Using the Truth to Lie | Declination:
"Picture in your mind a political debate between acquaintances, perhaps on social media, or in meatspace.
You make your point, your opponent makes his.
Demands for evidence are made.
Your opponent cites a media piece.
Perhaps an article on CNN, or a reference to a study on The Atlantic.
The onus is on you to prove that the item is now incorrect.
Yet you cannot do so, for the citations within it are true, even though the spin has rendered it into something it really is not.
How do you articulate that?
Consider this CNN headline: Children found in New Mexico compound were training for school shootings, prosecutors say.
What is wrong with it?
The headline is true.
The children were indeed in a compound in New Mexico, and were indeed training to commit school shootings.
Ah, but it omits that this was linked to Islamic terror.
Now the article itself sort-of admits this in the last section of the article.
Hogrefe said FBI analysts told him the suspects appeared to be “extremist of the Muslim belief.”
Compare this to how the same event is reported on Fox News: Investigators raided New Mexico compound on tip from terror-tied New York City imam, cleric claims.
Note the difference in spin.
One emphasizes ‘school shootings’ and the other ‘terror-tied’ and ‘imam’.
This is how the tone of a thing is subtly changed, depending on the journalist’s preferred viewpoint..."
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Thursday, August 16, 2018
CNN: Antifa's Violence Against 'Bigots' Is 'Right' | Breitbart
CNN: Antifa's Violence Against 'Bigots' Is 'Right' | Breitbart:
Chris Cuomo announced Monday night that CNN will not condemn but instead justify political violence against anyone it defines as “bigots” — which, according to the network’s editorial tone over the past two years, signals open season on all Trump supporters for violent activists like Antifa and the Black Bloc.
Chris Cuomo announced Monday night that CNN will not condemn but instead justify political violence against anyone it defines as “bigots” — which, according to the network’s editorial tone over the past two years, signals open season on all Trump supporters for violent activists like Antifa and the Black Bloc.
How Long Will You Tolerate Having Your Franchise Deprecated and Nullified? | Trending
How Long Will You Tolerate Having Your Franchise Deprecated and Nullified? | Trending
"Apparently, in Ohio – lest their loss mar a narrative of an inevitable blue wave – several uncounted ballots have been “found.”
Of course, everyone knows these ballots will be uniformly Democrat, and will keep being “found” until the race tips to the Democrat.
Which is weird, since both of these events, in a rational world, are as unlikely as a three headed eagle coming through my window right now.
And I don’t even see a hint of feathers.
So why do we all know this?
Because this is not the first time, this is not the second time.
This is not probably the tenth time, save that some incidents don’t get reported and we have a very short public memory.
...We make jokes about this.
We joke about Chicago.
We joke about “found” ballots.
But the people elected that way still get to serve.
And by “serve” I mean, please refer to the title of the science fiction story “to serve man.”
My question is: How long will you tolerate this?..."
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"Apparently, in Ohio – lest their loss mar a narrative of an inevitable blue wave – several uncounted ballots have been “found.”
Of course, everyone knows these ballots will be uniformly Democrat, and will keep being “found” until the race tips to the Democrat.
Which is weird, since both of these events, in a rational world, are as unlikely as a three headed eagle coming through my window right now.
And I don’t even see a hint of feathers.
So why do we all know this?
Because this is not the first time, this is not the second time.
This is not probably the tenth time, save that some incidents don’t get reported and we have a very short public memory.
...We make jokes about this.
We joke about Chicago.
We joke about “found” ballots.
But the people elected that way still get to serve.
And by “serve” I mean, please refer to the title of the science fiction story “to serve man.”
My question is: How long will you tolerate this?..."
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History for August 16
History for August 16 - On-This-Day.com
Menachem Begin (Israel) 1913, Charles Bukowski 1920, Shimon Peres 1923 - Israeli politician
Kathie Lee Gifford 1953 - Television host ("Today"), James Cameron 1954 - Director ("Titanic"), Madonna Louise Ciccone 1958 - Singer
1777 - During the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bennington took place. New England's minutemen routed the British regulars.
1812 - Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time. It was claimed that 250,000 subscriptions had been sold before the first issue came off of the presses.
1984 - The U.S. Jaycees voted to admit women to full membership in the organization.
1995 - Voters in Bermuda rejected independence from Great Britain.
1999 - In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin was confirmed as prime minister by the lower house of parliament.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Donald Trump signs new defense policy bill that rebuilds military, boosts troop pay - Washington Times
Donald Trump signs new defense policy bill that rebuilds military, boosts troop pay - Washington Times:
President Trump signed a $716 billion defense bill Monday that authorizes hundreds of new planes, ships and tanks — and delivers a substantial victory to the administration by watering down penalties on a Chinese telecom company.
