Your Fault: Chocolate Getting Bitter For Valentines

By William Teach February 14, 2025 – 7:15 am

I mean, will all saw this coming for Valentine’s Day from the climate cult, right?

Climate change is turning Valentine’s Day bitter for chocolate lovers

If you’re not a fan of nuts in your sweets, Valentine’s Day could cost you more this year. The chocolates inside many of this holiday’s heart-shaped boxes will likely contain more filler ingredients like nuts and fruits to offset the cost of pure chocolate.

“We used to look at hazelnuts and pistachio as an expensive inclusion,” said Jacques Torres, a chocolatier with high-end shops in New York City. “Today, those nuts allow us to lower the cost of our chocolate bar.”

The price of raw cocoa, chocolate’s key ingredient, has surged by 200% over the past year, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks online retail prices. On global commodities markets, cocoa futures are down slightly in recent weeks after peaking above $12,000 per ton — a record — just before Christmas. Two years ago, they were less than $2,500.

Weather never used to happen, you know

The Wells Fargo researchers estimate the cocoa supply deficit is now the worst it’s been in 60 years, standing at negative 478,000 metric tons. The crunch is triggering doubts about festivities beyond Valentine’s Day.

Wait, so, this has happened before? And it happened during a downturn in global temperatures, when they were worried about a coming global ice age? Huh. Interesting, The news station known as NBC failed to mention things like

  • Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD)
  • Black Pod Disease
  • Aging Trees
  • Underinvestment in Cocoa Farms
  • Illegal Gold Mining
  • Rising production costs
  • Financial Market Volatility
  • Demand Outstripping Supply

So, lots more going on than Bad Weather.

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Surprise: HHS Wasted $22 Billion On Getting Cars And Homes For Fake Asylum Seekers

By William Teach February 14, 2025 – 7:00 am

I know, I know, the Democrats will say “it’s only $22 billion. Big deal. The budget is over $6 trillion.” Which is a talking point I highly recommend Democrats run with to people who have trouble buying food and stuff

Report: HHS Squandered More than $22 Billion on Migrants for Vehicles, Home Loans, Startups

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reportedly increased grants for migrants from 2020 to 2024, spending more than $22 billion in taxpayer dollars on grants that included money going toward vehicles, home loans, and startup businesses.

The agency’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), handed out $22.6 billion to a host of nonprofits, effectively acting as a “giant magnet” for migrants crossing the U.S. border and claiming asylum, auditors from OpenTheBooks told New York Post.

The amount of noncitizens eligible to obtain funding that derived from ORR under the majority of former President Joe Biden’s administration soared significantly, with more than $10 billion handed out to grant-receiving organizations in just 2023 alone, the outlet noted.

Non-government organizations swindled up to $1.7 billion from U.S. taxpayers for services “including dollar-for-dollar matching savings plans for cars, homes, college educations or startups; small-business loans of up to $15,000; loans to repair credit history of up to $1,500; ‘cultural orientation,’ ’emergency housing support,’ legal assistance, and Medicaid care,” New York Post reported.

But most of the funding went toward unaccompanied migrant children — committing $12.4 billion over five years — despite whistleblowers sounding the alarm and calling out ORR for handing over many of nearly 300,000 children in its care to unvetted and sometimes even abusive sponsors.

And how much of that money disappeared into the pockets of the folks at those NGOs? See, what DOGE and the rest of the Trump admin have been finding out is just the tip of the iceberg. There needs to be an accounting of what happened to that money after it was given to the unaccountable outside organizations. How much made it to the “migrants”, how much went to overhead, how much disappeared? Realistically, the answer to all should have been $0. Will it all be audited?

The watchdog organization also pointed out that Church World Services and the International Rescue Committee were two of the top groups that received funds over the last four years.

Strikingly, since 2020, Church World Services bagged $355 million in grants, while the International Rescue Committee netted $598 million.

Interestingly, Robin Dunn Marcos — a senior HHS official who oversaw ORR program during some of that time — previously worked at both Church World Services and the International Rescue Committee for more than 30 years combined, a revelation that OpenTheBooks said represents a conflict of interest.

I’m shocked!!!!! How about you?

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Obama’s Ivanpah Solar Plant On Way To Closure, A “Financial Boondoggle”

By William Teach February 13, 2025 – 3:00 pm

I’ve always said I’m not against “alternative” (can’t call them green, not with ones like Solyndra) energy methods like solar and wind. They just aren’t ready for primetime yet. Instead of dumping, say, $1.6 billion into an untried solar method, there should have been more research and development

Energy experts blast failed billion-dollar DOE project as ‘financial boondoggle,’ ‘disaster’

A major solar power plant project that was granted over a billion dollars in federal loans is on the road to closure, with energy experts blasting the project as a “boondoggle” that harmed the environment.

