I found this video to have effective instructions for replacing a bathroom faucet: “How To Replace A Tired Bathroom Faucet by Kung Fu Maintenance” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ahQQ0nzvg).
The basin wrench is critically important for loosening and tightening the nut that connects the water-line to the bottom intake of the faucet.
The top half of the faucet is held down by the bottom half of the faucet. The faucet’s bottom half typically has two plastic nuts that screw upward in order to hold the entire faucet in a stable spot. If the bottom half of your faucet is located closely next to your sink’s basin, then the basin wrench is too fat to fit into the tight space between the faucet’s bottom half and the basin. In this tiny space, you should use the “Faucet & Sink Installer: 4-In-1 Multipurpose Tool” from the Ridgid company (http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Faucet-and-Sink-Installer-Tool-27018/100595073). This tool will fit into the tight spot between the faucet’s bottom half and the basin in order to screw the plastic nut.
Random news of the week:
The 2016 Rio Olympics is over, but the controversies continue. The Russian team did well even though they suffered political bans. There is good evidence the Russian team has cheating athletes who used performance-enhancing supplements and/or drugs (i.e., performance-enhancing substances), and these cheaters were dishonestly assisted by medical doctors, laboratory scientists, government workers, and so forth. However, probably ALL teams from every nation has cheaters. Some teams have more cheaters, and other teams have less cheaters of various proportions (e.g., 10 cheaters out of a total of 100 athletes from Nation A vs. 10 cheaters out of a total of 50 athletes from Nation B).
Due to antagonistic politics between the US and EU vs. Russia, the Russian teams for the Olympics and Paralympics were punished much more harshly than other nations. Here is a very good example of “legal” cheating in the Olympics: “Rio 2016: Fifth-placed Joanna Jozwik 'feels like silver medallist' after 800m defeat to Caster Semenya – Jozwik controversially claimed that she was proud to have finished as the 'first European' and 'second white'” (http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016-joanna-jozwik-caster-semenya-800m-hyperandrogenism-a7203731.html).
European runner Joanna Józwik criticized African runner Caster Semenya for not being a real female. The European came in fifth place, and the African got the gold. Two other Africans got the silver and bronze. Straight to the point: Caster Semenya is a hermaphrodite. Coincidentally, her surname contains the word, “semen”. Anyhow, the Olympic authorities initially hid this fact from the public. Eventually, the truth spilled out. The Olympic authorities insist Caster Semenya should be allowed to compete as a woman.
According to unproven sources, these 3 African athletes possibly use performance-enhancing substances. There are other cases of Olympic athletes who clearly cheated or who possibly cheated. The Olympic authorities refuse to honestly investigate and properly handle this debate. In other words, the Olympic regulations (which are mainly controlled by the US & EU regimes) punished Russia as much as possible and punished other nations as little as possible.
Unfortunately, this important debate has devolved into slanders of racism. The liberal-guilt peddlers accused the European runner Joanna Józwik of being racist against her African competitors. In my opinion, hermaphrodites should be allowed to compete in the Olympics, but they should be in their own gender category. There are significant scientific and cultural differences between the anatomy and biochemistry of a man, woman, and hermaphrodite.
News on domestic policies:
At Pulluvila beach, India, the local Indian government does NOT allow the locals to kill feral dogs. Thus, an old woman named Sheeluamma was bit to death and partially devoured by a pack of around 50 feral dogs: “Kerala: Stray dogs devour 65-year-old lady, injure another” (http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kerala-stray-dogs-devour-65-year-old-lady-injure-another/1/744670.html).
In Italy, a large group of black migrants broke into a restaurant and stole everything possible: “Muslim Migrants Attack a Restourant in Italy” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BeE1f2tpQ8). This is a politically incorrect trend in certain parts of Europe, America, Latin America, etc. The liberal-guilt peddlers insist we must ignore this, understate this, create excuses for this, glamorize the thug life, etc. The liberal-guilt peddlers incorrectly believe all cultures are equally compatible and/or the world is ready for a one-world government. If you disagree, then you are racist or bigoted! You must agree with the liberal-guilt peddlers. Everyone must have the exact same preferences, beliefs, lifestyles, etc.
