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America less racist under President Trump, Canadian permafrost melting, Mega gangs now ruling Venezuela, Kamala wants to enforce equal pay, and much more for Mar 25, 2019


America Is A Less Racist Country Under President Trump
I can hear the Lefties screaming now. They will never, ever accept a finding like this.
In “The Rise of Trump, the Fall of Prejudice?” sociologists Daniel Hopkins and Samantha Washington found that since the 2016 campaign and election, “white Americans’ expressed anti-Black and anti-Hispanic prejudice declined.”
According to the Spectator, the researchers expected to find what organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center had seemingly endlessly reported: that Trump’s election resulted in an explosion of hate.
“Yet the study found exactly the opposite,” as the 2,500 Americans which the researchers had been following since 2008 indicated a “sharp dive” in racist attitudes that was “statistically significant.”
If Trump is so racist, why have his policies increased jobs for all minorities? Black and Hispanic unemployment are at an all-time low.


Comedian Inaugurated as Ukraine's New President Immediately Disbands Parliament
He won by 78% of the vote.
Instead of the traditional motorcade to his inauguration, he walked to parliament through a park packed with people giving high fives and taking selfies.
“I’m ready to do everything so that our heroes don’t die there,” he said. “I’m ready to lose my popularly and, if necessary, I’m ready to lose my post so that we have peace.”
And he ended it with:
“Throughout all of my life, I tried to do everything to make Ukrainians laugh,” he said with a smile. “In the next five years I will do everything so that Ukrainians don’t cry.”

Ukraine's Zelensky picks TV colleagues for presidential staff
This guy’s really ticking off a lot of professional pols. He called for ending the conflict with Russia over the taking over of the Crimea and even appointed a new commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
In one of his first interviews after the appointment, Mr Bohdan said the administration was considering putting any potential peace deal with Russia to a public referendum as well as a vote in parliament.
Ukraine has been in conflict with Russian-backed separatists for the past five years, since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine and the rebels seized control of parts of the east.
When he was sworn in on Monday, President Zelensky, 41, said his first task was securing a ceasefire in the east. "We didn't start this war but it is up to us to end it," he said.
And groups area already attacking him, including some backed by George Soros
West-backed think tanks threaten new Ukrainian president with disturbing list of ‘RED LINES’ @ https://www.rt.com/news/460210-ukraine-ngos-zelensky-red-lines/

Why Opinion Polls Can No Longer Be Trusted
I think we all know they’re skewed. So, why does the media continue to shove them down our throats? Could it be that they are so closely connected to the polling companies?
WNU Editor: In the case of Australia, 54 polls in a row said the Labor party was in the lead , even in the exit polls .... (Guido Fawkes). I live in Canada, and I can say the same thing here. Last month there was a provincial election where the pollsters were saying a week before the election that there was a 7% spread between the ruling Socialist government and the United Conservative Party of Alberta. The conservatives won with a 23% spread. One reason that I believe explains why the polls are off is that people are no longer willing to freely give information to others anymore. We now live in a politically correct world, and one wrong tweet here, or a comment and or opinion voiced over there, all of this can bring severe consequences. What also does not help is the role that the media is playing .... disparaging and ridiculing one point of view while promoting another. As a result we have become conditioned to keep our own counsel, especially to strangers.
Update: Here is another interesting poll result .... Australian Labor Won 54 Polls In A Row, Including Exit Poll, Lost Actual election (Scott Rasmussen).


Mega gangs now ruling Venezuela?
Even with Russian, Cuban, and a little Chinese help. Maduro and his henchmen may be losing control of the country. Not to Juan Guaidó, the properly elected leader, but to bug gangs gaining footholds across the country. They attack military and police with impunity, know they face little if any organized responses.
The military in Venezuela is strongly involved in criminal activities, with these efforts being grouped under what has become known as the "Cartel of the Suns." This makes the attack in Aragua all the more striking given that it has a strong military presence, known to act in conjunction with mega-gangs.


The 5 Laws Of Human Stupidity
I don’t know if this was for real or tongue-in-cheek. Here they go:
Law 1: Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
Law 2: The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
Law 3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.
Law 4: Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.
Law 5: A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.
This was created for financial investing but makes a whole lot of sense in a wide range of things. Human life for one and certainly politics. Especially the last one as we seem to have an endless number of them in offices across the country.


This Is What Fish Oil Supplements Actually Do
Is fish oil really just snake oil?
This is a great question. It seems that someone is always touting some special dietary regimen to make us super healthy. But most of it is hype to see some super-secret breakthrough.
This article is well-worth the time it takes to read it.
What exactly is fish oil?
Does fish oil help with heart health?
Can fish oil help your mental and neural health?
Does fish oil help with eye health?
Does fish oil help your skin?
Does fish oil help or prevent cancer?
Does fish oil help with weight loss?
If there's so much uncertainty around the benefits of fish oil, why do people still use it?
So if I decide to try it, how much Omega-3 fatty acid do I need?
Are there any risks associated with taking fish oil supplements?
So do I really need to take fish oil supplements?


