If All You See…

By William Teach March 25, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is a field perfect for a wind turbine, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is 357 Magnum, with a post on good guys 1, bad guys 0.

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SCOTUS Debates What It Means To Be “In” The US

By William Teach March 25, 2026 – 10:30 am

This could be interesting

Supreme Court questions what it means to be ‘in’ the US

A fight at the Supreme Court over the government’s power to block asylum seekers from reaching ports along the Mexican border may come down to the definition of the word “in.”.

There were some prickly moments as the justices heard arguments Tuesday about the legality of a “metering” policy the Obama administration experimented with — and the first Trump administration adopted more broadly — under which Customs and Border Protection agents turned back asylum seekers at the Mexican border.

A federal judge in San Diego and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the practice is illegal because federal law entitles any foreigner who is “physically present in the United States [or] arrives in the United States” to pursue an asylum claim.

That law needs to be ended, but, no way to do so with the way Democrats love them some illegals

Real Americans they do not care so much about

The court’s conservative majority appeared likely to conclude that the 1996 law applies only to people who make it “in” to the U.S., and not to those stopped at the border.

“Do you think someone who comes to the front door of a house and knocks at the door has arrived ‘in’ the house? The person may have arrived ‘at’ the house,” Justice Samuel Alito said to the lawyer arguing for the asylum seekers, Kelsi Corkran.

We don’t have to let them in. Let them apply for asylum outside the US and wait to see

However, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said turning people away could violate treaty obligations and lead to tragedy, just as the U.S.’ decision to refuse ships carrying Jewish refugees did in World War II.

“The majority of those people were shipped back or had to go back from where they came and were killed,” Sotomayor said. “That’s what we’re doing here.”

BTW, that was the Democratic president FDR doing that. Also, it’s a weird flex since Democrats hate Jews and take the side of Islamic jihad groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and nations like Iran.

Basically, it looks like, based on the arguments and discussion at SCOTUS, that they will rule that the U.S. doesn’t have to allow anyone into the US just because they’re screaming asylum, which at least 90% do not qualify for. The “in” word is important, because they are really not in the US.

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Weird: Maryland Supreme Court Rejects Climate Lawsuit

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

Usually you can expect a liberal court to rule in favor of liberal stuff, but, I guess like the NJ suit that their superior court killed, the facts were just too tough to rule against

Maryland high court rejects localities’ plea for climate change damages

The Supreme Court of Maryland denied a trio of localities’ attempt to hold multinational oil and gas companies accountable for their role in global climate change.

The court held that Baltimore, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County’s attempt to recover damages violates the Constitution and federal laws, including the Clean Air Act, that preempt state common-law tort claims based on global greenhouse gas emissions. The court further held that state courts are not the appropriate venue for localities to regulate international conduct.

“To hold the defendants responsible for foreign activity would necessarily require them to internalize the costs of climate change, which, in turn, would presumably affect the price and production of fossil fuels abroad,” Maryland Justice Brynja Booth wrote for the majority. “It would also bypass the various diplomatic channels that the United States uses to address this issue, such as the U.N. framework and the Paris agreement.”

The localities sued over two dozen companies, including Chevron, BP and Shell, along with an energy trade association, claiming they misled the public about the dangers associated with fossil fuel production, despite knowing for nearly 50 years of its link to climate change. The companies’ discrediting of scientific evidence amounts to a public and private nuisance, negligence, failure to warn and trespass, according to the localities.

And yet, Baltimore, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County all continued to use the products of the companies they sued over climate doom and will continue to use them. Again, those companies who were sued should have stopped selling their products to those doing the suing.

“Quite simply, the notion that a local government such as Baltimore, Annapolis or Anne Arundel County may pursue state law nuisance claims against the defendants — seeking injunctive relief to abate injuries arising from global greenhouse effects arising from worldwide conduct — is so far afield from any area of traditional state or local responsibility that it cannot be seriously contemplated,” Booth wrote.

I’m still always surprised that we never hear from the justices or the lawyers of the companies being sued “hey, are you still using fossil fuels? Huh.” I’m not a lawyer, so, maybe that’s not relevant in that process, but, seems rather pertinent information to me.

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Delta Will No Longer Allow Members Of Congress Special Serices

By William Teach March 25, 2026 – 6:45 am

I’m not sure why elected members of Congress, ie, Public Servants, and their staffs get these perks in the first place anymore. They are not aristocracy, and shouldn’t get anything We The People do not get or have to pay for

Delta suspends specialty services for members of Congress amid shutdown-driven TSA delays

Delta Air Lines has cut off special services for members of Congress at airports, as the industry continues to feel the effects of the government’s failure to pay Transportation Security Administration workers.

