This is important for two reasons, both having to do with testimony by former FBI Director James Comey. The first is that during the interview, according to the testimony by Comey while he was still with the FBI, the agents thought that they “saw nothing that led them to believe (Flynn was) lying.” The second is that Comey says that he’s actually seen the 302 or talked with someone who has.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
It's Beginning to Look Like Mueller Has Been Destroying Evidence
It's Beginning to Look Like Mueller Has Been Destroying Evidence:
Without going into a full account of what happened there, what’s important is that when Flynn’s sentencing documents were released, the date on the 302 document was Aug. 22, 2017, according to a column posted by The Federalist last week by senior contributor Margot Cleveland. That’s nearly seven whole months after the interview happened.
This is important for two reasons, both having to do with testimony by former FBI Director James Comey. The first is that during the interview, according to the testimony by Comey while he was still with the FBI, the agents thought that they “saw nothing that led them to believe (Flynn was) lying.” The second is that Comey says that he’s actually seen the 302 or talked with someone who has.
This is important for two reasons, both having to do with testimony by former FBI Director James Comey. The first is that during the interview, according to the testimony by Comey while he was still with the FBI, the agents thought that they “saw nothing that led them to believe (Flynn was) lying.” The second is that Comey says that he’s actually seen the 302 or talked with someone who has.
Hall of shame: Advertisers sign up for boycott of Tucker Carlson for telling the truth on illegal immigration
Hall of shame: Advertisers sign up for boycott of Tucker Carlson for telling the truth on illegal immigration
"Tucker Carlson has been peerless in his coverage of the issues raised by the caravan of Central Americans that announced its plan to storm the border and demand amnesty from within our territory, gaining automatic freedom to be released for a hearing sometime in the future, thanks to current law.
"Tucker Carlson has been peerless in his coverage of the issues raised by the caravan of Central Americans that announced its plan to storm the border and demand amnesty from within our territory, gaining automatic freedom to be released for a hearing sometime in the future, thanks to current law.
Thanks to his reporting and interviews with local officials in Tijuana, we learn that locals sound distinctly Trump-like in their anger over being besieged by:
... people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
These words, spoken by candidate Trump, are very similar to the laments in Tijuana over the crime, garbage, drug use, and other problems brought by the caravan.
...For generating such a powerful argument, Carlson is now being mau-maued himself, with an advertiser boycott underway.
On his program Monday, he spoke of his intent to soldier on:
...For generating such a powerful argument, Carlson is now being mau-maued himself, with an advertiser boycott underway.
On his program Monday, he spoke of his intent to soldier on:
Meanwhile, the people profiting from the policy don't want the rest of us to think about it too much. Those who won't shut up get silenced. You have seen it a million times, it happens all the time. The enforcers scream, 'racist!' on Twitter, until everyone gets intimidated and changes the subject to the Russia investigation or some other distraction. It's a tactic, a well-worn one. Nobody thinks it's real. And it won't work with this show, we are not intimidated. We plan to say what's true until the last day. And the truth is, unregulated mass immigration has badly hurt this country's natural landscape. Take a trip to or southwestern deserts if you don't believe it. Thanks to illegal immigration, huge swaths of the region are covered with garbage and waste that degrade the soil and kill wildlife.
Update: Fox News has provided us a statement on the boycott..."
North Carolina to scrap math license exam — after thousands of teachers fail it | EAGnews.org
"Thousands of aspiring teachers coming out of North Carolina’s education colleges can’t pass a high school level math licensing exam, so state officials may scrap it to lower the bar.
The state Board of Education learned in August that 2,400 elementary and special education teachers have flunked the math portion of the state license exam, which was created by the education company Pearson..."
News you might have missed!-----Belgian PM Resigns After Public Anger over UN Migration Pact
Belgian PM Resigns After Public Anger over UN Migration Pact:
"Belgian prime minister Charles Michel has been forced to hand in his notice after anger over the UN Migration Compact brought the country’s government down.
