Oh Noes: Deportation Flights Have Big Carbon Footprints

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

Well, sure, run with this, Champ!

Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights

US immigration enforcement flights are producing hundreds of thousands of metric tonnes of climate-damaging carbon emissions as officials shuttle unprecedented numbers of people to detention centers far from home and deport them to countries across the world.

Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign has spurred at least an 80% increase in such flights year over year, accelerating the climate crisis by emitting massive amounts of carbon dioxide, according to data analysis shared exclusively with the Guardian.

“We’ve seen a staggering increase of all US immigration [enforcement] flights,” including “the number of flights as well as the locations that the flights are going to,” said Savitri Arvey, director of research and analysis for refugee and immigrant rights at Human Rights First (HRF), the US advocacy group.

There’s an easy answer: don’t come to the U.S. illegally. Also, how many have taken long, fossil fueled trips in planes and autos to come here illegally?

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) air operations pumped into the air an estimated 335,876 tonnes (370,240 US tons) of carbon emissions in 2025, up 88% from the year before. And the first four months of 2026 show the federal agency is on track to contribute even more to global heating this year from such flights, the Guardian can reveal.

Those emissions exacerbate the climate crisis, a driver of irregular migration in itself, while polluting the air in local communities used as flight hubs, such as Phoenix in Arizona, El Paso and Harlingen in Texas, and Alexandria in Louisiana.

Got admire the Narrative, saying that You are causing the climate crisis (scam) and are Evil for putting illegals on carbon spewing planes away from the U.S.

“When we try to inflict suffering on immigrants, it … inflicts a lot of suffering on them – it also inflicts suffering on ourselves, on everyone. There’s no one that escapes when we’re trying to increase human misery,” said Brett Heinz, global policy coordinator at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the social justice organization that shared its ICE flight emissions calculations with the Guardian.

He added: “The pollution that these flights cause is causing harms to every single family in the United States.”

I wonder how many of these people took long fossil flights to Brazil for the big climate conference? And drive fossil fueled vehicles? It’s always fun when two of my favorite blogging subjects are merged.

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If All You See…

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

…is a beach that will soon disappear from sea rise because of a you, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is IOTW Report, with a post on Democrats upset over what they voted for.

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Washington Post Seems Upset A Business Insider Is Heavily Involved In Venezuela Policy

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

If the idea is to super-charge Venezuela’s biggest potential industry, oil, making it viable and profitable, who is better than a private sector person who knows this stuff? Would the WP prefer a Modern Socialist bureaucrat?

Trump’s unofficial Venezuela viceroy shapes U.S. policy, raising oversight concerns

In the hours after U.S. military forces spirited away Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, Secretary of State Marco Rubio placed a call to Maduro’s second-in-command, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez.

Two others were also on the line. One was her brother, Jorge Rodríguez, the head of the Venezuelan legislature, according to four people familiar with the call. The other was Rubio’s right-hand man on Venezuela: Mauricio Claver-Carone.

A Florida lawyer who briefly served as special envoy to Latin America early in President Donald Trump’s second term, Claver-Carone, 51, has no official job in the U.S. government. But as the administration was formulating plans last fall to send Maduro into exile or capture him, Claver-Carone was intimately involved, by his own account and those of others.

Since Maduro’s removal, Claver-Carone has taken on an even greater role as the unofficial U.S. viceroy of Venezuela, helping to implement the administration’s plan to work with Delcy Rodríguez and exploit the South American country’s vast oil wealth.

“Exploit” to the point of Venezuela having easy access to beer, toilet paper, and food with the citizens enjoying a good life rather than living in the 3rd world it had become.

Working directly with Rodríguez — now the Trump-recognized interim president — her brother, Jorge, and other officials in Caracas, Claver-Carone relays instructions on behalf of Washington, according to more than 10 current and former U.S. officials, people in contact with the Venezuelan government and other knowledgeable observers who discussed his role. Most spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomacy and the sometimes tense relationship between the two capitals.

Of course they have anonymous people. Then there is no one to point to and no way to ascertain the veracity of the complaints

Claver-Carone, usually operating by phone from his home and office in southern Florida, has been instrumental in picking winners and losers among aspiring investors as the country’s long-faltering oil industry is rejuvenated, said people familiar with his dealings. Most recently, he said, he vouched for Centerview Partners, a New York-based financial firm that was among the many vying to be hired by the Venezuelan government to help restructure its $170 billion debt.

