Colorado Supreme To Consider Whether Lawfare Suit Against Fossil Fuels Companies Can Proceed

By William Teach February 11, 2025 – 7:00 am

Sadly, I do not think any of the lawyers for the fossil fuels companies will ask the plaintiffs “have you yourselves given up your own use of fossil fuels?” Nor will the judges ask the plaintiffs the same

Colorado Supreme Court to decide whether Boulder’s landmark climate-change lawsuit against Suncor, Exxon can proceed

A 4-year-old lawsuit blaming Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil for climate-change harms to Boulder County will go before the Colorado Supreme Court this week as the two oil and gas companies try to convince the justices that the state has no jurisdiction over the issue.

The companies’ attorneys will argue that greenhouse gas emissions released by oil and gas production from within the United States and countries around the world do not fall to individual states to regulate. Instead, they contend, it’s up to the federal government, through the Clean Air Act, to decide how to regulate emissions from oil and gas operators.

Meanwhile, lawyers representing the city of Boulder and Boulder County — the plaintiffs in the lawsuit — will argue that Colorado law allow local governments to pursue claims against Suncor and ExxonMobil because the municipalities are not trying to regulate emissions but, rather, want to receive compensation for the damage caused by the companies’ pollution.

What will the Court decide? Will they take the same route as the New Jersey shakedown suit? In other words, dead, because states cannot seek damages for nationwide and international emissions, as their claims cannot be governed by NJ state laws

Daniela Colaiacovo, a spokeswoman for EarthRights International, which is representing Boulder County, said attorneys were not available to talk about the case prior to Tuesday’s arguments before the state Supreme Court.

But Sean Powers, an EarthRights senior attorney, addressed the matter a statement after a Boulder District Court judge refused in June to dismiss the case.

“Since the beginning, defendants have been arguing against a case we did not plead,” Powers said. “Plaintiffs are not trying to litigate a solution to the climate crisis, they are seeking redress for harms they have suffered and will continue to suffer. The only conduct at issue is defendants’ own: what they knew, when they knew it and what they did with that knowledge.”

In other words, a shakedown.

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Lawsuit Says Trump Cannot Fire People In The Executive Branch Or Something

By William Teach February 11, 2025 – 6:45 am

It’s like Democrats think that the Chief Executive cannot fire people who work in the Executive Branch, that they’re all protected

Trump’s power to fire executive branch officials will be tested in another lawsuit

A federal ethics enforcer swept up in a spree of firings President Donald Trump carried out Friday night is suing to get his job back.

The lawsuit from Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger is the latest case that will test the president’s power to fire officials across the executive branch despite federal laws that seek to protect those officials from politically motivated firings.

Dellinger was appointed by President Joe Biden to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which has no connection to the similarly titled special counsel offices that handle politically sensitive criminal cases at the Justice Department. The office enforces federal whistleblower laws and the Hatch Act — the main statute limiting political activity by federal employees. The office also fields complaints from veterans about discrimination upon their return from military service.

Dellinger sued Monday in federal court in Washington after being sacked Friday in an email sent by Sergio Gor, director of the Presidential Personnel Office in the White House.

So, they can be appointed by presidents, but, not fired by presidents? Or just when it is a Republican president? Because Biden sure fired a lot of Trump appointees.

McMahon said Dellinger’s office was like others where the courts have upheld the president’s authority to remove political appointees even when Congress tried to impose so-called “for-cause” removal protections.

But the judge also sounded skeptical of that argument, saying the special counsel post isn’t really a policymaking position.

“They don’t have a big bureaucracy underneath them. … It’s much more of a hands-on operation,” Jackson said, calling the office “a tiny little agency with a very narrow, little function, which is to protect people of either party from reprisal for whistleblowers against someone in either party.”

Any appointed position serves at the pleasure of the president. Most resign and go do something else when there is a party switch, but, Democrats no longer want to go, they want to jam up the system. But, supposedly

Various laws govern how the president can remove political appointees. Many can be dismissed by the president at will. But some appointees — particularly the members of so-called independent agencies, including the Office of Special Counsel — have statutory protections that limit the reasons they can be fired.

“The Special Counsel may be removed by the President only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office,” Congress wrote in the 1978 law creating the post.

