Tuesday, February 04, 2020

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Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* What this country really needs tonight is not a crackpot speech by a crackpot parasite who is sucking this country dry of all of its remaining spirit and potential, all for fun, profit, and mayhem. To put it another way, tonight we will get a prime time performance from an embodiment of the forces of totalitarian evil and a country gone wrong. In a slightly better world, Speaker Pelosi would have still invited Donald Trump to the House to give his State Of The Union speech, but, once he got to the podium, his microphone would be cut and the whole thing would turn into a... more »

Trump’s Pompous Pompeo Defends Dropping NPR Reporter From Trip as “Perfect Message” on Press Freedom

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 21 hours ago
Trump Secretary of State, Pompeo, wouldn’t allow a journalist from National Public Radio (NPR) to travel in his overseas press … Continue reading →

Democracy.exe Has Stopped Working.

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 21 hours ago
#IowaCaucuses #Iowa #iowacaucus2020 @GOP @DNC @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/Gqrqu3UdZo — Pinchi Güero (@pinchiguero) February 4, 2020 Ok I’m sick of waiting. Just decide this whole thing through an elaborate series of coin flips #IowaCaucuses — Nathanael Geers (@geersn) February 4, 2020 We have to have a Congressional investigation to figure out why the Democratic party is interfering in our elections #IowaCaucuses — Michael Malice (@michaelmalice) February 4, 2020 Iowa caucus feelin like an Iowa carcass — GQ’s Woman of The Year (@milkgapes) February 4, 2020 NO WONDER WHY THE ... more »

The White House grants The Buffalo Chronicle press credentials

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 21 hours ago
The White House has granted The Buffalo Chronicle press credentials that will enable our publication to access the West Wing for daily press briefings — whether or not those briefings are televised. The Chronicle’s Washington Bureau will launch its daily

There Are Human Beings Who.....A Quotation by Nikita Gill

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
*Note: I made a meme from an earlier quote post on my blog. To see the original, please click on the link provided below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2017/10/there-are-human-beings-in-this-world.html*

The Afghanistan Papers

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
Afghanistan is a famous desert for empires, a burial ground which has consumed those in power who thought that extra fortification and trading most might benefit them. It remains a great, and somewhat savage reminder about those who suffer hubris, overconfidence and eagerness in pursuing their agendas. But the country […]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: These Ten Warplanes Are the Best (and Worst) In History

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, World* [image: A MIG-21 Lancer belonging to Romania's Air Force takes off during bilateral one-week training exercises,] The good can go out of date very quickly. *Key Point:* Engineering a capable fighter plane is also a struggle. Relatively small changes in engine, armament, and airframe design can transform a clunker into an elite fighting machine; many of the best fighters in history were initially viewed askance by their pilots. So what are the best and worst fighter aircraft of all time? What plane would you pick for a war in the sky? On the surf... more »

How Over-Parenting Harms Your Kids by Making Them Fragile and Entitled

Ana Aznar at The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Ana Aznar* *Public Health, America* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EA1116SC01&share=true] Not good. During the last couple of decades, new types of parents have emerged. From the anxiously involved helicopter parents to the pushy tiger mums, these differing styles all have one thing in common: they tend to involve over-parenting. This is where parents micromanage their children’s lives – giving them little autonomy, putting too much pressure on them to achieve academic and personal success, while allowing few chances for their... more »

Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet - On Pain"

CoyotePrime at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"The Prophet - On Pain"* "Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy; And you would accept the seasons of your heart, even as you have always accepted the seasons that pass over your fields. And you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief. Pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your ... more »

THE ARMENIAN CONNECTION – PRIME MINISTER MISHUSTIN DISQUALIFIED FROM OFFICE BY PUTIN’S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM

Editor at Dances With Bears - 22 hours ago
by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Mikhail Mishustin, the prime minister appointed by President Vladimir Putin on the evening of January 15, would be disqualified from holding office when the new eligibility rule which Putin proposed earlier that day becomes law. This is because Mishustin’s mother is reported to be of Armenian nationality, and under Armenian law […]

Americast

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
Jon Sopel and Emily Maitlis are starting their* Americast* podcast this week and Jon Sopel has been talking about it to* The Radio Times*. He says it will allow him to be even more sceptical and opinionated than he is on the* News at Ten*!: Because it’s a half-hour conversation it will allow us to arch an eyebrow half an inch higher than maybe you would do on the 10pm news *[Ed - Surely, if his eyebrow arches even higher it will disappear over the top of his head, down the back of his spine and end up in the seat of his trousers]*, or point out some absurdity or historical contex... more »

Quote of the Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 22 hours ago

Nicola Gobbo's first day of evidence to royal commission exposes a woman who lost her way

Danny Tran at Just In - 22 hours ago
The disgraced lawyer lives to see the very royal commission she predicted would happen, but her first day giving evidence exposes a woman who has become a striking contradiction.

