Workers At SoFi Stadium In LA Authorize Strike, Wanting Protection From Immigration Authorities

By William Teach June 7, 2026 – 7:00 am

It’s a hell of a thing when potential illegal aliens are going on strike thinking that it will stop anything

SoFi stadium workers in L.A. authorize strike ahead of World Cup

A union representing 2,000 workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles that has demanded protection from possible immigration enforcement during the World Cup voted Friday to authorize a possible labor stoppage just a week before the U.S. team’s opening match.

Unite Here Local 11 is demanding premium wages during the 38-day tournament from stadium food service operator Legends Global and FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, along with guarantees that workers will not be subject to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions.

Union members overwhelmingly approved the strike authorization, with 96 percent supporting the measure, union officials said in a news release. The action does not mean they will immediately walk off the job, but it provides them the green light to do so at any time. The union said it will continue negotiations with Legends Global and FIFA on Monday.

So, is the union saying that SoFi Stadium is knowingly employing illegal aliens in violation of federal law? Huh. And the union is trying to protect people who are breaking US laws by striking before the soccer games? Or, is that just a sidebar and what they really want is a ton of extra money, failing to understand that it just means that prices for attendees will go up? Because Legends Global and FIFA can’t do a damned thing about illegals being rounded up.

Maybe DHS should investigate SoFi Stadium after the World Cup to check their compliance with federal immigration law.

“They should not be there,” Yolanda Fierro, who helps staff the stadium’s luxury suites, said of ICE officers during an interview ahead of the vote. “We want fair wages that we think we are due, but the other thing we want is the security and safety of employees and guests. If we cannot get those things, our folks are ready to walk. Let them run the stadium without us.”

Well, Yolanda, ICE won’t be there for arresting illegals, unless they are involved in human trafficking, drug running, and other nefarious crimes.

Human rights groups, international fans and immigrant communities in the 11 U.S. host cities have raised concerns that the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies could dampen enthusiasm around the first World Cup to be played on American soil since 1994 and subject some fans to unnecessary detentions and arrests.

They would prefer that those involved in human trafficking, usually women and children, and left to their own devices.

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Bummer: France Cuts Climate (scam) Fund Days After Heatwave

By William Teach June 6, 2026 – 3:00 pm

As usual, they confuse weather with climate

Days after heatwave, French government cuts climate change adaptation funds

Just days after an unusually early heatwave hit much of France, the government’s spending cuts to address the fallout from the war in the Middle East are now having a major impact on environmental policy. Environment-related spending is not the only sector affected, nor even the hardest hit, with a total of €275 million in credits either canceled or frozen. But the move is particularly bitter for environmental advocates, who have criticized the government for failing to adequately prepare France for extreme heat.

“After demonstrating a complete lack of preparation during eight days of a historic heatwave, here are the government’s climate change adaptation measures,” Marine Tondelier, leader of the Greens, wrote on X. “At this level of incompetence and stubbornness in the wrong direction, it’s climate denial.”

Among the most affected measures is the territorial environmental transition acceleration fund, known as the “Green Fund.” Created in 2023 and highly valued by local officials, the fund helps local authorities invest in projects that protect the environment and combat climate change. According to the Environment Ministry’s website, in just three years, it has already provided financial support for more than 25,000 projects.

The fund is also one of the flagship programs promoted by the third National Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PNACC), unveiled in March 2025, which aims to prepare France for a +4°C scenario by 2100. As recently as April, the government announced that the Green Fund’s 2026 priority would be to “reinforce the adaptation of local areas to climate change,” one of its three historic pillars.

Do you know why they are upset? Because it means less taxpayer money to graft off of. Those “environmental advocates”, who tend to really do nothing, skim lots of the money off the top as they spread it around to companies who also take their cut and eventually it gets to someone who can actually do the job. It’s a taxpayer funded slush fund.

Other programs funding environmental transition are also facing cuts. The program that supports the National Housing Agency, which manages the main public subsidy for energy-efficient home renovations, will see nearly €300 million in spending authorizations frozen. That has raised fears of further reductions to this key aid, which has already faced numerous setbacks in recent months.

Scam money. France is realizing that it can no longer afford this.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 6, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is a wonderful low carbon train which Everyone Else should be forced to ride, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Gates Of Vienna, with a post on pantless in Gaza.

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Guy Who Treated Women Badly, Had Nazi Tattoo He Was Proud Of For Decades, Says His Past Is Being “Weaponized”

By William Teach June 6, 2026 – 10:30 am

Well, gee wiz, Sparky, maybe you should ask some of your Democratic comrades about how they went after Mitt Romney for things he did as a high schooler, George W. Bush, multiple Republican Supreme Court justices, and so many more

Amid Mounting Democratic Concern, Platner Says His Past Is Being ‘Weaponized’

Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, moved to quell mounting Democratic anxieties about his candidacy on Friday, telling supporters in a defiant speech that his past behavior was being “weaponized” by his political opponents.

