Weird: ActBlue Employees Take The Fifth 146 Times

Two things: first, pleading the 5th does not say someone is guilty in a court of law. It is an important Constitutional basis to avoid self incrimination, for which prosecutors can ramrod a guilty verdict.

Second, we’re just talking about donations for political activity, right?

Report: ActBlue Employees Plead the Fifth over 100 Times During House Depositions

Current and former employees of the Democrat fundraising machine, ActBlue, reportedly pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times while testifying before several House committees.

In a press release, it was revealed that the House Judiciary Committee, House Administration Committee, and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a report titled, “Fraud on ActBlue, Part II: Illicit Foreign Donations and a Cover-up Sour Mass Resignations and Firings on ActBlue’s Legal and Compliance Team.”

The press release revealed that the “five current or former employees at ActBlue who appeared for depositions all invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination during questioning – for a total of 146 times.”

“The Committees conducted five depositions with key ActBlue fraud-prevention and legal personnel to obtain more information about the fraud-prevention failures detailed in the Committees’ first report and the cover-up detailed here,” the report says. “The employees invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in response to every single one of the Committees’ substantive questions—146 times in total. Their unwillingness to testify only amplifies the Committees’ concerns.”

In reality land, they were taking donations they shouldn’t have been taking and doing things they shouldn’t have been doing and certainly knew about it and were probably enabling it willfully.

The 120-page report explains that the three House committees “are charged with ensuring the integrity of American elections,” adding that the committees “are examining allegations that ActBlue, a leading political fundraising organization, allowed bad actors, including foreign actors, to exploit its online platform to make fraudulent political donations.”

They should offer someone amnesty and see what kind of information they will get.

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Good News: We Can Look To Ancient Poop To See How Seabirds Deal With Climate Doom

Well, it seems to me that seabirds have survived warm and cool periods during the Holocene just fine, but, hey, if they want to play with poop, that’s on them

Ancient poo offers insight into how seabirds will fare as climate warms

Scientists were collecting peat cores on South Georgia’s Bird Island when they made a surprising discovery – one which offers new insight into how climate change will affect seabird populations.

Researchers were analysing the geochemistry of the cores, to get an insight into historic wind speeds on the island, when they found layers of ancient bird poo preserved in the peatland.

This bird poo, or guano, now gives them a window into 8,000 years of seabird history, in one of the most important seabird breeding sites on Earth: Bird Island is home to vast colonies of wandering albatrosses, petrels and penguins.

The island is subject to the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds: powerful bands of wind that circle Antarctica and drive much of the Southern Ocean’s behaviour. Studying their past activity helps to improve predictions of how this might change as our climate warms.

Like it’s done many times before?

Since the first seabird colonies formed, the researchers identified five major phases of population expansion – all five coincided with periods when the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds were less intense.

This connection between wind strength and seabird abundance has implications for the future. These Southern Hemisphere westerly winds have been intensifying in recent decades, driven by climate change, meaning we could see dramatic declines in seabird numbers on the island in years to come.

So, what caused those warm periods previously? Therein lies the central question.

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Bummer: Chicago Has Already Cancelled This Year’s Cinco De Mayo Celebration

I have to wonder: how many Mexicans actually celebrate this? It actually seems more of a holiday adopted by Americans as a reason to drink, as pushed by beer manufacturers

Cinco de Mayo parade in Little Village canceled for second year as immigration enforcement concerns persist

For the second year in a row, the annual Cinco de Mayo parade in Little Village has been canceled due to immigration enforcement concerns, organizers said.

The parade typically draws hundreds to the neighborhood and celebrates Mexico’s victory over Napoleon III’s French army in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. But this year, Chicago’s Mexican community is still on edge in the wake of “Operation Midway Blitz,” the aggressive deportation campaign the Trump administration launched across the Chicago area last fall.

“Many families are experiencing fear and uncertainty due to increased immigration enforcement actions and the ongoing threat of raids,” organizers with the Cermak Road Chamber of Commerce and Casa Puebla said in a statement.

People are still avoiding public gatherings out of fear, organizers said, adding, “there is nothing to celebrate.”

