Japanese Metal Fan, And PM, Squees Over Deep Purple Visit

By William Teach April 11, 2026 – 3:53 pm

I don’t blame her, even though there is no Jon Lord (greatest rock keyboard player ever) nor Ritchie Blackmore. Deep Purple’s Maid In Japan is one of the greatest live rock albums, and them traveling to Japan to tour was a huge deal for rock bands back in 1972

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi thrilled by Deep Purple’s visit to her office

Japanese Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi took a short — and happy — break on Friday as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer.

“Welcome to Japan … Uh-oh, I can’t believe Deep Purple are here,” Takaichi said as she walked into a guest room at the Prime Minister’s Office with open arms and all smiles to welcome the band members. “I have always admired Deep Purple.”

“You’re my god,” Takaichi told drummer Ian Paice, presenting him with a set of Japanese-made TAMA drumsticks she had signed. “You’re a drummer, we are friends,” Paice told her.

Paice was really there for the biggest years. Also, how many songs, including lyrics, were written as a collaboration between all the members.

Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.

The prime minister explained her history as a Deep Purple superfan for more than half a century. At elementary school, she was already listening to “Machine Head,” the band’s 1972 album featuring top hits like “Highway Star” and “Smoke on the Water.”

In junior high school, she played the keyboard in a Deep Purple cover band, then as a university student she switched to drums, she said.

“Nowadays, when I have a fight with my husband, I play drums on ‘Burn’ and put a curse on him,” Takaichi joked. She has previously noted “Burn” as one of her favorite songs, saying it “clears my mind.”

It’s funny, because for the longest time I didn’t realize that was David Coverdale singing on Burn.

“I express my deepest respect for you for making rock history and continuing to take on new challenges and producing even more compelling music today,” Takaichi said, wishing them a successful tour beginning Saturday in Tokyo.

When it comes to rock/hard rock OGs, that would include Purple. Their best of album, Deepest Purple, was the first cassette I bought with my own money. Here’s my favorite Purple song

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If All You See…

By William Teach April 11, 2026 – 1:00 pm

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

The blog of the day is Jihad Watch, with a post on the Washington Post saying Muslims shouldn’t have to assimilate.

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Vance Heads To Pakistan For Iran War Negotiations

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

What happens? We’ll see. Because Iran wanted Vance as the negotiator

Iran wanted to negotiate with Vance. They got their wish

When JD Vance arrives in Islamabad for talks on Saturday with Iranian officials, it will fulfill a wish for ?Tehran’s remaining leaders, some of whom have quietly sought the U.S. vice president to take a lead role in negotiations to end the war, according to several sources familiar with the matter.

Iran ?views Vance as one of the most anti-war figures in President Donald Trump’s inner circle, said one regional official and four people familiar with the talks.

That reputation, long a fixture of his political brand, has led Tehran to believe Vance is the most likely among Trump’s close associates to seek a deal in good faith, said the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic matters.

There is no indication Vance would adopt a more accommodating negotiating stance than any other representative sent by Trump, who has threatened to renew the ?U.S. bombing campaign if talks fail.

Trump certainly doesn’t want war, but, he certainly doesn’t want a nuclear armed Iran. And he’s of an age where he remembers 1979, and the start of the Islamic jihadism in Iran, the hatred of Israel and the U.S., the start of the killings and terrorism and abuse of Iran’s citizens

Vance arrives in Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials to shore up shaky cease-fire

A US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan on Saturday for high-level talks with Iranian representatives, the first such meeting since the war began more than a month ago that will test whether they can shore up a fragile cease-fire and pave the way for peace.

The cease-fire brokered by Pakistan still faces hurdles in the talks beginning Saturday, as Israel and Hezbollah militants have traded fire along the border of southern Lebanon and Iran has set conditions before negotiations can begin.

The Iranian delegation arrived early Saturday in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, who said on X that discussions will only take place if there is an Israeli cease-fire in Lebanon and the release of blocked Iranian assets.

President Trump has posted repeatedly about the negotiations on social media, saying Iranian officials “have no cards.”

He accused them of using the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global energy supplies, for extortion.

That is Iran’s only card remaining in the deck, other than their support of terrorist groups like Hamas, the Houthis, and, Hezbollah in Lebanon. Stop pushing the terrorism, stop attacking the US and Israel, stop trying to get a nuclear weapon. Open up your society, stop treating women as 2nd class citizens and chattel, and everything could get much better for Iran.

