September 15, 2024
The Name of the Days
Diane M. Kimura
Four days of the week are named after deities from Norse mythology.
Sunday and Monday are named after the sun and moon, respectively.
Tuesday is named after the god Tyr, Wednesday after Odin, Thursday after Thor, and the Norse goddesses Frigg and Freyja share Friday. The Old Norse word for Saturday is Laugardagr, which means "hot water day” and can also mean "day of bathing.” In Old Norse, "dagr” means day.
Mánadagr
The Nordic days of the week start with the moon and end with the sun. Mánadagr is named after Mani, the personification of the moon in Norse mythology.
In Spanish, Monday is also the moon’s day, called Lunes.
Tysdagr
Tuesday is the Norse god Tyr’s day. In Old English, Tyr is written as "Tiw.” Anglo-Saxons called this day Tiwesdaeg, which eventually led to the modern Tuesday.
Tyr is the Norse equivalent of the Roman god of war, Mars.
In Spanish, Tuesday is still named after Mars (Martes).
Odinsdagr
Wednesday is Woden’s day, which is the Old English version of Odin. The Roman god Mercury is Odin’s counterpart.
In Spanish, the word for Wednesday comes from Mercury (Miércoles).
Thórsdagr
Thursday is Thor’s day. The god of thunder is the Norse counterpart of the Roman deity Jupiter.
In Spanish, the word for Thursday (jueves) is derived from Jupiter’s name (Jove).
Frjádagr
There is some discussion over which Norse goddess is the counterpart of Venus. Many scholars believe Friday was named after Æsir goddess Frigg, wife of Odin. But Venus is the Roman goddess of love, which is why some argue that Vanir goddess Freyja is the namesake of Friday.
Like the other weekdays, Spanish Viernes comes from Venus, a Roman goddess.
Laugardagr
Saturday is named after the Roman god Saturn, but the Old Norse equivalent, "Laugardagr,” doesn’t follow the pattern of the rest of the days.
In Old Norse, "dagr” means day, and "Laugar” means hot water. Since these days of the week were influenced in part by Christianity, this name for Saturday in Old Norse makes sense. Since Sunday was the Sabbath, it was common for people in the early centuries to bathe the day before Church.
Sunnudagr
Sunday is named after Sol, who was the personification of the sun in the Roman and Norse myths. In Old Norse, Sol was also called Sunna. This led to the Old English Sunnandaeg, which means "Sunna’s Day.” Eventually, Sunna’s Day became Sunday.
In Spanish, Saturday and Sunday also split away from the standard naming convention. Sábado (Saturday) comes from Sabbath or the day of rest. Domingo (Sunday) means God’s day.
Tim adds:
Very interesting. I've often wondered why the old Norse gods were used in the days of the week and why the Church didn't expunge them after the Christianization of Britain and northern Europe. That would have seemed a logical thing to do but they didn't do it.
The Russians have a completely different system. They start out with Vosschrissenia, or Ressurection Day (or day of Christ) which is also used for Easter, then simply number the days first, second, third, etc. Ponedelnick, Vtornick, etc. You would think the Russians would have expunged the name for Sunday though and they didn't do it, surprisingly enough, even though the Bolsheviks expunged most other aspects of Christianity.
It's interesting to consider what sticks and what doesn't in this world. Culture is a hodge-podge of old and new and how that mix is derived is something I don't think anyone can explain.
Four days of the week are named after deities from Norse mythology.
Sunday and Monday are named after the sun and moon, respectively.
Tuesday is named after the god Tyr, Wednesday after Odin, Thursday after Thor, and the Norse goddesses Frigg and Freyja share Friday. The Old Norse word for Saturday is Laugardagr, which means "hot water day” and can also mean "day of bathing.” In Old Norse, "dagr” means day.
Mánadagr
The Nordic days of the week start with the moon and end with the sun. Mánadagr is named after Mani, the personification of the moon in Norse mythology.
In Spanish, Monday is also the moon’s day, called Lunes.
Tysdagr
Tuesday is the Norse god Tyr’s day. In Old English, Tyr is written as "Tiw.” Anglo-Saxons called this day Tiwesdaeg, which eventually led to the modern Tuesday.
Tyr is the Norse equivalent of the Roman god of war, Mars.
In Spanish, Tuesday is still named after Mars (Martes).
Odinsdagr
Wednesday is Woden’s day, which is the Old English version of Odin. The Roman god Mercury is Odin’s counterpart.
In Spanish, the word for Wednesday comes from Mercury (Miércoles).
Thórsdagr
Thursday is Thor’s day. The god of thunder is the Norse counterpart of the Roman deity Jupiter.
In Spanish, the word for Thursday (jueves) is derived from Jupiter’s name (Jove).
