Friday, September 08, 2023

Chicago treasurer was accused of misconduct and ethical violations in letter the city kept secret for years - TheBlaze

Chicago treasurer was accused of misconduct and ethical violations in letter the city kept secret for years - TheBlaze

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin is in hot water after it was revealed that she allegedly used government workers to plan her daughter's birthday party and to be her personal bodyguard.

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified...

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified,





IT WAS NOT JUST GBI STRATEGIES! Multiple MI Clerks Reported Receiving Late Voter Registrations - Include Photos from MI SOS Jocelyn Benson's Office Marked "PPE" - Delivered Only ONE Day Before Election - What's Going On? | The Gateway Pundit | by Patty McMurray

IT WAS NOT JUST GBI STRATEGIES! Multiple MI Clerks Reported Receiving Late Voter Registrations - Include Photos from MI SOS Jocelyn Benson's Office Marked "PPE" - Delivered Only ONE Day Before Election - What's Going On? | The Gateway Pundit | by Patty McMurray
"Last week, we reported about a whistleblower who shared a Facebook page Michigan clerks used to discuss issues they faced related to elections. 
The conversations we found between city and county clerks and, in at least one case, a top election official working for MI SOS Jocelyn Benson appear to be very telling of how Michigan’s dishonest Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson really runs her elections.

On August 1, 2020, only three days before the August 4 Primary Election in Michigan, a Michigan city clerk asked fellow clerks if they were also getting “last minute voter registrations from SOS Jocelyn Benson’s Bureau of Elections.

“Anyone else getting emails of last-minute voter registrations from the Bureau of Election? I have to wonder what’s going on, I received one today, and the only information on the voter registration was an address…nothing else, no date, no name, no signature, absolutely nothing but an address. What did they expect me to do with it, and why bother sending it?”

“We got 34 of them at 10 pm on Friday. Most dated back to mid-June and early July.”

“Yet we, as clerks, are expected to respond to requests within 24 hours of receiving them. smh”

“Me too! Four of them dated back in early July – so we have deadlines, but the Secretary of State doesn’t??”...

About time!

 

Chicago's O'Hare Airport used as a migrant shelter as crisis overwhelms city: 'Like a scene from Mad Max' | Fox News

Chicago's O'Hare Airport used as a migrant shelter as crisis overwhelms city: 'Like a scene from Mad Max' | Fox News - Elizabeth Heckman
"Chicago leaders are facing backlash over hundreds of migrants being housed at O'Hare International Airport, one of the nation's busiest airports...
More than 400 migrants are reportedly being housed in a section of the airport, hidden from public view behind black curtains, up from 31 at the beginning of August....
"Mayor Johnson campaigned as the people's mayor. Sadly, the people are telling me that he's the migrants' mayor," said Kelly...

#1 This day 1956-----Elvis Presley-Hound Dog-Don't Be Cruel 1956 STEREO(e)

A “Canceled” Student Strikes Back - Morgan Bettinger’s lawsuit against the University of Virginia deserves close attention.

A “Canceled” Student Strikes Back - Morgan Bettinger’s lawsuit against the University of Virginia deserves close attention. - Graham Hillard
"On the evening of July 17, 2020, one of two things happened on a blocked thoroughfare in Charlottesville, Virginia. 
  • Either Morgan Bettinger, a rising senior at UVA, uttered a threatening and contemptible remark to Black Lives Matter protestors who were barring her way home. 
  • Or the young woman made an anodyne comment that was immediately—and perhaps intentionally—misunderstood...
"...The Bettinger affair—since covered by the New York Post, Reason, The Daily Mail (UK), and numerous other outlets—turns on a single disputed fact. 
Approaching a group of BLM activists crowding the road on the night in question, the UVA senior pulled over, left her vehicle, and spoke to a municipal worker who had positioned his truck as a protective barricade. 
  • As Bettinger tells the story, she remarked jokingly to the city employee, “It’s a good thing you’re here, because otherwise these people would have been speed bumps.” 
  • What was heard (or “heard”) by an eavesdropping protestor, however, was something altogether more damning: The assembled activists would make “good speed bumps” for Bettinger’s car.
What happened next will surprise no one who is familiar with the increasing illiberality of America’s universities...

Hmmm. Not much sympathy from me.

 

JD Vance proposes measure related to mask mandates - TheBlaze

JD Vance proposes measure related to mask mandates - TheBlaze

Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio is proposing a measure that would prohibit the imposition of federal mask mandates for air travel, public transit, and educational institutions. In addition to barring federal officials and entities from imposing mask mandates in those three areas, the aptly titled "Freedom to Breathe Act" would also bar schools and institutions of higher education that receive federal funds, airlines, and public transit operators from refusing service to people who choose not to wear a mask.

