Wednesday, March 01, 2017
Spicer Collects White House Staffers' Phones in Effort to Find Leakers | Fox News Insider
Spicer Collects White House Staffers' Phones in Effort to Find Leakers | Fox News Insider:
"The judge said there are two types of leaks that could potentially be occurring: members of the intelligence community revealing what they know in order to manipulate the president or someone in the White House telling a friend in the press information that the president does not want disclosed.
"I don't blame Donald Trump. He is rightfully angry about this stuff going on," said Napolitano, adding that the president's own staff leaking information "fundamentally undermines the way he wants to run the government.""
"I don't blame Donald Trump. He is rightfully angry about this stuff going on," said Napolitano, adding that the president's own staff leaking information "fundamentally undermines the way he wants to run the government.""
Your tax dollars at "work"-----NPR Failed to Disclose Trump-Bashing CIA Officer As Clinton Donor in Radio Interview
NPR Failed to Disclose Trump-Bashing CIA Officer As Clinton Donor in Radio Interview - Washington Free Beacon:
"Public radio station NPR failed to note that the former CIA officer who wrote in the Washington Post that his decision to leave the agency had nothing to do with politics gave $5,000 to Hillary Clinton, even after a "clarification" was added to his original column to disclose the political contribution.
...The NPR interview also does not divulge the extent of Price's political work as a spokesman for the Obama White House.
Price was a top assistant to deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, and played a key role in the creation of the "echo chamber" that was used wielded by the administration to create positive press during nuclear negotiations with Iran, according to the New York Times."
"Public radio station NPR failed to note that the former CIA officer who wrote in the Washington Post that his decision to leave the agency had nothing to do with politics gave $5,000 to Hillary Clinton, even after a "clarification" was added to his original column to disclose the political contribution....The NPR interview also does not divulge the extent of Price's political work as a spokesman for the Obama White House.
Price was a top assistant to deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, and played a key role in the creation of the "echo chamber" that was used wielded by the administration to create positive press during nuclear negotiations with Iran, according to the New York Times."
Fabricating Chelsea Clinton
Fabricating Chelsea Clinton | commentary: "83
Democrats are confused as to how they were bested by a political figure they see as an empty suit with a pedigree famous for little more than tweeting.
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
It’s been hard to avoid the contrived, media-driven campaign to fabricate Chelsea Clinton into a figure of political and cultural relevance.
...The Times interview, published on February 23, appears to have set off a flurry of Chelsea Clinton profiles you never knew you wanted.
The youngest Clinton “has been fired up online since Trump took office,” according to the media criticism outlet Newser, “resulting in a more ‘provocative’ and ‘punchier’ former first daughter who isn’t afraid to take on anti-Semitism, ‘fake news,‘ and even the commander in chief himself.”
You might be surprised to learn that Clinton “takes down Trump” on Twitter on a regular basis, as Mashable helpfully informed its readership.
In fact, Clinton is occupying a role that cannot be performed by either Hillary Clinton or even Michelle Obama: “a woman who doesn’t hold office but possesses both political power and the ability to speak forcefully about threats to American democracy.”
The “political power” Clinton enjoys seems to have been conferred upon her exclusively by the reporters glowingly praising her snarky tweets.
Those tweets, by the way, are written entirely in her own voice.
At least, that is the revelation provided to CNN by Clinton’s spokesperson.
And it’s a “distinctive, sometimes sassy, voice America hasn’t heard before...”
Read on!
Democrats are confused as to how they were bested by a political figure they see as an empty suit with a pedigree famous for little more than tweeting.
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
It’s been hard to avoid the contrived, media-driven campaign to fabricate Chelsea Clinton into a figure of political and cultural relevance....The Times interview, published on February 23, appears to have set off a flurry of Chelsea Clinton profiles you never knew you wanted.
The youngest Clinton “has been fired up online since Trump took office,” according to the media criticism outlet Newser, “resulting in a more ‘provocative’ and ‘punchier’ former first daughter who isn’t afraid to take on anti-Semitism, ‘fake news,‘ and even the commander in chief himself.”
