Illinois Judge Rules Governor Exceeded Authority, Violated Civil Rights

By William Teach April 28, 2020 – 10:30 am

For most of us looking to re-open America, we understand many of the restrictions, but, many restrictions are violations of our civil rights and went way, way too far

Illinois governor exceeded authority with stay-at-home order, judge rules

A judge in southern Illinois ruled Monday that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the coronavirus exceeds his emergency authority and violates individual civil rights.

Clay County Circuit Judge Michael McHaney sided with Republican Rep. Darren Bailey, who sought a temporary restraining order against the Democratic governor’s far-reaching executive order. Pritzker has relied on an April 2 statewide disaster declaration as authority to close schools, shut down nonessential businesses and limit movement by individuals from their homes because of the potentially deadly COVID-19.

Pritzker then had a meltdown, and

Pritzker promised “swift” action to overturn the judge’s order, which applies only to Bailey but allows other individuals and groups to challenge the movement restrictions while the highly contagious illness circulates.

The new stay at home order starts May 1, and is even more stringent than the previous one. Why? As the curve bends down, why are people like Pritzker making it even tougher?

The ruling came the same day House Republicans attacked Pritzker on another front, renewing demands for details on state prison inmates released early because of COVID-19 fears. (snip)

But in response to an Associated Press public records request for the names of inmates released because of the pandemic, IDOC provided a link to an online document showing all inmates released since March 1. The list of roughly 3,900 inmates doesn’t include the reasons for their release.

Might be interesting information to know. Meanwhile

Newsom sued by California residents demanding end to stay-at-home rules

Two Sacramento County residents on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s sweeping stay-at-home order that is credited with helping slow the spread of coronavirus.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Ron Givens of the Sacramento Gun Club and Christine “Chris” Bish, a real estate agent and a Republican candidate for Congress running against Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento), alleges that the California Highway Patrol unconstitutionally denied their requests for permits to hold a protest outside the state Capitol.

Givens wants to protest the state’s failure to process background checks for people buying firearms, and Bish hopes to protest the stay-at-home order, according to the lawsuit.

“At a time when Californians are rightfully questioning the duration and extent of the stay-at-home orders, which are unevenly enforced and which have resulted in other constitutional challenges, Gov. Newsom has reacted to citizen protests not by addressing widespread concern, but simply by shutting down protest at the Capitol altogether, making no reasonable accommodations for this fundamental function in a free society,” said Harmeet K. Dhillon, one of the attorneys handling the case.

This should be interesting, considering what the Federal and California constitutions say.

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UN Chief Wants Us To Stop Bat Soup Virus And Climate Crisis Or Something

By William Teach April 28, 2020 – 7:09 am

U.N. head Antonio Guterres is given a perch at the NY Times, a paper which supports climate action but fails to understand what the Cult of Climastrology policies will do to their own operations, skyrocketing their operating costs and making it too expensive to gather and disseminate the news, especially the dead tree edition

A Time to Save the Sick and Rescue the Planet

The Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest test the world has faced since World War II. There is a natural tendency in the face of crisis to take care of one’s own first. But true leadership understands that there are times to think big and more generously. Such thinking was behind the Marshall Plan and the formation of the United Nations after World War II. This is also such a moment. We must work together as societies and as an international community to save lives, ease suffering and lessen the shattering economic and social consequences of Covid-19.

Well, we did have that Cold War thing. And Red China wiping out tens of millions. The killing fields of Cambodia.

The impact of the coronavirus is immediate and dreadful. We must act now and we must act together. Just as we must act together to address another urgent global emergency that we must not lose sight of — climate change. Last week, the World Meteorological Organization released data showing that temperatures have already increased 1.1 degrees centigrade above preindustrial levels. The world is on track for devastating climate disruption from which no one can self-isolate.

1.1C, also known as 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit, since 1850 really is nothing, which is why they say “preindustrial.” Putting a number with it makes people go “meh.”

