Sunday, September 12, 2021
How they "think"-----Yes, there IS a difference between liberals and conservatives.-----Republicans once called government the problem – now they want to run your life Robert Reich
Republicans once called government the problem – now they want to run your life Robert Reich
"...Today’s Republican party, while still claiming to stand for limited government, is practicing just the opposite: government intrusion everywhere.
Republicans threaten our children’s freedom as well as their basic safety
Robert Reich
"...Today’s Republican party, while still claiming to stand for limited government, is practicing just the opposite: government intrusion everywhere.
Republicans threaten our children’s freedom as well as their basic safety
Robert Reich
- Republican lawmakers are banning masks in schools. Iowa, Tennessee, Utah, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Arizona and South Carolina are prohibiting public schools from requiring students wear them.
- Republican states are on the way to outlawing abortions. Texas has just banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they’re pregnant. Other Republican states are on the way to enacting similar measures.
- Republican lawmakers are forbidding teachers from telling students about America’s racist past. State legislatures from Tennessee to Idaho are barring all references to racism in the classroom.
- Republican legislators are forcing transgender students to play sports and use bathrooms according to their assigned gender at birth. Thirty-three states have introduced more than 100 bills aimed at curbing the rights of transgender people.
- Across the country, Republican lawmakers are making it harder for people to vote. So far, they’ve enacted more than 30 laws that reduce access to polling places, number of days for voting, and availability of absentee voting.
To the contrary, these Republican lawmakers have a particular ideology, and they are now imposing those views and values on citizens holding different views and values.
This is big government on steroids...Read all.
This is big government on steroids...Read all.
Fascinating!-Lunch video-----Jordan Peterson | The Most Terrifying IQ Statistic
"fan4reva--They tried using low-IQ soldiers during the Vietnam war. The result was higher casualty rates, not just among them, but also their platoon-mates. They were getting themselves and everyone around them killed."
Biden welcomes GOP challenges to his vaccine mandate: 'Have at it' - TheBlaze
Biden welcomes GOP challenges to his vaccine mandate: 'Have at it' - TheBlaze:
Biden announced Thursday that he would sign an executive order requiring companies with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccinations or have their workers submit to weekly testing requirements. The new federal requirements are part of a larger six-point plan to combat the Delta variant of coronavirus, after his administration's previous efforts to get Americans vaccinated failed to deliver on the promised result of a return to normal.
Power-crazed!-----Biden to Restore Pay of School Officials Punished Over Mask Bans
Biden to Restore Pay of School Officials Punished Over Mask Bans
- School officials who have their pay withheld over defying state mask mandate bans will be reimbursed.
- President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the federal government will restore 100% of pay to educators.
- The announcement is a seeming response to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' previous threats to withhold salaries.
"While announcing a series of new, stricter federal COVID-19 initiatives on Thursday, President Joe Biden said the Department of Education will restore "100%' of pay to teachers and school officials who are punished for "doing the right thing."
...During his Thursday speech, Biden said that he would use his "power as president" to get defiant governors "out of the way."...Read all.
Such TOTAL GARBAGE!-----Polar bears may be inbreeding, a study found. And it's elevating their risk for extinction
Polar bears may be inbreeding, a study found. And it's elevating their risk for extinction
"Scientists studying the impact of climate change on polar bears have come across
a new threat to the species — increased inbreeding.
In a study published in the Royal Society Journals Wednesday, genetic testing over a 20-year period for polar bears in Svalbard Archipelago, Norway found up to a 10% loss in genetic diversity.
Scientists said climate change and the rapid loss of arctic ice were causing habitat fragmentation, possibly leading to local polar bears mating with each other.
"The loss of genetic diversity and likely inbreeding depression could result in reduced survival or longevity and productivity for this iconic species," author Simo Maduna of the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research told USA TODAY in an email.
According to the study, the loss of genetic diversity could lead to an elevated extinction risk for the species already facing the loss of their natural habitat...Read on, it continues with more of the junkiest science that has now replaced "systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe."
"Scientists studying the impact of climate change on polar bears have come across
In a study published in the Royal Society Journals Wednesday, genetic testing over a 20-year period for polar bears in Svalbard Archipelago, Norway found up to a 10% loss in genetic diversity.
Scientists said climate change and the rapid loss of arctic ice were causing habitat fragmentation, possibly leading to local polar bears mating with each other.
"The loss of genetic diversity and likely inbreeding depression could result in reduced survival or longevity and productivity for this iconic species," author Simo Maduna of the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research told USA TODAY in an email.
