Bummer: DHS Going After Shady Green Card Holders

By William Teach May 16, 2026 – 7:00 am

This is giving the NY Times some apoplexy

Green Card Holders Targeted for Deportation by New ‘Removal Apparatus’

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to deport at least 50 green card holders through a new unit dedicated to revetting thousands of immigrants with permanent residency across the country, according to internal data obtained by The New York Times.

Those cases represent a small fraction of the total number of green card holders who have been reviewed so far. About 2,890 cases had been reviewed or were still being assessed as of May 7. Eighty percent of those cases were deemed as requiring “no further action.” More than 500 green card holders were still under review.

The figures reveal the early results of the Trump administration’s efforts to screen green card holders suspected of committing fraud or posing threats. The recent creation of the unit also underscores how aggressively administration officials are trying to root out immigrants they believe should be stripped of their legal status and removed from the country.

Oh, wait, this is a pretty straight article, noting why DHS is looking to strip green cards, which is not something that is actually unusual. In fact, thousands lose their green cards every year. These seem to be ones that have slipped through the system.

It is the latest sign that the administration is broadening its immigration crackdown beyond those living in the country illegally to those who have gained lawful status. Officials have launched campaigns to try to revoke the statuses of refugees and naturalized citizens in recent months, provoking fear among many longtime residents that their status is not secure.

The Trump administration has said it is necessary to revet broad groups of immigrants because of lax screening standards under the Biden administration. But the effort is coming under criticism by some former homeland security officials under Democratic and Republican administrations who have questioned the use of resources and pointed out that the internal figures show only about 2 percent of green card holders reviewed were deemed potentially deportable.

Zach Kahler, a spokesman for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which oversees the immigration system, said the agency was “evolving through organizational realignments to better protect American citizens and support our mission priorities.”

Oops, and now right back to barking at the moon. Sigh. Why is it so wrong to go after bad people?

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Cultists Sue Trump For Ending Hotcoldwetdry Endangerment Finding

By William Teach May 15, 2026 – 4:16 pm

See, when a Democrat passes some sort of rule, regulation, or Executive Order, a Republican can never end it. When a Democrat ends something from a GOP president, it is perfectly fine

We’re Suing Trump For His Biggest Attack on Climate Change Yet

In February 2026, the Trump administration struck one of its biggest blows to climate action yet — repealing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “endangerment finding.” Issued in 2009, the endangerment finding is a determination that greenhouse gas pollution threatens public health and welfare.

The finding is a key mechanism that the federal government relies on to regulate climate pollution under the Clean Air Act. It laid the foundation for emissions standards that could rein in climate-harming pollution from sources like power plants and oil and gas facilities, in addition to motor vehicles.

Repealing the endangerment finding takes a critical tool out of the government’s toolbox, at a time when bold climate action is more important than ever to protect communities and the environment.
But we’re not letting this happen without a fight. On April 8, we joined Alaskan tribes and environmental groups to sue the Trump administration. (snip to the end)

The Trump administration’s move to rescind the endangerment finding makes a mockery of the EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment. The agency’s attempt to ignore its fundamental objective and disavow its authority to protect people and the planet is simply wrong. The notion that the EPA shouldn’t act against climate-harming greenhouse gas emissions is akin to a fire department refusing to fight fires. It is patently absurd.

We can’t allow Trump’s EPA to shirk its responsibility for addressing these harms, and that’s why we’re fighting back against the repeal of the endangerment finding in court.

Yeah, well, you’re all fully wasting your time. The retarded endangerment finding was repealed in compliance with the law. It’s not against the law to end a rule or regulation. And who the hell, exactly, is Food and Water Watch? Never heard of them, but, according to their about page they are fulling in line with Democrats on all their wacko issues. Why don’t you and your “2 million followers” stop using fossil fuels and make your lives carbon neutral, leave the rest of us alone.

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 15, 2026 – 1:32 pm

…is a horrible carbon polluting pig, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Irons In the Fire, with a post on leftists now coming after muskets.

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Bummer: Washington Sees Drop In SNAP Enrollment As “Immigrants” Ditch Program

By William Teach May 15, 2026 – 10:30 am

Why were immigrants, legal and illegal, getting food stamps in the first place?

Food stamp enrollment drops in WA as immigrants exit program

Food stamp enrollment in Washington state fell sharply between last summer and early this year amid federal cuts to the program and as fewer immigrants accessed benefits.

The decline here is small compared to some other states, but the number of households receiving food assistance dropped from 548,000 in March 2025 to 525,000 in March this year.

State officials say some of the decrease can be attributed to the lingering effects of the lengthy federal government shutdown last fall that threatened the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and similar food programs.

Really? Why would they leave the program over that? If that’s the case, why the headline?

