History for May 20

History for May 20 - On-This-Day.com
Dolley Payne Madison 1768 - U.S. First Lady, wife of 4th President James Madison, Honore de Balzac 1799 - Novelist, John Stuart Mill 1806 - Editor, philosopher


Jimmy Stewart 1908 - Actor (Philadelphia Story [1940]; The Glenn Miller Story, It’s a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington), Joe Cocker 1944 - Singer, songwriter, Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre) 1946 - Singer (Sonny & Cher), actress (Moonstruck [1987]; The Witches of Eastwick, Silkwood, Mask)


1506 - In Spain, Christopher Columbus died in poverty.


1674 - John Sobieski became Poland’s first King.


1873 - Levi Strauss began marketing blue jeans with copper rivets.


1916 - Norman Rockwell’s first cover on "The Saturday Evening Post" appeared.


1927 - Charles Lindbergh took off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris aboard his airplane the "Spirit of St. Louis." The trip took 33 1/2 hours.


1939 - The first regular air-passenger service across the Atlantic Ocean began with the take-off of the "Yankee Clipper" from Port Washington, New York.


1961 - A white mob attacked the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, AL. The event prompted the federal government to send U.S. marshals.


1993 - The final episode of "Cheers" was aired on NBC-TV.

Why Reagan Remains Highly Relevant Almost 30 Years Later | The Heritage Foundation

Why Reagan Remains Highly Relevant Almost 30 Years Later | The Heritage Foundation:

"Reagan led America out of a great psychological depression caused by the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, and the misery index of the Jimmy Carter presidency.
Second, Reagan applied the principle of limited government to the economy, cutting taxes and initiating other supply side measures such as deregulation and reduced federal spending, which produced an unprecedented period of economic prosperity lasting well into the 1990s.
He insisted that if you reduced tax rates and allowed people to spend or save more of what they earned, “they’ll be more industrious, they’ll have more incentive to work hard, and money they earn will add fuel to the great economic machine that energizes our national progress.”
As a result, during the 1980s, economic growth averaged 4.6 percent annually, the gross national product doubled, and 17 million new jobs were created."

The way we were-----Zager and Evans - In The Year 2525

Boob-tube-----Kronos1957

Sacramento Residents Outraged By Secret Drone Program Spying on Neighborhood | The Daily Sheeple

Sacramento Residents Outraged By Secret Drone Program Spying on Neighborhood | The Daily Sheeple
"A group of residents from Sacramento’s Land Park neighborhood are expressing their disgust with a secret drone program that has been exposed in the last month.

As reported by Sacramento’s CBS local affiliate, John Mattox was the first to notice a low-flying drone in the late-night and early morning hours hovering over his neighborhood:

“The drone would fly over here, come over my neighbor’s house, fly over our house right here,” he said. “You come home from work, it would be operating, go to bed it was still operating, and this would repeat day after day.”

So far the operator of the drone has been a mystery, but this week it was revealed that the drone is part of a new program instituted by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA).

Citing “safety and security” concerns, SHRA Assistant Director LaTanna Jones approved the $200,000 3-month pilot program to conduct surveillance of two specific housing developments..."
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The Inspector General's Report Will Expose the MSM as Treasonous | Roger L. Simon

The Inspector General's Report Will Expose the MSM as Treasonous | Roger L. Simon:
"One of the more notable differences between Watergate and the metastasizing scandals involving the FBI, our intelligence agencies, and the Obama administration -- subjects of the soon-to-be-released inspector general's report -- is that the media exposed Watergate.
They aided and abetted the current transgressions.
By providing a willing and virtually unquestioned repository for every anonymous leaker (as long as he or she was on the "right" side) in Washington and beyond, the press has evolved from being part of the solution to being a major part of the problem.
Gone are the days of the true "whistle-blower."
Here are the days of the special interest provocateur, shaping public opinion by passing on half-truths and outright lies to their favorite reporter. 
One might then even call the media, in Orwell's words, "objectively pro-fascist," functioning much in the manner of Pravda and Izvestia during that famous author's time, covertly or overtly pushing the party line in the most slavish and orthodox manner while feigning "objectivity."...
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Irish Urged to House Migrants in Spare Beds

Irish Urged to House Migrants in Spare Beds:

"Homeowners in Ireland have been asked to pledge spare rooms or vacant properties to house migrants for periods of up to a year as part of the government’s Irish Refugee Protection Programme.
In a new national campaign urging people to “put empty space to better use”, the Irish Red Cross said: “Pledging a vacant property or spare room will play a significant and valuable role in helping Syrian refugees rebuild their lives and settle in Irish communities.”"

