‘It’s a Crisis of Civilization in Mexico.’ 250,000 Dead. 37,400 Missing. - WSJ
EL FUERTE, Mexico—One recent day, a line of grieving mothers armed with picks and shovels worked their way across a muddy field looking for Mexico’s dead and missing, their own children among them.
“It smells bad here,” said Lizbeth Ortega, a member of Las Rastreadoras de El Fuerte, or the Trackers of El Fuerte, a group of mothers who look for missing people.
...Some 37,000 people in Mexico are categorized as “missing” by the government.
The vast majority are believed to be dead, victims of the country’s spiraling violence that has claimed more than 250,000 lives since 2006.
The country’s murder rate has more than doubled to 26 per 100,000 residents, five times the U.S. figure.
Because the missing aren’t counted as part of the country’s official murder tally, it is likely Mexico’s rate itself is higher.
The killing and the number of missing grow each year.
Last year, 5,500 people disappeared, up from 3,400 in 2015.
Mexico’s murders are up another 18% through September this year..."
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Monday, November 19, 2018
Michigan's New Dem Governor Is Already Flooding Her Administration With Corporate Interests
Michigan's New Dem Governor Is Already Flooding Her Administration With Corporate Interests
"Democrat Gretchen Whitmer beat Republican Bill Schuette last week in the Michigan gubernatorial election.
...In February, we reported that Whitmer’s campaign benefitted from a letter sent by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, encouraging its employees to support Whitmer by donating to their PAC.
This act of generosity appears to have paid off, at least for those at the top.
Last week, Whitmer appointed BCBS of Michigan CEO Dan Loepp to her transition team.
Loepp was, according to Whitmer herself, the first person to suggest she should get into politics. Whitmer’s father was CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield from 1988 to 2006, when Loepp succeeded him.
BCBS of Michigan raised more cash from its employees, at one single fundraising event, for Whitmer than any candidate for governor in the past decade, according to the Detroit Metro Times; which was also “three times the amount of Blue Cross PAC’s largest contribution this election cycle.”
...There are two major reasons this appointment sucks.
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"Democrat Gretchen Whitmer beat Republican Bill Schuette last week in the Michigan gubernatorial election.
...In February, we reported that Whitmer’s campaign benefitted from a letter sent by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, encouraging its employees to support Whitmer by donating to their PAC.
This act of generosity appears to have paid off, at least for those at the top.
Last week, Whitmer appointed BCBS of Michigan CEO Dan Loepp to her transition team.
Loepp was, according to Whitmer herself, the first person to suggest she should get into politics. Whitmer’s father was CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield from 1988 to 2006, when Loepp succeeded him.
BCBS of Michigan raised more cash from its employees, at one single fundraising event, for Whitmer than any candidate for governor in the past decade, according to the Detroit Metro Times; which was also “three times the amount of Blue Cross PAC’s largest contribution this election cycle.”
...There are two major reasons this appointment sucks.
- First, it indicates that Whitmer’s policy preferences on healthcare are squarely in the “what works for insurance companies” camp...
- Second, it is absolute garbage politics.
- Whitmer was already battered with ads by her Republican opponent accusing her of being “bought and paid for” by Blue Cross..."
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How many years you got?-----Retirement & Survivors Benefits: Life Expectancy Calculator
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Feinstein Urged Obama To Use Presidential Power To Limit Immigration: ‘No Legislation Necessary’ | The Daily Caller
Feinstein Urged Obama To Use Presidential Power To Limit Immigration: ‘No Legislation Necessary’ | The Daily Caller:
Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein encouraged then-President Barack Obama to use the “very broad power” granted to him by Congress to limit immigration in any way he saw fit, according to a letter obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Feinstein sent the letter to Obama in July 2014, in the midst of an unprecedented surge in illegal immigration by family units and unaccompanied minors, mostly from Central America, across the southwest border.
In her note, Feinstein referred to Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which grants the president the authority to “suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.”
Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein encouraged then-President Barack Obama to use the “very broad power” granted to him by Congress to limit immigration in any way he saw fit, according to a letter obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Feinstein sent the letter to Obama in July 2014, in the midst of an unprecedented surge in illegal immigration by family units and unaccompanied minors, mostly from Central America, across the southwest border.
In her note, Feinstein referred to Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which grants the president the authority to “suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.”
The New Norm: Crime, But Not Punishment
The New Norm: Crime, But Not Punishment
"In the title of his magisterial book, Fyodor Dostoevsky paired “Crime and Punishment,” not crime and pardons, or crime and “Civics lessons,” amnesty and asylum.
