This literally warms my heart, especially since she's super smart, close to the president-elect, and has a mellowing effect on Trump and his public statements.
She's going to be a huge asset to this White House.
At the New York Times, via Memeorandum, "Kellyanne Conway, ‘Trump Whisperer,’ Will Be Counselor to President."
And watch, at CNN, "Kellyanne Conway lands top White House job."
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Ivanka Trump, Flying Commercial, Accosted by Angry Leftists on JetBlue Flight
It's not moral equivalence, that there's "bad people on both sides."
No, leftists claim to be the tolerant ones. It's supposedly part of their DNA. They're better than you, remember.
Well, not so much actually. These people are in-you-face Hillary supporters and New York homosexuals. They're supposed to be the enlightened ones.
On Twitter:
No, leftists claim to be the tolerant ones. It's supposedly part of their DNA. They're better than you, remember.
Well, not so much actually. These people are in-you-face Hillary supporters and New York homosexuals. They're supposed to be the enlightened ones.
On Twitter:
.@lamblock Just wow: Ivanka Trump aggressively confronted, verbally attacked by man on flight with kids. https://t.co/qdZZjvW3fC
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) December 22, 2016
Harassing women and children at Christmas. Classy. pic.twitter.com/LX3u5RPS5t
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) December 22, 2016
Leftists are nasty, intolerant, hateful people. Period. https://t.co/jPju92p0q9
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) December 22, 2016
Leftists are out of control. https://t.co/UZ9PpE0G58
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) December 22, 2016
Ivanka Trump Berated, Harassed By Man On JetBlue Flight https://t.co/wdcCmBlXMW
— Ƭαвιтнα Ɓℓιѕѕ ❤ (@BlissTabitha) December 22, 2016
Please don't harass the president's grandchildren on planes (or anywhere). Sorry if this ruins your weekend plans.
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) December 22, 2016
Jared Diamond, Collapse
My mom bought it for me for Christmas.
See Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.
My dad once told me that you'll never be bored if you like to read.
And I love to read. And I love to blog about books and reading.
Thanks again for all your support. I really appreciate it.
Merry Christmas!
See Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.
My dad once told me that you'll never be bored if you like to read.
And I love to read. And I love to blog about books and reading.
Thanks again for all your support. I really appreciate it.
Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Last-Minute Deals
At Amazon, Last-Minute Deals - There's Still Time to Find Gifts for Everyone on Your List.
More Gold Box Savings here.
BONUS: Katherine Cramer, The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker.
More Gold Box Savings here.
BONUS: Katherine Cramer, The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker.
Change! Young Americans Living With Parents at 75-Year High
Thank god our long national nightmare of Barack Obama in office is almost over.
What, it's less than 30 days until the Trump administration takes power. I can't wait.
At WSJ, "Percentage of Young Americans Living With Parents Rises to 75-Year High":
What, it's less than 30 days until the Trump administration takes power. I can't wait.
At WSJ, "Percentage of Young Americans Living With Parents Rises to 75-Year High":
Almost 40% of young Americans were living with their parents, siblings or other relatives in 2015, the largest percentage since 1940, according to an analysis of census data by real estate tracker Trulia.More.
Despite a rebounding economy and recent job growth, the share of those between the ages of 18 and 34 doubling up with parents or other family members has been rising since 2005. Back then, before the start of the last recession, roughly one out of three were living with family.
The trend runs counter to that of previous economic cycles, when after a recession-related spike, the number of younger Americans living with relatives declined as the economy improved.
The result is that there is far less demand for housing than would be expected for the millennial generation, now the largest in U.S. history. The number of adults under age 30 has increased by 5 million over the last decade, but the number of households for that age group grew by just 200,000 over the same period, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
Analysts point to rising rents in many cities and tough mortgage-lending standards as the culprit, making it difficult for younger Americans to strike out on their own.
“I don’t think those are challenges that are going to keep young households permanently out of the housing market, but it may keep their homeownership rate near historic lows for likely the indefinite future,” said Ralph McLaughlin, Trulia’s chief economist.
