Catholic Groups Worried US “Abandoning Its Moral Authority” On Climate Doom

By William Teach January 13, 2026 – 7:00 am

Isn’t there something in the Bible about not worshiping golden calves?

US ‘abandoning its moral responsibility’ with exit from bedrock climate treaty, Catholic groups say

Catholic groups quickly assailed the Trump administration’s move to withdraw from dozens of international accords and organizations, including the bedrock United Nations treaty that for three decades has convened global efforts to address climate change.

In an executive order issued Jan. 7, President Donald Trump directed the U.S. to withdraw as soon as possible from 66 U.N. entities and related organizations that his administration deemed “contrary to the interests of the United States.” Chief among them was the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, the 1992 treaty that facilitates international climate negotiations and under which nations adopted the Paris Agreement to rein in heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions, released primarily from burning fossil fuels. (snip)

“These decisions will have painful and direct repercussions on the lives of vulnerable populations and God’s creation already suffering from a changing climate,” Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a statement to the National Catholic Reporter (snip)

In a joint statement, Catholic Climate Covenant — the Washington-based group that with 20 national Catholic partners guides church responses to climate change — and the North American chapter of the Laudato Si’ Movement said that in withdrawing from international climate and environmental institutions, the U.S. “undermines our responsibility to listen to both the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.”

“Climate change, ecological degradation, environmental disasters, forced migration, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss do not recognize national borders,” the statement said. “Turning away from international cooperation on these issues does not make them disappear; it only leaves the most vulnerable and marginalized people, along with future generations, more exposed to harm.”

Yeah, whatever. Tell all your folks in these groups to give up their own use of fossil fuels and make their loves carbon neutral.

In an interview, Sr. Barbara Bozak, an American sister who represents the Congregations of St. Joseph at the U.N., said the latest U.S. withdrawals were not surprising but go against long-standing commitments made by the United States — commitments she said affirmed multilateralism, the U.N. Charter and “peaceful responses to difficult situations.”

At the same time, said Bozak, who attended COP30 in Brazil, the absence of an official U.S. presence at the conference was in some ways a relief because of past U.S. intransigence to multiple climate treaties and agreements, including the Trump administration’s opposition to climate-related initiatives.

Did she walk there, bike, take a sailing ship? Or, a fossil fueled flight?

Sr. Carol De Angelo, director of the Office of Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation for the Sisters of Charity of New York and an NGO liaison for her congregation at the U.N., said she is upset by the Trump administration’s moves to withdraw from U.N. treaties and leave U.N. programs, saying that it “goes against [global] coalition and consensus building.”

I’m pretty sure Jesus went against the consensus in Israel. And that God is a jealous god, who gets upset when other gods are put ahead of Him.

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, which in its missionary work in 25 countries sees up close the life-threatening impacts of intensifying droughts and rising sea levels, called it an “isolationist move” whereby the U.S. “is abandoning its moral responsibility as a leading global power and as the world’s largest historical contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.”

 

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LOL: Minnesota, Twin Cities Sue Over Immigration Enforcement

By William Teach January 13, 2026 – 6:45 am

Oh, this should be good, since enforcement of immigration laws is given to the federal government, and federal says those illegally present in the US should be detained and deported

Minnesota, Twin Cities sue Trump administration over unprecedented immigration operations

The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the Trump administration, arguing the unprecedented federal immigration operation in the state is “a federal invasion,” and seeking a court order halting the crackdown, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

“This has to stop; it just has to stop,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said at a Monday news conference announcing the lawsuit.

The suit was filed shortly after Illinois and the city of Chicago also sued the Trump administration, alleging the Department of Homeland Security has terrorized residents in “organized bombardment.”

Both suits argue the federal government is violating the Tenth Amendment.

Suddenly Democrats like and recognized the 10th? Too bad it doesn’t apply

“Sanctuary politicians like Ellison are the EXACT reason that DHS surged to Minnesota in the first place,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.

“If he, Tim Walz, or Jacob Frey had just done their sworn duty to protect the people of Minnesota they are supposed to serve to root out fraud and get criminals off the street — if they had worked with us to do it — we wouldn’t be having this conversation in the first place,” McLaughlin said. (snip)

The lawsuit claims Operation Metro Surge is not a legitimate law enforcement action, but a retaliation effort against Democratic-led Minnesota, citing the president’s disparaging comments toward local officials.

