Rod Rosenstein contempt, impeachment in play as Congress-Justice Department showdown escalates - Washington Times:
The showdown between Congress and the Justice Department over the Russia probe escalated Tuesday after the House Judiciary Committee voted in favor of a resolution demanding Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein hand over sensitive documents related to the investigation into meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections.
Committee members approved the resolution on a 15-11 party-line vote. It is now up to Republican leaders to decide if they’ll bring the measure for a vote before the full House.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Sanctuary City: 11 MS-13 Gang Members from El Salvador Charged in Murder of Two Teens
Sanctuary City: 11 MS-13 Gang Members from El Salvador Charged in Murder of Two Teens:
Eleven alleged members of the murderous El Salvadorian MS-13 gang have been hit with murder charges in connection to the deaths of two American teenagers in the sanctuary city of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Eleven alleged members of the murderous El Salvadorian MS-13 gang have been hit with murder charges in connection to the deaths of two American teenagers in the sanctuary city of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Iphoneconservative - Posts:
"Most of us by now understand that the Mainstream Media are not in the business of the reporting of facts but rather in the shaping of public opinion.
Across America, 24 hours a day, the media enters our homes and lives not to inform us...... but rather to tell us how we should think.
Whether the issue is Global Warming, marriage equality or civil unrest in American cities...........coverage is less determined by the facts than by what networks and reporters believe the story should be.
Journalism has become a profession peopled by social activists masquerading as impartial reporters of facts.
This however is not a new phenomena............
In fact a study of papers and periodicals of the 18th and 19th century show wildly inflammatory and misleading opinion being presented as news.
The newspaper business of that day was a wild free for all, where anyone with the resources, could set up a newspaper or periodical and publish virtually anything that they liked.
Not much different from the internet of today.
However.....in the early part of the 20th century journalism took on the mantle of a profession. Reporters and the media were now accorded an increasing respect.
Schools of journalism were set up, guidelines and codes of conduct outlined and the media took up its self-appointed role as the "fourth estate, the gate-keeper of western democracy assuring Americans that truth was their highest ideal.
Walter Cronkite changed all that.
Touted as the "most trusted man in America" Cronkite's role as CBS's news anchorman took him into American living rooms nightly, to tell the families gathered there, the events of the day, signing off with the assurance "And that's the way it is".
The public trust in Walter Cronkite cannot be underestimated.
Which is why his betrayal of that trust and its ongoing consequences is so particularly egregious.
...The legacy of Walter Cronkite continues to this day.
"Most of us by now understand that the Mainstream Media are not in the business of the reporting of facts but rather in the shaping of public opinion.
Across America, 24 hours a day, the media enters our homes and lives not to inform us...... but rather to tell us how we should think.
Whether the issue is Global Warming, marriage equality or civil unrest in American cities...........coverage is less determined by the facts than by what networks and reporters believe the story should be.
Journalism has become a profession peopled by social activists masquerading as impartial reporters of facts.
This however is not a new phenomena............
In fact a study of papers and periodicals of the 18th and 19th century show wildly inflammatory and misleading opinion being presented as news.
The newspaper business of that day was a wild free for all, where anyone with the resources, could set up a newspaper or periodical and publish virtually anything that they liked.
Not much different from the internet of today.
However.....in the early part of the 20th century journalism took on the mantle of a profession. Reporters and the media were now accorded an increasing respect.
Schools of journalism were set up, guidelines and codes of conduct outlined and the media took up its self-appointed role as the "fourth estate, the gate-keeper of western democracy assuring Americans that truth was their highest ideal.
Walter Cronkite changed all that.
Touted as the "most trusted man in America" Cronkite's role as CBS's news anchorman took him into American living rooms nightly, to tell the families gathered there, the events of the day, signing off with the assurance "And that's the way it is".
The public trust in Walter Cronkite cannot be underestimated.
Which is why his betrayal of that trust and its ongoing consequences is so particularly egregious.
...The legacy of Walter Cronkite continues to this day.
The media once the collators and promulgators of facts have become in the space of one human lifetime............The gatekeepers of inconvenient truths.
Only allowing outside that which serves their beliefs and desires.
Thus is our Republic weakened and the public trust made poorer by the day."
Only allowing outside that which serves their beliefs and desires.
