Friday, December 18, 2015
BREAKING: Secret Provision Added Last Minute to "Omnibus" Bill... This Should Have America on High Alert
BREAKING: Secret Provision Added Last Minute to "Omnibus" Bill... This Should Have America on High Alert:
"A provision regarding guest worker visas quietly added to the omnibus spending bill released this morning by the Senate is something lawmakers hope blue-collar workers won’t notice.
The provision would quadruple the number of H-2B visas for foreign “guest workers.” That means it would allow more than a quarter of a million foreign workers to enter the United States each year and work in industries including construction, hotel-motel services, truck driving, food processing, forestry and other fields that do not require a college education."
"A provision regarding guest worker visas quietly added to the omnibus spending bill released this morning by the Senate is something lawmakers hope blue-collar workers won’t notice.
The provision would quadruple the number of H-2B visas for foreign “guest workers.” That means it would allow more than a quarter of a million foreign workers to enter the United States each year and work in industries including construction, hotel-motel services, truck driving, food processing, forestry and other fields that do not require a college education."Sorry IPCC, Global Warming Not Causing Unusual Precipitation
Sorry IPCC, Global Warming Not Causing Unusual Precipitation | Somewhat Reasonable:
"A comprehensive new study in the Journal of Hydrology finds the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is likely wrong by a factor of 10 or more in its claim precipitation increased in some regions by as much as 1 percent in each decade of the twentieth century.
Using more than 1.5 million monthly precipitation totals from 1,000 measuring stations in 114 countries, the researchers determined there has been “No significant global precipitation change from 1850 to present.”
While data for some stations extend back to the 1700s, most of the data come from stations that have existed since 1850, with all stations providing data for more than 100 years.
The researchers plotted the percentage of annual precipitation change relative to the years 1961 to 1990 for six continents, as well as for stations at different latitudes and those experiencing low, moderate, and high annual precipitation totals.
They found no substantial differences for stations located in northern, tropical, or southern latitudes. From 1850 to 2000 the percentage rate of precipitation change was –1.2 ± 1.7 per century, or less than 0.09 mm per decade – far less than the 1 percent per decade change claimed by IPCC..."
"A comprehensive new study in the Journal of Hydrology finds the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is likely wrong by a factor of 10 or more in its claim precipitation increased in some regions by as much as 1 percent in each decade of the twentieth century.
Using more than 1.5 million monthly precipitation totals from 1,000 measuring stations in 114 countries, the researchers determined there has been “No significant global precipitation change from 1850 to present.” While data for some stations extend back to the 1700s, most of the data come from stations that have existed since 1850, with all stations providing data for more than 100 years.
The researchers plotted the percentage of annual precipitation change relative to the years 1961 to 1990 for six continents, as well as for stations at different latitudes and those experiencing low, moderate, and high annual precipitation totals.
They found no substantial differences for stations located in northern, tropical, or southern latitudes. From 1850 to 2000 the percentage rate of precipitation change was –1.2 ± 1.7 per century, or less than 0.09 mm per decade – far less than the 1 percent per decade change claimed by IPCC..."
Must read!---And the world is silent?!!---------To Strike or Not to Strike, That is the Question
To Strike or Not to Strike, That is the Question :: The Investigative Project on Terrorism
Israeli estimates of the number of missiles terrorist powerhouse Hizballah has in Lebanon increased last summer from 100,000 to 150,000.
The Shi'ite army continues to gain strength, unhindered by the token presence of United Nations troops in what was supposed to be a de-militarized zone following the 2006 Second Lebanon War.
Israeli estimates of the number of missiles terrorist powerhouse Hizballah has in Lebanon increased last summer from 100,000 to 150,000.
The Shi'ite army continues to gain strength, unhindered by the token presence of United Nations troops in what was supposed to be a de-militarized zone following the 2006 Second Lebanon War.
Hizballah's promises of capturing the Galilee – that have inspired a feature-length Lebanese movie on the subject – are oft-repeated.
The imminent release (as a result of the P5+1 nuclear deal) of billions of dollars to its guardian angel and guiding hand, the Islamic Republic of Iran, promise more money and materiel will be placed at the disposal of an organization that has already fought two vicious wars against the Jewish state, a state whose existence it refuses to recognize.Hizballah's growing strength, and its acquisition of advanced weapons, (undoubtedly aided of late by Russian air strikes in support of the Syrian army), has Israeli leaders thinking hard about how long they can allow such a build-up to go unchecked, and whether there is a growing case for something more than sporadic cross-border interventions to temporarily stem Hizballah's growing firepower.
