Failure to Teach Cursive is Becoming a ‘Security Issue’ | Intellectual Takeout

Failure to Teach Cursive is Becoming a ‘Security Issue’ | Intellectual Takeout
"While volunteering in a program for inner city children this past weekend, I was charged to work with a little girl who seemed to be around 9 or 10 years-old. 
We quietly worked side by side for a few minutes, each making a copy of the day’s writing assignment, until the little girl looked at my cursive writing, sighed in ecstasy and wonderingly asked, “How do you DO that?!”

I soon realized that her amazement stemmed not from the fact that she struggled to learn cursive handwriting, but that she had never been taught it at all. 

Her interest in learning it was great, however, as evidenced by subsequent attempts to write her own name in a pseudo-cursive style.

Unfortunately, the cursive-less experience of my little charge is not an anomaly, as evidenced by a recent hearing in the New York legislature. 
The New York Post reports:

“Many Big Apple students, including the children of several state lawmakers, can’t even sign their own names….

‘Not only is it sad, but it’s a security issue,’ said Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-SI/Brooklyn)...

Malliotakis said the penmanship problem was brought to her attention while helping one of her constituents fill out a voter registration form. He printed his name, and when she told him to actually sign it, he insisted that was his signature..."

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Clarice Feldman - From a poster on another site: My wife "hates...

Clarice Feldman - From a poster on another site: My wife "hates...

"From a poster on another site: 

My wife "hates politics", "hates the bickering", and wonders why I won't allow the News to be on during cocktails and why I spend time with my friends here.

Then last week she read about the NY Abortion Bill and mentioned it to me. I made sure she knew about the fundamental four or five HUGE changes in that bill, and then I explained to her what nobody has connected. Says me...well if anybody permitted by the State can perform a no questions asked abortion up to 24 weeks, and that same "nail salon tech with a state abortion certificate" can perform an abortion on a nine month baby if in THAT person's opinion the mother will be better off...and then since the abortionist no longer has a duty to provide medical attention to a live baby who survives the abortion and it can be left to die...and if we learned one thing from the news about Planned PArenthood about how much money can be made by selling tissues and cells from aborted fetuses...can you imaging the industry that NY can now have selling working fully functioning organs from full term babies which can be carved up and sold for parts.

She burst into tears. Literally.

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Rush Limbaugh's 'privilege': Declaration, Constitution - WND

Rush Limbaugh's 'privilege': Declaration, Constitution - WND:

Her comment Friday got the attention of talk-radio show host Rush Limbaugh, who took only seconds to put her in her place.
“Well, I’ll tell you what my privilege is, Cortez. My privilege is being an American. My privilege is being born in the United States of America. My privilege flows from the two the greatest political documents ever written: the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. My privilege was to be born in a country that acknowledges the origins of my freedom and liberty and my right to pursue happiness. And that’s God,” he said.

Blamed for Benghazi: Filmmaker jailed after attack now lives in poverty, fear | Fox News

Blamed for Benghazi: Filmmaker jailed after attack now lives in poverty, fear | Fox News
"Four Americans died in the 2012 terror attack in Benghazi, and those who survived saw their stories of heroism told in a Hollywood movie, but the filmmaker whose work was wrongly blamed for touching off the event lives in obscurity, poverty and fear, FoxNews.com has learned.

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the Coptic Christian whose short video “The Innocence of Muslims” was initially faulted for sparking the Sept. 11, 2012 terror attack at U.S. diplomatic compounds in Libya, is now living in a homeless shelter run by First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park, Calif. 

He has served time in prison, been shamed publicly by the White House and threatened with death.

“I don’t believe in democracy anymore,” Nakoula said..."

Your money funding the theft of your rights-----UW-Madison pays students to 'advance social justice issues'

UW-Madison pays students to 'advance social justice issues'

• The University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking to hire three social justice interns to help with social justice efforts around campus.

According to the listing, the university is seeking people “who are passionate about advancing social justice issues such as 

• racial justice; 
• access to education; 
• access to clean food, air, and water; 
• criminal justice and prison reform, 
• LGBTQ+ rights; 
• women’s rights; 
• voting rights; 
• economic justice, 
• immigrant justice; 
• and/or civic engagement."...

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Model Admits She Made Up Russian Collusion Story About Trump To Get Out Of Jail | The Daily Caller

Model Admits She Made Up Russian Collusion Story About Trump To Get Out Of Jail | The Daily Caller:

A Belarusian model who originally said she had secret recordings that tied President Donald Trump to Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska and showed collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign now says she lied.
Anastasia Vashukevich, who goes by the alias Nastya Rybka on the internet, told CNN in a report published Tuesday that she made up the whole story as a means of getting out of a Thai prison last year.
Vashukevich was doing hard time in Thailand for offering her sex coach talents to the locals. Arrested and convicted for solicitation, she was sent to prison. Allegedly fearing for life behind bars, she decided to attract some international media attention with her story of having information that would link Trump to the Russian oligarchy.