The share of young Americans living with parents hit a high of 40.9% in 1940, just a year after the official end of the Great Depression, and fell to a low of 24.1% in 1960. It hovered between about 31% and 33% from 1980 to the mid-2000s, when the rate started climbing steadily.
The census data on living arrangements goes back annually to 1980, and prior to that was collected each decade.
Household formation is closely correlated with housing affordability and income. Among those aged 25 to 34, 40% of those earning less than $25,000 headed their own household. The share rose to 50% for those earning between $25,000 and $50,000, and 58% for those with incomes above $50,000, according to the Harvard Joint Center.
Census data also show younger Americans are getting married and having children later in life than previous generations. Even so, economists project the historically large millennial generation will more than double its current number of households through 2025...
Evelyn Taft's Wet Weather Forecast
It's raining tonight.
I love it, heh.
Here's Ms. Evelyn, at CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
I love it, heh.
Here's Ms. Evelyn, at CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Donald Trump Calls Berlin Truck Jihad an 'Attack Against Humanity' (VIDEO)
I love him.
I'm so happy we have someone who tells it like it is.
At CNN, "Trump calls Berlin rampage an 'attack on humanity'."
I'm so happy we have someone who tells it like it is.
At CNN, "Trump calls Berlin rampage an 'attack on humanity'."
The Year in Reading
Following-up from early this morning, "Edward O. Wilson, Half-Earth."
I was reading this fabulous roundup of luminaries and their favorite books of 2016, at the New York Times.
Of course, not that many conservatives there, but of those that are, some interesting choices. Newt Gingrich recommends Daniel Silva, The Black Widow.
And Francis Fukuyama recommends Marisa Abrajano and Zoltan Hajnal, White Backlash: Immigration, Race, and American Politics.
I was reading this fabulous roundup of luminaries and their favorite books of 2016, at the New York Times.
Of course, not that many conservatives there, but of those that are, some interesting choices. Newt Gingrich recommends Daniel Silva, The Black Widow.
And Francis Fukuyama recommends Marisa Abrajano and Zoltan Hajnal, White Backlash: Immigration, Race, and American Politics.
Junot Díaz, Ava DuVernay, Hilary Mantel, John Green and many others share what they read in 2016: https://t.co/AW0kcMSlar
— New York Times Books (@nytimesbooks) December 19, 2016
Why Democrats Can't Move On
From Jonathan Tobin, at Commentary:
Still more.
Why Democrats Can’t Move On? - by @tobincommentary https://t.co/dLqXq2MZ1F pic.twitter.com/o6uLRLgogX
— Commentary Magazine (@Commentary) December 21, 2016
Like the effort to force recounts in swing states won by Trump, the attempt to persuade the Electoral College to see the president-elect as part of a Russian plot or to channel The Federalist Papers and pick someone else flopped. So now that the fantasies that the bad dream can be made to go away are exploded, what are Democrats who are still refusing to accept they lost to do?Remember, it's the left that's fomenting fascism in America. All these attempts to delegitimize Trump are textbook examples of fascist political agitation, right out of the last days of Weimar.
The answer from the left is “resistance.” That’s what Moveon.org — which helped organize some of the protests at the various Electoral College ceremonies as well as other anti-Trump demonstrations — is saying. What form will “resistance” take? That’s far from clear. The group’s leader Anna Galland seems to be primarily interested in more mass street theater. According to radical TV talker Keith Olbermann, it should consist of daily reminders to Republicans that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote and refusing to refer to Trump as the president.
Such comically futile gestures don’t sound terribly inspiring or productive, but might make some people feel better. Yet those elected officials tasked with the duty to reconstruct the Democratic Party sound just as confused as nudniks like Galland and Olbermann.