OK, how about how many of the whistleblowers during the Biden administration were treated poorly? That would have been Dellinger’s job to take care of them.

Legal challenges to Trump’s firings could send the issue back to the Supreme Court. In addition to Dellinger’s lawsuit, a Biden appointee to the National Labor Relations Board, Gwynne Wilcox, sued last week after being dismissed by Trump last month. The statute governing Wilcox’s position allows removal “for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause.”

The White House said in its letter dismissing Wilcox that that language “does not operate as a restriction on [the president’s] ability to remove Board members” — a sign that Trump will argue in court that the Constitution gives him broad and perhaps unlimited power to dismiss executive branch employees and that efforts by Congress to impose so-called for-cause restrictions on that authority are unconstitutional.

So, Trump and future Republicans must deal with hardcore leftists in positions of power? What sense does that make?

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Tears: Commerce Tells NOAA To Search For Climate (scam) Related Grants

By William Teach February 10, 2025 – 3:36 pm

The problem with all the grants are that they are not meant for science, but, for climate cult activism, to push an agenda

NOAA told to search grant programs for climate-related terms

The Commerce Department has sent NOAA officials a broad set of keywords to search grants in ways that would cover most climate change-related projects.

Why it matters: NOAA is one of the world’s top weather and climate agencies and provides funding to universities and researchers to improve the understanding and prediction of extreme weather and climate change.

Any potential challenges to NOAA’s peer-reviewed grants are “myopic and misguided,” said Rick Spinrad, who led NOAA during the Biden administration.

If the employees do not like it, they can go work in the private sector, right? Where they will mostly have to justify their funding with results.

Zoom in: The list of keywords, a copy of which was seen by Axios, includes DEI-related language and terms pertaining to a range of Trump’s executive orders to date.

Commerce’s interpretation of Trump’s orders on environmental agreements and energy covers the terms “climate,” “methane,” “nitrous oxide,” “greenhouse gas,” “climate science,” “carbon,” the “Paris Agreement,” and other terminology.

They should also take away all use of fossil fuels for travel by all NOAA employees not doing something like flying hurricane hunter planes. No meat allowed in NOAA buildings. For starters.

The intrigue: The potential effects of the keyword searches are illustrated by an example of funding directed to NOAA for grants under the Biden climate law known as the Inflation Reduction Act.

That law funded a $575 million program of climate resilience grants, according to Spinrad.

They keep telling us the science is settled, but, keep wanting more money for their research. Which never really comes to fruition, because if they solve a problem they cannot do more research and have more taxpayer money to use for shady purposes. Can’t live high on the hog without that money, eh?

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If All You See…

By William Teach February 10, 2025 – 2:14 pm

…is a field of food that will soon not grow due to ‘climate change’, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Don Surber, with a post on what Trump did this weekend.

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CNN: High Egg Prices Are Not Trump Nor Biden’s Fault

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

And there you go, one of the uber-liberal news outlets have made their proclamation

High egg prices weren’t Biden’s fault. They’re not Trump’s either, but they’re his problem now

The soaring price of eggs has alarmed consumers and the agriculture industry, and practically everyone in Washington is pointing fingers in various directions to direct blame.

It’s hard to lay America’s egg crisis at the feet of any one politician. But agricultural experts say politicians in Washington and around the country can do more to help curtail the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or avian flu, responsible for the deaths of more than 40 million egg-laying birds last year.

Because of short supply, egg prices rose 14% from November to December alone, and they are projected to rise another 20% this year, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

Grocery stores across the country are limiting egg purchases, Waffle House announced a 50-cent surcharge per egg, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the shutdown of all live poultry markets in the state through February 14 to try to contain the spread.

The initial spike in egg prices after COVID could partially be blamed on over-spending by Biden and Congress, as well as lockdowns by mostly Democrat governors, not to mention runs on eggs. And the spike in gas prices did not help. Unlike a lot of products, the inflationary pricing on eggs was an illusion. Killing all those chickens, though, was huge in the cost of the eggs. Was that all necessary? Some will say, yes, some will say it was Biden trying to harm Trump’s time in office. Avian flu is real. I lean towards the “yes, it was necessary in order to attempt to save the rest of the flock.”