...Two days later, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon again highlighted the increasing danger posed by Iran's overt support of the Hizballah, telling members of the U.S. Congress, "We are very worried about Iran's presence in Syria...
This regime generates terrorism and undermines many of the regimes in the Middle East, and this is not good news for the region, not only Israel."
The imminent release (as a result of the P5+1 nuclear deal) of billions of dollars to its guardian angel and guiding hand, the Islamic Republic of Iran, promise more money and materiel will be placed at the disposal of an organization that has already fought two vicious wars against the Jewish state, a state whose existence it refuses to recognize.Hizballah's growing strength, and its acquisition of advanced weapons, (undoubtedly aided of late by Russian air strikes in support of the Syrian army), has Israeli leaders thinking hard about how long they can allow such a build-up to go unchecked, and whether there is a growing case for something more than sporadic cross-border interventions to temporarily stem Hizballah's growing firepower.
...Two days later, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon again highlighted the increasing danger posed by Iran's overt support of the Hizballah, telling members of the U.S. Congress, "We are very worried about Iran's presence in Syria...This regime generates terrorism and undermines many of the regimes in the Middle East, and this is not good news for the region, not only Israel."
Reports last week of Iran completing a second medium-range ballistic missile test in contravention of U.N. Security Council resolutions did little to ease Israeli fears. On Dec. 10, in another indication of the urgency with which it views the Iran-Hizballah threat, Israel successfully tested its Arrow 3 missile defense system, an extra layer of defense on top of the Iron Dome, David's Sling, and the Arrow 2 system that may well prove critical in defending against the Iranian-made Shihab 3 longer ranger missiles.
In an exclusive interview with the Investigative Project on Terrorism, a senior IDF official – who for security reason must remain anonymous – spelled out the likely scenario should Hizballah live up to its promises and attack Israel from the north. He did not discuss the likelihood of an Israeli pre-emptive strike against Hizballah, but painted a sometimes grim assessment of what the Israeli public can expect.
"The next war will be different. As an Israeli citizen, father to two boys in the army, I really hope we will find a solution to peace in the area... but we have to deal with this," the IDF official explained. "I believe that in the next war we will see that Hizballah and Hamas will both launch missiles. They have the same interest here."
Earlier this month, subsequent to this interview taking place, Israel's Channel 2 news reported that Shadi el-Meni, the Islamic State leader in the Sinai Peninsula, met with Hamas leaders to discuss increased weapons supplies to the Gaza-based terrorists.
The ideological differences between the two sides seemingly set aside in the pursuit of preparing an enhanced assault on Israel.
The IDF officer suggested that during the 2014 Gaza War more than 70 percent of the Israeli population was covered by the Iron Dome as it intercepted missiles coming from the Hamas-controlled enclave.
But with rockets raining down from Israel's north and south, Iron Dome's use would be limited.
There will be occasions when civilians will not be protected when defending strategic installations take priority.
"We understand that Iron Dome next time will not do the same work," he said, "because you will not always put it on populations; you will put it in strategic locations that we need to defend like chemical factories, and gas [installations], of course."Israel's third largest metropolitan area, Haifa, is home to a huge Mediterranean port and a major Israeli naval base. Defending such a massive target will be "very hard" he said.
"We have Iron Dome, the Arrow and the Patriot as well, but when you have 150,000 missiles from Lebanon, you cannot assume that every missile they will launch will [be intercepted].
..."One can conclude that Israel may see an auspicious opportunity to make a preemptive attack to destroy Hezbollah's massive ordnance in southern Lebanon, stockpiled since the 33-day Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006," Iranian-Canadian political analyst Shair Shahidsaless wrote at the Huffington Post in June.
That was before the game-changing Russian entry into the conflict that has seen the balance of power sway back towards Assad and Hizballah.
But could there still be a window of opportunity, unpalatable as much of the international community might find it, of Israel launching a pre-emptive strike against what is widely perceived as a massive and increasing threat to its security?A GREAT TWEET FROM ACE: This is the story he’s talking about. …
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"A GREAT TWEET FROM ACE:
This is the story he’s talking about. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/12/16/yale-fail-ivy-leaguers-caught-on-video-clamoring-to-kill-first-amendment/
"A GREAT TWEET FROM ACE:
This is the story he’s talking about. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/12/16/yale-fail-ivy-leaguers-caught-on-video-clamoring-to-kill-first-amendment/
ALERT: Congress Launches 3 Separate Investigations Of Obama For Helping ISIS ⋆ US Herald
ALERT: Congress Launches 3 Separate Investigations Of Obama For Helping ISIS ⋆ US Herald:"Anyone that actually follows events on “the war on terrorism” has known for at least the last 5-years of Obama’s presidency that he has been purposely giving “aid and comfort” to the enemy, everyone that is, except those on the Armed Services Committee."
