Planned Parenthood Sure Seems To Have Money To Target Republicans

By William Teach July 9, 2026 – 10:30 am

Nothing says “how dare you cut off our federal (taxpayer) funding” like dropping $47 million on elections

Planned Parenthood to target GOP with $47 million midterm blitz

Planned Parenthood is pumping more than $47 million into the midterms as it looks to pick off Republicans who cut off funding to the abortion provider last year.

The near-record investment from Planned Parenthood Votes — an independent super PAC affiliated with Planned Parenthood — will fund ads and voter-outreach efforts targeting Republicans across 10 battleground House races in seven states, as well as in Maine and Michigan’s critical Senate contests, according to plans shared first with POLITICO. (snip)

Planned Parenthood Votes’ push comes after congressional Republicans stripped Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding for one year as part of their 2025 megalaw, exacerbating the group’s cash woes and leading to a spate of clinic closures.

$47 million. If you can drop $47 million like this you don’t have cash woes.

“We’re in the fight of our lives,” Sarah Standiford, executive director of Planned Parenthood Votes, said in an interview. And she said the group will do everything it can to “elect unapologetic champions of reproductive freedom” and “make sure members of Congress who voted against Planned Parenthood lose their jobs.”

Kinda goes to show that PP is all about abortion on demand, not any other type of care like they claim.

But the group believes abortion-rights messaging still has salience. They pointed to recent polling from the Democratic firm Navigator Research that shows pluralities of Americans view banning abortions and cutting federal funding for Planned Parenthood as disqualifying positions.

“For millions of Americans, abortion is not a hypothetical election issue, it is part of their everyday lives,” Standiford said. “Abortion and defunding Planned Parenthood are not just highly mobilizing, they are in fact dealbreakers for voters across the political spectrum, and that’s how we’re going to be talking to voters about this issue.”

Well, if people want an abortion they can pay for it. If PP has $47 million to run on political ads they can afford to operate their unborn murder operation.

Congressional Republicans blocked Planned Parenthood from accessing what amounted to $700 million annually for non-abortion services like contraception and cancer screenings under the megalaw. But Republicans failed to muster the votes to extend the provision, and when the law lapsed in early July, the network of clinics regained access to hundreds of millions in federal funding.

Yeah, we all know elected Republicans are idiots. Thanks for letting us know.

Even as abortion has slipped as a top issue for voters, advocacy groups on both sides of the ongoing fight over reproductive care are pouring tens of millions into gubernatorial, congressional and further down-ballot races. Planned Parenthood Votes’ $47 million investment is its second-highest ever, just shy of the $50 million the group spent in 2022.

PP doesn’t seem to have cash flow issues, eh? Hey, maybe there should be an audit, though, to see where that money came from. If it came from federal allocations there should be some people arrested and prosecuted.

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Warmists Warn That AC Is Not The Answer Or Something

By William Teach July 9, 2026 – 7:15 am

The Experts Have Spoken

Air-Conditioning Isn’t The Solution To A Warmer World, A Global Review Warns

It’s undeniable that the world is getting hotter and hotter. As heatwaves grow more oppressive and summer days melt into a sweaty, sweltering mess, air conditioning is saving lives. But a new global review argues the energy-hungry AC units are not a long-term solution to the problem.

Without getting bogged down in the trenches of the “air conditioning culture wars” between the US and Europe, air conditioning does have its place. According to some estimates, it can prevent about 75 percent of heat-related deaths.

Gee, ya think?

The problem is that air conditioning churns through an incredible amount of electricity and puts real pressure on energy grids. Air conditioning currently accounts for 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and that burden is only set to grow. Much of the emissions come from the electricity required to power the units, but AC systems also rely on planet-warming refrigerants, hydrofluorocarbons, or alternative chemicals that carry their own ecological costs.

Given this strain, the review argues that the world will need to look to new innovative methods to cool down going forward.

How much do you want to bet the people who wrote this use AC themselves? Anyhow, their suggestions?

The review examines a range of passive cooling technologies that can lower temperatures with little to no energy use, including radiative coatings for buildings and reflective materials that passively dissipate sunlight.

