Incandescent lightbulbs to vanish from California shelves

No legal reprieve for those incandescent light bulbs. https://t.co/sYf8H4ruIA

— Dale Kasler (@dakasler) December 29, 2017

Lefty Big Govt mandated "progress" fails miserably...AGAIN

G.E. is saying farewell to CFL bulbs https://t.co/8fOzj2J28y pic.twitter.com/9oZV414R8I

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 3, 2016

Lefty Big Govt mandated "progress" fails miserably...AGAIN https://t.co/4q1fSKo3i9

— American Elephant (@AmericnElephant) February 3, 2016

As if we Americans haven't lost enough privacy, California and Illinois are imposing new fines and penalties for folks who don't want one more snoopy intrusion into our lives.

◼ Electronic PEEPHOLES? Yes... - Washington Times

Pity the blind pursuers of intelligence. Smart devices like smartphones, smart cars and smart meters come with sensors that gather useful information. The latest phones have built-in fitness apps that track calories consumed and steps taken to do something about it.

Some cars can put themselves into the tightest of parking spaces, no driver participation required. High-tech thermostats adjust temperature to suit daily activities.

Like the neighborhood blabbermouth, however, such devices don’t know the meaning of discretion. When the government seizes the data that smart gizmos collect, the consumer loses control of choice. There’s nothing smart about that....

You can go into a store in Colorado and buy marijuana to get stoned for kicks, but you cannot purchase a 40- or 60-watt light bulb

◼ Obama’s cultural legacy is legal marijuana blowing through America - Emily Miller/Washington Times

This is the state of affairs in America after five years of President Obama’s liberalism, which has misguided the public on what are the actual dangers to society....

...Cully Stimson was a prosecutor in drug court in San Diego and has served as a military trial judge.... “Nothing positive will come out of it,” he stated. “You’re going to have lower test scores and a class of people who are unemployable because they are stoned all the time. People are going to die on ski slopes, on the roads.”

The think tank expert further explained, “Countries that have legalized marijuana have experienced negative social effects. They’ve seen more dependency — marijuana is highly addictive and a gateway to harder drugs — and more crime and a bigger black market because the drug cartels undercut legal sellers and also target youth.”