Populist Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has announced his first steps to start deporting illegal migrants which will see the country invest 12 million euros and expects to deport at least 2,700 illegals.
The new plan is the first concrete proposal to start the process of deportations following Salvini’s closure of the ports to migrant transport NGOs, the major source of incoming asylum seekers, earlier this year.
The plan, which will also be half funded by the European Union, looks to deport migrants from countries including Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Bangladesh, and Pakistan with which Italy currently does not currently have a repatriation agreement, Il Giornale reports.
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Who Really Built America's Massive Pyramid Of Debt?
Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “How did you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly."
Howmuch.net, a website that provides visualizations about money, recently published a new report that shows a unique perspective, breaking down debt into the deficits of each U.S. President has added throughout history.
Hemingway’s warning looks strikingly similar when it comes to the U.S. national debt, which now stands at a whopping $21 trillion.
When President Trump was elected, the National Debt Clock at 1133 Sixth Ave., New York, NY, where it has flashed sobering stats on America's indebtedness from the Durst Organization-owned office tower since 2004, was quickly removed.
Now, one must check Twitter @NationalDebt for daily sobering tweets about the debt. And, as of October 29, the U.S. national debt officially stood at $21,694,906,926,249.
$21,694,906,926,249.19 (-) #NationalDebt— National Debt Tweets (@NationalDebt) October 29, 2018
Before the Reagan administration, the combined cumulative U.S. debt stood at $750 billion, which Reagan almost tripled over eight years, said Howmuch.net.
After Reagan, his successors did not slow down, with George H.W. Bush adding $1.55 trillion in a single term, followed by Clinton at $1.4 trillion, Bush at $5.85 trillion, and Obama at $8.59 trillion.
Estimates already show that Trump is expected to add a total $4.78 trillion during his first term.
So the trajectory of the deficit is out of control. Reagan inherited a national debt of $750 billion, and Trump added almost $779 billion in fiscal 2018 alone.
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Howmuch.net, a website that provides visualizations about money, recently published a new report that shows a unique perspective, breaking down debt into the deficits of each U.S. President has added throughout history.
Hemingway’s warning looks strikingly similar when it comes to the U.S. national debt, which now stands at a whopping $21 trillion.
When President Trump was elected, the National Debt Clock at 1133 Sixth Ave., New York, NY, where it has flashed sobering stats on America's indebtedness from the Durst Organization-owned office tower since 2004, was quickly removed.
Now, one must check Twitter @NationalDebt for daily sobering tweets about the debt. And, as of October 29, the U.S. national debt officially stood at $21,694,906,926,249.
$21,694,906,926,249.19 (-) #NationalDebt— National Debt Tweets (@NationalDebt) October 29, 2018
Before the Reagan administration, the combined cumulative U.S. debt stood at $750 billion, which Reagan almost tripled over eight years, said Howmuch.net.
After Reagan, his successors did not slow down, with George H.W. Bush adding $1.55 trillion in a single term, followed by Clinton at $1.4 trillion, Bush at $5.85 trillion, and Obama at $8.59 trillion.
Estimates already show that Trump is expected to add a total $4.78 trillion during his first term.
So the trajectory of the deficit is out of control. Reagan inherited a national debt of $750 billion, and Trump added almost $779 billion in fiscal 2018 alone.
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Maxine Waters, Schiff among high-profile Dems poised to control committees if House flips
A hard-charging New York congressman who forced his way into a federal immigration detention facility.
An intensely private Baltimore representative who says he just wants to cut through the "unnecessary BS" and get to "the facts."
A take-no-prisoners Los Angeles Democrat who has called on supporters to "push back" on Trump administration officials in public -- as many progressive activists took to restaurants and university events to do just that.
They're all part of the cast of prominent and lesser-known Democrats who have spent the past two years openly sparring with President Trump, and who are now poised to assume control of key committees if Republicans lose control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections.
Trump, for his part, has vowed to fight back, saying in an interview with The Washington Times that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, was breaking the law by threatening last week that Democrats would use subpoena power as a "negotiating" tool. As Pelosi eyes reclaiming the speakership if her party takes power, numerous ranking members are lining up for influential jobs below her.
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An intensely private Baltimore representative who says he just wants to cut through the "unnecessary BS" and get to "the facts."
A take-no-prisoners Los Angeles Democrat who has called on supporters to "push back" on Trump administration officials in public -- as many progressive activists took to restaurants and university events to do just that.
They're all part of the cast of prominent and lesser-known Democrats who have spent the past two years openly sparring with President Trump, and who are now poised to assume control of key committees if Republicans lose control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections.
Trump, for his part, has vowed to fight back, saying in an interview with The Washington Times that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, was breaking the law by threatening last week that Democrats would use subpoena power as a "negotiating" tool. As Pelosi eyes reclaiming the speakership if her party takes power, numerous ranking members are lining up for influential jobs below her.
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New Law in New Jersey Allows Cory Booker to Run for President and Senate Simultaneously
Let there be no doubt: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker can run for president and Senate at the same time.
Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday signed a bill — unofficially dubbed “Cory’s Law” — that would clarify that a U.S. senator or member of the U.S. House from New Jersey can appear on the primary and general election ballots for those offices as well as for the presidency.
Booker, a Democrat and New Jersey’s junior senator, is widely expected to run for president in 2020, the same year he’s up for reelection for a second full six-year term in the Senate. In recent weeks, he’s visited Iowa and New Hampshire — which have the first presidential nominating contests in the nation — ostensibly to help out other candidates.
Booker, however, has acknowledged that he’s considering running for president.
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Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday signed a bill — unofficially dubbed “Cory’s Law” — that would clarify that a U.S. senator or member of the U.S. House from New Jersey can appear on the primary and general election ballots for those offices as well as for the presidency.
Booker, a Democrat and New Jersey’s junior senator, is widely expected to run for president in 2020, the same year he’s up for reelection for a second full six-year term in the Senate. In recent weeks, he’s visited Iowa and New Hampshire — which have the first presidential nominating contests in the nation — ostensibly to help out other candidates.
Booker, however, has acknowledged that he’s considering running for president.
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Subject: After 17 years of war, top US commander in Afghanistan admits Taliban cannot be defeated
War started in Oct. 2017
The Afghanistan war cannot be won militarily and peace will only be achieved through a political resolution with the Taliban, the newly-appointed American general in charge of US and NATO operations has conceded.
In his first interview since taking command of NATO’s Resolute Support mission in September, Gen. Austin Scott Miller provided NBC News with a surprisingly candid assessment of the seemingly never-ending conflict, which began with the US invasion of Afghanistan in October, 2001.
“This is not going to be won militarily. This is going to a political solution,” Miller said.
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The Afghanistan war cannot be won militarily and peace will only be achieved through a political resolution with the Taliban, the newly-appointed American general in charge of US and NATO operations has conceded.
In his first interview since taking command of NATO’s Resolute Support mission in September, Gen. Austin Scott Miller provided NBC News with a surprisingly candid assessment of the seemingly never-ending conflict, which began with the US invasion of Afghanistan in October, 2001.
