Friday, March 15, 2019
Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy - Los Angeles Times
Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy - Los Angeles Times
"Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday.
...Coal plants account for 40% of Germany’s electricity, itself a reduction from recent years when coal dominated power production.
...“There won’t be any more coal-burning plants in Germany by 2038.”
The decision to quit coal follows an earlier bold energy policy move by the German government, which decided to shut down all of its nuclear power plants by 2022 in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima disaster in 2011..."
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"Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday....Coal plants account for 40% of Germany’s electricity, itself a reduction from recent years when coal dominated power production.
...“There won’t be any more coal-burning plants in Germany by 2038.”
The decision to quit coal follows an earlier bold energy policy move by the German government, which decided to shut down all of its nuclear power plants by 2022 in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima disaster in 2011..."
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Birthright Citizenship and Dual Citizenship: Harbingers of Administrative Tyranny - Imprimis
Birthright Citizenship—the policy whereby the children of illegal aliens born within the geographical limits of the United States are entitled to American citizenship—is a great magnet for illegal immigration. Many believe that this policy is an explicit command of the Constitution, consistent with the British common law system. But this is simply not true.
Ravenna school board fires superintendent for low student achievement | mlive.com
Ravenna school board fires superintendent for low student achievement | mlive.com
"RAVENNA, MI – Disappointing standardized test results are a leading factor in an upcoming leadership change at Ravenna Public Schools.
The district has had the same superintendent since 2008, but that’s about to change.
Superintendent John VanLoon’s contract will not be renewed when it expires on June 30.
The Ravenna board of education has hired the Michigan Association of School Boards to assist in finding a new leader for the district.
...Funk said he hopes to find a superintendent who can improve student performance on standardized testing.
...Ravenna recently was given a “D” grade for 11th-graders’ performance on standardized tests in a study, 2018 Michigan Public High School Context and Performance (CAP) Report Card, that considers student poverty when grading schools..."
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The district has had the same superintendent since 2008, but that’s about to change.
Superintendent John VanLoon’s contract will not be renewed when it expires on June 30.
The Ravenna board of education has hired the Michigan Association of School Boards to assist in finding a new leader for the district.
...Funk said he hopes to find a superintendent who can improve student performance on standardized testing.
...Ravenna recently was given a “D” grade for 11th-graders’ performance on standardized tests in a study, 2018 Michigan Public High School Context and Performance (CAP) Report Card, that considers student poverty when grading schools..."
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Essentially the same in all "gun-free" countries----Note the 10 year prison "max penalty".---The Norwegian mass-murderer (2011). Anders Behring Breivik - Wikipedia
Anders Behring Breivik - Wikipedia"...On 22 July 2011, he killed eight people by detonating a van bomb amid Regjeringskvartalet in Oslo, then shot dead 69 participants of a Workers' Youth League (AUF) summer camp on the island of Utøya.[7][8]
In July 2012, he was convicted of mass murder, causing a fatal explosion, and terrorism.[9][10]
...On 24 August 2012, Oslo District Court delivered its verdict, finding Breivik sane and guilty of murdering 77 people.
He was sentenced to 21 years in prison, in a form of preventive detention that required a minimum of 10 years incarceration and the possibility of one or more extensions for as long as he is deemed a danger to society.
This is the maximum penalty in Norway.
[25](...the strictest penalty in the Norwegian judicial system, custody for 21 years, with a minimum time of 10 years)..."
UPDATE: http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nzlc/pp/PP41/PP41-8_.html
"...SENTENCING DISCRETION FOR MURDER--NEW ZEALAND JUDGES CURRENTLY HAVE NO DISCRETION in sentencing a defendant who has pleaded or been found guilty of murder.
The penalty for murder is mandatory: a sentence of life imprisonment with a non-parole period of at least 10 years.[207]..."
Rep. Collins Releases Lisa Page Interview Transcripts
Rep. Collins Releases Lisa Page Interview Transcripts:
Many details about Page's testimony have already been leaked -- such as her admission that, more than nine months after the FBI launched its "Crossfire Hurricane" counterintelligence operation to spy on the Trump campaign, the Bureau still had no case connecting Trump or his campaign to Russia’s election meddling.