Damage bill could reach millions after Port Lincoln hit by '140 Olympic swimming pools' of rain

Lucy Robinson, Emma Pedler And Jodie Hamilton at Just In - 22 hours ago
Port Lincoln is mopping up the aftermath of last week's deluge that flooded the regional city, with the damage bill expected to soar in the coming months.

Man creates fake traffic jam on Google Maps by carting around 99 phones

Just In - 22 hours ago
A German artist outsmarts Google Maps by using a handcart full of smartphones to trick the app's algorithm into creating a virtual traffic jam.

Grindr link in murder of man found dumped in NSW South Coast bushland

Michelle Brown at Just In - 22 hours ago
Police say a man whose body was dumped in bushland near Batemans Bay on the weekend may have met up with a man through the dating app Grindr before his suspicious death.

Wife of man found beheaded cries during testimony about last time she saw her husband alive

Jemima Burt at Just In - 22 hours ago
A Supreme Court jury is told a former meat worker found dead on a Rockhampton riverbank in 2016 used to gamble at his accused killer's home as the wife of the victim gives tearful testimony about the last time she saw her husband alive.

Glenn Maxwell returns to international cricket for South Africa tour

Just In - 22 hours ago
Glenn Maxwell and Mitch Marsh are recalled to Australia's ODI and T20 squads for the tour of South Africa but Marcus Stoinis is overlooked.

Couple 'pleaded for their lives' before being drowned trapped inside a toolbox, court told

Ashleigh Stevenson at Just In - 22 hours ago
The trial of a man accused of killing a man and woman, whose bodies were found in a locked toolbox dumped in a lagoon south of Brisbane, hears if the facts of the case are true it is a "breathtakingly evil act".

Man accused of causing death of pregnant partner granted bail

Stephanie Ferrier And Elise Kinsella at Just In - 22 hours ago
A driver accused of causing the death of his pregnant partner after she was flung from his moving car is granted bail in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.

Restaurant charging almost $300 for a meal owes staff millions

Nicole Asher at Just In - 22 hours ago
Leaked documents reveal Dinner by Heston, which operates out of Melbourne's Crown Resort, underpaid its staff by more than $4 million.

'Mini cyclone' crashes through Port Macquarie, heralding storm season's arrival

Kerrin Thomas, Luisa Rubbo And Michael Cavanagh at Just In - 22 hours ago
A short, violent storm in on the New South Wales mid-north coast damages more than 50 homes, with the roof completely ripped off one of them.

Parents fire heated questions about asbestos exposure at Newcastle school

Madeline Lewis at Just In - 22 hours ago
An independent hygienist moves to assure angry parents of students attending Australia's oldest school that any potential exposure to asbestos has been low.

'I'm embarrassed at my level of naivety and stupidity,' Nicola Gobbo tells Lawyer X royal commission

Just In - 22 hours ago
Disgraced lawyer Nicola Gobbo testifies for the first time from a secret location via videolink to the Lawyer X royal commission. Catch up on how it all unfolded on our blog.

Cheaper lobster on the menu as coronavirus causes domestic glut

Just In - 22 hours ago
A sharp fall in overseas demand will see Australians able to buy rock lobster below international rates, but exporters warn of significant economic pain over the long term.

Move Aside, Kursk—Was This Really History's Largest Tank Battle Ever?

Robert Beckhusen at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *History, Europe* [image: German infantryman in front of fallen Russian tank soldier and burning BT-7 light tank in the southern Soviet Union during the early days of Operation Barbarossa] It showed that Nazi Germany was not invincible. *Key Point:* The battle which developed and then concluded on June 30 was a confusing morass that swallowed 2,648 Soviet tanks out of a total force of 5,000 versus some 1,000 German tanks. A thousand coffee table books and countless hours of popular history programs have described the Battle of Prokhorovka, part of the Third Re... more »

Meet the Knifefish Drone: The Navy's Plan to Sink Any Enemy Mines

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EA4F0U5Y01&share=true] Pretty neat. *Key point: *Mines are cheap and dangerous for manned-ships to eliminate. Therefore, the Navy wants to use drones to find and destroy mines. The Navy’s Knifefish underwater minehunting drone recently helped identify and destroy a number of representative mine-hunting targets in a key test of the system’s development off the coast of Boston, service officials explained. Simulating mine-hunting missions, Knifefish located and ... more »

