Saturday, October 20, 2018
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Mob Rule And Democrat And Radical Leftist Incivility Is The Current Zeitgeist.
zeit·geist
/ˈtsītˌɡīst,ˈzītˌɡīst/
noun
- the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time.
"the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s"
10 Offbeat Stories You Might Have Missed This Week (10/20/18)
It’s Saturday, which is the perfect opportunity to wind down and catch up on some of the biggest stories of the week. You can find out about the mind-blowing things that happened here. Otherwise, read on for a list that focuses on strange and unique news items.
This was quite a week for stories involving the “blankest blank in the world.” We talk about the oldest human remains in Poland, the youngest person to bike around the world solo, and the oldest fossils on Earth.
If that’s not enough for you, there are also entries involving a dead pimp, a scarf that looks like genitals, and a vote to abolish slavery.
Photo credit: PAP/Jacek Bednarczyk
Anthropologists from Jagiellonian University in Krakow and Washington University in St. Louis have analyzed the oldest human remains found in Poland. They tell the story of a Neanderthal child who met a grisly end about 115,000 years ago.
The remains were found a few years ago in Ciemna Cave. They were just two small phalanges about one centimeter (0.4 in) in length which belonged to a Neanderthal child between five and seven years old.[1] At first, they weren’t identified as being human because they were found among animal bones.
A lab analysis revealed that the digital bones came from a Neanderthal. Closer inspection showed that they were covered in tiny holes. The porous surface was a sign that the bones passed through the digestive system of a giant Ice Age bird. However, experts cannot say if the animal attacked and killed the child or scavenged the body.
Photo credit: Li Carter
A Canadian couple became popular online after reenacting the infamous “chestburster” scene from Alien to announce their pregnancy.
Back in 1979, a tiny xenomorph burst out of Officer Kane, and horror movie magic was made. Earlier this month, Todd Cameron from Nanaimo, British Columbia, found a model of that alien at a garage sale and bought it for $15.
His wife, Nicole, happened to be pregnant, and the two wanted a maternity shoot to reveal the big news to their friends and family. However, neither of them was interested in a traditional setting and instead opted for something gorier. They believed an Alien maternity scene better represented their shared love of theatrics and the fact that they first met at a Halloween party.
The shoot starts off innocent enough as Todd and Nicole take a stroll through a pumpkin patch. Things go sideways quick, though, as the xenomorph soon makes an appearance by “tearing open” Nicole’s stomach. Todd then chases it through the pumpkin patch.[2] The shoot ends with the new parents posing with their alien baby.
Next month, Colorado voters will get the opportunity to vote on abolishing slavery.
At the moment, the state constitution says that there “shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” Therefore, slavery could, technically, still be enacted under certain circumstances.
This will actually be the second attempt to abolish slavery in Colorado in recent times. An amendment was put to the ballot two years ago but didn’t pass. Anti-slavery activists blamed the wording, saying that voters were confused on whether they were voting for or against abolition.[3] This time, the amendment put forward by legislators simply states that “there shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude.”
An Indian police officer from Uttar Pradesh went viral for mimicking gun noises during a criminal encounter after his pistol jammed.
Last week, police from the city of Sambhal chased several lawbreakers into a sugarcane field. As officers surrounded them, Sub-Inspector Manoj Kumar realized his gun has jammed. Unable to fire, he did the next best thing—he started shouting “thain, thain” which is the Indian equivalent of “bang, bang.” He also shouted “maaro” (“shoot”) and “ghero” (“surround”). According to Kumar, his intention was to show the criminals that they were surrounded from all sides and that there was no escape.
His actions amused the online world, but Kumar’s superiors were pleased with the sub-inspector. He is to receive a commendation for bravery. Sambhal Police superintendent Yamuna Prasad considered the sub-inspector a hero for not quitting the battle and shouting “encouraging words for his fellow colleagues in a strategic move.”[4]
Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) warn that severe climate events which are likely to happen in the future will cause a global shortage of beer.
