…are seagulls swarming in Canada due to global warming, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Geller Report, with a post on an earthquake reportedly caused by an underground nuclear test in Iran.
Let’s just make it an easy bikini week.
Read: If All You See… »
Happy Sunday! Another fine day in the Once And Future Nation of America. The Sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the Devils started out the season with two wins in Prague. This pinup is by Lorenzo Sperlonga, with a wee bit of help. Good way to start spooky month.
There are many places you can donate for Hurricane Helene relief, I prefer Samaritan’s Purse. The money goes to relief, rather than for administration.
What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15
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.
Read: Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup »
Well, this certainly isn’t a helper for Open Borders Kamala
NPR Poll: Mainstream Voters Favor Deporting ‘All’ Illegal Migrants by Six in Ten
Almost two-thirds of registered voters agree that all illegal migrants should be deported, according to a Marist poll of 1,628 adults conducted for the pro-migration National Public Radio network.
The 59 percent mainstream voters who say “all … should be deported” includes 30 percent who “strongly agree” and 29 percent who “agree.” Only 14 percent — or one in seven people — “strongly disagree.”
The Marist poll for the left-wing NPR matches recent polls by YouGov and Harvard-Harris which show majority support for enforcing the nation’s existing laws that protect American strivers and families from employers who cheat by hiring cheap foreign labor.
The poll results show broad and mainstream support for deporting all illegals in many demographic groups. For example, “all” deportations are backed by 60 percent of whites, 53 percent of blacks, 57 percent of Latinos, 56 percent of people under 30, and 57 percent of people older than 60.
The question is, how many ordinary Americans will vote for the wackjob who essentially threw the borders open?
The ideological support for migration among U.S. college graduates is boosted by progressive education courses in universities and media-imposed civic pressure, especially via social media and entertainment channels. Many of those college graduate voters now disdain ordinary Americans — partly because they support Donald Trump — and cluster in the Democratic Party.
Their dominance in the Democratic Party ensures that only 32 percent of all Democrats favor deportations, while 29 percent “strongly” disagree, according to the poll.
It’s wonderful when illegals and migrants take the jobs of Democrats, eh?
It’d be more fun if the law simply allowed citizens stuck in traffic from their cult protests to beat the snot out of them or throw nasty stuff on them
‘Anti-Gandhi law’: Italy seeks to target climate change protestors with prison time
Blocking a road to protest inaction against climate change could soon be punishable with prison in Italy as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right government cracks down on demonstrations, even peaceful ones.
A new security law passed by MPs and facing final scrutiny in the Senate has been dubbed the “anti-Gandhi” law — after pacifist Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi — by critics for taking aim at demonstrations by people ranging from prisoners to climate activists.
It is specifically aimed at protests against two major infrastructure projects — a high-speed, cross-border Turin-Lyon railway to France and a mooted bridge over the Strait of Messina to Sicily — both championed by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
Salvini, who also has responsibility for transport and infrastructure, is a defender of the combustion engine and crusades against “climate terrorism”, particularly the young members of the Last Generation, a climate group known for headline-grabbing protests.
Under the new law, blocking a road outside the authorized route of a demonstration could be punishable by up to two years in prison, up from the current penalty of a fine between 1,000 and 4,000 euros.
Personally, I think this is a little harsh. I’m all for a peaceful protest, no doubt about it. Maybe the law should start with putting those arrested to work doing public service, and escalate from there, unless they’ve blocked emergency service vehicles.
Obviously, the pro-climate nuts folks are against this law, because they want to create lots of problems for Other People. Do the nutty protests even help their cause?
Read: Italy Looks To Pass Law Blocking Climate Crazies From Blocking Roads »
…is an area flooding from too much carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is 357 Magnum, with a post on how would you react to an uninvited 3am visitor.
Read: If All You See… »
At this point, does anyone want to become a big wig in Hezbollah and Hamas? Because Israel keeps bumping them off with impunity
Nasrallah’s presumed successor Hashem Safieddine killed in Israeli strike in Beirut – Al Hadath
Hashem Safieddine, the presumed successor of former Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, was killed along with those with him in an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on Friday, the Saudi news organization Al Hadath reported on Saturday morning.
The Saudi outlet claimed that Israel had confirmed the elimination, but The Jerusalem Post has not yet been able to verify the Saudi report.
