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he Heritage Foundation’s The Daily Signal published an adaptation of Con Job: How Democrats Gave Us Crime, Sanctuary Cities, Abortion Profiteering, and Racial Division, by black conservative blogger Crystal Wright.

Wright cited the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s “The Negro Family: The Case For National Action” report in which he warned about the increasing social pathology among female-headed households in the black community. Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the report’s publication.

Five decades ago, almost a quarter of black babies were born to unmarried women. Today, close to 75 percent are born into these households. Children who grow up in unstable homes face a higher risk of dropping out of school, getting suspended or expelled, becoming pregnant out of wedlock, and ending up in prison.

“The majority of black babies are being born to single mothers—a prescription for a life of poverty and crime,” Wright wrote. “And despite the warnings that have sounded off loudly for over half a century, Democrats have done nothing to stop blacks, their most steadfast constituents, from having babies they can’t take care of. This problem has perpetuated itself for generations, producing generational poverty among blacks…If black lives truly matter, as Democrats shout at the top of their lungs, why don’t they promulgate policies that encourage blacks to get married before they have kids?”

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Eyewitnesses of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge occupation held four simultaneous news conferences in four states today to reject the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (US F&WS) claims that there were $6 million in damages left behind at the refuge.

Las Vegas, NV eyewitnesses include Nevada State Assembly members John Moore and Shelly Shelton, and Stand By Me for Liberty Rally organizer Karen Steelmon.

Bend, OR eyewitnesses include former Harney County Fire Chief Chris Briels and Committee of Safety members Dwayne Schrock, Linsay Tyler and William Wilson.

Salt Lake City, UT eyewitnesses include founder of the oldest women’s gun rights organization Janalee Tobias and Thara Finicum Tenney, LaVoy Finicum’s oldest daughter.

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Yesterday I received a rather desperate phone call from a relative of mine named Sam.

I used to spend a LOT of time with Sam growing up. And back then he was an amazing guy.

Sam was the kind of person who was so charismatic that you felt happy and excited just being around him.

He was an incredibly positive person with a keen interest in helping others.

I remember how frequently he used to start some meaningful project to benefit his community, or quite often less-fortunate people thousands of miles away that he had never met.

Sam was also incredibly successful. He was just one of those people who always seemed to be able to make money. And over the course of his life he amassed substantial wealth.

Sam was constantly learning and creating; he was in to art, science, technology… a real Renaissance man.

Most of all, Sam was a person of rock-solid integrity. He stood up for his values, and the rest of us deeply respected him.

I’m really grateful to have had his mentorship for so long, and I know that I’m a better person as a result of his influence.

But starting around 15 years ago, Sam started to change.

He went through a major personal crisis… the kind of thing you hope to never have to experience in life.

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Against expectations of a 195k gain, ADP reported 200k (from a downwardly revised 205k -was 214k – in Feb). While manufacturing has been weak, Services sector job gains have been the pillar of this ‘recovery’ so with ISM Services Employment plumbing 2-year low depths, we simply ask Mark Zandi to explain how ADP sees such strength in that same sector. Services added 191k, goods added 9k as small businesses gained 86k jobs (the most of the cohorts)… as Zandi explains “the economy is doing very well, ignore GDP.”

All looks normal, right – steady recovery…nothing “normalized” about this at all…

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China has deployed anti-ship cruise missiles on a disputed South China Sea island and the missiles are raising new concerns in the Pentagon over Beijing’s growing militarization of the vital strategic waterway.

Defense officials confirmed that China’s military recently test-fired a YJ-62 anti-ship cruise missile from Woody Island, in the Paracels located in the northern part of the South China Sea.

At the Pentagon, spokesman Peter Cook declined to confirm the cruise missile deployment but said reports of the test firing has increased worries about Chinese military activities.

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