Good Grief: A Normal Winter Storm Tests US Disaster Response

By William Teach January 27, 2026 – 7:15 am

The doomsday cultists just can’t help themselves

A Winter Storm Fueled by Global Warming Tests U.S. Disaster Response

A sprawling winter storm that left hundreds of thousands without power, grounded thousands of flights and disrupted travel across the eastern half of the U.S. could be the first real test of the second Trump administration’s Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The president has said that he wants to eliminate FEMA, and the agency has lost thousands of employees since his second term began. Emergency-management experts have braced for the moment that a weakened FEMA would face a multi-state disaster.

Just to be clear, as I believe I’ve said before, I do not want FEMA eliminated, it should be returned to its original mission, which was coordination, not running everything.

Scientists agree that human-caused warming has changed the way air and energy move around the planet in complex and interrelated ways that influence outbreaks of extreme winter weather.

The current cold wave is not happening in isolation, but in a fundamentally altered climate system. At a basic level, the oceans are warmer and the atmosphere holds more moisture than 50 or 100 years ago. Both fuel stronger storms, including nor’easters, which have intensified significantly in recent decades, according to a 2024 study.

Same old cult talking points

Nor’easters spin up along the East Coast, drag subtropical moisture from the south and pull frigid polar air from the north. Both their maximum wind speeds and hourly precipitation rates have increased since 1940, said University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann, a co-author of the paper.

That research, he said via email, for the first time was able to quantify the changes. He warned that “more intense storms, with greater amounts of snowfall” are to be expected, even as the planet warms.

“Stronger storms, as they spin, pull up more warm air on one side and pull more cold air down on the other side, so we see both warm and cold temperature extremes associated with them,” he said.

How about the snow storm of 1804, which dropped 48 inches? Or 1888 with 58 inches? The Great Blizzard Of 1899? It got a name! There have been plenty prior to CO2 breaking the mythical 350ppm. 103 inches in 1966. Were these all caused by ‘climate change’? Do normal people believe this BS? All the media is pulling this cult talking point out of their butts, like here and here. It’s all rather cultish.

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ICE Shootings Are Freaking Out (Mostly Unnamed) Republicans Or Something

By William Teach January 27, 2026 – 7:00 am

Apparently we’re back to the stage of “we Republicans don’t like what Trump is doing but we’re afraid to tell him”

ICE Shootings Are Freaking Out the GOP. They’re Afraid to Tell Trump.

To cover the Republican Party in the age of President Donald Trump requires a grasp of cryptology.

Because of the unflinching personal loyalty he demands, and punishment he’ll administer on public dissenters, leading GOP officials speak in rhetorical code.

And in the aftermath of the second killing by federal agents of a protester in Minnesota, there’s been a stream of statements, comments and sound bites from party lawmakers that beg for translation.

Oh, so Politico writer Jonathan Martin is going to make it up

Before we get to the private and public messages being transmitted, however, a word on what top Republicans actually believe about what has become a deepening crisis for the White House, based on my conversations over the last two days.

They are concerned more protests to the bloodshed may beget additional incidents, have little faith in DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and, from a raw political standpoint, worry the party has squandered the best issues it had when voters were otherwise frustrated with the cost of living: the border and public order.

Immigration, broadly, as one veteran senator granted anonymity to speak candidly told me over the weekend, is for the GOP what health care is for Democrats — a “home game.” Yet with viral images of Americans being shot in broad daylight replacing migrants stampeding across the country’s border, that advantage is quickly dissipating.

Other than the usual Squishes, Republicans are fine with what’s going on. These idiots, so many of them being paid to be there, are putting themselves in the way of duly empowered law enforcement.

So what are Republican elected officials doing to address what could prove calamitous, for the country and their political fortunes?

To date, it’s the usual approach.

