Wednesday, October 12, 2022
History for October 12
History for October 12 - On-This-Day.com
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- 1492 - Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, sighted Watling Island in the Bahamas. He believed that he had found Asia while attempting to find a Western ocean route to India. The same day he claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain.
- 1915 - Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt criticized U.S. citizens who identified themselves by dual nationalities.
- 1942 - During World War II, Attorney General Francis Biddle announced that Italian nationals in the United States would no longer be considered enemy aliens.
- 1960 - Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev pounded a shoe on his desk during a dispute at a U.N. General Assembly.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
China began stockpiling PPE months before COVID-19 outbreak - TheBlaze
China began stockpiling PPE months before COVID-19 outbreak - TheBlaze:
Asher told the Telegraph, "It was a persistent uptick [of Chinese purchasing]. And it was significant enough that my colleagues at DHS heard about it from American companies that manufacture PPE, and most importantly from U.S. hospitals reporting they weren’t able to get the normal supply of masks, gloves, gowns, and goggles."
The report added that China – the biggest manufacturer of PPE in the world – started "severely restricting" the export of medical gowns and masks months before the COVID-19 outbreak.
National suicide!-----"What did socialists use before candles? Electricity!"
Instapundit--What did socialists use before candles? Electricity!
"BOOM, BOOM, OUT GO THE LIGHTS:
Eiffel Tower and other monuments go dark early for ‘energy sobriety.’ Will it help?
- What did socialists use before candles? Electricity!
Plus: “The worst part about all this misery is the ‘90% self-inflicted’ part.
...the Dutch also noted their natgas fields in Groningen which can be readily spooled up and running, and the Germans have untapped shale reserves they will not touch.”
Related: Woke elites control the institutions meant to serve us.--Posted by
Gov. Newsom signed a bill that will discontinue single-use plastic bags at grocery stores.
Gov. Newsom signed a bill that will discontinue single-use plastic bags at grocery stores
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will force grocery stores across the state to make a drastic, but necessary change.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into a law a bill last week that will change grocery stores throughout the state in the near future. SB 1046, put forth by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, will force supermarkets to phase out single-use plastic produce bags, called pre-checkout bags, that are often seen near the fruits and vegetables section by Jan. 1, 2025.
- According to the San Jose Mercury News, stores will have to use recycled paper bags or compostable bags instead...
Gavin Newsom calls for� emergency tax to combat high gas prices in California and gets mocked mercilessly online - TheBlaze
Gavin Newsom calls for� emergency tax to combat high gas prices in California and gets mocked mercilessly online - TheBlaze:
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an emergency session of the state legislature to address what he called the "greed of oil companies" and he received a hefty helping of mockery in return.
Government/union controlled transit-----Refunds not enough after nightmare Amtrak train ride to Chicago, passengers say - mlive.com
Refunds not enough after nightmare Amtrak train ride to Chicago, passengers say - mlive.com
- "...an Amtrak train that left (Ann Arbor) Michigan at 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and didn’t arrive in Chicago until midnight. (18 hours!)
- For hours, passengers said the train had no electricity, no heat and no working toilets.
- “This is just a really frustrating experience with the lack of communication from Amtrak,” said Sarah Pisarczyk...
Communist Chinese government flexes international 'clout' by defeating UN vote to debate China's genocide of the Uyghurs - TheBlaze
Communist Chinese government flexes international 'clout' by defeating UN vote to debate China's genocide of the Uyghurs - TheBlaze:
On Thursday, the United Nations' human rights council voted on an American-led motion to hold a debate about human rights abuses committed by communist China against Uyghurs in the nation's western region of Xinjiang. Of the council's 47 nation state members, 36 voted: 19 against and 17 for the motion. The result, said to be an "abdication of responsibility and a betrayal of Uyghur victims" by Human Rights Watch's China director, Sophie Richardson, is regarded as a win for the communist regime.
A money-stealing scam from from the start!----- NYT: California's High Speed Rail Saga Is a Complete Debacle That May Never End
NYT: California's High Speed Rail Saga Is a Complete Debacle That May Never End
"This isn't exactly breaking news, as California's ludicrous money pit known as a "high speed rail" project has been a rolling disaster for years.
But it's still something to see it all written down so bluntly in the pages of a liberal newspaper...A complete, failing mess:(From NYT)
But it's still something to see it all written down so bluntly in the pages of a liberal newspaper...A complete, failing mess:(From NYT)
The design for the nation’s most ambitious infrastructure project was never based on the easiest or most direct route. Instead, the train’s path out of Los Angeles was diverted across a second mountain range to the rapidly growing suburbs of the Mojave Desert — a route whose most salient advantage appeared to be that it ran through the district of a powerful Los Angeles county supervisor....
Meanwhile, costs have continued to escalate...at the current spending rate of $1.8 million a day, according to projections widely used by engineers and project managers, the train could not be completed in this century.Astonishing.
- This boondoggle was supposed to have been completed two years ago at a cost of $33 billion.
- It's nowhere close to finished, with no end in sight, and the price tag has nearly quadrupled.
- It's so bad questions are swirling about "whether the project can ever be finished." ...
