If All You See…

By William Teach June 23, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is a field perfect for a solar farm, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Moonbattery, with a post welcoming you to Michiganistan.

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CNN Says Top Republicans Briefed Before Iran Attack, But, Not Democrats

By William Teach June 23, 2025 – 10:30 am

They think they’re on to something, but, it’s fake news

Trump administration briefed top Republicans before Iran strikes, but not some Democrats

President Donald Trump and his team were in contact with top congressional Republicans before his strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, but some key Democrats were not told of his plans until after the bombs had dropped, according to multiple people familiar with the plans.

The top two Republicans in Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, were both notified of the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities ahead of time, according to multiple GOP sources.

People familiar with the matter initially told CNN that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries received notifications shortly before the public announcement — and after the attack itself.

See, they’re still running the article’s headline, but,

Correction: This story has been updated to make clear Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was called before the strike, not after as initially reported.

But after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt disputed that account, a source conceded that Schumer had been called around 6 p.m. – a little less than an hour before the strikes began – with little detail. He was told of imminent military action without naming the country in which the action was to take place, the source said.

So, unnamed sources giving bad information, and CNN still has the same headline and runs with the same first 3 paragraphs. The rest is primarily Democrats, and Thomas Massie, whining about this strike being un-Constitutional. If CNN had any journalistic integrity they would have killed the article. Or, at least, change the headline But, it’s all about the TDS.

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Here We Go: Time Wonders What ME Conflict Means For ‘Climate Change’

By William Teach June 23, 2025 – 7:00 am

I expected something like this, but, not this fast

What Conflict in the Middle East Means for Climate Change

The consequences of the increasingly urgent hostilities between Israel and Iran are multifold—humanitarian, geopolitical, and so on. If the situation deepens, it could also have important implications for energy markets and, by extension, climate change and the energy transition.

Central to that picture are oil prices. In the past month, oil prices have risen nearly 25% as hostilities have deepened. On its own, Iran is a significant supplier of oil to global markets, producing roughly 4 million barrels of oil daily, and traders fear that its supply could be cut off. A bigger conflagration could mean significantly higher prices with fears about supply issues across the region, especially as traveling through the Strait of Hormuz grows trickier.

Governments play a key role shaping everything related to the production and consumption of energy, but nonetheless energy is not divorced from market fundamentals broadly and, specifically, the effect of prices. And perhaps no price is more closely tracked in energy markets than the price of a barrel of crude. But how a high-price environment for oil would shake out is complicated—with some clear pluses for decarbonization efforts as well as some big challenges.

On the one hand, high oil prices incentivize investment in alternatives, in this case electrification. Consumers may take a closer look at electric vehicles to save at the pump. Or they may just buy smaller, more fuel efficient cars, a climate win. Meanwhile, companies may take another look at the numbers for ditching diesel in heavy industry.

Over the years I’ve read, and blogged, many screeds by cultists about war being bad for global boiling, but, I think this is the first time I’ve read where a cultist is happy about war in the Middle East because it could make the price of oil skyrocket to get people into EVs. Or, really, on the bus.

On the other hand, high oil prices incentivize fossil fuel companies to drill more to try to take advantage of high prices. Projects that looked too expensive when prices were low start to take on a new sheen when they’re on the rise.

No, not really, because the use of gas drops when prices get too high, so, the return on investment is difficult, especially when the price crashes back and they lose money. Net profits are based on quantity sold, at around 10 cents on the dollar.

None of these factors are likely to play out in a straightforward fashion—and we don’t have to look too far back for a similar analogue. In 2022, oil prices rose dramatically following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, quickly shifting the conversation around clean energy.

Clean energy advocates responded vociferously that renewables could provide stability as Europe tried to wean itself off of Russian energy. In the U.S., they argued, renewables would contribute to energy security. These arguments helped advance clean energy—even if they weren’t decisive. The RePowerEU initiative, launched in the wake of the invasion, helped accelerate the expansion of wind and solar power in the bloc. And energy security was among the arguments that helped get the Inflation Reduction Act across the finish line.

That was due to speculation, since the war really didn’t affect the quantity of petroleum extracted or refined. Just fearmongering. Regardless, this makes the climate cult happy….until the base Warmists realize that their own lives are getting screwed.

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Trump Trolls Iran, Democrats On Regime Change

By William Teach June 23, 2025 – 6:45 am

The Credentialed Media and Democrats always seem to take the bait, as well as never seeming to understand when Trump is serious, when he’s trolling, and when he is setting hooks

Trump floats regime change in Iran, muddying the administration’s message

President Donald Trump’s top national security officials spent much of Sunday insisting his administration doesn’t want to bring about the end of Iran’s government, only its nuclear program. Then Trump left the door open for exactly that.

