Sunday, December 17, 2017

Reconstruction of USS Monitor Sailor Faces: Photos

Seeker


"March 6, 2012  -- This handsome face could look like someone you might notice on the street today, but this man died 150 years ago on the USS Monitor. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Navy and a forensics lab at Louisiana State University have been collaborating to try and recreate the faces of two men whose remains were recovered on the Union army ship that sunk on Dec. 31, 1862. This is the younger of the two men. He is estimated to be between 17 and 24 years old. He could be one of three people: William Eagan of Ireland; Jacob Nicklis of Buffalo, N.Y.; or Samuel Auge Lewis of West Chester, Pa. He was about 5 foot, 7 inches tall.

The media are killing themselves with botched anti-Trump reporting

Political Cartoons by Lisa Benson

David Harsanyi  " ‘Our record as journalists in covering this Trump story and the Russian story is pretty good,” legendary reporter Carl Bernstein recently claimed. Pretty good? If there’s a major news story over the past 70 years that the American media have botched more often because of bias and wishful thinking, I’d love to hear about it.
"Four big scoops recently run by major news organizations, written by top reporters and, presumably, churned through layers of scrupulous editing, turned out to be completely wrong.
"Reuters, Bloomberg and others reported that special counsel Robert Mueller’s office had subpoenaed President Trump’s records from Deutsche Bank. Trump’s attorney says it hadn’t.
"ABC reported that candidate Trump had directed Michael Flynn to make contact with Russian officials before the election. He didn’t (as far as we know). The New York Times ran a story claiming that K.T. McFarland, a former member of the Trump transition team, had acknowledged collusion. She hadn’t.
"Then, CNN topped off the week by falsely reporting that the Trump campaign had been offered access to hacked Democratic National Committee e-mails before they were published. It had not.
"Forget your routine bias. These were four bombshells disseminated to millions of Americans by breathless anchors, pundits and analysts, all of whom are feeding frenzied expectations about Trump-Russia collusion that have now been internalized by many as indisputable truths. All four pieces, incidentally, are useless without their central faulty claims. Yet there they sit. And these are only four of dozens of other stories that have fizzled over the year." . . .

Had enough about what's racist? Here's more! Also a Maxine Waters update.

Defining terms: "Firstly, racism is, “The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.” Secondly, racism is, “Discrimination or prejudice based on race.'”
Strap Yourself In For This: Being Hungry Is Racist


"Thankfully I am writing this article after I already had my lunch or else I might have been guilty of racism. Just when I thought the liberal redefinition of racism couldn’t get any more stupid, they now say being hungry is racist or maybe hunger causes racism. I’m not sure but I don’t think that distinction makes this any less ridiculous; the need to eat is being equated with the systematic oppression of minorities and that’s crazy no matter how you look at it." . . .

'Campus Craziness': Harvard grad says free speech 'racist'




7 Of The Most Ridiculous Cries Of Racism Ever Made   "Black Americans have been voting heavily Democratic for almost 50 years and it has been an utter and complete disaster for them. Never has any constituency in American politics been so loyal to a political party with so little to show for it. Yet, all the Left has to do is say, “Those Republicans are racist,” and it locks in 90% of the black vote. Until black Americans stop falling for the single most transparent ploy in all of politics and start basing their votes on who supports policies that will actually make their lives better, that’s not going to change." . . .

'Jingle all the way' and making racism totally meaningless  . . . "We have now reached a point where accusing someone of racism is meaningless.  It has become a joke!  I remember when it meant something.  Today, "racism" means that you oppose sanctuary cities, oppose President Obama's executive orders, or call for reforms in the public schools run by the teacher unions that support Democrats.  To say the least, it is also an opportunity for a college professor to get an invitation to MSNBC!" . . .  "Jingle Bells" is racist don't you know?

Things Black People Confuse as Racist  #1 on this list is "Being Confused as a Store Clerk". Which Michelle Obama had happen to her and she found it cute. But then later when speaking to a college class she said it was racist.


Hoop Earrings Are Racist If White Women Wear Them 
. . . "Describing itself as comprised of "women of color," the group wrote on a wall devoted to free speech: "White Girl, take off your hoops." The group says "black and brown folks" are exploited by the cultural appropriation when white women wear hoop earrings."
We have indeed become a silly people. TD

Profs say classroom 'civility' promotes 'white racial power'  . . . "This civility can reinforce white privilege, Rudick and Goslan argue, because “civility within higher education is a racialized, rather than universal, norm,” according to the field of “critical whiteness studies.' ” . . .

