Tuesday, January 10, 2017
The Session On Sessions
While Donald Trump will not be inaugurated until January 20, Congress started their session (if you'll forgive the pun) on January 3. This includes starting the confirmation hearings on some of Trump's nominees, such as current Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for Attorney General. In what has to be a historically rare occurrence, his fellow Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) will testify against him, even though at one time, he regarded Sessions more favorably. Some other black Americans have come out in favor of Sessions. Meanwhile, in a move which merits the "Stupid People" label, an MTV writer accused Sessions of stealing a little Asian girl from Toys "R" Us. The girl is actually his granddaughter.
Monday, January 9, 2017
The Obama Wall
Someone from The Daily Caller went down to Washington, DC to see the wall being built around the house where soon-to-be-former President Obama will be living. Here's their video:
You can also watch the video at The Daily Caller.
You can also watch the video at The Daily Caller.
Friday, January 6, 2017
Some Other Stuff
Here are some things going on, other than the shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport:
In response to events in Florida, New York airports beef up their security.
Obama says "no" to testing for oil under the Atlantic.
A yuuuuge iceberg looks ready to break off from the Antarctic ice shelf.
Looks like the presidential golfing tradition will continue.
Trump talks about a wall, but Obama builds one. (H/T Toni No Bologny for the Retweet)
Trump says that hacking did not affect voting machines in the election.
Congress certifies the election results.
How the number of Americans not in the labor grew under Obama.
Ethiopia's "Spice Girls" lose their funding.
Chapels and shrines in Austria get vandalized.
A refugee center in Germany gets torched.
A dictator's son is tried for spending large amounts of state money on himself.
Some clarification on the Santa outfit worn allegedly by the Istanbul nightclub shooter.
If astronomers are right, we'll be able to see an upcoming stellar explosion.
My blogosphere buddy Holger Awakens has posted a video that's very much worth watching.
And to finish, life might be a bitch, but sometimes she's a good mother.
In response to events in Florida, New York airports beef up their security.
Obama says "no" to testing for oil under the Atlantic.
A yuuuuge iceberg looks ready to break off from the Antarctic ice shelf.
Looks like the presidential golfing tradition will continue.
Trump talks about a wall, but Obama builds one. (H/T Toni No Bologny for the Retweet)
Trump says that hacking did not affect voting machines in the election.
Congress certifies the election results.
How the number of Americans not in the labor grew under Obama.
Ethiopia's "Spice Girls" lose their funding.
Chapels and shrines in Austria get vandalized.
A refugee center in Germany gets torched.
A dictator's son is tried for spending large amounts of state money on himself.
Some clarification on the Santa outfit worn allegedly by the Istanbul nightclub shooter.
If astronomers are right, we'll be able to see an upcoming stellar explosion.
My blogosphere buddy Holger Awakens has posted a video that's very much worth watching.
And to finish, life might be a bitch, but sometimes she's a good mother.
Shooter Strikes Fort Lauderdale Airport
At the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, a gunman fatally shot one person and injured nine others, before being taken into custody. The incident reportedly occurred near the baggage claim area of the airport's terminal 2. Authorities have closed down the terminal and evacuated people to a nearby tarmac.
Read more at NBC News, Hollywood Life, WTSP and WSVN.
UPDATE: All four links are now reporting 5 dead and 8 wounded.
UPDATE 2: Some information has come out about the shooter, now identified as Esteban Santiago, originally from Puerto Rico, but most recently a resident of Alaska. The Blaze reports that during this past November, Santiago walked into an FBI office and claimed that he was being "forced to fight for ISIS". According to True Pundit, Santiago texted family and friends before opening fire, and has used several aliases. ZeroHedge reports that GotNews did some research on Santiago, which appears to indicate that Santiago watched an "e-jihad" video in 2007.