...Michel had urged lawmakers to back a minority administration following the collapse of his government earlier this month over his supporting the UN migration pact against the wishes of his ruling coalition’s biggest party — the right-leaning New Flemish Alliance (N-VA).
"Belgian prime minister Charles Michel has been forced to hand in his notice after anger over the UN Migration Compact brought the country’s government down....Michel had urged lawmakers to back a minority administration following the collapse of his government earlier this month over his supporting the UN migration pact against the wishes of his ruling coalition’s biggest party — the right-leaning New Flemish Alliance (N-VA).
Christopher Steele: Hillary Clinton was preparing to challenge 2016 election results - Washington Times
Christopher Steele: Hillary Clinton was preparing to challenge 2016 election results - Washington Times:
British ex-spy Christopher Steele, who wrote the Democrat-financed anti-Trump dossier, said in a court case that he was hired by a Democratic law firm in preparation for Hillary Clinton challenging the results of the 2016 presidential election.
He said the law firm Perkins Coie wanted to be in a position to contest the results based on evidence he unearthed on the Trump campaign conspiring with Moscow on election interference.
He said the law firm Perkins Coie wanted to be in a position to contest the results based on evidence he unearthed on the Trump campaign conspiring with Moscow on election interference.
Revealed: Antifa Leader Relied On Anonymity To Push Radical, Violent Communist Agenda | The Daily Caller
Revealed: Antifa Leader Relied On Anonymity To Push Radical, Violent Communist Agenda | The Daily Caller
- The Daily Caller News Foundation has determined that an influential Antifa leader uses aliases to spread radical and often violent rhetoric while concealing his actual identity.
- Joseph “Jose” Alcoff works with congressional Democrats as part of his day job as a manager with a DC-based advocacy group. But he spreads socialist and communist propaganda when going by the name “Jose Martin.”
- Identifying as “Chepe,” Alcoff advocates for the violent overthrow of the government and for the murder of the rich. He has relished the mainstreaming of Antifa’s militant tactics in the Trump era.
- A 2017 book identified Chepe as an organizer behind Smash Racism DC, the Antifa group that mobbed Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s home in November and ran Ted Cruz out of a restaurant in September..."
History for December 20
History for December 20 - On-This-Day.com
Samuel Mudd 1833 - Physician that set John Wilkes Booth's leg after the assissination of President Lincoln, Harvey Firestone 1868 - Founder Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Max Lerner 1902
George Roy Hill 1922 - Director, John Hillerman 1932 - Actor ("Magnum, p.i."), Uri Geller 1946
1606 - The "Susan Constant," "Godspeed" and "Discovery" set sail from London. Their landing at Jamestown, VA, was the start of the first permanent English settlement in America.
1803 - The United States Senate ratified a treaty that included the Louisiana Territories from France for $15 million. The transfer was completed with formal ceremonies in New Orleans.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
James Comey misled Congress on Trump dossier in testimony, transcript shows - Washington Times
James Comey misled Congress on Trump dossier in testimony, transcript shows - Washington Times:
Fired FBI director James Comey provided to lawmakers his timeline for who funded the anti-Trump dossier — which conflicts with court filings and congressional testimony.
Mr. Comey, in House testimony for which a transcript was released on Tuesday, maintained that Republicans first financed the dossier, then the Democrats.
But testimony by the dossier writer, ex-spy Christopher Steele, and others shows the dossier never existed until Fusion GPS engaged Mr. Steele in May-June 2016. By that time, a Republican funding opposition research with Fusion had bowed out two months earlier.
Mr. Comey, in House testimony for which a transcript was released on Tuesday, maintained that Republicans first financed the dossier, then the Democrats.
But testimony by the dossier writer, ex-spy Christopher Steele, and others shows the dossier never existed until Fusion GPS engaged Mr. Steele in May-June 2016. By that time, a Republican funding opposition research with Fusion had bowed out two months earlier.
