Biden’s Internet Hookups Program Failure Shocks Even Liberal Jon Stewart

By William Teach March 29, 2025 – 10:30 am

Remember this?

No rural residents connected to internet, 3 years into Biden broadband program

Some three years after the Biden administration announced the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program for rural America, not one household has been connected to high speed internet. Not one project has begun construction elsewhere or here, despite some $650 million in funding for Minnesota alone.

Much longer article, of course. And here we have Tim Hains

Jon Stewart Speechless At Biden-Era Red Tape: “This Is How Liberal Government Works Now”

Biden Brain SuckerJon Stewart welcomed NYT columnist Ezra Klein on his “Weekly Show” podcast to stare into the abyss of government regulations that prevented President Biden’s “Build Back Better” infrastructure bill from building much of anything at all. Klein is a co-author of the new book, “Abundance,” which pitches the idea of a more effective liberalism by bringing attention to the red tape built into Democratic politics.

In one segment that’s gotten a lot of attention (above), Klein explains the 14-step process states have to go through to even start building the rural broadband networks that were promised $42 billion in funding by the Biden administration (3 out of 56 states and territories are almost ready to start about four years later).

“Having submitted their five-year plans and letters of intent, step eight is states must submit an ‘initial proposal’ to the NTIA [National Telecommunications and Information Administration],” Klein explained.

“Is that a result of their $5 million planning fund?” Stewart asked, noticeably losing hope.

“I assume, but then what was the five-year plan?” said Klein. “Like, if the five-year action plan isn’t the initial proposal, then what’s the five-year action plan?”

And it doesn’t get any better after that. Because then there needs to be another approval. Then there is the publishing of maps by states, which can be challenged. But, Los Federales were supposed to have their own maps. And these are then reviewed. But, this wasn’t part of the proposals to start with. And then there is sub-contracting plans submitted. Then a final proposal. And then finally a review and approval by the NTIA. Which ended with 3 of 56 almost ready to start. Doing it this way would get people in the private sector reamed, possibly demoted, if not fired, if they ran their action plans this way.

“Well, you know, organized interest groups, environmental groups,” Klein said. “Literally anybody. I want to say something because it’s very important. This is the Biden administration’s process for its own bill. They wanted this to happen. This is how liberal government works now.”

“This is something they instituted for their bill?”

“For their bill. This is a bill passed by Democrats with a regulatory structure written by a Democratic administration,” he said. “Step 11, the NTIA must review and improve the challenge results and the final map.”‘

It was a program designed to not happen.

“I’m speechless,” Jon Stewart said. “Honestly, it’s far worse than I could have imagined.”

Me too. I thought they were just incompetent and didn’t care, but, they actively made it almost impossible. So, um, uh, what’s happening with all that money? Democrats can say “Oh, $42 billion is not that much in terms of the budget”, but, do you think $42 billion is a pittance to piss away? If you gave me $5000 to build a deck and 3 years on you saw no deck, would you be wondering and a bit upset?

As one of the comments at the Real Clear Politics articles says “Klein probably knows that the bureaucratic process is the reason they want big spending. The goal isn’t to get internet to people…The goal is to keep political cadres employed for years and shovel money to friendly consultants. There’s always been some beak-wetting in government work, but we’ve reached the point where it costs $Billions to do nothing at all. And it didn’t get that way by accident.”

DOGE should audit the program, see where the money went. And Trump should turn around, scuttle the requirements, and get the program done.

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SEC No Longer Defending Climate (scam) Disclosure Rule

By William Teach March 29, 2025 – 7:15 am

Elections have consequences

SEC votes to stop defending climate disclosure rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to stop defending a rule that required some companies to disclose their planet-warming emissions and how climate change would impact their business.

The Republican-majority commission’s Thursday decision is not a surprise, as it had previously said it would pause its defense of the rule.

However, the formal vote marks yet another step toward the likely death of a rule that sent shockwaves through Wall Street.

The SEC’s acting chair, Mark Uyeda, said in a statement that the rule was “costly and unnecessarily intrusive.”

There was zero reason for the rule in Reality Land, but, the cult always wants to force themselves into everything. Force themselves on everyone. Force everyone to comply.

However, climate activists said that the decision provides less transparency for the public.

“Letting companies hide climate risks doesn’t make those risks any less real — it just makes it harder for investors to manage them and protect their long-term savings,” said Ben Cushing, director of the Sierra Club’s Sustainable Finance campaign, in a statement.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, how many of these people Demanding this rule actually have investments in these companies? Have a financial stake? I’d hazard to guess very few of them.

