History for February 17

History for February 17 - On-This-Day.com
Thomas Malthus 1766, Hal Holbrook 1925 - Actor, Lou Diamond Phillips 1962 - Actor


Larry the Cable Guy 1963 - Actor, comedian ("Blue Collar TV"), Michael Jordan 1963 - Basketball player, Michael Bay 1964 - Director


1801 - The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.


1995 - Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings. He was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison.

Jeff Carlson on Twitter: "Narrator: IG found that McCabe lied at least 4 times - 3 of them while under oath.

Jeff Carlson on Twitter: "Narrator: IG found that McCabe lied at least 4 times - 3 of them while under oath. / Twitter

Jeff Carlson

@themarketswork

Narrator: IG found that McCabe lied at least 4 times - 3 of them while under oath.

• Oct 31, 2016 - McCabe lied to Comey
• May 9, 2017 - Lied to FBI INSD Agents - under oath
• July 28, 2017 - Lied to IG - under oath
• Nov 27, 2017 - Lied to IG 2nd time - under oath

CNN is garbage

"CNN-Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe says being labeled a liar was "one of the most sickening and demeaning experiences of my life" https://cnn.it/3bEodGd "

Rule of Law: Mike Bloomberg Funded 'Special' Prosecutors on Climate Change

Rule of Law: Mike Bloomberg Funded 'Special' Prosecutors on Climate Change:

Billionaire oligarch Mike Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City who is now running for president, funded a network of attorneys who helped pursue prosecutions related to “climate change.”
As the Competitive Enterprise Institute noted in a 2018 report, Bloomberg created a “scheme” to pay attorneys who were placed in the offices of state attorneys general, and whose role was to pursue environmental violations — as well as the political opponents of left-wing climate change policies:
Led and funded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, this scheme centerson paying to place activist attorneys—dubbed State Assistant Attorneys General (SAAGs)—in offices of the attorney general (OAGs) to play an agreed, predetermined, and activist role.

The way we were-----Harry Chapin--Taxi

Boob-tube-----1975: Our Lives Through TV Commercials

The Benefits of Being Joe Biden’s Brother — ProPublica

The Benefits of Being Joe Biden’s Brother — ProPublica

• Jim Biden has been at his brother’s side at nearly every critical junction in Joe’s life.
• He’s also repeatedly tapped into Joe’s political network for help with his finances, and used Joe’s fame to promote his business ventures.

"...Jim Biden was in a bind.
An investor had put up $1 million to help Jim and his nephew Hunter buy a hedge fund.
Then it turned out that the fund’s assets were worth less than the Bidens had thought.
Now the investor wanted its money back..."
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Economic fallout from China's coronavirus mounts across the globe

Economic fallout from China's coronavirus mounts across the globe
"The economic casualties from China's coronavirus epidemic are mounting as Asian and European auto plants run short of parts, free-spending Chinese tourists stay home and American companies brace for unpredictable turbulence.
That's just the start of a financial hangover that is expected to linger for months even if the flulike illness is soon brought under control, economists and supply chain experts say.
The Chinese epidemic's aftereffects will likely cause the global economy to shrink this quarter for the first time since the depths of the 2009 financial crisis..."
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Nolte: Media-Approved Hate Crimes Against Trump Supporters Explode Post-Acquittal

Nolte: Media-Approved Hate Crimes Against Trump Supporters Explode Post-Acquittal:

Nothing proves “silence is consent” more than the media establishment’s revealing indifference in the face of a recent wave of violent attacks and threats against Trump supporters.
First, a little background…

America Lost: Why Faith Is the Answer for the New American Poverty

America Lost: Why Faith Is the Answer for the New American Poverty
"...The "Great Revolt," as Salena Zito explains it, describes a political realignment aimed at revitalizing broken communities. 
Yet according to a groundbreaking new film, the true answer to urban decay, broken families, and ballooning debt from dependence on social programs isn't more government but a return to the traditional sources of meaning: faith, family, work, and community.

Filmmaker Christopher Rufo traveled to three crumbling American cities — Youngstown, Ohio; Memphis, Tenn.; and Stockton, Calif. — and documented the deep human struggles of communities left behind as the 1950s industrial boom yielded to a new kind of economy in the 21st century. 

