If All You See…

By William Teach August 23, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…are horrible fossil fueled vehicles causing Bad Weather, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Geller Report, with a post on a UN exhibition on terrorism victims ignoring Jews and Israel

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As DNC Ends, What Exactly Are The Policies?

By William Teach August 23, 2024 – 10:30 am

Other than Harris saying she wants legislation to legalize abortion nationwide, which would violate the Supreme Court decision that it is a state issue per the 10th Amendment (in fairness, I’ll say the same about any GOP legislation to ban it), does anyone really know what Harris’ policies are from the convention?

Kamala Harris Caps Off DNC Without Releasing Policy Platform

Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday despite failing to release a policy platform since launching her campaign.

Harris headlined the final night of the Democratic National Convention, accepting the nomination that the delegates had voted to give her weeks before in a virtual roll call. The vice president largely spoke about her personal background and attacked former President Donald Trump, while sprinkling in some vague policy positions and campaign themes.

“On behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth, I accept your nomination to be president of the United States of America,” Harris said early on in her speech.

Harris began the speech with her personal story, speaking about how a childhood friend being abused led her to become a prosecutor and her mother telling her never to do things “half-assed.” She transitioned to some basic policy outlines, pledging to pass bipartisan border legislation that failed in the Senate earlier this year and to pass national protections for abortion access.

She also promised to continue to support Israel’s right to defend itself after expressing sympathies to the plight of Palestinians and calling for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza.

Everything is vague and there are no details. She’s yammered a lot about fixing the border and economy, despite being VP of the Biden-Harris admin for 3 1/2 years.

On the final day of the convention, Harris is yet to have a policy platform on her website. In response, the Trump campaign released its own webpage detailing Harris’ “dangerous policies.” The Democratic National Committee released its platform on the first day of the convention, though it made 19 references to a “President Biden’s second term” and 150 to Trump.

If we had a news industry that actually did their job, people would be exposed to what she has done during those years, and what she did before then.

GOP Rips Dems’ Style Over Substance at Convention

Republicans are calling out the hypocrisy shown by Democrats during their national convention in Chicago this week, as Vice President Kamala Harris has used celebrity allies to sell the party’s newfound patriotism to try to win over undecided voters.

Speakers at the convention have talked glowingly about their “love of country” and “freedom,” even though Harris has revealed little about her policies, and those she has stated — such as imposing government price controls on private-sector businesses — clash with that vision.

“This is being decided right now based on a vibe … based on style over substance,” former Republican presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy said Thursday during a news press conference at the Trump Hotel Chicago, the New York Post reported. “Many voters are going to demand some level of substance that they haven’t gotten yet.

“I see Oprah Winfrey. I see John Legend. See Lil Jon. Great. That doesn’t still tell me what she stands for.”

Of course, she doesn’t really want to get detailed, because, we’ve already seen the results during her time as VP, and after she yammered about raising taxes and and price controls, telling Americans what she really wants to do would annihilate her chances to win all those swing states. Trump needs to spend the rest of the time left hammering her on what happened during the Biden-Harris years, and over the vague policies she has said.

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Huh: Ford Reducing EV Production To Boost Productivity

By William Teach August 23, 2024 – 7:15 am

Well, when Ford is losing enormous amounts of money, well, yeah. One report states that they lost $130,000 for each EV sold in the first quarter of 2024. That’s mind boggling to consider, knowing what I know about the car business

Ford Shifts EV Strategy to Boost Profitability: What to Know

Ford Motor (F) announced Wednesday that it is shifting its electric vehicle (EV) strategy to deliver profitable and capital-efficient growth, including offering a wider range of electrification options at lower prices and increasing ranges. Wall Street is embracing the news, sending Ford’s stock higher in intraday trading.

Ford’s plan includes delaying the production of its all-electric pickup truck to the second half of 2027. It was initially expected to begin production next year.

The company is also canceling plans for its three-row sports utility vehicle (SUV), and instead prioritizing hybrid models and electric commercial vehicles, according to CNBC. Ford will incur a special non-cash charge of about $400 million due to the adjusted plans, which may also result in additional expenses and cash expenditures of up to $1.5 billion.

