Friday, December 16, 2016

Larwyn's Linx: Russian Hacking Conspiracy Theory Implodes

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Nation

Russian Hacking Conspiracy Theory Implodes: Mathew Vadum
Memo to Rural America: The Urban Elites Hate You: Steve Hayward
AG Lynch visits terror-linked mosque amid spike in fake hate crimes: Creeping

Reclaiming the Bill of Rights: AT
Labor Secretary Tom Perez Joins the Race for DNC Chair: Citizen Slant
Trump expected to name Sean Spicer White House press secretary: Exam

The rule of law: J.S. Anderson
If Russia Was Hacking, Why Did White House Only Complain After Hillary Lost?: ZH
Anti-Trump Activists Plan Road-Blocking 'Clusterf--k' for Inauguration: US News

Conway Responds to "Russian Hacking" Fables: RWN
Fake Newsweek Covers Fake Hate Crime Just as You'd Figure It Would: Ace
States Sue Feds Over New Life After People Regulations: RWN

Economy

Trump Armed with $100 Million in Sanctuary City Leverage: LifeZette
Obama's healthcare reforms will cost taxpayers extra $10bn next year: DailyMail
Tax Code Compliance Costs Economy $1 Trillion Annually: WFB

Scandal Central

Facebook to Label 'Fake News' with Help of Partisan 'Fact Checkers': Breitbart
Federal judge asks to see FBI search warrants used on Anthony Weiner's laptop: DailyMail
After $85 million in family travel, Obama looks forward to 'decent vacation': Exam

Facebook Declares War On “Fake News”: John Hinderaker
The real reasons for Russian electoral meddling: Rep. Chris Stewart
Somali Romance: GWP

Climate, Energy & Regulations

Final wind-turbine rule permits thousands of eagle deaths: US News
Trump names Zinke his interior secretary nominee: Joel Gehrke
Report: Democratic FCC chairman to resign: Exam

Media

Deserving Trust: Popehat
CNN: Romney refused to apologize to Trump, might have lost State job because of it: Hot Air
Kurt Eichenwald vs. Tucker Carlson: GWP

It’s Not Funny Anymore: Gavin McInnes
Ooh, It’s Like a Hate Wave!: Jim Goad
Attkisson – “Fake News” Is Leftist Propaganda Tied To Soros, Media Matters: Rick Wells

World

The Syrian War Condensed: A more Rigorous Way to Look at the Conflict: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Trump names David Friedman his ambassador to Israel: Exam
A Photographer's Journey Into Haiti’s Cholera Crisis: NatGeo

Samantha Power’s Powerlessness: Jonathan S. Tobin
1000 Muslims close London streets to chant Allahu Akbar and demand Islamic caliphate: Express
Fed Fallout Escalates: China Bond Market Crashes Most On Record, Yuan Plunges: ZH

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Former Pharma Execs Face Felony Charges For Generic Drug Price-Fixing: Consumerist
Possibly as Large as Jupiter: WaPo
Asteroid 2016 XK18 of 'uncertain orbit' to skim earth in just four days: Express

Here's How Much a StingRay Cell Phone Surveillance Tool Costs: Motherboard
The Great A.I. Awakening: NYT
New robot has a human touch: Cornell

Cornucopia

The 50 Best Conservative Columnists Of 2016 (8th Annual): John Hawkins
True Pundit to Publish New Exposé on NYPD Allegations of Hillary Email Contents: TruePundit
Who Hacked Up All These Hair Balls?: MOTUS

Image: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!
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QOTD: "Newsweek's Kurt Eichenwald Wears Soiled Diaper as Hat, Smears Canned Chili Beans on His Pudgy, Naked Body Before Mating Noisily with Male Ostrich" --Headline at Ace o' Spades

Thursday, December 15, 2016

The Weirdness of Comet Pizza

By Dan from New York

Comet Pizza patrons play ping pong under a mural by Arrington de Dionyso. He pretends to be a musician, too.


Kids play ping pong under Arrie’s artwork. Guess he’s into severed heads.

The painting below is from his webpage.

