Saturday, December 01, 2018
There will be NO Deniers allowed!
From my "friends at Aspen/Snowmass:
My favorite line: "...hold accountable those who question the science of climate change."
My favorite line: "...hold accountable those who question the science of climate change."
Migrants in Tijuana regret caravan - WND
Migrants in Tijuana regret caravan - WND:
Local officials say another 2,000 in nearby Mexicali are expected to make their way toward Tijuana this week.
But Fox News said the migrants “are tired, restless and growing frustrated by the reality that it’s proving much more difficult to get across the border than they had anticipated.”
A member of Tijuana’s local government, Delegate Genaro Lopez Moreno, said, according to Fox News, that it’s costing the municipality $30,000 to $40,000 dollars a day to take care of the migrants.
He blames the caravan organizers, who he believes sold the migrants a false hope.
But Fox News said the migrants “are tired, restless and growing frustrated by the reality that it’s proving much more difficult to get across the border than they had anticipated.”
A member of Tijuana’s local government, Delegate Genaro Lopez Moreno, said, according to Fox News, that it’s costing the municipality $30,000 to $40,000 dollars a day to take care of the migrants.
He blames the caravan organizers, who he believes sold the migrants a false hope.
'The Supremacy of Japanese Cars Has Been 40-Plus Years In the Making' - Slashdot
"American business journalist Joe Nocera writes in a Bloomberg article about "how badly things have deteriorated for the U.S. car makers," after the recent news that both General Motors and Ford will soon be exiting the sedan market in the country.
Slashdot reader gollum123 shares the report:
Much of the analysis about Ford and GM's exit from the sedan market stressed that sedan sales have lost ground in recent years "as consumers have gravitated toward pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles," as the New York Times put it. If you look at the historical sales figures of the top Japanese sedans, you'll see a small decline in recent years, but nothing like the big drop-off in sales that have hammered the American companies. So in addition to the overall decline in sedan sales, there is a second, largely overlooked, dynamic taking place: Americans have only stopped buying American sedans, not Japanese sedans. The American car companies now say they are going to count on profits from trucks and SUVs while moving toward autonomous and all-electric vehicles. They had better hope that transition takes place quickly.
I couldn't help noticing that while the top three selling vehicles in the U.S. are, indeed, American-made trucks, No. 4 on the list is Nissan's top SUV, the Rogue, the sales of which have gone from 18,000 in 2007 to 403,000 last year. No. 5 is a Toyota SUV, the Rav4 (407,000 in 2017). No. 6 is the Honda CR-V (378,000). And the leading American SUV? It's the Chevy Equinox. Last year, Chevrolet sold 290,000 of them -- 100,000 fewer than the Toyota Camry."
History for December 1
History for December 1 - On-This-Day.com
Mary Martin 1913, Stansfield Turner 1923, Woody Allen 1935
Lou Rawls 1935, Richard Pryor 1940, Bette Midler 1945
1952 - In Denmark, it was announced that the first successful sex-change operation had been performed.
1955 - Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery, AL, refused to give up her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks was arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement in the U.S.
Friday, November 30, 2018
Louie Gohmert: GOP 'Going to Lose' Every Election if Wall is Not Funded
Louie Gohmert: GOP 'Going to Lose' Every Election if Wall is Not Funded:
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) says the Republican Party will lose every national election in the future if President Trump’s central campaign promise, a border wall, is not funded by the end of the year.
In an exclusive interview with SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Tonight, Gohmert told Senior Editors-at-Large Rebecca Mansour and Joel Pollak that the GOP must approve $25 billion in border wall funding to stop soaring illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border or risk losing every election “from now on.”
Gohmert said:
In an exclusive interview with SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Tonight, Gohmert told Senior Editors-at-Large Rebecca Mansour and Joel Pollak that the GOP must approve $25 billion in border wall funding to stop soaring illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border or risk losing every election “from now on.”
Gohmert said:
Rush Limbaugh: Mueller probe 'pure poison politics' - WND
Rush Limbaugh: Mueller probe 'pure poison politics' - WND:
“There isn’t any DOJ aspect here. There isn’t any justice. There isn’t any fairness or any balance of scales. This is pure, raw politics,” he said. “This is causing people to analyze it in terms of justice, in terms of judicial procedure. That’s not relevant here! It’s one giant scam. I’ll tell you this. Of all the things Donald Trump’s been accused of in his life, this is probably the thing of which he is the most innocent! That’s what’s laughable about this”
Limbaugh explained while people have been led to believe that the Justice Department “is above and beyond corruption,” that’s not true.
Limbaugh explained while people have been led to believe that the Justice Department “is above and beyond corruption,” that’s not true.