“President Trump expressed the root of his displeasure in plain terms during a recorded interview: he essentially claimed that Minnesota is ‘corrupt’ and ‘crooked’ because its officials accurately reported election results and those results did not declare him the winner,” the lawsuit says, citing a January 9 interview by the president.

Are they arresting illegal aliens? Immigration agents are going to go where the illegals are. Anyhow, is there more to the suit, because it really is pretty weak

(NPR) State Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a press conference that federal agents during the surge have arrested peaceful bystanders, detained U.S. citizens and fired chemical irritants at demonstrators and others exercising their First Amendment rights, including outside a local high school. The lawsuit calls on the Trump administration to end its immigration crackdown in the state.

“Thousands of armed and masked DHS agents have stormed the Twin Cities to conduct militarized raids and carry out dangerous, illegal, and unconstitutional stops and arrests in sensitive public places, including schools and hospitals—all under the guise of lawful immigration enforcement,” the lawsuit says. The complaint also alleges that immigration agents have engaged in racial profiling.

Nice try throwing in the race card, but, if you Demorats would simply hold illegals who are detained by police for federal immigration authorities to come and get there wouldn’t be an issue. I mean, really, I’ve read about 10 different articles and few really go into any depth on the suit, just lots of feelings. And, what will most likely happen is a far left wacko judge will rule in Minnesota’s favor, and that will be quickly overturned on appeal.

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We Can MAHA If We Stop Fueling The Climate Crisis (scam) Or Something

By William Teach January 12, 2026 – 3:00 pm

I’m sure the cult is onto something (that they won’t actually do themselves)

Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change

If you’ve been following recent debates about health, you’ve been hearing a lot about vaccines, diet, measles, Medicaid cuts and health insurance costs – but much less about one of the greatest threats to global public health: climate change.

Anybody who’s fallen ill during a heat wave, struggled while breathing wildfire smoke or been injured cleaning up from a hurricane knows that climate change can threaten human health. Studies show that heat, air pollution, disease spread and food insecurity linked to climate change are worsening and costing millions of lives around the world each year.

The U.S. government formally recognized these risks in 2009 when it determined that climate change endangers public health and welfare.

And, yet, the vast majority of Warmists fail to make more than token changes in their own lives. Why is that?

As physicians, epidemiologists and environmental health scientists who study these effects, we’ve seen growing evidence of the connections between climate change and harm to people’s health. More importantly, we see ways humanity can improve health by tackling climate change.

The weather always affects health. Like, say, the spread of the Black Death during the Dark Ages, which was a Holocene cold period. I wonder what changes these people have made in their own lives? It’s weird that they so rarely tell us

As an individual, you can reduce your risk by following public health advice during heat waves, storms and wildfires; protecting yourself against tick and mosquito bites; and spending time in green space that improves your mental health.

Would these be the same wildfires caused by incompetence of government, not a 1.7F increase in global temperatures ince 1850?

You can also make healthy choices that reduce your carbon footprint, such as:

  • Walking, biking or using public transit instead of driving, since more physical activity reduces chronic disease risks.
  • Rebalancing your diet from meat-heavy to plant-forward, which can cut your risk of heart disease and lower greenhouse gas emissions from meat production.
  • Making your home more energy-efficient and opting for electric rather than gas- or oil-powered heating and cooking, which can reduce emissions while improving indoor air quality.

However, there are limits to what individuals can do alone.

Why have Warmists not done this already? And why is there never a “just give up your own use of fossil fuels?”

Governments can ensure that public transit is available and not overly expensive to reduce the number of vehicles on the road. They can promote clean energy rather than fossil fuels to cut emissions, which can also save money since the cost of solar energy has dropped spectacularly. In fact, both solar and wind energy are less expensive than fossil fuel energy.

Yet the U.S. government is currently going in the opposite direction, cutting support for renewable energy while subsidizing the fossil fuel industries that endanger public health.

To really make America healthy, in our view, the country can’t ignore climate change.

In other words, government in control. Surprise?

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If All You See…

By William Teach January 12, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible no good ice cream from moo cows, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Sonoran Conservative, with a post on Monday rule 5.

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Trump Threatens Overwhelming Force As Iran Starts To Cross Red Lines

By William Teach January 12, 2026 – 10:30 am

The danger of establishing red lines is that you have to actually do something about them. Obama learned a hard lesson after yammering about them in regards to Syria, and then not doing anything about it for a long time

Trump says Iran ‘starting to’ cross US red lines as protesters die in government crackdown

Trump saying hello to Judge Sara

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran is “starting to” cross U.S. red lines, citing reports of civilian deaths and warning that any attack on American interests would be met with overwhelming force as his administration weighs what he called “very strong options.”

Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling from Palm Beach, Florida, back to Washington, D.C., after being asked whether Iran had crossed a threshold that would trigger a response.

“They’re starting to, it looks like, and there seem to be some people killed that aren’t supposed to be killed,” the president said. “These are violent — if you call them leaders, I don’t know if they’re leaders or just if they rule through violence. And, we’re looking at some very strong options. We’ll make a determination.”

Some protesters were killed in a stampede while others were shot, Trump later said, adding that he receives hourly briefings and will decide based on ongoing reports.

The question here is will Trump do something? Based on history, he’s not bluffing in a case like this. He will do what he says.

The Associated Press reported Sunday that activists claimed at least 544 people have been killed, with more feared dead. Tehran also warned that the U.S. military and Israel would be considered “legitimate targets” if the U.S. intervenes to protect demonstrators.

More than 10,600 people have been detained during the more than two weeks of protests, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which the AP noted has been accurate during previous unrest. The group said 496 of those killed were protesters and 48 were members of security forces.

Where is the line for Trump?

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Your Fault: You Made Your Earnings Go Down By 12%

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

AND IT IS GOING TO GET A WHOLE LOT WORSE!!!!!

Climate change has now shrunk US salaries by 12%. And worse is to come

Climate change isn’t all flooding, wildfires and melting glaciers – it comes with a price tag too. And if you assume rising temperatures haven’t hit your wallet because you haven’t lost a home to a natural disaster, the latest research suggests otherwise.

A new study finds that climate change has already cut incomes in the US by around 12 per cent since 2000. The figure is a significant increase on previous estimates and a signal that the costs of global warming are not just future projections, but a present-day reality.

“If we can’t figure out what climate change is already costing us with the data we have, projecting the future becomes almost hopeless,” said Derek Lemoine, a professor of economics at the University of Arizona and lead author of the research.

Lemoine’s previous research had put the impact on incomes at a much lower 1 per cent. But his new analysis, which captures how warming unfolds persistently over time and across the entire country, pushes that figure sharply higher.

“Climate change is already costing the US economy by changing temperatures around the country,” Lemoine told BBC Science Focus. “Most of those costs are not driven by changes in weather where you live but by how changes in weather everywhere else affect supply chains and the cost of products you buy from elsewhere in the US.”

1.7F increase since 1850 is really doomy

To isolate that effect, Lemoine had to model the world both with and without manmade greenhouse gas emissions. He then examined 50 years of county-level income data (1969–2019), measuring how changing numbers of hot and cold days affected wealth locally and nationally.

And there it is: model. Complete BS.

Also, Gemini AI really took the old barking moonbat graphic and went to town.

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States Think They Have The Power To Do Something About ICE

By William Teach January 12, 2026 – 6:45 am

They’re going to quickly learn that they have no power, and, really, most state, county, and local law enforcement will make zero attempt to impede ICE

States move to rein in ICE after fatal Minnesota shooting

Blue state lawmakers have had it with ICE.

State legislatures across the country are accelerating efforts to shape immigration enforcement policy after the deadly shooting of a Minnesota woman by a federal agent, raising tensions between local leaders and the Trump administration.

From California to New York and Illinois to New Jersey, they’re pushing a range of bills aimed at limiting enforcement and protecting people targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while turning up the rhetoric with comparisons to the Gestapo.

Some policies were moving before an ICE agent fatally shot Renée Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis mother last week. But her death has been cited by lawmakers as reason to squeeze ICE out of their states.

Perhaps these unhinged Democrats should be telling their peeps to not interfere with federal law enforcement, because the lawmakers aren’t the ones getting arrested, maced, run over, thrown to ground, and shot. They’re safely away from the action.

New York state Sen. Pat Fahy, who sponsored a bill that would prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks and one that would create a state dashboard tracking immigration officials’ activity, said “momentum is on our side.”

Like California and the other states giving this a whirl, they have no power to enforce this, especially when they give their own law enforcement the ability to wear masks.

President Donald Trump and other administration officials have also said the agent who shot Good acted in self defense — an account that has been contested by local Minneapolis officials. In a statement to POLITICO, White House Spokesperson Abigail Jackson defended ICE activity and pushed back against state Democratic lawmakers.

