A scientific truth triumphs not by convincing its opponents but because its opponents eventually die, said influential physicist Max Planck. For Nobel prize-winning neurologist Stanley Prusiner, the quotation is "so mean" that he doesn't like to use it. "But it is absolutely true," he says.
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Making Sexual Assault Great Again
BS"D
U.S. Congress: Making Enemy Sexual Assault Great Again
DON'T DRAFT OUR DAUGHTERS - EVER!
July 12, '22 / 13 Tammuz, 5782 / Bolok (25:4)
by Binyomin Feinberg, former contributor, The Jewish Press
American congressmen of both parties are currently seeking to oblige young women to register for Selective Service, in preparation for a future Draft. A vote in the U.S. House of Representatives' Rules Committee is scheduled for today, Tues., on various amendments to the Defense budget, NDAA23.
One of the noxious amendments that needs to be defeated is 457, by Rep. Jackie Speier (D, CA). Speier apparently isn't satisfied with the Trump cave-in to the subversive Transgender movement, running the military as it were founded to serve as federal caretakers for those claiming gender dysphoria. (The Army has nothing better to do?) She wants to restore the Obama-era LGBT regime, wherein "Private Parts Don't Matter" altogether. However, in addition to that, there are other objections to 457. One is the fact that, in the hands of abusive politicians, her legislation will almost certainly be manipulated to advance expansion of Selective Service to women. And that's a concern that may actually have a chance of garnering the Democratic opposition vital to its defeat - if the Republicans don't snatch defeat from the hands of victory.
Floor votes in the House start this Wednesday, presumably continuing through Thursday. The public is advised to reach out to all Representatives, with somewhat of a priority given to those who sit on the Armed Services Committee (whose views may carry more weight by some people). I don't know the Senate schedule yet.
Specifically, concerned citizens would be advised to urge their own Congressman, and then their Senator, TODAY [and certainly by Wednesday], as follows:
"Please do everything in your power to stop ANY expansion of Selective Service to women. And, specifically, vote against the "Speier" Defense Budget Amendment - number 457, and anything at all similar."
"We will definitely score ANY vote to expand Selective Service to women in ANY WAY - even within the Defense Budget - as a vote for America's enemies to rape America's mothers, daughters, and granddaughters."
"The current Selective Service system was instituted in 1980 President Carter to support the Mujhadeen in Afghanistan, which ultimately backfired. If we don't eliminate Selective Service altogether - we certainly should not expand it to women."
There are decent prospects of success, if enough Republicans realize that the public recognizes that Selective Service is, in reality, the obsolete, toxic, and wasteful legacy of the most favored U.S. President of the Afghan Mujhadeen, Jimmy Carter (https://www.
As one organization articulated, "if it comes down to it - kill Selective Service - not our daughters."
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The House Rules Committee members are:
Jim McGovern, Massachusetts, Chair
Norma Torres, California
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Jamie Raskin, Maryland
Mary Gay Scanlon, Pennsylvania
Joseph Morelle, New York
Mark DeSaulnier, California, Vice-Chair
Deborah K. Ross, North Carolina
Joe Neguse, Colorado (sinceMay 12, 2021)
Tom Cole, Oklahoma, Ranking Member
Michael C. Burgess, Texas
Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania
Michelle Fischbach, Minnesota
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Congressional Switchboard:
202-224-3121
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Q) Why shouldn't America draft women - Israel does it!
A) That's precisely why. The sign of an idiot is someone who repeats the same actions, expecting different results. The quintessentially anti-Torah Israeli female military draft has been a disaster for Israeli society, and for the military itself, especially since the Obama-era integration of women into mixed units with men. [These concerns are based largely on reportage of facts in pro-Israeli venues, both religious and secular sources.]
