Thursday, February 22, 2024
History for February 22
History for February 22 - On-This-Day.com
George Washington (U.S.) 1732 - First President of the United States. 
- 1819 - Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
- 1879 - In Utica, NY, Frank W. Woolworth opened his first 5 and 10-cent store.
- 1885 - The Washington Monument was officially dedicated in Washington, DC. It opened to the public in 1889.
- 1973 - The U.S. and Communist China agreed to establish liaison offices.
- 1994 - The U.S. Justice Department charged CIA agent, Aldrich Ames and his wife with selling national secrets to the Soviet Union. Ames was later convicted to life in prison. Ames' wife received a 5-year prison term.
- 1997 - Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut and colleagues announced that an adult sheep had been successfully cloned. Dolly was actually born on July 5, 1996. Dolly was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Americans are getting de-banked, but some companies are fighting back | Blaze Media
Americans are getting de-banked, but some companies are fighting back | Blaze Media:
It’s a tactic being used by elites to silence law-abiding citizens who hold dissident and contrarian beliefs. You wake up and discover you're not allowed to use regular banking services, accept credit card payments, host a website, or email your subscribers. It was weaponized during the lockdowns to shut down anyone who questioned the orthodoxy.
Global Boiling Challenge
It's amazing how Top Scientists" who makes such claims never seems to show their faces to back up their "science".
US Schools Are Leaving Students Ill-Equipped to Compete with Artificial Intelligence - Intellectual Takeout
US Schools Are Leaving Students Ill-Equipped to Compete with Artificial Intelligence - Intellectual Takeout - Kerry McDonald 
"We have long known that the robots were coming, but now that they are here, the mismatch between our modern education system and the technology-fueled workplace is glaringly apparent.
As robots expertly perform routine tasks and increasingly assume broader workforce responsibilities, we must ask ourselves an important question: What is our key human differentiator?
- ...To compete with robots, we need an education model that nurtures human imagination and ingenuity.
- Forced schooling is ill-equipped to do this, but models of learning without conventional schooling are ideally positioned to take on the pending robot challenge...
Michigan attorney general investigating $25M grant to ex-House speaker’s aide
Michigan attorney general investigating $25M grant to ex-House speaker’s aide 
- Michigan attorney general probes $25 million grant tied to a onetime aide to former House Speaker Jason Wentworth
- The state stopped payments to the Complete Health Park in May over double payment concerns
- The state stopped payments after $10 million had already been spent on the now-stalled project
Hawaii's Democrat governor wants to impose $25 'climate impact fee' on tourists to prevent wildfires, preserve beaches | Blaze Media
Hawaii's Democrat governor wants to impose $25 'climate impact fee' on tourists to prevent wildfires, preserve beaches | Blaze Media:
The Democrat governor of Hawaii has proposed a $25 "climate impact fee" on tourists to help preserve the state's natural environment.
During his state of the state address last month, Gov. Josh Green claimed that the fee was necessary to "provide the needed resources to protect our environment and increase awareness of the impacts of climate change." Green believes that the fee will generate $68 million in much-needed annual revenue.
Appeal This! - Mark Steyn
Appeal This! - Mark Steyn
- ...rogue judge Arthur F Engoron has demanded Trump cough up - for a "crime" which has no known victims and no identifiable proceeds.
- Confiscating (with interest) close to half-a-billion dollars for no good reason is certainly unusual, even by the standards of US "justice".
But that's not what caught my eye about Arthur F Wankeron's judgment.
The truly striking passage was this (page 90, just before the sign-off):
Not so.
In order to appeal, a losing party has to post a bond for the amount at issue.
...But one hears so much breezy chit-chat in America about appealing this and appealing that that one takes one's appellate rights for granted.The Court hereby enjoins Donald Trump and the Trump Organization and its affiliates from applying for loans from any financial institution chartered by or registered with the New York Department of Financial Services for a period of three years.
Not so.
In order to appeal, a losing party has to post a bond for the amount at issue.
- ...But to be clear: to appeal Judge Wankeron's decision Trump needs to come up with a bond for at least $350 million.
- So, just to complicate the issue, Wankeron forbids him from doing business with any financial institution registered in the State of New York...
