wnd--2020-02-29--Dems who say Earth is dying refuse to back GOP bill to plant trees

President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers are working on the Trillion Trees Act , part of a global effort to plant a trillion trees around the world by 2050 .
The proposed legislation is meant to combat climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere .
CO2 occurs naturally and is also a byproduct of burning fossil fuels .
Climate scientists say the amount of carbon in the atmosphere has an impact on worldwide temperatures , although the actual contribution from human activity is debatable .
However , the Republican-backed proposal is based on science from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found that `` it would outstrip every other method for tackling climate change -- from building wind turbines to vegetarian diets , '' according to a report in the Independent .
The Trillion Trees effort is backed by the Wildlife Conservation Society , the World Wildlife Foundation and several other environmental groups .
TRENDING : Judge turns Hunter Biden 's own argument against him , demands he appear in court The president touted the plan in his State of the Union address , calling it `` an ambitious effort to bring together government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in America and all around the world , '' and Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas introduced the legislation on behalf of his Republican colleagues Feb. 12 .
Trillion Trees Act by The Western Journal on Scribd House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California , co-author of the bill , said via Twitter that trees are the `` lungs of the earth -- they are the most efficient way on the planet to capture carbon . ''
But many on the left are speaking out against the Trillion Trees bill , saying it does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't also reduce the use of fossil fuels .
At least that 's the current excuse for opposition to something they 'd readily support if it was n't being proposed by the Trump and the GOP .
`` Hypothetically , if we had a unified world government , we could do this relatively easily , '' energy and climate analyst Seaver Wang of the Breakthrough Institute said , according to the Washington Examiner .
`` But even if we did it , a trillion trees do n't dent emissions that much . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Center for Biological Diversity , denounced the legislation , calling it `` the worst kind of greenwashing and a complete distraction from urgently needed reductions in fossil fuel pollution . ''
The Examiner reported that House Democrats wo n't support the Trillion Trees Act unless the GOP also agrees to reduce the use of fossil fuels .
According to the report , Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona , the Democratic chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee , said in a hearing Wednesday , `` All the trees in the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we do n't cut our fossil fuel emissions . ''
Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman of California added , `` We should not call these climate policies if we are using these policies to continue deforestation and continue burning fossil fuels at an unsustainable pace . ''
It seems that climate-change alarmists are always moving the goalposts .
There was a time not so long ago when activists such as Al Gore justified a huge carbon footprint by planting trees in a so-called carbon offset .
While America 's reliance on fossil fuels realistically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydraulic fracturing or `` fracking , '' a method of drilling used to extract natural gas and other resources from deep underground , has made cleaner-burning natural gas cheaper and more abundant .
Of course , even that innovation has its detractors .
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and some of his fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates aim to eliminate fracking despite its positive impact on the use of natural gas .
If you listen to hyperbolic caterwauling on the left , the world is only 12 years away from catastrophe .
As part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed such drastic measures as eliminating air travel .
Greta Thunberg , the Swedish 17-year old climate activist , chastised the United Nations on Sept. 23 , 2019 , for not taking radical steps to fight climate change .
`` For more than 30 years , the science has been crystal clear .
How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you 're doing enough , when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight , '' Thunberg breathlessly scolded .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of ecological disaster , even measures deemed incomplete by opponents would quickly be embraced and adopted .
No , the Trillion Trees measure is not enough because the so-called climate crisis has always been about the acquisition of power and the crippling of capitalism .
It 's no surprise that any solution that does n't completely destroy the fossil fuel industry and hurt the American economy just wo n't do .
The world is a topsy-turvy place when the tree-hugging leftists wo n't get behind a bill to plant a trillion trees .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journal .

President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers are working on the Trillion Trees Act, part of a global effort to plant a trillion trees around the world by 2050.
The proposed legislation is meant to combat climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. CO2 occurs naturally and is also a byproduct of burning fossil fuels.
Climate scientists say the amount of carbon in the atmosphere has an impact on worldwide temperatures, although the actual contribution from human activity is debatable.
However, the Republican-backed proposal is based on science from leading ecologist Thomas Crowther, whose research found that "it would outstrip every other method for tackling climate change -- from building wind turbines to vegetarian diets," according to a report in the Independent.
The Trillion Trees effort is backed by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the World Wildlife Foundation and several other environmental groups.
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The president touted the plan in his State of the Union address, calling it "an ambitious effort to bring together government and private sector to plant new trees in America and all around the world," and Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas introduced the legislation on behalf of his Republican colleagues Feb. 12.
Trillion Trees Act by The Western Journal on Scribd
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California, co-author of the bill, said via Twitter that trees are the "lungs of the earth -- they are the most efficient way on the planet to capture carbon."
Trees are the lungs of the earth—they are the most efficient way on the planet to capture carbon. Republicans join @realdonaldtrump in this effort and are excited to get to work. pic.twitter.com/MF0PjnSrnS — Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) February 5, 2020
But many on the left are speaking out against the Trillion Trees bill, saying it doesn't go far enough since it doesn't also reduce the use of fossil fuels. At least that's the current excuse for opposition to something they'd readily support if it wasn't being proposed by the Trump and the GOP.
"Hypothetically, if we had a unified world government, we could do this relatively easily," energy and climate analyst Seaver Wang of the Breakthrough Institute said, according to the Washington Examiner. "But even if we did it, a trillion trees don't dent emissions that much."
Randi Spivak, public lands program director at the Center for Biological Diversity, denounced the legislation, calling it "the worst kind of greenwashing and a complete distraction from urgently needed reductions in fossil fuel pollution."
The Examiner reported that House Democrats won't support the Trillion Trees Act unless the GOP also agrees to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
According to the report, Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, the Democratic chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, said in a hearing Wednesday, "All the trees in the world won't stand a fighting chance if we don't cut our fossil fuel emissions."
Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman of California added, "We should not call these climate policies if we are using these policies to continue deforestation and continue burning fossil fuels at an unsustainable pace."
It seems that climate-change alarmists are always moving the goalposts. There was a time not so long ago when activists such as Al Gore justified a huge carbon footprint by planting trees in a so-called carbon offset.
While America's reliance on fossil fuels realistically cannot be eliminated anytime soon, hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," a method of drilling used to extract natural gas and other resources from deep underground, has made cleaner-burning natural gas cheaper and more abundant.
Of course, even that innovation has its detractors. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and some of his fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates aim to eliminate fracking despite its positive impact on the use of natural gas.
If you listen to hyperbolic caterwauling on the left, the world is only 12 years away from catastrophe. As part of her Green New Deal, Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed such drastic measures as eliminating air travel.
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish 17-year old climate activist, chastised the United Nations on Sept. 23, 2019, for not taking radical steps to fight climate change.
"For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you're doing enough, when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight," Thunberg breathlessly scolded.
If the world truly were on the precipice of ecological disaster, even measures deemed incomplete by opponents would quickly be embraced and adopted.
No, the Trillion Trees measure is not enough because the so-called climate crisis has always been about the acquisition of power and the crippling of capitalism. It's no surprise that any solution that doesn't completely destroy the fossil fuel industry and hurt the American economy just won't do.
The world is a topsy-turvy place when the tree-hugging leftists won't get behind a bill to plant a trillion trees.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-02-29--An appalling atrocity in the U.S. Senate

In October and November of 2019 , the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation making animal cruelty a federal crime .
Yet incredibly , this past Tuesday the Senate failed to pass two pieces of legislation that would have further protected the precious lives of human babies , born and unborn .
The votes in both measures were almost entirely along party lines with nearly all Republicans voting in favor and almost all of the Democrats voting against each of these bills .
The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would require health care professionals to provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alive following attempted abortions .
In other words , doctors would need to provide the same level of care for abortion survivors that they offer to other newborns .
Babies , made in the image of God , who survive an attempt to end their lives should not then be left to die alone on porcelain tables .
It 's sickening to think that almost all of the Senate Democrats voted against this bill , with only three Democrats – Bob Casey , Pa. , Doug Jones , Ala. , and Joe Manchin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protect a newborn baby after such a barbaric act is botched .
It is equally as unconscionable that three senators – Elizabeth Warren , Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar – would choose to remain silent when a baby 's life is at stake .
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would have prohibited the majority of abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy , in acknowledgment of scientific evidence that unborn babies are capable of feeling pain by this stage .
As morally appalling , almost all of the Democratic senators voted against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ willing to stand for these most vulnerable babies – Casey and Manchin .
Sadly , in this measure two Republican senators – Susan Collins , Maine , and Lisa Murkowski , Alaska , also joined in voting against this life-saving legislation .
The same senators – Warren , Sanders and Klobuchar – failed to vote on this measure as well .
I have said it before , and I will say it again until I have no breath to speak .
Every human life is precious , and no child 's life is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion access '' or the `` right to choose . ''
This is not about `` bundles of cells '' or `` clumps of tissue . ''
This is not about `` my body , my choice , '' or any other despicable euphemism or excuse employed to minimize the horror of killing an unborn child in the womb or letting a child die outside the womb .
At its core , this is all about the inherent God-given dignity and worth of every human being – from conception to natural death .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ my deepest gratitude , and I implore them not to give up .
To those senators who had the audacity to turn their backs on helpless babies , I say this : You have chosen to embrace a culture of death and a political platform over humanity , decency and life itself .
God help us all if these two votes represent the soul of America .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this legislation , contact them and thank them .
If your senator ( s ) opposed this legislation , demand that they consider their own humanity and the value of every life .