The beer industry consumes approximately 17 percent of the global barley production. However, severe heat waves and droughts will have a negative impact on the total yield of barley, which, in turn, will affect global beer supply.
This recent study, published in Nature Plants, predicts grain losses anywhere between 3–17 percent, depending on the severity of the weather conditions. At its best, this would cause beer consumption to drop by four percent and the alcoholic beverage to increase 15 percent in price. At its worst, the price would double, and consumption woould drop by 16 percent, or roughly 29 billion liters (7.6 billion gal) of beer.[5]
The shortage would not affect everyone equally. Worst off seem to be beer-loving European countries such as Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Germany. Following extreme weather events, their beer supply could shrink by 27–38 percent.
This was quite a week for stories involving the “blankest blank in the world.” We talk about the oldest human remains in Poland, the youngest person to bike around the world solo, and the oldest fossils on Earth.
If that’s not enough for you, there are also entries involving a dead pimp, a scarf that looks like genitals, and a vote to abolish slavery.
10A Gruesome Fate For A Neanderthal Child
Photo credit: PAP/Jacek Bednarczyk
Anthropologists from Jagiellonian University in Krakow and Washington University in St. Louis have analyzed the oldest human remains found in Poland. They tell the story of a Neanderthal child who met a grisly end about 115,000 years ago.
The remains were found a few years ago in Ciemna Cave. They were just two small phalanges about one centimeter (0.4 in) in length which belonged to a Neanderthal child between five and seven years old.[1] At first, they weren’t identified as being human because they were found among animal bones.
A lab analysis revealed that the digital bones came from a Neanderthal. Closer inspection showed that they were covered in tiny holes. The porous surface was a sign that the bones passed through the digestive system of a giant Ice Age bird. However, experts cannot say if the animal attacked and killed the child or scavenged the body.
9In The Pumpkin Patch, No One Can Hear You Scream
Photo credit: Li Carter
A Canadian couple became popular online after reenacting the infamous “chestburster” scene from Alien to announce their pregnancy.
Back in 1979, a tiny xenomorph burst out of Officer Kane, and horror movie magic was made. Earlier this month, Todd Cameron from Nanaimo, British Columbia, found a model of that alien at a garage sale and bought it for $15.
His wife, Nicole, happened to be pregnant, and the two wanted a maternity shoot to reveal the big news to their friends and family. However, neither of them was interested in a traditional setting and instead opted for something gorier. They believed an Alien maternity scene better represented their shared love of theatrics and the fact that they first met at a Halloween party.
The shoot starts off innocent enough as Todd and Nicole take a stroll through a pumpkin patch. Things go sideways quick, though, as the xenomorph soon makes an appearance by “tearing open” Nicole’s stomach. Todd then chases it through the pumpkin patch.[2] The shoot ends with the new parents posing with their alien baby.
8Slavery To End In Colorado?
Next month, Colorado voters will get the opportunity to vote on abolishing slavery.
At the moment, the state constitution says that there “shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” Therefore, slavery could, technically, still be enacted under certain circumstances.
This will actually be the second attempt to abolish slavery in Colorado in recent times. An amendment was put to the ballot two years ago but didn’t pass. Anti-slavery activists blamed the wording, saying that voters were confused on whether they were voting for or against abolition.[3] This time, the amendment put forward by legislators simply states that “there shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude.”
7Police Academy 8: Mission To India
An Indian police officer from Uttar Pradesh went viral for mimicking gun noises during a criminal encounter after his pistol jammed.
Last week, police from the city of Sambhal chased several lawbreakers into a sugarcane field. As officers surrounded them, Sub-Inspector Manoj Kumar realized his gun has jammed. Unable to fire, he did the next best thing—he started shouting “thain, thain” which is the Indian equivalent of “bang, bang.” He also shouted “maaro” (“shoot”) and “ghero” (“surround”). According to Kumar, his intention was to show the criminals that they were surrounded from all sides and that there was no escape.