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Related articles:
On Israel's female military draft:
Another illustrative resource:
The following is a link to a Guidebook ("pocketbook") provided by the pro-Israel organization "Chotam." It's an English guide for religious girls to avoid enlistment in the IDF:
This very publication is a stinging indictment of the Israeli Army Draft Office, and the antireligious Establishment behind its escalating crusade to rob religious (and traditional) girls of their legal entitlement to a religious exemption from military service. The very need to publish such a guide speaks volumes of the danger posed to the next generation of Jewish mothers by "fellow Jews." The professional, psychological warfare techniques that these 16- and 17-year-old girls need to be trained to defend against, all alone - without even legal counsel or a family member - are almost as outrageous as they are anti-Torah. These techniques indicate how intent the Israeli military is on drafting increasing numbers of religious girls, and to what depths they're willing to stoop to do so. Thus, unrelenting vigilance is required in identifying developing trends in the encroachment of the female draft on religious communities. Moreover, we need to undo the entire female draft ASAP, for ALL girls, not only those the Draft Office deigns to sanction as religious enough to be exempt from the "Mizron Tzahali" (="IDF Mattress") treatment. No other path will solve the problem.
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Ramban:: Independent opinion in the matter of Kabbah is folly and the cause of great harm.
Sefer HaIkkarim (2:28.13) Nahmanides, has said by way of admonition that the words of the Cabalists can not be understood or known by any kind of reason or intelligence, but only through oral communication by a wise Cabalist to an intelligent person. Independent opinion in the matter is folly and the cause of great harm. This is what Nahmanides says in his commentary on the Pentateuch. To sum up, Take heed unto thyself and be very careful lest thou be caught and fall into their snare, for they forsake the paths of uprightness and walk in ways of darkness. For those who make a study of the Cabala independently, without having an oral tradition from a learned Cabalist, know and understand nothing and walk in darkness.
Why a year into the Biden presidency, the US remains a climate laggard
When Biden first assumed office, he immediately issued a temporary ban on new drilling permits, pending a review of how they should be evaluated. Numerous oil companies and states sued the government; a federal judge in Louisiana agreed with states that they would suffer significant damage from the pause in permitting, and overturned the ban.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsifies Biden stance on fracking
President Donald Trump is persisting with the myth that Democratic rival Joe Biden proposes to ban fracking. Biden doesn’t.
TRUMP: “One of the most important issues for Pennsylvania is the survival of your fracking industry. Joe Biden has repeatedly pledged to abolish fracking. He’s a liar. He’s a liar.” — remarks Tuesday night at a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
THE FACTS: That’s false. Biden has repeatedly pledged not to abolish fracking.
Fact check: Biden temporarily banned new oil and gas leasing on public lands
The claim: Biden is banning fracking
Our rating: False
We rate this claim FALSE, based on our research. A Facebook claim stating that Biden is following through with a fracking ban referenced an article from a conservative opinion website that notes the Biden administration's recent environmental action. Biden signed two executive orders placing a temporary moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on public lands and offshore waters, but he has not banned fracking. The president said he will not put an end to fracking in remarks released by the White House.
Did Biden Break Campaign Promise On Fracking? No—And Here’s Why
Hard-core supporters of President Trump, including his son, Donald Trump Jr., are suggesting Biden has already flip-flopped on a major campaign promise that he would not impose a nationwide ban on fracking—and here's why that’s false.
A story claiming Biden will ban fracking was published by conservative news site Townhall, which simply explained that Biden would—as he said he would during his campaign—deny permits for new fracking on federal land.
It’s an important difference because the majority of fracking takes place on private land, with only 12% of U.S. natural gas production and nearly a quarter of U.S. oil production coming from federal lands, according to a 2020 study from the American Petroleum Institute, an energy industry group.
And the president does not even have the power to ban fracking nationally.
Fury of orthodox leaders as Israeli courts allow secular weddings in Israel for the first time
Orthodox politicians have reacted with fury after a court in Israel ruled that secular online weddings must be recognised by the state in a move that could have widespread implications for millions of Israelis.
Judges in the district court of Lod in Central Israel stated that the country's interior ministry must accept the legitimacy of online marriages performed by a local authority in the US state of Utah, even when the couple being married is in Israel.
Monday, July 11, 2022
No, Joe Biden didn't just ban fracking
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/27/business/fracking-ban-biden-federal-leasing/index.html"
Let me be clear, and I know this always comes up. We're not going to ban fracking," Biden told reporters Wednesday.
