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Political Pawns

By Tammy Derouin

When tragedy strikes we do everything we can to further protect ourselves and the ones we love. We go through many different stages of emotion. Shock and disbelief are certainly in the forefront as we struggle to grasp with what is happening. Shock eventually gives way to grief and or anger as we begin to comprehend and come to terms with our new reality.

It is never easy to understand why such tragedies take place. Why do innocent people become victims? We try to recreate a better outcome with “what if” or “if only” possibilities. We even insert ourselves into the situation. What could we have done differently? Could we have prevented this moment in time? Trying to make sense of something so senseless can be exasperating. But, that's what we do, we try to find a reason and then we try to fix the problem so that it never happens again.

We have all dealt with personal loss or tragedies. We know the heart-wrenching feeling of helplessness. As a nation, we have also dealt with many tragedies from natural disasters, the loss of those who serve protecting our freedom, to attacks on our home soil by both foreign and domestic assailants. Once we begin to recover and acknowledge the reality, we want to prevent such tragedies and losses from ever happening again. Acting purely on emotion is however, very dangerous. Using our children as political pawns to promote an anti-American agenda is disgraceful, shameful and a national tragedy......

The way we were-----I LOVE HOW YOU LOVE ME ~ The Paris Sisters (1961)

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Media Misinformation About Arming Teachers - Just Facts

Media Misinformation About Arming Teachers - Just Facts
"Misinformation can be deadly, especially when it comes to issues like school shootings. 
This is because it can build support for policies that increase fatalities and generate opposition to reforms that can save lives...

..Summary

Trump’s proposal to protect the lives of schoolchildren by arming selected teachers and amply training them is consistent with the following facts of criminology, security, policing, firearms, and active shooter incidents:

• Adequate armed security is a major deterrent to would-be murderers.
• The students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School had 40 times less security per person than the Superdome provides to sports fans.
• Arming one of five teachers would give children similar protection to sports fans, or one guard per 80 students.
• Police receive an average of 15 hours per year of firearm training, and recreational shooters fire just as accurately as police.
• Well-trained teachers would be as proficient with firearms as police.
• Generally untrained civilians save far more lives with guns than are lost in accidents.
• A high-cost estimate for Trump’s proposal that includes giving teachers much more firearms training than police is less than 1% of public school spending.
• The AR-15 used in Parkland and other shootings is not a weapon of war but a semi-automatic rifle.
• AR-15s have more firepower than handguns, but handguns have an edge in maneuverability.
• Arming one of five teachers would give them a major advantage of strength in numbers.
• The reality of police response times means that the actions of civilians are often vital to saving lives in active shooter incidents.

Nevertheless, many major media outlets are ignoring these facts while propagating claims that are contradicted by them. 
Given that the lives of schoolchildren and teachers hang in the balance, twisting the truth or hiding from it could have deadly outcomes."

Disagreement = HATE?-----Student government refuses to approve conservative student club, calls it ‘hateful’ - The College Fix

Student government refuses to approve conservative student club, calls it ‘hateful’ - The College Fix
"Cornell College student leaders tell peers to just join College Republicans

Student government leaders at a college in Iowa recently refused to recognize a campus chapter of a popular conservative and pro-capitalism student organization, claiming the group is “hateful, sexist, racist” and engages in “discriminatory” behavior.
On Feb. 20, the Student Senate at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, refused to officially recognize a campus chapter of Turning Point USA because the “concerns regarding this potential student organization outweighed the group’s potential contributions to campus,” according to a written “rationale” of the decision obtained by The College Fix.
“These concerns were highlighted by the conflict between the values and policies of Cornell College and the actions of Turning Point USA leaders, members, sponsored speakers, or programs that included: hateful, sexist, racist, or otherwise demeaning or discriminatory messages; and, slandering college employees and attempting to restrict free speech through the Professor Watchlist,” states the document, provided to The Fix by student senate President Ethan Berube..."
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Dick Morris: 10 Russian spies assigned to ‘get close to Hillary’

Dick Morris: 10 Russian spies assigned to ‘get close to Hillary’:

"Members of several congressional committees have been told by an FBI informant that the Russians “bragged” that the Clintons’ influence in the Obama administration would ensure approval of the Uranium One deal, according to the informant’s lawyer, Victoria Toensing.

Hillary Clinton’s State Department approved the sale of 20 percent of U.S. uranium reserves in 2010 to a Russian state-owned company at a time when interested parties were donating hundreds of millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation. Bill Clinton also was paid $500,000 by a bank tied to the Kremlin for a speech.