According to the study, the loss of genetic diversity could lead to an elevated extinction risk for the species already facing the loss of their natural habitat...Read on, it continues with more of the junkiest science that has now replaced "systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe."
Childhood, interrupted: Ruining young lives will not quell our existential fears - TheBlaze
Childhood, interrupted: Ruining young lives will not quell our existential fears - TheBlaze:
In 2020, I watched — first with disbelief, then shock and horror — as schools around the world closed and children were masked and isolated. I could not understand what was happening or why. The data was clear: COVID-19 was not a significant threat to children — far less so than the risks we already tolerated every day from sports, car rides, swimming, or even from the freshly verboten flu.
No. Government will NOT PROTECT YOU!-----Diners Robbed at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight on Popular Melrose Avenue (VIDEO)
Diners Robbed at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight on Popular Melrose Avenue (VIDEO)
"Meanwhile in the Democrat hellhole of California…
A group of diners lunching on Melrose Avenue were robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight Tuesday afternoon.
The armed robbery occurred shortly before 5 PM Tuesday afternoon at a restaurant in the 7300 block of Melrose Avenue, between Fairfax and La Brea avenues.
The armed robbery occurred shortly before 5 PM Tuesday afternoon at a restaurant in the 7300 block of Melrose Avenue, between Fairfax and La Brea avenues.
Surveillance video shows two masked robbers walk up to three shocked diners, grab their purses, wallets, shopping bags and other personal items before taking off on foot.
Police are still looking for the armed robbers...Read all.
History for September 12
History for September 12 - On-This-Day.com
H.L. Mencken 1880
- 1609 - English explorer Henry Hudson sailed down what is now known as the Hudson River.
- 1873 - The first practical typewriter was sold to customers.
- 1938 - In a speech, Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia.
- 1953 - Nikita Krushchev was elected as the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- 1954 - "Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12, 1971.
- 1963 - The last episode of "Leave it to Beaver" was aired. The show had debuted on October 4, 1957.
- 1974 - Violence occurred on the opening day of classes in Boston, MA, due opposition to court-ordered school "busing."
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Fauci can't give a 'really firm answer' on why Americans with natural immunity need vaccines - TheBlaze
Fauci can't give a 'really firm answer' on why Americans with natural immunity need vaccines - TheBlaze:
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House's top adviser for the COVID-19 pandemic, told CNN on Thursday that he doesn't have "a really firm answer" on the accuracy of a study that found natural immunity provides better protection against the virus than vaccines alone.
During an interview on "Anderson Cooper 360," CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta asked Fauci about a study done in Israel that found natural immunity from previous COVID-19 infection conferred longer-lasting protection against the Delta variant of coronavirus than two shots of the Pfizer vaccine.
"So, as we talk about vaccine mandates, I get calls all the time, people say, I've already had COVID, I'm protected. And now the study says maybe even more protected than the vaccine alone. Should they also get the vaccine? How do you make the case to them?" Gupta asked.
We have learned NOTHING!------9-11 Sounds of Silence Tribute by Steve A. (Disturbed)
"Created by Steve A. Please note: YouTube has determined that this video requires an age restriction due to "traumatic images." I fought it and did not gain any ground. I certainly do not agree with it. I apologize for the inconvenience. "
And it was all a lie!-----The Myth That the Polar Bear Population Is Declining - Foundation for Economic Education
The Myth That the Polar Bear Population Is Declining - Foundation for Economic Education
- The story of a resurgent polar bear population deserves to be told and applauded. Monday, September 9, 2019
"Many of us watched the viral video in horror. A starving polar bear scavenging for food on barren land, his ribs visible beneath a jaundiced white coat.
“This is what climate change looks like,” said National Geographic.
...The footage was viewed by 2.5 billion people, National Geographic estimated.
The video remains the most viewed on National Geographic’s website—ever.
“This is what climate change looks like,” said National Geographic.
...The footage was viewed by 2.5 billion people, National Geographic estimated.
The video remains the most viewed on National Geographic’s website—ever.
...The good news that polar bears are thriving is unlikely to draw as much attention as images of a starving polar bear scrounging for food on Somerset Island. Nevertheless, the story of a resurgent polar bear population deserves to be told and applauded...Read all.
AOC Joins Extreme-Woke Left in Destroying the Definition of 'Women'
AOC Joins Extreme-Woke Left in Destroying the Definition of 'Women':
Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Wednesday joined the woke left in destroying the definition of women in an attempt to be politically correct and defend her usage of the phrase “menstruating people,” only to proceed to accuse the GOP of “protecting the patriarchal idea that women are most valuable as uterus holders.”