India has government-protected feral dogs ravaging its citizens. Europe has incompatible immigrants pillaging the natives, and this migration crisis is partly due to Europe’s explosive liberations throughout the Middle East and Africa. The US has a government-mandated parasite feasting upon its citizens. The Federal Reserve recently created a Facebook page, and it’s already being mauled by truth-tellers and pro-Constitution critics. Keep in mind Facebook is truly an NSA-CIA Facehugger, thus, the Federal Reserve and Facebook are partners-in-crime. The Federal Reserve’s various tentacles (e.g., the In-Q-Tel investment firm) provided tremendous financial support for the startup of Facebook and Google.
Here is a very brief summary of the Federal Reserve. In the USA during the early 1900s, the federal legislature called Congress gave the corporation named the Federal Reserve an unconstitutional monopoly over America’s monetary system. The money was initially based on gold and other precious medals, but inflation eventually caused major problems for this setup. In the year 1971, the money was based on oil and gas, which is a euphemism for the petrodollar's global scams (e.g., central banksters' monopoly money, exclusive deals with oil-and-gas nations & other nations with rich natural resources, inflation tax, usury, financial fees & bureaucracy, infinite debt, unending derivatives, cartels, and sanctions).
Anyhow, the Federal Reserve pretends it is a federal agency when it is advantageous, and insists it is a private business when it is advantageous. The Federal Reserve is also NOT a financial reserve, but a fiat money-printing monopolizer of paper and electronic currency. The Federal Reserve is suppose to use its monetary monopoly to improve the overall economy, but, in reality, the Federal Reserve exists to serve the US oligarchy at the expense of everyone else who uses the US dollar.
Money is superb facilitator of trade, but a very simple measure of value. Compare the monetary price plus the real-world similarities and differences of a $30,000 truck vs a $30,000 minivan vs a $30,000 sedan. The price is the same, but the overall features are very difference from each other.
Anyhow, a major topic regarding money or who controls money is the topic of property rights. The Federal Reserve’s inflation (e.g., money creation and allocation) tends to gradually diminish a commoner’s property rights and gradually increase the oligarchy’s purchase power. Keep in mind that property rights for any individual is a major foundation of capitalism, the free market, or any other similar economic system. If history is any indication, then the oligarchy despises property rights for each individual. The oligarchy believes its property rights are vastly more important than the commoners’ property rights, and this double-standard is a major part of feudalism and communism.
The US oligarchy has a long history of proclaiming the superiority of capitalism, while the US oligarchy violates the property rights of various commoners. For centuries, Native Americans have been robbed, tortured, slandered, and slaughtered by the US oligarchy & its loyal servants. During modernity, the US oligarchy provided much better treatments for indigenous Americans, but this comes with lots of exceptions. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe of North Dakota continues to protest the oil pipeline that runs through their property and main source of fresh water: “Pipeline threatens Native American tribes only water source” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu8FI5O0Osk).
The corporate-government regime insists it owns your body for the greater good, and so-called libertarian Gary Johnson fell for this swindle (or he is in on it): “Breaking: Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Reverses Role on Mandatory Vaccines” (http://www.healthnutnews.com/breaking-libertarian-presidential-candidate-gary-johnson-reverses-role-mandatory-vaccines/). Gary Johnson previously said vaccinations should be an individual’s choice, but now he believes vaccinations should be mandatory.
Like any technology, vaccines come in different types. Some vaccines are more effective at preventing or mitigating outbreaks, and other vaccines are less effective at preventing or mitigating outbreaks. Then there are the side-effects, alternative solutions (e.g., correct hygiene and sanitation), other types of medication, etc. Vaccinations and other medical solutions should be decided on a case-by-case basis.
