Climate Crisis (scam) Is Also Impacting Our Brains

By William Teach July 12, 2023 – 7:00 am

It’s always something doomy with these people, and the problem with constantly pitching prognostications of doom is that one always has to ramp up the doom. Where does it end?

Climate change isn’t just impacting our environment. It’s also impacting our brains

Climate change isn’t just impacting physical health, but new research shows it’s also having an impact on our mental well-being.

Extreme heat can increase prevalence of suicide, and exacerbate some psychiatric conditions. There is also a correlation between air quality and some neurodevelopmental disorders in children, according to the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society.

But the mental health challenges presented by climate change aren’t just limited to individuals. Severe weather can also impact how people treat others.

“When we look at the rate of violence in particular, we know that for every 1.8 degrees Celsius change, there’s a 6% increase in violence and violent crimes across the board,” said Dr. Joshua Wortzel, chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Committee on Climate Change and Mental Health.

“Our understanding of the biology is still in its infancy. But we think that it may have to do with what heat does to different chemicals in the brain like serotonin,” Wortzel said recently on Connecticut Public’s “Where We Live.”

So, they do not actually know a damned thing, they’re just making it up on the fly, and using the notion of anthropogenic climate change to get themselves noticed and get some nice, cool, government grant money.

Managing climate change anxiety starts with empathy and affirmation. “I think that we need to validate what children are experiencing,” Wortzel said. “In an age-appropriate manner, giving them education about what climate change really is, we need to help children know that they’re not alone.”

Or, we can stop validating their brainwashing that they’re doomed from a small increase in global temperatures, that this is entirely normal during a Holocene warm period.

Another potential way to manage climate anxiety is by getting involved with climate and environmental activism. Volunteer at an event such as a beach clean up or even find a way to contribute to citizen science. Focusing on solutions to climate change can be helpful for children and young adults struggling with climate anxiety.

Hanging with lots of unhinged climate cultists will only make it worse.

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Brandon Admin Looks To Cap Child Care Costs

By William Teach July 12, 2023 – 6:45 am

What could possibly go wrong with this plan? Well, since most media outlets are in the tank for Democrats, they fail to ask or consider the ramifications

Biden administration plans to cap how much families pay for child care through a government program

unintended consequencesVice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that the government plans to put a cap on how much families pay for child care as part of the Child Care & Development Block Grant program.

Speaking to reporters, Harris went through the details of a proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services that follows an executive order on the issue that President Joe Biden signed in April. Families would pay no more than 7% of their income for child care through the program and child care providers would find it easier to be paid on time. The proposal also wants to encourage states to let families apply online for care.

Harris touted the possible savings for families.

“Let’s take a family in Montana making $46,000 a year—they could save about $80 every month, or almost over $1,000 a year,” the vice president said. “That money could go to gas and groceries or to fix a leaky roof.”

Where’s this money coming from? Who’s paying for it? Who authorized it? From that link in the excerpt

But the directives would be funded out of existing commitments, possibly including last year’s laws financing infrastructure projects and building computer chip plants. That likely means their impact would be limited and possess more of a symbolic weight about what’s possible. The Democratic president was far more ambitious in 2021 by calling to provide more than $425 billion to expand child care, improve its affordability and boost wages for caregivers.

So taking money that was appropriated for something else to buy votes. Seriously, child care isn’t exactly cheap, from what I hear. And what will happen going forward? Well, child care services will learn what it means to be in bed with the federal government, and have Los Federales up their butts all the time, and how the government isn’t exactly reliable with payments. And then the child care services will jack up their prices with all that sweet, sweet federal money floating around, much like the way college prices exploded when the feds backed student loans via Obamacare and made them easier to take out.

Will the child care companies be paid directly, or will the money go to the parents? If the latter, this will increase the number of welfare queens with children from multiple fathers, and this will be off the backs of the middle class taxpayers. Who’s kids are these? Why are other people responsible for their cost of upbringing? And, it will get the federal government heavily involved in their lives.

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Your Fault: Underground ‘Climate Change’ Poses Hazard To Big Cities Or Something

By William Teach July 11, 2023 – 3:28 pm

Hey, looky here, we have something new!

