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Subsidies for 'Renewables' 
on Chopping Block?
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by Jordan Candler  
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Resolution condemning Hamas fails at UN, 
despite majority, unprecedented support
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by RAPHAEL AHREN
{timesofisrael.com} ~ The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday failed to pass a resolution condemning Hamas... serving a defeat to Israel and its American ally in their efforts for a first ever UN condemnation of the terror group after weeks of diplomacy. While the US-backed draft resolution got a comfortable majority of votes, it fell short of the two-thirds super-majority needed to pass. Eighty-seven countries voted in favor of the resolution, while 57 opposed it. Thirty-three countries abstained and another 23 were not present. Israeli leaders still praised the outcome as a show of wide support for their position against the terror group, which for years has targeted Israel with rockets, bombs and other attacks.“Today we achieved a plurality. That plurality would have been a majority if the vote had not been hijacked by a political move of procedure,” Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said after the vote. “But in one strong, courageous voice, we have brought Hamas to justice. For those member states that rejected this resolution, you should be ashamed of yourselves,” he said...
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Judge Orders State and Justice Departments to Reopen scumbag/liar-Clinton Email Case
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by Rusty
{thepoliticalinsider.com} ~ A federal judge has ordered the U.S. State and Justice Departments to reopen the case to determine if scumbag/liar-Hillary Clinton used a private email server... to avoid public disclosure laws during her tenure as Secretary of State. In doing so, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, an appointee of Ronald Reagan, eviscerated the previous administration’s claims of transparency, something President scumbag/liar-nObama touted throughout his time in the White House. Lamberth said the order to provide the relevant records requested was necessary to rule out “egregious government misconduct,” in the departments’ efforts to avoid disclosing them.“ At worst, career employees in the State and Justice departments colluded to scuttle public scrutiny of scumbag/liar-Clinton, skirt FOIA, and hoodwink this court,” Lamberth wrote.Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton expressed hope that the two federal departments under current leadership would finally be compelled to provide the documents they have been demanding. “The historic court ruling raises concerns about the scumbag/liar-Hillary Clinton email scandal and government corruption that millions of Americans share,” Fitton said...
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Dozens of Terror-Related Convicts 
About to Be Released in U.S.
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by Kaylee McGhee 
{libertyheadlines.com} ~ Dozens of terror-related convicts are approaching the end of their prison terms, sparking a debate over whether they should be allowed to reenter society and, if so... how to rehabilitate them. The U.S. doesn’t have a comprehensive policy for re-introducing terrorists into society, says the Counter Extremism Project. The group’s founders, Mitch Silber and Jesse Morton, wrote a report that claims rehabilitation for these individuals is necessary for national security. “Since 9/11, the United States has prosecuted more than 400 jihadi terrorists,” Silber and Morton said in a statement. “For the overwhelming majority of them, the time for imprisonment is coming to an end and their chance to re-enter society has arrived. The decisions we make now will impact the next stage of counterterrorism strategy, especially in reducing terrorist recidivism. The importance of rehabilitation and reintegration in addressing this pressing national security threat cannot be understated.” In an effort to fill the gap in this area of its counterterrorism strategy, House Republicans introduced the TRACER Act earlier this year, which establishes a national database similar to the sex offender registry...
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Trump to name Gen. Mark Milley to succeed
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford
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by John Roberts and Alex Pappas  
{foxnews.com} ~ President Trump will name Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to succeed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford... Fox News has learned. The announcement will be made Saturday at the Army-Navy game, the sources said. Speaking to reporters earlier Friday, Trump hinted an announcement related to the Joint Chiefs of Staff was forthcoming as he unveiled other picks. He said he would nominate William Barr for attorney general and Heather Nauert for U.N. ambassador. "I have another one for tomorrow that I’m going to be announcing at the Army-Navy game,” Trump said. “I can give you a little hint: It will have to do with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and succession."...
