Major U.S. city bans Christian agencies from helping kids - WND

Major U.S. city bans Christian agencies from helping kids - WND:

CSS has charged the city's policy is motivated by religious hostility, and foster mother Fulton has argued the policy causes "harm and heartache."
"What justice is there in taking stable, loving homes away from children? If the city cuts off Catholic Social Services from foster care, foster moms like me won't have the help and support they need to care for special-needs kids," said Fulton. "I have relied on Catholic Social Services for support for years, and the city is taking away this help and causing harm and heartache to countless families like mine."

The Day After Labor :: SteynOnline

The Day After Labor :: SteynOnline
" Labor itself, in the sense Mr McGuire used the term, is morally dubious among our elites, and, down at the other end, simply unknown. 
A statistic from my book After America, personally autographed copies of which are exclusively available from the SteynOnline bookstore and which help support my campaign against Nobel fraud Michael Mann's rude nature, into which I hope to be carving a hearty "up yours"...

Whoops, sorry. 
Where was I? 
Ah, yes. 
A quote from After America:

One fifth of British children are raised in homes in which no adult works. Just under 900,000 people have been off sick for over a decade, claiming 'sick benefits', week in, week out for ten years and counting.

By 2012, one tenth of the adult population had done not a day's work since Tony Blair took office on May 1st 1997 - a decade and a half earlier. 
In such households, the weekday ritual of rising, dressing, and leaving for gainful employment is entirely unknown..."
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History for September 4

History for September 4 - On-This-Day.com
Henry Ford II 1917, Paul Harvey 1918, Dick York 1928


Tom Watson 1949 - Golfer, Damon Wayans 1960 - Actor, comedian ("My Wife and Kids"), Beyoncé Knowles 1981 - Singer (Destiny's Child)


1957 - The Arkansas National Guard was ordered by Democrat Governor Orval Faubus to keep nine black students from going into Little Rock's Central High School.


1998 - While in Ireland, U.S. President Clinton said the words "I'm sorry" for the first time about his affair with Monica Lewinsky and described his behavior as indefensible.

The Facts You Need to Know About the Amazon Rainforest Fires

The Facts You Need to Know About the Amazon Rainforest Fires:

Are the fires in the Amazon rainforest, dubbed the “lungs of the earth” by environmentalists, a crisis? The Heritage Foundation’s Nick Loris joins us to discuss what’s really happening—and add some much-needed context. Read the interview, posted below, or listen to the podcast:

The way we were-----Martina McBride - Independence Day (Live)

Boob-tube-----JUNGLE JIM TV SERIE 1955

The Morning Briefing: Grande Order of Fake Outrage Edition

The Morning Briefing: Grande Order of Fake Outrage Edition

• Feelings...Nothing More Than Feelings

"...Our friends on the left, alas, aren't so carefree and fun-loving. 

We've discussed the permanently aggrieved nature of the modern progressives before. 

...especially with their ability to concoct outrage and/or resentment in almost any given situation.

Take, for example, the young women's rights writer for The Guardian, who finds the Starbucks policy of asking for people's names a trigger for resentment.

Never mind that she doesn't even go to Starbucks, which she readily admits at the top of the article. 

One doesn't need something as mundane as firsthand experience to take offense to things that aren't really offensive in the first place:

I do not drink the coffee in  Starbucks because it doesn’t taste good. But even if I did, I wouldn’t, for another reason: my name. Because if you’re a half-Turkish, half-Iranian second-generation immigrant like I am, it means you have a name that few can pronounce... I’d rather not have to go through the rigmarole of painstakingly spelling it out to a barista..."

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New York is running out of fuel, power — just as Cuomo planned

New York is running out of fuel, power — just as Cuomo planned
"Gov. Andrew Cuomo doubled down last week on his blame-the-messenger approach to New York’s growing shortage of natural-gas supplies by ordering the Department of Public Service to “broaden its investigation” of National Grid and threatening to “find another franchisee.”
Anything, rather than admit that his own policies are at fault.
The utility has stopped taking new gas customers in parts of Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens where it can’t handle the new demand — because Team Cuomo vetoed the proposed Williams pipeline to bring in supplies from New Jersey. 
(Jersey is also blocking the pipeline, since Gov. Phil Murphy is appeasing the same green extremists.)
National Grid gave months of warning that it would need to impose the moratorium if fresh supplies weren’t ensured.
Con Ed did the same in advance of its recent new-biz moratorium in most of Westchester, which was also prompted in good part by the nixing of new pipelines.
This is the point of the years long green war on pipelines: You can’t burn gas or oil you can’t get..."
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Alabama curbs 'state meddling' in marriage - WND

Alabama curbs 'state meddling' in marriage - WND:

One of the biggest impacts has been the prosecution of Christian florists, photographers and cake bakers who decline to promote same-sex marriage because of their religious beliefs.
Alabama lawmaker apparently have had enough.
A law went into effect Friday that eliminates the state's role in approving marriages, making it largely a record-keeper.

Vegan and Plant-Based Diets Worsen Brain Health - Neuroscience News

Vegan and Plant-Based Diets Worsen Brain Health - Neuroscience News

• Summary: Eating a vegan or plant-based diet can be bad for your brain health, especially if you already have a low choline intake, researchers report. --Source: BMJ

"...To make matters worse, the UK government has failed to recommend or monitor dietary levels of this nutrient — choline — found predominantly in animal foods, says Dr. Emma Derbyshire, of Nutritional Insight, a consultancy specializing in nutrition and biomedical science.