HEH: Never-Was Has-Been Keith Olbermann Calls Trump ‘Treacherous Russian Whore’

Keith Olbermann? Is he still alive?


I guess selling 20 percent of U.S. uranium -- as Hillary did in a scandalous deal with the Russians -- is quite alright with Olbermann. No issues there.

Hat tip: BadBlue Real-Time News.
 

Larwyn's Linx: Comey to Trump: The Russians Didn’t Influence the Election

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Comey to Trump: The Russians Didn’t Influence the Election: Edward Klein
Possible Voter Fraud Uncovered In 37% Of Detroit's Voting Precincts: Hannity
Somali Refugees in the U.S.: Terrorists have families too.: Nayla Rush

Ohio Trump Voters Confident He'll Bring Change: RCP
How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election: Poitico
A Clinton Campaign Aide’s Typo Allowed Hackers To Access Podesta Email: Chuck Ross

Keith Ellison Lies to CNN: IPT
Democrats Don't Get To Tell Us Who's Qualified Or Not: Erick Erickson
Big business pressuring Trump to abandon pledges of mass deportation: Fox

Has Trump Nominated Too Many Military Leaders—Or Not Enough?: Victor Davis Hanson
But President Obama Said The Elections Were Not Rigged Before His Side Lost: Resurgent
New scapegoat for Hillary Clinton loss: Huma Abedin?: Ed Morrissey

Economy

Pension Collapse in Big D: Steven Malanga
Pension Ponzi Squared: NJ Wants To Sell Debt To Its Own Insolvent Funds: ZH
Illinois has highest black unemployment rate in the country: Illinois Policy

Scandal Central

Al Qaeda Boss: Saudi Terrorist Rehab Praised by Obama is “Hidden Radicalization Program”: JW
Insane, Anarchist Dems plot to rig Electoral College vote: Mirror
Campaign to Get Electors to Reject Trump Faces a Major Structural Hurdle: Mother Jones

Climate, Energy & Regulations

California Earthquakes Intensify: Pistachio

Media

Danney Williams may not need a paternity test to know if Bill Clinton is his father: AT
Trump doesn’t threaten only President Obama’s legacy. He could ruin Michelle Obama’s, too: WaPo
OSU Remembers Attacker As Victim Of Police Violence: Milo

Lying Leftists Organize Anti-Breitbart Blacklist to Scare Advertisers… And So Far It’s Working: Publius
What It’s Like Being Silenced: Danger and Play
Trump Mocks Hillary in WI: "I Offered Her 5 Cents on the Dollar" for Her Unused Fireworks: GWP

A Progressive’s Guide to Decoding a Trump Voter: Dave Carter
Forever Young: The Z Man
BuzzFeed Caught Spreading Fake News as Another Hate Crime Hoax Falls Apart: Ralph

World

Mexico’s Jorge Castaneda Has A Plan To Stop Donald Trump: Allan Wall
Anarcho-Tyranny—Where Multiculturalism Leads: Sam Francis (2004)
Mexico finds 2 border tunnels leading into US: AP

Sweden: Migration Board ignores new asylum policy, tries to stop deportation Muslim migrants: JihadWatch
Russia and Syria could be encouraging migrant sex attacks to oust Angela Merkel: DailyMail
Germany: Mass Sexual Attacks and Molestations Against German Children by Immigrants: Unveiled

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Report: Twitter Bounced from Trump Tech Meeting as Payback for Failed Emoji Deal: CitizenSlant
New world record: Scientists certify monster Atlantic wave 62 feet tall: WaPo
Finding North America’s lost medieval city: Ars Technica

Cornucopia

Da Svidaniya.: MOTUS
My President Was Black: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Pizzagate XIII: Who Really Leaked The DNC And Podesta EMails To Wikileaks?: Herschel Smith

Image: Mexico finds 2 border tunnels leading into US
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QOTD: "She’s [Hillary's] going to be on a coin someday. And her behavior has not been coinworthy." --Dave Chappelle

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

THE CPFB: Utterly Unconstitutional

By FreedomWorks

Two months ago, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit officially ruled that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional, a criticism that has been leveled at the agency since its creation in 2010. The court found that so much unaccountable power was concentrated in the person of the director of the CFPB that it could not pass constitutional muster. Under the court’s ruling, the director now will be removable at will by the president, just like the head of any other agency. This represents an important blow for the system of separation of powers enshrined in the US Constitution.

