If All You See…

By William Teach February 2, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…is a hazy, humid day from carbon pollution bad weather, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Bunkerville, with a post on how bad it is for Fani Willis.

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Biden Decides Next Thing To Do Is Blame Grocery Stores For High Prices

By William Teach February 2, 2024 – 10:30 am

The question though, is, “will this work to get his young and stupid Democrat voters to come out and vote for him?” Because it’s not going to work with Republicans and Independents. Joe’s young and stupid voters are mad that he supports Israel

Biden takes aim at grocery stores for ‘ripping people off’ amid continued high prices: ‘Played for suckers’

President Joe Biden took aim at grocery stores, blaming them for “ripping people off” with high pricing amid the continued inflation blame game.

President Biden’s remarks came during a speech at the South Carolina’s First in the Nation Dinner in Columbia, South Carolina.

“Inflation is coming down. It’s now lower in America than any other major economy in the world,” Biden said. “The cost of eggs, milk, chicken, gas, and so many other essential items have come down.”

“But for all we’ve done to bring prices down, there are still too many corporations in America ripping people off: price gouging, junk fees, greedflation, shrinkflation,” the president continued.

Sadly, the rich leftists he’s speaking to are more than happy to cheer for idiotic lines like this, which are divorced from reality. Once prices go up they rarely come down. Y’all know why this has happened from the beginning of COVID. And has always happened. 2,000 square foot homes are no longer $30K like they were in the 60’s, right?

The president said that Americans are “tired” of being “played for suckers” by grocery stores across the country.

“Well, it’s going to stop. Americans, we’re tired of being played for suckers,” Biden said to resounding applause. “And that’s why we’re going to keep these guys — keep on them and get the prices down.”

Democrat voters will mostly fall for this claptrap, but, will some of them realize they are being patronized and treated as morons simply to get them to vote Biden? Because they are morons if they believe this. And the Democrat Elites do think the average voter is an idiot.

A recent Axios Vibes survey found that 59% of respondents felt “angry, anxious or resigned” while shopping for groceries, with anger being the most common emotion. Seventy-two percent of respondents also said that groceries are where they feel the most effects of inflation.

Though inflation has largely fallen from record highs in 2022, prices are still significantly higher than they were before 2020.

Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans must spend approximately $125.51 on groceries that would have previously cost $100 in December 2019.

The only way prices will come down is if there is serious disinflation, which would also require unskilled labor positions see their wages drop. Hey, maybe all those Democrat voters could be replaced by below minimum wage illegal aliens/migrants? That would help, right?

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Your Fault: Groundhog Predictions Less Accurate

By William Teach February 2, 2024 – 7:00 am

I’m going to do something I rarely do, give you a video as the post, as this is a new one for me. I’ve yet to see the Cult of Climastrology link Groundhog Day to their cult beliefs. Hopefully it will work, since I set this up Thursday night. Link here in case it doesn’t

The blurb at the link for the video reads

Punxsutawney Phil’s predictions are increasingly wrong as climate change shortens winter. A new analysis of the groundhog’s forecast shows he would be twice as accurate if he always predicted an early spring. National climate reporter Chase Cain digs-in to how winter warming is affecting the tradition of Groundhog Day.

Blah cult blah. Now let’s see the cult scientists predict how accurate Phil’s predictions will be 10-20 years from now. It’s super easy to Monday Morning computer model it. Also, there’s no real comparison to how Phil would predict during the Little Ice Age and previous Holocene warm periods. You know, doing science.

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150 Democrats Vote Against Deporting Illegals Busted For Driving Impaired

By William Teach February 2, 2024 – 6:45 am

Almost three-fourths of Democrats decided that keeping criminal illegals around is OK

From the UK Daily Mail

Americans before illegalsThe House passed a bill Thursday that will enable law enforcement to deport illegal migrants caught driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The measure passed with the support of 274 lawmakers, but a staggering 150 Democrats voted against it.

The Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that illegal migrants caught driving under the influence can be deported and not allowed back into the U.S.

‘In the United States, someone dies in a crash with an impaired driver every 45 minutes,’ Rep. Barry Moore, who introduced the bill, told Fox News.

‘I lost two of my young newlywed constituents to an illegal immigrant driving under the influence of alcohol.’ (snip)

In December, an illegal migrant from El Salvador, who had previously been deported from the U.S. four times, was accused of killing a Colorado mother and her son in a crash that involved alcohol, according to local news outlet KDVR.

