"Four years ago the World Economic Forum announced their plan to make Sri Lanka rich by the year 2025.
Now Sri Lanka is bankrupt, out of fuel and running short of food."
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
'Thor: Love and Thunder' Review -- Kinda Woke and Kinda Stinks
'Thor: Love and Thunder' Review -- Kinda Woke and Kinda Stinks:
The woketardery does, of course, make things worse. The last thing a bad movie needs is to pile on more bad—and the bad goes like this: For no reason other than to check the woke boxes, we’re treated to a shoehorned conversation between the lesbian Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and gay Kronan (voiced by Taika Waititi) about their homosexual love lives. For equity purposes (or something), this conversation is intercut into a heterosexual romantic scene between Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Jane, aka Lady Thor (Natalie Portman).
Student loan bailout is ‘bad economics,’ finance professors argue
Student loan bailout is ‘bad economics,’ finance professors argue
"A pair of finance professors recently argued that a student loan bailout for all borrowers would represent “bad policy” and “bad economics.”...
They wrote in The Hill:
Our research shows that student loan forgiveness primarily benefits affluent borrowers.
"A pair of finance professors recently argued that a student loan bailout for all borrowers would represent “bad policy” and “bad economics.”...
Our research shows that student loan forgiveness primarily benefits affluent borrowers.
Full cancelation would distribute
- $192 billion to the top 20 percent of earners, and only
- $29 billion to the bottom 20 percent —
- each dollar given to the bottom fifth of earnings,
- more than $6 are given to the top fifth of earners.
Economists overwhelmingly agree that student loan forgiveness is a regressive policy that disproportionately benefits high earners..."
France: Afghan Muslim migrant sentenced to 15 years for rape in 2021 again convicted of sexual assault of a minor
France: Afghan Muslim migrant sentenced to 15 years for rape in 2021 again convicted of sexual assault of a minor
"Why does this keep happening?
In France, a Muslim quoted Qur’an while raping his victim.
"Why does this keep happening?
- A survivor of a Muslim rape gang in the UK has said that her rapists would quote the Qur’an to her, and believed their actions justified by Islam.
- Thus it came as no surprise when Muslim migrants in France raped a girl and videoed the rape while praising Allah and invoking the Qur’an.
- In India, a Muslim gave a Qur’an and a prayer rug to the woman he was holding captive and repeatedly raping. And the victim of an Islamic State jihadi rapist recalled: “He told me that according to Islam he is allowed to rape an unbeliever. He said that by raping me, he is drawing closer to God…He said that raping me is his prayer to God.”..."
They trying to scare you to vote democrat?-----Video: New York releases new nuclear attack PSA | American Military News
Video: New York releases new nuclear attack PSA | American Military News
"New York City Emergency Management released a new nuclear attack public service announcement on Monday, despite admitting the likelihood of an attack being “very low.”
The grim video begins with an animated depiction of New York City after a nuclear explosion, including piles of rubble and sirens blaring.
“So there’s been a nuclear attack. Don’t ask me how or why, just know that the big one has hit. Ok? So, what do we do? There are three important steps that I want you to remember,” the video’s host states..."
Twitter reactions from AOC and Chasten Buttigieg on protesters targeting Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh - TheBlaze
Twitter reactions from AOC and Chasten Buttigieg on protesters targeting Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh - TheBlaze:
However, Democrats have gleefully cheered on the targeted harassment of a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) shared a tweet from Huffington Post senior editor Andy Campbell slamming Politico for "clutching pearls" for writing up a 212-word account of the harassment of Justice Kavanaugh near the end of its Playbook feature.
Where liberals rule-----Olympic medalist posts video showing gruesome injuries after homeless California man attacked her | Not the Bee
Olympic medalist posts video showing gruesome injuries after homeless California man attacked her | Not the Bee
"This is just absolutely brutal. Watch as Olympic volleyballer Kim Glass tells her horror story of being attacked by a homeless man with a metal pipe in Los Angeles.