Transcripts from the closed-door interview were also leaked to The Epoch Times in January.
One key finding from Page's testimony indicates that former CIA Director John Brennan was involved with the Steele dossier before the FBI was.
Transcripts from the closed-door interview were also leaked to The Epoch Times in January.
One key finding from Page's testimony indicates that former CIA Director John Brennan was involved with the Steele dossier before the FBI was.
Having rejected religion for themselves,... - Patricia Anthone
Having rejected religion for themselves,... - Patricia Anthone"Having rejected religion for themselves, denounced it as practiced by others and now attempting to obliterate its influence on public policy positions, Leftists today are filling the resulting void by treating "Global Warming" as a religion.
Consider:
Adherents are expected to accept the doctrine of "anthropomorphic global warming; a result of carbon pollution emitted by human activity" as an unquestioned article of faith.
They must do so irrespective of the fossil record which offers irrefutable evidence of Earth's historic climate patterns and atmospheric gasses.
The doctrinal construct of this "religion" provides a framework for viewing the world and their place within it.
It is inarguably the most self-destructive worldview ever to gain wide subscription: "Humankind is a scourge upon the Earth and must be greatly diminished lest it sully its own life-support system."
Intrinsic to this doctrine is the "cause" to which an adherent's life may be dedicated.
Adherents must proselytize the religion for new converts and advocate universal observation of the religion's tenets.
In the minds of those subscribed to the Church of Global Warming, only those who are "woke" to the imminent calamity threatened by "global warming" are qualified to make public policy pronouncements."
Waging War Against the Dead – American Greatness
Waging War Against the Dead – American Greatness
"The 21st century is in danger of becoming an era of statue smashing and historical erasure.
Not since the iconoclasts of the Byzantine Empire or the epidemic of statue destruction during the French Revolution has the world seen anything like the current war on the past.
In 2001, the primeval Taliban blew up two ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistan on grounds that their very existence was sacrilegious to Islam.
In 2015, ISIS militants entered a museum in Mosul, Iraq, and destroyed ancient, pre-Islamic statues and idols. Their mute crime? These artifacts predated the prophet Muhammad.
The West prides itself in the idea that liberal societies would never descend into such nihilism.
Think again.
In the last two years there has been a rash of statue toppling throughout the American South, aimed at wiping out memorialization of Confederate heroes.
There is also a renewed crusade to erase the memory of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
...There have been some unfortunate lessons from such vendettas against the images and names of the past.
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"The 21st century is in danger of becoming an era of statue smashing and historical erasure.
Not since the iconoclasts of the Byzantine Empire or the epidemic of statue destruction during the French Revolution has the world seen anything like the current war on the past.
In 2001, the primeval Taliban blew up two ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistan on grounds that their very existence was sacrilegious to Islam.In 2015, ISIS militants entered a museum in Mosul, Iraq, and destroyed ancient, pre-Islamic statues and idols. Their mute crime? These artifacts predated the prophet Muhammad.
The West prides itself in the idea that liberal societies would never descend into such nihilism.
Think again.
In the last two years there has been a rash of statue toppling throughout the American South, aimed at wiping out memorialization of Confederate heroes.
There is also a renewed crusade to erase the memory of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
...There have been some unfortunate lessons from such vendettas against the images and names of the past.
- ...Third, in the past there usually has been a cowardly element to historical erasure. Destruction was often done at night by roving vandals, or was sanctioned by extremist groups who bullied objectors. So too in the present. Many Confederate statues were torn down or defaced at night. City councils voted to change names or remove icons after being bullied by small pressure groups and media hysteria..."
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Ocasio-Cortez Melts Down Amid Mockery Of Her Wells Fargo Questions | Daily Wire
Ocasio-Cortez Melts Down Amid Mockery Of Her Wells Fargo Questions | Daily Wire:
At the hearing, titled "Holding Megabanks Accountable: An Examination of Wells Fargo’s Pattern of Consumer Abuses," Ocasio-Cortez launched into a series of causally problematic accusations, attempting to blame the bank for the "caging of children" at the border, hypothetical "spills," and "when we have to reinvest in infrastructure building sea walls from the erosion of ... infrastructure or cleanups, wildfires" (videos below).