What is the matter with these people? They really want to keep illegal aliens, who were already deported many times in some cases, kept in the U.S. so they can endanger American citizens? It’s insane.

From a political POV, House Republicans should keep bringing up these types of bills, putting Democrats on the record when it comes to illegal immigration and crime.

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Hotcoldwetdry Will Secretly Kill 14.5 Million By 2050

By William Teach February 1, 2024 – 3:42 pm

All because you took that fossil fueled trip last year instead of staying home and keeping the AC at 78

Climate change will kill 14.5 million people globally by 2050 — but mostly not directly

Climate change is triggering a global health crisis that may approach the death toll of some of history’s deadliest plagues. Unlike the 1918 flu epidemic or the COVID-19 pandemic, which were caused by the widespread outbreak of one type of bacteria or virus, climate change-fueled illness is a Hydra-headed challenge that erodes human health on multiple distinct fronts. Efforts are underway to tally this risk, and a growing body of research indicates that climate-related health threats, such as cardiovascular, diarrheal, and vector-borne diseases, have already killed millions of people — a count that will grow steeper as warming accelerates.

A recent report from the World Economic Forum, a non-governmental organization that promotes public-private partnership on global issues, and Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm, projects that rising temperatures will “place immense strain on global healthcare systems” in the coming years. Climate change will cause 14.5 million additional deaths by 2050, the report says, and spur $12.5 trillion in economic losses. Healthcare systems — hospitals, emergency rooms, doctors, and nurses — will also have to provide an extra $1.1 trillion worth of treatment by mid-century because of climate change.  (snip)

In total, the report identified six weather events most likely to trigger negative health outcomes: floods, droughts, wildfires, sea-level rise, tropical storms, and heat waves. The authors examined the direct and indirect effects of each of these events.

But, see, they won’t be able to directly blame these on Atmospheric Cancer, so, they’ll just decide to blame most deaths on “carbon pollution”, much like they were blaming a lot of deaths on COVID even though it was something like a guy who died in a motorcycle accident being listed as a COVID death because he had it. You died because a hurricane happened, which always have happened? You refused to evacuate and get out of the way? That was because of ‘climate change’. You were skiing in an avalanche prone area and died in one? Global boiling. It’s a long article that says they will blame anything they can on anthropogenic climate change.

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If All You See…

By William Teach February 1, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…is pavement cracked from too much carbon pollution heat and cold, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is bluebird of bitterness, with a post on Wednesday weirdness.

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NY Times: Illegals Coming To U.S. Because They Think They Can Stay

By William Teach February 1, 2024 – 10:30 am

It really is that simple, and, who gave them that idea? (non-paywalled at Yahoo)

One Big Reason Migrants Are Coming in Droves: They Believe They Can Stay

For decades, single young men, mainly from Mexico and later Central America, did their best to sneak past U.S. border agents to reach Los Angeles, Atlanta and other places hungry for their labor.

Today, people from around the globe are streaming across the southern border, most of them just as eager to work. But rather than trying to elude U.S. authorities, the overwhelming majority of migrants seek out border agents, sometimes waiting hours or days in makeshift encampments, to surrender.

Being hustled into a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle and taken to a processing facility is hardly a setback. In fact, it is a crucial step toward being able to apply for asylum — now the surest way for migrants to stay in the United States, even if few will ultimately win their cases.

We are living in an era of mass migration — fueled by conflict, climate change, poverty and political repression and encouraged by the proliferation of TikTok and YouTube videos chronicling migrants’ journeys to the United States. Some 6 million Venezuelans have fled their troubled country, the largest population displacement in Latin America’s modern history. Migrants from Africa, Asia and South America are mortgaging their family land, selling their cars or borrowing money from loan sharks to embark on long, often treacherous journeys to reach the United States.

It is not just because they believe they will be able to make it across the 2,000-mile southern frontier. They are also certain that once they make it to the United States they will be able to stay.

And, they will be able to stay. They’ll be flown around the nation by either the Biden admin to small towns around the country or Gregg Abbott to Democratic Party run sanctuary cities. Then they wait 8-10 years for their case to be adjudicated, at which point less than 10% will be given asylum. Once that asylum is denied they are mostly not immediately deported. They are told to get their affairs in order and leave. But, they don’t.