Addressing climate change and Covid-19 simultaneously and at enough scale requires a response stronger than any seen before to safeguard lives and livelihoods. A recovery from the coronavirus crisis must not take us just back to where we were last summer. It is an opportunity to build more sustainable and inclusive economies and societies — a more resilient and prosperous world. Recently the International Renewable Energy Agency released data showing that transforming energy systems could boost global G.D.P. by $98 trillion by 2050, delivering 2.4 percent more G.D.P. growth than current plans. Boosting investments in renewable energy alone would add 42 million jobs globally, create health care savings eight times the cost of the investment, and prevent a future crisis.

Never let a good crisis, people getting sick, people dying, people not working, wondering where their next meal comes from, do they get booted from their home or apartment, lose their car, etc, go to waste, right? Anyhow, he has 6 policy ideas

  • First: As we spend trillions to recover from Covid-19, we must deliver new jobs and businesses through a clean, green transition. Investments must accelerate the decarbonization of all aspects of our economy. (what’s this we? The UN gets all its money from others)
  • Second: Where taxpayers’ money rescues businesses, it must be creating green jobs and sustainable and inclusive growth. It must not be bailing out outdated polluting, carbon-intensive industries. (when will the UN stop using fossil fuels for its own operations?)
  • Third: Fiscal firepower must shift economies from gray to green, making societies and people more resilient through a transition that is fair to all and leaves no one behind. (cultist word salad, where they want Government to fully control economies)
  • Fourth: Looking forward, public funds should invest in the future, by flowing to sustainable sectors and projects that help the environment and climate. Fossil fuel subsidies must end and polluters must pay for their pollution. (again, when does the UN, including Guterres, stop using fossil fuels?)
  • Fifth: The global financial system, when it shapes policy and infrastructure, must take risks and opportunities related to climate into account. Investors cannot continue to ignore the price our planet pays for unsustainable growth. (meaning that Government must take over the entire financial sector)
  • Sixth: To resolve both emergencies, we must work together as an international community. Like the coronavirus, greenhouse gases respect no boundaries. Isolation is a trap. No country can succeed alone. (which is why the UN puts human rights abusers, like China and Iran, on the Human Rights Council

Are you enjoying your test drive of what a Progressive, Cult of CLimastrology world looks like?

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NY Mag Reporter Asks Incredibly Dumb, Incredibly Partisan Question

By William Teach April 28, 2020 – 6:49 am

He was asked

“During these first 100 days,” he asked, “what has surprised you the most about this office? Enchanted you the most from serving in this office? Humbled you the most? And troubled you the most?”

“Are you ready to call yourself the ‘comeback kid’?”

“You definitely have some impressive accomplishments….And more than a lot of presidents who manage to get reelected. My question is, is it enough?”

Oh, wait, those are the kinds of questions asked of Obama, softball after softball

NY Mag’s Olivia Nuzzi Asks Trump if He Deserves Re-election After She Compares Vietnam Death Count to Coronavirus

A writer with the leftwing New York Magazine asked President Donald Trump at a coronavirus briefing at the White House on Monday if he deserves to be re-elected given the fact that more Americans have died from the virus than did in the Vietnam war.

According to the National Archives, 58,220 Americans died fighting in the Vietnam War. The number of deaths from coronavirus as of April 25 was 52,459, according to the Statista website. 

Olivia Nuzzi asked Trump, “If an American president loses more Americans over the course of six weeks than died in the entirety of the Vietnam War, does he deserve to be re-elected?”

“Yes we’ve lost a lot of people, but if you look at what original projections were — 2.2 million — we’re probably heading to 60,000, 70,000 — far too many — one person is too many for this,” Trump responded. 

“I think we’ve made a lot of really good decisions,” Trump said. “The big decision was closing the border or doing the ban.”

Nothing partisan or unhinged about that question, right? I don’t remember anyone asking Obama about the record number of people who dropped out of the jobs market out of frustration, do you? Or anything about doubling the debt, more than any president before him. Or why he allowed guns to get in the hands of gang members and jihadis who then used them to wound and kill kids and adults, and two U.S. federal agents. Or why he allowed the IRS to target conservative groups. And so much more.