White farmers' legal fight to stop land given black South Africans without compensation thrown out | Daily Mail Online
White farmers' legal fight to stop land given black South Africans without compensation thrown out | Daily Mail Online"White farmers' legal fight against plans to give their land to black South Africans without compensation is thrown out by country's High Court
- South Africa's High Court rejected a legal challenge brought by white farmers
- President Cyril Ramaphosa plans land expropriation without any compensation
- Afriforum questioned legality of change to the constitution to allow land reforms
South Africa's High Court rejected a legal challenge today brought by a group representing white farmers against President Cyril Ramaphosa's plans for land expropriation without compensation..."
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Obama takes credit for U.S. oil-and-gas boom: 'That was me, people' - Washington Times
Obama takes credit for U.S. oil-and-gas boom: 'That was me, people' - Washington Times:
The American Petroleum Institute said in 2013 that “we’re producing more oil and natural gas despite current federal policy, not as a result of it,” noting that production on federal lands plummeted during his tenure while increasing on private lands.
Mr. Obama also promoted policies designed to curb fossil-fuel usage and production, including the Clean Power Plan; the federal methane rule; federal restrictions on hydraulic fracturing; the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, and the Paris climate accord.
At Rice, the tuxedo-clad former president also gave himself a pat on the back for the stock market.
Mr. Obama also promoted policies designed to curb fossil-fuel usage and production, including the Clean Power Plan; the federal methane rule; federal restrictions on hydraulic fracturing; the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, and the Paris climate accord.
At Rice, the tuxedo-clad former president also gave himself a pat on the back for the stock market.
In case you thought this was a first-----Chart: Insight Touches Down on Red Planet | Statista
• Chart: Insight Touches Down on Red Planet | Statista
MARS LANDING
"Insight Touches Down on Red Planet--Sarah Feldman,
Insight was the eighth successful landing on Earth’s neighbor, Mars...
The total expenditure for Insight’s program has hit 1 billion USD, with a $180 million investment from France and Germany..."
MARS LANDING
"Insight Touches Down on Red Planet--Sarah Feldman,
Insight was the eighth successful landing on Earth’s neighbor, Mars...
The total expenditure for Insight’s program has hit 1 billion USD, with a $180 million investment from France and Germany..."
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Vote theft by another name-"Ballot Harvesting"-----Paul Ryan questions California's 'bizarre' vote-counting process | Fox News
Paul Ryan questions California's 'bizarre' vote-counting process | Fox News
"House Speaker Paul Ryan questioned the legitimacy of California’s ballot-counting process Thursday, adding to claims from many Republicans that the state’s election procedures are flawed.
“It defies logic to me,” Ryan told the Washington Post.
“We had a lot of wins that night, and three weeks later we lost basically every contested California race.
This election system they have, I can’t begin to understand what ballot harvesting is.”
"Ballot harvesting" is when a third party collects completed ballots from voters and hands them over to election officials.
The practice was legal for the first time in California this year.
Ryan has not accused California of any wrongdoing..."
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"House Speaker Paul Ryan questioned the legitimacy of California’s ballot-counting process Thursday, adding to claims from many Republicans that the state’s election procedures are flawed.
“It defies logic to me,” Ryan told the Washington Post.
This election system they have, I can’t begin to understand what ballot harvesting is.”
"Ballot harvesting" is when a third party collects completed ballots from voters and hands them over to election officials.
The practice was legal for the first time in California this year.
Ryan has not accused California of any wrongdoing..."
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The Lowdown on the Miscreant Who Got Us into this Mess: Woodrow Wilson | Spengler
The Lowdown on the Miscreant Who Got Us into this Mess: Woodrow Wilson | Spengler:
So utterly utopian was Wilson’s vision that it is unfair to characterize the internationalism of Bill Clinton or George W. Bush as “Wilsonian.” Clinton and Bush threw America’s weight around after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but they did not propose—as Wilson did—to replace America’s sovereign decision-making with a global council. Wilson’s League of Nations was closer to the conspiracy theorists’ notion of the United Nations. The commonplace belief that minor concessions on his part would have won ratification of the League of Nations treaty is untenable.
A definitive Wilson biography remains to be written. To make sense of his grand overreach in 1919, historians will need to give more attention to his rancor at the U.S. Constitution and his Southerner’s sense of aggrievement over the Civil War. His was a deep, abiding passion for the Lost Cause and a smoldering hatred for those who crushed it. Of the Confederacy, Wilson rhapsodized in his history of the United States:
A definitive Wilson biography remains to be written. To make sense of his grand overreach in 1919, historians will need to give more attention to his rancor at the U.S. Constitution and his Southerner’s sense of aggrievement over the Civil War. His was a deep, abiding passion for the Lost Cause and a smoldering hatred for those who crushed it. Of the Confederacy, Wilson rhapsodized in his history of the United States:
Oakland University to fight shooters with hockey pucks
Oakland University to fight shooters with hockey pucks
"It's a potential faceoff between bullets and thousands of hockey pucks at Oakland University.