“The best cooling strategy is to stop unwanted heat from entering buildings in the first place. Shading, reflective materials, opens in a new window, smarter ventilation, opens in a new window and new cooling materials can dramatically reduce indoor temperatures before an air conditioner even needs to switch on,” said Professor Santamouris.

Many of these technologies come with higher upfront costs, the paper notes, but ultimately pay off with lower long-term operating costs, without the added climate toll.

Oh, piss off, wankers.

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Judge Who Obstructed ICE Spared Jail

By William Teach July 9, 2026 – 7:00 am

It’s nice that there are different standards of justice in the system. I bet if you obstructed the judicial proceedings in her court room you’d end up in the slammer

Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant

Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence.

Dugan, 67, was convicted of felony obstruction in December. Her lawyers argued during her trial that President Donald Trump’s administration sought to “crush” Dugan in an effort to ensure judicial compliance with the ICE strategy of targeting immigrants as they showed up for court hearings. (snip)

“I have been cast as both a scofflaw and a hero. I am neither. I am a public servant who’s just trying to do my job,” Dugan said, adding that she has had to retire from public life due to threats against her and her family.

A prosecutor then acknowledged that “she has experienced collateral damage because of her conduct,” but said “judges can’t choose to disregard the law.”

US District Judge Lynn Adelman then spoke, saying Dugan made a bad decision and that he doesn’t believe prison is necessary.

“This is a few minutes of conduct for someone who has dedicated her life to public service,” the judge said. “It’s a marked deviation from an otherwise law-abiding life.”

I bet Adelman has sentenced many people to jail who were good, upstanding citizens but made one quick mistake. What Dugan did was make a consciences choice to violate federal law.

Under federal sentencing guidelines, the presentence report calls for 15 to 21 months behind bars. The judge is not bound by those guidelines.

But, nope. Nice to have pals making decisions in court.

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NPR Helpfully Offers Climate (cult) Comics For Kids

By William Teach July 8, 2026 – 3:52 pm

BTW, apparently NPR doesn’t need federal money to run their operations

A kid’s guide to climate change (plus a printable comic)

Are you a kid — or do you know a kid — who is learning about climate change?

Whether they’re asking about extreme heat or wildfires, it can be hard to know where to start.

So we made a guide about how it’s changing the planet and how to deal with the big feelings you might have when you hear about it.

Click here to print a paper version of this comic at home or in your classroom, and here’s more information about how we made this.

Yeah, I’m going through it, and it is peak indoctrination, often using lies and lies by omission. Early on it mentions a 2017 Colorado wildfire, and mentions “this is not normal.” Well, most of the 2017 Colorado wildfires were arson, either by accident or on purpose. One was reported to be from a lightning strike. That happens, and these all tend to be worse because the leftist governments will not allow proper forest, brush, etc management.

And of course NPR recommends the yutes walk and bike more, but, um, never says anything about how half of every barrel of petroleum goes to other than fuels. Like the clothes the kids wear. Their glasses. Their phones and computers. Their TVs and streaming sticks. And so much more. The kids are never told to give that stuff up.

And then they convinced Denver schools’ to use only clean energy by 2030. Yay! Why not now? Will the kiddies stop taking the bus? Turn the AC and heat off?

Over the years we’ve created resources for how parents can talk to their kids about climate change. This time we wanted to make something specifically for kids as they’re processing their feelings. We also wanted to create a free resource for parents or teachers to use who are looking for ways to help their kids understand how the planet is changing.

The only feelings the yutes have are the ones the adult cultists gave them. Does anyone think the kiddies are going to NPR on their own? Or, is this comic being given to them by their adults, be it their parent(s) or teachers?

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 8, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…are mountains missing their snowpack due to ‘climate change’, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Virtual Mirage, with a post wondering if chicks dig bow ties.

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Raleigh Chief Of Police Supports “Teen” Curfew After Takeovers

By William Teach July 8, 2026 – 10:30 am

Now, the city leaders have to Do Something, but, do they think the same “teens” who did the takeovers will pay attention to a curfew?

