Your Fault: No Named Storms For First Time In 25 Years

By William Teach September 1, 2022 – 7:00 am

Hmm, this is a rather unfortunate headline

Scientists warn that climate change is fueling more destructive hurricanes

There’s not story, just video. Too bad that

For the first time in 25 years, August will not have a named storm — if we make it to the end of the day without one

It isn’t your imagination. The tropics in the Atlantic have been very quiet this year despite a forecast from NOAA and other experts forecasting an above-average season.

There hasn’t been a named storm since the beginning of July, and if one doesn’t form by the end of the day, it will be the first August in 25 years to not have a named storm.

“Since 1950, two Augusts have had no Atlantic named storm formations: 1961 and 1997,” tweeted Phil Klotzbach, a research scientist at Colorado State University.

“For the first time since 1941, the Atlantic has had no named storm (e.g., tropical storm or #hurricane) activity from July 3rd-August 30th.”

But the trend may not continue.

“This remarkably quiet Atlantic tropical cyclone period is likely to end soon,” Klotzbach said Wednesday morning.

Climate cultists are desparately hoping for a lot of really, really big, destructive, rainy, windy hurricanes to strike land, especially the United States, so they can fearmonger and demagogue, be on TV and in the news blaming Mankind and saying we have to Do Something. Obviously, that article was from Wednesday, published around 1pm.

There have been a couple of factors which likely led to a quiet July and August in the Atlantic basin, CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward said.

“Primarily above-normal wind shear and dry air.”

Can’t wait for the articles over the next few days proclaiming it was ‘climate change’ that caused there to be no named storms. Remember, they blamed the climate crisis (scam) for creating windshear that limited tropical storm development back around 2008, after the big years crashed down, despite the proclamations of being the new normal, like 2005.

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California General Assembly Passes Law To Punish Doctors For Free Speech

By William Teach September 1, 2022 – 6:45 am

If governor Gavin Newsome signs this, how quick till they California government is sued for violating the California Constitution, to start with? (paywalled NY Times piece here)

California Approves Bill to Punish Doctors Who Spread False Information

Trying to strike a balance between free speech and public health, California’s Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would allow regulators to punish doctors for spreading false information about COVID-19 vaccinations and treatments.

The legislation, if signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, would make the state the first to try to legislate a remedy to a problem that the American Medical Association, among other medical groups and experts, says has worsened the impact of the pandemic, resulting in thousands of unnecessary hospitalizations and deaths.

The law would designate spreading false or misleading medical information to patients as “unprofessional conduct,” subject to punishment by the agency that licenses doctors, the Medical Board of California. That could include suspending or revoking a doctor’s license to practice medicine in the state.

Although the legislation has raised concerns over freedom of speech, the bill’s sponsors said the extensive harm caused by false information required holding incompetent or ill-intentioned doctors accountable.

“In order for a patient to give informed consent, they have to be well informed,” said state Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, and co-author of the bill. A pediatrician himself and a prominent proponent of stronger vaccination requirements, he said the law was intended to address “the most egregious cases” of deliberately misleading patients.

In other words, they’re mad that doctors could tell the truth on things like COVID vaccines and mandates, along with destroying kids with transgender procedures and medications. But, not, there is not balance. Article I, Section 2(a) says

(a) Every person may freely speak, write and publish his or her sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of this right. A law may not restrain or abridge liberty of speech or press.

That’s pretty damned specific, wouldn’t you say? But, you know, the authoritarians in the Democratic Party do not care, and do not want anyone speaking out with Wrongthink.

Although other nations have criminalized the spread of vaccine misinformation — and have higher vaccination rates — the response by states and the U.S. government has largely been limited to combating misconceptions with accurate information, said Michelle Mello, a professor of law and health policy at Stanford University.

She noted that even laws that cited a “compelling interest,” such as public health and safety, to police disinformation ran the risk of having a chilling effect, a First Amendment standard for many courts.

“Initiatives like this will be challenged in court and will be hard to sustain,” she said in an interview. “That doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea.”

Restricting free speech is never a good idea. As The Blaze points out

The bill targets direct conversations between doctors and their patients. It does not address comments made online or on television. It also would not require the suspension or revocation of a doctor’s license, but it gives that option to the medical board, which already holds licensing powers over doctors and may take disciplinary action against those accused of other sorts of “unprofessional conduct.”