In 2011, the US Department of Energy (DOE) under former President Barack Obama issued $1.6 billion in loan guarantees to finance the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, a green energy project that consists of three solar concentrating thermal power plants in California.

The facility was touted by then-Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz as an “example of how America is becoming a world leader in solar energy.”

But after 10 years, the federally funded plant is now on track to close.

“Ivanpah is yet another failed green energy boondoggle, much like Solyndra,” Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, an American energy advocacy group, told Fox News Digital in a statement. “Despite receiving $1.6 billion in federal loan guarantees, it never lived up to its promises, producing less electricity than expected while still relying on natural gas to stay operational.”

“Now, with its power contracts canceled, Ivanpah stands as a testament to the waste and inefficiency of government-subsidized energy schemes,” Isaac said.

Now it will be a monument to cult stupidity, rotting away in the desert

“The Ivanpah plant was a financial boondoggle and environmental disaster,” Julia Dowell of the Sierra Club, an environmental activism group, said of the power plant.

“Along with killing thousands of birds and tortoises, the project’s construction destroyed irreplaceable pristine desert habitat along with numerous rare plant species,” Dowell said. “While the Sierra Club strongly supports innovative clean energy solutions and recognizes the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels, Ivanpah demonstrated that not all renewable technologies are created equal.”

If even the Warmist Sierra Club is against it, it must be bad. Like, this bad

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If All You See…

By William Teach February 13, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is a carbon pollution driven downpour, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is 357 Magnum, with a post on good guys 1, bad guys 0.

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Democrats Push For Harder Resistance To Trump As Moonbat Apoplexy Mounts Or Something

By William Teach February 13, 2025 – 10:30 am

These people are deranged and unable to read the room

Democrats push for tougher resistance to Trump as anger mounts

Democrats are starting to push for a stronger response to President Trump as his policies fuel anger with the party’s base.

Members of the party believe Trump has enjoyed a honeymoon period during his first month in office as Democrats have so far failed to coalesce around a unified counter-message — but at least some of them want that to change.

As frustration grows over Trump’s actions, including his efforts to dismantle parts of the federal government, some in the party are voicing the need to get tougher.

“He’s pushing the boundaries of a system as far as they can go,” said one Democrat who works for an outside organization planning to take action as part of the burgeoning new resistance.

“This guy is doing some crazy s–t,” a second Democrat, who is also involved in planning efforts, added. “This isn’t jamming through a nominee. This is when it starts to be alarming.”

Are you sure you really, really want to do this?

But less than a month into Trump’s return to the Oval Office, Democrats say a different kind of movement is emerging. Strategist Anthony Coley, who worked in the Biden administration, acknowledged the frustration among Democrats.

“The first phase of the last the weeks was Democrats being really gun-shy,” Coley said. “Now folks are really, really tired and can’t sit back and watch him destroy the country that we love without any pushback at all. That’s the phase we’re in now.”

You keep fighting for your crazy and against sanity, Dems. Keep dying on Moonbat Hill.

That slow burn hasn’t been working, liberals agree, and are starting to try newer ways to call out Trump. Some are looking to the grassroots for reliable messengers. By doing so, they’ve frustrated centrist Democrats on Capitol Hill who have reportedly taken issue with leading activist-minded groups like MoveOn and Indivisible who want a more aggressive approach than what the party is currently pushing.

Messaging, eh?

The rest (the embed may or may not show past embezzlement)

Embezzlement of tax dollars

Defrauding the public

Waste and abuse

Money laundering

Weirdos!

Keep working the messaging!

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Bummer: Warmist Is Burnt Out Trying To Save The World

By William Teach February 13, 2025 – 7:15 am

Well, stop trying to save the world. Calm down. Go about your life. Stop being a nag. Make your own life carbon neutral

The world is on fire and I’m burnt out trying to save it

I was supposed to be named Isabel, but after Hurricane Isabel – one of the deadliest hurricanes in recorded history – my parents quickly changed their minds. They decided on Brianna instead.

Growing up in an extremely climate-conscious family, we were the neighbors on the corner handing out used toys instead of candy on Halloween. Living a sustainable lifestyle was something instilled in me from a young age. (snip)

Four years later, after taking several classes for my minor in Sustainable Environments, I realized how much more difficult it is for society to embrace sustainable living than I ever imagined. What seemed so natural and attainable within my household feels like an impossible challenge when trying to convince an entire country – let alone the world – that climate change is real and poses a tangible, scientific threat to humanity. It’s shocking that some people still can’t or won’t acknowledge this reality.

After spending four years in college participating in sustainability-related activities, I find myself burnt out. My passion still shines through in many aspects of my daily life, but the fire that once burned so brightly within me has started to fade.

I originally just wanted to laugh at her, but, really, this is sad. And you realize that older people in her life just mentally screwed her. Messed her up. This is as bad as a cult messing up the minds of children.