The CFPB, created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, was intentionally created to be unaccountable to the American people and their elected representatives in many ways:

DEATH SPIRAL: Are you living in a state poised for economic collapse?

By Mac Slavo

Being on the hook is not going to be pretty when interest rates are raised back up, and debts come due. At a personal level, it will mean more stress and juggling to make ends meet. For the larger economy, it will mean cities and states unable to meet obligations or balance their budgets – ending in bankruptcy, and bailouts. Meanwhile, millions of people are relying on that money to keep coming in order to survive. Something is going to go very wrong.

Relying upon government to function and send you money is not a secure plan.

The mathematics are terrifying and dismal, and so is being caught up in these collapsing states.

RUH ROH: FBI New York Field Office Ordered To Continue Clinton Foundation Probe

By Richard Pollock

Officials at FBI headquarters instructed its New York field office to continue its corruption investigation into the Clinton Foundation following the election of Republican candidate Donald Trump, according to a former senior law enforcement official.

The instructions ordered agents to “go forward” with their ongoing inquiry into the Clinton Foundation which is focusing on issues of corruption and money laundering, according to the source.

“There were no instructions to shut it down, to discontinue or to stand down on the investigation, but to continue its work,” the former official told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an interview.

Larwyn's Linx: Free and fair election seen as faulty by the left

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Nation

Free and fair election seen as faulty by the left: Times
Sanctuary cities: The costs to taxpayers: Fox
Romney Tells Reid the Senate Is Better 'Without You In It': WS

Another Intelligence Agency Agrees With FBI: CIA Wrong About Russia and Trump: RWN
Top U.S. spy agency refuses to endorse CIA assessment on Russia hack: DailyMail
Top U.S. spy agency doesn't embrace CIA take on Russia hacking: Reuters

Russian Hacking Hysteria: Matthew Vadum
Hillary Begs For Benghazi Lawsuit Dismissal: ZH
What's next for Hillary? Latest moves indicate Clinton won't fade away : Fox

No Peace in Mind: Christian Mercenary
House Intelligence Committee will not start investigation on Russian hacking: HotAir
Judge Says Electors Must Vote For Statewide Winner: TPM

Economy

Did Obamacare Really Insure 20 Million?: Signal
IBM Lays Out Plans to Hire 25,000 in U.S. Ahead of Trump Meeting: Bloomberg
When the Debt Storm Bursts It Will Be Too Late: Trumpet

Scandal Central

Report: Too many votes registered in Detroit precincts: The Hill
Former Army Intel Officer: CIA Head Is Playing Games: DC
There won't be a rebellion inside the Electoral College: Exam

Climate, Energy & Regulations

Trump nominates Perry to lead agency he famously forgot: Exam
Obama’s Energy Department Refuses to Cooperate with Trump: RWN

Media

NY Times: Say, Why Isn’t The DNC Trying To Thwart The Election Results?: RWN
George Stephanopoulos’ Wife Tells ‘The View’ Their Daughters Are Scared After Election: WFB
Obama Wants to Create More Victims of White Privilege: Bruce Thonrton

World

The other terror threat: ISIS wants to destroy the US, this group already is: Fox
Migrant-Heavy French Suburbs No-Go Zones for Women: Breitbart
France: Women protest after being BANNED from streets by Muslim men: Geller

What Was Behind the Trial of Geert Wilders?: Gatestone
Aleppo ceasefire broken by pro-Assad forces: Sources: MEE
Europe: Illegal to Criticize Islam: Gatestone

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

The NSA’s guide to the internet is the weirdest thing you’ll read today: MuckRock
SWIFT confirms new cyber thefts, hacking tactics: Reuters
It’s ‘digital heroin’: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies: Post

Cornucopia

Jim Brown: 'I fell in love with' Trump after today's meeting: Exam
Snowflakes get therapy dogs at Illinois college for finals week: Marathon
Trump Cabinet: RWN