On Tuesday morning, Delta issued a statement saying it would temporarily suspend specialty services for members of Congress “due to the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown.”

Members of Congress are given special treatment at airports, including expedited screening, escorts through airports to bypass long security lines, and dedicated reservation desks that, among other things, allow them to make last-minute changes.

TSA workers hit their third period without a paycheck since funding for parts of the Department of Homeland Security was halted because of an impasse between the White House and Congress over immigration enforcement and voting policies.

If you want expedited screening you have to pay for that, right? Why do Congress members not have to pay for that themselves? Too bad Delta cannot restrict just the Congress Critters who have voted against funding DHS (especially since most of them are Warmists who hate fossil fuels)

Two industry sources pointed at the amount of business that airlines have before Congress — one of them specifically cited periodic bailouts — in contending that the companies should avoid alienating or angering lawmakers as they push for a solution.

“Get through this,” said one airline lobbyist. “Don’t be doing things to members.”

Bah! Hopefully United, American, and a few of the other big carriers will follow through (make Congress fly Spirit). Heck, the TSA and the private contractors doing the job of TSA at some airports should put and end to it. If the GOP was smart (snicker) they’d trot a bill up in the House and Senate requiring members of Congress to be treated exactly the same as the rest of us peasants.

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Trying To Decide On New CRV Vs Staying With Accord

By William Teach March 24, 2026 – 8:47 pm

It wasn’t something I was looking to do, but, we are getting wild deals for the next couple of days. I’d be going from a 2024 Accord Sport L to a 2026 CRV Sport L FWD. The monthly goes from $380 to $415, but, also going from 10K miles a year to 12K. Don’t necessarily need 12, but, gives me a bit of play room. New Accord weirdly is about $435. Usually get the best leases on Accords (and Ridgelines). So, kinda writing out this info for my thoughts

Accord benefits:

  • The seats are bit better. A little wider, a little longer. Unbelievably comfy
  • Built in compass. CRV weirdly doesn’t have one
  • Center touch display is wider, so, can see info like the compass, music playing if you have full map on Android Auto (or Apple Carplay if you have that), and can binge obsess over instant fuel economy with it being a hybrid. Maybe it’s better to not obsess?
  • I’m more of a sedan person. I do not have issues getting into one
  • 4 MPG better than a CRV FWD (you lose a lot going to AWD with hybrids)
  • Things are hidden in the trunk
  • Side view mirrors are bigger than CRV

CRV benefits

  • Parking sensors (not a biggie, I know how to park)
  • Power tailgate. Not a biggie, but, can be easier when grabbing groceries and being able to press button on remote or tailgate
  • Heated mirrors. Huge. Weirdly do not have that on Accord, even though the much lower trim SE has them. I live close to the river, and can get really bad ice and fog. I keep deicer in the trunk
  • A little easier to see the blindspot monitors in the mirrors
  • Rear wiper. I miss this from my previous Civic Hatchback. Accords need them, rain kinda sits there, makes hard to see out the back window
  • Big one, 320 watts for the stereo vs 180 for Accords (which boggles the mind. They could at least do 240). 180 is not a lot over 8 speakers
  • Silver is all we have for non-premium colors. Because I will not take black. If I did white it would be about another $12 a month. Do not like the Urban Grey. Not going to do a dealer trade for blue or dark gray, not at this price. It’s what’s on the lot, and the dark gray isn’t coming till next month, too late. I could live with silver. Never had a silver car before.
  • 15 watt wireless charging pad. Would have to get some sort of stuff holder which hangs off the side of the console, I have too much crap in that tray.

I’d love the green Trailsport CRV, but, it’s cloth seats. Nah. Not for that price. Does have a heated steering wheel, nice when cold. Nah. You do lose a lot of MPG being AWD and with the “all terrain” tires. Funny, about the only reason people buy them is because they are green. I’ve never sold a different color.

Hmm, I think I might have convinced myself.

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Surprise: TSA Lines Already Getting Much Shorter With ICE Presence

By William Teach March 24, 2026 – 3:00 pm

Letting the TSA agents do what they were trained to do while ICE and other federal agents do security. Or, were there that many illegal aliens flying through Atlanta?