As Erielle Davidson tweeted “Wow. What a terrible question. Does a president “deserve” reelection based on the number of deaths produced by a global pandemic? Our media is broken.”

It is a global pandemic. Will Nuzzi ask Cuomo and de Blasio the same question?

Trump gave a good answer, though, instead of battling her. Those original projections are what caused nations to panic, for cities around the world to panic, for U.S. states and counties to panic. Especially in light of what was happening in Italy. Might we have seen those millions without social distancing and lockdown? Who knows.

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Become A Parent Makes You 25% Less Climate Friendly Or Something

By William Teach April 27, 2020 – 3:00 pm

Hey, look, a non-Bat Soup Virus hottake from the Cult of Climastrology. Of course, they try to say this is about the environment, but, it’s mostly about the climate crisis scam, because the CoC had to pull real environmental issues on the banner of the cult

Becoming a Parent Makes You 25% Less Environmentally Friendly, New Research Finds

It’s not unusual for parents to worry about the next generation and the future planet they’ll inherit, but new research suggests having children doesn’t necessarily make you any ‘greener’ as a person – quite the opposite, in fact.

A new study in Sweden has found that even those who really care about the environment often end up having their deck of priorities re-shuffled by the realities of parenthood.

After all, there’s only so much time and energy available in a single day, and children have a way of sapping up a lot of those limited resources.

Damned kids, always wanting and needing attention!

Comparing adult parents to adult non-parents in Sweden, researchers found households made up of the former tend to emit more carbon dioxide from transportation, food, heating, and electricity.

Ultimately, the team found two-adult households with children were responsible for over 25 percent more carbon emissions than two-adult households without children.

“Our findings suggest that having children might increase CO2 emissions both by adding to the population and by increasing CO2 emissions from those choosing to have children,” the authors write.

 

This means there are many parents out there who consider themselves quite ‘green’ and who list the environment as a top priority, even though their behaviour isn’t quite matching up.

“Becoming a parent can transform a person – he or she thinks more about the future and worries about future risks imposed on their children and progeny,” explains economist Jason Shogren from the University of Wyoming (UW).

“But, while having children might be transformational, our results suggest that parents’ concerns about climate change do not cause them to be ‘greener’ than non-parent adults.”

That’s an interesting take, since few Warmists actually practice what they preach.

“If we’re finding these results in Sweden, it’s pretty safe to assume that the disparity in carbon footprints between parents and non-parents is even bigger in most other Western countries,” argues UW economist Linda Thunstrom.

And then all these Warmists take long fossil fueled trips to several climate conferences per year. What’s interesting is that almost none of these people making pronouncements and doing studies and such never tell us what they’ve done in their own lives to reduce their own footprint.

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If All You See…

By William Teach April 27, 2020 – 1:00 pm

…is an evil big meal which makes people fat (but don’t body shame!!!!!) which is bad for climate change, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Busted Knuckles, with a post wondering what your favorite dipping sauce is.

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How Many Cops Are Needed For A Non-Lockdown Compliant Restaurant? 15

By William Teach April 27, 2020 – 10:30 am

Are you enjoying your Modern Socialism test drive, people?

Port Deposit business owner facing charges for Sunday crowds

Maryland State Police from the North East barrack have sent information to the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution of Lee’s Landing Dock Bar for alleged violation of the Maryland COVID-19 regulations.

However the owner of the business, Dave Carey, said he was following Gov. Larry Hogan’s regulations for social distancing and crowd size “to the letter of the law” and is troubled that 15 uniformed officers from 4 different law enforcement agencies responded to Lee’s Landing Sunday.

Greg Shipley, spokesman for MSP, said police were at Lee’s Landing at Rowland Drive in Port Deposit Sunday around 2:30.

“Responding troopers estimated the crowd upon their arrival to be about 70 people who were on the ‘boardwalk’ portion of the business. Individuals were seen eating and drinking,” Shipley said via email.

Troopers said they were at the Port Deposit restaurant a week ago responding to reports of large numbers of patrons. Sgt. S. Spayd said Sunday that the law enforcement agency had to return this Sunday and found more than 70 motorcycles in the parking lot.

