President Donald Trump trumpeted special counsel Robert Mueller’s finding of “no collusion” between his 2016 campaign and the Russian government, at a 2020 campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) announced Wednesday that it is reassigning more than 700 officers to assist the Border Patrol as it faces an “unprecedented” security crisis.
CBP’s Office of Field Operations will temporarily reassign up to 750 of its officers to Border Patrol sectors along the country’s southwest border, helping the agency manage the influx of illegal migrants in recent days. Redeployed officers will assist with various processing responsibilities, such as transportation and hospital watch of detained individuals.
On March 25th, the National Guard Bureau officially announced new branding for recruiting. The traditional “Minuteman” logo will no longer appear on recruiting materials. It was reported that the image did not “resonate” with 16-18-year-old high school students because of lack of knowledge of the historic symbol. Concerns were also expressed that iconic figure from American history wasn’t “inclusive.” Furthermore, due to “no tolerance” policies concerning the display of images of firearms in schools, the traditional Minuteman logo could not be displayed due to inclusion of an 18th century flintlock rifle. Now the National Guard will be represented by a lackluster shield shaped black logo with white and gold lettering. The new recruiting videos will focus primarily on the National Guard’s domestic mission of natural disaster relief..."
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"The city of Detroit has added more than 1,000 full-time city employees over the past two years, according to its annual financial report.
The city had 6,294 employees in 2013, the year it filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
By 2016 city employment had fallen to 6,077, but it now reports having 7,081 employees as of 2018.
In 2017 Detroit’s population was approximately 673,104, down from 713,777 in 2013, according to US Census estimates."
Since pay discrimination already is illegal, you might wonder what the Paycheck Fairness Act really will bring about. The answer, unfortunately, is rigid pay scales, hiring discrimination, lower wages, lower productivity, increased business and consumer costs, and lawyers and judges second-guessing employers’ evaluations.
That is a lot of consequences, all in the name of reducing the so-called “pay gap” between men and women. That “pay gap” refers to an apples-to-oranges comparison purporting to show that, compared to men, women make about 20 cents less on the dollar.
The attack on two mosques in New Zealand this month by a white supremacist, and the FBI's most recent statistics showing an increase in hate crimes, have renewed concern in Michigan about racial violence.
Civil rights advocates are asking local and federal authorities to take a more proactive stance on fighting hate crimes and investigating white nationalist groups that they say pose a growing threat. Some groups have raised concern that federal investigators are not taking seriously the threat of bigoted violence.
"They need to send a strong message that the law will protect all people regardless of religion, race, or creed," said Nabih Ayad, a Detroit civil rights attorney and founder of the Arab American Civil Rights League in Dearborn. "We need to keep an eye out on these hate groups. ... It's unacceptable."
Before the New Zealand attacks, the State of Michigan announced two new programs to combat hate crimes. State Attorney General Dana Nessel said earlier this month she has launched a new hate crimes unit within her office's criminal division to prosecute crimes motivated by bias. And the state Department of Civil Rights Director, Agustin Arbulu, said last month his department plans to start documenting hate and bias incidents that don't rise to the level of a crime or civil infraction.
Speaking inside the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn two days after the New Zealand attack that killed 50 Muslim worshippers, Nessel said that she created a hate crimes unit to deal with what she called the "dark cloud" of growing bigotry causing "fear here in America and here in Michigan."...
We’re naming and shaming the absolutely worst reporters on the Russian collusion conspiracy theory | The Daily Caller:
Attorney General Bill Barr revealed this weekend that special counsel Robert Mueller did not find that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government, dealing a hefty blow to a large swath of the media.
Perhaps most damaged were the individual anchors and reporters who bet their careers on proving that President Donald Trump conspired with a foreign power to steal an election. These journalists authored fake stories, gave breathless coverage to the alleged scandal and ultimately misled the public.
Trump on wind energy: 'I know a lot about wind' | TheHill "...President Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his criticism of wind-based renewable energy, saying that the wind does not always blow. "If it doesn't blow, you can forget about television for that night," he said at a rally in Michigan. "Darling, I want to watch television.' 'I'm sorry! The wind isn't blowing.' I know a lot about wind," he added.
Spygate: The Inside Story Behind the Alleged Plot to Take Down Trump:
"Efforts by high-ranking officials in the CIA, FBI, Department of Justice (DOJ), and State Department to portray President Donald Trump as having colluded with Russia were the culmination of years of bias and politicization under the Obama administration.
The weaponization of the intelligence community and other government agencies created an environment that allowed for obstruction in the investigation into Hillary Clinton and the relentless pursuit of a manufactured collusion narrative against Trump.
A willing and complicit media spread unsubstantiated leaks as facts in an effort to promote the Russia-collusion narrative..." Read all!
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow lost half-a-million viewers in just one week after special counsel Robert Mueller’s report indicated that he did not find enough evidence to support collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Trump Vows to Hold Officials Behind Collusion 'Hoax' Accountable, Crowd Chants 'Lock Them Up' | PJ Media
"President Donald Trump said on Thursday that House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) are “sick” and haven’t accepted the results of the 2016 election.
...Trump said during his rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “This group of major losers did not just ruthlessly attack me, my family, and everyone who questioned their lies.
They tried to divide our country, to poison the national debate, and to tear up the fabric of our great democracy, the greatest anywhere in the world.