At the hearing, titled "Holding Megabanks Accountable: An Examination of Wells Fargo’s Pattern of Consumer Abuses," Ocasio-Cortez launched into a series of causally problematic accusations, attempting to blame the bank for the "caging of children" at the border, hypothetical "spills," and "when we have to reinvest in infrastructure building sea walls from the erosion of ... infrastructure or cleanups, wildfires" (videos below).
Good for them!-----Dutch Orchestra Walks Out
مسلم يدعو الملکه إلى اعتناق الإسلام... - SafeShare.tv
Dutch Orchestra Walks Out
Dutch Orchestra Walks Out
"There may be hope left for Christianity?
When the most
liberal country in Europe pulls the plug on Islam, the world is beginning to
see the light.
Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands attended a concert in the capital, Amsterdam .
The Guest Conductor, who just happens to be Muslim, proceeded to give the Queen a lecture
on the "beauty" of Islam.
The entire orchestra got up and walked out, refusing to be associated with someone lecturing their Queen.
The staff of the music hall escorted the conductor off-stage, and after questioning, out of the building.
Now that took courage.
Good for the people of Holland .
Watch the walk out at the link below.
Bet you didn't see this on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN or MSNBC.Would be nice if this got on Facebook and went viral....."
see the light.
Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands attended a concert in the capital, Amsterdam .
The Guest Conductor, who just happens to be Muslim, proceeded to give the Queen a lecture
on the "beauty" of Islam.
The entire orchestra got up and walked out, refusing to be associated with someone lecturing their Queen.
The staff of the music hall escorted the conductor off-stage, and after questioning, out of the building.
Now that took courage.
Good for the people of Holland .
Watch the walk out at the link below.
Bet you didn't see this on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN or MSNBC.Would be nice if this got on Facebook and went viral....."
Here's the link: مسلم يدعو الملکه إلى
اعتناق الإسلام... - SafeShare.tv
اعتناق الإسلام... - SafeShare.tv
History for March 15
History for March 15 - On-This-Day.com
Andrew Jackson 1767, Alan L. Bean 1932 - Astronaut, Judd Hirsch 1935 - Actor ("Taxi")
Jimmy Lee Swaggart 1935 - Pastor, Mike Love 1941 - Musician (The Beach Boys), Fabio 1961 - Model
44 BC - Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by high ranking Roman Senators. The day is known as the "Ides of March."
1938 - Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Lisa Page: Obama DOJ Ordered FBI Not to Prosecute Hillary Clinton
Former FBI legal counsel Lisa Page testified to Congress that the Justice Department ordered the FBI not to charge former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with “gross negligence” by mishandling classified information.
Minnesotans Can Expect 40% Increase in Electric Bill Under Renewable Energy Mandate Proposed by Governor Walz - Alpha News
Minnesotans Can Expect 40% Increase in Electric Bill Under Renewable Energy Mandate Proposed by Governor Walz - Alpha News:"On Mar. 12, the Center of the American Experiment released a report titled Doubling Down on Failure: How a 50 Percent by 2030 Renewable Energy Standard Would Cost Minnesota $80.2 Billion.
The report highlight just how detrimental a renewable energy mandate would be not only for the economy but for the citizens of Minnesota..."
Something rotten in Chicago-----State’s Attorney Kim Foxx asked Chicago’s top cop to turn Jussie Smollett probe over to FBI, texts and emails show - Chicago Tribune
State’s Attorney Kim Foxx asked Chicago’s top cop to turn Jussie Smollett probe over to FBI, texts and emails show - Chicago Tribune"After being approached by a politically connected lawyer, State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx asked Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson to turn over the investigation of Jussie Smollett’s reported attack to the FBI, according to communications provided to the Tribune.