In October and November of 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation making animal cruelty a federal crime. Yet incredibly, this past Tuesday the Senate failed to pass two pieces of legislation that would have further protected the precious lives of human babies, born and unborn. The votes in both measures were almost entirely along party lines with nearly all Republicans voting in favor and almost all of the Democrats voting against each of these bills.
The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act would require health care professionals to provide medical care for babies who are born alive following attempted abortions. In other words, doctors would need to provide the same level of care for abortion survivors that they offer to other newborns. Babies, made in the image of God, who survive an attempt to end their lives should not then be left to die alone on porcelain tables. It's sickening to think that almost all of the Senate Democrats voted against this bill, with only three Democrats – Bob Casey, Pa., Doug Jones, Ala., and Joe Manchin, W.Va., having the moral courage to protect a newborn baby after such a barbaric act is botched. It is equally as unconscionable that three senators – Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar – would choose to remain silent when a baby's life is at stake.
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would have prohibited the majority of abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy, in acknowledgment of scientific evidence that unborn babies are capable of feeling pain by this stage. As morally appalling, almost all of the Democratic senators voted against this bill, with only two Democrats willing to stand for these most vulnerable babies – Casey and Manchin. Sadly, in this measure two Republican senators – Susan Collins, Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, also joined in voting against this life-saving legislation. The same senators – Warren, Sanders and Klobuchar – failed to vote on this measure as well.
I have said it before, and I will say it again until I have no breath to speak. Every human life is precious, and no child's life is expendable. This is not about "abortion access" or the "right to choose." This is not about "bundles of cells" or "clumps of tissue." This is not about "my body, my choice," or any other despicable euphemism or excuse employed to minimize the horror of killing an unborn child in the womb or letting a child die outside the womb. At its core, this is all about the inherent God-given dignity and worth of every human being – from conception to natural death.
The senators who supported these bills have my deepest gratitude, and I implore them not to give up. To those senators who had the audacity to turn their backs on helpless babies, I say this: You have chosen to embrace a culture of death and a political platform over humanity, decency and life itself. God help us all if these two votes represent the soul of America.
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Every American should respond to this heinous atrocity. If your senator(s) supported this legislation, contact them and thank them. If your senator(s) opposed this legislation, demand that they consider their own humanity and the value of every life.


wnd--2020-02-29--A billionaire and a Bolshevik walked into a bar …

What do an old Bolshevik and a short billionaire have in common ?
We 're speaking of Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg of course .
They are both leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination .
One leads in the polls , the other in spending .
TRENDING : Judge turns Hunter Biden 's own argument against him , demands he appear in court And while Bernie praised Fidel Castro 's literacy program , Bloomie learned – and practiced – the lessons of literacy , communist-style .
`` In China , they have rules about what you can publish .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ diminutive oligarch dutifully recited in a pubic struggle session on CNBC .
Mike did his best as commissar to turn Bloomberg News into American Pravda , censoring stories that cast the Chinese Communist Party and particularly its general secretary , president-for-life Xi Xinping , in a negative light .
Why would an American who grew fantastically wealthy in a land that cherishes freedom of speech and press stifle those freedoms in service of a regime that opposes private property ?
The answer is Bloomberg and the Chinese Communists have a codependent relationship , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and literally a honeymoon with Soviet Communists .
Bernie and his generation of lefties identified with Marxism .
The Sanderista likes to remind Jewish voters he once lived on a kibbutz in Israel .
The part he leaves out is that it was a Stalinist collective , far to the left of the then-socialist mainstream of Israel .
But it 's Bloomberg 's personal fortune , not personal identity , that marries him to China .
Bloomberg LP , of which Bloomberg has an 88 percent stake , has approximately $ 10 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get approximately 5 % of its revenues , or $ 500 million annually , from China and Hong Kong .
Bloomberg LP clients : China 's Ministry of Finance and several state-owned enterprises , including the People 's Bank of China ( PBoC ) , COSCO shipping , CHALCO Aluminum , China Construction Bank ( CCB ) and China Development Bank ( CDB ) .
Mini Mike earns substantial income from licensing his eponymous financial data terminals to China , while at the same time he 's financing Beijing 's communist tyranny .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in China only by selling terminals .
Through its massive Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index , Bloomberg LP is helping finance Chinese companies by sending billions of U.S. investor dollars into the Chinese bond market , '' the Washington Post 's Josh Rogin reports .
`` This year , the index began a 20-month plan to support 364 Chinese firms by directing an estimated $ 150 billion into their bond offerings , including 159 controlled directly by the Chinese government .
Bloomberg , along with other Wall Street firms , is effectively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resist the U.S. government 's economic pressure , while exposing American investors to increased risk , '' Rogin writes .
So when Mike says Xi Xinping is not a dictator , when he says `` the more that we are able to open our capital and our labor markets to each other , and the more that we collaborate on trade and technology , the better off both our countries will be , '' we have to understand he is , at best , blinded by his wallet , or , at worst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Chinese Communist Party .
And while Bernie praises totalitarians , Bloomie acts like one .
He 's charged with using his philanthropy to silence civil society groups that would oppose his political agenda .
In other words , Mike 's using his checkbook to compromise opponents the same way Beijing has compromised him .
And here 's another way the billionaire and the Bolshevik are alike .
Both want to stop energy infrastructure that would bring jobs and manufacturing to Minnesota , Wisconsin and Michigan .
Both would sacrifice working Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gods .
Bernie opposes the Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota and Wisconsin , arguing the oil should stay in the ground .
Bloomie puts his money where Bernie 's mouth is .
He backed Keith Ellison 's bid for Minnesota attorney general , then paid lawyers in Ellison 's office who are suing to block the pipeline .
Financiers have long sought to concentrate money and power in monopoly hands .
Socialism is the ultimate monopoly of money and power – albeit in the hands of the government .
The late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ business with Soviet bosses , and Bloomberg is not the only billionaire coddled by Beijing 's Red mandarins .
Supreme Court Justice Brandeis believed Wall Street financiers were the socialist 's best friend .
`` Just as Emperor Nero is said to have remarked in regard to his people that he wished that the Christians had but one neck that he night cut it off by a single blow of is sword , so they say here : 'Let these men gather these things together ; they will soon have them all under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act we will take over the whole industry , ' '' Brandeis observed .
The really surprising thing about a billionaire and Bolshevik being on the same side is that it 's really not surprising when you think about it .

What do an old Bolshevik and a short billionaire have in common?
A lot.
We're speaking of Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg of course.
They are both leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination. One leads in the polls, the other in spending.
Bernie heaps praise on Cuban Communist dictators.
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Bloomie heaps praise on Chinese Communist dictators.
And while Bernie praised Fidel Castro's literacy program, Bloomie learned – and practiced – the lessons of literacy, communist-style.
"In China, they have rules about what you can publish. We follow those rules," the diminutive oligarch dutifully recited in a public struggle session on CNBC.
Mike did his best as commissar to turn Bloomberg News into American Pravda, censoring stories that cast the Chinese Communist Party and particularly its general secretary, president-for-life Xi Xinping, in a negative light.
Why would an American who grew fantastically wealthy in a land that cherishes freedom of speech and press stifle those freedoms in service of a regime that opposes private property?
The answer is Bloomberg and the Chinese Communists have a codependent relationship, just as Bernie had a love affair and literally a honeymoon with Soviet Communists.
Bernie and his generation of lefties identified with Marxism. The Sanderista likes to remind Jewish voters he once lived on a kibbutz in Israel. The part he leaves out is that it was a Stalinist collective, far to the left of the then-socialist mainstream of Israel.
But it's Bloomberg's personal fortune, not personal identity, that marries him to China.
Bloomberg LP, of which Bloomberg has an 88 percent stake, has approximately $10 billion in annual revenue. The company may get approximately 5% of its revenues, or $500 million annually, from China and Hong Kong.
Bloomberg LP clients: China's Ministry of Finance and several state-owned enterprises, including the People's Bank of China (PBoC), COSCO shipping, CHALCO Aluminum, China Construction Bank (CCB) and China Development Bank (CDB).
Mini Mike earns substantial income from licensing his eponymous financial data terminals to China, while at the same time he's financing Beijing's communist tyranny.
"Bloomberg LP doesn't make money in China only by selling terminals. Through its massive Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index, Bloomberg LP is helping finance Chinese companies by sending billions of U.S. investor dollars into the Chinese bond market," the Washington Post's Josh Rogin reports.
"This year, the index began a 20-month plan to support 364 Chinese firms by directing an estimated $150 billion into their bond offerings, including 159 controlled directly by the Chinese government. Bloomberg, along with other Wall Street firms, is effectively supporting the Chinese government's efforts to resist the U.S. government's economic pressure, while exposing American investors to increased risk," Rogin writes.
So when Mike says Xi Xinping is not a dictator, when he says "the more that we are able to open our capital and our labor markets to each other, and the more that we collaborate on trade and technology, the better off both our countries will be," we have to understand he is, at best, blinded by his wallet, or, at worst, an agent of influence hopelessly compromised by the Chinese Communist Party.
And while Bernie praises totalitarians, Bloomie acts like one.
He's charged with using his philanthropy to silence civil society groups that would oppose his political agenda. In other words, Mike's using his checkbook to compromise opponents the same way Beijing has compromised him.
And here's another way the billionaire and the Bolshevik are alike.
Both want to stop energy infrastructure that would bring jobs and manufacturing to Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Both would sacrifice working Americans on the altar of the climate change gods.
Bernie opposes the Line 3 replacement pipeline across northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, arguing the oil should stay in the ground.
Bloomie puts his money where Bernie's mouth is. He backed Keith Ellison's bid for Minnesota attorney general, then paid lawyers in Ellison's office who are suing to block the pipeline.
Financiers have long sought to concentrate money and power in monopoly hands. Socialism is the ultimate monopoly of money and power – albeit in the hands of the government.
The late Occidental Petroleum Chairman Armand Hammer regularly did business with Soviet bosses, and Bloomberg is not the only billionaire coddled by Beijing's Red mandarins.
Supreme Court Justice Brandeis believed Wall Street financiers were the socialist's best friend. "Just as Emperor Nero is said to have remarked in regard to his people that he wished that the Christians had but one neck that he night cut it off by a single blow of his sword, so they say here: 'Let these men gather these things together; they will soon have them all under one head, and by a single act we will take over the whole industry,'" Brandeis observed.
The really surprising thing about a billionaire and Bolshevik being on the same side is that it's really not surprising when you think about it.