America Lost explains why top-down government solutions fail to address this urban decay and the film suggests a better path forward.

..."While making America Lost, I witnessed another model: communities have stopped waiting for solutions from D.C. and started to take their destiny into their own hands...

...America Lost represents the culmination of 5 years of research on Rufo's part, exploring the "lost American interior."...

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Tyler O'Neil is the author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Follow him on Twitter at @Tyler2ONeil.

Lunch video-----Siegel Climate Data Movie

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NYPD Advises Vigilance Following Assassination Attempts Directed At Officers | The Daily Caller

NYPD Advises Vigilance Following Assassination Attempts Directed At Officers | The Daily Caller:

The NYPD issued a memo on a “credible threat” to target officers following assassination attempts last weekend, announcing that extra security woudl be added to all police stations and urging officers to be “vigilant and alert.”
An NYPD memo was sent to parts of the NYPD detective bureau and tweeted by the Sergeants Benevolent Association, requiring all stations to have house security posted on all tours, CBS New York reported. The heightened security comes after a man shot at two officers, wounding one, Saturday and then opened fire inside a station a day later.

The "2 Americas"?-----'Too many white people in here': Viral video from UVA captures racially charged rant

'Too many white people in here': Viral video from UVA captures racially charged rant

• A black female student announced to other students at UVA’s multicultural center that she was “uncomfortable” with the amount of white people.
• The unidentified student was met with applause and encouragement from her racist tirade
• UVA has made a statement saying they value “inclusivity” as a response to the incident

YAF

✔@yaf

Leftists at the University of Virginia are dictating who is and who isn’t allowed in the new Multicultural Student Center.

“Frankly there is just too many white people in here, and this is a space for people of color.”
This kind of racist intolerance is NOT multicultural.

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# 1 This day 1984-----Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (Official Video)

UESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED: ● Shot: We remember the Jim Crow South, where sheriffs’ departm…

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QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED:
● Shot:

We remember the Jim Crow South, where sheriffs’ departments routinely colluded with prosecutors, judges, and defense attorneys to slow-walk investigations involving white officers harming blacks. They routinely “softly” prosecuted whites who injured blacks. All-white juries handed out perfunctory acquittals based on “reasonable doubt.” It was the good ‘ol boy network at its finest.

We are in danger of witnessing this trend (Jim Crow, West Coast style) right here in San Francisco. Local politicians are circling the wagons to take the focus off Kate Steinle’s tragic murder, and protect their sanctuary city policies—and one another. Only this isn’t about race. It isn’t about people of color turning the tables on the white power structure. It’s about people in power not wanting to own up to their responsibilities, and closing ranks to protect their own.

—Can Kate Steinle Get Justice in “Jim Crow” San Francisco?, Jeffrey Earl Warren, Ricochet, July 16, 2015.
● Chaser: Illegal alien who was acquitted in death of Kate Steinle is found incompetent to stand trial for gun charges. 
—Carlos Garcia, The Blaze, yesterday.--Posted by Ed Driscoll"

The answer!

Michael Avenatti Found Guilty on All Counts in Nike Extortion Trial

Michael Avenatti Found Guilty on All Counts in Nike Extortion Trial:

Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits involving President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sportswear giant Nike.

Metro has spent $3.8 million and 5 years building 2 bike racks. They're still unfinished. | WJLA

Metro has spent $3.8 million and 5 years building 2 bike racks. They're still unfinished. | WJLA:
"FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABC7) — Metro has spent $3.8 million and taken five years to build two unfinished bike racks - at East Falls Church and Vienna Metro Stations.
WMATA originally budgeted $600,000 for each rack, but the price tag has soared to $1.9 million each.
The covered bike shelters will house 92 bikes, putting the price tag at more than $20,000 per bike.
Future costs to finish the projects could raise that number even higher.
The projects were supposed to be completed in December of 2015 but remain unfinished in 2020..."
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History for February 16

History for February 16 - On-This-Day.com
Henry Adams 1838, Edgar Bergen 1903, Hugh Beaumont 1909


Sonny Bono 1935 - Singer (Sonny and Cher), LeVar Burton 1957 - Actor, Ice-T 1958 - Rapper, John McEnroe 1959 - Tennis player


1804 - A raid was led by Lt. Stephen Decatur to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia. The ship had been taken by pirates.