So, it blows through doctor-patient confidentiality, as well.

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White House Press Secretary Declares 73.6 Million Americans Enemies Of The State

By William Teach August 31, 2022 – 7:26 pm

They’re telling you what they really believe. Are you listening?

I wonder if she considered that this will fire up the 73.6 million who voted for Donald Trump to get out there and vote in the mid-terms?

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Hey, Is Biden’s EV Charging Station Plan Blowing Off Low Income And Black Areas?

By William Teach August 31, 2022 – 3:36 pm

Well, really, why would EV stations be necessary in low income areas? They won’t be able to afford them, same as the lower and middle middle class folks. This is all to take care of his rich donors and supporters

Is Biden’s goal to build charging stations for electric cars leaving low-income areas behind?

st greta carThe US government is throwing billions of dollars at building a network of charging stations to help boost uptake of electric cars. But some advocates worry the charging spots will bypass the disadvantaged communities that have until now found electric vehicles well beyond their reach.

In Indiana, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has complained that the state’s draft plan for the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) chargers has not properly consulted people of color, doesn’t specify any chargers in Black-owned businesses and focuses the new infrastructure on highways that cut through neighborhoods, rather than the neighborhoods themselves.

“We think the process is flawed and rigged against Black communities, Black businesses and other frontline communities of color,” said Denise Abdul-Rahman, Indiana state chair for the NAACP’s environmental justice program. “There’s been no real outreach here.

“We want the economic benefits of these chargers too, the modernized grids so we don’t have so many power outages, to get our school buses off diesel. We don’t want two Indianas and two Americas, one with roundabouts and clean air and charging stations and another riding around in fossil fuel cars and breathing in all the pollution. We want a just transition.”

Well, that’s interesting, the UK Guardian article starts out discussing blacks. Do the hardcore leftists at the Guardian think all blacks are low income? And the entire Guardian operation is unabashedly and openly leftist. And, yes, they do hold that racist POV, like most Progressives

“Often, communities of color aren’t consulted until the latter stages where they are put into a situation where they are seen as enemies of progress, stalling things that need to happen,” said Rhiana Gunn-Wright, director of climate policy at the Roosevelt Institute and an architect of the Green New Deal.

No worries, you’ll be told, and you can just deal with the skyrocketing energy costs. Kinda wanted to get to this part

Indiana plans to spend $100m on at least 44 EV chargers, potentially adding a further 28 if funds allow. The state department of transport insists it is committed to ensuring all people in the state will have fair access, predicting that 95% of people in disadvantaged communities will be within 35 miles (56km) of a charger.

Huh what? How much? That’s $2,272,727 per charger. How in the f*ck does that make any fiscal sense? I guess we’re getting the first inkling of how much money will be wasted, certainly lots of kickbacks to donors and such.

Meanwhile

(Sacramento Bee) Hoping to avoid blackouts, the California Independent System Operator, which manages the state’s power grid, warned Tuesday that it probably will issue a series of Flex Alerts over the next several days. Flex Alerts are voluntary calls for conservation during the afternoon and evening hours, when energy use tends to soar. Residents will be asked to turn up their thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, avoid using dishwashers or other large appliances, and hold off on charging their electric vehicles, all during the 4-9 p.m. time frame.

It’s in the low 90’s here in Raleigh today, about normal, but, probably would feel like doom for Californians. I’m going to stop and get gas shortly on the way to the gym, no problem.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 31, 2022 – 1:00 pm

…are Christmas lights still plugged in causing vampire electricity, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Diogenes’ Middle Finger, with a post on just getting used to it, you little “semi-fascist” pigs.

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Brandon Decides That Threatening Law Abiding Gun Owners Is A Great Idea

By William Teach August 31, 2022 – 10:30 am

Hey, remember when Democrats and their pet media complained about Mean Tweets? Does anyone remember him threatening pretty the entire segment of those who vote for the other guy?

Biden Says The Military Can Obliterate The Second Amendment

President Joe Biden said Tuesday while in Pennsylvania that “brave right wing Americans” who claim the Second Amendment is meant to fight back against a tyrannical government would be obliterated by the military.