They really only have two EVs at the moment, the Mustang, which people are dumping, and the Lightning truck, which has seen sales plummet. Their customers are not clamoring for EVs, especially since they tend to look for cheaper vehicles. I’m sure at some point in the next 20-30 years people will be ready, and the infrastructure will be in place, but, consider: the first hybrid in the US was the Honda Insight in 1999, followed by the Prius in 2000, and, yet, many people are still very resistant to getting a hybrid. They don’t even want to discuss it when we bring it up. And sales finds that there is no point banging their heads against the wall. Just move on.

Meanwhile

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Oregon Taxpayer Funded Group Giving Illegal Aliens $30K To Buy A House

By William Teach August 23, 2024 – 7:00 am

Must be nice to be an illegal alien

Good deal, eh?

(Daily Caller) Hacienda Community Development Corp. is participating in a taxpayer-funded down payment assistance program that gives money to non-citizens to buy homes in Oregon while excluding American citizens from eligibility, according to records provided to the Daily Caller.

Hacienda CDC is reportedly offering $30,000 for down payment assistance for eligible new homebuyers through their Camino a Casa program, according to a screenshot first reported by X user Oregon Citizen. “Clients work closely with financial coaches and HUD-certified housing counselors throughout the entirety of the homebuying process. In addition to mortgage readiness and financial fitness workshops, we provide various opportunities for down-payment assistance,” the organization states. (snip)

Hacienda CDC is partially funded through the Economic Equity Investment Program (EEIP), an equity-based beneficiary project established through the Economic Equity Investment Act (SB 1579), which the Oregon legislature passed in 2022. The organization receives millions in Oregon state taxpayer money and federal taxes through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to its recent annual report.

Of course, Oregon is 9th most expensive for median home value in the US, at $511,513, so, can illegals actually afford a home?

The organization’s actions appear to violate its contract with the state by denying an application based on citizenship if the participant meets the other criteria, according to the contract viewed by the Daily Caller. “Recipient shall consider all eligible beneficiaries (meeting 2 or more economic equity risk factors) as described in Exhibit A and shall not refuse to work with individuals, families, businesses, or communities based on protected class considerations,” the contract states. U.S. citizens are eligible for these benefits, according to the EEIP guidelines.

Why are Democrats so intent on helping non-Americans with American money?

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Starbucks’ New CEO To Take Long Fossil Fueled Flights To Work

By William Teach August 22, 2024 – 3:00 pm

Hmm

Our Environmental Promise: Give more than we take

At Starbucks, we promise to give more than we take from the planet. Our comprehensive approach is built on our commitment to build a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future for coffee, farmers, communities and our planet. Across our company, we are testing and scaling innovative solutions to support partners, farmers and communities in the face of global climate change.

How about the guy they hired?

Starbucks’ new CEO faces backlash over 1,000-mile commute by private jet

Starbucks’ incoming CEO, Brian Niccol, is facing environmental criticisms following the company’s offer for him to commute from his home in Newport Beach, California, to its headquarters in Seattle via a private jet instead of relocating.

In Starbucks’ offer letter to Niccol, the company said, “During your employment with the company, you will not be required to relocate to the company’s headquarters … You agree to commute from your residence to the company’s headquarters (and engage in other business travel) as is required to perform your duties and responsibilities.”

Speaking to CNBC, a Starbucks spokesperson said that Niccol will be expected to work from Starbucks’ Seattle office at least three days a week in line with the company’s hybrid work policies.

Following reports of Niccol’s super commute, people were quick to point out the apparent hypocrisy in the use of private jets in the context of the company’s sustainability efforts, including its ban on plastic straws.

“The new Starbucks CEO is ‘supercommuting’ 1,000 miles to Seattle on a private jet to work, so don’t be too harsh on that waitress who gave you a plastic straw when you didn’t want one,” one user wrote on X.

Starbucks has banned straws at their stores. I can’t find anything where Niccol is yammering about ‘climate change’: he’s being brought in to revitalize Starbucks, which is having issues, having done the same for Taco Bell and Chipotle. Starbucks has apparently realized that a sound business model is more important than climasignaling.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 22, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…is an Evil fossil fueled vehicle, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Flopping Aces, with a post on the truth on the Trump tax cuts.

