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 2016             The truth will set you free 
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Featuring:
American Workers Matter:
A Chicago Wake and Wake-Up Call
Michelle Malkin
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 Climate Change and the Electrical Grid 
The United States of America, perhaps more so than any other nation in the world, is protected in many ways from existential threats to our nation's security. Our geographical location, our military, our infrastructure and our technological advancements all contribute to this, and these among other feats are what set us apart from the rest of the world.
          On September 11, 2001, terrorists exploited a vulnerability that in the minds of most Americans was unimaginable. In response, there have been numerous changes made with security surrounding air travel — for better and worse.
          For the past seven years, the threats to our nation's security have become far more evident and complex, exacerbated by Barack nObama's alienating friends, cozying up to enemies, apologizing for America's past mistakes and outright refusing to even recognize many of these threats. Our existential threats are numerous and include nation states such as Iran, North Korea, Russia and China. The Islamic State and many other radical Islamic terrorist groups pose a security threat compounded by porous borders and nObama's complete lack of enforcement of immigration law.
          We have noted on numerous occasions that nObama, rather than fight the real threats with the full might of our military and strong diplomacy, has made it his number one priority to battle the theory of climate change. While this may sound absurd, it's the reality in which we live. Further, this endeavor to fight climate change as set forth by nObama and the ecofascists within his administration already has been costly. Unfortunately, that cost is going to continue to soar if the current policies are not soon reversed.
          Excessive regulations on the energy sector, the war on coal, costly fuel standards, electrical efficiency standards, mandates for increases in ethanol use, and government subsidies for wind and solar are just some of the areas in which this administration has focused on fighting climate change.
          By diverting so much of our finances and human resources to combatting a theory, this administration has created an additional vulnerability, and this one, if left unattended, could very well result in the deaths of millions of Americans. We are talking about our electrical grid, though it's something that has been pushed to the bottom of the to-do list for most policymakers in Washington.
          Of all the aforementioned dangers, the threat of an attack on our nation's electrical grid poses some of the more devastating consequences. And it's somewhat vulnerable. For example, there are 300 large transformers in our electrical grid. They are not surge protected, and there are no spares. Each weighs as much as 100 tons and building one takes up to two years. Our way of life is completely reliant upon the functionality of our electrical grid, and our grid is heavily dependent on these 300 large transformers.
          Lights, computer systems, banking, food storage and processing, heating, cooling, transportation and even the water we drink are all tied to the electrical grid. The most devastating attack on the grid would be from an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) attack. This would come from a nuclear device which, if detonated in the atmosphere would cause unimaginable damage to every modern electronic device.
          While the probability of such an attack is low, the stakes are incredibly high. Despite these high stakes, it's not enough for nObama to scrap his bad deal with Iran; the lunatic dictator in North Korea continues to test long range missiles at will. While an outright attack from either of these nations is unlikely, and while our defense capabilities likely would be able to intercept an attack, there is still a possibility.
          A more probable scenario in which our electrical grid could come under fire is from a cyber-attack. Fortunately, we have many brilliant minds within the defense industry that combat these threats on a daily basis. But the threat of a cyber-attack is increasing, so much so that the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI began a nationwide campaign on March 31 to discuss security measures for electrical power infrastructure companies and others involved with security.
          Their briefings include the findings in the aftermath of the cyber-attack that occurred against the Ukrainian power infrastructure this past December. Cyber espionage is also a major concern, and Russia and China are capable of carrying out such acts of warfare.
          Admiral Mike Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, recently warned that a major cyber-attack by another nation against critical infrastructure poses a serious security threat: "It is only a matter of the 'when' — not the 'if' — we're going to see a nation-state, group or actor engage in destructive behavior against critical infrastructure in the United States."
