Faith Leaders Ask For Golden Calf For Climate Christmas

By William Teach December 15, 2025 – 7:00 am

“I am the Lord thy God. Thou shall not have strange gods before Me.”

Faith leaders ask for Christmas gifts that ‘honour the Earth’

The seventh UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) met in Nairobi on December 8-12, under the theme “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient environment”.

“We all want the same thing: a better future for ourselves and families. This means stable climate, safe clean and sustainable environment, and pollution free future,” Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Program said.

UNEA is the top decision-making body on environment issues. While addressing climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste crises, it sets the global environmental agenda and develops international environmental laws.

So, many took long, fossil fueled trips?

During discussions on environmental sustainability, Ashley Kitisya, Laudato Si’ Movement’s Africa Program Manager, said that during Advent faiths were looking at Christmas giving through the lens of the three planetary crises.

“We can choose gifts that honour both people and the Earth,” she said, voicing faith groups’ concerns about overconsumption, waste, and environmentally harmful practices during the Christmas season.

Ms Kitisya specified plastic pollution, food waste and unnecessary energy use spike during the festive season.

In their statement, the faith leaders emphasised their role as custodians of the values, ethics, moral courage and global reach needed to fight environmental degradation.

“Integrity is key to ethical leadership; let us hear the call of Mother Nature and live a life that embodies our teachings and guides others,” their statement, titled “A call to Action-Faith for Resilient Planet”, said.

Can they still be Christian leaders, faithful to God when they are putting him after their cult?

You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, 6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.

These “faith” leaders have lost the plot, and are using a Holy time for their cult beliefs.

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It Starts: Nags Already Asking For More Gun Control In Heavily Gun Controlled Australia

By William Teach December 15, 2025 – 6:45 am

Perhaps there’s something else that needs to be controlled and banned

Australia had the ‘gold standard’ on gun control. The Bondi beach terror attack may force it to confront its surging number of weapons

For almost three decades, Australia’s gun laws have been recognised as among the most stringent – and effective – in the world.

After the horror of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre that killed 35 people in Tasmania, Australia’s then conservative government stared down the gun lobby to introduce restrictions that led to a dramatic decrease in the number of guns.

In an almost unprecedented display of national collaboration, the federal government worked with the states to restrict semiautomatic weapons, toughen up licensing requirements and introduce a new requirement for gun holders to demonstrate a “genuine reason” for ownership.

Australians have been rightly proud of these reforms, confident that the community remains relatively safe from gun violence and far from the American reality of frequent mass shootings.

Sunday’s Bondi attack will shake that confidence and may force the country to again grapple with its gun laws.

Police confirmed on Monday morning that one of the alleged shooters was a registered gun owner and had six legally obtained firearms.

There has been growing concern among gun control advocates that firearms remain far too easy to access despite the country’s “gold standard” framework.

Of course they want more gun control, despite there being massive bans. But, nothing about Islamist control

Khaled al-Nablusi, an immigrant from an Islamist nation who was apparently a radical was given a permit for 6 firearms. How hard would it be for an Aussie citizen to get that same permit? Of course, the Aussie government seems to like to bring in unvetted Islamists from around the world and treat them better than actual citizens.

Shooting at Bondi Beach is what a globalized intifada looks like – analysis

All those wondering what the slogan “globalize the intifada” means need look no further than Bondi Beach.

Terrorists calmly firing into a crowd at a Hanukkah celebration. Screams. Panic. Parents fleeing with hysterical children. Victims lying dead on the sand.

That is the “globalized intifada” that tens of thousands of people around the world have been chanting for since the October 7 massacre – on the streets of Sydney, San Francisco, London, New York, and elsewhere – including by political figures who either embraced the phrase or refused to condemn it.

It’s well worth reading the whole thing.

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If All You See…

By William Teach December 14, 2025 – 2:42 pm

…is a pasture perfect to be forcibly changed to a solar farm, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Common Cents Blog, with a post on a hero in Australia.