Frjádagr
There is some discussion over which Norse goddess is the counterpart of Venus. Many scholars believe Friday was named after Æsir goddess Frigg, wife of Odin. But Venus is the Roman goddess of love, which is why some argue that Vanir goddess Freyja is the namesake of Friday.
Like the other weekdays, Spanish Viernes comes from Venus, a Roman goddess.
Laugardagr
Saturday is named after the Roman god Saturn, but the Old Norse equivalent, "Laugardagr,” doesn’t follow the pattern of the rest of the days.
In Old Norse, "dagr” means day, and "Laugar” means hot water. Since these days of the week were influenced in part by Christianity, this name for Saturday in Old Norse makes sense. Since Sunday was the Sabbath, it was common for people in the early centuries to bathe the day before Church.
Sunnudagr
Sunday is named after Sol, who was the personification of the sun in the Roman and Norse myths. In Old Norse, Sol was also called Sunna. This led to the Old English Sunnandaeg, which means "Sunna’s Day.” Eventually, Sunna’s Day became Sunday.
In Spanish, Saturday and Sunday also split away from the standard naming convention. Sábado (Saturday) comes from Sabbath or the day of rest. Domingo (Sunday) means God’s day.
Tim adds:
Very interesting. I've often wondered why the old Norse gods were used in the days of the week and why the Church didn't expunge them after the Christianization of Britain and northern Europe. That would have seemed a logical thing to do but they didn't do it.
The Russians have a completely different system. They start out with Vosschrissenia, or Ressurection Day (or day of Christ) which is also used for Easter, then simply number the days first, second, third, etc. Ponedelnick, Vtornick, etc. You would think the Russians would have expunged the name for Sunday though and they didn't do it, surprisingly enough, even though the Bolsheviks expunged most other aspects of Christianity.
It's interesting to consider what sticks and what doesn't in this world. Culture is a hodge-podge of old and new and how that mix is derived is something I don't think anyone can explain.
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Trump Won
Sandy Jane Wong
The most accurate pollster in America, Patrick Basham of the Democracy Institute, released his post-debate poll. Trump won 45% to 34%, with 21% saying it was a draw. Trump won because he hit a home run on the only four issues that matter to most Americans. But it was not the knockout punch we all wanted. Not because of anything he did. Trump was fine. He always wins -- at least with the audience that matters: the American middle class. But because Kamala cheated. She clearly got the questions in advance.
The most accurate pollster in America, Patrick Basham of the Democracy Institute, released his post-debate poll. Trump won 45% to 34%, with 21% saying it was a draw. Trump won because he hit a home run on the only four issues that matter to most Americans. But it was not the knockout punch we all wanted. Not because of anything he did. Trump was fine. He always wins -- at least with the audience that matters: the American middle class. But because Kamala cheated. She clearly got the questions in advance.
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NYC to Crack Down on Animal Sacrifices
Timothy Birdnow
New York City and the Feds are cracking down on animal sacrifices, probably by Haitians,, in the Jamaica Bay area.
FTA:
City and federal parks authorities are beefing up resources near Jamaica Bay in Queens following The Post’s expose last week of surging animal sacrifices in the area.
The National Parks Service promised to install a pair of mobile lights by the Addabbo Bridge in the federally-managed Spring Creek Park to ward off people torturing and killing animals under the cover of darkness, Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Queens) announced.
So don't tell me there was no cat eating in Springfield Ohio!
New York City and the Feds are cracking down on animal sacrifices, probably by Haitians,, in the Jamaica Bay area.
FTA:
City and federal parks authorities are beefing up resources near Jamaica Bay in Queens following The Post’s expose last week of surging animal sacrifices in the area.
The National Parks Service promised to install a pair of mobile lights by the Addabbo Bridge in the federally-managed Spring Creek Park to ward off people torturing and killing animals under the cover of darkness, Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Queens) announced.
So don't tell me there was no cat eating in Springfield Ohio!
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Winter Comes Early to Europe
Timothy Birdnow
Global Warming? Not in Europe.
Europe has been blanketed with snow and cold in mid September. For a climate that supposedly is warming it sure is amazing how cold it's been in many places. Australia was unusually cool over the winter (the last few months for them.)
Global Warming? Not in Europe.
Europe has been blanketed with snow and cold in mid September. For a climate that supposedly is warming it sure is amazing how cold it's been in many places. Australia was unusually cool over the winter (the last few months for them.)
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The Hidden Hand
Timothy Birdnow
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal calls information about both the agent in charge of the security for Trump when he was shot and the DHS response "shocking" and warned we would be very disturbed by what we are about to learn about the handling of security.
Meanwhile Sen Josh Hawley informs us the agent in charge actually failed one or more of her training exams and yet was assigned to so sensitive a position anyway. She was known as a B-list agent.
Hawley says there is no question there is a coverup in process.