Why bother voting "republican" when they act and vote like democrats?-----Congressional Bills and Votes
Congressional Bills and Votes - NYTimes.com
| Yes | 219 |
213 needed to pass
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| No | 206 | |
| Present | 0 | |
| Didn't vote | 10 |
| Result: | Passed by a margin of 6 votes |
|---|---|
| Date of Vote: | December 11, 2014 |
| Time of Vote: | 9:37 p.m. |
| Roll Call Number: | 563 |
"Arab Spring"? Hmmm. Obama doesn't use that word any more-----The End of the Arab Spring Dream - WSJ
The End of the Arab Spring Dream - WSJ:
Thursday marks a bitter anniversary in the Arab world. On Dec. 17, 2010, a Tunisian fruit vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after the authorities confiscated his goods and beat him.
The incident sparked an uprising that within weeks would topple Tunisia’s venal autocracy.
Protests spread to Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria.
Despots from Morocco to Mesopotamia felt the heat of popular anger. Many couldn’t withstand it.
Yet today the Middle East is less stable, and less hopeful, than it was before the Arab Spring.
Five years ago, the denim-clad, smartphone-wielding Arab liberal became the region’s avatar.
Now the knife-wielding jihadist and the refugee have risen to prominence instead.
...How did dreams turn into nightmares?
The standard account has it that by crushing or co-opting opponents, secular autocrats like Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak empowered Islamist outfits that were the only remaining channel for dissent.
Once the dictators fell, the liberals were quickly sidelined as Islamists and remnants of the old order battled for dominance.
...The biggest Western misstep was to treat the quest for freedom as somehow separate from the contest for geopolitical mastery.
In Egypt, the Obama administration was likely powerless to prevent the pro-Western Mr. Mubarak’s downfall, but the White House in the subsequent months did little to shape the outcome of the revolution.
Washington favored all actors equally, as though Egypt were Luxembourg and the Muslim Brotherhood just another center-right party.
In Libya, the U.S. removed Moammar Gadhafi under a legal abstraction—the responsibility to protect—then swiftly abandoned a country with few viable institutions to its tribal furies.
In Syria, President Obama declared that Bashar Assad “must go,” and then watched impassively as the Iran-backed tyrant continued to kill and gas his own people, triggering a refugee crisis that has overwhelmed Europe.
The slaughter has continued for nearly five years.
In the long term, the most perilous consequence isn’t the birth of a terror state stretching across Syria and spilling into Iraq but the destruction of U.S. credibility..."
Thursday marks a bitter anniversary in the Arab world. On Dec. 17, 2010, a Tunisian fruit vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after the authorities confiscated his goods and beat him.
The incident sparked an uprising that within weeks would topple Tunisia’s venal autocracy.
Despots from Morocco to Mesopotamia felt the heat of popular anger. Many couldn’t withstand it.
Yet today the Middle East is less stable, and less hopeful, than it was before the Arab Spring.
Five years ago, the denim-clad, smartphone-wielding Arab liberal became the region’s avatar.
Now the knife-wielding jihadist and the refugee have risen to prominence instead.
...How did dreams turn into nightmares?
The standard account has it that by crushing or co-opting opponents, secular autocrats like Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak empowered Islamist outfits that were the only remaining channel for dissent.
Once the dictators fell, the liberals were quickly sidelined as Islamists and remnants of the old order battled for dominance.
...The biggest Western misstep was to treat the quest for freedom as somehow separate from the contest for geopolitical mastery.
In Egypt, the Obama administration was likely powerless to prevent the pro-Western Mr. Mubarak’s downfall, but the White House in the subsequent months did little to shape the outcome of the revolution.
Washington favored all actors equally, as though Egypt were Luxembourg and the Muslim Brotherhood just another center-right party.
In Libya, the U.S. removed Moammar Gadhafi under a legal abstraction—the responsibility to protect—then swiftly abandoned a country with few viable institutions to its tribal furies.
In Syria, President Obama declared that Bashar Assad “must go,” and then watched impassively as the Iran-backed tyrant continued to kill and gas his own people, triggering a refugee crisis that has overwhelmed Europe.
The slaughter has continued for nearly five years.