They plead with Trump and his advisers in private to calm tensions, as a handful did this weekend. However, most officials hope one of their colleagues can do that work so they don’t have to play the heavy. “You can talk to them” or “Can you talk to them?” are phrases I don’t need access to text chains to know are being relayed between top Republicans.

When lawmakers do reach Trump, the dialogue is similar to those private messages he posted last week from European leaders eager to get him off his Greenland fetish: Start with praise and flattery before moving to the heart of the matter.

Some actual Republicans are named later, like Squish Kevin Stitt, Thom Tillis who’s retiring (because Republicans do not trust him), and Squish James Comer, none of who really blast Trump’s immigration.

In another television interview, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) deployed the “I’m-only-thinking-out-loud-here” approach of trying to get through to Trump and his aides.

Rather than say: Hell yes, we should yank federal immigration officials from Minnesota and end this fiasco, Comer tried to say it this way on Fox:

“If I were President Trump, I would almost think about, OK, if the mayor and the governor are going to put our ICE officials in harm’s way and there’s a chance of losing more, you know, innocent lives or whatever, then maybe go to another city and let the people of Minneapolis decide, ‘Do we want to continue to have all of these illegals?’”

Yeah, Martin keeps digging deep like that. The answer is simple: give the criminals to ICE. Don’t shield them and there would be no need for surges to liberal cities. How many Americans were killed, raped, assaulted by illegals just last year? There are over 13,000 illegals convicted of murder in the US as of last year. These are who Democrats are fighting for, are protecting.

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Your Fault: Cities Are Sinking, Which Is Worse Than Sea Rise

By William Teach January 26, 2026 – 3:00 pm

Sea rise is pretty much average for the Holcene, 7 inches during the 20th Century, when it should be at least double that for a warm period. Since this is not cooperating with the scaremongering, the cult is no Blamestorming you for sinking cities

Why sinking cities may now be a bigger climate crisis than rising seas

For decades, the story of coastal risk has been dominated by climate change and rising seas. But a major new global study suggests that, for hundreds of millions of people living on river deltas – including those living in cities such as New Orleans and Bangkok – an even more immediate threat is unfolding beneath their feet.

Across much of the world, the land itself is sinking – and in many places, it’s sinking faster than the ocean is rising.

Using satellite radar to track tiny changes in the Earth’s surface, scientists have discovered that more than half of the world’s river-delta regions – the low-lying land where major rivers meet the sea – are now sinking. In many of the most densely populated deltas on the planet, this gradual subsidence, rather than rising seas alone, is now the dominant driver of flood risk. (snip)

Deltas are built from loose, water-logged sediments deposited over thousands of years. Even without human interference, these sediments slowly compact under their own weight, causing gradual sinking.

Historically, that natural sinking was balanced by regular floods that replenished the land with fresh sediment. But modern development has changed that balance.

That’s not ‘climate change’, but, it is a result of mankind’s actions.

The study examined three major human-linked drivers of land sinking: groundwater extraction, reduced sediment supply and urban expansion. Of these, groundwater pumping stood out as the strongest overall predictor.

Yup. And the article continues on and on in this vein, till we get to the end

The study’s authors argue that subsidence has been dangerously under-represented in global climate-risk planning, partly because it is viewed as a local problem rather than a planetary one.

But local does not mean small. Even under worst-case climate scenarios, sinking land will remain the dominant driver of relative sea-level rise in many deltas for decades.

None of this has anything to do with climate change, natural, man-caused, or a mixture. It’s like they’re required to add it in.

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If All You See…

By William Teach January 26, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is terrible heatsnow because Other People took fossil fueled flights, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is GeeeZ…., with a post on hard and fun stuff.

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NC Gov Josh Stein Says Jail Is Not The Right Place For Crazy, Violent People

By William Teach January 26, 2026 – 10:30 am

This is the liberal mentality: people shouldn’t be in jail for committing multiple, often violent, crimes. And so many of those who say it are surrounded by armed security or live away from where the violence is. Until they aren’t

Josh Stein says ‘jail is not the right place.’ Right now, it is | Opinion

The United States is a nation of laws. That’s a beautiful thing worth protecting.

