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Friday, September 13. 2019Friday morning links
Photo: A handsome Osprey in Long Island Sound, preparing for his flight to Florida or the Caribbean. Ospreys go south in Sept. Harold Lloyd’s Death-Defying Comedy - “With comedy, trouble is one of the greatest ingredients because there are so many variations to it,” the silent film actor told one scholar. Hubble telescope spies water raining on distant world It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Party Doll Dispersing the clouds of the vape panic myth - Illicit THC products are the problem Vaping: A Moral Panic - The hysteria must end. Indoctrination: Greta Thunberg Wants You To “Feel The Fear” She Feels About Climate Change Sheesh, no thanks Ship of horrors: life and death on the lawless high seas Average U.S. FICO Score Hits All-Time High Thanks To Trump Economy Teaching That America Is Hopelessly Racist Welfare Reform’s Payoff - New data from the Census Bureau shows that female-headed households are lifting themselves out of poverty through work. ARE BLACKS MOVING TOWARDS THE CENTER AS THEIR PARTY LURCHES TO THE LEFT? Blue State Blues: Trump Proves Growth, Not Redistribution, Helps Black Americans Not blacks - everybody How One Journalist Covered Robert Mugabe’s Rise to Power: Cue the Carrier Pigeon Whatever happens in the world, the answer is always mass migration to the US El Salvador sends hundreds of police to border to thwart migrants Christine Blasey Ford’s Father Told Brett Kavanaugh’s Father He Was Glad He Was Confirmed TIME Editor, MSNBC Host Agree: Don’t Give Voice To Climate Change Dissenters, ‘There’s No Debate’…. CNN vs. What the Science Says CNN’s big ‘mistakes’ all run in one direction: anti-Trump Trump's Trade War Is a Loser for America - The president’s economic agenda is harming U.S. businesses and consumers. Not if some good comes of it Trade War a Weapon Against China's Spy War Trump “Becoming Presidential” Would Be His Doom Bill Maher Laments The ‘Cancer On Progressivism’ As Democrats ‘Race To The Far Left’ - "I don’t think you’re gonna win this election." Joe Biden’s Platform Illustrates The Breakneck Speed Democrats Are Lurching Left US attorney recommends proceeding with charges against McCabe, as DOJ rejects last-ditch appeal The Air Force Just Dropped 80,000 Pounds of Bombs on Island 'Infested' with ISIS Fighters Is England Still Part of Europe? Younger Palestinians More Moderate on Tactical Issues, But Not on Long-Term Peace with Israel Brexit is already changing the British economy – for the better Syria will poison the region for years to come Thursday, September 12. 2019The war against poachers in KrugerThursday morning linksImage via Ace Cool ways to serve eggs What does 'living fully' mean? Welcome to the age of pseudo-profound nonsense From a 46er friend, Adirondack hiking Taking the Ham Out of Hamburger Those Plant-Based “Burgers” Aren’t Better For You, So Why Are You Eating Them? How Conservatives Can Protect the Environment and Win Voters, Too. Making America beautiful is part of making America great. Environmental Playacting - Today’s youth will fight climate change, we’re told—but they’re no more willing to give up luxuries than anyone else. Oh To Be a Democrat in New Jersey Dems Secretly Trained Thousands of Activists to Manipulate Media, Clinton Library Docs Show - DNC coordinated with activists to 'infiltrate' talk radio A book: The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs Target: New York. Eighteen years after the 9/11 attacks, Islamist extremism doesn’t make much news—but it’s not for lack of trying. CNN Anchor John Avlon Uses 9/11 To Argue ‘Right-Wing Terrorists’ Represent Biggest Threat To U.S. Commemorating a lie MSNBC Anchor Asks Condoleezza Rice If Russia’s Interference Elected Trump; Rice Leaves Her Speechless Buzz: IG Report Is ‘Being Circulated Inside And Outside’ Of The DOJ And Finds That FISA Warrants Were Illegally Obtained Trump Caves to Lindsey Graham; U.S. Troops To Stay the Neverending Course in Afghanistan EU Accused Of Fascism After "Protecting Our European Way Of Life" Commissioner Announced Wednesday, September 11. 