Underground climate change poses a ‘silent hazard’ in Chicago and other cities, researchers find

As the planet heats up due to global warming over much of the past century, so have spaces underneath the Loop. That’s a cause for concern around the impact on buildings, new research from Northwestern University finds — though it also presents an opportunity to reuse that heat.

Building basements, the subway system, parking garages and other below-ground areas generate a lot of heat. That combined with warmer air on the surface has made for a significantly hotter underground, something old cities across the world experience.

So Alessandro Rotta Loria, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, decided to find out how hot it gets under Chicago’s Loop, how that affects the soil and what that means in terms of potential damage to building foundations. After setting up more than 150 temperature sensors in underground downtown spaces, he found wide variations.

“The undisturbed ground temperature in the Chicago area is about 52 degrees Fahrenheit,” Rotta Loria said in an interview. “In the heart of the Loop, we measured a ground temperature exceeding 70 degrees. In some underground structures, we measured more than 97 degrees.”

He called those hottest areas “significant drivers” of “underground climate change.” That excessive heat causes layers of soil to expand or contract and the ground to swell. Building foundations slowly sink as a result.

So, see, it mostly has to do with the heat from the buildings and subways and stuff. You know how most of the infrastructure for moving water, sewage, steam, natural gas, electricity, and so forth is underground? And how all that asphalt, paving, and buildings soak up the heat from the Sun? But, this is still your fault. I suggest that the big, Democratic Party run cities do away with fossil fueled vehicles and electricity. Tear up the roads to just be dirt. And more. All to stop the fever.

The cult clarion call to push this bit of scaremongering went out, and Credentialed Media outlets responded, like here and here.

Meanwhile

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 11, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is a low carbon form of travel, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is American Greatness, with a post on today’s Leftists refusing to look through Galileo’s telescope.

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District Of Columbia Finally Realizes They Have A Crime Problem, Looks to Pass Legislation

By William Teach July 11, 2023 – 10:30 am

Remember when they were saying that crime was not that bad?

(ABC News) Politicians in the nation’s capital are expected on Tuesday to pass what is being called an emergency public safety bill to address rising crime rates in the city.

As of Monday, homicide in Washington was up 17% year-to-date compared to 2022, while reported robberies were up 52% and motor vehicle thefts were up 117%, according to police statistics.

And 22 was up, as was 2021 and 2020. Who would want to visit D.C. when the chance of being robbed or having your car stolen are up. Neighborhood Scout ranks D.C. as a 2, meaning it is safer than 2% of US cities. 100 is the best. This is our nations capital, and over half of the city is a dangerous place.

(WTOP) The mayor of D.C. and several members of the city council are putting their support behind an emergency crime bill that is aimed at curbing a spike in violent crimes in the nation’s capital. The legislation introduced by Ward 2 council member Brooke Pinto.

“We are in a state of emergency right now,” Pinto said during a press conference and community question and answer session at the Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in Northeast.

The session comes as the city reports a 33% spike in violent crime over the same period last year. Crimes considered violent includes homicide, sexual abuse, assault with a dangerous weapon and robbery.

“The criminal activity occurring in our neighborhoods is unacceptable,” said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Why is it unacceptable now when it was “a challenge” previously? Someone Important must have experienced a crime. They didn’t seem to care that much when a 13 year old and a 15 year old carjacked a man and hit him with a stun gun, causing him to crash and die.

The bill includes a provision which would lean in favor of keeping both adults and juveniles who commit violent crimes, behind bars until their trial. It also would expand the private security camera program in the city.

For people who are released from jail with ankle monitors on, the bill will allow GPS information collected by Pretrial Services Agency to be shared with the courts, when someone is suspected of committing another crime while on pre-trial release.

There are many more components to the bill, and will certainly be amendments offered today.

Mendelson said the comments came because of the case closure rates being seen in the city, something he said goes beyond what city council can do.

“I don’t have a badge to make arrests, I don’t have a badge to investigate,” Mendelson said.

He called on more aggressive prosecutions and a rise in closure rates. Mendelson said he has since reached out to Interim Police Chief Ashan Benedict to explain what he meant by his comments to the TV station last week.

Mendelson has said “you can get away with murder here”, while the chief of police said “When they commit crimes in our city, you can’t get away with murder here, we will catch you.” Will they? D.C. has a low rate of catching murderers. Then they have to deal with the Progressive prosecutors releasing them. And police who are blase’ about going after criminals, because they know any interaction could lead to them being accused of raaaaacism, being that a vast majority of the criminals are black. And why should the cops work hard when they know the perps will be released and commit more crimes?

