Tuesday, April 02, 2019
DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS: …
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"DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS:
Posted by Glenn Reynolds"
"DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARKNESS:
Posted by Glenn Reynolds"Britain's Version Of 'Medicare For All' Is Collapsing
Britain's Version Of 'Medicare For All' Is Collapsing
"Nearly a quarter of a million British patients have been waiting more than six months to receive planned medical treatment from the National Health Service, according to a recent report from the Royal College of Surgeons.
More than 36,000 have been in treatment queues for nine months or more.
Long waits for care are endemic to government-run, single-payer systems like the NHS.
Yet some U.S. lawmakers want to import that model from across the pond.
That would be a massive blunder..."
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"Nearly a quarter of a million British patients have been waiting more than six months to receive planned medical treatment from the National Health Service, according to a recent report from the Royal College of Surgeons. More than 36,000 have been in treatment queues for nine months or more.
Long waits for care are endemic to government-run, single-payer systems like the NHS.
Yet some U.S. lawmakers want to import that model from across the pond.
That would be a massive blunder..."
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Trey Gowdy: CIA May Stop Giving Adam Schiff Information Because He Leaks ‘Like A Screen Door On A Submarine’ | The Daily Caller
Trey Gowdy: CIA May Stop Giving Adam Schiff Information Because He Leaks ‘Like A Screen Door On A Submarine’ | The Daily Caller:Former Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy predicted Sunday that the U.S. intelligence community might stop providing information to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff because he leaks “like a screen door on a submarine.”
Gowdy was asked to weigh in on Republicans’ decision Thursday to call on Schiff to step down as chairman of the House panel.
What if the government is your doctor? - WND
What if the government is your doctor? - WND:
In Arizona, law enforcement officers in tactical gear broke down the door to a home where children were sleeping, entered with guns drawn, and took three little children away from their parents. The stated reason: the mother had decided not to follow a doctor’s advice to take her two-year-old to the emergency room for a fever, because the fever broke and the child got much better soon after leaving the office. The main concern seemed to be that the child was not vaccinated.
Americans need to defend their right to have an independent physician, to choose their physician and type of care, and to give or withhold informed consent to medical treatments. Otherwise, their “doctor” will be a protocol in a system staffed by interchangeable automatons. Treatments will be inaccessible or required, tailored to meet the needs and beliefs of the system.
If the government is the ultimate authority on your “health care,” remember that its tools for checking whether a child has a life-threatening disease such as meningitis include battering rams and assault rifles.
Americans need to defend their right to have an independent physician, to choose their physician and type of care, and to give or withhold informed consent to medical treatments. Otherwise, their “doctor” will be a protocol in a system staffed by interchangeable automatons. Treatments will be inaccessible or required, tailored to meet the needs and beliefs of the system.
If the government is the ultimate authority on your “health care,” remember that its tools for checking whether a child has a life-threatening disease such as meningitis include battering rams and assault rifles.
Electoral College and Democrat Opposition to the Constitutional Order | National Review
Electoral College and Democrat Opposition to the Constitutional Order | National Review
"The Senate.
The Electoral College.
The First Amendment.
The Second Amendment.
The Supreme Court.
Is there a part of our constitutional order that the Democrats have not pledged to destroy?
There are some Democrats out there in the sticks — a lot of them, in fact — who simply don’t understand the constitutional order.
They believe that the United States is a democracy, John Adams et al. be damned, and, in fact, they often are confused by the frankly anti-democratic features of the American order, because they have been taught (theirs is a pseudo-education consisting of buzzwords rather than an actual education) that “democratic” means “good” and “undemocratic” means “bad.”
But the Democrats in Washington are a different story.
Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris went to law school.
They understand the American constitutional order just fine.
And they hate it..."
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- Unmediated mass democracy would lead to the serfdom of minority groups and the smallest, poorest states.
"The Senate.
The Electoral College.
The First Amendment.