UPDATE 3: According to CBS Miami, Santiago got into an argument during his flight. He was on a Delta light, not an Air Canada flight as some sources had previously reported. He was born in New Jersey to Puerto Rican parents, not in Puerto Rico itself.
UPDATE: All four links are now reporting 5 dead and 8 wounded.
UPDATE 2: Some information has come out about the shooter, now identified as Esteban Santiago, originally from Puerto Rico, but most recently a resident of Alaska. The Blaze reports that during this past November, Santiago walked into an FBI office and claimed that he was being "forced to fight for ISIS". According to True Pundit, Santiago texted family and friends before opening fire, and has used several aliases. ZeroHedge reports that GotNews did some research on Santiago, which appears to indicate that Santiago watched an "e-jihad" video in 2007.
UPDATE 3: According to CBS Miami, Santiago got into an argument during his flight. He was on a Delta light, not an Air Canada flight as some sources had previously reported. He was born in New Jersey to Puerto Rican parents, not in Puerto Rico itself.
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Things I Don't Believe #4
This post will deal with some things relating to religion. I don't believe:
That Noah's Ark, or some remnant thereof, currently sits on Mount Ararat.
To preface this topic, I'm setting aside the question of whether a global flood really did occur, and was survived by a man named Noah and his family aboard a large wooden vessel called an Ark. I'm also setting aside the question of whether that vessel actually landed on Mount Ararat (singular) or somewhere in the mountains (plural) of Ararat, as actually stated in the biblical Book of Genesis, chapter 8, verse 4. Instead, I will assume that at some point in the ancient past, there really was an exceptionally catastrophic flood, a man remembered by the name Noah, and a vessel which came to rest somewhere on the singular mountain known as Mount Ararat. Even if all that is true, I believe that the chance of the Ark being there today is just about zero.
That Noah's Ark, or some remnant thereof, currently sits on Mount Ararat.
To preface this topic, I'm setting aside the question of whether a global flood really did occur, and was survived by a man named Noah and his family aboard a large wooden vessel called an Ark. I'm also setting aside the question of whether that vessel actually landed on Mount Ararat (singular) or somewhere in the mountains (plural) of Ararat, as actually stated in the biblical Book of Genesis, chapter 8, verse 4. Instead, I will assume that at some point in the ancient past, there really was an exceptionally catastrophic flood, a man remembered by the name Noah, and a vessel which came to rest somewhere on the singular mountain known as Mount Ararat. Even if all that is true, I believe that the chance of the Ark being there today is just about zero.
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Clintons And Bush To Attend Trump Inauguration
Contrary to earlier indications, the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump will be attended by most of his living predecessors. Former Presidents Clinton and Bush the Younger will be in attendance, along with President Obama, who will hand over the presidency, and former President Carter. Former First Lady Hillary Clinton will also attend. Before today, reports had indicated that only Carter would accept Trump's invitation. Former President Bush the Elder will not be present, due to health reasons.
Read more at USA Today, NBC Washington, the Washington DC Patch and CNN.
Read more at USA Today, NBC Washington, the Washington DC Patch and CNN.
Monday, January 2, 2017
Save The Snowflakes
Here's something that was played, in its audio form, by Vito Esposito on his BlogTalkRadio show. (He's the same dude who once requested my "bear on a pipeline" picture.) When I asked if there was a YouTube video, his co-host Al provided the link, which is now available here.
A fellow listener known as DrMeola provided this link, where a larger version of the video may be watched. The producer of the video is the Media Research Center.
UPDATE: The originally embedded video has been removed from YouTube due to claims of copyright infringement. Fortunately, the video (or perhaps a version that doesn't infringe on anyone's copyright) is still available at the link provided by the above-mentioned DrMeola. I have posted the video from that particular link, and have accordingly changed the first link at the top.
A fellow listener known as DrMeola provided this link, where a larger version of the video may be watched. The producer of the video is the Media Research Center.