It wasn’t faltering. Chavez and Maduro destroyed it. Their socialism destroyed it.

Claver-Carone, in a lengthy interview with The Washington Post, described his role in Venezuela as a “connector,” whose intimate knowledge of players and policy in Washington and Caracas is needed and sought by both parties.

How dare Trump and Rubio involved smart business people!

His lofty, if unofficial, position and the close hold the administration keeps on its Venezuela decision-making have raised questions about oversight in the affairs of the resource-rich nation that is emerging as a U.S. neo-colony. Under Rodríguez’s interim presidency, the country has largely avoided revolutionary convulsions while a Wild West marketplace swarms with U.S. companies and investors.

Critics say his unofficial position also highlights the lack of transparency within the Trump administration between the worlds of business and diplomacy. Although the long-shuttered U.S. Embassy in Caracas has reopened, the Venezuela portfolio is handled almost exclusively by the White House — where Rubio does double-duty as Trump’s national security adviser — rather than the State Department, according to two U.S. officials.

Critics = people bitching because they aren’t involved. And the rest of the article is a long bitchfest. Did any WP reporter actually go to Venezuela to see what’s going on, or just sit at home or their office working off social media reports?

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Doom Author Says Pessimism Worse Than Hotcoldwetdry

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

Has he observed his fellow cult members?

Ian McEwan says pessimism ‘a bigger problem than climate change’

Pessimism is probably “a bigger problem than climate change”, said the novelist Ian McEwan on Monday afternoon, as temperatures broke May records in the UK.

McEwan “constantly” hears people say that they don’t “expect their children to have as good a life as they did”, but suggested that optimism is a “moral duty”.

McEwan’s latest book, What We Can Know, is partly set in 2119, in a Britain submerged by seas. He spoke at the Hay festival on a panel alongside the former NFU president Minette Batters and Sandi Toksvig, on a day that saw temperatures in London reach 34.8C, beating a May record set in 1922.

McEwan went on to say that optimism is an “exercise in rationality”, because it’s “quite possible” – given that “the world is big, cultures are diverse” – that “there could be a revolution happening and we don’t even know about it”. He referred to the “historical moment” in 2020 when electricity generated from renewable sources outpaced that generated from gas and coal plants in the UK. “We were probably too busy with Covid to even notice,” he said.

It’s interesting that this is being published in the UK Guardian, not exactly known for their rosy outlook on climate doom. Most articles are about how everything is shit and only going to get worse. Soon, of course. Always soon.

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Liberal States Are Cutting Back On Healthcare For Illegals Or Something

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

Remember how we were told time and again that illegals were not getting taxpayer funded healthcare, especially in a manner that American citizens could not get?

States that cover healthcare for immigrants scale back

Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of federal subsidies that helped people buy Obamacare plans.

Under federal law, immigrants who are in the country illegally are not eligible for federally funded health coverage.

But as of last month, six states — California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Washington — plus the District of Columbia were spending state dollars to cover some income-eligible noncitizen adults regardless of their immigration status. A total of 14 states plus the district provide state-funded coverage to noncitizen children whether they are here legally or not. And three states — Colorado, New Jersey and Vermont — cover pregnant women regardless of their immigration status.

In addition, 40 states have taken up options in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, to provide coverage to lawfully present children and/or pregnant women who are not citizens.

They mean illegals. States are giving illegals medical coverage even after saying they weren’t

But the sweeping tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last summer cuts federal spending on Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program for low-income people. It also places new eligibility restrictions on lawfully present immigrants, including refugees and asylees, who are enrolled in a variety of government-subsidized health programs, including Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare and plans available on the insurance marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.

They never should have had it to start with. Legal visa holders are forbidden from receiving taxpayer services as part of their visa requirements. Same with people going through the citizenship process.

With less federal money to provide health benefits, at least five states (California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and Washington) plus the District of Columbia have already scaled back or announced plans to scale back state-funded health benefits for immigrants. Other states also may have to pull back as budget pressures continue.

Good. They shouldn’t get any.