It’s short shorts week.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach December 14, 2025 – 9:42 am

Happy Sunday! Another great day in Returned America. Getting a big shot of winter cold, the Devils looked good for a game, and my stomach problems from different allergy pills have finally gone away. This pinup is by David Uhl, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. The Other McCain: Red States, Blue Cities: Minnesota, Somalia and ‘The Great Replacement’
  2. The Last Refuge: CIA Outlet Concerned About Kash Patel and Dan Bongino Meeting with Top Zelenskyy Officials
  3. The First Street Journal: Philly ADA Paul George disbarred from federal court, but so far, his boss, Larry Krasner, has skated
  4. The American Conservative: The Canada of the United Kingdom Turns Right
  5. Sultan Knish: What Somalis Have Done for Minnesota?
  6. Pacific Pundit: The “Epstein” photo released yesterday by Democrats turns out to be Trump with Miss Universe contestants in 1996
  7. Newsbusters: Trade Deficit Lowest in 5 Years, Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs – Media and Analysts Shocked
  8. Moonbattery: Moonbat Reenactment of Boston Tea Party
  9. Legal Insurrection: Times New Roman and the Politics of Art
  10. Jihad Watch: UK officials let Afghan Muslim migrants roam free for a month after they admitted they raped a 15-year-old girl
  11. IOTW Report: Anti-Ice Teacher Wants Man’s Paperwork
  12. Geller Report
  13. Doug Ross @ Journal: Naughty Santa: an AI taste test
  14. Don Surber: Trump’s support costs Machado liberal support
  15. And last, but, not least, Chicks On The Right has “ISIS Is in for It: Trump Says the U.S. Will Retaliate for Attack on Troops”

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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Unhinged Churches Make Wacko Anti-ICE Nativity Scenes

By William Teach December 14, 2025 – 7:00 am

They’ve missed the reason for the season, and should have their tax exempt status pulled for getting political

Church Nativity scenes add zip ties and gas masks to protest immigration raids

One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, wearing a plastic gas mask and flanked by Roman soldiers in tactical vests labeled “ICE.”

In another Chicago suburb, not far from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility that has drawn protests over detentions, a sign at the manger outside the Urban Village Church says “Due to ICE activity in our community the Holy Family is in hiding.” And more than a thousand miles away, the Christ child went missing from a Nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, replaced by a hand-painted sign: “ICE was here.”

These and other stark reimaginings of Christ’s birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary on federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. Their creators say they are placing the ancient story in a contemporary frame, portraying the Holy Family as refugees to reflect on the fear of separation and deportation that many families — including their own parishioners — are experiencing today.

Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, accusing the churches of abusing sacred imagery and some arguing they should lose their tax-exempt status. The archdiocese in Massachusetts ordered that the manger must be “restored to its proper sacred purpose.”

Was all this necessary? Can’t they just do Christian stuff as it is meant to be?

St. Susanna parishioners locked baby Jesus in a cage in 2018 to protest how President Donald Trump’s first administration was separating families at the border. Another year, they depicted the infant floating in water polluted with plastic to highlight climate change.

Did they do that when Obama was building those cages and separating illegal alien families? I cannot find one story on it.

Josoma (priest at St. Susanna) said the display’s purpose is to move “beyond static traditional figures and evoke emotion and dialogue” in response to the fear many parishioners face as federal forces arrest more than undocumented immigrants, sweeping up longtime legal residents and spreading anxiety.

The display’s purpose should highlight the miracle of Jesus’ birth. That’s it. Nothing else.

The controversy in Evanston drew volunteers from a nearby synagogue, who stood outside during Lake Street’s services to help worshippers feel safe. Reactions outside the Dedham church ranged widely.

Walter Niland snapped a selfie and said he disagreed with the display. “I believe that the church enjoys a tax-exempt status,” said Niland, a Catholic from a neighboring town. “We should speak to spiritual matters, not matters of political division.”