I think nobody is willing to speak about the elephant in the room; I believe and predicted this assassination attempt long before it happened based on this view that it was the American intelligence community that was behind this attempt in the first place. They've already tried a bloodless coup against him, openly lying about Trump and trying to frame him. This was the next logical step.
But of course even Josh Hawley wouldn't dare say that as he could wind up suffering a heart attack, or having an airplane crash or whatnot.
We are not a democracy, nor even a republic, but an oligarchy ruled by a hidden hand.
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal calls information about both the agent in charge of the security for Trump when he was shot and the DHS response "shocking" and warned we would be very disturbed by what we are about to learn about the handling of security.
Meanwhile Sen Josh Hawley informs us the agent in charge actually failed one or more of her training exams and yet was assigned to so sensitive a position anyway. She was known as a B-list agent.
Hawley says there is no question there is a coverup in process.
I think nobody is willing to speak about the elephant in the room; I believe and predicted this assassination attempt long before it happened based on this view that it was the American intelligence community that was behind this attempt in the first place. They've already tried a bloodless coup against him, openly lying about Trump and trying to frame him. This was the next logical step.
But of course even Josh Hawley wouldn't dare say that as he could wind up suffering a heart attack, or having an airplane crash or whatnot.
We are not a democracy, nor even a republic, but an oligarchy ruled by a hidden hand.
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Oregon Apologizes for Registering Illegals
Timothy Birdnow
I thought it was against the law for illegal aliens to vote! Gee; why is Oregon apologizing for it?
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/09/14/oregon-sorry-about-registering-all-those-illegals-to-vote-n3794489
They call it regretable. I call it criminal. Someone should be held accountable for this.
No vote fraud my eye!
I thought it was against the law for illegal aliens to vote! Gee; why is Oregon apologizing for it?
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/09/14/oregon-sorry-about-registering-all-those-illegals-to-vote-n3794489
They call it regretable. I call it criminal. Someone should be held accountable for this.
No vote fraud my eye!
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China Pulling Ahead on EV'S
Diane M. Kimura
The Wall Street Journal reports What Scared Ford’s CEO in China
Jim Farley had just returned from China. What the Ford Motor chief executive found during the May visit made him anxious: The local automakers were pulling away in the electric-vehicle race.
In an early-morning call with fellow board member John Thornton, an exasperated Farley unloaded.
The Chinese carmakers are moving at light speed, he told Thornton, a former Goldman Sachs executive who spent years as a senior banker in China. They are using artificial intelligence and other tech in cars that is unlike anything available in the U.S. These Chinese EV makers are using a low-cost supply base to undercut the competition on price, offering slick digital features and aggressively expanding to overseas markets.
"John, this is an existential threat,” Farley said.
In the span of a few years, Chinese EV maker BYD, backed by Warren Buffett, and other domestic brands have clawed away gobs of market share in China from once-dominant foreign rivals, through a combination of lower prices, high-tech interiors and rapid vehicle updates. Today, they are quickly expanding in Europe, the Middle East and other Asian markets.
Shortly after the trip, Farley arranged to have Chinese EVs shipped to Michigan for executives and directors to check out and sit in. The models were displayed in a Ford conference center near its headquarters. During board-meeting coffee breaks, directors took turns fiddling with cars.
One was the first EV from smartphone giant Xiaomi, which has drawn comparisons to a Porsche and sells for $30,000 to $40,000, below Ford’s similarly sized Mustang Mach-E SUV. The Xiaomi has a fragrance diffuser and an infotainment system that can connect to devices inside the home when the car approaches—turning on the home lights or air conditioner, for example.
On a visit to China last year, he watched engineers dissect an electric car from Chinese juggernaut BYD to reveal elegant, low-cost engineering. A spin around a test track in another China-branded EV left him blown away by the car’s ride quality and high-tech features.
BYD’s cheapest EV, the Seagull, starts around $10,000 and features a fashionable cabin; a rotating, iPad-like touch screen; and more than 300 miles of driving range, comparable to EVs from legacy automakers that are priced three times higher. It is currently for sale in China and Latin America and BYD plans to start selling it in Europe next year for around $20,000.
Farley, who races vintage cars and has an encyclopedic knowledge of car models, thrashed the EV around Changan’s sprawling test track in central China, as Ford Chief Financial Officer John Lawler rode shotgun. Afterward the executives sat silently, stunned at the progress Changan had made. The ride was smooth and quiet and the cabin upscale, with easy-to-use technology.
"Jim, this is nothing like before,” Lawler told Farley after the drive. "These guys are ahead of us.”
Ford’s Response is Amusing:
Farley and Field huddled around a laptop, looking at a spreadsheet of line items for the future midsize electric pickup. The goal: figure out how to extract $800 in cost.
