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Evening Metal: Opeth – The Grand Conjuration
September 23, 2024 – 7:00 pm
Your Fault: The Next Banking Crisis Could Come From Global Boiling
September 23, 2024 – 3:10 pm
It’s always some sort of fearmongering with these cultists. Always looking to make some sort of doom
The next banking crisis could come from climate change
America’s smallest banks face potentially destructive losses from climate-related weather disasters, according to a first-of-its-kind report from a climate change nonprofit. And they’re not even aware of the risk.
Property damage from floods, wind, storm surges, hail, or wildfires threatens a collective $2.4 billion across nearly 200 national banks, averaging 1.5% of these banks’ total portfolio value, according to First Street. Most of this risk is concentrated amid small regional or community banks. In fact, nearly one in three regional banks face significant climate risk. But large institutions aren’t immune, with one in four facing such risks too, the report found.
“Risk exposure varies, but no matter the size of the institution, all banks had some level of climate risk within their lending footprint,” Jeremy Porter, First Street’s head of climate implications, told Fortune. “The most vulnerable were regional, small, and community banks with highly concentrated portfolios in areas prone to flooding, wildfires, or hurricanes. However, even some of the larger banks faced significant enough risk to merit further scrutiny.”
First Street conducted its analysis by looking at extreme weather risks in banks’ physical locations and using it as a proxy for the commercial and residential properties on which banks have issued loans.
Nearly one-third of the nation’s banks are exposed to climate-related risks that could reduce the value of their holdings by 1%, a threshold the Securities and Exchange Commission has defined as material.
You mean the weather could cause problems? Just like always? And First Street is anything but neutral. Their whole job is to pimp the doomsaying.
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If All You See…
September 23, 2024 – 1:00 pm
…is a horrible, no good, massive ship using lots of fossil fuels and energy, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is GeeeZ, with a post on a friend receiving multiple ballots.
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Bummer: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Ban All Electronic Devices
September 23, 2024 – 10:30 am
This is the fallout from the pager and walkie talkie strikes
Iran’s Guards ban communications devices after strike on Hezbollah, security officials say
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has ordered all members to stop using any type of communication devices after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon blew up in deadly attacks last week, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters.
One of the security officials said a large-scale operation is underway by the IRGC to inspect all devices, not just communication equipment. He said most of these devices were either homemade or imported from China and Russia.
Iran was concerned about infiltration by Israeli agents, including Iranians on Israel’s payroll and a thorough investigation of personnel has already begun, targeting mid and high-ranking members of the IRGC, added the official, who declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter. (snip)
The security official declined to give details on how the IRGC force, comprising 190,000 personnel, are communicating. “For now, we are using end-to-end encryption in messaging systems,” he said.
According to the same official, there is widespread concern among Iran’s ruling establishment. IRGC officials have reached out to Hezbollah for technical assessments, and several examples of exploded devices have been sent to Tehran for examination by Iranian experts.
Man, that’s a real shame. How will the IRGC troops get their TikTok dance videos? Really, this may end up being something that goes on for a long time, and, if Israel is smart (and they are) they’ll get some pagers, phones, and walkie talkies mixed in that they can blow up in a few months, especially for a big wig. Throw IRGC and other Iranian communications into disarray.
Meanwhile
Breaking: The UN is now seeking diplomatic immunity for its employees involved in the Oct. 7th massacre.
The UN, rather than holding their employees accountable, are actually trying to get them immunity. We should not send another dollar to this terror-supporting organization. pic.twitter.com/CrYtAUovSg
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 21, 2024
The UN designated Hamas a terrorist organization, and now wants to protect employees from prosecution for working with Hamas.
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Democrats Pushing Hard For Climate (scam) Literacy
September 23, 2024 – 7:00 am
Of course, most of the Democrats pushing for this have still failed to give up their own use of fossil fuels
Democrats Want ‘Climate Literacy’ In Schools As Actual Literacy Slips
The Democratic Party is pushing to increase “literacy” on climate change-related material in America’s schools while students are performing poorly with respect to actual literacy.
The party’s education platform mentions the importance of “climate literacy” for American K-12 students several times, emphasizing the purported need for students to be able to understand and interpret information relating to climate change. Meanwhile, the average reading score for both fourth and eighth grade students in 2022 had fallen by three points relative to 2019, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
“We will equip students with the knowledge and skills to understand complex scientific issues, counter the rising tide of denialism by promoting environmental and climate literacy, and reverse the Trump Administration’s cuts to the National Environmental Education Act,” the platform states.
What they’re really doing is simply indoctrinating the kids, who already have trouble reading.
Less than 50% of all fourth grade students were able to read at or above the standard for proficiency in 2022, with only 17% of black students and 21% of Latino pupils meeting the mark, according to the NAEP.
NAEP data “consistently” demonstrates that about two in every three American students cannot read proficiently, and about 40% of all students are effectively non-readers, according to an analysis published by Scientific American in September 2023.