But it also means we’re a nation of lawyers. That’s not an insult, despite the easy joke. I have a lot of respect for legal practitioners.

Still, there’s a downside to living inside a culture of process. When the rules get complicated enough, common sense starts to sound like an amateur opinion, and the rest of us are left living with the consequences while being told we simply do not understand.

That is what North Carolina is wrestling with after the killing of Raleigh teacher Zoe Welsh. Once again, we are staring at a high-profile homicide involving a suspect with a long rap sheet and a long history of mental health problems. Once again, the public is asking questions the system has no good answer for.

Zoe was killed earlier in the month in her nice neighborhood in Raleigh

Lawyers could spend hours explaining why Welsh’s alleged killer was out on the streets. In fact, they already have. They’ll cite Supreme Court decisions, constitutional limits, and fine print. They’ll tell you “incompetent” isn’t the same as “committable” under the proper justiciable standards.

They might be right on every technical point. The outcome would still be indefensible.

Because common sense says that if a court has decided someone is not competent to stand trial, he’s not competent to be roaming around the public freely.

Especially when they have a long, long rap sheet. Camacho has been arrested over 20 times, and had done a stint in jail, but, was let out to continue committing crimes.

Gov. Josh Stein responded to Welsh’s death with a familiar line. He said that the system needs to do better, but that jail is not the right place for people in mental-health crises.

In an ideal world, he is right. The best answer is a secure psychiatric setting with serious doctors, fast evaluations, and a clear path to get the person healthy enough so the case can go back to court.

We should invest in that world, building more inpatient hospitals, hiring more evaluators and all the rest of it.

Democrats, and to a degree Republicans, have long ignore the need for mental health facilities. They keep closing them, and allow crazy people to wander around causing problems. Then they kill someone and Democrats are like “how did this happen!”

But as a state, we’ve allowed “incompetent to proceed” to become a magic phrase that dissolves all accountability. Even a layman can see that’s not workable.

So here is the rule North Carolina should adopt for cases like this. If a judge says someone is not competent for trial, that person does not go back on the street. He stays in custody until the court decides where he will be treated and what has to happen before the case can move forward. Not a shrug and a release because the system lacks a clean box.

Most of these types of laws and rules that muddle the whole justice system happen in Democrat run cities full of majority Democrats. Why do they want to deal with crime and not punish it? This is how we get nutters like this

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Bummer: Democrats Are Being “Climate Hushers”

By William Teach January 26, 2026 – 7:15 am

All except for Sheldon Whitehouse, who takes lots of fossil fueled flights, including a long one to Brazil for the last UN climate conference

Democrats are shying away from climate messaging. One of their own is fighting back.

One of Congress’ loudest climate hawks is trying to fend off a push within his party to abandon calls to combat climate change as left-leaning agenda-setters are plotting to reclaim both chambers of Congress in the midterms.

“There’s a thing out there called a ‘climate husher,’” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, the top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, posted as part of a long social media thread last week.

“Anyone who cares about what fossil fuel pollution is doing to Earth’s natural systems needs to ignore these so-called ‘climate hushers’ — people who think Dems should stop talking about climate,” he said.

In a later interview about his posts, Whitehouse warned these “climate hushers” have also made their way into strategy conversations on Capitol Hill. He noted he’s been present for some of them, which he described as “polling presentations made to the Senate Democratic Caucus in a so-called strategy retreat that didn’t ask about climate change … There’s this massive blind spot.

Here’s the thing: their strategists know that most Democrat voters and some of the unaffiliated really do not care beyond the theoretical when it comes to anthropogenic climate change, especially when put against real issues. But, don’t mistake the “hushing” as them ignoring the issue: if they win the mid-terms they are going to push it hard with legislation. They will do everything possible to roll back what Trump obliterated. And you know there will be Squish Republicans who won’t stand strong. And if they win the White House in 2028? They’ll go nuts implementing their authoritarian cult programs.

