Chincoteague Pony Swim Week Starts TODAY!

The annual Chincoteague Pony Swim Week kicks off on Saturday, July 22nd in Virginia! If you are planning to attend this event or any events over the next week that are associated with the Chincoteague Pony Swim Week, here are a few things to keep in mind:

*** The MD herd of horses, managed by the National Park Service on your behalf, do NOT participate in any of the events that take place during the Pony Swim Week. Only the VA herd, managed and owned by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, participates in the round up, swim and auction.

*** All events are held in VA and not MD.

*** You cannot drive down the MD side of Assateague to access the VA side of Assateague. To get from the MD side of the island to the VA side of the island, allow yourself approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to drive on mainland roads.

For a complete line up of the week's events, click HERE!

Glen Ave. Road Closure Announced for WWE Live SummerSlam Heatwave Tour

Salisbury, MD – The Wicomico Youth & Civic Center is scheduled to host the WWE Live SummerSlam Heatwave Tour on Sunday, July 23.

To provide safe passage of spectators, a portion of Glen Ave. in front of the WY&CC will close on Sunday, July 23 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. The closed portion runs from Civic Avenue to St. Albans Drive.

Coalition of Attorneys General Oppose First Step in Plan to Permit Offshore Drilling off Atlantic Coast

Americans With No Abilities Act (ANAA)

The U.S. Senate is considering a sweeping legislative bill, sponsored by the Democratic Party, that will provide new benefits for many more Americans. 

The Americans With No Abilities Act is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Americans who have not taken advantage of the free grade school level, middle school, or high school education provided, nor any trade school training or college - and now lack any real skills or ambition.

"Roughly 1/2 of adult Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society," said California Sen. Barbara Boxer.
"We can no longer stand by and allowPeople of Inability (POI) to be ridiculed and passed over.
With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they have some idea of what they are doing."

In a Capitol Hill press conference Nancy Pelosi pointed to the success of the U.S. Postal Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity - without regard to performance.
At the state government level, the Department of Motor Vehicles also has an excellent record of hiring Persons with No Ability (63%).

Under the Americans With No Abilities Act, more than 25 million mid-level positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance.

Mandatory, non-performance-based, raises and promotions will be given to guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees.
The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of Persons of Inability(POI) into middle-management positions.
Addditionally, it will give a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires.

Finally, the Americans With No Abilities Act contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against the non-abled.
The federal Government will ban, for example, discriminatory hiring interview questions such as, "Do you have any skills - or experience - that relate to this job?"
"As a non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them," said Mary Lou Gertz, who lost her position as a lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint, Mich., due to her inability to remember “righty tighty, lefty loosey.” "This new law should be real good for people like me. I'll finally have job security."
With the passage of this bill, Gertz and millions of other untalented citizens will finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Sen. Dick Durbin,II said: "As a senator with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy - ought to be extended to every American with no abilities.
It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every American citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation - and a good salary for doing so."
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This message was approved by the George Soros Foundation, the Clinton Foundation, the DNC, the EEO Commission, the ACLU, offices of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Diane Feinstein, Barbara Boxer & Nancy Pelosi.

Capitalism Explained

A guy looked at my Corvette the other day and said I wonder how many people could have been fed for the money that sports car cost.

I replied I am not sure, it fed a lot of families in Bowling Green, Kentucky who built it, it fed the people who make the tires, it fed the people who made the components that went into it, it fed the people in the copper mine who mined the copper for the wires, it fed people in Decatur IL. at Caterpillar who make the trucks that haul the copper ore. It fed the trucking people who hauled it from the plant to the dealer and fed the people working at the dealership and their families. 

BUT,... I have to admit, I guess I really don't know just how many people it fed.

That is the difference between capitalism and welfare mentality. When you buy something, you put money in people's pockets, and give them dignity for their skills. When you give someone something for nothing, you rob them of their dignity and self-worth.

Capitalism is freely giving your money in exchange for something of value. Socialism is taking your money against your will and shoving something down your throat that you never asked for.

I've decided I can't be politically correct anymore. (I never was, actually!)

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Lyft Wants To End Car Ownership — This Is How They Want To Do It

It’s no secret that Lyft has its sights set on a country without individual car ownership — with thecompany’s co-founder calling it a “$9,000 ball and chain” that people have to drag along in their daily lives — but now the ride-hailing service is elaborating further on how exactly it can accomplish that goal. 