Instagram Tightens Eating Disorder Filters - Slashdot
Instagram Tightens Eating Disorder Filters - Slashdot
"AmiMoJo shares a report from the BBC:
Instagram has placed more hashtags which could promote eating disorders on an "unsearchable" list after a BBC investigation found that users were finding ways around the platform's filters. The photo-sharing network has also added health warnings to several alternative spellings or terms which reference eating disorders, some of which are popular hashtags on the platform. BBC Trending found that certain terms promoting bulimia were still searchable - and that the Instagram search bar was suggesting alternative spellings and phrasings for known terms which some see as glamorizing or encouraging eating disorders In one case, the search box offered 38 alternative spellings of a popular term.
Starting in 2012, the photo-sharing site started to make some terms unsearchable, to avoid users being able to navigate directly to often shocking images, and posts that promote the idea that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice rather than a mental illness. If someone enters the unsearchable terms into the platform's search box, no results will come up.."
"AmiMoJo shares a report from the BBC:
Starting in 2012, the photo-sharing site started to make some terms unsearchable, to avoid users being able to navigate directly to often shocking images, and posts that promote the idea that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice rather than a mental illness. If someone enters the unsearchable terms into the platform's search box, no results will come up.."
WILLIAMS: Acceptable Racism | Daily Wire
WILLIAMS: Acceptable Racism | Daily Wire
"How appropriate would it be for a major publicly held American company to hire a person with a history of having publicly made the following statements and many others like them?
(In the interest of brevity, I shall list only four.)
...The racist statements about white people were made by Sarah Jeong, one of the newest members of The New York Times' editorial board..."
"How appropriate would it be for a major publicly held American company to hire a person with a history of having publicly made the following statements and many others like them?
(In the interest of brevity, I shall list only four.)- "The world could get by just fine with zero black people."
- "It's kind of sick how much joy I get out of being cruel to old black men."
- "Dumbass f—-ing black people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs pissing on fire hydrants."
- "Are black people genetically predisposed to burn faster in the sun, thus logically only being fit to live underground like groveling bilious goblins?"
...The racist statements about white people were made by Sarah Jeong, one of the newest members of The New York Times' editorial board..."
John Lott Destroys Left's Go-To Gun Control Study
John Lott Destroys Left's Go-To Gun Control Study:
Lankford’s study has been referenced extensively by the left to show that the U.S. has more mass shootings than other countries. But according to Lott, the problem with the study is that it simply is not accurate.
On December 4, Breitbart News reported that Lott’s CPRC found the U.S. is not even in the top 50 in the per capita frequency on the list of countries that witnessed mass shootings from 1998 to 2015. Lott’s sources are accessible to those disagree with his findings.
Lankford’s study has been referenced extensively by the left to show that the U.S. has more mass shootings than other countries. But according to Lott, the problem with the study is that it simply is not accurate.
On December 4, Breitbart News reported that Lott’s CPRC found the U.S. is not even in the top 50 in the per capita frequency on the list of countries that witnessed mass shootings from 1998 to 2015. Lott’s sources are accessible to those disagree with his findings.
An Example of AR4 WG2 False Alarmism | Watts Up With That?
An Example of AR4 WG2 False Alarmism | Watts Up With That?"...concerns the demonstrably misleading dishonesty of AR4 WG2 concerning climate change caused species extinctions, and the shoddy science behind the one paper AR4 ultimately relied upon.
...One of the firmer catastrophic anthropogenic global warming (CAGW) predictions made by IPCC AR4 WG2 was an alarming increase in species extinctions.
...This official finding was based on 78 conclusions from 57 peer-reviewed papers on climate change biodiversity impacts, all listed in WG2 table 4.1.
It appears to be supported by overwhelming scientific evidence.
It isn’t..."