Punishment must closely follow a crime in order to be both effective as a deterrent, as well as to serve as a public declaration of values and norms.
In explaining Texas justice and its attendant values, stand-up satirist Ron White performed the public service no politician is prepared to perform. “In Texas, we have the death penalty and we use it.
If you come to Texas and kill somebody, we will kill you back.”
So, where’s such clarity when you need it?
...The home of Fox News personality Tucker Carlson is surrounded by a small, if menacing, mob, and his family threatened.
Before dinging the man’s front door, the assailants chant out their criminal intentions:
“Tucker Carlson, we will fight. We know where you sleep at night. We know where you sleep.”
To which other talkers, even the wonderful Tucker, respond by vaporizing about rights to speech and protest vs. some or other watered-down peace and security to which private property owners are entitled.
Nobody alludes to the rights of private property or to the fulcrum that is law-and-order.
No demands for arrests are issued or voiced, publicly.
No expectation for retribution is set-up.
Follow-up is nonexistent in media.
Police do not publicize any arrests.
If they make them, none are reported by media.
No teachable moments occur..."
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"In the title of his magisterial book, Fyodor Dostoevsky paired “Crime and Punishment,” not crime and pardons, or crime and “Civics lessons,” amnesty and asylum.
Punishment must closely follow a crime in order to be both effective as a deterrent, as well as to serve as a public declaration of values and norms.
In explaining Texas justice and its attendant values, stand-up satirist Ron White performed the public service no politician is prepared to perform. “In Texas, we have the death penalty and we use it.
If you come to Texas and kill somebody, we will kill you back.”
So, where’s such clarity when you need it?
...The home of Fox News personality Tucker Carlson is surrounded by a small, if menacing, mob, and his family threatened.
Before dinging the man’s front door, the assailants chant out their criminal intentions:
“Tucker Carlson, we will fight. We know where you sleep at night. We know where you sleep.”
To which other talkers, even the wonderful Tucker, respond by vaporizing about rights to speech and protest vs. some or other watered-down peace and security to which private property owners are entitled.
Nobody alludes to the rights of private property or to the fulcrum that is law-and-order.
No demands for arrests are issued or voiced, publicly.
No expectation for retribution is set-up.
Follow-up is nonexistent in media.
Police do not publicize any arrests.
If they make them, none are reported by media.
No teachable moments occur..."
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History for November 19
History for November 19 - On-This-Day.com
James Garfield (U.S.) 1831, Tommy Dorsey 1905, Indira Gandhi 1917
Larry King 1933, Ted Turner 1938, Meg Ryan 1961
1863 - U.S. President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.
2007 - The Amazon Kindle was first released.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Sen. Cotton Wants ‘Unlimited’ Number Of Migrants As Long As They Live In MSNBC Anchor’s Apartment | The Daily Caller
Sen. Cotton Wants ‘Unlimited’ Number Of Migrants As Long As They Live In MSNBC Anchor’s Apartment | The Daily Caller:
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas made a deal with MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle that he would support an “unlimited number of refugees” to the U.S. as long as Ruhle opened up her “fancy apartment” for the migrants.
Cotton, who is an immigration hawk, made the pledge in a Twitter exchange over the weekend.
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas made a deal with MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle that he would support an “unlimited number of refugees” to the U.S. as long as Ruhle opened up her “fancy apartment” for the migrants.
Cotton, who is an immigration hawk, made the pledge in a Twitter exchange over the weekend.
Then They Came for the White Women
Then They Came for the White Women
By Clarice Feldman
"...it’s time to take a look at the role of women in politics.
By Clarice Feldman
"...it’s time to take a look at the role of women in politics.
Hillary
Hillary’s hinting she’s thinking of running for president yet again in 2020.
...“Trump won only about 1% more white voters than did McCain in 2008…” “Trump won &80% more Black voters than McCain did and &15% more Latino voters than McCain did.”
...“Trump won only about 1% more white voters than did McCain in 2008…” “Trump won &80% more Black voters than McCain did and &15% more Latino voters than McCain did.”
Since the left cannot -- oh you know why -- attack Black or Latino voters, they’ve aimed their bile at white women voters. To paraphrase Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller: First they came for the White Men, and I did not speak out. Then they came for the White Women.
Women Versus (White) Men
The attack on Brett Kavanaugh was a typical leftist attack on white men. Its insistence that a woman must always be believed when accusing men of sexual misconduct was part and parcel of the Duke Lacrosse team and University of Virginia frameups, among numerous others.