Foxx reached out to Johnson after Tina Tchen, former chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama, emailed Foxx saying the actor’s family had unspecified “concerns about the investigation.”
Tchen, a close friend of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s wife, said she was acting on behalf of the “Empire” actor and his family.
A relative later exchanged texts with Foxx.
- ...“Spoke to the Superintendent Johnson,” Foxx emailed Tchen back on Feb. 1. “I convinced him to Reach out to FBI to ask that they take over the investigation.”
- “Spoke to the superintendent earlier, he made the ask,” Foxx wrote. “Trying to figure out logistics. I’ll keep you posted.”
- “Omg this would be a huge victory,” the relative replied.
- “I make no guarantees, but I’m trying,” Foxx wrote back..."
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Maryland Democratic official takes heat for calls to 'dox' gun rights activists | Fox News
Maryland Democratic official takes heat for calls to 'dox' gun rights activists | Fox News:
A Democratic Party leader in Maryland is facing criticism for last month posting on Facebook a call to “dox” gun rights activists.
Maryland Democratic Party Secretary Robbie Leonard took to social media to post photos from a Maryland House Judiciary Committee meeting in late February, where gun rights activists wore “We Will Not Comply” shirts during the hearing on additional gun control measures, along with a message calling the advocates “homegrown terrorists” and calling on his followers to “dox” them.
A Democratic Party leader in Maryland is facing criticism for last month posting on Facebook a call to “dox” gun rights activists.
Maryland Democratic Party Secretary Robbie Leonard took to social media to post photos from a Maryland House Judiciary Committee meeting in late February, where gun rights activists wore “We Will Not Comply” shirts during the hearing on additional gun control measures, along with a message calling the advocates “homegrown terrorists” and calling on his followers to “dox” them.
Michigan Department of Attorney General opening Hate Crimes Unit - Story | WJBK
Michigan Department of Attorney General opening Hate Crimes Unit - Story | WJBK
"(FOX 2) - The Michigan Attorney General is openning a Hate Crimes Unit under the department.
In a press release sent Friday afternoon, Attorney General Dana Nessel said that while hate isn't a crime, when crime is perpetuated by prejudice against a specific group or individual, her office will act.
"...when a criminal offense is committed against a person or property and it is motivated by an offender's bias against a particular group, then my Office will act," Nessel said.
"To do that, we intend to work with both federal and local authorities to ensure these crimes are thoroughly investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent possible under the law."
...Spearheading the effort in the new division is Assistant Attorney General Sunita Doddamani, who is tasked as lead prosecutor in the unit.
Special agent David Dwure has been named lead investigator.
The office asks if you are a victim, or are aware of an instance, to contact the department at 313-456-0180."
"(FOX 2) - The Michigan Attorney General is openning a Hate Crimes Unit under the department.
In a press release sent Friday afternoon, Attorney General Dana Nessel said that while hate isn't a crime, when crime is perpetuated by prejudice against a specific group or individual, her office will act."...when a criminal offense is committed against a person or property and it is motivated by an offender's bias against a particular group, then my Office will act," Nessel said.
"To do that, we intend to work with both federal and local authorities to ensure these crimes are thoroughly investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent possible under the law."
...Spearheading the effort in the new division is Assistant Attorney General Sunita Doddamani, who is tasked as lead prosecutor in the unit.
Special agent David Dwure has been named lead investigator.
The office asks if you are a victim, or are aware of an instance, to contact the department at 313-456-0180."
UK now. USA soon?!!-----Plans to ban gas heating in new homes must be put on hold | GMB
Plans to ban gas heating in new homes must be put on hold | GMB"GMB, the energy union, has called on the Chancellor to postpone plans to ban gas from new homes until after a proper debate on the UK’s energy needs and who will pay for them.
In his spring statement today, Philip Hammond announced a ‘future homes standard’ to mandate the end of fossil-fuel heating systems in all new houses from 2025.
Gas is four times cheaper than electricity, and homes with a gas supply are one and a half times less likely to be in fuel poverty.