Image: Aleppo ceasefire broken by pro-Assad forces: Sources
Sponsored by: Senate Conservatives Fund

QOTD: "I was indeed very critical of Mr. Trump during his campaign. But now he has been elected president and accordingly, if I could have helped shape foreign policy to protect the country I love, I would have been more than willing to do so. As for Mr. Reid, I lost respect for him when he repeatedly lied about my taxes and later admitted to it cheerily. Good riddance, Mr. Reid. The Senate will be better served without you in it." --Mitt Romney

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Larwyn's Linx: Democrats and the Power of Delusion

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Nation

Democrats and the Power of Delusion: Stephen Green
The Establishment's Deadly Last Stand: Gate to Liberty
Trump Picks Exxon Mobil’s Tillerson as Secretary of State: Bloomberg

4 Reasons Russia Didn’t Swing The Election To Trump: Ben Shapiro
As Wisconsin Recount Finishes Up, $7M Finds 25 Votes for Hillary, 131 for Trump: PJM
McConnell, Ryan Back CIA After Trump Attacks Hacking Probe: Bloomberg

More Intel Officials Dispute CIA Claims About Russian Hacking: Chuck Ross
Judge Issues Blistering Order Denying Jill Stein’s Recount Request: LawNewz
Clinton Camp Supports Demand for Intel Briefing Ahead of Electoral College: WFB

Terror-linked imam fighting to stay in U.S.: WND
Trump Tweets About Out of Control F-35 Costs; Look What Happened Next: RWN
Top U.S. spy agency has not embraced CIA assessment on Russia hacking : Reuters

Economy

Republicans "Pour Cold Water" On Trump's Massive Stimulus, Will Block Tax Cuts: ZH
25 Cities On the Brink of Disaster: SHTFplan
Disney IT workers, in lawsuit, claim discrimination against Americans: CIO

Scandal Central

Warning: An Electoral Coup is Underway: John Robb
Disgraced Democrat Congressman Chaka Fattah Sent to Jail For 10 Years: RWN
Prosecutor Wants DOJ to Investigate Harry Reid Connection to Suspected $2M Bribe: RWN

Climate, Energy & Regulations

Pruitt a solid choice to fix a broken, power-hungry EPA: Exam
The Environmental Permit Menace: Richard A. Epstein
Met Office Data Confirms Record Drop Of Global Temperatures: WUWT

Media

Paul Joseph Watson Dismantles Fabricated Russian Narrative: ZH
New York Times Pioneers New Feature: 'This Week in (White) Hate': AT
Read Roseanne’s R-rated rant about Hillary and her ‘f**king arrogant’ supporters: Twitchy

NeverTrumpers Borrow Left's Favorite Smear to Attack Sean Hannity: D.C. McAllister
WikiLeaks Emails Show Colbert Report Gave Clinton Foundation Control Over Production: Jack Burns
Continetti: Democrats Using Russian Hacking as Latest Excuse for Clinton Loss: WFB

World

Germany: Map of sexual assaults by migrants in 2016: EOTW
US confirms death of high-profile Tunisian Islamic State assassin: LWJ
Attacks on Jews in the U.S. 1969-2016: Ruth King

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

The patent trap? Open science advocates want CRISPR technology to be free: Kelly Crowe
Paralyzed Monkeys Able to Walk Again With Brain Implant. Human Trials Are Next: Futurism
The Coolest Hacks Of 2016: DarkReading

Machine Learning Proves Key to Privileged Account Protection: Frank J. Ohlhorst
What Trump Should Do With Air Force One: Rob Enderle
Languishing in Arizona, our once-mighty fleet of Britain's Harriers: DailyMail

Cornucopia

False Flags and Big Apples: MOTUS
Mysterious object washes up on New Zealand shore: Yaron Steinbuch
Cops: Students Charged For Vile Classroom Act: TSG

Image: Neolithic Man’s Face Reconstructed
Sponsored by: Senate Conservatives Fund

QOTD: "The post-election riots failed. The death threats against electoral college members failed. Jill Stein's recount failed. Your entire "fake news" narrative failed.