Biden was speaking in Wilkes-Barre while promoting gun control and bolstering police forces across the nation. Biden pushed for a federal ban on so-called “assault weapons” and took aim at Republicans during his speech, invoking the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

“As one of the most – one of the most conservative justices in history, Justice Scalia, once wrote like, quote, ‘like most rights, the rights granted by the Second Amendment are not unlimited’,” Biden said. “They’re not unlimited right now.”

“You can’t go out and buy an automatic weapon, you can’t go out and buy a cannon, and for those brave right wing Americans who say its all about keeping America independent and safe, if you want to fight against the country you need an F-15. You need something a little more than a gun.”

Well, considering how many are opting out of joining the military, including the Air Force, because of all the Woke garbage, might be a bit of a problem there. But, tell you what, Joe: you take away all those “assault rifles” away from all those who protect you, the White House, executive branch buildings, and Congress, many of which are fully automatic, I’ll sign on to a 10 year ban on selling new scary looking rifles.

Brandon does realize that this kind of talk will cause more people to purchase the rifles, right?

Meanwhile, the state of New York is looking for more lawsuits

New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling

Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards across New York’s Times Square, city authorities are posting new signs proclaiming the bustling crossroads a “Gun Free Zone.”

The sprawling Manhattan tourist attraction is one of scores of “sensitive” places — including parks, churches and theaters — that will be off limits for guns under a sweeping new state law going into effect Thursday. The measure, passed after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June expanded gun rights, also sets stringent standards for issuing concealed carry permits.

New York is among a half-dozen states that had key provisions of its gun laws invalidated by the high court because of a requirement for applicants to prove they had “proper cause” for a permit. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that she and her fellow Democrats in the state Legislature took action the next week because the ruling “destroyed the ability for a governor to be able to protect her citizens from people who carry concealed weapons anywhere they choose.”

The quickly adopted law, however, has led to confusion and court challenges from gun owners who say it improperly limits their constitutional rights.

“They seem to be designed less towards addressing gun violence and more towards simply preventing people from getting guns — even if those people are law-abiding, upstanding citizens, who according to the Supreme Court have the rights to have them,” said Jonathan Corbett, a Brooklyn attorney and permit applicant who is one of several people challenging the law in court.

It’s rarely those who legally own and carry guns, and certainly not those who’ve gone through the concealed carry process, who are the problem. It’s the actual criminals, for whom Democrats have stopped things like stop and frisk.

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Your Fault: Receding Glaciers Reveal Viking Weapons

By William Teach August 31, 2022 – 7:15 am

If you would just be willing to give up your freedom, money, and life choices to Government we could solve this

Prehistoric Viking weapons revealed as glaciers melt in Norway during heat wave

Archaeologists discovered Viking-era weapons in Norway as the summer’s heat wave melts glaciers across Europe.

A research team from the Secrets of the Ice Glacier Archaeology Program set out with their eyes on a new ice patch in the Jotunheimen Mountains in Innlandet County, Norway, the program posted on Facebook on Aug. 17. The spot, about 240 miles northwest of Oslo, was once a reindeer hunting site.

Their expedition to survey the former hunting site exposed by melting ice led to multiple discoveries.

Wedged partially underneath a pile of loose stones on the edge of the ice, researchers found a 1,500-year-old arrow, they announced on Aug. 18.

They actually found a bunch of arrows, which they think were lost during a hunt.

“The ice works like a giant deep freezer and can preserve the artifacts in a pristine conditions, like they were lost yesterday,” Pilø told McClatchy News. “Once they melt out though, the clock starts ticking fast. We need to search for and rescue these artifacts before it is too late.”

Farther north in Norway’s arctic island archipelago, Svalbard, glaciers have melted at a record pace due to human-caused climate change and global warming, Axios reported, on Aug. 3.

And, because this is a cult which most of the news media is part of, no one asks the question “how did they get in all that ice to start with?” Might the climate have been warmer at that time, then went into a cool period, and now a warm period? What caused all that? Did the Vikings have fossil fueled ships?

