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12/21/2018

I'd rather be happy and odd than miserable and ordinary.
Michelle Magorian

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12/20/2018

Baltimore County Spends $147 Million On School Laptops; Four Years Later Test Scores Still Terrible

Irish scientists prove Vitamin D levels linked to depression | IrishCentral.com

Have you gotten your flu shot this year?
If the answer is no - and I'm not getting one! - you're not alone. A new study finds more than 40 percent of Americans have not been vaccinated and, in fact, don't plan on it either. This is despite the warnings, potential dangers, and last year's record-number of flu deaths. The survey was done by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.

Paging Bernie Sanders or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
In Venezuelan crisis, families can't even afford to properly bury the dead

Schizophrenia Is Linked to Lack of Vitamin D in The Womb, Claims New Study

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12/19/2018

Oil Prices Are Crashing
Economic jitters and surging supplies from the U.S. to Moscow dragged oil prices to the lowest level in 15 months.
Futures fell as much as 5.8 percent in New York on Tuesday. Anxieties about economic growth swirled after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump in a key Beijing speech. Meanwhile, American investors braced for an interest-rate hike.
Via: Bloomberg:

Big News
Christopher Steele Admits He Was Hired To Help Hillary Challenge 2016 Election
British ex-spy Christopher Steele, who wrote the Democrat-financed anti-Trump dossier, said in a court case that he was hired by a Democratic law firm in preparation for Hillary Clinton challenging the results of the 2016 presidential election in case Trump won, according to the Washington Times.

Just The Facts
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency arrested more than 6,500 illegal aliens who have been convicted of homicide and sexual offenses in Fiscal Year 2018.
Between September 2017 and October 2018, ICE agents arrested a little more than 6,600 convicted murderers and convicted sex offenders who were in the United States illegally.

He Should Have Had It Weekly
Missouri man must watch ‘Bambi’ monthly as part of poaching punishment, judge rules

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12/18/2018

After The Hunt, Reflections, Warmth and Dreams

Not To Brag or Anything, But I'm kind of a Big Deal
At Least With My Puppy -- Josie May

You Can Watch FOUR Rocket Launches Online Today By SpaceX, Blue Origin & More!
If you're a space fan, Christmas comes a week early this year. There are four — count 'em, four! launches that are scheduled to take place today (Dec. 18), and you can watch them all live right here.

A disease-carrying, newly invasive tick to the United States, the Asian longhorned tick, is poised to spread across much of North America, suggests a new study published Thursday in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

Illinois Hunter Shoots Possibly Largest Buck Ever In United States ....More

Hunter films albino porcupine in Maine woods....More

California Gun Control
From the state with every gun control imaginable, there was an 18 percent rise in firearm homicides from 2014 to 2016. This rise in firearm homicides comes despite the fact that Democrats, gun control groups, and the establishment media constantly claim that states with the strictest gun controls see lower rates of violence and death. More

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12/17/2018

If this isn't a thinly veiled threat for a military coup, I don't know what is.

Macron accused of treason by French generals for signing UN Migration Pact
General Antoine Martinez has written the letter signed by ten other generals, an admiral and colonel, and also includes former French Minister of Defense Charles Millon.
They’ve given strong warning that Macron’s signing the U.N. Global Migration Pact strips France of even more sovereignty providing an additional reason for “an already battered people” to “revolt”. MORE

South African Political Leader Defends Comments to “Kill Whites” – “Kill Their Children and Women”

Clinton Foundation Whistleblowers Testify: "It Operated As An Unregistered Foreign Agent"

Even Jerry Brown Says Dems Are Becoming Too Extreme

Judge rules deputy Scot Peterson had duty to protect Parkland students, refuses to toss lawsuit

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12/16/2018

Its The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Driver in Santa Claus suit is fired upon by other driver, police say

Road Rage on the Defenseless
12-foot inflatable snowman smashed by mystery driver

He Should Get The Assist
NHL referee crumbles to the ice after a puck deflects off his groin and into the net (but the goal didn't count)

Bring On The Mood
KFC is now selling a log that smells like fried chicken

Be Nice People
Police seek return of cash spilled from truck in N.J.

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12/15/2018

A federal judge declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional Friday, ruling that the entire law must be struck down because Congress invalidated the tax penalty for not buying health insurance — the basis for the Supreme Court's 2012 ruling that declared the law constitutional. More

Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder
Johnson & Johnson is facing thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc caused cancer. The company insists on the safety and purity of its iconic product. But internal documents examined by Reuters show that the company's powder was sometimes tainted with carcinogenic asbestos and that J&J kept that information from regulators and the public. MORE...

Isn’t That Special
Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she would officially support term limits for the top three House Democratic leaders, and step down from her position as speaker no later than 2022,
the Washington Post reports.

Elizabeth Warren: “I am not a person of color”

California To Tax Text Messages?
California regulators are weighing a flat tax on text messaging which would help fund a program to make phone service available to low-income residents, according to the San Jose Mercury News, citing a 51-page report released by the California Public Utilities Commission.

Under Trump, the U.S. debt grew by the size of the Brazilian economy in just two years
U.S. government debt is on track this year to rise at the fastest pace since 2012, as a stronger economy fails to keep pace with the wave of red ink that’s rising under the Trump administration.

Times Up
Members of Congress will no longer be able to rely on taxpayer money to settle sexual harassment and sexual misconduct claims, thanks to legislation passed just this week.
The Huffington Post reports that the final version of the bill passed Thursday, "sailing" through the House and Senate by unanimous consent, and will be on President Donald Trump's desk awaiting a signature by the end of this week.

A Minnesota teenager caught the new northern pike state record several months ago, but his fish is now recognized as the one to beat in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Matthew Swanson is the new holder of the Minnesota northern pike state record, with a beastly 45.25-inch pike.

Fridays Adventure Road

12/14/2018

Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life
Wilma Rudolph

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12/13/2018

Westford Vt. Resident gives town the middle finger
If you find yourself doing a double-take while driving down Route 128 between Westford and Fairfax — yes, that is a seven-foot-tall sculpture of a raised middle finger, carved from a 700-pound block of pine and perched atop a 16-foot pole on the property of Ted Pelkey. Oh, and it's lit up at night.

Radio station returns "Baby, It's Cold Outside" to playlist after "overwhelming" poll results
After polling thousands of Bay Area radio listeners, San Francisco's KOIT radio station announced it was returning the controversial "Baby It's Cold Outside" holiday song to its daily playlist.
CBS San Francisco reports

Get Those Batteries Charged
A federal court judge Monday ruled a Massachusetts General Law prohibiting the secret audio recording of police or government officials is unconstitutional.
Chief United States District Judge Patti B. Saris made the ruling on two similar cases — one involving two Jamaica Plain residents who frequently record police officers and a second case involving Project Veritas, the undercover organization founded by conservative political activist James O’Keefe.
From Mass Live

Winners Of The 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest Have Been Announced - Bored Panda

Because You Asked For It............

This Weeks Sunday Tailgating / House Party Recipes
After Last week’s absence, this week were back to featuring some good eats for your tailgating/house party recipes. This week we have a fine lineup from the Taste of Home, The Best Casseroles of 2018

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12/12/2018

Progressive scolds are obsessed with destroying our holiday classics

What Happened When We Tried to Debate Immigration

From a Liberal: Ten Signs Your Movement Is Evil

FREXIT? French protesters call for EU EXIT as Macron fails to control DEADLY Paris Riots

Older Americans Are Flocking to Medical Marijuana – The New York Times