Exactly. But, Liberalism is a mental disease, and makes some unhinged.

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“Experts” Racing To Save Connecticut’s Christmas Tree Industry

By William Teach December 13, 2025 – 3:21 pm

I blame you. Yes, you

Could climate change steal Connecticut’s Christmas tree industry? Experts are racing to stop it

If you ask Lisa Angevine-Bergs, she’ll tell you that Richard Cowles and his team are “going to save Christmas.”

Why would I?

They are both Christmas tree farmers. And Cowles, who is also a plant pathologist and entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, is at the forefront of the race to help the Christmas tree industry adapt to a rapidly changing climate.

They can’t survive a 1.7F increase in global temps since 1850? They survived the previous Holocene warm periods, rights?

Cowles and his colleagues have planted thousands of trees in Connecticut, including rare varieties from overseas, looking for the right attributes. They want trees that look appropriate for Christmas but are capable of withstanding climate extremes that would kill other, more popular tree species.

Cult fearmongering.

For a plant that can take a decade to mature, a Christmas tree is surprisingly susceptible to yearly and even seasonal climate shifts. As those shifts become ever more extreme, with heavy rain followed by extended periods of drought, icy cold winters and too-early springs, Connecticut Christmas tree farmers can find it difficult to keep their crops healthy.

Yup, cult. And I guess they are going to be starting early with their Christmas insanity.

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If All You See…

By William Teach December 13, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible beer filling the atmosphere with carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Right Scoop, with a post on the connections between the Somali theft ring and Tim Walz, Ilhan Omar

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House Republicans Health Insurance Plan, No Subsidies Included

By William Teach December 13, 2025 – 10:30 am

Obviously, no matter how good it is Democrats will vote against it, and it will never make it through the filibuster in the Senate

House GOP unveils health care bill without ObamaCare subsidies extension

House Republicans on Friday unveiled a health care bill they will bring to a vote next week that includes items that are broadly popular in the party, like cost sharing reductions and reforms to the pharmacy benefit manager industry, but will exclude extension of expiring enhanced ObamaCare subsidies.

House GOP leaders will allow an amendment vote on extending expiring Obamacare subsidies, a GOP leadership aide signaled, in a concession to moderates who had been calling to go on the record on the matter. The exact contours of the amendment are not yet settled.

“We expect that there will be an amendment that I believe is being worked on. So, the process will allow for that amendment,” a House Republican leadership aide said.

As distasteful as they are they subsidies should be kept for a year or two, allowing other measures to be put into place to decrease the premiums for real, not cover them up, which have gone up at least 10% ever since Obamacare went into effect.

The bill will also include a provision to make it easier for businesses to fund their own insurance plans, and protect themselves from going bankrupt from large, expensive claims.

It will expand association health plans, and will also include provisions to make the PBM industry more transparent.

It should allow for catastrophic plans, which Obamacare killed off. It should allow for more customized plans and erase a lot of the requirements. Men do not need measures meant for women only….oh, right, Democrats cannot tell the difference. The whole plan needs to be rejiggered so that it doesn’t end up being about giving money to the insurance companies who then have an incentive to keep costs high.

Eliminating all the waste and fraud would be helpful, as well

Hey, remember when the CBO said that Obamacare would pretty much pay for itself? And some of these false hoods?

But, Republicans did not get out and vote for Squishy Mitt Romney, who would have been a damned sight better than Obama, in 2012, which would have been the time to kill Ocare before it too effect.

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Old And Busted: Polar Bears Are Doomed. New And Hot: Polar Bears Are Adapting

By William Teach December 13, 2025 – 7:15 am

But, they’re still probably doomed

Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction

The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in the last 125,000 years, and temperatures continue to rise. Due to these warming temperatures more than two-thirds of polar bears are expected to be extinct by 2050 with total extinction predicted by the end of this century.

