Bidenconomy: A Return To Pandemic Hunger Levels

By William Teach April 24, 2023 – 10:30 am

For all the yammering about how great the Biden economy is from his acolytes, we keep seeing all these underlying issues. Like

Return to pandemic hunger levels could signal economic fragility

As economists and investors scour data on inflation, jobs, housing, banking and other bellwether indicators to determine whether the United States is headed for a recession, a visit to the nation’s largest food-bank warehouse offers some ominous clues.

More than half of the shelves at the Atlanta Community Food Bank are bare, in part because of supply-chain issues, but mostly because demand for food assistance is as high as it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit’s executives said. They said two in five people seeking food assistance in the Atlanta region this year have not done so before.

“Nobody anticipated this,” said Debra Shoaf, chief financial officer of the private charity, which relies on corporate and individual donations, as well as government grants, to distribute food to the hungry in 29 Georgia counties. Shoaf, who also serves on the finance steering committee for the national charity Feeding America, says she’s hearing similar reports across the United States. “We’re back up to pandemic levels,” she said.

In some regions, demand is exceeding even the starkest days of the COVID pandemic. In central Ohio, the local food bank says the number of households seeking aid has increased by nearly half since last year.

Back during COVID there were people who were laid off or working shorter hours, so, they didn’t have the money to get the food. What’s going on now?

More than 11.4 million households collected free groceries in early April, up 15% from a year ago, according to data from the Census Bureau.

“Food banks have been around for 50 years, but this is the first time we are seeing unprecedented high food demand combined with historically low unemployment rates,” said Vince Hall, chief government relations officer for Feeding America, which supports 60,000 food pantries.

Will the media trumpet this historic first for Biden?

Inflation is a major factor, too: Grocery prices have increased 23% since March 2020, when the pandemic began, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Of course, in Biden World

They just can’t afford food. But, yes, inflation is down a bit, but, this is like your cell phone company raising your bill $25 then giving you $10 off. Or dealers charging $3k about MSRP then giving you a $1k discount.

Such post-COVID demand for free food is “not a good signal” for the economy “and perhaps an indicator of an impending recession,” said John Lowrey, a business professor at Northeastern University whose research focuses on food bank management and public health.

“The fact that we have a lot of first time users who are no longer concerned about the stigma of going to a food pantry – and actually see value in it because they can no longer afford retail food – is a reasonable proxy for the health of the economy and consumers,” Lowrey said.

Would it be crazy to think that this is what Progressive (nice Fascists) Elites want: citizens reliant on government to provide? Oh, it’s also costing the government, mostly, and the private entities, a whole heck of a lot more to stock the foodbanks. You nutters voted for this because you loathed Trump, now you get a president who really just doesn’t care. Unless you want an abortion or are gender confused. Or Ukraine.

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Climate Elites Really Want You To Ride An Electric Bicycle

By William Teach April 24, 2023 – 7:15 am

You must do your part. Especially when you end up priced out of owning an EV

The incredible, Earth-saving electric bike is having a moment

The clean-transportation revolution won’t arrive by way of futuristic hyperloops, driverless taxi pods, or drones the size of minivans — not anytime soon, at least.

And while electric cars get all the hype, a game-changing solution to getting around without warming the planet has flourished right under our noses.

Electric bicycles of all shapes and sizes have whirred and zipped their way into the mainstream in recent years as the pandemic has supercharged an e-biking boom that was already well underway. And that’s a great thing, because while replacing gas-burning cars with electric ones is key to heading off global warming, research has found Americans also need to drive less altogether to avoid climate catastrophe.

Got that? They’re already telling government that you need to be forced to drive less, even in an EV

Transportation is the single biggest contributor to US greenhouse-gas emissions. And light-duty vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs, not semis and airplanes) make up the largest chunk of that. Gains in vehicle efficiency are being dragged down by rising sales of large SUVs and trucks, while practically no progress has been made in reducing the number of miles people drive, Carter Rubin, a transportation lead at the Natural Resources Defense Council, told Insider.

All that makes enticing people to step out of the driver’s seat and onto a bike, bus, or sidewalk increasingly important for meeting climate goals.

“Cleaner cars are an important solution, but we can’t just focus on cars,” Katherine García, the director of the Clean Transportation for All Campaign at the Sierra Club, told Insider. “We need to make sure we are putting programs in place that really encourage people to take alternatives.”