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Oklahoma Gov Still Goes Squishy On Immigration

By William Teach January 26, 2026 – 7:00 am

This was him in 2024

Governor Stitt Joins Republican Governors in Voicing Support for President Trump’s Immigration Policies

Governor Kevin Stitt joined 25 Republican governors in releasing a joint statement of support for President Trump’s immigration and border agenda.

“As Republican governors, we stand united in support of President Donald Trump’s unwavering commitment to make America safe again by addressing the illegal immigration crisis and deporting illegal immigrants who pose a threat to our communities and national security.

“When the Biden Administration refused to secure our borders and uphold the rule of law, it was Republican governors who took action. We mobilized state resources, including law enforcement and National Guard units, to protect Americans from disastrous open border policies and prevent illegal immigration from overwhelming our country.

But, you know with Republicans many go Squish easily

Republican governor questions goal of Trump immigration crackdown: ‘What is the endgame?’

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) expressed concern about the broader goals of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown Sunday, less than 24 hours after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot an American citizen in Minneapolis.

Stitt told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” that while the Biden administration’s immigration policies were “disastrous,” President Trump is “getting bad advice” on the subject.

“Americans are asking themselves, ‘What is the endgame? What is the solution?’ And we believe in federalism and state rights,” he said. “And nobody likes feds coming into their state.”

“And so, what’s the goal right now? Is it to deport every single non-U.S. citizen? I don’t think that’s what Americans want,” Stitt continued. “We have to stop politicizing this. We need real solutions on immigration reform.”

No, that is the goal, as the people who voted for Trump in 2024 said. They want illegal aliens gone for the most part. They want the border shut down. They want people from 3rd world shitholes sent packing, people who have no intention of assimilating and just live off the teet of the American taxpayers. That’s the solution. Limit illegals as much as possible.

And he’s completely wrong of federalism and state rights when it comes to immigration: that power is delegated to the federal government by the Constitution. They can give some of that power to the states, but, states can do nothing about federal immigration agents rounding up illegal aliens. See, Mr. Stitt, there are federal laws about it. And it would all be so easy

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If All You See…

By William Teach January 25, 2026 – 12:59 pm

…is horrible snow driven by carbon pollution making it cold, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Victory Girls Blog, with a post on drunk Kamala adding fuel to the fire.

It’s snow bikini week!

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach January 25, 2026 – 9:11 am

Happy Sunday! Another fine day in Returned America. The Devils have been winning and looking good, the neighborhood coyote just wandered through the back yard area, and, so far, not really seeing freezing rain. Sleet, some snow. Hope it stays like that. It’s so dry inside that feels colder than it is. My humidifier is meant for a bedroom, about 200-300 square feet, not for the whole downstairs. Oh well. Anyhow, this pinup is by Marina Kmet, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Green Jihad: Report: Huge Winter Storm Is Your Fault
  2. Jo Nova: March for Australia on Australia Day because The Blob don’t want you to
  3. Not A Lot Of People Know That: Miliband Admits He’ll Buy Chinese Solar Panels Made With Slave Labour
  4. Watts Up With That?: Red States Have Reliable Power Because They Embrace an All-of-the-Above Strategy
  5. 357 Magnum: Euthanized ‘against her will’ – Isn’t This Murder?
  6. American Greatness: From Greenland to Red, White, and Blue Land
  7. Bearing Arms: Aloha Akbar!!! The Absurdities In Hawaii’s Attempted Logic Bombing of the Second Amendment
  8. Chicks On The Right: The Trump Effect: Migration Numbers for 2025 Are In
  9. Geller Report: INDUSTRIAL SCALE FRAUD: $400 Million Minnesota Medicaid Scheme Operating Out of Single Building
  10. IOTW Report: They Should Be Used to Disappointment
  11. Irons In The Fire: Larry Correia brought up something my daughter told me
  12. Jihad Watch: NY Attorney General Criminalizes Opposing Islamic Terrorism
  13. Moonbattery: Super Bowl Halftime to Feature Male Moonbat in Dress
  14. The First Street Journal: How wealthy blue staters fight #ClimateChange
  15. And last, but, not least, The Gateway Pundit has “New York Times Insists ‘No One Knows’ What is Behind ‘Staggering Fall’ in U.S. Murder Rate”