wnd--2020-02-29--The movement to abolish the nuclear family

A few weeks ago , our 24-year-old daughter saw a question on a forum and posed it to us : `` Do you and Dad have any regrets about how you raised us ? ''
Startled , I replied .
`` No . ''
Upon further reflection , my answer stands .
We raised our girls in a loving intact family that values faith and hard work .
We never had a lot of money , but made up for it by frugality and creativity .
Our girls grew up to become autonomous , responsible young women who are a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have no regrets whatsoever about how we raised our kids .
Yet to hear the feminists , atheists , LBGTQ activists and others on the extreme left side of things , apparently we did our daughters an enormous disservice by raising them in a nuclear family .
That 's because the family unit is a patriarchal remnant that oppressed our girls by teaching them that capitalism is good and faith is for everyone .
The family has been under attack at least since the 1960s , and with increasing hostility in the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hunter Biden 's own argument against him , demands he appear in court One recent book blasts the notion of domestic tranquility centered around home cooking and family meals as a figment of `` white , middle-class families '' that had `` at least one domestic servant , '' perhaps more .
Translation : Eating meals together as a family is oppressive and racist .
In 2017 , a Google executive sparked a fierce backlash from employees by using the word `` family '' in a weekly , company-wide presentation .
Triggered people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` offensive , inappropriate , homophobic , and wrong . ''
In an internal memo , one employee wrote : `` The use of 'family ' as a synonym for 'with children ' has a long-standing association with deeply homophobic organizations .
This does not mean we should not use the word 'family ' to refer to families , but it mean we must doggedly insist that family does not imply children . ''
Another employee wrote , `` It smacks of the 'family values ' agenda by the right wing , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
In Britain , a judge with an otherwise exemplary record was punished for saying that children do best with a mother and a father .
`` He was told that his views about family life were 'discriminatory against same-sex couples ' and was barred from sitting as a magistrate until he had received 'equality training . '
'' Then there 's the professor at Quinnipiac University who `` recently made the startling claim that a belief in , and advocacy for , traditional marriage is effectively comparable to support for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Klux Klan , '' according to The College Fix .
This hatred of family culminated recently in an astoundingly stupid thesis entitled `` Full Surrogacy Now : Feminism Against Family '' by a feminist piece of work named Sophie Lewis .
Raised – you guessed it – in a dysfunctional family , Lewis makes the extraordinary leap of logic that just because she does n't like the notion of pregnancy , no one else should either .
She advocates for `` surrogacy '' – not necessarily in matters of gestation , but in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That means caring for each other not in discrete private units ( also known as nuclear households ) , but rather within larger systems of care that can provide us with the love and support we ca n't always get from blood relations – something Lewis knows all too well , '' summarizes Vice .
Consciously or unconsciously , this widespread aversion to the nuclear family comes directly from Marx and Engels in `` The Communist Manifesto , '' which links families to capitalism : `` Abolition of the family !
… On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bourgeois family , based ?
On capital , on private gain .
In its completely developed form , this family exists only among the bourgeoisie .
But this state of things finds its complement in the practical absence of the family among the proletarians , and in public prostitution .
The bourgeois family will vanish as a matter of course when its complement vanishes , and both will vanish with the vanishing of capital . ''
Engels further urges in `` Principles of Communism '' : `` What will be the influence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It will transform the relations between the sexes into a purely private matter which concerns only the persons involved and into which society has no occasion to intervene .
It can do this since it does away with private property and educates children on a communal basis , and in this way removes the two bases of traditional marriage – the dependence rooted in private property , of the women on the man , and of the children on the parents . ''
Gee , where do you suppose Sophie Lewis came up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But what about the children ?
Have any of these progressive luminaries thought about the impact their `` new and improved '' ideas might have on kids ?
What the left wo n't admit is all their `` solutions '' to the biological inconvenience of reproduction are devastating to children .
Putting aside the poor souls murdered in utero , solutions such as those proposed by Sophie Lewis means children will lose their parents .
As child development expert Dr. Stanley Greenspan observes , a child 's greatest fear is the loss of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apparently , has no place in the progressive heart .
`` The feminist movement was never about supporting all women , just liberal women , '' notes Suzanne Venker in her excellent book `` The Flipside of Feminism . ''
`` It was not designed to level the playing field .
It was designed to rearrange society to make life more suitable to feminists . ''
Sophie Lewis and endless others who wants to abolish the nuclear family often feel this way because their own families were dysfunctional or abusive .
But their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal issues outward and blame society .
`` It is very sad that these women had painful upbringings and were haunted by them throughout their lives – we do not mean to minimize it , '' writes Venker .
`` But that does n't mean – it ca n't mean – that society should be turned upside down to accommodate that pain . ''
[ Emphasis in original . ]
`` [ T ] he consequences of pulling men , women , and children apart ; then , pitting them against each other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a colossal scale , '' notes Lionel Du Cane .
`` Myriad problems have ensued – notwithstanding what may spell the wholesale collapse of Western society – since the family structure began crumbling . ''
No , my husband and I have no regrets whatever about how we raised our kids .
It 's just a crying shame the Sophie Lewises of the world were n't as fortunate in how they were raised .

A few weeks ago, our 24-year-old daughter saw a question on a forum and posed it to us: "Do you and Dad have any regrets about how you raised us?"
Startled, I replied. "No." Upon further reflection, my answer stands. We raised our girls in a loving intact family that values faith and hard work. We never had a lot of money, but made up for it by frugality and creativity. Our girls grew up to become autonomous, responsible young women who are a credit to society.
No, we have no regrets whatsoever about how we raised our kids.
Yet to hear the feminists, atheists, LBGTQ activists and others on the extreme left side of things, apparently we did our daughters an enormous disservice by raising them in a nuclear family. That's because the family unit is a patriarchal remnant that oppressed our girls by teaching them capitalism is good and faith is for everyone.
The family has been under attack at least since the 1960s, and with increasing hostility in the last few years.
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One recent book blasts the notion of domestic tranquility centered around home cooking and family meals as a figment of "white, middle-class families" that had "at least one domestic servant," perhaps more. Translation: Eating meals together as a family is oppressive and racist.
In 2017, a Google executive sparked a fierce backlash from employees by using the word "family" in a weekly, company-wide presentation. Triggered people concluded the word "family" is "offensive, inappropriate, homophobic, and wrong." In an internal memo, one employee wrote: "The use of 'family' as a synonym for 'with children' has a long-standing association with deeply homophobic organizations. This does not mean we should not use the word 'family' to refer to families, but it mean we must doggedly insist that family does not imply children." Another employee wrote, "It smacks of the 'family values' agenda by the right wing, which is absolutely homophobic by its very definition."
In Britain, a judge with an otherwise exemplary record was punished for saying that children do best with a mother and a father. "He was told that his views about family life were 'discriminatory against same-sex couples' and was barred from sitting as a magistrate until he had received 'equality training.'"
Then there's the professor at Quinnipiac University who "recently made the startling claim that a belief in, and advocacy for, traditional marriage is effectively comparable to support for the violent white supremacist organization of the Ku Klux Klan," according to The College Fix.
This hatred of family culminated recently in an astoundingly stupid thesis entitled "Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family" by a feminist piece of work named Sophie Lewis. Raised – you guessed it – in a dysfunctional family, Lewis makes the extraordinary leap of logic that just because she doesn't like the notion of pregnancy, no one else should either. She advocates for "surrogacy" – not necessarily in matters of gestation, but in abolishment of the nuclear family. "That means caring for each other not in discrete private units (also known as nuclear households), but rather within larger systems of care that can provide us with the love and support we can't always get from blood relations – something Lewis knows all too well," summarizes Vice.
Consciously or unconsciously, this widespread aversion to the nuclear family comes directly from Marx and Engels in "The Communist Manifesto," which links families to capitalism: "Abolition of the family! … On what foundation is the present family, the bourgeois family, based? On capital, on private gain. In its completely developed form, this family exists only among the bourgeoisie. But this state of things finds its complement in the practical absence of the family among the proletarians, and in public prostitution. The bourgeois family will vanish as a matter of course when its complement vanishes, and both will vanish with the vanishing of capital."
Engels further urges in "Principles of Communism": "What will be the influence of communist society on the family? It will transform the relations between the sexes into a purely private matter which concerns only the persons involved and into which society has no occasion to intervene. It can do this since it does away with private property and educates children on a communal basis, and in this way removes the two bases of traditional marriage – the dependence rooted in private property, of the women on the man, and of the children on the parents."
Gee, where do you suppose Sophie Lewis came up with her "surrogacy" concept?
But what about the children? Have any of these progressive luminaries thought about the impact their "new and improved" ideas might have on kids?
What the left won't admit is all their "solutions" to the biological inconvenience of reproduction are devastating to children. Putting aside the poor souls murdered in utero, solutions such as those proposed by Sophie Lewis means children will lose their parents. As child development expert Dr. Stanley Greenspan observes, a child's greatest fear is the loss of a primary relationship. Familial love, apparently, has no place in the progressive heart.
"The feminist movement was never about supporting all women, just liberal women," notes Suzanne Venker in her excellent book "The Flipside of Feminism." "It was not designed to level the playing field. It was designed to rearrange society to make life more suitable to feminists."
Sophie Lewis and endless others who wants to abolish the nuclear family often feel this way because their own families were dysfunctional or abusive. But their flaw is they attempt to turn their personal issues outward and blame society. "It is very sad that these women had painful upbringings and were haunted by them throughout their lives – we do not mean to minimize it," writes Venker. "But that doesn't mean – it can't mean – that society should be turned upside down to accommodate that pain." [Emphasis in original.]
"[T]he consequences of pulling men, women, and children apart; then, pitting them against each other, has proven nothing short of destructive on a colossal scale," notes Lionel Du Cane. "Myriad problems have ensued – notwithstanding what may spell the wholesale collapse of Western society – since the family structure began crumbling."
No, my husband and I have no regrets whatever about how we raised our kids. It's just a crying shame the Sophie Lewises of the world weren't as fortunate in how they were raised.