“This is not going to be won militarily. This is going to a political solution,” Miller said.
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Washington D.C. Could Let 16-Year-Olds Vote For President!
Here we go.
The Washington D.C., City Council is preparing to vote on lowering the voting age for all elections to 16, according to the Associated Press.
The Washington D.C., City Council is preparing to vote on lowering the voting age for all elections to 16, according to the Associated Press.
TRUMP Gets 27,000 in 50° and Drizzle in a Cornfield - Obama Can't Fill a High School Gym at Room Temp!
The president campaigned for Republican Josh Hawley in his race against DC elitest Democrat Claire McCaskill.
It was
50° and drizzling in Columbia on Thursday!
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Democrats in North Dakota Warn Hunters Not to Vote or They May Lose Their Hunting Licenses!
The ads tell hunters to stay home on election day or they may lose their licenses.
“ATTENTION HUNTERS: If you vote in North Dakota, you may forfeit hunting licenses you have in other states. If you want to keep your out-of-state hunting licenses, you may not want to vote in North Dakota,” read the pair of ads.
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“ATTENTION HUNTERS: If you vote in North Dakota, you may forfeit hunting licenses you have in other states. If you want to keep your out-of-state hunting licenses, you may not want to vote in North Dakota,” read the pair of ads.
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What Is a Pathological Liar? Definition and Examples
A pathological liar is an individual who chronically tells grandiose lies that may stretch or exceed the limits of believability. While most people lie or at least bend the truth occasionally, pathological liars do so habitually. Whether or not pathological lying should be considered a distinct psychological disorder is still debated within the medical and academic community.
Key Takeaways
Pathological liars habitually lie in order to gain attention or sympathy.
The lies told by pathological liars are typically grandiose or fantastic in scope.
Pathological liars are always the heroes, heroines, or victims of the stories they concoct.
Normal Lies vs. Pathological Lies
Most people occasionally tell “normal” lies as a defense mechanism to avoid the consequences of the truth (e.g. “It was like that when I found it.”) When a lie is told to cheer up a friend or to spare another person’s feelings (e.g. “Your haircut looks great!”), it may be considered a strategy for facilitating positive contact.
In contrast, pathological lies have no social value and are often outlandish. They can have devastatingly negative impacts on those who tell them. As the size and frequency of their lies progress, pathological liars often lose the trust of their friends and family. Eventually, their friendships and relationships fail. In extreme cases, pathological lying can lead to legal problems, such as libel and fraud.
Key Takeaways
Pathological liars habitually lie in order to gain attention or sympathy.
The lies told by pathological liars are typically grandiose or fantastic in scope.
Pathological liars are always the heroes, heroines, or victims of the stories they concoct.
Normal Lies vs. Pathological Lies
Most people occasionally tell “normal” lies as a defense mechanism to avoid the consequences of the truth (e.g. “It was like that when I found it.”) When a lie is told to cheer up a friend or to spare another person’s feelings (e.g. “Your haircut looks great!”), it may be considered a strategy for facilitating positive contact.
In contrast, pathological lies have no social value and are often outlandish. They can have devastatingly negative impacts on those who tell them. As the size and frequency of their lies progress, pathological liars often lose the trust of their friends and family. Eventually, their friendships and relationships fail. In extreme cases, pathological lying can lead to legal problems, such as libel and fraud.
Public Input Needed: Proposed Regulations
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Fishing and Boating Services
Proposed Regulations for Commercial Oyster Divers and Shell Recycling Tax Credit
The department is seeking comments for regulation changes for the commercial oyster divers and shell recycling tax credit.
Please visit the Changes to Fishing Regulations for detailed information on the proposals.
Comments are needed by 11:59 p.m. Nov. 26, 2018 and can be emailed here.
CNN Chief Admits: Without Trump, Our Ratings Collapse
"So we know that, right now, Donald Trump dominates."
No Trump, no ratings. That's the reality of CNN's situation in the Trump era, CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker begrudgingly admits.
In an interview with Vanity Fair that offers a glimpse "inside the Trump gold rush at CNN," Zucker acknowledged some things that he'd probably rather not be the case: The network is indeed obsessed with Trump — because it has to be.
"People say all the time, 'Oh, I don't want to talk about Trump. I've had too much Trump,'" Zucker told Vanity Fair's Joe Pompeo. "And yet at the end of the day, all they want to do is talk about Trump. We've seen that, anytime you break away from the Trump story and cover other events in this era, the audience goes away. So we know that, right now, Donald Trump dominates."
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No Trump, no ratings. That's the reality of CNN's situation in the Trump era, CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker begrudgingly admits.
In an interview with Vanity Fair that offers a glimpse "inside the Trump gold rush at CNN," Zucker acknowledged some things that he'd probably rather not be the case: The network is indeed obsessed with Trump — because it has to be.
"People say all the time, 'Oh, I don't want to talk about Trump. I've had too much Trump,'" Zucker told Vanity Fair's Joe Pompeo. "And yet at the end of the day, all they want to do is talk about Trump. We've seen that, anytime you break away from the Trump story and cover other events in this era, the audience goes away. So we know that, right now, Donald Trump dominates."
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Buchanan: Mass Migration Is A Mortal Threat To Red State America
Among the reasons Donald Trump is president is that his natural political instincts are superior to those of any other current figure.
As campaign 2018 entered its final week, Trump seized upon and elevated the single issue that most energizes his populist base and most convulses our media elite.
Warning of an “invasion,” he pointed to the migrant caravan that had come out of Honduras and was wending its way through Mexico. He then threatened to issue an executive order ending birthright citizenship.
As other caravans began to assemble in Central America, Trump said he would send, first 5,200 and then 15,000, troops to the border.
This ignited the predictable hysteria of the media elite who decried his “racism,” his “lying” and his “attack on the 14th Amendment.” Trump, they railed, is sending more troops to the Mexican border than we have in Syria or Iraq.
True. But to most Americans, the fate and future of the republic is more likely to be determined on the U.S.-Mexican border than on the border between Syria and Iraq.
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As campaign 2018 entered its final week, Trump seized upon and elevated the single issue that most energizes his populist base and most convulses our media elite.
Warning of an “invasion,” he pointed to the migrant caravan that had come out of Honduras and was wending its way through Mexico. He then threatened to issue an executive order ending birthright citizenship.
As other caravans began to assemble in Central America, Trump said he would send, first 5,200 and then 15,000, troops to the border.
This ignited the predictable hysteria of the media elite who decried his “racism,” his “lying” and his “attack on the 14th Amendment.” Trump, they railed, is sending more troops to the Mexican border than we have in Syria or Iraq.
True. But to most Americans, the fate and future of the republic is more likely to be determined on the U.S.-Mexican border than on the border between Syria and Iraq.
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Opioid overdoses killed 200 Americans a DAY last year, DEA report reveals
Opioid overdose deaths hit the highest level ever recorded in the United States last year, with an estimated 200 people dying per day, a new report by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has found.
Preliminary figures show about 72,000 people died in 2017 from opioid-related overdoses across the country.
