If All You See…

By William Teach July 16, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is a coconut tree growing in Canada, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Independent Sentinel, with a post on California math focusing on equity, social justice, and protests.

It’s an easy bikini week.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach July 16, 2023 – 9:50 am

Patriotic Pinup

Happy Sunday! Another fine day in the Once and Future Nation Of America. The Sun is shining, the squirrels are squirreling, and the Dodgers are on a roll. This pinup is by Baron von Lind, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Flag And Cross discusses the potential collapse of Bitcoin
  2. Gates Of Vienna notes a German food bank prioritizing German citizens
  3. Geller Report covers praying for America’s children with the nutter school personnel
  4. IOTW Report features a report saying top Dems know Biden won’t run in 2024
  5. Legal Insurrection notes an Arizona State donor pulling $400k donation over left wing hostility
  6. Moonbattery highlights Krazy Kamala promising to reduce population
  7. neo-neocon covers RFK Jr and the Jews
  8. Pacific Pundit notes Zuckerberg’s Threads not doing well
  9. Powerline wonders how creepy Joe Biden is
  10. The First Street Journal covers how wealthy New Englanders fight ‘climate change’
  11. The Gateway Pundit notes the Boston mayor giving the names of critics to the police
  12. The Lid discusses a left wing mag calling home cameras raaaaacist
  13. The Other McCain features a tale of two conventions
  14. The Right Scoop notes Ilhan Omar going full anti-Semite
  15. And last, but, not least, Victory Girls Blog features a wacko Dem hating Alaskan king crab

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: Almost A Third Of Bradleys Sent To Ukraine Are Damaged Or Destroyed

By William Teach July 16, 2023 – 7:00 am

Of course, they are meant for fighting, but, does the Ukrainian military truly know how to utilize them correctly?

Nearly a third of the Bradley armored vehicles the US provided Ukraine may have already been lost or damaged

Nearly a third of the Bradley armored vehicles that the United States has provided to Ukraine may have already been lost or damaged, according to open source data, demonstrating the extent to which Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Russia is proving to be a hard and costly slog.

In January, the Biden administration announced it was sending Ukraine no fewer than 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, an armored personnel carrier that pairs heavy firepower with the ability to transport about 10 soldiers.

The New York Times reported Saturday that Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade is the only unit known to have received the vehicles. And leaked Pentagon documents from February indicate the 47th Brigade was due to receive a total of 99 of them. But other reporting suggests the United States has delivered as many as 109 of the vehicles, which were first deployed on the battlefield in April.

Oryx, an open-source military research group, reports that 34 Bradleys have now been visually confirmed as having been abandoned, damaged, or destroyed. As Insider previously reported, more than a dozen were lost or disabled in a few days of fighting in June, when Ukraine formally announced its bid to retake territory conquered by Russia following last year’s full-scale invasion.

The news is putting a rosy spin on this, but, we keep giving them all sorts of weapons and weapon platforms and they keep blowing through them, and then wanting more and more, and Biden, the Democrats, and many neocon Republicans are happy to comply, rather then spending the money here at home, along with depleting all our own stockpiles. And for what? “Saving Democracy in Ukraine”? The government, including Zelenskyy, are corrupt and almost as bad as Putin. They are no saints. What’s the endgame? Zelenskyy and others are talking about not just kicking Russia out of Ukraine, but, Crimea as well. Where does it stop? How much more will we give them?

Limited battlefield progress hasn’t spooked western allies, Kyiv says

Despite an underwhelming first month of Ukraine’s much-anticipated summer push to liberate territory from Russian forces, Kyiv says its Western backers are not pressuring the country for quick results.

Since the Ukrainian counteroffensive began in June, the fighting has proved tougher than some anticipated, with progress being measured in hundreds of meters as opposed to tens of kilometers.

Ukraine had hoped to use the push to expel a significant amount of Russian forces from Ukrainian soil and turn the tide of the war.