How they "think"-----Climate change denial strongly linked to right-wing nationalism | EurekAlert! Science News

Climate change denial strongly linked to right-wing nationalism | EurekAlert! Science News
"With Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, as a hub, the world's first global research network into climate change denial has now been established. 
Building on a brand-new research publication showing the links between conservatism, xenophobia and climate change denial, the network will study how the growth of right-wing nationalism in Europe has contributed to an increase in climate change denial.
Scientific awareness of the greenhouse effect, and human influence on the climate, has existed for over three decades. 
During the 1980s, there was a strong environmental movement and a political consensus on the issue, but in recent years, climate change denial - denying that changes to the climate are due to human influence on the environment - has increased.
"Two strong groups have joined forces on this issue - the extractive industry, and right-wing nationalists. The combination has taken the current debate to a much more dramatic level than previously, at the same time as our window of opportunity is disappearing."...
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Who are the SCIENCE Deniers? | Global Liberty Media - The Counter Narrative

Who are the SCIENCE Deniers? | Global Liberty Media - The Counter Narrative

• On Climate:

People who use fear to generate political capital claim that global warming is dangerous and is primarily caused by human emissions of CO2.

The solution, they claim, is to authorize a central world authority with the power to regulate humanity’s “carbon footprint.” 
Both premises on which they base this outlandish proposal are observably false.
Both premises DENY key scientific EVIDENCE of a naturally-occurring pattern of global climate fluctuation observable in the fossil record...

• On Human Reproduction:

People who pander to the notion that sex should be free of lasting consequence claim that a human fetus is an expendable part of a woman’s own anatomy until a child is born alive.
This plainly false statement DENIES the observable reality which modern technology has recently made so visible to the general public...

• On Human Sexuality:

People who generate political capital using the strategy of identity politics have added an array of sexuality-related “identities” to the ones on which the strategy has typically been deployed: races, skin-colors, ethnicities, languages and other categorical factors. The result of identity politics is, of course, the establishment of “protected classes” – In direct opposition to our 14th amendment; and a nearly unlimited authorization of force in pursuit of social engineering...

Every victory for those who deny observable reality results in more power in government hands; power to use in ever-more corrupt ways. 
Why is that so?
When the physical reality to which we’d otherwise refer in common is denied, the version of “reality” that then prevails is determined by those in power.
We are no longer equals in observation of even the most fundamental reality.
Might makes right."
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A mideast nuclear arms race has begun ... Read,... - Patricia Anthone

A mideast nuclear arms race has begun ... Read,... - Patricia Anthone

"Read, understand and share Jack's post.
It's vitally important that we the people use the tools we have to fulfill the role our press abandoned to the insanity of Trump Derrangemt Syndrome."

Creating Trump Nation--January 28 at 6:16 AM · 

COMMON SENSE: Last week, while Americans were obsessing about the government shutdown and the shenanigans of an opportunistic Native American to make a political statement, a major shift in Middle Eastern politics occurred. 

It almost went unnoticed by the media, despite the fact that it will change everything.

Saudi Arabia has begun to develop its own nuclear capability. 
They have done this because their intelligence has confirmed that Iran is close to having nuclear weapons, along with the capacity to deliver them. 
...The Saudis, who were reluctant to take this step, placed a great deal of faith in President Trump to keep the Iranians in check and to change the political dynamics in the Middle East, but they are no longer certain he can survive the relentless attacks from the pro-Iranian Democrats. 

Out of self-preservation, the Saudis have taken this bold step to level the playing field with their mortal enemy, Iran.

...Nevertheless, there is now a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that cannot be stopped by any other means than force, but the fools in the media are too consumed with "getting Trump" to inform Americans about this. 

Not many are even paying attention. 

God help us!

—Jack Watts

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Apologies Roll In For Catholic School Protesters As Fuller Picture Of Events Emerges | The Daily Caller

Apologies Roll In For Catholic School Protesters As Fuller Picture Of Events Emerges | The Daily Caller:

It was the hate crime of the century.
Or so some in the media appeared to think, judging by the condemnations and mass hysteria that followed initial footage of a group of Covington Catholic High School students — some of whom were wearing MAGA hats — supposedly harassing an older Native American man.
Except, what may have seemed to be one thing at first turned out to be something else altogether:

San Francisco — where drug addicts outnumber high school students - SFChronicle.com

San Francisco — where drug addicts outnumber high school students - SFChronicle.com
"San Francisco has more drug addicts than it has students enrolled in its public high schools, the city Health Department’s latest estimates conclude.
There are about 24,500 injection drug users in San Francisco — that’s about 8,500 more people than the nearly 16,000 students enrolled in San Francisco Unified School District’s 15 high schools and illustrates the scope of the problem on the city’s streets..."
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History for February 4

History for February 4 - On-This-Day.com
Charles Lindbergh 1902, Rosa Parks 1913, Betty Friedan 1921


Florence LaRue (The Fifth Dimension) 1944, Dan Quayle 1947, Alice Cooper 1948 - Singer, musician


1932 - The first Winter Olympics were held in the United States at Lake Placid, NY.


