This is a matter of utmost importance, according to one of the documents obtained by The Daily Caller, because, “The cost of not doing this is the harm done to other Googlers every time they encounter these terms.”
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Wednesday, July 10, 2019
REVEALED: Google’s ‘Respectful Code’ Policy To Edit Politically Incorrect Terms From Software, Including ‘Trumpssh’ | The Daily Caller
REVEALED: Google’s ‘Respectful Code’ Policy To Edit Politically Incorrect Terms From Software, Including ‘Trumpssh’ | The Daily Caller:
Google has undertaken a substantial program to ensure its code adheres to standards of political correctness. The “respectful code” policy, a copy of which was obtained by the Daily Caller, applies both to new code, and also includes an initiative to go back and edit old code that may include phrasing or words deemed problematic by Google’s diversity and inclusion team.
This is a matter of utmost importance, according to one of the documents obtained by The Daily Caller, because, “The cost of not doing this is the harm done to other Googlers every time they encounter these terms.”
This is a matter of utmost importance, according to one of the documents obtained by The Daily Caller, because, “The cost of not doing this is the harm done to other Googlers every time they encounter these terms.”
Russia submarine that caught fire may have been to cut internet cables - Business Insider
Russia submarine that caught fire may have been to cut internet cables - Business Insider"A Russian navy submarine caught fire on Monday, killing 14 sailors on board.
Two independent Russian news outlets reported that the vessel was the AS-12 "Losharik," a nuclear-powered vessel that US officials have said is designed to cut undersea cables that keep the world's internet running.
...US and other Western officials have long warned that Russian ships have been active near major undersea fiber-optic cables that carry calls, emails, texts, and trillions of dollars' worth of daily financial transactions.
..."If they are doing research on the sea floor with a military submarine, they are probably also able to interdict or disrupt undersea cabling or other undersea infrastructure, like pipelines."
,,,"These submarines might also be used to install, remove, or disrupt seabed sonar arrays" to either bolster Russia's own defenses or dismantle the defenses of another country..."
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https://www.businessinsider.com/map-shows-extent-of-undersea-internet-cables-that-russians-could-cut-2017-12
Seattle's 'Hate Crime Epidemic That Never Was' | Trending
"Wilfred Reilly, author of the book Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War, has investigated the extraordinary and frightening claims by the Seattle Times that hate crimes and "incidents" in that city were up an astonishing 400% since 2012.
In the immortal words of Defense Secretary Albert Nimziiki from Independence Day, "That's not entirely accurate."
An examination of the Seattle data indicates that fewer than 40 actual criminal cases resulting from real, serious hate incidents were successfully prosecuted between 2012 and 2017. This provides an excellent case study of how media coverage of flash-point issues such as hate crime can—whether intentionally or not—sensationalize and exaggerate the urgency of social problems.
"Sensationalize and exaggerate"?
Sounds familiar.
A look through the data that has been made available from Seattle’s office of the City Auditor reveals that there is little basis for panic. First, most of the situations contained in the 500-plus documented incidents for 2018 turned out not to be hate crimes at all. Out of 521 confrontations or other incidents reported to the police at some point during the year, 181 (35 percent) were deemed insufficiently serious to qualify as crimes of any kind. Another 215 (41 percent) turned out to involve some minor element of bias (i.e., an ethnic slur used during a fight), but did not rise to the definition of hate crime. Only 125, or 24 percent, qualified as potential hate crimes—i.e., alleged “criminal incidents directly motivated by bias.” For purposes of comparison: There are 745,000 people living in Seattle, and 3.5-million in the metro area.
"Hate crime" is a politically charged term.
But the Seattle Times uses it in a scare headline to describe interactions between people that, while mean and nasty, are in no way, shape, or form to be considered a "crime" much less a "hate crime."
But the Seattle Times uses it in a scare headline to describe interactions between people that, while mean and nasty, are in no way, shape, or form to be considered a "crime" much less a "hate crime."
The deeper you look at these stats, the more ridiculous it gets.
Indeed, if there is a single archetypal Seattle hate incident that emerges from this data, it would seem to involve a mentally ill homeless man yelling slurs at someone. According to the City Auditor, 22 percent of hate perps were “living unsheltered” at the time of their crime, 20 percent were mentally ill, and 20 percent were severely intoxicated.
Accusing a homeless, crazy person of a "hate crime" is ludicrous.
