Sunday, July 01, 2018
Sanctuary cities pressured with Justice grant programs - Washington Times
Sanctuary cities pressured with Justice grant programs - Washington Times:
Localities looking for money from the grant programs will have to certify that they allow officers to report on the status of illegal immigrants, they allow deportation officers access to their jails and they will give advance notice before releasing people the government wants to detain.
As a brand-new condition, localities will have to certify they comply with federal laws against harboring or smuggling illegal immigrants.
“So-called ‘sanctuary’ policies make all of us less safe because they intentionally undermine our laws and protect illegal aliens who have committed crimes,” said Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling the new conditions a way to “encourage these ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions to change their policies.”
Localities looking for money from the grant programs will have to certify that they allow officers to report on the status of illegal immigrants, they allow deportation officers access to their jails and they will give advance notice before releasing people the government wants to detain.As a brand-new condition, localities will have to certify they comply with federal laws against harboring or smuggling illegal immigrants.
“So-called ‘sanctuary’ policies make all of us less safe because they intentionally undermine our laws and protect illegal aliens who have committed crimes,” said Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling the new conditions a way to “encourage these ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions to change their policies.”
Geniuses Possess This One Common Trait | Intellectual Takeout
Geniuses Possess This One Common Trait | Intellectual Takeout
"James Gleick has written about some of the most distinguished minds in history.
As a former science reporter at the New York Times, he profiled some of the most brilliant people in the world.
He’s written biographies of Isaac Newton and Richard Feyman.
His most recent book—The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood—examined the key figures behind information theory, such as Stephen Hawking and Claude Shannon.
In a conversation earlier this year with Big Think, Gleick said he noticed that a single trait seemed present in each of the figures he studied.
That trait?
Aloneness.
A comfort in being alone.
A yearning for solitude that goes beyond the normal desire most humans feel..."
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You can watch the entire clip, shared below, for yourself..."
"James Gleick has written about some of the most distinguished minds in history.
As a former science reporter at the New York Times, he profiled some of the most brilliant people in the world.
His most recent book—The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood—examined the key figures behind information theory, such as Stephen Hawking and Claude Shannon.
In a conversation earlier this year with Big Think, Gleick said he noticed that a single trait seemed present in each of the figures he studied.
That trait?
Aloneness.
A comfort in being alone.
A yearning for solitude that goes beyond the normal desire most humans feel..."
Read all.
You can watch the entire clip, shared below, for yourself..."
History for July 1
History for July 1 - On-This-Day.com
Gottfried Von Leibniz 1649, George Sand 1804 - Author Amandine Aurore Lucile Dudevant, Thomas Andrew Dorsey 1899 - Musician, "Father of Gospel Music," pianist, composed more than 1,000 gospel songs
Deborah Harry 1945 - Singer (Blondie), Dan Aykroyd 1952 - Comedian, actor ("Driving Miss Daisy," "Saturday Night Live," "Ghostbusters," "The Blues Brothers"), Princess Diana (Spencer) 1961 - Princess of Wales
1862 - The U.S. Congress established the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
1863 - During the U.S. Civil War, the first day's fighting at Gettysburg began.
1867 - Canada became an independent dominion.
1898 - During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" waged a victorious assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba.
1940 - In Washington, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was opened to traffic. The bridge collapsed during a wind storm on November 7, 1940.
1943 - The U.S. Government began automatically withholding federal income tax from paychecks.
1966 - The Medicare federal insurance program went into effect.
1979 - Sony introduced the Walkman.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Trump's Leaner White House Payroll Projected To Save Taxpayers $22 Million
Trump's Leaner White House Payroll Projected To Save Taxpayers $22 Million:
If the White House payroll is a leading indicator of the president’s commitment to shrink government then voters have a reason to cheer. Projected four-year savings on the White House payroll could top $22 million. Savings come from President Trump’s refusal to take a salary as well as big reductions in other areas including the absence of czars, expensive “fellowships,” and spending on FLOTUS staff.
Laws That Are 'Impossible' to Follow Can Still Be Constitutional, Says California Court - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Laws That Are 'Impossible' to Follow Can Still Be Constitutional, Says California Court - Hit & Run : Reason.com
"Just because you cannot comply doesn’t mean the law cannot exist.
Just because a law is impossible to follow is not enough of a reason for a court to throw it out.
So California's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
On the face the ruling sounds utterly absurd, but there's a deeper explanation that makes it a little less silly and much more deeply concerning about the deference granted to lawmakers.
Some context: California passed a law a decade ago that demanded gun manufacturers implement microstamping technology that would imprint identifying information on bullets as they were shot from semi-automatic weapons.
Gun manufacturers say the technology hasn't advanced enough to comply with the law.
Smith & Wesson announced in 2014 that they would be pulling some guns from the market in California rather than complying with the law (a cynic might theorize that this is the law's actual intent).
The National Shooting Sports Foundation sued to block the law.
California's Civil Code contains a section that simply reads, "The law never requires impossibilities."
So the question the state's Supreme Court was addressing was whether the courts can invalidate this law because it is impossible for people to comply with it.
Not only did the California Supreme Court rule that it cannot invalidate the law, but it ruled so unanimously..."
Read all!
"Just because you cannot comply doesn’t mean the law cannot exist.
Just because a law is impossible to follow is not enough of a reason for a court to throw it out.
So California's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
On the face the ruling sounds utterly absurd, but there's a deeper explanation that makes it a little less silly and much more deeply concerning about the deference granted to lawmakers.Some context: California passed a law a decade ago that demanded gun manufacturers implement microstamping technology that would imprint identifying information on bullets as they were shot from semi-automatic weapons.