We could make most of the raids go away if the government would turn in the illegals who committed crimes. If the illegal community would turn the criminals in.

Since then, Chicago and the suburbs were targeted by masked federal agents, who detained residents while at times deploying chemical irritants like tear gas. Widespread protests and grassroots efforts to protect immigrants followed. The ramped-up enforcement actions eventually waned, but the impact to Latino communities like Little Village, Pilsen and the Southeast Side has lingered.

They’re scared and concerned? Good. That’s part of the reason for massive actions.

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Your Fault: Outdoors Getting Worse From Hotcoldwetdry For People With Asthma

I told you to give up your fossil fueled travel, move into a tiny home, and give your money and freedom to government, but, no, you didn’t care

Climate change is making outdoors challenging for people with asthma

Khyana Brown said she hasn’t had an asthma attack in over a decade, something she attributes to her weight loss.

“I’m trying to get off my medicine,” Brown said. “I don’t want to always be on albuterol for the rest of my life. So, I’m trying to get off that where it’s possible.”

She recalls a childhood spent in and out of the hospital due to asthma attacks, summers at an asthma-centered camp, and nights connected to a CPAP machine. But, Brown said, making healthier choices has helped manage her chronic lung condition.

“I just want to be normal,” Brown said.

However, sticking to a workout routine can challenging when extreme heat rolls in, she said.

“I could work out in this (the cool weather) and be all right. My asthma will not bother me,” she said. “But if it’s hot, ain’t no working out.”

Yes, that 1.7F increase since 1850 is horrible

Dr. Katrina Korfmacher, deputy director of UR Medicine’s environmental health sciences, said climate change is making outdoors particularly uncomfortable for people who deal with allergies and asthma.

“The kinds of trees that produce pollen that people tend to be allergic to are going to be more common,” Korfmacher said. “We also expect that air quality in general will get worse, hot and humid days, and all three of those things are worse for people with asthma.”

Same old same old. What do they think happens during a typical Holocene warm period? And, maybe, lose all that extra weight. I was going to drop the photo from the article about that, but, I really do not want to be that kind of ahole. At least today.

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If All You See…

…is a field perfect for wind turbines, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is 357 Magnum, with a post on relatives of dead people not liking self defense.

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TDS Blocked: White House Ballroom Construction Can Continue

It’s one of the ultimate bits of Trump Derangement Syndrome: The East Wing was already demolished. Why not simply let the new ballroom be built? TDS. So, the loonies sued to stop construction, got friendly judges to cooperate, and basically left a big pile of dirt

Court Rules Construction of Trump’s Ballroom Can Proceed

The construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom can proceed, a federal appeals court ruled late Friday night. The judgement came just 24-hours after a lower court judge continued to block above-ground rebuild on the site of the former East Wing.

AP reports a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit put on temporary hold the order by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon halting part of the $400 million project.

The ruling marks a substantial victory for the president in his effort to redesign the storied American structure.

Construction is now expected to continue until the next hearing, which is due to take place on 5 June.

Trump demolished the East Wing last fall to build the massive ballroom in that space.

Seriously, there needs to be another hearing? Just end this idiocy. Put a stake in its heart. Let it be built.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation later sued to block construction, arguing the president had overstepped his authority by moving forward with the project without first getting approval from key federal agencies and Congress.

Maybe yes, maybe no, but, the building is already torn down, what do you want to happen? Leave a big pile of dirt there? The taxpayers are not paying for it. It’s all private donations. Move on. See a competent psychologist who is not a left wing loon.

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PRC Climate (scam) Lawsuits Put On Hold Till Supreme Court Rules

The People’s Republik Of California could avoid this altogether by banning the use of fossil fuels in the state

Calif. climate change lawsuits paused during SCOTUS review

Lawsuits over climate change in California will be on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether they can be pursued.

San Francisco Judge Ethan Schulman Tuesday issued a stay of the litigation, finding it would “be in the interests of justice” to do so while the Supreme Court makes its decision in Boulder’s lawsuit against Suncor.