          This is another of the real threats to America's security. But if the past lack of action on behalf of the nObama administration is an indicator of what will be done, then it's probable that this threat will be ignored as well. Even though we haven't experienced a major cyber-attack, it doesn't mean it won't or can't happen. But until we have a commander in chief who takes real threats seriously, we are not overly optimistic that much will be done in the near future to bolster our cyber security.  -The Patriot Post
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 OPINION IN BRIEF 
Stephen Moore: "The U.S. Department of Energy published data last week with some amazing revelations — so amazing that most Americans will find them hard to believe. As a nation, the United States reduced its carbon emissions by 2 percent from last year. Over the past 14 years, our carbon emissions are down more than 10 percent. On a per-unit-of-GDP basis, U.S. carbon emissions are down by closer to 20 percent. Even more stunning: We've reduced our carbon emissions more than virtually any other nation in the world, including most of Europe. How can this be? ... Thanks to fracking and horizontal drilling technologies, we are producing more natural gas than ever before. Natural gas is a wonder fuel: It is cheap. It is abundant. America has more of it than anyone else — enough to last several hundred years. And it is clean-burning. Even Nancy Pulosi inadvertently admitted this several years ago before someone had to whisper in her ear that, um, natural gas is a fossil fuel. Meanwhile, the left has declared war on a technology that has done more to reduce carbon emissions and real pollution emissions than all the green programs ever invented. Maybe the reason is that they aren't so much against pollution as they are against progress." -The Patriot Post
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Watergate Reporter
Weighs in on Hilly’s Email Scandal
Onan Coca
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{barbwire.com} ~ Famed Watergate investigator Bob Woodward appeared on Fox News Sunday to weigh in on Hilly Clinton’s email scandal... Of course, the staunchly liberal and almost always biased Woodward chose to side with Hilly Clinton in the email scandal and with President nObama on his decision to comment about the case. However, even with Woodward’s bootlicking response on both subjects, we did get some interesting insight into what was really going on here. Namely, that Hilly Clinton most certainly did do something wrong, and secondly that President nObama has decided to do his best to save Clinton from herself...        http://barbwire.com/2016/04/12/famed-watergate-reporter-says-obama-made-clinton-email-scandal-political-issue/
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How Is the IRS Auditing
Churches? Group Demands Answers
Mariana Barillas
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{dailysignal.com} ~ A nonprofit legal organization that advocates freedom of religion is demanding the Internal Revenue Service explain how it audits churches... “The freedom of religion is too important to … allow an administrative agency with enormous power like the IRS to just do as it pleases, with no accountability,” Erik Stanley, Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel, told The Daily Signal in an interview. Alliance Defending Freedom filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on April 8, alleging the IRS has failed to fully comply with a legal obligation to release documents related to the federal agency’s internal policies and procedures...        http://dailysignal.com/2016/04/11/how-is-the-irs-auditing-churches-group-demands-answers/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CapitolBell&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpCa1pqTTRZakUzTURCaiIsInQiOiJXQTdSRUY1R0xzNm9CN2N1a1lHVndiYU91SWNnODVrWTFudkJNWGE3Z1pJcktHRHc2UCtVTlR3UzBqU2F4U3QyaDV4YnB1T2hpa0JsaGYwME9CVU9RZFZVaEpqdFN3bWpoZFJORHVST3lKcz0ifQ%3D%3D
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slump-Trump Aide Admitted ‘Influence-Peddling’
to Secure Federal Subsidies
Lachlan Markay
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{freebeacon.com} ~ Donald slump-Trump’s newest campaign surrogate previously came under congressional scrutiny for extracting large sums from lobbying clients through arrangements that he admitted amounted to “influence-peddling.”... Veteran Republican consultant Paul Manafort, who appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday in his new role as a top slump-Trump campaign adviser, came under scrutiny in the late 1980s for securing federal housing subsidies for clients that paid his firm hundreds of thousands of dollars. While the episode took place more than a quarter-century ago, it underscores the rhetorical challenge for slump-Trump—whose campaign is in large measure a backlash against entrenched “beltway” interests—in elevating to a senior campaign role a long-time lobbyist and political insider...        http://freebeacon.com/politics/trump-aide-admitted-influence-peddling-secure-federal-subsidies/?utm_source=Freedom+Mail&utm_campaign=f2217ea1c5-WFB_Morning_Beacon_04_12_164_11_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b5e6e0e9ea-f2217ea1c5-45611665