They did it all because they refused to accept the results of one of the greatest presidential elections, probably number one, in our history,” he added.
Trump continued, “Many, many people were badly hurt by this scam. But more importantly, our country was hurt. Our country was hurt. And they're on artificial respirators right now. They're getting mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Little pencil neck Adam Schiff. He has the smallest thinnest neck I’ve ever seen. He is not a long ball hitter.”
..."All the current and former officials who paid for, promoted, and perpetuated the single greatest hoax in the history of politics in our country. They have to be, I'm sorry, they have to be accountable," Trump said. In response, the crowd chanted, "lock them up."
History for March 29 - On-This-Day.com John Tyler (U.S.) 1790, Eugene McCarthy 1916, Sam Walton 1918 - Founder of Walmart Vangelis 1943 - Composer ("Chariots of Fire"), Kurt Thomas 1956 - Olympic gymnast, Elle MacPherson 1964 - Model 1951 - In the United States, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. They were executed in June 19, 1953. 1973 - The last U.S. troops left South Vietnam.
House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA) is planning to send a criminal referral next week to the Justice Department that will detail “multiple referrals on a number of different crimes,” including leaking classified information, as part of his investigation into misconduct at the Justice Department and the FBI.
“As of now, it’ll be one criminal referral but with multiple referrals on a number of different crimes,” he told Breitbart News on Wednesday in an exclusive interview. “We will have some leakers in there for sure.”
Nellie Ohr, a former Fusion GPS contractor and wife to Justice Department official Bruce Ohr, told Congress that she “favored” Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign, and would not have researched the Democrat as she did Donald Trump.
“I would probably have been less comfortable doing opposition research that would have gone against Hillary Clinton,” Nellie Ohr told a congressional task force on Oct. 19, according to a transcript released Thursday.
A professor at an elite US school says an influx of unskilled and entitled students is monopolizing faculty time: ‘They will eat you alive’
"If you think corruption in elite US college admissions is bad, what happens once those students are in the classroom is even worse.
I know, because I teach at an elite American university – one of the oldest and best-known, which rejects about 90% of applicants each year for the small number of places it can offer to undergraduates. ...the latest scandal represents a new tier of Americans elbowing their way into elite universities: unqualified students from families too poor to fund new buildings, but rich enough to pay six-figure bribes to coaches and admissions advisers. This increase in the proportion of students who can’t do the work that elite universities expect of them has – at least to me and my colleagues – begun to create a palpable strain on the system, threatening the quality of education and research we are expected to deliver..." Read on.
Here's what the Paycheck Fairness Act is really about — it's not equal pay for equal work | TheHill
"Since pay discrimination already is illegal, you might wonder what the Paycheck Fairness Act really will bring about. The answer, unfortunately, is rigid pay scales, hiring discrimination, lower wages, lower productivity, increased business and consumer costs, and lawyers and judges second-guessing employers’ evaluations.
That is a lot of consequences, all in the name of reducing the so-called “pay gap” between men and women.
That “pay gap” refers to an apples-to-oranges comparison purporting to show that, compared to men, women make about 20 cents less on the dollar.
The finding hinges on completely ignoring factors that employers consider when setting pay — factors such as occupation, education, experience and hours. When such measurable factors are taken into account, the “gap” all but disappears..." Read all.
House Dems fail to override Trump veto in fight over border emergency declaration | Fox News:
House Democrats on Tuesday failed to override President Trump’s first veto as part of their battle over border security, representing a victory for the administration that allows the president's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border to stand.
The president had vetoed a Democrat-backed measure to cancel that emergency. The House voted 248-181 on Tuesday in favor of overriding – but this fell 38 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed. Only 14 Republicans voted in favor of the veto override.
Rashida Tlaib asks Congress if Trump should be impeached: WASHINGTON –U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, followed through on promises Wednesday to introduce a resolution asking Congress to investigate whether President Donald Trump has committed any impeachable offenses.
...The resolution now goes to the House Judiciary Committee, where Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., will decide whether it should be considered and voted on.
If approved in committee, the resolution — which only calls for an investigation into potential "high crimes and misdemeanors" which could lead to impeachment — would then go to the full House for consideration..." Read on.
‘COLLUSION DELUSION IS OVER’: Triumphant Trump Takes Victory Lap In Michigan | The Daily Caller:Now the National Guard will be represented by a lackluster shield shaped black logo with white and gold lettering. The new recruiting videos will focus primarily on the National Guard’s domestic mission of natural disaster relief..."
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Concern over hate crimes grows in Michigan after New Zealand attacks
Before the New Zealand attacks, the State of Michigan announced two new programs to combat hate crimes. State Attorney General Dana Nessel said earlier this month she has launched a new hate crimes unit within her office's criminal division to prosecute crimes motivated by bias. And the state Department of Civil Rights Director, Agustin Arbulu, said last month his department plans to start documenting hate and bias incidents that don't rise to the level of a crime or civil infraction.
I know, because I teach at an elite American university – one of the oldest and best-known, which rejects about 90% of applicants each year for the small number of places it can offer to undergraduates.
The answer, unfortunately, is rigid pay scales, hiring discrimination, lower wages, lower productivity, increased business and consumer costs, and lawyers and judges second-guessing employers’ evaluations.
WASHINGTON –U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, followed through on promises Wednesday to introduce a resolution asking Congress to investigate whether President Donald Trump has committed any impeachable offenses.