Need Extra $$$$$?
Side Hustles and Ways to Make Money at Home
Some of these look quite promising. The question is whether they’re for real or just hustles where YOU get stuck for the tab. [I tried some of them and wasn’t the least bit impressed.]
Get some voice work.
Buy and sell used books.
Participate in research studies
License your pics.
Dabble in podcasting.
Get crafty.
Design a tee.
Rent out your spare room.
Or rent out your car.
Cash in on Instagram.
Start a blog.
Take care of kids.
If you don’t like kids, take care of pets?
If you don’t like kids or pets, work with seniors.
Teach an online class.
Tutor.
Freelance in special services
Become a virtual assistant.
Take surveys for actual money.
Become a website critic.
Make calls as a mystery shopper.
Sell your stuff.


These Are the Highest Paying Jobs for the Class of 2019
Entry-level job Base Salary
Data scientist $95k
Software engineer $90k
Product manager $89k
Investment Banking analyst $85k
Product designer $85k
UX designer $73k
Implementation consultant $72k
Java developer $72k
Systems engineer $70k
Software developer $68k
Businesses from fashion giants to hedge funds to venture capital firms are building teams focused on figuring out how to turn the information they capture into valuable insights.
“There’s such a high demand across industries for people with data-science skills,” said Amanda Stansell, senior research analyst at Glassdoor.
Recruitment for this profession will continue as more companies accumulate data and figure out what to to do with it, Stansell added.


How brands get their names
I’ve often wondered where they come up with the names for the various vehicles on the road. I drive a Nissan Titan but the next smaller model is a Frontier. How do the 2 match up?
I didn’t see an answer to something I’ve wondered about; who designs are those different plastic bottles drinks come in?

60 years of socialism in Cuba
The leadership, of course, lives in unbelievable luxury.
Will President Trump’s re-imposing sanctions turn things around?
Lining up to buy chickens in Havana


Downtown Los Angeles
What’s happened to my hometown? It almost makes me cry.
All that garbage attracts rats, which “pose a public health risk,” an infectious disease specialist told the outlet, because the rodents can lead to the spread of salmonella and bubonic plague -- not to mention fleas that have been infected with typhus.
At least nine people were reported ill with typhus in downtown Los Angeles between July and September, with officials pointing to refuse and stray animals as potential catalysts, according to reports from October.
Typhus is a disease caused by bacteria found in infected fleas that can come from cats, rats, opossums and other stray animals. Accumulation of trash or overcrowding and poor hygiene is typically associated with the spread of the disease.
LA Didn’t Learn Lesson After Record 2018 Outbreak, Faces Another Dark Ages Plague @ https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/la-didnt-learn-lesson-record-2018-outbreak-faces-another-dark-ages-plague/


California, with the most active duty military personnel, is too expensive for them to retire in.
I’m surprised to learn that California has more military services members than any other state.
California has several of the military's largest bases, including the Marines' Camp Pendleton and the complex of Navy ports and air bases in and around San Diego.
About 280,000 military service members and other Defense Department employees are stationed in California, according to the Defense Department. Virginia, with 250,000 troops and Defense Department employees, has the second highest number of military employees among all states.
And that’s after Fort Ord and Fort Hunter Liggett were deactivated. I guess Fort Irwin is still there along with a number of USAF bases. I wonder if they’re included in the 280k figure.
California — home to the largest number of active-duty troops in the nation — fares poorly in the survey when it comes to affordable housing, homelessness and the proportion of of businesses in the state that are owned by veterans.
The study broke down all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., in terms of economic environment (including tax friendliness and job opportunities), quality of life (including share of veterans and number of homeless vets), and health care (including the number of VA hospitals).
Though California rated middle of the pack (No. 21) for overall treatment of retired military, it ranked among the worst for economic conditions (No. 46).
The survey found that while California has one of the smallest veteran populations per capita (No. 48), the Golden State is tied with several others for the highest percentage of homeless veterans.


300 Containers of Gabon’s kevasingo wood missing
What kind of wood?
Kevazingo, which is better known as bubinga or guibourtia, is a reddish type of wood found in West Africa.
Still doesn’t tell me much.
Some trees in Gabon are more than 500 years old and they can be considered sacred by local people.
But timber from kevazingo is highly valued in parts of Asia, where it is used to make high-end furniture and music instruments.
The government banned the export of kevazingo in 2018 in an effort to protect the country's resources.


