See iconic D-Day black and white photos brought to life in color

Washington Examiner  "On the 73rd anniversary of the D-Day invasion, black and white photos newly rendered in color bring history to life."

"On the 73rd anniversary of the D-Day invasion, black and white photos newly rendered in color bring history to life. 

"Brazilian artist Marina Amaral used Photoshop to color both iconic and unfamiliar images of the largest amphibious invasion in history for the June 6 anniversary.

"Amaral detailed on her website the process behind coloring each image.

" 'Every completed work has gone through long and in depth research, and is supported by the opinions of experts in each particular area if necessary, to faithfully reproduce the original colors and atmosphere," her website says.

"Amaral said coloring the photos took her three days and nights, and added that she has seen positive responses from people." . . .

Overnight Open Thread: WWII Paratroopers Recreate Historic Photo On 73rd Anniversary Of D-Day…

Weasel Zippers

May God bless you all.

It’s the Hypocrisy, Stupid; Progressives go the full Jimmy Swaggart.

Its good to be king, but even better to be a victim

Victor Davis Hanson  . . . "How do our elites square the circle of identity politics and big money? The notion that reparatory admissions and hiring are based on race and gender presupposes that past endemic bias has led to oppression that in turn had hit hard the livelihoods of the Other. But what happens when after a half-century of affirmative action, many who receive preferences are richer than those whom they accuse of white privilege?
. . . 
"Obama, who lectured the country that wealthy people did not build their own businesses, that everyone should realize when they had made enough money, and that it was not the time for profiting, now earns $400,000 from Wall Street interests for short speeches on his past successes — on the heels of raking in a reported $60 million for a his-and-hers book deal. How does the tire saleswoman in Grand Rapids or the welder in Tennessee square that? Americans have no problem with Obama’s post-presidential lucrative entrepreneurialism, but they do mind that he is never subject to the ramifications of his own loud redistributionist ideology." . . .

A grand Conspiracy;  Political Cartoon by A.F. Branco

No, the Problem in London Is Not ‘Islamist Extremism’

Islamists want to impose sharia law on the West — which means all Islamists are ‘extremists.’

Andrew C. McCarthy  "The Western schizophrenia about radical Islam is on full display in Britain, in the aftermath of the latest jihadist atrocity, the third in just the past three months. 

"Three terrorists rammed a van into a crowd on London Bridge and then went on a stabbing rampage, brutally assaulting pedestrians while braying that each blow was struck “for Allah.” A duly outraged Theresa May donned her prime-minister hat to announce that her government is “leading international efforts to take on and defeat the ideology of Islamist extremism around the world.” She also slipped on her amateur-imam cap, adjusted her rose-tinted glasses, and proclaimed that 

“Islamist extremism” is an ideology that preaches hatred, sows division and promotes sectarianism. It is an ideology that claims our Western values of freedom, democracy, and human rights are incompatible with the religion of Islam. 

"And what right-thinking Western politico’s post-mass-murder speech would be complete without May’s insistence that this ideology is — all together now! — “a perversion of Islam and a perversion of the truth.” Sigh."   Read more

Jihadist terrorists do not kill wantonly. They kill for a purpose: namely, to impose sharia.

I am intolerant

The Last English Prince   "I am intolerant of a political gestalt which demands the blood of the innocent.
"I am intolerant of a religious edict which promotes targeted child abuse against little girls, and is practiced on Western soil.
"I am intolerant of a way of life which does not measure all men equally.
"I am intolerant of an overlay of a flawed system of governance which seeks para-parliamentary channels in the Western hemisphere.
"I am intolerant of demands for prayer on time (one of the most important Hadith) which bring lawsuits against employers and public school systems.
"I am intolerant of demands for public accommodation for what should be private religious rites. Your conviction requires your sacrifice, not my own sacrifice to your god.
"I am intolerant of a system of governance which, when in full force, inflicts persecution and oppression on minorities (i.e. all who are not Muslims).
"I am intolerant against a court system which considers a woman’s testimony to be half that of a man in court, and demands four witnesses to verify a sexual assault.
"I am intolerant of political will which does not allow women to drive, leave the home without the presence of a male relative, and requires women to walk around in portable tents to hide their natural beauty.
"I am intolerant of the hidden crime of sodomy against little boys because of pent-up lust of the Arab male.
"I am intolerant of non-existent rape statistics because a woman who is raped is a woman who deserved it.
"I am intolerant of those who come to the West with the sole intent of not loving us but continuing to hate us and our way of life.
"I am intolerant of a doctrine which has two major tenets: Non-assimilation and expansionism.
"I am intolerant of those who want to come to the West for a better life. And yet they do not understand that perhaps their generations will have to sacrifice just like our generations sacrificed to attain prosperity. Prosperity comes with hard work, not eternal entitlements.
"I am intolerant of extending a hand and having it bitten.