The left is willing to risk civil war in American and nuclear war with Russia because they're butt-hurt about losing. Let that sink in.

Not a single shred of evidence has been presented to support the claim that Russia hacked the election...

...The left is now conspiring with rogue elements of the CIA to initiate an internal coup within the United States and overthrow a democratically elected President. Let that sink in. " --Paul Joseph Watson

Monday, December 12, 2016

WARMAL COLDING: Trump Contradicts "Settled Science" On Climate Change Or Something

By William Teach

The media members of the Cult of Climastrology are Outraged!

Contradicting settled science, Donald Trump says “nobody really knows” on climate change

Donald Trump said again on Sunday that he is “open-minded” about climate change — but also that “nobody really knows” the truth about the issue, which contradicts the fact that there is near-universal scientific agreement on the issue.

In an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” moderator Chris Wallace pointed out to Mr. Trump that in the space of a week he both met with former Vice President Al Gore and appointed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a climate change denier who has opposed many environmental regulations, to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Where, Wallace asked, does Mr. Trump stands on climate change?

#FAKENEWS: Mainstream Media Claims Russia Hacked U.S. Election, Offers Absolutely No Proof

By AntiMedia

The CIA on Friday leaked a memo to the Washington Post “concluding” that Russia meddled in the U.S. election to help President-elect Donald Trump win — but any evidence supporting that finding remains secret.

Anonymous sources told the Post that “the CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system.” They said intelligence agencies “identified individuals with connections to the Russian government who provided WikiLeaks with thousands of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and others, including Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman.”

Yet with the “secret assessment” still hidden, the seeming confirmation boils down to little more than claims by unnamed officials.

Larwyn's Linx: The Epitome of #FakeNews: Russian "Meddling" in Election; FBI Disagrees With CIA On Russian Influence In The Presidential Election

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Nation

The Epitome of #FakeNews: Russian "Meddling" in Election: John Hinderaker
FBI Disagrees With CIA On Russian Influence In Presidential Election: Russ Read
Team Clinton Should Shut Up and Stop Whining about the Election: Robert Eno

The Democrats' Nauseating Putin Hypocrisy: Roger L. Simon
UK Diplomat: I've Met the DNC Wikileaks Leaker; It's an Insider - Not Russian: GWP
Censored Photographs of FDR’s Japanese Concentration Camps: Tim Chambers

Trump or Hamas: Sultan Knish
How a Free Press Became Fake: Exam
Gingrich Slams The NYT: Totally Fake Conspiratorial BS Stories: RWN

Democrats Are Wondering How They Win Back Rural America: RWN
Trump and GOP Must Follow Through on Illegal Immigration and Obamacare: EIB
'Silence Not an Option': Calls Grow to Disrupt Trump Inauguration: Nadia Prupis

Economy

Let's Stop Paying Illegal Aliens to Stay in the U.S.: David North
DeVos vows to end Common Core at Michigan rally with Trump: Exam
Feel the Bern!: Doug Powers

Scandal Central

Big, Very Rich and Dangerous: Time to Rein in Private Charitable Foundations: Clarice Feldman
Lame duck delusions: Obama ignores changing terror threat: Union-Leader
Obama Grants Clemency To More Federal Convicts Than Last 3 Presidents Combined: DC

Climate, Energy & Regulations

Environmentalists gear up, strategize for Trump war: Exam

Media

Clinton Fan Manufactured Fake News That MSNBC Personalities Spread to Discredit WikiLeaks: Intercept
Mainstream Media IS Fake News!: EIB
ShoeOnHead on “Internalized Misogyny”: BattleSwarm

Pizzagate XII: Formation Of The Government Narrative: Herschel Smith
Reince Priebus destroys Chuck Todd over Russia conspiracy theories: FAM
Nate Silver: Clinton 'almost certainly' would be president if not for Comey: Exam

World

This Week in Refugees: Lauren Southern
ISIS retakes Palmyra: TheHill
Two cops injured as 400 migrants storm border fence in Spanish North African enclave: TheSun

