Google is literally writing the book on all of us

Google is literally writing the book on all of us:

"Let’s face it, Google is the ultimate Big Brother.
Facebook is the current scapegoat for all our paranoia about technology, privacy, data collection and social media. But they’re just the first mega-tech company to have something go wrong in a big way. They won’t be the last.
If you think Facebook is bad, have you checked out what Google is up to?"

The way we were-----Feels So Good - Chuck Mangione [FULL VERSION]

Boob-tube-----MTV Original Broadcast 8/1/1981

US: Won't pay over 25 percent of UN peacekeeping anymore

US: Won't pay over 25 percent of UN peacekeeping anymore:
"UNITED NATIONS — The United States will no longer shoulder more than a quarter of the multibillion-dollar costs of the United Nations' peacekeeping operations, Washington's envoy said Wednesday.
"Peacekeeping is a shared responsibility," U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said at a Security Council debate on peacekeeping reform. 
"All of us have a role to play, and all of us must step up."
The U.S. is the biggest contributor to the U.N.'s 15 peacekeeping missions worldwide. 
Washington is paying about 28.5 percent of this year's $7.3 billion peacekeeping budget, though Haley said U.S. law is supposed to cap the contribution at 25 percent.
The second-biggest contributor, China, pays a bit over 10 percent..."
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How the Nazis Used Gun Control | National Review

How the Nazis Used Gun Control | National Review:
"The Weimar Republic’s well-intentioned gun registry became a tool for evil.
The perennial gun-control debate in America did not begin here. 
The same arguments for and against were made in the 1920s in the chaos of Germany’s Weimar Republic, which opted for gun registration. Law-abiding persons complied with the law, but the Communists and Nazis committing acts of political violence did not.
In 1931, Weimar authorities discovered plans for a Nazi takeover in which Jews would be denied food and persons refusing to surrender their guns within 24 hours would be executed. 
They were written by Werner Best, a future Gestapo official. 
In reaction to such threats, the government authorized the registration of all firearms and the confiscation thereof, if required for “public safety.” 
The interior minister warned that the records must not fall into the hands of any extremist group..."
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The Solemn Duty of Government and the Military | The Heritage Foundation

The Solemn Duty of Government and the Military | The Heritage Foundation:

"For over 225 years, the U.S. Constitution has served us well, but some federal judges seem to have misplaced their copies. How else to explain recent 18th-century-type edicts from four federal district judges who are presuming to run the military without any authority under Article III of the U.S. Constitution?
Articles I and II, respectively, assign to Congress and the Executive Branch shared power to establish and implement military policies. In the waning months of his administration, President Barack Obama unilaterally decided that individuals identifying as transgender or having gender dysphoria could serve openly in the military."

The Stunning Statistical Fraud Behind The Global Warming Scare | Investor's Business Daily

The Stunning Statistical Fraud Behind The Global Warming Scare | Investor's Business Daily:

"Global Warming: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may have a boring name, but it has a very important job: It measures U.S. temperatures. Unfortunately, it seems to be a captive of the global warming religion. Its data are fraudulent.
What do we mean by fraudulent? How about this: NOAA has made repeated "adjustments" to its data, for the presumed scientific reason of making the data sets more accurate."

High school to offer 'Africentric' math class - The College Fix

High school to offer 'Africentric' math class - The College Fix
"In an effort to get more black students interested in STEM subjects, a high school in Nova Scotia, Canada is offering a class in “Africentric” mathematics.

According to CBC News, teachers at Auburn Drive High School incorporate “discussions about the students’ cultural backgrounds, history and their lived experiences,” all the while teaching them math and associated concepts “through an Africentric lens.”..."
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They're driving themselves insane!-------Graphic: Jim Carrey Posts Horrifying Picture Showing Trump's Sons Bloody and Impaled

Graphic: Jim Carrey Posts Horrifying Picture Showing Trump's Sons Bloody and Impaled
"...“Jim Carrey’s back” and I think only one thing: Oh no, he’s drawn another semi-pornographic cartoon involving the Trump administration, hasn’t he?
Yes, apparently believing that America doesn’t see him as disturbed enough, Carrey has taken on a sort of second career as a bizarre purveyor of political art on his Twitter account.
...Carrey’s latest picture involves two of President Trump’s sons being killed by an elephant, apparently a reference to their hunting or the fact that their father has chosen to loosen the ban on importing trophies from said hunt..."
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Lunch video-----REAL REASON LIBERALS SUING OVER CENSUS CITIZENSHIP QUESTION SHOWS JUST H...