No Domino Theory: Why the European Union Will Remain Together Regardless of Brexit

Douglas Webber at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Douglas Webber* *Politics, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC20TE9M3MT8&share=true] Here's what we know. Brexit could radically change the UK. Both Scottish independence and Northern Ireland breaking away from Britain are conceivable and Boris Johnson’s government has a lot on his plate when it comes to negotiating the country’s future relationship with the EU, all the while delivering on the promised benefits of independence. For the EU, Brexit marks more of a return to business as usual. The prospective fallout of Brexi... more »

The Surprising Threat to America (No, Not Russia, China or Iran)

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1BETETAEHAA&share=true] It comes from within. *Key point: *America has won too many wars while letting its military shrink relative to great powers. A lack of investment and hubris that comes with being number one for so long could doom America's predominance. Back in Sept. 2015, Air Force General Frank Gorenc argued that the airpower advantage the United States has enjoyed over Russia and China is shrinking. This warning comes as part of a deluge of commentary o... more »

Here Are Five Deadly Weapons India Would Use Against Pakistan In a War

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, South Asia* [image: An Apache helicopter flies during a media availability to show the 3 Regiment Army Air Corps preparing for the forthcoming royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, at Wattisham Airfield, Britain May 10, 2018. Aaron Chown/Pool via Reuters] It would be a bloody war for sure. *Editor’s Note**: Please see previous works from our “Weapons of War” series including *Five Chinese Weapons of War America Should Fear*, *Five American Weapons of War China Should Fear*, *Five Japanese Weapons of War China Should Fear*, *Five Best Wea... more »

February 4th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1111

sundance at The Last Refuge - 22 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Tuesday February 4th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 22 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Male GMO Moths Designed to Kill Females Officially Released Into the Wild For First Time Ever

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 22 hours ago
The genetically modified food experiment has branched out into everything from “designer” GMO human babies to “longer lasting” gene edited foods to genetically modified animals, including the controversial GMO salmon and others still in development. Recently, a whole new application for genetic modification technology has been undertaken by a company out of Britain, and its latest experiment is being carried out in the northeast part of the country in hopes of wiping out a major crop pest. But unlike what has been the case with GMO foods and pesticides in the past, this partic... more »

How to Use Holy Basil to Help Control Diabetes Symptoms

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 22 hours ago
Guest Post by Henna Clark Diabetes. We all are familiar with this word, and most probably, we all know that it is caused due to high blood sugar levels and metabolic imbalance. Insulin, naturally produced by our body, works to transfer the sugars from our blood to our cells, but during this condition, our body isn’t able to make enough insulin to function properly, and even if it does, it doesn’t get used by the body. The condition leads to untreated high blood sugars, which gradually damage the eyes, nerves, kidney, liver, and other organs. The most common types of diabetes are:... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders greets supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. REUTERS/Mike Segar *WNU Editor:* The above picture came form this photo-gallery .... *Top Photos of the Day* (Reuters).

Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 3rd February 2020

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]

Patriot Humor – Why Not

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
Why Not?Four More YearsWatch ThisElizabeth WarrenSharpieSign of the TimesBad ExampleAmerican LeftistsChinese SneezeDivertedSocialismMoney LaunderingClimate ChangeHow Dare You?I Don’t Think SoPens and PovertySecretFail!Cartoons Read more excellent articles at The Patriot Post

8 Highlights Of Closing Arguments Before The Final Impeachment Vote

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
By Fred Lucas ~ House Democrats’ impeachment managers and President Donald Trump’s lawyers made their closing cases Monday to the Senate, two days before the 100 lawmakers are scheduled to vote on whether to remove the president from office. The day included a proposal from one Senate Democrat to censure the president rather than remove […]

Energy And Environmental Newsletter – February 3rd 2020

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
By John Droz, Jr ~ This is the latest Energy Related newsletter from John Droz. Greed Energy Economics: FERC Orders PJM to Expand Minimum Offer Price Rule Another perspective on the important FERC ruling Intermittent & Unreliable Wind & Solar The Greatest Subsidy Scam In History The Evolution of Electricity Rates Mnuchin: Greta should study […]