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Biden Takes Long Fossil Fueled Trip To UK To Discuss Climate Crisis (scam) With King Charles

By William Teach July 11, 2023 – 7:00 am

They never seem to see the hypocrisy

Biden and King Charles III zero in on generational challenge of climate change

President Joe Biden and King Charles III, two leaders who waited decades to reach the pinnacle of their careers, used their first meeting in those roles Monday to zero in on the generational challenge of climate change, prodding private companies to do more to bolster clean energy in developing countries.

The meticulously choreographed gathering at Windsor Castle injected substance into the type of encounter between president and monarch that historically has been more about ceremony. After the arrival formalities, Biden and Charles participated in a climate-focused roundtable with officials from the financial and philanthropic sectors. John Kerry, the U.S. envoy on climate, also attended.

The 74-year-old Charles, who was crowned in May, has long fought to protect wildlife and battle climate change. Biden, for his part, identified climate change as one of the four crises he was determined to confront as president. He signed a sweeping legislative package last year that includes nearly $375 billion in climate-related incentives. (snip)

Biden and Charles made sure to show off their still-developing friendship and warmth during the ceremonial arrival at Windsor Castle, outside London. After they shook hands, Biden put his hand on Charles’s arm, then on the king’s back as they approached a viewing platform to inspect an honor guard. They appeared relaxed and cordial — a contrast to more formal encounters between past U.S. presidents and British royalty. Biden and Charles discussed climate, China and shared stories from the past during their visit, according to Sullivan.

Brandon took a fossil fueled helicopter to fly to Andrews AFB to take short flight on a jumbo jet up to Delaware, then over to his beach house. Then back to Dover, Delaware to fly to the UK. And then a massive 30+ vehicle motorcade to and from visiting with Charles

He flew a helicopter, then had a whole bunch of fossil fueled vehicles meet him at Windsor

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Bummer: Bud Light Drops To 14th Place

By William Teach July 11, 2023 – 6:45 am

There are certainly times when a Woke company doesn’t get hit hard by going Woke. Some market share loss, revenue drops, then things blow over. Not with Bud Light

Bud Light Plummets To 14th Place Among Beers As Anheuser-Busch CEO Pleads For Consumers To Think Of The 65,000 Employees Impacted By Boycotts

As Bud Light, once a beloved contender among the country’s favorite beers, spirals down to the 14th spot, the repercussions resonate far beyond the brand itself.

A recent YouGov survey reveals the decline in Bud Light’s ranking, casting it below competitors like Pabst Bue Ribbon, Miller Genuine Draft and Miller Lite. This seismic shift in popularity jeopardizes the livelihoods of the 65,000 people whose economic well-being is intricately tied to Anheuser-Busch InBev’s success.

Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth has taken full responsibility for the controversial promotion involving transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney that caused sales to plummet. In an interview with CBS, Whitworth emphasized that he is ultimately accountable for the actions of the company, expressing concern for the people whose livelihoods depend on Anheuser-Busch.

“It’s the impact honestly on the employees that weighs the most on me,” he said.

Whitworth called on people not to punish the workforce but rather to attribute blame to him. He made it clear that he acknowledges the repercussions of the promotion and urged consumers to continue supporting Bud Light.

Whitworth should have considered this early on. Remember, it wasn’t just the idiocy of doing a special can for a wackjob pretending to be a little girl and essentially denigrating real women. No, it was the idiot marketing director yammering about not being fratty and “out of touch”, then the AB attempting to sweep it under the rug, which obviously did not go over well, and things progressed from there. Months later it’s a bit late to be saying to blame himself and not take it out on the brand and all the people who work for AB and depend on AB.

While Anheuser-Busch has attempted to downplay Mulvaney’s role in its overall strategy, Whitworth confirmed that the company will maintain its partnerships without making any changes. He did not explicitly apologize for the collaboration with Mulvaney, despite some consumers demanding an official acknowledgment of the mistake as a prerequisite for restoring their patronage.