Kamala wants to enforce equal pay
Oops. Seems someone found out some embarrassing stuff.
Surprise, surprise: Washington Free Beacon’s analysis found that the median salary was higher for men both in her Senate office and her campaign.
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Specifically, the median salary dismemberment for men came in at $34,999 and women fell behind at $32,999. That means women working for Harris make .94 cents on the dollar compared to men. Nearly identical figures held true for an analysis for a previous six-month period.
So, it’s not a one-off situation — it’s a pattern. How embarrassing for her: A champion of equal pay for women is not providing her own female staffers equal pay.
No hypocrisy here.


When the Government Tries To Fix a Problem, But Only Makes It Worse
It’s called “The Rat Effect.”
Seems good-hearted government agents don’t always think of the results of their actions. This story provides some amusing, if not also depressing, examples.
It starts telling about the French modernizing Hanoi by installing sewers.
Unfortunately for Dourmer, the dark and cool sewers eventually attracted pests. With difficult access and a labyrinth of tunnels most predators wouldn’t venture into, the subterranean maze quickly became a rat highway. The rodent population soon exploded.
Got so bad they started by paying 1 cent per tail so people would kill the rats.
Problem was, people would cut off the tails and release the rats back into the sewers to breed more.
Also tells of Mao’s order to kill sparrows and Moocelle Obama’s healthy lunch initiative.


42% of federal crimes committed by illegals
Hell, it should be 100%. Every single one of them has broken immigration laws which are federal.
“For 2017, data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey shows non-citizens comprise about 7 percent of the country’s population, but the 2018 Annual Report and Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics shows they committed more than 40 percent of all federal crimes,” The American Mirror noted.
And the article doesn’t deal with LOCAL crimes committed by illegals.
Illegal Immigrant Is Charged in Deaths of 12 Elderly Women @ https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/illegal-immigrant-charged-deaths-12-elderly-women/


The 15 Most Popular Tourist Destinations in US
It’s no surprise that Uncle Walt’s dream is still so popular all these years later than he opened his dream where orange groves once stood.
Rolling mountains, expansive coastlines and vibrant cities with towering skyscrapers – it’s little wonder that America, with all its diversity, is home to some of the top tourist destinations in the world. Each state has something unique to offer but which of these attractions do visitors love the most?
The Active Times set out to establish the most popular American tourist destinations by comparing data from government agencies with existing rankings. We look at 15 of those most popular tourist attractions in the U.S:
I’m certain these aren’t in the order of their visitor numbers:
1. 9/11 Memorial
2. Acadia National Park
3. Alcatraz Island
4. Balboa Park
5. Brooklyn Bridge
6. Canyonlands National Park
7. Central Park
8. Disney World
9. Everglades National Park
10. Fisherman’s Wharf
11. Gateway Arch
12. Graceland
13. Hollywood Walk of Fame
14. Joshua Tree National Park
15. Pike Place Market
Seems to me there are a lot of places left off this list with explanations @ https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tourist-destinations-america/2019/05/23/id/917346/


Mass Exodus at Ag Dept. Ahead of Relocation
This comes from discussion back in late 2017 as a Trump administration effort to drain the swamp by relocating government agencies outside of the Beltway. It started with the then Secretary of the Interior wanting to move agencies closer to where their areas of responsibility are. That can be found @ https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-spread-the-swamp-20171207-story.html
This story stems from a proposed move of two DofA offices, the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. It will affect 400 to 500 civil servants. The IG is looking into it and the House has introduced a bill to stop it.
"Morale is pretty poor,” an unnamed ERS economist told the Post, estimating the resignation rates have doubled since October.
Is the same thing going on in other executive branch agencies? I have a hunch we will see a lot of similar stories before the year is out.


Burying the Story Lead on Illegal Alien Crime
Crime reports that lead with generic descriptions like a “Dallas man” or an “Oklahoma mother” can mislead casual readers and listeners as to the actual identity of perpetrators. Peruse this small sampling of news items from the past two weeks:
I don’t need to read the samples because I know what they say. Our news sources go to great lengths to avoid terms like “black,” “Muslim,” “Illegal,” in their effort to be “fair and balanced.”
Hooey!
We also notice the prolific word “alleged” in every single crime report.
Open-borders advocates are in on the downplay. The left-leaning Marshall Project resorted to weasel words and meaningless qualifiers recently when it opined: “Most types of crime had an almost flat trend line, indicating that changes in undocumented populations had little or no effect on crime in the various metro areas under survey. Murder was the only type of crime that appeared to show a rise, but again, the difference was small and uncertain (effectively zero).”


Saw the new ‘Picard’ trailer a few times.
It didn’t stir me in the least to bother with CBS All Access.


Canadian Permafrost Melting
Here come the cries of Global Warming! Our northern hemisphere is falling apart.
There’s an interesting article in Wikipedia @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permafrost
The melting permafrost is also uncovering carcasses of animals extinct for tens of thousands of years and, as has been reported, scientists are going nuts about the possibility of bringing some of them back.
One side note, there are indications that melting permafrost is releasing lots of methane into the atmosphere. Cows are no longer the major threat to our planet.

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