Saturday, January 18, 2025
"Cage-free" criminals!-----Not Taking Crime Seriously California’s Prop 47 Exacerbated Crime and Drug Abuse
In November 2014, California voters approved a criminal justice reform measure, Proposition 47 (“Prop 47”), with almost 60% support. 
Ten years later, California voters are now considering rolling back some of its soft-on-crime policies.
- Prop 47 identified six “petty” crimes—grand theft, larceny, personal drug use, forgery, and two types of check fraud—and reclassified them.
- It downgraded these crimes, including thefts with property values under $950 and illegal drug possession for personal use, from felonies to misdemeanors...
Treasury secretary nominee corrects Democrat about 'clean energy race' against China | Blaze Media
Treasury secretary nominee corrects Democrat about 'clean energy race' against China | Blaze Media:
“Senator Wyden, just so we can frame this for everyone in the room, China will build a hundred new coal plants this year. There is not a clean energy race. There is an energy race," Bessent replied.
"China will build 10 nuclear plants this year. That is not solar. I am in favor of more nuclear plants. And I would note that the IRA, as scored by the CBO, is wildly out of control in terms of spending on the upside," he continued.
Instapundit - What makes this post especially wild is the simple fact that Biden didn't even write it.
Instapundit - IT’S NOT SO MUCH THAT JOE DIDN’T WRITE IT. IT’S THAT HE COULDN’T WRITE IT. - Glenn Reynolds
History for January 18
History for January 18 - On-This-Day.com 
Daniel Webster 1782 - American politician, Secretary of State under three presidents
- 1778 - English navigator Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands, which he called the "Sandwich Islands."
- 1896 - The x-ray machine was exhibited for the first time.
- 1911 - For the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. Pilot Eugene B. Ely flew onto the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco harbor.
- 1939 - Louis Armstrong and his orchestra recorded "Jeepers Creepers."
- 1943 - U.S. commercial bakers stopped selling sliced bread. Only whole loaves were sold during the ban until the end of World War II.
- 1990 - In an FBI sting, Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry was arrested for drug possession. He was later convicted of a misdemeanor.
Friday, January 17, 2025
Special Counsel Unleashes on Joe and Hunter Biden in Blistering Final Report
Special Counsel Unleashes on Joe and Hunter Biden in Blistering Final Report:
Between the unscrupulous payments, scandalous and salacious videos of a naked Hunter Biden gallivanting with prostitutes, and the other tax and gun charges, Hunter played no small role in his father’s unceremonious ouster from his re-election bid.
But that doesn’t exactly get Joe Biden off the hook, either, Weiss noted.
WSJ Slams California's Climate Change Scapegoating, Identifies Real Culprits - Climate Change Dispatch
Attempts to pin the catastrophic California wildfires on the bogeyman of “climate change” are a deflection from the real culprits, the Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote Monday. - Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
The climate left is desperately trying to “change the subject from the failure of the state and local government to contain the fires that often accompany Santa Ana winds,” the WSJ editors note.
The climate left is desperately trying to “change the subject from the failure of the state and local government to contain the fires that often accompany Santa Ana winds,” the WSJ editors note.
- The op-ed first dismantles the ridiculous claim that climate change somehow caused the conflagration and then shows how state and local governments, and Gov. Gavin Newsom in particular, have abdicated their important role of protecting California residents from wildfire...
- The editors proceed to reproduce a chart from the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment that shows precipitation in the state going back 130 or so years. The chart does not show a trend but rather recurring wet and dry spells, with the latter being especially prevalent in the 1910s and 1920s “when carbon emissions were far less than they are today,” the editors explain...
- “Despite their fervent belief that climate change will have catastrophic consequences, Democrats in California perennially underinvest in water storage and land management,” they argue.
- Then when fires, water shortages, or floods inevitably happen, “Democrats blame climate change as if there is nothing they could do about any of it,” they write, concluding that what the state really needs is “political climate change.”
Gaza hostage, ceasefire deal on brink of finalization * WorldNetDaily * by David Brummer
Gaza hostage, ceasefire deal on brink of finalization * WorldNetDaily * by David Brummer:
Talks for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas continued in earnest with officials from both sides and from mediating countries estimating that a landmark agreement to end the 15-month war was near-finalized, with multiple outlets reporting details of its content.
Michael Smith - I need to remind people in California and other...
...and other deep blue areas not to be surprised when your elected officials fail you - mostly because you elect social "activists" and these activists are intellectually predisposed to oppose things that work because they aren't "equitable" or "inclusive". - Michael Smith
- Things (and people) that work (succeed) tend to be based on their merit, and don't rise or fall based on skin color, identity, or "personal truth".
- They work because they deliver the best result given the input applied.
Results for an activist is to be seen as "doing something' as opposed to actually resolving something.
They are more interested in being seen doing a job than actually doing that job.
That is the difference in Gavin Newsom in California and Ron DeSantis in Florida.
That is the difference in Gavin Newsom in California and Ron DeSantis in Florida.
- One preens while the other gets stuff done...