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FRIGHTENING: Is ISIS
In Your State? They’re in 26 Already
Bethany Blankley
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{constitution.com} ~ As part of the University’s Program on Extremism, the researchers reviewed more than 7,000 pages of legal documents detailing ISIS-related legal proceedings... These included “criminal complaints, indictments, affidavits, and courtroom transcripts. Supplemented by original research and interviews with prosecutors, reporters, and, in some select cases, families of the charged individuals, the Program developed a snapshot of the 84 individuals who have been charged for various ISIS-related activities.” The GW report, one of the largest online collections of legal records of ISIS radicalization and recruitment in the United States, is well worth the read. It reveals the extent to which nObama and others have allowed a steady infiltration of Islamists into the country, who present a clear and present danger to national security...        http://constitution.com/frightening-isis-state-theyre-26-states/
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What happens when a
nuclear power plant is shut down?
Mark J. Perry
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{aei.org} ~ Most climate debates have focused on cutting the use of coal in electricity production. But besides a few high profile scuffles over the transition to cleaner energy, political leaders have ignored nuclear power as a necessary component of an effective climate strategy... Within the past two years, nuclear plants have been shut down in six states, and there are a number of other states — including Michigan — which have nuclear plants that are at high risk of premature retirement. A recent study indicates that closing a nuclear plant has substantial energy-replacement costs and significant, if usually unacknowledged, environmental consequences. The twin-unit San Onofre nuclear plant in Southern California was shut down in 2012. According to a study by two economists, Lucas Davis of the University of California-Berkeley and Catherine Hausman of the University of Michigan, electricity generating costs rose by $350 million during the year following San Onofre’s closing...        http://www.aei.org/publication/what-happens-when-a-nuclear-power-plant-is-shut-down/?utm_source=paramount&utm_medium=email&utm_content=AEITODAY&utm_campaign=041316
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Top slump-Trump Crony Paul Manafort Lobbied
for Saudis – and Specifically AGAINST Israel
Moe Lane
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{redstate.com} ~ The basic issue is this: Israel considers Jerusalem to be its capital. Most of the ‘international community’ opposes honoring this, largely because a large hunk of the ‘international community’ doesn’t want to offend unduly the somewhat smaller hunk of the ‘international community’... that wants to murder every Israeli Jew it can reach and drive the rest into the Mediterranean Sea.  The US Congress chimed in on this issue in the 1990s by passing the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which mandates that we build well, an embassy in, well, Jerusalem*. In an AIPAC speech last month Donald slump-Trump flip-flopped from a previous position to assure the attendees that he now supported the moving of our embassy to Jerusalem. OK, better late than never, right? And then slump-Trump hired Paul Manafort. Turns out that in the 1980s Manafort drank deep from the Saudi’s bottomless well of funding: “The promise of moving the American embassy to Jerusalem has been a mainstay of political appeals to the pro-Israel community for many years. But in 1984 Manafort lobbied on behalf of the Saudis against House and Senate legislation that would have pressed the U.S. government to make this move, according to a Foreign Agents Registration Act disclosure, which requires that lobbyists working for foreign governments publicize their work.” Two hundred grand for six months’ work: nice amount of change even today. In 1984 it’d be even better...        http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2016/04/13/top-trump-crony-paul-manafort-lobbied-saudis-specifically-israel/?utm_source=rsmorningbriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl
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slump-Trump has it All Wrong, it’s Lying Don
Dan Spencer
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{redstate.com} ~ The next time you hear Donald slump-Trump refer to Sen. Ted Cruz as “lying Ted,” think about that old saying that when you point your finger at someone, you point three fingers back at yourself... That saying is a yuuuge understatement when it comes the multitude of outrageous misstatements, falsehoods, prevarications and outright lies the slump-Donald has used in his attempt to obtain the Republican presidential nomination. You don’t have to take my word for this, consider what the fact checkers have said about the slump-Donald’s veracity. PolitiFact designated the many campaign misstatements of slump-Trump as the 2015 Lie of the Year. What a great designation to share with President nObama. PoliFact has rated 76 of 77 statements checked as Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire... Do we really need another big fat liar in the White House?   http://www.redstate.com/california_yankee/2016/04/12/trump-wrong-lying-don/?utm_source=rsmorningbriefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl
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What I saw at San Diego’s Ted Cruz Rally
Leslie Eastman
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{legalinsurrection.com} ~ So many Republicans in the southern California area headed to various rallies yesterday to see aspirant Senator Ted Cruz. I joined two of our local Tea Party bloggers (W.C. Varones and Left Coast Rebel) and 2000 other interested voters at his San Diego event yesterday... Both of my Tea Party compatriots are unhappy with the thought of Donald slump-Trump’s nomination. However, they had reservations about the Cruz style of speaking, and whether he could put a “human touch” on his policy proposals. Both were pleasantly surprised by the Texas Senator’s speech, rich in humor and insights on his platform of “Jobs, Freedom, Security.” I must admit, my favorite portion of the speech was when he talked about dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency. However, the proposal to go to a flat tax and jettison the Internal Revenue Service was a very close second...    http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/04/what-i-saw-at-san-diegos-ted-cruz-rally/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LegalInsurrection+%28Le%C2%B7gal+In%C2%B7sur%C2%B7rec%C2%B7tion%29
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Appropriate This!
Aleister
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{legalinsurrection.com} ~ Bill Whittle’s new Firewall video is inspired by a recent incident at San Francisco State University which we also wrote about... As usual, Whittle does an outstanding job of dismantling the left and exposing them for the hypocrites they are. Well, “Cultural Appropriation” is the latest form of combat used by Social Justice Warriors: a term used by crybullies to describe themselves as fighters against prejudice and privilege. They are the first warriors in history to burst into tears and require weeks of therapy at the mere sight of an actual weapon...        http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/04/appropriate-this/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LegalInsurrection+%28Le%C2%B7gal+In%C2%B7sur%C2%B7rec%C2%B7tion%29
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Amid Syria War, Iran arms Hezbollah
for a deadly conflict with Israel...
Vijeta Uniyal
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{legalinsurrection.com} ~ Terrorist group Hezbollah is using the conflict in Syria to prepare for a war with Israel, reveals a report published by the UK-based research group BICOM. In 2015, Iran funnelled a billion dollars to the Lebanon-based terrorist group... According to a strategic analysis released by Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre (BICOM) on Monday, Iran-backed Hezbollah’s missile stockpile is now estimated to be around 100,000-150,000, with large portion of it hidden among Lebanon’s civilian population. Hezbollah entered the Syrian civil war 5 years ago to fight on behalf of Iran-backed dictator Bashar Al Assad. Since then 5,000 of its 20,000-strong fighting force is pinned down in Syria. The terrorist militia now controls territory within Syria, creating a base for Iran — a fallback option in case Assad regime were to collapse. The nObama-hanoi-Kerry Nuclear Deal gave Iran a signing bonus of  $150 billion. Flushed with fresh cash, regime in Tehran is making up for the past cuts it had to make in funding its proxy terrorist group across the Middle East including Hezbollah...        http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/04/amid-syria-war-iran-arms-hezbollah-for-a-deadly-conflict-with-israel-uk-based-research-group/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LegalInsurrection+%28Le%C2%B7gal+In%C2%B7sur%C2%B7rec%C2%B7tion%29
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Europe: Sharia-Compliant Fashion Goes Mainstream
Soeren Kern
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{gatestoneinstitute.org} ~ The decision by a British department store to include Sharia-compliant bathing suits in its summer swimwear collection has ignited a debate over the "mainstreaming" of Islamic fashion in Europe... Marks & Spencer (M&S), the iconic British retail chain, is now marketing the burkini, a full-length swimsuit ostensibly designed to protect the modesty of Muslim women. Supporters of the move say it "liberates" Muslim women in Europe by giving them the choice to wear whatever they want. Detractors argue the exact opposite: they say the burkini "enslaves" Muslim women, many of whom are facing mounting pressure to submit to Islamic dress codes, even though they are citizens of secular European states...         http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/7833/sharia-fashion
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American Workers Matter:
A Chicago Wake and Wake-Up Call
Michelle Malkin