Instead, many politicians have used rising egg prices to turn the opposing party into a punching bag. For example, some Democrats in Congress were quick to criticize President Donald Trump’s chaotic agenda by noting that his actions to dismantle various aspects of the federal government will do nothing to lower the price of eggs. Trump also campaigned on the promise to lower grocery prices for Americans. “When I win, I will immediately bring down prices, starting day one,” he said on the campaign trail.

Last week, pushing back, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said egg prices have continued to surge because “the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens, which has led to a lack of chicken supply in this country, therefore lack of egg supply, which is leading to the shortage.”

I mean, they did. She wasn’t necessarily saying that Biden needs to be Blamed, just that it happened. Things happen. Biden had no control over that. It does go to show that politics are way too national, and that the Credentialed Media are happy to attempt to protect Democrats and Blame Republicans.

That’s not exactly correct. Yes, the highly contagious virus is to blame for the deaths of 130 million birds during the Biden administration since 2022, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. But that is because the USDA requires the culling of entire flocks to stop the spread if the virus is detected. It happened during the Biden administration and is happening right now under the Trump administration. One hundred thousand ducks were culled between January 20 and January 23 at Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, New York, after the virus was detected there.

“There is nothing Biden could have done to stop the bird flu. There is nothing President Trump could have done to stop the bird flu – it’s neither of their faults,” said egg producer Frank Hilliker, who owns Hilliker Farms in Lakeside, California.

Ducks? Hadn’t heard that. Anyhow, CNN is correct, there are times you have to back off of the blamestorming. Maybe they should tell their Comrades in the media.

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Bummer: Most Countries To Miss Their Climate (scam) Targets

By William Teach February 10, 2025 – 7:15 am

Of course, this is nothing new, since most countries have been missing their targets for decades, all while patting themselves on their backs for Doing Something while taking money and freedom from their peasants

‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears

The vast majority of governments are likely to miss a looming deadline to file vital plans that will determine whether or not the world has a chance of avoiding the worst ravages of climate breakdown.

Despite the urgency of the crisis, the UN is relatively relaxed at the prospect of the missed date. Officials are urging countries instead to take time to work harder on their targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions and divest from fossil fuels.

Simon Stiell, the UN’s top climate official, said in a speech in Brazil on Thursday: “Because these national plans are among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century, their quality should be the paramount consideration … Taking a bit more time to ensure these plans are first-rate makes sense, properly outlining how they will contribute to this effort [to tackle the climate crisis] and therefore what rewards they will reap.”

We’re supposed to listen to a small group of Elites in government and business, who are part of a doomsday cult, but, all they see are methods to control people and take money from them.

This has thrown important trading relationships, including that with China, into disarray. The disruption to geopolitics, already in turmoil after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the conflict in Gaza, has alarmed climate diplomats. Many privately believe putting off the publication of national plans, at least until Trump’s initial flurry of activity has died down, is preferable.

In other words, they’re worried that the scam money will be problematic.

Under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, every five years countries must submit detailed plans – called nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – with clear targets on cutting emissions, or curbing them in the case of poorer countries. These are then discussed at a “conference of the parties” (Cop).

Last time, the deadline was in effect extended by a year: the Cop26 conference in Glasgow was postponed from November 2020 to 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. This time, the deadline is technically 10 February – nine months before the Cop30 summit in Brazil this November – but with only a handful of countries so far having submitted plans, it looks likely that most will miss it.

It’s easy to make them up, but, not so easy when those stupid voters keep telling you to stop.

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Cool: Leaked ICE Memo Shows Los Angeles Is Next Crackdown City

By William Teach February 10, 2025 – 7:00 am

I still say that the Trump admin should round them up from non-sanctuary cities first, especially if they are Trump voting areas. Get them out of those areas. But, it’s splashier when ICE rounds them up in sanctuary cities with all the unhinged protesters around

Bombshell leaked ICE memo reveals huge sweeping migrant crackdown in major city as immigration raids continue

A bombshell leaked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo has revealed the next major migrant crackdown will sweep Los Angeles.

Federal law enforcement agents are poised to carry out a ‘large scale’ action in the California city before the end of this month, according to an internal government document seen by the Los Angeles Times.