Raleigh debates curfew as police chief decries ‘unruly’ juveniles

Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce is urging city leaders to consider a citywide youth curfew after a July Fourth weekend gathering involving large numbers of teenagers, citing concerns about the number of guns found in the possession of teens.

Boyce shared his experience with the Raleigh City Council on Tuesday, describing what he encountered during the weekend’s teen takeover, which stretched from Brier Creek to Glenwood South.

“Unruly, undisciplined, unsupervised juveniles is what we were dealing with,” Boyce said. (snip through him apprehending a teen who had a gun)

The chief said Raleigh Police were prepared to manage crowds but were surprised by the number of firearms found among teenagers. He said that observation is a key reason he is advocating for a citywide curfew targeting teens 17 years old and younger.

All who had handguns were in violation of state law, to go with all the other violence they were involved in

(Council member Cory) Branch said the city should use all available resources and bring together multiple stakeholders to address the issue. He also suggested expanding supervised recreational opportunities for teenagers through the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.

“What can we do to run programs later? Back in the day, we even had midnight basketball that put a lot of people off the streets in a supervised environment,” Branch said.

Maybe the under 18 crowd shouldn’t be running around the city after midnight in the first place? With guns? Causing mayhem? They’re talking about holding parents responsible. Like the parents care?

Longtime Raleigh resident Octavia Rainey also weighed in during the discussion, urging council members to include young people in conversations about a proposed citywide curfew.

“Unless you are hearing from them kids, where are you going? These kids are the future of tomorrow. They need to be heard,” Rainey said.

Um, no. They’re juveniles. We don’t need to hear from the same people causing the problems. Part of the problem is that idiot adults are investing power in juveniles rather than telling them what to do. Telling them “no”.

(WRAL) During a Raleigh City Council meeting, Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce presented several options aimed at preventing similar incidents. Boyce and Cowell are both backing the curfew for people under 18. Bag restrictions and more youth programming are also considerations.

Boyce pointed to the number of guns recovered Saturday night as one reason he’d like to see backpack restrictions for people in certain areas, including Glenwood South. He also called for more youth-focused programming to give young people safer options and keep them from getting into trouble.

And when police start searching bags, and finding guns, the Usual Suspects will blast the police for this.

Boyce also pointed to programs the city already has in place to keep young people engaged, including RPD Hoops Night, Raleigh Teen Connect and Something 2 Say.

How’s that working out? And why are juveniles out after midnight in the first place? Oh, and how does any of this affect all the “teens” 18 and into their 20s who were reported to be at the takeovers? When any are caught what are the penalties? Catch, release, no charges? Or, will they get some nice community service?

(Raleigh N&O) Boyce said the crowd of mostly juveniles appeared to have been dropped off on Glenwood Avenue. When they could not get into the surrounding bars, they gathered in the street with “nowhere to go.”

But the majority were not from Raleigh, Boyce said, explaining police used tracking technology to confirm most people had traveled to Glenwood from neighboring towns.

Why would juveniles be allowed in bars? Perhaps there are a few that allow 18 and up in with wristbands that stop them from getting alcohol, but, that’s usually for those a little closer to colleges. But, not 17 year olds and under. Who bussed in all the “teens”? This all looks planned. And, apparently, many of those at the Glenwood riot had previously been at Brentwood earlier. How do you stop this behavior, which has become normalized?

Oh, and the same people complaining now created the situation with their votes for soft on crime, idiotic Democrat policies. And will soon also complain when any restrictions are put in place as “racist”. Until the takeovers hit their businesses again, then complain at the cops, then go back to complaining that any restrictions are raaaaacist, in typical liberal logic circles.

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Former Republican Wants To Take Politics Out Of The Climate Crisis (scam)

By William Teach July 8, 2026 – 7:15 am

Yeah, well, it might be a bit too late for that, Bill, since politics is what the whole climate crisis is about. But, the NY Times thinks they’re on to something

This Former G.O.P. Politician Wants to Take Politics Out of Climate Change

Bill Frist, the former Republican Senate majority leader, racked up a slew of notable medical successes during his years as one of the country’s top heart and lung surgeons.