The Rochester Hills and Auburn Hills university began equipping its faculty and some students with hockey pucks this month as a "last resort" precaution to throw at any active shooters on campus, officials say.
...Oakland University began equipping its faculty and some students with hockey pucks this month as a "last resort" precaution in the event of an active shooter situation on campus, officials say.
...The university faculty union's executive committee took part in one of the training sessions that included the concept in June and soon after, decided to begin purchasing and supplying the pucks, said Tom Discenna, president of the American Association of University Professors..."
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"It's a potential faceoff between bullets and thousands of hockey pucks at Oakland University.
The Rochester Hills and Auburn Hills university began equipping its faculty and some students with hockey pucks this month as a "last resort" precaution to throw at any active shooters on campus, officials say.
...Oakland University began equipping its faculty and some students with hockey pucks this month as a "last resort" precaution in the event of an active shooter situation on campus, officials say.
...The university faculty union's executive committee took part in one of the training sessions that included the concept in June and soon after, decided to begin purchasing and supplying the pucks, said Tom Discenna, president of the American Association of University Professors..."
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Global Warming Alarmism Meets a Blizzard of Reality
Global Warming Alarmism Meets a Blizzard of Reality--By Brian C. Joondeph
"In a bit of irony lost on big media, the government, on the eve of winter and during a slew of recent snowstorms, released a doomsday report on global warming.
As reported in the New York Times:
"A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday presents the starkest warnings to date of the consequences of climate change for the United States, predicting that if significant steps are not taken to rein in global warming, the damage will knock as much as 10 percent off the size of the American economy by century’s end."
Electing Democrats could do far more damage...
...The climate assessment is based on computer models, attempting to predict events 50 to 100 years in the future.
...This climate assessment originated in Congress. “The Global Change Research Act of 1990 mandates that the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) deliver a report to Congress and the President no less than every four years.”
Why not a similar economic assessment for other initiatives such as a carbon tax, Medicare-for-all, raising taxes on “the rich”, or continued open borders and amnesty for illegals?..."
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"In a bit of irony lost on big media, the government, on the eve of winter and during a slew of recent snowstorms, released a doomsday report on global warming.
As reported in the New York Times:
"A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday presents the starkest warnings to date of the consequences of climate change for the United States, predicting that if significant steps are not taken to rein in global warming, the damage will knock as much as 10 percent off the size of the American economy by century’s end."Electing Democrats could do far more damage...
...The climate assessment is based on computer models, attempting to predict events 50 to 100 years in the future.
...This climate assessment originated in Congress. “The Global Change Research Act of 1990 mandates that the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) deliver a report to Congress and the President no less than every four years.”
Why not a similar economic assessment for other initiatives such as a carbon tax, Medicare-for-all, raising taxes on “the rich”, or continued open borders and amnesty for illegals?..."
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How they "think"-----Trump and Republicans Appeal to Men with Fragile Masculinity, Researchers Find
Trump and Republicans Appeal to Men with Fragile Masculinity, Researchers Find
"President Donald Trump appeals to men with fragile masculinity, two researchers from New York University wrote in analysis published in The Washington Post.
They also said Republican candidates facing a Democrat drew more support in areas with higher levels of fragile masculinity in 2018 House races.
NYU Psychology professor Eric Knowles and doctoral student Sarah DiMuccio queried 300 men on Amazon's crowdsourcing platform Mechanical Turk to discover whether they had or would search for terms such as "erectile dysfunction," "how to get girls," "penis enlargement," "testosterone," and "Viagra," among others.
...The researchers also checked relations between fragile masculinity and voting in 2008 and 2012, finding "that the correlation of fragile masculinity and voting in presidential elections was distinctively stronger in 2016" than it was when John McCain and Mitt Romney were Republican presidential candidates.
...This suggests that fragile masculinity has now become a stronger predictor of voting behavior."...
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"President Donald Trump appeals to men with fragile masculinity, two researchers from New York University wrote in analysis published in The Washington Post.
They also said Republican candidates facing a Democrat drew more support in areas with higher levels of fragile masculinity in 2018 House races.NYU Psychology professor Eric Knowles and doctoral student Sarah DiMuccio queried 300 men on Amazon's crowdsourcing platform Mechanical Turk to discover whether they had or would search for terms such as "erectile dysfunction," "how to get girls," "penis enlargement," "testosterone," and "Viagra," among others.