Europe: Illegal to Criticize Islam: Judith Bergman
The EU: The writing is on the wall: Dan Hannan
Iraqis Mourn Destruction of Ancient City of Nimrud: Lucy Kafanov

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Buried Beneath the Sand, The Ziggurat of Jiroft May be Largest and Oldest of its Kind in the World: Ancient Origins
How to win at Monopoly: digging into the math: Holy Kaw!
Need Legal Help? Give This Robot Lawyer a Try: Futurism

Cornucopia

Breakfast at Heather's .... Dean's Mama was a slacker ....: Winter Soldier
FCC approves People's Cube as non-fake news source: Cube
City Of Chicago Working Around Clock To Clear 18 Inches Of Bullet Casings From Streets: ZH

Image: Northeast Braces for Winter Storm That Hit Plains, Midwest
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QOTD: "Tell you what. If we're going to start having election do-overs, let's look at having a Barack Obama-John McCain rematch. After all, we know that the 2008 election was influenced by something far worse than foreign-inspired disinformation (from the left's perspective until about five weeks ago). It was proactively influenced in Barack Obama's favor by millions of dollars in foreign money in the form of illegal contributions made to a campaign which deliberately disabled mechanisms designed to prevent such contributions from occurring. We'll never know if Obama would have won with a level playing field unless we do it all over again. (It will surprise no one that there was virtually no media interest in this very genuine story in 2008.)" --Tom Blumer

Sunday, December 11, 2016

HELPFUL CHART: The People's Guide to #FakeNews

By The People's Cube

The FCC has adopted a new certification system that separates all news into two clear categories: "fake news" and "truthful news." Additionally, a new law will require all media to display FCC labels to identify their classification. This will alert readers in advance whether they are looking at a genuine government-approved source of must-read truthful news, or they're reading some idiotic concoction of a madman with an unhealthy fixation on the so-called rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Obviously, anything based on such a false, backward premise qualifies as "fake news."

Until all news sources have been properly certified and labeled with FCC badges, readers are advised to follow this helpful chart.

GETTING IN BED WITH GOVERNMENT: Cronies, Kleptomaniacs and Criminals

By Jim Quinn

The recent deal to keep Carrier jobs in the United States is not at all unusual. It only received so much press because Trump made it a campaign issue and saw an opportunity to record a big early PR victory before he even took office. Government and corporations cooperate, negotiate deals, scratch each others backs, kickback ill-gotten gains, and function as a career advancement funnel for corrupt politicians.

In reality, the intertwining of government and big business meets the definition of fascism. A centralized autocratic government that picks winners and losers, while suppressing un-favored companies or industries, meets the definition of fascism. Fascists let business remain in private hands, but use regulations, laws, tax benefits, and the distribution of goodies to control the economy. Big business serves politicians and government bureaucrats instead of their customers.

Larwyn's Linx: With Ellison Inside the Nation of Islam; Obama’s Second Term Was a Complete Failure

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With Ellison Inside the Nation of Islam: Scott Johnson
Obama’s Second Term Was a Complete Failure: NRO
Clearly We Need to Make the Sale and Posession of Heroin Illegal: SFgate

NBC News: Trump Chooses Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State: Max
Nationalism vs Globalism: Christian Mercenary
Senile Old Harry Reid: Comey should be investigated in wake of Russia report: TheHill

Trump torches report on Russian interference: 'Every week it's another excuse': Exam
FBI, CIA don’t see eye-to-eye on ‘Russian hack’: WND
WaPo forced to admit CIA no specific intelligence of Russia hack: FAM

Flashback: Obama: ‘No Serious Person Thinks You Can Rig America’s Elections’: WZ
Mass slayings incorrectly labeled as “terror from the right”: RWN
Louisiana Senate runoff surprises pretty much nobody: Jazz Shaw

Economy

The Fake News about Andy Puzder and the Minimum Wage: James Sherk
Optimism Among Small-Business Owners Highest in Eight Years: Gallup
Student Threatened With Expulsion After Recording Professor's Anti-Trump Tirade: CBS-LA