Democrats say to ignore your own eyes when you see the video.

In Illinois, a Democratic state senator has filed legislation that would bar anyone hired by ICE under Trump from obtaining employment in state or local law enforcement.

That would be against federal employment law.

Across the Hudson River, New Jersey lawmakers are pushing to codify the state’s practice that limits state and local police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities; bar the government and hospitals from collecting immigration information; and set up guidelines on how health care facilities, schools and other institutions should respond to federal immigration authorities. The suite of bills — which started advancing before the Minnesota shooting — could be on Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk this upcoming week.

Well, hey, if all those police departments, government agencies, hospitals, etc, want to forgo taking federal money and return what they already have they can do that, right?

These are the same types of people that states like NJ and NY are protecting. Unfortunately, elected Republicans suck at getting their message out, for the most part.

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If All You See…

By William Teach January 11, 2026 – 1:19 pm

…is an Evil fossil fueled vehicle, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is No Tricks Zone, with a post on German frigid weather being Your Fault for driving a fossil fueled vehicle.

It’s an easy peasy sundress week.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach January 11, 2026 – 9:33 am

Happy Sunday! Another fine day in Returned America. The Sun is shining, the squirrels are chirping, and the coyote is wandering the greenway again, watching the geese and ducks in the pond. This pinup is by Lightning-Lace, most likely AI created, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Liberty’s Torch: What Is “The Law Of Nations?”
  2. Moonbattery: Philadelphia Authorities Threaten to Arrest ICE Agents
  3. neo-neocon: A new policy for immigrants on welfare
  4. Pacific Pundit: Rumors swirling on social media: Tampon Tim Walz expected to resign in the next week (I’ll believe it when I see it)
  5. Sultan Knish: Somali Terror in America
  6. The First Street Journal: Larry Krasner beclowns himself
  7. The Gateway Pundit: Thousands Protest in Pacific Palisades a Year After Fires With No Rebuilding: ‘They Let Us Burn’ (VIDEO)
  8. The Last Refuge: The Minnesota Outrage – We’ve Watched This Unfold Several Times
  9. The Right Scoop: BREAKING VIDEO – Psycho leftist calls for WAR against ICE agents, says he’ll bring a gun the next time he protests…
  10. This ain’t Hell…: Is the Cuban regime next to fall?
  11. Victory Girls Blog: Keep The Fraud Going! Judge Rules HHS Can’t Block Child Care Funds
  12. Independent Sentinel: Omar Marches in a Newly Staged Democrat Performance
  13. Climate Change Dispatch: Africa’s 1,300-Mile Pipeline Rejects Climate Dogma And Foreign Control
  14. Jo Nova: Chris Wright — We’re in the greatest Malinvestment in Human History
  15. And last, but, not least, Not A Lot Of People Know That has “Britain at risk of electricity rationing before general election”

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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Trump Briefed On Options On Striking Iran If Protesters Are Killed

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

Will Democrats caterwaul and come up with Excuses to somehow oppose Trump which would essentially back the Iranian regime? So far all the leftists who backed the murderous Palestinians and their terrorist Comrades in Hamas have little to say, even as Iran shuts off the Internet and ever power across the country

Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue

President Trump has been briefed in recent days on new options for military strikes in Iran as he considers following through on his threat to attack the country for cracking down on protesters, according to multiple U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

Mr. Trump has not made a final decision, but the officials said he was seriously considering authorizing a strike in response to the Iranian regime’s efforts to suppress demonstrations set off by widespread economic grievances. The president has been presented with a range of options, including strikes on nonmilitary sites in Tehran, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential conversations.

Asked about planning for potential strikes, the White House referred to Mr. Trump’s public comments and social media posts in recent days.

“Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before,” Mr. Trump wrote on social media on Saturday. “The USA stands ready to help!!!”

Dems wouldn’t actually be against this, would they? I have no problem with strikes, but, keep our troops out of Iran

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone on Saturday morning with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, according to three people with knowledge of the call. The two leaders discussed the protests in Iran, along with the situation in Syria and a peace deal in Gaza, the three people said.

And you can bet the line of attack will be that Trump is striking Iran for the Jeeeeeewwwwws and Israel. So far it is quiet, as all the moonbats are focused on Minneapolis. Hopefully Trump greenlights taking out all the Iranian leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkia.

 

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