A day after The New York Times reported that three women — a conservative and two Democrats — who had been romantically involved with Mr. Platner described volatile and “toxic” relationships, Mr. Platner addressed a crowd at a theater in Bar Harbor, expressing confidence that Maine voters would stick by him.

“When politically motivated, serious and false accusations are made against me, Maine, you have my back,” Mr. Platner said. “The state of Maine raised me, and the state of Maine saved me, and to all of you out there, Maine, I will always have your back.”

“Now, as every single piece of that past and journey gets dug up, litigated and weaponized, you have my back,” he said.

Mitt Romney cut a kid’s hair and had “binders full of women” (which was totally misconstrued by Dems and their pet media). He didn’t have a Nazi tattoo he boasted about for decades.

Holly Woodworth, a 57-year-old Democrat sitting near the front, said Mr. Platner was the first politician she had seen “in many elections” whom she felt “inspired by.” She said that the allegations had not shaken her support, and that they hadn’t surprised her given how Mr. Platner had previously described going through a dark period after his military service.

Still, she said the stories about Mr. Platner were making her anxious.

“I care whether the Democrats win the majority,” Ms. Woodworth said, expressing concern that revelations about Mr. Platner’s past would drag down his candidacy, and Democrats’ chances of winning the Senate along with it. “I want a change.”

Again, winning is all that matters to most Democrats. Platner could still be talking about how much he loves his Nazi tattoo and they’d still vote for him. A similar article from the Washington Post has

Ro Khanna (D-Ca), who has become a leading advocate in Congress for women who accused disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein of abuse, walked a fine line in his speech defending Platner, saying Platner was not perfect but had owned his mistakes.

“No one should make excuses for his past relationships, some of which were toxic and volatile,” Khanna said. “And no one on our side should attack the women who came forward.”

But Khanna added the United States “broke” young men like Platner, a combat veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, by sending them to war. “If someone felt hurt by Graham in a past relationship, we can listen to them, and we can listen to Graham,” Khanna said.

So, Ro has found a Reason to blow off his advocacy for women to really support Platner. Surprise?

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New Jersey Now Trying A “Polluters Pay” Bill Against Fossil Fuels Companies

By William Teach June 6, 2026 – 7:15 am

New Jersey is so worried that the state has failed to give up their own use of fossil fuels

NJ Bill Would Make Fossil Fuel ‘Polluters’ Pay $50B For Climate Change

A proposed state law that would force dozens of fossil fuel companies to shell out $50 billion to help pay for the cost of climate change has taken another step forward in New Jersey.

On Thursday, an Assembly committee voted 4-2 to advance A3735: the “Polluters Pay to Make NJ More Affordable Act.”

Formerly known as the Climate Superfund Act, the bill targets companies that have “engaged in the trade or business of extracting fossil fuel or refining crude oil” since 1995, and have been responsible for more than one billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

The legislation would generate $2.5 billion annually from an estimated 82 fossil fuel corporations, its sponsors say.

Lot’s of Democrat run states which are not giving up their own use of fossil fuels, especially the politicians, are trying these polluters pay. NJ tried to sue, but, ended up losing in court because “Under our federal constitutional system, states cannot use their laws to resolve claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by out-of-state and worldwide emissions”

The money collected from companies in violation of the law would be earmarked for flood protection, stormwater and sewage system upgrades, extreme weather preparation, health care related to climate change, upgrades to the electrical grid and energy-efficiency projects, among other uses.

Supporters of the bill say the legislation would direct $50 billion over 20 years into infrastructure, flood protection, energy cost reductions and disaster response – without raising taxes or fees on Garden State residents.

Right, right, I’m sure all the money will make it to those projects and not end up in the pockets of friendly NGOs, donors, and politicians

Meanwhile, some Republican state lawmakers have blasted the proposed law, including Sen. Declan O’Scanlon.

“Make no mistake, the Democrats ‘Superfund’ policy – supposedly to punish the evil oil companies for providing a product we all demand – would result in a massive, $2.5 billion yearly increase in energy costs on New Jersey residents,” O’Scanlon argued at a recent legislative hearing.

“Democrats are essentially saying “Don’t worry! We can charge oil companies $50 billion and they’ll just take the hit to their profits! They won’t simply pass the costs on to us! Trust us!’” he added. “It’s sheer lunacy.”

Hey, maybe they’ll just leave like Exxon. Maybe they’ll simply decide not to sell their products in NJ, especially the smaller companies.