Lunch video-----Collapse Of The Antarctic Sea Ice Scam
"Academics and the press have been attempting to profit from a completely fictional story about Antarctica, which has collapsed.
A major legal victory over woke investment | Blaze Media
A major legal victory over woke investment | Blaze Media:
Afederal judge in Texas granted a victory Friday to American Airlines pilots suing the company for sacrificing the profitability of their 401(k) fund to pursue liberal causes.
It’s a potentially major blow in a long battle against political investing, called ESG (or environmental, social, and governance). And it paves the way for battles against BlackRock and other globe-dominating businesses that funnel trillions of Americans’ retirement and investment dollars toward left-wing causes. More, it demonstrates how the political catastrophe that has befallen corporate governance these past five years can be undone — by the same tool with which it was made.
Physical fitness requirements for male cops and female cops in Michigan
Physical fitness requirements for male cops and female cops in Michigan DEI is affirmative action. : - James David Dickson - @downi75 
- Which is illegal in Michigan.
- And yet here we are, acting like you’d be just as well-served by a woman cop. H/t @Theplebofplebs
Post-Trump Recession Odds Plunge - by Peter St Onge
Left-wing media is doing everything they can to talk Americans into a recession. - Peter St Onge 
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House in less than a week, legacy media is falling over itself to predict economic disaster.
- US News asks "Will Trump's Policies Spark a Recession."
- Newsweek asks "Will there be a recession?"
- The Boston Globe answers: "Trump's plans promise another Great Recession."...
Just 4 days after the November election the Associated Press ran an article called "Frustrated Americans await the economic changes they voted for with Trump."
- What makes the whole exercise hilarious is that actual recession odds immediately plunged as soon as Trump won...
Read all!-----Best farewell speech in my life - Don Surber
3 more days, folks. Just 3 more days 
The old president gave one of his finest speeches days before handing over the reins to a new president. The incumbent began:
Three days from now, after half a century in the service of our country, I shall lay down the responsibilities of office as, in traditional and solemn ceremony, the authority of the Presidency is vested in my successor.The president obviously was not FJB but a far greater man—Eisenhower.
This evening I come to you with a message of leave-taking and farewell, and to share a few final thoughts with you, my countrymen.
Like every other citizen, I wish the new President, and all who will labor with him, Godspeed. I pray that the coming years will be blessed with peace and prosperity for all.
When he said he served the nation for 50 years, he really did as he served in both world wars...
Pete Hegseth defends himself from Senate Dems during explosive confirmation hearing | Blaze Media
Pete Hegseth defends himself from Senate Dems during explosive confirmation hearing | Blaze Media:
Senate Democrats repeatedly berated Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Defense, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Despite being repeatedly badgered by critical Democrats, Hegseth has stood firm.
Hegseth is the first of Trump's nominees to go through his confirmation hearing. Although Hegseth has drawn a fair amount of media attention leading up to Tuesday, Senate Democrats hammered the nominee's personal challenges and past "mistakes."
Fighting back!-----Penn accused of ‘racist double standards’ in professor’s lawsuit
Amy Wax was suspended after saying ‘family breakdown,’ ‘educational underachievement’ hold black Americans back more than racism - Micaiah Bilger - Assistant Editor 
University of Pennsylvania Professor Amy Wax just filed a lawsuit against the Ivy League institution, alleging double standards in its protections of free speech after an unresolved, years-long dispute about her comments on race, IQ, and immigration...
- “White speakers are far more likely to be disciplined for ‘harmful’ speech while minority speakers are rarely, if ever, subject to disciplinary procedures for the same,” the lawsuit alleges. “The University’s Speech Policy thus discriminates on the basis of race and other protected grounds—both in terms of the identity of speakers and the subject of speech.”
History for January 17
History for January 17 - On-This-Day.com 
Benjamin Franklin 1706
- 1913 - All partner interests in 36 Golden Rule Stores were consolidated and incorporated in Utah into one company. The new corporation was the J.C. Penney Company.
- 1934 - Ferdinand Porsche submitted a design for a people's car, a "Volkswagen," to the new German Reich government.
- 1961 - In his farewell address, U.S. President Eisenhower warned against the rise of "the military-industrial complex."
- 1994 - The Northridge earthquake rocked Los Angeles, CA, registering a 6.7 on the Richter Scale. At least 61 people were killed and about $20 billion in damage was caused.
- 1998 - U.S. President Clinton gave his deposition in the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit against him. He was the first U.S. President to testify as a defendant in a criminal or civil lawsuit.
- 2002 - It was announced that Microsoft had signed a joint venture agreement to produce software with two partners in China. The two partners were Beijin Centergate Technologies (Holding) Co. and the Stone Group.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
State speaker bans Trump-supporting senator, has him arrested * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
State speaker bans Trump-supporting senator, has him arrested * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh:
Political differences, once again, have descended to physical blows as an "anti-Trump" Georgia House speaker banned a Trump-supporting senator from the House floor during a state of the state event, and he tried to enter anyway.
He was slammed to the floor by police and arrested.
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