You might be surprised to learn that Clinton “takes down Trump” on Twitter on a regular basis, as Mashable helpfully informed its readership.
In fact, Clinton is occupying a role that cannot be performed by either Hillary Clinton or even Michelle Obama: “a woman who doesn’t hold office but possesses both political power and the ability to speak forcefully about threats to American democracy.”
The “political power” Clinton enjoys seems to have been conferred upon her exclusively by the reporters glowingly praising her snarky tweets.
Those tweets, by the way, are written entirely in her own voice.
At least, that is the revelation provided to CNN by Clinton’s spokesperson.
And it’s a “distinctive, sometimes sassy, voice America hasn’t heard before...”
Read on!
Truth Doesn't Matter to The New York Times
NRATV | Truth Doesn't Matter to The New York Times:
"The New York Times placed an ad during the Oscars to tell us that the truth is more important now. But why now?
The truth is that the truth didn't matter to The New York Times then as much as now—because as long as liberals were "progressing," the truth was depressing.
America has stopped looking to The New York Times for the truth, now more than ever.
The times are burning and the media elites have been caught holding the match."
"The New York Times placed an ad during the Oscars to tell us that the truth is more important now. But why now?
The truth is that the truth didn't matter to The New York Times then as much as now—because as long as liberals were "progressing," the truth was depressing.
America has stopped looking to The New York Times for the truth, now more than ever.
The times are burning and the media elites have been caught holding the match."
U.N. Human Rights Council -- Trump Administration Should Withdraw | National Review
U.N. Human Rights Council -- Trump Administration Should Withdraw | National Review:
"“Human Rights” Council starts its main annual session on Monday in Geneva with elected members and human-rights aficionados such as Saudi Arabia, China, and Qatar settling into their seats. The question hanging over the head of President Trump is whether his administration will take its place beside these other states and legitimize the most anti-Israel, twisted bastion of moral relativism in the U.N. system."
NY Teamsters Pension Becomes First To Run Out Of Money As Expert Warns "Pension Tsunami" Is Coming
NY Teamsters Pension Becomes First To Run Out Of Money As Expert Warns "Pension Tsunami" Is Coming | Zero Hedge:
"The New York Teamsters Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund has won the unfortunate award for "First Pension to Officially Run Out of Money." According to the New York Daily News, and a host of angry former truck drivers who've had their pension benefits slashed, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) has officially been forced to step in and take over payments to retirees of the Local 707, albeit at a much lower rate.
"The New York Teamsters Road Carriers Local 707 Pension Fund has won the unfortunate award for "First Pension to Officially Run Out of Money." According to the New York Daily News, and a host of angry former truck drivers who've had their pension benefits slashed, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) has officially been forced to step in and take over payments to retirees of the Local 707, albeit at a much lower rate.Teamsters Local 707’s pension fund is the first to officially bottom out financially — which happened this month.
“I had a union job for 30 years,” Chmil said. “We had collectively bargained contracts that promised us a pension. I paid into it with every paycheck. Everyone told us, ‘Don’t worry, you have a union job, your pension is guaranteed.’ Well, so much for that.”
“It’s a nightmare, it has just devastated all of our lives. I’ve gone from having $48,000 a year to less than half that,” said Chmil, one of five Local 707 retirees who agreed to share their stories with the Daily News last week.
“I don’t want other people to have to go through this. We need everyone to wake up and do something; that’s why we’re talking,” said Ray Narvaez.
Of course, the Teamsters 707 and other Teamster pension boards attempted to submit plans that would have cut benefits in order to prolong payments to retirees but those plans were universally rejected by the Obama administration...better that the pensions just run out of cash completely.
Per Pensions & Investments: Read on!
Per Pensions & Investments: Read on!
