"In preparation for Groundhog Day tomorrow, please remember that Phi's prognostications on winter have been pretty bad. But he looks like a genius compared to climate modelers."

Tom Robbins - H/T Gregory... I am quoting you to, as this is too...

H/T Gregory... I am quoting you to, as this is too good!

"In preparation for Groundhog Day tomorrow, please remember that Phi's prognostications on winter have been pretty bad. 
But he looks like a genius compared to climate modelers."

CNN Bashes Trump Admin For ‘Lack Of Diversity’ As Task Force Tries To Combat Deadly Coronavirus | The Daily Caller

CNN Bashes Trump Admin For ‘Lack Of Diversity’ As Task Force Tries To Combat Deadly Coronavirus | The Daily Caller:

Instead of acknowledging that the U.S. is putting in work to combat the virus, CNN Politics national political writer Brandon Tensley slammed the Trump administration for its continued “lack of diversity” The picture Trump tweeted appears to show a group made up largely of white males.

Study Says Fracking is Saving Families $2,500 Annually, Significantly Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Watts Up With That?

Study Says Fracking is Saving Families $2,500 Annually, Significantly Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Watts Up With That?
"A report released in October 2019 by the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) estimates increased oil and natural gas production from hydraulic fracturing  (“fracking”) saves American families $203 billion annually on gasoline and electricity bills. 
This breaks down to $2,500 in savings per family per year.

“From 2007 to 2019, innovation in shale production brought an eight-fold increase in extraction productivity for natural gas and a nineteen-fold increase for oil,” the report states. “These productivity gains have reduced costs and spurred production to record-breaking levels. As a result, the United States has become the world’s largest producer of both commodities, surpassing Russia in 2011 (for natural gas) and Saudi Arabia and Russia in 2018 (for oil). CEA estimates that greater productivity has reduced the domestic price of natural gas by 63 percent as of 2018 and led to a 45 percent decrease in the wholesale price of electricity. Shale production has also reduced the global price of oil by 10 percent as of 2019.”

Eighty percent of the $2,500 annual household savings comes from the reduction in price of natural gas, which has helped lower electricity costs by 45 percent since 2007. 
The other 20 percent of savings comes from lower costs for gasoline and heating fuels..."

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Mike Bloomberg Just Lost My Vote With His Super Bowl Ad – Reason.com

Mike Bloomberg Just Lost My Vote With His Super Bowl Ad – Reason.com
"The billionaire former three-term mayor of New York panders to Democratic loyalists rather than laying out a vision for a prosperous, tolerant America.
Many Americans will basically be meeting Mike Bloomberg for the first time today, when the billionaire former three-term mayor of New York City drops an ad costing a reported $11 million during the Super Bowl. 
...But based on his commercial, which is about gun violence in America, Bloomberg has already lost my potential vote. 
Let me explain.
...But that Super Bowl ad kills whatever minor buzz he gave me. 
This is how he chooses to intro himself to the voting public? 
The ad recounts the tragic, senseless shooting death of a young black man...
... All of the things that Bloomberg suggests are either already basically the law or won't have the effects supporters claim. 
As my Reason colleague Jacob Sullum has written, background checks will do nothing to stop mass shootings because "perpetrators of these attacks typically do not have disqualifying criminal or psychiatric records." 
Beyond that, passing more and stricter laws generally don't stop criminals, who don't follow laws, from getting guns. 
...Given his billions, Bloomberg can afford to follow his bliss when it comes to campaigning, but I know I'll be looking elsewhere for a candidate to support.

Lunch video-----The origins of Groundhog Day

Noon-toon

Virginia Democrat embarrasses himself while trying to define assault weapons at town hall​ - TheBlaze

Virginia Democrat embarrasses himself while trying to define assault weapons at town hall​ - TheBlaze:

Virginia Democratic Del. Mark Levine held a town hall last weekend, during which he was asked to define what guns he was seeking to outlaw with a proposed assault weapons ban. His answer had audience members laughing at his obvious lack of knowledge about firearms, according to the Washington Examiner.

Benny on Twitter: "This may be the greatest video in internet in history

Benny on Twitter: "This may be the greatest video in internet in history:
https://t.co/xhBctRT6Lc" / Twitter

Yes, it's another national lunacy-----BANNED: MSU Student gov Bans Cafeteria Trays

BANNED: MSU Student gov Bans Cafeteria Trays
"A new Michigan State University student government resolution hopes to implement trayless dining by Fall 2020.
In an attempt to make dining at MSU more eco-friendly, trays in dining halls will not be an available option unless specifically requested once entering the cafeteria.
According to the Associated Students of Michigan State University’s (ASMSU) Bill 56-30, doing away with trays will decrease food waste, energy waste, and water usage.
The bill points that “MSU prides itself on sustainability,” but lacks this “key policy.”
The bill further aims to help shape student diets, stating “reducing tray usage would improve the health of students by encouraging conscious portion sizes.”...
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Truth!