“It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

While Trump did not call for the ouster of the regime, or say that the U.S. would play any role in overthrowing the Iranian government, his words undercut what had appeared to be a coordinated message from his top advisers. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth each insisted Sunday that the U.S. was only interested in dismantling Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

“We don’t want to achieve regime change. We want to achieve the end of the Iranian nuclear program,” Vance told ABC. “That’s what the president set us out to do.”

The others also focused their statements around the idea that the strikes were limited and focused solely on Iran’s nuclear program.

The sound you hear is millions of moonbats gnashing their teeth and screaming at the sky. If Trump wanted the leaders of Iran dead they would now be dead. A big thing with Trump is that he is not predictable. Iran really doesn’t know what to expect.

Meanwhile, Democrats really think advocating on behalf of Iran, which screams Death To America, which kills gays, is intent on destroying Israel and killing all Jews, has killed thousands of Americans directly or through their proxies, is a good idea

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 22, 2025 – 2:02 pm

…is a world killing plastic bottle of water, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Pacific Pundit, with a post on Pelosi drunk blogging again in the wake of Iran bombing.

It’s brown haired ladies week.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach June 22, 2025 – 9:14 am

Happy Sunday! Another fine day in Returned America. The Sun is shining, the birds are singing, and there was lots of happy whistling over Iran last night. This pinup is by Greg Hildebrandt (who I didn’t know had passed on last year. He always did great drawings), with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Green Jihad: Trump White House Assures East Palestine They Are Not Forgotten
  2. Jo Nova: Liars and wordsmiths don’t demolish and rebuild wind farms they “repower” them
  3. Watts Up With That?: Natural Gas Projects Reboot After Officials Wake Up to Stark Realities
  4. Bearing Arms: Walz Wants to Make Minnesota Capitol ‘Gun-Free Zone’
  5. Climate Depot: UN official calls for ‘climate misinformation’ to be ‘criminalized’ – ‘Criminalize media & advertising firms for amplifying disinformation & misinformation’
  6. Culturicidal: Why You Should Judge People as Individuals, Not Races
  7. Gates Of Vienna: The Islamic Colonization of Italy
  8. GeeeZ….: Hating Trump more than Loving America?
  9. IOTW Report: Dr. Demento Retires
  10. Jihad Watch: Leftist politicians denounce Trump for strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, call for impeachment
  11. Knuckledraggin My Life Away: One of ‘those neighbors’
  12. Legal Insurrection: Former Democratic Adviser Says Party Has No Agenda Beyond Hating Trump
  13. Moonbattery: Cartoonishly Heavy-Handed Democrat Ad
  14. The First Street Journal: President Trump is winning on immigration: a large number of illegals have apparently self-deported
  15. And last, but, not least, The Right Scoop has WATCH: Fox News Pentagon reporter praises Trump admin for NO LEAKS on bombing

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

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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US Strike Iran’s Nuclear Sites

By William Teach June 22, 2025 – 7:00 am

Whelp, so much for two weeks

One thing about Trump, he is not predictable, which is a good thing since the enemies of the US can’t play us

Trump: U.S. Completed ‘Successful Attack’ on Iranian Nuclear Sites

President Donald Trump revealed that the United States had just completed a “very successful attack on” three nuclear sites in Iran, such as Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!”

Obviously, this is making the Democrats and TDS infused Republicans upset

(CNN) GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky took to X to say, “This is not Constitutional.”

Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs of California had a similar sentiment, saying on X, “Trump’s strikes against Iran are not only unconstitutional, but an escalation that risks bringing the U.S. into another endless and deadly war.”

Massie is such a disappointment. But, how is it un-Constitutional? They do not say. Did they say the same when Biden and Obama were bombing targets? Did Trump break them so bad that they want to protect Iran?

(NY Times) Some members of Congress criticized the Trump administration for not seeking congressional approval before U.S. troops engaged in attacks against Iran. “This is not Constitutional,” said Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, who was a co-sponsor of a resolution trying to block any military action in Iran without Congress authorizing it.

Writing directly in response to Trump’s statement, Representative Jim Himes, a Democrat from Connecticut on the Intelligence Committee, said, “According to the Constitution we are both sworn to defend, my attention to this matter comes BEFORE bombs fall. Full stop.”