Lunch video-----The Un-Economics of Net Zero - Lord Christopher Monckton
"Lord Christopher Monckton takes on the claim that achieving a net-zero carbon dioxide emissions based economy would cause no economic harm. That claim is simply false.
Kristi Noem stays silent as South Dakota GOP cedes property rights | Blaze Media
Kristi Noem stays silent as South Dakota GOP cedes property rights | Blaze Media:
The state Senate’s Commerce and Energy Committee last week passed SB 201, which pre-empts all local ordinances and restrictions on carbon capture pipelines. These pipelines serve no purpose other than pleasing the gods of phantom global warming and satisfying the grift of green energy companies backed by government venture socialism. They do nothing other than capture and store carbon forever with no feasible endgame.
The Idiocy Is Getting Overwhelming - Kurt Schlichter
The Idiocy Is Getting Overwhelming - Kurt Schlichter"Everything is so stupid now, and I can’t even deal.
Yeah, this used to be a functioning country...
Now everything’s ridiculous and annoying.
Did you see the NYPD dance team video?
The only thing they look like they could bust is the budget of a buffet owner.
It’s a bunch of uncoordinated hippos hopping around proud of themselves as the city they’re supposed to protect turns into a bubbling cauldron of social pathologies and crime.
This is so typical of our institutions – they failed to do what they’re supposed to do, but distract by doing, and badly, something they have no business wasting their time on.
Some people ask, “What’s the big deal?” It’s just some hefty ladies dancing. It’s fun. Lighten up.”
But I can’t lighten any more than they can.Cops should be arresting criminals, not doing the electric boogaloo.But, of course, it’s a moot point.The criminals wouldn’t get charged with crimes anyway...
Foreign, billionaire laundered-money intended to steal US elections?!!-----Swiss Billionaire’s Nonprofit Sent $35 Million To Dark Money Group Propping Up Dems
Swiss Billionaire’s Nonprofit Sent $35 Million To Dark Money Group Propping Up Dems"...The Berger Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, gave $35 million to the liberal dark money group Sixteen Thirty Fund in 2022, tax documents show.
Sixteen Thirty Fund in 2022 poured tens of millions into Democrat-aligned PACs, groups supporting left-wing ballot measures and voter mobilization operations designed to increase turnout among Democrat-friendly demographics, according to tax forms...
Berger Action Fund was one of Sixteen Thirty Fund’s biggest donors in 2022; Sixteen Thirty Fund is often described as a dark money group because it engages in political activity without publishing the identities of its donors...
Berger Action Fund was one of Sixteen Thirty Fund’s biggest donors in 2022; Sixteen Thirty Fund is often described as a dark money group because it engages in political activity without publishing the identities of its donors...
What the Media hasn't Told you About Carroll v. Trump - American Thinker
What the Media hasn't Told you About Carroll v. Trump - American Thinker - Daniel R. Street"...E. Jean Carroll is a journalist who wrote an advice column for Elle magazine for over two decades. In 2019, she published a book in which she claimed Donald J. Trump, who was then President of the United States, raped her in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan in 1994, 1995, or 1996. (I cannot be more specific about the date, since Ms. Carroll herself does not even recall the year it supposedly happened.)...
- In response to President Trump’s vigorous denials of her claims, Carroll filed suit in New York State Court in 2019 seeking damages for defamation...
- While the 2019 defamation suit was pending, the State of New York passed the Adult Survivor's Act and revived Carroll’s sexual assault claims. This allowed Carroll to file suit against Donald J. Trump over the alleged rape itself. She sued in federal court in New York on November 24, 2022. Included with the rape allegations were additional defamation claims, again pertaining to Trump’s denials, this time in 2022...
Group of Seattle business owners plead with city government to stop repeated thefts: 'It's a viable career option to be a thief' | Blaze Media
Group of Seattle business owners plead with city government to stop repeated thefts: 'It's a viable career option to be a thief' | Blaze Media:
A group of business owners on Ballard Avenue in Seattle is speaking out, begging for help to anyone who will listen after their businesses have been ravaged by repeated unpunished retail thefts.
Business owner Matt Humphrey told KOMO-TV that his store has been broken into four times in the last two years, and nothing has been done to stop the thefts.