The Second Amendment. The Supreme Court.
Is there a part of our constitutional order that the Democrats have not pledged to destroy?
There are some Democrats out there in the sticks — a lot of them, in fact — who simply don’t understand the constitutional order.
They believe that the United States is a democracy, John Adams et al. be damned, and, in fact, they often are confused by the frankly anti-democratic features of the American order, because they have been taught (theirs is a pseudo-education consisting of buzzwords rather than an actual education) that “democratic” means “good” and “undemocratic” means “bad.”
But the Democrats in Washington are a different story.
Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris went to law school.
They understand the American constitutional order just fine.
And they hate it..."
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‘Shame’: Victor Davis Hanson delivers scathing indictment of failed ‘coup’ – World Tribune: Window on the Real World
‘Shame’: Victor Davis Hanson delivers scathing indictment of failed ‘coup’ – World Tribune: Window on the Real World- The first “coup” in U.S. history in which government bureaucrats sought to overturn an election and to remove a sitting U.S. president has failed
“Not thugs in sunglasses and epaulettes, not oligarchs in private jets, not shaggy would-be Marxists, but sanctimonious arrogant bureaucrats in suits and ties used their government agencies to seek to overturn the 2016 election, abort a presidency, and subvert the U.S. Constitution,”
Victor Davis Hanson wrote...
The effort by the Hillary Clinton campaign “to create, disseminate among court media, and then salt among high Obama administration officials, a fabricated, opposition smear dossier failed,” Hanson noted..."
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Jussie Smollett's fake attack wasn't an uncommon ploy
Jussie Smollett's fake attack wasn't an uncommon ploy:
That shouldn’t surprise anyone.
- In writing a book about hate crime hoaxes, I found more than 400. Such frauds damage good race relations.
That shouldn’t surprise anyone.
Smollett’s story was bizarre, bordering on the absurd.
...The questions here are obvious.
How many Trump supporters even exist in the downtown of a city that went 83% for Hillary Clinton — and how many of them watch "Empire?"
How many guys looking for a fight carry rope and bottles of bleach around with them?
How many Trump supporters even exist in the downtown of a city that went 83% for Hillary Clinton — and how many of them watch "Empire?" How many guys looking for a fight carry rope and bottles of bleach around with them?
A great many hate crime stories turn out to be hoaxes.
...Simply looking at what happened to the most widely reported hate crime stories over the past 4-5 years illustrates this: not only the Smollett case but also the Yasmin Seweid, Air Force Academy, Eastern Michigan, Wisconsin-Parkside, Kean College, Covington Catholic, and “Hopewell Baptist burning” racial scandals all turned out to be fakes.
And, these cases are not isolated outliers.
...Simply looking at what happened to the most widely reported hate crime stories over the past 4-5 years illustrates this: not only the Smollett case but also the Yasmin Seweid, Air Force Academy, Eastern Michigan, Wisconsin-Parkside, Kean College, Covington Catholic, and “Hopewell Baptist burning” racial scandals all turned out to be fakes.
And, these cases are not isolated outliers.
Doing research for a book, Hate Crime Hoax, I was able to easily put together a data set of 409 confirmed hate hoaxes.
An overlapping but substantially different list of 348 hoaxes exists at fakehatecrimes.org, and researcher Laird Wilcox put together another list of at least 300 in his still-contemporary book Crying Wolf.
An overlapping but substantially different list of 348 hoaxes exists at fakehatecrimes.org, and researcher Laird Wilcox put together another list of at least 300 in his still-contemporary book Crying Wolf.
...There is very little brutally violent racism in the modern USA..."
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Report: Gang Stole Billions, Infiltrated UK Govt, Funded al-Qaeda, Labour
Report: Gang Stole Billions, Infiltrated UK Govt, Funded al-Qaeda, Labour
"A vast network of British Asian gang members linked to Abu Hamza and the 7/7 bombers infiltrated government agencies, defrauded taxpayers of billions of pounds, and funnelled tens of millions to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda over 20 years, an investigation claims to have found.