wnd--2020-02-29--Fighting the forces of leftist evil

Fighting the forces of leftist evil

One thing that you have to give the left credit for : It is very good at using the media to destroy anyone in its path .
Historically , the left has dominated nearly every nation 's press , the most infamous example being Adolf Hitler 's Reich Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels .
Remember and take it to the bank that the Nazi regime was called the National Socialist Party – with an emphasis on socialism , that is , total state control .
That explains why Hitler feared competition from the Josef Stalin , general secretary of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and why they ultimately became bitter foes , despite a brief period of collaboration .
And let there be no mistake about it , to use the proverbial words of former President Richard Nixon .
What We the People face today is a new world war with socialism , which is the modern-day equivalent of communism .
The Democratic Party – notwithstanding radicals in the leftist segments of the Muslim , Latino , Jewish , gay , lesbian and transgender , pro-choice , feminist , black and atheist communities – is now largely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new communist manifesto , one that is tailored to modern-day realities , but nevertheless Marxist .
The recent candid comments of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders came as no surprise .
Just last week he heaped praise on Fidel Castro and his brothers and then , for added leftist measure , attacked the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC ) and its annual conference in Washington , D.C. , not to mention Israel and its prime minister , Benjamin Natanyahu , predictably branding them both as racist .
Indeed , Karl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communism , and his henchmen like Leon Trotsky were also despicable self-hating and anti-Semitic Marxists like Sanders .
It more than seems that the two go hand-in-hand .
Let us also not forget that Stalin had killed and imprisoned Jews and other `` deplorables '' in forced labor camps , where 2 to 3 million people died .
No wonder Bernie 's first nuptial thought was to take his honeymoon in Moscow , which he happily did to worship at the altar of Marx .
The predominant socialist/communist/anti-Semitic wing of the Democratic Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moderates , like presidential candidates feminist Amy Klobuchar , gay Pete Buttigieg and Pocahontas Elizabeth Warren , are compelled to toe the line .
Like Sanders , they too found attendance at AIPAC 's annual conference too capitalist , Jewish and pro-Israel to stomach .
TRENDING : Judge turns Hunter Biden 's own argument against him , demands he appear in court It is no secret that all of the Democratic presidential candidates covet the votes of not just the elderly elements of their leftist voting bloc , but in particular the youth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not just going radical socialist/communist , but also anti-Semitic and anti-Christian .
To be a Palestinian , a misnomer since Jews and Christians also hail from what once was called Palestine , is to be revered , but to be Jewish , Israeli and Christian is to be detested as racist .
In this milieu of the left , it is no wonder the leftist media , comprised of socialist/communists , self-hating Jews and some Muslims in significant part , cater to these segments of society .
Just read the New York Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or watch CNN MSNBC , NBC , CBS and ABC , and see what is at play .
This push far left is so strong that now even Fox News , which built a huge viewership in the conservative , libertarian and religious communities , is moving left daily , under the direction of its chairman , Lachlan Murdoch , who was a nemesis to conservative Roger Ailes when he was alive .
And that , in a socialist/communist/anti-Semitic/anti-Christian nutshell , is why we created a Leftist Media Strike Force at Freedom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While President Donald Trump has recently , finally , taken action to sue the New York Times for its defamatory hatchet jobs , which helped trigger both the Russian and Ukrainian witch hunts and stoked an impeachment frenzy on the left , Freedom Watch and yours truly has for the last three years been hard at work bringing hard-hitting cases for our clients , Sheriff Joe Arpaio , Dr. Jerome Corsi , Chief Justice Roy Moore , congressional candidate and female conservative Jewish activist Laura Loomer , Fox News sexual harassment victim Laurie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who have been severely harmed by the leftist media in their quest to turn the nation into a Soviet/Castro style anti-Semitic/anti-Christian prison in the mold of a socialist/communist gulag .
Fellow patriots , I am not going to be shy or modest .
There is no lawyer in the land who has the guts and perseverance of yours truly and who will risk all as a matter of principle .
Please go to www.freedomwatchusa.org and join and support our Leftist Media Strike Force to arrest the onward march of socialism , communism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is being thrust upon us by dangerous individuals like Bernie Sanders , Elizabeth Warren , Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Ilhan Omar , Rashida Tlaib and others who want to unite the leftist masses for a total government takeover of our lives

One thing that you have to give the left credit for: It is very good at using the media to destroy anyone in its path. Historically, the left has dominated nearly every nation's press, the most infamous example being Adolf Hitler's Reich Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels. Remember and take it to the bank that the Nazi regime was called the National Socialist Party – with an emphasis on socialism, that is, total state control. That explains why Hitler feared competition from the Josef Stalin, general secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union, and why they ultimately became bitter foes, despite a brief period of collaboration.
And let there be no mistake about it, to use the proverbial words of former President Richard Nixon. What We the People face today is a new world war with socialism, which is the modern-day equivalent of communism.
The Democratic Party – notwithstanding radicals in the leftist segments of the Muslim, Latino, Jewish, gay, lesbian and transgender, pro-choice, feminist, black and atheist communities – is now largely embracing a push to what ultimately is a new communist manifesto, one that is tailored to modern-day realities, but nevertheless Marxist.
The recent candid comments of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders came as no surprise. Just last week he heaped praise on Fidel Castro and his brothers and then, for added leftist measure, attacked the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and its annual conference in Washington, D.C., not to mention Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Natanyahu, predictably branding them both as racist. Indeed, Karl Marx, the "inventor" of communism, and his henchmen like Leon Trotsky were also despicable self-hating and anti-Semitic Marxists like Sanders. It more than seems that the two go hand-in-hand. Let us also not forget that Stalin had killed and imprisoned Jews and other "deplorables" in forced labor camps, where 2 to 3 million people died. No wonder Bernie's first nuptial thought was to take his honeymoon in Moscow, which he happily did to worship at the altar of Marx.
The predominant socialist/communist/anti-Semitic wing of the Democratic Party today is so all-powerful that even so-called moderates, like presidential candidates feminist Amy Klobuchar, gay Pete Buttigieg and Pocahontas Elizabeth Warren, are compelled to toe the line. Like Sanders, they too found attendance at AIPAC's annual conference too capitalist, Jewish and pro-Israel to stomach.
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It is no secret that all of the Democratic presidential candidates covet the votes of not just the elderly elements of their leftist voting bloc, but in particular the youth. No wonder college campuses today are not just going radical socialist/communist, but also anti-Semitic and anti-Christian. To be a Palestinian, a misnomer since Jews and Christians also hail from what once was called Palestine, is to be revered, but to be Jewish, Israeli and Christian is to be detested as racist.
In this milieu of the left, it is no wonder the leftist media, comprised of socialist/communists, self-hating Jews and some Muslims in significant part, cater to these segments of society. Just read the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, or watch CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS and ABC, and see what is at play. This push far left is so strong that now even Fox News, which built a huge viewership in the conservative, libertarian and religious communities, is moving left daily, under the direction of its chairman, Lachlan Murdoch, who was a nemesis to conservative Roger Ailes when he was alive.
And that, in a socialist/communist/anti-Semitic/anti-Christian nutshell, is why we created a Leftist Media Strike Force at Freedom Watch, your real Justice Department. While President Donald Trump has recently, finally, taken action to sue the New York Times for its defamatory hatchet jobs, which helped trigger both the Russian and Ukrainian witch hunts and stoked an impeachment frenzy on the left, Freedom Watch and yours truly has for the last three years been hard at work bringing hard-hitting cases for our clients, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Dr. Jerome Corsi, Chief Justice Roy Moore, congressional candidate and female conservative Jewish activist Laura Loomer, Fox News sexual harassment victim Laurie Luhn and many, many more good people who have been severely harmed by the leftist media in their quest to turn the nation into a Soviet/Castro style anti-Semitic/anti-Christian prison in the mold of a socialist/communist gulag.
Fellow patriots, I am not going to be shy or modest. There is no lawyer in the land who has the guts and perseverance of yours truly and who will risk all as a matter of principle. Please go to www.freedomwatchusa.org and join and support our Leftist Media Strike Force to arrest the onward march of socialism, communism, anti-Semitism and anti-Christian total state control, which is being thrust upon us by dangerous individuals like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and others who want to unite the leftist masses for a total government takeover of our lives


