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We often describe the specter of tens of thousands of unvetted migrants rolling into our country in terms of 'losing control of the border,' but a new piece by Daniel Horowitz describing what's going on at the New Mexico border near El Paso as something just a bit more literal. “The cartel is winning and winning big; they are kicking our butts,” complained the commissioner of this sparsely populated but large county bordering Texas, near El Paso. “We get so tied up and focused on the asylum seekers or the illegal immigrant aspect of what’s going on at our southern...

President Donald Trump recognized mothers serving in uniform, those married to service members, and those with children in the military during an event at the White House on Friday, thanking them for their service and wishing them a happy Mother’s Day. “Military mothers are the backbone of America,” he said. “Your unwavering dedication and support strengthens our entire nation. Today we honor you, we celebrate you, we salute you, and everything that you do — so many things, so many great things for our country.”(VIDEO)President Trump and The First Lady Participate in the Celebration of Military Mothers ....“You’ve spent Mothers...

The sun never set on the British Empire. It was the largest empire in world history. Out of nearly 200 countries in the world, only 22 were never controlled, invaded or attacked by Britain. In April of 1775, the British Royal Military Governor of Massachusetts, General Thomas Gage, sent 800 British Army Regulars, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, on a preemptive raid to seize guns from American patriots at Lexington and Concord. George Mason of Virginia stated: "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." Noah Webster wrote in An Examination...

President William McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist in 1901. The next President, Theodore Roosevelt wanted the government to track anarchist groups, as well as stop sex-trafficking. This led to the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1908, though some Congressmen feared it might evolve into a deep-state secret police. In 1914, an anarchist shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand, beginning World War I. Beginning in 1924, the director of the FBI was J. Edgar Hoover, till his death on May 2, 1972. For 48 years, under eight Presidents, J. Edgar Hoover oversaw the Federal Bureau of Investigation, becoming famous...

In poor health two months before his death, Franklin Roosevelt met with King Abdul Aziz ibm Saud on the USS Quincy in the Suez Canal on February 14, 1945. Later, on April 5, 1945, Roosevelt wrote to King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, promising that as long as he was President, America would not recognize a Jewish State: "I communicated to you the attitude of the American Government toward Palestine ... that no decision be taken ... I assured you that I would take no action, in my capacity as Chief of the Executive ... with regard to the question of...

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT NOTE: The Clinton-Obama-Biden-Ukraine collusion/corruption seems to revolve around PRO-RUSSIA people in the Ukraine. From what I've seen and heard, on Sean Hannity's radio and television shows, neither he nor John Solomon, who have both otherwise done outstanding work on this story, have pointed out this important fact -ETL _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ April 26, 2019... Trump: Clinton-Ukraine collusion allegations 'big' and 'incredible,' will be reviewed...https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-barr-will-look-at-incredible-possibility-of-ukraine-clinton-collusion _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ From The Daily Caller, May 5, 2019* Hunter Biden was appointed to the board of directors of a Ukranian company [Burisma] as part of an effort to recruit well-connected Americans while the company was under...

The Chicken-and-Egg Problem is Everywhere in Biology By Marcos Eberlin Published on May 6, 2019 We are all taught it in school: Blind evolution produced all the living forms around us, one small step at a time. What they don’t tell us: The story faces countless chicken-and-egg problems, beginning with the actual chicken and egg.Which Came First? A chick embryo’s development is a wonder to behold. So too is the egg in which it develops. The egg yolk and egg white contain just the right food the chick will need before it hatches. The eggshell also has microscopic pores that let...

Gold Rush of Discovery Points Beyond Blind Evolutionary Process — to Foresight Marcos Eberlin May 1, 2019 Editor’s note: Marcos Eberlin is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, winner of the prestigious Thomson Medal (2016), and former president of the International Mass Spectrometry Society. Eberlin has published close to 1,000 scientific articles and is author of the new book, Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpose, from which this essay was adapted.Biology is in the midst of a gold rush of discovery.At my previous academic institution, the University of Campinas in São Paulo, Brazil, I...

Socialism Is Slavery One year ago today, an activist named Daniel Llorente interrupted the Workers’ Day march in Havana, Cuba. Wearing the Cuban flag T-shirt, Daniel unfurled an American flag over his head and ran in front of the procession replete with photos of Fidel Castro. He was tackled by undercover agents of the state.The Cuban regime tries to take credit for the improvement of their people’s lives. It staked its legitimacy on the supposed emancipation and well-being of the working class. But the Cuban regime showed its colors by silencing Llorente and thousands of Cuban dissidents. Socialist regimes denigrate...

I thought the requirements to run for the Presidency were the same for both the President, no more than two terms in office with the only exception would be mid-term if a President dies in office? Not that I think he has a chance in winning because nobody can beat Trump, which is why nobody but clowns are running for the Send.

Here's a YouTube video (approx 7 min) by Paul Joseph Watson chronicling the sad ending of a dozen or so brainwashed, deluded Westerners who took their mistaken beliefs to the most dangerous places in the world, and paid the ultimate price. Short and sobering.