The self-proclaimed feminist forcefully defended her use of the phrase “menstruating people” on Wednesday, proclaiming people outside of that scientifically sound category can menstruate too.
Yes, they're coming for your children!-----Tal Bachman: We Have Met the Enemy, part XVIII :: SteynOnline
Tal Bachman: We Have Met the Enemy, part XVIII :: SteynOnline
- Picking up from Part XVII of "We Have Met the Enemy":
"By 1973, John Money was what we now call an "influencer", and a heavyweight influencer at that.
Cited and celebrated now not only by academics, but by Western intellectuals, activists, counselors, journalists, and legislators, Money had performed a history-changing feat of alchemy: he had turned a boy into a girl.
Or so he (falsely) claimed. And in doing so, he claimed to have demonstrated that virtually all differences in male-female thought, feeling, and behavior result from environment, not biology.
...Money, now viewed as a scientific miracle-worker, began pushing the rest of his agenda...Read all!
Police say parolee released through California's 'zero bail policy' sexually assaulted elderly woman, then killed her and her two dogs - TheBlaze
Police say parolee released through California's 'zero bail policy' sexually assaulted elderly woman, then killed her and her two dogs - TheBlaze:
Residents of a quiet neighborhood in Sacramento, California, are angry that a violent criminal released through the state's "zero bail policy" allegedly sexually assaulted their 61-year-old neighbor, then killed her and her two dogs.
"It's more sadness. We feel for her and the dogs and how they passed. We hope they didn't suffer," said Mark Sousa to KOVR-TV.
Police say that Troy Davis, 51, sexually assaulted Mary Tibbitts in her home, then murdered her and killed her two dogs before setting her home on fire.
Yes, we do have REAL American heroes!-----Mike Rowe’s Brilliant Response to the Kaepernick Nike Ad-from 2017
Mike Rowe’s Brilliant Response to the Kaepernick Nike Ad
Tom: No, I’m not. I’m on an airplane that has been hijacked.
"...In response, Rowe wrote the following:
...But if I was going to put someone's face on a billboard - someone who epitomized bravery and sacrifice - I might have gone another way, especially this time of year.
I might have gone with this guy - Tom Burnett.
Tom's last act on earth was one of the most courageous things imaginable.
And his last words to his wife, Deena, are among the most inspiring I've ever heard.
Those exact words are at the top of this page, and the bottom.
They were spoken seventeen years ago, under conditions I hope to never experience. I'll never forget Tom's last words. I hope you won't either.
Transcript of Tom's Last Calls to Deena
- 6:27 a.m.( pacific time) First cell phone call from Tom to Deena
Deena: Hello
Tom: Deena
Deena: Tom, are you O.K.?
Deena: Hijacked?
Tom: Yes, They just knifed a guy.
Deena: A passenger?
Tom: Yes.
Deena: Where are you? Are you in the air?
Tom: Yes, yes, just listen. Our airplane has been hijacked. It’s United Flight 93 from Newark to San Francisco. We are in the air. The hijackers have already knifed a guy, one of them has a gun, they are telling us there is a bomb on board, please call the authorities. He hung up.
6:31 Deena calls 911...
- 6:54 a.m. Fourth cell phone call to Tom to Deena
Deena: Tom?
Tom: Hi. Anything new?
Deena: No
Tom: Where are the kids?
Deena: They’re fine. They’re sitting at the table having breakfast. They’re asking to talk to you.
Tom: Tell them I’ll talk to them later.
Deena: I called your parents. They know your plane has been hijacked.
Tom: Oh…you shouldn’t have worried them. How are they doing?
Deena: They’re O.K.. Mary and Martha are with them.
Tom: Good.
(a long quiet pause)
Tom: We’re waiting until we’re over a rural area. We’re going to take back the airplane.
Deena: No! Sit down, be still, be quiet, and don’t draw attention to yourself! (The exact words taught to me by Delta Airlines Flight Attendant Training).
Tom: Deena! If they’re going to crash this plane into the ground, we’re going to have do something!
Deena: What about the authorities?
Tom: We can’t wait for the authorities. I don’t know what they could do anyway.
It’s up to us. I think we can do it.
Deena: What do you want me to do?
Tom: Pray, Deena, just pray.
(after a long pause)
Deena: I love you.
Tom: Don’t worry, we’re going to do something...
(Transcript from the Tom Burnett Family Foundation.)
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