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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Acosta’s Hissy Fit, Singing Mice, Gingrich’s Sharia Test, Pain Relief and much more for March 7, 2019





Acosta Throws a Hissy Fit
President Trump ignores him at a presser in Vietnam.
Good for the president!
CNN's Jim Acosta complains Trump didn't call on U.S. press: “He was calling on reporters from Russian state media, Chinese state media, Sean Hannity from FOX”
Trump called on reporters from ABC, Bloomberg, CBS, Fox News, NPR, NYT, WashPost
Acosta is mad he did not get called on
pic.twitter.com/bNm05ry3ZK
Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) February 28, 2019

Democrat Busted Saying County Is “N***** District”
Once again, it is democrats who consistently demonstrate the offensive racism that their party has been known for over the last century and more.
And the Congressional Black Caucus is silent.
She’s a bigot. However, that’s not too rare in the democrat party, so maybe people have just come to expect that sort of intolerance, and now shrug it off when liberals are busted doing it?
Lisanti was reportedly questioned about the use of the racial slur in early February. She denied ever using the word but also said she did not remember much of that night. Lisanti also said she is sure she has used the racial slur before in her life.”

THINGS GET UGLY On “The Five”…
Greg Gutfeld Tells Juan Williams: “You Say That Again, And I’m Gonna Throw You Off The Set!”
Lord but I wish he would. I can’t stand that opinionated, loud mouth jerk.
Gutfeld exploded on Williams, “Oh, shut up, Juan! I’m in nobody’s bunker! Enough with your bunker…” Gutfeld continued, “I’m trying to be polite to someone on the panel here, which you won’t do—which you won’t do!”

Van Jones Shocks Everyone at CPAC 2019
I tried to find a video of this with no avail. I don’t know why everyone claims to be shocked. He may be an ultra-left spokesperson but he’s always been deeply concerned about our prison population.
What you’re seeing now, are Republican governors, being tough on the dollar, tough on crime and shrinking prison population, and showing the rest of the country that it can be done.
My problem is, I now have a conservative movement, that for libertarian reasons, and Christian conservative reasons, and for fiscally conservative reasons is actually doing a great job on what should be my issue. This is supposed to be my issue. You’re stealing my issue! Jones told the audience.

Democrats' post-Mueller plan
I really don’t know why I’m bothering to post this. From the moment they gained the House majority, Dimocraps have left no doubt that they are going after President Trump tooth and nail. We’re already seeing it.
What Democrats are planning:
They want to call Trump family members — with subpoenas, if necessary.
The Democrats' investigation will touch Trump's businesses, foundation and presidency — and could extend into 2020, top Democrats tell me.
Besides Russia, topics include conflicts of interest, money laundering, and Jared Kushner's security clearance and other White House clearances. (N.Y. Times scoop: "Trump Ordered Officials to Give Kushner a Security Clearance.")
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who's on the House Oversight Committee, tells Axios' Alayna Treene that committees are "zeroing in on the Moscow project, the Russia connection and the influence of other foreign actors like Saudi Arabia."

One of the Best Tools to Treat Chronic Pain
How many of us revert to medicines when we feel pain?
How many of us are strong enough to disregard pain?
Golson had received a therapy called pain reprocessing therapy, which is currently being tested with a clinical trial. It’s a psychological therapy that uses a technique called somatic tracking, where patients just take time to notice the feelings and sensations going on in their body while assessing those sensations and determining whether or not they should fear them. (This exercise is also common in mindfulness meditation.)
So, it’s all in our minds?
The most common psychological treatment for pain, and the most well-studied, is cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. Overall, it’s one of the most rigorously tested and effective tools psychology has to offer. More typically, it’s used to treat anxiety, phobias, and mood disorders like depression. But it can also help some people manage their pain.

Clinton-Appointed Judge To Texas: Stop Removing Non-Citizens From Voter Rolls
The approximately 98,000 voters on the state’s original list were registered voters who had, at some point in recent years, identified themselves as noncitizens to the Department of Public Safety while receiving or renewing their driver’s licenses. But tens of thousands of those individuals, it has come out in recent weeks, were naturalized before registering to vote, making casting a ballot legal.
A perfect example why we need a national voters ID. Our republic will live or die on the purity of our most precious right – the ability to vote secretly and securely for our leaders at all levels. When the Dims can’t win fair and square, they revert to this crap.