And now we wait to see what happens, if Iran will be reasonable. And if Democrats want Iran to come out on top, simply because they hate Trump to the point of taking Iran’s side.

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Actors For Movie “Thrash” Get Rude Awakening On Climate Doom Or Something

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

Whelp, I had been interested in the movie. Sharks sharking on people? Great! I knew there had to be some mention of climate doom, like in the really good Under Paris, but, will Thrash go Full Cult?

Netflix’s ‘Thrash’ Cast Had A ‘Rude Awakening’ To Climate Change Fears Because Of Film

Thrash is here to induce your fear of sharks and impending climate change.

The Netflix thriller, written and directed by Tommy Wirkola, takes the Jaws approach in keeping viewers on the edge of their seats, while posing questions about humanity.

“Tommy’s known for these kinds of movies,” Phoebe Dynevor, who stars as Lisa, a newly single, nine-months pregnant woman trapped in her car following a massive Category 5 hurricane that brings hungry sharks into the flooded South Carolina town she resides in, told Blavity’s Shadow and Act.

“There’s the element of gore. There’s an element of comedy, and definitely, you’re on the edge of your seat,” Dynevor continued. “Shark movies really have an audience, and this one, it’s hurricanes and sharks, and there’s some real-world elements to this film. You know that the weather is something that’s causing a lot of damage to our world, and is caused by humans, by our own impact. So, there’s a lot of real-life consequences that are happening in this movie, and the sharks are the fun part, I would say.”

Hurricanes never happened before fossil fueled vehicles, you know. This is starting to sound tedious.

For Djimon Hounsou, bringing authenticity to Dale, Dakota’s marine research uncle, was a no-brainer, given his personal fight to raise awareness of the global impact of climate change.

He mentioned that he had opened a 2009 United Nations summit talking about climate change, global warming and the impact that fossil fuel use is causing such a dramatic change in our weather patterns.

“That was a rude awakening for me to understand how much we’ve contributed to this devastating weather,” Hounsou reflected.

“We’ve”?

(Decider) Netflix’s Thrash movie was filmed in Australia in summer 2024 (which is winter in Australia). The vast majority of Thrash was filmed in Melbourne in Victoria, and much of it was filmed on a set and in water tanks in Melbourne’s Docklands Studios. Other Thrash filming locations—according to the website Kinoafisha—include Canterbury in Melbourne and Mount Macedon, Victoria, Australia. At least one scene was filmed on location at the Mornington Pier, in Mornington, Victoria in Australia.

So, they all took long fossil fueled flights to Australia, along with all the equipment (director Tommy Wirkola is from Norway), instead of filming in, say, South Carolina, where the film is supposed to take place? What’s the carbon footprint for this?

“Pretty much around the world, there are so many countries that are suffering from it today, and so that was very realistic to me, and Tommy was able to capture that and insert that into the story here. Of course, I didn’t think about my ability of not — my lack of swimming at the time, but I also quickly realized I didn’t have to swim, right?” he continued. “I didn’t have to get into the water, which was a huge plus, but I mean it really was my awareness of the damage we’re causing.”

Yeah, I might give it a shot. How long I last depends on how much cult propaganda they push, instead of just rampaging sharks.

More: the reviews are rather brutal, such as

(RogerEbert.com) “Thrash” is an aggressively stupid movie. And I like well-done, aggressively stupid movies. Much to the disappointment of a critic who was actually pretty excited for a movie that combined sharks with a hurricane, this ain’t one. Its worst sin isn’t its stupid characters doing stupid things; it’s that the whole thing feels remarkably lazy, failing to find any tension or even B-movie thrills. You can insult my intelligence within the world of a film, but not in the actual filmmaking, if that makes sense. This movie sure doesn’t.

Once produced by Sony for a loud theatrical release before being dumped off for a quiet Netflix one, this year’s “Under Paris” or “Sharknado” is the truly ridiculous “Thrash,” a “Sharkicane” movie from the director of “Dead Snow.” If you’ve seen the work of Tommy Wirkola, you know what to expect: A lot of tongue-in-cheek, self-aware writing that’s really just the tendons connecting the good, gory stuff. Although it can’t even close that deal. Sure, body parts turn into shark snacks, but it’s mostly just a bunch of flailing in red water, battling unseen enemies. Stunningly, “Thrash” is boring, only finding a couple of interesting visuals to alleviate the ludicrous nature of it all.