...The researchers also checked relations between fragile masculinity and voting in 2008 and 2012, finding "that the correlation of fragile masculinity and voting in presidential elections was distinctively stronger in 2016" than it was when John McCain and Mitt Romney were Republican presidential candidates.
...This suggests that fragile masculinity has now become a stronger predictor of voting behavior."...
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IRS Admits It Encourages Illegals To Steal Social Security Numbers For Taxes
IRS Admits It Encourages Illegals To Steal Social Security Numbers For Taxes:
This isn’t exactly the kind of story the IRS wants buzzing around at tax time. The IRS and Justice Department normally want 'scared straight' stories just before Tax Day. Ideally, when an indictment or conviction for tax evasion hits the news, it makes you think twice. Somehow, you think just a bit more about all those deductions, or if you really reported all your income, before you sign your return under penalties of perjury.
Instead, we have the top dog at the IRS, the IRS Commissioner himself, admitting that, well, there’s a problem with illegal immigrants and taxes. In fact, the top IRS official this time wasn’t talking about how the IRS wipes some hard drives or can’t find emails. He wasn’t even asking for a bigger budget to give bonuses to IRS employees.
This isn’t exactly the kind of story the IRS wants buzzing around at tax time. The IRS and Justice Department normally want 'scared straight' stories just before Tax Day. Ideally, when an indictment or conviction for tax evasion hits the news, it makes you think twice. Somehow, you think just a bit more about all those deductions, or if you really reported all your income, before you sign your return under penalties of perjury.Instead, we have the top dog at the IRS, the IRS Commissioner himself, admitting that, well, there’s a problem with illegal immigrants and taxes. In fact, the top IRS official this time wasn’t talking about how the IRS wipes some hard drives or can’t find emails. He wasn’t even asking for a bigger budget to give bonuses to IRS employees.
Minneapolis Installs Sharia Hotline to Report Americans Who Criticize Islam - News Punch
Minneapolis Installs Sharia Hotline to Report Americans Who Criticize Islam - News Punch"
"The city of Minneapolis has set up a hotline for residents to report citizens who criticize Islam, in order to investigate them for “hate crimes”, according to statements on the city’s website.
The city, run by Democrat Mayor Besty Hodges, a non-Muslim who regularly wears a hijab in public, will operate the “service” through its 3-1-1 helpline, and claims it is targeting any “harassing behaviors motivated by prejudice”, according to a press release.
The city’s Department of Civil Rights clearly states on its website that it only enforces hate crimes against certain “protected classes.”
Muslim imams, as members of the “protected class,” can preach the destruction of America from a Minneapolis mosque, and they will not be prosecuted.
A city official also admitted the creation of the sharia hotline was the election of President Trump and that the targets are his supporters.
The city’s Department of Civil Rights clearly states on its website that it only enforces hate crimes against certain “protected classes.”
Muslim imams, as members of the “protected class,” can preach the destruction of America from a Minneapolis mosque, and they will not be prosecuted.
A city official also admitted the creation of the sharia hotline was the election of President Trump and that the targets are his supporters.
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History for November 30
History for November 30 - On-This-Day.com
Jonathan Swift 1667, Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) 1835 - Writer ("Tom Sawyer," "Huckleberry Finn"), Winston Churchill (Britain) 1874
Robert Guillaume (Robert Peter Williams) 1927 - Actor ("Benson"), Dick Clark 1929 - Television personality ("American Bandstand"), G. Gordon Liddy 1930 - Radio talk show host, convicted for his role in the Watergate burglaries in 1972
1803 - Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France.
1858 - John Landis Mason received a patent for the first pepper shaker with a screw-on cap.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Report: Thousands Of Migrants Treated For Infectious Diseases, Even HIV/AIDS | The Daily Caller
Report: Thousands Of Migrants Treated For Infectious Diseases, Even HIV/AIDS | The Daily Caller:Thousands of migrants associated with the caravan have been treated in Tijuana, Mexico for infectious diseases, ranging from simple respiratory infections to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report from the border.
Border Patrol Chief: 'Not a Single Migrant Climbed Over the New Border Wall'
Border Patrol Chief: 'Not a Single Migrant Climbed Over the New Border Wall':
"But in the meantime, I'd like to point out that not a single migrant climbed over the new border wall. We have about eight miles of border wall completed here in San Diego -- unfortunately, that's not complete. So the military came over in the last several weeks to help us fortify different areas, but it's those weak areas where we have not upgraded the infrastructure that the migrants were able to breach."
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