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Wacko Federal Judge Thinks He Has Power To Strike Down Limits On Asylum And Immigration

By William Teach June 6, 2026 – 7:00 am

Place you bets on this unhinged Democrats ruling, which, based on a SCOTUS decision wouldn’t apply outside the judge’s district, and is in the realm of international policy

Federal judge strikes down Trump admin limits on asylum and immigration applications

A federal judge struck down a series of Trump administration policies targeting asylum seekers and immigrants seeking benefits in a scathing court ruling Friday.

Last year, the administration indefinitely suspended asylum adjudications and froze immigration applications for people who fell under the travel ban, among other measures, leaving millions of immigrants in the United States in legal limbo.

Judge John J. McConnell Jr. acknowledged that uncertainty in his 135-page opinion.

“(T)he Challenged Policies placed the lives of countless individuals on hold – solely by virtue of their countries of birth,” wrote McConnell, a nominee of former President Barack Obama. “Over six months later, many of those individuals remain without work, without legal status, and without any meaningful ability to plan for their futures.”

No one asked them to come here illegally, and, um, yeah, they are here illegally in violation of federal law.

Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, an advocacy organization, said in a statement that the ruling “reaffirms a basic principle: the federal government cannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they come from,”

Um, actually, they can. Immigration has been shut down many times, and the nation has very much at times limited immigration to people who bring benefit. People who are applying for the legal citizenship process have to prove that they can take care of themselves, that they will not be on government services.

DHS General Counsel James Percival blasted Friday’s decision.

“The Left has been running the same gambit with so called ‘animus’ claims since 2017. It is sabotage dressed in legal clothing,” Percival said in a statement. “It goes like this: (1) the admin is racist, (2) therefore a policy I don’t like is motivated by race, (3) therefore it is invalid. They have used it on virtually every Trump era Department of Homeland Security policy.”

Democrats love them some illegals/fake asylum seekers. Except when they show up in their own neighborhoods

Martha’s Vineyard had the National Guard round the 50 Venezuelan illegals up and had them deported in 48 hours.

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Hartford Courtant: Doing Something About ‘Climate Change’ Is Like Those Time Wasters In Grade School

By William Teach June 5, 2026 – 3:13 pm

Because eventually the reality of economics intrudes

Rachel Marsden: Top climate change salesmen meet budget reality

Remember back in grade school when the kids who were so far ahead of everyone else in their classwork were allowed to indulge in little time-wasters, like blowing blobs of watery paint across paper through a straw until they passed out? That’s exactly what the West has been doing for the past few decades with their climate- change side quests. But now that they’re flunking economics, the fun is over.

I once did so many side quests when playing the Elder Scrolls Of Morrowind that I defeated the main bad guy at the end with no fuss. I was surprised I won so easily. I waste a lot of time at work doing nothing because I’m done with follow ups and waiting for a customer. But, when I have a customer I have no time for Twitter and blogs and reading my book

The floodgates to common sense have busted open, testing political natural selection. Take Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who when faced with a choice between his own political survival or persisting with the same “net zero” policies as the “UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance” that he founded and championed in pre-political life — before all banks ditched it, as the Canadian media reported last year. Guess which path he now favors as he finally rushes to build pipelines so Canada can realize its potential as an energy superpower? Still, he’s stuck explaining to at least one of the true believers, now citing environmental impact in ditching Carney’s Liberal Party, that “things change.”

But not nearly fast enough, apparently. Why do nations need to be in dire straits and faced with the threat of recession before the establishment stops getting high on its own emissions?

Another example is former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who’s now saying that it would be lunacy for the governing Labour Party, which he once headed, to stay on the path to legally binding “net zero” — that is, the notion that a country can somehow emit zero carbon while also not reverting back to the Stone Age. Blair now says that such policies are “doomed to fail,” according to the BBC.

The Mackerel of Reality eventually smacks the leaders of 1st world nations in the face, that they no longer have the luxury of playing with in the cult pool. That they have to get back to their homework.

Mainly because citizens’ enthusiasm for the government blowing their money has limits. And governments can’t afford to bail everyone out to keep these delusions on life support. Particularly when other countries are ignoring it entirely in favor of economic survival.

And the citizens get tired of more and more authoritarian government telling them what to do. It’s worth reading the whole thing, which ends with

Turns out the only things that were reliably hitting net zero were the national treasuries of Western nations and the public’s patience. Some of its chief salesmen are finally exiting the business. Too bad for those who bought their snake oil wholesale.

Even if we agreed that the current warm period is caused 51%+ by the actions of Mankind, why the need to have the government taking more and more of our money, life choices, and freedom? It’s almost like this isn’t about climate.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 5, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is a hazy day from too much carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Flopping Aces, with a post on Socialists wanting the means of confiscation, not means of production.