In the long term, the most perilous consequence isn’t the birth of a terror state stretching across Syria and spilling into Iraq but the destruction of U.S. credibility..."
EPA Gave $542M But Watchdogs Ignored It
EPA Gave $542M But Watchdogs Ignored It | The Daily Caller:
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials gave $542 million to colleges and universities in grants to study everything from pollution caused by backyard grilling to hotel shower use, but those funds have never been audited by a government watchdog.
EPA awarded the funds to 341 schools in more than 3,100 grants from 2009 to 2014, according a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis of more than 100,000 agency awards compiled by Open The Books.
The last audit by EPA’s inspector general of any of those grants, however, was 10 years ago, and then was only conducted in response to a specific complaint.
“The last time that the OIG did a review … was in December 2005 on a hotline complaint for the University of Nevada,” EPA IG spokesman Jeffrey Lagda told TheDCNF.
“In the past 10 years, the OIG has not conducted any reviews of grants awarded to colleges and universities.”"
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials gave $542 million to colleges and universities in grants to study everything from pollution caused by backyard grilling to hotel shower use, but those funds have never been audited by a government watchdog.
The last audit by EPA’s inspector general of any of those grants, however, was 10 years ago, and then was only conducted in response to a specific complaint.
“The last time that the OIG did a review … was in December 2005 on a hotline complaint for the University of Nevada,” EPA IG spokesman Jeffrey Lagda told TheDCNF.
“In the past 10 years, the OIG has not conducted any reviews of grants awarded to colleges and universities.”"
ALERT: Governor Comes Forward, Drops BOMBSHELL About What Obama Is Doing With "Refugees"
ALERT: Governor Comes Forward, Drops BOMBSHELL About What Obama Is Doing With "Refugees":
"This is simply frightening, as it shows that the Obama administration doesn’t trust or even inform America’s governors about things that are certainly in their purview as the duly elected leaders of their state, such as potential jihadists being brought into their states by the federal government.
We already knew that the federal vetting process for refugees and immigrants is sorely lacking. Now the administration is making it difficult, if not impossible, for the states to pick up the slack and close the information gap left by the inadequate half-measures of the feds."
"This is simply frightening, as it shows that the Obama administration doesn’t trust or even inform America’s governors about things that are certainly in their purview as the duly elected leaders of their state, such as potential jihadists being brought into their states by the federal government.We already knew that the federal vetting process for refugees and immigrants is sorely lacking. Now the administration is making it difficult, if not impossible, for the states to pick up the slack and close the information gap left by the inadequate half-measures of the feds."
Yale University students happily sign 'petition' to repeal First Amendment
Yale University students happily sign 'petition' to repeal First Amendment - The College Fix:
Be afraid.
Be afraid.
Be very afraid.
It took political satirist Ami Horowitz less than one hour to get 60 signatures from Yale University students signing a “petition” that calls for the repeal of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
You know, the one that guarantees freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble. No biggie.
“I think it’s really awesome that you’re out here,” one student told Horowitz.
It took political satirist Ami Horowitz less than one hour to get 60 signatures from Yale University students signing a “petition” that calls for the repeal of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
You know, the one that guarantees freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble. No biggie.
“I think it’s really awesome that you’re out here,” one student told Horowitz.
Said another: “I think this is fantastic, I absolutely agree …”
Others chimed in with “love it” and similar expressions of support.
Horowitz told Fox News even he was shocked by the results be obtained.
“I decided to take this campus free speech debate to its logical conclusion,” he said.
Horowitz told Fox News even he was shocked by the results be obtained.
“I decided to take this campus free speech debate to its logical conclusion,” he said.
“The result was this unbelievable display of total stupidity.”
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Disband the Republican Party’ | TheBlaze.com
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Disband the Republican Party’ | TheBlaze.com:
"Blasting the Republican-led Congress over a $1.1 trillion omnibus bill that, among other things, fully funds Planned Parenthood and has the White House declaring victory yet again on fiscal fronts, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said Thursday that the GOP should be disbanded.
“There is no Republican Party!” Limbaugh said. “You know, we don’t even need a Republican Party if they’re gonna do this. You know, just elect Democrats, disband the Republican Party, and let the Democrats run it, because that’s what’s happening anyway.”"
"Blasting the Republican-led Congress over a $1.1 trillion omnibus bill that, among other things, fully funds Planned Parenthood and has the White House declaring victory yet again on fiscal fronts, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said Thursday that the GOP should be disbanded.“There is no Republican Party!” Limbaugh said. “You know, we don’t even need a Republican Party if they’re gonna do this. You know, just elect Democrats, disband the Republican Party, and let the Democrats run it, because that’s what’s happening anyway.”"