- “Who will pay the subsidies to investors for the low and zero carbon energy sources?
- For the 12 months from 7 March 2017, every one in 5.6 days was a low wind day (65 days in total) when the output of the installed and connected wind turbines in the UK produced less than 10% of their installed and connected capacity for more than half of the day.
- For 341 days in the year, solar output was below 10% of installed capacity for more than half of the day.
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16 States Where Constitutional Carry is the Law of the Land
When Gov. Matt Bevin (R) signed legislation Monday to eliminate Kentucky’s concealed carry permit requirement he brought the number of constitutional carry states to 16.
Constitutional carry, or permitless carry, as it is also called, means law-abiding residents in a given state can carry their handgun for self-defense without going through a cumbersome process of first acquiring documentation from the state. In other words, the Second Amendment is your carry permit.
De Blasio tells New Yorkers what they can flush down the toilet
De Blasio tells New Yorkers what they can flush down the toilet
"Mayor Bill de Blasio has taken the concept of a Nanny State to a whole new level — instructing New Yorkers about what they can and cannot flush down their toilets.
"Mayor Bill de Blasio has taken the concept of a Nanny State to a whole new level — instructing New Yorkers about what they can and cannot flush down their toilets.
“New York City: There are only FOUR things that should go in your toilet,” the mayor’s office tweeted from its official account Tuesday.
Below the edict is an emoji of a porcelain throne followed by an anthropomorphic “poop” emoji, three droplets of water for “pee,” a queasy green face for “puke,” and a hand making a wiping motion for “toilet paper.”
Below the edict is an emoji of a porcelain throne followed by an anthropomorphic “poop” emoji, three droplets of water for “pee,” a queasy green face for “puke,” and a hand making a wiping motion for “toilet paper.”
“Everything else causes FATBERGS!” the tweet warns.
“What are Fatbergs? Well, you gotta click on FatbergFree.nyc,” it reads.
The link leads to a public service video about clumps of cooking grease, wet wipes and “lots of other stuff” including tampons and Q-tips that clog up city sewers when they’re flushed down toilets.
A Department of Environmental Protection spokesman called fatbergs a “growing problem” that costs New Yorkers $19 million annually.
“They clog the sewers and machinery at the city’s wastewater facilities,” DEP spokesman Edward Timbers told The Post.
He also forwarded a photo of a fatberg longer than 10 feet pulled from the city sewer system by a crane."
New York City: There are only FOUR things that should go in your toilet
poop
pee
puke
toilet paper
Everything else causes FATBERGS! What are Fatbergs? Well, you gotta click on FatbergFree.nyc.
REMEMBERING THE OTHER LIES OF THE PAST
Facebook--Al Buckner
Remember when we were told that we should approve the lotto because that money would help fix our public education system and roads?
Then, we were told that we should raise the sales tax from 4% to 6% because we needed that money for education and fixing the roads.
Then, we were told that we should approve casino gambling because that money would, you guessed it, go to education and fixing our roads.
And then, we raised the gas tax and vehicle registration fees to fix the roads.
Then, we were told that we should legalize marijuana and use the tax revenue for education and fixing the roads.
And now, after all of this, our education system is still sorely lacking and our roads are even worse than that and the governor proposes that we need to raise our gas tax 45 CENTS PER GALLON to fix the roads...
I THINK NOT!
How about finding all that money we were told was going to be used to fix the roads and using it to FIX THE ROADS! 😠
Then, we were told that we should raise the sales tax from 4% to 6% because we needed that money for education and fixing the roads.
Then, we were told that we should approve casino gambling because that money would, you guessed it, go to education and fixing our roads.
And then, we raised the gas tax and vehicle registration fees to fix the roads.
Then, we were told that we should legalize marijuana and use the tax revenue for education and fixing the roads.
And now, after all of this, our education system is still sorely lacking and our roads are even worse than that and the governor proposes that we need to raise our gas tax 45 CENTS PER GALLON to fix the roads...
I THINK NOT!
How about finding all that money we were told was going to be used to fix the roads and using it to FIX THE ROADS! 😠
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