This woman has a mania about collecting personal data.
...Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who conceived the idea of the consumer
agency, which critics say has too much and often undefined power,
strongly objected to the agency’s temporary halt in data collection just
last week.
“CFPB cannot fulfill its core functions without collecting personally identifiable information,” Warren wrote in a Jan. 4 letter to top CFPB officials....
That is true. However, CFPB's databanks are not secure.
[Acting Director] Mulvaney announced plans to halt personal data collection after an
inspector general’s report warned of cybersecurity problems with the
agency.
“I think we should find ways to have as rigorous a data security
program as possible here before we start expecting that from people who
we oversee out in the industry,” Mulvaney told reporters at the time....
Not only does CFPB have data security problems. It also has a helluvalot of data--and it seems to be collecting such data without good reason.
...a Government Accountability Office
report from September 2014 noted serious concerns about the privacy and
security of the consumers whose data are being collected by the CFPB.
The GAO found the CFPB was collecting more information than was
necessary for its regulatory mission, from 87 percent of the credit card
market. It further said the agency’s 12 mass data collections had
information on 173 million loans....
The Shrill Senator-ette likes YOUR data to be in HER data bank. Comfortable with that?
Monday, January 15, 2018
Why Wisconsin Electric Is Sending Workers NOW
There is no such thing as co-incidence. You have noticed that around 60 skilled linemen from Wisconsin Electric are on their way to Puerto Rico, one of the 5 most corrupt nations in the Caribbean area.
There's a reason for that "now."
...On Saturday, a day after becoming aware of a massive store of rebuilding materials being held by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the U.S. federal government — the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with their security detail — entered a Palo Seco warehouse owned by the public utility to claim and distribute the equipment, according to a spokesperson for the Corps....
...Among the materials recovered so far are “2,875 pieces of critical material to contractors” along with the sleeves of full-tension steel, a component of Puerto Rican electrical infrastructure required to erect new power lines. PREPA did not respond to The Intercept’s request for comment, though in a statement to the Associated Press, it rejected allegations that it had failed to distribute the warehouse’s contents. The AP only reported that “officials over the weekend also discovered some needed materials in a previously overlooked warehouse owned by Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority.” How they discovered them and how they were obtained is a story that has not been fully told....
FEMA and the Corps knew they would be re-possessing vast amounts of electrical-power materiel, likely "lost" by the Corrupt-o-crats of Puerto Rico. By the way, lots of other mainland repair crews have been sitting in hotels waiting for this stuff to materialize.
FYI, Puerto Rico is not a "shithole." Yet.
There's a reason for that "now."
...On Saturday, a day after becoming aware of a massive store of rebuilding materials being held by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the U.S. federal government — the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with their security detail — entered a Palo Seco warehouse owned by the public utility to claim and distribute the equipment, according to a spokesperson for the Corps....
...Among the materials recovered so far are “2,875 pieces of critical material to contractors” along with the sleeves of full-tension steel, a component of Puerto Rican electrical infrastructure required to erect new power lines. PREPA did not respond to The Intercept’s request for comment, though in a statement to the Associated Press, it rejected allegations that it had failed to distribute the warehouse’s contents. The AP only reported that “officials over the weekend also discovered some needed materials in a previously overlooked warehouse owned by Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority.” How they discovered them and how they were obtained is a story that has not been fully told....
FEMA and the Corps knew they would be re-possessing vast amounts of electrical-power materiel, likely "lost" by the Corrupt-o-crats of Puerto Rico. By the way, lots of other mainland repair crews have been sitting in hotels waiting for this stuff to materialize.
FYI, Puerto Rico is not a "shithole." Yet.
Russki Money Funds GreenWackies!!
The Russians are throwing large dollars into the "environmental" protesters. It makes sense; Russia would like to keep the oil & gas markets tight, and keep the US dependent on outside resources.
Wonder if that (D) wack-job lawyer Thomsen in Madistan is a GreenWonzo, too, eh?? He seems to know a LOT about the Russians, after all.
Wonder if that (D) wack-job lawyer Thomsen in Madistan is a GreenWonzo, too, eh?? He seems to know a LOT about the Russians, after all.
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Durbin/Fake News: They Lied Again
Apparently Trump did not use the word "shithole." That was Durbin describing his own mouth.
...Republican Sen. David Perdue (Ga.) on Sunday said President Trump did not use the word “shithole” to refer to African nations, Haiti and El Salvador during a White House meeting with lawmakers.