The FBI informant, William Campbell, said in his statement to Congress, which was obtained by the Hill, that he was told by Russian nuclear executives that Moscow had hired the American lobbying firm APCO Worldwide specifically because it was in position to influence Hillary Clinton."

Does anyone see this train wreck?-----Public Pensions: Underfunded and Unaffordable - Americans for Prosperity

Public Pensions: Underfunded and Unaffordable - Americans for Prosperity:
"Michigan finds itself in a similar situation with $156.9 billion in unfunded liabilities.
The ALEC report ranks Michigan’s pension funding ratio of 27.5 percent one spot above New Jersey on the list.
Increased benefits, longer life expectancy and underfunding rendered the pension system insolvent despite key reforms in 1996."

Schools are safer than they were in the 90s, and school shootings are not more common than they used to be, researchers say - News @ Northeastern

Schools are safer than they were in the 90s, and school shootings are not more common than they used to be, researchers say - News @ Northeastern:
"The deadly school shooting this month in Parkland, Florida, has ignited national outrage and calls for action on gun reform. 
But while certain policies may help decrease gun violence in general, it’s unlikely that any of them will prevent mass school shootings, according to James Alan Fox, the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy at Northeastern.
Since 1996, there have been 14 multiple victim shootings in schools, or incidents involving 4 or more victims and at least 2 deaths by firearms, excluding the assailant.
Of these, 7 are mass shootings, or incidents involving 4 or more deaths, excluding the assailant.

Two Decades of Multiple-Victim School Shootings

“This is not an epidemic”Mass school shootings are incredibly rare events. 
In research publishing later this year, Fox and doctoral student Emma Fridel found that on average, mass murders occur between 20 and 30 times per year, and about one of those incidents on average takes place at a school..."
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Angel Dad Demands DOJ Probe into Oakland Mayor's 'Obstruction' of ICE Operation

Angel Dad Demands DOJ Probe into Oakland Mayor's 'Obstruction' of ICE Operation:

"The father of a man killed by an illegal immigrant is calling for the federal government to file obstruction of justice charges against the mayor of Oakland, California.
Mayor Libby Schaaf (D) sent out a memo and tweet on February 24, warning migrants that immigration officers were about to began an arrest operation. The memo also threatened California businesses who cooperate with federal immigration enforcement officers."

$6+1 $billion opioid bill would limit prescriptions to 3 days - Axios

$1 billion opioid bill would limit prescriptions to 3 days - Axios
"Sens. Rob Portman and Sheldon Whitehouse — the cosponsors of the opioid bill passed last Congress — introduced an opioid bill today that includes $1 billion in yearly funding to evidence-based programs. 
It also limits opioid prescriptions to three days to cut down on overprescribing, with exceptions for chronic pain treatment.

Why this matters: The authors' goal is to use this bill as a roadmap for appropriators to determine how to spend the $6 billion over two years in opioid and mental health funding...
Policy changes included in the bill beyond the three-day opioid prescribing limit for acute pain:

What the $1 billion per year includes:

• $300 million to expand first responder training and access to naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug.
• $300 million towards medication-assisted treatment.
• $200 million towards recovery support services, which will help transition people from opioid addiction treatment into long-term recovery, which Whitehouse called a "gaping hole" in the previously-passed opioid bill.
• $100 million on treatment for pregnant and postpartum women addicted to opioids
• $10 million for an educational campaign on the dangers of opioids.

“I wish I could tell you that just by spending $6 billion, we’re going to have a major impact. 

I think it’s got to be spent carefully. 

And so what we’re saying is let’s take part of it, it’s 1/3 of it…over two years and direct it towards evidence-based programs," Portman said..."

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Kentucky school district will allow teachers to carry concealed guns | Lexington Herald Leader

Kentucky school district will allow teachers to carry concealed guns | Lexington Herald Leader
"Teachers could soon be carrying concealed guns inside schools in Pike County under a proposal that was preliminarily approved Monday evening by the Pike County School Board.
The unanimous decision came after the board heard concerns about school safety from teachers, parents and administrators during a town hall meeting at Pike County Central High School.
...The motion authorizes the school board’s attorney to work with the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, which would oversee the program, to finalize a formal policy for the school board to consider.
...Josh Akers, executive director of the Kentucky Center for School Safety, said Tuesday there are no schools in Kentucky that allow teachers to carry guns, and that “every educational group across the country” opposes the idea.
Nearly everyone who spoke at the meeting, though, supported arming staffers who would be trained by the Sheriff’s Office..."
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#1 This day 1957-----Tab Hunter - Young Love