Sadly, reading is way down. The kiddies just stare at their phones, flipping from video to video about every 30 seconds or less. I do not know many GenZ or Millennials who read books. It’s sad. Believe me, I spend a lot of time on the laptop, phone, and tablet. Cruising the ‘net, playing games. Twitter. But, I also play my guitar (not well), play some golf here and there, and hit the gym (where I will also read my book between sets). And read. A lot. I’m a little behind for getting around 85 books in this year, at 55 and almost done with another, but, I’ve also read a lot of books this year that were over 400-500 pages, where they’re usually around 250-300.
Actually learning to read and going out and doing their own research is bad for the climate cult, because the kiddies might run across something that counters their cult propaganda.
Good News: Chicago To See Local Gangs Vs Venezuelan Gangs Matchup
September 23, 2024 – 6:45 am
Grab the popcorn!
Chicago gangs clash with Venezuelan Tren de Aragua members: ‘Blacks against migrants’
Venezuelan migrants moving into Chicago’s South Side have caught the attention of the city’s gangs, with some fearing an impending turf war between local gangs and their Venezuelan counterparts.
“When the black gangs here get fed up with the illegalities and criminal activities of these migrants or no-citizens, the city of Chicago is going to go up in flames and there will be nothing the National Guard or the government can do about it when the bloodshed hits the streets. It’ll be blacks against migrants,” Tyrone Muhammad, a former Chicago gangster who did 20 years in prison and now runs a violence prevention program, said in a report for the New York Post.
The comments come as Chicago has seen an influx of Venezuelan migrants, according to the report, including members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang.
With the arrival has come a rise in crime, locals told the New York Post, while some Venezuelan gangsters have started to encroach on the territory of the city’s local gangs.
So, how are TDA illegals getting to Sanctuary City Chicago? If they were being bussed in by Texas that would be in the news. Are they being shipped by the Biden-Harris administration? Just migrating to SCC on their own? Why are Los Federales not running operations to get them the F out of the US? That’s their job, right? I mean, they should have been working to stop them and turn them away in the first place, but, the Biden-Harris admin made that tough.
“There’s been a lot going on with (the migrant gangs) that nobody’s even hearing about,” Zacc Massie, a local Chicago gang member, told the New York Post. “They be moving in our own territory and robbing people but they don’t get arrested like we do. I actually talked to one on the translator app. He told me all the things he got going on; how they helped him get a car, an apartment, (EBT) card, all this stuff. They giving them thousands, we get maybe $400 a month. And they don’t even have Social Security numbers!”
Sources from local Chicago gangs told the New York Post that members of the Venezuelan gang are often heavily armed and have begun spilling into areas traditionally controlled by local gangs.
So the gang members are being supported by the Biden-Harris admin? That means they were let in, either after claiming asylum and waiting for their court date, or were flown in under a Temporary Protected Status operation. Your tax dollars are paying for this. Let me ask: are the mean online words by Mark Robinson (which are bad if true) worse than Harris bringing Venezuelan gang members to the US and supporting them? Why is she not being asked to step down?
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Too Good To Ignore: Is Hamas Chief Sinwar Dead?
September 22, 2024 – 5:00 pm
There are conflicting reports. If he is, people like AOC, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and so many other Democrats will be very upset
Reports that Sinwar has been killed in Gaza
There is no intelligence to support that he has been killed.
The only reason I understand that this information is being raised by certain sources in Israel is that he has not made contact or passed messages to the Israeli side for… pic.twitter.com/ZMH2pMGe9p
— Breaking News (@TheNewsTrending) September 22, 2024
It would be a good thing
(Jerusalem Post) The IDF stated on Sunday that they can neither confirm nor deny reports on the possible death of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar.
Among sources consulted by The Jerusalem Post, a top source poured cold water on the notion, another source – who would be expected to have information – said they had no real information on it, while others noted disagreements within the defense establishment.
No sources referred to any kind of specific assassination operation that the IDF had carried out to kill him.
Rather, part of the debate may surround the idea that he has been out of touch with his middlemen who handled hostage negotiations and messaging – who have been out of touch for a longer period than usual.
Maybe one of the pagers or walkie talkies got him.
If All You See…
September 22, 2024 – 1:00 pm
…is a horrible fossil fueled boat, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Geller Report, with a post on Rashida Tlaib’s hissy fit over a cartoon.
It’s boats week.
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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup
September 22, 2024 – 9:11 am
Happy Sunday! Another great day in the Once And Future Nation Of America. The Sun is shining, the squirrels are barking, and the MLB playoffs are fast approaching. This pinup is by Earl Moran with a wee bit of help.
What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15
- Moonbattery: Rite Aid Forced to Lock Up Almost Everything
- neo-neocon: More evidence that Trump wanted increased security on J6
- Newsbusters: Study Finds BBC ‘Flunks Journalism 101,’ Blatantly Favoring Hamas Over Israel
- Noisy Room: Gun Laws vs. Crime Rates in 2024: A Comprehensive Analysis
- Outside The Beltway: The EC Doesn’t Work the Way Some People Claim
- Pacific Pundit: Newsomville: Mob of 50+ thugs ransack 7-11 store in Beverly Hills
- The American Conservative: The Left Is Lying About Abortion Bans
- The First Street Journal: Democrisy! The party of more and more gun control are now buying themselves more guns.