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FBI Investigating Who Left Bugs On Breakfast Tables At DNC Or Something

By William Teach August 22, 2024 – 10:30 am

We still have no report on the wackjob who tried to assassinate President Trump. There aren’t even leaks. There are people running around the DNC proclaiming they want to

  1. Kill Jews
  2. Destroy Israel
  3. Support Islamic terrorism groups
  4. Wearing the apparel of Hamas, a US designated terrorist group
  5. Many are imports, not natural born, and would be eligible for deportation for this, even if they have permanent resident status or had been granted citizenship

and the FBI is seemingly doing nothing, but, bugs on tables? Send in the Gmen!

FBI probes insect attack on Democratic breakfast in Chicago

Chicago Police and the FBI are investigating if saboteurs placed bugs in a breakfast buffet prepared for delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.

“Multiple unknown female offenders are alleged to have entered a building…and began placing unknown objects onto tables containing food,” the convention’s information center said in a statement. “The offenders are believed to have then left the area. One victim was treated and released on-scene. Along with CPD, FBI-Chicago is assisting in the investigation.”

One witness told USA TODAY the creatures appeared to be crickets while other reports suggested maggots.

The incident took place at Fairmont Hotel, where delegates from Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri and South Dakota are staying.

“We were all coming down to breakfast, and there were these two women who had hidden themselves in the bathroom,” Indiana delegate Karen Tallian told USA TODAY. “And they ran out and threw maggots into the breakfast buffet.” Tallian, a retired state senator, said friends who reached the dining room ahead of her had witnessed the contamination.

What’s the over/under these moonbat women typically vote Democrat? I’m sure they have lots and lots of cameras in the building, but, the women probably wore masks or covered their face, maybe with Intifada keffiyehs.

Last month, maggots and other insects were reportedly released at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, during a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Chicago has seen nightly protests during the convention by organizations seeking an end to the Gaza war and an end to U.S. military support for Israel.

“All Americans have the right to peaceful protest, but ugly attacks like this have no place in our democracy,” Indiana Democratic Party spokesperson Sam Barloga said. “We thank the security team for responding swiftly.”

See, it’s only ugly when wackos are leaving bugs on tables, not when Democrat supporters are calling for killing Jews.

I can find zero reports of the FBI investigating who left the insects at the Watergate Hotel.

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Climate Cult Leaders Are Fine With Kamala Going Light On Climate (scam) Policy

By William Teach August 22, 2024 – 7:00 am

I wonder why?

Harris Goes Light on Climate Policy. Green Leaders Are OK With That.

Kamala Climate ClownIn the 2020 presidential election, climate activists demanded that Democratic candidates explain, in detail, how they planned to tackle the planet’s greatest environmental threat.

But in the weeks since Vice President Kamala Harris ascended the 2024 Democratic ticket, she has mentioned climate change only in passing, and offered no specifics on how she would curb dangerous levels of warming. Climate leaders say they are fine with that.

“I am not concerned,” said Jay Inslee, the Democratic governor of Washington, who made climate change the centerpiece of his own 2019 bid for the presidency. Mr. Inslee said he believes it is more important for Ms. Harris to draw a distinction between her and her Republican rival, former President Donald J. Trump, than to drill down on policy nitty-gritty.

“I am totally confident that when she is in a position to effect positive change, she will,” Gov. Inslee said.

If only there was some sort of outfit that could demand that a person running for President of the United States Of America answer questions on her policies and plans, instead of simply writing an article from hundreds of miles away while never leaving the office/living room.

While President Biden has made climate change a signature issue, signing into law the largest clean energy investments in American history, Ms. Harris has yet to detail for voters her climate or clean-energy positions. Some analysts chalked that up to strategy and said new promises to slash greenhouse gas emissions or rein in fossil fuels could alienate voters particularly in the energy-rich swing state of Pennsylvania.

“This doesn’t look accidental, it looks like a deliberate choice,” said Kevin Book, managing director of ClearView Energy Partners, a Washington-based research firm, referring to the sparse mentions of climate change in the speeches of Ms. Harris and Mr. Walz.