"But perhaps my highest level of contempt today is reserved for British Prime Minister Theresa May.  In the aftermath of three attacks in less than three months she declares these attacks a perversion of Islam."  Read more...

Arrogant CNN Host Cuomo Gets Schooled by Dr. Gorka on POTUS’s Travel Ban

The Gateway Pundit

"Chris Cuomo is a self-inflated, arrogant, and generally misinformed amateur commentator and his observations and condescending tone only prove how dense he truly is."

Kathy Griffin and Hillary Clinton: Wonder Women?

National Review  . . . "If there were an anthem for today’s most prominent females, it would have to begin, I am woman, hear me whine. Griffin’s press conference came from the same place as Hillary Clinton’s excuse tour. Except that when you put them side by side, it’s unclear whose finger-pointing is more embarrassing. At least Griffin hasn’t blamed the Russians or her fellow liberals or the New York Times for her public face-plant. 

"Clinton has not only repeatedly blamed misogyny for her loss, she did Griffin one better and asserted without evidence that any women who didn’t vote for her were suffering from “internalized misogyny.” As if hating Hillary Clinton were the same thing as hating women. Clinton also calls herself “the victim of a very broad assumption that I was going to win,” as if having a substantial lead is a burden." . . .

darkangelpolitics

NSA Leaker uncovered. Soon to be a Heroine of the Left

"The federal complaint filed against Winner reveals that she stole the classified documents on May 9, four days after they were published by the NSA. She printed the report and sent it through ground mail to The Intercept. On May 30, a reporter with the outlet contacted the NSA inquiring about the documents. The agency then contacted the FBI, which dispatched agents to interview and apprehend Winner at her home in Augusta."

NY Post has a good bit here:  . . . "The highly classified intelligence document, published Monday by The Intercept, describes how Russia managed to infiltrate America’s voting infrastructure using a spear-phishing email scheme that targeted local government officials and employees.

"It claims the calculated cyberattack may have even been more far-reaching and devious than previously thought.

"The report is believed to be the most detailed US government account of Russia’s interference to date.

"It was allegedly provided to the Intercept by 25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner, of Augusta, who appeared in court Monday after being arrested at her home over the weekend.

"She was charged with removing and mailing classified materials to a news outlet, DOJ officials said." . . .

NSA Contractor Leaker Reality Winner Said She’d Side With Iran In Case Of War…  Who gave her her Top Secret clearance?

NSA Leaker Is A Bernie Supporter Who ‘Resists’ Trump   "The 25-year-old woman who stole “Top Secret” documents from the National Security Agency and leaked them to The Intercept appears to be a supporter of Bernie Sanders and other progressive icons, such as Bill Maher and Michael Moore.

"Reality Leigh Winner’s apparent social media footprint also shows that she is a supporter of other liberal causes, including the Women’s March and the Islamic Society of North America, the Muslim civil rights group.

"She also recently referred to President Trump as a “piece of shit” because of his position on the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests.

"Winner was indicted in federal court on Monday after she allegedly stole classified documents from her employer, Pluribus International, a defense contractor that does work for the NSA from its offices in Augusta, Ga. 

"Winner admitted to FBI agents that she stole the documents and provided them to The Intercept. The news site published an article on Monday that appears to be based on the stolen materials. The Top Secret records show that Russian agents attempted to hack into U.S. voting systems prior to the November elections." . . .