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Surprise: NJ Banned Plastic Bags, So, People Are Stealing Shopping Baskets

By William Teach August 31, 2022 – 7:00 am

Usually we could say “who could have seen this coming?”, but, actually, this is one that’s more of “no one thought this would happen”

New Jersey banned plastic bags. So, people are stealing grocery store shopping baskets

unintended consequencesGrocery store customers are walking off with those plastic hand baskets you find in the supermarket, an apparent consequence of New Jersey’s plastic bag ban that went into effect this spring.

“They are just disappearing,” said Louis Scaduto Jr., chief executive officer of Middletown-based Food Circus Super Markets, which owns four Super Foodtown stores in Monmouth County. “I may actually have to just do away with them soon, can’t afford to keep replacing them,” Scaduto wrote in a text message.

It’s not just happening at Super Foodtown. Stop & Shop in Long Branch didn’t have any hand baskets during a recent visit. ShopRite in Freehold Township didn’t have any either.

“Like other retailers across the state, we have experienced theft of our handheld shopping baskets – an unintended consequence of the ban on plastic and paper bags,” Stop & Shop said in a statement.

Yeah, see, it’s not just plastic, but, the paper bags are gone, too. I have a bunch of big plastic reusables for Lidl that I’ve paid for, keep them in the truck, but, I usually do not buy that much at Lidl (I have a bunch of paper for when I’ve forgotten them). I hit Walmart for the big shoppings, and I save the plastic bags and reuse them for all sorts of things.

In May, New Jersey implemented the strictest carryout bag ban in the nation, outlawing plastic bags of any thickness with the exception of plastic bags used for fresh vegetables, deli meats and baked goods. Paper bags at supermarkets, and other stores with large grocery departments, are not allowed either.

Customers were forced to bring their own bags to the store or buy a reusable one at the checkout line.

Instead, many are just walking out with the hand baskets. In fairness, my Walmart has alarm tags on their, because some people are, let’s generously call them, assholes.

“We are aware of random reports that grocers are experiencing the loss of these hand baskets to varying degrees,” said Linda Doherty, president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Food Council, in a statement. “We view this as a short unintended consequence of the new state law.”

Short, because stores will stop offering them.

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Bidenconomy: One In Six American Homes Behind On Energy Bills

By William Teach August 30, 2022 – 4:18 pm

Not that Biden and his people care. The high prices help get Americans used to the high prices we’ll pay with “green” alternatives

‘I expect a tsunami of shutoffs’: 20M American households now can’t afford to pay their utility bills on time — here are 3 simple ways to drop your monthly costs

The U.S. consumer price index rose 8.5% in July from a year ago — down from a 40-year high of 9.1% in June. But hot inflation continues to hit consumers hard.

According to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, roughly 20 million households in the U.S. — one out of six homes — are behind on their utility bills.

The consequences could be dire.

“I expect a tsunami of shutoffs,” Jean Su, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, tells Bloomberg.

Electricity prices have spiked due to the skyrocketing cost of natural gas. According to the Energy Information Administration, natural gas is the biggest source of electricity generation in the U.S.

A year ago, natural gas traded at $4.31 per metric million British thermal unit. Today, it’s at $9.34 per MMBtu.

And, with coal plants (which I’m not a fan of) being shut off, requiring all this expensive, unreliable green energy, prices are spiking. State governments banning drilling for natural gas. But, hey, you can get LEDs!

To lower the lighting portion of your electricity bill, consider LED bulbs. They consume up to 90% less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs and can last up to 25 times longer.

Right, right, that makes a huge difference to those seeing big spikes. You can also spend a whole lot of money to seal and insulate

You might want to consider air sealing your house and adding insulation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that by doing so, homeowners can save about 15% on heating and cooling costs, or an average of 11% on their total energy costs.

Yeah, because those who are behind have the money, you know. What of those in rentals? You can also line dry your clothes!

Project Laundry List — a website that promotes the benefits of line drying — says switching to line drying can reduce your electricity bill by more than $25 per month. Plus, sunlight can work as a natural bleaching agent and disinfectant.

These moonbats really are divorced from what the average citizen is going through. I do love the photo used

The girl from the distracted boyfriend meme. He’s from other photos with her in it.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 30, 2022 – 3:45 pm

…is a river that will soon superflood from Bad Weather, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Watts Up With That?, with a post on no level of green piety satisfying the climate cult.

This apparently missed the autopost window yesterday, so, posting today.

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