If I still lived at the beach, I wouldn’t mind having one, though, I’d probably have a moped/scooter for zipping around, like I did even when I had my first car, a 1979 Trans Am. A lot easier to park it right at the beach entrance rather than trying to find a parking space. But, that was my choice. If I lived in a big city, I’d probably have a bike. It’s really difficult to do this in a Southern city, which is really, really spread out.

E-bikes have loads of potential to pry Americans away from their beloved automobiles, advocates told Insider, especially since short trips could easily be made on two wheels instead. According to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, more than half of all trips in the US are under 3 miles.

It’s less than 3 miles to the Walmart supercenter, Lidl, may favorite Chinese place, and Bojangles, among others. And there is no way in hell I would bike. How do I carry that stuff back? Trying to deal with the traffic would be a nightmare. Would I want to do it in the heat of the summer? F no. If you Warmists want to do this, go for it. But, you can F right off if you try and force everyone to do this. Have fun with the hills.

The average cost is $2K, with ones as low as $1K. Awesome, eh?

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Bidenplomacy: Leak Reveals U.S. Losing Massive Influence In Parts Of Africa

By William Teach April 24, 2023 – 7:00 am

Speaking of the leaker

Now, imagine if Trump was still president: his name would be all over that article, Blaming him directly, like the Credentialed Media used to do with Bush 43. Yet, the current president is not named once in that NY Times piece, reprinted at Yahoo news. Just like with this Washington Post piece

Wagner Group surges in Africa as U.S. influence fades, leak reveals

The Wagner Group is moving aggressively to establish a “confederation” of anti-Western states in Africa as the Russian mercenaries foment instability while using their paramilitary and disinformation capabilities to bolster Moscow’s allies, according to leaked secret U.S. intelligence documents.

The rapid expansion of Russia’s influence in Africa has been a source of growing alarm to U.S. intelligence and military officials, prompting a push over the past year to find ways to hit Wagner’s network of bases and business fronts with strikes, sanctions and cyber operations, according to the documents.

One document in the trove lists nearly a dozen “kinetic” and other options that could be pursued as part of “coordinated U.S. and allied disruption efforts.” The files propose providing targeting information to help Ukraine forces kill Wagner commanders, and cite other allies’ willingness to take similar lethal measures against Wagner nodes in Africa.

At a time when Wagner leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin has been preoccupied with Kremlin infighting over the paramilitary group’s deepening involvement in the war in Ukraine, U.S. officials depict Wagner’s expanding global footprint as a potential vulnerability.

One document in the trove lists nearly a dozen “kinetic” and other options that could be pursued as part of “coordinated U.S. and allied disruption efforts.” The files propose providing targeting information to help Ukraine forces kill Wagner commanders, and cite other allies’ willingness to take similar lethal measures against Wagner nodes in Africa.

And yet, there is little in the trove to suggest that the CIA, Pentagon or other agencies have caused more than minor setbacks for Wagner over a six-year stretch during which the mercenary group, controlled by Putin ally Prigozhin, gained strategic footholds in at least eight African countries, among 13 nations where Prigozhin has operated in some capacity, according to one document.

In fairness, this actually started late in Obama’s presidency (who was VP, picked for his foreign policy experience?), not just 6 years ago. And continued during Trump’s presidency, with the most significant strikes occurring in 2018. But, with Biden and other Euro leaders focusing everything on the (losing) effort in Ukraine, the loss of influence in Africa is escalating

As a result, “Prigozhin likely will further entrench his network in multiple countries,” one of the intelligence documents concludes, “undermining each country’s ability to sever ties with his services and exposing neighboring states to his destabilizing activities.”

But, you know, Trump

Russia has taken advantage of former Soviet ties with African leaders, according to analysts, but it has also exploited the United States’ dwindling engagement in Africa, notably during the Trump presidency, as well as an anti-French backlash over its counterterrorism operation in the Sahel region, focused on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger named Operation Barkhane.

France blew out of Mali in 2021. During the Trump presidency, right?

He said Russian anti-French and anti-Western propaganda resonated with African leaders, angered by French missteps in the Sahel, and weary of Western leaders pressing them on democratic values and human rights.

To elites in Africa, the United States is perceived as “still focused on the old playbook of lectures about democratization and sending humanitarian aid” while Washington’s democratic institutions have lost some of their sheen, Mutiga said.