US Navy Wants To Arm Its Sea Drones

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
CUSV (Textron Systems) FOX News/Warrior Maven: *Navy arms sea drones for ocean attack* *Armed surface drones at sea could surveil and attack enemy targets, conduct forward reconnaissance on enemy positions and provide human decision-makers with combat essential command and control data -- all as part of massive, great power war on the open seas.* Maritime drones can have both offensive and defensive uses, all while keeping sailors and surface ships at safer standoff ranges. Navy strategies see them operating in coordinated groups of drone boats networking vital war information bet... more »

Should The WHO Director General Resign?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Zero Hedge: *Petition For WHO Director General To Resign Reaches Over 210,000 Signatures* Amidst the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, there has been plenty of skepticism about the World Health Organization's handling of the epidemic thus far. That skepticism has now grown into a call for the WHO Director General to resign, in the form of a petition with over 200,000 signatures. Notably, the World Health Organization engaged in a press conference last week where WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised China repeatedly for the job they were doing in containing the virus.... more »

Top Iranian Commander Reported Killed In Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*Times of Israel:* *Senior commander in Iran’s Quds Force reported killed in Aleppo battle* *Asghar Pashapour, who was close to Soleimani, was said to be at the forefront of Revolutionary Guards’ operations against anti-Assad rebels.* A top commander in Iran’s Quds Force who was close to its slain leader, Qassem Soleimani, has died in battle in Syria, according to multiple reports in Iranian and Arab media. Asghar Pashapour, a senior member of the Revolutionary Guards’ extraterritorial force, was killed Sunday in battle with Syrian opposition forces in Aleppo, the reports said. ... more »

‘Microenterprise home kitchens’ look for food safety exemptions in Washington

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
Writing in Forbes recently, Nick Sibilia, with the public interest law firm Institute forJustice, was positively giddy about the Food Freedom movement. “Almost four years after the nation’s first ‘food freedom law was enacted, hundreds of new local businesses have sprouted across three states, and without a single outbreak of foodborne illness,” Sibilia wrote. “Completely... Continue Reading

When it comes to testing heavy metals in food, the result is only as good as the lab

Guest Contributor at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
Opinion Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and lead are present in most foods, whether conventional or organic, usually as the result of environmental contamination. Because heavy metals pose significant threats even at low levels, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made reducing cumulative exposure a priority. The Baby Food Council – consisting of... Continue Reading

ECDC data reveals Salmonella decrease has ‘levelled off’

News Desk at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
More than 90,000 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella and 150 deaths were reported in Europe in 2017, according to a new report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The latest annual epidemiological report found 92,649 cases were reported, of which 156 were fatal. The United Kingdom recorded 57 of these deaths. ECDC... Continue Reading

STEC increase for England and Wales in 2018

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
More than 1,500 confirmed Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections were reported in England and Wales in 2018 and five people died, according to Public Health England data. A total of 1,553 confirmed cases included 607 laboratory-confirmed cases of STEC serogroup O157 and 612 infections where a non-O157 serogroup was isolated. In 2017, 948 confirmed... Continue Reading

Despite The Iowa Democratic Party's Screw Ups Tonight, It Looks Like Bernie Won-- And Tomorrow A Berniecrat Can Win A Congressional Seat In Maryland

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Immense turn-out in Iowa this evening-- bigger than anyone expected and the biggest in history in some the precincts. Tomorrow is election day in Baltimore-- actually a special election to fill the open 7th district seat, previously held by Elijah Cummings. The district includes the western and northern parts of the city, plus suburbs and small towns to the west and north of the city in Baltimore and Howard counties. The district is unassailably blue-- PVI is D+26. Blue America endorsed state Senator Jill Carter and yesterday, so did the *Baltimore Sun*. The 55-year-old city res... more »

Dismiss, Acquit or Vacate

Whitetop at 'Nox & Friends - 1 day ago
Ted Noel writing in N.O.Q. Report brings up the point the Senate should Vacate the charges against President Trump, thereby making sure democrats would need to be more diligent in identifying charges and if they meet the standards for impeachment in the Constitution. 0-0 I’m no lawyer and I don’t play one on TV but this makes a lot of sense. Whitetop

Killing unborn girls because the mother wants a boy may be becoming common in America

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 1 day ago
There is no indication that sex selection abortions, which almost always result in the execution of a girl, are having a massive impact on American's in general. However certain ethnic subpopulations are showing clear signs of significant numbers of sex selection abortions. Here's the plot of the number of boys born for every 100 girls who are born. Throughout human history there have generally been between 103 and 105 boys born for every 100 girls. Obviously there are variations but remember that if say 10% of Asian Americans had a sex selection abortion and we assume that without... more »