wnd--2020-03-01--Male teacher campaigns to share restroom with little girls

A teacher in the Madison , Wisconsin , Metropolitan School District who forced students to watch a video about his `` change '' from a man to a woman is campaigning to use restrooms with little girls .
WND reported science teacher Mark `` Vince '' Busenbark produced the video at home with his wife and showed it to every student at Allis Elementary School .
On Facebook , Busenbark stated the purpose of the video was `` all so [ the children ] can know who I am and who I am becoming . ''
Now he has written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which promotes the LGBT community in Madison .
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`` And yes , it ’ s about bathrooms .
It ’ s ALWAYS about bathrooms , '' he said .
Busenbark said the district wants staff and students to use different bathrooms , segregating women from girls in bathrooms `` by age . ''
He argued that theme parks , malls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't do that .
As an `` adult woman , '' he insisted , he should be allowed to use restrooms with little girls .
`` In January , I started using the same multi-stall bathroom as the women on my wing of my school .
Yes students use that bathroom too , '' Busenbark wrote .
`` Women have used that bathroom for decades .
No complaints .
I used it .
I am an open and out transgender woman .
I fought decades with the trauma that our society laid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I came out , and yes , I used the bathroom because , seriously , can you just let us pee ! ''
Then , he said , a `` transphobic parent complained to the district . ''
The district then proposed the policy of requiring faculty and students to use different facilities .
He claimed the district was motivated by fear and hate , insisting such restrictions are `` based on lies and fears about transgender women . ''
`` My darlings .
This is where we need to stand up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is where we need to resist the writing of transphobia into our school district heart .
I need allies .
I need other voices .
I can not do this alone .
And if our district is going to require that my need to pee be a revolutionary act , then let ’ s lead that revolution together . ''
The National File website reported Tim LeMonds , MMSD public information officer , said : `` There is no district policy regarding adult staff using children ’ s bathrooms , so therefore there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as a best practice the district does encourage adult staff to not use a children ’ s bathroom . ''
All of the students were required to see Busenbark 's `` coming out '' video .
In it , he dressed as a woman and told students to call him `` Vica Steel . ''
`` And if you respectfully disagree with 'transgenderism , ' as millions of Americans do , then you 're probably motivated by 'fear ' and 'hate , ' Busenbark told students , '' according to Liberty Counsel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the district charging the teacher 's activism `` appears to violate several district policies , as well as the constitutional prohibition against schools enforcing any kind of 'orthodoxy . '
'' Liberty Counsel said Busenbark `` has no legal authority to force students to call him 'Mx.
, ' nor to manipulate them with the idea that they must obey him or be seen as 'disrespectful ' or 'hateful ' or 'not loving . '
'' Among the possible issues are the district 's wellness policy , which states instruction should be `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' and its policies regarding controversial issues , the use of district resources and `` political activities . ''
`` These impressionable students do not exist to validate Busenbark 's sexual identity .
Parents send their children to school trusting that they will be taught academic curriculum , not become participants in a teacher 's play acting , '' said Liberty Counsel 's chairman , Mat Staver .

A teacher in the Madison, Wisconsin, Metropolitan School District who forced students to watch a video about his "change" from a man to a woman is campaigning to use restrooms with little girls.
WND reported science teacher Mark "Vince" Busenbark produced the video at home with his wife and showed it to every student at Allis Elementary School.
On Facebook, Busenbark stated the purpose of the video was "all so [the children] can know who I am and who I am becoming."
Now he has written an open letter in Our Lives Magazine, which promotes the LGBT community in Madison.
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He complains of the school district's "transphobic" policy.
"And yes, it’s about bathrooms. It’s ALWAYS about bathrooms," he said.
Busenbark said the district wants staff and students to use different bathrooms, segregating women from girls in bathrooms "by age."
He argued that theme parks, malls, restaurants, museums and other venues don't do that.
As an "adult woman," he insisted, he should be allowed to use restrooms with little girls.
"In January, I started using the same multi-stall bathroom as the women on my wing of my school. Yes students use that bathroom too," Busenbark wrote. "Women have used that bathroom for decades. No complaints. I used it. I am an open and out transgender woman. I fought decades with the trauma that our society laid on me. But I stood up and I came out, and yes, I used the bathroom because, seriously, can you just let us pee!"
Then, he said, a "transphobic parent complained to the district."
The district then proposed the policy of requiring faculty and students to use different facilities.
He claimed the district was motivated by fear and hate, insisting such restrictions are "based on lies and fears about transgender women."
"My darlings. This is where we need to stand up," he wrote. "This is where we need to resist the writing of transphobia into our school district heart. I need allies. I need other voices. I cannot do this alone. And if our district is going to require that my need to pee be a revolutionary act, then let’s lead that revolution together."
The National File website reported Tim LeMonds, MMSD public information officer, said: "There is no district policy regarding adult staff using children’s bathrooms, so therefore there have been no policy changes. However, as a best practice the district does encourage adult staff to not use a children’s bathroom."
All of the students were required to see Busenbark's "coming out" video. In it, he dressed as a woman and told students to call him "Vica Steel."
"And if you respectfully disagree with 'transgenderism,' as millions of Americans do, then you're probably motivated by 'fear' and 'hate,' Busenbark told students," according to Liberty Counsel.
Liberty Counsel wrote a letter to the district charging the teacher's activism "appears to violate several district policies, as well as the constitutional prohibition against schools enforcing any kind of 'orthodoxy.'"
Liberty Counsel said Busenbark "has no legal authority to force students to call him 'Mx.,' nor to manipulate them with the idea that they must obey him or be seen as 'disrespectful' or 'hateful' or 'not loving.'"
Among the possible issues are the district's wellness policy, which states instruction should be "age-appropriate, medically accurate, and non-stigmatizing," and its policies regarding controversial issues, the use of district resources and "political activities."
"These impressionable students do not exist to validate Busenbark's sexual identity. Parents send their children to school trusting that they will be taught academic curriculum, not become participants in a teacher's play acting," said Liberty Counsel's chairman, Mat Staver.


wnd--2020-03-01--Groundbreaking study reveals 2nd type of schizophrenia

( STUDY FINDS ) -- PHILADELPHIA — Any mental illness can be debilitating , but schizophrenia stands out as an @ @ @ @ @ Characterized by hallucinations , irrational thoughts , and losing touch with reality , schizophrenia is @ @ @ @ @ more questions than modern medicine has answers .
Now , researchers at the University of @ @ @ @ @ a potentially groundbreaking discovery .
For the first time ever , two distinct neuroanatomical variations @ @ @ @ @ .
Researchers analyzed the brain scans of over 300 schizophrenia patients to make their discovery @ @ @ @ @ lower volumes of gray matter in comparison to a healthy brain .
The second type @ @ @ @ @ shows largely the same levels of gray matter that would be seen in a normal @ @ @ @ @ say , these findings may revolutionize mankind ’ s understanding of schizophrenia , as well @ @ @ @ @ .

(STUDY FINDS) -- PHILADELPHIA — Any mental illness can be debilitating, but schizophrenia stands out as an especially scary mental disorder. Characterized by hallucinations, irrational thoughts, and losing touch with reality, schizophrenia is an illness that still raises more questions than modern medicine has answers. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School have made a potentially groundbreaking discovery. For the first time ever, two distinct neuroanatomical variations of schizophrenia have been identified.
Researchers analyzed the brain scans of over 300 schizophrenia patients to make their discovery. The first variation shows lower volumes of gray matter in comparison to a healthy brain. The second type of schizophrenia, though, shows largely the same levels of gray matter that would be seen in a normal brain scan. Needless to say, these findings may revolutionize mankind’s understanding of schizophrenia, as well as identification and treatment methods.
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wnd--2020-03-01--Harvard Law hosts discussion on abolition of police forces

( THE COLLEGE FIX ) -- Two of the more radical proposals to come out of our nation ’ s @ @ @ @ @ dismantlement of the country ’ s prisons … and police forces .
Last Thursday , @ @ @ @ @ Vitale , coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College .
He @ @ @ @ @ End of Policing ” which examines “ alternatives to the police system ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ tactics , ” according to The Crimson .
Vitale says mental health is “ the @ @ @ @ @ ” of being shot and killed by police , but funding for cops continues instead @ @ @ @ @ health and drug treatment .
“ Improving training , increasing gun control , and ‘ @ @ @ @ @ chiefs , ' ” Vitale says , are ineffective in dealing with “ harsh drug @ @ @

(THE COLLEGE FIX) -- Two of the more radical proposals to come out of our nation’s colleges of late are the dismantlement of the country’s prisons … and police forces.
Last Thursday, Harvard Law School hosted Alex Vitale, coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College. He discussed his book “The End of Policing” which examines “alternatives to the police system” and “the dangers of modern policing tactics,” according to The Crimson.
Vitale says mental health is “the number one indicator of likelihood” of being shot and killed by police, but funding for cops continues instead of being funneled to mental health and drug treatment. “Improving training, increasing gun control, and ‘hiring a few black police chiefs,'” Vitale says, are ineffective in dealing with “harsh drug policies.”
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wnd--2020-03-01--Rise of telecommuting: Working from home not such a career risk

( STUDY FINDS ) -- TROY , New York — Modern technology has enabled more people than ever before to @ @ @ @ @ though telecommuting has become extraordinarily popular , people tend to think that working remotely limits @ @ @ @ @ their careers .
A recent study , however , from the Lally School of Management @ @ @ @ @ ease some concerns for both employees and employers alike .
Essentially , the new research @ @ @ @ @ necessarily hurt one ’ s career .
“ Although telecommuting has experienced rapid growth , @ @ @ @ @ try telecommuting for fear that it will hurt their career , ” says Timothy D. @ @ @ @ @ area head of enterprise management and organization in Lally , in a university release .
@ @ @ @ @ that critical question : Does it hurt your career if you telecommute ?
My study @ @ @ @ @ on the employee ’ s work context.
” The study used actual corporate data on @ @ @ @ @ 405 employees to evaluate the impact telecommuting has on their career trajectories .