But when you're a liberal newspaper trying to gin up fear and outrage, it's considered "good reporting."
The exaggeration of "hate crimes" isn't confined to Seattle..."
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New Book On Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Has Incendiary Allegations About Christine Blasey Ford | The Daily Caller
New Book On Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Has Incendiary Allegations About Christine Blasey Ford | The Daily Caller:

A forthcoming book on Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court relays incendiary allegations about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, excerpts obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation show.
In “Justice on Trial” authors Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino say unnamed peers accused Ford of drinking to excess and accosting boys with some regularity as a student at the Holton-Arms School, a contrast with press accounts that cast her as innocent and naive during that period. Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a 1982 house party in suburban Maryland when they were high school students.
A forthcoming book on Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court relays incendiary allegations about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, excerpts obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation show.
In “Justice on Trial” authors Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino say unnamed peers accused Ford of drinking to excess and accosting boys with some regularity as a student at the Holton-Arms School, a contrast with press accounts that cast her as innocent and naive during that period. Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her during a 1982 house party in suburban Maryland when they were high school students.
Inconvenient Energy Realities: The Math Behind the "New Energy Economy" | Economics21
Inconvenient Energy Realities: The Math Behind the "New Energy Economy" | Economics21
Regardless of one’s opinion about whether, or why, an energy “transformation” is called for, the physics and economics of energy combined with scale realities make it clear that there is no possibility of anything resembling a radically “new energy economy” in the foreseeable future.
Bill Gates has said that when it comes to understanding energy realities “we need to bring math to the problem.”
He’s right.
So, in my recent Manhattan Institute report, “The New Energy Economy: An Exercise in Magical Thinking,” I did just that.
Herein, then, is a summary of some of bottom-line realities from the underlying math.
(See the full report for explanations, documentation and citations.)..."
- The math behind “The New Energy Economy: An Exercise in Magical Thinking”
Regardless of one’s opinion about whether, or why, an energy “transformation” is called for, the physics and economics of energy combined with scale realities make it clear that there is no possibility of anything resembling a radically “new energy economy” in the foreseeable future. Bill Gates has said that when it comes to understanding energy realities “we need to bring math to the problem.”
He’s right.
So, in my recent Manhattan Institute report, “The New Energy Economy: An Exercise in Magical Thinking,” I did just that.
Herein, then, is a summary of some of bottom-line realities from the underlying math.
(See the full report for explanations, documentation and citations.)..."
- Realities About the Scale of Energy Demand"
All the data here.
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It's the culture, stupid!-----WATCH: Surveillance Video Shows Group Of About 60 Teens Vandalizing, Looting Walgreens On South Street – CBS Philly
WATCH: Surveillance Video Shows Group Of About 60 Teens Vandalizing, Looting Walgreens On South Street – CBS Philly
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia police have released surveillance video showing dozens of teens vandalizing and stealing from a South Street Walgreens on the 4th of July. The incident happened at the store on the 1800 block of South Street in the Graduate Hospital section of the city.
Surveillance cameras inside the store show about 60 boys and girls storming into the Walgreens at around 10 p.m. The group can be seen running around, knocking items off of the shelves and fleeing the store without paying for merchandise.
Police say the teens threw merchandise at the employees and hit a 46-year-old man over the head with a bottle, resulting in injuries.
The same group is accused of terrorizing and vandalizing other businesses on July 4. Eyewitnesses believe the crowd originated from Penn’s Landing and traveled up South Street, growing in size..."
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Oreos: Not just a cookie anymore, now a political statement
Oreos: Not just a cookie anymore, now a political statement
"Just when you thought it was safe to dunk a delicious cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie into an ice cold glass of milk, it happens.
Your favorite guilty pleasure has gone political.
Why, Nabisco, why?
Oreos, the best-selling cookie in the United States, is baking up a special edition of the tasty treats in partnership with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
The purpose of the limited joint venture is to indoctrinate school children on the use of pronouns as they relate to the LGBTQ community..."
"Just when you thought it was safe to dunk a delicious cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie into an ice cold glass of milk, it happens.
Your favorite guilty pleasure has gone political.
Why, Nabisco, why?
Oreos, the best-selling cookie in the United States, is baking up a special edition of the tasty treats in partnership with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
The purpose of the limited joint venture is to indoctrinate school children on the use of pronouns as they relate to the LGBTQ community..."