UPDATE: The originally embedded video has been removed from YouTube due to claims of copyright infringement. Fortunately, the video (or perhaps a version that doesn't infringe on anyone's copyright) is still available at the link provided by the above-mentioned DrMeola. I have posted the video from that particular link, and have accordingly changed the first link at the top.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Links To Start 2017
As the new year gets started, here's some of what's going on:
From the New York Post, police in Turkey are still hunting for the terrorist who shot up a nightclub in Istanbul.
From The Times Of Israel, the attacker did indeed say the key words.
From Breitbart's Big Government, one particular refugee group is the least educated.
From Fox News, the police in Cologne, Germany might have gone overboard.
From The New York Times, with respect to the iconic Hollywood sign, history repeats itself.
From the Daily Mail, one TV host had a bit too much last night.
From CNN, when the new boss takes office, he might soon undo some of the old boss's regulations.
From National Review, the old boss gets one last report card.
From NPR, coal country tells the new boss to keep his promises.
From The Star Online, a 10-year-old girl blows herself up in Nigeria.
From the Sunday Express, a British media host says, "We should defend British culture."
From the Deccan Chronicle, an Iranian official proposes to sterilize prostitutes.
From Pakistan Today, police accuse the son of a slain governor of "hate speech".
From One India, ISIS warns Muslims against celebrating New Year's.
From the Chicago Sun-Times, why can't parents have school choice?
From Fox5 San Diego, 17 things to look forward to in 2017.
From TribLive, Pennsylvanians go for a swim.
And from WGN, at today's Bears-Vikings game, teh stoopid shows up.
From the New York Post, police in Turkey are still hunting for the terrorist who shot up a nightclub in Istanbul.
From The Times Of Israel, the attacker did indeed say the key words.
From Breitbart's Big Government, one particular refugee group is the least educated.
From Fox News, the police in Cologne, Germany might have gone overboard.
From The New York Times, with respect to the iconic Hollywood sign, history repeats itself.
From the Daily Mail, one TV host had a bit too much last night.
From CNN, when the new boss takes office, he might soon undo some of the old boss's regulations.
From National Review, the old boss gets one last report card.
From NPR, coal country tells the new boss to keep his promises.
From The Star Online, a 10-year-old girl blows herself up in Nigeria.
From the Sunday Express, a British media host says, "We should defend British culture."
From the Deccan Chronicle, an Iranian official proposes to sterilize prostitutes.
From Pakistan Today, police accuse the son of a slain governor of "hate speech".
From One India, ISIS warns Muslims against celebrating New Year's.
From the Chicago Sun-Times, why can't parents have school choice?
From Fox5 San Diego, 17 things to look forward to in 2017.
From TribLive, Pennsylvanians go for a swim.
And from WGN, at today's Bears-Vikings game, teh stoopid shows up.
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Goodbye To 2016
The last day of 2016 has arrived. I know that in previous year-end posts, I've mentioned the curse about living "in interesting times", but this year seems to have been as interesting as any since I've started this blog. And that includes both the ups and the downs.
The year 2016 will be remembered for the deaths of numerous notable celebrities, especially in the fields of music and show business. The list includes musicians such as Glenn Frey, Paul Kantner, George Michael, Greg Lake and Leon Russell; actors such as Robert Vaughn, Florence Henderson, Gene Wilder and Carrie Fisher; and people such as David Bowie, Prince, Debbie Reynolds and Charmian Carr, who both acted and made music. There were also sports figures such as Arnold Palmer and Muhammed Ali, and political figures such as John Glenn (who had also been an astronaut) and Nancy Reagan (who at one time was an actress).
In the field of collegiate sports, my Virginia Tech Hokies rebounded to a 10-4 season in football, their best record since 2011. The season concluded with a 35-24 victory in the Belk Bowl over Arkansas, in which VT overcame a 24-0 deficit. This success comes in the first year of new head coach Justin Fuente, who so far looks like a worthy successor to the retired Frank Beamer.
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