op ed review 4/23
The Trump administration put nine of the country’s top
sanctuary cities on notice Friday that they could soon have to give up some
federal funds unless they can prove they are no longer thwarting Homeland
Security’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants. The entire state of California
is being targeted, as are the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Las
Vegas, New Orleans and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Number of people collecting unemployment checks hits 17-year
low. “strongest U.S. labor market in
years.”
President Donald Trump and Congress have saved an additional
$60 billion in regulatory costs by rolling back Obama administration rules,
according to a new report.
Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Hits 50 Percent In Rasmussen
Poll
President Trump has received by far the most hostile press
treatment of any incoming American president, with the broadcast networks
punishing him with coverage that has been 89% negative. The networks largely
ignored important national priorities such as jobs and the fight against ISIS,
in favor of a news agenda that has been dominated by anti-Trump controversies
and which closely matches what would be expected from an opposition party.
After all three broadcast networks celebrated left-wing Tax
Day protests over the weekend, on Monday morning, NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good
Morning America continued to revel in the anti-Trump hate, touting footage of
demonstrators launching nasty attacks against the President while applauding
how “determined” they were to “get their message out.
Media Do Their Best To Turn Trump´s 100-Day ´Honeymoon´ Into
Hell
The FBI last year used a fraudulent dossier of allegations
of Russian ties to Donald Trump´s campaign as part of the justification to win
approval to secretly monitor a Trump associate.
“Entire Western World Helped Obama WIRETAP Trump”
More
confirmation that John Brennan was the American progenitor of political
espionage aimed at defeating Donald Trump. One side did collude with foreign
powers to tip the election — Hillary’s. Seeking to retain his position as CIA
director under Hillary, Brennan teamed up with British and Estonian spies to
cripple Trump’s candidacy. He used their phony intelligence as a pretext for a
multi-agency investigation into Trump, which led the FBI to probe a computer
server connected to Trump Tower and gave cover to Susan Rice, among other
Hillary supporters, to spy on Trump and his people.
So where is Obama CIA Director Brennan’s politics? Brennan once voted for the Communist Party presidential
candidate.
Obama Political Spying Pattern: Trump Associates Were Not
the First Targets
One reason we need a Wall:
over 2000 murders a month in Mexico.
New DNC chair says Republicans “Don’t Give a Sh*t About
People!”
DNC even turning this line into a t-shirt.
The special election held in Georgia on Tuesday was supposed
to a blockbuster event showcasing the anti-Trump wave sweeping the nation.
Instead, it was an overhyped dud. So sure that Georgians shared their loathing
of Donald Trump, Democrats from around the country poured more than $8 million into
the campaign of 30-year-old political novice Jon Ossoff. Celebrities endorsed
him. The media showered him with free publicity. And he was running against 11
Republican candidates. But even with all that support, Ossoff wasn´t able to
win a majority.
Three dead in Fresno shooting rampage, shooter’s name is
Mohammed, hatred towards white people,
screams “Allah Akbar”
Associated Press tries to conceal the Islam references in
the story.
A student repeatedly destroyed a pro-life display at
Washington State University last week because it made him “angry.”
NBC Sports Announcer goes nuts: “Calls US Flag and Air Force
Flyover a “Political” Stunt that Should Be “Kept Out of Sports”
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COLUMN OF THE WEEK
Investor’s Business Daily
4/22
This Earth Day, protests around the country will focus on
"science." What they won't focus on is facts, because the facts show
that the U.S. has made huge strides in cleaning up the environment.
Given the trends in air quality, water quality, toxics and,
yes, even CO2 emissions, you'd think Earth Day would be a grand celebration of
a monumental achievement that has allowed this country to produce vastly more
goods and services for millions more people while sharply cutting pollution.
The fact is that by any important measure, the environment
is cleaner and healthier today than it was 60 years ago, 40 years ago, or even
20 years ago. For example, data from the Environmental Protection Agency show
that, from 1995-2015, levels of every air pollutant it monitors saw steady
declines, to the point where they are at or below national standards. Carbon
monoxide levels plunged 72% over those years; nitrogen dioxide fell 45%; ozone,
24%; soot, 37%; sulfur dioxide, 73%; and lead declined 93%. The sharp reduction in sulfur dioxide
emissions "significantly reduced damage to water quality in lakes and
streams, and improved the health of ecosystems and forests," according to
the EPA.
The share of children tested who showed high levels of lead
in their blood dropped from close to 8% in 1995 to just 0.5% by 2015.
Water quality overall has improved, with once severely
polluted lakes, rivers and streams clearing up. Per-capita water use has
declined 30% since 1975, notes the U.S. Geological Survey.
Vast improvements in farming technology mean farmers use
less water and far fewer pesticides to grow more crops. Improvements in
crop yields has let the country reclaim vast acres of forestland. In fact,
forest acreage has climbed 6% since 1920, despite the tripling of the U.S.
population, according to the Department of Agriculture.
But what about global warming? Surely we're pumping more CO2
in the air than ever before?
Wrong. In 2015, CO2 emissions were below where they stood in
1996. That's despite the fact that there are 52 million more people living in
the U.S., and despite the fact that the nation's economic output was 61%
bigger, after adjusting for inflation. CO2 emission have dropped
9% since 2005, according to EPA data.
It is true that at least some of these gains are the result
of environmental regulations. But not nearly all of them. The CO2 reductions,
for example, came before the Obama administration imposed any meaningful
federal regulations. They were largely due to the vast increase in natural gas
supplies that resulted from fracking, which let numerous power plants switch
from coal to gas and cut CO2 emissions. Other gains were also driven by the
free-market economy's relentless demand for greater efficiency. Energy use
costs money, so companies will always be looking for ways to use less of it.