A Lebanese security source told Reuters that Safieddine was “unreachable” since Israel struck the area on Friday. Additionally, according to three security officials, repeated Israeli strikes have blocked rescuers from searching the site where Safieddine was believed to be.
Israeli media estimated that Safieddine was wounded in the attack, but there is still no official information regarding his fate.
The assessment, similarly to Nasrallah’s case, is that anyone in the underground complex would not make it out alive, including senior Hezbollah officials that were present in the complex, Kan reported.
Is he finding out if the 72 virgins thing is correct? Well, Sinwar may soon learn
Sinwar, Hamas, have no intention of reaching hostage deal with Israel – NYT
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar reportedly seeks a wider regional war and has hardened his stance on a hostage deal, US officials told the New York Times on Saturday.
Sinwars’ attitude has “hardened in recent weeks,” US officials told NYT, and they believe that Hamas currently has no intention of reaching a hostage deal with Israel.
These US officials said Hamas has not shown any engagement or desire to continue talks in recent weeks. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, while speaking at press briefings on Tuesday and Wednesday, stated that Hamas has refused to take part in hostage deal negotiations over the past several weeks.
If that’s the case, then Sinwars’ usefulness may have come to an end. Israel may very well say “he’s not needed anymore” and wack him.
Meanwhile
Biden Opposes Israel Striking Iran’s Oil Fields
During the first Friday press conference of his presidency, President Joe Biden has indicated that he opposes any attacks on Iran’s oil fields, as a retaliatory strike by Israel appears imminent.
“The Israelis have not concluded what they are going to do. That’s under discussion. If I were in their shoes, I would be thinking about other alternatives than striking Iranian oil fields,” Biden said in a press conference at the White House.
You mean the oil fields which make Iran a lot of money, particularly after Biden-Harris removed all those sanctions? And then use the money to attack Israel and America? Biden just needs to keep his mouth shut, he’s not helping.
Biden also yammered about Israel not hitting Iran’s nuclear program, which is designed to produce weapons, not power
‘Hit the nuclear first and worry about the rest later’: Trump urges Israel to strike Iran
Former president Donald Trump stated that Israel should target Iran’s nuclear facilities while speaking at a campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Friday.
Trump’s comments came in response to US President Joe Biden’s earlier statements cautioning Israel against striking Iranian nuclear facilities.
Wouldn’t be the first time. Hey, maybe this time Israel will simply decapitate Iran’s government, from Khamenei down.
This is totally normal behavior, right? These are totally not people crying out for a 5150 hold, right?
Climate change activists ‘drown’ themselves with oil, gas and flames in nightmarish protest https://t.co/zYGwikrP16 pic.twitter.com/pU2opO0onV
— New York Post (@nypost) October 4, 2024
From the article
Climate change activists pretended to drown themselves in oil and gas in a nightmarish protest outside a United Nations agency in London on Friday, gory photos of the stunt show.
The Ocean Rebellion campaigners staged the frightening demonstration on the steps of the International Maritime Organization — the UN agency responsible for regulating maritime transport.
Footage showed one activist, dressed as an “ocean goddess,” donning a fish bowl over her head as another poured in fake black oil to make it appear as if she was drowning.
The woman could be seen screaming as the liquid engulfed her face before it quickly drained from the bowl.
Others around her wore gas masks and brandished petrol pumps with flames spouting out of them.
What could have possibly gone wrong? Oh, and do they realize that most of their clothes, shoes, crazy props, etc, were made with and/or shipped with petroleum?
Ocean Rebellion stage protest showing sea goddess drowning in oil in a fishbowl helmet outside London Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting.???? pic.twitter.com/WHwCi9vVFb
— Elijah ???????? (@RealDigitalVybz) October 4, 2024
Yup, sane.
What’s taking so long? Why are they not already there a week later?
1,000 Fort Liberty soldiers deploy to western NC
One-thousand soldiers from Fort Liberty’s Infantry Battalion Task Force are heading to western North Carolina to help with recovery efforts.
During his visit to North Carolina on Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced that the troops will join the North Carolina National Guard in delivering supplies, food and water to isolated communities.
Soldiers at Fort Liberty have been preparing for the past week for a possible deployment to western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The soldiers are from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, part of the 82nd Airborne Division. Other units, including engineers and Army communicators, are on standby for deployment.
