PRC’s Next Move Is To Ruin Tortillas

By William Teach December 30, 2025 – 3:00 pm

It’s always something in the People’s Republik Of California

From the link

The ingredients in tortillas sold in California will soon change forever in hopes that a new ingredient will boost infant health, as critics worry the taste of the popular food could change too.

Beginning New Year’s Day, most tortillas and corn masa products sold in the state will be required to contain folic acid, a vitamin that’s vital to baby health.

But critics warn it could forever affect the taste of the state’s tacos. Even though the required dose is tiny, folic acid doesn’t taste great.

Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano put it to the test last year — and the results weren’t pretty. In a blind taste test between a regular tortilla and one loaded with the B vitamin, he and tortilla factory owners could immediately spot the difference.

Between 2017 and 2019, data showed about 28 percent of Latinas reported taking folic acid the month before becoming pregnant, while white women checked in at 46 percent, according to the California Department of Public Health.

So, the idea is that Latino women will eat more of the tortillas with the folic acid, instead of, say, recommending they take folic acid pills, readily available at any drugstore, Walmart, vitamin store, etc?

Alabama has passed its own version of the law, which goes into effect in June 2026.

So, they’re going to ruin them, too.

Some manufacturers have already been adding folic acid to their products. Mission Foods said it started fortifying its foods back in 2016, when the federal government first allowed it, and it supports the new laws in California and Alabama.

They have all sorts of weird types of tortillas, so, can’t tell you if they are good or not, as I avoid them. I like the La Banderita or Guerrero ones.

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If All You See…

By William Teach December 30, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is an island almost erased by carbon pollution driven sea rise, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Don Surber, with a post on the death of Brigitte Bardot.

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States Try And Step In To Deal With Obamacare Subsidies, Find Out They’re Really Expensive

By William Teach December 30, 2025 – 10:30 am

Hey, maybe of so many Democrat run states hadn’t spent so much money on illegals, they would have some cash. But, really, they’re finding out that it’s easy to say “Medicare for all” but realizing that Obamacare spiked health insurance and care costs so much that this makes no fiscal sense

States step into the breach as Obamacare subsidies lapse

surprise surprise surpriseAt least a dozen states are working to shield people from soaring health insurance costs following Congress’ failure to extend Obamacare subsidies for tens of millions of Americans.

The efforts, which include actions taken by state leaders in California, Colorado and Maryland, in nearly every case come with a major caveat: They will only be able to help a portion of the people whose health insurance will be too expensive without the enhanced subsidies that Congress opted not to renew before leaving Washington for the year.

“We can carry the cost for a little bit, but at some point, we will need Congress to act,” said Javier Martínez, speaker of the House in New Mexico, the only state so far to cover all lapsed subsidies. “No state can withstand to plug in every single budget hole that the Trump administration leaves behind.”

The speed at which the mostly Democratic states have taken action underscores the mounting national anxiety about the medical and political impact the end of these subsidies will have. Millions of Americans will no longer be able to afford health insurance, straining the budgets of state welfare programs and hospitals that are already in the red, and threatening to erode access to care to a level not seen in years.

Responses have so far been uneven, reflecting political and economic realities across the country. Georgia and Washington, for instance, are not likely to cover the subsidies, though for very different reasons. Other states, like Connecticut and New Mexico, have already acted, allocating money in sessions earlier this year in preparation for the possibility, and may add more in the upcoming year.

Perhaps Democrats shouldn’t have set this whole thing to fail with the expiring subsidies? Or created Obamacare to start with?

In Minnesota, one of several states that may take up the issue when legislatures reconvene in January, the idea of replacing the subsidies has faced opposition from both parties.

State Sen. Matt Klein, who is running for the congressional seat vacated by Democratic Rep. Angie Craig, said he has struggled to convince some members of his party to allocate the funding because they see it as a boondoggle for private insurers.

Say, I wonder what Minnesota could have done with at least $9 billion that disappeared into fraud? Sure could have helped, eh? Funny how they had no problem doling out butt-tons of money to unvetted Somali groups but won’t help Americans.

In Washington state, House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon cited his state’s budget shortfall as the primary reason they cannot backfill the health subsidies. And in Minnesota, Klein stressed, “We don’t, at this point in our fiscal cycle, have a lot of extra money.”

Oops? They’re finding out how expensive Obamacare made health.

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Surprise: Hybrids Crash Risk Three Times Higher Than ICE Cars

By William Teach December 30, 2025 – 7:00 am

There’s somewhere back in the archives a post about how much more dangerous EVs are when it comes to crashes, now we see

Data: Hybrid Vehicles’ Fatal Crash Risk Is Three Times Higher than Gas-Powered Cars

Motorists driving hybrid cars are three times more likely to be involved in fatal road collisions compared to those in conventional petrol vehicles, according to recent statistics from the UK’s Department for Transport.