India/Pakistan Conflict Continues to get Worse
First, Pakistan militants attacked and killed Indians inside Indian-administered Kashmir. Then India sent jets into Pakistan that were downed. Now, India has bombed a supposed militant camp inside Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Neither side appears to be backing down.
Looking at the graphic, it’s clear Indian outguns Pakistan in every aspect – except for Nukes.
If reports of the use of the Mirage 2000 jet fighter are correct, it raises a risky aspect to the raid. The jet is capable of deploying nuclear weapons.
Any border crossing by these Indian warplanes could be construed by Pakistan as a nuclear first strike.
Since the suicide bombing in mid February, Indian police have been mainly targeting Kashmir’s largest political-religious group, Jama’at-e-Islami.
The group is dedicated to the right to self-determination for the Himalayan region, which is divided between India and Pakistan but claimed by both in its entirety.
Residents fear the crackdown could be a prelude to a military strike by India against Pakistan or tinkering with Kashmir’s special status in India’s constitution.

Rashida Tlaib Got Near Quarter Million From George SorosWhy on earth would he give that much money to a Jew hating and a big supporter of the impeachment of President Trump?
I think that speaks for itself.
And donations are only a small part of it. The corruption of her political activities has to be unbelievable.
The FEC states that candidate is allowed to pay themselves as they have to live as they campaign.
If the candidate wins the primary election, his or her principal campaign committee may pay him or her a salary from campaign funds through the date of the general election, up to and including the date of any general election runoff,” it says/
If the candidate loses the primary, withdraws from the race, or otherwise ceases to be a candidate, no salary payments may be paid beyond the date he or she is no longer a candidate,” it reads.
And that is why what she did next is interesting.
After the campaign, when candidates are no longer supposed to pay themselves, she cut herself a check for $2,000 on Nov. 16.
She then got more brazen and gave herself another $15,500 on Dec. 1, near a month after the election.

Most and Least Reliable Cars According to Consumer Reports
I know they’re economic but you couldn’t get me into one unless it’s an emergency. Even with all the airbags and restraints, I just don’t trust them in a collision.
Most reliable:
10. Mazda CX-5
9. Lexus NX
8. Honda Fit
7. Kia Sedona
6. Mazda6
5. Toyota Prius
4. Subaru Crosstrek
3. Toyota Prius Prime
2. Lincoln Continental
1. Toyota Prius C...Really?
Least Reliable:
10. Volkswagen Atlas
9. Cadillac CTS
8. Alfa Romeo Giulia
7. Kia Cadenza
6. Cadillac Escalade
5. Cadillac CT6
4. Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD
3. Tesla Model X
2. Buick Enclave
1. Jaguar F-Pace
What buyers should keep in mind when referencing these lists is exactly what aspects of the car did CR find troublesome; just because a car is deemed not as reliable as others doesn’t mean it’s going to leave you stranded on the highway.
Furthermore, cars like the Giulia and F-Pace are more often leased as new models instead of purchased for long term ownership. If you are the type of buyer who only drives cars within the warranty period then moves on to another model, these rankings may not hold as much weight.
To see the full details of each report visit Consumer Reports.

Newt Gingrich Calls for 'Sharia Test' for Every U.S. Muslim
Damn straight! Many will scream “Islamophobia” but it’s really a matter of keeping this Republic free and guided by our constitution.
Let me be as blunt and direct as I can be. Western civilization is in a war. We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background, and if they believe in Shari‘a, they should be deported,” Gingrich said in an interview Thursday on Fox News. “Shari‘a is incompatible with Western civilization. Modern Muslims who have given up Shari‘a, glad to have them as citizens. Perfectly happy to have them next door.”

Start of the Superbloom
With all the rain, California fields will soon be filled with awesome colors. There are many side roads where they can be enjoyed without human structures.

AG Barr Won't Recuse Himself in Mueller Probe
Good for him! We might see the report real soon, most likely after Rosenstein steps down.
Under Justice Department regulations, the attorney general has sole authority over Mueller and has the power to decide how much of Mueller’s final report is provided to Congress and made public. With Mueller believed to be close to completing his work, Democrats in Congress are vowing to force the release of his report and the evidence underlying it.