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Ending US Military Support for Saudi Arabia in 
Yemen Would Trigger Dangerous Consequences
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{dailysignal.com} ~ In a new resolution, a bipartisan group of senators is calling for the United States to end its involvement—specifically its support of Saudi Arabia... in the Yemen conflict. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 63-37 to pass a procedural measure that will clear the way for a floor debate on the issue next week. The push comes largely in response to the recent murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Trump administration has banned 21 Saudi suspects in that murder from entering the U.S., imposed sanctions on 17 Saudi officials, and expressed its willingness to take further action if warranted by ongoing investigations. Many senators seek to do more to punish the Saudis, even if it means sacrificing the interests of the Yemeni government and making a negotiated settlement of the conflict more difficult. The killing of Khashoggi was certainly abhorrent, but ending U.S. support for the multinational coalition in Yemen is not the proper solution. It risks dangerously conflating two separate issues and would inevitably trigger unintended consequences that would undermine U.S. national security interests in the region. Senators must remember that Saudi Arabia is not the only belligerent in Yemen. A cutoff of U.S. support would also hurt the elected and internationally recognized government of Yemen...  https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/06/ending-us-military-support-for-saudi-arabia-in-yemen-would-trigger-dangerous-consequences/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRBek9UVm1NREUwTkRKaSIsInQiOiIrXC9YTEt4UXIraXphK3ozZmU5ejNPZjhlU0txZ3B1V0phOHhFdW1kRllycTE1V1NpYTdLSHVwbDZyanVreE43ZmtXemFrUUtpbXpkWWVLeWV3MHV3SlwvXC9aNUpyTnJwZVh2QW1teG5neU44dGlyVkVDY2NuNUp6SG9QZlBTQkwwSSJ9
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Subsidies for 'Renewables' on Chopping Block?
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by Jordan Candler:  “As a matter of our policy, we want to end all of those subsidies.” That warning shot was given this week by Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s economic adviser, regarding the future of electric vehicles. Currently, EV purchasers can take advantage of a hefty tax credit of up to $7,500. However, that tax credit is, at least notionally, slated for nullification. Kudlow added, “And by the way, other subsidies that were imposed during the scumbag/liar-nObama administration, we are ending, whether it’s for renewables and so forth.”

             According to Reuters, “The tax credits are capped by Congress at 200,000 vehicles per manufacturer, after which the subsidy phases out. … Experts say the White House cannot change the cap unilaterally.” In other words, subsidy repeal should have been addressed long before Republicans lose their majority in the House next month. Nevertheless, the Trump administration’s position is salient.
               Investor’s Business Daily opines that the eradication of subsidies “would be a major victory on the road to energy freedom.” The editors add, “No doubt there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth within the Green Movement. How will electric cars survive without government’s guiding hand? The answer is, most won’t. Otherwise, the federal government wouldn’t need to subsidize them.”
               At its core the government is aggrandizing certain products above others, which is antithetical to and a mockery of free enterprise. “Moreover,” Investor’s notes, “the dirty little secret of the electric-car industry is that electric cars are dirty, too, and not necessarily cleaner than regular cars. … A big reason for this is the electric cars’ batteries, the heart of the industry. Many of the batteries are built in high-pollution countries like China, Thailand, Germany and Poland, all of which depend heavily on coal for their energy. So the CO2 produced just in making the electric cars is far greater than for a regular, gasoline-powered car.
               Consider also the primary source from which these batteries are charged — fossil fuels. Or as Investor’s put it, “It’s like someone dumping their garbage on the lawn of a neighbor down the street, while defending their own yard as pristine.” And as far as slashing emissions? Economist Jonathan Lesser says, “The net reduction in carbon dioxide emissions between 2018 and 2050 would be only about one-half of 1 percent of total forecast U.S. energy-related carbon emissions.”
               Finally, just like with state and local tax deductions, electric vehicle subsidies principally assist more wealthy individuals due to the bloated costs of EVs that make them unaffordable to most of the middle class. “Wind, solar and other ‘alternative’ energies are near-perfect examples of political cronyism at its worst,” Investor’s concludes. “They produce electricity at outrageously high cost. They aren’t necessarily cleaner or better for the environment than fossil fuels. And they require subsidies to privileged, politically connected groups to exist.
               For these reasons, Trump should pursue subsidy repeal, even if that means waiting until the next election. Now if only we could get him to see the similarities with King Corn…  ~The Patriot Post  

https://patriotpost.us/articles/59855?mailing_id=3923&utm_medium=email&utm_source=pp.email.3923&utm_campaign=snapshot&utm_content=body  
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