History for December 18
History for December 18 - On-This-Day.com
Ty Cobb 1886 - Baseball player, Keith Richards 1943 - Musician (Rolling Stones), Steven Spielberg 1947 Movie producer-director
Brad Pitt 1963 Actor, Katie Holmes 1978 - Actress ("Dawson's Creek"), Christina MarÃa Aguilera 1980 - Singer
1865 - U.S. Secretary of State William Seward issued a statement verifying the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment abolished slavery with the declaration: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
1903 - The Panama Canal Zone was acquired 'in perpetuity' by the U.S. for an annual rent.
1912 - The discovery of the Piltdown Man in East Sussex was announced. It was proved to be a hoax in 1953.
1916 - During World War I, after 10 months of fighting the French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun.
1917 - The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Senate and then officially proposed the states.
1940 - Adolf Hitler signed a secret directive ordering preparations for a Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Operation "Barbarossa" was launched in June 1941.
1950 - NATO foreign ministers approved plans to defend Western Europe, including the use of nuclear weapons, if necessary.
1957 - The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania went online. It was the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States. It was taken out of service in 1982.
1998 - The U.S. House of Representatives began the debate on the four articles of impeachment concerning U.S. President Bill Clinton. It was only the second time in U.S. history that process had begun.
Thursday, December 17, 2015
2011 DHS Memo on Vetting of Visa Applicants Leaked — Watch MSNBC Host’s Reaction as Reporter Reads It On-Air | Video | TheBlaze.com
2011 DHS Memo on Vetting of Visa Applicants Leaked — Watch MSNBC Host’s Reaction as Reporter Reads It On-Air | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"The memo reportedly asserted that analyzing visa applicants’ social media accounts could help uncover potential evidence of “fraud, crime” and “national security” threats.
Citing a former senior DHS official, MSNBC’s Ari Melber reported that in addition to the proposal being rejected, officials were unable to even access social media sites due to a “firewall” intended to block employees from accessing them online.
“This very memo…went through layers of review, went up the line, a year of reviews, it would authorize this type of access, it would try to create this program, and it was ultimately not adopted,” Melber said on “Morning Joe” Thursday."
Do you see a trend?
American citizens are scrutinized at every turn but potential enemies entering our country get a free pass.
"The memo reportedly asserted that analyzing visa applicants’ social media accounts could help uncover potential evidence of “fraud, crime” and “national security” threats.Citing a former senior DHS official, MSNBC’s Ari Melber reported that in addition to the proposal being rejected, officials were unable to even access social media sites due to a “firewall” intended to block employees from accessing them online.
“This very memo…went through layers of review, went up the line, a year of reviews, it would authorize this type of access, it would try to create this program, and it was ultimately not adopted,” Melber said on “Morning Joe” Thursday."
Do you see a trend?
American citizens are scrutinized at every turn but potential enemies entering our country get a free pass.
People Saw This Plane Circling Over Calif. Shooting, Now We Know Alarming Thing It Was Doing
People Saw This Plane Circling Over Calif. Shooting, Now We Know Alarming Thing It Was Doing:
"It’s disconcerting to see that, while the Obama administration is totally unwilling to take reasonable steps to deal with the terrorist threat posed by the Islamic State group — like, say, increased vetting on Syrian refugees — they have no problems using one of the most constitutionally troublesome forms of electronic surveillance there is.
Maybe if the Obama administration had been more vigilant in the first place, we wouldn’t have to be violating people’s rights now."
"It’s disconcerting to see that, while the Obama administration is totally unwilling to take reasonable steps to deal with the terrorist threat posed by the Islamic State group — like, say, increased vetting on Syrian refugees — they have no problems using one of the most constitutionally troublesome forms of electronic surveillance there is.Maybe if the Obama administration had been more vigilant in the first place, we wouldn’t have to be violating people’s rights now."
NEA Grants
NEA Grants:
"A play about food stamps, a performance by a San Francisco drag queen, and the production of Cocked, the tale of two anti-gun lesbians, each made the list of projects backed by the taxpayer-funded National Endowment of the Arts.
The agency announced its first round of grants for fiscal year 2016 last week.
Projects include “sustainable” housing for struggling artists and a mural by an artist who painted portraits for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns.
Taxpayers were billed $10,000 to support the “world premiere” of Cocked, a play by Sarah Gubbins.
