Great American Eclipse, and along most of its path, there live almost no black people.-----davidthompson: Excruciatingly Woke

davidthompson: Excruciatingly Woke
"Excruciatingly Woke

In today’s competitive grievance culture, unearthing new sorrows, or reheating old sorrows, can require prodigious, indeed bewildering, feats of contortion. 

And so, in the pages of The Atlantic, we find one Alice Ristroph railing at the heavens. 

First, a little context:

On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will arrive mid-morning on the coast of Oregon. The moon’s shadow will be about 70 miles wide, and it will race across the country faster than the speed of sound, exiting the eastern seaboard shortly before 3pm local time.

Clouds permitting, it should be quite a thing to witness.

It has been dubbed the Great American Eclipse, and along most of its path, there live almost no black people.

There we go. If that one caught you off guard, here’s another:

As the eclipse approaches, the temperature will fall and birds will roost, and then, suddenly, the lights will go out. For each place within the path of totality, the darkness will last a minute, maybe two, and then daylight will return. Oregon, where this begins, is almost entirely white. The 10 percent or so of state residents who do not identify as white are predominantly Latino, American Indian, Alaskan, or Asian. 

...The message, it seems, is that people – specifically, black ones - aren’t arranged geographically as Professor Ristroph would wish..."
Read it all!

IT’S ON: Kamala Harris Will Be ‘Knocking on Doors in Iowa.’ Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio …

Instapundit » Blog Archive » IT’S ON: Kamala Harris Will Be ‘Knocking on Doors in Iowa.’ Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio …:
"IT’S ON: Kamala Harris Will Be ‘Knocking on Doors in Iowa.’

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D.) said California Sen. Kamala Harris (D.) will be “knocking on doors in Iowa,” indicating Saturday he expects she will run for president.

Villaraigosa, who is running for Governor of California in 2018, was asked by MSNBC host Hugh Hewitt about Harris, a newly elected senator considered a rising star in the Democratic Party. Hewitt predicted she would be the nominee for the Democrats in 2020.

“Has she got a stake in this governor’s race?” Hewitt asked.

“Well, not yet,” Villaraigosa said. “I hope she will support my candidacy, but as you say, she is a great candidate. She’s going to be knocking on doors in Iowa, I expect. But in any case, I’m focused on this race, not the presidential race.”

"An unaccomplished first-term Senator with nothing going for her but skin color, a telegenic personality, and a predictably progressive record? 
Nah, could never happen."

IT staffers may have compromised sensitive data to foreign intelligence | New York Post

IT staffers may have compromised sensitive data to foreign intelligence | New York Post:

"Alarm bells went off in April 2016 when computer security officials in the House reported “irregularities” in computer equipment purchasing. An internal investigation revealed the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in government property, and evidence pointed to five IT staffers and the Democratic Congress members’ offices that employed them.

The evidence was turned over to the House inspector general, who found so much “smoke” that she recommended a criminal probe, sources say. The case was turned over to Capitol Police in October."

Very short video that explains it all!-----That's a Fact | The Institute for Creation Research

That's a Fact | The Institute for Creation Research
Climate Change
Climate change heats up the headlines. 
But is the earth really getting warmer?

Never ending search for painless "moral high ground"-----The 31 Most Hipster Things To Ever Happen On Planet Earth (Slide #12) - Offbeat

The 31 Most Hipster Things To Ever Happen On Planet Earth (Slide #12) - Offbeat:

This dumpster dinner party thrown by people who've never ACTUALLY eaten something from a dumpster.

Lunch video-----The Untold Story of Arab Slave Trade Of Africans

Noon-toon

American College of Pediatrics Reaches Decision: Transgenderism of Children is Child Abuse!

American College of Pediatrics Reaches Decision: Transgenderism of Children is Child Abuse!:


"THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PEDIATRICIANS ISSUED A STATEMENT THIS WEEK CONDEMNING GENDER RECLASSIFICATION IN CHILDREN BY STATING THAT TRANSGENDERISM IN CHILDREN AMOUNTS TO CHILD ABUSE.
The stories have been rampant of parents treating their little boys as girls because they “thought they identified” that way."

"Seeking government revenue"?-----Consumer Reports Says 42 Percent Want More Taxes On Soda | Science Codex

Consumer Reports Says 42 Percent Want More Taxes On Soda | Science Codex:
"Consumer Reports took a survey of 1,010 adults to gauge interest in using “behavior” or “sin” taxes as government weapons against obesity.
...Seeking government revenue, municipalities across the nation are seeking to hike taxes on some sugar-sweetened drinks (but controversially not others) as a way to reduce sugar consumption and calories and help prevent obesity and related chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.
Though it has failed in cities like Berkeley, calories went up rather than down while soda revenue simply shifted to surrounding areas, while in Philadelphia it's cheaper to buy beer than soda, Consumer Reports seeks to lend credibility to calls for more.
Namely, that the public is demanding more taxes.
...With over 60 percent of people overweight, it makes sense that 42 percent might believe higher taxes will prevent it, but that has never been the case.
In New York City, as the American Council on Science and Health has shown, huge tax increases just led to a huge black market, and when government told police to crack down on sales of individual cigarettes to protect declining cigarette tax revenue, the highly controversial death of Eric Garner occurred.
That's the problem with government controlling behavior...."