About a week ago, US health secretary Alex Azar said overdose deaths have now begun to level off, but he also cautioned that it was too soon to declare victory.
The DEA's National Drug Threat Assessment, which is being released Friday, shows that heroin, fentanyl and other opioids continue to be the highest drug threat in the nation.
But federal officials are concerned that methamphetamine and cocaine are being seen at much higher levels in areas that haven't historically been hot spots for those drugs.
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Preliminary figures show about 72,000 people died in 2017 from opioid-related overdoses across the country.
About a week ago, US health secretary Alex Azar said overdose deaths have now begun to level off, but he also cautioned that it was too soon to declare victory.
The DEA's National Drug Threat Assessment, which is being released Friday, shows that heroin, fentanyl and other opioids continue to be the highest drug threat in the nation.
But federal officials are concerned that methamphetamine and cocaine are being seen at much higher levels in areas that haven't historically been hot spots for those drugs.
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North Carolina man, 28, was likely fed to HOGS after he was kidnapped for possible drug trafficking
A North Carolina man who was kidnapped in January was most likely killed and fed to hogs, according to court documents.
Charleston Prentice Goodman, 26, was last seen by his mother and family at his Durham home on January 28.
'He kissed me on my forehead like he always does and said, "Mama, I love you, I'll be back," I said, "I love you, too, baby, be safe,"' Tammie Goodman told WNCNabout the day he was taken.
She shared that Charleston had been leaving to pick up his five-year-old daughter when he went missing. Less than ten seconds after he kissed her goodbye, Ms Goodman heard her son screaming.
When she ran outside, Ms Goodman was shocked to see her son being taken into a light-colored van.
Police would later identify the vehicle as a 2005-2008 Honda Odyssey.
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Charleston Prentice Goodman, 26, was last seen by his mother and family at his Durham home on January 28.
'He kissed me on my forehead like he always does and said, "Mama, I love you, I'll be back," I said, "I love you, too, baby, be safe,"' Tammie Goodman told WNCNabout the day he was taken.
She shared that Charleston had been leaving to pick up his five-year-old daughter when he went missing. Less than ten seconds after he kissed her goodbye, Ms Goodman heard her son screaming.
When she ran outside, Ms Goodman was shocked to see her son being taken into a light-colored van.
Police would later identify the vehicle as a 2005-2008 Honda Odyssey.
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No Matter What Happens With Midterms, Democrats Still Losers After Kavanaugh Debacle: WSJ
The Wall Street Journal's Kim Strassel is at it again. In a Thursday Op-Ed, she describes how Democrats, over the course of six weeks, turned a "blue wave" of momentum into an absurd circus over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh - tainting all of the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls except Joe Biden.
"Democrats obliterated their own breaker in the space of two weeks with the ambush of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh," Strassel writes, displaying some of the "vilest political tactics ever seen in Washington, with no regard for who or what they damaged or destroyed along the way."
And despite support for insurgent Democratic candidates such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Andrew Gillum sweeping voters off their feet during primaries, Democrats have been running "candidates with conservative credentials," or "candidates who can't run fast enough from liberal positions."
And at the end of the day, no matter how midterms turn out - "save for Joe Biden, every current leading contender for the Democratic nomination either was a ringleader of the Kavanaugh spectacle (Sens. Cory “Spartacus” Booker and Kamala Harris) or is a progressive icon (Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Kirsten Gillibrand).
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"Democrats obliterated their own breaker in the space of two weeks with the ambush of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh," Strassel writes, displaying some of the "vilest political tactics ever seen in Washington, with no regard for who or what they damaged or destroyed along the way."
And despite support for insurgent Democratic candidates such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Andrew Gillum sweeping voters off their feet during primaries, Democrats have been running "candidates with conservative credentials," or "candidates who can't run fast enough from liberal positions."
And at the end of the day, no matter how midterms turn out - "save for Joe Biden, every current leading contender for the Democratic nomination either was a ringleader of the Kavanaugh spectacle (Sens. Cory “Spartacus” Booker and Kamala Harris) or is a progressive icon (Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Kirsten Gillibrand).
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WATCH: Joe Biden Suggests Republican Lawmaker Should Get Beat Up
Former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden suggested at a rally for Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) that the trade union president beat up Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), saying, "show him a threshold of pain."
"As my brother, who loves to use lines from movies, a John Wayne movie, there's a good line in a movie, a John Wayne movie where the Indian chief turns to John Wayne and says 'this is a lying dog-faced pony soldier,'" Biden rambled.
"Well, let me tell ya, these guys are [inaudible], they just stand up, flat out, stand up and say things that are absolutely mind-boggling," Biden continued. "I love this one on trade, this I love, and by the way, I told you I come from an agricultural state, I don't know how you can possibly get elected in an agricultural state with the things he is saying."
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"As my brother, who loves to use lines from movies, a John Wayne movie, there's a good line in a movie, a John Wayne movie where the Indian chief turns to John Wayne and says 'this is a lying dog-faced pony soldier,'" Biden rambled.
"Well, let me tell ya, these guys are [inaudible], they just stand up, flat out, stand up and say things that are absolutely mind-boggling," Biden continued. "I love this one on trade, this I love, and by the way, I told you I come from an agricultural state, I don't know how you can possibly get elected in an agricultural state with the things he is saying."
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In Loving Memory Of Dorothy (Dot) Goetz
Out of Shape Women Strip Naked to Encourage Anti-Trump Vote; Backfires Terribly
It’s bad enough to be a Republican campaign ad in disguise
A political campaign in which out of shape women stripped naked to encourage people to vote Democrat has backfired terribly to the point where some are wondering if the stunt is actually a Republican sponsored ad in disguise.
The #GrabThemByTheBallot campaign features a number of “diverse” women from Vermont, including a transgender person who goes by the initial ‘Z’, who did a nude photo shoot to ‘promote women’s rights and sexual expression’….or something.
However, the campaign looks so forced and uncomfortable that it just comes off as weird and embarrassing.
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A political campaign in which out of shape women stripped naked to encourage people to vote Democrat has backfired terribly to the point where some are wondering if the stunt is actually a Republican sponsored ad in disguise.
The #GrabThemByTheBallot campaign features a number of “diverse” women from Vermont, including a transgender person who goes by the initial ‘Z’, who did a nude photo shoot to ‘promote women’s rights and sexual expression’….or something.
However, the campaign looks so forced and uncomfortable that it just comes off as weird and embarrassing.
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Ocean City Police Sergeant Retires After 27+ Years of Service
OCEAN CITY, MD – After over 27+ years of dedicated service to the citizens of Ocean City, Sergeant Mark Paddack retired on October 31 from the Ocean City Police Department. Sergeant Paddack began his career with the OCPD as a seasonal police officer in the summers of 1989 and 1990 and was hired as a full-time police officer in December 1990. Over the years, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and served several summers as an Acting Lieutenant – Watch Commander.
During his career, Sgt. Paddack has held several leadership positions including Forensic Services Unit supervisor, Noise Enforcement Unit supervisor, Quick Response Team team leader, Firearms Training Unit supervisor, Property Review and Enforcement Strategies for Safe Housing (PRESS) Committee liaison, and much more. Sgt. Paddack also co-founded the Bicycle Patrol Unit and Citizens Police Academy, two programs that continue to be vital to OCPD operations.