News on foreign policies:
The US regime illegally conducts military operations in Syria, illegally supports “moderate” terrorists in Syria, and illegally insists the Syrian regime (i.e., Assad’s administration) must obey the US regime: “Pentagon sends jets, warning as Syria bombs near US-backed Kurds” (https://www.rt.com/usa/356527-us-syria-jets-pentagon/).
The propaganda war over Syria continues: “Photojournalist behind ‘Aleppo boy’ image posed with child executioners” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnKsSBPOpM4). The guy who took the viral picture of the shell-shocked Syrian boy is the same guy who filmed terrorists beheading a little boy and who posted various pictures, videos, and reports that promoted ISIS and “moderate” terrorists.
While the US regime parades battlefield atrocities that were allegedly committed by Syria’s Assad regime and Russia, the US regime insists Syria’s Assad regime must leave by any means necessary: “Mainstream media selective in its images of wounded children” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lP9v-u17LA). The US regime also directly and indirectly bombs Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. These explosive liberations, humanitarian shootouts, and dumb-mock-crazy elections have resulted in countless civilian casualties.
Here is another tiny example of these atrocities: “Almost a year and a half into Saudi Arabia’s U.S.-backed bombing campaign in Yemen, the humanitarian toll has become so extensive that the International Committee of the Red Cross has taken the unusual step of donating entire morgue units to Yemeni hospitals” (https://theintercept.com/2016/08/25/the-death-toll-in-yemen-is-so-high-the-red-cross-has-started-donating-morgues-to-hospitals/).
This foreign policy is not about human rights, freedom, and anti-terrorism, which are merely moral pretexts. This is about enforcing the petrodollar's global scams (e.g., central banksters' monopoly money, exclusive deals with oil-and-gas nations & other nations with rich natural resources, inflation tax, usury, financial fees & bureaucracy, infinite debt, unending derivatives, cartels, and sanctions). This is about strengthening Israel and weakening Israel’s neighbors. This is about the containment of Russia and China with proxy rebels and proxy regimes. This is ultimately about monopolizing global natural-resources and international labor.
Another example of the US regime’s hypocrisy is how the US regime provides a full range of qualitatively superior direct and indirect welfare to Israel (which has a policy of apartheid and genocide) and its God-complex diaspora. Then God’s Chosen Pharisees create cartels around the world. These cartels push their self-worship agenda everywhere possible, and, if you disagree, then these cartels slander you with anti-Semitism, racism, bigotry, pro-Nazism, pro-terrorism, etc.
For example, Sheldon Adelson (a Zionist Jew) uses his casino profits to conduct disinformation campaigns inside universities. The disinformation glamorizes Israel’s apartheid and genocide against Palestinians, Bedouin, and other goyim while slandering the global movement for BDS against Israel: “Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson launches multimillion-dollar effort to boost Israel's image on college campuses” (http://www.blacklistednews.com/Casino_tycoon_Sheldon_Adelson_launches_multimillion-dollar_effort_to_boost_Israel%27s_image_on_college_campuses_/53609/0/38/38/Y/M.html).
Israel and its global network of Zionist Jews, Zionist liberal gentiles, and Zionist Christians see the BDS movement against Israel as a major threat to their dogma. Thus, they try to slander, downplay, censor, and punish anyone who criticizes Israel’s hypocritical apartheid and sanctimonious genocide: “Celtic fans raise more than £100,000 for Palestinian charities after flag protest” (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/22/celtic-fans-raise-45000-for-palestinian-charities-after-flag-protest).
Basically, some football fans (i.e., soccer fans) in Britain waved the Palestinian flag during a match between a British team versus an Israeli team. Thus, the British team was punished by Europe’s football/soccer regulators. Their regulations demand that politics must stay out of these games. However, this is not a matter of politics. This is a matter of standing up against grave human-rights abuses. Fortunately, the British football/soccer team and its fans refuse to back down. They raised lots of money to pay the fine and to provide humanitarian aid to Palestine.