2019Wednesday morning linksWhat I Saw: Notes Made on September 11, 2001 from Brooklyn Heights 9/11 Solidified The Destruction Of Our Freedom DID WE LEARN ANYTHING FROM 9/11? Or are we still sleeping? New York Times Says ‘Airplanes’ Killed Thousands On 9-11 — Forgets To Mention Islamic Terrorists Amazon Has 30,000 Open Jobs. Yes, You Read That Right. In its tireless struggle to innovate, fashion is turning to mass customisation. Luke Leitch examines a trend which is both very new and very old In Hawaii, Protest Of Planned Giant Telescope Continues The real story behind 'The Spy,' Sacha Baron Cohen's new Netflix series Government policy and The Cobra Effect FBI Arrests Top FEMA Administrator, Two Others For Hurricane Maria Relief Fraud Betsy DeVos’s Extraordinary Crackdown on Michigan State Left Wing Students Cry Foul as U. Texas Removes Campus Free Speech Zones California Stops Disruptive Students From Being Suspended DEM CONTENDERS RALLY AROUND A CARBON TAX, MAY SOON REGRET IT Hey Democratic Candidates: Are You Going To Ban All Fossil Fuels? The Myth That the Polar Bear Population Is Declining UN Claims Human Rights Violations From ‘Climate Change’ Or Something ILLINOIS INCOME TAX HIKES FAILED TO FIX STATE FINANCES Duh. Liberal Supreme Court justices vote in lockstep, not the conservative justices Michelle Malkin’s 10-Step Action Plan From Open Borders, Inc: Who’s Funding America’s Destruction? KLAVAN: When A Republican Speaks, It's A Scandal No, Rachel, there is no Russia Russia Russia! Don’t Waver, Deplorables! Washington Will Never Accept Trump President Trump Is Making History For Black Colleges And Universities The roots of Brexit go back to the Spanish Armada Tuesday, September 10. 2019Tuesday morning linksMother Teresa's 15 Tips to Help You Become More Humble Open Letter to the Gender-Confused Dude in the Beard and Lipstick: My Kid Is Going to Stare. Get Over It From Sussex, England, to New England, Gender Activists Are Losing New York Times Cheers 12-Year-Old Drag Queen… This professor has helped guide 1,000 youths into transgender identities It’s Now “Incendiary” To Say There Are Two Genders Ship with Climate Change Warriors caught in ice, Warriors evacuated Once again... Surprise! The Left is Now Pressuring Google To Stop Even Linking Climate Skeptic Blogs and News Sources Central Bankers Against Climate Change Even Bjorn Lomborg Douses Climate Alarmism Armstrong: Climate Change Has Been A Routine Scare Tactic Since The 1930s New Yorker: We Can’t Prevent the Climate Apocalypse What global warming? Obama to buy Martha’s Vineyard waterfront mansion Judge Reinstates Nationwide Halt on Trump Asylum Policy Plan As Trump Enforces Federal Law On Border, Asylum Mooches Find Other Nations To Head To Here's What the Democrats' Impeachment Inquiry Will Look Like Trump is a witch Nadler Accuses Trump of ‘Crimes and Corruption’ – Schedules Vote on Procedures For Impeachment Investigation Against Trump Senator Elizabeth Warren Promises to Rebuild Russian Economy, Grow China’s Influence and Support Maduro Regime in Venezuela… JUDICIAL WATCH: NEW STATE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS REVEAL LAST-MINUTE EFFORTS BY OBAMA STATE DEPARTMENT TO UNDERMINE PRESIDENT TRUMP China's Social Credit System Harry Kazianis: China is the new evil empire, and Trump is using Reagan's playbook to defeat it Monday, September 9. 2019Monday morning linksDoes guzzling diet soda lead to an early demise? I am skeptical 68% of the World’s Population Will Live in Urban Areas by 2050. Can Cities Adapt? Howard Zinn's American Holocaust Coddling college campuses and a crippled culture - If the snowflake insanity persists, so will the demand for 'safe spaces' High gasoline prices: Isn't that what the left wanted? Chick-fil-A opens first international store as eager customers step over bodies of 'die-in' protesters TRUMP HONORS JERRY WEST, NEW YORK TIMES IMPLIES RACISM At Am. Thinker:
Joe Biden in New Hampshire: “I guarantee you we’re going to end fossil fuel” …Idiot Leftists Clap Like Monkeys 20,000 new NYC homes/businesses NEED natural gas before winter but pipeline blockades won’t allow it…climate activism/energy ignorance roll the dice with thousands of lives at stake Soccer Team Tells Couple Flying Betsy Ross Flag: Take It Down, It's A Symbol Of Hatred And Intolerance Since when? Via Ace, What happened to universities in the '70s? Kamala: Forcing Gun Owners Into Buyback Programs? Count Me In! De Blasio wants to snuff out charter schools — the bright light of NYC schools Save us from the pointless burdens of the TSA I am still annoyed they took my dangerous jar of Amish mustard at the Columbus airport 6.2 Million Americans Drop off Food Stamps Under Trump — Saving the Country $750 Million Annually That sounds good Baltimore On Track For Record Homicides As City Descends Into Chaos City needs a Giuliani Climate Experts Want More Nuclear Power. Sanders And Warren Pledged To Eliminate It The Russia Hoax: What Obama and Brennan knew, and when they knew it. Anti-Trump dossier played role in launching probe, contrary to Comey, FBI claims Democrats Preparing to Resume Push for Impeachment For what is unclear IT'S NOT A STORY UNLESS THERE'S A TRUMP-BASHING ANGLE Yep. Sunday, September 8. 2019From today's LectionaryPsalm 139:1-6, 13-18 139:1 O LORD, you have searched me and known me. :2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. 139:3 You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. 