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This is a full reprint of a piece I published on January 20, 2017, the day that Donald Trump took office. The original title was “Trump Is Attuned To The Zeitgeist of Darkness and Despair; That Is The America He Spoke To, Not Us.” You may remember hearing Trump’s American Carnage speech that day, which was addressed to his America, the people living in fear, resentment and rage, whose zeitgeist he captured when he ran for office — but not to all Americans. It’s a custom for newly inaugurated presidents to speak inclusively, to one and all, to bring the...

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Plans to test a technique that would cool the planet by blocking sunlight are one step closer to reality. Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has created an external advisory panel to examine the potential ethical, environmental and geopolitical impacts of this geoengineering project, which has been developed by the university’s researchers. Known as the Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx), the project would involve the release of calcium carbonate particles from a steerable balloon some 20 kilometres above the southwestern United States.

President Trump could win. Or he could lose. By no means does anyone know for sure. I base this uncertainty on six dimensions. Dimension 1: Immigration Democrats clearly seem to be implying: “Let all illegal immigrants into the United States. Then give them free health care, including the 11 million illegal immigrants presently in the country.” Costs to taxpayers would be beyond staggering. Trump, as we all know, opposes such actions. We can assume the public is divided. The unknown is: No one can divine the answer. Dimension 2: Trump’s supporters Hillary Clinton found out the hard way that it...

[Professor Ludwig analyses developments in New York State to show what our Education Establishment probably wants to do everywhere. Scary.]America's education system is driven decade after decade by a never-ending stream of jargon. Left-wing educators seemingly never get tired of reproducing their pap in schools of education and not-for-profit organizations. Their jargon continuously reconfigures and is infinitely creative in saying the same thing in different ways; decade after decade educational jargon expresses educational models that produce fewer and fewer diligent, capable, informed, goal-oriented students. The successive models since the 1890s can, in a general sense, be called "progressive education." These...

A gunman killed 20 people and injured 26 others Saturday after he opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, state and city officials said.

Activists in Poland say so-called LGBT-free zones across the predominantly Catholic country point to efforts by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to stoke anti-LGBT sentiment ahead of a parliamentary election this fall. Local media reports suggest that across Poland, more than two dozen cities and towns — some led by PiS members — have declared their regions LGBT-free zones in recent months. The majority are situated in the historically conservative southeastern part of the country. While the declarations are not enforceable, activists say they signal a targeted effort to exclude LGBT residents. "It's a statement saying that a...

Friendly reminder that I'm posting this under BLOGGERS & PERSONAL so anything goes. I can post pretty much anything I want in here and it doesn't have to do with anything about politics. So grounding. The premise is that the human body is electrically charges and so it is necessary to put on your bare feet and put them on the ground for a while with no shoes or socks. Sounds all new-agey and hippie-like. I know. But I am a convert. When I spend some time outdoors in my bare feet on a regular basis, I really do feel...

The firebrand attorney Michael Avenatti is back considering a run for the Democratic nomination for president after he declared last year he wouldn't take part in the contest. Avenatti, who in the past represented porn star Stormy Daniels against the likes of President Donald Trump and his then fixer Michael Cohen, told CNBC late on Friday that he is yet again contemplating entering the expansive 2020 arena. "Never say never," he said when asked if he's going to get into the race. "The Dems need a non-traditional fighter. They have a lot of talent but not a lot of fighters."...

      THE POWER OF LOVE What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things. This story will keep you singing! Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. Karen and her spouse found out that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael would sing to his sister in Mommy's tummy....

Typically the women have the long, flowing hair and the men have crew cuts. How did that come to be? Seems back in olden days, men and women both had long hair. Women in short hair do not look as good as with long hair. But men can pull it off with long hair, although with a little more maintenance. Just curious. Why not the long hair for everybody?

Full Title: Alyssa Milano sees mass shooting as ‘great opportunity’ for Walmart to stop selling guns it doesn’t sell We’re really sorry. We’re sorry for you, the reader, and we’re sorry for us, for having to follow Alyssa Milano as she “helps” by tweeting things so gross and opportunistic — we don’t even have an official count of the dead in Saturday’s mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, but Milano’s already at the customer service desk registering her suggestion with the manager. Walmart @Walmart We're in shock over the tragic events at Cielo Vista Mall in El...

Always they ask me when I go to Dry Cleaners. Do I want then starched or not?

As we said earlier, we knew the hot takes would be coming in quickly following a tragic mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that has happened so recently we won’t even say how many were killed — we’d probably be wrong and have to correct it later. We’ve seen Texans blamed for electing Gov. Greg Abbott … although we’re sure some of the dead and injured voted for him. We’ve been Alyssa Milano blame Walmart for selling guns, even though the chain caved to the gun control mob years ago. But in perhaps the most perfect, museum-quality liberal tweet summing...

What Is Better, Catholic or Protestant? Francis: “Both of Them Together” The Youth Pastoral Office of Magdeburg diocese, Germany, will organize an October 2020 “ecumenical pilgrimage” for young people to Rome.The motto of the journey is “With Luther to the Pope”. A similar trip was already taken in 2016.The pilgrimage is co-organized by the regional Protestant State church, although the Protestants repudiate pilgrimages.On the trip's webpage Mit-Luther-zum-Papst.de, the tour operator, Hans Höffmann, remembers what Pope Francis said to the participants of the 2016 pilgrimage when asked by a youngster: "What is better, Catholic or Protestant? Francis answered in German: "Both...

Democrats, party members, are you paying attention! Your longing to have illegal aliens become citizens will come with a cost. You, seeing the great state of California become a one-party state fills you with a desire to blanket America with those who will, yet to be, vote two thirds or more as Democrats. Your power-lust may be fulfilled, but who will truly rule or end up ruling? YOU? I assert that the third-world style of politics will dominate you and brutally thrust you out of the power that you so desire, sooner or later. The corruption, graft, bribery, intimidation and...

Full title: Yet another shooting at a gun-free zone: El Paso shooting at Cielo Vista Mall is apparently in a place that banned permitted concealed handguns The Simon Mall chain is well known for banning permitted concealed handguns in Texas. “Possession of any weapon at Simon malls, whether concealed or displayed openly, is in violation of mall policy. This policy is intended first and foremost to maintain a safe, secure and comfortable environment at our malls, which has always been our top priority, and to avoid any situation that could potentially place at risk the safety of our shoppers and...

Photos and the name of the alleged Walmart – Cielo Vista Mall shooter in El Paso, Texas are being posted by reporters to twitter.

At the charming Hudson train station in New York, volunteers sell small cups of coffee for $1. The idea is to raise money for the children’s charity in town. They only accept cash. Not everyone carries cash. “Do you ever just let people have coffee on the promise that they will pay you later?” I ask. “Yes, and most do, but some people do not,” says the cashier. “We figure out who is who. When someone is taking advantage of our generosity, we say, ‘You may not have a cup of coffee. Next time bring cash.’ They figure it out...

Star gamer Richard Tyler “Ninja” Blevins recently expressed to his millions of followers on YouTube and Twitch his gratitude to his mother for choosing life after doctors pressured her to have an abortion when she was pregnant with him. While streaming survival game “Fortnite” in video platform Twitch, Ninja made a surprising revelation to his fans as he celebrated his 28thbirthday in June. Live Action reported on the video from pro-life activist Jason Jones that featured Ninja’s announcement: ***VIDEO ON LINK** “Those of you guys who don’t know, I was not supposed to be born, essentially,” Ninja said in his...