“I think they are worried if she takes a strong position on climate, even it fits the same position that Biden took, it will make her look too progressive,” Mr. Book said, adding, “It’s a divisive issue and they need both sides as much as possible to win Pennsylvania.”

In other words, she’s hiding what she plans to do from the American citizens, and the Credentialed Media is failing at the job they were given a specific mention in the 1st Amendment to do.

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Good News: PRC Looks To Help Illegal Aliens Purchase Homes

By William Teach August 22, 2024 – 6:45 am

But, hey, all you Comrades in the People’s Republik Of California need to keep your complaints to yourselves: you voted for this

The rest of the tweet:

Two million illegals will qualify for the program

“The social and economic benefits of homeownership should be available to everyone.” – Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula

Specifically, AB 1840, will prevent the state’s Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loans program from denying individuals on the basis of their immigration status. The program will allow applicants to get “loans” of up to 20% of the home’s purchase price — or, about what a typical down payment is — with zero down payment on the state loan required. There are also no provisions on how the “borrower” can pay back. Meaning they can get the home and live in it for as long as they want without ever paying a dime

I know, I’m still trying to wrap my head around it too. I guess trying to use logic to understand what CAN’T be logical is pointless.

Why try? This is Liberal World. The Elites couldn’t care less what the peasants think.

California bill aimed at making it easier for migrants to buy homes makes major advancement

A key California Senate committee advanced a bill this week that would allow migrants and illegal immigrants to use a program aimed at helping widen the swath of the population who can become a homebuyer.

The “Dream For All” shared-appreciation loan program is billed by the state as a down-payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers.

When the qualified homeowner later sells or transfers the home, the homebuyer repays the original loan’s down payment, as well as a share of the residence’s value appreciation, according to the California Housing Finance Agency (CALHFA).

I wonder how much money has simply disappeared?

“When undocumented individuals are excluded from such programs, they miss out on a crucial method of securing financial security and personal stability for themselves and their families,” Democratic Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula said in a statement obtained by The Center Square. (snip)

After the bill was first introduced earlier this year, state Sen. Brian Dahle, a Republican, called it an “insult to California citizens who are already being priced out of homeownership.”

Well, will any of the illegals actually be able to afford a home in the PRC even with the help of the government?

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Federal Judge Blocks Biden-Harris Non-Compete Rule

By William Teach August 21, 2024 – 3:04 pm

I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes non-compete clauses are overboard. I had one way back in the day when I was working for a little wireless company, and they tried to enforce it when I went to work for a carrier, even though I was bringing no customers with me. It might have made sense if I tried to work for another independent agent, but, NC is also a right to work state, so, they had a tough time enforcing it. Regardless, they are often there for a reason, and it is not the federal government’s role to control this

Federal judge blocks FTC noncompete ban

A federal judge Tuesday blocked a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements from taking effect in September.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted in April to ban most noncompete agreements, which prevent tens of millions of employees from leaving their jobs to work for competitors or start a competing business.

The Dallas-based tax firm Ryan LLC, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable and other business groups sued to block the rule from going into effect, alleging agency overreach that would make it harder for companies to retain talent.

U.S. District Judge Ada Brown in Dallas said the FTC had overstepped its statutory authority and called the rule “arbitrary and capricious.”

“This win preserves the validity of millions of employment contracts across the nation that facilitate trust between employers and employees, innovation through the protection of IP, and investment in the training of employees,” said John Smith, senior vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel for Ryan.

It would be one thing if there was a method to arbitrate non-competes – oh, wait, there is. Court. And, in some cases, state law. The FTC, though, did not have the authority as designated by the US Congress to make this rule.

Last month, a federal judge in Philadelphia rejected a bid by tree-trimming company ATS Tree Services to block the ban, reasoning the FTC has the authority “to prevent unfair methods of competition in commerce” under the 1914 Federal Trade Commission Act.

If it is an unfair non-compete, yes, that’s where courts, usually arbitration, comes in. But, say, someone jumping from one law firm to another in the same city and bringing all those clients of their previous firm is where a non-compete makes sense. Regardless, in most cases the federal government really has no authority to regulate the economy in this manner. But, this is exactly what Kamala and her comrades would want to impose.

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