The team had overachieved on the driving range by 16 miles, Field explained, which meant they could wring out about $500 by shrinking the battery. Finding the rest of the savings would be a slog. Would it really need a heated steering wheel? Maybe the front trunk was expendable, one of the execs suggested.
Before long, Farley worried aloud that they might be cutting too many corners, and that "the product could end up being really sh—y.” He suggested to Field an informal process: How about they slap sticky notes all over the prototype to hash out what should go?
China’s Advantage:
Ford is MickeyMousing around with trying to cut $800 here and $500 there when Ford vehicles cost $20,000 too much.
Biden’s response is to up tariffs on Chinese cars by 100 percent.
China has an advantage in labor costs and mineral costs to make batteries.
Tim adds:
I'm not at all worried. There really isn't much consumer demand for the expensive EV's, which are mainly sacraments of the self-loathing guilt-ridden West and China may be "pulling away" with the technology but how many Chinese are actually driving these things? China and Russia both understood that the WEst could waste it's time and energy and wealth chasing after a will-o-the-wisp, the whole Green technology thing.
China knows that as long as they can get foreign companies chasing these things they can profit by their control of rare-earth elements and the like. Oh, and they are willing to pollute their own environment in the making of the batteries needed.
Ford worrying about this is like worrying about steam engines or hydrogen; yes, others may be ahead of them in those regards but so what? In the end the hydrocarbon economy is going to continue to prosper while the "Green" economy will falter.
It is a fact that Russia promoted green tech and that to get the West to end it's own oil and gas industry so Russia would become sole provider. It largely worked too.
Electric vehicles require the production of electricity and the loss of energy by transmitting that power. It is a net loser, unlike hydrocarbons which are found and not made. We have to actually MAKE electricity, then transmit it, then store it. We lose energy at each step. Gasoline has to be refined, but it has energy in it already and once refines is ready to go.
This is like Edison going into the kerosene light business because of the prospects of the Aladdin Light Corporation making a good competitor for his light bulb, or for Boeing making airships. There isn't any crying need.
The EV "craze" is artificial, promoted by governments to meet the Paris Accord and other green agreements to cut emissions (completely ignoring the emissions required to make the electricity to charge the silly things.) This would be technology for golf carts and Six Flags rides otherwise.
I agree; price is a huge part of the problem. Of course Ford just signed a contract with UAW that gave a massive raise and all sorts of new benefits to the labor union. How do you compete with Chinese labor being payed a couple of bucks an hour and who are under the discipline of the Communist Party?
The Wall Street Journal reports What Scared Ford’s CEO in China
Jim Farley had just returned from China. What the Ford Motor chief executive found during the May visit made him anxious: The local automakers were pulling away in the electric-vehicle race.
In an early-morning call with fellow board member John Thornton, an exasperated Farley unloaded.
The Chinese carmakers are moving at light speed, he told Thornton, a former Goldman Sachs executive who spent years as a senior banker in China. They are using artificial intelligence and other tech in cars that is unlike anything available in the U.S. These Chinese EV makers are using a low-cost supply base to undercut the competition on price, offering slick digital features and aggressively expanding to overseas markets.
"John, this is an existential threat,” Farley said.
In the span of a few years, Chinese EV maker BYD, backed by Warren Buffett, and other domestic brands have clawed away gobs of market share in China from once-dominant foreign rivals, through a combination of lower prices, high-tech interiors and rapid vehicle updates. Today, they are quickly expanding in Europe, the Middle East and other Asian markets.
Shortly after the trip, Farley arranged to have Chinese EVs shipped to Michigan for executives and directors to check out and sit in. The models were displayed in a Ford conference center near its headquarters. During board-meeting coffee breaks, directors took turns fiddling with cars.
One was the first EV from smartphone giant Xiaomi, which has drawn comparisons to a Porsche and sells for $30,000 to $40,000, below Ford’s similarly sized Mustang Mach-E SUV. The Xiaomi has a fragrance diffuser and an infotainment system that can connect to devices inside the home when the car approaches—turning on the home lights or air conditioner, for example.
On a visit to China last year, he watched engineers dissect an electric car from Chinese juggernaut BYD to reveal elegant, low-cost engineering. A spin around a test track in another China-branded EV left him blown away by the car’s ride quality and high-tech features.
BYD’s cheapest EV, the Seagull, starts around $10,000 and features a fashionable cabin; a rotating, iPad-like touch screen; and more than 300 miles of driving range, comparable to EVs from legacy automakers that are priced three times higher. It is currently for sale in China and Latin America and BYD plans to start selling it in Europe next year for around $20,000.
Farley, who races vintage cars and has an encyclopedic knowledge of car models, thrashed the EV around Changan’s sprawling test track in central China, as Ford Chief Financial Officer John Lawler rode shotgun. Afterward the executives sat silently, stunned at the progress Changan had made. The ride was smooth and quiet and the cabin upscale, with easy-to-use technology.