“The play follows the relationship between a Caucasian woman from rural Iowa and her African-American girlfriend, who are staunchly opposed to gun ownership,” the description for the project reads.
“When a family member arrives unexpectedly to stay in their Chicago condominium, their position corrodes as new discoveries surface and the lines between safety and protection are blurred.”
Gubbins’s previous works include I Am Bradley Manning and The Kid Thing, which examined the “effect on two lesbian couples of one couple’s pregnancy” and premiered at the fifth annual “Summer Pride Festival of LGBT performances” in Randolph, Vt.
Part of a $30,000 grant is going to the ODC Theater in San Francisco for a mini-series entitled “Gender in Transition” by the drag queen Monique Jenkinson.
Jenkinson’s alter ego is “Fauxnique,” who was “born out of the scene at Trannyshack.”..."
"A play about food stamps, a performance by a San Francisco drag queen, and the production of Cocked, the tale of two anti-gun lesbians, each made the list of projects backed by the taxpayer-funded National Endowment of the Arts.
The agency announced its first round of grants for fiscal year 2016 last week.
Projects include “sustainable” housing for struggling artists and a mural by an artist who painted portraits for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns.
“The play follows the relationship between a Caucasian woman from rural Iowa and her African-American girlfriend, who are staunchly opposed to gun ownership,” the description for the project reads.
“When a family member arrives unexpectedly to stay in their Chicago condominium, their position corrodes as new discoveries surface and the lines between safety and protection are blurred.”
Gubbins’s previous works include I Am Bradley Manning and The Kid Thing, which examined the “effect on two lesbian couples of one couple’s pregnancy” and premiered at the fifth annual “Summer Pride Festival of LGBT performances” in Randolph, Vt.
Part of a $30,000 grant is going to the ODC Theater in San Francisco for a mini-series entitled “Gender in Transition” by the drag queen Monique Jenkinson.
Jenkinson’s alter ego is “Fauxnique,” who was “born out of the scene at Trannyshack.”..."
REVEALED: Obama's Secret Plan to SHUT DOWN Your Cellphone Service... Help Spread the Word
REVEALED: Obama's Secret Plan to SHUT DOWN Your Cellphone Service... Help Spread the Word:
"If and when the proverbial stuff ever hits the fan, Americans will undoubtedly be frantically using their phones to contact loved ones or emergency services.
However, doing so may be impossible, thanks in large part to a secret plan by the Obama administration to cut off all cellphone service in some or all areas, for any or no reason at all, according to WND.
The existence of the plan recently came to light due to the hard work of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, which had filed documents with the Supreme Court asking the court to force the administration to reveal all of the details of the plan."
"If and when the proverbial stuff ever hits the fan, Americans will undoubtedly be frantically using their phones to contact loved ones or emergency services.
However, doing so may be impossible, thanks in large part to a secret plan by the Obama administration to cut off all cellphone service in some or all areas, for any or no reason at all, according to WND.The existence of the plan recently came to light due to the hard work of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, which had filed documents with the Supreme Court asking the court to force the administration to reveal all of the details of the plan."
Klavan and Crowder Argue Trump
Klavan and Crowder Argue Trump » Louder With Crowder:
Crowd-pleasing favorite and general all around genius Andrew Kalvan stopped by for an informative as-always (and entertaining) chat on this week’s Louder with Crowder.
One of our first ever guests (and kind of a diva) we’re super happy to have this guy back on the show. Check it out, yo.
There are obviously some muppet impressions. How can we NOT have muppet impressions?
Some highlights:
- Trump’s origin story? We talk about it. Spoiler alert: Trump is a result of the Obama Administration.
- We explain Trump’s appeal.
- We talk why Trump is doing what he’s doing.
- We talk the feasibility of banning all Muslims. You’re welcome.
- The taxing nature of podcasting. Yes, Klavan admitted I work for a living.
- How Andrew Breitbart himself warned against the dangers of a Trump candidacy
- Some Trumpish conspiracy theories? Hmmm. We discuss.
Get this week’s podcast!
‘Masterful News Dump’: Paul Ryan Makes Major Announcement During Republican Debate | TheBlaze.com
‘Masterful News Dump’: Paul Ryan Makes Major Announcement During Republican Debate | TheBlaze.com:
"WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — Congressional leaders and the White House have reached agreement on a massive year-end tax and spending package, House Speaker Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers late Tuesday, urging support for the legislation that delivers GOP wins but also includes many Democratic priorities.
The announcement, made during the Las Vegas Republican debate, was immediately deemed by many online to be a “news dump.”
"WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — Congressional leaders and the White House have reached agreement on a massive year-end tax and spending package, House Speaker Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers late Tuesday, urging support for the legislation that delivers GOP wins but also includes many Democratic priorities.The announcement, made during the Las Vegas Republican debate, was immediately deemed by many online to be a “news dump.”
BREAKING: House Committee Busts Bergdhal Case Wide Open... Exposes SICK Obama Deception
BREAKING: House Committee Busts Bergdhal Case Wide Open... Exposes SICK Obama Deception:"Following a year-long investigation, the House Armed Services Committee confirmed what the Government Accountability Office had already determined and most of the American people already knew — the swap of five Taliban leaders in exchange for the return of captured Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was against the law.
According to The Hill, the House report makes clear that the Obama administration willfully violated a law that required at least 30 days notification to Congress before any detainees were transferred out of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
The administration gave Congress only a few hours heads up before conducting the swap."
Some minimum wage updates
Some minimum wage updates - AEI | Carpe Diem Blog » AEIdeas:
"Here are four new items on the minimum wage law government mandated price floor that guarantee reduced employment opportunities for low skilled and limited-experience workers, especially minorities.
1. Last year Larry Reed wrote an article titled
“How the Minimum Wage Folks Think [Badly], And What Economists Think of That,” here’s an excerpt:
If you’re a lay person and are wondering how a good economist sees the way the minimum wage advocate thinks, the following will explain the matter.
The good economists can’t help but conclude that minimum wage believers are guilty of one or more of the following errors:
1. They believe in political law (edicts, orders, and mandates) but not economic law (supply and demand and the market-clearing function of prices and wages);
2. They think that every job and every person is automatically worth at least as much as Congress decrees to be the minimum;
3. They believe that even if a person or a job is really worth less than the minimum, employers will still hire them and happily eat the loss;
4. They often have no clue that they’re unwitting accomplices of organized labor, which favors a minimum wage hike as a way to disadvantage its lower-cost or less-skilled or non-union competition;
5. They usually oppose raising the minimum to $100/hour but can’t figure out why the reasoning that leads them to that conclusion applies to any other increase too;
6. They never tell you that European OECD countries that don’t have a minimum wage have an average unemployment rate about half the average jobless rate of European OECD countries that do (see table above for OECD data in 2014)."
"Here are four new items on the minimum wage law government mandated price floor that guarantee reduced employment opportunities for low skilled and limited-experience workers, especially minorities.
1. Last year Larry Reed wrote an article titled
“How the Minimum Wage Folks Think [Badly], And What Economists Think of That,” here’s an excerpt:
If you’re a lay person and are wondering how a good economist sees the way the minimum wage advocate thinks, the following will explain the matter.
The good economists can’t help but conclude that minimum wage believers are guilty of one or more of the following errors:
1. They believe in political law (edicts, orders, and mandates) but not economic law (supply and demand and the market-clearing function of prices and wages);
2. They think that every job and every person is automatically worth at least as much as Congress decrees to be the minimum;
3. They believe that even if a person or a job is really worth less than the minimum, employers will still hire them and happily eat the loss;
4. They often have no clue that they’re unwitting accomplices of organized labor, which favors a minimum wage hike as a way to disadvantage its lower-cost or less-skilled or non-union competition;
5. They usually oppose raising the minimum to $100/hour but can’t figure out why the reasoning that leads them to that conclusion applies to any other increase too;
6. They never tell you that European OECD countries that don’t have a minimum wage have an average unemployment rate about half the average jobless rate of European OECD countries that do (see table above for OECD data in 2014)."
Mizzou admits HALF its tenured faculty got permission to shirk their teaching duties
Mizzou admits HALF its tenured faculty got permission to shirk their teaching duties - The College FixNot only are University of Missouri students spending their time protesting rather than going to class – their pricey professors at the flagship Columbia campus aren’t showing up either.
Mizzou admitted to the state’s lead budget writer, Republican state senator Kurt Schaefer, that half its tenured and tenure-track faculty subject to its minimum-teaching requirement got waivers in the past two academic years. (Perhaps because they have a slave-labor replacement ready to go at a moment’s notice?)
When including “specialty disciplines such as music and medicine” whose faculty are exempt from the workload policy, that number is still more than a third, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports.
Professors are supposed to teach “the equivalent of 15 students in two, three-credit-hour courses per semester” unless their dean or provost grants them waivers, which are mostly given to make time for “research, administrative duties and supervision of doctoral students...”