A small number of centrist Democrats like Ohio’s Rep. Tim Ryan, who led a spectacularly unsuccessful challenge to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, think the party should try to cooperate with Trump on issues where they might agree. But that’s something a party increasingly dominated by its Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren leftist faction has no interest in doing. Ellison, who is continuing his effort to be elected the head of the Democratic National Committee, believes the party should refuse to support the infrastructure proposal in spite of the fact that it is remarkably similar to President Obama’s own first term stimulus legislation. While his hopes to be the DNC Chair are still up in the air, he probably speaks for most of his party when he says they don’t trust Trump and will resist him on every front.
The point here is not so much their understandable hard feelings about the election results. Rather, it is that they are still stuck in the denial stage of grief and can’t shake it off. Though they’ll pay lip service to the notion of serving the best interests of the country, there’s little doubt that they are far more interested in continuing the project to delegitimize Trump. That’s why so many of them continue to harp on the farcical notion that Vladimir Putin elected Trump or to hope some other Hail Mary play like parlaying disputes over the president-elect’s admittedly tangled and far-flung financial interests into an impeachment putsch even before he takes office will do the trick.
What this means is that rather than a fraction of the party’s extremists starting the new administration enmeshed in a new derangement syndrome, it appears the critical mass of the party that won 48 percent of the vote is unable to move past a disappointing election...
Still more.
Karen Dawisha, Putin's Kleptocracy [BUMPED]
A timely suggestion for your winter holiday reading.
At Amazon, Karen Dawisha, Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?
At Amazon, Karen Dawisha, Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?
Bill O'Reilly's Talking Points Memo: Efforts to Abolish the Electoral College 'All About Race' (VIDEO)
I watched this last night and thought nothing of it.
Once again, O'Reilly hit the nail on the head. And like clockwork, leftists were outraged for O'Reilly telling it like it is.
Once again, O'Reilly hit the nail on the head. And like clockwork, leftists were outraged for O'Reilly telling it like it is.
this is getting lots of attention tonight https://t.co/SYlsj80HzB— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) December 21, 2016
.@oreillyfactor: “The left wants power taken away from the white establishment and they want a profound change in the way America is run.” pic.twitter.com/EggkBz7kvZ— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 21, 2016
Fox News' Bill O'Reilly under fire for race comments: "The left wants power taken away from the white establishment" https://t.co/qxBfsChIKw pic.twitter.com/RkaPfIRvvU— CNN (@CNN) December 21, 2016
At Least 32 Dead in Mexico Fireworks Market Explosion (VIDEO)
At CNN, "Mexico explosion: 32 dead at fireworks market as search teams comb rubble."
That's a spectacular explosion, almost like a military bombing zone. Man.
That's a spectacular explosion, almost like a military bombing zone. Man.
CNN's @sarasidnerCNN is at the scene of the massive fireworks market blast Tuesday in Mexico https://t.co/erMO1c1H9n https://t.co/R7hZlFktNQ pic.twitter.com/uBnx0qHON2
— CNN (@CNN) December 21, 2016
#BREAKING: Fireworks explosion rips through market outside Mexico City, dozens injured. https://t.co/s4FBLe7XVl pic.twitter.com/3rhxSk4a4Z
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) December 20, 2016
Why the White Working Class Feels Lost
Justin Gest's new book is The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality.
I like the comparative approach taken there. It's on my list for my next big splurge at Amazon, heh.
He's interviewed at Vox, "Why the white working class feels like they’ve lost it all, according to a political scientist."
I like the comparative approach taken there. It's on my list for my next big splurge at Amazon, heh.
He's interviewed at Vox, "Why the white working class feels like they’ve lost it all, according to a political scientist."
Hilltop Park San Francisco (VIDEO)
Via Thrasher:
The Tony Hawk Foundation helped provide funding:
Born in 1979, the Dish was the first skatepark in SF. Over the years it's seen broken bones, race riots, Animal Chin—all of it. The Trust for Public Land came at me about a year ago to redo the Dish; I recommended Grindline and they got the job. Fast forward to Dec. 3, 2016 the ribbon was cut and the park was open. Senators, skaters, builders and city councelors all made this day special. Anyway, it's there. Come and get it at the top of Hudson St. SF, CA. Nobody does it better — Jake Phelps.