"The progressives at GQ felt that Colin Kaepernick was the most important citizen of the year, but his disrespect of the flag, nation and the men and woman who defend it is disgusting. His real reward should have been Ingrate of the Year."
However, considering all the above, who dares criticize this choice? TD


Tony Branco

Maxine Waters update: "IDIOT Maxine Waters Goes On A RACIST Rant And Voters Call For Her IMPEACHMENT"
. . . "She gave the Huffington Post an interview on the 25 year anniversary of the L.A. riots recently, and instead of doing the moral thing, she doubled down on her support for the thugs who turned the city into a war zone. One of those thugs, Damian Williams, is a favorite of Waters. Williams is infamous for bludgeoning truck driver Reginald Denny with a brick.  Along with three other thugs, he fractured Denny’s skull in 97 different places. Denny was on life support and sustained severe brain damage as a result.
“ 'Never forget that Maxine Waters embraced Damian Williams, the infamous thug who hurled a chunk of concrete at truck driver Reginald Denny and performed a victory dance over this innocent man’s battered body,” reports Independent. She then danced with notorious gang members when Williams was released from prison." . . .

I'm sure there is much more but this probably is already more than you wanted to read about. TD

Omarosa tripped White House alarms after being fired: report

The Hill   "Trump administration aide Omarosa Manigault Newman reportedly set off White House alarms in an attempt to gain access to the residence after learning that she had been fired from her job.

"According to a report from CBS News, Manigault Newman tried to enter the White House residence after chief of staff John Kelly told her that her employment in the administration would end in January.

"Manigault Newman, a former contestant on NBC's “The Apprentice,” has served as the director of communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison. 

"April Ryan, a journalist with American Urban Radio Networks, reported during an on-air appearance with CNN that "everything blew up" when Kelly attempted to discuss Manigault Newman's walk-in privileges and access to Trump.

"Ryan reported Manigault Newman saying that "all hell will break loose" if she lost walk-in privileges. Kelly, according to Ryan, said "OK, all hell is going to break loose."

"Kelly reportedly began restricting Manigault Newman's access in September.
The White House said Wednesday that Manigault Newman provided her 
"Resignation and that her last day of employment would be Jan. 20. The White House did not confirm that Manigault Newman was fired." . . .

Even the President's own family has been restricted in their access:   New reports surfaced Saturday claiming White House Chief of Staff General Kelly is trying to restrict Jared Kushner’s unfettered access to the President.  "The White House Chief of Staff isn’t just working to restrict Kushner’s access to President Trump.
"A new report by Axios is claiming General Kelly is shielding President Trump from any negative reports on his DACA stance. Staffers can no longer walk into the Oval Office and hand Trump a Breitbart article or a printout of tweets showing how angry his supporters are over amnesty.
"The only way staffers can meet with President Trump is through General Kelly which means they have to submit an official, documented, request to meet with him.
According to the POLITICO report, President Trump has been casually surveying people close to him about whether having his family members in the government is creating too much noise.
"Both Jared and Ivanka have reportedly taken kindly to the new rules set by John Kelly."   Emphasis added by TD

IT’S AN INDUSTRY: Thanks to Lisa Bloom We Now Know Trump Accusers are Paid $750,000 by Dem Donors to Say Trump Abused Them

The Gateway Pundit


"Thanks to Lisa Bloom, spawn of Gloria Allred, we now know that Trump accusers are paid $750,000 by top Democrat donors to accuse the billionaire president of sexual abuse. With Democrats it’s all about power by any means necessary." . . .

"A well-known women’s rights lawyer sought to arrange compensation from donors and tabloid media outlets for women who made or considered making sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump during the final months of the 2016 election, according to documents and interviews.
California lawyer Lisa Bloom’s efforts included offering to sell alleged victims’ stories to TV outlets in return for a commission for herself, arranging a donor to pay off one Trump accuser’s mortgage and attempting to secure a six-figure payment for another woman who ultimately declined to come forward after being offered as much as $750,000, the clients told The Hill.
The women’s accounts were chronicled in contemporaneous contractual documents, emails and text messages reviewed by The Hill, including an exchange of texts between one woman and Bloom that suggested political action committees supporting Hillary Clinton were contacted during the effort.