Another offensive, another bit of underperfoming. It’s almost like most Disney movies these days. Saturday was day 508 of the “war” which seems to be slow-marching. What is actually going on, other than Western nations, including some like Japan and South Korea, giving more money and weapons to feed “limited battlefield progress”?

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Brandon Regime Launches $20 Billion Green Bank Or Something

By William Teach July 15, 2023 – 5:37 pm

Using your money for the climate scam

US launches $20 billion in ‘green bank’ programs to curb climate change

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday launched two competitive grant programs with $20 billion in funding that aim to spark clean energy investments across the country especially in low-income communities.

The programs, part of the overall $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund established by President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last year, are the latest move by his administration to support projects that reduce planet warming emissions.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said at an event in Baltimore that the investments would lower power bills for working families by making heating and cooling systems efficient. “We lower the cost of electricity, which means lower energy bills for working parents, so they have more money for groceries, and home repairs, and school supplies,” Harris said.

The $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund will provide grants to two or three national clean financial institutions, enabling them to partner with the private sector to provide financing to tens of thousands of clean technology projects nationwide, the White House said.

A $6 billion Clean Communities Investment Accelerator competition will provide grants to support up to seven nonprofit groups that will deliver funding and technical assistance to build the clean financing capacity of local lenders working in lower-income and disadvantaged communities.

In other words, this is a) a taxpayer funded giveaway to entice these poor folks in deep Blue urban areas to vote Democrat and b) it’s going to jack up the cost of heating and cooling systems. You may save more on electricity, but, you’ll pay a lot more for the units.

The non-profit green banks help reduce risk of projects in lower-income communities by providing a financial backstop and help attract private sector investment.

If there was profit in it those private sector investors would already be doing this. Yet, they mostly don’t, because they know they will lose money.

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 15, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is a terrible fence made from cutting down carbon sucking trees, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Don Surber, with a post on a fire sale at Disney.

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House Passes “Controversial” NDAA

By William Teach July 15, 2023 – 10:30 am

Why is the National Defense Authorization Act controversial?

House passes defense bill after adopting controversial amendments targeting abortion policy and other issues

The House voted Friday to pass a sweeping defense policy bill following contentious debate and the adoption of controversial amendments that touched on hot-button social issues.

The addition of amendments pushed by conservative hardliners related to abortion policy and transgender health care access as well as targeting diversity and inclusion programs infuriated Democrats and led to push back from some moderate Republicans – and will now set up a clash with the Democratic-controlled Senate.

The bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense and is considered critical, must-pass legislation.

It authorizes $886 billion for national defense programs as well as a 5.2% pay increase for servicemembers, according to a fact sheet from the House Armed Services Committee. The bill includes provisions to counter China’s influence, improve overall military readiness and missile defense capabilities and promote technological innovation.

The vote was mostly on party lines, with 4 Dems voting for it and 4 idiot Republicans voting against it. What’s so controversial about the taxpayers not paying for abortions and transgender medical services for military members? Trans shouldn’t even be in the military, as they have serious mental health issues and suicidal thoughts. Not a good combination around military grade weapons and machines. The military should not be run on far left wackadoodle Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion principles

Another high-profile amendment that was adopted by the House earlier Thursday evening would prohibit the secretary of defense from paying for or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services.

Many Democrats made clear ahead of the vote that if the amendment was included as part of the defense bill, they would be unlikely to support final passage.

The House also passed an amendment that would bar a health care program for service members from covering hormone treatments for transgender individuals and gender confirmation surgeries.

Colorado conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert’s amendment to block military schools from purchasing or having “pornographic and radical gender ideology books” in their libraries also passed.

I’m not sure of the last one, if it applies to military schools where the attendees are adults. It would be better if it stated that attendees cannot be forced to read them and cannot be punished for refusing to read them. Interestingly, an amendment that would block cluster bombs to Ukraine failed 147-276.