"Armenian refugees in Syria in 1915. An Armenian child lies dead in the fields within sight of help and safety at Aleppo." title="Armenian refugees in Syria in 1915. An Armenian child lies dead in the fields within sight of help and safety at Aleppo." On April 24, 2019, the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the world community will honor the more than 2.2 million Armenians tortured and massacred starting with the 1894-96 Hamidian Massacres of Ottoman Turkey’s Christian population, mostly Armenians, Greeks & Assyrians and ending over 25 years later; some say it has not yet ended.  The portion...

In USSR special forces mainly used “tuned” army pistols and rifles. In late 1980s situation changed – special forces got “special” firearms.1. “Vintorez” rifle (above) – first use – Chechen war. 50-100 shots per min, target range 400m, still main rifle in spetsnaz. More: 2. PP-2000 – from Tula firearm making. Made for anti-terror force. Being called “First Russian pistol-machine gun”. Made from metal and plastic pieces so weight only 1500 gramm.–nextpage– 3. RGS-50M (hand grenade launcher 50 mm caliber). Made for special force of KGB. Use plastic capsule grenade shots. Choice between different action grenades. Has “feathers” for...

These days, near Moscow, there is an “ARMY-2018” expo show going on. It is the fourth time in a row that it has been held here. Marina, the photographer, went there and took some unique photos from the closed show.(A reminder that all of the photos can be clicked to be seen in higher resolution, navigated with arrows)There is over 26,000 different pieces of armaments in the exposition.It goes on in 60,000 m2 of closed pavilions and 500,000m2 in the open air.Rescue trucks The newest T-14 Armata tankBMP “Terminator” in sand camouflage – last year the tests of the vehicle was going on in...

On Fantasy in Modern Science Kirk Durston April 25, 2019 It was just another noon hour in 11th grade as I foraged in the high school library looking for a book to read. I usually sifted through at least five books per week and this being my third year in that school, the pickings were starting to get a little slim when I pulled an old hardcover book off the shelf. The title was The Stars Are Ours, by Andre Norton. By the time I finished, I was frothing at the mouth for more science fiction and proceeded to devour every...

REAL PROPERTY PROTECTION AMENDMENT Governmental financial impositions of any year with respect to any residential property without water frontage shall not exceed 1/40,000 the average annual federal civilian salary as of the end of the penultimate calendar year times the sum of their square footage of finished living space and linear footage of public road frontage. EMPLOYMENT/INCOME PROTECTION AMENDMENT Federal/state employer/income taxation may be levied at no more than 24/20ths of the rates of January 1, 2019 on any person/entity having an annual income of less than the average annual federal civilian salary as of the end of the penultimate...

Israel’s current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to remain in his role for a fifth term, following his earning of 65 recommendations from the 120-seat elected parliament. Netanyahu’s Likud Party and his main challenger Blue & White, under the leadership of former Israel Defense Forces’ chief of staff Benny Gantz, both received 35 seats a piece, final results published Tuesday showed. Although coalition talks are still underway, Netanyahu is believed to be likely to form a government comprised of the Likud (35), Shas (8), United Torah Judaism (8), Union of Right-Wing Parties (5), Kulanu (4) and Yisrael Beytenu (5)....

REAL PROPERTY PROTECTION AMENDMENT Governmental financial impositions of any year with respect to any housing unit and its curtilage without water frontage shall not exceed the value of 1/500th of an ounce of gold per square foot of finished living space and linear foot of public road frontage. EMPLOYMENT/INCOME PROTECTION AMENDMENT Federal/state employer/income taxation may be levied at no more than 24/20ths of the rates of January 1, 2019 on persons/entities having an annual income of less than the value of fifty ounces of gold. Federal/state employer/income taxation rates/rate thresholds may be changed by no more than 1/20th in any...

Big Data Can Lie: SimpsonÂ’s Paradox SimpsonÂ’s Paradox illustrates the importance of human interpretation of the results of data mining. There are many ways data analytics can lead to wrong conclusions. Sometimes a dishonest data cruncher interprets data to further her agenda. But misleading data can also come from curious flukes of statistics. SimpsonÂ’s Paradox1, 2 is one of these flukes. HereÂ’s an example. Baseball player Babe has a better batting average3 than Mickey in both April and May. So, in terms of batting average, Babe is a better baseball player than Mickey. Right? No. It turns out that...

Why One-Third Of Biologists Now Question Darwinism Dedicated Neo-Darwinists often say ‘no serious scientists disagree’ with Darwinism, or ‘only creationists have problems.’ These contentions are increasingly disproven. By Benjamin R. Dierker While Christians have long challenged Charles Darwin’s theory of undirected evolution, few appreciate the true extent of the challenge beyond the church. Current estimates are that approximately one-third of professional academic biologists who do not believe in intelligent design find Darwin’s theory is inadequate to describe all of the complexity in biology.Ben Stein documented a crackdown within the academy on criticism of Darwin in his 2008 documentary “Expelled: No...