Thursday, January 16, 2020

Impeachment comments by Democrats

Worth reading, what leading Democrats had to say about impeachment when Clinton was the target.

Sometimes the images from the Hubble Telescope give you the feeling that the universe is really big and old.

More proof that California is going insane. The state is considering a ban on gas-powered garden tools.

A complete analysis of the players in the discredited Steele Dossier by Victor Davis Hanson.

Remembering those we've lost from the Democrat primaries.

Interesting article on Trumps new National Security Advisor that nobody had heard of.

The Democrats are complaining about the lack of diversity on the debate stage. DNC chairman Tom Perez says it's the voters fault.

Every day, something happens to make me want to leave California. Now they're planning to make schools teach the children about global warming. I regret that I'm too old to live to see the end of the climate change hoax.

Important Supreme Court cases coming up this year during the campaigns.

A striking photo of an eclipse in the world's largest desert.

The Giant Paddlefish went extinct in China. They don't let endangered species keep them from building dams.

Mismanagement of forests and grass lands in Australia is responsible for the fires, not global warming.

San Francisco has a new District Attorney. His first action was to fire seven prosecutors who were tough on crime. Read about this guy's background.

Some politicians want to make food more expensive in the name of making poor people eat healthier.

Statistics don't lie:
 



CHICAGO

HOUSTON, TX
Population
2.7 million

2.15 million




Median HH Income
$38,600

$37,000




% African-American
38.9%

24%




% Hispanic
29.9%

44%




% Asian
5.5%

6%




% Non-Hispanic White
28.7%

26%




Pretty similar until you compare the following:

Chicago, IL

Houston, TX
Concealed Carry   -   Legal
No

Yes




Number of Gun Stores
None

184 Dedicated gun stores plus 1500 - legal places to buy guns--Wal-Mart, K-mart, sporting goods, etc.




Homicides, 2018
1,806

207




Homicides per 100K
66.7

9.6
Avg January high temperature (F)
31

63





Conclusion : Cold weather causes murders. This is due to climate change.
 

Friday, January 10, 2020

The 737 crash in Iran

The word on the Internet is that the 737 was shot down by a trigger-happy missile operator in the excitement of the attack on the US bases in Iraq.  Here's an earlier version of the story, noteworthy because it includes the names of the victims (scroll down). See if you can identify the 63 Canadians who died in the crash.

If you didn't see Ricky Gervais monologue at the Golden Globe Awards show, click here to see it. Also fun is what Pat Sajak had to say.

Andrew McCabe admits that he was the leaker in the FBI probe. The agent who spent nights and weekends looking for the leaker is angry.

The Israelis were planning to assassinate Soleimani in 2015. Obama warned the Iranians preventing it.

Trump derangement syndrome prevents the media from praising him for the assassination.

Trump's Iran policy isn't the problem, it was Obama's.

It turns out that environmentalists are responsible for the fires in Australia, not global warming. Scroll down in this article for the analysis.

Key players in the development of an Ebola Vaccine.

The Chinese are delivering transplant organs on demand by harvesting them from live prisoners.

An Ohio town reaches out to the homeless with free stuff. They are shocked when a bunch more show up.

LA is building expensive condominiums for the homeless. Here's a look inside. They cost more than the average home price in the area.

Turns out that fast food pays pretty well, Taco Bell is paying managers $100K, and In-N-Out managers make $160K.

For $18, you can buy this votive candle and pray to Saint Greta Thunberg, Saint of Climate Change.

The National Park Service is quietly removing signs on glaciers that said "Gone by 2020". It seems the glaciers are growing.

January 9 was the anniversary of the Magnitude 7.9 Fort Tejon Earthquake in Southern California, one of the largest recorded earthquakes in the US. The fault has been dormant since then, suggesting another such event is coming.

Chelsea Clinton serves on the board of an Internet company. She made $9 million since 2011.  I'm sure the company did well under her guidance.

Thursday, January 2, 2020

The biggests stories and events of the decade. A list of the lists.

What did Democrats have to say about impeachment in 1998?  They sang a different tune, and it was the same people.

What do people think about evangelicals? Here's a survey.

Here's an unusual web site: a round up of good news.  And in case it's not there by the time you look, a roundup of Christmas images from around the world. I was surprised at the many countries that participate.

How to tell if you are a Republican or Democrat.  May be behind the NYT pay wall.

The Inspector General's report establishes that the FBI's investigation was corrupt in an unprecedented manner. Also by the media.

Some background on "fake news". Rachel Maddow really rooted for the Steele Dossier.

A list of 25 funny news clips from 2019.

Democrats’ find a Trump ‘voter’ with buyer’s remorse, showing him in ads. Except he didn't actually vote for Trump.

The history of the world in one video.

Revisiting Rosenstein's coverup of Crossfire Hurricane.

2019 was the year the Democrats went off the rails.

Contrary to what the Democrats tell you, we are living in the best of times.