Brian Tallerico gies it 1 1/2 stars out of 4. Listen, you can have a movie that is not all that great, but, it’s fun. Zombievers. Jeruzalem. Crawl. The Meg. Bait. Sharknado. Big or small production, sometimes they are very silly, but, you enjoy watching. You make it through. Under Paris was rather a silly premise, but, it worked. I’ve seen it at least twice, even though in French, dubbed to English. Maybe they should have spent more time on making a coherent, fun, bloody movie, instead of this. I’ll still give it a shot, but, will I make it through?

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Media Seems Upset That Trump Highlighted A Murderous, Violent Illegal Who Killed Woman With A Hammer

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

See, it’s not the problem for the Credentialed Media that an illegal murdered a lady with a hammer, nope, it’s that Trump highlighted this

Trump posts graphic video of deadly hammer attack in Florida, putting renewed focus on immigration debate

A Haitian national has been charged with murder after officials say he repeatedly struck a woman with a hammer outside a convenience store in Florida last week, the latest immigration case thrust into the national spotlight by President Donald Trump.

Rolbert Joachin, 40, is in custody and accused by authorities of killing the woman, who has not been publicly identified, during an interaction at a gas station in Fort Myers on April 2, according to court documents.

The attack was “targeted,” and while the victim did not know Joachin, the two “had a previous encounter,” a Fort Myers Police Department spokesperson told CNN in an email Friday.

Joachin was taken into custody “after an extensive coordinated manhunt,” Fort Myers Police Chief Jason Fields said at a news conference Friday afternoon.

How dare Trump thrust this into the national spotlight! Shouldn’t that have been done by the news media?

In a post on Truth Social Thursday evening, Trump shared shocking surveillance footage of the killing, calling it the result of immigration policies under former President Joe Biden and reiterated inflammatory rhetoric associating immigrants with crime. Trump’s amplification of the video is the latest in a yearslong campaign to use certain killings as apparent evidence for stricter border enforcement.

Forget the woman, how dare Trump share this!

In a statement Tuesday, DHS said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents assisted Fort Myers police in tracking down and arresting Joachin in the city.

Joachin entered the US by boat on August 6, 2022, and was arrested by US Border Patrol in what ICE described Friday as a “maritime smuggling event.” A federal judge issued a final order of removal against him in 2022, but the government granted him Temporary Protected Status, and he reapplied in 2024 after it expired, according to DHS.

Got that? I don’t have to write about how insane this was, right?

In his Truth Social post, Trump continued to accuse Democrats of allowing “Criminals, Lunatics, and the Mentally Insane from all over the World to pour into our Country, totally unvetted and unchecked.”

“Please say a prayer for this innocent woman’s family,” he wrote regarding the killing. “We will ensure quick and severe JUSTICE is served in this case!”

Obviously, this makes Democrats very upset.

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Tiny Fossil Fuels Reliant Nation Of Vanautu Pushes For End Of Fossil Fuels

By William Teach April 10, 2026 – 3:00 pm

What would this island nation do without fossil fuels, considering there are 30 airports? And they rely on fossil fueled ships for goods like, oh, food?

How Vanautu’s proposed UN climate change resolution may shift climate accountability for decades

A draft United Nations (UN) resolution on climate change is seeking to turn the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on states’ obligations concerning the “urgent and existential threat” posed by climate change, into a roadmap for concrete action and accountability.

Although non-binding, the landmark opinion issued by the world’s highest court in 2025 is widely regarded as an authoritative opinion that clarified the obligations of states in respect of climate change. It will significantly strengthen efforts to hold world leaders to account, guide the just and equitable phaseout of fossil fuels, reinforce climate laws and policies, and advance climate justice for billions of people globally.

I would say authoritarian, but, OK, whatever

In a rare unanimous opinion, the ICJ made it clear that protecting the global climate system is a legal obligation – not a political choice. Not to do so threatens human rights and the well-being of present and future generations. The ICJ also stated that countries must act together to remediate existing harm and prevent more climate havoc.