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Liberal Wacko Busted For Vandalizing Tesla In Clayton, NC

By William Teach March 29, 2025 – 7:00 am

So far, not a word from Rep Deborah Ross, despite this moonbat potentially living within her district (Clayton is not)

24-year-old woman arrested for vandalizing Tesla in Clayton with swastika, “Nazi”

Olivia Marie Antoine, a 24-year-old resident of Zebulon in Wake County, has been charged by in Johnston County with vandalizing a Tesla in Clayton earlier this month by drawing a swastika and the word “Nazi” on the vehicle.

According to the incident report, the vandalism occurred was while the 2021 Tesla Model 3 was parked at the shopping center at the intersection of Highway 42 and Neuse River Parkway in Clayton on March 13.

The Clayton woman to whom the vehicle belonged returned to find that a swastika and the word “Nazi” had been painted on her Tesla in a “white-milky substance.”

The owner reported the incident to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, who were able to identify Antoine as the culprit using facial recognition software. (The entire incident had been captured on the Tesla’s camera system.)

Antoine, a former Clayton resident herself, has been charged with one count of “Injuring or tampering with vehicle” (NC GS § 14?160.4), a Class 2 misdemeanor, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 days “community punishment” and/or a $1,000 fine for a first time offender.

Hopefully she will get the maximum sentence, because, this is NC, and Clayton/Johnson County aren’t exactly liberal areas. Also, she’ll hopefully be forced to make restitution. Insurance companies do love coming after wackos like this.

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Bummer: NC HHS To Cut 80 Jobs After Losing $100 Million In Federal Funding

By William Teach March 28, 2025 – 3:00 pm

That’s not a lot of jobs for $100 million

NC Health and Human Services Department to cut 80 jobs, lose $100 million in federal funding

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is planning to cut 80 jobs and will lose more than $100 million in funding.

The reductions are due to the federal government’s “abrupt and immediate termination of several federal grants,” a department spokesperson said in a statement. (snip)

The $100 million North Carolina is losing in funding directly contributes to the “health, safety and wellbeing of the people we serve,” the NCDHHS spokesperson wrote.

Specifically, the federal grant funding impacts several areas of work, including immunization efforts, funding for the new NC Immunization Registry, infectious disease monitoring and response, behavioral health, substance use disorder services and more. Some of the impacted funding supports work that is done by local health departments, universities, hospitals and local departments of social services.

The NCDHHS is also putting impacted vendors on notice to pause work supported by the funding.

Maybe Democrats will finally figure out that it is not the best thing to rely on Los Federales funding so much? That the entire system of US government was meant for the feds to deal with specific issues authorized by the Constitution, and the states and cities deal with everything else? That it is not that wise to be send so much tax money to the feds, where a new admin can do something different? And, really, all that federal money means states can play the waste, fraud, and idiotic spending game. And, it’s a bad idea to rely so damned much on private companies to do the work.

Meanwhile

Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments

Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation.

“The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.

The statement said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects to recover the money beginning 30 days after termination notices, which began being sent out on Monday.

Yeah, they are doing this about 6 months early, but, come on, the pandemic is over, time to stop pissing away this money which just puts lots of money in people’s pockets for nothing.

In a related move, more than two dozen COVID-related research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health have been canceled. Earlier this month, the Trump administration shut down ordering from covidtest.gov, the site where Americans could have COVID-19 tests delivered to their mailboxes for no charge.

That’ll make the loons still wearing masks in their cars very upset.

At this point, it’s unclear exactly how health departments will be affected by the pullback of funds. But some were starting to look at what it might mean for them. In Washington state, for example, health officials were notified that more than $125 million in COVID-related funding has been immediately terminated. They are “assessing the impact” of the actions, they said.

In Los Angeles County, health officials said they could lose more than $80 million in core funding for vaccinations and other services. “Much of this funding supports disease surveillance, public health lab services, outbreak investigations, infection control activities at healthcare facilities and data transparency,” a department official wrote in an email.

Let them spend their own money on their Wuhan flu crazy. COVID is over. It’s essentially the flu at this point. Maybe states shouldn’t rely so much on federal money.

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If All You See…

By William Teach March 28, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…are trees that will soon die from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Jihad Watch, with a post on visas for terrorists.