Thus is our Republic weakened and the public trust made poorer by the day."
Prof claims ‘civility’ is a euphemism for ‘white supremacy’
Prof claims ‘civility’ is a euphemism for ‘white supremacy’
Amidst widespread calls for a return to civility, especially when it comes to political differences, one professor took to Twitter to declare that calls for civility are just a cover for "white supremacy."
Simran Jeet Singh, who calls himself an "anti-racist activist," argued that since Europeans colonized peoples they considered "uncivilized," calls for civility are just an extension of "whiteness" and "European colonialism."
A New York University educator recently asserted that current "calls for civility are just a power play by those who feel that white supremacy is under threat."
Simran Jeet Singh, a Henry R. Luce Post-Doctoral Fellow for Religion in International Affairs at NYU’s Center for Religion and Media, made the claim Monday evening in two Twitter threads that appeared to be a response to widespread calls for civility after Maxine Waters publicly endorsed the mass harassment of members of the Trump administration this weekend.
"Calls for civility are just a power play by those who feel that white supremacy is under threat." Tweet This
Singh, who describes himself as an “anti-racist activist,” proposed in the first thread that “lecturing people of color about civility in this climate is an ultimate sign of privilege.”
“If you don’t know what it’s like to fight for your life every single day, then it might not be your place to tell us how to fight personal and systemic racism,” he asserts, later adding that “they mobilize and run these dehumanizing racist systems—and then they ask us to be more civil?”
Sold on lies!-----European High-Speed Rail Also a Huge Boondoggle - Hit & Run : Reason.com
European High-Speed Rail Also a Huge Boondoggle - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"High-speed rail is working out in Europe about as well as it is here in America—that is, not great.
A new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA)—the E.U.'s spending watchdog—found that the continent's web of high-speed rail lines are "not a network, but an ineffective patchwork" that suffers from chronic cost overruns, delays, and poor performance.
"High-speed rail infrastructure is expensive, and is becoming more so," reads the report, noting that the average high-speed rail project cost €25 million per kilometer ($29 million) and that "cost overruns…and delays were the norm instead of the exception."
...Of the six currently operating lines examined in the ECA's report, trains were running on average at speeds of 45 percent of each line's design capacity.
...Had these European countries stuck to building or upgrading conventional rail lines, says the ECA, "costs involved could in fact have been far lower, with little or no impact on operations."
In four of the lines looked at in the ECA's report, transportation officials spent over €100 million ($116 million) for every minute of travel time saved..."
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"High-speed rail is working out in Europe about as well as it is here in America—that is, not great.
A new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA)—the E.U.'s spending watchdog—found that the continent's web of high-speed rail lines are "not a network, but an ineffective patchwork" that suffers from chronic cost overruns, delays, and poor performance.
"High-speed rail infrastructure is expensive, and is becoming more so," reads the report, noting that the average high-speed rail project cost €25 million per kilometer ($29 million) and that "cost overruns…and delays were the norm instead of the exception."
...Of the six currently operating lines examined in the ECA's report, trains were running on average at speeds of 45 percent of each line's design capacity.
...Had these European countries stuck to building or upgrading conventional rail lines, says the ECA, "costs involved could in fact have been far lower, with little or no impact on operations."
In four of the lines looked at in the ECA's report, transportation officials spent over €100 million ($116 million) for every minute of travel time saved..."
Read all.
Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Trump’s Position on Immigration, Compared With Obama’s ‘Catch-and-Release’ Policy
Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Trump’s Position on Immigration, Compared With Obama’s ‘Catch-and-Release’ Policy:
“Only 19 percent of the American people support the Democrat position,” said Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, citing a new Economist/YouGov poll. “Catch and release” is the controversial practice where illegal immigrants are released from custody and told to show up to a court hearing at a designated later date. But Republicans contend that the vast majority do not appear for their hearings, which usually occur three to five years later.
“Only 19 percent of the American people support the Democrat position,” said Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, citing a new Economist/YouGov poll. “Catch and release” is the controversial practice where illegal immigrants are released from custody and told to show up to a court hearing at a designated later date. But Republicans contend that the vast majority do not appear for their hearings, which usually occur three to five years later.