Michael Smith - It is not racist or discriminatory to say there is... | Facebook
Michael Smith - It is not racist or discriminatory to say there is... | Facebook
- It is not racist or discriminatory to say there is a dependent class in America, or that this class is found in the inner sections of our major cities.
- When I use the term "dependent", I am referring to a class of people largely dependent upon government support, programs or one that receives preferential treatment from government in some way, all of which contributes to their welfare and survival.
- It is also a fact the majority of these cities are governed today, and have been for decades, by one political party which subscribes to centralized, authoritarian controls...
History for February 21
History for February 21 - On-This-Day.com
Sam Peckinpah 1925 - Director
- 1804 - The first self-propelled locomotive on rails was demonstrated in Wales.
- 1842 - John J. Greenough patented the sewing machine.
- 1848 - The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
- 1878 - The first telephone directories issued in the U.S. were distributed to residents in New Haven, CT. It was a single page of only fifty names.
- 1904 - The National Ski Association was formed in Ishpeming, MI.
- 1947 - Edwin Land demonstrated the Polaroid Land Camera to the Optical Society of America in New York City. It was the first camera to take, develop and print a picture on photo paper all in about 60 seconds. The photos were black and white. The camera went on sale the following year.
- 1965 - Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City at the age of 39 by assassins identified as Black Muslims.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Harvard professor published study finding no racial bias in police shootings, then needed police protection as 'all hell broke loose' | Blaze Media
Harvard professor published study finding no racial bias in police shootings, then needed police protection as 'all hell broke loose' | Blaze Media:
Fryer said he was surprised by the results because he "expected" to see racial bias towards blacks in police shootings.
He hired eight fresh researchers to ensure the results were correct, and the results remained the same.
"All hell broke loose" immediately after the 104-page economics paper with a 150-page appendix was published, according to Fryer.
A Completely Fake Story- A short video showing how the New York Times starts out with an agenda, and then creates a fictional story in support of it.
"A short video showing how the New York Times starts out with an agenda, and then creates a fictional story in support of it.
The United States of Lawfare - by Peter Venetoklis
The United States of Lawfare - by Peter Venetoklis"There's a sad irony in witnessing people who claim that the legal system is stacked against the citizens (see: progressives, police defunders, bail eliminators, non-prosecutors, and the like) happy over the pretzeling of that system for partisan political gain (see: Trump's absurd fine in New York for financial reporting irregularities)...
The Trump prosecution by state Attorney General Leticia James could be the poster child for lawfare. Financial record violations and purportedly exaggerated property valuations that
The Trump prosecution by state Attorney General Leticia James could be the poster child for lawfare. Financial record violations and purportedly exaggerated property valuations that
- harmed no one,
- that were accepted or ignored by the banks to whom they were submitted, and
- which produced no quantifiable damages
- were prosecuted by a zealous partisan,
- ruled upon not by a jury of Trump's peers, but by a single judge, and
- punished with a nine figure fine and three years of prohibition from running his businesses...
Associated Press Takes More Money to Promote Climate Alarm
Climate Change Weekly #494: Associated Press Takes More Money to Promote Climate Alarm
- The Associated Press (AP) recently accepted a grant of approximately $300,000 from the KR Foundation, a Danish organization founded to “address the climate crisis by pushing for a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels at a global level.”
- This follows a $8 million grant to the AP by five U.S.-based foundations...(that) devote significant funds to motivating carbon restricting policies at the federal, state, and local levels of government. That grant directed the AP to hire more than two dozen journalists to report on climate issues, primarily from Africa, Brazil, India, and the United States.
- Now, the Danish group is giving the AP additional money to continue and expand its efforts to stoke climate alarm through its “global scholars network.”...
Biden Admin Shells Out Taxpayer Dollars On Getting Americans To Eat Trash-Fed Bugs | The Daily Caller
Biden Admin Shells Out Taxpayer Dollars On Getting Americans To Eat Trash-Fed Bugs | The Daily Caller:
Atop U.N. official prompted outrage this week with the suggestion that Hamas is not a terrorist organization — once again bolstering critics' suspicions that the U.N. has a soft spot or, at the very least, a blind spot for terrorists.
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