139:4 Even before a word is on my tongue, O LORD, you know it completely. 139:5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it. 139:13 For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 139:14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well. 139:15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 139:16 Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed. 139:17 How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! 139:18 I try to count them -- they are more than the sand; I come to the end -- I am still with you Saturday, September 7. 2019Saturday morning linksElite Failure Has Brought Americans to the Edge of an Existential Crisis - The nuclear family, God, and national pride are a holy trinity of the American identity. What would happen if a generation gave up on all three? BREAKING: Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency after Hurricane Dorian ravages California cities America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortage crisis Everything is a crisis nowadays Porsche's 750 HP Tesla-Killer Has Landed... And Elon Is Getting Nervous Unionizing Uber Black Unemployment Hits Record Low, Black-White Unemployment Gap Shrinks to Smallest Ever Great news Betsy DeVos wants to make sure another Larry Nassar isn't possible USC prioritizes belly dancing course over mandatory Constitution course Academia today. But isn't belly dancing a cultural appropriation? Which Is Worth More, an Eagle or a Human? Mexico Boosts Deportation Of Migrants Heading To US By 63% De Blasio Wants To Seize Semi-Automatic Rifles From Citizens, But His Bodyguards Can Keep Theirs Thing is, I am my own bodyguard A Feminist Capitalist Professor Under Fire- The students who demand her firing, Camille Paglia argues, take prosperity for granted, are socially undeveloped, and know little about Western history. Who’s Moses?
The ‘Simple’ Homeless Solution - As California cities are overrun with homeless encampments, progressives tout an easy fix that isn’t easy, won’t work, and will cost a fortune. DNC Resolution Takes Aim at Christians, Warning Against 'Religious Liberty' Sufferers from Rufuspetasumphobia Why 2020 Democrats’ plans on climate change are pure fantasy
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Trump’s nastiness is making him look weak Yeah, kinda not a good look Trump Administration Considering Increase in Biofuels Mandates Please, no. Shock and Awe: The Financial Times meets the real Jeremy Corbyn European Central Bank to put climate change at its core Brilliant! UN Global Comms Chief Says Illegally Entering The U.S. Is A Right The possibility of decoupling the US from China manufacturing Good Friday, September 6. 2019About YellowjacketsIn a lifetime spent outdoors, I never knew that Yallowjackets stung. I just thought they bit. They only bothered me when getting in the way of my hamburger. I've been bitten by them, but never stung. Here's the wiki on these small wasps. Here's some info from Healthline: The yellowjacket is one of the most menacing insects known to man. These brightly colored wasps possess a fiery sting and bite seemingly out of proportion to their size. Yellowjackets are not 'bees', and they're definitely not friendly. So what makes them so dangerous? 1. They're aggressive. Yellowjackets are more aggressive than other stinging insects such as wasps, hornets, mud daubers or bees. 2. They can sting AND bite. Since yellowjackets don’t lose their stinger, they can sting numerous times, and will do so unprovoked. In fact, they usually bite your flesh to get a better grip as they jab their stinger into your skin. 3. They're defensive. Yellowjackets vigorously defend their nests. They will assign a "guard" to stand watch at the nest opening and alert the colony to a threat. Swarm attacks can occur when someone accidentally steps in, hits, or even comes too close to a nest. Attacks of hundreds of yellowjackets from underground nests can also be triggered by ground vibrations – thus, mowing lawns can be hazardous during the late summer season when colonies are large. 4. They sting you for no reason. Even if you're minding your own business and nowhere near a nest, yellowjackets don't care -- they'll sting you anyway! 5. They're scavengers. Yellowjackets are a common pest at picnics and other outdoor activities. They scavenge for meat and sweet liquids, which brings them into frequent contact with humans with ample opportunity to sting. (See #4.) 6. Their sting packs a punch. For people who are allergic, one yellowjacket sting can be deadly. But even if you don't have an allergic reaction, the sting is plenty painful. "Imagine WC Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue..." is how entomologist Justin Schmidt, creator of the "Schmidt Sting Pain Index", described a yellowjacket sting!