Welcome to ‘Zombieland’
A former US Army base rots in the hands of overwhelmed Afghans
A sickening story of fraud, waste, and destruction of an installation that cost US taxpayers billions of dollars.
Once a strategic hub, Shank was a bulwark against Taliban enclaves in the lawless Tangi Valley to its west. An American-built runway allowed huge cargo planes to bring in troops, weapons and equipment.
Among the largest coalition bases at one time, it once hosted a 50-shop bazaar, four beauty salons, three restaurants and an academy to train soldiers in the counterinsurgency doctrine officials had hoped would end the war. It’s now a much different sight.
And here it is now:
While still battling the Taliban, units like Cote’s rushed to tear apart over 500 bases, shuttering many and downsizing others to be given to the Afghan forces. Some $860 million in property was transferred by 2015, including four logistics hubs, 13 operating bases and hundreds of tactical outposts, the Defense Department has said. About $48 million more was destroyed or abandoned.
DOD kept tons of valuable material, hauled out in miles-long convoys that snaked at a glacial pace across eastern Afghanistan to Bagram Air Field to be redistributed elsewhere or sent home.
On its way out of the country, gear and supplies from remote eastern bases ended up at Shank, where troops picked through some 8,000 shipping containers, destroying, scrapping or giving away anything not worth risking American lives over. They left behind generators, air conditioners, furniture, buildings and empty shipping containers, a 2014 Army statement said.

Singing Mice of Costa Rica
They politely wait for the other to stop before they start singing. Unlike a lot of humans.
High in the cloud forests of Costa Rica, a distinct chirping sound ripples across the landscape. This high-pitched staccato refrain trills not from birds, but mice. Now researchers have found that the tiny rodents making these sounds, known as Alston’s singing mice, take turns belting out their tunes much in the same way people take turns when they talk to each other.
All this to understand what goes on with humans?

Trump Administration Launches Apprenticeship Website
What a great move!
It provides 3 choices; Employer, Career Seeker, and Educator
These are then followed by lots of stories about various opportunities in the trades.
And so, the questions is, what signals are we sending to young Americans,” Acosta said. “Are we saying, ‘You only have one path to success, and all other paths are no good,’ Or are we saying, ‘There are multiple paths?’”
College, he said, could lead to lucrative careers in law or medicine but would most likely result in significant college debt.
Or you can go be an apprentice carpenter, and you can build on something, and you won’t have student debt, and it won’t take as long, and you’ll also have a good wage,” Acosta said. “Decide what you love and what makes you happy because the goal is a family-sustaining wage.”
Acosta said the website is a way to provide young people with a resource for choosing a path other than college.

More Bernie Flops
American’s most depraved Senator has done next to nothing in over three decades of public office, other than help normalize hatred of Israel and hatred of Jews.
And this is the best the Dims have to offer for 2020?
President Trump must be salivating over the entire Dim field of candidates.

Sharkskin Studied to Make Faster and More Agile Aircraft
Sounds silly, doesn’t it?
Did you know that studying fluorescent sea creatures led to the revolution in television screens?
Makos, the world’s fastest sharks, have rows of millions of tiny raised scales along their sides and fins that researchers at the University of Alabama (UA) believe could be the reason for that lightning speed.
The mako’s scales, called denticles, are translucent, flexible and shaped like tiny shark teeth. The denticles are streamlined, so that from nose to tail the shark’s skin feels smooth, but in the reverse it's rough, like sandpaper.
If the water flow changes when a mako shark is swimming, its denticles rise automatically.
It’s entirely passive, and happens in about 0.2 milliseconds,” Lang told NewScientist.

The Babylon Bee
Nation's Republicans Weep Bitterly Upon Learning Hillary Clinton Not Running In 2020 @ https://babylonbee.com/news/nations-republicans-weep-bitterly-upon-learning-hillary-clinton-not-running-in-2020
YouTube Warns Parents That Some Users Are Sneaking Joel Osteen Footage Into Harmless Kids' Videos @ https://babylonbee.com/news/youtube-warns-parents-that-some-users-are-sneaking-joel-osteen-footage-into-harmless-kids-videos

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