Encore of Revival: America, April 1, 2019

The message from the EU is clear: “Join us so if you leave we can make you suffer for it.” Now, Italy cozies up to China?

Boeing tried to mount too big an engine on too small a plane because the engine used less fuel. This changed the plane’s aerodynamic personality; software was their solution. But, with software come bugs. So, Boeing had a warning light option if the software got too buggy. Ethiopian and Lion Air chose not to spend the $80k extra for the warning light. That cost Boeing about $40B in stock value. Now, we see that the FAA had turned a half-blind eye.

But, many other warnings have been ignored. America is polarizing. The only things deeper than the deep pockets of the US Treasury are the Left’s demands for spending. Senate Democrats silently watched the “Green New Deal” go down in flames. Cities may follow. When the going gets tough, the Right gets working while the Left gets burning hot mad.

Immigration is broken, not just in America, but everywhere. We need a proper on-ramp for good foreigners to enter any country. But, vitriol doesn’t make reforms. There is a difference between vitriol and a “tantrump”. Trump has achieved far more in two years than Obama did in eight. Still the Left stays vitriolic. That’s their only strategy, it seems.

The Left doesn’t want the Right to survive. The Right wants everyone to have the room to work and thrive. Neither will back down.

Peggy Noonan wrote in the Wall Street Journal:

It’s not enough that contraceptives be covered in the government-mandated plan; the nuns must conform. It’s not enough you be sensitive to the effect of your words and language; you must be punished for saying or thinking the wrong thing. It’s not enough that gay marriage is legal; you must be forced to bake the cake. It won’t do that attention be paid to scientific arguments on the environment; America must upend itself with green new deals or be judged not to care about children.

Yes, America is polarizing more than ever before. Who wins? We’ll see.

Senate rejects Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal in 57-0 vote blasted as a ‘sham’ by Dems | NY Post

White House Obamacare reversal made over Cabinet objections | POLITICO

MAYTIME’S OVER Theresa May offers her head in last-ditch bid… | The Sun

…Barbara Bush blamed TRUMP for her heart attack… | Daily Mail

Feinstein fumes as Trump administration pushes forward with 9th Circuit nominees without consulting her | Fox News

Federal Spending Hits Highest Level Since Bank Bailout and Obama Stimulus | CNS News

More than 1 million acres of U.S. cropland ravaged by floods | MSN – Reuters

DEA Never Checked If Its Massive Surveillance Operations Are Legal, Watchdog Says | Nextgov

America Divided

The Two Americas Have Grown Much Fiercer | WSJ

Eric Holder goes on MAGA attack: ‘Exactly when did you think America was great?’ | Fox News

Russianewsgategate

Trump vows to release FISA docs now that Mueller probe is concluded, slams ‘treasonous’ FBI | Fox News

Russia Fail: Ultimate Media Compilation! | InfoWars

Hear Adam Schiff’s heated response after calls for resignation | CNN Video

VIDEO: Obama admin intelligence officers under fire for Trump investigation | YouTube – Fox News

Border

‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: As Trump threatens to close border, migrants overwhelm Texas cities | USA Today

Trump Directs State Dept. to End Aid to 3 Central American Countries | NY Times

Smollett

Chicago police release files on Jussie Smollett investigation, showing behind-the-scenes maneuvers | Chicago Tribune

Backlash, questions follow dismissal of Jussie Smollett case | AP

Jussie Smollett update: FBI reviewing circumstances of Jussie Smollett’s charges being dropped, sources confirm | ABC 7 Chicago

Boeing 737

Aviation giant Boeing’s crash crisis | Irish Examiner

Automatic anti-stall system activated before Ethiopian Airlines crash: report | CNN

The emerging 737 MAX scandal, explained | Vox

Big Business

Facebook fights for the right to follow users–and nonusers–around the web | Fast Company

A country of monopolies | Axios

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits the social networking site should be regulated after Christchurch… | The Sun

Bezos Investigation Finds the Saudis Obtained His Private Data | Daily Beast