Noncitizen enrollment in Basic Food has plummeted roughly 23%, from over 47,000 households to 36,500. The peak was nearly 50,000 in fall 2024, before President Donald Trump retook office. Mixed-status homes with both citizen and noncitizen residents have fallen 6%.

Per Washington law, Basic Food is restricted from illegal aliens. I wonder how many were on it? Any chance of an audit is pretty much nil in uber-Leftist Washington. Legal immigrants are allowed to get it, even though pretty much every lawful immigrant needs to be able to take care of themselves when on a work or student visa.

The federal law also cut eligibility for refugees and asylees. However, state lawmakers this year approved money to continue providing state food benefits to the roughly 30,000 immigrants who no longer qualify due to this provision. Washington is also spending $9.3 million to staff up to implement the new work requirements.

Ah, you have all those “refugees” and fake asylum seekers (who are still considered to be illegal aliens until asylum is approved) that the state is taking care of instead of American citizens.

More changes are coming. Starting next year, the state could need to foot the bill for some SNAP spending previously covered by the federal government if it doesn’t reduce its overpayments and underpayments. States will also have to share some of the administrative costs of running the program.

In other words, the state needs to reduce its graft, waste, and abuse.

Republicans have said the idea is to root out waste, fraud and abuse in SNAP and other federal programs to save taxpayer dollars. But critics say it’ll drown low-income people in paperwork, an obstacle to benefits even for those who remain eligible.

What else do they have to do? Not like most are actually working.

Meanwhile, the pro-illegal wackos in the media are not taking the arrest of a former Kansas City mayor well

Former Kansas mayor sent to ICE detention as hatred of immigrants claims a victim close to home

You cannot negotiate with depravity.

You cannot ask it to be a little less depraved, just for a moment, to remember that we’re all just people here. Depravity has a mind of its own, a kind of sweeping inevitable darkness. You can run, but you cannot hide from its sickening logic.

Former Coldwater mayor Joe Ceballos has been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He’s the green card holder who was charged for voting repeatedly — and illegally. Although he reached a plea deal on misdemeanor charges and hoped to remain in the country where he made his home for 50 years, Ceballos instead was caught up in the mass deportation that has torn apart American communities from coast to coast.

I mean, through the unhinged rant it’s right there: he voted illegally. Multiple times. What happened to “no one is above the law”?

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UK Cuts Contribution To Global Climate (scam) Fund By Half

By William Teach May 15, 2026 – 7:15 am

Perhaps the lords of England are finally getting it?

UK halves funding to flagship global climate fund

The UK has halved its contribution to the world’s largest dedicated climate fund, a cut of more than £800mn, in a move that will reinforce concerns that rich countries are retreating from a promise to help developing nations respond to global warming.

The move comes a year after Donald Trump’s administration rescinded the US’s $4bn pledge to the UN’s Green Climate Fund, which had left the UK as the largest contributor.

The UK notified the fund this week that it would cut its pledge for its second replenishment cycle by about 50 per cent to £815mn, according to an email seen by the FT. The reduction forms part of far-reaching cuts to its international aid budget.

The Green Climate Fund, which is the main financial tool to implement the landmark Paris Agreement, oversees $20bn committed to projects in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency and resilient agriculture in 134 developing countries.

That’s a bit over a billion US that the UK cut

In an email to the board, which is made up of developed and developing countries, GCF boss Mafalda Duarte wrote that the UK move came as the country decided to cut overseas aid allocations “and invest more in addressing growing security threats”.

She added that it was “expected to have a material impact on the delivery” of its projects.

What are those growing security threats? Is she meaning from mythical ‘climate change’ Bad Weather in the UK? Or, maybe the threat from the millions of Islamic radicals the UK has let into the nation?

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LA Mayoral Candidate Wants To Ban Backyard Fires On Windy Days

By William Teach May 15, 2026 – 7:00 am

I mean, it seems like a good idea, right?

From the link

Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman wanted to ban backyard barbecues for residents during certain high fire danger days across the city.

Raman introduced a motion Wednesday directing city officials to examine emergency restrictions on grilling during Red Flag Warning days, when high winds and dry conditions significantly increase wildfire danger across Los Angeles.

The proposal specifically asks officials to consider possible limits on backyard barbecues, fire pits and other open flames in residential neighborhoods during those high-risk weather events.

That’s kind of wise, right?

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, who represents much of the San Fernando Valley, stepped in and successfully blocked the proposal by introducing a separate motion that stripped Raman’s barbecue ban.

“The last thing Angelenos need is a ban on hosting a carne asada in their own backyard,” Rodriguez told The California Post.

“We’re not checking the weather for red flag conditions before planning a backyard barbecue,” Rodriguez said. “This is what families do. Birthday parties. Carne asadas. Family gatherings. A lot of people barbecue.”