Schools Told to Teach Eight-Year-Olds That ‘Boys Can Have Periods Too'
Schools Told to Teach Eight-Year-Olds That ‘Boys Can Have Periods Too'"Schools in Brighton have been ordered to teach children as young as eight that people “of all genders” can have periods, as well as to install sanitary waste disposal units in every toilet room.
The instructions were included in guidelines published by the local council earlier this month on ‘Taking a Period Positive Approach in Brighton & Hove Schools’, which assert there is “more work to do across all settings to prevent and reduce stigma related to periods and talking about periods”..."
Dems Funded 'Wall' Under Bush, Obama--Refuse Same Barrier to Trump
Dems Funded 'Wall' Under Bush, Obama--Refuse Same Barrier to Trump:
Many of those same Democrats now opposing the funding of border barriers, once supported the use of fencing at the southern border less than a decade ago.
The Secure Fence Act of 2006, which authorized the construction of 700 miles of the same style of bollard fence that Trump is building at the border, was supported by 26 Senate Democrats at the time. In the House, 64 Democrats joined 219 Republican lawmakers to fund the border fencing.
Those Democrats in support of funding the bollard border fencing included:
The Secure Fence Act of 2006, which authorized the construction of 700 miles of the same style of bollard fence that Trump is building at the border, was supported by 26 Senate Democrats at the time. In the House, 64 Democrats joined 219 Republican lawmakers to fund the border fencing.
Those Democrats in support of funding the bollard border fencing included:
Opinion | Liddick: Democrats on the high road to violence | SummitDaily.com
Opinion | Liddick: Democrats on the high road to violence | SummitDaily.com:
"So Hillary Clinton thinks one cannot be civil to members of a political party who want "to destroy what you stand for, what you care about."
And the country will only regain civility when the Democrats regain control, because nothing says civility quite like a one-party state.
If Democrats run it, that is.
...Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder recently stood civility on its head, saying of Republicans "When they go low, kick 'em."..."
And the country will only regain civility when the Democrats regain control, because nothing says civility quite like a one-party state.
If Democrats run it, that is.
...Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder recently stood civility on its head, saying of Republicans "When they go low, kick 'em."..."
NASA's 1st flight to moon, Apollo 8, marks 50th anniversary
NASA's 1st flight to moon, Apollo 8, marks 50th anniversary
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fifty years ago on Christmas Eve, a tumultuous year of assassinations, riots and war drew to a close in heroic and hopeful fashion with the three Apollo 8 astronauts reading from the Book of Genesis on live TV as they orbited the moon.
To this day, that 1968 mission is considered to be NASA’s boldest and perhaps most dangerous undertaking.
That first voyage by humans to another world set the stage for the still grander Apollo 11 moon landing seven months later.
There was unprecedented and unfathomable risk to putting three men atop a monstrous new rocket for the first time and sending them all the way to the moon.
...Lastly, there was the photo named “Earthrise,” showing our blue and white ball — humanity’s home — rising above the bleak, gray lunar landscape and 240,000 miles (386 million kilometers) in the distance.
...“Even more worrisome than all of this,” Bridenstine noted earlier this month, Apollo 8 would be in orbit around the moon on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
“In other words, if there was a failure here, it would wreck Christmas not only for everybody in the United States, but for everybody in the world.”
...As that first moon shot neared, Borman’s wife, Susan, demanded to know the crew’s chances.
A NASA director answered: 50-50..."
Read it all!
Amazing days.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fifty years ago on Christmas Eve, a tumultuous year of assassinations, riots and war drew to a close in heroic and hopeful fashion with the three Apollo 8 astronauts reading from the Book of Genesis on live TV as they orbited the moon.
To this day, that 1968 mission is considered to be NASA’s boldest and perhaps most dangerous undertaking.
That first voyage by humans to another world set the stage for the still grander Apollo 11 moon landing seven months later.
There was unprecedented and unfathomable risk to putting three men atop a monstrous new rocket for the first time and sending them all the way to the moon....Lastly, there was the photo named “Earthrise,” showing our blue and white ball — humanity’s home — rising above the bleak, gray lunar landscape and 240,000 miles (386 million kilometers) in the distance.