***
“I’m telling you he did not use that word, George. And I’m telling you it’s a gross misrepresentation. How many times do you want me to say that?” Perdue said after host George Stephanopoulos pressed him for an answer....ABCNews quoted at PowerLine
Durbin--a liar from the get-go--spread the story about "shithole," and of course, it was trumpeted endlessly by the Fake News media (which means all the 'news' outlets.')
Surprised?
So. Durbin says Trump used the word. Trump (and others) say he did not. One is a Chicago politician, the other is a real estate developer. Go ahead. Bet large on this!
...Republican Sen. David Perdue (Ga.) on Sunday said President Trump did not use the word “shithole” to refer to African nations, Haiti and El Salvador during a White House meeting with lawmakers.
***
“I’m telling you he did not use that word, George. And I’m telling you it’s a gross misrepresentation. How many times do you want me to say that?” Perdue said after host George Stephanopoulos pressed him for an answer....ABCNews quoted at PowerLine
Durbin--a liar from the get-go--spread the story about "shithole," and of course, it was trumpeted endlessly by the Fake News media (which means all the 'news' outlets.')
Surprised?
So. Durbin says Trump used the word. Trump (and others) say he did not. One is a Chicago politician, the other is a real estate developer. Go ahead. Bet large on this!
Mr. Manning to Run for Senate
The HotAir headline has this: "So a Convicted Traitor Would Like to Run for Senate..."
Why not? Mr. Manning could join with several NOT-convicted traitors therein.
Ticker agrees with this, but he doesn't call other Senators 'traitors.' He has far more colorful descriptors!
Why not? Mr. Manning could join with several NOT-convicted traitors therein.
Ticker agrees with this, but he doesn't call other Senators 'traitors.' He has far more colorful descriptors!
RAISE Act: Screwing American STEM People. Again.
Professor Matloff on the RAISE Act proposal:
...America’s tech workers, already victimized by immigration policy, would be harmed even more by RAISE, as it would redistribute green card allocation from the largely low-skilled to the high-skilled, thus providing even more competition at the latter level. While it might seem desirable to bring in more techies, we have a surplus as it is. And even worse, extra points would be given to younger workers who wish to immigrate, exacerbating the rampant age discrimination in the industry....
Not real surprising.
...the Issa and Durbin-Grassley bills to reform H-1B would have the effect of encouraging Congress to enact some kind of Staple a Green Card to Their Diplomas legislation, under which foreign STEM students at U.S. universities would be granted a fast track green card. This would be truly disastrous, dwarfing any current problem with H-1B etc....
Issa is into this because he represents California, of course. Grassley because he's not very bright, and Durbin because he's not very bright AND understands how to get more (D) voters. What a lovely combination.
By the way, these are the bills supported by the anti-third-world-immigration bunch, too.
...America’s tech workers, already victimized by immigration policy, would be harmed even more by RAISE, as it would redistribute green card allocation from the largely low-skilled to the high-skilled, thus providing even more competition at the latter level. While it might seem desirable to bring in more techies, we have a surplus as it is. And even worse, extra points would be given to younger workers who wish to immigrate, exacerbating the rampant age discrimination in the industry....
Not real surprising.
...the Issa and Durbin-Grassley bills to reform H-1B would have the effect of encouraging Congress to enact some kind of Staple a Green Card to Their Diplomas legislation, under which foreign STEM students at U.S. universities would be granted a fast track green card. This would be truly disastrous, dwarfing any current problem with H-1B etc....
Issa is into this because he represents California, of course. Grassley because he's not very bright, and Durbin because he's not very bright AND understands how to get more (D) voters. What a lovely combination.
By the way, these are the bills supported by the anti-third-world-immigration bunch, too.
Utility Music for Mass
My desk at the office is directly under one of the speakers used to broadcast music throughout the entire retail store. Usually this stuff is '70's and '80's crap, except for the rock-n-roll "Christmas" music which expires on December 26th.
Yes, it's true. I suffer from abuse by employer. *snif*
Then I get to suffer from abuse at church!!
...A Church which only makes use of utility music has fallen for what is, in fact, useless. . . . For her mission is a far higher one. As the Old Testament speaks of the Temple, the Church is to be the place of glory, and as such, too, the place where mankind’s cry of distress is brought to the ear of God. The Church must not settle down with what is merely comfortable and serviceable at the parish level; she must arouse the voice of the cosmos and, by glorifying the Creator, elicit the glory of the cosmos, itself, making it also glorious, beautiful, habitable, and beloved...Jos. Ratzinger
Yup. Different speakers, same stuff, no matter the kinda-holy text of hymns or the actually holy texts of the Mass. When it's "utility music" it's no different from retail-store space-filler.