1974 - Patricia (Patty) Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, CA, by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Rep. Eric Swalwell: 'Right to be Safe' Trumps Right to Bear Arms

Rep. Eric Swalwell: 'Right to be Safe' Trumps Right to Bear Arms:

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is pledging a gun control vote next week by exclaiming that the “right to be safe” trumps the right to bear arms.
He argues that the “right to be safe” supersedes “any other rights” possessed by Americans:

Ret. Army Colonel: Trump 'Needs to Act' on Authority to Declare Nat'l Emergency to Secure Border | Fox News Insider

Ret. Army Colonel: Trump 'Needs to Act' on Authority to Declare Nat'l Emergency to Secure Border | Fox News Insider:

Army Col. Douglas MacGregor (Ret.) said Friday that it'd be "absolutely" wise for President Trump to declare a national emergency in order to secure the U.S. border.
Trump said Friday that there is a "good chance" he'll make such a declaration if funding for a wall along the border cannot be agreed to.
Government funding is set to expire on Feb. 15, and lawmakers have until then to reach a border security agreement or be faced with another potential shutdown.
MacGregor said on Tucker Carlson Tonight that only Trump himself can address a potential declaration of emergency.
"He has the constitutional authority to do so," he said. "What he needs is an executive order."

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Boob-tube-----Beatles drummer Pete Best on David Letterman (Part 1)

I’ve been a senator for two weeks. Washington is worse than you’ve heard.

I’ve been a senator for two weeks. Washington is worse than you’ve heard.
"I’ve been a U.S. senator for three weeks now, and I can tell you that reports of hate and incompetence in Washington are severely understated.
Things are actually much worse than they appear.
One year ago, I called on Congress to make a simple deal on immigration requiring both Republicans and Democrats to do two things — compromise and respect the wishes of the American people.
This deal is so logical and so easy, even politicians in Washington should be able to grasp it.
But, as the events of the past few weeks have shown, they cannot.
...The truth is, the vast majority of Republicans are ready to make this deal, and are ready to provide a route for the dreamers.
But Democratic leaders are not ready to make this or any deal.
Sure, the Democrats have voiced support and cast votes for border security in the form of physical barriers in the past, but they won’t do so now because of their hatred of the president of the United States.
Hate is bad that way; it clouds your judgment.
As former senator Alan Simpson said at the funeral for former president George H.W. Bush, “Hatred corrodes the container it’s carried in.” 
That’s the predicament that Democratic leaders find themselves in now.
They hate President Trump so much that they cannot behave in a rational manner..."
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Blow off the Superbowl and read this-----Germany's Sixth Army in Stalingrad in World War II | HistoryNet

Germany's Sixth Army in Stalingrad in World War II | HistoryNet:
"...Stalingrad became a city of rubble, smoke and ash, where seeing and breathing became chores and movement invited anything from a sniper’s bullet to an artillery barrage. In one of modern history’s great examples of leadership, Chuikov kept his men fighting by the force of his character. He offered no rhetoric and made no promises. Instead, he projected a dour fatalism that linked the fate of the city and its garrison. German generals and colonels also led from the front, hoping that inspiration would make up for lost mobility. Compelled to substitute courage for skill and lives for maneuver, however, the German army in Stalingrad was ‘demodernizing,’ losing the capacity to fight anything but a close-quarters battle of attrition.

German Chief of Staff Franz Halder warned of the risks and was dismissed on September 24. The message was clear. To meet Paulus’ calls for reinforcements in the face of mounting casualties, Weichs began stripping less active sectors north and south of Stalingrad of German formations and replacing them with Romanians and Italians. The gamble might have been justified if the German-tipped spearhead had somehow been able to recapture the initiative. Instead, the most capable German formations were being chewed up in fruitless attacks in Stalingrad. A Luftwaffe never designed for sustained operations was suffering from increasing maintenance problems. Artillery pieces were wearing out. Tanks were breaking down. The Soviets by contrast had succeeded in systematizing their reinforcement and resupply system across the Volga. More and more heavy guns were supporting the infantry.

On September 30, Hitler had announced Stalingrad’s imminent capture. Instead, it was the Germans who were pinned in place, able to drive forward only locally and episodically, with losses far out of proportion to either military or propaganda gains..."
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No Choice, No Exit: The Truth About "Medicare for all" Proposals | The Heritage Foundation

No Choice, No Exit: The Truth About "Medicare for all" Proposals | The Heritage Foundation:

The House bill, in other words, would prohibit ordinary Americans from purchasing any alternative health coverage, except for items such as "cosmetic surgery" or health services that government officials decide are not "medically necessary."
Not surprisingly, the Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that if the "Medicare for All" plan would "eliminate private insurance companies," respondents would oppose it by a margin of 58 to 37 percent.