Scandal Central

Yep, Obama's bringing in more terrorists: Ace
Obama Will Free As Many Terrorists From Gitmo Before Jan 20: Daniel Greenfield
Leftist news site’s ‘best-case scenario’: Assassinate Trump: WND

Media

“Chappaquiddick”: In Theaters 2017: PCP
SPLC Report buried Trump-related 'hate crimes' against white kids: Post
President-Elect Donald Trump Gets Huge Applause At Army-Navy Football Game: DownTrend

Media creating fake news about “fake news”: LI
Macy's ceases donations to Planned Parenthood: RWN
Sex-Drenched NBC Offended By Labor Pick's Ads, But Lusted Over ‘50 Shades': NB

World

Europe's Epochal Elections: Daniel Pipes
Germany: Almost 75% of all Algerian immigrants may be suspects in sex assault cases: Robert Spencer
Women In Islam: Dr. Bill Warner (2007)

ISIS in the Caribbean: The Atlantic
Islamic State Jihadis Arrested in Indonesian Bomb Plot: TTB
Bombing at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral kills 25: APnews

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

I Hate My Apple Watch So I Want to Trash It Before Christmas: TheStreet
Israeli Defense in the Age of Cyber War: Gil Baram
Microcephaly cases surge in Colombia following rise in Zika infections: ScienceNews

Cornucopia

So Popular Nobody Goes There Anymore: MOTUS
Is This Something?: Ace
The 21 Foot Rule: Forensic Fact or Police Myth?: LawOfficer

Image: Israel trying to keep chemical arms from Hezbollah, Liberman says
Sponsored by: Senate Conservatives Fund

QOTD: "The Democrats may be effectively locked out of power in all three branches of government for years. At the state level, after last month’s elections, they’ll control only 16 governorships and 13 legislatures. This year, punctuated by Hillary Clinton’s loss, exposed the remarkably shallow depth of the Democratic bench. The size of the Republican primary field — for which the GOP was relentlessly mocked — was also a sign of the party’s health up and down the ballot. Democrats simply didn’t have the political talent to put forward 17 candidates (or even seven). That’s partly because there’s been limited opportunity to move up in the leadership ranks. Pelosi (Calif.) and Reps. Steny H. Hoyer (Md.) and James E. Clyburn (S.C) have had a death grip on the party’s top congressional slots for a very long time. It’s also partly because the Democratic farm system is hurting." --Chris Cillizza

Saturday, December 10, 2016

MICHAEL FLYNN: What He Means for Trump's Foreign Policy

By Caroline Glick

In the US and around the world, people are anxiously awaiting US President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of his choice to serve as secretary of state. There is no doubt that Trump’s choice for the position will tell us a great deal about the direction his foreign policy is likely to take.

But the fact is that we already have sufficient information to understand what his greatest focus will be.

Trump’s announcement last week that he has selected Marine General James Mattis to serve as his defense secretary is a key piece of the puzzle.

IGNORED: The One Hillary Campaign Insider Who Warned That She Would Lose to Trump

By Blake Neff

A major figure in Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign warned she was in danger of losing the election days before the vote, but was ignored by the rest of her staff, a new write-up in Politico says.

Glenn Thrush has published a massive piece, “10 Crucial Decisions That Reshaped America,” detailing the key decision points in the 2016 campaign that led to President-elect Donald Trump’s surprising ultimate victory. But buried near the end of the article is a compelling anecdote about the hubris in the Clinton camp that brought about her final defeat.

In the last days of the campaign, Clinton was the overwhelming favorite according to most experts. Polls showed her with a consistent lead in key states, and several advanced forecasters regarded her chances of victory as 90 percent or more. Even FiveThirtyEight, the most pessimistic major forecaster, said Clinton’s chances were greater than 70 percent.

Clinton’s campaign largely shared this optimism, Thrush says, with the exception of one person.