First, the majority of that time period was an ice age. Second, they have absolutely no direct measurement data from during previous Holocene warm periods to say this.

But in our new study my colleagues and I found that the changing climate was driving changes in the polar bear genome, potentially allowing them to more readily adapt to warmer habitats. Provided these polar bears can source enough food and breeding partners, this suggests they may potentially survive these new challenging climates.

We discovered a strong link between rising temperatures in south-east Greenland and changes in polar bear DNA. DNA is the instruction book inside every cell, guiding how an organism grows and develops. In processes called transcription and translation, DNA is copied to generate RNA (molecules that reflect gene activity) and can lead to the production of proteins, and copies of transposons (TEs), also known as “jumping genes”, which are mobile pieces of the genome that can move around and influence how other genes work. (big snip)

Over time the DNA sequence can slowly change and evolve, but environmental stress, such as warmer climate, can accelerate this process. (snip)

Our research found that some genes linked to heat-stress, ageing and metabolism are behaving differently in the south-east population of polar bears. This suggests they might be adjusting to their warmer conditions. Additionally, we found active jumping genes in parts of the genome that are involved in areas tied to fat processing – important when food is scarce. This could mean that polar bears in the south-east are slowly adapting to eating the rougher plant-based diets that can be found in the warmer regions. Northern populations of bears eat mainly fatty seals.

So, can we compare these minor changes from during the previous Holocene warm and cool periods over the last 8,000 years? Darwin and others noted that many animals and birds saw minor changes during different climate periods, like drought and wet. People living in cold regions adapt to that while ones in hotter areas adapt physically. That’s how life works.

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ICE Is Using TSA Flight Data To Find Illegal Aliens

By William Teach December 13, 2025 – 7:00 am

More heartburn for the illegal alien supporters, keeping antacid companies very happy with their quarterly returns

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort

The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants it wants to expel.

Under the previously undisclosed program, the Transportation Security Administration provides a list multiple times a week to Immigration and Customs Enforcement of travelers who will be coming through airports. ICE can then match the list against its own database of people subject to deportation and send agents to the airport to detain those people.

It’s unclear how many arrests have been made as a result of the collaboration. But documents obtained by The New York Times show that it led to the arrest of Any Lucía López Belloza, the college student picked up at Boston Logan Airport on Nov. 20 and deported to Honduras two days later. A former ICE official said 75 percent of instances in that official’s region where names were flagged by the program yielded arrests.

What the NY Times “forgets” to mention is that Belloza has had a deportation order for ten years, and failed to appear for court

ICE has historically avoided interfering with domestic travel. But the partnership between airport security and the immigration agency, which began quietly in March, is the latest way the Trump administration is increasing cooperation and information sharing between federal agencies in service of the president’s goal of carrying out the largest deportation campaign in U.S. history.

“The message to those in the country illegally is clear: The only reason you should be flying is to self-deport home,” said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security.

The Trump admin should be telling everyone about it, and, I wouldn’t be surprised if this whole thing was leaked to the Times so that illegals will see it and only fly to leave the country. The harder you make it for illegals the fewer come and the more leave.

Airline passengers have long been subject to some federal scrutiny. Airlines typically provide passenger information to T.S.A. after a flight is reserved. That information is compared against national security databases, including the Terrorist Screening Dataset, which includes the names of individuals on a watch list of known or suspected terrorists.

In fact, TSA regularly flags people with warrants and reports them to law enforcement in the airport who detain until law enforcement from outside the airport come to take them away. Oh, well. Maybe illegals should consider just leaving.

“If you have more officers conducting arrests at airports, it puts more strain on the system, delays and complications may annoy and frighten some travelers, and those who are unsure about their status will move away from air travel,” said Claire Trickler-McNulty, a senior ICE official during the Biden administration. “It will continue to reduce the space where people feel safe going about their business.”

Illegals should never feel safe.

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