LOL: SCNY To Mandate Curfews For Illegal Aliens

By William Teach January 16, 2024 – 7:00 am

I had caught this on Twitter the other day, someone claiming that they heard this was going to happen, but, there was no confirmation.

It ended up being true

NYC mandates curfew for migrants amid panhandling complaints

New York City is invoking a curfew for migrants after residents complained about panhandling.

The curfew is from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., a spokesperson for city hall confirmed. Migrants staying at respite centers will have to check in, and curfews are similar to those in place at homeless shelters in the city.

“This policy will allow for more efficient capacity management for migrants in the city’s care,” a statement from a city hall spokesperson reads.

People living near migrant housing centers have complained asylum seekers are begging door-to-door for food and clothes, according to the New York Post.

Migrant housing residents are being told of the new rules on Monday, with Tuesday being the first night the City Hall directive is in effect.

They’re either crossing the border illegally and demanding asylum, or showing up and demanding asylum, and less than 10% will get it. They’re already breaking laws on panhandling, noise abatement, theft, and so many others. So, what makes the Sanctuary City New York think they will comply? What happens when they violate the order? Arrest? Charges? Prosecution? Or, a plea from the city to not do it again? Or, the big shots ordering police to ignore violations?

“My constituents are terrified,” City Council member Joann Ariola told FOX 5 New York. “They have people that they don’t know at their doorbell. They usually have a child with them. They have their telephone, their iPhone and on it, it says, in English, ‘I’m a migrant from Floyd Bennett Field, please give me money.’ It’s very, very concerning because at times, they find them on their property.”

How many of those constituents voted for Democrats? In fairness, it is one of the only SCNY districts (#32) represented by a Republican, though 56% are registered as Democrats.

Mayor Eric Adams’ office said the move was for safety reasons due to incoming storms and potential high winds. According to the New York Daily News, Adams told reporters that it was being done out of an “overabundance of caution.”

They don’t want to admit that all the illegals are a big problem.

Question: is 11pm-6am the peak time for panhandling?

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With Very Cold Temps Hitting The U.S. Warmists Want You To Know It’s Your Fault

By William Teach January 15, 2024 – 3:00 pm

It’s like clockwork: anytime there’s lots of snow and/or extreme cold temps the climate cult trots out their talking points

Why we still have brutal cold snaps even as the planet warms to record levels

Sherman Potter Bull CookiesAfter a summer of record-breaking heat, vast swaths of the United States are now grappling with extreme cold as a brutal Arctic blast brings snow squalls, deadly ice and life-threatening wind chills.

As unprecedented heat makes way for cold, it can provide fuel for climate-change deniers who point to freezing temperatures as evidence that global warming is overstated.

But scientists are clear: cold extremes will still occur even as winters warm overall.

Some scientists say that climate change may even be playing a role in these icy blasts, as warming in the Arctic increases the likelihood that frigid, polar air can sweep southwards. (snip)

This is where the link to climate change comes in. Some scientists believe polar vortex disruptions and changes to the jet stream are being driven by warming in the Arctic, which is heating up around four times faster than the rest of the planet.

What caused the Little Ice Age? How about the last ice age? Too much heat?

What’s Behind the ‘Arctic Blast’ Plunging into the U.S.?

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Scientists are still trying to pin down precisely what causes these disruptions [of the jet stream]. “It’s a very active area of research and something that scientists are passionately debating and trying to figure out at the moment,” Dahl says. “It’s definitely not settled science.”

Still, many experts believe climate change likely plays a role—and Cohen goes even further: he contends that climate change in the Arctic is directly disrupting the polar vortex. According to Cohen, this winter’s melting sea ice near Scandinavia coupled with high snowfall near Siberia to set up a thermal contrast, which he says drove the polar jet stream into waves. The polar vortex typically “wakes up” around January, he adds, so it makes sense that we’re now feeling the sharp chill from an Arctic blast whose stage was set by these distant trends.

So, they really have no idea scientifically, but, some are more than happy to simply prognosticate that it’s due to global boiling. Yes, this is a cult.