...Meanwhile, under the maximum benefits provided by the PBGC, many former Teamsters, like Ray Narvaez, said their monthly retirement checks have been slashed by two-thirds...
Of course, as the Central States Pension General Counsel notes, the real "pension tsunami" will come when the massive "municipal and state plans go down next."...
More!
More!
History for March 1
History for March 1 - On-This-Day.com
William Dean Howells 1837 - Author, Augustus Saint-Gaudens 1848, Glenn Miller 1904 - Bandleader
David Niven 1910 - Actor ("The Guns of Navarone"), Ralph Waldo Ellison 1914 - Author, essayist, Yitzhak Rabin 1922 - Israeli politician
1692 - In Salem Village, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Salem witch trials began. Four women were the first to be charged.
1781 - In America, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation.
1872 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of Yellowstone National Park. It was the world's first national park.
1873 - E. Remington and Sons of Ilion, NY, began the manufacturing the first practical typewriter.
1912 - Captain Albert Berry made the first parachute jump from a moving airplane.
1941 - FM Radio began in Nashville, TN, when station W47NV began operations.
2003 - In the U.S., approximately 180,000 personnel from 22 different organizations around the government became part of the Department of Homeland Security. This completed the largest government reorganization since the beginning of the Cold War.
2003 - Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was captured by CIA and Pakistani agents near Islamabad. He was the suspected mastermind behind the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Concluded That The Existence of Women is Un-Islamic | JewFacts
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Concluded That The Existence of Women is Un-Islamic | JewFacts:
"The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) concluded their 192nd meeting with the ruling that women are un-Islamic and that their mere existence contradicted Sharia and the will of Allah.
As the meeting concluded CII Chairman Maulana Muhammad Khan Shirani noted that women by existing defied the laws of nature, and to protect Islam and the Sharia women should be forced to stop existing as soon as possible. The announcement comes a couple of days after CII’s 191st meeting where they dubbed laws related to minimum marriage age to be un-Islamic."
As the meeting concluded CII Chairman Maulana Muhammad Khan Shirani noted that women by existing defied the laws of nature, and to protect Islam and the Sharia women should be forced to stop existing as soon as possible. The announcement comes a couple of days after CII’s 191st meeting where they dubbed laws related to minimum marriage age to be un-Islamic."
Anti-Gun Democrat State Senator Arrested In Ferguson Carrying A 9mm – American Lookout
Anti-Gun Democrat State Senator Arrested In Ferguson Carrying A 9mm – American Lookout:
"Here’s an interesting story that somehow escaped the notice of the liberal media. A Democrat state senator from Missouri who’s anti-gun was recently arrested carrying one.
Ending the Fed News reported:
Anti-Gun Senator Jamilah Nasheed Arrested In Ferguson Carrying A 9mm
FERGUSON, Mo. – Missouri State Senator Jamilah Nasheed had a gun in her possession at the time she was arrested late on Monday outside the Ferguson Police Department, according to Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson."
Ending the Fed News reported:
Anti-Gun Senator Jamilah Nasheed Arrested In Ferguson Carrying A 9mm
FERGUSON, Mo. – Missouri State Senator Jamilah Nasheed had a gun in her possession at the time she was arrested late on Monday outside the Ferguson Police Department, according to Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson."
Doctors could prescribe houses to the homeless under radical Hawaii bill
Doctors could prescribe houses to the homeless under radical Hawaii bill | US news | The Guardian
"Newly introduced bill would classify homelessness as a medical condition, as research suggests healthcare spending falls when people have been housed
One day last month, Stephen Williams asked a passerby for help and then collapsed on the sidewalk. When the ambulance arrived in downtown Honolulu, his temperature was well over 104F.
A life-threatening staph infection had entered his bloodstream.
Williams, who lives on the dusty streets of Chinatown, spent seven days hooked to an IV, treatment that can cost $40,000, according to the hospital that admitted him.
But Williams didn’t pay: the bill was covered by government dollars in the form of Medicaid.
