…is an area flooded due to Bad Weather, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is 357 Magnum, with a post on DEI vs good storytelling.
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…is an area flooded due to Bad Weather, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is 357 Magnum, with a post on DEI vs good storytelling.
Read: If All You See… »
This is your fault for eating food and drinking water
East Coast cities are sinking at an alarming rate, new research warns: ‘Impacts are real’
New York City is reaching an all-time low — literally.
New research reveals dramatic concern that the Big Apple, Long Island and many more Atlantic coastal regions face an inevitable risk of sinking under the weight of their buildings at an alarming rate.
“It affects you and I and everyone. It may be gradual, but the impacts are real,” Virginia Tech professor and researcher Manoochehr Shirzaei said.
Other metropolitan areas like Baltimore, Maryland, along with Norfolk and Virginia Beach in Virginia, were also flagged as worrisome coastal areas prone to dangerous flooding as a result of the sinking land.
The new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, highlights that the rate of sinking — scientifically called subsidence — is occurring at a staggering 2 millimeters per year in many areas.
That’s the average. Some places are subsiding much more than others. What’s the cause? There are natural causes, but, one of the biggest ones is from pumping water out from underground, so, yes, it does have human causation. There is also a theory that the land rebound after the glaciers melted has since reversed to go back to where it should be.
The Virginia Tech study warns that more than 1,400 miles of East Coast terrain is sinking at a rate of more than 5 millimeters annually.
That’s four more than the rate of global sea rise.
So, obviously, the climate cult is using this to prognosticate even more doom, because, that’s what they do. In reality, the sinking land makes the sea rise look higher than it actually is. And sea rise is expected during a typical Holocene warm period. Though, one would expect much more than the Earth has been experiencing.
One question, though, is what do we do to get water to reduce subsistence?
Why doesn’t this sanctuary state governor want illegals? Abbott should send some to to the state capitol, Springfield
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) on Friday begging him to stop sending migrant buses and planes to Chicago as frigid temperatures are on their way.
Pritzker accused Abbott of causing chaos in order to make gains politically, NBC Chicago reported Friday.
You are now sending asylum seekers from Texas to the Upper Midwest in the middle of winter — many without coats, without shoes to protect them from the snow — to a city whose shelters are already overfilled with migrants you sent here.
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You seem to have no interest in working on bipartisan solutions to the border crisis because that would put an end to your cruel political game, but I am writing to you today hoping to appeal to your humanity.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. If it’s not the cold, it’s the heat. Or rain. Or wind. Or beautiful weather perfect for a picnic. Or the monumental amount of money the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois are having to spend, which is on top of all the crime. There will always be some excuse from illegal immigration supporters. But, they always miss the obvious solutions, which do not involve spending more money to support illegals and asylum seekers (who mostly won’t get it). Not giving them money, housing, healthcare, education, and so forth. Not inside the United States.
Thr Governor of Illinois is having a meltdown because Republican governors are sending illegals to his state.
Governor Pritzker signed 4 pieces of legislation to make Illinois “the most welcoming state to migrants.”
Illinois voted for this. Send more! pic.twitter.com/vyNjZUqU0i
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 14, 2024
Thing is, they are not arriving from Texas: they’re arriving from Mexico, Venezuela, Honduras, India, Middle Eastern and African nations.
Read: Illinois Governor Pritzker Begs Greg Abbott To Stop Sending Illegals »
…is a rising sea damaging inland structures, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Jo Nova, with a post on global disasters shrinking.
It’s wet week.
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Happy Sunday! Another fine day in the Once And Future Nation Of America. The Sun is shining, the birds are singing, and a fox walked across the backyard. This pinup is by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help.
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). 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.
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As if things haven’t gone off the rails enough since Biden assumed the presidency, what with his disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, Russian invading Ukraine, Iran working towards having nuclear weapons, letting a Chinese spy balloon fly across the entire country, Hamas with their horrific attack on Israel/Jews, the Iranian back Houthis getting frisky, and so much more, now Let’s Go Brandon is giving China the green light to invade Taiwan
Biden: US does not support Taiwan independence
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan, after Taiwanese voters rebuffed China and gave the ruling party a third presidential term.
Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te came to power, strongly rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him, and pledged both to stand up to Beijing and seek talks.
“We do not support independence…” Biden said, when asked for reaction to Saturday’s elections.
Hours ahead of the polls opening, Washington had warned “it would be unacceptable” for “any” country to interfere in the election.
And that means what, Joe?
The United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties with the island.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated Lai Ching-te on his victory and said the United States “is committed to maintaining cross-strait peace and stability, and the peaceful resolution of differences, free from coercion and pressure.”He said the U.S.looks forward to working with Lai and leaders of all parties in Taiwan to advance their “longstanding unofficial relationship, consistent with the U.S. one China policy.”
But, Joe says the U.S. doesn’t support independence?
In a show of support for the government, Biden plans to dispatch an unofficial delegation to the self-governed island, according to a senior Biden administration official.
The delegation is likely to include some former high-ranking American officials, according to the official, who said the names have not been finalized. Similar delegations have been sent to Taiwan in the past.
So, do we support independence or not? Do we support Taiwan or not?
The Biden administration has feared that the election, transition and new administration would escalate conflict with Beijing.
Biden has worked to smooth relations with China, including agreeing to talk through differences on security matters at a California summit with President Xi Jinping in November.
Exactly what is the Biden regime standing for? When China hears “we do not support independence” what are they thinking? When they see Joe trying to smooth relations, what are they thinking? When Blinkin gives a conflicting statement, what is China thinking? Is it something along the lines of “the Biden admin is squishy, let’s invade Taiwan”?
Seriously, how contorted and absurd can Brandon foreign policy get? China intends to invade and take control of Taiwan. China has militarized and seized vast areas of the South China Sea. It will probably make no difference to Chinese intentions or actions if the US declares that it recognizes and will support Taiwanese independence. It just might however cause them to postpone and will certainly show other countries in the area that the US actually has a backbone. They would then be more inclined to collectively resist coercion by China.
We have a treaty to protect Taiwan, and Biden is making it difficult. And then he blew out of D.C. to head to Camp David.
Read: Good News: Biden Gives China Green Light To Invade Taiwan »
…are trees which look bad due to carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is The Other McCain, with a post on priorities in Seattle.
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The lawyers for the Netherlands should ask in court if these Dutch folks have given up their own use of fossil fuels and will stop all shipping of goods to the island, and stop all tourism, since that is the primary part of their economy
Dutch Caribbean islanders sue Netherlands over climate change
Eight people from the Caribbean island of Bonaire are suing the Netherlands, accusing it of violating their human rights by not doing enough to protect them from the climate crisis.
The group, with Greenpeace Netherlands, filed a formal legal challenge against the Dutch government in The Hague on Thursday, asking the district court to order it to cut its greenhouse emissions much more quickly and to help its most vulnerable territories adapt to the impact of the climate crisis.
As a low-lying island, Bonaire is likely to experience serious consequences from climate change, including extreme weather and sea-level rise.
“Likely to.” So, it’s not happening now?
The KNMI report concludes that climate policy that focuses on reducing emissions can make a big difference to the future of Dutch Caribbean islands such as Bonaire.
OK, no more flights to their international airport, no more cruise ships, no more fossil fueled vehicles and boats.
Research by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, commissioned by Greenpeace, shows sea-level rise is likely to permanently submerge parts of the island by 2050, a problem exacerbated by the loss of coral reefs as a natural buffer against the oceans warming and acidifying.
Interestingly, there are no measurements for the actual sea level rise in that area. The closest nation, Venezuela, has none. Columbia’s haven’t been updated for decades. Isn’t always interesting how these doomsayers never have actual data?
Read: Netherlands Sued By Dutch Caribbean Citizens Of Bonaire Over Climate Doom »