History for April 30 - On-This-Day.com Cornelius Vanderbilt 1898, Robert Shaw 1916, John (Johnny) Horton 1925 Cloris Leachman 1926 - Actress ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Phyllis"), Jill Clayburgh 1944 - Actress, Kirsten Dunst 1982 - Actress ("Spider-Man") 1803 - The U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million. 1945 - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide. They had been married for one day. One week later Germany surrendered unconditionally.
What’s truly frightening is how this stunning unfamiliarity with the Constitution has bred contempt. If put to a vote today, only half of those surveyed said they would vote to adopt the Constitution. Even fewer believe that Congress should follow the Constitution. So much for the rule of law.
And speaking of law, misunderstandings regarding the judicial branch are particularly acute. The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual surveys, for example, show that one in four Americans thinks a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling is sent to Congress. One in four also think that “it might be better to do away with the court altogether.”
George Washington said the “education of our youth in the science of government” is vital because they are “the future guardians of the liberties of the country.” Yet the National Center for State Courts found that only 1 in 5 U.S. adults can correctly name all three branches, and 2 in 5 couldn’t name a single one.
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the Sri Lanka church bombing vs. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the New Zealand shooting pic.twitter.com/52Zml9dWwS
Don Surber:3. The Hill reported, "The New York Times Opinion section on Saturday apologized for a political cartoon that included anti-Semitic tropes.
"The image, published in the international print edition of Thursday’s paper, featured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a guide dog wearing a Star of David collar leading President Trump, who is wearing a [kippa] and dark glasses."
No one was fired.
Well what do you expect from a newspaper that in 1922 said of Hitler, "But several reliable, well-informed sources confirmed the idea that Hitler’s anti-Semitism was not so genuine or violent as it sounded, and that he was merely using anti-Semitic propaganda as a bait to catch masses of followers and keep them aroused, enthusiastic, and in line for the time when his organization is perfected and sufficiently powerful to be employed effectively for political purposes."
Stalin wasn't the first dictator the New York Times covered up for."
Most illegal immigrants in US receive government benefits, costing taxpayers billions: experts | Fox News:
"We're talking about billions of dollars in taxpayer benefits over the next few years," said Dan Stein, director of the right-leaning think tank, Federation for American Immigration Reform. "The payout for the taxpayer is enormous and income to the Treasury is miniscule."
A FAIR study in 2017 found illegal immigrants are a net consumer of taxpayer benefits worth more than $100 billion a year, not including the cost of enforcing the border.
Mining and processing the lithium, cobalt and manganese used for batteries consume a great deal of energy... The CO2 given off to produce the electricity that powers such vehicles also needs to be factored in, they say. When all these factors are considered, each Tesla emits 156 to 180 grams of CO2 per kilometre, which is more than a comparable diesel vehicle produced by the German company Mercedes, for example. Instead the study suggests "Natural gas combustion engines are the ideal technology for transitioning to vehicles powered by hydrogen or 'green' methane in the long term."
US-based MEMRI which covers Middle Eastern stories posted the clip on Twitter
Mariam Al-Sohel was speaking on Scope TV, a broadcaster based in Kuwait City
She reportedly said her 'cure' is based on 'Islamic prophecies' and science
Speaking on Scope TV, a broadcaster based in Kuwait City, the purported anti-gay researcher said her 'cure' is based around 'therapeutic suppositories', inspired by 'Islamic prophecies', and founded in science..."
Judicial Watch said it recently wrote about a separate law that aims to defund women’s shelters that don’t allow transgender men who self-identify as women.
“The Equality Act goes further by also stripping a woman’s right to have a person of the same sex conduct security searches on their body, supervise drug tests, handle intimate medical care and supervise children on overnight trips. This is because the language in the proposed law replaces sex with gender identity, open to the claimant’s interpretation, as a protected category.”
The bill also would threaten women’s sports.
State auditors uncover widespread childcare assistance fraud | Minnesota | watchdog.org "For several reasons, Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) is rife "with a higher risk of errors, improper payments, and fraud,” a recent state auditor’s report concluded.
...The DHS “did not implement sufficient program integrity controls for licensing child care providers,” the legislative auditor reported, and “lacked some key controls to identify errors and to inhibit, track, and recover improper payments.”
CCAP is authorized and supported through block grants from the federal Child Care and Development Fund.
In Fiscal Year 2018, 4,549 childcare providers received at least some CCAP payments to provide services to nearly 120,000 children.
