…is the rising sea meeting the land which is turning to desert, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is The First Street Journal, with a post on Special Snowflakes getting upset over….checks notes…the Battle Of Perryville.
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The climate emergency (scam) is a Very Serious Subject, y’all. The climate cultists want us to treat the subject as Very Serious, because the world is on the brink of ending. Or it’s happening right now. Doom is coming!
Coal plants generate a lot of carbon, which contributes to global warming. Japan has pledged to hedge construction of new coal-burning plants, but they still has 150 coal power stations.
It’s a giant Pikachu invasion! Or at least it was recently in England. A pack of activists, all dressed as Pikachu, paraded down a street in England, demanding that Japan stop using coal. The Pokémon characters appeared just down the street from the G7 Summit, taking place in the English resort town of Carbis Bay.One protester explained their purpose, saying, “Our message to Japan is that if it continues to burn coal, it will be an international pariah, it will make the future more dangerous for its citizens, it’s going to make a future more dangerous for the world. Japan has a massive opportunity at the G7 to step up, stop burning coal and lead the world to a better future.â€
The G7 meetings allow the member nations — France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Japan, the U.S. and Canada — to discuss various issues and make agreements in person. One of the chief problems on the table is climate change and how to reduce carbon emissions.
Well, I’m totally convinced to give up my money, freedom, and choice to Save The Earth from boiling away. How about you?
A Pikachu protest at the G7 summit called on the Japanese government to stop burning coal pic.twitter.com/N2sycViBOx
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 11, 2021
Read: Climate Emergency Is Serious: Giant Pikachus March Down Street In England, Opposing Coal In Japan »
So, apparently Ilhan is not only having an inter-party squabble with fellow Democrats (who are Jews) and Nancy Pelosi, but, also with her fellow Islamists
Hamas issued a statement on Friday denouncing Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar for her equation of them and the Taliban to Israel and the United States.
Issued by Dr. Basem Naeem of Hamas’ international relations office, the U.S.-designated terrorist organization said they “appreciate†her stance on “justice†for Palestinians but asked her to describe events “accurately.â€
“The recent statements of Mrs. Ilhan Omar, a member of the US House of Representatives, in which she equated the victim with the executioner, are very surprising, as she equated the resistance of the Palestinian people on the one hand, and the crimes of the Israeli occupation in Palestine and the American aggression in Afghanistan on the other,†read the statement, which the Daily Caller translated from Arabic.
“We appreciate Mrs. Ilhan Omar’s stances in defending justice and the rights of the oppressed around the world, foremost of which are the just rights of our Palestinian people, but we deplore this unfair combination of injustice and international law. The Palestinian people have been living under the Zionist occupation for more than seven decades, during which they suffered a lot, and the most heinous crimes were committed against them,†it went on to say.
“However, the other side refused to comply with all international resolutions, and continued its arrogance and oppression of our people and threatening international stability and security, unfortunately with the full support and protection of successive US administrations.â€
“Accordingly, we look to Mrs. Ilhan Omar, and all defenders of Palestinian rights, to describe things correctly and accurately, because this is the most important starting point for laying the foundations for a just solution to this chronic conflict,†Hamas concluded.
I wonder if she will play the Victim with this slapdown by Hamas, like she did when Democratic Party Jews and Pelosi, among others, lightly took her to task, or, will she listen to her Islamist comrades and take their concerns to heart? Probably the latter, since there has been no response from Ilhan Omar at all. Will she say Hamas is “anti-black” like she did with her elected Democrat comrades (who are also Jews)?
Read: Hamas Denounces Fellow Islamist Ilhan Omar For Comparing US/Israel With Hamas Terrorists »
He said this after taking a long fossil fueled helicopter to the airport, FF flight to Europe, with all the chase planes and extra planes, then getting in his FF limo which was flown over in a FF plane, with the huge retinue of FF cars protecting him
Biden warns global warming is the greatest threat to national security in speech to troops
President Joe Biden warned during a speech to American troops in England that global warming presents the greatest threat to the United States.
“The military sat us down and let us know what the greatest threats facing America were — the greatest physical threats,” Biden said of a meeting he had with the joint chiefs after becoming vice president in 2009. “This is not a joke. You know what the joint chiefs told us the greatest threat facing America was? Global warming.”
Biden told the troops at the Royal Air Force Mildenhall station on Wednesday that global warming still presents that kind of threat, asking nations to commit to “ambitious climate action” that would stop the globe from warming no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Biden warned that global warming could cause “significant population movement,” which could include “fights over land, millions of people leaving places because they’re literally sinking below the sea, like in Indonesia because of the fights over land that is not there anymore.”