Yeah, this is happening the most now, since someone took office as POTUS. Not sure who that is, since the current president is not named once. This is yet another article noting how bad Mr. Unnamed’s foreign policy and engagement is.

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If All You See…

By William Teach April 23, 2023 – 1:04 pm

…are horrible Bad Weather clouds, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Gateway Pundit, with a post on Democrats nixing presidential debates for 2024.

It’s cleaning out the folder week.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach April 23, 2023 – 9:20 am

Patriotic Pinup Arthur Sarnoff

Happy Sunday! Another wonderful day in the Once And Future Nation of America. The Sun is shining, the hummingbirds are liking the feeder, and my Devils finally beat the Rangers. This pinup is by Arthur Sarnoff, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Weasel Zippers covers how many Democrats voted to protect women in women’s sports
  2. Jo Nova covers what the NOAA STAR satellite shows for warming
  3. No Tricks Zones shows the German media blaming riots at pools on ‘climate change’
  4. Real Climate Science covers Time wanting to make Earth Day a religious holiday
  5. American Power discusses book bans
  6. Chicks On The Right covers Mayor Pete wanting more female crash dummies
  7. Climate Depot notes to never trust the climate prophets of doom
  8. Common Cents Blog shows the declassified Pentagon video on what damn sure looks like a UFO
  9. Dissecting Leftism discusses the smoking gun in the Senate report on COVID origins
  10. Geller Report notes medical schools ditching standardized tests for “racial diversity”
  11. Legal Insurrection covers AB getting rid of their marketing head
  12. Moonbattery highlights Canadian moonbats in pink heels
  13. neo-neocon discusses testing for the Alzheimer gene
  14. Pacific Pundit notes cows with their tongues cut out
  15. And last, but, not least, Powerline features rich people saying they want to be taxed who don’t want to be actually taxed

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 Regime Plans To Crack Down On U.S. Power Plants

By William Teach April 23, 2023 – 7:00 am

First question: under what statutory authority as passed by the duly elected Legislative Branch? Will Republicans in Congress be asking this? Second question: what will Biden do to reduce his own massive use of electricity? Will Republicans take advantage by voting on legislation that restricts the energy use of Biden and the White House? Third question: just how high will this spike your energy bill and cause brown-outs?

Biden admin preparing major crackdown on power plants that fuel nation’s grid

The Biden administration is reportedly finalizing a proposal that would force fossil fuel-fired power plants to substantially curb emissions or utilize costly carbon capture technology.

The proposal — which will soon be released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — is expected to require coal- and natural gas-fired power plants to cut or capture the vast majority of their carbon dioxide emissions by 2040, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing officials briefed on a draft of the plan. The regulation, if finalized, would represent the first-ever federal action curbing power plant emissions.

“EPA cannot comment because the proposals are currently under interagency review,” EPA spokesperson Maria Michalos told Fox News Digital in a statement.

“But we have been clear from the start that we will use all of our legally-upheld tools, grounded in decades-old bipartisan laws, to address dangerous air pollution and protect the air our children breathe today and for generations to come,” Michalos said.

And those tools are what, exactly?

An Office of Management and Budget filing from late last year stated that the EPA anticipates issuing a proposed rule for the action, described as a proposal to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired plants, in spring 2023 and promulgating a final rule by summer 2024. The filing noted there are no EPA regulations on the books limiting emissions from existing electric generating units.

Shortly after he took office, President Biden pledged to enable the nation to achieve an up to 52% total emission reduction by 2030 and to create a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.

Yet, Biden takes massive amounts of fossil fueled trips every week, especially to head to Delaware or Camp David almost every weekend.

“Setting effective, affordable power plant carbon standards under the Clean Air Act now can ensure that the power industry delivers the emissions reductions needed to help meet the climate crisis,” argued an issue brief released this month by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an influential environmental group. “Time is of the essence.”

So, doing what California did, which will skyrocket your power bill, and limit the availability of electricity.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2022 that an Obama-era rule limiting power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act was unconstitutional, since Congress never granted the EPA the explicit power to issue such regulations. But the Inflation Reduction Act passed two months after that ruling allows the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

And, if authorized, it is so broad that the EPA can do whatever the hell they want. Will the EPA be reducing their own use of electricity?