Most asylum claims are ultimately rejected. But even when that happens, years down the road, applicants are highly unlikely to be deported. With millions of people unlawfully in the country, U.S. deportation officers prioritize arresting and expelling people who have committed serious crimes and pose a threat to public safety.

Nearly 2.5 million people crossed the southern border in fiscal year 2023, more than live in most U.S. cities. That has made the border an ever more contentious issue, for mayors and governors grappling with large influxes of migrants, and for Republican leaders eager to lay the blame at the foot of President Joe Biden as he campaigns for reelection.

And almost none of them will be deported at any time. We do not truly know who they are, as the vetting at the border is horrible. We already know that some are Islamic terrorists and members of gangs like MS-13.

About 500 such interviews are being conducted a day — more than ever. But those represent only a fraction of the migrants who arrive — often 5,000 or more. Most people crossing the border never undergo that initial screening. They are released with a court date in a city, often years in the future.

How many are telling the judges that they came to the U.S. because they want to be a part of the U.S.? And how many just want to take advantage of our generosity?

In 2012, there were 300,000 pending asylum cases in the United States. There are that many cases now in New York state alone. All told, more than 3 million cases are languishing in immigration courts, 1 million more than just a year ago.

What the NY Times forgot to note is “why?” It was not great during the Bush years, when people were coming illegally because Bush, some squishy Republicans, and most Democrats were yammering about amnesty/pathway to citizenship. Under Obama, with Biden as VP, they talked about it more. That all enticed people. Weirdly, despite a complete meltdown in Venezuela, they were not coming in huge numbers. Under Trump, those numbers dipped because he was trying to lockdown the border and force people to apply for asylum outside the U.S.

Under Biden, they are coming in absurd numbers. The NY Times fails to note the Biden policies that entice them to come, including leaving the border utterly porous. The Times made a big mention early: the huge number of young, military age men crossing the border from around the world. That’s not dangerous at all, right? It all creates issues for U.S. citizens, not that Biden and his regime seem to care.

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Good News: Guardrails Cannot Handle Electric Vehicles

By William Teach February 1, 2024 – 7:00 am

Well, shoot. Yet another things that shows the push for EVs is not ready for primetime

Crash tests indicate nation’s guardrail system can’t handle heavy electric vehicles

Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed to withstand the extra force, raising concerns about the nation’s roadside safety system, according to crash test data released Wednesday by the University of Nebraska.

Electric vehicles typically weigh 20% to 50% more than gas-powered vehicles thanks to batteries that can weigh almost as much as a small gas-powered car. And they have lower centers of gravity. Because of these differences, guardrails can do little to stop electric vehicles from pushing through barriers typically made of steel.

Last fall, engineers at Nebraska’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility watched as an electric-powered pickup truck hurtled toward a guardrail installed on the facility’s testing ground on the edge of the local municipal airport. The nearly 4-ton (3.6 metric ton) 2022 Rivian R1T tore through the metal guardrail and hardly slowed until hitting a concrete barrier yards away on the other side.

“We knew it was going to be an extremely demanding test of the roadside safety system,” said Cody Stolle with the facility. “The system was not made to handle vehicles greater than 5,000 pounds.”

On the brightside, after slamming through the guardrails the vehicles did offer fantastic protection for the passengers

But the entire purpose of guardrails, found along tens of thousands of miles of roadway, is to help keep passenger vehicles from leaving the road, said Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety. Guardrails are intended to keep cars from careening off the road at critical areas, such as over bridges and waterways, near the edges of cliffs and ravines and over rocky terrain, where injury and death in an off-the-road crash are much more likely.

“Guardrails are kind of a safety feature of last resort,” Brooks said. “I think what you’re seeing here is the real concern with EVs — their weight. There are a lot of new vehicles in this larger-size range coming out in that 7,000-pound range. And that’s a concern.”

In fairness, a lot of big vehicles are a problem, but, most EVs are sedans and compact SUV size, and the guardrails won’t save you. Have fun!

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Judge Rules PRC Cannot Force Law Abiding Citizens To Get Background Checks To Buy Ammo

By William Teach February 1, 2024 – 6:45 am

Nice to see a judge rule in favor of We The People and the Constitution

Californians don’t have to pass a background check every time they buy bullets, federal judge rules

California residents don’t have to pay for and pass a background check every time they buy bullets, a federal judge has ruled.