Did Massie do this for when Biden was attacking the Houthis? By the Constitution and law the president can engage in limited attacks and then inform Congress. They cannot start a full war. For one thing, you have the War Powers Resolution of 1973. Massie seems to be the only Republican in Congress whining, but, there are many pundits on Twitter having a hissy fit. I like this reply to Massie’s tweet (which also got retweeted by Rashida Tlaib)

Nothing about the autopen’s four years was constitutional. You stayed quiet.

Nothing about USAID fraud back to Congress was constitutional. You stayed quiet.

Nothing about Biden’s open border was constitutional. you stayed quiet.

Nothing about taxpayer money being laundered through NGO’s back to the spouses of Congressmen was constitutional. You stayed quiet.

Nothing about Ukraine funding laundered back to members of Congress bothered you either.

Nothing about J6 seemed to bother you.

Nothing about the weaponization of government against conservatives bothered you.

But Trump… every move is called out by you. I do not remember you being this active vocally calling out Biden at all. That was the most unconstitutional 4 years we have ever experienced in this nation’s history. And yet, you stayed silent with small push back on minor budgetary issues.

As far as more Democrats, other than Fetterman, they’ll all be whining. Trump is supposed to speak at 10pm Saturday night, so, I’m sure I’ll update this post in the am.

Oh, and I really intended to ignore the Dem responses, because they are what you expect. Except, I ran across this

She literally calls it illegal without congressional authorization, then cites the actual Congressionally passed resolution that makes it legal. Fucktard.

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Surprise: EV Owners Switching To Hybrids

By William Teach June 21, 2025 – 3:13 pm

This has shocked the NY Times

Hybrid Cars, Once Derided and Dismissed, Have Become Popular

Electric vehicleThere are a lot of things Sarah Martens likes about the 2025 Toyota Highlander hybrid she bought a few months ago. Its pearlescent white paint shimmers in the sunlight. It has lots of safety features. And for a large sport utility vehicle, it sips gasoline, getting nearly 30 miles per gallon at times.

But the thing she likes most: It doesn’t feel like a hybrid.

“It’s so smooth,” said Ms. Martens, a Pilates instructor in Ann Arbor, Mich. “When it starts off from a stoplight or switches from electric to gas, I can’t tell I’m driving a hybrid. It just seems like I’m driving a normal car.”

Not so long ago, it seemed that the heyday of hybrids had come and gone. As Tesla and the potential of electric vehicles grabbed the imaginations of drivers and automakers, hybrids appeared destined to be remembered as an interim step on the way toward a fully electric, emissions-free future.

Look, there are a bunch of reasons hybrids are doing well: one is that so much of fleets, especially Toyota and Honda, are hybrid. And they are not that much more expensive than a straight gas car. And, as mentioned above, you can’t really tell the difference. I drove an Accord then a Civic, both had 1.5 turbocharged engines. I do not miss them with my hybrid Accord. I have just as much get up and go, and, it is mostly quieter. I really wouldn’t want to switch back. I love seeing 43.6 MPG. They are good these days. Manufacturers could make them get better eMPG, but, they would lose get up and go, and no one wants that.

Just four years ago, for example, General Motors set a goal of ending production of all internal combustion models by 2035, and all but eliminated hybrids from its future product plans. Other manufacturers also bet heavily on electric vehicles and scaled their hybrid plans.

But then a funny thing happened. Car shoppers balked at the high prices of fully electric models and the challenges of charging them. In the last few years, sales of electric vehicles have grown at a much slower rate than automakers once expected. And hybrids have stepped in to fill the gap, accounting for a large and growing share of new car sales.

“People like the attributes that hybrids bring to the table,” said Jessica Caldwell, executive director of insights at Edmunds, a market researcher. “They offer better mileage than pure gasoline models, and the prices are pretty close to pure gas vehicles, so they’re much more affordable than E.V.s.”

In other words, their sales lines are driven by what customers want, not what the climate cultists in government want.

Republican legislation working its way through Congress could further lift sales of hybrids. In May, the House passed a policy bill backed by President Trump that would eliminate a $7,500 tax credit available to people who bought or leased electric vehicles. That legislation would also impose an annual tax of $250 on electric cars and $100 on hybrids to finance road projects. The Senate version of the bill introduced this week would do away with the tax credit, too, but does not include the annual tax.

I don’t agree with that. If you want an EV, get one. Entice people to do so. Nothing wrong with keeping the credits. You can also give credits for hybrids, as well. I like EVs. But, like I’ve said, 90% of they time they work for me: it’s the other 10% that is a problem.

