Monthly Archives: January 2018

House Intel Committee Votes To Release Surveillance Memo

This is either going to end with a thud, or it will create a huge issue. Republicans best be right about the memo being “explosive” (Fox News) The House Intelligence Committee on Monday evening voted to release a classified memo circulating in Congress that purportedly reveals government surveillance abuses. The vote was announced to reporters […]

Democrats Super New Tax Idea: Charge Higher Taxes For Property Near Subway Stations

Do Democrats sit around all day thinking “what else can we tax?” Probably so (NY Times) Ever since August Belmont Jr. arranged the financing for a four-track “underground railroad” more than a century ago, the subway has fueled New York City’s economy, delivering workers from homes in distant neighborhoods to jobs in Manhattan and enriching landlords and […]

If All You See…

…is a world turning to desert from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Gay Patriot, with a post on ultra privileged multi-millionaires who live in gated communities….

Forget ‘Climate Change’, We Can Now Call It “Atmosphere Cancer”

Rather serendipitous, we had Excitable Juan Cole calling it carbon farting earlier, now we have this, via Watts Up With That? (graphic from same) ‘Call it atmosphere cancer’ – How the world’s best-known marketer would tackle global warming Much of Seth Godin’s work – his famous blog; his books and TED talks – convey the […]

We Have To Stop Farting Carbon To Stop ‘Climate Change’ Or Something

This is brought to you by Excitable Juan Cole at the always nutty Truthout In the Age of Big Climate Change, We Have to Stop Farting Carbon This past year is what the era of Big Climate Change looks like. We are only at the beginning of the massive changes we are making to our […]

Democrats And Squishy Republicans Want To Narrow Focus Of DACA Bill

Of course they do. And once Trump and the non-squishy Republicans agree to narrowing the focus, Democrats will demand that border security be cut and a “clean” bill be passed (Washington Post) Lawmakers in both parties said Sunday that the immigration debate should focus narrowly on efforts to legalize young immigrants known as “dreamers” and […]

Comrade Bernie Is Totally Ready For #FossilFree

Trump's position on climate change is pathetic and an embarrassment to the world. We must fight back. On Jan. 31, join me and tens of thousands of people across the U.S. as we tune in to chart the path to go #FossilFree. https://t.co/RttJgs7x66 — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 26, 2018 But, has Bernie gone fossil […]

If All You See…

…is an evil fossil fueled vehicle that Other People should not be allowed to have, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Blazing Cat Fur, with a post on the meaning of Trump’s amnesty offer. It’s girls ladies with guns week!

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Happy Sunday! A gorgeous day in America. Some people have sun, some have rain, some have snow. Weather is awesome. This pinup is by Jay Scott Pike, with a wee bit of help. What’s happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15 This ain’t Hell… features yet another Leftist military hating teacher The Right Scoop […]

Washington Post: Let’s Give Trump The Wall For Legal Protection For 1.8 Million Dreamers

The Washington Post Editorial Board is no fan of a border wall. Though I’d bet that the majority of that august body have fences/walls around their mansions. However, they’ve seen the writing on the wall, pun intended, that they won’t get a “clean” DACA bill (hey, here’s a recommendation: a clean DACA bill that allows […]

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