"Jim, this is nothing like before,” Lawler told Farley after the drive. "These guys are ahead of us.”
Ford’s Response is Amusing:
Farley and Field huddled around a laptop, looking at a spreadsheet of line items for the future midsize electric pickup. The goal: figure out how to extract $800 in cost.
The team had overachieved on the driving range by 16 miles, Field explained, which meant they could wring out about $500 by shrinking the battery. Finding the rest of the savings would be a slog. Would it really need a heated steering wheel? Maybe the front trunk was expendable, one of the execs suggested.
Before long, Farley worried aloud that they might be cutting too many corners, and that "the product could end up being really sh—y.” He suggested to Field an informal process: How about they slap sticky notes all over the prototype to hash out what should go?
China’s Advantage:
Ford is MickeyMousing around with trying to cut $800 here and $500 there when Ford vehicles cost $20,000 too much.
Biden’s response is to up tariffs on Chinese cars by 100 percent.
China has an advantage in labor costs and mineral costs to make batteries.
Tim adds:
I'm not at all worried. There really isn't much consumer demand for the expensive EV's, which are mainly sacraments of the self-loathing guilt-ridden West and China may be "pulling away" with the technology but how many Chinese are actually driving these things? China and Russia both understood that the WEst could waste it's time and energy and wealth chasing after a will-o-the-wisp, the whole Green technology thing.
China knows that as long as they can get foreign companies chasing these things they can profit by their control of rare-earth elements and the like. Oh, and they are willing to pollute their own environment in the making of the batteries needed.
Ford worrying about this is like worrying about steam engines or hydrogen; yes, others may be ahead of them in those regards but so what? In the end the hydrocarbon economy is going to continue to prosper while the "Green" economy will falter.
It is a fact that Russia promoted green tech and that to get the West to end it's own oil and gas industry so Russia would become sole provider. It largely worked too.
Electric vehicles require the production of electricity and the loss of energy by transmitting that power. It is a net loser, unlike hydrocarbons which are found and not made. We have to actually MAKE electricity, then transmit it, then store it. We lose energy at each step. Gasoline has to be refined, but it has energy in it already and once refines is ready to go.
This is like Edison going into the kerosene light business because of the prospects of the Aladdin Light Corporation making a good competitor for his light bulb, or for Boeing making airships. There isn't any crying need.
The EV "craze" is artificial, promoted by governments to meet the Paris Accord and other green agreements to cut emissions (completely ignoring the emissions required to make the electricity to charge the silly things.) This would be technology for golf carts and Six Flags rides otherwise.
I agree; price is a huge part of the problem. Of course Ford just signed a contract with UAW that gave a massive raise and all sorts of new benefits to the labor union. How do you compete with Chinese labor being payed a couple of bucks an hour and who are under the discipline of the Communist Party?
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September 14, 2024
What the Cat Story Tells Us
Timothy Birdnow
I couldn't agree more:
I couldn't agree more:
I have no idea whether the story of the Great Springfield Pet
Massacre is true, or true to a small extent, or something in between,
but the ruckus and meme explosion are a useful reminder of one of the
core principles of leftist post-modern philosophy—that
Steven Hayward
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Why Springfield is Suffering
This courtesy of David Benjamin:
"Let's understand the sequence of events in towns like Springfield, OH so you can understand why Donald Trump is popular:
1) They closed the factories and shipped the jobs to China and Mexico.
2) They shipped the best young men and women off to fight and die in useless, no-win wars that made D.C. rich.
3) They made the basics of life unaffordable through massive government spending.
4) They filled the communities with opioids and fentanyl.
5) They flooded these communities with thousands of culturally alien
foreigners to drive down wages and make their hometowns feel like a
different country.
6) They call the victims "racist" if they complain.
Donald Trump is the only lifeline and the only voice these men and women have. And the "elites" wonder why he's more popular than ever and our movement to take back this country is stronger than ever."
Charlie Kirk
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Arguing with idiots: Planned parenthood Edition
Timothy Birdnow
An argument with a liberal apologist on Facebook.
This starts with Stuart Liss making the observation:
Katharine Houghton Hepburn; mother of actress Katharine Hepburn:
She was a suffragette, Birth control advocate , proud Marxist and close friend and associate of Eugenicist abortionist, Margaret Sanger.
It was she and Sanger who started Planned Parenthood
C. 1901
A liberal named
Tom Gelsthorpe snarks:
Margaret Sanger started the American Birth Control League in the early 20th century. Sanger did NOT promote abortion. Her principal concern was helping women avoid bearing more children than they could afford to raise. The suffering of poor people attempting to raise large families in crowded cities bothered her. I'd be hard-pressed to find someone who ISN'T bothered by that now or then.