"This is just absolutely brutal. Watch as Olympic volleyballer Kim Glass tells her horror story of being attacked by a homeless man with a metal pipe in Los Angeles.
History for July 12
History for July 12 - On-This-Day.com
Milton Berle 1908 - Actor
- 1862 - The U.S. Congress authorized the Medal of Honor.
- 1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed a highway modernization program, with costs to be shared by federal and state governments.
- 1957 - The U.S. surgeon general, Leroy E. Burney, reported that there was a direct link between smoking and lung cancer.
- 1982 - "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" broke all box-office records by surpassing the $100-million mark of ticket sales in the first 31 days of its opening.
- 1982 - The last of the distinctive-looking Checker taxicabs rolled off the assembly line in Kalamazoo, MI.
- 1990 - Russian republic president Boris N. Yeltsin announced his resignation from the the Soviet Communist Party.
Monday, July 11, 2022
Twitter shares sink after Elon Musk abandons $44 million deal to buy social platform - Breitbart
Twitter shares sink after Elon Musk abandons $44 million deal to buy social platform - Breitbart:
July 11 (UPI) — The value of public Twitter stock sank at the start of trading on Monday after the first opening bell on Wall Street since billionaire Elon Musk said he’s backing out of an agreement to buy the social platform.
Joe Biden Back on His Bicycle After Embarrassing Fall: 'I Look Like a Fool'
Joe Biden Back on His Bicycle After Embarrassing Fall: 'I Look Like a Fool':
President Joe Biden once again rode his bicycle on Sunday during his beach weekend in Delaware, despite tipping over last month.
“I look like a fool here in this interview,” the president acknowledged after stopping during the ride to speak to reporters and realizing he still had his helmet on.
No evidence for education spending claims
No evidence for education spending claims
- More money for school bureaucracies does not lead to a more educated workforce.
- Michigan leaders have long supported an idea for which there is little evidence: Increased spending on higher education will lead to a more educated workforce.
Where liberals rule-----When Public Disorder Reigns - WSJ
When Public Disorder Reigns - WSJ
"A bodega worker in New York is charged with murder for defending himself from attack.
- "...Press reports say the July 1 dispute began when a woman’s payment card was declined as she tried to buy a bag of chips. Video shows her shouting at bodega worker Jose Alba that her boyfriend “is gonna come down here right now and f— you up.” The boyfriend, 35-year-old Austin Simon, entered the bodega, and security-camera footage shows him confronting Mr. Alba and shoving and grabbing him.
- Mr. Alba then allegedly stabbed and killed Simon. Mr. Alba’s son told the New York Post that “at that moment he was in fear for his life.” The Post describes Simon as a “career criminal on parole for assaulting a police officer.” Mr. Alba waited at the bodega for police to arrive.
Mr. Bragg’s office charged him with second-degree murder and initially requested $250,000 bail...which typically carries a prison sentence of 15 to 25 years in New York, looks like the prosecutor’s draconian attempt to set an example to others who might try to defend themselves as crime rises in the city.
In 2021 homicides in New York rose 53% and felony assaults rose 10% compared with 2019, according to police data. Bodegas are prime targets.
...Mr. Alba’s saga is what happens when lawlessness becomes pervasive, criminals expect impunity, and innocents believe police won’t arrive in time to help.
...Mr. Alba’s saga is what happens when lawlessness becomes pervasive, criminals expect impunity, and innocents believe police won’t arrive in time to help.
People start to defend themselves any way they can, as they have a right to do, often with tragic results..."
California law could force 70,000 truckers out of work, worsen supply chain - TheBlaze
California law could force 70,000 truckers out of work, worsen supply chain - TheBlaze:
A California law threatens to unleash more supply chain misery and inflation on residents of the Golden State by forcing independent truckers out of the workforce.
