Bummer: Apex, NC Cancels Drag Queen Story Hour

By William Teach June 7, 2022 – 10:30 am

It just goes to show that even in North Carolina this insanity is spreading, in that they would even consider having a drag queen story hour for young children

After complaints, Apex planners cancel Drag Queen Story Hour event during Pride Month

Event planners in Apex are getting backlash for canceling a Drag Queen Story Hour event, one of several activities planned for the upcoming Apex Pride Festival.

June is Pride Month, and events supporting and celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community are planned across the state and around the country.

What the heck does the A stand for? Weren’t they adding the I just last week? Is it for absurd?

On Saturday, a week before the June 11 Apex Pride Festival, Apex Mayor Jacques Gilbert shared the news that the festival’s Drag Queen Story Hour program was canceled.

Gilbert said he received a “variety of feedback” about the event from Apex citizens, which he shared with the Apex Festival Commission. The Apex Festival Commission took the feedback into consideration and removed the drag queens from the program, Gilbert explained.

Who’s the wacko who approved this in the first place? They should be promoted to customer. Because they have no place working for government.

The mayor’s Facebook post announcing that Drag Queen Story Hour had been canceled received hundreds of comments.

One parent wrote, “This was THE Pride event I was planning to attend with my toddler. Very disappointed in the event organizers who were swayed by hateful, misguided comments.”

Her toddler? Child services should pay her a visit, at least in a sane world.

Another wrote, “So disappointed with this decision. This is the exact opposite of supporting and showing love to our LGBTQIA+ community. Shameful decision by all involved.”

It’s about not subjecting young children to what always turns into adults with mental health issues teaching the kids about adult sexual issues.

In 2020, Brittany Vann Hogin, an organizer with Raleigh’s chapter, explained, “There are all different kinds of people of different races, different sexualities and different identities, and our goal is that these kids see themselves in someone else – whether it’s a storybook character or one of our queens.”

They’re young kids. They do not need to know this stuff. Let them be kids. Stop grooming them.

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Bad News: Moose Population Is Booming Due To ‘Climate Change’

By William Teach June 7, 2022 – 7:15 am

This is all your fault, you know

Moose population boom, linked to climate change, inspires some hunting changes

In southwestern Alaska, where there is a mix of tundra, mountains, forests and river-crossed terrain, there has been a rapid transformation in the wildlife.

In the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge specifically, the moose population has increased a whopping 400-fold since the early 1990s, from just a handful a few decades ago to about 2,000 animals now.

The reason appears clear: climate change. Milder winters and the proliferation of vegetation correlate directly with the moose population boom, according to ongoing research by Sebastian Zavoico, a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (snip)

In Alaska, the shifting populations include moose and snowshoe hares moving farther north onto territory that used to be strictly tundra but now has woody plants, such as the North Slope. It also includes beavers, which have become fixtures in some Arctic areas where they were rare only a few decades ago. Beavers not only take advantage of the new shrubby conditions but, through engineering their dams and lodges, are hastening permafrost thaw and other ecological changes, as described in a UAF-led study appropriately titled: “Tundra Be Dammed: Beaver Colonization of the Arctic.”

While the changes have been good for some species, including moose in the Togiak refuge, they mean trouble for others. Among the highest-profile losers in the transformation are caribou, which depend on tundra vegetation like lichen and moss.

These people seriously think everything stays exactly the same all the time. And, no matter what, it is always doom with these cultists.

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With Economy Going Downhill Fast, Biden To Finally Speak For Real To Americans

By William Teach June 7, 2022 – 7:00 am

Oh, not with a press conference. He won’t answer questions even from a mostly compliant White House press corp

Joe Biden to Break 119+ Days of Press Silence with Jimmy Kimmel ‘Live’ Interview

Disney to the rescue! President Joe Biden will finally break 120 days of self-imposed press silence Wednesday when he grants a sit down interview to Disney-owned ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel.

Their exchange will air at 11:35 pm in what has been been promised will be a malarkey-free zone.

Kimmel flagged the appearance Sunday during the broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night” on ABC, Variety reported.

He then took to social media to further promote the event, saying: “Our very elected President @JoeBiden visits @JimmyKimmelLive Wednesday night. No malarkey.”

By live, they mean precorded earlier in the day, and you can damn well bet they will edit the living hell out of this. Will they even allow an actual studio audience during the interview? Anyhow, Kimmel will lob some softball questions, certainly pre-screened by Biden’s handlers. Will this be done in the studio, or, will Kimmel come and do it at the fake White House? And, then Biden will disappear for more months.

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Aussie Climate Minister Calls ‘Climate Change’ A Luxury Issue For Voters

By William Teach June 6, 2022 – 3:00 pm

She’s 100% correct, but, people are mad that she let the cat out of the bag

The Shadow Assistant Minister For Climate Change Says It’s A “Luxury Issue” For Voters

st greta carShadow Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Hollie Hughes reckons that climate change is a “luxury issue” for voters.