Eugenics was a fad that passed quickly. It was never the focus of Sanger's efforts. Nor was she racist. Sanger was ahead of her time in many ways, and became a lightning rod for more criticism than she deserved, as leaders often do. Her successors at the American Birth Control League renamed it Planned Parenthood, in part to separate the purpose from Sanger's reputation.
Birth rates have been falling all over the world, for various reasons, for more than 200 years. The earliest, measurable, sharp decline in birthrates began in France in the 18th century, a devoutly Catholic country at the time. As countries urbanize, the cost of large families rises, and the utility of large families declines, compared to rural folkways. People adapt to these realities regardless of purported religious strictures.
I believe it helps to separate historical facts from emotions. Maybe I'm funny that way.
After Liss gave some direct quotes from Sanger he responded:
Sanger was edged out of leadership because of abrasive positions like that.
You can always quote the most obnoxious things someone said, to make her sound like a monster. Then leave out the good she accomplished, for good measure.
But when you compare someone you dislike to Hitler, the conversation's over.
Bye, bye.
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An argument with a liberal apologist on Facebook.
This starts with Stuart Liss making the observation:
Katharine Houghton Hepburn; mother of actress Katharine Hepburn:
She was a suffragette, Birth control advocate , proud Marxist and close friend and associate of Eugenicist abortionist, Margaret Sanger.
It was she and Sanger who started Planned Parenthood
C. 1901
A liberal named
Tom Gelsthorpe snarks:
Margaret Sanger started the American Birth Control League in the early 20th century. Sanger did NOT promote abortion. Her principal concern was helping women avoid bearing more children than they could afford to raise. The suffering of poor people attempting to raise large families in crowded cities bothered her. I'd be hard-pressed to find someone who ISN'T bothered by that now or then.
Eugenics was a fad that passed quickly. It was never the focus of Sanger's efforts. Nor was she racist. Sanger was ahead of her time in many ways, and became a lightning rod for more criticism than she deserved, as leaders often do. Her successors at the American Birth Control League renamed it Planned Parenthood, in part to separate the purpose from Sanger's reputation.
Birth rates have been falling all over the world, for various reasons, for more than 200 years. The earliest, measurable, sharp decline in birthrates began in France in the 18th century, a devoutly Catholic country at the time. As countries urbanize, the cost of large families rises, and the utility of large families declines, compared to rural folkways. People adapt to these realities regardless of purported religious strictures.
I believe it helps to separate historical facts from emotions. Maybe I'm funny that way.
After Liss gave some direct quotes from Sanger he responded:
Sanger was edged out of leadership because of abrasive positions like that.
You can always quote the most obnoxious things someone said, to make her sound like a monster. Then leave out the good she accomplished, for good measure.
But when you compare someone you dislike to Hitler, the conversation's over.
Bye, bye.
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Yes they ARE Eating Cats
Diane M. Kimura
I thought cats were not being taken in Springfield, Ohio.
Why then is the local news reporting otherwise?
I mean literally the national media is a flaming pile of garbage.
I thought this was not happening ABC News….
https://x.com/defiyantlyfree/status/1834785790674845952?s=61&t=59I-gQ6utKdGpFSrFgt34Q
I thought cats were not being taken in Springfield, Ohio.
Why then is the local news reporting otherwise?
I mean literally the national media is a flaming pile of garbage.
I thought this was not happening ABC News….
https://x.com/defiyantlyfree/status/1834785790674845952?s=61&t=59I-gQ6utKdGpFSrFgt34Q
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The Cat's Meow of Meats
Timothy Birdnow
A recent story about Haitians in Ohio eating pet cats was repeated by Donald Trump in the debate with Commielove, er Kamala and sneered at by the debate moderators. I theorized that perhaps the Haitians were engaging in some sort of ritual sacrifice stemming from voodoo. But maybe they were just hungry after all!
Do Haitians eat cats? (the shocking truth)
A recent story about Haitians in Ohio eating pet cats was repeated by Donald Trump in the debate with Commielove, er Kamala and sneered at by the debate moderators. I theorized that perhaps the Haitians were engaging in some sort of ritual sacrifice stemming from voodoo. But maybe they were just hungry after all!
Do Haitians eat cats? (the shocking truth)
Yes, Haitians eat cats and dogs and a host of other things like geese and ducks.
FTA:
Eating cat meat is not a daily or nationwide practice in Haiti. However, some Haitians eat cats on December 24th in a national festivity called "Reveyon", a big Christmas party.
This is exclusively known to a select group of Haitians found mostly in countryside villages.
[...]
Eating cats in Haiti is not a new habit but an old tradition that started in slavery.
For instance, runaway slaves hunted, killed, and ate wild cats deep in Haiti's forest and treacherous mountains many years before Haiti became a nation.
