National Weather Service: Harvey 'unprecedented,' impacts 'unknown' - Washington Times

National Weather Service: Harvey 'unprecedented,' impacts 'unknown' - Washington Times:

"The National Weather Service said Sunday that the deadly storm Harvey is “unprecedented” and its impacts are “beyond anything experienced” before, as officials in Texas dealt with stranded residents amid reports of widespread flooding and torrential rain.
“This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anything experienced,” the National Weather Service said on Twitter, as some parts of Texas were expected to receive as many as 50 inches of rain."

Dear CNN: Before You Crap On Trump, Explain What Obama Is Doing In This Pic

Dear CNN: Before You Crap On Trump, Explain What Obama Is Doing In This Pic:

"If the anti-Confederate crusade teaches us anything, it’s that history is obligated to remember you for your worst sins, not your best deeds.
Alright, their hero’s playbook (Saul Alinsky’s Rules For Radicals) would say this:

(Rule 4)
“Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules."

Gettysburg Releases Stunning Statement On Confederate Statues

Gettysburg Releases Stunning Statement On Confederate Statues:


"History and it’s monuments are not only meant to benchmark an event, a person, or a time in our history, they are meant to teach and learn to remind ourselves to be better.  Separation by race was fought and won.   President Donald Trump was correct when he asked, “When does it stop?”

The National Parks Service has a message for America: We will not remove any Confederate statues from our country’s national parks — "

Australia's PM says changing statues, rewriting history is 'Stalinist'

Australia's PM says changing statues, rewriting history is 'Stalinist':

"“Trying to edit our history is wrong,” he said. “All of those statues, all of those monuments, are part of our history and we should respect them and preserve them – and by all means, put up other monuments, other statues and signs and sights that explain our history.”

The debate has intensified since the political battle in the United States over whether to remove statues of pro-slavery Confederate Civil War leaders turned violent."

Expert says judge biased in rejecting Texas voter ID

Expert says judge biased in rejecting Texas voter ID:

"“Texas copied a federal requirement. Under federal law in the Help America Vote Act of 2002, anyone who registers by mail, the first time they go vote they have to show some form of ID, and the forms of ID are specifically listed as exactly the same thing,” said von Spakovsky.
“So [Ramos] is basically saying that the same kind of requirement Texas put in, which is identical to a federal requirement – a federal law – that’s been upheld in the courts, that that’s somehow intentional discrimination. I mean that’s just crazy,” said von Spakovsky."

South Carolina governor bans public funding for abortion | Fox Business

South Carolina governor bans public funding for abortion | Fox Business:

"South Carolina's governor has ordered a ban on all state funding for abortion providers in a move Planned Parenthood on Friday called "political" and an attack on patients' access to healthcare.

Republican Governor Henry McMaster's executive order bars state agencies from providing funds to any doctor or medical practice affiliated with an abortion clinic and operating with a clinic in the same site, his office said in a statement."

Canada approves sexual identity 'X' passports for 'unspecified' category - Washington Times

Canada approves sexual identity 'X' passports for 'unspecified' category - Washington Times:


"Canadians who consider themselves an “unspecified” sex may obtain passports that reflect their preference before the end of the month.
Passports designated ‘X’ will be available for all Canadians beginning Aug. 31 due to a decision by its immigration department announced Thursday. Officials touted the move as a victory for the LGBT community."