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If All You See…

By William Teach January 15, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…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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FAA’s Diversity Push Includes Hiring People With Mental Issues Who Should Be Nowhere Near Airplanes

By William Teach January 15, 2024 – 10:30 am

DEI can often be annoying and stupid. This version is downright dangerous

FAA’s diversity push includes focus on hiring people with ‘severe intellectual’ and ‘psychiatric’ disabilities

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is actively recruiting workers who suffer “severe intellectual” disabilities, psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative spelled out on the agency’s website.

“Targeted disabilities are those disabilities that the Federal government, as a matter of policy, has identified for special emphasis in recruitment and hiring,” the FAA’s website states. “They include hearing, vision, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability and dwarfism.”

The initiative is part of the FAA’s “Diversity and Inclusion” hiring plan, which says “diversity is integral to achieving FAA’s mission of ensuring safe and efficient travel across our nation and beyond.” The FAA’s website shows the agency’s guidelines on diversity hiring were last updated on March 23, 2022.

The FAA, which is overseen by Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s Department of Transportation, is a government agency charged with regulating civil aviation and employs roughly 45,000 people.

Obviously, not all will be directly involved with important things like inspecting airplanes, dealing with airplane crashes, and, oh, yeah, working in control towers. Their website states

The FAA carries a huge responsibility – from directing air traffic in and around the nation and helping ensure protection of the public during space launches, to airport safety and inspections, and standards for airport design, construction, and operation; regulating flight inspection standards and advancing satellite and navigation technology, to developing and maintaining the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).

Such a huge responsibility that they’ll hire people with mental issues

When asked for comment on the initiative, including what roles people with disabilities would fulfill, the FAA told Fox News Digital that the agency thoroughly seeks and vets qualified candidates “from as many sources as possible” for a range of positions.

“The FAA employs tens of thousands of people for a wide range of positions, from administrative roles to oversight and execution of critical safety functions. Like many large employers, the agency proactively seeks qualified candidates from as many sources as possible, all of whom must meet rigorous qualifications that of course will vary by position,” the FAA said.

That they gave a government speak answer rather than truly answering the question should tell you that these unqualified people will be in important issues. Heck, can you imagine being denied a job for not being impaired enough to meet diversity standards?

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Your Fault: Northeast Subsiding At “Alarming Rate”

By William Teach January 15, 2024 – 7:00 am

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?

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Illinois Governor Pritzker Begs Greg Abbott To Stop Sending Illegals

By William Teach January 15, 2024 – 6:45 am

Why doesn’t this sanctuary state governor want illegals? Abbott should send some to to the state capitol, Springfield

Illinois’ Democrat Governor Begs Texas Gov. Abbott to Stop Busing Migrants to Chicago amid Winter Weather

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.

Thing is, they are not arriving from Texas: they’re arriving from Mexico, Venezuela, Honduras, India, Middle Eastern and African nations.

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If All You See…

By William Teach January 14, 2024 – 2:10 pm

…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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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach January 14, 2024 – 9:46 am

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

  1. The Lid discusses LA wanting to give illegal aliens badges and guns
  2. The Gateway Pundit notes how many guns Americans bought in 2023
  3. The Feral Irishman wonders how many Melrose, Mass residents are opening their doors to illegals
  4. Powerline covers Jewish students suing Harvard
  5. Outside The Beltway discusses porn, public employees, and the 1st Amendment
  6. neo-neocon wonders about the smiley-voice
  7. Moonbattery highlights stopping abuse of children being abuse
  8. Legal Insurrection covers Trump now going after Vivek
  9. IOTW Report features Democrats becoming Independents
  10. Geller Report notes yet another fake hate crime
  11. Dissecting Leftism covers the CDC ordered to report COVID surveillance
  12. Cold Fury discusses Texas seizing a border park and blocking the feds
  13. Climate Depot shows EV disasters coming in threes
  14. American Greatness covers Rice U offering and Afrochemistry class
  15. And last, but, not least, Watts Up With That? notes that embracing your inner communist can help with your climate grief

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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Good News: Biden Gives China Green Light To Invade Taiwan

By William Teach January 14, 2024 – 7:00 am

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.

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If All You See…

By William Teach January 13, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…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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