So the practice of eating cats is just as old as Haiti herself.
[...]
Yes. Haitians eat cows, goats, sheep, chickens, pork, etc., but cat meat is a delicacy that many from the countryside simply can't resist.
FTA:
Eating cat meat is not a daily or nationwide practice in Haiti. However, some Haitians eat cats on December 24th in a national festivity called "Reveyon", a big Christmas party.
This is exclusively known to a select group of Haitians found mostly in countryside villages.
[...]
Eating cats in Haiti is not a new habit but an old tradition that started in slavery.
For instance, runaway slaves hunted, killed, and ate wild cats deep in Haiti's forest and treacherous mountains many years before Haiti became a nation.
So the practice of eating cats is just as old as Haiti herself.
[...]
Yes. Haitians eat cows, goats, sheep, chickens, pork, etc., but cat meat is a delicacy that many from the countryside simply can't resist.
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September 13, 2024
Apostate America
Timothy Birdnow
This is disturbing. The American People are dumping religion at an alarming rate. And then they are puzzled about why the nation is failing.
https://www.axios.com/2024/09/13/religious-unaffiliated-millennials-us-west
The Bible states quite clearly that God punishes nations that forsake Him - and that He will heal those that repent.
2Chronicles 7:14 states:
"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will heal the land"
But if the People continue in apostacy and rebellion the results will be quite different.
Jeremiah 17:5 says:
"Thus says the Lord: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. "
Amos8:11-12
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"Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, "when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord, but they shall not find it.
Judges 2:11-15
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the Lord to anger. They abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. Whenever they marched out, the hand of the Lord was against them for harm, as the Lord had warned, and as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress.
I would add that America has no guaranteed place in history as did Israel and God smote Israel TWICE for apostacy. Why do we think we won't suffer punishment?
The Left has labored for two centuries to strangle christianity and our modern hipster culture thinks we are so smart we know better than our fathers. But rather we are fools.
It may not matter much who we put in office this November; we are heading down the path of ruin.
This is disturbing. The American People are dumping religion at an alarming rate. And then they are puzzled about why the nation is failing.
https://www.axios.com/2024/09/13/religious-unaffiliated-millennials-us-west
The Bible states quite clearly that God punishes nations that forsake Him - and that He will heal those that repent.
2Chronicles 7:14 states:
"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will heal the land"
But if the People continue in apostacy and rebellion the results will be quite different.
Jeremiah 17:5 says:
"Thus says the Lord: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. "
Amos8:11-12
Helpful Not Helpful
"Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God, "when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord, but they shall not find it.
Judges 2:11-15
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the Lord to anger. They abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. Whenever they marched out, the hand of the Lord was against them for harm, as the Lord had warned, and as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress.
I would add that America has no guaranteed place in history as did Israel and God smote Israel TWICE for apostacy. Why do we think we won't suffer punishment?
The Left has labored for two centuries to strangle christianity and our modern hipster culture thinks we are so smart we know better than our fathers. But rather we are fools.
It may not matter much who we put in office this November; we are heading down the path of ruin.
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GOP Winning
Timothy Birdnow
The Cook Political Report just shifted on the Senate predictions, now calling the Senate for the GOP.
The worm is turning..
The Cook Political Report just shifted on the Senate predictions, now calling the Senate for the GOP.
The worm is turning..
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Mideast War Looming
Timothy Birdnow
The IDF has attacked Iranian forces in Syria in what can only be considered a major escalation and will likely result in open warfare with Iran.
From the article:
The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday:
Israeli ground forces targeted an Iranian missile production facility in Syria during a strike this week attributed to Israel, according to Middle East expert Eva J. Koulouriotis, who specializes in jihadist groups and cited a security source. Koulouriotis wrote on X that special Israeli forces entered the facility, removed equipment, and then destroyed the site.
On Sunday evening, reports indicated that Israel had carried out a wide-scale attack in the region, which included strikes on a scientific research center believed by Western sources to be responsible for developing non-conventional weapons.
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The operation reportedly lasted about an hour. Israeli special forces successfully entered the facility, removed key equipment and documents, rigged the site with explosives, and destroyed it, all while withdrawing under air cover.
The Times of Israel added:
The opposition Syria TV network, based in Turkey, reported that Israeli helicopters did not land on Syrian soil, but instead hovered as special forces rappelled down ropes.
The report said there were violent clashes in which three Syrians were killed, and two to four Iranians were captured. The report did not give details as to what happened to the Iranians.
The outlet additionally said that a Russian communications center was among the sites targeted as part of the operation.
The increased intensity and focus of Israeli operations has come as Israeli political leaders have begun stating openly that they are preparing for war against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon to stop rocket, missile, and drone attacks that have forced the evacuation of 63,500 civilians from 74 towns near the northern border of the country.