There's nowhere near enough power on the grid to convert the U.S. truck ...

  • One fleet tried to electrify just 30 trucks at a terminal in Joliet, Illinois. Local officials shut those plans down, saying that would draw more electricity than is needed to power the entire city.
  • Another California company tried to electrify 12 forklifts. Not trucks, but forklifts. Local power utilities told them that's not possible.
If the product, charging infrastructure, and power is not available to comply with these unrealistic timelines, then regulators are setting trucking -- and the American consumer -- up for failure.
More of Andrew Boyle, ATA first vice chair and co-president of Boyle Transportation, testifying before the Senate EPW committee here:

AM Fruitcake

 

History for September 8

History for September 8 - On-This-Day.com
Sid Caesar 1922
  • 1565 - A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, FL.
  • 1892 - An early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance" appeared in "The Youth's Companion."
  • 1966 - NBC-TV aired the first episode of "Star Trek" entitled "The Man Trap". The show was canceled on September 2, 1969.
  • 1974 - U.S. President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former U.S. President Nixon.
  • 2015 - British researchers announced that evidence of a larger version of Stonehenge had been located about 2 miles from the Stonehenge location. There were 90 buried stones that had been found by ground penetrating radar.

Thursday, September 07, 2023

Biden ditches Medal of Honor ceremony early, leaving heroic Vietnam War veteran alone during benediction - TheBlaze

Biden ditches Medal of Honor ceremony early, leaving heroic Vietnam War veteran alone during benediction - TheBlaze

Immediately after setting the Medal of Honor around Taylor's neck and giving the tearful veteran a handshake, Biden abruptly bolted out of the East Room as if to beat the traffic. One reporter can be seen in the video of the ceremony impressed with a look of confusion at the sight of Biden hurrying out, and for good reason: the event was far from over. Now alone, Taylor remained at his post, waiting for the closing benediction.

The way we were-----1951 C-124 disappearance

WEF : CO2 And Methane Emissions Cause Pandemics

"A World Economic Forum Spokesperson says CO2 and methane emissions cause pandemics which we have no immunity to.

THIS is election interference!-----HERE WE GO: Six Republicans File Lawsuit to Remove Trump from 2024 Ballot in Colorado

HERE WE GO: Six Republicans File Lawsuit to Remove Trump from 2024 Ballot in Colorado - By Jim
"A coalition of six Republicans and unaffiliated Colorado voters, including former state and federal officials, filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to disqualify former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s 2024 presidential ballot.
The plaintiffs are represented by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a nonprofit and “nonpartisan” watchdog organization...
The case argues that Trump violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which disqualifies any individual from holding federal office if they have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the United States...

Shouting down "fringe climate crisis deniers"!-----Jordan Peterson Generates Millions of YouTube Hits for Climate Crisis Deniers - DeSmog

Jordan Peterson Generates Millions of YouTube Hits for Climate Crisis Deniers
"Fringe climate crisis deniers who claim that the earth is “cooling” and greenhouse emissions are good for “biological productivity” are getting 
exposed to millions more people than they normally would on YouTube thanks to conservative influencer Jordan Peterson. 
That’s according to viewership data newly reviewed by DeSmog, which reveals a massive visibility boost for public figures who’ve been active in the climate denial movement for years but whose ideas — such as the claim that plants are growing much better due to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere — are now rarely taken seriously by most legacy media outlets...
This is especially worrying to climate scientists and disinformation experts because Peterson for years has been actively courting alienated males in their 20s and younger...

Vance to introduce measure preventing federal officials from imposing mask mandates in schools, on airplanes | Fox News

Vance to introduce measure preventing federal officials from imposing mask mandates in schools, on airplanes | Fox News

Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance will introduce legislation Tuesday to crackdown on the ability by the federal government or commercial airlines to force Americans into wearing face masks amid a string of new coronavirus variants. Titled the Freedom to Breathe Act, the legislation, if passed and signed into law, would prevent President Biden and federal agencies from implementing face mask requirements for public transit passengers or students in schools until Dec. 31, 2024. Additionally, Vance's office said the measure would prevent federal spending from being used to propose face mask requirements or force Americans to wear face coverings.

What *Really* happens to used Electric Car Batteries? - (you might be su...