Our nation of wimps!-----Bomb threat at Muskegon area school sends students home - mlive.com

Bomb threat at Muskegon area school sends students home - mlive.com
"MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – A written bomb threat resulted in all students at a Muskegon area charter school being sent home Friday.
The threat was found at Timberland Charter Academy and police were called around 11:20 a.m. Jan. 31, said Muskegon Township Police Chief Tim Thielbar.
The school at 2574 McLaughlin Ave. was quickly evacuated and the decision was made to send students home, Thielbar said.
As of 2:30 p.m., police were waiting for a bomb detection dog to arrive to do a sweep of the school, Thielbar said.
The threat was found in a boy’s bathroom and was “definitely a child’s handwriting,” Thielbar said.
It was unclear how long it had been there as there were many other graffiti writings in the same area, he said..."
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#1 This day 1960-----Mark Dinning - Teen angel (1960)

WATCH: Here’s the 30-Second Pro-Life Super Bowl Commercial Fox Rejected | LifeNews.com

WATCH: Here’s the 30-Second Pro-Life Super Bowl Commercial Fox Rejected | LifeNews.com
"The 30-second pro-life ad that FOX Sports rejected for Sunday’s Super Bowl does not even mention the word “abortion.”

Produced by the new Faces of Choice pro-life organization, the ad was created to air during the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. 

It shows people who have survived abortions asking the question, “Can you look me in the eye and tell me that I shouldn’t be alive?”

The simple, yet profound ad makes people think about the injustice of abortion without mentioning the word. 

Through the faces and words of abortion survivors, it exposes the undeniable, ugly truth that an abortion kills a unique human life.

FOX rejected their stories for the Super Bowl – and chose to run a controversial ad featuring drag queens instead..."

Read all and MUST VIEW the short, POWERFUL ad.

I remember. The MSM loved it.

Hillary Clinton's Secret Service detail kept process server from delivering Tulsi Gabbard lawsuit: lawyer - TheBlaze

Hillary Clinton's Secret Service detail kept process server from delivering Tulsi Gabbard lawsuit: lawyer - TheBlaze:

Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is suing Hillary Clinton for defamation after Clinton suggested Gabbard was a Russian asset, but Clinton is refusing to be served with the lawsuit, according to Gabbard's lawyer.
The attorney, Brian Dunne, told the New York Post that multiple attempts to deliver the $50 million lawsuit have been rebuffed either by Secret Service agents or Clinton's legal representatives.
"I find it rather unbelievable that Hillary Clinton is so intimidated by Tulsi Gabbard that she won't accept service of process," Dunne said. "But I guess here we are."

PETA says its Colin Kaepernick-inspired Super Bowl ad rejected by Fox

PETA says its Colin Kaepernick-inspired Super Bowl ad rejected by Fox
"...People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) made another attempt to make noise on Super Bowl Sunday by way of an ad; this time, the group's rejected commercial featured strong allusions to Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players' protests against police brutality and injustice..."
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AM Fruitcake

History for February 2

History for February 2 - On-This-Day.com
James Joyce 1882, George Halas 1895, Ayn Rand 1905
  

Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) 1942, Farrah Fawcett 1947, Christie Brinkley 1954


1848 - The Mexican War was ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The treaty turned over portions of land to the U.S., including Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, California and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. The U.S. gave Mexico $15,000,000 and assumed responsibility of all claims against Mexico by American citizens. Texas had already entered the U.S. on December 29, 1845.


1870 - The "Cardiff Giant" was revealed to be nothing more than carved gypsum. The discovery in Cardiff, NY, was alleged to be the petrified remains of a human.

Nolte: Thank President John Roberts for Outing the Fake 'Whistleblower'

Nolte: Thank President John Roberts for Outing the Fake 'Whistleblower':

We all owe Chief Justice John Roberts a big thank you for confirming the name of the phony, Deep State whistleblower who launched this stupid impeachment hoax.

Smith: Media Elites Just Insulted Trump Voters Again

Smith: Media Elites Just Insulted Trump Voters Again:

The now infamous clip of CNN anchor Don Lemon laughing along at insults of Trump voters represents everything wrong with the media, elites, and the NeverTrump swamp creatures trying their hardest to turn off new additions to the party.
If you’re a bit confused as to which time Lemon has insulted whites, Trump voters, or some combination of the two…it’s understandable. I’m not talking about the time he called white men “the biggest terror threat” in America. Nor am I talking about the time he chuckled alongside CNN Contributors Bakari Sellers and Tara Setmayer, who called MAGA convert Kanye West “an example of what happens when Negroes don’t read” and “a token negro,” respectively.