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…Miss Jumbo in Thai beauty pageant…
…Dutch party centre bans kid’s cowboy party because “it’s racist”…
…Chicago ID card created for undocumented immigrants will be accepted for voter registration…
…On this day in 1917 The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom was given the infamous Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledged to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declared war on the United States. This provided an impetus for the US to enter WWI.
…On this day in 1455 the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type was first published. Many scholars say this is the most valuable book in existence. There are only 21 complete copies left today and 49 partial copies. One notable effect of the printing of this bible was that it eventually made bibles much cheaper which enabled the common man to have his own bible for study and thus lessening the power of the clergy over the population.
…Thank goodness the weekend is here and along with the shameless politicization of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS comes the revelation that the school's armed resource officer, Scot Peterson, whose job it is to defend the students and teachers from what happened nine days ago waited outside the school for a full six minutes as the gunman went on his rampage. Is it too soon to call him "the Broward Coward" and "Sheriff Quick-Withdraw?" …
…As we head into Thursday, the top story continues to be the predictable Leftist opportunism of turning a crisis into a political opportunity. This time, grieving children are being used as nothing more than props to push for the other Democrat-Leftist holy grail of the abolition of our right to keep and bear arms.…
…As we head into Thursday, the top story continues to be the predictable Leftist opportunism of turning a crisis into a political opportunity. This time, grieving children are being used as nothing more than props to push for the other Democrat-Leftist holy grail of the abolition of our right to keep and bear arms.…
…On this day in 1819, Spain sold Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.
…On this day in 1848 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published The Communist Manifesto. It has failed miserably in every place it has been tried. It has also been forced on the population against their will in every place it has been tried. However, its intermediate step between capitalism and communism runs rampant all over the world including the US. It just takes longer to fail.
The Forgotten History of New York’s Bagel Famines - Remembering Local 338 and the world’s toughest bagel bakers.
100 Chicago Professors "Propose To Exclude Viewpoints They Find Objectionable"
Government Spending on Higher Education Reaches an All-Time High…
Once again, climate scientists use a single tree to define global change…
San Francisco's Diseased Streets…
…On this day in 1933 the Congress of the United States proposed the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution that would end Prohibition in the United States on ratification. 'Proposed' means that 2/3 of both houses voted for the new amendment.
…Let's dive right in. The politicization of the massacre in Florida as a pretext to disarm the American citizenry proceeds as per the usual script, but this time the diatribes are more shrill than ever, if that's possible. The reason, as with most everything hurled at us via the Media lo these past many months boils down to pretty much one thing - Donald Trump.…
…An abundance of links for this Monday holiday so I shall endeavor to be brief so you can read them, or the comments, as is your wont.…
Vic's links sprinkled in, starting from the top comment.
…On this day in 1885 the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was published. The book actually was an expose against slavery and racism in the United States but the illiterates of today have been successfully getting it banned across the US by calling it 'racist'.
…On this day in 1959 the first weather satellite Vanguard 2 was launched.
…it's a war; a war for the hearts, minds and souls of every man, woman and child…
For all you morons wondering where Vic is, he's in the hospital. He went for a follow-up apt about his prostate on Wednesday, and fell while he was there. They took him to the emergency rm for evaluation & then admitted him to the hospital. One of the drugs they gave him in an effort to shrink the prostate causes dizziness. He'd also been having problems with diarrhea and hadn't been eating much.
I was in Myrtle Beach visiting some friends when this happened, so I cut my visit short & came back.
He has a viral infection that they want to knock out & his blood pressure was low, so they want to get that under control, too. He will have an operation on his prostate, but we don't have the date yet.
I'll try to keep you posted.
Obviously in the lead this morning is the horrific slaughter of 17 people and the maiming of others yesterday at a Florida high school… the immigration battle is coming to a head… Insurrection news…
Vic is a no-show this morning. Worrisome.
Good morning kids. Happy St. Valentine's Day. Let's get right to it. First up we tackle the anti-Trump insurrection…
Good Morning Morons. No links today, In fact I will not be around much at all. Feeling pretty crappy.
…On this day in 1991 The US dropped two laser-guided "smart bombs" and destroyed the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, The enemy US press bemoaned the Araqi claims of over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed.
…On this day in 1502 Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain issued a decree forcing Muslims in Granada to convert to Catholicism or leave Spain.…
…The last sentence of the previous email: “with any piece of new gear—there’s a brief period for working out bugs—we’re in that process now.”…
…On this day in 1812 gerrymandering was invented by Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry.
…On this day in 1954 President Dwight Eisenhower warned against United States intervention in Vietnam. But when he left office he had sent 900 military advisers there.…
and then follow Vic's links for your daily news dose.
…On this day in1942 year-round Daylight saving time was re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources. It was made permanent in 2005 by the 109th congress which was then controlled by Republicans and signed into law by RINO Bush - I.…
…On this day in 1993 General Motors sued NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigged two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settled the lawsuit the next day. The crash and fire was a setup.
…On this day in 1812 the strongest in a series of earthquakes struck New Madrid, Missouri. This series of earthquakes ranged between 7.5 and 7.9 and remain the strongest earthquake to occur east of the Rocky Mountains.
Earthy. Don't take them for granite.
The daily installment of “who cares?”…
…On this day in 1978 the Blizzard of 1978 occurred. It was one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history. It hit the region with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.…
…On this day in 1909 Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic. Back in my salad days circuit boards, radio cabinets, and all sorts of stuff were made from this material. I don't think you see it anymore on new stuff.