UK Wants People To Not Use Energy During Solar Eclipse

By William Teach August 12, 2026 – 7:15 am

It’s shocking that solar energy doesn’t work when the sun is not out

That article is behind a serious paywall, but, it is reproduced here

Octopus Energy has urged its customers to avoid using electricity during the deepest solar eclipse in almost 30 years.

Britain’s biggest household energy supplier has warned people not to use washing machines, dishwashers, and other plug-in devices between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday.

The eclipse is expected to block up to 95% of sunlight as the moon moves the sun, plunging solar generation across the UK.

It comes as countless Britons will be looking to run air conditioning units, fans, and refrigerators amid the latest forecast heatwave.

The slump in solar power could knock out as much as 1.3GW of supply, according to the National Energy System Operator (NESO).

Wow, it’s almost like solar is unreliable. Here’s where it gets really fun

This means gas-fired power plants will have to be switched on to make up for the shortfall and to steady the grid.

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Cool: NICE To Get Gloves That Give Electric Shocks

By William Teach August 12, 2026 – 7:00 am

Can we get regular cops these as they so often deal with all the little wackos?

ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

ICE plans to spend up to $20m (£15m) to purchase thousands of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.

The devices, called Glove (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky.

According to the manufacturer, “the discomfort associated with the stimulation is usually effective in bringing individuals into compliance in less than three seconds and leaves no burns, marks or scars”. The company has advertised the device as a “humane, low-optics, de-escalation solution for many situations facing our men and women in uniform”.

The gloves have previously been used in settings such as jails in the US.

ICE needs these ASAP, don’t wait till March.

“It’s immediate and sharp, and it will distract you. I call it like a bee sting,” said John Peters, president of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, who is studying how the device has been used. “If the officer is getting any type of resistance from the person, this is certainly an effective tool.”

Awesome

Civil rights advocates expressed alarm at the plan, saying ICE officers already face criticism for their use of force with little oversight or accountability while enforcing Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Of course they are. Anything to protect illegal alien criminals.

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There Are Climate Peacebuilders Or Something

By William Teach August 11, 2026 – 4:27 pm

This should totally stop the violence from the religion of peace in the Middle East

The next generation of climate peacebuilders

At the UNDP-led Twin Transition Ideation Bootcamp in Cairo, Egypt, Nour Bahgat arrived with an idea and left with a solution. Together with her fellow participant Mohammed Al-Hedewy, the 22-year-old developed RESILIA, an AI-enabled concept for safely harvesting floodwater that can help alleviate the water stress her country faces.

Their work speaks to an urgent global reality. Nearly 700 million young people live in fragile and conflict-affected settings, where the impacts of climate change overlap with existing socio-economic and political vulnerabilities.

For them, it means disrupted education and work, fewer pathways to a secure future, and greater exposure to violence. Yet they are not waiting on the sidelines. With ingenuity, innovation and cooperation, they are shaping practical responses to the interconnected challenges of climate, peace and security.

Climate shocks do not arrive in a vacuum. In communities already living with conflict and instability, floods and droughts can erode harvests, disrupt incomes and place greater strain on land, water and basic services. These losses also weaken the local economies and the social bonds that help communities withstand pressure.

Young people often feel these effects first. When work is scarce and their voices are absent from local decision-making, uncertainty can leave them vulnerable to exploitation by violent extremist groups and criminal networks, who prey on their desperation by offering financial incentives, illicit employment or a false sense of security. What begins as an ecological crisis quickly turns into a human security threat.

It’s not the first time the doomsday cult has tried to excuse the behavior of Islamic extremism, nor use an existing issue to push their cult beliefs, nor will it be the last.