Reality Leigh Winner: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

London attacker featured in TV documentary ‘The Jihadi Next Door’

Also read The Jihadis Next Door review: Channel 4 was absolutely right to make this film

News.com.au  "One of the terrorists behind London’s Saturday night attack was reported to an anti-terror hotline two years ago but ignored, a UK man has revealed.

"Speaking anonymously to the BBC’s Asian Network, a man who didn’t want to be identified said he phoned police to report his fears after speaking with the man who went on to carry out the attack.

" ‘Two years ago we spoke about a particular attack that happened and like most radicals he had a justification for anything for everything and everything,” . . .

The alleged London attacker featured in a documentary about radicalisation. 

. . . "While police have not yet named the attackers, it has been revealed one of them lived in Ireland and reportedly used it as way of travelling to Syria under the radar of UK authorities.

"Another man pictured in an Arsenal shirt has been identified by locals as a “family man” who once appeared in a documentary “The Jihadi Next Door”.

Friends said he listened to hate preachers online.

"During the Channel 4 show the 27-year-old attacker is shown posing with an Islamic State flag. He is believed to have previously worked for KFC and Transport for London. He had also been kicked out of a mosque for his radical views."

Substitute "white" for the word "gay" in this letter to the editor and see if anything happens

Ann Althouse  "I got a kick out of the letters to the editor, which are startling when you substitute the word white for gay."

"From the January 8, 2000 entry in David Sedaris's diary ("Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)"):

In the mail came two issues of a gay-lifestyle magazine its founder is hoping I might contribute to. It’s not my kind of thing, but I got a kick out of the letters to the editor, which are startling when you substitute the word white for gay.

Dear Hero,
I am a white man living in Kansas and your hot magazine came as such a relief. Finally a publication for people who are proud to be white, and want to know what other white people are up to. It’s nice to know that I am not alone. White people have come a long way, but we’ve got a lot farther to go. There’s no white pride parade in my town, but in the meantime I’ll keep my fingers crossed, and continue reading your great white magazine!

Visit the link to read the comments. 

Public School Art Show: Burn in Hell, Trump

Todd Starnes

"A New York school district has launched an investigation into a student art show that included profane references to President Trump.

"The art show at Shen High School featured a dozen drawings of the president’s face. Above the drawings was a sign that read, “Draw on Me.” On a nearby table was a box filled with markers.

"Let’s just say, the youngsters did not hold back.

“ 'Burn in Hell, Trump,” wrote one person.  Another person scrawled the word, “a**wipe.”

"One of my readers sent me a photograph of the art display. Click here to see the hateful rhetoric for yourself.

“ 'I think it’s horribly disrespectful,” parent Erica McGowan told me. 

"She said the art display inside a classroom reflected what she called the school district’s glaring hypocrisy.

“ 'They preach tolerance and no bullying and safe spaces and all that nonsense – as long as you are not a conservative,” she said. “If somebody had put up pictures of Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama – they would mow you down.”

"Mrs. McGowan told me her son Peter was lectured about wearing an iconic “Make America Great Again” ball cap to school.

“ 'They told him it was hate speech,” she said.

"Peter told me the art display was “awfully disgusting.”

“ 'It’s hypocritical for the school to pledge tolerance and then allow photos of a sitting president to burn in hell,” he said.

"But the Shenendehowa Central School District said the art exhibit has been removed - and it was never meant to include derogatory or profane messages about President Trump." . . .

Almost everyone agrees Hillary has taken the blame game too far

Hot Air  "Fox&Friends was having some fun yesterday with a list of all the people and organizations Hillary Clinton has blamed for her election loss:

. . . "There were a few clips on Fox highlighting this yesterday but contributor Charles Krauthammer said he actually felt sorry for Hillary after watching her performance:

It wasn’t just Fox News getting in on this. Other news sites were less restrained. The Daily Caller made this clip which seems to be the most comprehensive list of everyone Clinton has blamed (39 in all):

. . . "But not everyone was critical of Hillary’s litany of excuses. Andrea Mitchell did this report for Today which notes that Clinton is blaming everyone but herself, but Mitchell never really seems interested in criticizing her for doing so. In fact, she seems to be more upset with Trump for his Twitter response to Hillary."