Over the past four years, he has been to the hospital for infections 21 times, he said, a consequence of psoriasis flare-ups in a humid climate and unsanitary conditions.
Cases such as these have prompted a groundbreaking new proposal in Hawaii.
Instead of prescribing medication to homeless patients like Williams, what if doctors could prescribe something else that might ameliorate their health problems more effectively?
The prescription would be housing.
With this aim in mind, a state senator, Josh Green, has introduced a bill to classify homelessness as a medical condition..."
"Newly introduced bill would classify homelessness as a medical condition, as research suggests healthcare spending falls when people have been housed
One day last month, Stephen Williams asked a passerby for help and then collapsed on the sidewalk. When the ambulance arrived in downtown Honolulu, his temperature was well over 104F.
A life-threatening staph infection had entered his bloodstream.
But Williams didn’t pay: the bill was covered by government dollars in the form of Medicaid.
Over the past four years, he has been to the hospital for infections 21 times, he said, a consequence of psoriasis flare-ups in a humid climate and unsanitary conditions.
Cases such as these have prompted a groundbreaking new proposal in Hawaii.
Instead of prescribing medication to homeless patients like Williams, what if doctors could prescribe something else that might ameliorate their health problems more effectively?
The prescription would be housing.
With this aim in mind, a state senator, Josh Green, has introduced a bill to classify homelessness as a medical condition..."
The Day the New York Times Lost All Credibility
Articles: The Day the New York Times Lost All Credibility
“We strongly protest the exclusion of the New York Times and the other news organizations,” Times editor Dean Baquet said in a statement last Friday after his publication was excluded from a White House briefing.
“Free media access to a transparent government is obviously of crucial national interest.”
While innocent liberals everywhere were rallying to the Times' defense, many of those who have dealt with the Times up close could only snicker at phrases like “free media access” and “transparent government.”
One skeptic is investigative reporter James Sanders.
Twenty years ago he and his wife Elizabeth were arrested by the FBI on conspiracy charges for his efforts to get at the truth behind the destruction of TWA Flight 800.
This was the plane destroyed off the coast of Long Island on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 people on board.
Not unexpectedly, the Times editors turned their back on Sanders during his legal ordeal.
Their First Amendment concerns did not and do not extend far beyond their own newsroom.
“Times is struggling to prove it is the source of legitimate news,” Sanders texted me on Friday.
No Trump fan, he added, “As they say in the White House, ‘Nyet.’”
If one had to pick a day when the Times lost all credibility with Sanders and other independent journalists, it would be September 21,1996.
On that day, the Times’ Matthew Purdy told of how the St. Louis police used the TWA 800 plane to train a bomb-sniffing dog six weeks before the crash.
The trainer placed explosives throughout the plane and encouraged the dog to find them.
One law enforcement official told Purdy the explosives were kept in tightly wrapped packages but conceded, “Testing can leave traces behind.”
The following day, September 22, the Times published what would prove to be the investigation’s obituary..."
“We strongly protest the exclusion of the New York Times and the other news organizations,” Times editor Dean Baquet said in a statement last Friday after his publication was excluded from a White House briefing.
“Free media access to a transparent government is obviously of crucial national interest.”
While innocent liberals everywhere were rallying to the Times' defense, many of those who have dealt with the Times up close could only snicker at phrases like “free media access” and “transparent government.”
One skeptic is investigative reporter James Sanders.
Twenty years ago he and his wife Elizabeth were arrested by the FBI on conspiracy charges for his efforts to get at the truth behind the destruction of TWA Flight 800.This was the plane destroyed off the coast of Long Island on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 people on board.
Not unexpectedly, the Times editors turned their back on Sanders during his legal ordeal.
Their First Amendment concerns did not and do not extend far beyond their own newsroom.
“Times is struggling to prove it is the source of legitimate news,” Sanders texted me on Friday.
No Trump fan, he added, “As they say in the White House, ‘Nyet.’”