Oh, and, Egypt would be just another backwards, 3rd world nation without fossil fuels.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 11, 2026 – 1:29 pm

…is an Evil fossil fueled vehicle when Other People could just take the train, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Hot Air, with a post on “Fauci’s Phone Proves ‘for the Children’ Just Another Fascist Oppression Tool”

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Islamic Extremist Argued That NFL Is Full of “Toxic Masculinity”

By William Teach August 11, 2026 – 10:30 am

Well, El-Sayed has the AWFL talking points down

Abdul El-Sayed Argued ‘Toxic Masculinity’ Governs American Football

Abdul El-Sayed, current Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, previously argued that “toxic masculinity” governs American football while saying sports culture is rife with misogyny, racism, and homophobia.

Even though El-Sayed played football in his youth, he wrote in a 2021 Substack post that “toxic masculinity” thrives in American football following the resignation of Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden following revelations of racist, homophobic, and misogynistic language in his emails.

“The toxic masculinity at the heart of America’s most popular sport — and men’s sports culture more generally — is way deeper than a few emails or a Jay-Z turnaround,” El-Sayed wrote.

The current U.S. Senate candidate then reflected on his own high school football experience, saying that he enjoyed himself on the field while feeling alienated in the locker room due to “racist taunting,” adding that “bro” culture dominated football.

“On the football field, I felt free,” El-Sayed wrote. “And yet on the sidelines and in the locker room, I was fed a hefty dose of the worst kinds of racist taunting.”

Muslim is not a race. But, hey, we have hyper-leftist men hating talking points about toxic masculinity and some Victimhood all at the same time!

As some have pointed out, notice she is wearing a much more covering head cover than usual. This is the “toxic masculinity”, where women are treated as 2nd class citizens in Islam, where they can be beaten for any reason. Where women do as they are told. The AWFLs that support El-Sayed and the other Islamists are insane.

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Your Fault(ish): California Could Super High Water Levels From El Nino

By William Teach August 11, 2026 – 7:15 am

No one is surprised that the climate cult and their pet media would attempt to blame Mankind for all this, right?

California Could See the Highest Sea Levels on Record This Year, Thanks to El Niño

California could see the highest sea levels on record this year, thanks to a historic El Niño, climate change and extreme tides.

It’s the latest forecast for what’s expected to be a historically strong season, one that could cause major flooding and widespread damage in the Bay Area.

“Folks who really think about coastal risks are very concerned that the single highest sea levels are quite possible this winter in California, and that is going to be a problem,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, during an online talk on Monday. “This is almost certainly going to happen.”

The warning comes as the National Weather Service on Monday warned king tides may cause minor flooding along the Marin County coastline and along Bay Area shorelines this week through Thursday morning.

Forecasters said they’re anticipating coastal flooding during the “highest high tides,” expected around 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. this week.

Expected. Could. Possible. May. So, if it doesn’t happen who gets fired? And, really, king tides happen, as do El Nino’s. There’s no need to blame Mankind.

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Good News: State Dept Has Revoked Over 175K Visa

By William Teach August 11, 2026 – 7:00 am

It’s a good start

State Department says it has revoked more than 175,000 visas under Trump

The U.S. State Department has revoked more than 175,000 visas since President Donald Trump took office in last year, including stripping travel documents from foreigners charged with crimes, the department said Monday.

Another group targeted for revocations are those who celebrated the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to the department. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally made determinations to revoke visas of Cuban and Iranian nationals with ties to their governments.

The Trump administration has taken an aggressive approach to visa enforcement, at times sparking criticism from foreign visa holders and human rights groups that the actions were unfounded or politically motivated.

Obviously, this makes Democrats and their idiot judges upset, so, they will do everything they can to keep the murderers, rapists, criminals, supporters of Islamic terrorism, and more in the U.S.

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PRC’s Climate Tax Hitting Consumers Nationwide

By William Teach August 10, 2026 – 5:18 pm

The People’s Republic Of California likes to spread the pain out to all Americans. Well, not the rich ones who can afford to pay extra while cruising in their big gas guzzling SUVs and private jets

Gavin Newsom’s ‘hidden climate tax’ hitting Americans nationwide, lawmaker warns

A California lawmaker is fighting back against an environmental regulation that he says is raising costs for Americans across the country via a “hidden tax” on a variety of goods.

Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., is leading legislation to roll back a Biden administration-era regulatory rule that effectively allows California to levy massive cost penalties on shipping vessels docked in its ports.

“It’s a massive hidden climate tax that’s being imposed on every single ship that’s coming into California. And so all of those costs now are getting passed on to consumers,” Fong told Fox News Digital in an interview. “Our ports, they work through and process over 40% of all the containers that come into the United States.”

Fong’s legislation would target the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authorization allowing California to enforce the rule, called the Vessel At Berth regulation, which was granted in 2020 under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tenure.

It lets the California Air Resources Board (CARB) force a number of large vessels, like cargo ships, to shut off their diesel engines and instead use a state-approved emissions strategy when docked in the Golden State’s ports. A failure to do so could result in potentially tens of thousands of dollars of penalties — costs that Fong said are then passed to people buying goods delivered by those ships.

Let’s not forget, the CARB is made up of a bunch on unelected bureaucrats appointed by Gavin, and totally unaccountable to the people of California. Or anyone else but Gavin. All to solve a mythical problem.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 10, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrible fossil fueled vehicle causing desertification, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Not A Lot Of People Know That, with a post on “More than 200 homes damaged by solar panel fires in a year”

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AOC Shrugs Off Her Past Defund The Police Comments

By William Teach August 10, 2026 – 10:30 am

Is this a good indicator that she’s going to try running for president?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shrugs off past ‘defund the police’ comments, joking ‘Woke 1 was crazy’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., dismissed her and other socialist politicians’ past extreme controversial comments on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, joking that the “Woke 1” era was “crazy.”

Host Jon Karl asked Ocasio-Cortez to comment on Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong and her controversial comments, such as calling for Thanksgiving to be canceled or for prisons to be abolished. Hong has sought to backtrack on some of her past views as she seeks the Democratic nomination in her state.

“I have a local city councilman that has this saying, ‘Woke 1 was crazy,'” Ocasio-Cortez said laughing, adding, “And I think that what’s important is that we have to assess what a candidate is saying now.”

“Saying now”, eh? Everything in the past was just yammering?

Karl followed by asking if there was a point when the socialist movement went “too far,” remarking that Ocasio-Cortez had previously supported defunding the police as well. Ocasio-Cortez clarified that most of these comments were made during the height of the COVID shutdowns with people more open to change.

“And I think that the doors were really open in trying to entertain any and every policy that was going to get us to a better place. And I actually think that the discussions that were had in that time were quite fruitful,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

She added, “I think that when we talk about crime today, it’s fundamentally different than the way that we talked about crime in bringing crime down, right? And I think that we all share the goals of having as low a crime rate as possible. I think that during lockdown, of course, rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric that we would use today. And I’m grateful that these candidates have the opportunity to present who they are to their electorate, and what they’re campaigning on in this moment.”

Well, the national DSA wants the police defunded. Gone. No more police. They also do not support AOC because she’s not sufficiently anti-Israel. She did say in response to NYC mayor Bill De Blasio asking for a $1 billion reduction for the NYPD: “Defunding police means defunding police. It does not mean budget tricks or funny math. It does not mean moving school police officers from the NYPD budget to the Department of Education’s budget so the exact same police remain in schools.” That seems rather specific.

When Obama criticized her and the other defund Democrats she replied “The whole point of protesting is to make people uncomfortable.” And you still have this on her own website

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is among the proponents of the call to defund the police, and a recent post on her Instagram story on the subject quickly went viral, after it was screenshotted and shared by Twitter user Ashley Quan. Asked, “What does an America with defunded police look like to you?” Ocasio-Cortez responded, “It looks like a suburb.”

Most of those suburbs are run by Republicans, have a mixed political structure, or are DINOs (Democrats in name only). Little d Democrats, who aren’t nutbags. And are full of people who are not leftist, violent, criminal wankers, so, they do not need as many police. But, anyhow, does this mean she’s running for president? The defund movement doesn’t work as well on a national stage. I guess we’ll have to see when it comes to other political beliefs of hers she might change.

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