- The Gateway Pundit: GAME-CHANGER! The IRS Union Endorses Kamala Harris
- The Last Refuge: Simple, Basic, Georgia Election Ballot Rule Sends Left-Wing Activists into Apoplexy
- The Lid: Former Border Chief: Biden Covering Up Border Incursions by Known Terrorists
- The Right Scoop: Disturbing new story alleges Tim Walz may have leaked classified military info to China…
- This ain’t Hell…: Chicago schools: Pass, amigo
- Victory Girls Blog: Jill Biden Lives It Up While She Still Has Presidential Power
- And last, but, not least, Green Jihad has WaPo: Average Global Temperatures Are Near An All-Time Low
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
- Starting with The Daley Gator (now over at If You Are Left You Ain’t Right), which has some DaleyBabes. And some weekend links.
- 357 Magnum has Saturday links. And Friday Links. And self defense in New Mexico.
- 90Ninety Miles From Tyranny has hot pick. And girls with guns. And morning mistress. And way more of all three during the week.
- AcidCow has Acid pic dump.
- A View From The Beach features Rule 5 Saturday Babe. And Palm Sunday. And a floatsam and jetsam.
- Animal Magnestism has Saturday Gingermageddon. And Rule 5 Friday. And more during the week.
- bluebird of bitterness has your funnies.
- Bookworm Room has the Bookworm Beat.
- Bunkerville has passel of fun and mayhem.
- By Other Means has cosplay Friday. And seeing red. And plenty more hotness during the week.
- Diogenes’ Middle Finger has a Good Tuesday Morning.
- Don Surber has highlights of the week.
- Doug Ross has Larwyn’s Linx. And Friday’s Larwyn’s Linx.
- Evil Blogger Lady has Rule 5 Autumn. And more during the week.
- Flopping Aces has the Sunday Funnies. And the week in radical leftism.
- LMAO has cartoons and memes.
- Irons In The Fire has some babeage, and more during the week.
- Izismile has weekend pic dump.
- Klyker has pic dump.
- Knuckledraggin My Life Away has women who are surely taken. And has something to leave you with. And has more fun all week long.
- Maggies Farm has Links. And more links. And does this all during the week.
- Ned Hardy has historical photos.
- The Feral Irishman has Friday Femme Fatale, and lots more stuff during the week.
- The H2 has Big Boob Friday. And some Rule 5 for the ladies .
- The Other McCain has Rule 5 Sunday. And In The Mailbox.
- The Chive has BOB.
- The Right Way has Friday Babe. And Linkorama.
- The View from Lady Lake has Twisted Hillbilly.
- Theo Spark has pic dump.
- This ain’t Hell… has your feel good stories.
- Victory Girls Blog has Sunday morning cafe cocktails linkage.
- Vlad Tepes has interesting stories.
- And wrapping up with Woodsterman, who has Rule 5 Woodsterman Style, and plenty more during the week.
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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WWIII Watch: NATO Training For Potential Baltic Sea Showdown
September 22, 2024 – 7:00 am
If Kamala wins, will she be the first woman to get the US into a world war?
US, NATO allies train with naval missiles for potential Baltic Sea showdown with Russia
NATO troops, vessels and aircraft took to the frigid North Atlantic Ocean last month to sharpen their skills for a potential future war at sea, whether in the tumultuous Atlantic or in waters closer to their hypothetical Russian adversaries.
The drills — led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and the U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet — “focused on the strategic waterways and airspace surrounding Iceland,” a NATO press release said, an area it described as “a vital hub in the North Atlantic.” NATO forces practiced tracking enemy naval forces — including submarines — and responding to mass casualty events.
But one part of the exercise was designed with a different region, though the same hypothetical enemy, in mind. (snip)
The North Atlantic, though, is not the expected hunting ground.
“We almost always perform our exercises in the Baltic region,” Gryglewski said, “protecting the Baltic Sea region from the enemy” as part of Poland’s coastal defense system.
In fairness, NATO militaries are always having exercises, but, it is rather concerning that the media is concerned about these current ones. There was less concern over them during the Cold War. When you have a wackjob like Putin in power, and absent, ineffective, and doddering POTUS like Biden, leaders in other NATO nations cheerleading for Zelensky to continue hitting Russian territory, well, things can go downhill very quick. Because we’re still getting headlines like
- Putin ally warns West of nuclear war over Ukraine
- The new red line: Why a prolonged conflict in Ukraine makes a nuclear attack more likely
- A Nuclear War in Ukraine Is a Distinct Possibility
- Amid nuclear war threat, Zelenskyy says strikes inside Russia with US missiles key to ending war
- Russia’s Medvedev Threatens Nuke Strike That Would Turn Kyiv Into ‘Gray Spot’
Fun times, eh?
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