History for June 16

History for June 16 - On-This-Day.com:
Stan Laurel 1890, Katherine Graham 1917, John Howard Griffin 1920


Erich Segal 1937, Roberto Duran 1951 - Boxer, Tupac Shakur 1971 - Rapper


0455 - Rome was sacked by the Vandal army.


1858 - In a speech in Springfield, IL, U.S. Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved. He declared, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."


1884 - At Coney Island, in Brooklyn, NY, the first roller coaster in America opened.


1903 - Ford Motor Company was incorporated.


1932 - The ban on Nazi storm troopers was lifted by the von Papen government in Germany.


1952 - "Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl" was published in the United States.


1963 - 26-year-old Valentina Tereshkova went into orbit aboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft for three days. She was the first female space traveler.


1980 - The movie "The Blues Brothers" opened in Chicago, IL.

Iranian naval vessel trains laser on helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz | Fox News

Iranian naval vessel trains laser on helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz | Fox News:

"An Iranian missile boat pointed a laser at a U.S. Marine helicopter while two Navy warships and a cargo ship were transiting out of the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, a senior US defense official said.

The laser triggered a response and the U.S. helicopter automatically fired off flares toward the offending vessel."

The way we were-----Andy Griffith Show - Opie's Allowance

Getting more coal and nuclear power on the grid should be a priority - NetRight Daily

Getting more coal and nuclear power on the grid should be a priority - NetRight Daily

"...Despite being a “resilient” energy source — meaning they have the ability to withstand natural disasters, supply shortages, and even terror attacks — coal and nuclear energy have been largely replaced in favor of natural gas and “cleaner” energy sources.

President Obama’s war on coal gave the EPA unprecedented power to close coal mines that were deemed environmentally harmful, forcing coal electricity production to shrink from 49 percent of the grid to just 31 percent and nuclear energy production unchanged since 2007, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration(EIA).

At this rate, the United States has reduced usage of needed energy sources so significantly, its putting the entire nations energy supply at risk.

Overall electricity generation in the U.S. has dropped from 4.005 trillion kWh in 2007 to 3.92 trillion kWh in 2016, but while this has happened end use has only decreased from 3.89 trillion kWh to just 3.853 trillion kWh, placing additional strain on stretched grid capacity.

...In order to secure our energy grid with coal and nuclear power to prevent millions from losing power, Congress and the President must continue removing regulations, allow nuclear reprocessing, reopen Yucca Mountain and expedite review and ultimately the rescission of the Clean Power Plan..."

Muskegon-Watch Us Go... with a gov'ment check!-----Interactive map: See how many are on disability in YOUR community | Bridge Magazine

Interactive map: See how many are on disability in YOUR community | Bridge Magazine:
"Across northern Michigan, a greater percentage of working-age adults are getting long-term disability than anywhere outside the rural South. 
In a region beset with economic and health woes, tens of thousands of workers have qualified for checks at a rate unrivaled north of Kentucky. 
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7 Times The Obama Administration Obstructed Justice | Daily Wire

7 Times The Obama Administration Obstructed Justice | Daily Wire:

"With all of the talk from the left about President Trump’s supposed obstruction of justice – read my complete legal breakdown here to see how strained such accusations are – it’s easy to forget just how easily the left glossed over multiple instance of activity bordering on obstruction during the Obama years."

Professor reported for question critical of biological men competing against women in sports - The College Fix

Professor reported for question critical of biological men competing against women in sports - The College Fix:
"Question was ‘discriminating’ and ‘hurtful,’ according to transgender student
A professor at a California college was reported to his dean after one of his exam questions asked whether it was fair for biologically male athletes who are transgender to compete against women.
Students in an English class at College of the Desert were asked a question on a May 22 final exam that read:
“During track and field season, Palm Springs High School had a boy, who thinks he is a girl competing against girls in track and field. 
Since boys are physically more muscular, bigger, stronger and faster, how is this a fair competition?
What is the point in even having girls’ sports if this is going to be allowed? 
What should the competitors themselves, their parents and their coaches do about this?”
Andylynn Payne, a transgender woman (biological man who identifies as a woman) and a student in Arthur Morrow’s English 61 class, was one of several students who found the question on the final exam troubling, according to KESQ News.
“He may not find it discriminating but I find it discriminating. I find it personally hurtful for him to do this about another student,” Payne said..."
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Steve Russo - It’s That Time of Year Where Leftists Preach To The Rest Of Us That We Should Give Up Our AC

Steve Russo - It’s That Time of Year Where Leftists Preach To The...:
"It’s That Time of Year Where Leftists Preach To The Rest Of Us That We Should Give Up Our AC
Only the Left gets so much enjoyment out of making people suffer unnecessarily.
...Instead, they would rather see America be like every other third world sh*t hole so we're all equal... equally miserable. 

...Air conditioning ranks high among the many contributions America has made to human civilization. 

Maybe that’s why the Left would like to abolish it.