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We’re proud to celebrate inclusivity for all gender identities and expressions. In partnership with NCTE, we’re giving away special edition Pronoun Packs and encouraging everybody to share their pronouns with #Pride today and every day.
Share your pronouns with #Pride! The “pronoun packs” will
Lawyers For Jeffrey Epstein Once Said He Helped Conceive The Clinton Global Initiative | The Daily Caller
Billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein forged a close relationship with former President Bill Clinton and helped conceive an arm of the Clinton Foundation, his lawyers said in a 2007 letter to federal prosecutors.
Expect more of this-----France announces 'eco-tax' of up to €18 on tickets for all flights leaving country | The Independent
France announces 'eco-tax' of up to €18 on tickets for all flights leaving country | The Independent
France will introduce an “eco-tax” of up to €18 (£16.19) on tickets for all flights leaving the country, the government has announced.
Transport minister Elisabeth Borne told a news conference that the €180m (£162m) it is expected to raise annually from 2020, would finance daily transport in the country.
The move comes amid an escalating planetary climate emergency which is disproportionally being caused by the tiny percentage of people who use planes for transport.
...a new study suggests the overall effects of flying could be far more damaging to the climate than first thought..."
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France will introduce an “eco-tax” of up to €18 (£16.19) on tickets for all flights leaving the country, the government has announced.
The move comes amid an escalating planetary climate emergency which is disproportionally being caused by the tiny percentage of people who use planes for transport.
...a new study suggests the overall effects of flying could be far more damaging to the climate than first thought..."
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History for July 10
History for July 10 - On-This-Day.com
John Calvin 1509, James Whistler 1834, Aldolphus Busch 1842
Nikola Tesla 1856, Marcel Proust 1871, Fred Gwynne 1926
1913 - The highest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was 134 degrees in Death Valley, CA.
1940 - The 114-day Battle of Britain began during World War II.
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
DHS Veterans Blast Democrats For Wanting To Decriminalize Illegal Immigration | The Daily Caller
DHS Veterans Blast Democrats For Wanting To Decriminalize Illegal Immigration | The Daily Caller:

Numerous officials who worked within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are ripping the idea of decriminalizing illegal immigration, a proposal being championed by most Democratic presidential candidates.
“Everything they said about decriminalizing illegal entry, offering medical care for illegal aliens, they are talking about abolishing ICE, all of this rhetoric from the Democratic presidential candidates – it’s not going to help the crisis at the border. The last thing they should be doing is offering more incentives to come here,” Thomas Homan, former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Numerous officials who worked within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are ripping the idea of decriminalizing illegal immigration, a proposal being championed by most Democratic presidential candidates.
“Everything they said about decriminalizing illegal entry, offering medical care for illegal aliens, they are talking about abolishing ICE, all of this rhetoric from the Democratic presidential candidates – it’s not going to help the crisis at the border. The last thing they should be doing is offering more incentives to come here,” Thomas Homan, former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Social Equity Plan?!!-----Things to know about Michigan's new recreational marijuana rules | MLive.com
11 things to know about Michigan's new recreational marijuana rules | MLive.com:"...11. A social equity plan is in the works
State officials plan to help out communities that have been disproportionately affected by the past prohibition of marijuana by releasing a social equity strategy.
According to the emergency rule set, that could include waiving or reducing application fees for certain qualified applicants.
The social equity plan will be released later this July..."
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Yup---Is it possible that the injection of political activism into sport will damage (or kill) it in the US?---Fans of Best of the Web Today
Fans of Best of the Web Today--Michael Smith
"Sport became a significant pastime for Americans - baseball, basketball, football, NASCAR, were all American inventions (or at least significant improvements over other predecessors).
Without American support, sports like tennis, golf and futbol (soccer) would not have achieved the success and notoriety they enjoy today.
...Is it possible that the injection of political activism into sport will damage (or kill) it in the US?
I think so.
I think the Colin Kaepernick led "protests" hurt the NFL...
Now the issues with the women's World Cup soccer team.
...But that's where we are, politics has infected everything.
It's the same fallacious deductive process that allows people to allege the Betsy Ross flag is tied to racism.
Sport can have political overtones but if politics becomes a primary component, sport will die.
Nobody needs to fight that invasion every minute they are trying to enjoy a few minutes of entertainment."
"Sport became a significant pastime for Americans - baseball, basketball, football, NASCAR, were all American inventions (or at least significant improvements over other predecessors).