Attacking the Truth: Part II
Attacking the Truth: Part II - Thomas Sowell - Page full:
"The case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, involving racial double standards in admissions to the University of Texas at Austin, has an Alice-in-Wonderland quality that has been all too common in other Supreme Court cases involving affirmative action in academia, going all the way back to 1978.
Plain hard facts dissolve into rhetorical mysticism in these cases, where evasions of reality have been the norm.
One inconvenient reality is that racial double standards by government institutions are contrary to the "equal protection of the laws" prescribed by the 14th Amendment to the constitution.
Therefore racial double standards must be called something else -- whether "holistic" admissions criteria or a quest for the many magical benefits of "diversity" that are endlessly asserted but never demonstrated.
Such mental gymnastics are not peculiar to the Supreme Court of the United States.
I encountered the same evasive language in other countries with group preference programs, during the years when I was doing research for my book "Affirmative Action Around the World."
This was one of the sadder examples of the brotherhood of man.
When the courts in India tried to rein in some of the more extreme group quota policies in academia, that only inspired more ingenuity by university officials, who came up with more subjective admissions criteria.
At one medical school in India's state of Tamil Nadu, those criteria included extracurricular activities, "aptitude" and "general abilities" -- as determined by interviews that lasted approximately three minutes per applicant.
The ratings on these vague, wholly subjective criteria could then be used to offset some students' academic deficiencies, and thus preserve group quotas de facto.
Another common feature of group preference policies in various countries in different parts of the world is the illusion that these preferences can be confined to some transitional time period, after which the preferences will fade away..."
"The case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, involving racial double standards in admissions to the University of Texas at Austin, has an Alice-in-Wonderland quality that has been all too common in other Supreme Court cases involving affirmative action in academia, going all the way back to 1978.Plain hard facts dissolve into rhetorical mysticism in these cases, where evasions of reality have been the norm.
One inconvenient reality is that racial double standards by government institutions are contrary to the "equal protection of the laws" prescribed by the 14th Amendment to the constitution.
Therefore racial double standards must be called something else -- whether "holistic" admissions criteria or a quest for the many magical benefits of "diversity" that are endlessly asserted but never demonstrated.
Such mental gymnastics are not peculiar to the Supreme Court of the United States.
I encountered the same evasive language in other countries with group preference programs, during the years when I was doing research for my book "Affirmative Action Around the World."
This was one of the sadder examples of the brotherhood of man.
When the courts in India tried to rein in some of the more extreme group quota policies in academia, that only inspired more ingenuity by university officials, who came up with more subjective admissions criteria.
At one medical school in India's state of Tamil Nadu, those criteria included extracurricular activities, "aptitude" and "general abilities" -- as determined by interviews that lasted approximately three minutes per applicant.
The ratings on these vague, wholly subjective criteria could then be used to offset some students' academic deficiencies, and thus preserve group quotas de facto.Another common feature of group preference policies in various countries in different parts of the world is the illusion that these preferences can be confined to some transitional time period, after which the preferences will fade away..."
DEVELOPING: Obama Set to Sign Deal Allowing Foreign Takeover of America's Land and Resources
DEVELOPING: Obama Set to Sign Deal Allowing Foreign Takeover of America's Land and Resources:"Once shrouded in secrecy, President Barack Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership is now becoming public, and what we’re discovering is absolutely frightening.
Apparently the deal reverses policies in place to protect national security.
Chapter 11 of the deal allows foreign investors the rights to acquire American land, businesses, ports, natural resources, infrastructure and other property."
... And there are more chapters!
Students practice calligraphy by writing ‘There is no god but Allah’
Students practice calligraphy by writing ‘There is no god but Allah’ | EAGnews.orgGREENVILLE, Va. – "As a part of a world geography class, Virginia high schoolers practiced writing out the shahada, or Muslim statement of faith–and it was done under the guise of learning the complexity of the script.
Courtesy: The Shilling Show
The Shilling Show reports:
Parents of students at Greenville, Virginia’s Riverheads High School were shocked by a recent assignment given in World Geography class.
Classroom teacher, Cheri Laporte, asked students to practice “calligraphy” by copying the Muslim statement of faith, also known as the shahada, which translates as:
“There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.”
Recitation of the shahada is a fundamental step in conversion to Islam.
According to parents, students were not informed of the translation or of the specific meaning of the Arabic text the students were being asked to copy.
In addition, parents confirm that female students were invited to don Muslim apparel and subsequently were photographed in costume by the teacher.
According to Rob Shilling, an administrator has subsequently deleted the photos..."
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