...Choline is critical to brain health, particularly during fetal development. 

...The primary sources of dietary choline are found in beef, eggs, dairy products, fish, and chicken, with much lower levels found in nuts, beans, and cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli..."

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Wishing for economic collapse!-----3 out of 4 economists predict a U.S. recession by 2021, survey finds - The Washington Post

3 out of 4 economists predict a U.S. recession by 2021, survey finds - The Washington Post
"Most economists believe the United States will tip into recession by 2021, a new survey shows, despite White House insistence the economy is sound.
Nearly 3 out of 4 economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics expect a recession by 2021, according to poll results released Monday.
...Larry Kudlow, Trump’s economic adviser, made a similar assurances on the Sunday morning talk shows.
“We’re doing pretty darn well in my judgment. Let’s not be afraid of optimism,” he said, adding that low interest rates could boost demand for houses and cars..."
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‘When It Snows In Hell’: Trey Gowdy Isn’t Apologizing To James Comey Anytime Soon | The Daily Caller

‘When It Snows In Hell’: Trey Gowdy Isn’t Apologizing To James Comey Anytime Soon | The Daily Caller:

Former South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy isn’t offering any apologies to former FBI Director James Comey, who’s requested apologies from his critics.
While the most recent Inspector General report did not recommend criminal prosecution, it did conclude that Comey “failed” to safeguard “sensitive information obtained during the course of his FBI employment.”

The Misogyny of Climate Deniers | The New Republic

The Misogyny of Climate Deniers | The New Republic

• Why do right-wing men hate Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez so much? Researchers have some troubling answers to that question.

"...the idea that white men would lead the attacks on Greta Thunberg is consistent with a growing body of research linking gender reactionaries to climate-denialism—some of the research coming from Thunberg’s own country. 
Researchers at Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology, which recently launched the world’s first academic research center to study climate denialism, have for years been examining a link between climate deniers and the anti-feminist far-right.
In 2014, Jonas Anshelm and Martin Hultman of Chalmedominated by their form of masculinity.”...
rs published a paper analyzing the language of a focus group of climate skeptics. The common themes in the group, they said, were striking: “for climate skeptics … it was not the environment that was threatened, it was a certain kind of modern industrial society built and
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They don't want you to know!

The "connected" always walk free-----Christine Lagarde convicted: IMF head found guilty of criminal charges over massive government payout | The Independent

Christine Lagarde convicted: IMF head found guilty of criminal charges over massive government payout | The Independent
"International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has been convicted over her role in a controversial €400m ($437 million) payment to a businessman.
French judges found Ms Lagarde guilty of negligence for failing to challenge the state arbitration payout to the friend of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The 60-year-old, following a week-long trial in Paris, was not given any sentence and will not be punished..."
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#1 This day 1976-----Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing

Sooo, lawbreakers are depressed cuz they might get arrested?-----Undocumented immigrants grapple with anxiety, depression under Trump

Undocumented immigrants grapple with anxiety, depression under Trump
"...The Trump administration’s ongoing threats of ICE raids are exacerbating the daily fear and anxiety experienced by millions of undocumented immigrants across the United States.
Without legal rights to reside or work in the U.S. or in many cases qualify for benefits such as health care, driver’s licenses or higher education, experts say many undocumented immigrants struggle with mental health problems often without the ability to seek treatment.
...Researchers and immigrant rights advocates have only recently begun to study the effects immigration laws and political rhetoric can have on undocumented immigrants..."
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Would they be able to find one?

This Is The Most Important Religious Liberty Decision Since Masterpiece Cakeshop | The Daily Caller

This Is The Most Important Religious Liberty Decision Since Masterpiece Cakeshop | The Daily Caller:

A federal appeals court has revived a legal challenge to the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), ruling for the first time that religious business owners can invoke free speech rights when refusing to service a same-sex wedding.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Carl and Angel Larsen, a Christian couple who operate a video production company called Telescope Media Group. The Larsens want to expand their business to include weddings, but state officials say the MHRA requires the Larsens to accommodate both same-sex and opposite sex partners.

Leftists Attack 'Dude Walls' With Portraits of Distinguished Men

Leftists Attack 'Dude Walls' With Portraits of Distinguished Men
"If the left is so loving, tolerant and inclusive, why is it so driven by unquenchable bitterness? 
...The insanity emanating from leftists today is overwhelming.
...Let me give you a typical example. 
NPR reported that MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was at Rockefeller University a few years ago to present a prize to a prominent female scientist. Upon entering the auditorium, someone heard her say, "What is up with the dude wall?" 
One side wall was covered with portraits of award-winning scientists from the university, and Maddow was distressed that they were all men.
Maddow was not alone. 
"One hundred percent of them are men," said Leslie Vosshall, a neurobiologist with the university. 
"It's probably 30 headshots of 30 men. So it's imposing." 
Her word choice is instructive.
Vosshall explained that Maddow's comment made her realize that for years, she had been uneasy about seeing rooms and hallways at scientific institutions adorned with portraits of white men..."
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