If one had to pick a day when the Times lost all credibility with Sanders and other independent journalists, it would be September 21,1996.
On that day, the Times’ Matthew Purdy told of how the St. Louis police used the TWA 800 plane to train a bomb-sniffing dog six weeks before the crash.
The trainer placed explosives throughout the plane and encouraged the dog to find them.
One law enforcement official told Purdy the explosives were kept in tightly wrapped packages but conceded, “Testing can leave traces behind.”
The following day, September 22, the Times published what would prove to be the investigation’s obituary..."
Remember When Leftists Wanted $15 Minimum Wage For Fast Food Workers? Now Wendy’s Is Replacing Them With Robots | Daily Wire
Remember When Leftists Wanted $15 Minimum Wage For Fast Food Workers? Now Wendy’s Is Replacing Them With Robots | Daily Wire:
"And yet, the very workers that leftists claim to be helping are stating to get displaced by automation; it will only get worse as the minimum wage increases. Artificially raising the costs of labor has detrimental consequences for the economy."
Public university's 'fascism' teach-in targets Trump
Public university's 'fascism' teach-in targets Trump - The College Fix:
"LONG BEACH, Calif. – President Donald Trump has fascist tendencies, is a misogynist, and his election victory has brought changes “not for the better,” several Cal State Long Beach professors told students Wednesday during a lunchtime teach-in on the campus quad.
The remarks came during “Fascism: Past and Present,” the second of four “Reclaiming Democracy” teach-ins organized by College of Liberal Arts faculty members “concerned about developments before and after the November election,” said Teresa Wright, chair of the Political Science department.
“We’re here today because a specter is haunting the world, and especially the U.S. and Europe, the specter of fascism and authoritarianism,” Wright said during her introductory remarks.
The teach-in lasted for an hour and half and included three faculty presentations, about 10 minutes each, followed by five breakout discussions.
Pizza for the event was provided by the public university..."
"LONG BEACH, Calif. – President Donald Trump has fascist tendencies, is a misogynist, and his election victory has brought changes “not for the better,” several Cal State Long Beach professors told students Wednesday during a lunchtime teach-in on the campus quad.The remarks came during “Fascism: Past and Present,” the second of four “Reclaiming Democracy” teach-ins organized by College of Liberal Arts faculty members “concerned about developments before and after the November election,” said Teresa Wright, chair of the Political Science department.
“We’re here today because a specter is haunting the world, and especially the U.S. and Europe, the specter of fascism and authoritarianism,” Wright said during her introductory remarks.
The teach-in lasted for an hour and half and included three faculty presentations, about 10 minutes each, followed by five breakout discussions.
Pizza for the event was provided by the public university..."
Wendy's Installing Self-Order Kiosks in 1,000 Stores to Cut Labor Costs
Wendy's Installing Self-Order Kiosks in 1,000 Stores to Cut Labor Costs - Breitbart:
"Fast-food restaurant chain Wendy’s will install self-order kiosks at 1,000 stores across the country by the end of 2017 to trim extra labor costs imposed by minimum wage hikes, NJ Advance Media reported.
...The company said the kiosks, which cost about $15,000 each, would reduce labor costs and appeal to younger customers
. Other companies, including Panera Bread, say the kiosks increase employees’ productivity and are especially valuable during lunchtime and other rush-hours.
Breitbart News reported that several Wendy’s franchises were struggling because of wage costs in 2016.
California’s franchise-owned Wendy’s were struggling with the state’s $10 minimum wage while franchise-owned Wendy’s restaurants in New York could not offset the higher minimum wage in the state, where the minimum wage is $15.
Wendy’s franchises “will likely look at the opportunity to reduce overall staff, look at the opportunity to certainly reduce hours and any other cost reduction opportunities, not just price,” Wendy’s CEO Emil Brolick said in 2015."