Total CCAP payments to these providers were estimated at approximately $254 million..." Read on.
Hard Questions: Who Should Decide What Is Hate Speech in an Online Global Community? | Facebook Newsroom:
"As more and more communication takes place in digital form, the full range of public conversations are moving online — in groups and broadcasts, in text and video, even with emoji.
These discussions reflect the diversity of human experience: some are enlightening and informative, others are humorous and entertaining, and others still are political or religious.
Some can also be hateful and ugly.
Most responsible communications platforms and systems are now working hard to restrict this kind of hateful content.
Facebook is no exception. We are an open platform for all ideas, a place where we want to encourage self-expression, connection and sharing.
At the same time, when people come to Facebook, we always want them to feel welcome and safe. That’s why we have rules against bullying, harassing and threatening someone..." Read on for more BS from the billionaires at FB.
We fuel them. We build next to them. We ignite them.
"Even before Southern California began its frantic fight against six major fires that have been raging through dry shrubland this week, 2017 was in the record books as the worst season ever for wildfires in California.
...Fires are more damaging because we keep building in harm’s way...
...Deliberate decisions and unintended consequences of urban development over decades have turned many parts of the state into a tinderbox.
This year’s blazes particularly stand out because of how close they are to suburbs and major cities.
...Californians are drawn to views of mountains, forests, and grasslands and are building ever closer to these features that often have a propensity to burn.
Building in or near fire-prone forests has also led to fire prevention land management practices that paradoxically increase fire risk.
For instance, policies for preventing wildfires have in some areas led to an accumulation of the dry vegetation that would ordinarily burn away in smaller natural blazes..." Read all.
Trump signed an order on stage during his NRA speech effectively revoking the United States’s signature on the treaty. The document, Trump said, is a “message asking the Senate to discontinue the treaty ratification process and return the now-rejected treaty right back to me in the Oval Office” where he will “dispose of it.”
“The United Nations will soon receive a formal notice that America is rejecting this treaty,” Trump told the crowd. “We will never allow foreign bureaucrats to trample on your Second Amendment.”
Millions of new cars are being sold without this basic feature - Clark Howard Why no spare tire? US government CAFE rules. In order to meet government requirements on fleet mileage, weight is a major component. Dump the tire to save weight... and a side benefit to save money. Screw the customer with a wonderful private/public deal.
"...If you drive a newer vehicle, AAA is urging you to check your trunk to see if it’s missing a spare tire.
According to new research from the auto club, nearlya third (28%) of 2017 model year vehicles no longer come with a spare tire as standard equipment.
Last year alone, AAA said it rescued more than 450,000 members faced with a flat tire whose cars didn’t have a spare. And many people don’t realize this until they’re stranded on the side of the road.
Why is there no spare tire in the trunk of new cars?
..Automakers are replacing spare tires with tire inflator kits that can temporarily repair small punctures in flat tires, but those kits don’t work for all tire problems, including sidewall damage and blowouts, AAA said.
AAA
In addition, inflator kits cost up to $300 per use, which is up to 10 times more than a simple tire repair, according to AAA.
Why are some automakers eliminating spare tires?
It’s an effort to reduce weight and improve fuel economy..."
What’s truly frightening is how this stunning unfamiliarity with the Constitution has bred contempt. If put to a vote today, only half of those surveyed said they would vote to adopt the Constitution. Even fewer believe that Congress should follow the Constitution. So much for the rule of law.
No one was fired.
Electric Vehicles In Germany Emit More CO2 Than Diesel Ones, Study Shows - Slashdot
Judicial Watch said it recently wrote about a separate law that aims to defund women’s shelters that don’t allow transgender men who self-identify as women.
"For several reasons, Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) is rife "with a higher risk of errors, improper payments, and fraud,” a recent state auditor’s report concluded.
"For several reasons, Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) is rife "with a higher risk of errors, improper payments, and fraud,” a recent state auditor’s report concluded.
Hard Questions: Who Should Decide What Is Hate Speech in an Online Global Community? | Facebook Newsroom:
"Even before Southern California began its frantic fight against six major fires that have been raging through dry shrubland this week, 2017 was in the record books as the worst season ever for wildfires in California.
Trump signed an order on stage during his NRA speech effectively revoking the United States’s signature on the treaty. The document, Trump said, is a “message asking the Senate to discontinue the treaty ratification process and return the now-rejected treaty right back to me in the Oval Office” where he will “dispose of it.”