Friday morning linksPhoto from a friend in Denver You’re Not Allowed to Laugh at That! Five Things They Don’t Tell You about Slavery Is Political Activism Responsible for the Decline of the Episcopal Church? The Washington Post’s lost summer Four years after allowing universal ‘concealed carry’ law, Maine rated the safest state in the nation for crime Christine Blasey-Ford's Attorney: My Client Was Motivated to Make Claims Against Kavanaugh Partly to Protect Roe V. Wade Storming Back to the Impeachment Charade CNN’s Presidential Climate Change Town Hall Was Insane - And the hysteria is getting dangerous. Democrats Blame Global Warming on Meat, Air Travel, and Business at CNN's "Climate Crisis" Town Hall, and Then CNN Airs Ads F the Decline of the Episcopal Church? The Washington Post’s lost summer or All of Those Things Media's embrace of 'climate crisis' raises alarm about journalistic objectivity Democrat Climate Change Cult: Ban Everything!… Plastic Straws, Factory Farming, Hamburgers, Incandescent Light bulbs.. ‘There Will be Pain’ Buttigieg Compares Climate Change Issues To Winning World War II:“Perhaps Even More Challenging Than That”… Brexit Has Its Risks. But Staying In The EU Is Now Unthinkable. Thursday, September 5. 2019Best Burgers, in NashvilleMrs. BD and her pal had the best burger in their lives in Mississippi in a road trip to Houston last winter, in some redneck dive place with fancy burgers.(nb: Redneck is not a disparagment on Maggie's). General rule of thumb: Always avoid disgusting chain places. The hole in the walls have the best stuff because they have to compete. One of my cool daughters emailed me about the best burger she has ever had (visiting a college pal in Nashville): cream cheese, jalapeno jelly, and grilled jalapenos. I feel hungry now despite a filling lobster salad for lunch with a glass of chardonnay. Life is pleasant in the USA. Yes, I make a mean jalapeno jelly from my garden each year. Good with cheese. My kids steal the jars from the pantry.
Thursday morning linksPhoto: Mile 8 of Gwynnie's 11 mile driveway in the Sierras this week VDH on the importance of physical labor Opioid Ruling Bodes Trouble for All Businesses Vermonters Strive to Preserve Their Culture against False Charges of Racism CA Bill Would Bar Schools From Suspending Students For Defying Teachers THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIASCO OF WIND ENERGY Trump administration rolls back Obama-era lightbulb rules Government should get out of the flood insurance business Emory U. professor claims recent hurricanes are ‘man-made’ Big 2020 Problem For Democrats: Shrinking Labor Unions New York Times Blames Sexism For Failure Of 2020 Dem Gillibrand Kamala Harris Wants To Ban Plastic Straws… Elizabeth Warren comes out against nuclear power Elizabeth Warren Resurrects Her ‘You Didn’t Build That’ Speech in New Hampshire “This Is Insane”: Leftists Begin Blacklist In Pittsburgh To Get Trump-Supporters’ Businesses “Closed Down” CAN AMERICANS STILL CO-EXIST? Max Boot displays TDS, a bad case of it Trump punches up:
Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can Kill - Tomorrow’s wars will be faster, more high-tech, and less human than ever before. Welcome to a new era of machine-driven warfare. DECEIVING THE SKY - Inside Communist China’s Drive for Global Supremacy Wednesday, September 4. 2019Weds. Bob, seemingly stoned but it works out fineRoyal Albert Hall, 1966
About a pal's new bookCheck it out: Breathless: Unspoken Words After Death
Wednesday morning linksRenoir and the foolishness of chronological snobbery - The latest irony in the spread of ‘cancel culture’ comes courtesy of The New Yorker Do Lobsters Feel Pain? In Switzerland, it's illegal to boil a lobster alive More than 30 states are looking at a Google antitrust probe Thoughts of a hungry but woke white man Dalrymple reflects on Epstein What Happened to the Epstein Story? Boulder Cracks Down on Vaping, Tobacco Sales Prof claims that he is blinded by his whiteness This Labor Day, Unions Are Gunning for Workers' Free Speech Rights Union Bosses Fear Workers Will Stick with Trump: ‘It’s a Serious Problem’ The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than Most Nations of Europe Meet the World Expert on All Things: Tom Nichols Democracy in Trump’s America - Political lessons from an unlikely comparison Trump Supporters Have ALL The Moral High Ground. Don’t Cede One Inch Of It To The Left. Comey criticism nowhere to be found in New York Times Inspector General’s Report Exposes Another ‘Collusion’ Myth - The Michael Flynn “thing” President Trump discussed with James Comey in 2017 wasn’t Russian collusion. It was the bogus Logan Act claim. Who Is Ursula von der Leyen? Tuesday, September 3. 