Sgt. Paddack earned several awards for his exemplary service during his career including Neighborhood Watch Officer of the Year, Elks Lodge Officer of the Year, Maryland Governor’s Citation of Achievement for Pistol Marksmanship, Maryland Governor’s Citation of Achievement for Crime Prevention, and NRA Police Pistol Combat Distinguished Revolver Award, and 20 departmental commendations. Additionally, Sgt. Paddack was among a small group of officers honored by President Bill Clinton in October 1994 as a result of their work in arresting a serial rapist while on bike patrol.
“As a resident of Ocean City, Sgt. Paddack has always been truly committed to intertwining his passion for his community and his career in law enforcement,” commented Chief Ross Buzzuro. “Going back to early on in his career, Mark realized the effectiveness of community policing and many of his efforts will stand the test of time in this department. We salute him for his service.”
After his retirement, Sgt. Paddack plans to continue to serve his community and intends to work for the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office as a School Resource Officer.
“I have believed in Ocean City. My home is in Ocean City. My community service has been in Ocean City and I am raising my children in Ocean City,” said Sgt. Paddack. “I have had the honor to serve with distinction, integrity, tenacity and compassion for almost 30 years. I will continue serving the Town of Ocean City in one capacity or another.”
Bridgeville Man Charged with Murder by Abuse or Neglect
Bridgeville– A Bridgeville man has been indicted on Murder by Abuse or Neglect charges in connection with the death of his child.
The investigation began in late September 2018 when Troopers were made aware of a suspicious death of a child. It was learned that a one-year-old child was on a ventilator and in the care of his father, 28-year-old Michael D. Lewis at a residence on 2nd street in the Walkers Mill Mobile Home Park. The child became unresponsive and was transported by Lewis to the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, where the child was pronounced deceased.
Further investigation revealed that Lewis neglected the proper care of the child while on the ventilator. On October 24, 2018, Lewis was indicted for Murder by Abuse or Neglect First Degree. He was arraigned before the Sussex County Superior Court and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $500,000.00 cash only bond.
Caravan sues USA-- claims 'violation of Constitutional rights'
A dozen migrants traveling by foot from Honduras to the U.S. to seek asylum filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security and others, claiming a violation of their due process under the Fifth Amendment.
The Fifth Amendment states that, "no person… shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."
Twelve Honduran nationals, including six children, are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. The suit, which was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., said it is widely known that Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are “undergoing a well-documented human rights crisis.” The lawsuit also claims that the plaintiffs’ right to the Administrative Procedures Act and the Declaratory Judgement Act were being infringed upon.
The lawsuit points to Trump's claim that he will prevent the caravan from entering the U.S. It claims that the president cannot stop asylum-seekers by employing the military -- when they have a fair claim. The suit criticized the president's alleged attempt at stoking "fear and hysteria" by claiming that criminals and gang members have joined the caravan.
The suit cited a Trump interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, where the president laid out plans to build tent cities to house migrants. The suit questioned the functionality of such a project, and asked if these living quarters would qualify under the Flores Agreement of 1997. The agreement protects asylum-seekers’ rights and limits how long minors can be held.
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The Fifth Amendment states that, "no person… shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."
Twelve Honduran nationals, including six children, are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. The suit, which was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., said it is widely known that Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are “undergoing a well-documented human rights crisis.” The lawsuit also claims that the plaintiffs’ right to the Administrative Procedures Act and the Declaratory Judgement Act were being infringed upon.
The lawsuit points to Trump's claim that he will prevent the caravan from entering the U.S. It claims that the president cannot stop asylum-seekers by employing the military -- when they have a fair claim. The suit criticized the president's alleged attempt at stoking "fear and hysteria" by claiming that criminals and gang members have joined the caravan.
The suit cited a Trump interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, where the president laid out plans to build tent cities to house migrants. The suit questioned the functionality of such a project, and asked if these living quarters would qualify under the Flores Agreement of 1997. The agreement protects asylum-seekers’ rights and limits how long minors can be held.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/migrants-traveling-to-us-sue-trump-government-claim-violation-of-constitutional-rights
Klukowski: How Trump Could Win on Birthright Citizenship
President Donald Trump is considering an executive order restricting birthright citizenship for illegal aliens’ children, which could create a Supreme Court test case that could end that misinterpretation of the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment, either through presidential action or through legislation.
The original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause promises birthright citizenship to people born on U.S. soil only if they are not citizens of a foreign nation, giving Congress the option of denying citizenship to the children of foreigners. Critics would be wise to hold off criticizing President Trump’s planned executive order focusing on illegal aliens until they see what is in it.
Everyone is suddenly talking about the first clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which provides, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
Several pivotal moments in American history shine light on the meaning of those words...
The original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause promises birthright citizenship to people born on U.S. soil only if they are not citizens of a foreign nation, giving Congress the option of denying citizenship to the children of foreigners. Critics would be wise to hold off criticizing President Trump’s planned executive order focusing on illegal aliens until they see what is in it.
Everyone is suddenly talking about the first clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which provides, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
Several pivotal moments in American history shine light on the meaning of those words...
Peterffy: Markets will Plunge If Democrats Win, Soar on GOP Win
Billionaire Thomas Peterffy predicts that the stock market will plunge up to 15 percent should Democrats take the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
The founder and chairman of Interactive Brokers, one of the nation’s leading digital brokers, says the market will surge back to record highs if Republicans retain control and ward off a Blue Wave on Tuesday.
“If the Republicans win, the market is not going go down. The market is going to go up,” he told Newsmax TV in an exclusive interview.
Peterffy, who fled Communist Hungary in 1965 and landed in the United States with a single suitcase, is now No. 22 on the Forbes 400 billionaires list, with a net worth of $18.5 billion.
He outlined three scenarios for market reaction to the midterms:
The founder and chairman of Interactive Brokers, one of the nation’s leading digital brokers, says the market will surge back to record highs if Republicans retain control and ward off a Blue Wave on Tuesday.
“If the Republicans win, the market is not going go down. The market is going to go up,” he told Newsmax TV in an exclusive interview.
Peterffy, who fled Communist Hungary in 1965 and landed in the United States with a single suitcase, is now No. 22 on the Forbes 400 billionaires list, with a net worth of $18.5 billion.
He outlined three scenarios for market reaction to the midterms:
If We Don’t Enforce the Law, We Get Anarchy
What makes citizens obey the law is not always their sterling character. Instead, fear of punishment—the shame of arrest, fines, or imprisonment—more often makes us comply with laws.
Law enforcement is not just a way to deal with individual violators but also a way to remind society at large that there can be no civilization without legality. Or, as 17th-century British statesman George Savile famously put it: “Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.”
In the modern world, we call such prompt, uniform, and guaranteed law enforcement “deterrence,” from the Latin verb meaning “to frighten away.” One protester who disrupts a speech is not the problem. But if unpunished, he green-lights hundreds more like him.