The Times of London reports that Department for Transport data reveals a concerning trend: hybrid cars, which combine gas engines with electric motors, are overrepresented in fatal road accidents in the UK. The official figures show that in the past year, 122 people died in fatal collisions involving hybrid cars, while 777 deaths occurred in crashes with petrol-only vehicles. Considering that petrol models outnumber hybrid vehicles by nearly 20 to one on UK roads, the data suggests that hybrids are involved in approximately three times as many fatal crashes per capita.

Hybrid cars are preferred by many consumers over traditional gas, diesel, or full EVs due to their perceived benefits. They offer the value of home charging while still providing the extended range and reliability of a combustion engine. However, the recent statistics have raised concerns among road safety specialists, prompting calls for an investigation into the underlying reasons for the disproportionate fatality rates.

According to the data, there was one death for every 8,000 hybrid cars on the road last year, compared to one death for every 20,000 diesel vehicles and one death for every 25,000 gas engines.

Experts suggest that the higher death rates in hybrids could be attributed to the complex combination of petrol engines, batteries, and electric motors, which may be more challenging to control and more susceptible to fires in the event of a crash. The intricacy of hybrid systems, with dual power sources, cooling systems, and intricate electronics and wiring, can create “complex fire scenarios which are harder for firemen to put out,” according to Nicholas Lyes from the road safety charity IAM RoadSmart.

Certainly, hybrids are much heavier than ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles, have pretty much the same acceleration as ICE cars these days, and can provide much more physical force in a crash, and then there are the batteries which can catch on fire, which is why many fire departments have special trucks to deal withe fires from hybrids.

One thing to consider is that there are way, way more hybrids in the UK these days. You want a Honda? Everything is hybrid or EV except for 1 model, and there won’t be many Type R’s available. Toyota? 4 ICE vehicles out 22 models. You have narrow roads and idiots walking around on their phones. Regardless, the government push to force people into non-ICE vehicles creates problems, especially when the ones doing the pushing rarely drive EVs or hybrids themselves. If people want them, they can get them. I love my hybrid. Others want something else.

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WP Super Upset Over ICE’s At Large Arrests

By William Teach December 30, 2025 – 6:45 am

We’ve already seen several hyper-left wing judges attempt to rule that immigration enforcement cannot arrest illegal aliens in courthouses, schools, daycare centers (they weren’t), churches, and so many other “sensitive” place. How soon till some wacko judge says ICE cannot arrest illegals in the streets?

ICE shift in tactics leads to soaring number of at-large arrests, data shows

The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign has led to a significant change in strategy, as federal officers shift away from focusing on arresting immigrants already held in local jails to tracking them down on the streets and in communities, according to a Washington Post analysis of government data.

The result has been a huge surge of such at-large arrests, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement tallying about 17,500 in September and on pace to exceed that in October. (The data The Post examined had been updated through the middle of that month.) That was far more than any other month included in the data, which dated back to October 2011.

The Post’s analysis highlights a broader pattern in how the Department of Homeland Security is approaching enforcement, even as authorities insist that immigration officers are focusing on violent criminals whom they describe as “the worst of the worst.” Government data shows that more than 60 percent of the people detained in at-large arrests since June did not have criminal convictions or pending charges.

So, you mean that 40% are bad people, and the rest got scooped up because they were known illegal aliens? Cool!

Many local jails flag undocumented immigrants for removal and contact ICE directly. ICE also has the authority to monitor local arrests through a fingerprint-sharing program. The agency often files a detainer requesting that jails hold potential deportees for up to 48 hours for federal officers to take custody.

By comparison, at-large arrests typically require more human and financial resources to carry out, immigration experts said. ICE’s website says that such arrests “are unpredictable and can be dangerous to the public.”

So, wouldn’t it make more sense for all those sanctuary jurisdictions, which tend to have higher, denser populations and lots of illegals, to cooperate with ICE, therefore taking the bad folks away and keeping ICE busy doing that, meaning less time to go after the little angels (who are breaking 8 U.S. Code § 1325?

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Investors Dumping Millions Into Idiotic ‘Climate’ Solutions

By William Teach December 29, 2025 – 3:00 pm

Politico seems surprised

Betting on climate failure, these investors could earn billions

Venture capitalist Finn Murphy believes world leaders could soon resort to deflecting sunlight into space if the Earth gets unbearably hot.