California Assembly Bill 5 was introduced by former state Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, a Democrat, and signed into law in September 2019 by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Latest Video Of Biden Botchery Should Scare The Heck Out Of All Of Us [WATCH] - The Blue State Conservative
Latest Video Of Biden Botchery Should Scare The Heck Out Of All Of Us [WATCH] - The Blue State Conservative
"...Our futures can be dramatically affected by the buffoonery and incompetence of an elected official. Let’s consider this example of our esteemed Commander-in-Chief on Friday, and then let’s put it into context.
...The comments are important enough that we have the two most powerful people in the world together, along with a member of their Cabinet, to ensure we get the message.
By their very presence, they’re telling us, “What we’re saying is critical, and you need to hear us.”
But President Joe Biden is mostly incoherent and incapable of recognizing that he’s supposed to repeat the line he just read. The text “repeat the line” was an instruction, not content..."
By their very presence, they’re telling us, “What we’re saying is critical, and you need to hear us.”
But President Joe Biden is mostly incoherent and incapable of recognizing that he’s supposed to repeat the line he just read. The text “repeat the line” was an instruction, not content..."
Lunch video-----'Broad sense of frustration, anger, despair': Dutch farmers protest agai...
From comments: "'Woke' 'trust-the-science' church state scientism has declared plant dependent nitrogen a toxic pollutant, just like trace non GHG CO2 & methane.
The 'climate emergency' policy ramifications of this religious assertion is causing chaos across Europe for farmers, truckers, mechanics & grocers & people who depend on food to live.
Just watch the video & note the two words they repeatedly use: *food crisis*.
And note the testimony of the on-the-ground farmers describing the mayhem in the Netherlands & who they say it's affecting.
Still think this madness isn't coming to where you are?..."
Twitter reactions to Kamala Harris word salad - TheBlaze
Twitter reactions to Kamala Harris word salad - TheBlaze:
During a CBS News interview, correspondent Robert Costa asked Harris, "When you look back, did Democrats fail – past Democratic presidents, congressional leaders – to not codify Roe v. Wade over the past five decades?"
Harris immediately ceased having eye contact with Costa, looked away, then gave a meandering response.
Must read!-----Follow the COVID Money - American Thinker
Follow the COVID Money - American Thinker
...Just consider a few facts. The pharmaceutical industry is said to spend $5.2 billion annually on television advertising aimed primarily at the consumer. It poured another $9.53 billion into digital advertising aimed at consumers and industry in 2020.
...But there is more.
- If the COVID-19 vaccines have been a disappointment from a public health standpoint in stopping the continuing spread of new variants of the disease, why is Big Pharma as well as its government allies in the FDA, CDC, and NIH still pushing them?
- ...Follow the COVID money to determine why we continue to spend a fortune on something that seems to have only a relatively limited benefit.
...Just consider a few facts. The pharmaceutical industry is said to spend $5.2 billion annually on television advertising aimed primarily at the consumer. It poured another $9.53 billion into digital advertising aimed at consumers and industry in 2020.
...But there is more.
- The U.S. government is pushing COVID-19 jabs harder than the companies would ever likely choose to do on their own. This might be the reason: Almost half of the funding that supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration comes from the very industries it is mandated to oversee.
- CDC funding is similar. But it also receives large grants for COVID research from the Bloomberg Family Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
- By contrast, money given by the private sector to the NIH is mostly hidden from the public. More troubling is the fact that the NIH allows its publicly-employed researchers to receive royalty payments from government-funded activities that result in private company income...
Dem's brown-shirts getting closer to Stalin's dream every day-----WHY AREN’T THESE TERRORISTS BEING ARRESTED?
Instapundit--WHY AREN’T THESE TERRORISTS BEING ARRESTED?
ShutDownDC Offers Bounties For More Harassment Of Justices.
And their source of funds investigated?
Oh, and apparently Morton’s is being harassed for defending Kavanaugh’s right to dine in peace.
ShutDownDC Offers Bounties For More Harassment Of Justices.
And their source of funds investigated?
Oh, and apparently Morton’s is being harassed for defending Kavanaugh’s right to dine in peace.
It’s a bit rich for my blood, but if you guys have the funds, consider buy-cotting, okay?--Posted by Sarah Hoyt"
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