2019Tuesday morning linksHow Many Humps on a Camel? In Kazakhstan, It’s Complicated Decades of sedentary lifestyle may double risk of early death, study says Cause or effect? CNN falsely pushes claims that ‘climate crisis is making hurricanes more dangerous’ Atlantic: People Should Stop Taking ‘Far-Flung Vacations’ To Save The Planet Ethanol fight divides key groups in Trump's base Ethanol is an Iowa scam. Is there no better use of cropland than to destroy our engines? Mother Jones: Here’s Why I’m No Longer Thrilled by Carbon Tax Plans What the Jewish Left Needs to Understand About Working People How US Universities' "Assault On American Excellence" Threatens Democracy Demonizing The Founders, Again Powerline's Hayward loves George Will's new book University researcher claims she can communicate with plants A Feminist Capitalist Professor Under Fire - The students who demand her firing, Camille Paglia argues, take prosperity for granted, are socially undeveloped, and know little about Western history. Who’s Moses? Air conditioning around the world Milano Wants To Know Why Self-Defense Is God-Given Right. Cruz Educates Her. China seeks to defeat Donald Trump in the 2020 national election with the help from who else? Americans Italy In Decline Grateful London Immigrant Says “English Is a Dirty Word” and British Flag represents Racism Growing Number Of Governments Shutting Down The Internet To Squash Dissent… Monday, September 2. 2019Monday Bob: Alabama GetawayQQQ"Everywhere I look here, I see a miracle." A pal, while visiting with his wife for a few days and some good hikes and swims in Wellfleet. That's the view of life to which I aspire. Vitex agnus-castusIt is sort-of like Butterfly Bush, but in the northeast it lives mostly as a large perennial which often needs to re-emerge from the roots after a chilly winter, growing to 3'. Further south, it can become a large shrub/small tree. It seems to be a very popular border plant on Cape Cod. It is a Mediterranean plant. I like it, and so do bees and butterflies. Monday morning linksOn Labor Day 2019, Americans Strongly Support Unions, Just Not Belonging ‘Hire the Best People, Not the Best Resumes’ Here’s Why Housing Is So Expensive Hudson Yards Retail Center Set to Draw Over 20M Annual Visitors It's just a high-end mall NOAA debunks assertions that global warming has spurred more hurricanes GET READY FOR A HURRICANE OF NONSENSE How fuzzy science fooled Macron and his G-7 cronies on Amazon dangers New York is running out of fuel and power — just as Cuomo planned Sorry Folks, It Isn't Grandma's Codeine Prescription That Is Fueling The "Opioid Crisis," It's China And Mexico And A Porous Border David Gelernter Takes On Darwinism Darwin and Wallace were probably right about species, but can't explain entirely new phyla Ann Coulter: Can't America have a little self-respect on immigration? In praise of Melania Trump, the first lady treated terribly by the media Hate and envy HBO Producer David Simon Asks God to Wipe Out Mar-a-Lago with Hurricane Dorian Pure hate speech Anti-Trump Talking Points All Aligned, Check This Out… VICIOUS HOLLYWOOD, THEN AND NOW Hate Black Church Sign in Birmingham, Alabama: “A Black Vote for Trump Is Mental Illness, A White Vote for Trump is Pure Racism” Crazy, psychotic hate Coming Legal Attractions UNLIKE HIS PREDECESSORS, TRUMP GETS CHINA What Was Free about Our Trade Relationship with China before Trump? European Dreams Vs. Mass Migration: So why accepting of Islamic "roots"? Sunday, September 1. 2019ID those airplanesPlane-watching is almost as fun as train-spotting. Every kid at heart loves to watch airports. At LAX:
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From today's LectionaryHebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 13:1 Let mutual love continue. 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. 13:3 Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured. 13:4 Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers. 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you." 13:6 So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?" 13:7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 13:15 Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. 13:16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Sierra NevadasFrom our pal vacationing in the California mountains: Outbuildings for a hotel spa standing 1875-1898
Saturday, August 31. 2019Butterfly du Jour: Painted LadyRemember Country John Prine?He looks old. A friend says his new recording is wonderful: Tree of Forgiveness. "Lonesome friends in science say, You can listen there on Amazon Prime. A musician's musician, inspired many. Feels like a good-bye record.
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