Answer: Bad news for America-----Can Americans Tell Facts from Opinions in the News? | Pew Research Center
Can Americans Tell Facts from Opinions in the News? | Pew Research Center:
"The politically aware, digitally savvy and those more trusting of the news media fare better; Republicans and Democrats both influenced by political appeal of statements"
Much here, read all!
"The politically aware, digitally savvy and those more trusting of the news media fare better; Republicans and Democrats both influenced by political appeal of statements"
Much here, read all!
History for June 27
History for June 27 - On-This-Day.com
Mildred J. Hill 1859, Helen Keller 1880, Willie Mosconi 1913
Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan 1927, H. Ross Perot 1930, Tobey Maguire 1975
1693 - "The Ladies' Mercury" was published by John Dunton in London. It was the first women's magazine and contained a "question and answer" column that became known as a "problem page."
1787 - Edward Gibbon completed "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." It was published the following May.
1893 - The New York stock market crashed. By the end of the year 600 banks and 74 railroads had gone out of business.
1942 - The FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had been put ashore from a submarine on New York's Long Island.
1949 - "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" premiered on the Dumont Television Network.
1955 - The first "Wide Wide World" was broadcast on NBC-TV.
1980 - U.S. President Carter signed legislation reviving draft registration.
1985 - Route 66 was officially removed from the United States Highway System.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban - Washington Times
Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban - Washington Times:
President Trump’s travel ban is both legal and constitutional, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, reversing a series of anti-Trump decisions by lower courts and delivering a landmark win for the White House.
The 5-4 decision recognizes Mr. Trump has broad powers to block foreigners from entering the U.S., giving the administration a boost as it tries to fend off myriad lawsuits over its get-tough immigration policies.
President Trump’s travel ban is both legal and constitutional, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, reversing a series of anti-Trump decisions by lower courts and delivering a landmark win for the White House.
The 5-4 decision recognizes Mr. Trump has broad powers to block foreigners from entering the U.S., giving the administration a boost as it tries to fend off myriad lawsuits over its get-tough immigration policies.
Rush Limbaugh: Counter Maxine Waters' mob rhetoric by laughing at her 'pit of insanity' - Washington Times
Rush Limbaugh: Counter Maxine Waters' mob rhetoric by laughing at her 'pit of insanity' - Washington Times:
“There’s also another old rule of thumb,” he continued. “Never get into an argument with an idiot, because people watching will not be able to tell the difference in you and the idiot. But on the other side of that, this is serious. This woman is promoting and inciting mobs. Are we just supposed to stand by and let it happen? …
“There’s also another old rule of thumb,” he continued. “Never get into an argument with an idiot, because people watching will not be able to tell the difference in you and the idiot. But on the other side of that, this is serious. This woman is promoting and inciting mobs. Are we just supposed to stand by and let it happen? …
Maxine Waters & Trump Protests: Where's The Line? | National Review
Maxine Waters & Trump Protests: Where's The Line? | National Review
"There is no limiting principle on leftist fury.
American politics is taking a dangerous turn.
Or, I should say, American politics is taking a dangerous turn again.
In the space of a few days last week, leftist protesters
Maxine Waters calls for attacks on Trump administration: "If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them, and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere."...
Read on!
"There is no limiting principle on leftist fury.
American politics is taking a dangerous turn.
Or, I should say, American politics is taking a dangerous turn again.
In the space of a few days last week, leftist protesters
- individually targeted Trump aide Stephen Miller,
- taunted Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen in a restaurant and at her home,
- mocked (and allegedly spat at) Florida attorney general Pam Bondi at a movie theater, and
- denied service to Trump press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders at a restaurant in Lexington, Va.
- Then, on Sunday, Democratic congresswoman Maxine Waters said this:
Maxine Waters calls for attacks on Trump administration: "If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them, and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere."...
Read on!
Army training to focus on battlefield skills, not social issues - Washington Times
Army training to focus on battlefield skills, not social issues - Washington Times:
Actual fighting will now take precedence over dealing with transitioning transgender troops, drug abuse and other issues as the Army seeks to overhaul its training regimen to hone its soldiers’ battlefield skills.
Actual fighting will now take precedence over dealing with transitioning transgender troops, drug abuse and other issues as the Army seeks to overhaul its training regimen to hone its soldiers’ battlefield skills.
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