...“Even more worrisome than all of this,” Bridenstine noted earlier this month, Apollo 8 would be in orbit around the moon on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
“In other words, if there was a failure here, it would wreck Christmas not only for everybody in the United States, but for everybody in the world.”
...As that first moon shot neared, Borman’s wife, Susan, demanded to know the crew’s chances.
A NASA director answered: 50-50..."
Read it all!
Amazing days.
Sperm donor must pay child support to lesbian couple, court rules - Telegraph
Sperm donor must pay child support to lesbian couple, court rules - Telegraph
"A judge decides William Marotta must pay child support to a lesbian couple he gave sperm to five years ago after they made an appeal on the Internet
A judge in the US state of Kansas decided that William Marotta, 47, was financially responsible for the girl who is now aged four.
The couple, Jennifer Schreiner and Angela Bauer, had found Mr Marotta by advertising on the Internet and did not use a doctor in the donation process.
They signed a contract agreeing that Mr Marotta would have no financial responsibility for the child.
But when the couple encountered financial difficulties, and one of them applied for state benefits, the state of Kansas applied to a court to have Mr Marotta declared the child's father and made responsible for her..."
"A judge decides William Marotta must pay child support to a lesbian couple he gave sperm to five years ago after they made an appeal on the Internet
A judge in the US state of Kansas decided that William Marotta, 47, was financially responsible for the girl who is now aged four.The couple, Jennifer Schreiner and Angela Bauer, had found Mr Marotta by advertising on the Internet and did not use a doctor in the donation process.
They signed a contract agreeing that Mr Marotta would have no financial responsibility for the child.
But when the couple encountered financial difficulties, and one of them applied for state benefits, the state of Kansas applied to a court to have Mr Marotta declared the child's father and made responsible for her..."
NYT: Congress Fell into Facebook's 'Semantic Trap' About Selling User Data | Breitbart
NYT: Congress Fell into Facebook's 'Semantic Trap' About Selling User Data | Breitbart:
The New York Times published an article, Wednesday, warning readers not to fall for Facebook’s “semantic traps” on data-selling practices. In it, a Stanford professor argues “Facebook has always sold data to advertisers, and it probably always will.”
In the article, titled “Congress May Have Fallen for Facebook’s Trap, but You Don’t Have To,” Michal Kosinski, an associate professor at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, declared, “Facebook has always sold data to advertisers, and it probably always will.”
In the article, titled “Congress May Have Fallen for Facebook’s Trap, but You Don’t Have To,” Michal Kosinski, an associate professor at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, declared, “Facebook has always sold data to advertisers, and it probably always will.”
NEWS YOU CAN USE: A lesson in how to keep activists from winning: Don’t let acceding to their deman…
Instapundit Blog Archive NEWS YOU CAN USE...
"A lesson in how to keep activists from winning:
Don’t let acceding to their demands be the path of least resistance.
We should make “activism” substantially less pleasant and more tedious.
Plus, from the comments: “I think it is universally true across the United States that public school administrators are dim bulbs to begin with.
Add in their natural liberal bias and all of this is expected.”--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
"A lesson in how to keep activists from winning:
Don’t let acceding to their demands be the path of least resistance.
We should make “activism” substantially less pleasant and more tedious. Plus, from the comments: “I think it is universally true across the United States that public school administrators are dim bulbs to begin with.
Add in their natural liberal bias and all of this is expected.”--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
History for December 19
History for December 19 - On-This-Day.com
Leonid Brezhnev (Russia) 1906, Edith Piaf 1915, David Susskind 1920
Cicely Tyson 1933, Al Kaline 1934, Jennifer Beals 1963
1996 - The school board of Oakland, CA, voted to recognize Black English, also known as "ebonics." The board later reversed its stance.
1998 - U.S. President Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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