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World Meteoroligical Org Gives Planet A Failing Grade Due To Climate Apocalypse

By William Teach April 22, 2023 – 3:00 pm

So says CNN

World Meteorological Organization gives planet a failing grade in annual climate change analysis

The link is just to a video from CNN, which fails to mention if CNN has stopped using fossil fuels to run their business. Let’s go to CNN Philippines

Droughts, floods and record low ice levels – from the top of the world’s mountains to the depths of the ocean, the climate crisis took a heavy toll as it continued to intensify in 2022, new analysis from the World Meteorological Organization shows.

The WMO’s annual State of the Climate Report, published Friday ahead of Earth Day, is essentially a health checkup for the world. It analyzes a series of global climate indicators – including levels of planet-heating pollution, sea level rise and ocean heat – to understand how the planet is responding to climate change and the impact it is having on people and nature.

The findings paint a stark picture. “2022 was a year of extremes for the planet – and this continues the trend set in previous years,” Omar Baddour, head of the Climate Monitoring and Policy Division at the WMO, told CNN.

Weather is apparently now climate.

These broad climate indicators are an important reflection of the state of the planet, the report noted, but extreme weather events – fueled by climate change – are where the immediate effects are most felt.

“While greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the climate continues to change, populations worldwide continue to be gravely impacted by extreme weather and climate events,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a statement.

See?

“The droughts and level of heatwaves that we saw throughout 2022 were quite remarkable,” Samantha Burgess, deputy director of Copernicus, told CNN.

“This is really a wake up call that climate change isn’t a future problem, it is a current problem. And we need to adapt as quickly as possible,” she added.

Adapt? Just like in all the previous Holocene warm and cool periods? Huh.

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If All You See…

By William Teach April 22, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is an area flooding from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is This ain’t Hell…, with a post on Britain talking about kitchen knife confiscation.

Doubleshot below the fold, check out Victory Girls Blog, with a post on the FBI stalling on the release of the Audrey Hale manifesto.

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Biden To Americans Stuck In Sudan: You’re On Their Own

By William Teach April 22, 2023 – 10:30 am

After the U.S. intelligence and State Dept failed on Sudan, the Biden regime has a message for Americans in Sudan: you’re on your own

White House warns American citizens not to count on evacuation from Sudan

As the violent struggle for power over Sudan reaches the one-week mark, the Biden administration is sticking firmly to its warning for private citizens: don’t expect to be rescued.

While the administration says it is working towards evacuating American embassy staff still stranded in the country, it makes no promises about other Americans who could get let behind.

“It is not our standard procedure to evacuate American citizens living abroad,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday.

The same administration which is pumping vast amounts of money and arms to Ukraine, helping them out, just can’t be bothered when it comes to Americans stuck in a war zone. Much like with Afghanistan. Perhaps the Americans should identify as Ukrainians?

This is purely insane. It might not be standard procedure, but, they are Americans. Our government shouldn’t leave hanging out to dry when our government failed in its job in gathering intelligence and broadcasting the danger to American citizens. And you cannot ask Biden, he’s taking the weekend off, as usual, up at Camp David.

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How To Talk To Your Kids About Hotcoldwetdry On Earth Day

By William Teach April 22, 2023 – 7:15 am

Nothing like teaching your kids a few things about Earth Day, like that it falls on Lenin’s birthday. On purpose. Oh, wait, this is about un-educated, brainwashed kids with no real world experience teaching you old fogies

Earth Day: How to talk to your parents about climate change

You want to go vegan to help the planet, but you’re not paying for the shopping. You think trains are better than planes, but your dad books the summer holiday.

Young people are some of the world’s most powerful climate leaders and want rapid action to tackle the problem.

It makes a lot of sense. Higher temperatures and rising sea levels will impact the youngest alive today far more than older generations. But the power to act is often still in the hands of older people, including parents.

Big changes are difficult, especially when they involve other people. Where do you begin? For this year’s Earth Day, we spoke to people who have successfully had tricky climate chats at home. Here are their top tips:

You can talk about going meatless. Flying less. Being waste free (this is really about environmentalism, not climate scam)

“Make connections with things they care about,” she advises. Her family like to volunteer so they made meals using leftover food to donate to people in their local community.

“It’s important to not go into it expecting them to change their whole lives. Small things can make a difference,” she explains.

Here’s an idea

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