The IDF has attacked Iranian forces in Syria in what can only be considered a major escalation and will likely result in open warfare with Iran.
From the article:
The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday:
Israeli ground forces targeted an Iranian missile production facility in Syria during a strike this week attributed to Israel, according to Middle East expert Eva J. Koulouriotis, who specializes in jihadist groups and cited a security source. Koulouriotis wrote on X that special Israeli forces entered the facility, removed equipment, and then destroyed the site.
On Sunday evening, reports indicated that Israel had carried out a wide-scale attack in the region, which included strikes on a scientific research center believed by Western sources to be responsible for developing non-conventional weapons.
…
The operation reportedly lasted about an hour. Israeli special forces successfully entered the facility, removed key equipment and documents, rigged the site with explosives, and destroyed it, all while withdrawing under air cover.
The Times of Israel added:
The opposition Syria TV network, based in Turkey, reported that Israeli helicopters did not land on Syrian soil, but instead hovered as special forces rappelled down ropes.
The report said there were violent clashes in which three Syrians were killed, and two to four Iranians were captured. The report did not give details as to what happened to the Iranians.
The outlet additionally said that a Russian communications center was among the sites targeted as part of the operation.
The increased intensity and focus of Israeli operations has come as Israeli political leaders have begun stating openly that they are preparing for war against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon to stop rocket, missile, and drone attacks that have forced the evacuation of 63,500 civilians from 74 towns near the northern border of the country.
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Hollow Apologies
Timothy Birdnow
He says he's DONE apologizing? He never sttopped censoring, so what good is any apology?
Breitbart News Daily
Mark Zuckerberg Declares He Is Done Apologizing for Facebook’s Censorshi
He says he's DONE apologizing? He never sttopped censoring, so what good is any apology?
Breitbart News Daily
Mark Zuckerberg Declares He Is Done Apologizing for Facebook’s Censorshi
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Goldman Sachs Chair - Kamala Lied
John F. DiLeo
You remember how Kamala Harris claimed that Goldman Sachs said her economic plan was better than Donald Trump’s?
Well, the chairman of Goldman Sachs immediately issued his own fact-check:
Turns out… Goldman Sachs said no such thing!
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Yes Kami, there ARE Troopos in Harm's Way
Lew Ricker
Kamala Harris Let's be clear. You stated there were no troops in wars (harm) in any place across the globe. Now, we know this was quite the fib. Here is an article by the PA NatGuard stating they are protecting the Horn of Africa. They just deployed at least as early as Jul 2024. The debate was when again?
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3825132/pennsylvania-guardsman-instructs-kenyans-in-combat-care/
"Task Force Paxton now has the essential mission of providing critical security support at installations across the Horn of Africa. As the United States’ largest tactical unit on the continent of Africa, the security task force makes up more than two-thirds of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa force and is critical to providing security and building partnerships throughout East Africa in support of U.S. Africa Command."
This article below shows the same unit had taken OVER for the Kenyans as late as Feb 2024.
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3682988/pennsylvania-guard-takes-over-horn-of-africa-security-mission/
Kamala Harris Let's be clear. You stated there were no troops in wars (harm) in any place across the globe. Now, we know this was quite the fib. Here is an article by the PA NatGuard stating they are protecting the Horn of Africa. They just deployed at least as early as Jul 2024. The debate was when again?
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3825132/pennsylvania-guardsman-instructs-kenyans-in-combat-care/
"Task Force Paxton now has the essential mission of providing critical security support at installations across the Horn of Africa. As the United States’ largest tactical unit on the continent of Africa, the security task force makes up more than two-thirds of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa force and is critical to providing security and building partnerships throughout East Africa in support of U.S. Africa Command."
This article below shows the same unit had taken OVER for the Kenyans as late as Feb 2024.
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3682988/pennsylvania-guard-takes-over-horn-of-africa-security-mission/
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Walz Calls Harris a "Young Prostitutor"
Diane M. Kimura
NEW: Governor Tim Walz refers to Kamala Harris' early career as a "young prostitutor."
"Because this started, and I love this story. As a young prostitutor, Kamala Harris talked about going in that courtroom for the first time."
Walz claim is incorrect as Kamala Harris started her career as deputy district attorney in Alameda County before becoming appointed by Willie Brown to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
She was later appointed as an assistant district attorney for San Francisco.
In 2011, Harris became the Attorney General of California.
NEW: Governor Tim Walz refers to Kamala Harris' early career as a "young prostitutor."
"Because this started, and I love this story. As a young prostitutor, Kamala Harris talked about going in that courtroom for the first time."
Walz claim is incorrect as Kamala Harris started her career as deputy district attorney in Alameda County before becoming appointed by Willie Brown to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
She was later appointed as an assistant district attorney for San Francisco.
In 2011, Harris became the Attorney General of California.
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