Clint Eastwood -- Manliness & Civic Virtue in His Later Movies | National Review

Clint Eastwood -- Manliness & Civic Virtue in His Later Movies | National Review:

"With Eastwood, something of classical Hollywood returns. He wants a legacy, not as an artist or a businessman but as an American. He wants to show what American confidence is about at a remove from political institutions and the upper middle class, whose successes incline it to look to the future with hope.

This attempt to reveal heroism in the lives of Americans, and to portray it as both a source of confidence and a spur to gratitude, was the meaning of his last war movie, American Sniper (2014). It was not the number of confirmed kills or the prowess of the sniper that was paramount but the protagonist’s dedication to the lives of his fellow soldiers. "

DELINGPOLE: Revealed - The Real Reason Trump Pulled Out Of Paris...

DELINGPOLE: Revealed - The Real Reason Trump Pulled Out Of Paris...:

"So what was it that tipped Trump over the edge?

Well sure, as he made clear in his brilliant White House speech, it was about American jobs.

But while I’ve no doubt that that fact provided the rational basis for his bold, principled decision, I think we can look elsewhere for the tipping point.

And here it is, in black and white, in Der Spiegel‘s account of how the G7 leaders tried to badger Trump at the summit in Taormina, Sicily."

Germany Will Become An Islamic State, Says Merkel – ‘They’ll Have To Come To Terms With It’

Germany Will Become An Islamic State, Says Merkel – ‘They’ll Have To Come To Terms With It’:

"Looks Like Sharia Law Is Coming, And Merkel Is Opening The Door

“Our country is going to carry on changing, and integration is also a task for the society taking up the task of dealing with immigrants,” Ms. Merkel told the daily newspaper. “For years we’ve been deceiving ourselves about this. Mosques, for example, are going to be a more prominent part of our cities than they were before.”"

Reality Winner charged with leaking classified materials - Washington Times

Reality Winner charged with leaking classified materials - Washington Times:

"A 25-year-old federal contractor was criminally charged Monday in connection with leaking classified information to a news organization - marking the first leak prosecution under the Trump administration.
Reality Leigh Winner, of Augusta, Georgia, was arrested over the weekend after prosecutors said she printed a copy of a classified report and mailed it to an online news outlet, the Justice Department announced Monday."

Nikki Haley: 'We don't need India, and France, and China' telling US what to do on climate change

Nikki Haley: 'We don't need India, and France, and China' telling US what to do on climate change:

""At the end of the day we can debate the minutiae of what is and what isn't climate change. But at – but what we have to look at is the president said he's going to look out for jobs, he's going to look out for the economy, and he's going to look out for America's interests," she said.

"But we're always going to be a good international citizen. It's what we've always done. We've always been conscious of the environment. We're not going to stop doing that.""

The Left’s Betrayal of Terrorism’s Victims | Frontpage Mag

The Left’s Betrayal of Terrorism’s Victims | Frontpage Mag:

"The recent massacre of Ariana Grande concertgoers in Manchester at the hands of a Muslim suicide bomber prompted the usual celebrity blather about conquering terrorism through love. Pop superstar Katy Perry, for example, pleaded “No barriers, no borders, we all just need to co-exist. We’re just all loving on each other and we should just stay loving on each other.” Sorry, but as much singalong fun as The Beatles’ “All You Need is Love” was half a century ago, it’s not a counterterrorism strategy. Pretending that it is is a betrayal of the memory of the men, women, and children slaughtered in the name of Allah, as well as a betrayal of the victims to come – and there will be many, many more unless we stop passively mourning and act upon the righteous anger in our hearts."

U.S. Paid $1 Billion To Paris Agreement Green Fund – All Other Nations Combined $0… | The Last Refuge

U.S. Paid $1 Billion To Paris Agreement Green Fund – All Other Nations Combined $0… | The Last Refuge:

"The Paris Treaty was/is always about distribution of economic wealth; and the convenient use of “climate phrases” as branding instruments used to create political policy favorable to multinational corporate interests who control the shifting of economic wealth.
Listen to the responses from participating EU corporate comptrollers discussing climate and the entire purpose of the Paris Treaty becomes self-evident.  Example:
“The preservation of our competitive position is the precondition for successful climate protection. This correlation is often underestimated.”

~ Matthias Wissmann, President of German Auto Industry Group VDA

The preservation of Germany’s competitive auto manufacturing position is contingent upon the U.S. exporting it’s wealth and handcuffing itself to a faux-climate treaty.  Do not take my word for it, read Wissmann’s own interview.  The Paris Treaty is nothing about climate, and everything about economics and multinational corporate interests.

Forbes on Fox had an interesting discussion segment earlier today where some of the panel participants explained and discussed this exact issue.   The Paris Climate Treaty was never about “climate” it was fundamentally about “economics”."