• EXCERPT: Summer officially arrives next week, which means it was just over one year ago that Secretary of State John Kerry declared the effort to phase out refrigerants like those in air conditioners was as important as the [fight] against ISIS, if not more so — “because it has the ability to literally save life on the planet itself.” http://twitchy.com/…/john-kerry-equating-threats-from-isis…/
• It wasn’t long after that the Washington Post frosted readers with a piece by Karen Heller asserting that she doesn’t need air conditioning, and neither should you. Air conditioning has made Americans “greedy and silly,” she wrote, when they could do without and embrace the sultry, mysterious, and sensual world of armpit stains. http://twitchy.com/…/washington-post-air-conditioning-made…/
• The Boston Globe isn’t waiting until August to spring its instructional guide on how to live without air conditioning. https://www.bostonglobe.com/…/4DqSdLtDiJ4iAn29lN…/story.html The Globe piece shrieks that “air conditioning in the United States already has a global-warming impact equivalent to every US household driving an extra 10,000 miles per year.” 

The forecast calls for 117° in Phoenix. 

Maybe Al Gore and his media acolytes would like to preach to them about how it will be too hot if we keep using air conditioning..."

Lunch video-----London Mosque Teaching Hate

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DELINGPOLE: Global Warming Study Cancelled Because of 'Unprecedented' Ice

DELINGPOLE: Global Warming Study Cancelled Because of 'Unprecedented' Ice:


"A global warming research study in Canada has been cancelled because of “unprecedented” thick summer ice.
Naturally, the scientist in charge has blamed it on ‘climate change.’

According to Vice:"

Shocking Celebrations From The Left After Congressional Assassination Attempt: "I Have No Pity... Should Have Been Trump's Dumb Ass To Get Popped"

Shocking Celebrations From The Left After Congressional Assassination Attempt: "I Have No Pity... Should Have Been Trump's Dumb Ass To Get Popped":
"UPDATE: Shooter identified as Bernie Supporter and Hardcore Socialist

As we’ve reported previously, those on the left have gotten ever more violent. 
With open displays of beheading and murdering the President to Antifa groups preparing for war by stocking up on weapons and training, it was only a matter of time before things took a turn for the worse.

Today is that day.

...says Senator Rand Paul, it would have been a massacre.

And a massacre is exactly what many on the left wanted to see today, as evidenced by the literal thousands of comments pouring in to social media sites and commenting forums.

We wonder… where could the shooter have possibly gotten the idea to go on a shooting rampage?

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Iowa Eye Doctor Sues State Over Cronyist Rule That's Kept Him Out of Business Since 2004 - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Iowa Eye Doctor Sues State Over Cronyist Rule That's Kept Him Out of Business Since 2004 - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, there is a fully outfitted outpatient surgical center that could be used to treat patients with eye problems and improve their vision.

It sits empty, unused, a monument to government-imposed, artificial restrictions on the supply of medical care.

The prohibition has nothing to do with Dr. Lee Birchansky, who owns the surgical center and the doctor's office next door.  

He's allowed to operate on patients at nearby hospitals, but he can't do those same surgeries in the facility that he owns. 

That's because, for more than a decade, he's been prevented from obtaining a so-called Certificate of Need license from the state for his surgical center—but, under state law, no such license is necessary for facilities located within hospitals.

It's perhaps easy to see why hospitals like this arrangement..."

Politico Prepares The Faithful For An Ossoff Loss | The Daily Caller

Politico Prepares The Faithful For An Ossoff Loss | The Daily Caller
"I have no idea who’s going to win next week’s special election in Georgia, and neither does anybody else. 
But we’re seeing the “It was hacked!” excuses being set up already.

Kim Zetter, Politico:

Will the Georgia Special Election Get Hacked?

As Georgia prepares for a special runoff election this month in one of the country’s most closely watched congressional races, and as new reports emerge about Russian attempts to breach American election systems, serious questions are being raised about the state’s ability to safeguard the vote…

There you have it. 

The narrative has been prepared. 
If Ossoff wins, it’s the will of the people. 
If not, the Russkies did it.

No matter who wins, I think I speak for all true Americans when I say: Поздравления!

You ought to know!

U-M Student Newspaper: Shouting Down Speakers Doesn’t Infringe Free Speech [Michigan Capitol Confidential]

U-M Student Newspaper: Shouting Down Speakers Doesn’t Infringe Free Speech [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:

"The University of Michigan’s main student newspaper, the Michigan Daily, published an editorial criticizing recently introduced legislation dealing with campus speech. The proposals would require Michigan’s state universities and colleges to adopt policies to protect freedom of speech, including sanctions for activists who prohibit others from speaking by shouting down their presentations. The Daily writes:"

NY Daily News Writer Goes Nuts Over Scalise Shooting, Blames White People for It

NY Daily News Writer Goes Nuts Over Scalise Shooting, Blames White People for It:
"In the wake of the shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise on Wednesday, many liberal journalists and celebrities on Twitter and other social media sites began exploiting the tragedy, lobbying for gun control or bashing Republicans. 
But, New York Daily News commentator Shaun King chose specifically to blame white people for the incident. 
Embarking on a Twitter tirade he tweeted out the following,“Instead of white people, in general, taking the heat for James Hodgkinson, he is almost instantly being called a liberal radical.”

King’s tweets seemed to increase in intensity and anger as time went on as he at one point went as far as to call for the banning of white people. “But I continue to say that if America wanted to drastically reduce mass shootings by way of a human ban, white men must be banned first.”

King gained worldwide notoriety back in 2015 when, as a Black Lives Matter activist, he was revealed to be white despite having previously identified himself as black..."

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