WATCH: Shorter Lines at Atlanta Airport as ICE Agents Assist TSA

Lines are shortening in airports such as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one day after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrived to more than a dozen airports to assist the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) amid the partial government shutdown.

Fox News Business reported a “remarkable” change in the TSA line at the Atlanta airport on Tuesday.

“It is exponentially different here today than it was this time yesterday, over the weekend. As you can see, there is a very short line right now,” a reporter on the ground said, noting that they do not know if it is simply a light travel day or due to ICE agents assisting with crowd control and ID checks.

Images of the line show a night and day difference from the chaos that unraveled over the weekend into Monday, when TSA wait times exceeded four hours at some airport terminals nationwide.

Not sure why anyone would want to go through Atlanta, that place is a nightmare. And I’ve been to Newark, JFK, LAX and Denver.

Fox is reporting the same, as is CNN. Day 1 and a big difference. Phoenix’s airport is likewise seeing a big drop in wait times. And one thing to notice is that the ICE agents have no need to cover their faces, because the Typical Democrat Moonbats cannot come into the airports and cause the same problems they do out on the roads. They cannot dox them, cannot harass them and their families at home and out and about.

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If All You See…

By William Teach March 24, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrible fossil fueled vehicle, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is IOTW Report, with a post on a petition in Oregon to ban hunting, fishing, and livestock.

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Senators Working On DHS Funding Deal That Would Exclude Funding For Deportation And Enforcement

By William Teach March 24, 2026 – 10:30 am

I’m not quite sure how this would work, since ICE operations were already funded

Senators consider deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE enforcement as airport lines snarl

Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE’s enforcement and removal operations that have been core to the dispute.

The potential breakthrough came after a group of Republican senators headed to the White House late Monday to meet with President Donald Trump. Senators said they expected the negotiators to work through the night hammering out the details and present written proposals for both parties to discuss Tuesday at their weekly caucus lunches.

“All I can say is that the discussions have been very positive and productive, and hopefully headed in the right direction,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.

Under the package being floated, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations would be funded as well as Customs and Border Protection, but with new guardrails to position officers from those divisions in their traditional roles, rather than as they have been used more recently in immigration roundups in cities. It would also include a number of changes in immigration operations that Democrats have demanded, including mandating that officers wear body cameras and identification.

Since so much of ICE is already funded through Trump’s big tax breaks bill, and immigration officers are still receiving paychecks during the partial government shutdown, senators said the new restraints would also be imposed on operations that rely on that funding source, as well.

Enforcement of federal immigration laws and removal of aliens is rather the main point of ICE, is it not?

Let’s flip to The Hill

A Senate Republican source familiar with the discussion said Trump is willing to separate funding for the Enforcement and Removal Operation from the Homeland Security appropriations bill in order to get enough Democratic support it.

Under the proposal presented to Trump, Senate Republicans would pass additional money for ICE’s removal operations under the budget reconciliation process, which allows them to circumvent a Democratic filibuster in the Senate as long as the legislation being considered meets certain requirements related to the spending, taxation or deficit reduction.

Senate Republicans told Trump that they would also attempt to pass elements of the SAVE America Act, which Trump has called his No. 1 legislative priority, in the follow-up reconciliation bill.

Here’s the thing: will they? Will they have the cajones to do this? Republicans have basically gone Squish since George W. Bush came into office. Democrats play harball politics, Republicans try to play nice, which doesn’t really get them far. They mostly won’t blast Democrats and won’t fight. They “compromise” but most of their compromise gives Democrats what they want and almost nothing for Republicans. Will Republicans actually add the SAVE Act in? They aren’t fighting for it now.

As far as body cams go, well, that usually results in Democrats losing, because the cams show Democrat bad behavior, as we’ve seen with police now wearing them heavily. Cops want to wear them in the post George “Fentanyl” Floyd era to show they are doing the job while people are being wackjobs.

Not sure what happened to Rand, but, how about this: we run with Rand’s proposal and keep all the ICE funding in the DHS funding bill. But, we add in a measure that makes it a federal felony to dox federal agents and harass them and their families. That’s why they wear masks.

Also, why aren’t we using contractors instead of TSA?

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Good Grief: Cult Looks To Blame Connecticut’s Cold Winter On Global Boiling

By William Teach March 24, 2026 – 7:15 am

Do they understand how insane this looks? Do they care?

Did climate change play a role in Connecticut’s winter this year?

Spring has sprung, and winter is over, at least according to the solar calendar. The Vernal Equinox occurred on Friday, March 20. It’s also (more commonly) known as the official start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Now that winter is over, let’s take a look at how it shaped up here in Connecticut and any influence climate change may have had.