(STUDY FINDS) -- TROY, New York — Modern technology has enabled more people than ever before to work from home. Even though telecommuting has become extraordinarily popular, people tend to think that working remotely limits their ability to rise in their careers. A recent study, however, from the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute may ease some concerns for both employees and employers alike. Essentially, the new research shows that telecommuting does not necessarily hurt one’s career.
“Although telecommuting has experienced rapid growth, some workers are reluctant to try telecommuting for fear that it will hurt their career,” says Timothy D. Golden, a professor and area head of enterprise management and organization in Lally, in a university release. “This research helps answer that critical question: Does it hurt your career if you telecommute? My study shows that it depends heavily on the employee’s work context.”
The study used actual corporate data on promotion and salary growth of 405 employees to evaluate the impact telecommuting has on their career trajectories.
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wnd--2020-03-01--WATCH: Trump crouches, pretends to be 'Mini Mike' Bloomberg during speech

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation . ]
President Donald Trump crouched down to mock “ Mini Mike ” Bloomberg during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) Saturday , leading the crowd to huge laughter and applause .
“ She had those burning embers but ultimately she failed … She was really mean to Mini Mike , the way she treated him , ” Trump said about Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren ’ s attacks on Bloomberg at the latest debate .
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He ’ s going ‘ oh , get me off of this stage , ' ” Trump said , as he crouched down to mock Bloomberg ’ s height .
“ Get me off !
Get me off of this stage !
” he continued , as the CPAC crowd went wild , laughing and cheering .
Trump has repeatedly mocked the former New York City mayor over his below-average height .
Bloomberg has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well , using Twitter to taunt the president , recently accusing Trump of being “ obsessed ” with him .
This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation .
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(DAILY CALLER) -- President Donald Trump crouched down to mock “Mini Mike” Bloomberg during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday, leading the crowd to huge laughter and applause.
“She had those burning embers but ultimately she failed … She was really mean to Mini Mike, the way she treated him,” Trump said about Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s attacks on Bloomberg at the latest debate.
“He didn’t know what hit him. He’s going ‘oh, get me off of this stage,'” Trump said, as he crouched down to mock Bloomberg’s height.
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wnd--2020-03-01--Biden calls Chris Wallace 'Chuck' right after dismissing questions about his mental capacity

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation . ]
Former Vice President Joe Biden called Fox News ’ Chris Wallace by the wrong name during his first interview with the host since 2007 after dismissing questions surrounding his mental capacity .
Biden spoke on “ Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace ” and was asked to respond to comments , including from President Donald Trump , questioning his mental capacity due to numerous gaffes .
It was his first interview this election cycle on the network , and the former vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” TRENDING : Here 's the brutal anti-Biden ad Obama 's trying to get taken off the air in South Carolina “ Mr .
Vice President , I don ’ t especially like asking you about this but it is an issue in the campaign , and that has been your sometimes shaky performance on the campaign trail , ” Wallace said before pointing out examples of his gaffes , including comments from Trump .
Biden dismissed the notion before making yet another gaffe .
“ I ’ m not gon na try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and insults to the stable genius , ” Biden responded .
“ This is a guy who doesn ’ t know what he ’ s doing , he doesn ’ t know how to run the country , he is making us more unsafe the way he ’ s responding to the coronavirus .
He ’ s done virtually nothing well that I can see , and so I can hardly wait to debate him on stage .
I want people to see me standing next to him and him standing next to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sleepy.
” “ All right , Chuck , thank you very much , ” Biden then said to Wallace after the journalist thanked him for appearing on the show .
The former vice president responded that he “ just did Chuck , ” blaming the gaffe on back-t0-back interviews so early in the morning .
“ Chris !
I just did Chris , ” Biden said .
“ No , no , I just did Chuck .
I tell you what , man , these [ interviews ] are back to back .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ do it early in the morning , too.
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[Editor's note: This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation.]
By Shelby Talcott
Daily Caller News Foundation
Former Vice President Joe Biden called Fox News’ Chris Wallace by the wrong name during his first interview with the host since 2007 after dismissing questions surrounding his mental capacity.
Biden spoke on “Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace” and was asked to respond to comments, including from President Donald Trump, questioning his mental capacity due to numerous gaffes. It was his first interview this election cycle on the network, and the former vice president responded by calling Wallace “Chuck.”
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“Mr. Vice President, I don’t especially like asking you about this but it is an issue in the campaign, and that has been your sometimes shaky performance on the campaign trail,” Wallace said before pointing out examples of his gaffes, including comments from Trump. Biden dismissed the notion before making yet another gaffe.
“I’m not gonna try to, you know, assign names and insults to the stable genius,” Biden responded. “This is a guy who doesn’t know what he’s doing, he doesn’t know how to run the country, he is making us more unsafe the way he’s responding to the coronavirus. He’s done virtually nothing well that I can see, and so I can hardly wait to debate him on stage. I want people to see me standing next to him and him standing next to me. We’ll see whose sleepy.”
“All right, Chuck, thank you very much,” Biden then said to Wallace after the journalist thanked him for appearing on the show.
WATCH:
“All right, it’s Chris, but anyway,” Wallace replied.
The former vice president responded that he “just did Chuck,” blaming the gaffe on back-t0-back interviews so early in the morning.
“Chris! I just did Chris,” Biden said. “No, no, I just did Chuck. I tell you what, man, these [interviews] are back to back. I don’t know how you do it early in the morning, too.”
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation.]
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wnd--2020-03-01--After 7 years, will woman EVER get back her guns seized without a warrant?

Guns belonging to a California woman that were seized without a warrant several years ago must be returned , contends a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court by the Second Amendment Foundation .
The organization is seeking review of the case involving the city of San Jose and its police department .
In 2013 , police seized all the weapons from a home where a man had lived before he was taken to a hospital with a mental health issue .
TRENDING : Here 's the brutal anti-Biden ad Obama 's trying to get taken off the air in South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man 's wife , Lori Rodriguez , which were locked in an approved gun safe .
The city simply kept the guns .
The foundation is joined by the California Gun Rights Foundation in the case .
It began when a San Jose police officer advised Rodriguez he had authority to seized all firearms in the residence , including those belonging solely to her .
She objected , pointing out the officer had no warrant .
For seven years the case has been in the lower courts .
And even though the judges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and was allowed to buy new weapons , police kept her old ones .
The most recent action was a ruling from the 9th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the police department 's seizure .
`` This case is a travesty , '' said Alan Gottlieb , founder of SAF .
`` Lori Rodriguez is not a criminal , nor is she prohibited by law from owning firearms .
Yet she 's essentially been robbed by the city of San Jose and its police department , with the cooperation of lower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Appeals , '' he said .
`` When a municipal government agency can seize property without a warrant , and be protected by the lower courts in so doing , it is time for the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and right this dangerously tilted ship before it capsizes . ''
Don Kilmer , a civil rights lawyer working on the case , said Rodriguez `` has at all times complied with California ’ s many gun control laws , including those requiring locked storage . ''
`` But the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to return the constitutionally protected property they unlawfully took from her . ''
He said governments `` have no reason and no right to take guns from law-abiding people who are legally eligible to keep and bear arms , full stop . ''
`` The Constitution does not have a 'gun ' exception to fundamental Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights , but that is exactly what the Ninth Circuit 's dangerous decision means .
We hope the Supreme Court will vindicate our clients ' rights and restore the rule of law in the @ @ @ @

Guns belonging to a California woman that were seized without a warrant several years ago must be returned, contends a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court by the Second Amendment Foundation.
The organization is seeking review of the case involving the city of San Jose and its police department.
In 2013, police seized all the weapons from a home where a man had lived before he was taken to a hospital with a mental health issue.
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They included firearms belonging to the man's wife, Lori Rodriguez, which were locked in an approved gun safe.
The city simply kept the guns.
The foundation is joined by the California Gun Rights Foundation in the case.
It began when a San Jose police officer advised Rodriguez he had authority to seize all firearms in the residence, including those belonging solely to her.
She objected, pointing out the officer had no warrant.
For seven years the case has been in the lower courts. And even though the judges quickly concluded Rodriguez had done nothing wrong and was allowed to buy new weapons, police kept her old ones.
The most recent action was a ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the police department's seizure.
"This case is a travesty," said Alan Gottlieb, founder of SAF.
"Lori Rodriguez is not a criminal, nor is she prohibited by law from owning firearms. Yet she's essentially been robbed by the city of San Jose and its police department, with the cooperation of lower courts, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals," he said.
"When a municipal government agency can seize property without a warrant, and be protected by the lower courts in so doing, it is time for the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and right this dangerously tilted ship before it capsizes."
Don Kilmer, a civil rights lawyer working on the case, said Rodriguez "has at all times complied with California’s many gun control laws, including those requiring locked storage."
"But the city of San Jose outrageously continues to refuse to return the constitutionally protected property they unlawfully took from her."
He said governments "have no reason and no right to take guns from law-abiding people who are legally eligible to keep and bear arms, full stop."
"The Constitution does not have a 'gun' exception to fundamental Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights, but that is exactly what the Ninth Circuit's dangerous decision means. We hope the Supreme Court will vindicate our clients' rights and restore the rule of law in the Ninth Circuit."