Photos shared by the Department of Defense (DoD) show soldiers at Fort Liberty loading vehicles with equipment and supplies, ready to deploy.
Why were they not ready last week before the storm? Everyone knew there would be damage. Most didn’t think it would be this bad, but, they knew it would be bad. It was raining hard for days. Remember, the Bush43 admin had military, FEMA, and aid units pre-positioned before Katrina made landfall. And, here we have them talking about “will join.” When? Does no one in the news media know how to ask questions and demand answers? Why are engineers not being deployed? ABC11 Raleigh isn’t even running a current story. CBS17 writes
Soldiers, equipment and resources from Fort Liberty headed out to western North Carolina Thursday to assist with the N.C. National Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.
But, did they? Cruising through a bunch of news outlets in Greensboro, Charlotte, and other cities, there are almost no stories on them actually moving to the mountains. You’d think this would be big news, right? That news outlets would do their job and check up? Wonder why it’s taken so long? If Trump was president they’d be roasting him right now, and he’d deserve it.
Duke Energy substation in WNC needs to be rebuilt due to damage from Helene amid power outages
Around 200,000 Duke Energy customers in western North Carolina still have no power after Helene swept through the area last week.
ABC affiliate WLOS reported the substation Swannanoa River Road, powering customers in the Biltmore Village area, is surrounded by rubble.
He said the substation will need to be torn down and rebuilt over the next three to four months. The energy company will be installing a temporary substation in the meantime.
It’s not just poles and wires. You have all these small and big stations that are damaged, and it’s not like a built up suburban/urban area. These are towns generally separated far from other town, with people on the outskirts and miles away.
Read: Ft. Liberty Troops Heading To Western NC At Some Point »
By “we”, I mean all of us peasants, not the Elites forcing us to get an EV. The Elites will be in big fossil fueled luxury vehicles
The Future of EV Charging Looks a Lot Like an Airport Lounge
Charging an electric vehicle in the future increasingly looks like an experience somewhere between a truck stop and an airport lounge.
Most public chargers sit in parking lots, often three or four machines along the side of a hotel or grocery store. Drivers are exposed to the elements and — unless they need to go shopping — are basically stuck hanging out in their cars while filling their batteries.
But charging companies and automakers increasingly see a need for stations with amenities: restaurants, good bathrooms, comfortable furniture, and canopies that shield from the rain, snow and sun. After all, even the fastest chargers need a half-hour to top off your car — so you’d better enjoy the stay. The additional convenience could entice would-be EV drivers to take the plunge, adding fuel to the electric transition.
Two points: you really save money when you can charge at home. If you’re charging out and about the cost is pretty much like buying $3+ gas. Second, have they heard of places like Sheetz and Buc-ees? There are plenty of places out there. But, do you really want to constantly have to sit around at them? If the people investing in chargers, like the government, they would focus on putting chargers in at already existing places. Maybe Mayor Pete could have built more than 8 so far
This summer, Rivian Automotive Inc. turned a former blacksmith shop outside Yosemite National Park into a recharging lounge where drivers can sip free coffee while making their own trail mix from an ingredients bar. Or they can sprawl out on furniture made from used sleeping bags and browse books in an onsite library. There’s even a wall-sized display of climbing routes of Yosemite’s famed El Capitan rockface.
Eeewwww. Used sleeping bags? Yuck. In fairness, all 6 are CSS1 and fast chargers.
“Over time, charging is expected to become like the gas station model where you make little margin on the fuel, but profit on the other services provided,” Daoud said. “Ultimately, it’ll have to be paired with a convenience store to help improve the economics.”
Sounds fun sitting around, eh? Because that is what people will have to do unless they have a house they can install a Level 2 charger.
According to a 2022 BloombergNEF report, the global average cost of a 350-kilowatt fast charger is about $77,000, though the US is pricier. “Excluding Tesla, the US is the most expensive region for hardware,” BNEF analyst Ryan Fisher said, noting the rough cost is $150,000 per fast charger alone, including the hardware, grid and civils. He added that BNEF will have a full update of the 2022 analysis later this year.
How many want to install them at that cost when it will take a long time to recoup the investment?
Read: In The Future We’ll All Charge Up Like We’re At An Airport Lounge Or Something »
…is a horrible fossil fueled vehicle, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Green Jihad, with a post wondering if FEMA’s slow response is part of the Biden-Harris election interference effort.
Read: If All You See… »
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