Clearly, Purgatory is not the only punishment.....
Yes, it's true. I suffer from abuse by employer. *snif*
Then I get to suffer from abuse at church!!
...A Church which only makes use of utility music has fallen for what is, in fact, useless. . . . For her mission is a far higher one. As the Old Testament speaks of the Temple, the Church is to be the place of glory, and as such, too, the place where mankind’s cry of distress is brought to the ear of God. The Church must not settle down with what is merely comfortable and serviceable at the parish level; she must arouse the voice of the cosmos and, by glorifying the Creator, elicit the glory of the cosmos, itself, making it also glorious, beautiful, habitable, and beloved...Jos. Ratzinger
Yup. Different speakers, same stuff, no matter the kinda-holy text of hymns or the actually holy texts of the Mass. When it's "utility music" it's no different from retail-store space-filler.
Clearly, Purgatory is not the only punishment.....
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Why the "Porn Star Bribe" Story NOW?
Easy. The Democrats are pointing to a Shiny Object while it becomes crystal clear that Obozo, Comey, and Rosenstein KNEW about Russian bribery BEFORE the Uranium-One deal that Hillary Clinton signed off for.
This is not hard, folks. Hillary and Bill were taking bribes--in the form of "speaker's fees" and "donations to the Chelsea Marriage Fund"--and the Russians got their nuclear deal.
There's evidence, people.
So the Democrats will be yelling about "shitholes" as loudly as possible, and the MSM, a bought-and-paid-for subsidiary of the Democrat Left, will not mention this news item.
This is not hard, folks. Hillary and Bill were taking bribes--in the form of "speaker's fees" and "donations to the Chelsea Marriage Fund"--and the Russians got their nuclear deal.
There's evidence, people.
So the Democrats will be yelling about "shitholes" as loudly as possible, and the MSM, a bought-and-paid-for subsidiary of the Democrat Left, will not mention this news item.
Friday, January 12, 2018
Is the Pope Catholic?
Only a few years ago, that was a humorous punchline. Today......well.....
On January 12, reports began surfacing on Twitter that Lilianne Ploumen, former Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in the Netherlands, was honored by Pope Francis with the title of Commander in the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great. The Lepanto Institute was able to confirm from a December 22, 2017 Dutch radio broadcast that Ploumen indeed received the honor. ...
I happen to know three US KCSG's (all deceased now). The Pope has just peed on their graves.
...To say that Lilianne Ploumen is “pro-abortion” is an extreme understatement and doesn’t even come close to the scandalous reality of her activism....a few days ago, Ploumen was awarded the Machiavelli Prize “for her campaign for the safe abortion fund SheDecides.”...from 2004-2007, Ploumen was the Director of Programs and on the Board of Directors for CORDAID, the Dutch Catholic aid relief agency that was caught funding Planned Parenthood and dispensing contraception....In February of 2010, Ploumen called on LGBT activists to descend upon and disrupt Mass at St. John the Baptist Cathedral, wearing pink triangles with the words “Jesus excludes no one.” The reason? She and other pro-LGBT activists were protesting the Church’s moral teaching regarding homosexuality....
It is not news that this Pope has a very tenuous grasp on certain elements of the Faith. So in answer to the question in my headline, we can say this: "Well, the Pope is a Jesuit!"
Pray harder.
On January 12, reports began surfacing on Twitter that Lilianne Ploumen, former Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in the Netherlands, was honored by Pope Francis with the title of Commander in the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great. The Lepanto Institute was able to confirm from a December 22, 2017 Dutch radio broadcast that Ploumen indeed received the honor. ...
I happen to know three US KCSG's (all deceased now). The Pope has just peed on their graves.
...To say that Lilianne Ploumen is “pro-abortion” is an extreme understatement and doesn’t even come close to the scandalous reality of her activism....a few days ago, Ploumen was awarded the Machiavelli Prize “for her campaign for the safe abortion fund SheDecides.”...from 2004-2007, Ploumen was the Director of Programs and on the Board of Directors for CORDAID, the Dutch Catholic aid relief agency that was caught funding Planned Parenthood and dispensing contraception....In February of 2010, Ploumen called on LGBT activists to descend upon and disrupt Mass at St. John the Baptist Cathedral, wearing pink triangles with the words “Jesus excludes no one.” The reason? She and other pro-LGBT activists were protesting the Church’s moral teaching regarding homosexuality....