White House: ‘Very Difficult to See’ Biden Signing NDAA that Doesn’t Fund DEI, Abortion, Gender Transition

On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said “It’s very difficult to see” President Joe Biden signing the current National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the House due to its restrictions on Pentagon DEI programs and taxpayer funding of gender reassignment treatment and abortion.

Co-host Kate Bolduan asked, “Do you see the President signing a National Defense Authorization Act that limits transgender rights, that rips out diversity training, and does exactly the opposite of what you said the President supports when it comes to access to reproductive rights?”

Kirby answered, “It’s very difficult to see the President supporting legislation that would make it harder for Americans to serve in uniform and to not be able to do so with dignity, to not be able to do so with the proper care that they need, both medical and mental care. It’s very difficult to see that the President would ever, ever sign legislation that would put our troops at greater risk or put our readiness at risk.”

“Transgender rights”? The military not paying for hormone treatments and medical procedures where their genitals are cut off are “rights”? How many join the military simply for these “rights”? How many are able to actually stay in shape and do military jobs? Instead of paying for abortions members should be provided with contraception and be disciplined if they get pregnant. You know it’s mostly the younger ones having this happen.

The military is already having recruitment and retention issues, and the readiness is low. The military is not meant to be a breeding ground for left wing nuttbaggery. It needs to protect the U.S., and anything that doesn’t help the mission hurts the mission.

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Your Fault: Climate Doom Threatens US Nuclear Strike Capability

By William Teach July 15, 2023 – 7:15 am

Is this a bad thing, since it would cause issues with the nuclear strike capability of Russia, the UK, France, China, Israel, Pakistan, India, and North Korea, as well as those like Iran who are trying to get nukes?

Climate Change Threatens U.S. Nuclear Strike Capability

Flooding, rising seas and extreme heat from climate change threaten the nation’s ability to launch some of its nuclear weapons, according to a new report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The report warns that climate change could undermine U.S. efforts to stop adversaries from using nuclear weapons by interfering with the military’s operation and maintenance of missile launch systems that are a key part of nuclear deterrence.

Missile systems at a Navy submarine base in Georgia and at a launch field in North Dakota face increasing flood threats from climate change that could inundate for weeks at a time access roads that are used to transport missiles and maintenance equipment to the sites. (snip)

“Each leg of the U.S. nuclear triad could be detrimentally affected by climate change,” Kwong said. “We need to recognize and diagnose these climate vulnerabilities now, to make sure that we’re adequately prepared to mitigate these risks where possible and adapt where necessary.”

Would it be better if the climate flipped back to a cool period (it will happen in the next few hundred years, just like always)? There’s always some sort of doomy prognostication with these people.

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Uh Oh: Costco May Be Considering Ditching Bud Light

By William Teach July 15, 2023 – 7:00 am

This is 100% a self-inflicted wound

Costco just planted the ‘death star’ on Bud Light cases — a sign that it won’t restock the beer amid controversy, plummeting sales. Wild speculation or 1 more devastating blow to the brand?

Shoppers at Costco have noticed an asterisk on the price tag for Bud Light beer across the beverage aisle. Experienced Kirkland members have seen the sign before and call it the “death star.” It could be an indication that one of the largest retailers in the country may be considering not restocking the troubled beer brand.

Here’s a closer look.

Casual shoppers would barely notice a small asterisk on a price display above a shelf. These days most of the attention is on the price. However, Kirkland members believe the asterisk has special significance for Costco’s supply chain decisions. The asterisk is often associated with items that are being discontinued.

These items are usually marked down to get rid of supply on the shelves. It’s a subtle sign to Costco employees not to restock an item after the inventory is depleted. Devoted shoppers look for the asterisk to spot deals and have even nicknamed it the “death star” on the Facebook page Costco Fans.

Now the star is being spotted over cans of Bud Light. “Is it just me…Or am I the only one who noticed that Costco has applied their infamous ‘Star of Death’ on Bud Light being sold!” said one Twitter user.