Worse still, when one law is left unenforced, then all sorts of other laws are weakened.
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Law enforcement is not just a way to deal with individual violators but also a way to remind society at large that there can be no civilization without legality. Or, as 17th-century British statesman George Savile famously put it: “Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.”
In the modern world, we call such prompt, uniform, and guaranteed law enforcement “deterrence,” from the Latin verb meaning “to frighten away.” One protester who disrupts a speech is not the problem. But if unpunished, he green-lights hundreds more like him.
Worse still, when one law is left unenforced, then all sorts of other laws are weakened.
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Founder of #WalkAway Campaign Hopes to Make It a ‘Roadshow’
The founder of the #WalkAway Campaign, a movement showcasing stories of why Americans walk away from leftist ideology and the Democratic Party, says he is pleased with an organized march last weekend in the nation’s capital and plans to take the idea on the road.
“I thought it was spectacular. I am so proud of the entire weekend from beginning to end,” Brandon Straka said in an interview with The Daily Signal.
“I have very high expectations, which is why I usually feel let down all the time, but it was one of the rare moments in life where you have the highest possible hopes and expectations and it goes so far beyond,” Straka said.
Straka, 41, a former liberal who voted for Hillary Clinton in the past but now calls himself a “gay conservative,” said he estimates that 3,000 to 3,500 attended.
The #WalkAway events started Oct. 26 with a gala dinner at Trump International Hotel, a march Oct. 27 from John Marshall Park to Freedom Plaza, and a closing brunch Oct. 28.
“Everybody was really energetic and participating, despite the fact that the weather sucked and it was cold,” Straka said.
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“I thought it was spectacular. I am so proud of the entire weekend from beginning to end,” Brandon Straka said in an interview with The Daily Signal.
“I have very high expectations, which is why I usually feel let down all the time, but it was one of the rare moments in life where you have the highest possible hopes and expectations and it goes so far beyond,” Straka said.
Straka, 41, a former liberal who voted for Hillary Clinton in the past but now calls himself a “gay conservative,” said he estimates that 3,000 to 3,500 attended.
The #WalkAway events started Oct. 26 with a gala dinner at Trump International Hotel, a march Oct. 27 from John Marshall Park to Freedom Plaza, and a closing brunch Oct. 28.
“Everybody was really energetic and participating, despite the fact that the weather sucked and it was cold,” Straka said.
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The Democrat Platform: Foment Fear, Anger, Hatred, and Division
In his extraordinarily forward-looking 1796 “Farewell Address,” President George Washington recommended for our “solemn contemplation” and “frequent review, some sentiments which are the result of much reflection” and “which appears to me all important to the permanency of your felicity as a people.”
Among the most notable advice he offered was a warning about the danger of those who would seek to divide the nation in order to empower their own partisan interests. He noted that the “love of power and proneness to abuse it” would result in “cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled” political leaders who would “organize faction; to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put in the place of the delegated will of the nation, the will of a party.”
He warned that their “foolish compliances of ambition, corruption, or infatuation” would “usurp the applause and confidence of the people to surrender their interests,” and that we should “distrust the patriotism of those who, in any quarter, may endeavor to weaken” our nation’s bonds.
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Among the most notable advice he offered was a warning about the danger of those who would seek to divide the nation in order to empower their own partisan interests. He noted that the “love of power and proneness to abuse it” would result in “cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled” political leaders who would “organize faction; to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put in the place of the delegated will of the nation, the will of a party.”
He warned that their “foolish compliances of ambition, corruption, or infatuation” would “usurp the applause and confidence of the people to surrender their interests,” and that we should “distrust the patriotism of those who, in any quarter, may endeavor to weaken” our nation’s bonds.
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Kunstler: The Midterm Endgame & Democrats' "Perpetual Hysteria"
Back in the last century, when this was a different country, the Democrats were the “smart” party and the Republicans were the “stupid” party.
How did that work?
Well, back then the Democrats represented a broad middle class, with a base of factory workers, many of them unionized, and the party had to be smart, especially in the courts, to overcome the natural advantages of the owner class.
In contrast, the Republicans looked like a claque of country club drunks who staggered home at night to sleep on their moneybags. Bad optics, as we say nowadays.
The Democrats also occupied the moral high ground as the champion of the little guy. If not for the Dems, factory workers would be laboring twelve hours a day and children would still be maimed in the machinery. Once the relationship between business and labor was settled in the 1950s, the party moved on to a new crusade on even loftier moral high ground: civil rights, aiming to correct arrant and long-lived injustices against downtrodden black Americans. That was a natural move, considering America’s self-proclaimed post-war status as the world’s Beacon of Liberty. It had to be done and a political consensus that included Republicans got it done. Consensus was still possible.
The Dems built their fortress on that high ground and fifty years later they find themselves prisoners in it. The factory jobs all vamoosed overseas. The middle class has been pounded into penury and addiction.
The Democratic Party split into a four-headed monster comprised of Wall Street patrons seeking favors, war hawks and their corporate allies looking for new global rumbles, the permanent bureaucracy looking to always expand itself, and the various ethnic and sexual minorities whose needs and grievances are serviced by that bureaucracy. It’s the last group that has become the party’s most public face while the party’s other activities – many of them sinister — remain at least partially concealed.
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How did that work?
Well, back then the Democrats represented a broad middle class, with a base of factory workers, many of them unionized, and the party had to be smart, especially in the courts, to overcome the natural advantages of the owner class.
In contrast, the Republicans looked like a claque of country club drunks who staggered home at night to sleep on their moneybags. Bad optics, as we say nowadays.
The Democrats also occupied the moral high ground as the champion of the little guy. If not for the Dems, factory workers would be laboring twelve hours a day and children would still be maimed in the machinery. Once the relationship between business and labor was settled in the 1950s, the party moved on to a new crusade on even loftier moral high ground: civil rights, aiming to correct arrant and long-lived injustices against downtrodden black Americans. That was a natural move, considering America’s self-proclaimed post-war status as the world’s Beacon of Liberty. It had to be done and a political consensus that included Republicans got it done. Consensus was still possible.
The Dems built their fortress on that high ground and fifty years later they find themselves prisoners in it. The factory jobs all vamoosed overseas. The middle class has been pounded into penury and addiction.
The Democratic Party split into a four-headed monster comprised of Wall Street patrons seeking favors, war hawks and their corporate allies looking for new global rumbles, the permanent bureaucracy looking to always expand itself, and the various ethnic and sexual minorities whose needs and grievances are serviced by that bureaucracy. It’s the last group that has become the party’s most public face while the party’s other activities – many of them sinister — remain at least partially concealed.
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This 48-year-old mom owes $600,000 in loans, as the student debt crisis worsens
In many ways, Daniel Strong is happy with his life. He owns a three-bedroom ranch-style house in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he lives with his wife and 3-year-old son, Benjamin. He recently made the last payment on his silver, Toyota Tacoma. He likes his job.
But there's one problem that won't go away.
Strong and his wife owe more than $350,000 for their bachelor's and master's degrees.