wnd--2020-03-01--Impeachment turncoat Mitt Romney gets standing ovation

Mitt Romney was the subject of multiple ovations this week , with liberals cheering on the Republican senator from Utah for siding with Democrats during President Donald Trump 's Senate impeachment trial .
Conservatives ?
Not so much .
On Friday , Romney was cheered during an appearance at the University of Denver ’ s School of International Studies , according to The Denver Post .
Anders Fogh Rasmussen , Denmark 's former prime minister , introduced Romney as `` a true profile in courage . ''
The remark brought the crowd of 300 to their feet to cheer Romney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a doom-and-gloom assessment of the Republican Party .
TRENDING : Here 's the brutal anti-Biden ad Obama 's trying to get taken off the air in South Carolina “ There has been a realignment , to a certain degree , of our [ political ] parties , ” Romney said , adding that many college-educated women had fled the GOP .
“ I think that ’ s difficult for my party because we ’ re not doing well with young people .
We ’ re not doing well with minorities .
We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And if you ’ re not doing well with those groups , it ’ s going to be hard long-term to be successful , '' he said .
The Denver appearance was Romney 's second ovation of the day , according to Deseret News .
Prior to his Colorado trip , Romney had met with Utah legislators in Salt Lake City .
Although the subject of his impeachment vote was not brought up in his meeting with Republican legislators , Democrats applauded Romney for his “ courage.
” Democratic State Rep. Marie Poulson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would thank Romney for his vote against Trump , which drew applause from the Democrats meeting with Romney .
Romney 's name also stirred passions of a different kind at the Conservative Political Action Conference , from which Romney was pointedly disinvited .
Charlie Kirk , the founder of Turning Point USA , had mentioned Romney 's name while speaking .
Booing ensued .
“ Correct answer , by the way , correct , ” Kirk said , according to The Hill .
“ Every time his name is mentioned , you should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ lied to every single person in this room , ” by backing the “ sham , unconstitutional impeachment.
” Earlier at the event , American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp commented that not having Romney at the event had turned out “ just fine.
” That line drew applause , according to The Washington Times .
“ You mean you would rather have Donald Trump here than Mitt Romney ?
” asked Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Mitt Romney was the subject of multiple ovations this week, with liberals cheering on the Republican senator from Utah for siding with Democrats during President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial.
Conservatives? Not so much.
On Friday, Romney was cheered during an appearance at the University of Denver’s School of International Studies, according to The Denver Post.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Denmark's former prime minister, introduced Romney as "a true profile in courage." The remark brought the crowd of 300 to their feet to cheer Romney.
At the event, Romney offered a doom-and-gloom assessment of the Republican Party.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
“There has been a realignment, to a certain degree, of our [political] parties,” Romney said, adding that many college-educated women had fled the GOP.
“I think that’s difficult for my party because we’re not doing well with young people. We’re not doing well with minorities. We’re not doing well with women. And if you’re not doing well with those groups, it’s going to be hard long-term to be successful," he said.
The Denver appearance was Romney's second ovation of the day, according to Deseret News.
Prior to his Colorado trip, Romney had met with Utah legislators in Salt Lake City. Although the subject of his impeachment vote was not brought up in his meeting with Republican legislators, Democrats applauded Romney for his “courage.”
Democratic State Rep. Marie Poulson said she had promised her family she would thank Romney for his vote against Trump, which drew applause from the Democrats meeting with Romney.
Romney's name also stirred passions of a different kind at the Conservative Political Action Conference, from which Romney was pointedly disinvited.
Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, had mentioned Romney's name while speaking. Booing ensued.
“Correct answer, by the way, correct,” Kirk said, according to The Hill. “Every time his name is mentioned, you should respond that way.”
Kirk said Romney “lied to every single person in this room,” by backing the “sham, unconstitutional impeachment.”
Earlier at the event, American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp commented that not having Romney at the event had turned out “just fine.”
That line drew applause, according to The Washington Times.
“You mean you would rather have Donald Trump here than Mitt Romney?” asked Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-03-01--Rick Harrison of 'Pawn Stars' shreds Bernie and socialism: He 'wants to crush everything we have'

`` Pawn Stars '' host Rick Harrison criticized Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ' presidential campaign and defended capitalism at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday .
`` Bernie Sanders wants to tax me at 90 percent , '' Harrison said when explaining the dangers of Sanders ' policies .
`` Why would I want to open up a business if I 'm not going to make no money ? ''
He told the audience that young people have to have things explained to them because everything from the left sounds exciting .
`` Government regulation , all it does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` The more regulations you have , the tougher it is to open a business , the tougher it is to be successful .
And less employees in the end . ''
TRENDING : Here 's the brutal anti-Biden ad Obama 's trying to get taken off the air in South Carolina Harrison began his speech by quoting Benjamin Franklin as saying , `` You have the right to pursue happiness ; it 's up to you to catch it . ''
But the left , according to Harrison , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you '' and that mindset is being passed on to the next generation .
`` When you talk to these young people , you have to teach them the reason why CEOs make big money is because they are the Lebron James of business , '' Harrison said .
`` They have a skill set that other people do not have , and that 's why they get paid that money .
It 's the hypocrisy that drives me crazy . ''
The television star added that it is hard to explain the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not teach anything about economics or capitalism or anything that made this country great in high school and in college anymore . ''
`` They come out of college , they come out of high school , all they know is that a corporation is evil and capitalism is evil , and I should get free medical care , I should get free school , I should get free everything for the rest of my life , '' he said .
Harrison said the education system needs to be changed in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it is so important to vote this year because the left does have a chance to win if conservatives do n't show up .
`` Bernie Sanders really wants to crush everything we have , '' Harrison said .
`` We just need to be massively diligent .
You have to vote .
You have to beg other people to vote .
You have to drag them to the polls .
And every young person out there , you have to explain to them why this left stuff will not work .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ could happen . ''
Harrison also addressed questions of him considering a run for the governorship of Nevada .
`` Everyone wants me to run for governor of Nevada , but no decisions yet , '' he said .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

"Pawn Stars" host Rick Harrison criticized Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign and defended capitalism at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday.
"Bernie Sanders wants to tax me at 90 percent," Harrison said when explaining the dangers of Sanders' policies. "Why would I want to open up a business if I'm not going to make no money?"
He told the audience that young people have to have things explained to them because everything from the left sounds exciting.
"Government regulation, all it does is hold businesses back," Harrison said. "The more regulations you have, the tougher it is to open a business, the tougher it is to be successful. And less employees in the end."
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Harrison began his speech by quoting Benjamin Franklin as saying, "You have the right to pursue happiness; it's up to you to catch it."
But the left, according to Harrison, "really thinks it should be delivered to you" and that mindset is being passed on to the next generation.
"When you talk to these young people, you have to teach them the reason why CEOs make big money is because they are the Lebron James of business," Harrison said.
"They have a skill set that other people do not have, and that's why they get paid that money. It's the hypocrisy that drives me crazy."
The television star added that it is hard to explain the concept to young people "because they do not teach anything about economics or capitalism or anything that made this country great in high school and in college anymore."
"They come out of college, they come out of high school, all they know is that a corporation is evil and capitalism is evil, and I should get free medical care, I should get free school, I should get free everything for the rest of my life," he said.
Harrison said the education system needs to be changed in order to change this mindset.
He added that it is so important to vote this year because the left does have a chance to win if conservatives don't show up.
"Bernie Sanders really wants to crush everything we have," Harrison said. "We just need to be massively diligent. You have to vote. You have to beg other people to vote. You have to drag them to the polls. And every young person out there, you have to explain to them why this left stuff will not work. Because there is always a chance it could happen."
Harrison also addressed questions of him considering a run for the governorship of Nevada.
"Everyone wants me to run for governor of Nevada, but no decisions yet," he said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-03-01--Campus Reform reporter says Syracuse faculty are targeting her

( CAMPUS REFORM ) Campus Reform correspondent and Syracuse University student Justine Murray says she has come under fire by @ @ @ @ @ conservative views and work with Campus Reform .
In an interview with Campus Reform , @ @ @ @ @ in 2019 when Syracuse professor Mark Rupert posted an article picturing her standing alongside President @ @ @ @ @ House speech .
Rupert , seemingly disgusted , simply captioned it “ Ugh , ” @ @ @ @ @ just threw up a little , ” to which he replied , “ me too.
@ @ @ @ @ numerous other online conversations about Murray .
He called her a “ right-wing agitator ” @ @ @ @ @ for another outlet praising Trump for combating anti-Semitic attacks on college campuses , posting to @ @ @ @ @ for federal policing of campus speech by our local Right-Wing Agitator .
”

(CAMPUS REFORM) Campus Reform correspondent and Syracuse University student Justine Murray says she has come under fire by her own professors for her conservative views and work with Campus Reform.
In an interview with Campus Reform, Murray said the incidents began in 2019 when Syracuse professor Mark Rupert posted an article picturing her standing alongside President Donald Trump at a White House speech. Rupert, seemingly disgusted, simply captioned it “Ugh,” with someone commenting “I just threw up a little,” to which he replied, “me too.”
Rupert has engaged in numerous other online conversations about Murray. He called her a “right-wing agitator” when she wrote a piece for another outlet praising Trump for combating anti-Semitic attacks on college campuses, posting to Facebook, “A call for federal policing of campus speech by our local Right-Wing Agitator.”
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wnd--2020-03-02--Extreme weather to cause next great recession?