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Ouch: Even Rolling Stone Says The Mandalorian And Grogu Is Mid

By William Teach May 25, 2026 – 3:43 pm

When you’ve lost Rolling Stone, which has pretty much come out for every far left thing, that’s’ not good

There are multiple problems with this movie. 1st, they presented it as EPIC! when it should have been “come for some good, mindless summer entertainment!” They should have told Pascal to keep his stupid mouth shut. And, come on, the muppets in New Hope, Empire, and Return looked more realistic than Grogu. He looks like a dog’s chew toy. That was fine for the tv show, not when you’re paying all that money for it while going to the theater. And then there’s the notion that Pascal barely shows his face and his stuntman gets billing right below him, with people thinking he wasn’t really acting much in the movie.

On the flip side, it has a good Rotten Tomatoes of 89%, but, there are other high rated movies that lost money, and this could lose $100 million, and, with the changed times, they aren’t going to make that back on DVD rentals and sales, along with the stream at home. People who saw it are saying it was a good watch, they enjoyed it, no Woke, but, more like a 2 hour TV episode.

Is Star Wars dead? Mostly. If they were smart they’d dump the new universe and go back to the one as written by top tier scifi writers. Books that were on the NY Times best sellers list. How about doing The Hand Of Thrawn trilogy, which was the first big one? Do the Darth Bane trilogy, which was a 1,000 years before New Hope and established the Rule Of 2? Do the graphic novel about the establishment of the Jedi? How about the big Sith War 5000 years before? The material, great material, is available.

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If All You See…

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

…is a horrible gas grill cooking Evil meat, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Science Daily, with a post on an adorable tiny blue octopus found out 6,000 feet.

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Black (Democratic) Caucus Won’t Supporter SCORE Act For Reasons

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

Were Democrats going to support this in the first place?

Black lawmakers tank SCORE Act with calls for boycotts

The SCORE Act, a controversial piece of legislation that aimed to curb the big business of college sports, has been torpedoed by a coalition of Black lawmakers who argued it would harm minority athletes and benefit only top-level universities, coaches and programs.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), some of whom had previously voiced support for the proposal, in an unexpected reversal last week announced none of its members would vote for the act, forcing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to pull it from the floor.

They could very well be right. It was pulled back in December 2025, as well. Were updates made to it address the concerns? The AI synopsis says of it

Key Provisions of the BillFederal NIL Standards:

  • Establishes a single, national framework for NIL rules, superseding the current patchwork of varying state laws.
  • Athlete Employment: Legally classifies student-athletes as non-employees of their universities to protect the amateur status of college sports.
  • NCAA Antitrust Protection: Grants the NCAA and its conferences limited antitrust immunity to enforce rules regarding athlete compensation, transfers, and eligibility.
  • Mandated Benefits: Requires schools to provide minimum standards for medical coverage, academic support, and scholarship protections.

So, what’s the problem?

Fans, coaches and critics of the NCAA have in recent years lamented the intensifying corporatization of college football and basketball programs specifically, punctuated by a trend of top recruits and coaches jumping from one school to another, in many cases to chase more endorsement money or playing time.

The result has been a college sports ecosystem where smaller schools with tighter budgets are losing an arms race for top talent, and funding across athletics departments is increasingly being siphoned to football and basketball programs at the expense of women’s and Olympic sport programs.

Opponents claim the SCORE Act will something something, despite NIL and such already causing all those problems and enriching lots of bigger schools.

The CBC said it was unwilling to support any legislation that “benefits major athletic institutions that continue to remain silent while Black voting rights and Black political power are being systematically dismantled across the South.”

“For generations, Black athletes have helped build college athletics into one of the most powerful and profitable industries in American life,” the caucus said. “Yet at the very moment those same communities face coordinated attacks on their democratic representation, too many leaders across college athletics have chosen silence.”

So, it’s not really about Los Federales getting involved in the whole NIL/transfer portal/etc system (which, since it is cross-border commerce, then. But, should they?), but, the 100% Democratic Party Congressional Black Caucus is, as usual, having to go full raaaaacism. And then they wonder why race relations are poor these days.

Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), a Black former college athlete who played 10 seasons in the NFL, called it “sickening” that the caucus “is actively telling young Black athletes to forget their dreams and stop their education so they can further their radical political agenda.”

That’s what the unhinged CBC does. They aren’t interested in a good piece of legislation, they’re interested in race-baiting.

Anyhow, is this legislation something we need? Maybe if it takes a light hand, because it should be up to the NCAA. NIL is kinda nuts with the money some few make, certainly, but, it is the transfer portal where so many athletes who’ve committed to a college are constantly leaving that is a huge problem. Some schools seem to be losing a goodly chunk of their players. Often because the teams suck and/or the coaches are horrible in one manner or another. Again, though, is this something the US Congress should really be involved in regulating?