Larwyn's Linx: White House and Political Intel Community Blame The Russians

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Nation

White House and Political Intel Community Blame The Russians: Treehouse
Well Done, Jill Stein: Ace
The Progressive Regression: Daniel J. Flynn

Famous power couple tries to save Democratic Party from Keith Ellison: LI
Less Snowflakes, More Grit: Gavin Wax
Good riddance Harry Reid: Exam

Cruz, DeSantis To Introduce Term Limits Bill To Drain The Swamp: RWN
Defeated Clinton strategist offers lots of excuses: Exam
Total Cost of Clinton's Losing Campaign: $1.2 Billion: WFB

Obama flooding U.S. with Somali Muslims at highest rate ever: Creeping Sharia
Obama Begs Republicans Not To Repeal His Failing Healthcare Law: RWN
Ooh, It’s Like a Hate Wave!: Jim Goad

Economy

Shutdown averted as Manchin caves on spending bill: Exam
Top Ten Reasons Andy Puzder Is a Great Pick for Labor Secretary: WFB
So many reasons to love Andrew Puzder as head of Labor Dept.: Thomas Lifson

Restoring the real Democratic Party: Robert Arvay
Trump Team Memo Hints at Big Shake-Up of U.S. Energy Policy: Bloomberg
Bombshell Dropped in Federal Court: Proof of a Silver Market “Mafia” Among Big Banks: WSOP

Scandal Central

California to release "non-violent" rapists, shooters, hostage takers: Machete
Amnesty International Attacks Democracies, Forgives Islamist Tyrannies: Gatestone
Andrew Cuomo Says He Met With Federal Prosecutors About Aides’ Corruption Case: NYT

Media

Speaker Paul Ryan Interview With Sean Hannity: Treehouse
Liberal Establishment Continues to Slander Steve Bannon and Breitbart News: GWP
"Soft Coup"?: Furious Trump Slams "Secret" CIA Report Russia Helped Him Win: ZH

World

Wilders found guilty of “hate speech,” tells judges “truth and liberty are stronger than you”: Robert Spencer
Reaction of Geert Wilders to His Conviction: Gatestone
Geert Wilders convicted of discrimination against Moroccans in Holland: DailyMail

Make India great again? Fighter jet giants look to move production to India: Fox News
Meet One of the Most Radical Imams in America: Shireen Qudosi (8/16)
Inside the North Korean war tunnels: TheSun

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Inside the Modern Day MI6: sis.gov.uk
Germany's Wildly Complex Fusion Reactor Is Actually Working: PopMech
Gigantic underground oceans could be full of ‘aliens’: Post

DARPA seeking mathematically optimized human machine A-Teams: NBF
Trump team memo asks Energy Department about cost of carbon: Ars
Thermoelectric Paint Opens Prospect Of Easier Energy Harvesting: Hackaday

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Fake News, Fake ID - Insuring Voter Fraud: MOTUS
UPS Driver Helps Save Woman Held Captive After Spotting Note On A Package: Consumerist
Your Morning Outrage: Torch

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Friday, December 09, 2016

MAJOR EARTHQUAKES HIT BOTH SIDES OF THE PACIFIC: Ground Could ‘Unzip All At Once’

By Michael Snyder

Why is our planet shaking so violently all of a sudden? There have literally been dozens of significant earthquakes right along the Ring of Fire within the past 30 days, and two giant ones made headlines all over the globe on Thursday. First, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County, California, and that was followed later in the day by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Solomon Islands. But of course these latest earthquakes are just the latest examples of increased shaking along the outer perimeter of the Pacific Ocean. Experts are not quite sure what to make of all of this shaking, but they are warning that “the Big One” could strike the west coast at literally any time.

SANCTUARY: Rahm Emanuel Begs Donald Trump For Mercy

By Matthew Vadum

Chicago is one of the best places to live in America if you’re one of the millions of illegal aliens present in the country -- and free-spending, lawbreaking Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying his best to keep it that way.

Emanuel (D), who used to be a congressman and then President Obama’s chief of staff, dropped by Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday to urge President-elect Donald Trump to abandon his campaign promise to crack down on sanctuary cities.

“I also spoke out strongly about what it means to be a sanctuary city who will support and secure the people who are here, like my grandfather who came to the city of Chicago as a 13-year old 100 years ago,” said Emanuel who actually has no real bargaining power in the equation because he’s on the wrong side of the law.