Noon-toon-----Wondermark » Archive » #1387; In which a Meal is enjoyed, Part 3

Wondermark » Archive » #1387; In which a Meal is enjoyed, Part 3

Trudeau Chickens Out When Asked About His Carbon Tax Plan | Daily Wire

Trudeau Chickens Out When Asked About His Carbon Tax Plan | Daily Wire:

"Justin Trudeau, who likes to pose as an environmental expert, has an interesting method of dealing with questions about the carbon tax he champions and exactly what gains it has given Canadians regarding greenhouse gas emissions: he refuses to answer the question, as do members of his government.
Recently that dismissive posture was displayed when Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, refused to answer a question from Robert Sopuck of the Conservative Party. Sopuck asked, “I have a very specific question regarding the $50 carbon tax: How much will Canada’s emissions—and I want a number here—how much will Canada’s emissons be reduced under a $50 a ton carbon tax?”"

UAW Grows by Almost 15,000 New Members in 2017; 75,000 New Members Since 2009 | UAW

UAW Grows by Almost 15,000 New Members in 2017; 75,000 New Members Since 2009 | UAW
DETROIT — UAW membership in 2017 grew by almost 15,000 members, the union is reporting in its Labor Organization Annual Report, Form LM-2, which was filed today with the U.S. Department of Labor.
The report shows UAW membership at 430,871 in 2017, compared to 415,963 in 2016. 
This marks the ninth straight year of membership growth.
...UAW membership also climbed as a result of organizing drives in gaming, higher education, heavy truck and automotive suppliers as well as some more modest growth in auto assembly..."
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Injured drivers fee rising by 13 percent to $192 per vehicle on July 1 | Crain's Detroit Business

Injured drivers fee rising by 13 percent to $192 per vehicle on July 1 | Crain's Detroit Business: 
"13 percent increase due to higher-than-expected medical claims for injured drivers
MCCA says it has an estimated deficit of $2.3 billion

• Michigan's unlimited coverage for medical costs on auto insurance policies is a primary reason the state's insurance costs are high.
• Michigan motorists will see their auto insurance bills rise by $22 per vehicle after July 1 to fund an increased assessment for catastrophic injuries.
• The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association, the state's pool of medical payments for injured drivers, has set its 2019 fiscal year rate at $192 per vehicle, up from this year's rate of $170 per vehicle.

Under Michigan's no-fault auto insurance law, medical claims exceeding $550,000 are paid by the MCCA, a Livonia-based organization that claims $20.7 billion in assets and $23 billion in long-term liabilities on its balance sheet.
The MCCA says it has an estimated deficit of $2.3 billion..."
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#1 This day 1974-----Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling

FACT CHECK: ARE MORE PEOPLE KILLED BY ‘HAMMERS AND FISTS’ THAN AR-15S?

"Parkland student Kyle Kashuv claimed in a Monday tweet that “hammers and fists” are used to kill more people than AR-15s.

The AR-15 is most widely owned rifle in America, owned by at least 10 million people, and is used less times per year to kill people than hammers and fists are used to kill people according to the FBI. Also, according to DHS, handguns are the weapon of choice for mass shooters.

— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) March 26, 2018

“The AR-15 … is used less times per year to kill people than hammers and fists are used to kill people,” he tweeted.

Verdict: True

The FBI reports that more people are killed each year using blunt objects or “personal weapons” (fists, hands or feet) than are killed using rifles. Rifles are used in a small fraction of gun homicides...

But rifles are used in only a small fraction of murders committed using firearms..."

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McDonald's Expands Employee Tuition Benefits Due to GOP Tax Law

McDonald's Expands Employee Tuition Benefits Due to GOP Tax Law:

"McDonald’s announced Wednesday it would triple the amount of funding allocated to its employee tuition-assistance program due to the GOP tax reform bill signed into law last year."

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History for March 31

History for March 31 - On-This-Day.com:
Rene Descartes 1596 - Philosopher, "I think, therefore I am", Gordie (Gordon) Howe 1928 - Hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers), Shirley Jones 1934 - Singer, Actress ("The Partridge Family")


Richard Chamberlain 1934 - Actor ("The Bourne Identity"), Christopher Walken 1943 - Actor ("The Deerhunter," "Pulp Fiction"), Al Gore 1948 - U.S. Vice President under President Bill Clinton
 

1776 - Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John that women were "determined to foment a rebellion" if the new Declaration of Independence failed to guarantee their rights.


1854 - The U.S. government signed the Treaty of Kanagawa with Japan. The act opened the ports of Shimoda and Hakotade to American trade.


1885 - Binney & Smith Company was founded in New York City. The company later became Crayola, LLC.


1889 - In Paris, the Eiffel Tower officially opened.


1917 - The U.S. purchased and took possession of the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million.


1918 - For the first time in the U.S., Daylight Saving Time went into effect.


1949 - Winston Churchill declared that the A-bomb was the only thing that kept the U.S.S.R. from taking over Europe.


1976 - The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Karen Anne Quinlan could be disconnected from a respirator. Quinlan remained comatose until 1985 when she died.