( STUDY FINDS ) -- DAVIS , Calif. — The next Great Recession could come on the heels of an @ @ @ @ @ to the fact that the risk of disruptive physical weather is not accounted for in @ @ @ @ @ the University of California , Davis warn that the worldwide financial market needs to plan @ @ @ @ @ extreme correction .
Without accounting for this risk , average energy investors have no way @ @ @ @ @ extreme weather event will start a sudden market correction .
“ If the market doesn @ @ @ @ @ job of accounting for climate , we could have a recession — the likes of @ @ @ @ @ seen before , ” says lead author Paul Griffin , of the UC Davis Graduate @ @ @ @ @ a university release .

(STUDY FINDS) -- DAVIS, Calif. — The next Great Recession could come on the heels of an extreme weather event, due to the fact that the risk of disruptive physical weather is not accounted for in financial markets. Researchers from the University of California, Davis warn that the worldwide financial market needs to plan for weather risks or face extreme correction.
Without accounting for this risk, average energy investors have no way of knowing if the next extreme weather event will start a sudden market correction.
“If the market doesn’t do a better job of accounting for climate, we could have a recession — the likes of which we’ve never seen before,” says lead author Paul Griffin, of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, in a university release.
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wnd--2020-03-02--Sen. Rick Scott: Bernie 'can kiss Florida goodbye' after praising Castro

Democratic presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont will never carry Florida now that he has doubled down on his praise for Cuban dictator Fidel Castro , according to Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida .
During a `` 60 Minutes '' interview that aired Feb. 23 , Sanders praised the increase in literacy that took place in Cuba during Castro 's rule .
He stood by that on Tuesday in a debate in South Carolina .
`` What I said is what Barack Obama said in terms of Cuba , that Cuba made progress on education , '' Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transcript .
The comment triggered booing from the audience , leading Sanders to launch a furious defense of his position .
But to Florida voters , many of whom fled Castro 's Cuba themselves or have family members or know others who did , the position is indefensible , said Scott , a former governor of Florida .
TRENDING : Here 's the brutal anti-Biden ad Obama 's trying to get taken off the air in South Carolina '' You can kiss Florida goodbye , ” Scott said Friday on the Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” when asked about the comments .
See the interrview below .
Scott 's Sanders comments start about the 6-minute mark .
“ You 're not going to have people who fought against socialism vote for it again , '' Scott said .
Scott said most Democrats favor socialism , but will avoid making that public .
`` Bernie Sanders is the only Democrat being honest .
He says what he believes .
The others are all socialists , they just are n't saying it , '' he said .
After the Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scott had one more thing to say about Cuba .
“ Let 's go back to Cuba for a second .
Let 's remember Castro had firing squads .
There was a lady I gave a Freedom Award to .
She got her hand chopped off by the Castro regime .
She complained that they would close a school in her community and got her hand chopped off .
Bernie Sanders is supporting this ?
This is crazy , '' he said .
Many on Twitter agreed with Scott and criticized Sanders Scott @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position .
“ Bernie Sanders has made it clear that he is shamefully ignorant and has no respect for those fighting for freedom , '' Scott said in a Feb. 24 statement on his website , after Sanders accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee of promoting `` bigotry . ''
`` His comments in support of the brutal Castro regime , and now his accusations against AIPAC for 'bigotry , ' are disgusting , but not surprising from a far-left socialist pushing an anti-Israel agenda .
The United States must reject this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those fighting for freedom , democracy and human rights , '' the statement said .
Democrats also vented their disgust with Sanders , according to The New York Times .
“ I ’ m totally disgusted and insulted , ” Lourdes Diaz , a Cuban-American who is the president of the Democratic Hispanic Caucus in Broward County , told the newspaper .
“ Maybe this will open people ’ s eyes to how super , super liberal and radical Bernie is .
I ’ m not going to defend him anymore .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Democratic presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont will never carry Florida now that he has doubled down on his praise for Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, according to Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.
During a "60 Minutes" interview that aired Feb. 23, Sanders praised the increase in literacy that took place in Cuba during Castro's rule. He stood by that on Tuesday in a debate in South Carolina.
"What I said is what Barack Obama said in terms of Cuba, that Cuba made progress on education," Sanders said then, according to a CBS transcript.
The comment triggered booing from the audience, leading Sanders to launch a furious defense of his position.
But to Florida voters, many of whom fled Castro's Cuba themselves or have family members or know others who did, the position is indefensible, said Scott, a former governor of Florida.
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"You can kiss Florida goodbye,” Scott said Friday on the Fox News show “America’s Newsroom,” when asked about the comments.
See the interrview below. Scott's Sanders comments start about the 6-minute mark.
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
“You're not going to have people who fought against socialism vote for it again," Scott said.
Scott said most Democrats favor socialism, but will avoid making that public.
"Bernie Sanders is the only Democrat being honest. He says what he believes. The others are all socialists, they just aren't saying it," he said.
After the Fox News hosts wanted to move on, Scott had one more thing to say about Cuba.
“Let's go back to Cuba for a second. Let's remember Castro had firing squads. There was a lady I gave a Freedom Award to. She got her hand chopped off by the Castro regime. She complained that they would close a school in her community and got her hand chopped off. Bernie Sanders is supporting this? This is crazy," he said.
Many on Twitter agreed with Scott and criticized Sanders
Bernie really stepped on his own nuts today with the fawning over Fidel Castro. That cost him Florida and without Florida he is toast. — David (@David_P1975) February 24, 2020
If I wanted to live in Cuba – I’d move there. There is little economic difference between Bernie Sanders and the tyrants in Havana – and that is the truth.
https://t.co/Pr6ty9hoYu — Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) February 24, 2020
Scott had earlier criticized Sanders for his pro-Castro position.
“Bernie Sanders has made it clear that he is shamefully ignorant and has no respect for those fighting for freedom," Scott said in a Feb. 24 statement on his website, after Sanders accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee of promoting "bigotry."
"His comments in support of the brutal Castro regime, and now his accusations against AIPAC for 'bigotry,' are disgusting, but not surprising from a far-left socialist pushing an anti-Israel agenda. The United States must reject this behavior and rhetoric, and stand with those fighting for freedom, democracy and human rights," the statement said.
Democrats also vented their disgust with Sanders, according to The New York Times.
“I’m totally disgusted and insulted,” Lourdes Diaz, a Cuban-American who is the president of the Democratic Hispanic Caucus in Broward County, told the newspaper. “Maybe this will open people’s eyes to how super, super liberal and radical Bernie is. I’m not going to defend him anymore. I’m over it.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-03-01--Later school start times lead to fewer teen car crashes

( STUDY FINDS ) -- BOSTON — Getting teenagers out of bed for school in the morning is quite a @ @ @ @ @ be a good reason to let them catch those extra zzz ’ s .
A @ @ @ @ @ are involved in significantly fewer accidents if their schools start later .
In 2015 , @ @ @ @ @ County , Virginia , changed their start time from 7:20 am to 8:10 am .
@ @ @ @ @ the crash rate data of accidents involving teenagers for two school years before and after @ @ @ @ @ .
Over this period the crash rate in Fairfax County teens dropped significantly from 31.63 @ @ @ @ @ drivers .
The crash rate stayed the same for teens in the rest of Virginia @ @ @ @ @ change .

(STUDY FINDS) -- BOSTON — Getting teenagers out of bed for school in the morning is quite a struggle, but there may be a good reason to let them catch those extra zzz’s. A recent study finds that teenagers are involved in significantly fewer accidents if their schools start later.
In 2015, the high schools of Fairfax County, Virginia, changed their start time from 7:20 am to 8:10 am. A Harvard-led research team analyzed the crash rate data of accidents involving teenagers for two school years before and after the change in start time. Over this period the crash rate in Fairfax County teens dropped significantly from 31.63 to 29.59 accidents per 1,000 drivers.
The crash rate stayed the same for teens in the rest of Virginia where school times did not change.
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wnd--2020-03-01--Coughing Pope Francis cancels retreat

Coughing Pope Francis cancels retreat

( AP ) -- VATICAN CITY — A coughing Pope Francis told pilgrims gathered for the traditional Sunday blessing that @ @ @ @ @ at a week-long spiritual retreat in the Roman countryside because of a cold .
It @ @ @ @ @ his seven-year papacy that he has missed the spiritual exercises that he initiated early in @ @ @ @ @ start of each Lenten season .
Such retreats are typical Jesuits , an order to @ @ @ @ @ 83-year-old pontiff , who lost part of a lung to a respiratory illness as a @ @ @ @ @ several official engagements this week as he battled an apparent cold .

(AP) -- VATICAN CITY — A coughing Pope Francis told pilgrims gathered for the traditional Sunday blessing that he is canceling his participation at a week-long spiritual retreat in the Roman countryside because of a cold.
It is the first time in his seven-year papacy that he has missed the spiritual exercises that he initiated early in his pontificate to mark the start of each Lenten season. Such retreats are typical Jesuits, an order to which he belongs.
The 83-year-old pontiff, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory illness as a young man, has canceled several official engagements this week as he battled an apparent cold.
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