As a final message to those experiencing climate change burnout: remember that what you’re doing is enough. Climate change is a deeply systemic issue, and meaningful change can only happen when political leaders take accountability and implement the steps necessary to create a sustainable planet.

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the uncertainty of our future, but know this: we may not be able to extinguish every fire, but we can keep the flame of hope alive. That resilience, that hope, is what’s truly worth fighting for!

The brainwashing has made these youts think that the appropriate response is to give one’s freedom to government, and get government to take everyone else’s freedom.

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LOL: AG Pam Bondi Sues NY, Gov. Hochul, And Others Over Illegal Alien Support

By William Teach February 13, 2025 – 7:00 am

I almost feel sorry for Democrats, because they haven’t had a chance to come down for Category 5 Moonbattery since January 20th. But, hey, they should remember that what comes around goes around

Department of Justice suing New York, top officials over immigration policies

The Justice Department is taking legal action against the state of New York and Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday, over its alleged resistance to supporting the Trump Administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

The new attorney general delivered heated remarks announcing a new lawsuit against New York state and top officials, claiming they were resisting federal efforts to enforce the nation’s immigration laws.

“This is a new DOJ,” Bondi said. “We sued Illinois. New York did not listen, now you’re next.”

She then brought up a woman whose 20-year-old daughter was raped and killed by a member of MS-13 in 2022.

The civil complaint was not immediately available to reporters at the news conference, but Bondi said the lawsuit was centered around New York’s Green Light Law that she claimed prohibits the state’s sheriff’s department and other agencies from sharing motor vehicle data with federal authorities for purposes of immigration enforcement.

“They have a ‘tip-off’ provision that requires New York’s DMV commissioner to promptly inform any illegal alien when a federal immigration agency has requested their information,” Bondi said. “It’s tipping off an illegal alien. And it’s unconstitutional, and that’s why we filed this lawsuit.”

I’m not sure about unconstitutional, but, it sure is in violation of multiple federal laws on illegal immigration, including on sheltering, harboring, etc.

It didn’t take long for New York officials and city organizations to fire back in response to the lawsuit.

New York Attorney General Letitia James released a statement, saying, “Our state laws, including the Green Light law, protect the rights of all New Yorkers and keep our communities safe. I am prepared to defend our laws, just as I always have.”

We were told that Los Federales have primary control over immigration, like when they were suing Arizona over SB1070 law. And, in this case, federal law does take precedence, since the Constitution does give the power of immigration to the Legislative Branch and they passed laws. So, maybe what NY is doing is unconstitutional. And James, who was named in the suit, will soon find out along with the others.

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Bummer: Trump Climate (scam) Cuts Could Leave Communities On Their Own

By William Teach February 12, 2025 – 3:06 pm

I’m not sure why: those who Believe can simply walk the cult talk. No need for Central Government money

Trump funding freeze could leave communities on their own as climate threats grow

climate change joke

Removing lead paint and pipes. Cleaning up contaminated land. Monitoring pollution. Making houses more energy efficient. Installing solar panels in low-income neighborhoods. Those are some of the projects across the country that were cut off from federal funding when the Trump administration paused spending approved earlier by Congress.

The sweeping move is part of President Trump’s plan to roll back environmental and climate change initiatives that started under former President Biden.

Federal judges intervened, issuing temporary restraining orders that prohibited the Trump administration from carrying out the funding freeze. But grant recipients, contractors and activists say promised government money has been held back even after the courts stepped in, throwing into doubt the government’s standing as a reliable partner in protecting human health and the environment.

“Undermining the trust in the federal government may actually be the real point of this,” says Zara Ahmed, vice president of policy and advisory operations at Carbon Direct, which helps companies, governments and other organizations cut their carbon emissions.

First off, the first four things in the first paragraph have nothing to do with the climate scam. The 5th is just a way to piss away money, because the solar panels get broken. Also, most of the energy from them gets put back in the grid, not to help the low income folks in their government housing projects. Second, notice that this is all about increasing central government power, and the Warmists are very unhappy when power is taken away from the government. Why does Ahmed think people trust government in the first place?

Not too get too deep, but, this exposes a huge problem: the federal government shouldn’t be this powerful and controlling. If states and communities want to Do Something, have at it. It’s not a federal government problem. And the more the feds do the more powerful they become. Which is what the cult wants.

The funding freeze is being felt across the U.S.

A Missouri school district couldn’t pay for almost two dozen electric school buses it ordered to replace a fleet of diesel buses. In Springfield, Mass., officials didn’t know if the city would get money it was promised to weatherize homes, remove lead paint and repair roads. Oklahoma regulators warned $100 million in grant funding to plug abandoned oil and gas wells was in jeopardy. A North Carolina official said the state risks losing out on more than $100 million in conservation projects that could protect communities from floods and wildfires. And in Kersey, Colo., officials had to hope the government would unfreeze money to remove an old grain elevator covered in asbestos, a cancer-causing substance that’s linked to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans every year.