U.S. Healthcare Isn't Broken--It's Fixed | The Daily Sheeple

U.S. Healthcare Isn't Broken--It's Fixed | The Daily Sheeple:
"...Here is J.F.’s report:
This morning, I read a report on augmentation of antidepressants.
It seems folks who get a little better, but not a lot better on an antidepressant may improve if a drug in the class of second generation antipsychotics is added. 
Three of these drugs have been tested, with pretty much equivalent benefit – quetiapine, aripiprazole, and brexpiprazole.
As the names suggest, the last two are very similar in chemical structure.
– quetianpine and aripiprazole are available in cheap generic for. Brexpiprazole is not, it’s sold only as branded Rexulti.
– shortly after reading the piece, I walked past the waiting room TV which was playing an ad urging folks to “ask your doctor about Rexulti”.
– lowest costs for a month’s supply in my neighborhood, courtesy of goodrx.com:

• quetiapine – $6.80
• aripiprazole – $22.60
• Rexulti – $1,120.20 (!)

– so the ad is urging folks to “ask their doctor” about a drug that is 16,473% more expensive than a similar drug that may work just as well.
Thank you, J.F.
There you have it in a nutshell: U.S. Sickcare is organized to maximize profits by any means available..."
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It’s time for Bill Clinton to take a walk in the Chappaqua woods

It’s time for Bill Clinton to take a walk in the Chappaqua woods:
"...So why is Bill Clinton still presiding over glamorous parties?
When Monica Lewinsky was disinvited from a Town & Country Philanthropy Summit earlier this month where Bill Clinton was speaking, the question shouldn’t have been why was she disinvited.
It should have been why is Bill Clinton is headlining events at all.
And boy, is he ever. Clinton has a full social schedule this summer.
...He’ll also make time to host the Clinton Foundation dinner, where tickets range from $2,500 to $100,000 and Shaggy and Sting are scheduled to perform.
Again, he’s almost certainly guilty of actions that would be categorized as harassment in 2018.
The fact that the Lewinsky affair happened as long ago as 1995 is no matter.
Charlie Rose is accused of harassment by several employees dating back to the late 1990s — and he lost his job in November.
People seem curiously willing to hold Clinton to a different standard than other men accused of sexual harassment.
...As recently as 2016, the very liberal Joy Behar was dismissing the women who slept with Clinton as “tramps” on “The View.”..."
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Lunch video-----The Truth About Virtue Signalling

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Trump Donates Salary To Veteran Affairs | The Daily Caller

Trump Donates Salary To Veteran Affairs | The Daily Caller:

"President Donald Trump donates his salary every quarter to a charitable cause, and this quarter, POTUS will be giving his salary to the Department of Veterans Affairs to specifically support their caregiver programs.
The White House announced the donation at Thursday’s press briefing."

Electromagnetic radiation from power lines and phone masts poses 'credible' threat to wildlife, report finds

Electromagnetic radiation from power lines and phone masts poses 'credible' threat to wildlife, report finds :
"Electromagnetic radiation from power lines, wi-fi, phone masts and broadcast transmitters poses a ‘credible’ threat to wildlife, a new report suggests, as environmentalists warned the 5G roll out could cause greater harm.
An analysis of 97 studies by the EU-funded review body EKLIPSE concluded that radiation is a potential risk to insect and bird orientation and plant health.
However the charity Buglife warned that despite good evidence of the harms there was little research ongoing to assess the impact, or apply pollution limits..."
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Why Are So Many People Moving Out Of California?