The president’s remarks are a departure from his assessment just last week, when he said white supremacy posed the “most lethal” threat to America in a speech marking the 100th anniversary of the race riots in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The guy is nuts, and the regular media will not call him out for it. Doomsday climate cultists have been warning of doom since the late 80’s, and the eco-nuts who joined the climate cult have been telling us we’re doomed since the late 60’s. Yet, Doom always seems to be pushed further and further out, as each prognostication fails to materialize. Biden’s yammering is all just meant to force more and more Modern Socialism on the U.S. military, destroying it from within.
Read: Dementia Joe Says ‘Climate Change’ Is Greatest Military Threat »
…is an ocean that will soon rise dozens of feet by 2050, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Moonbattery, with a post on the thought police going after bird names.
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Seriously, it is very inconvenient. So what if your cost of living is going up? So what if you’re paying more now for just about everything? This could cause problems for Joe
Soaring prices draw both shrugs and screaming in Washington
A continued inflation spike could make it a lot harder for the president to push through trillions of dollars in additional federal spending.
The White House says it’s not concerned. The Federal Reserve is showing no alarm. Bond investors are chill.
But with consumer prices soaring at the fastest pace in more than a decade, some economists are joining Republicans in arguing that it’s time to drop the nonchalant attitude and start seriously worrying about inflation taking hold and possibly crushing the economic recovery from Covid-19.
And if the surge in costs for everything from rental apartments to airline tickets and used cars kicks off a wider inflation dynamic, it could make it a lot harder for President Joe Biden to push through trillions of dollars in additional federal spending while forcing the Fed into growth-choking rate hikes.
Really, that’s their concern? Joe spending trillions and trillions on unnecessary initiatives? Not “the citizens of the U.S. are seeing inflation eat into their paychecks?
Concerns over inflation were rekindled on Thursday as the Labor Department reported that consumer prices rose by 5 percent in May from a year ago, the quickest pace in nearly 13 years. The so-called core rate of inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 3.8 percent, the sharpest rise since June 1992.
Democrats and many economists say that since the numbers are year-over-year comparisons, they look worse than they are, given the severely depressed economic activity during national Covid lockdowns this time last year. And they note that much of the increase was driven by the rising price of used cars and trucks, as well as airline fares and clothing — all of which you’d expect as the country emerges from lockdown.
Well, of course they’re downplaying the inflation, even though inflation hurts the lower and middle class income people they need to win elections.
Republicans are increasingly seizing on every bit of inflation data to slam the Biden agenda and call for the Fed to stop pumping so much money into the system.
Seizing!
And many economists are sticking to their belief that the sharp inflationary pressures will be short-lived, especially given how much used car prices contributed to the most recent report.
“Vehicle prices alone boosted core CPI by 0.38 percentage points last month and by 0.32 percentage points this month,†Eric Winograd, senior economist for fixed income investing at AllianceBernstein, said in a note to clients. “That seems highly unlikely to be permanent—once shortages ease and production ramps back up, prices of used cars in particular should settle down.â€
Let’s hope so. But, what is short term? Because there seems to be no change in the limited amount of used vehicles at this time. And this shortage has driven the value of used up quite a bit, like up into the thousands above normal. And for new the shortage means less discount off MSRP. Eventually, shortages will end, but, will prices come down? Particularly for food and other essentials. Or, will all the prices just stay the same? How about housing? Wood?
(NPR) Rising labor costs are pushing prices up in some areas, but officials don’t believe that’s the beginning of a runaway, upward spiral, like the U.S. experienced in the 1970s. Chipotle said this week it’s raising menu prices about 4% to help cover its new $15-an-hour average wage for employees.
Oops. Anyhow, this is tough for Biden.
Read: Politico: This Inflation Stuff Is Just Very Inconvenient To China Joe’s Spending Priorities »
Passing an infrastructure bill to deal with actual infrastructure should be easy, right? But, Democrats apparently think everything is infrastructure, and want their climate cult provisions included
Lawmakers divided over climate change proposals in infrastructure package
A group of bipartisan senators are attempting to hammer out an infrastructure agreement after talks between Senate Republicans and the White House collapsed earlier this week — but some progressives are warning against an infrastructure package without climate change provisions.
“No climate, no deal,” tweeted Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.) on Thursday.
Rep. Petter Meijer (R., Mich.) is part of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, which proposed its own infrastructure framework on Wednesday, after talks broke down. In an interview with Yahoo Finance Live, Meijer warned against including “unrelated priorities” in an infrastructure bill, while noting the bipartisan framework includes money for electric cars and buses.