"A vast network of British Asian gang members linked to Abu Hamza and the 7/7 bombers infiltrated government agencies, defrauded taxpayers of billions of pounds, and funnelled tens of millions to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda over 20 years, an investigation claims to have found.
The report suggests that, through a complex series of tactics, including exploitation of illegal immigration, benefits fraud, VAT fraud, and mortgage fraud, the gang managed to steal an astonishing £8 billion.
These funds were allegedly used to provide lavish lifestyles for the gang’s members, including luxury cars and properties — but also helped bankroll Osama bin Laden’s notorious al-Qaeda network, claims a Sunday Times investigation.
It is believed that £80 million was sent to the jihadists to help them fund their radical Islamic terrorist activities, with a source claiming that “MI5 had information that the ultimate destination for some of the money was Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad.”
...It is claimed that “thousands” of pounds were donated to the then-governing Labour Party by the gang..."
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New study claims white people's diets disproportionally contribute to climate change - TheBlaze
New study claims white people's diets disproportionally contribute to climate change - TheBlaze:
If you're white, then your dining choices contribute to climate change more than the diets of any other ethnic groups, a new study boldly declares.
What are the details?
The study, released last week in the Journal of Industrial Ecology, determined the diet of typical Caucasian Americans includes a greater variety of foods than African-American and Hispanic diets, therefore requiring the use of more land and water, which leads to greater greenhouse gas emissions.
...The study comes just weeks after a separate study claimed that white people disproportionally produce air pollution."
- 'It's very clear that whites are responsible for the majority of greenhouse gases emitted...'
If you're white, then your dining choices contribute to climate change more than the diets of any other ethnic groups, a new study boldly declares.
What are the details?
The study, released last week in the Journal of Industrial Ecology, determined the diet of typical Caucasian Americans includes a greater variety of foods than African-American and Hispanic diets, therefore requiring the use of more land and water, which leads to greater greenhouse gas emissions.
...The study comes just weeks after a separate study claimed that white people disproportionally produce air pollution."
EXCLUSIVE – NSA Whistleblower: Page FISA Warrant Likely a Gateway to Spy on Entire Trump Campaign | Breitbart
EXCLUSIVE – NSA Whistleblower: Page FISA Warrant Likely a Gateway to Spy on Entire Trump Campaign | Breitbart:
The Obama-era FISA warrant obtained to monitor the communications of Carter Page was most likely utilized as a gateway to spy on the rest of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, contended William Binney, a former highly placed NSA official turned whistleblower.
The same warrant against Page technically could also have been used to legally justify collecting data on the Republican National Committee (RNC) or the leadership of the Republican Party, Binney said.
Binney was an architect of the NSA’s surveillance program. He became a famed whistleblower when he resigned on October 31, 2001 after spending more than 30 years with the agency.
The same warrant against Page technically could also have been used to legally justify collecting data on the Republican National Committee (RNC) or the leadership of the Republican Party, Binney said.
Binney was an architect of the NSA’s surveillance program. He became a famed whistleblower when he resigned on October 31, 2001 after spending more than 30 years with the agency.
Detroit Lawmaker Would Repeal City’s Post-Bankruptcy Financial Oversight – Michigan Capitol Confidential
Detroit Lawmaker Would Repeal City’s Post-Bankruptcy Financial Oversight – Michigan Capitol Confidential:
...The 2014 bailout gave Detroit $195 million up front and authorized another $350 million over 20 years to ease its way out of federal bankruptcy court.
But to ensure the city did not resume the practices that caused insolvency in the first place, the Legislature imposed oversight of Detroit’s finances.
James Hohman, director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, cautioned legislators about liberating Detroit from state financial oversight.
Among other reasons, he pointed to the 2018 conviction of a former Detroit employee for embezzling from the city.