As always, the full set of pinups can be seen in the Patriotic Pinup category, or over at my Gallery page (nope, that’s gone, the newest Apache killed access, and the program hasn’t been upgraded since 2014, so, most are hosted internally). While we are on pinups, since it is that time of year, have you gotten your Pinups for Vets calendar yet? And don’t forget to check out what I declare to be our War on Women Rule 5 and linky luv posts and things that interest me. I’ve also mostly alphabetized them, makes it easier scrolling the feedreader

Don’t forget to check out all the other great material all the linked blogs have!

Anyone else have a link or hotty-fest going on? Let me know so I can add you to the list. And do you have a favorite blog you can recommend be added to the feedreader?

Two great sites for getting news links are Liberty Daily and Whatafinger.

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Minneapolis Mayor Trots Out Heckler’s Veto After Moonbat Gets Himself Shot

By William Teach January 25, 2026 – 7:00 am

This is what happened

(Fox News) The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) identified the man fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis on Saturday as one of its members, Alex Jeffrey Pretti.

Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident and ICU nurse, was shot during an immigration enforcement operation early Saturday targeting Jose Huerta-Chuma, an illegal immigrant with a criminal history including domestic assault for intentional conflict bodily harm, disorderly conduct and driving without a valid license.

Homeland Security officials said Pretti approached Border Patrol agents while armed with a 9mm pistol and “violently resisted” when they attempted to disarm him. (snip)

“At this time, many of the details remain unclear,” AFGE wrote in a statement. “Video of the incident is circulating on social media, and the Department of Homeland Security has publicly stated that the victim was brandishing a weapon at officers. However, based on the video currently available, that claim is not clearly established.”

If you’re approaching federal law enforcement agents with a gun, what are you planning to do with it? Even if you legally own it and have a concealed carry permit. What was he going to do with a $1,200 Sig Sauer with modifications? So, of course we get

Minneapolis Mayor’s Ultimatum to Trump, ‘End This Operation, Safety Will Be Restored

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rushed to a news conference on Saturday within hours of a man being shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent on the city’s south side. The mayor said little to calm Minneapolis residents but did propose an ultimatum to President Donald J. Trump: End your immigration operation, and safety will be restored in the city.

Frey was joined at the podium by Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara and the city’s Emergency Management Director Rachel Sayre. From the start, the trio of city officials acknowledged they had few details of the shooting but were quick to condemn the federal agents involved in the shooting of the armed man early Saturday morning.

Frey’s began his statement saying, “I just saw a video of more than six masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. The mayor made no mention of the suspect being armed with a 9mm pistol as he approached the agents. Frey next went on to imply federal agents were randomly shooting the city’s residents without cause, asking rhetorically, “How more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?” (snip)

Frey wrapped up with what sounded like an ultimatum to the President implying there will be no restoration of safety until the enhanced immigration enforcement efforts under Trump’s Operation Metro Surge have ended saying, “To President Trump, this is a moment to act like a leader, put Minneapolis, put America first in this moment, let’s achieve peace, let’s end this operation and I’m telling you, our city will come back, safety will be restored.”

Instead of giving criminal illegal aliens up to ICE, along with advising his moonbat base to stay away from federal immigration officers, he entices them to interfere, and even get violent. In this case, Frey uses the heckler’s veto to stop the federal government from enforcing federal law while taking the side of the unhinged, violent protests.

These people are nuts.

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