The law adds thousands of troops to the size of the military, raises pay, modernizes the U.S. nuclear arsenal and lays the groundwork for Mr. Trump’s proposed “space force,” in what the president called “the most significant investment in our military, and in our war fighters, in modern history.”
President Trump signed a $716 billion defense bill Monday that authorizes hundreds of new planes, ships and tanks — and delivers a substantial victory to the administration by watering down penalties on a Chinese telecom company.
The law adds thousands of troops to the size of the military, raises pay, modernizes the U.S. nuclear arsenal and lays the groundwork for Mr. Trump’s proposed “space force,” in what the president called “the most significant investment in our military, and in our war fighters, in modern history.”
UMich in trouble with appeals court for not letting students cross-examine rape accusers - The College Fix
UMich in trouble with appeals court for not letting students cross-examine rape accusers - The College Fix
"You want our permission to ‘set up a kangaroo court’?
One of President Trump’s appellate court nominees is yet again positioning himself to be front and center defending the due process rights of college students.
...One of the issues was the university’s decision to allow cross-examination in every kind of misconduct proceeding except Title IX cases.
...Months after that, Thapar grilled a university lawyer for suggesting colleges could prejudge males accused of sexual assault to protect female students.
The University of Michigan’s lawyer didn’t get any easier treatment from Thapar (below) at the Aug. 1 hearing.
The judge even suggested that lawyer David DeBruin was arguing for the university’s right to “set up a kangaroo court” in all adjudications, not just Title IX proceedings..."
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"You want our permission to ‘set up a kangaroo court’?
One of President Trump’s appellate court nominees is yet again positioning himself to be front and center defending the due process rights of college students.
...One of the issues was the university’s decision to allow cross-examination in every kind of misconduct proceeding except Title IX cases.
...Months after that, Thapar grilled a university lawyer for suggesting colleges could prejudge males accused of sexual assault to protect female students.
The University of Michigan’s lawyer didn’t get any easier treatment from Thapar (below) at the Aug. 1 hearing.
The judge even suggested that lawyer David DeBruin was arguing for the university’s right to “set up a kangaroo court” in all adjudications, not just Title IX proceedings..."
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When you run out of "free money"-----Branch County Sheriff's Department cuts weekend patrols after deputy retirements | WWMT
Branch County Sheriff's Department cuts weekend patrols after deputy retirements | WWMT
COLDWATER, Mich. — Without enough deputies to go around, the Branch County Sheriff Office was forced to cut to patrols to five days a week.
Down to just five deputies to cover more than 1,000 square miles, deputies will only patrol from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Weekdays are the busiest because deputies have court responsibilities and jail transports to make on top of criminal investigations and calls for service, according to Sheriff John Pollack.
"I can't do my job with five deputies," Pollack said.
...If there is an emergency when no deputies are on duty and state troopers are tied up, Pollack said, "dispatch has been told that they call the undersheriff, the undersheriff calls all our people in."
Branch County deputies respond to about 9,000 calls a year.
...On the heels of the 20-year millage Branch County voters approved in early August to fund a new jail, Pollack says he will again ask county commissioners for additional dollars to re-staff the department..."
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COLDWATER, Mich. — Without enough deputies to go around, the Branch County Sheriff Office was forced to cut to patrols to five days a week.
Down to just five deputies to cover more than 1,000 square miles, deputies will only patrol from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Weekdays are the busiest because deputies have court responsibilities and jail transports to make on top of criminal investigations and calls for service, according to Sheriff John Pollack.
"I can't do my job with five deputies," Pollack said.
...If there is an emergency when no deputies are on duty and state troopers are tied up, Pollack said, "dispatch has been told that they call the undersheriff, the undersheriff calls all our people in."
Branch County deputies respond to about 9,000 calls a year.
...On the heels of the 20-year millage Branch County voters approved in early August to fund a new jail, Pollack says he will again ask county commissioners for additional dollars to re-staff the department..."
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Burka Brawl: Britain Finally Standing Up to Islamism?The American Spectator
Burka Brawl: Britain Finally Standing Up to Islamism?The American Spectator:
In truth, the reason Britain’s Boris burka saga has continued on so long (apart from the alliterative possibilities that mean tabloid editors don’t want it to die) is that everyone — right, left, center, up, down, and all over the political spectrum — realizes this is a litmus test for Britain.