His actions amused the online world, but Kumar’s superiors were pleased with the sub-inspector. He is to receive a commendation for bravery. Sambhal Police superintendent Yamuna Prasad considered the sub-inspector a hero for not quitting the battle and shouting “encouraging words for his fellow colleagues in a strategic move.”[4]
6Beer Supply In Danger
Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) warn that severe climate events which are likely to happen in the future will cause a global shortage of beer.
The beer industry consumes approximately 17 percent of the global barley production. However, severe heat waves and droughts will have a negative impact on the total yield of barley, which, in turn, will affect global beer supply.
This recent study, published in Nature Plants, predicts grain losses anywhere between 3–17 percent, depending on the severity of the weather conditions. At its best, this would cause beer consumption to drop by four percent and the alcoholic beverage to increase 15 percent in price. At its worst, the price would double, and consumption woould drop by 16 percent, or roughly 29 billion liters (7.6 billion gal) of beer.[5]
The shortage would not affect everyone equally. Worst off seem to be beer-loving European countries such as Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Germany. Following extreme weather events, their beer supply could shrink by 27–38 percent.
5Play It Again, Alex
The 90 Miles Mystery Box: Episode #415
You have come across a mystery box. But what is inside?
It could be literally anything from the serene to the horrific,
from the beautiful to the repugnant,
from the mysterious to the familiar.
If you decide to open it, you could be disappointed,
you could be inspired, you could be appalled.
This is not for the faint of heart or the easily offended.
You have been warned.
Friday, October 19, 2018
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Vote Early.
Now That Is What I Call Road Rash!
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Go Figure: Federal Revenues Hit All-Time Highs Under Trump Tax Cuts
The Treasury Department reported this week that individual income tax collections for FY 2018 totaled $1.7 trillion. That's up $14 billion from fiscal 2017, and an all-time high. And that's despite the fact that individual income tax rates got a significant cut this year as part of President Donald Trump's tax reform plan.
Income Taxes After Trump Tax Cuts
True, the first three months of the fiscal year were before the tax cuts kicked in. But if you limit the accounting to this calendar year, individual income tax revenues are up by 5% through September.
Other major sources of revenue climbed as well, as the overall economy revived. FICA tax collections rose by more than 3%. Excise taxes jumped 13%.
The only category that was down? Corporate income taxes, which dropped by 31%.
Overall, federal revenues came in slightly higher in FY 2018 — up 0.5%.
Spending, on the other hand, was $127 billion higher in fiscal 2018. As a result, deficits for 2018 climbed $113 billion.
Let's compare these results with Obama's last full fiscal year in office, 2016.
Individual income tax revenues went up by a mere 0.3%, Treasury data show. Fiscal 2016 also saw a 13% drop in corporate income taxes. FICA tax collections climbed by less than 1%. Excise tax collections dropped almost 3%.
Overall revenues increased by 0.5% — about the same as this year. The deficit? It climbed by $148 billion.
So, in other words, the government did better on revenues and deficits in the year after Trump's tax cuts went into effect than it did in Obama's last year in office.
Trump Tax Cuts To Blame For Deficit?
To this, critics say, yes, but revenues would have climbed faster had it not been for the tax cuts, because the economy was booming in 2018, unlike in 2016.
Not necessarily.
Yes, the economy was booming in fiscal 2018. But it probably wouldn't have been booming without the tax cuts. Had Trump not succeeded in getting his pro-growth tax cuts across the finish line, it's possible we'd have seen a year like Obama's last one. A sluggish economy, barely increasing federal revenues, and a large increase in deficits.
Does that mean Trump's tax cuts are fully "paying for themselves"? We wouldn't make that argument. But the faster economic growth is clearly offsetting at least some of their costs — which is precisely what...