Gun manufacturers say the technology hasn't advanced enough to comply with the law.
Smith & Wesson announced in 2014 that they would be pulling some guns from the market in California rather than complying with the law (a cynic might theorize that this is the law's actual intent).
The National Shooting Sports Foundation sued to block the law.
California's Civil Code contains a section that simply reads, "The law never requires impossibilities."
So the question the state's Supreme Court was addressing was whether the courts can invalidate this law because it is impossible for people to comply with it.
Not only did the California Supreme Court rule that it cannot invalidate the law, but it ruled so unanimously..."
Read all!
Rapid transit projects hit the skids in three Michigan cities | Bridge Magazine
Rapid transit projects hit the skids in three Michigan cities | Bridge Magazine
"GRAND RAPIDS – A gleaming bus pulls to a stop along a mostly barren street south of Grand Rapids.
As the bus pulls away, the scene morphs and the bus is now surrounded by millions of dollars in development ‒ sprouting as if by magic.
Backers said it would transform a nearly 10-mile stretch of South Division Avenue from downtown Grand Rapids to the suburbs with dedicated lanes for hybrid electric buses. Commuters would trade in their cars.
It would return $160 million in new development.
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"GRAND RAPIDS – A gleaming bus pulls to a stop along a mostly barren street south of Grand Rapids.
As the bus pulls away, the scene morphs and the bus is now surrounded by millions of dollars in development ‒ sprouting as if by magic.
Such was the promise in this animated promotional video for a $35 million transit route called the Silver Line, launched with great fanfare in 2014.
Backers said it would transform a nearly 10-mile stretch of South Division Avenue from downtown Grand Rapids to the suburbs with dedicated lanes for hybrid electric buses. Commuters would trade in their cars. It would return $160 million in new development.
Four years later, most of South Division is virtually the same ‒ and daily rides are about half what was predicted.
Across the state in Detroit, the QLine, a $140-million electric streetcar line that connects downtown to Midtown along Woodward Avenue, attracted less than half of its projected riders for several months its first year.
It’s been beset by delays, crashes and falling popularity.
And in Lansing, transit officials pulled the plug last year on a controversial $133 million bus rapid transit (BRT) line when expected federal funds dried up.
Nearly $6 million in state and federal funds had already been invested ‒ in a project whose backers also forecast dramatic development benefits..."Read all.
Watch lawmaker blister DOJ for withholding documents
Watch lawmaker blister DOJ for withholding documents:
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein went on defense Thursday during a hearing of the House Judicial Committee over the Justice Department’s and FBI’s handling of the Russia probe and Hillary Clinton email investigations.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pressed Rosenstein on why Congress still has not received information it requested nearly a year ago.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein went on defense Thursday during a hearing of the House Judicial Committee over the Justice Department’s and FBI’s handling of the Russia probe and Hillary Clinton email investigations.Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pressed Rosenstein on why Congress still has not received information it requested nearly a year ago.
The West Can’t AFjord to Let Norway Die—And Norway Doesn’t | VDARE.com
The West Can’t AFjord to Let Norway Die—And Norway Doesn’t | VDARE.com
"Norwegians have a sense of self-confidence that their Scandinavian neighbours can hardly dream of. Their gerrymandered close relationship with the European Union, and their elite’s fervent advocacy of Multiculturalism, has clearly rocked the nation of 5.5 million, but the damage is nowhere near as severe as it could be.
...this time, it was hollow victory for the Norwegian spirit of defiance.
As a member of the EEA, Norway had to take “refugees” and other immigrants.
The slow death of Norway had begun.
The parents of the speakers of so-called ‘Kebab Norwegian’ arrived from the Middle East in droves.
...Historically, rape was incredibly rare in Norway.
But the Islamic rape-wave began slowly but surely.
100% (!) of rapes committed in Oslo between 2005 and 2010 were by what the police called “men with a non-Western origin” (code for Muslim)..."
Read on.
"Norwegians have a sense of self-confidence that their Scandinavian neighbours can hardly dream of. Their gerrymandered close relationship with the European Union, and their elite’s fervent advocacy of Multiculturalism, has clearly rocked the nation of 5.5 million, but the damage is nowhere near as severe as it could be....this time, it was hollow victory for the Norwegian spirit of defiance.
As a member of the EEA, Norway had to take “refugees” and other immigrants.
The slow death of Norway had begun.
The parents of the speakers of so-called ‘Kebab Norwegian’ arrived from the Middle East in droves.
...Historically, rape was incredibly rare in Norway.
But the Islamic rape-wave began slowly but surely.
100% (!) of rapes committed in Oslo between 2005 and 2010 were by what the police called “men with a non-Western origin” (code for Muslim)..."
Read on.
Rosenstein’s Telling House Testimony
Rosenstein’s Telling House Testimony: "Rosenstein’s Telling House Testimony-June 28, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein & FBI Director Chris Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee today.
It proved interesting.
Very interesting.
And informative.
At the start, Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee and Jerrold Nadler repeatedly questioned the validity of the hearing.
Following the break, Points of Order were loudly raised (particularly by Ted Lieu) as Strzok testimony was raised in questioning by Rep. Ratcliffe.
Democrats appeared unusually nervous and remained contentious throughout the hearing.
Almost as if they were worried over what Rosenstein might have to say…
Rosenstein delivered an intriguing opening statement which can be found here.
...I remind myself of one very important point.
Rosenstein was appointed by President Trump.
Rosenstein can be fired by President Trump.
...One other item of note. Rosenstein has been charged with leading the team investigating leaks. He appears to have been effective. See here.
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