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Lawmakers Who Want To Hand ‘Get Out Of Jail Free’ Card To Banks Made Millions From Financial Sector Last Year

As expected, Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would overturn new rules intended to make sure that bank and credit card customers aren’t stripped of their right to file lawsuits in a court of law. Not surprisingly, many of the politicians pushing this pro-bank bill recently received significant financial support from the financial sector. 

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Motor Vehicle Collision Rt. 13 @ Revel’s Neck

On 7/21/2017 at about 4 p.m. troopers responded to the area of S/B Rt. 13 and Revel’s Neck Road, Somerset County, Maryland for a reported four vehicle motor vehicle collision.

Investigation revealed that Vehicle #1, a Green GMC truck operated by James Price 46 years old from Maryland failed to control his speed to avoid a collision and struck the rear of vehicle #2; a black Ford Focus operated by Jessica Fay Eisenhart 29 years old. Eisenhart was transported to PRMC for minor injuries.

As a result of the initial collision, vehicle #2 collided with vehicle #3 a Silver GMC SUV operated by Sherry Leigh Hooks 47 years old of Maryland. Vehicle #3 then struck Vehicle #4, a White Chrysler 300 operated by Melissa Renee Linton 27 years old.

S/B Rt. 13 traffic was significantly impacted during this incident due to the EMS personnel and the removal of the vehicles.

Mueller Probes Trump Business Activities

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has expanded his investigation to include business transactions involving President Trump’s companies and those of his associates, Bloomberg News is reporting.

The news comes a day after Trump appeared to caution Mueller against expanding his investigation in that direction.

“I think that’s a violation. Look, this is about Russia,” Trump said in an interviewwith The New York Times when asked whether Mueller will have crossed a red line by broadening the investigation to include Trump’s companies.

Mueller was appointed special counsel in May to look into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, an allegation that Trump strongly denied.

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Another blow for heartland workers: Slashed pensions

February was a bad month for Larry Burruel and thousands of other retired Ohio iron workers. His monthly take-home pension was cut by more than half from $3,700 to $1,600.

Things have been rough in the Rust Belt, but this was a particularly powerful punch in the pocketbook for Burruel, who started in the trade at 19 and worked 36 years before opting for early retirement to make way for younger workers. Unfortunately, this sagging industry doesn't have enough younger workers to pay for retirees like Burruel, whose pension plan is in what the U.S. Treasury Department calls "critical and declining status."

Burruel and the 4,000 members of his Cleveland Iron Workers Local 17 pension plan are the canaries in the coal mine as far as pension cutbacks go. At least 50 Midwestern pension plans -- mostly the kind jointly administered by trustees for a labor union and a group of employers -- are in this decrepit condition. Several plan sponsors have already applied to the Treasury Department to cut back retirees' allotments.

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Kamala Harris Fuels Speculation for 2020 Presidential Run With Another Weekend in the Hamptons

Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) is continuing to fuel speculation for a 2020 presidential run as she plans to make another trip to the Hamptons this upcoming weekend to meet with Democratic power brokers and donors.

The rising Democratic star will have a private meeting on Friday with Hollywood liberal kingmaker Harvey Weinstein and his wife Georgina Chapman, in addition to a separate dinner with many guests, including Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) and former Attorney General Eric Holder, according to Page Six.

Also on Friday, we hear she'll meet with a group in Bridgehampton, including ex-Ambassador to the UN Susan E. Rice and business honchos such as Citigroup's Ray McGuire and PepsiCo's Tony West.

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'Beyond heartless': Video shows teens heckling, laughing at drowning man

COCOA, Fla. —Calling it “beyond heartless,” police are denouncing a video that shows a man drowning and crying out in distress, while five teens watch and laugh.

Jamel Dunn, 31, of Cocoa, drowned in a retention pond in Cocoa on July 9, police said. His body was not discovered until July 12.

Shortly after the discovery, a video surfaced on social media that shows Dunn in the water while teenagers nearby mock and curse him, police said. Dunn cries out, and a burst of laughter ensues from the teens, one of whom recorded the video on a phone, police said.

“They had phones but didn’t even call for help,” Cocoa Police spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez said. “Anyone who could just watch a man die like that is beyond heartless,” she said.