The average temperature in the Hartford, CT area this winter was 27.9°, down from 32.6° last year and the coldest since 2015. Snowfall for our winter can still technically occur into April, but as of March 23, the Hartford area has received 52.7″ of snow, compared to 21.7″ last year, and the most snow since 2017.

“If you were feeling like, gosh, it’s really cold this winter, you’re on to something,” says Dr. Kristina Dahl with Climate Central. Dr. Dahl is the Vice President for Science at the non-profit organization and says that, even with climate change, some winters will still be colder than normal here in Connecticut.

“So it doesn’t mean you won’t ever experience another cold winter or a winter with a lot of snow, but the chances of those kinds of winters are getting lower and lower,” explains Dr. Dahl.

Just give it up, nutters

Winter in Connecticut is the fastest-warming season compared to spring, summer, and fall. When we look at average temperatures, Connecticut’s winters are about 5 degrees warmer than they were in 1970. Yearly variability can still occur, as we saw this season.

Um, yeah, that happens during a Holocene warm period

This winter featured several bitterly cold blasts of Arctic air. Dr. Dahl says there is a lot of research focusing on the influence of climate change on the pattern of our jet stream. Some theories suggest that the jet stream is becoming wavier and more erratic, bringing wilder temperature swings (including a lot of warmth and many Arctic outbreaks).

“And there’s some evidence to suggest that this might be happening,” explains Dr. Dahl. She continues, “It might be linked to climate change. But there are also studies that say, no, there’s not a long-term trend in this. It’s not linked to climate change. And so the jury’s still really out.”

Well, at least he had the cajones to say “we don’t know.” But, they will sure hintimate that it is All Your Fault. Why else even run the article?

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Will Supreme Court Kill Mail In Ballots?

By William Teach March 24, 2026 – 7:00 am

I’ll say it again: I only like mail in ballots for a limited use, such as being out of state, like with college students. Out of country. Certain people that utterly just cannot get to the polling place. And people can mail them in a month before the election. Things happen in the last month. But, what if the ballots are showing up after election day?

SCOTUS conservatives signal readiness on curbing late-arriving mail ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday offered sharp ideological differences in considering a Mississippi election law that allows for the counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day — a high-stakes court fight that could have significant implications for the November midterm elections, and determining control of the new Congress.

Justices heard roughly two hours of oral arguments in the case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, centered on a 2024 lawsuit brought against Mississippi’s state law that allows for the counting of mail-in ballots received up to five days after the election, so long as they are postmarked by or before Election Day.

Mississippi is one of 14 states — as well as the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories — that currently allow for the counting of late-arriving mail-in ballots, so long as the ballots are postmarked by or before Election Day.

During oral arguments, justices grappled with whether federal election-day statutes preempt various state laws, and sought to clarify what “the election” means when it comes to the actual casting and receiving of ballots.

In fact, federal law, 2 U.S. Code § 7 passed in 1845, which established the specific date of federal elections, being the “The Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November, in every even numbered year, is established as the day for the election…” Not a week after the election. There is no provision in the Constitution to mail anything in. Votes should be counted on election day, just like in most of the 1st World

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett could be the deciding votes on the matter, and used their time to ask tough questions to lawyers for both sides.

“If Election Day is the voting and taking, then it has to be that day,” Roberts noted. He also questioned whether the interpretation of “Election Day” could impact early voting, asking lawyers whether their logic “requires a different consideration” for early ballots.

“Is there any limit to that? Fill out a ballot… and drop it off two weeks before?”

Sounds right. Election day should be election day. Make it a federal holiday.

Justice Samuel Alito pointed to concerns that “confidence in election outcomes can be seriously undermined” when results are delayed, which was echoed later by Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

“If the apparent winner the morning after the election ends up losing due to late arriving ballots, charges of a rigged election could explode,” Kavanaugh noted.

Or, even when all these ballots start showing up the next day, and they all seem to go for Democrats

Gorsuch pressed lawyers on various hypothetical questions, including how far states could go in pushing their own deadlines for accepting mail-in ballots, should the Supreme Court side with Mississippi in the case.

“If we were to rule against you, is there anything that would limit a state from allowing a receipt by election officials up until the day of the next Congress?” Gorsuch asked at one point during arguments.

Roberts is the wild card, but, I think we can expect the rest of the Republicans on the court to rule to disallow mail in ballots showing up after election day.

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