It is not news that this Pope has a very tenuous grasp on certain elements of the Faith. So in answer to the question in my headline, we can say this: "Well, the Pope is a Jesuit!"
Pray harder.
Take It From the Man Who's Been There....
RenMan has been in Africa--he emigrated from there to the USA--and has a very interesting military and civilian history.
About S*&^holes:
....allow me to say, I've been in far too many of them for comfort. They are precisely as described: s***holes. They smell of s***. All too often, the food tastes of s***, and/or is prepared in circumstances so unhygienic I have no doubt whatsoever that it is actually full of s***. (Ever been in a tribal village where they kill a hog or cow to celebrate your arrival? I've personally watched as a pig's intestines were taken out of its stomach, stripped of their vile contents by hand into a bucket, without benefit of soap or running water or anything else, and then dumped straight into a cauldron of boiling water to cook. The instant they were regarded as cooked - not even halfway, I can assure you! - a chunk was hacked off and offered to me. I had no choice but to eat it, otherwise I would have given enormous offense to those who'd prepared it for me. Hello, huge prophylactic doses of Ciprofloxacin twice a day for the duration of the trip!)...
The problem is that people from those worlds do NOT integrate well into the US.
About S*&^holes:
....allow me to say, I've been in far too many of them for comfort. They are precisely as described: s***holes. They smell of s***. All too often, the food tastes of s***, and/or is prepared in circumstances so unhygienic I have no doubt whatsoever that it is actually full of s***. (Ever been in a tribal village where they kill a hog or cow to celebrate your arrival? I've personally watched as a pig's intestines were taken out of its stomach, stripped of their vile contents by hand into a bucket, without benefit of soap or running water or anything else, and then dumped straight into a cauldron of boiling water to cook. The instant they were regarded as cooked - not even halfway, I can assure you! - a chunk was hacked off and offered to me. I had no choice but to eat it, otherwise I would have given enormous offense to those who'd prepared it for me. Hello, huge prophylactic doses of Ciprofloxacin twice a day for the duration of the trip!)...
The problem is that people from those worlds do NOT integrate well into the US.
The Church's Civil War, Part XXV
A prominent Prog from Austria:
...[Fr.] Zulehner predicts that there will be approved, in 2019, the ordination of married priests. He also indicates the possibility of female priests....
Yah, well, that's not the take-away, startling as it may be. HERE'S the take-away:
...Speaking about this method of operation which is based on a more decentralized way of governing the Church, Zulehner adds “It is one of the most important decisions of this pontificate that the pope overcomes centralism.”...
Which means the following re-formulation: "Not-so-One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic." The priest is correct: this is a revolution.
...[Fr.] Zulehner predicts that there will be approved, in 2019, the ordination of married priests. He also indicates the possibility of female priests....
Yah, well, that's not the take-away, startling as it may be. HERE'S the take-away:
...Speaking about this method of operation which is based on a more decentralized way of governing the Church, Zulehner adds “It is one of the most important decisions of this pontificate that the pope overcomes centralism.”...
Which means the following re-formulation: "Not-so-One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic." The priest is correct: this is a revolution.
Yes, Virginia, There ARE Shitholes
Our Holier-Than-Thou Betters have lost their minds over the fact that people are fleeing, desperate for better living conditions. They flee so that their children can live without abject fear of violence, murder, or theft--and that the children may obtain a marginally-better education.
They leave Chicago, New York City, Detroit, and Los Angeles every day, by the hundreds. Someone called these places "shitholes," and heads exploded.
Too bad. People leave because the places ARE shitholes.
They leave Chicago, New York City, Detroit, and Los Angeles every day, by the hundreds. Someone called these places "shitholes," and heads exploded.
Too bad. People leave because the places ARE shitholes.
Goodlatte's Good Law
It's just a proposal at this point. But the right people like it for the right reasons.
That means it's going to take a beating from all the Enlightened and Better People, of course.
That means it's going to take a beating from all the Enlightened and Better People, of course.
Sensenbrenner Right! Ryan, Grothman WRONG!
On the question of Spying On Americans Because of Feeeeelings, or whatever, not to bother with the silly and antiquated Fourth Amendment........
Jim Sensenbrenner voted correctly.
Paul Ryan, from his gated and walled-off compound, voted to allow it. So did the ladder-climbing butt-kissing Glenn Grothman, who pretends to be a Conservative whenever he's not voting in the House.
Jim Sensenbrenner voted correctly.
