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Piers Morgan and his cohost interviewed the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, on “Good Morning Britain” today. They asked Khan what was being done about the jihadis who fought in Syria and why are they being let back into the country? According to them, there are about 400 in country and Khan estimated 200 of

The disaster to Western Civilization from a Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party victory “may” have been averted. She’s no Margaret Thatcher.  The Telegraph reports: Theresa May has set out her plans to form a minority government to deliver Brexit in the wake of a disastrous election night for the Conservatives. Speaking in Downing Street after outlining her

Via the AP:  During a discussion of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, Comey disclosed that then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch, an Obama administration appointee, instructed him to refer to the issue as a “matter,” not an “investigation.” “That concerned me because that language tracked how the campaign was talking about the FBI’s work and that’s concerning,”

The military is asking Congress to vote to close military bases to save money. Defense Officials to Lawmakers: Let Us Close Bases (Military.com) Closing unneeded bases and relocating troops is the best way to make the most of limited military construction funding, a panel of top Pentagon installation officials told lawmakers Tuesday. “We are asking

Facebook filed for a patent for a program that will spy on Facebook users through their webcams. This would allow Facebook to determine in content made you happy or sad. Facebook will try to give you more content what makes you happy.  Facebook plans to secretly watch users through webcams, patent reveals Facebook is planning

You’ve gotta love the irony of this entire situation.  According to new data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the 0.5% increase happened largely due to increasing demand for transport – better fuel efficiency in the sector was not enough to offset this. The report suggests a slightly colder winter across Europe also contributed to

More counter-examples.  With the temperature dropping to just 2.9 C, the capital city of the state of South Australia shivered through its coldest start to the season on record. Duty forecaster Paul Bierman confirmed the city had its equal coldest June 1 on record, a temperature not seen since 1943. “The minimum temperature at Kent Town

As of May 15, sea ice in the Barents Sea was growing like crazy. “Something surprising is happening with Arctic ice,” wrote Ron Clutz.  “It is May and ice should be melting, but instead it is growing and in the unlikely place of Barents Sea.” “In recent days 2017 NH ice extents have grown way

Normal weather variations has morphed into “climate change” that we must spend trillions of dollars to stop.  If you or I develop a scheme to take people’s money and convince them with made up numbers that their investment is growing, the scheme would be quickly prosecuted as fraud. But when governments and the UN back

My physics profs back in the 1970s convinced me that the sun is the major driver for earth’s climate (this was in the days of “global cooling” and “the coming ice age”).  I’m still persuaded by this argument, which is why our Solar cycle #24 is so fascinating to me.  Solar cycle 24 has seen

The GSP published the following editorial on Radical Islam. It’s worth the read.  Just for everyone’s edification, the term “radical Islam” was coined back in 1979 by Senator Henry (Scoop) Jackson in reference to the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran. Everyone wants the answer on how we can stop Islamic radicalism, but I’m

U.S. adults who purchased health insurance through a federal or state healthcare exchange rate their coverage less positively than those who purchased elsewhere. Now there’s a shocker! People are less satisfied with state-provided services.  You want your healthcare to look like the service you get at the DMV? Look no further than the VA.  Via

College might not actually make you smarter Is college worth it? Whether you’re a parent with a pen in hand preparing to write yet another hefty tuition check, a student with a headache trying to persuade yourself to get out of bed and go to class or a high schooler with a lot of options

Given the entire climate at college, and the cost, the benefits aren’t there any longer. Men saying “no thanks” to college John Maxwell is curious about the world and freely shares, in casual conversation, tidbits of English history. Yet he says he’ll never again set foot in a college classroom. “I consider myself mostly self-taught

There’s lots to discuss here. Check this quote: “The gender reading gap is not a priority for the California Department of Education.” 75% of black California boys don’t meet state reading standards Across ethnicities and economic status, girls outperform boys on English in standardized tests Three of four African-American boys in California classrooms failed to meet

Mammoth Mountain is not the only ski area in California that will remain open this summer. Squaw Valley ski resort says it too will be open all summer. And the Tahoe Glacier is Making a Comeback. And if the snowpack “exceeds” previous records, wouldn’t that mean we’re talking about record snowfall? California’s endless winter: 8