Hughes was given the role as part of new Liberal leader Peter Dutton’s new shadow ministry last week and has somehow already managed to shit on her own portfolio.

In an interview with ABC News Breakfast on Monday, Hughes acknowledged the fact that climate change was a key issue for voters in the 2022 Federal Election, but suggested those who turned on the Liberal Party won’t care so much about it when the cost of living continues to rise.

“I think climate change was something that a lot of voters were focused on,” said Hughes.

“But I think what’s gonna happen as you move forward, and people start to get inflationary pressures, start to see their mortgage rates increase, they start to see this increased spending by this new Labor government that’s gonna put pressure on our AAA credit rating, which does flow through the economy then, and when you look at increased power prices, some of those issues that were looked at as, sort of, you know — they’re almost like a luxury issue for some people.”

People might think ‘climate change’ is important in theory, but, when you match it up against real world issues its importance comes in very low. Further, when the Government starts doing stuff which costs citizens money, freedom, and life choices, it tends to suddenly become very important that government stop. Australia has been bouncing back and forth between government being too involved then voting them out for ones who aren’t interested in doing much of anything over the past 20 years. The only ones who really, really want climate action in practice are politicians, bureaucrats, and rich folks who can afford this garbage, who won’t see their lifestyles diminished.

“Because people of Wentworth probably aren’t going to the petrol bowser and looking at those numbers tick over, whereas I can tell you that people out in Cabramatta are very much looking at those numbers tick over when they’re at the bowser. So, those cost-of-living pressures are going to have a very significant impact on voters’ intentions, I think, going forward.”

Many climate cult politicians think that implementing policies that drive up the cost of gas, oil, coal, and natural gas and the products that use them will drive people to embrace “green” energy, but, no, the opposite. So, yes, ‘climate change’ is a luxury issue.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 6, 2022 – 1:00 pm

…is an area turning to desert because Other People eat meat, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is No Tricks Zone, with a post on the global surface temperature having cooled .5C since 2016.

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Dem Don Beyer To Introduce Massive Tax On Scary Rifle And Big Magazine Purchases

By William Teach June 6, 2022 – 10:30 am

Remember, Democrats say they only want to stop the Bad People from having scary guns. And then in the next breath they say they want to stop law abiding from getting scary guns

A House Democrat plans to introduce a bill that would hit AR-15’s with a 1,000% tax — and it could pass Congress without GOP votes

The US has experienced a string of mass shootings in the past three weeks in Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and Tulsa, Oklahoma, that have left scores of adults and children dead.

The recent violence is prompting one House Democrat to draft a measure aimed at severely restricting access to the AR-15-style weapons used by different gunmen in the carnage. Rep. Donald Beyer of Virginia, a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means panel, wants to impose a 1,000% excise tax on assault weapons.

“What it’s intended to do is provide another creative pathway to actually make some sensible gun control happen,” Beyer told Insider. “We think that a 1,000% fee on assault weapons is just the kind of restrictive measure that creates enough fiscal impact to qualify for reconciliation.”

New AR-15-style guns range from $500 to over $2,000 depending on location, NBC News reported. That means a 1,000% tax on the weapon would add $5,000 to $20,000 to their final sales price — and would probably keep it out of reach from many younger Americans.

Some details of the bill still aren’t finalized, such as when the tax would kick in and what to do with any revenue raised. It’s also unclear how much money it would generate. One out of every five weapons purchased in the US in AR-15 style rifle, per the National Shooting Sports Foundation in a 2014 court brief. Gun sales have surged since then and reached their second-highest level recorded last year.

Now, imagine Pelosi and the rest of the Dems get serious about passing this: how many will be purchased before this even gets a vote?

Bullets wouldn’t be subject to the new tax. But high-capacity magazines that can carry more than 10 rounds of ammunition would be aggressively taxed at that level.

If all this could get passed, how quick would this make it to the Supreme Court and be shot down, being a punitive tax on a legal product for one thing? And a specific attempt to deny law abiding citizens their 2nd Amendment rights. Just like SCOTUS has shot down other gun grabbing laws that overcharge citizens in an attempt to stop citizens from protecting themselves.

House Democrats are rallying around their own expansive gun-control package separate from ongoing Senate negotiations on a narrower bill centered on mental health, red flag laws, and a modest expansion of background checks. The House bill is expected to fall flat in the upper chamber due to stiff GOP resistance.

That outcome prompted Beyer to eye reconciliation, the legislative tactic allowing proposed laws to bypass the Senate’s 60-vote threshold known as the filibuster and pass with a simple majority. Democrats employed the maneuver in 2021 to approve both the stimulus law and the House-approved Build Back Better bill over united GOP resistance.