This academic got in trouble for citing a study with politically incorrect conclusions: that Jews are smart.

The Babylon Bee is continuing to be the paper of record, this time by reporting on reaction to the church shooting in Texas.

Religious people think that Democrats will strip them of their rights.  They think this because it's true.

That guy who led the attack on the Iraq Embassy was a guest of Obama in the White House.

Democrat-led cities are in trouble, including Chicago. Here's why.

California has a new law making independent contractors employees:

Sunday, December 22, 2019

The top 50 Christmas songs

The Ringer website has selected the top 50 holiday Christmas songs.  It's easy to take exception to the choices and the sequence, but this page has links to play every one of them. There are songs I've never heard of.

The Babylon Bee Christian themed satirical web site had an entry about Americans being shocked to discover Trump was still president. You can read it here.  As is often the case, the Bee turns out to be the paper of record, because lots of folk think he isn't president anymore.

Victor Davis Hanson says that the Democrats have made hate their agenda.

If you liked that, here's an even better analysis of the collusion in the dark state.

Social justice on the taxpayer's dime. Seattle is going insane.

A striking picture of the Apollo 17 lunar lander, the last one, landed 47 years ago on December 19.

For you media haters, here's a list of the twelve ways the media screwed up in 2019.

I believe the Constitution has a rule against cruel and unusual punishment. An Iowa man was sentenced to 16 years for burning an LBGTQ flag.

Christianity Today shot itself in the foot in an editorial by a guy who is about to retire and won't suffer for his actions.

How about a story about some people flying over Mt St. Helens during the eruption.


Wednesday, December 18, 2019

The climate con

This writer thinks the climate crisis is an attempt to take over the economy using Marxist ideas.

Of course the FBI spied on the Trump campaign. More here on the Horowitz report from the AP.

Here's a article about how the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand would devastate California.

If you haven't used up your free access to the New York Times, this oral history of technology is pretty interesting.  Click the icons to read the text.

Always informative and entertaining, a video of Victor Davis Hanson on the Democrat party debates.

A gentile guide to Chanukah and a Jew's guide to Christmas.

The California law  that makes it illegal to suspend disruptive students goes in to effect next year. The problem seems to be that black students are more disruptive than white students.  Now, nobody gets to learn.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

The legacy of impeachment

If the Democrats vote to impeach, it will create a legacy of low-bar impeachment.

Trumps action pale in comparison to former presidents.

This writer says that there should not be another climate conference.

The Democrats seem to be the lying party.

A pretty entertaining analysis of the Democrat's problem with impeachment.

A new missile that uses swords instead of explosives kills the bad guys without collateral damage.

Remember Kaepernik's workout for the football scouts?  It actually led to a job, just not for him.

Academic standards are deteriorating, at least the traditional critical thinking skills.

If you've been watching "The Mandalorian" Star Wars series on the Disney channel, you've no doubt become enamored with Baby Yoda, an obvious blatant merchandising ploy. Here's where to order your plush baby Yoda, but you'll have to wait until 2020. Disney obviously screwed up and missed the Christmas buying season a surprising bit of incompetence by the master of merchandising tie ins.

More evidence that the government is funding worthless degrees.

The career State Department folks are unhappy and that's a good thing.

Trumps action pale in comparison to former presidents.

Mark Steyn says there's a point where a society is too stupid to survive.

Pensacola is another example of why "gun free" zones don't work.

Professor Karlan's testimony at the hearings went poorly for the Democrats.

The cache of Lessons Learned interviews broadly resembles the Pentagon Papers, the Defense Department's top-secret history of the Vietnam War.

This hardware store Christmas commercial has gone viral, starring a 2-year old managing the store.

Kind of an interesting article about Buttigieg's time at McKinsey Consulting.

Walmart is selling fire logs that smell like Kentucky Fried Chicken when burned.

Why is the World Bank lending money to China? Trump wants it to stop.




Thursday, December 5, 2019

The Left hates most things good

The Left hates the Salvation Army. That's all you need to know about them.

LA is building homes for the homeless using shipping containers. It is costing $600K per home, more than a condominium in the area.

This is a fascinating article on the Cholera outbreak in Haiti.  Fascination because of the UN's efforts to cover up the cause, revealed by an reporter.  I especially enjoyed the part where some scientist tried to blame global warming.

How about a puppy found frozen in permafrost for 18,000 years.

The fired Navy Secretary reveals in an op-ed his problem with the chain of command.

A collection of the year's best pictures from National Geographic.

For global warming fans, did you know there are 100 different climate models from 47 different organizations.  Some of them predict much more global warming than others; probably because there's more research funding the more warming you predict.  I am skeptical that there are so many different models if these people are so sure about global warming.

An investigation in Ohio uncovered hundreds of illegal voters. We should do that in California.

A law professor schooled the Democrats on impeachment.

Do not miss what representative Matt Gaetz did at the impeachment hearings as he educates the Democrats.