Why would they keep it on the shelf if it fails to sell? Why would they restock something that with poor sales? Something that will sit so long it “goes skunk”? Something like beer depends on volume sales. Without volume, it goes goodbye. Why would they stock something consumers do not really want?

A former Anheuser-Busch exec has become one of the Bud Light maker’s fiercest critics

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Meanwhile, former Anheuser-Busch sales and distribution president Anson Frericks, a vocal critic of corporate ESG, or environmental, social, and governance policies, is now calling for Whitworth to resign. (snip)

Frericks’ comments added to the barrage of criticism he’s leveled at the beer brand since April. Frericks wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, opining the brand was focused on “stakeholder capitalism,” which he wrote “prioritizes broad social issues over shareholder value.” He’s made appearances on Fox News, and he recently wrote a column for the Daily Mail, in which he called for Whitworth to step down.

Frericks was president of sales and distribution at Anheuser-Busch from October 2021 until he left the company in April 2022 after nearly 11 years there. He is now the president of Strive Asset Management. Strive is an anti-ESG investing firm whose stated mission is “to restore the voices of everyday citizens in the American economy by leading companies to focus on excellence over politics.”

Again, the problem is not Bud Light’s support of LGBT: it started with the one can for a wackjob denigrating real women, then the comments of the idiot marketing head who denigrated the core base of Bud Light. Then Bud’s wishy washy yammerings which pissed of the LGBT folks, not they were probably buying a lot of Bud Light. And Bud’s continued failure to address this, stupid ads, they just kept digging their own grave. Seriously, Alissa Heinerscheid and the marketing department for Bud Light deserve an award for how much they’ve killed a brand.

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Third Of Student Borrowers Spent Money They Didn’t Have, Expecting Loan Relief

By William Teach July 14, 2023 – 3:50 pm

Now, let’s say the federal government was going to give you $10k or $20k, depending on your type of mortgage, to help reduce you loan amount. You owed $100k, now you owe $90k. You still have your monthly payment, though, so, you don’t actually have $10k/$20 (regular student loan/pell grant loan) to spend, right? That money is never in your hands, right?

A third of student borrowers spent money they thought would be forgiven: poll

More than a third of student loan borrowers spent money they otherwise would not have when they believed a portion of their debt would be forgiven by the Biden administration, according to a new poll.

Most borrowers surveyed by Intellingent.com were confident they would receive some student debt relief as part of the Biden administration’s plan to forgive at least $10,000 for federal borrowers and up to $20,000 for those who received a federal Pell Grant while in school.

The Supreme Court struck down the president’s forgiveness plan at the end of June.

You mean Brandon’s bribery for votes scheme, which would be paid for on the backs of the working and middle class for upper middle class and rich folks

The survey conducted from July 6 to July 10 measured the responses of 977 respondents who qualified for Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Among borrowers who spent additional money expecting some debt relief, 9 percent spent between $5,000 and $7,501 extra, while another 17 percent spent $5,000 more than they would have had they not expected forgiveness, the poll found.

Borrowers used what they believed would amount to extra money in their pockets on a range of items, though 37 percent said they paid off other debts. Others used the funds on home repairs and rent payments. The survey conducted from July 6 to July 10 measured the responses of 977 respondents who qualified for Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

About 20 percent of borrowers polled said they spent the money on vacation, while fewer than 10 percent said they spent it on alcohol and drugs or gambling.

So, they spent money they didn’t know if they would actually get it, and wouldn’t actually get it if Brandon’s plan was allowed to stand because it would go directly to the loan companies on other things, including vacations and other debt, which is why they’re in this bad situation in the first place. They would not have had extra money now, just maybe in the future.

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 14, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible ice cream created with milk from carbon spewing moo cows, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Da Techguy’s Blog, with a post on US troops being called up over Ukraine.

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