2.7-Million-Year-Old Ice Exposes Al Gore as Complete Fraud

2.7-Million-Year-Old Ice Exposes Al Gore as Complete Fraud
"...Now, a piece of 2.7-million-year-old ice is exposing his (Gore's) agenda as a complete fraud.
According to Science Daily, it was announced earlier this week “that a core drilled in Antarctica has yielded 2.7-million-year-old ice, an astonishing find 1.7 million years older than the previous record-holder.
“Bubbles in the ice contain greenhouse gases from Earth’s atmosphere at a time when the planet’s cycles of glacial advance and retreat were just beginning, potentially offering clues to what triggered the ice ages,” the article reads.
And what caused those ice ages? 
Low carbon dioxide levels.
...The paper revealed that carbon dioxide levels during the era in question “did not exceed 300 parts per million, well below today’s levels.” 
That would be a necessary precondition to cause a series of ice ages.
...Nobody wants to see another ice age — and it seems unlikely that we’ll get there, even though some climate scientists warned us one was imminent back in the 1970s.
It’s time that we just admit that the science simply isn’t settled and that doomsday is not right around the corner. 
Liberals like Al Gore can’t have it both ways. 
Either the science is settled or it’s fluid — and the evidence seems to suggest that it’s likely the latter.
That means all of the hysterics are nothing more than fraud."

#1 This day 1950-----GORDON JENKINS & THE WEAVERS - GOODNIGHT IRENE

Thank God for "expert advice"!-----Here’s how to avoid wrecking your car during the eclipse - The Verge

Here’s how to avoid wrecking your car during the eclipse - The Verge:
"...DON’T LOOK AT THE ECLIPSE WHILE DRIVING

There are more ways to drive distracted than ever, from in-car Wi-Fi to Snapchat to Pokémon Go (which has already claimed one driver’s life). So apologies if this sounds repetitive, but really don’t do it. Plan ahead. If you really want to view the eclipse (remember: solar filter glasses), do it from somewhere that’s not your driver’s seat.

DON’T PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY EITHER

Obvious? Sure. But the path of totality will cross more than 20 interstates, and the eclipse is expected to last less than three minutes, which means the temptation to just pull over quick and take a peak will be overwhelming. But don’t do it. If you’re standing on the side of an interstate staring up at the sky, you won’t see that 18-wheeler bearing down on you until it’s too late.

THERE WILL BE MANY, MANY PEDESTRIANS OUT — DON’T KILL THEM

Motorists will be forgiven for thinking they’ve stumbled onto the set of The Walking Dead,given the hordes of pedestrians that will be out, staring zombie-like at the sky and not paying attention to their surroundings. You, the driver, will be operating a two-ton vehicle in their midst. Be mindful.

You ought to know!

NAACP Leader Defends Confederate Statues | The Daily Caller

NAACP Leader Defends Confederate Statues | The Daily Caller:

"Lee continued talking about Confederate statues, noting that it is pointless to take them down.
“You know that’s history,” Lee said. “That was in that point in time. You can’t eliminate what history is. So I disapprove with young people localpulling down those statues.”
Lee put the tragic events of Charlottesville into perspective by pointing out that lives were lost – all because some people didn’t want to look at an object anymore."

Oops: CNN Changed its SPLC Hate Group Story

Oops: CNN Changed its SPLC Hate Group Story
"On August 17, CNN published a story with the headline: “Here Are All The Active Hate Groups Where You Live.” 
Was it a concise list of Nazi groups? 
No. It was the SPLC “hate map” and the “917 hate groups” that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) designated as dangerous. 
The post was just SPLC’s regurgitated map and list, given without comment, context or qualification.

A few hours later, CNN changed its story. 
Completely. 
The headline now reads: “The Southern Poverty Law Center’s List of Hate Groups.” 
Where before, it was promoting SPLC’s hate map as its own, now it merely (and meekly) links to the SPLC website.

Before, CNN had given a complete list of the “hate groups,” including the Alliance Defending Freedom, ACT for America, the Family Research Council, and the American Family Association. 

It has since removed the list and replaced them with, “To see the SPLC’s full list, click here. (link) 

And for the SPLC’s explanation of why the organizations made the list, click here. (link)”

CNN originally had, “Scroll down to see the hate groups that operate out of your state.”

Nowhere in either article is there mention of the fact that Floyd Lee Corkins used the SPLC hate map to find his target, the Family Research Council.

CNN essentially reinforced the SPLC’s longstanding attacks against conservative groups. The SPLC hate map actually led to a shooting and an act of domestic terrorism."

AM Fruitcake

History for August 20

History for August 20 - On-This-Day.com
Benjamin Harrison (U.S.) 1833, H.P. Lovecraft 1890, Jacqueline Susann 1921 - Author


Don King 1931, Ron Paul 1935, Al Roker 1954 - Telvision personality


1741 - Danish navigator Vitus Jonas Bering discovered Alaska.


1882 - Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuted in Moscow.


1923 - The first American dirigible, the "Shenandoah," was launched in Lakehurst, NJ. The ship began its maiden voyage from the same location on September 4.


1939 - The National Bowling Association was founded in Detroit, MI. It was the first bowling association in the U.S. for African-Americans.


1940 - France fell to the Germans during World War II.


1964 - A $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

1997 - Britain began voluntary evacuation of its Caribbean island of Montserrat due to the volcanic activity of the Soufriere Hills.


1998 - Canada's Supreme Court announced that Quebec could not secede without the federal government's consent.

ObamaCare, Not Trump, Is Causing ObamaCare's Massive Rate Hikes | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD

ObamaCare, Not Trump, Is Causing ObamaCare's Massive Rate Hikes | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD:

"ObamaCare was supposed to fix the individual insurance market with its "enlightened" government mandates and regulations, which banned insurance companies from considering risk when setting their rates — like every other insurance market does. Instead of fixing the market, it has produced catastrophic failure.

So don't be fooled. Today's market meltdowns would be happening if Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders or Bozo the Clown were sitting in the White House. "

The way we were-----Harry Chapin - Taxi

Boob-tube-----1956 Studebaker Commercial - With Snazzy Music