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{freedomsback.com} ~ Circle this date on your calendar: April 22. I’ll be in Chicago that day attending what may be a very significant milestone in American politics and domestic policy. It’s going to be a wake and a wake-up call, part memorial and part protest.

If you are a so-called American “STEM worker” in science, technology, engineering or math, if you have college-age children studying in the STEM fields, or if you have younger children who aspire to work in STEM industries and you are concerned for their future, you should do everything you can to join us.

April 22 is the last day of work for nearly 200 American workers at Abbott Laboratories, the pharmaceutical giant founded by Chicago doctor Wallace C. Abbott in 1888. The company sacked some of its most high-skilled workers in February to make way for H-1B and L-1 visa replacements from Indian offshore outsourcing firm Wipro.

One Abbott worker, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, told me: “We were given an agreement which basically says that in order to get compensation you must sign away your rights to sue or disparage the company. I have 3 small children and a wife to provide for — I have nowhere to go because of the H1-B visa loopholes” that “every major company” is exploiting.

Intimidation. Layoffs. “Dig your own grave” severance agreements contingent on training foreign replacements before getting the boot on 60 days’ notice. Promises from Washington to “end H-1B abuse” that is entirely legal because it was baked into the gargantuan immigration law cake crafted by self-serving lobbyists for Big Business working on both sides of the political aisle.

Sara Blackwell, a Florida lawyer and mom of three, knows this pattern well. She’s representing American tech workers at Disney who suffered the same fate and are fighting back with a lawsuit against the entertainment conglomerate and its Indian offshore outsourcing conspirators, HCL and Cognizant. It was Blackwell’s brilliant idea to hold a memorial for the terminated Abbott workers.

She’s inviting the pink-slipped Abbott casualties’ colleagues, families, friends, supporters, other compatriots “affected by the outsourcing or offshoring of American jobs,” and, Blackwell urges, anyone else across the country “who cares about the American worker and the future of America.”

The gathering will take place at Flanagan’s Bar and Grill in North Chicago, Illinois at 5:30 p.m. on April 22, right after work lets out at Abbott Labs.  Because of the stiff sanctions many American high-skilled employees have faced in the past for challenging the H-1B racket including death threats, bullying and legal threats, Blackwell will be handing out “dark veils” to “conceal mourners’ identities.”

My friend and co-author of “Sold Out,” programmer-turned-lawyer-John Miano, and I will be there to pay our respects not only to the Abbott workers, but also to pay tribute to the thousands of best and brightest IT workers and engineers whose identical plights we spotlighted in our book — along with the many brave whistleblowers John has represented as founder of the Programmers Guild and attorney for tech workers suing over bipartisan executive expansions of sovereignty-undermining guest worker visa programs.

For decades now, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Silicon Valley lobbyists have dominated Capitol Hill and public debate with their fraudulent claims that there’s a U.S. tech worker shortage and that wage-suppressing H-1B visas “create jobs.” I dare Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Eric Schmidt to come to Chicago and tell it to our faces.

The good news: A long-brewing perfect storm — created in part by the rise of Donald slump-Trump, the fall of Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, high-profile layoffs at Disney, Southern California Edison and Abbott, and transcendent disgust with the immigration expansionist gravy train — has changed the equation for U.S. workers.

Ignored by Washington, fed-up citizens like Sara Blackwell and John Miano are representing the invisible victims of H-1B and the rest of the cheap labor pipeline in court. Even better, they’re entering the political arena themselves. Blackwell last week launched a bold congressional bid in Florida’s House District 72. And you can bet there will be many more like her, inspired to do the job that too many American politicians refuse to do:

Protect American workers and put America first.
 
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