...Is it possible that the injection of political activism into sport will damage (or kill) it in the US?
I think so.
I think the Colin Kaepernick led "protests" hurt the NFL...
Now the issues with the women's World Cup soccer team.
...But that's where we are, politics has infected everything.
It's the same fallacious deductive process that allows people to allege the Betsy Ross flag is tied to racism.
Sport can have political overtones but if politics becomes a primary component, sport will die.
Nobody needs to fight that invasion every minute they are trying to enjoy a few minutes of entertainment."
Report: FISA Abuse Probe Gets Last-Minute Help From Key Witnesses | The Daily Caller
Report: FISA Abuse Probe Gets Last-Minute Help From Key Witnesses | The Daily Caller:

The Justice Department inspector general’s investigation into the FBI’s surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser has received last-minute help from multiple witnesses, Fox News reports.
Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz sought interviews with the witnesses early in his investigation into whether the FBI abused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in its investigation of the Trump campaign, according to Fox’s Catherine Herridge.
The Justice Department inspector general’s investigation into the FBI’s surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser has received last-minute help from multiple witnesses, Fox News reports.
Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz sought interviews with the witnesses early in his investigation into whether the FBI abused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in its investigation of the Trump campaign, according to Fox’s Catherine Herridge.
Doh!-----Swiss Air Force Team Apologizes for Fly-By in Wrong Place | World News | US News
Swiss Air Force Team Apologizes for Fly-By in Wrong Place | World News | US News
"BERLIN (AP) — THE commander of the Swiss air force's aerial display team has apologized after his unit performed a low-altitude pass over the wrong municipality.
Residents of Langenbruck looked up in vain Saturday while expecting to see Switzerland's Patrouille Suisse squadron swoop by to mark the centenary of the death of local aviation pioneer Oskar Bider.
The team flew over nearby Muemliswil instead.
Switzerland's Defense Ministry said Monday that the formation hadn't practiced the maneuver and got distracted by an unauthorized helicopter in the area.
"BERLIN (AP) — THE commander of the Swiss air force's aerial display team has apologized after his unit performed a low-altitude pass over the wrong municipality.
Residents of Langenbruck looked up in vain Saturday while expecting to see Switzerland's Patrouille Suisse squadron swoop by to mark the centenary of the death of local aviation pioneer Oskar Bider.
The team flew over nearby Muemliswil instead.
The ministry says the team leader spotted what he thought was a tent for the Langenbruck celebration that turned out to be for a yodeling festival in Muemliswil..."
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The Era of the Ungrateful American
The Era of the Ungrateful American
"Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. I can’t fathom the ingratitude of American soccer star Meghan Rapinoe’s attitude toward America.
Writer Warner Todd Huston notes, “Rapinoe raised eyebrows in the 2018 season by taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem even though she is playing for the U.S. Women’s National soccer team.
...But she right away said that she would never sing the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ again, nor would she place her hand over her heart because she hates America.”
Sadly, she is by no means alone. There are millions of ungrateful Americans today.
...What is the Fourth of July?
It commemorates that date in 1776 when 56 men in Philadelphia, representing three million people, agreed by voice vote to adopt the final wording of our national birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence.
They knew their lives were on the line by voting for independence from England, and a handful of them paid the ultimate price for this declaration.
...Why should Meghan Rapinhoe be grateful?
Because she was born in a country which gave her opportunity to “write her own script” as some might put it.
It is hard for me to comprehend ungrateful Americans."
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"Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. I can’t fathom the ingratitude of American soccer star Meghan Rapinoe’s attitude toward America.
Writer Warner Todd Huston notes, “Rapinoe raised eyebrows in the 2018 season by taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem even though she is playing for the U.S. Women’s National soccer team....But she right away said that she would never sing the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ again, nor would she place her hand over her heart because she hates America.”
Sadly, she is by no means alone. There are millions of ungrateful Americans today.
...What is the Fourth of July?
It commemorates that date in 1776 when 56 men in Philadelphia, representing three million people, agreed by voice vote to adopt the final wording of our national birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence.
They knew their lives were on the line by voting for independence from England, and a handful of them paid the ultimate price for this declaration.
...Why should Meghan Rapinhoe be grateful?
Because she was born in a country which gave her opportunity to “write her own script” as some might put it.
It is hard for me to comprehend ungrateful Americans."
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