Would Pelosi and Schumer use reconciliation on this? They might not be able to count on getting 50 votes in the Senate.

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High Flying John Kerry Says Coal Needs To Go, Ukraine War No Excuse

By William Teach June 6, 2022 – 7:15 am

Well, it’s easy for John Kerry to say this: he’s rich, high energy prices do not effect him, and the taxpayers pay for quite a bit of his energy use, like the cost of jet fuel to fly to Bonn

Bonn climate conference: Ukraine war no excuse for prolonging coal, Kerry warns

John Kerry climateThe US envoy on climate change John Kerry has warned that the war in Ukraine must not be used as an excuse to prolong global reliance on coal.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Kerry criticised a number of large countries for not living up to the promises they made at the COP26 climate summit.

Climate diplomats meet again today in Bonn amid new, energy security worries.

If countries extend their reliance on coal in response to the war, then “we are cooked,” Mr Kerry said.

The fragile unity shown in Glasgow last November is likely to be tested in Bonn as countries deal with the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the cost of living crisis.

Mr Kerry told the BBC that despite these drawbacks, “as a world we are still not moving fast enough,” to rein in the emissions of warming gases that are driving up temperatures.

Did the BBC reporter ask Kerry how he got to Bonn? How he’s traveling around in Bonn?

The talks will be carried out by civil servants with limited political input and will review progress on a host of issues agreed in the Glasgow Climate Pact,

I don’t remember electing them, or giving them the power to screw up the U.S. energy sector. Also, how’d these bureaucrats from around the world get there?

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Bad News For Biden: Economic Issues Top Poll For Midterms

By William Teach June 6, 2022 – 7:00 am

Surprise? Pretty much everyone but Biden, his elected Democrat Comrades, and his wackadoodle base know this. If they really think running on gun grabbing and abortion on demand will be the ticket to hold the House and Senate, well, they’re dumber than you think

Economic issues top the public’s agenda: POLL

Biden Brain SuckerAs the midterm election approaches, most Americans say that the economy, inflation and rising gas prices are the most important issues in determining how they will vote for Congress this November, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.

With inflation on the rise since last fall, Americans have been significantly affected by the rising cost of goods and services. And, more than eight in 10 Americans (83%) now say that the economy is either an extremely or very important issue in determining how they will vote, in the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.

In the poll, 80% of Americans say that inflation is also an extremely or very important factor in how they will vote and for gas prices, it is 74%.

Joe Biden’s approval ratings for his handling of these key issues are all well underwater, suggesting trouble for the president and Democratic candidates ahead of the midterm. Only 37% approve of Biden’s handling of the economic recovery, and even fewer approve of his handling of inflation (28%) and gas prices (27%).

Who would have thought it? And, crime is pretty darned important, with 71% thinking extremely or very important. It’s not all bad news for Dems

Abortion and gun violence are high, and, hey, ‘climate change’ isn’t last next to last. At the end of the day, though, inflation, gas prices, paying so much more for product, waiting a long time for many goods and services (I bought a 4 car door speakers today, but, cannot get them put in for almost 3 weeks. I could do it myself, do not want to), be they cars, furniture, etc, and just a general seeing that the economy is not getting better, but, worse, straight up pocketbook issues, will reign in this election.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 5, 2022 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrible pool made of carbon polluting concrete, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Hot Air, with a post on Washington state drivers refusing to pull over for cops, thanks to Washington state law.

Just straight up bikinis week.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach June 5, 2022 – 9:13 am

Patriotic Pinup Alberto Vargas

Happy Sunday! Another gorgeous day in the Once and Future Nation Of America. The Sun is shining, the birds are singing, and Summer is almost here. This pinup is by Alberto Vargas, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Legal Insurrection notes that rise of LGBT kids is influenced by “social trends”
  2. Moonbattery covers masking being meant to obliterate our individuality
  3. Pacific Pundit features Biden hitting the beach while gas sets new records
  4. Powerline has a sensible position on guns and crime
  5. The First Street Journal discusses how the Left wants you to live
  6. The Gateway Pundit covers Pizza Hut give drag queen books to young kids
  7. The Last Refuge features a very silly Biden quote on the economy
  8. The Lid notes how many Americans are now having to delay their retirement
  9. The O.K. Corral features NASCAR going Woke
  10. The Other McCain discusses when the anti-gun propaganda doesn’t support the anti-gun narrative
  11. The Right Scoop covers DeSantis vetoing more funding for the Tampa Bay Rays
  12. Weasel Zippers notes gas prices have officially doubled under Biden
  13. Green Jihad features PETA losing their minds over a Lego farm set
  14. Greenie Watch covers the World Economic Forum telling the peons to eat seaweed
  15. And last, but, not least, Jo Nova discusses an Aussie town suing over a “green” project that delivered no energy

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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