That’s why he’s invested more than $1 million in Stardust Solutions, a leading solar geoengineering firm that’s developing a system to reduce warming by enveloping the globe in reflective particles.

Murphy isn’t rooting for climate catastrophe. But with global temperatures soaring and the political will to limit climate change waning, Stardust “can be worth tens of billions of dollars,” he said.

“It would be definitely better if we lost all our money and this wasn’t necessary,” said Murphy, the 33-year-old founder of Nebular, a New York investment fund named for a vast cloud of space dust and gas.

Murphy is among a new wave of investors who are putting millions of dollars into emerging companies that aim to limit the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth — while also potentially destabilizing weather patterns, food supplies and global politics. He has a degree in mathematics and mechanical engineering and views global warming not just as a human and political tragedy, but as a technical challenge with profitable solutions.

Soaring temperatures = 1.7F increase since 1850. Anyhow, when even Politico notices how risky these crazadoodle things are, be worried, because they are much worse

Solar geoengineering investors are generally young, pragmatic and imaginative — and willing to lean into the adventurous side of venture capitalism. They often shrug off the concerns of scientists who argue it’s inherently risky to fund the development of potentially dangerous technologies through wealthy investors who could only profit if the planet-cooling systems are deployed.

My question is “why would they do this unless they say a massive monetary reward?”

“If the technology works and the outcomes are positive without really catastrophic downstream impacts, these are trillion-dollar market opportunities,” said Evan Caron, a co-founder of the energy-focused venture firm Montauk Capital. “So it’s a no-brainer for an investor to take a shot at some of these.”

And there you go. All it would take would be things like destroying agriculture.

Still, the funding surge for geoengineering companies pales in comparison to the billions of dollars being put toward artificial intelligence. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has raised $62.5 billion in 2025 alone, according to investment data compiled by PitchBook.

Because AI is real, tangible, and works.

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If All You See…

By William Teach December 29, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is a calm bay due to missing wind caused by ‘climate change’, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Not A Lot Of People Know That, with a post on blaming a sinkhole on ‘climate change’.

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FBI Surging Agents To Minnesota After Big Investigative Video

By William Teach December 29, 2025 – 10:30 am

Here’s a report that none of the Credentialed Media bothered with, because it would require them to leave the office and it would be going against Somalis and Minnesota Democrats

Not that many of the leftist media outlets are even bothering to cover this, and the few who are tend to bury the story

FBI surges resources to Minnesota as Director Patel calls $250M fraud scheme ‘tip of a very large iceberg’

FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency has surged additional personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota as part of an ongoing effort to “dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs.”

Patel said Sunday that the bureau moved resources into the state before recent online attention intensified, pointing to the Feeding Our Future investigation, which uncovered a $250 million scheme that siphoned federal food aid intended for children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The case has already resulted in 78 indictments and 57 convictions, with prosecutors also charging defendants in a separate plot to bribe a juror with $120,000 in cash, Patel said, adding that the investigation remains ongoing.

“The FBI believes this is just the tip of a very large iceberg. We will continue to follow the money and protect children, and this investigation very much remains ongoing,” he wrote on X. “Furthermore, many are also being referred to immigrations officials for possible further denaturalization and deportation proceedings where eligible.” (snip)

Republican lawmakers, including House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., as well as Vice President JD Vance, have responded to the viral video, with Emmer accusing Gov. Tim Walz of sitting “idly by while billions were stolen from hardworking Minnesotans.”

Democrats are circling the wagons, because Waltz is a Democrat, Trump rails against Somalis, and it is just “a small amount of fraud compared to the federal budget.” But, imagine how many Americans could be helped with the money if it wasn’t given away fraudulently.

But, we do have some “pouncing”

MAGA World zeroes in on Minnesota over fraud scandal

It’s always wonderful how the MSM goes after Republicans when it was Democrats which did wrong. Back to the original

An X account calling itself Minnesota Staff Fraud Reporting Commentary, which says it consists of more than 480 Minnesota state staff members, wrote that Walz is “100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota.”

“We let Tim Walz know of fraud early on, hoping for a partnership in stopping fraud but no, we got the opposite response. Tim Walz systematically retaliated against whistleblowers using monitoring, threats, repression, and did his best to discredit fraud reports,” the group claimed. “In addition to retaliating against whistleblower[s], Tim Walz disempowered the Office of the Legislative Auditor, allowing agencies to disregard their audit findings and guidance.”

Anyone want to bet that Walz is a target of an investigation at this point?