“To an extent, you can link everything together if you’re creative enough with your rhetoric,” said Meijer. “We will be pouring concrete as part of this infrastructure plan — we should be focused on what that is, and not trying to just stretch these definitions past anything a dictionary might find even remotely plausible.”
If they want infrastructure, do just that, not adding all sorts of other stuff. That’s how you end up with unintended consequences, as mentioned in the previous post. If they want a climate crisis scam bill, put one up for a vote. Oh, right, every single Democrat voted “present” on the Green New Deal a few years ago. Including Markey, who was the Senate sponsor.
Democratic lawmakers have argued the United States must focus on fighting climate change and transitioning to clean energy as it overhauls the nation’s infrastructure. They make the case the two issues can’t be separated. Republicans make the case that an infrastructure package should largely be focused on traditional, physical projects and expanding broadband.
They can argue all they want: do the citizens really want this stuff? Perhaps many do in theory, but, in practice, that is something vastly different. Especially when Democrats refuse to practice what they preach themselves.
“To me, that what draws the line is what supports and underpins our economy and our functioning as a country,” said Meijer.
“I do not like omnibus efforts that try to wrap everything together and make it harder to focus on how they’re actually going to be impactful,” he added. “I believe that climate change is a real and pressing threat to this country.”
Republicans would be well served to simply start calling out elected Democrats for refusing to make massive changes in their own lives. Take a page from the Democrats in making this personal. Further, start adding amendments and language that would start hitting the Congress with lots of a measures, like requiring them to take the train instead of fossil fueled flights. No funding for traveling by fossil fueled vehicle. And so much more.
Read: Climate Crisis (scam) Measures Create Division With Infrastructure Bill »
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This is actually a good lesson in Government over-reach, refusal to give up power, and the law of unintended consequences
Gov. Wolf says he’ll veto just-passed anti-vaccine passport bill, “probably a little farâ€
An amendment to legislation that would prohibit “vaccine passports†in Pennsylvania is “probably a little far†and will cause him to veto it, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said Wednesday.
The Republican-controlled Senate voted 29-20 Wednesday afternoon in favor of a bill, sponsored by State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York County), to prohibit “vaccine passports†in Pennsylvania. The bill alone seemed unlikely to cause a veto threat: “Vaccine passports†— in other words, standardized proof of vaccination status that could be required to enter some places and attend some large gatherings — have generally been a political nonstarter in America overall, a popular concept among some Democrats but a battle President Joe Biden and others have concluded they won’t win and isn’t worth fighting.
Governor Wolf’s objection to the legislation?
An amendment offered by State Sen. Judy Ward (R-Blair County), whose district includes part of Cumberland County, and included in the final bill which would stop Pennsylvania’s secretary of health from requiring face masks, imposing travel restrictions, requiring social distancing and ordering private businesses to close. It would also stop publicly-funded colleges and universities from requiring students and faculty to be vaccinated.
“As I understand it, the health secretary would be prohibited from telling anybody they ought to wash their hands,†Wolf said. “I think that’s probably a little far.â€
Legislators do this all the time. Have something simple, then complicate it with all sorts of other things. They just can’t keep it simple and targeted. The point here was to ban vaccine passports. That would have been accomplished, Wolf would have signed it. But, then the Senate added on the other stuff, which seemed like a good idea at the time, right? But, previous legislation ended up giving the health secretary all that extra power to do things that really shouldn’t be able to do, probably unintentionally in some legislation that was overblown and bloated. Any powers like that should be temporary as voted on per incident by the legislative branch. But, they weren’t, and the Executive Branch doesn’t want to give up it’s power, even if it was given unintentionally.
This also shows the danger of vaccine passports. It really should have been a simple, innocuous idea, something basic to get back to normal, something to show that you’ve had the vaccine or the antibodies from having had COVID19. But, due to the vast overreach and authoritarian policies of so many governments, along with a serious concern that government will mission creep, just like they do with legislation (see above), people became dead set against them. Same thing with some sort of pin, which would have helped alleviate many people’s concerns. Let’s not forget this tidbit I noted the other day on NY’s passport
(NY Times) But newly obtained documents show that the state may have larger plans for the app and that the cost to taxpayers may be much higher than originally stated.
The state’s three-year contract with I.B.M. — obtained by an advocacy group and shared with The New York Times — to develop and run the pass establishes the groundwork for a future where at least 10 million people in the state would have an Excelsior Pass. It would provide them with a QR code that would not only verify their vaccination status but could also include other personal details like proof of age, driver’s license and other health records. (snip)
But Eric Piscini, the vice president of emerging business networks at I.B.M., said in a recent interview that the state was considering broader uses. He said discussions were underway to expand the pass into a broader digital wallet that could store driver’s license information, other health information and more. He also said that other states and foreign governments were exploring ways to integrate the Excelsior Pass into their own verification systems, as New York seeks to include records from other states in its system.