The same motion would have also had a major impact on restaurants that cook with open flames. Rodriguez said she started hearing concerns from restaurant owners when the motion was being passed around.

But, shouldn’t people be concerned about causing wildfires?

She pointed to Los Angeles Fire Department data showing crews responded to roughly 33,000 homeless-related fires last year alone.

“How about Ms. Raman focus on enforcing against the encampments that are the majority source of our fires instead of singling out residential neighborhoods and folks having backyard barbecues?” Rodriguez said.

And Ms. Rodriguez is correct. Almost every single one of California’s wildfires have been caused by intentional or mistaken arson (homeless people or otherwise), lighting strikes, or incompetence, usually from the California power companies. Instead of worrying about backyard barbecues, which, at worst, would burn down just one person’s house, how about dealing with the aforementioned causes, along with making sure the fire hydrants work, the reservoirs are filled and working, the emergency response is operational, and that the foliage is properly maintained?

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NY Times Readers Throw Hissy Fit Over Article Saying Dems Don’t Have To Campaign On Hotcoldwetdry

By William Teach May 14, 2026 – 3:00 pm

They are all sorts of big mad in these letters, but, weirdly, none are saying what they’ve done in their own lives to make their carbon footprints zero

(NY Times) Re “Democrats Don’t Have to Campaign on Climate Change Anymore,” by Matthew T. Huber (Opinion guest essay, May 12):

It is ironic, dangerous and sad that this writer says the biggest crisis humans have ever faced should no longer be a campaign topic in America. Extreme climate events like insidious fires, floods, droughts, heat waves and storms are very damaging and real! Lives and livelihoods are extinguished.

Yet Dr. Huber views climate change discussions as “yet another issue fueling polarization.” In light of looming global disasters, is political polarization our biggest worry?

Instead, news of our distressed climate needs to be in the headlines daily. It needs to be widely broadcast because it is real and people need to be informed. Many other regions of the world have moved past the talk of climate toward serious mitigation measures. America needs to join in.

Has Sally stopped using fossil fuels? Moved into a tiny home? Given up meat?

As a mother of two young children, I believe that it is simply disqualifying in 2026 for a candidate not to mention climate. Matthew T. Huber may be correct that we can fight climate change without mentioning the word “climate,” but is that the kind of leadership we want in office? The kind that avoids naming a problem and is incapable of making the connections for people about climate change’s effects: poor air quality, health impacts, supercharged storms, skyrocketing energy costs, cities running out of water and homeowners being priced out of or denied home insurance?

Why did you have children if we are doomed? Notice that Ali Simpson, senior manager for field campaigns for Moms Clean Air Force, requires the litmus test, but, I can’t find what she’s done in her own life other than try and force Other People to have their lives changed.

The argument that progressives shouldn’t talk about climate change because it doesn’t have strong bipartisan support is backward: They should be talking about it to build that very support. The retort nowadays is that affordability should be the goal, not clean energy, but that too misses the point. For the first time, solar and energy storage are the cheapest way to lower our utility bills. Clean energy and affordable energy are synonyms.

Jake from Washington fails to note that Dems have been pushing this for 30 years, and even in Washington the Progressives voted against a lot of climate (scam) legislation.

You can imagine the freakouts not published. But, why do their letter, tweets, posts, etc, never include what measures they have taken in their own lives?

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 14, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is an area that is turning to desert from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Feral Irishman, with a post on the entertainment of redistricting in Alabama

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Wackos Sue Trump, Desantis, And More Over Gifting Of Land For Trump Presidential Library

By William Teach May 14, 2026 – 10:30 am

What sound does a moonbat make when they bay at the moon?

Miami residents sue Trump, claiming Florida land gift for library unconstitutional

City residents have sued to stop Donald Trump from receiving prime Florida real estate for his presidential library, claiming the land transfer violates the Constitution.

The lawsuit is being brought under the Emoluments Clause, which bars the president from accepting gifts, payments or other benefits from state, federal or foreign entities beyond an official salary. The land where the skyscraper library is set to be built — in a prime waterfront location downtown — was first transferred by Miami Dade College to the state. Then Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet gifted it to Trump’s library foundation.

The lawsuit targets Trump, his library foundation, DeSantis and members of the Florida Cabinet, as well as Miami Dade College. The 2.63 acres of land in question is valued at around $67 million, though some real estate experts have said it could be worth as much as $300 million given its bayfront location across from the city’s Kaseya Center arena. It’s also next to the Freedom Tower, a historic immigrant processing center that once welcomed Cuban refugees.