The Tony Hawk Foundation helped provide funding:
12 December 2016 (Vista, CA) – Youth in San Francisco are enjoying their new skatepark at the city’s rebuilt Hilltop Park, and other communities can now take advantage of the same Tony Hawk Foundation construction grant that helped fund that amazing project.
A public skatepark typically requires funding from several sources, and over the past fifteen years the Tony Hawk Foundation has become one of the most significant, with over $5.6-million awarded to projects in all 50 States. As THF’s 519th skatepark to open, Hilltop is just the latest.
According to Will Rogers, Chief Executive Officer of The Trust for Public Land, THF’s contribution may not have been the largest, but it was pivotal. “The Trust for Public Land is deeply grateful for the Tony Hawk Foundation’s support of the Hilltop Skatepark. They didn’t just give generous financial backing, their support generated real excitement in the local community and being able to call on the Tony Hawk Foundation for technical advice and suggestions was tremendous. You can already see how popular the new design is with skaters of all ages and abilities, and we thank them for helping make that possible.”
The 16,000-square-foot concrete flow course and bowl was the result of local residents collaborating with several agencies and organizations, including San Francisco Recreation And Parks, The Trust For Public Land, Parks 94124, and the Tony Hawk Foundation.
In recent years, many THF Skatepark Grant recipients have reported that the contribution from Tony Hawk’s foundation also catalyzed their local fundraising. “The value of winning the Tony Hawk Foundation Grant cannot be measured by sheer numbers,” said Sarah Anderson, who led the Nyack, New York public skatepark to its grand opening in 2015. “The esteemed THF grant not only filled the skatepark coffer, it legitimized the project in the eyes of the public and activated donors, both public and private, to carry us forward to the finish line.”
Europe-Wide Manhunt for Anis Amri; Berlin Attack Suspect Previously Arrested Three Times (VIDEO)
At Blazing Cat Fur, "Berlin Massacre Terror Suspect Anis Amri Arrested Three Times This Year."
Figures.
Germany's probably swarmed with criminal jihadists, and Merkel doesn't even care. It's all about humanitarianism. That is, until your own citizens are massacred.
Merkel's party's going to be toast in this year's federal elections. Merkel's going to be toast in this year's federal elections. I'm surprised she's running or a fourth term.
More at the Telegraph U.K., "Live Berlin terror attack: Tunisian suspect was investigated over earlier terror plot":
Figures.
Germany's probably swarmed with criminal jihadists, and Merkel doesn't even care. It's all about humanitarianism. That is, until your own citizens are massacred.
Merkel's party's going to be toast in this year's federal elections. Merkel's going to be toast in this year's federal elections. I'm surprised she's running or a fourth term.
More at the Telegraph U.K., "Live Berlin terror attack: Tunisian suspect was investigated over earlier terror plot":
A Tunisian man wanted in connection with the deadly truck attack on a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market had been previously investigated over an earlier terror plot, a senior German official has said.
Ralf Jäger, the interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia state, said an investigation had been launched against ... Anis Amri, who was due to be deported, earlier this year on suspicion of "preparing a serious crime endangering national safety".
He moved around Germany and lived in several places, Mr Jäger said. Since February this year he lived mostly in Berlin, but he had been back in North Rhine-Westphalia recently.
The man is aged 21 or 23 and known by three different names, according to reports in the daily Allgemeine Zeitung and the Bild newspaper.
Both said asylum office papers believed to belong to the man were found in the cab of the truck.
The documents, which announced a stay of deportation, were found under the driver's seat of the 40-tonne lorry that barrelled through the Christmas market in the heart of the German capital.
Police were reportedly searching for the suspect, who was born in the southern Tunisian city of Tataouine, in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Twelve people were killed in what German authorities have called a "terrorist attack" in Berlin late Monday, including the Polish driver of the truck. Twenty-four remained in hospital, 14 of whom were seriously injured.
The scenes instantly revived nightmarish memories of the July 14 truck assault in the French Riviera city of Nice, where 86 people were killed by a Tunisian Islamist...
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