If people were following social distancing rules, what’s the problem? Carey said there were more like 10 motorcycles in the parking lot.

“The investigation indicated the restaurant was selling ‘to go’ food and drink orders, but some of that food and drink was being consumed on the premises,” Shipley said. “The crowd dispersed and those who remained were determined to be waiting for carryout orders.”

If they were staying 6 feet apart, what’s the problem? Oh, right, Fascists want to Fascist. Just a little taste of power.

Carey said Maryland State Police were joined by Cecil County Sheriff’s Deputies, Maryland Transportation Authority and Perryville police. According to Carey when police arrived they found his staff taking orders and handing those orders — in plastic bags that were tied shut –over to customers. Customers were in measured lines with proper spacing and staff wore masks and other protective gear.

It really takes four law enforcement divisions for this? And then they wonder why there are protests?

According to Spayd, customers were allegedly lingering in the parking lot and around the establishment.

“We were at Lee’s Landing a week ago and we gave them a warning,” the sergeant said. With the second offense the owner faces a year in jail and $5,000 in fines if convicted.

So, if people were hanging in the parking lot, how is this the fault of the restaurant owner? A year in jail? They should claim they are illegal aliens, and they won’t be bothered.

Meanwhile

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Bat Soup Virus Serves As A Dress Rehearsal For Dealing With Hotcoldwetdry Or Something

By William Teach April 27, 2020 – 6:56 am

There have been plenty of “dress rehearsal” type ‘climate change’ screeds over the past few months, some saying this is what the world will look like with the climate crisis, others saying with all the climate policies in place. The latter aren’t exactly selling their solutions when people aren’t working, people are stuck at home, they can’t travel to visit friends and family, and the government fines them for walking the dog

Maine Voices: COVID serves as dress rehearsal for dealing with climate crisis

We human beings have known about climate change since the late 1980s, and we have known about the damage it is causing for years. 2019, with its wildfires, storms, melting sea ice, floods in Miami and elsewhere and famines, has provided a dramatic manifestation of what we expect in the future. Scientists are telling us that all of these weather events will increase in intensity.

None of those things happened before CO2 went above 350ppm….oh, wait, the good Rev. Richard Killmer is using the “since 1980’s” timeline…did they?

In Canada, there is a belief that government should have the right to make decisions in times of need. Governments are trusted to make decisions based on their understanding of the common good. Because that is true, all of the provincial governments, no matter what their party, agree with the federal government’s strategies on COVID.

The good Warmist Rev sure seems to be calling for authoritarian government.

What about the question we started with? Has COVID been a successful dress rehearsal for mitigating the climate crisis? The United States is in process of being the only country in the world that is leaving the Paris agreement, which it is scheduled to do Nov. 4, one day after the U.S. election.

The Canadian government is committed to the Paris agreement’s goal of getting to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. That means that they have agreed to reach 30 percent of the 2005 levels of greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030. A terrific goal. There are people in Canada who believe that they need to do much more. Some have stated that they should cut 60 percent of the greenhouse-gas emissions produced in 2005 by 2030.

It seems to me that Canada has had a successful dress rehearsal and should do well at reaching its climate change goals. Its commitment is admirable.

Seriously, is this really a good argument by climate cultists like the good Rev? Are you enjoying your test drive of Modern Socialism, America? How about y’all up in Canada? Is this the way you want things to go? Choose wisely.

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New Zealand Decides To Go Full Totalitarian, Only Allows People Outside Their Homes 1 Hour A Day

By William Teach April 27, 2020 – 6:36 am

Bloomberg News, though, doesn’t see the problem, and actually lauds this move

https://twitter.com/bopinion/status/1254431277710823425

From the link

My son Nick lives in New Zealand, which has done a remarkable job fighting the coronavirus. As of Friday, the nation of 4.8 million people had 1,456 confirmed cases and only 17 deaths. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government is now talking about not just containing the virus but eliminating it.