Did you know that Obama’s Stalinesque library is being built on public parkland in Chicago’s Jackson Park, and Chicago leased the 19.3-acre parcel to the Obama Foundation for 99 years for just $10? And the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, acquired the 28-acre former industrial site by issuing $11.5 million in municipal bonds. This acquisition was met with legal challenges and local controversy, but the Arkansas Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of the city’s ability to obtain the property for the Clinton Presidential Park. Jimmy Carter was given the land for his library by the State of Georgia. So none of this is unusual, but, moonbats gotta moonbat

Two of the residents listed as plaintiffs say the high-rise building would “compromise” their views and “materially worsen the living conditions in their neighborhood.” Another plaintiff is Dunn’s Overtown Farm, a nonprofit that wants to use the land for an urban farm, as well as a student in urban farming and nonprofit management.

This is the second lawsuit the library has faced. The first — which also involved Marvin Dunn, the owner of the urban farm nonprofit and an emeritus Florida International University professor — alleged that Miami Dade College violated open records laws by failing to give the public enough time to weigh in on the land transfer. The college held another vote and public hearing about the transfer, then voted again, which satisfied a circuit judge who’d temporarily put the transfer on hold.

And there it is, the real reasons, which are not being mentioned in a lot of articles about this lawsuit. I don’t blame the residents for not wanting yet another large building blocking views. Anyway, perhaps the state should simply lease the land to Trump for $10 for 99 years. Also, they should build it somewhere in a GOP voting area in Florida. Regardless, this is all much ado about nothing, just moonbats moonbatting.

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TNR Tells Democrats How They Should Talk About Climate Doom

By William Teach May 14, 2026 – 7:15 am

Hmm, I wonder how culty this will be?

Here’s How Democrats Should Talk About Climate Change

Democrats—who mostly aren’t talking about climate change—are continuing to debate whether they should talk about climate change.

The case against climate-centric messaging usually leans on years of fairly consistent polling. Relatively large segments of the population remain concerned about climate change but prioritize other issues at the ballot box. The point was reiterated earlier this year by the centrist Searchlight Institute, in a report urging advocates and elected officials not to focus on “climate” over more salient topics like affordability and lower energy prices: “While battleground voters overwhelmingly agree climate change is a problem, addressing it is not a priority for them.” Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego has similarly argued that talking about climate change turns voters off, so candidates are better off steering clear. “Honestly, it’s just so loaded,” he told Politico recently. “If our goal is to bring down our carbon footprint—try to restrain climate change—we need to win. And focusing on words versus outcomes, I think, is a real good pathway to losing.”

In other words, lie to voters

Political pollsters accordingly survey voters about climate change alongside a slew of other relatively discrete issues. They don’t typically ask them about capitalism, for instance, and for good reason. Capitalism isn’t a traditional political issue so much as the foundation of—conservatively speaking—most issues that voters care about, from inflation to wages to health care costs. Climate change is likewise already shaping everything from housing and insurance markets to migration. That’s because we live in a world where capitalism and climate change are now structural features of existence. In the United States, at least, discussions of structural forces as such tend to be pretty academic.

It’s instructive, actually, to compare discussions of climate change and capitalism. Putting aside any deeper connections between the two, the analogy offers a different way for politicians to treat “climate.” Socialist politicians—who are typically anti-capitalists—tend to start from first principles. They don’t ask voters to support them because they are socialists; they don’t ask them to believe in socialism or oppose capitalism. Successful socialist politicians, such as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, stick to issues that people in their districts care about, like making life more affordable and expanding public services. There are of course other socialists who debate whether this approach represents a betrayal of socialist values. But a key factor in the relative success of socialist politicians over the last decade has been a willingness to speak concretely and with conviction about their plans for improving the lives of ordinary people. Importantly, they also don’t shy away from the label. Mamdani ran and won with the enthusiastic backing of New York City’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. “I will govern as a democratic socialist,” he said proudly in his inaugural address. “Call it Pothole Politics. Call it Sewer Socialism,” he wrote this week on social media, announcing that his administration had closed an inherited $12 billion budget deficit. “It’s government that delivers for the people who make this city run.” 

Hmm, not real policy suggestions (and the massive run on paragraph was the articles), but, some good hating for capitalism and pushing Modern Socialism

To govern according to their principles, socialist electeds find common cause with non-socialists who support things like taxing the rich and bolstering collective bargaining rights. One needn’t identify as a socialist to support the things that socialists do. Figures across the political spectrum frequently voice their disagreements with the worst excesses of capitalism, like extreme wealth inequality, wage theft, and insider trading.

Hmm, so, the same old same old. How does taxing the rich and “bolstering collective bargaining rights” do anything to solve the mythical climate crisis? When the doomsday climate cultists tell you who they are you need to listen. This post using this article is possibly one of the most perfect uses of the Go Green graphic.

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