Why Are So Many People Moving Out Of California?
"In recent years, the number of people moving away from the state of California has greatly outnumbered the number of people moving into the state.  
Reasons for the mass exodus include rising crime, the worst traffic in the western world, a growing homelessness epidemic, wildfires, earthquakes and crazy politicians that do some of the stupidest things imaginable.  
But for most families, the decision to leave California comes down to one basic factor…

Money..."
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#1 This day 1967-----The Young Rascals - Groovin' (1967)

University of Michigan's Diversity Office Has an $11 Million Payroll | Breitbart

University of Michigan's Diversity Office Has an $11 Million Payroll | Breitbart:
"New research into the University of Michigan reveals that the flagship institution’s diversity office has an $11 million payroll.

Mark J. Perry

✔@Mark_J_Perry

15 May

Sorry, I underestimated @UMich's army of diversity, equity and inclusion bureaucrats. Additional research reveals a staff count of more than 70, total annual payroll with benefits +$9M (22 with +$100K salaries). @CHSommers @HMDatMI @CollegeFix pic.twitter.com/GrPOhIIVcq

Mark J. Perry

✔@Mark_J_Perry

Did more research and found that the UM army of diversity bureaucrats is even larger, it's closer to 100 staff with a payroll of $11M (with benefits). pic.twitter.com/8nZNwov7sM...

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The research was conducted by American Enterprise Institute Scholar Mark J. Perry, who tweeted on Wednesday that the University of Michigan’s diversity office has approximately 100 staffers and a payroll of $11 million before benefits.
Breitbart News reported on Wednesday that the recently appointed Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at the public Ohio University will make almost $200,000 per year. Breitbart News reported in November 2016 that the University of Michigan’s chief diversity officer pulls in $385,000 annually, more than double that of the average diversity chief at other public universities around the country.
 The average annual salary for a chief diversity officer at a public university is a whopping $175,000..."
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Jeff Sessions ends Obama-era 'de facto' court amnesty for illegal immigrants - Washington Times

Jeff Sessions ends Obama-era 'de facto' court amnesty for illegal immigrants - Washington Times:

"Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a new directive to immigration judges Thursday telling them they can no longer shunt deportation cases off onto permanent wait-lists and leave illegal immigrants free to roam the U.S.
Known as administrative closure, the wait-list move had become a favorite tactic of the Obama administration, serving to protect low-priority illegal immigrants from deportation.
Rather than pursue those cases, government lawyers would propose — and judges would grant — administrative closure, shipping more than 200,000 cases to the suspension list in what analysts said became a “de facto” amnesty."

US Births Dip To 30-Year Low - Slashdot

US Births Dip To 30-Year Low - Slashdot:
"An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR:
The birthrate fell for nearly every group of women of reproductive age in the U.S. in 2017, reflecting a sharp drop that saw the fewest newborns since 1978, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
...The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate -- the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers.
"The rate has generally been below replacement since 1971," according to the report from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
"The decline in the rate from 2016 to 2017 was the largest single-year decline since 2010," the CDC said.
The 2017 numbers also represent a 10-year fall from 2007, when the U.S. finally broke its post-World War baby boom record, with more than 4.3 million births."

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History for May 19

History for May 19 - On-This-Day.com:
Johns Hopkins 1795 - entrepreneur, philanthropist, mosted noted for the creation of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Ho Chi Minh (Nguyen Sinh Cung) 1890 - North Vietnamese Communist revolutionary, prime minister and president, Malcolm X (Malcolm Little) 1925 - African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist


Francis Scobee (Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee) 1939 - Astronaut, killed commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger, Pete Townshend 1945 - Musician (The Who), David Helfgott 1947 - Concert pianist


1536 - Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after she was convicted of adultery.


1921 - The U.S. Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act, which established national quotas for immigrants.


1926 - Benito Mussolini announced that democracy was deceased. Rome became a fascist state.


1935 - T.E. Lawrence "Lawrence of Arabia" died from injuries in a motorcycle crash in England.


1958 - Canada and the U.S. formally established the North American Air Defense Command.


1974 - Erno Rubik invented the puzzle what would later become known as the Rubik's Cube.


1992 - U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" for having its title character decide to bear a child out of wedlock.


1992 - In Massapequa, NY, Mary Jo Buttafuoco was shot and seriously wounded by Amy Fisher. Fisher was her husband Joey's teen-age lover.