Paul Ryan, from his gated and walled-off compound, voted to allow it. So did the ladder-climbing butt-kissing Glenn Grothman, who pretends to be a Conservative whenever he's not voting in the House.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
UPDATE: Ryan Spyin' Again
It seems that the Fourth Amendment is a hindrance to Big Brother.
...the House on Thursday approved legislation to renew government surveillance powers while voting down new limits on how authorities can use the information that is collected....
...Just a few hours before the vote, President Trump roiled the waters by sending out a tweet that appeared to contradict his own administration’s opposition to the changes, which were offered by Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.).
That amendment failed by a vote of 183-233....
Amash's amendment would have required the FBI to get a warrant when spying on US citizens. That's all. Just a warrant.
(Note to self: check Sensenbrenner's vote on both these items..... )
Trump flat-out lied or mis-led on the topic, claiming that he 'fixed the procedure.' He did not, because the law governs, not the reg.
Deep State wins this round.
...the House on Thursday approved legislation to renew government surveillance powers while voting down new limits on how authorities can use the information that is collected....
...Just a few hours before the vote, President Trump roiled the waters by sending out a tweet that appeared to contradict his own administration’s opposition to the changes, which were offered by Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.).
That amendment failed by a vote of 183-233....
Amash's amendment would have required the FBI to get a warrant when spying on US citizens. That's all. Just a warrant.
(Note to self: check Sensenbrenner's vote on both these items..... )
Trump flat-out lied or mis-led on the topic, claiming that he 'fixed the procedure.' He did not, because the law governs, not the reg.
Deep State wins this round.
Australian "Man" v. Snake
Here are the bare bones basics:
Ted
Ogier was traveling on the New South Wales south coast Wednesday when
he spotted a black, red-bellied snake slithering alongside his car.
Ogier
said the reptile had slithered from the hood of his car and wrapped
itself around his side mirror, looking and apparently hissing at him....
So what happens next?
...Olgier said he eventually pulled over and called his coworker, Kai
Pearse, who later arrived and removed the snake with a broom.....
Ayyyyy, the bloke can't get out of his own car and whack the snake?
Ryan Steps into S.702, Comes Out Smelling Bad
Well, then. Yesterday morning the House leadership (i.e., Ryan and McCarthy) was all set to renew Section 702, which allows NSA/FEEBS (and anyone else who's interested) to spy on your phones, emails, and text messages for no reason or any reason at all.
This is Your Government, remember?
Then the President decided that maybe 702 ain't such a great idea.
Then the President decided that, actually, 702 is a great idea.
Then "Saint Jim" Comey proclaimed that 702 is REALLY GOOD!!!
(Uhhhhmmmnnnnn...that's like the home-invader proclaiming that a law forbidding door-locks is REALLY GOOD!! (By the way, F*&^ you, Comey.))
Some Pubbies with more than half a brain have now decided that 702 needs further examination. Even Palsi thinks so and managed to emit a coherent sentence or two about it.
Let's hope that Paul Ryan gets the message, even within his walled-compound home.
This is Your Government, remember?
Then the President decided that maybe 702 ain't such a great idea.
Then the President decided that, actually, 702 is a great idea.
Then "Saint Jim" Comey proclaimed that 702 is REALLY GOOD!!!
(Uhhhhmmmnnnnn...that's like the home-invader proclaiming that a law forbidding door-locks is REALLY GOOD!! (By the way, F*&^ you, Comey.))
Some Pubbies with more than half a brain have now decided that 702 needs further examination. Even Palsi thinks so and managed to emit a coherent sentence or two about it.
Let's hope that Paul Ryan gets the message, even within his walled-compound home.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
"Ethics" Commissar to "Investigate" Fitzgerald
This may be fun. The Kommissar of Ethics--a demented Democrat who is certain that the Russkis will be electing Scott Walker and Paul Ryan--has launched an "ethics" probe according to this report.
Frankly, I don't believe that this probe is really the work of the Kommissar. There have been no armed, flash-bang aided, forcible home invasions and no children have been scarred for life.
But you never know. Francis Schmitz is looking for work, and has anyone seen Shane Falk? Is he still wearing camo and playing with a Mattel looking like an M-16A2?
Frankly, I don't believe that this probe is really the work of the Kommissar. There have been no armed, flash-bang aided, forcible home invasions and no children have been scarred for life.
But you never know. Francis Schmitz is looking for work, and has anyone seen Shane Falk? Is he still wearing camo and playing with a Mattel looking like an M-16A2?
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