During the campaign, Biden explicitly opposed a nationwide ban on the controversial oil-and-gas technique, although the Trump campaign repeatedly suggested otherwise. And it's not even clear that a president has the legal power to ban fracking on private lands -- that would likely take an act of Congress.
Biden Fracking Ban At A Standstill Amid Global Energy Crisis
https://earth.org/bidens-fracking-ban/
But just over a year into Biden’s presidency and right when the US seemed on path to phase out fossil fuels once and for all, the unexpected war in Ukraine placed all hopes on hold. Russia’s invasion of the European country sparked an unprecedented global energy crisis, deepening fears of worldwide oil and gas shortages. And as western nations scramble for new suppliers, America found a new position as a leading fossil fuel producer and provider.
Just weeks into the conflict, EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen struck a deal with Biden, with the US pledging to supply American LNG to the European Union “until at least” 2030, as the latter aims to completely cut ties with Russian gas as fast as possible. The agreement scrapped the plans of halting new oil and gas extraction on public lands. Rather, it did the exact opposite, calling for more drilling and the release of oil from the government’s emergency stockpiles to help cut rising gas prices. In fact, in late April 2022, the White House announced it was opening up public land for drilling – nearly 144,000 acres – to new oil and gas leases, just months after suspending them. While Biden’s promise to ship more LNG to Europe may abate the energy price crisis and contribute to softening the rising costs, it is also extremely likely to hamper the transition to renewable resources. Some experts even argue that the new LNG infrastructure needed to meet the EU’s import demand would embed fossil fuel in the economy for decades. In a bid to justify the decision of opening up more land for drilling, the US released a report that shows the country is on course to produce enough renewable energy to power about 9.5 million homes by 2025. While this is certainly good news, we should not let this distract us from the fact that the Ukraine conflict is exposing the consequences that the US may face by having other countries rely so much on its fossil fuels.
Posts mislead on US energy independence
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.326T98W
Social media posts claim President Joe Biden's policies are undermining US energy independence, arguing that the White House is making America reliant on oil from abroad. This is misleading; the United States became a net exporter of oil and refined products in 2020 but still imports millions of barrels per day, and global market conditions will affect the country no matter how much crude it produces domestically.
Despite claims of Trump-era 'energy independence,' the US never stopped importing foreign oil
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/15/politics/energy-independence-fact-check/index.html
In fact, contrary to prominent Republicans' suggestions over the last month that the US had just recently started consuming Russian energy under Biden, US energy imports from Russia spiked during the Trump presidency.
And that isn't the only thing Republicans have gotten wrong.
Contrary to claims from Trump and other Republicans, Biden has not "shut down" American energy: US crude oil production in Biden's first year was higher than in each of Trump's first two years and just narrowly shy of production in Trump's last year, though substantially lower than production in Trump's record-setting third year. And experts say it is economic factors and cautionary pressures from Wall Street, not anything Biden has done, that has made US oil companies reluctant to dramatically ramp up production from current levels.
"Gas is high because they shut down production in the U.S.” under the Biden administration. - false
Gas prices soared to an average $4.173 per gallon on March 8, according to AAA, breaking a 2008 record.
Oil production in the U.S. in President Joe Biden’s first year was on par with 2020 and higher than in two of the four years Trump was president.
Increased consumer demand, inflation and the war in Ukraine are among the factors in the rising price at the pump, experts say.
Trump and Boebert’s Oil Spin
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/08/trump-and-boeberts-oil-spin/
The average gross exports so far during the Biden administration are higher than the average during the Trump administration, Samantha Gross, director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution and the director of the Department of Energy’s Office of International Climate and Clean Energy under Obama, told us in an email.
“But the real issue here is way beyond anything either administration did – it’s about global oil prices,” Gross said. “Presidents can’t do much to control those, they are set in the global marketplace, although politicians suffer when gasoline prices rise. As the swing producers, OPEC decisions make a difference here and that’s why presidents often jawbone OPEC to produce more to bring oil prices down. It’s not because we are any more dependent on the Middle East than we were last year.”
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