1959 - Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista.

New York Law Enforcement Community Comes Out Against ‘Green Light’ Law | The Daily Caller

New York Law Enforcement Community Comes Out Against ‘Green Light’ Law | The Daily Caller:

Two major law enforcement unions and numerous U.S. district attorneys in New York are publicly opposing the state’s “Green Light” law, which forbids information sharing between DMVs and federal immigration authorities.
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA); the New York Association of Chiefs of Police; and the Western, Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York’s U.S. Attorney’s Office have released public statements against a newly implemented law that allows illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses and prohibits information sharing between immigration agencies and state DMVs.

The way we were-----How the states voted in every presidential election

Boob-tube-----27 NEW SHOWS OF FALL TV 1975

Four major journalistic errors in just 10 hours

Four major journalistic errors in just 10 hours
"If you think the news industry’s credibility problem is bad now, you haven’t seen anything yet.

It is going to get much, much worse the closer we get to Election Day, if Tuesday’s slipshod news reporting and commentary is any indication.

The New York Times’s Maggie Haberman, for example, tweeted the following falsehood at around 5:30 p.m. Monday evening: “Republican voter registration in NH is down roughly 20k voters from 2016 to now. It’s a reminder that Trump’s increased GOP popularity is in part because in some places, the GOP registration rolls have shrunk.”

This is not only false, but it has been debunked several times. 

At some point, repeating the lie becomes a choice..."

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Bad news for climate alarmists: global carbon dioxide emissions flatlined in 2019 | Watts Up With That?

Bad news for climate alarmists: global carbon dioxide emissions flatlined in 2019 | Watts Up With That?

"Despite widespread expectations of another increase, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stopped growing in 2019, according to IEA data released today.

After two years of growth, global emissions were unchanged at 33 gigatonnes in 2019 even as the world economy expanded by 2.9%. This was primarily due to declining emissions from electricity generation in advanced economies, thanks to the expanding role of renewable sources (mainly wind and solar), fuel switching from coal to natural gas, and higher nuclear power generation. Other factors included milder weather in several countries, and slower economic growth in some emerging markets.

A significant decrease in emissions in advanced economies in 2019 offset continued growth elsewhere. 
The United States recorded the largest emissions decline on a country basis, with a fall of 140 million tonnes, or 2.9%. ...
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'Dumbest damn thing I have ever heard!' — Trey Gowdy eviscerates Liz Warren - TheBlaze

'Dumbest damn thing I have ever heard!' — Trey Gowdy eviscerates Liz Warren - TheBlaze:

"But the notion, I mean, prosecutors don't sentence people, presidents don't sentence people, Fox News commentators don't sentence people, judges do, and we give them life tenure so that they can make these calls," Gowdy said.
"But the notion that Bill Barr should resign," he exclaimed emphatically, "is about the dumbest damn thing I have ever heard!"
Gowdy was referring to a disagreement between Bill Barr and prosecutors who withdrew from the case in protest when the DOJ chimed in and said Stone should face a far lesser punishment. Warren said Barr should resign or face a possible impeachment.

Mindy Robinson on Twitter: "@nytimes Oh for the love of...

Mindy Robinson on Twitter: "@nytimes Oh for the love of...are you seriously more worried about hurting people’s “feelings” than accurately naming a virus? 

Janet Shagam - "The media, obviously, does not understand the...

Janet Shagam - "The media, obviously, does not understand the...
"The media, obviously, does not understand the extent to which right-leaning Americans loathe them.
The average conservative/populist/libertarian does not just disagree with the mainstream media. 

They despise it. 

This media, after all, has been labeling them racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, Islamophobic, and any number of other recently-invented bigotries almost ceaselessly for decades." - Jonathon Van Maren"

Lunch video-----The Truth About the 'ISIS Bride'

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