Did all the judges stop using fossil fuels? Here’s what the draft resolution would lay out (copied directly)

  • Keep to 1.5°C: Adopting and implementing national climate action plans aligned with keeping global heating below 1.5°C with efforts reflecting each State’s highest possible ambition;
  • Pass Strong Climate Laws: Adopting and enforcing laws and policies to prevent global environmental harm and protect human rights from the adverse effects of climate change;
  • Phase Out Fossil Fuels: Taking effective steps to protect the climate system from greenhouse gas emissions, including through measures to urgently and equitably phase out fossil fuel production, use and ending fossil fuel subsidies;
  • Centre Frontline Communities: Ensuring the full, meaningful and equal participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and other marginalized groups in all forms of climate action;
  • Protect Climate ?Displaced People: Upholding the rights of people displaced by climate impacts and creating safe, regular and nondiscriminatory pathways for cross? border? protection;
  • Deliver Reparations: Providing full and prompt reparations when states violate their obligations, including through an International Register of Damage attributable to climate change and an accompanying International Mechanism for Climate Reparation.

Hmm, doesn’t look very sciencey, eh? Looks like typical cult socialism.

UN member states are currently expected to vote on the resolution towards the end of April 2026. If governments adopt it, this will send a strong message that the world is ready to follow the ICJ’s legal guidance and turn it into concrete measures to protect people and the planet.

Yeah, well, we’ll see if the rich, 1st world governments do so, probably over the objections of their citizens. The US will shut it down. Even if China votes for it they’ll ignore it. If Vanuatu votes for it they’ll have to revert to living like it’s 1499

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If All You See…

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

…are horrible Bad Weather clouds, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Victory Girls Blog, with a post on the amnesty bill of Maria Salazar.

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Oh Noes, Trump Is Dismantling The US Forest Service

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

It’s so terrible!

Gallego is a sitting US Senator. He doesn’t know? And we end up with articles like

The Trump Administration Is Killing The U.S. Forest Service So It Can Also Kill U.S. Forests

There’s lots and lots of crazy like that. But, of course, reality

US Forest Service agency headquarters moved to Utah as ‘sweeping restructure’ begins

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the beginning of a “sweeping restructure” of the U.S. Forest Service, beginning with the relocation of the agency’s headquarters from the U.S. capitol to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Moving the headquarters from Washington D.C. to the West aims to improve the agency’s core mission of managing U.S. national forests and grasslands, a USDA press release said.

“For an agency whose lands, partners, and operational challenges are overwhelmingly concentrated in the West, the shift represents a structural reset and a common-sense approach to improve mission delivery,” the press release announcing the agency restructuring said.

A goodly chunk of states west of the Mississippi are owned by the federal government (which is insane, but, separate commentary). Most of their mission is out west, hence, they should be out west, not in the District Of Columbia.

“This is a big win for Utah and the West. Nearly 90% of Forest Service lands are west of the Mississippi, so putting leadership closer to the lands they manage just makes sense,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said. “This isn’t symbolic. It means better, faster decisions on the ground. Everyone who depends on our public lands, from hikers and campers to ranchers and timber producers, will benefit from this change.”

Makes sense

In the restructure, the Forest Service will transition to a more state-based organizational model, moving away from the regional model the agency has operated under since its formation.

All the agency’s nine regional offices will be closed, and under the new model, 15 state directors will be distributed throughout the country to oversee operations in one or more states.

So, better command and control, better work chains with employees closer to the actual work areas. No one is being fired, there is no reduction in workforce. They just have to move to different areas closer to work.

Under the restructure, 57 of the U.S. Forestry Services 77 research stations will be consolidated under a national Forest Service Research and Development organization in Fort Collins. The remaining 20 facilities will continue to serve the agency by supporting essential functions during and after the transition.

According to the USDA, the reorganization does not eliminate scientific positions, cancel research programs or reduce the national research footprint.

So, not being eliminated. Did Rubin consider asking the USDA/Forest Service about this? Placing a phone call to the head of USDA or Forest Service? Maybe going to their website and reading it? Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden could have given Rubi the necessary information. But, you know, Orange Man Bad makes some people wackadoodle. With the whole of the Internet at their fingers, perhaps they should do a 5 minute search before posting? Of course, they don’t care, many know the reality, but, their voters are unhinged and will believe the Crazy.