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Bummer: New Zealand Looking To Shield Companies From Climate (scam) Lawsuits

By William Teach May 25, 2026 – 7:15 am

It wasn’t that long ago that New Zealand was one of the top tier climate cult countries in the world, but, with the end of the cultist (and hardcore socialist: she was once President of International Union of Socialist Youth) Jacinda Arden admin in early 2023, New Zealand started rolling back their belief in the cult

New Zealand:Government brings certainty to climate change tort law

New Zealand plans to amend the country’s climate law to prohibit liability arising from climate change damages. The Government has clarified that these amendments will provide businesses with certainty around their obligations.

The amended Climate Change Response Act 2002 will apply to both current and future court proceedings, including a current High Court case brought against six major emitters.

New Zealand’s Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith in an announcement on 12 May 2026 said, “The Government will amend the Climate Change Response Act 2002 to prevent findings of liability for tort for climate change damage or harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions in both current and future proceedings before the courts.

“The Government is acting now to provide legal clarity and certainty and to remove the possible development of a new regime that contradicts the framework Parliament has already enacted to respond to climate change. Our government is committed to fixing the basics, and certainty of law is essential for businesses to operate, attracting overseas investment, and stimulating economic growth.”

What does all this mean?

Climate change activists and critiques have, however, opposed the proposed amendments in the law. They said this is a controversial move that would shield polluters from climate lawsuits and undermine the rule of law.

The nation will supposedly still meet their scam obligations under the Climate Change Response Act (until they can weaken it and then kill it), but, what they’re saying is that the courts are not the place for climalawfare suits.

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Bummer: ICE Detains Wisconsin Woman In Los Angeles

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

So, let’s say you are applying for citizenship, going through all the steps, paying all that money, and then you break the law. Do you know what happens? Well, you lose your citizenship journey. You go back to your home country. But, if it’s illegal aliens and people who overstayed their visas?

ICE Detains Wisconsin Green Card Holder With 2014 Cannabis Conviction

Los Angeles International Airport customs officers took Everlee Wihongi aside for questioning in April. Her family hasn’t seen her since.

Wihongi, a longtime resident of Hortonville, Wisconsin, was passing through Los Angeles during a return trip from her native New Zealand. The 37-year-old green card holder had made the same trip at least a half-dozen times, even after pleading no contest to a felony marijuana possession charge in Fond du Lac County in her mid-20s.

She’s been here on a green card since she was a child

Wihongi has held a green card since childhood, when her father’s career as a locomotive engineer brought the family to northeast Wisconsin. “As the years went by, it was just cheaper to renew (her) green card,” her mother, Betty Wihongi, recalled.

Her 2014 conviction was not grounds for deportation, said Marc Christopher, a Milwaukee immigration attorney representing Wihongi. “She can remain here and become a U.S. citizen,” he said, “but once she crosses the border, she’s governed by the rules of admissibility.”

Why not? If she possessed any drug (over 30 grams of marijuana) then that is 100% a reason to cancel a green card and deport that person. It says so in US code. She seems to like New Zealand a lot. But, of course, there’s more than what Christopher said

But with the White House’s nationwide immigration enforcement crackdown in full swing, customs officers took a new approach to the felony on her record. After a few uneasy hours in a secluded screening room, Wihongi left the airport in shackles en route to an immigration detention center in a desert valley northeast of Los Angeles.

Wihongi is one of hundreds of legal permanent residents federal immigration authorities have detained since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, often while they passed through airports and other ports of entry. Most — like Wihongi — had prior criminal convictions.

Those convictions generally make immigrants “inadmissible,” meaning they cannot freely re-enter the U.S.Customs officers have “a lot of discretion at the port of entry” when deciding whether to allow green card holders with convictions like Wihongi’s to re-enter the country, Madison-based immigration attorney Aissa Olivarez said. “They have given none lately.”

Foreign felons, including if they committed the crimes in the U.S., are usually not admissible to the United States. And, of course, the news has to make it about all of them.

“Possessing a green card is a privilege, not a right,” a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson wrote in an email to Wisconsin Watch. “Our government has the authority to revoke a green card if our laws are broken and abused,” the spokesperson added, and to detain legal permanent residents while they await a decision in their removal case.

Perhaps Wihongi should have not committed a felony. And, since she did, perhaps she should have considered what federal law says.

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