Maybe he should resign, and take a whole bunch of people with him. It’s too late, and there really have been no true apologies. Bud Light as a brand is unremarkable and easily replaced. All they had at this point was their loyal customer base who has found better alternatives for the same price. They aren’t coming back. One of the biggest mistakes a company or a store can make is a situation that for whatever reason forces their loyal customers go elsewhere “temporarily”. Frequently they find a better option than they expected and never return.

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Warmists Take Long Fossil Fueled Trips To Protest Deep Sea Mining

By William Teach July 10, 2023 – 3:00 pm

In order to get the “green” agenda rocking and rolling, it is necessary to have vast amounts of metals and such to make solar panels and EVs (plus, it’s need for computer chips and so much more). The Warmists have freaked about nations and companies mining for the necessary materials on land, at least in 1st World nations. Not so much when using child labor in 3rd world nations. So, what about in the seas?

Deep Sea Mining Isn’t a Viable Climate Solution

On July 10, youth from around the world will gather at the International Seabed Authority meetings, as delegates cast a vote on environmental regulations that will either stop deep-sea mining in its tracks or allow it to move forward. Many ISA delegates are advocating for the mining regulations to be finalized so that mining can start immediately.

Deep-sea mining projects could be given the green flag to source minerals needed to support green technological innovation—at the cost of damaging portions of our ocean floor in ways that could kill marine life and negatively impact people who depend on the ocean for sustenance and economic prosperity.

The citizens of Palau and Sustainable Ocean Alliance continue to call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining and are grateful that many others around the world share our views. Among them, importantly, are our youth. The next generation, who will inherit this world and its problems, are the future scientists, entrepreneurs, and engineers who will discover new solutions, as well. But we have the unique opportunity to prevent a problem before it begins by halting deep-seabed mining practices until we can better understand the risks.

So, what do we do for those minerals and such? The climate cultists really aren’t offering any solutions other than “don’t mine.”

We encourage all leaders, and in particular the remaining political leaders who have yet to announce a position on deep-seabed mining to listen to their young constituents, including those at Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) that led the handover of a global petition signed by more than 250,000 people across the globe calling for a moratorium. SOA’s network of youth leaders and regional representatives from the Caribbean, Latin America, and France continue to advocate for the prevention of opening international waters to this destructive mining practice and using youth voices to call for corporations to do the same.

Well, if they do not like this, then, let’s restrict the youths from using any of the products from the mining for minerals and such. No EVs, no power from solar panels, no tech that uses it. It has to come from somewhere.

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 10, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…are horrible bad weather clouds, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is A View From The Beach, with a post on the Monday morning stimulus.

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Illinois May Allow DACA Illegals To Become Police

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

Another brilliant idea from the Democratic Party

Sanctuary State Illinois: Gov. Pritzker Considers Allowing DACA Illegal Aliens to Police Americans as Cops

illegal alien DemocratIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) is considering signing legislation into law that would allow illegal aliens, enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, to become police officers in the sanctuary state.

Democrat legislators, with a supermajority in the Illinois House and Senate, passed legislation late last month that would allow thousands of DACA illegal aliens living in the state to become police officers or deputy sheriffs.

“… an individual against whom immigration action has been deferred by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process is allowed to apply for the position of police officer, deputy sheriff, or special policeman, subject to specified requirements,” a summary of the legislation states.

The legislation has been pending before Pritzker since mid-June but he has not signed it into law. Even if Pritzker vetoes the bill, though, Democrats in both legislative chambers can override that veto with their supermajority powers.

Well, Democrats love the notion of biological males with mental illness taking positions away from biological women, so why not illegal aliens taking jobs from Americans? One big question is “would it make a difference?” At least in the big, Democrat run cities, cops are leaving in droves. They’re tending to take a very light touch with crime, because a) they’re being demonized by Democrats, and want to avoid trouble, and b) their hands have been tied by Democrats. How will the illegals perform their jobs? They’ll either act just like the current police in places like Chicago, or, they’ll be over-zealous in trying to prove themselves.

I could see them being held up as shining lights and assigned to the nice parts of Chicago which are policed well and have lower crime rates than the other areas. Will the other police stick around? And, I wonder how many will have been shown to be criminals themselves.

Will they pay homage to the law or to the Democratic Party, especially through the police unions? Many police officers across the state have refused to enforce illegal orders from the government and the Democrats. Will the illegals turn into the Democrats private police force?

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