Paying off failed-leftists with your money!-----Lori Lightfoot starts her Harvard tenure... lecturing students on how to 'run a city and deal with the media during a crisis' | Daily Mail Online

Lori Lightfoot starts her Harvard tenure... lecturing students on how to 'run a city and deal with the media during a crisis' | Daily Mail Online

Lori Lightfoot starts her Harvard tenure... lecturing students on how to 'run a city and deal with the media during a crisis'

  • Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she's starting as a Harvard lecturer
  • She'll teach students one day per week for 'health policy and leadership' studies
  • The 61-year-old said her students wanted her because she was 'in the trenches'

Lunch video-----The Moral Case For Fossil Fuels -Why Global Human Flourishing Requires M...

Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...

Noon-toon

 

Pennsylvania's Democratic governor set to cut off state funds to non-profit that cares for women who choose not to kill their babies: 'Shapiro is choosing extremism' - TheBlaze

Pennsylvania's Democratic governor set to cut off state funds to non-profit that cares for women who choose not to kill their babies: 'Shapiro is choosing extremism' - TheBlaze

Democrats appear keen to defund those pro-life initiatives that leftist militants could not otherwise destroy or intimidate into closure. Real Alternatives is a non-profit charitable organization that has for decades provided mothers with support and counseling in Pennsylvania and Indiana. It offers pregnant women temporary shelter; childbirth and parenting classes; referrals; abstinence education; adoption information; free pregnancy self-test kits; mentoring; and various other services.

Masks never worked as promised! NEVER!

 

The economic case against Brexit has now totally collapsed.

Instapundit - OF COURSE IT DID: Brexit Worked: The economic case against Brexit has now totally collapsed.
"Revised GDP figures have exploded one of the most pervasive Remainer myths about UK economic growth.
“These updated figures suggest that the UK economy is as much as two per cent larger than previously believed. 
This means that the UK can no longer be considered the worst-performing economy in the G7. 
In fact, post-Brexit, the UK recovered from the pandemic at a similar rate to France and at a faster pace than Germany, Europe’s largest economy. 
The ONS’s revision is extraordinary. 
As one leading economist put it: ‘The entire UK economic narrative – post-pandemic – has just been revised away.’ The very basis for the Remainer elites’ narrative of doom has now been shattered before our eyes.”
Just as with our BLS, there’s a well-publicized figure that supports the preferred narrative, revised much later with much less publicity to a more truthful figure that does not. - by Glenn Reynolds

Invasion!

 

American cities ordered to give over $68 million to Antifa, BLM agitators after 2020 riots caused $2 BILLION in damage | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com

American cities ordered to give over $68 million to Antifa, BLM agitators after 2020 riots caused $2 BILLION in damage | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com - Hannah Nightingale
  • ...Most recently, the Denver City Council approved a settlement of $4.7 million to over 300 people who attended Black Lives Matter riots in the summer of 2020 and were arrested by Denver police. The settlement will go to the activists who said that their First Amendment rights were violated by Denver officers, according to CBS News.
  • Late last month, a California jury awarded $3.75 million to a man who was hit by Los Angeles officers with hard foam bullets, which are non-lethal weapons, on the night of May 29, 2020 as riots overtook downtown after George Floyd's May 25 death in Minneapolis. Another man was awarded $375,000 for the same reason in March. That same man was awarded an additional $860,000 by the Los Angeles City Council.
  • In New York City, officials have agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought forth by around 1,300 people that were arrested by police in the city during the riots. Another class action was settled by the city earlier this year, with an agreement to pay around $45,500 each for at least 200 protestors for "kettling" a group of activists...

#1 This day 1967-----Bobby Gentry - Ode to Billy Joe

This reality appears to be a surprise to the writer. Notice the 2 words not mentioned? "Biden", "Whitmer"-----Michigan residents cutting back on groceries, recreation to save money - mlive.com

Michigan residents cutting back on groceries, recreation to save money - mlive.com
"After putting herself on a budget, Karen Young-Roby, 63 of Lansing, has had to spend wisely.
Her fixed income doesn’t allow for frivolous purchases, so her disability payments typically go toward keeping a roof over her head, food and her medicine.
“Well, some things that you want to do, you have to cut back,” Young-Roby said. “Do you want food, medicine or do you want to go out and have a good time? So you have to pick and choose what’s more important.”
...In July, the retail index – a 100-point scale used to gauge the state’s retail industry activity – dropped to 45.3 from 56 in the previous month.
Andrea Bitely with the Michigan Retailers Association said anything below 50 is generally a bad sign, especially during what’s typically a busy month for Michigan’s tourism season...

"...mainstream media lies again."