Instead of just having your vaccination status, it will contain much more information. And then it will start carrying even more. That’s a serious concern.
Read: Pennsylvania Senate Passes Vaccine Passport Ban, Governor Says He’ll Probably Veto »
There’s a vast, monumental difference between wanting something and actually buying something. I’d love a nice beach house, but, I don’t have$500k+ sitting around for a place I’d used every couple of weeks for a day or two. There’s also a significant difference between wanting something and being forced to get that thing, especially when it is pretty far out of your budget
Opinion: Americans increasingly want electric cars — and Biden really wants you to buy one
If I moved to Norway — it’s a wonderful country to visit — one of the first things I’d probably do is run out and buy an electric car.
Why? Two reasons: First, gasoline costs the equivalent of about $7.86 a gallon, and second, the government tosses huge tax breaks at citizens to do so.
Just one giveaway alone makes it worthwhile: An exemption from the 25% value-added (VAT) tax on new car purchases. There’s also no import tax; no emission fees; no fuel taxes; cheaper insurance; and on and on. How could you not buy one?
Because they are pretty darned expensive and inconvenient for America. If you have to add huge numbers of taxes and fees to force people to purchase them, doesn’t sound like they really want them.
But it’s artificial. Manipulating the market with these things — extortion-level fuel prices and giant tax giveaways — isn’t a sign of true demand. What would consumers do if such sticks and carrots didn’t exist?
Ya think?
Perhaps a bit more impressive is the surge we’ve seen here in the United States from consumers who are buying EVs on their own, despite far lower gasoline prices and tax breaks that, while attractive, don’t equal what’s dangled before our Norwegian friends.
Pew Research Center data says that while 7% of U.S. adults report owning an electric or hybrid vehicle now, nearly two-fifths — 39% — say they’re “very†or “somewhat likely†to seriously consider buying an electric vehicle the next time they’re in the market for some new wheels.
Considering isn’t actually buying. I’d consider getting an iPhone next time. I won’t actually get one, but, I’d consider it. Lots of people consider things, they just do not move forward. Lots consider the hybrid versions, but, then go with the regular. And, while hybrid buyers are hot to trot consider buying (from the Pew survey)
Just 7% of U.S. adults say they currently own an electric or hybrid vehicle. Most of these owners (72%) say they are very (43%) or somewhat (29%) likely to seriously consider an electric car or truck the next time around.
It doesn’t mean they will
By the way, if you’re thinking about buying a Tesla TSLA, +2.29% or General Motors GM, -1.43% EV, it looks like you won’t get any federal tax credits. That’s because both automakers are being punished for their success: Once a manufacturer sells 200,000 units, EV tax breaks go away, and both automakers have passed this cap (this tells me that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and GM’s Mary Barra need to hire some better lobbyists and get those tax breaks restored).
That’s always been that way.
In fact, there’s evidence to show that even if these less-than-Norwegian tax breaks went away, sales could collapse. At least that’s what happened in Georgia a few years back when lawmakers ended the state’s $5,000 state tax credit. EV sales crashed 89% in two months.
So people won’t buy without tax incentives? Which do not equate to actual cash, just a reduction of your taxable income.
In a May “fact sheet,â€Â the White House said the administration will “support market demand†for EVs with “point-of-sale incentives that encourage EV deployment.â€
Translating this to simple English, it sounds like it’ll take $100 billion in subsidies to support market demand. The president proposes to use dollars from Taxpayer A so Taxpayer B can buy an electric car. This isn’t real market demand, of course; it’s artificial, as it is in Norway. Is this the right way to go? It’s quite a debate.
Do we really need tens of billions in tax breaks for people to buy an electric car? If U.S. automakers can build electric cars that can compete with foreign rivals on price and performance — and I believe they can — then perhaps the president could save taxpayers a bunch of money, and we could still move toward the future the president envisions.
The majority of those tax breaks will benefit the corporations and upper middle class/rich folks. Regardless, the unero numero problem here is that China Joe and his Democrat Party Comrades aren’t just going to attempt to incentivize EVs, they’re going attempt to force people to buy them and out of their fossil fueled vehicles.
Read: Americans Totally Want China Joe To Give Them Electric Cars Or Something »
…is an evil fossil fueled vehicle, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Cold Fury, with a post on the incredible arrogance of our self-proclaimed elites.
I’m wondering what she’s holding. It looks like a mouth piece connected to her phone? Especially with some dental thing on the armrest of the car.
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