"The huge monster in the closet for me are these student loans that keep getting bigger and bigger," said Strong, 36. When they graduated, they were faced with monthly bills of around $800 each and have since struggled to keep up.
"It's so stressful to think about the fact that you're probably going to have to work until you drop dead at work because of your student loans," Strong said.
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But there's one problem that won't go away.
Strong and his wife owe more than $350,000 for their bachelor's and master's degrees.
"The huge monster in the closet for me are these student loans that keep getting bigger and bigger," said Strong, 36. When they graduated, they were faced with monthly bills of around $800 each and have since struggled to keep up.
"It's so stressful to think about the fact that you're probably going to have to work until you drop dead at work because of your student loans," Strong said.
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Newt Gingrich: Stop the caravan and build the wall to keep deadly drugs out and save lives
A perfect storm is brewing in the Southern Hemisphere and making its way north to the United States.
Heroin, fentanyl and other opioids already pour through America’s southern border and this infiltration is one of three elements that will feed the perfect storm. Every day, 115 Americans die from opioid overdoses and from tainted drugs passing through our border with Mexico.
The second element is MS-13, the brutal gang that is a drug courier of choice used by the Mexican drug cartels for distribution of these drugs within the United States.
When these two elements are mixed with the third element – the caravan of several thousand people, mostly men, seeking to break through our southern border – you complete a toxic combination leading to a perfect storm.
MS-13 gang members have already been found in the mass migration (although some have claimed they are no longer affiliated with the gang). It is not hard to spot them with their MS-13 tattoos. It is only a small leap in logic that MS-13 gang members will be using the caravan as a cover to increase their drug and human trafficking operations.
This combination magnifies the threat to America’s national security. A border wall is needed more than ever.
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Heroin, fentanyl and other opioids already pour through America’s southern border and this infiltration is one of three elements that will feed the perfect storm. Every day, 115 Americans die from opioid overdoses and from tainted drugs passing through our border with Mexico.
The second element is MS-13, the brutal gang that is a drug courier of choice used by the Mexican drug cartels for distribution of these drugs within the United States.
When these two elements are mixed with the third element – the caravan of several thousand people, mostly men, seeking to break through our southern border – you complete a toxic combination leading to a perfect storm.
MS-13 gang members have already been found in the mass migration (although some have claimed they are no longer affiliated with the gang). It is not hard to spot them with their MS-13 tattoos. It is only a small leap in logic that MS-13 gang members will be using the caravan as a cover to increase their drug and human trafficking operations.
This combination magnifies the threat to America’s national security. A border wall is needed more than ever.
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https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/newt-gingrich-stop-the-caravan-and-build-the-wall-to-keep-deadly-drugs-out-and-save-lives
Woman Says She Made False Claims About Kavanaugh, Now She’s Been Referred To The FBI
A woman who acknowledged falsely accusing Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of rape is being referred to the FBI and Department of Justice for investigation, according to an official letter.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said in a letter sent Friday to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Jeff Sessions that the woman, Judy Munro-Leighton, admitted Thursday that she falsely claimed in an email to committee staff on Oct. 3 that Kavanaugh and a friend had raped her.
In the email, Munro-Leighton claimed to be the author of an anonymous letter sent to California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris on Sept. 19. In that letter, a person who signed the letter as “Jane Doe” claimed Kavanaugh and a friend raped her in the back of a car.
Grassley, an Iowa Republican, said investigators quickly discovered that Munro-Leighton was a “left-wing activist” who is decades older than Kavanaugh.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said in a letter sent Friday to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Jeff Sessions that the woman, Judy Munro-Leighton, admitted Thursday that she falsely claimed in an email to committee staff on Oct. 3 that Kavanaugh and a friend had raped her.
In the email, Munro-Leighton claimed to be the author of an anonymous letter sent to California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris on Sept. 19. In that letter, a person who signed the letter as “Jane Doe” claimed Kavanaugh and a friend raped her in the back of a car.
Grassley, an Iowa Republican, said investigators quickly discovered that Munro-Leighton was a “left-wing activist” who is decades older than Kavanaugh.
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Border official: three-quarters of migrants in the caravan are adult men
SAN DIEGO — Nearly three-quarters of those in the caravan of Central American migrants traveling through Mexico to the United States are adult men, a senior Border Patrol official told the Washington Examiner.
Families and unaccompanied children make up "about 20 to 30 percent" of the caravan, according to Roy Villareal, deputy chief patrol agent of the Border Patrol's San Diego Sector.
"The rest of that is single, adult males," Villareal said during a recent tour of the region.
Single-parent families and children who illegally enter the country will not be prosecuted, unlike adults.
If a one-parent family or child is found to have illegally entered the country, they may also still claim asylum.
The process of having an asylum claim heard before a judge can take a couple of years. Due to the Department of Homeland Security's inability to hold more than a few thousand people at a time, tens of thousands of people were released into the country in fiscal 2018 and told to appear for immigration court dates in the future.
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Families and unaccompanied children make up "about 20 to 30 percent" of the caravan, according to Roy Villareal, deputy chief patrol agent of the Border Patrol's San Diego Sector.
"The rest of that is single, adult males," Villareal said during a recent tour of the region.
Single-parent families and children who illegally enter the country will not be prosecuted, unlike adults.
If a one-parent family or child is found to have illegally entered the country, they may also still claim asylum.
The process of having an asylum claim heard before a judge can take a couple of years. Due to the Department of Homeland Security's inability to hold more than a few thousand people at a time, tens of thousands of people were released into the country in fiscal 2018 and told to appear for immigration court dates in the future.
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6 Reasons to Start Homeschooling ASAP
Millions of American parents are now… schooling their offspring at home, and new computer software is making quality home education easier to accomplish. Recent studies have shown that home-schooled students are superior to schooled students both academically and socially…
It shouldn’t surprise you that home-schooled students do so well. In school all students are expected, cookie-cutter style, to learn the same way and at the same pace; at home, learning is individualized and self-paced, as all learning should be.
Plenty of young people become well educated by their parents and through their own efforts despite going to public school.
But you can make the results even more dramatic by removing your children from these harmful institutions. Tomorrow we will dive into creative ways to homeschool or “unschool” if you think the logistics are impossible for your situation.
Today, let’s just focus on why children and teens need to be rescued from public schools.
1. Freedom Makes People Smarter
A study on rats found that when they were given “enriched” environments to explore, their brains physically grew, and the rats displayed better problem-solving skills.
They didn’t have to be forced to interact with their environment. They were naturally curious.
It doesn’t make sense to push your children towards particular things that you want them to learn, or that public schools say they should learn.
Instead of signing them up for piano lessons, for example, put a piano in their environment. If they express interest, offer to get them more help and instruction.
The Sudbury Valley School in Framingham Massachusetts has a 50-year history of teaching students in this way.
They have a beautiful, sprawling campus, with a pond, woods, and fields. They have books to read, and games to play, sports equipment, kitchens for cooking, and labs for experiments. They have teachers available so that when the kids do want help learning or creating, they get it.
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It shouldn’t surprise you that home-schooled students do so well. In school all students are expected, cookie-cutter style, to learn the same way and at the same pace; at home, learning is individualized and self-paced, as all learning should be.