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Boston Globe: Dems Support Unhinged Platner Over Collins Because Of Abortion Rights

By William Teach June 5, 2026 – 10:30 am

This is a pretty wild opinion piece by Joan Vennochi, which also notes Maine gov Maura Healey’s support

For women, Platner vs. Collins is a tough choice because of abortion rights

What’s more important: How a man talks about and treats women, including his wife, or whether he supports abortion rights?

With Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, support for abortion is trumping what Democrats, especially women, would consider abhorrent behavior from a Republican.

Consider Governor Maura Healey’s explanation for why she plans to back Platner in the general election if he wins the Maine Senate primary. During a Tuesday appearance on GBH radio, Healey said, “I’m disgusted by what he posted and I’m disgusted by his other behaviors and antics. But, here’s the thing, come November, there’s going to be a clear choice: There’s going to be Susan Collins, on the one hand, who has stood with Trump.”

In follow-up comments to the Boston Herald, Healey was more specific, saying, “We need to do everything we can to defeat Susan Collins, who is the reason that we have the Dobbs decision, the reason that Roe v. Wade was overturned.”

So, because Orange Man Bad and abortion (which is purely legal in Maine, as a state right per the SCOTUS ruling) she will support Platner? As will so many Democrat women? There’s no reason to reiterate how horrible Platner is, right? Or that the media would be in Category 5 apoplexy if Graham was a Republican, right? Or that the GOP would have dropped all support for him from the minute the Nazi tattoo came to light, right?

To that end, Democrats, including powerful women like Senator Elizabeth Warren, have backed Platner despite a series of controversies, including a tattoo inspired by Nazi symbolism that he has since covered up and old Reddit posts in which he downplayed rape in the military and used crude language to suggest that rape victims should take some responsibility for what happened, especially if they drink too much. He has since apologized for those comments. (snip)

Warren, who famously called out Michael Bloomberg on the 2020 presidential debate stage for past sexist comments, is still backing Platner. And Healey, who initially endorsed Governor Janet Mills in the primary, is now saying she will be with Platner in the general election.

It’s all about the power and the Democrats 1st Commandment, abortion on demand.

How can Democrats like Warren challenge questionable tattoos from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and sexism from Republicans in general when they accept it in one of their own? Once you give up the high ground, you never get it back.

Hegseth’s tattoos are Christian in nature: Platner’s is a Nazi symbol.

(Breitbart) Several women who previously dated Graham Platner have described “unsettling” and controversial behavior by the Democrat looking to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

The New York Times profiled several women who shared a romantic past with Platner, further piling onto the controversies that have plagued the candidate since discussions about his Nazi tattoo. In one interview, conservative commentator Lyndsey Fifield, who dated Platner between 2013 and 2015, said that he would often be rough with her while discussing violence, clarifying that he never physically assaulted her.

“He said this a lot: If anybody ever broke in here, I would rape them,” Fifield told the outlet. (snip)

Regarding his Nazi tattoo, Fifield also expressed doubt as to Platner’s claims of being ignorant of its meaning, saying that he would sometimes describe it as “my Totenkopf.” Jewish Insider previously reported that a former acquaintance described him using that term.

Good on the Times for actually covering this, and not burying the article. Democrats won’t care. They don’t care about any of it. How bad would Platner have to be for them to drop support? If he was shown to be a member of, say, Stormfront or some Nazi organization, would that drop their support? Or, is winning the election and abortion more important?

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Oh Well: Trump Admin Dismantling Ocean Climate (scam) Measuring System

By William Teach June 5, 2026 – 7:15 am

Hey, maybe the warmists could get all their rich supporters to pitch in to pay for it?

Trump administration dismantles critical ocean-floor observation network

The Trump administration is dismantling a $370 million ocean-floor observatory network installed a decade ago to collect critical climate data on coastal environments, marine ecosystems, and powerful global ocean currents.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it will begin removing more than 900 deep-sea instruments this June. The decommissioning will pull monitoring hardware from the waters of Oregon, Washington State, Alaska, North Carolina, and a critical region between Greenland and Iceland known as the Irminger Sea.

The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) began full operations in 2016. The monitoring system was engineered to provide continuous, real-time climate data to global researchers for 25 years.

Jim Edson, a marine meteorologist who led the initiative, described the network as “the world’s most advanced continuously operating ocean observing systems.”

And, yet, we get BS readings and reports that the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is speeding up and slowing down. It’s all a big scam, and the Trump admin should look into how much of the money went towards the network and monitoring and how much went into people’s pockets as graft.

The closure of this climate data network follows policy laid out by conservative strategist the Heritage Foundation. The shutdown was recommended in their Project 2025 “Mandate for Leadership” document – a 900-page document designed specifically to act as a blueprint for the Trump presidency.

In 2024, Project 2025’s authors explicitly targeted the network, claiming the OOI was “the source of much of NOAA’s climate alarmism” and advising that “the preponderance of its climate-change research should be disbanded.”

They aren’t wrong, you know.

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