Yes, they do want to take your guns away!-----House Democrats introduce bill prohibiting sale of semi-automatic weapons

House Democrats introduce bill prohibiting sale of semi-automatic weapons
"House Democrats have introduced a bill banning semi-automatic firearms in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., announced Monday he is introducing the Assault Weapons Ban of 2018. More than 150 Democrats have signed on in support of the legislation, Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., said.
...The bill prohibits the “sale, transfer, production, and importation” of 

• semi-automatic rifles and pistols that can hold a detachable magazine, 
• as well as semi-automatic rifles with a magazine that can hold more than 10 rounds. 

Additionally, the legislation bans the sale, transfer, production, and importation of semi-automatic shotguns with features such as a pistol grip or detachable stock, and ammunition feeding devices that can hold more than 10 rounds.
Cicilline’s legislation names 205 specific firearms that are prohibited, including the AK-47 and AR-15..."
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Obamacare: 20 states file lawsuit to kill health care law, citing Trump mandate repeal - Washington Times

Obamacare: 20 states file lawsuit to kill health care law, citing Trump mandate repeal - Washington Times:

"Twenty states filed a lawsuit Monday arguing the new law President Trump signed last year revoking Obamacare’s individual mandate actually makes the rest of the 2010 health law unconstitutional as well.

Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, the lawsuit says the individual mandate — upheld by the Supreme Court in 2012 — was the crux of the Affordable Care Act’s legality.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts ruled that the mandate — and thus most of the ACA — was constitutional under Congress’s taxing powers. But the attorneys general say if the government isn’t collection money under the mandate, it’s not using the taxing power, so the law no longer has legal underpinnings."

How Often Do Citizens Use Guns to Stop Violence? - Just Facts

How Often Do Citizens Use Guns to Stop Violence? - Just Facts:
"...In 2013, President Obama ordered the Department of Health and Human Services and CDC to “conduct or sponsor research into the causes of gun violence and the ways to prevent it.” 
In response, the CDC asked the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council to “convene a committee of experts to develop a potential research agenda focusing on the public health aspects of firearm-related violence….” 
This committee studied the issue of defensive gun use and reported:

• “Defensive use of guns by crime victims is a common occurrence, although the exact number remains disputed….”
• “Almost all national survey estimates indicate that defensive gun uses by victims are at least as common as offensive uses by criminals, with estimates of annual uses ranging from about 500,000 to more than 3 million….”
• [S]ome scholars point to a radically lower estimate of only 108,000 annual defensive uses based on the National Crime Victimization Survey,” but this “estimate of 108,000 is difficult to interpret because respondents were not asked specifically about defensive gun use.”
• “Studies that directly assessed the effect of actual defensive uses of guns (i.e., incidents in which a gun was ‘used’ by the crime victim in the sense of attacking or threatening an offender) have found consistently lower injury rates among gun-using crime victims compared with victims who used other self-protective strategies….”

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History for February 28

History for February 28 - On-This-Day.com:
Mary Lyon 1797 - Educator, founder of Mount Holyoke Seminary (later Mt. Holyoke College), Sir John Tenniel 1820 - Cartoonist, illustrator, Ben Hecht 1894 - Novelist, scriptwriter, playwright


Linus Pauling 1901 - Nobel prize for chemistry in 1954, Nobel peace prize winner in 1962, Earl Scheib 1907, Milton Caniff 1907 - Cartoonist


1885 - AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph) was incorporated. The company was capitalized on only $100,000 and provided long distance service for American Bell.

1940 - The first televised basketball game was shown. The game featured Fordham University and the University of Pittsburgh from Madison Square Gardens in New York.


1951 - A Senate committee issued a report that stated that there were at least two major crime syndicates in the U.S.


1953 - In a Cambridge University laboratory, scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick discovered the double-helix structure of DNA.


  1979 - Mr. Ed, the talking horse from the TV show "Mr. Ed", died.


1983 - "M*A*S*H" became the most watched television program in history when the final episode aired.


1993 - U.S. Federal agents raided the compound of an armed religious cult in Waco, TX. The ATF had planned to arrest the leader of the Branch Davidians, David Koresh, on federal firearms charges. Four agents and six Davidians were killed and a 51-day standoff followed.


2013 - Benedict XVI resigned as pope. He was the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415 and the first to resign voluntarily since Celestine V in 1294.