Fabricating Hate Crimes Is a Byproduct of Victimhood Ideology on College Campuses
Ayers, an LGBT student, said the three notes were “hateful, harassing,” according to The Post Athens, a student-run news outlet, and made specific attacks on her sexual identity.
“Senate will never be the same for me,” Ayers told The Post of the notes, the first of which she said appeared Sept. 27 in her desk at the Student Senate. “The friendships will continue to grow, and our successes will always evoke pride, but the memory of my time in senate and at OU will be marred by this experience. We will all have a memory of a time when this body failed one of its own.”
The incident caused a stir on campus. The problem was, that stir was based on a lie.
Police quickly concluded that no hate crime had taken place, and that Ayers actually had written the notes to herself.
The authorities charged Ayers with a misdemeanor, to which she pleaded not guilty. She is no longer a student at the university.
Incidents like this have become a strikingly common trend inthe past few years, especially on college campuses.
While most alleged hate crimes on campus go unsolved, it is hard to ignore the fact that so many hoaxes have occurred.
A variety of motivations may prompt a student to make up a hate crime, but one thing is for certain: The overwhelmingly dominant ideology on college campuses celebrates victimhood, even above achievement, and achievement itself is worthless without victimhood.
If one doesn’t maintain some kind of victimhood status, your opinion is worth less, your accomplishments are dismissed, and your success is written off as the product of privilege.
It’s no wonder Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., continues to maintain that she has Native American heritage—which Harvard Law School once openly celebrated—despite the thinnest of evidence that she has any connection to the Cherokee tribe.
For students seeking attention and accolades from peers on a modern college campus, it may make sense to create the false impression that you have become the victim of a hate crime or some other kind of oppression.
This is especially true given how quickly the stories are exploited for...
On the Street: We Went to a Trump Rally. Here Are the Stories No One Tells.
This week, The Daily Signal presents a special edition of “On the Street.” We traveled to Lebanon, Ohio, to attend a rally featuring President Donald Trump. While we were there, we talked with everyday Americans about the issues that matter and which of Trump’s accomplishments are most important to them.
“I like how he shows his faith,” one attendee told us. “I haven’t seen that in a leader in a very long time, but I love how he shows his faith and his love for God and his love for country.”
“He’s doing what he said he was going to do,” another supporter said. “Regardless, he’s trying to drain the swamp and that’s important. One thing he did, probably by getting elected, he showed us just how corrupt Washington was. I don’t think we knew that.”
We took our cameras “On the Street” to the Trump rally to find out this and more. Watch the whole video above.
2018 Poll: Immigration ‘Most Important’ Issue for GOP Voters
The Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll found that 25% of Republicans ranked immigration as the most important midterm issue. “Economy and Jobs” (23%) was second, followed by health care (17%), “gun policy” (17%), and “tax cuts and reform” (7%).
President Donald Trump has tried to single-handedly make illegal immigration a top issue for voters while he has barnstormed across the country for Republicans in recent weeks.
Trump has branded Democrats as the party of “abolish ICE” and “open borders” and has said that Democrats want to turn America into a “friendly sanctuary for murderous thugs” like MS-13 gangsters.
At a Thursday evening Montana rally, Trump said he would be willing to send the military to the U.S.-Mexico border “because of the illegal immigration onslaught brought by the Democrats” and referred to the 2018 midterm elections as “an election of the caravan,” referring to the thousands of migrants headed to the United States from Honduras.
“This will be an election of [Justice Brett] Kavanaugh, the caravan, law and order, and common sense,” Trump said, blaming Democrats for wanting more illegal immigrant migrants to enter the country because they “figure everybody coming in is going to vote Democrat.”
“In addition to stopping all payments to these countries, which seem to have almost no control over their population, I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught – and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!..,” Trump added. “The assault on our country at our Southern Border, including the Criminal elements and DRUGS pouring in, is far more important to me, as President, than Trade or the USMCA. Hopefully Mexico will stop this onslaught at their Northern Border. All Democrats fault for weak laws!”