Nearly half the cars and trucks that Toyota and its luxury brand, Lexus, sold in the first five months of the year were hybrids — and sales of those vehicles were up about 40 percent from a year earlier. Ford Motor’s hybrid sales rose 31 percent in the same period. Honda is on track this year for its highest hybrid sales ever, and the hybrid versions of its Accord sedan and CR-V sport utility vehicle now outsell the gasoline-only models.

Not necessarily fair on Accords, since all but the 2 lowest trims are hybrid, but, yeah, sell, more hybrid CRVs than gas. At the end of the day, it is about giving the consumer what they want, not what moonbats in government want. Especially since the people forcing this on Americans rarely drive EVs themselves.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 21, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…are hills that would be perfect for solar panels, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Geller Report, with a post on Ilhan Omar hating America but still staying.

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Washington Post Super Excited Over Spain Taking In Tons Of Migrants

By William Teach June 21, 2025 – 10:30 am

Of course, it’s all about Orange Man Bad

As Trump shuts out migrants, Spain opens its doors and fuels economic growth

When night falls on the other side of the Atlantic, her 32-year-old cousin, a house cleaner in New York, huddles inside a dim basement apartment, terrified of ICE raids. But in a burgeoning quarter of the Spanish capital, where immigrant-staffed restaurants tempt newcomers with Dominican chicharrones and Venezuelan empanadas, Edith Chimbo sat in the sunlight, musing about the Spanish Dream.

“My cousin told me, ‘Go to Spain,’” said Chimbo, 22, who landed in Madrid earlier this year from the Ecuadorian highlands. Armed with a college degree but no work permit, she’s cleaning houses under the table, just like her cousin in the United States. Yet she is counting on something in the weeks ahead that her kin almost certainly cannot: legalization.

Got that? The WP is excited that migrants are being brought to Spain to clean houses, and will soon be legalized!

As the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants and asylum seekers brings tear gas, protests and raids to the streets of the United States, Spain is positioning itself as a counterpoint: a new land of opportunity.

In this nation of 48 million with long colonial links to the New World, an influx of predominantly Latin American immigrants is helping fuel one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe. The Spanish economic transformation is unfolding as the center-left government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has streamlined immigration rules while offering legal status to roughly 700,000 irregular migrants since 2021.

700K? That’s cute.

A landmark bill now being negotiated in the Congress of Deputies could grant legal amnesty to hundreds of thousands more — most of them Spanish-speakers from predominantly Catholic countries in Latin America. Those newcomers often enjoy visa-free travel to Spain, even as Madrid controversially works with Morocco, Mauritania and other countries to block irregular arrivals from the African coast, though Sánchez has also called for tolerance toward migrants fleeing poverty and violence in Africa.

So, they’re bringing in folks who can speak the language, and have at least some commonality with the citizens of Spain for assimilation, while blocking those who do not? Huh.

Spain’s approach is attracting at least some migrants rejected or barred from the United States, including Venezuelans who are now subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban.

Great. Go there. Biden took in enough, to add on to all those who came in over the past 30 years.

The number of Venezuelans applying for humanitarian protection in Spain surged to 36,923 between January and May, a 36.4 percent spike from the same period last year. With no visa requirements, all Venezuelans need is a valid passport and a plane ticket. In May, the most recent period available, applicants enjoyed a 98.6 percent acceptance rate.

“My hopes and plans for the United States ended overnight,” said Alexander Salazar, 34, a Venezuelan living in Peru who found out in February that his U.S. visa, on humanitarian grounds as an LGBTQ+ migrant, had been suspended. His plan now is to join other family and friends who have already left for Spain.

Yes, smaller nation, but, the US took in vastly more Venezuelans, and checked almost none of them. I’m betting Spain is checking to make sure they are not gang bangers and criminals. Anyhow, bleeding hearts, Orange Man Bad, and

Migrant influx pushing Mass. shelter costs past $1B in FY25: report

Massachusetts taxpayers are on course to spend $1 billion on the state’s emergency shelter program for FY25 with migrant families making up a significant share of those receiving assistance, according to a new report.

Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has already spent $830 million so far in FY25 – which started on July 1 – accommodating more than 4,000 families who have been receiving taxpayer-funded shelter, food, education, legal aid and case management.

The costs work out at about $3,496 per week per family, or around $1,000 per person per week for the program, known as the Emergency Assistance (EA) system.

Biden was taking in people who cannot support themselves, and, really, expect the US government to do so. If the US can mostly shut down the illegal immigration, stop taking in sad sacks from around the world, and boot out the bad people, we could provide temporary work visas to many who want to work, will work for a time, and then leave for a time before returning.

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