In truth, the reason Britain’s Boris burka saga has continued on so long (apart from the alliterative possibilities that mean tabloid editors don’t want it to die) is that everyone — right, left, center, up, down, and all over the political spectrum — realizes this is a litmus test for Britain.
Progressivism and Public Education - TheCollegeConservative.com
Progressivism and Public Education - TheCollegeConservative.com:
"Public education is the primary platform progressives are using to push their political agenda.
And republicans are helping pay for it.
That republicans have implicitly agreed to fund this ridiculous liability is contemptible and indicative of a broader political problem.
Republicans have thought of no viable alternative to Dewey’s K-12 socialist regime.
To address this issue conservatives must answer the following question : what kind of world should we expect schools to help create?
One simple answer is this: one that works.
...Instead universities are rapidly being converted into 4-year luxury resorts for marginally interested students.
Additionally, college courses are gradually becoming easier as professors make concessions to more and more unprepared students.
As of 2013, more and more A’s were being given away than in any other point in US history..."
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"Public education is the primary platform progressives are using to push their political agenda.
And republicans are helping pay for it.
That republicans have implicitly agreed to fund this ridiculous liability is contemptible and indicative of a broader political problem.
Republicans have thought of no viable alternative to Dewey’s K-12 socialist regime.
To address this issue conservatives must answer the following question : what kind of world should we expect schools to help create?
One simple answer is this: one that works.
...Instead universities are rapidly being converted into 4-year luxury resorts for marginally interested students.
Additionally, college courses are gradually becoming easier as professors make concessions to more and more unprepared students.
As of 2013, more and more A’s were being given away than in any other point in US history..."
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JOURNALISM: Media Ignores Fact That Cops And NBC Reporter Were Attacked At Charlottesville.
Instapundit Blog Archive JOURNALISM: Media Ignores Fact That Cops And NBC Reporter Were Attacked At Charlottesville. Just…
"JOURNALISM: Media Ignores Fact That Cops And NBC Reporter Were Attacked At Charlottesville.
"JOURNALISM: Media Ignores Fact That Cops And NBC Reporter Were Attacked At Charlottesville.
Just think of the media as Democratic Party operatives with bylines, and the silence makes perfect sense."
Devin Nunes: Clinton campaign colluded with 'nearly every' top official at the DOJ and FBI
Devin Nunes: Clinton campaign colluded with 'nearly every' top official at the DOJ and FBI:
The dossier, published last year by BuzzFeed, contains unverified claims about the Russians having information on President Trump that could be used as leverage. Republican investigators are concerned the FBI deceived a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court when it used information from the dossier without disclosing its Democratic benefactors to gain the authority to spy on onetime Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
The dossier, published last year by BuzzFeed, contains unverified claims about the Russians having information on President Trump that could be used as leverage. Republican investigators are concerned the FBI deceived a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court when it used information from the dossier without disclosing its Democratic benefactors to gain the authority to spy on onetime Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
Who could be behind this....?.-----‘I would murder him, for the people’
‘I would murder him, for the people’
'I WOULD MURDER HIM, FOR THE PEOPLE'
Secret Service probing antifa threats against Trump
The rhetoric against President Trump occasionally has drawn the interest of law enforcement officials.
- Madonna, for example, said she was just trying to “express herself” when she made threats against the president during Women’s March in Washington in January 2017. “Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House,” she told fellow Trump-haters...
- The Daily Caller reports that several members of antifa, the far-left movement known for violent protests against the president and conservatives, may be under scrutiny.
- One potential criminal express a desired to “do” Trump “like Gadhafi.”
- Another wanted to “murder the president.”
- “I would murder him, for the people,” said another.
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Sessions' DOJ compels school district to communicate to parents in 'language they can understand'
Sessions' DOJ compels school district to communicate to parents in 'language they can understand'
"The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island announced on Monday that they had reached a settlement with the school district of Providence, Rhode Island, to provide English language services to the district’s 8,000 students who are not fluent in English, and to communicate with the parents about school offerings in “a language they understand,” thus providing interpretation services.
...The Justice Department declared in its statement, that the Providence school district is now required to properly identify and place students who are not proficient in English upon their enrollment in the district’s 41 schools, and “communicate with parents about program offerings and other essential information in a language they understand..."
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"The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island announced on Monday that they had reached a settlement with the school district of Providence, Rhode Island, to provide English language services to the district’s 8,000 students who are not fluent in English, and to communicate with the parents about school offerings in “a language they understand,” thus providing interpretation services.
...The Justice Department declared in its statement, that the Providence school district is now required to properly identify and place students who are not proficient in English upon their enrollment in the district’s 41 schools, and “communicate with parents about program offerings and other essential information in a language they understand..."
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