Plenty of young people become well educated by their parents and through their own efforts despite going to public school.
But you can make the results even more dramatic by removing your children from these harmful institutions. Tomorrow we will dive into creative ways to homeschool or “unschool” if you think the logistics are impossible for your situation.
Today, let’s just focus on why children and teens need to be rescued from public schools.
1. Freedom Makes People Smarter
A study on rats found that when they were given “enriched” environments to explore, their brains physically grew, and the rats displayed better problem-solving skills.
They didn’t have to be forced to interact with their environment. They were naturally curious.
It doesn’t make sense to push your children towards particular things that you want them to learn, or that public schools say they should learn.
Instead of signing them up for piano lessons, for example, put a piano in their environment. If they express interest, offer to get them more help and instruction.
The Sudbury Valley School in Framingham Massachusetts has a 50-year history of teaching students in this way.
They have a beautiful, sprawling campus, with a pond, woods, and fields. They have books to read, and games to play, sports equipment, kitchens for cooking, and labs for experiments. They have teachers available so that when the kids do want help learning or creating, they get it.
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Black Leadership Group: CNN Must Put ‘Own House In Order’ After Don Lemon Said ‘White Men’ Are US’s ‘Biggest Terror Threat’
Project 21, a black leadership network, issued a statement Thursday calling on CNN President Jeff Zucker to address host Don Lemon’s inflammatory comments calling white men the “biggest terror threat” in America.
The statement, from Project 21 co-chairs Stacy Washington, Horace Cooper, and Bishop Council Nedd II, reads:
Within a space of five seconds, CNN’s Don Lemon went from saying we shouldn’t demonize people to broadly labeling white men as our nation’s ‘biggest terror threat.’ That’s not responsible journalism. This cannot stand. CNN President Jeff Zucker recently called out the White House for its criticism of the media, saying President Trump doesn’t comprehend the importance of the words he uses. It’s time for Zucker to put his own house in order – starting with explaining how Don Lemon’s outrageous statement can stand in light of Zucker’s call for civility.
Project 21 is a 25-year-old black leadership network sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy Research, a “free-market, independent conservative think-tank.”
“So we have to stop demonizing people and realize the biggest terror threat in this country is white men, most of them radicalized to the right, and we have to start doing something about them,” Lemon said on Monday during an appearance on “Chris Cuomo Primetime.”
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The statement, from Project 21 co-chairs Stacy Washington, Horace Cooper, and Bishop Council Nedd II, reads:
Within a space of five seconds, CNN’s Don Lemon went from saying we shouldn’t demonize people to broadly labeling white men as our nation’s ‘biggest terror threat.’ That’s not responsible journalism. This cannot stand. CNN President Jeff Zucker recently called out the White House for its criticism of the media, saying President Trump doesn’t comprehend the importance of the words he uses. It’s time for Zucker to put his own house in order – starting with explaining how Don Lemon’s outrageous statement can stand in light of Zucker’s call for civility.
Project 21 is a 25-year-old black leadership network sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy Research, a “free-market, independent conservative think-tank.”
“So we have to stop demonizing people and realize the biggest terror threat in this country is white men, most of them radicalized to the right, and we have to start doing something about them,” Lemon said on Monday during an appearance on “Chris Cuomo Primetime.”
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Democrats and Republicans rush to avert third party spoilers
Two congresswomen running for U.S Senate in Arizona are crisscrossing the state, raising millions of dollars and trying to exploit every possible advantage to eke out a win in what both sides expect to be a photo-finish race.
The wild card: Angela Green, a Green Party candidate who could win votes that might have gone to Democrat Krysten Sinema, clearing a path to victory for Republican Martha McSally.
But on Thursday, Green suddenly announced she would drop out of the race and endorsed Sinema.
“After watching the debates and seeing everything, Sinema’s stance on a lot of things are very close to mine,” Green said in an interview with Channel 12 news in Phoenix.
The about face demonstrates the significance third party candidates are playing as Election Day nears and key races tighten across the country.
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The wild card: Angela Green, a Green Party candidate who could win votes that might have gone to Democrat Krysten Sinema, clearing a path to victory for Republican Martha McSally.
But on Thursday, Green suddenly announced she would drop out of the race and endorsed Sinema.
“After watching the debates and seeing everything, Sinema’s stance on a lot of things are very close to mine,” Green said in an interview with Channel 12 news in Phoenix.
The about face demonstrates the significance third party candidates are playing as Election Day nears and key races tighten across the country.
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Mark Meadows Asks FISA Court Judge To Investigate FBI Applications To Spy On Trump Aide
The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus is asking a federal judge to investigate whether the process of granting secret surveillance warrants against American citizens was “weaponized for political means” against the Trump campaign.
“As the Presiding Judge of the [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC)], you are privy to information which could potentially verify or contradict our understanding of abuses of the [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)] process,” North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows wrote in a letter Monday to Judge Rosemary Collyer. “Ultimately, to protect the integrity of the process, we believe such an investigation is necessary.”
“We write to encourage you to investigate the possibility FISA has recently been weaponized for political means,” added Meadows, a Republican member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Meadows is one of a handful of lawmakers on a congressional task force investigating the FBI and Department of Justice’s investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Russian government.
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“As the Presiding Judge of the [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC)], you are privy to information which could potentially verify or contradict our understanding of abuses of the [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)] process,” North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows wrote in a letter Monday to Judge Rosemary Collyer. “Ultimately, to protect the integrity of the process, we believe such an investigation is necessary.”
“We write to encourage you to investigate the possibility FISA has recently been weaponized for political means,” added Meadows, a Republican member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Meadows is one of a handful of lawmakers on a congressional task force investigating the FBI and Department of Justice’s investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Russian government.
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Supreme Court accepts case of Maryland war memorial shaped like cross
The case regarding whether or not a Maryland war memorial in the shape of a cross goes against a separation of church and state was accepted for final review by Supreme Court justices on Friday.
The controversial memorial, which stands in Bladensburg, Maryland, was previously deemed to be in violation of the Constitution by a federal appeals court in Virginia, who determined that it “has the primary effect of endorsing religion and excessively entangles the government in religion.”
In petitioning the nation’s highest court to take the case, Maryland officials who maintain the monument, otherwise known as the “Peace Cross,” insisted that what it’s meant to honor proves that its purpose is to portray a secular message of remembrance, not one of religion.
Should the appeals court’s decision be allowed to stand, it could potentially affect hundreds of similar monuments across the country and would force “the removal or dismemberment of a cherished war memorial that has served as a site of solemn commemoration and civic unity for nearly a century,” the officials said.
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The controversial memorial, which stands in Bladensburg, Maryland, was previously deemed to be in violation of the Constitution by a federal appeals court in Virginia, who determined that it “has the primary effect of endorsing religion and excessively entangles the government in religion.”
In petitioning the nation’s highest court to take the case, Maryland officials who maintain the monument, otherwise known as the “Peace Cross,” insisted that what it’s meant to honor proves that its purpose is to portray a secular message of remembrance, not one of religion.