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EPA Cancels Absurd Grant To Study “Health Effects Of Wildfires”

By William Teach December 29, 2025 – 7:00 am

It is very silly

From the link

Marina Vance: I’ve been working on air quality since I was an undergraduate student in Brazil — for more than 20 years. I was at Virginia Tech for eight years for my Ph.D and as a postdoctoral researcher, and then I came to the University of Colorado in 2016.

Growing up in Brazil, I’m from an island in a very humid place. Wildfires are not big where I’m from at all. And then living in Virginia, I wasn’t exposed to them either.

I remember my first summer here. From the window of the townhouse I rented, I could see a plume of smoke from a fire burning in the Flatiron Mountains. When I stepped out of my townhouse, I could see that plume far away, and I could smell the smoke. And I thought, “This is really important.”

I got a grant for $549,000 to study wildfires. I was inspired by the movie “Twister” — scientists collecting samples out into the real world. The idea was to hunt the wildfire wherever it might be.

Imagine that, the whole thing was inspired by the movie Twister. If she said that, the grant should have been killed to start with. Also, I do not remember wildfires in the movie. It was about….tornadoes.

We wanted to be in a place where folks would be sheltering in their homes. If there’s a wildfire, you’re going into your home and you’re going close all the doors and the windows. The walls, the windows, and the doors in houses act like a filter. But there’s very little data saying what happens to the distribution of particle sizes as they penetrate a home.

The size of a particle dictates where it ends up. The particles that are really, really small stick to some surface, so they’re gone from the air. The particles that are really big are more likely to settle through gravity. And then you have these particles that are in-between, hundreds of nanometers in size, that stay suspended in air longer. They’re more likely to be inhaled.

So we were thinking about finding these homes, measuring particulate matter indoors and outdoors. We were going to develop interventions that were cheap and easy for people to use — portable air cleaners, that sort of thing.

You mean like….air purifiers? Devices that have been commercially available for decades? Like the one I have at home (bigger one), and a couple small ones? Maybe we could come up with something which connects into our AC/heating systems that cleans the air. We could call them “air filters.” And, yeah, I use pretty good ones because I am allergic to dust mites.

On April 24, I was checking emails over breakfast, and there was an email from the EPA. It said, “Attached is your termination of award from the U.S. E.P.A.” It was just one .pdf file. It said, “The objectives of the award are no longer consistent with EPA funding priorities.” I had to return roughly $360,000.

I can’t imagine something more related to the E.P.A.’s mission than understanding wildfires and protecting people in their homes. That to me is frustrating and confusing. This is the kind of research that can have direct and immediate impact — not 10 or 20 years in the future, but this year, when the next wildfire hits.

This was a waste of taxpayer money. It may seem like chump change against the federal budget, but, what if we killed off all the absurd, unnecessary spending?

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Illinois Governor Sued By Federal Government Over Law Restricting Immigration Enforcement

By William Teach December 29, 2025 – 6:45 am

It would be way more fun for the Trump admin to simply ignore the law and watch the caterwauling, but, I suspect they want to humiliated JB Pritzker and not put federal law enforcement and local cops on a collision course, because you know there will be a small number of Chicago cops who will think they can arrest federal immigration agents

Feds sue Illinois governor after signing bill that restricts immigration enforcement near courthouses, allows officers to be sued

The Trump administration has sued Illinois Governor JB Pritzker after he signed a law that restricts immigration enforcement near courthouses and allows ICE officers to be sued more easily.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a?lawsuit?against Pritzker and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, challenging their attempt to regulate federal law enforcement officers through the “Illinois Bivens Act” and “Court Access, Safety, and Participation Act.”

The DOJ said that the laws are illegal attempts to regulate and discriminate against the federal government while also threatening the safety of federal officers who have “faced an unprecedented wave of harassment, doxxing, and even violence.”

“The Department of Justice will steadfastly protect law enforcement from unconstitutional state laws like Illinois’ that threaten massive punitive liability and compromise the safety of our officers,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.

“Unfortunately, Illinois politicians prefer to attack law enforcement with lawsuits and punitive damages rather than support ICE’s Criminal Alien Program, which prioritizes the safe removal of dangerous criminal aliens like murderers, child rapists, and other serious offenders,” said U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft for the Southern District of Illinois.

We all know what’s going to happen: a left wing wacko judge will rule for Pritzker, and then an appeals court will overturn the left wing wacko.

The bill includes the Illinois Bivens Act, which aims to “hold federal immigration enforcement accountable” by allowing for civil legal action against any law enforcement officer who knowingly violates the Illinois or United States Constitution.

Good luck with that: for one thing, there’s a thing called qualified immunity. Good luck with this law, Illinois.

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