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And the media snoozes...again!-----BREAKING: Konnech Election Software CEO Who Was Arrested Earlier For Ties to China and Labeled “Significant Flight Risk” Caught With Luggage On Way To MI Airport – Left Cell Phone Behind – Has “Substantial Ties to China”
BREAKING: Konnech Election Software CEO Who Was Arrested Earlier For Ties to China and Labeled “Significant Flight Risk” Caught With Luggage On Way To MI Airport – Left Cell Phone Behind – Has “Substantial Ties to China”
"...the arrest of Eugene Yu, CEO of Konnech, an E. Lansing, MI-based company responsible for the software used in managing elections in several states that stored personal information of over 1 million Americans in its database.
100 Percent Fed Up reports – Konnech, much like Dominion, almost immediately sued True the Vote as a way to silence them and keep them from speaking out about the bombshell information they provided to reporters at The Pit related to Konnech and the unlawful transfer of information from America to China...
This database “stored the personally identifying information of over a million Americans,” he emphasized.
Engelbrecht and Phillips decided that “this was a major national security risk” and immediately took the information to the FBI...
100 Percent Fed Up reports – Konnech, much like Dominion, almost immediately sued True the Vote as a way to silence them and keep them from speaking out about the bombshell information they provided to reporters at The Pit related to Konnech and the unlawful transfer of information from America to China...
This database “stored the personally identifying information of over a million Americans,” he emphasized.
Engelbrecht and Phillips decided that “this was a major national security risk” and immediately took the information to the FBI...
Where do they find such idiots?-----**GREENWASHED STEEL...**
"A few pilot projects using H2 to heat iron ore are popping up in Europe to attract investment from virtue signaling folks with little clue how the steel industry actually works...
Hydrogen has to be separated from the compounds to which it is attracted such as water or natural gas.
Hydrogen has to be separated from the compounds to which it is attracted such as water or natural gas.
- Electrolysis is the method used if water is the source requiring large quantities of electricity. There is no debate that there is less energy available from the hydrogen produced from electrolysis than from the electricity used to produce the hydrogen.
- It is an energy loser.
- This increases the cost of producing steel by anywhere from 20% to 60%...
Florida surgeon general mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reccomendation - TheBlaze
Florida surgeon general mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reccomendation - TheBlaze:
The Sunshine State's health department "conducted an analysis through a self-controlled case series" that "found there is an 84% increase in the relative incidence of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination," according to the guidance.
"Based on currently available data, patients should be informed of the possible cardiac complications that can arise after receiving a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
George Washington U. offers new ‘Gender in International Affairs’ concentration
George Washington U. offers new ‘Gender in International Affairs’ concentration
- The George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs now offers a concentration in gender, the result of a months-long advocacy by students and faculty alike.
- ...Courses are taught via a “feminist, intersectional lens.”
- Graham, whose PhD dissertation examined “gender discourses within the Irish Defence Forces that create and reinforce power hierarchies between women and men,” said the concentration uses “feminist international relations theory and gender analysis as critical tools” in dealing with topics like globalization and international development...
History for October 11
History for October 11 - On-This-Day.com
Eleanor Roosevelt 1884
- 1869 - Thomas Edison filed for a patent on his first invention. The electric machine was used for counting votes for the U.S. Congress, however the Congress did not buy it.
- 1899 - The Boer War began in South Africa between the British and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State.
- 1929 - JCPenney opened a store in Milford, DE, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 states.
- 1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt was presented with a letter from Albert Einstein that urged him to develop the U.S. atomic program rapidly.
- 1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin was the guest host.
- 1983 - The last hand-cranked telephones in the U.S. went out of service. The 440 telephone customers of Bryant Pond, ME, were switched to direct-dial service.
Monday, October 10, 2022
Report: Mark Zuckerberg has lost more than half his net worth in the last 12 months - TheBlaze
Report: Mark Zuckerberg has lost more than half his net worth in the last 12 months - TheBlaze:
According to a report from Forbes, the founder and Ceo of Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has lost $76.8 billion since September 2021, dropping him out of the list of the top ten richest Americans for the first time since 2015.
"F*** That Guy, He’s With The Blacks:’ Leaked Audio Throws LA City Officials Under Fire Over Racist Remarks
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F*** That Guy, He’s With The Blacks:’ Leaked Audio Throws LA City Officials Under Fire Over Racist Remarks
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- The most virulent racists are always the ones who call others racist.
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F*** That Guy, He’s With The Blacks:’ Leaked Audio Throws LA City Officials Under Fire Over Racist Remarks
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Chicago Marathon's quiet nonbinary division addition 'feels hurtful,' runner says | Fox News
Chicago Marathon's quiet nonbinary division addition 'feels hurtful,' runner says | Fox News
One of the biggest events of the year for the sport followed Boston and London with the creation of a nonbinary division for runners who don’t identify as male or female.
- The Boston Marathon will have a nonbinary division
One of the biggest events of the year for the sport followed Boston and London with the creation of a nonbinary division for runners who don’t identify as male or female.
The lack of hype around the new inclusive division left some of those who identify as such with a bad taste in their mouths...
US Adds Fewest Jobs This Year As Labor Market Cools | The Daily Caller
US Adds Fewest Jobs This Year As Labor Market Cools | The Daily Caller:
The U.S. labor market cooled once again in September, adding the fewest jobs this calendar year, according to a Friday morning report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), fueling investor hopes that the Federal Reserve might reduce the intensity of its anti-inflation campaign.
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