Report: IG refers FBI, Justice officials for criminal prosecution

Report: IG refers FBI, Justice officials for criminal prosecution:

"State Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz has found “reasonable grounds” for believing the FBI and the Justice Department violated federal criminal law in their handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, according to investigative reporter Paul Sperry.
Horowitz, who informed members of Congress Wednesday that his draft report has been completed, has referred his findings to John W. Huber, the U.S. attorney in Utah, for possible criminal prosecution, Sperry said"

The way we were-----Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 - 7/21/1970 - Tanglewood (Official)

Boob-tube-----Tales Of Tomorrow - The Invader

Evolution's Worst Mistake? How About External Testicles?

Evolution's Worst Mistake? How About External Testicles?
"EVOLUTION is a work in progress, so it’s hardly surprising that some of the features it has built into the human body are still far from optimal.
And of all those features, one of the hardest to explain is also one of the most conspicuous: external testicles.
There’s no good reason sperm development needs lower temperatures.
It’s just a fluke, an example of poor design.
From an evolutionary standpoint, after all, testicles are the most important thing about a man — without them, he wouldn’t exist at all.
And there they are, just sitting out in the open. 
Exposed. 
Vulnerable. 
What kind of design is this?...
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People more miserable in cities: Study | Canoe

People more miserable in cities: Study | Canoe:
"Heaven is wide open spaces — at least, it is for most people, according to a massive new data set of happiness in Canada.
A team of happiness researchers at the Vancouver School of Economics and McGill University recently published a working paper on the geography of well-being in Canada. 

They compiled 400,000 responses to a pair of national Canadian surveys, allowing them to parse out distinctions in well-being at the level of more than 1,200 communities representing the country’s entire geography.
They were able to cross-reference the well-being responses with other survey data, as well as figures from the Canadian census, to see what sorts of characteristics were associated with happiness at the community level: 

Are happier communities richer, for instance? 

Are the people there more educated? 

Do they spend more time in church?
Their chief finding is a striking association between population density — the concentration of people in a given area — and happiness. 

When the researchers ranked all 1,215 communities by average happiness, they found that average population density in the 20% most miserable communities was more than eight times greater than in the happiest 20% of communities.
“Life is significantly less happy in urban areas,” the paper concluded...

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Peaceful protest? Hamas admits 50 of 62 ‘martyrs’ were members

Peaceful protest? Hamas admits 50 of 62 ‘martyrs’ were members:

"Amid global condemnation of Israel for the deaths of Palestinians who tried to breach the Gaza border Monday on the day the U.S. opened a new embassy in Jerusalem, a Hamas official admitted in a television interview that 50 of the claimed 62 casualties were members of the terrorist organization.
The Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad already has acknowledged that three of the people killed Monday by Israeli forces were members of its Saraya al-Quds military wing.
That means at least 53 of the 62 people alleged to have been killed in border violence were, according to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, members of terror groups, the Times of Israel reported."

Jacques: UM feels a lot like the USSR

Jacques: UM feels a lot like the USSR: 
"The thought police are alive and well at the University of Michigan.
Take a close look at some of the university’s speech policies and you may feel like you’ve been transported back to East Germany or the USSR, where these regimes quashed dissent and were constantly listening for any contrary point of view.
UM’s campus conduct guide includes a “bias response team” that encourages students to report instances of speech they find offensive or troublesome. 
And guess what? 
They are relaying plenty of so-called abuses — anything that rubs against a campus culture that bows to political correctness.
...UM is an egregious example of how public institutions are limiting the free expression and debate of ideas — something that seems in opposition to the whole point of a college campus. 
And it is also creating a climate of suspicion on campus by encouraging students to spy on one another. 
They never know who they can trust..."
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Children as Young as Four Seek NHS Help for Gender Issues | Breitbart

Children as Young as Four Seek NHS Help for Gender Issues | Breitbart:
"The number of children seeking help from Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) for ‘gender issues’ has nearly quadrupled in the past few years, with some cases involving children as young as four.
A total of 2,356 under-18s have received medical support for gender issues, nearly four times the number in 2014/15 when 673 children sought referrals from their GPs, The Sunreports.

NHS figures revealed that the majority of cases involved teens aged 15 to 16 and 329 patients were under 13 including four-year-olds..."

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Lunch video-----Douglas Murray - The Strange Death of Europe II