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Wackos Plan “Tesla Takedown” Day For Saturday

By William Teach March 28, 2025 – 10:30 am

I sure hope law enforcement is out in force , watching for vandalism and violence

What is the ‘TeslaTakedown’ movement? What to know ahead of planned ‘day of action’

As the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk continues to make deep cuts into the federal government, the TeslaTakedown movement is urging protesters to sell their Tesla vehicles, dump their stock and join the picket lines. (snip)

With protests planned across the U.S., in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands and more, here’s what you need to know about the TeslaTakedown movement.

According to the movement’s website, March 29 is planned as a “global day of action.”

“Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he’s using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. We are taking action at Tesla to stop Musk’s illegal coup,” the site says. “Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. We oppose violence, vandalism and destruction of property.”

As part of the movement, the website calls for people to sell their Tesla vehicles as well as dump their stock and join picket lines in front of more than 500 Tesla locations around the world.

So, let me get this straight: they want to protest a guy who’s rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse in government. FWB that takes money away from the people it is appropriated to help. He’s getting rid of employees that do not help the system. Reducing costs which can go to helping the people agencies are supposed to help. They’re protesting for massive government which is dictatorial in its bureaucratic setup.

And they can say they oppose violence, vandalism, and destruction of property, but, that’s what these people have been doing. How does it help the people working at Tesla dealerships? Seems like the wackos want to get them all fired. Musk only owns about 12% of Tesla, so, it won’t hurt him.

This is your guy, Democrat. Do you really want to do this to “save Democracy” by keeping fraud, waste, and abuse?

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EPA Looking To Erase Social Cost Of Carbon And Endangerment Finding

By William Teach March 28, 2025 – 7:00 am

This headline sure makes it look like this is a religion, eh? A state run one

EPA Puts “Holy Grail” of Climate Change in Crosshairs by Reconsidering Endangerment Finding and Other Regulations

The Situation: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced an agenda to revisit numerous regulations addressing the emission of greenhouse gases (“GHGs”).

The Result: The Endangerment Finding and the social cost of carbon (“SCC”) are under active consideration and revisions of these could potentially impact many, if not all, climate change regulations on their own. In addition, specific rules addressing GHG emissions from motor vehicles, power plants, refrigeration units, and oil and gas wells are under consideration along with GHG reporting requirements.

Looking Ahead: EPA rulemaking should be monitored to determine the current status of GHG regulation.

On March 12, 2025, the EPA announced numerous actions aimed at reconsidering regulations, with a special focus on climate change regulations. While EPA targeted some climate change rules individually, the announced reconsideration of the Endangerment Finding and the SCC may compromise the legal underpinnings of all GHG regulation.

EPA’s Administrator Lee Zeldin took particular aim at the 2009 Endangerment Finding, saying, “I’ve been told the Endangerment Finding is considered the Holy Grail of the climate change religion.” The Endangerment Finding stems from the Supreme Court’s holding in Massachusetts v. EPA. The Court concluded that GHGs fall under the Clean Air Act’s definition of “air pollutant,” and that EPA “offered no reasoned explanation for its refusal to decide whether [GHGs] cause or contribute to climate change.” The Court noted that the Clean Air Act requires regulation of air pollutants that in EPA’s “judgment cause, or contribute to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.” In 2009, EPA found that GHG emissions do endanger public health and welfare. This finding, called the Endangerment Finding, allows EPA to regulate GHGs.

They just magically found this without input from the duly elected Legislative Branch. Just created it out of thin air. Here’s hoping Zeldin can shitcan these two things, though, you know the climate cult will file lawsuit after lawsuit, and find like minded judges, so, it’s going to have to end up at the Supreme Court. But, really, if one admin can get this through, why can’t another kill it?

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LA City Council Looks To Protect Illegal Aliens

By William Teach March 28, 2025 – 6:45 am

I mean, who else is going to clean the toilets and do the lawns of the LA big wigs?

LA City Council passes package of motions aimed at protecting immigrant communities

The Los Angeles City Council passed four motions to further protect immigrants’ rights and communities throughout the city Wednesday morning.

The motions included efforts for know your rights campaigns, notification of ICE enforcement, support for state legislation and funding for legal services.

The city council voted to pass the motion, which will explore ways to have businesses report ICE activity to the city. The purpose of this motion, written by Soto-Martínez and Padilla, is to inform businesses, employers and workers of their rights ahead of potential immigration enforcement.

So, would this include when ICE comes for these guys since Trump took office?