He founded one of the country’s busiest transplant centers. One of his patients held the Guinness World Record for being the longest surviving single lung transplant recipient. And, in 1991, Mr. Frist performed lifesaving thoracic surgery on Gen. David Petraeus, then a lieutenant-colonel, when, during a training exercise, the military leader was accidentally shot in the chest.

But now, Mr. Frist, 74, advocates for the health of the biggest, most famous patient of all: the Earth.

In earnest writings, folksy videos recorded on his front porch in Tennessee, podcasts, speeches and congressional testimony, Mr. Frist has been highlighting the inseparability of planetary and human health.

“A healthier planet means healthier people,” Mr. Frist said. “The science shows it. Our experience shows it. Nobody can really argue against that.”

Sure, a good environment is a good thing. A warming planet is simply normal during an inter-glacial

This environmental advocacy puts Mr. Frist at odds with much of his own party and even his younger self. At his retirement from the Senate in 2007, the League of Conservation Voters gave Mr. Frist a lifetime rating of 7 percent for his legislative environmental record, which included voting for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. “Things like the Arctic, I definitely would not have voted that way today,” Mr. Frist said.

Yeah yeah yeah, he just delved into politics, equating environmentalism with climate doom.

He said he’s aiming to “depolarize” the climate conversation.

How so?

In his writings, appearances and videos, Mr. Frist talks about the toll that pollution and extreme weather take on people’s health. About operating on lungs darkened by tobacco smoke and airborne particulates, and how pollution contributes to every coronary artery surgery he’s done. He comes across as straightforward and plain-spoken, like an old-fashioned kindly doctor. (snip)

He also said he’s received minimal pushback. This past May, he was interviewed onstage by former Vice President Al Gore, a fellow Tennessean whose office in Nashville happens to be down the hall from Mr. Frist’s, as part of Mr. Gore’s climate initiative. “It’s wonderful to have Bill Frist out there saying these things,” Mr. Gore said.

Mr. Frist said the key to his messaging, and bringing people together, is highlighting what they value most.

“It’s the health, hope and the healing of themselves, their loved ones and their kids,” he said, “Not 10 years from now, or 20 years, not 30 years from now, but today.”

So, doom today? Really, though, I missed the part how he plans to depolarize, depoliticize this. Again, it is all about hardcore authoritarian politics.

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NICE Shoots, Kills Illegal Trying To Run Them Over In Houston

By William Teach July 8, 2026 – 7:00 am

You know how you don’t get shot by law enforcement? Cooperate. Don’t run. Don’t weaponize your vehicle. Also, don’t be in the US illegally

ICE agents attempting to stop vehicle fatally shoot motorist in Houston

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot ?a motorist in Houston on Tuesday during an attempt by officers to stop the man’s vehicle, according to ?an ICE statement.

The ?man shot ?to death was identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, described by ICE as a Mexican national and “illegal alien” who ?attempted to evade arrest during a “targeted enforcement operation” by federal immigration officers.

Ronaldo Salgado, who identified himself as the son ?of the killed motorist, told the Spanish-language television station Telemundo Houston that his father ?was shot while he ?was in the process of ?seeking workers for hire in the area.

According to the ICE account ?of the incident, Salgado “rammed an ICE law enforcement vehicle, refused to follow multiple verbal commands, and weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer”. The confrontation resulted in “our officer firing his weapon in self-defense”, striking the driver, who was transported ?to a hospital where he died of his injuries, ICE said.

In several instances over the past year, initial statements from immigration enforcement agencies have been challenged by video footage or other evidence, sometimes in court.

So far there do not seem to be any videos of the incident as it happened, only the aftermath. Now we await the body cams, which liberals really hate because they so often show the reality, not the liberal Narrative.

Most media outlets treated this as a “by the book”, dispassionate, just the facts story, unlike when an illegal or American gets killed because they tried to run a federal agent over.

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After Massive Teen Takeovers July 4th, Mayor Considering Curfew

By William Teach July 7, 2026 – 10:30 am

What about for all those who were 18-mid 20s?