And pollution is a waste, which means companies will — without any push from
government — tend to produce less of it.
But whatever the relative contribution of regulations and
market competition, the fact is that the environment is remarkably cleaner. And
if the EPA never issued a single new regulation, these gains would continue.
So, the question is, why aren't environmentalists
celebrating this fantastic victory? Why do they still wear long faces and act
as if the country is headed for an ecological disaster? Is it possible that the
real interest of environmentalists isn't so much a cleaner environment as it is
being able to exert greater control over everyone else? Sure seems that way.
Another good editorial from IBD: “Is Global Warming Science Just A Fraud?”
And another one from the Manchester Union Leader: “Earth Day: Celebrating pseudo-science”
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OTHER COLUMNS
“Do you have march fatigue yet? The Left, apparently, does
not, so we’re in for some street theater on Earth Day, April 22, with the
so-called March for Science. It’s hard to think of a better way to undermine
the public’s faith in science than to stage demonstrations in Washington, DC,
and around the country modeled on the Women’s March on Washington that took
place in January. The Women’s March was an anti-Donald Trump festival. Fine. I
found it vulgar and demeaning to women, but it’s a free country. Science,
however, to be respected, must be purely the search for truth. The organizers
of this ‘March for Science’ — by acknowledging that their demonstration is
modeled on the Women’s March — are contributing to the politicization of
science, exactly what true upholders of science should be at pains to avoid.”
-Mona
Charen
“If the president walked across the surface of the Potomac
River this afternoon, the morning headlines would read, ‘Trump Can’t Swim.’”
-Gary
Bauer
“JetBlue is holding a sweepstakes where if you owe money to
the IRS, you can enter to win a free flight. And get this, United’s offering is
just to drag the tax collector out of your home.”
-Jimmy
Fallon
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LEFTIST WATCH
The editors of The Wellesley News, the student newspaper of
Wellesley College, threatened their peers who refuse to conform to the campus’
progressive orthodoxy, in a column that was published this week.
The University of California, Berkeley, where the modern New
Left student movement began with the Free Speech Movement of 1964, has come
full circle, and has surrendered to the anti-free speech fascists of the left.
UC Davis student leaders say American flag display should be
optional at meetings
Fresno State reports it’s own professor for ´Trump Must
Hang´ Tweet.
Left wing protesters heckled a minister offering an opening
prayer at a Town Hall meeting http://www.theamericanmirror.com/protesters-heckle-pastor-opening-prayer-republican-town-hall-meeting/
More Than 70 Liberal Groups Partnered for Anti-Trump Tax Day
Protests
Communist Party membership numbers climbing in the Trump era
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ISLAM
They’ll probably get it too. Outraged Muslims are reportedly
planning a May 1 demonstration at the Amazon headquarters in Seattle,
Washington. The company is under fire after several Muslim security guards
demanded time and space to pray five times a day, while on the job.
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ARTICLES
You can find many timelines that follow allegations of
Russia tampering in the U.S. election and alleged involvement of Trump
officials. But I couldn’t find any comprehensive timelines cross-referencing
Obama-era surveillance of whistleblowers, journalists and other U.S. citizens
with Russia surveillance allegations. So I built one.
Herein lies a cautionary tale. If publicly funded higher
education can be hijacked in America’s most conservative state, under the noses
of a legislature with lopsided Republican majorities in both houses, and with a
Republican governor and Republican lieutenant governor, it can (and likely
will) happen in your state—if you let it.
Yes, Trump Goes To Church. He Goes To My Church. Here´s What
Happens When The President Sits Next To You
After
eight years of Barack Obama’s pathetic fecklessness, America has got its feck
back. And the whiny progressives who
prefer our woman-enslaving, gay-tossing, toddler-crucifying enemies to the guy
who beat their designated heir to the Crown are in a tizzy.
Huffington Post Accidentally Destroys The Left's Entire 'Tax
Fairness' Argument
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TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME
Once upon a time, David Brooks was considered the house
conservative at the New York Times. But in his April 21 New York Times column,
he put President Donald J. Trump on a list of "strong men" that
includes Turkey´s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and North Korea´s Kim Jong-un.
We now have it on very good authority that Trump Derangement
Syndrome is a genuine phenomenon, widespread among DC journalists…."One
friend's doctor jokingly called it Trumporrhoea – they [the reporters] are all
exhausted, coming down with insomnia, gastrointestinal disorders…..physiological
reactions….” Of course, they are using a
name the likens the President of the United States to foul excrement, a
psychological tactic that allows them to feel good about admitting their own
state of mental disturbance. However, given the fact that the source of these
physical symptoms is psychological, she is admitting to a form of mental
impairment resulting from an election outcome. Is Trump Derangement Syndrome
deserving of inclusion in the next edition of the DSM (Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)?
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/04/longtime_close_hillary_aide_confirms_emphysicalem_symptoms_of_trump_derangement_syndrome_widespread_among_beltway_journalists.html#ixzz4ezelDlQR
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WEBSITES, LISTS, VIDEOS
Chart:
How we got to 20 trillion in debt.
Despite Record Collections, 52,062,499 Filers Paid No Income
Taxes in 2014. Interesting tables.
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WISE WORDS
“The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required,
which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to the public welfare, is only
a species of legalized larceny. The wise and correct course to follow in
taxation is not to destroy those who have already secured success, but to
create conditions under which everyone will have a better chance to be
successful.”
-Calvin
Coolidge
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