ICE raids: Latest round of arrests in Southern California

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On March 11, an unidentified “Mexican citizen illegally present in the U.S.” was arrested. He had prior aggravated felony convictions and was previously removed from the country, HSI Los Angeles tweeted.

On March 5, Juan Corona Covarrubias was taken into custody and removed, according to ERO Los Angeles. He is a “Mexican national wanted in his home country for aggravated robbery, aggravated homicide, and aggravated bodily injuries.”

Also on March 5, HSI Los Angeles officers partnering with ERO Los Angeles arrested an unnamed Taiwanese citizen, “illegally present in the U.S.” and “wanted in Taiwan for sexual assault.”

And there are more at that article

Illegal Alien Who Threatened ICE Agent’s Life Arrested in Connection With Human Smuggling Ring, Deaths of 7

An illegal alien from Guatemala was arrested on a four-count indictment alleging he led one of the largest human smuggling organizations in the United States. The ring allegedly smuggled approximately 20,000 illegal immigrants from Guatemala to destinations nationwide over a five-year span. The defendant held some victims in stash houses as hostages and is responsible for the deaths of seven illegal immigrants — including a 4-year-old child — who were killed in a November 2023 car accident in Oklahoma. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Border Patrol and the Inglewood Police Department are investigating the matter.

“These arrests illuminate the dangers and victimization associated with aliens attempting to unlawfully enter our country,” said ICE Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles acting Special Agent in Charge John Pasciucco. “Every day, similar human smuggling organizations put profits ahead of safety in these reckless and illegal endeavors. ICE Los Angeles and our partners are committed to continue identifying and dismantling these organizations so no further lives are lost and our borders are secure.”

Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul aka Turko, 51, of the Westlake neighborhood near downtown Los Angeles, was arrested Feb. 28 with his alleged right-hand man, Cristobal Mejia-Chaj, 49, also of the Westlake neighborhood. The defendants were arraigned the same day and ordered to stand trial April 22. A federal magistrate judge also ordered them jailed without bond.

Does LA want to protect them?

ERO Los Angeles arrests 26 noncitizens with pending charges or convictions for murder, homicide and assault against children during nationwide operation

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers apprehended 26 unlawfully present noncitizens with pending charges or convictions for murder, homicide and assault against children during a nationwide law enforcement effort that ran from January 16 to 28.

There’s some overlap between the first story of arrests and the above ICE one. Are these the people the LA city council wants to protect? To have citizens call in to warn about ICE in the area? Have them “know their rights”? Give them legal council?

They all want to come to LA!

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Great News: DOGE Slashed US Funding For Peruvian Climate Scam Programs

By William Teach March 27, 2025 – 3:00 pm

Look, it’s bad enough that the U.S. spends money on the scam here at home: why in the blankety blank are we pissing away taxpayer money for Peru to Do Something?

DOGE slashes billions more in expenses for programs like Peruvian climate change and gender equity in Mexico

climate cowThe Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced it had terminated 113 contracts valued at $4.7 billion Tuesday, including a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) consulting contract for Peru’s climate change activities.

“[Tuesday] agencies terminated 113 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value of $4.7B and savings of $3.3B, including a $145K USDA consulting contract for ‘Peru climate change activities,'” the department posted on X.

Sure, as they say, it’s just $145K (do most Americans think of that as a pittance?), but, every penny adds up. Let Peru find the money for it.

DOGE also announced the Department of Labor had canceled $577 million in “America Last” grants, totaling $237 million in savings.

The funding that was canceled included $10 million for “gender equity in the Mexican workplace,” $12.2 million for “worker empowerment in South America” and $6.25 million for “improving respect for workers’ rights in agricultural supply chains” in the countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Also eliminated was $5 million to elevate women’s participation in the workplace in West Africa, $4.3 million to assist foreign migrant workers in Malaysia, $3 million to enhance Social Security access and worker protection for internal migrant workers in Bangladesh and $3 million for safe and inclusive work environments in the southern African country of Lesotho.

What I would love for them to do is audit programs where the money has already been spent, see what happened to it. See how much actually made it for the projects and how much went into the pockets of NGOs, private companies, big wigs in those countries, and the pockets of the US government workers. Then start with the criminal charges. Maybe then all these agencies and employees wouldn’t feel empowered to just do whatever the hell the want with taxpayer money.

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If All You See…

By William Teach March 27, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is land turning to desert from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Green Jihad, with a post on the Net Zero shutdown of Heathrow.

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