance of the recent trough is that it came a month before the Federal Reserve launched the third round of quantitative easing, the $85 billion a month bond-buying program that is supposed to help the central bank achieve its dual objectives of price stability—and full employment."
"Gallup reports that 17.2 percent of the workforce is underemployed, a startling number compounded by its divergence from the government's count.
....From a broader perspective, the Gallup measure actually has increased from its 15.9 percent multi-year low in October 2012.
The potential significance of the recent trough is that it came a month before the Federal Reserve launched the third round of quantitative easing, the $85 billion a month bond-buying program that is supposed to help the central bank achieve its dual objectives of price stability—and full employment."
Monday, July 08, 2013
Civil libertarians' hypocrisy
Jonah Goldberg: Civil libertarians' hypocrisy
What I have a hard time understanding, however, is how one can get worked up into a near panic about an overreaching national security apparatus while also celebrating other government expansions into our lives, chief among them the hydrahead leviathan of the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare). The 2009 stimulus created ahealth database that will store all your health records. The Federal Data Services Hubwill record everything bureaucrats deem useful, from your incarceration record and immigration status to whether or not you had an abortion or were treated for depression or erectile dysfunction.
In other words, while the NSA can tell if you searched the Web for "Viagra," the Hub will know if you were actually prescribed the medication and for how long. Yes, there are rules for keeping that information private, but you don't need security clearance or a warrant to get it.
Then there's the IRS. We already have evidence of abuse there. For instance, the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriage, had its tax returns and private donor information leaked to the news media last year, presumably in order to embarrass Mitt Romney (he gave the group $10,000) and others during the presidential election.
And yet, worrying about NSA abuse is cast as high-minded while worrying about ObamaCare or the IRS is seen as paranoid. Why?
What Went Wrong with Asiana Flight 214
Blog: What Went Wrong with Asiana Flight 214:
"The underlying reason of their error is one that is both simple and frightening and one that we see occurring more and more frequently.
Airline pilots are losing their ability to fly their aircraft.
Overreliance on automation has degraded airline pilots' basic flying skills to the point that many seem unable to cope when they are forced by circumstances to hand fly the aircraft."
"The underlying reason of their error is one that is both simple and frightening and one that we see occurring more and more frequently.
Airline pilots are losing their ability to fly their aircraft.
Overreliance on automation has degraded airline pilots' basic flying skills to the point that many seem unable to cope when they are forced by circumstances to hand fly the aircraft."
1 dead, 6 wounded in South Side shootings
1 dead, 6 wounded in South Side shootings - chicagotribune.com:
"Sunday's attacks brought to at least 74 the number of people shot since Wednesday afternoon in Chicago, with 12 of those victims killed."
"Sunday's attacks brought to at least 74 the number of people shot since Wednesday afternoon in Chicago, with 12 of those victims killed."
No guns allowed, but punishment varies for those caught packing at federal courthouse
No guns allowed, but punishment varies for those caught packing at federal courthouse | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"The sign on the federal courthouse in Detroit reads plain and simple: No weapons allowed.
U.S. Rep. John Conyers’ office manager broke that rule recently when security officers found a gun in her purse.
But unlike others caught doing the same thing, the Michigan Democrat’s clerk didn’t lose her job — or get criminally charged.
Conyers’ Detroit office manager Betty Petrenz, who was in court for her fiasco on May 1, got luckier.
She got a ticket for having a gun on federal property and was recommended for pretrial diversion — a form of punishment that one federal magistrate recently referred to as “a gift.”
It involves no fine or jail time, but essentially requires a person to have good behavior for a certain amount of time, and then the ticket gets dismissed."
"The sign on the federal courthouse in Detroit reads plain and simple: No weapons allowed.
U.S. Rep. John Conyers’ office manager broke that rule recently when security officers found a gun in her purse.
But unlike others caught doing the same thing, the Michigan Democrat’s clerk didn’t lose her job — or get criminally charged.
Conyers’ Detroit office manager Betty Petrenz, who was in court for her fiasco on May 1, got luckier.
She got a ticket for having a gun on federal property and was recommended for pretrial diversion — a form of punishment that one federal magistrate recently referred to as “a gift.”
It involves no fine or jail time, but essentially requires a person to have good behavior for a certain amount of time, and then the ticket gets dismissed."
DPS students lose class time as power outage problems grow
DPS students lose class time as power outage problems grow | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"While the city prepares to hand over its limping power system to DTE Energy, Detroit students continue to see their classes canceled due to frequent outages.
For the 2012-13 school year ending June 13, a total of 31 schools in the Detroit Public Schools district lost power for one to four days each due to problems with the Detroit Public Lighting Department, "
"While the city prepares to hand over its limping power system to DTE Energy, Detroit students continue to see their classes canceled due to frequent outages.
For the 2012-13 school year ending June 13, a total of 31 schools in the Detroit Public Schools district lost power for one to four days each due to problems with the Detroit Public Lighting Department, "
Sunday, July 07, 2013
MIA work 'acutely dysfunctional'
My Way News - AP IMPACT: MIA work 'acutely dysfunctional':
"The Pentagon's effort to account for tens of thousands of Americans missing in action from foreign wars is so inept, mismanaged and wasteful that it risks descending from "dysfunction to total failure," according to an internal study suppressed by military officials."
"The Pentagon's effort to account for tens of thousands of Americans missing in action from foreign wars is so inept, mismanaged and wasteful that it risks descending from "dysfunction to total failure," according to an internal study suppressed by military officials."
Solar storm of 1859
Solar storm of 1859 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"On September 1–2, 1859, the largest recorded geomagnetic storm occurred.
Aurorae were seen around the world, even over the Caribbean; those over the Rocky Mountains were so bright that their glow awoke gold miners, who began preparing breakfast because they thought it was morning.[3] People who happened to be awake in the northeastern US could read a newspaper by the aurora's light.[5]
The aurora was visible from as far from the poles as Cuba and Hawaii.[6]
Telegraph systems all over Europe and North America failed, in some cases shocking telegraph operators.[7] Telegraph pylons threw sparks. [8]
Some telegraph systems continued to send and receive messages despite having been disconnected from their power supplies.[9]"
"On September 1–2, 1859, the largest recorded geomagnetic storm occurred.
Aurorae were seen around the world, even over the Caribbean; those over the Rocky Mountains were so bright that their glow awoke gold miners, who began preparing breakfast because they thought it was morning.[3] People who happened to be awake in the northeastern US could read a newspaper by the aurora's light.[5]
The aurora was visible from as far from the poles as Cuba and Hawaii.[6]
Telegraph systems all over Europe and North America failed, in some cases shocking telegraph operators.[7] Telegraph pylons threw sparks. [8]
Some telegraph systems continued to send and receive messages despite having been disconnected from their power supplies.[9]"
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