...While it received little to no coverage, the Senate Judiciary Committee issued a 414-page report on the accusations against Kavanaugh, detailing the charges and summarizing the results of its investigation: There “was no credible evidence to support [those] allegations.”...
Tammy Bruce weighed in on the report:
The legacy media carried the fraud that Justice Kavanaugh was a gang rapist. Day and night, that was all the U.S. and the world heard. Yet they, too, are silent. Wouldn’t having a rape mastermind on the Supreme Court require more outrage and more investigation?But no, everyone has run for the hills, which tells us plenty. This silence and abandonment make clear that what we were all subjected to was a political stunt. The Democrats knew what they were doing, they did not care about the impact on women overall, and they still don’t.And that is the largest fraud facing the American people: The left is not only not champions for women, the left uses us like cannon fodder, and need our lives to get worse..."
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Man sues British Airways for being seated next to obese passenger
Man sues British Airways for being seated next to obese passenger:
"Flyer Stephen Prosser is suing British Airways for being seated next to an obese passenger on a flight more than two years ago, claiming it left him injured.
The airline confirmed the situation in a statement to USA TODAY Saturday.
...CNN and The Independent reported that the 51-year-old from South Wales told Pontypridd County Court officials Friday that sitting next to the "extremely large" passenger during a 12-hour flight from Bangkok to London in January 2016 left him with a back spasm and pelvic injury.
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"Flyer Stephen Prosser is suing British Airways for being seated next to an obese passenger on a flight more than two years ago, claiming it left him injured.
The airline confirmed the situation in a statement to USA TODAY Saturday.
...CNN and The Independent reported that the 51-year-old from South Wales told Pontypridd County Court officials Friday that sitting next to the "extremely large" passenger during a 12-hour flight from Bangkok to London in January 2016 left him with a back spasm and pelvic injury.
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Pelosi could pick up Republican support in quest for speaker’s gavel | Fox News
Pelosi could pick up Republican support in quest for speaker’s gavel | Fox News:
"She reminds the American people why they don't like politics. She reminds them why they don't like Democrats, quite frankly," Republican strategist Chris Wilson said Friday on “Fox and Friends.” "The best thing in the world for Republicans is to have her in that role."
"She reminds the American people why they don't like politics. She reminds them why they don't like Democrats, quite frankly," Republican strategist Chris Wilson said Friday on “Fox and Friends.” "The best thing in the world for Republicans is to have her in that role."
...what America will be like when the left wins. One giant American university campus.
I've been thinking about what America will be like when the left wins.
One giant American university campus.
Less the endless funding.
A grubby land where those possessing "divergent thoughts" will be re-educated or marginalized.
Mandatory "Diversity and Inclusion" worship replacing the white patriarchy of olden times Sundays.
Everyone reliant on "student action committees" for employment, housing, food, clothing, "entertainment".
Healthcare.
That is, everyone who adheres to the wisdom of our "Dear Leaders".
"Poverty shame"?-----School bans 'expensive' jackets due to 'poverty shaming' of students - The College Fix
School bans 'expensive' jackets due to 'poverty shaming' of students - The College Fix
"A school in the United Kingdom has forbade students from wearing “expensive” jackets because doing so may “poverty shame” other students.
A letter sent by officials from Woodchurch High School in Merseyside informed parents that “pupils will not be permitted to bring in Canadian [sic] Goose and Monclair [sic] coats after the Christmas break.”
Such garb can cost up to $900, according to Reason.
The Independent reports that according to headteacher Rebekah Phillips, parents had asked for the prohibition:
“We are very concerned about the fact that our children put a lot of pressure on parents to buy them expensive coats,” she said. Pupils were attending classes in coats that cost up to £700, she said, adding “a lot of parents at our school cannot afford that”..."
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"A school in the United Kingdom has forbade students from wearing “expensive” jackets because doing so may “poverty shame” other students.
A letter sent by officials from Woodchurch High School in Merseyside informed parents that “pupils will not be permitted to bring in Canadian [sic] Goose and Monclair [sic] coats after the Christmas break.”
Such garb can cost up to $900, according to Reason.
The Independent reports that according to headteacher Rebekah Phillips, parents had asked for the prohibition:
“We are very concerned about the fact that our children put a lot of pressure on parents to buy them expensive coats,” she said. Pupils were attending classes in coats that cost up to £700, she said, adding “a lot of parents at our school cannot afford that”..."
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