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Unknown Ocean Mechanism Could Maybe Possibly Accelerate Climate Doom

By William Teach April 10, 2026 – 7:00 am

When Skeptics talk about this being an unscientific doomsday cult, this is a damned good example

Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change

The world’s oceans may be quietly amplifying climate change in ways scientists are only beginning to understand. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Rochester scientists—including Thomas Weber, an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and graduate student Shengyu Wang and postdoctoral research associate Hairong Xu in Weber’s lab—uncovered a key mechanism behind methane production in the open ocean. Their research indicates that this mechanism could intensify as the planet warms, providing an alarming feedback loop for global warming.

“Only beginning to understand” means they are as clueless as the 18 year olds signing loan forms for college money. “Could intensify” means we don’t know, but, we’ll scaremonger on it anyhow.

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and for decades scientists have puzzled over a paradox: Surface ocean waters consistently release methane into the atmosphere, even though surface water is rich in oxygen. Traditionally, methane production has been associated with oxygen-free environments, such as wetlands or deep sediments.

Weber’s team set out to solve this puzzle using a global dataset and computer modeling. Their findings point to a specific microbial process that is responsible for methane production in the ocean environment: Certain bacteria generate methane as a byproduct when they break down organic compounds, but they only do this when the nutrient phosphate is scarce.

And, if true, this is all natural, and rather harms the “Mankind is killing the planet!!!!!!!” talking point. But, remember, computer modeling.

But the study extends further than explaining marine methane production in the present—it also offers a troubling glimpse into the future.

“Climate change is warming the ocean from the top down, increasing the density difference between surface and deep waters,” Weber says. “This is expected to slow the vertical mixing that carries nutrients like phosphate up from depth.”

Whoops, they are blaming you.

According to the team’s model, with less vertical mixing, surface waters could become increasingly nutrient-starved, creating ideal conditions for methane-producing microbes to thrive.

Could.

Crucially, this feedback is not currently included in major climate projection models. As researchers continue to refine climate models, incorporating feedback such as this may be essential for accurately predicting the pace and scale of future climate change.

So, include something that they are utterly unsure about into the doomsday Hotcoldwetdry models, and, hey, give us money.

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Wacko Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Terminating TPS For Ethiopians

By William Teach April 10, 2026 – 6:45 am

Dude is seriously looking for a hat-trick of being overturned, but, instead of hats, if SCOTUS overturns you three times you should be booted from the bench

Biden-appointed judge at center of repeated clashes with Trump administration issues new immigration block

A Biden-appointed federal judge twice rebuked by the Supreme Court temporarily blocked another Trump administration immigration priority, postponing the termination of temporary protected status for Ethiopians living in the U.S.

Judge Brian Murphy of Massachusetts, who has become a frequent legal hurdle for the Trump administration, found that the Department of Homeland Security did not follow proper protocols when it decided to cancel the temporary protected status (TPS) of more than 5,000 Ethiopians in the United States.

DHS’ decision would have made the migrants eligible for deportation in 60 days and aligned with the Trump administration’s goal of dramatically narrowing the government’s use of TPS as part of its immigration crackdown.

TPS was originally set to end Jun 12, 2024, and it was extended till December 12, 2025 (they are done in 18 month blocks), yet, courts said they had to be extended, even though the situation on the ground in Ethiopia was fine, and, why did these Ethiopians get TPS and not others? Murphy has been rebuked, and, even if his order stands, it can only apply to his little court fiefdom, not the rest of the country.

Conservatives lashed out at Murphy on social media for dealing another loss to the president they perceived as unjust. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said the ruling was not subject to judicial review under federal immigration law. Murphy had found that DHS did not meet the necessary conditions under the law to legally cancel TPS.

“This Rogue Judge lacks the subject matter jurisdiction to issue this order,” Schmitt said. “The assault on the rule of law continues.”

Why would Schmitt think a Dem judge cared about the law?

Murphy noted that he was not bucking the Supreme Court with his TPS opinion after the justices issued a string of emergency rulings green-lighting the cancellation of TPS for some countries, while holding off on addressing it for others.

TPS was not cancelled: it was not extended. If a football game goes to OT and ends in a tie it doesn’t mean it is cancelled, it means it has ended, and the teams and fans go home.

Iowa Solicitor General Eric Wessan said the law did not permit judges to weigh in on TPS and noted the Supreme Court’s position.

“One big problem for Murphy is the statute: It explains TPS determinations aren’t reviewable. Another is the Supreme Court, which has stopped similar orders twice!” Wessan said. “He finds neither statute nor SCOTUS stops him. I’m unconvinced.”

Liberal judges do not care.

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