"Fast-food restaurant chain Wendy’s will install self-order kiosks at 1,000 stores across the country by the end of 2017 to trim extra labor costs imposed by minimum wage hikes, NJ Advance Media reported....The company said the kiosks, which cost about $15,000 each, would reduce labor costs and appeal to younger customers
. Other companies, including Panera Bread, say the kiosks increase employees’ productivity and are especially valuable during lunchtime and other rush-hours.
Breitbart News reported that several Wendy’s franchises were struggling because of wage costs in 2016.
California’s franchise-owned Wendy’s were struggling with the state’s $10 minimum wage while franchise-owned Wendy’s restaurants in New York could not offset the higher minimum wage in the state, where the minimum wage is $15.
Wendy’s franchises “will likely look at the opportunity to reduce overall staff, look at the opportunity to certainly reduce hours and any other cost reduction opportunities, not just price,” Wendy’s CEO Emil Brolick said in 2015."
Audio: Anti-Trump Forces Fake A Hostile Republican Town Hall | The Daily Caller
Audio: Anti-Trump Forces Fake A Hostile Republican Town Hall | The Daily Caller:
"Leaked audio from an anti-Trump protest group meeting reveals activists with anti-Trump group Indivisible plotting how to best manufacture a hostile environment at a town hall with Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana on Friday.
The audio, obtained by local radio station KPEL, reveals a coordinated effort to create the public impression that Cassidy’s support for Trump is unpopular with his constituents. The activists, who describe themselves as liberals in the audio, can be heard strategizing how to best turn a local town hall into a political victory."
The audio, obtained by local radio station KPEL, reveals a coordinated effort to create the public impression that Cassidy’s support for Trump is unpopular with his constituents. The activists, who describe themselves as liberals in the audio, can be heard strategizing how to best turn a local town hall into a political victory."
Before Flint’s Lead Crisis, City Council Raided Money from 'Water Fund'
Before Flint’s Lead Crisis, City Council Raided Money from 'Water Fund' [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"A few years before Flint’s lead crisis, city officials were taking money from a dedicated municipal water fund to pay for other uses.
These fund-raids continued — using water service revenues to pay for unrelated city spending — even as the water fund accumulated a $9 million deficit in 2011.
Those were among the findings of a state review team that examined Flint’s books, which led it to recommend that the state appoint an emergency manager to take control of the city’s finances.
While that state review is now five years old, its findings warrant another look as they are relevant to later decisions city officials took leading up to the water contamination crisis.
The review team examined Flint’s financial condition in October and November of 2011.
It found the city’s total debt had risen from $1.5 million in 2007 to $25.7 million in 2011.
The city’s annual revenues rose from $104.5 million at the start of the period to $109.0 million in 2011.
The growing debt was the result of five years in which the city council and mayor failed to balance the city’s budget and control spending.
From 2009 to 2011, Flint officials took about $10 million from water service operations to pay for general city operations.
"A few years before Flint’s lead crisis, city officials were taking money from a dedicated municipal water fund to pay for other uses.
These fund-raids continued — using water service revenues to pay for unrelated city spending — even as the water fund accumulated a $9 million deficit in 2011.
Those were among the findings of a state review team that examined Flint’s books, which led it to recommend that the state appoint an emergency manager to take control of the city’s finances.
While that state review is now five years old, its findings warrant another look as they are relevant to later decisions city officials took leading up to the water contamination crisis.The review team examined Flint’s financial condition in October and November of 2011.
It found the city’s total debt had risen from $1.5 million in 2007 to $25.7 million in 2011.
The city’s annual revenues rose from $104.5 million at the start of the period to $109.0 million in 2011.
The growing debt was the result of five years in which the city council and mayor failed to balance the city’s budget and control spending.
From 2009 to 2011, Flint officials took about $10 million from water service operations to pay for general city operations.
- These raids contributed to a growing hole in the city water fund.
- Officials also raided Flint’s sewage disposal fund, taking $61 million for general city operations from 2001 to 2011.
- And the city’s leaders broke state road funding laws by taking just over $1.0 million from the local street fund.
Read on!
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