Should the appeals court’s decision be allowed to stand, it could potentially affect hundreds of similar monuments across the country and would force “the removal or dismemberment of a cherished war memorial that has served as a site of solemn commemoration and civic unity for nearly a century,” the officials said.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-accepts-case-of-maryland-war-memorial-shaped-like-cross
Help Wanted: EXPERIENCED INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIANS
Established industrial/commercial electrical company seeking to hire experienced electricians.
Possible sign-on bonus depending on experience.
Located in the Salisbury, Maryland area.
Please send resume to: employmentelt@gmail.com
RESPONSBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Assemble, install, test and maintain electrical wiring, equipment, etc. using hand tools and power tools.
Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams, schematics and written specifications.
Ability to understand and follow lock out and tag out procedures and OSHA safety standards.
Perform routine preventive maintenance as assigned or required.
Connect wires to transformers, circuit breakers, etc.
Be able to test electrical systems to ensure compatibility and safety of all systems using test equipment.
Be able to diagnose malfunction systems, etc. using test equipment and hand tools and be able to locate the malfunction and correct it.
Understanding concepts of controls with knowledge of how to wire and trouble shoot.
COMPETENCIES:
Be able to understand and interpret the National Electrical Code.
Knowledge of mechanical and electrical.
Knowledge of OSHA standards.
Follow directions thoroughly.
Communicate well with co-workers and clients.
Must be able to sit, stand, or walk for an extended period of time.
Work independently with little direction.
JOB TYPE:
Full-time.
Overtime as needed or required.
EXPERIENCE:
5 years or more of experience working as an industrial or commercial electrician.
Minimum Journeyman Electrical License or in the process of going through an accredited journeyman’s program.
BENEFITS:
Health and Dental Insurance, Retirement, and Long Term and Short Term Disability available.
Vacation and Personal time available after a certain period.
Possible sign-on bonus depending on experience.
Located in the Salisbury, Maryland area.
Please send resume to: employmentelt@gmail.com
RESPONSBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Assemble, install, test and maintain electrical wiring, equipment, etc. using hand tools and power tools.
Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams, schematics and written specifications.
Ability to understand and follow lock out and tag out procedures and OSHA safety standards.
Perform routine preventive maintenance as assigned or required.
Connect wires to transformers, circuit breakers, etc.
Be able to test electrical systems to ensure compatibility and safety of all systems using test equipment.
Be able to diagnose malfunction systems, etc. using test equipment and hand tools and be able to locate the malfunction and correct it.
Understanding concepts of controls with knowledge of how to wire and trouble shoot.
COMPETENCIES:
Be able to understand and interpret the National Electrical Code.
Knowledge of mechanical and electrical.
Knowledge of OSHA standards.
Follow directions thoroughly.
Communicate well with co-workers and clients.
Must be able to sit, stand, or walk for an extended period of time.
Work independently with little direction.
JOB TYPE:
Full-time.
Overtime as needed or required.
EXPERIENCE:
5 years or more of experience working as an industrial or commercial electrician.
Minimum Journeyman Electrical License or in the process of going through an accredited journeyman’s program.
BENEFITS:
Health and Dental Insurance, Retirement, and Long Term and Short Term Disability available.
Vacation and Personal time available after a certain period.
8 Signs You're an Introvert
Introversion is a personality trait characterized by a focus on internal feelings rather than on external sources of stimulation. Introverts and extroverts are often viewed in terms of two extreme opposites, but the truth is that most people lie somewhere in the middle.
While introverts make up an estimated 25 to 40 percent of the population, there are still many misconceptions about this personality type. It is also important to note that introversion is not the same things as social anxiety or shyness. Being an introvert does not mean that you are socially anxious or shy.
What Is an Introvert?
Introversion is one of the major personality traits identified in many theories of personality.
People who are introverted tend to be inward turning, or focused more on internal thoughts, feelings and moods rather than seeking out external stimulation.
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While introverts make up an estimated 25 to 40 percent of the population, there are still many misconceptions about this personality type. It is also important to note that introversion is not the same things as social anxiety or shyness. Being an introvert does not mean that you are socially anxious or shy.
What Is an Introvert?
Introversion is one of the major personality traits identified in many theories of personality.
People who are introverted tend to be inward turning, or focused more on internal thoughts, feelings and moods rather than seeking out external stimulation.
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Salisbury, MD ... Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver invites all citizens to participate in a Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program. The meeting will be held on Monday, November 26, 2018 in the Flanders Room of the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center beginning at 6:00 PM.
The public is encouraged to present their comments and questions. County Executive Culver and his staff will consider the suggestions of the citizens when creating the 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program. Final decisions will be based on prioritization of need and available funding sources.
WHO: Wicomico County Residents
County Executive Culver and Staff
WHAT: Public Hearing Notice
2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program
WHEN: Monday, November 26, 2018 at 6:00 PM
WHERE: Wicomico Youth and Civic Center
500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury MD
Flanders Room
The public is encouraged to present their comments and questions. County Executive Culver and his staff will consider the suggestions of the citizens when creating the 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program. Final decisions will be based on prioritization of need and available funding sources.
WHO: Wicomico County Residents
County Executive Culver and Staff
WHAT: Public Hearing Notice
2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program
WHEN: Monday, November 26, 2018 at 6:00 PM
WHERE: Wicomico Youth and Civic Center
500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury MD
Flanders Room
FEEL GOOD STORY OF THE DAY!
Meet the 24 year old low life who broke into the home of a 73 year old man, threatening him and his wife with a knife but didn’t know the man was a former career marine, hand to hand combat instructor.
Short Love Story
A man and a woman who had never met before, But who were both married to other people, found themselves assigned to the same sleeping room on a trans-continental train.
Though initially embarrassed and uneasy oversharing a room, they were both very tired and fell asleep quickly, he in the upper berth
and she in the lower.
At 1:00 AM, the man leaned down and gently woke the woman saying, "Ma'am, I'm sorry to bother you, but would you be willing to reach into the closet to get me a second blanket? I'm awfully cold."
"I have a better idea," she replied "Just for tonight, let's pretend that we're married."
"Wow! That's a great idea!", he exclaimed.
"Good", she replied "Get your own freaking blanket."
After a moment of silence, he farted.
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PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE: Comprehensive Study Finds High Cell Phone Use Causes Heart Tumors In Rats
The results of a massive study involving the effect of high levels of radio frequency radiation used in mobile phones on rats may be a warning sign for humans: the male rats developed cancerous heart, brain and adrenal gland cancerous tumors.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had asked for the study to be conducted on radio frequency radiation (RFR) emissions of wireless communication devices for several reasons: the potential for health effects of long-term exposure had not been comprehensively tested; epidemiology and toxicology studies had yielded mixed results, and the studies that were conducted on laboratory animals were limited in their scope.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had asked for the study to be conducted on radio frequency radiation (RFR) emissions of wireless communication devices for several reasons: the potential for health effects of long-term exposure had not been comprehensively tested; epidemiology and toxicology studies had yielded mixed results, and the studies that were conducted on laboratory animals were limited in their scope.
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