“We wouldn’t be able to move forward without it,” Susie Thielbert, a grant analyst for Kersey, told Colorado Public Radio about the grain-elevator project. “We are a very small community.”

Eventually, a lot of this money will be dispersed, as DOGE and the Trump folks figure out which project are mule fritters and which are good. But, again, this is way too much reliance on Los Federales to fix everything.

One group that’s been waiting on funding is Collaborative Earth. The organization is helping Native American tribes in Oklahoma develop more sustainable grazing practices and small farmers in the southeast reforest waterways to prevent flooding and store carbon pollution.

“It’s strange that the payment of an invoice could make you wonder about the future of a democracy, but that’s exactly what it feels like,” says Aaron Hirsh, organization lead at Collaborative Earth.

Sounds like a good way to take tax payer funds and hook up supporters. How much of this money that goes to non-government groups makes it to the projects and people it’s supposed to? But, you know, “democracy” happened. Trump won. He said he would do this stuff.

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If All You See…

By William Teach February 12, 2025 – 1:04 pm

…is an area flooded from too much carbon pollution Bad Weather, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Not A Lot Of People Know That, with a post on why solar power does not work in Britain.

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FEMA Top Official Fired Over $59 Million Housing Payment For Illegals

By William Teach February 12, 2025 – 10:30 am

There are now consequences for, let’s call it, improper behavior in government service under the Trump administration

Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it had fired four employees from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the agency’s chief financial officer, over their roles in disbursing federal funds to house migrants in New York City hotels.

The firings capped a startling chain of events that began on Monday with an early-morning social media post by Elon Musk who claimed, misleadingly, that FEMA had recently sent $59 million meant for disaster relief to New York City to pay for “high end hotels” for migrants, and who called the expenditure unlawful.

New York City officials raced to clarify that the federal money had been properly allocated by FEMA under President Joseph R. Biden Jr. last year, adding that it was not a disaster relief grant and had not been spent on luxury hotels.

Nonetheless, just two hours after Mr. Musk’s post, FEMA’s acting director, Cameron Hamilton, announced that the payments in question “have all been suspended” — even though most of the money had already been disbursed — and that “personnel will be held accountable.”

You can see that the NY Times is rather upset that any federal employee would be disciplined and that money for illegals would be stopped. To hell with those stupid rubes in Western NC and California.

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said that the four employees had been terminated “for circumventing leadership to unilaterally make egregious payments for luxury N.Y.C. hotels for migrants.”

Ms. McLaughlin did not specify how the employees had undermined leadership, or how making payments previously appropriated by Congress amounted to unilateral conduct. But she said that those fired included two program analysts, a grant specialist and the agency’s chief financial officer, Mary Comans, whom FEMA’s website identifies as a “longtime public servant.”

We were told that FEMA was out of money for Western NC, but, they sure had enough for illegal aliens and fake asylum seekers.

The swift firings underscored Mr. Musk’s growing influence over the federal government as the Trump administration moves to slash government spending and reshape the federal bureaucracy, purging civil servants along the way. Ms. Comans’s firing also appeared to rid FEMA, an agency that Mr. Trump and Ms. Noem have suggested should be eliminated, of the person responsible for managing its $33 billion budget, which helps finance the government’s response to natural disasters.

So, the Times is upset with Musk for uncovering idiotic spending that helps illegals instead Americans? Keep dying on this hill, wackjobs.

Meanwhile

Alabama officer’s minor traffic stop leads to discovery of cocaine being trafficked by illegal aliens

A police force in a small Alabama town uncovered illegal aliens trafficking a large amount of cocaine after an officer stopped their car for a minor violation.

Calera Police Chief David Hyche said a patrol officer stopped a vehicle traveling through the town last week for not having a tag. During the stop, Hyche said “probable cause for a search was evident,” which ultimately led to the discovery of 46 pounds of cocaine.

He said the monetary value of the drugs will be determined after Homeland Security Investigations is done examining what was seized.

The driver and the passenger, both men who are from Colombia and in the U.S. illegally, were arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine. Hyche said one of the men is wanted in Atlanta for drug trafficking and failure to appear.

Were these some of those good illegals we keep hearing about?

Illegal alien charged in sandwich shop owner’s murder caught and released into US under Biden: ICE

The suspect in the grisly murder of a Massachusetts sandwich shop owner is a 25-year-old illegal alien from the Dominican Republic who was released into the U.S. after he was stopped near the border in Texas under then-President Joe Biden in September 2022, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Eric Dionida German-Pena is charged with the murder of Ilias Mavros, better known as Louie and the owner of Crazy Buzzy’s Roast Beef and Seafood in Lynn.

How about him? Another good one?

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