The Tuesday ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez took effect immediately. California Attorney General Rob Bonta asked Benitez on Wednesday to delay the ruling to give him time to appeal the decision. It’s unclear if Benitez will grant that request.

Many states, including California, make people pass a background check before they can buy a gun. California goes a step further by requiring a background check, which cost either $1 or $19 depending on eligibility, every time people buy bullets. A few other states also require background checks for buying ammunition, but most let people buy a license that is good for a few years.

California’s law is meant to help police find people who have guns illegally — like convicted felons, people with mental illnesses and those with some domestic violence convictions. Sometimes they order kits online and assemble guns in their home. The guns don’t have serial numbers and are difficult for law enforcement to track, but the people who own them show up in background checks when they try to buy bullets.

Benitez said California’s law violates the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because if people can’t buy bullets, they can’t use their guns for self-defense. He criticized the state’s automated background check system, which he said rejected about 11% of applicants, or 58,087 requests, in the first half of 2023.

“How many of the 58,087 needed ammunition to defend themselves against an impending criminal threat and how many were simply preparing for a sporting event, we will never know,” Benitez wrote. “What is known is that in almost all cases, the 322 individuals that are rejected each day are being denied permission to freely exercise their Second Amendment right — a right which our Founders instructed shall not be infringed.”

If the People’s Republik Of California was smart, and not just trying to create a massive impediment to the purchase of ammo for law abiding citizens which makes owning a firearm difficult, they would have done something like requiring a background check every so many years and not charge for it, if the idea is to keep criminals and people who didn’t purchase a firearm legally from using it for mayhem. You could be given a card like a license or have it on an app. Some might object, but, I would be good with this. It wouldn’t be a perfect system, but, it would keep a lot of criminals from getting ammo for their stolen firearms. But, the way the PRC did it was harassment of law abiding citizens.

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All Those January Winter Storms? Your Faul

By William Teach January 31, 2024 – 3:00 pm

Here we go again: the Cult of Climastrology is continuing to blame winter storms of anthropogenic climate change

January Was Awash With Extreme Winter Storms. Climate Change Likely Played a Role
In the West, Northeast, Midwest and even the South, states experienced downpours, blizzards and flash floods this month. Research suggests those events will only become more common.

Winter storm and flood alerts continue this week for millions of Americans following a weekend of flash floods in states such as Pennsylvania and Illinois, where many residents were forced to evacuate their homes as they took on water. It’s the third weekend this month when large swaths of the country have been doused with extreme wintry conditions—a trend that’s becoming increasingly more likely because of climate change, recent analyses show.

In northeastern Illinois, unseasonably warm temperatures destabilized a pileup of ice on the Kankakee River and unleashed major flooding, prompting evacuations of about 200 homes. “There’s always ice backups this time of year, but I’ve never seen it this bad,” one resident told a local news station. (snip through all those storms)

ClimaMeter, an international consortium of climate scientists, released a rapid attribution analysis last week that examined the winter storm systems that occurred Jan. 12-14 across large swaths of the United States. The report found that January saw increased precipitation largely due to climate change, with natural climate variability playing a modest role.

“Our analysis reveals that winter storms in the USA remain a tangible threat, occurring with temperatures akin to those in the past but yielding increased snow or rain precipitation,” Favide Faranda, a scientist with the France-based Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace and a co-author of the study, said in a statement. “These findings impose additional challenges on adaptation strategies in a globally warmer climate, where winter storms still have the potential to instigate significant disruptions.”

The mid-January storms brought about exceptionally low temperatures from the Northwest to the Midwest, disrupted ground and air travel, caused power outages for hundreds of thousands of households and prompted severe winter weather alerts in more than 17 states.

If everything is caused by your cultish beliefs, it’s a cult. They’re literally blaming very cold temperatures, ice storms, and big snowstorms on heat trapping gases. Not that this is new, but, the insanity continues. They’re saying that the massive snow I watched via webcam in places like Buffalo, Watertown, NY, Vermont, New Hampshire, and others was due to the Earth getting warmer because Other People drive fossil fueled vehicles. It’s nuts. At least Scientology isn’t trying to force their beliefs on everyone.

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