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The Left’s Hero Worship Of Assata Shakur Is Shameful (Update: BLM Defends Assata)

Sunday the Women’s March sent out a tweet celebrating convicted murderer Assata Shakur:

Shakur, aka Joanne Chesimard, was a member of the Black Panthers who later joined the violent Black Liberation Army which was involved in bank robberies and the murder of multiple police officers. From the FBI:

On May 2, 1973, Chesimard, who was part of a revolutionary extremist organization known as the Black Liberation Army, and two accomplices were stopped for a motor vehicle violation on the New Jersey Turnpike by two troopers with the New Jersey State Police. At the time, Chesimard was wanted for her involvement in several felonies, including bank robbery. Chesimard and her accomplices opened fire on the troopers. One trooper was wounded and the other was shot and killed execution-style at point-blank range. Chesimard fled the scene, but was subsequently apprehended. One of her accomplices was killed in the shoot-out and the other was also apprehended and remains in jail.

In 1977, Chesimard was found guilty of first degree murder, assault and battery of a police officer, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to kill, illegal possession of a weapon, and armed robbery. She was sentenced to life in prison. On November 2, 1979, Chesimard escaped from prison and lived underground before being located in Cuba in 1984. She is thought to currently still be living in Cuba.

When some of this was pointed out to the Women’s March, the group’s account responded with a 20-tweet thread defending Shakur:

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Family claims Colonial Williamsburg discriminated against son, files lawsuit

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- A couple from Maryland is suing the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, claiming that Colonial Williamsburg excluded their 11-year-old son from an activity during a class trip because of his disability.

The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday on behalf of the family by Stein & Vargas, identifies the boy as "J.D."

The suit says that the boy visited Colonial Williamsburg in May after five years of fundraising and after the class spent a full year learning about Colonial America.

The paperwork states that a highlight of the trip was a visit to Shields Tavern where children got to experience social and cultural life in the British colony. Part of the visit to the tavern included eating a meal, which was where the problem began:

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Florida drug dealer called cops to report his drugs stolen

A Florida drug dealer ended up calling the police when his own stash of cocaine was stolen from his car.

David Blackmon, 32, of Fort Walton Beach called the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday morning claiming someone had stolen a bag of drugs and cash from his car.

Blackmon even identified himself as a drug dealer and told cops who came to assist that $50 in cash and a quarter ounce of cocaine had been taken from the car while it was parked up.

When deputies arrived to investigate, they found that the cocaine was actually still in the same spot along with a crack pipe on the floor by the driver’s door.

According to the arrest report, Blackmon asked deputies why they let him keep talking if they saw the cocaine in the car.

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Florida man shoots out tires of AT&T truck outside home

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A retired Miami-Dade firefighter took extreme measures to get AT&T workers to remove their trucks from his property, Wednesday morning.

According to Hialeah Police, the AT&T utility employees were working on lines near a home located near the corner of Southeast Fifth Place and Sixth Avenue when the resident, identified as 64-year-old Jorge Jove, came outside and approached them, at around 11 a.m.

“The owner of the house came out,” said Hialeah Police Sgt. Carl Zogby. “He was upset that the trucks were parked in front of his house, asked them to move.”

Police said the workers told Jove they would remove the vehicle as soon as they were finished with their repairs, but that did not appear to satisfy him. “They said, ‘We’ll move in a few minutes. We’re just working on the poles. We’re supposed to be here,'” said Zogby. “He went back into his house, came out a few moments later with a gun and started firing at both AT&T trucks that were on the scene.”

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Guess What Happens In States Where Food Stamp Recipients Have To Work

Leftists are constantly reminding of us of the merits of welfare. They tell us that without the help of taxpayer funded handouts, millions of Americans will starve or be left homeless. There’s no doubt that some people really do need help, but this black and white view of welfare doesn’t paint the full picture. Conservatives and libertarians have suspected for decades that many of the people on welfare are actually mooching off of the system. So to reconcile the need to help people who are helpless with the very really problem of people abusing the system, they’ve come up with a great compromise.

In regards to food stamps, they’ve suggested that we offer food assistance on the condition that the recipients are working. Or at the very least, that they volunteer or community service or are making an effort to train themselves for a new job. So what happens in states that have work requirements for food stamp recipients?

Alabama began 2017 by requiring able-bodied adults without children in 13 counties to either find a job or participate in work training as a condition for continuing to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

According to AL.com, the number of those recipients declined from 5,538 to 831 between Jan. 1 and the beginning of May – an 85 percent drop.

Similar changes were implemented in select counties in Georgia and by the end of the first three months, the number of adults receiving benefits in three participating counties dropped 58 percent, according to the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported that in 21 additional counties that restored the work requirement, there was a 62 percent drop in SNAP participants.

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