It helps that New Zealand is an island nation that can seal itself off from the rest of the world. It also helps that it has a centralized national health system. But as Nick explained to me the other day, Ardern has also imposed a lockdown unlike anything in the U.S.

New Zealanders are only allowed to drive locally and for essential activities. They are encouraged to restrict outdoor exercise to an hour a day. At the pharmacy, only one customer is allowed in at a time, and clerks retrieve the goods from the shelf and put it in a bag, so customers never touch anything until they return home. The wait to get in the grocery store is usually around an hour where Nick lives, and workers must wear masks and gloves.

Here’s what truly caught my attention. When I asked Nick how often he ordered take-out food, he said never. Every restaurant is closed. So is every shop aside from grocery stores, drugstores and some urgent services. There are few deliveries. E-commerce has largely been halted except for essentials. Food-processing companies still operate, but virtually every other form of blue-collar work is shut down. (Citizens are surviving financially with emergency funds from the government.)

Isn’t interesting that Democrats are always enthralled by authoritarian government? The government also disarmed most people by executive order (though, you only have about 25% having turned in their weapons.) Now they are dictating your life. They also restricted the heck out of international flights, which is a lot easier to do in the tiny nation, and doesn’t take in many refugees.

Compare that with the U.S. At a Smithfield pork plant in South Dakota, more than 700 workers have been infected. Dozens of other U.S. meat-packing plants also have high rates of infection, according to an investigation by USA Today. The Boeing Co., which shut down for a month, is calling back 27,000 workers to its Puget Sound facility in Washington — even though the state’s stay-at-home order will remain in place for at least two more weeks. As of early April, 135 Boeing workers had tested positive for the virus.

One has to wonder where the food in New Zealand is coming from. But, the above continues on and on, because Bloomberg wants authoritarianism. Let’s start with shutting down newspapers. They aren’t essential. If they can sit home and gather the news, OK. But, not actual papers can be delivered, especially since it would take print to make them in the first place.

Thousands of other workers are putting themselves on the line for no good reason other than their bosses are demanding it. Following New Zealand’s lead would mean white-collar types would have to make some small sacrifices. But if we return to what essential truly means, we may also save lives.

And when this is over, what kind of economy will New Zealand have? How many businesses will just be gone, with owners out of business and workers with nowhere to work?

Of course, if you read the replies, you’ll find things like this

Yeah, there’s some interesting spin going on.

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Hurricanes Could Maybe Possibly Slowing Down Because You Ate A Burger

By William Teach April 26, 2020 – 4:00 pm

And this is not a good thing, you guys. The latest in Warmist prognosticating propaganda

Hurricanes Could Be Slowing Down Due to Rising CO2 Levels, And That’s Not a Good Thing

Scientists are warning that an increase in global warming could significantly slow down hurricanes, potentially leading to more destruction.

While slowing down might sound like a good thing, the researchers are talking about the speed hurricanes progress, not wind speed. So this slow down means more time to carve out a trail of destruction with both wind and rain when they hit land.

The stark warning is based on meteorological data collected since 1950, as well as readings taken on more recent storms from the last few years, and forward projections created by computer modelling.

Yup, our friend modelling

“Our simulations suggest that future anthropogenic warming could lead to a significant slowing of hurricane motion, particularly in some populated mid-latitude regions,” says climatologist Gan Zhang, from Princeton University.

“This is the first study we are aware of that combines physical interpretation and robust modeling evidence to show that future anthropogenic warming could lead to a significant slowing of hurricane motion.”

Using detailed climate models, Zhang and his colleagues ran six distinct patterns, based on 15 separate sets of initial conditions, which gave them a total of 90 different possible future scenarios.

In all of those 90 scenarios, the model was told to expect an increase in CO2 levels and subsequent global warming of 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century.

Of course, this all predicts doom. But, we can fix with a tax and taking away your freedom and choice. Imagine 2020 being a test drive for what this will look like.

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If All You See…

By William Teach April 26, 2020 – 1:00 pm

…is a wonderful hybrid that is still sorta evil because it uses fossil fuels, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The First Street Journal, with a post on losing the consent of the governed.

It’s cleaning out the folder week.

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