It's official; Adam Schiff is dishonest

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 1 day ago
In his closing arguments to the Senate Adam Schiff said that it would be a non-criminal action for Trump to unilaterally offer Alaska to Russia. I'm not sure but I suspect that giving away a state without a vote or Congressional approval is illegal. Heck we fought a war against the Democrats who wanted to take multiple states out of the Union so that they could keep slavery legal so odds are somewhere it says that the President can't give away a state. But the real insanity is that Schiff would think that Trump would give away a state with two Republican Senators. Clearly Schiff is... more »

Unfortunate Truth? How a Lot of Business Success Is Just Due to Plain Old Luck

Chengwei Liu at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Chengwei Liu* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E94S143I01&share=true] Really? Bestselling business books promise to teach you the winning formula and reveal the secrets of success. But the inconvenient truth is that exceptional successes in business are largely based on luck. No rule exists for achieving exceptional performance because it usually requires doing something different or novel and there can be no recipe for such innovation. My new research provides systematic evidence that luck plays a critical ... more »

Why Lamar Alexander Struck the Perfect Note On Impeachment

Robert Doar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Robert Doar* *Security, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC23RE9F0MSH&share=true] This just doesn't reach the level of removal. “It was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid to encourage that investigation. When elected officials inappropriately interfere with such investigations, it undermines the principle of equal justice under the law. But the Constitution does not give the Senate the power to remove the president from office and ban him... more »

"Stay Strong": Why Wuhan Residents Under Quarantine Are Shouting Slogans of Unity From Their Windows

Yvonne Su at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Yvonne Su* *Politics, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2ZQE9IO9EL&share=true] An amazing human spirit. In Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, residents have been shouting “Wuhan *jiāyóu*” meaning, “Wuhan, stay strong” out of their windows, from apartment building to apartment building, to send words of encouragement to fellow citizens, doctors and medical staff at the front lines of the battle. When facing a crisis, humans historically seek solidarity. Community solidarity is often seen as a great way ... more »

Look Closely: This U.S. Navy Patrol Plane Is Looking More and More Like a Bomber

David Axe at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. Navy wants to arm its Boeing P-8 Poseidon patrol planes with new anti-ship missiles plus precision-guided bombs, mines and aerial decoys. The U.S. Navy wants to arm its Boeing P-8 Poseidon patrol planes with new anti-ship missiles plus precision-guided bombs, mines and aerial decoys. If the fleet follows through on the plan, the Navy will acquire its first new bomber aircraft in generations. The last A-6 bombers left the fleet in the late 1990s. The jet-propelled P-8, which rapidly is replacing older, propellor-driven P-3s in Navy squadrons, alr... more »

Bernie Sanders doesn't believe in charities

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 1 day ago
In 1981 at a United Way fundraising drive in Chittenden County Bernie said "I don't believe in charities". Bernie went on to say he questioned the ''fundamental concepts on which charities are based''. Now that's a true socialist. He wants all the money that goes to charities so he can buy votes and reward his cronies with it. What sort of person condemns charities?

Only Assholes Bitch About Sanders Supporters Being Rude Online

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 day ago
The Iowa caucuses are currently underway as of this writing. Regardless of the results we will inevitably see an increase in tensions on social media between progressives and the status quo-supporting pundit class, which will result in even more hysterical shrieking about mean, angry Bernie […]

Democrats use illegal immigrants and non-citizens in the Iowa caucuses

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 1 day ago
Just as Democrats used illegal immigrants to help collect ballots in California in 2018 non-citizens and illegal immigrants are helping organize the Iowa caucuses. Even if illegal immigrants don't vote, and we know that Democrats are working hard to make sure they do, they provide free labor for Democrats. How do we know that? In California when you apply for a drivers license, and Democrats have made it legal for illegal immigrants to do so, you're asked if you want to register to vote. If the illegal immigrant lies and says they are a citizen they will be registered to vote and ... more »

Democrat's Iowa Caucuses hacked?

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 1 day ago
Democrats are having a heck of a time counting votes in Iowa. They're blaming problems with the app they're using to collect votes. Apparently no one knows who makes the app and only now are Democrats trying to ensure that the app works properly. Is the DNC trying to ensure that Bernie doesn't win? Yet it's Democrats who say that Republicans hack elections.

Another retailer bites the dust: Colette by Colette Hayman collapses, leaving 300 jobs at risk

Nassim Khadem at Just In - 1 day ago
Another well-known Australian fashion chain is hit by a deteriorating retail sector, with handbag and accessories chain Colette by Colette Hayman placed into voluntary administration leaving about 300 jobs and 140 stores at risk.

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