Raleigh to consider teen curfew after Glenwood South, Brier Creek violence on July 4

Fights and shootings within several heavily-trafficked areas of Raleigh on the night of July Fourth brought lots of unwanted fireworks, causing leaders to brainstorm solutions.

The holiday celebrations that went awry prompted Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell to tell WRAL News she’s considering enacting a curfew for those 17 and under.

Cowell, Raleigh City Manager Marchell Adams-David and police chief Rico Boyce will speak publicly on the matter in a press conference on Tuesday. A city council meeting is planned for Tuesday afternoon, when leaders could share specifics about what a curfew would look like.

According to police, more than 5,000 teens showed up at the Glenwood South district and began fighting in the street. Court records show dozens of criminal charges related to several fist fights in the street and others resisting arrest. Businesses on social media described the scene as “chaotic.”

Several thousand more teens came to a star-spangled block party at Brier Creek Commons. A fight occurred at that location, and two bystanders were injured when shots were fired.

Court documents showed that at least 27 people between 18 to 24 years old are facing 47 charges stemming from that situation in Glenwood South. Charges range from simple affray to assaulting a police officer. It’s unknown exactly how many were arrested.

And there were a whole bunch of shootings, turning parts of Raleigh into Chicago

Clips surfaced across social media of fighting, officers trying to take some into custody, shouting and general disorder. Records showed that a police officer’s arm was cut and bleeding as they tried to break up a fight at Glenwood South, and another officer was hit in the chest after taking a drink from a person carrying an open container illegally.

Yeah, but, none of the Raleigh news outlets are showing the clips. I wonder why? Anyway, here’s where it gets interesting (rest below the fold)

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Will The Odyssey Bomb Or Make Money?

By William Teach July 7, 2026 – 9:16 am

This is a movie that, as many have noted, is full of massive red flags. Like, you can see the rip tides. There are shark fins and giant, ugly jellyfish in view

Race swapped Helen and her sister were totally unnecessary, as they are barely mentions in The Odyssey (TO). No one cared about Vanessa Williams playing Calypso in the TV miniseries, because she could act and was hot. What role does Ellen Page play? They’ve left it hanging about being Achilles, who is also a minor character, really more of a mention, in TO. But, maybe Elpanor, another minor character, probably elevated because of Page.

The haircuts are wrong. The language is wrong. The armor is wrong. The boats look like Viking longboats. Almost no one looks Greek. And, Zendaya? Really? You can’t tell me that most people, no matter what their politics, aren’t tired of her being in everything. She cannot act. She has no body language. No emotion in her voice. She is not giving much in the way of lines because she sounds like high school Mean Girl. She has one facial expression, Resting Bitch Face. She in no way says “Greek Goddess”. Every still makes her look like the goddess of insomnia. And Athena plays a massive role in TO. Isabella Rossellini looked like an old, classical Greek statue of Athena

Then there’s all the trailers. They all look dark and dreary. How exciting is it watching a guy walk across a slightly flooded beach? The Trojan Horse barely appears in Homer’s poem. Nor does the war itself. It looks like yet another poorly lit movie, with attempts at overdone fighting scenes. Not sure about you, but, the final trailer, and all the others, makes me less likely to watch.

BTW, Ann Hathaway was a fantastic choice to play Penelope.

Shut up. She obviously knows nothing about the poem, not even the Cliff Notes. Penelope is huge. Athena. Circe. Calypso. All the servants. The sirens. They all play massive in portraying Greek women. And, hell, Lupita shouldn’t have more than a minute, tops, time, based on the characters she’s playing. Dumb stuff like this, Samantha Morton (who plays Circe, a good casting) yapping, it at leads to a huge chunk of Americans saying “nah, not going to bother spending the money.”

So, what happens? My prediction is a $50-$60 million US opening weekend, then a massive drop off for weekend two. That money would be good for most, but, this movie is going to have to ear about $625 million just to break even. I can’t see it happening. Now, I was very much wrong on Barbie, but, was right on Supergirl. I just can’t see TO doing that well domestically or around the world.

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