Dozens of lawsuits brought by government officials who hired private lawyers on contingency fees have been filed through the years, though only Hawaii’s and Colorado’s supreme courts have let them progress past Big Oil’s motions to dismiss. Most recently, the Maryland Supreme Court affirmed dismissals of cases by Annapolis and Baltimore, finding they “cannot be seriously contemplated.”

Though they make claims for public nuisance and violations of consumer protection laws, defendants and the Trump administration assert they are improper attempts to influence the international energy market. State judges in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, New York, Maryland and New Jersey have agreed.

“Pausing wasteful and nonsensical claims that 50 US states and their subdivisions should set global climate policy through lawsuits is a victory for common sense and reliable energy,” said Theodore Boutrous, Jr. of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, who represents Chevron.

I wonder if one of the Conservative justices will note that most of the cities and counties suing have failed to give up their own use of fossil fuels for their operations.

The cases consolidated in San Francisco include the State of California’s, San Mateo County’s, Marin County’s, Oakland’s, Imperial Beach’s, Santa Cruz’s, Richmond’s and San Francisco’s.

Jackpot-seeking lawyers crafted their complaints to claim companies like Exxon tricked the public into using fossil fuels. They were also designed to stay out of federal court, where the energy industry could have mounted an even stronger defense.

These are all shakedown suits. That’s it.

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Illegal Gets Married In ICE Detention Center To Avoid Deportation

This might not work out the way they think

Couple marry inside ICE detention center in final bid to keep alleged illegal migrant husband in the US

Most brides spend months agonizing over floral arrangements, wedding cakes and seating plans.

But one California woman just spent her big day passing through locked doors to say “I do” in a Bakersfield immigration detention facility.

Christina Serrano married her fiance Juan Serrano inside the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility, where he has been detained for the past seven months.

The groom, an alleged illegal immigrant from Guatemala, has been held there since a routine immigration check-in — a moment his wife said upended their lives overnight.

Um, here’s the question: is Christina an illegal or a citizen? Even if she’s a citizen the immigration court could easily determine that it’s an attempt to keep him from being deported, even with the child, especially if he illegally entered and/or has a criminal history.

By tying the knot, Serrano hopes to file immigration paperwork that could help her husband remain in the United States or at least delay his removal. Whether it will work remains uncertain.

It’s all so tedious and idiotic.

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If All You See…

…is an area perfect for a solar farm, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is No Tricks Zone, with a post on how much was lost on pushing EVs.

It’s out in nature week.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Happy Sunday! Another wonderful day in Returned America. The Sun is shining, the squirrels are chirping, and I have dueling mocking birds in the front and back. One likes standing on my new car. This pinup is by David Uhl, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The fine 15

  1. Geller Report: Mayor Zohran Mamdani Issues Emergency Order STOPPING Public Celebrations for America’s 250th Anniversary
  2. IOTW Report: US military Prepares to Board Iran-linked Vessels
  3. Jihad Watch: Hamas-Linked CAIR Goes After Children Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ Against Islam
  4. Moonbattery: Democrats Let Illegal Alien Crime Flourish in Northern Virginia
  5. Pacific Pundit: Iran fires on two Indian merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz (this is why you can never trust Iran)
  6. The First Street Journal: Bernie Sanders simps for the ‘Palestinians’
  7. The Gateway Pundit: Zohran Mamdani to Introduce New York City to Exciting New Innovation of… Trash Cans – By 2031
  8. The Right Scoop: BREAKING: DHS wins deportation victory despite strong condemnation from Biden judge
  9. This ain’t Hell…: Christiane Amanpour recalls her first Gulf War tags with rank of major
  10. Victory Girls Blog: Clarence Thomas, National Treasure, Praises Declaration
  11. Virtual Mirage: Can I Talk Like a Pirate?
  12. Climate Change Dispatch: The Climate Scaremongers: Inflated Heat Death Claims Don’t Match Summer Mortality Data
  13. Not A Lot Of People Know That: AMOC To Collapse–Part 98
  14. Bearing Arms: Armed Mom Chases Off Teens Trying to Rob Her Son in Driveway
  15. And last, but, not least, Chicks On The Right has “Newsom Political Action Committee Padded Memoir Sales Through Bulk Purchase”

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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