A federal law enforcement source said agents from the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles field offices are being called in to assist.

‘They needed more bodies,’ the official, who spoke anonymously for fear of retaliation, told the LA Times.

The official added that the timeframe for the raids could change due to the ‘chaotic’ approach the new Trump administration has shown during its first few weeks.

They also anticipated pushback from some of the agencies involved in the Democrat-led city, which could also slow the plans.

If those people working at the state, county, and city agencies, as well as politicians, get in the way arrest them for violating federal law.

‘Just because certain information is being given doesn’t mean it’s the administration’s plan, because they know some agents are going to be resistant,’ the official said.

If the federal agents are resistant then they should resign, because they do not make policy.

A White House intelligence source said: ‘There is a mile long line of DHS trucks and CBP in front of Camp Pendleton right now, ready to do the biggest illegal immigrant grab in recent history.

‘The West Coast is this week and the East Coast is next week. It is about to get crazy in California. They need to fill 100,000 spots’, meaning arrests is the directive.

Oh, boy, this is going to be fun!

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If All You See…

By William Teach February 9, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is a Bad Weather from carbon pollution looking sky, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Doug Ross @ Journal, with a post on today’s Larwyn’s Linx.

It’s country ladies week.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach February 9, 2025 – 9:27 am

Happy Sunday! Another wonderful day in Returned America. The Sun is shining, the birds are singing, and it’s a good day to not watch the Super Bowl. I have zero interest. I hate the Eagles, and the Chiefs are helped out by the refs and are floppers. This pinup is Bill Randall, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Green Jihad: Report: Green Sabotage Spree In Germany Backed By Russia
  2. Jo Nova: USAID gave $68 million to the WEF billionaires ski club at Davos
  3. Not A Lot Of People Know That: New Study Points To Hunga Tonga As Cause Of Global Temperature Spike
  4. American Greatness: Trump, Musk, and the Deep State: The Battle Over Transparency Begins
  5. Climate Depot: Say Goodbye to ‘Environmental Justice’ Warriors & Other Radicals at the EPA
  6. Gates Of Vienna: Bombs, Shootings, and Murders in Modern Multicultural Sweden
  7. Geller Report: BILLIONS FOR JIHAD: USAID Sent Over $18,000,000,000 to Islamic Terror States
  8. IOTW Report: President Donald Trump Issues Executive Order To Assess ‘Infringements’ of Second Amendment
  9. Jihad Watch: Trump: No Security Clearances for the People Who Framed Him for Crimes
  10. Legal Insurrection: Trump: No Need To Deport Prince Harry, Being Married to Meghan is Punishment Enough
  11. Moonbattery: Public Violence by Anti-ICE Mob in Los Angeles
  12. neo-neocon: The three hostages released today were obviously starving
  13. The American Conservative: Trump Halts Aid to South Africa
  14. The Gateway Pundit: “I’m Entitled to Know” — President Trump Orders Secret Service to Provide “Every Bit” of Information on His Two Would-Be Assassins
  15. And last, but, not least, The Lid has Report: Illegal Border Crossings Collapse By 93 Percent Since Trump’s Election

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, so, most are hosted internally). 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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Tears: Trump To Send More US Troops To Help At The Border

By William Teach February 9, 2025 – 7:00 am

And the more Democrats and their pet media gnash their teeth the more that Americans realize that Democrats are not for the working and middle class

More active duty troops will head to US-Mexico border, bringing the total to 3,600

The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, a U.S. official said Friday.

That would eventually bring the total to about 3,600 active duty troops at the border.

The order has been approved, the official said, to send a logistics brigade from the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty in North Carolina. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the deployment has not yet been publicly announced. (snip)

Troops going to the border are expected to help put in place concertina wire barriers and provide needed transportation, intelligence and other support to the Border Patrol. The logistics brigade will help support and sustain the troops.

Regardless of what they do, the bigger picture is that it deincentivizes people to cross the border, or even just show up and demand asylum. They’ll see the military as a blocking force, much like they’ll see shipping all those illegals to Guantanamo Bay as a deterrent. And you can bet there will be more sent over the months.

Good thing all the people who lost their homes in the fires have been taken care of, right?

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