Masharn Franklin had worked in Detroit’s audit and payroll department and was sentenced to 18 months in prison in November 2018 for embezzling $265,000.
...“Some of its elected officials and managers have been charged with corruption after bankruptcy. ...But its residents deserve a competent and functional government, and lawmakers shouldn’t act like the city’s problems are over."
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- Critic:‘Lawmakers shouldn’t act like the city’s problems are over’
- Several bills proposed by state Sen. Sylvia Santana would end state oversight of the city of Detroit’s finances, a condition that was part of a 2014 “Grand Bargain” bailout package designed to help pull the city out of bankruptcy.
...The 2014 bailout gave Detroit $195 million up front and authorized another $350 million over 20 years to ease its way out of federal bankruptcy court.
But to ensure the city did not resume the practices that caused insolvency in the first place, the Legislature imposed oversight of Detroit’s finances.
- Under the bargain, the state’s financial oversight would last 20 years, but Santana’s Senate bills 222 through 226 would formally terminate the oversight after just five years.
- No longer would city financial decisions be reviewed by a nine-member commission comprised mostly of gubernatorial appointees and chaired by the state treasurer.
- ...Santana’s bills would also end state oversight of the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
- Additionally, the bills would repeal a provision of state law affecting the city and employee health insurance. That particular law requires municipal employees across the state to contribute specified amounts to their employer-provided health insurance benefits. Municipal governments can exempt their employees from these cost-sharing duties with a two-thirds vote by their governing body, but currently, Detroit cannot. Santana would let the city do so.
- Santana has also introduced a bill to let large cities, including Detroit, impose a 10 percent amusements tax on tickets to concerts, shows, sporting events, zoos and more. The proceeds would be used to prop up underfunded police pensions and retiree health insurance benefits.
James Hohman, director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, cautioned legislators about liberating Detroit from state financial oversight.
Among other reasons, he pointed to the 2018 conviction of a former Detroit employee for embezzling from the city.
Masharn Franklin had worked in Detroit’s audit and payroll department and was sentenced to 18 months in prison in November 2018 for embezzling $265,000.
...“Some of its elected officials and managers have been charged with corruption after bankruptcy. ...But its residents deserve a competent and functional government, and lawmakers shouldn’t act like the city’s problems are over."
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History for April 2
History for April 2 - On-This-Day.com
Hans Christian Andersen 1805 - Author ("The Ugly Duckling"), Frederic Bartholdi 1834, Emile Zola 1840 - Novelist
Walter Chrysler 1875 - Auto manufacturer (Chrysler Corporation), Buddy Ebsen 1908 - Actor ("The Beverly Hillbillies," "Barnaby Jones"), Sir Alec Guinness (Alec Guinness de Cuffe) 1914 - Actor ("Bridge Over River Kwai," "A Passage to India," "Star Wars")
1982 - Argentina invaded the British-owned Falkland Islands. The following June Britain took the islands back.
1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein threatened to incinerate half of Israel with chemical weapons if Israel joined a conspiracy against Iraq.
Monday, April 01, 2019
Chris Wallace Fact-Checks Democrat Rep. Jim Himes On Russia Collusion During Live Interview | The Daily Caller
Chris Wallace Fact-Checks Democrat Rep. Jim Himes On Russia Collusion During Live Interview | The Daily Caller:
Wallace interrupted, “No, excuse me. With all due respect, sir, that’s absolutely incorrect. I’m going to put up on the screen because we know that this probably was going to come up, the specific quote from Attorney General Barr. Here’s what he says: ‘The special counsel did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in these efforts despite multiple offers from Russian affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign.'”
“So specifically the special counsel is not saying there is insufficient evidence to prosecute. He’s saying it didn’t happen,” Wallace concluded.
“So specifically the special counsel is not saying there is insufficient evidence to prosecute. He’s saying it didn’t happen,” Wallace concluded.
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