Bummer: St. Greta Learns That Moving Around The Planet Is Not Easy As Climate Conference Moves To Spain

By William Teach November 2, 2019 – 7:31 am

St. Greta has been traveling all over Canada and the U.S. (no media outlet ever reports on the exact particulars of how. Strange, right?), doing her climate cultist schtick. She even got kids to blow off school in Los Angeles and yammered on with her deep knowledge and degrees in scientific endeavors about wildfires getting worse on Friday. Now?

Greta Thunberg is stuck on the wrong continent after the year’s most important UN climate-change summit got moved from Chile to Spain

The most famous youth climate activist doesn’t fly.

Because of air travel’s large carbon footprint, Greta Thunberg relies on trains and boats for transportation instead. But that’s put the Swedish 16-year-old in a bit of a bind.

Thunberg traveled from the UK to New York City on the Malizia II, a sailboat that runs on solar power (and wind, of course), in order to speak at the United Nations Climate Action Summit. Her plan was to stay in the Americas until the UN COP25 climate summit in early December.

But on Friday, the event got moved to Madrid because the Chilean capital is the throes of riots and protests.

Now Thunberg is looking for a low-emissions way to travel back across the Atlantic Ocean before COP25 commences on December 2.

First Brazil pulled out of hosting COP25, then Chile, and now Spain will host it. What’s a climate cultist to do?

Poor St. Greta. First, she’ll have to figure out a carbon neutral way to travel from L.A. to the U.S. east coast. I suppose maybe Mexico or the U.S. on the Gulf Of Mexico, but, the winds of the season deem the U.S. northeast if she wants to find a sailing ship that is willing to cross the Atlantic.

Only a handful of zero-emissions vessels like the Malizia II exist, Casiraghi told The New York Times.

Because they are extremely expensive (and they aren’t really zero-emissions). She’s learning a valuable lesson that moving around internationally isn’t all that easy without fossil fuels. It’s not 1492.

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Gun Grabbers Are Surprised That Trump Is No Longer Bothering With Gun Control Measures

By William Teach November 2, 2019 – 7:16 am

This has all give the Washington Post a sad

Trump abandons proposing ideas to curb gun violence after saying he would following mass shootings

President Trump has abandoned the idea of releasing proposals to combat gun violence that his White House debated for months following mass shootings in August, according to White House officials and lawmakers, a reversal from the summer when the president insisted he would offer policies to curb firearm deaths.

Trump has been counseled by political advisers, including campaign manager Brad Parscale and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, that gun legislation could splinter his political coalition, which he needs to stick together for his reelection bid, particularly amid an impeachment battle.

The president no longer asks about the issue, and aides from the Domestic Policy Council, once working on a plan with eight to 12 tenets, have moved on to other topics, according to aides who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private deliberations.

First, it’s funny that the Post never seems to actually have sources who aren’t anonymous. It makes you wonder how many actually are real, and, for those who are, actually know what’s going on. Regardless, in this case, yeah, you can see Trump moving on from this

“President Trump quietly moved gun control to the side and let it be replaced by breaking news,” said Dan Eberhart, a major GOP donor who said Trump is better off not advancing proposals at this time. “I suspect that was the plan all along.”

Meh. It seems like Trump was responding to Big Happenings, kneejerk reactions, then moved on. But, maybe there’s another reason that he moved on

Trump could always reverse course and embrace changes to gun laws, particularly if there is another shooting, but the president and his top aides are intensely focused on the impeachment inquiry and moving to aggressively shore up Republican support in the face of new revelations about his dealings with Ukraine that are central to House Democrats’ efforts to remove him from office…. (snip)

House Democrats argue that they have already passed gun-control legislation and that it is up to Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate to act. (snip)

Trump grew disenchanted with red-flag laws after hearing from Reps. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other conservatives that they could be used to take away guns from law-abiding citizens, according to White House officials.

So, we do see Trump becoming unenthused with the proposals, as he many explained the problems with them. And Democrats didn’t seem interested, because they had their own policies of gun grabbing. So, why bother with his own policies when they wouldn’t get a look in the House? And why bother when Democrats aren’t actually interested in giving Trump any sort of win?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Donald Trump’s new Nafta deal is the “easiest trade deal that we’ve ever done.”

“We’re on a path to yes, and I think every day brings us closer to agreement,” Pelosi told a roundtable with Bloomberg reporters and editors on Friday. “I’d like to have it done as soon as it’s ready. I wouldn’t rule it out next year. Hopefully we can do it sooner, but I said when it’s ready we’ll do it.”

The deal has been sitting around for a year, waiting for the House to do something. As Ed Morrissey notes

Besides, the timing of the USMCA approval matters greatly to Democrats in the election next year. When it does pass, it will be a major policy win for Trump, who can claim that he was right all along about NAFTA and the need for a more America First-centered trade agreement in North America. The time to hand Trump that win would be as early as possible before the next election, so as to mute its impact on his re-election prospects. Does anyone believe that Pelosi calculated this so as to hand Trump a victory in the middle of the Democratic primaries? Come on, man.

There won’t be a vote at all, because Democrats do not want to give Trump a win, even as our trading partners wait and wait and wait. They’re obsessed with impeachment, not doing their real job.

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Liz Warren Trots Out Her Medicare For All Plan

By William Teach November 1, 2019 – 4:16 pm

It’s a hoot

Warren’s $52T ‘Medicare-for-all’ plan revealed: Campaign still claims no middle-class tax hikes needed

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s long-awaited “Medicare-for-all” funding plan projects the government-run health care system would cost a staggering sum of “just under $52 trillion” over the next decade, with the campaign proposing a host of new tax increases to pay for it while still claiming the middle class would not face any additional burden.

“We don’t need to raise taxes on the middle class by one penny to finance Medicare for All,” Sen. Warren, D-Mass., said in her plan — a copy of which was obtained by Fox News in advance of its release Friday.

The campaign’s detailed Medicare-for-all proposal, however, insists that the costs can be covered by a combination of existing federal and state spending on Medicare and other health care — as well as myriad taxes on employers, financial transactions, the ultra-wealthy and large corporations and some savings elsewhere. Those measures are meant to pay for a projected $20.5 trillion in new federal spending. Notably, they include what is essentially a payroll tax increase on employers, something economists generally say can hit workers in the form of reduced wages. (snip)

So how would she pay for it?

Among other proposals, Warren calls for bringing in nearly $9 trillion in new Medicare taxes on employers over the next 10 years, arguing this would essentially replace what they’re already paying for employee health insurance. Further, Warren’s campaign says if they are at risk of falling short of the revenue target, they could impose a “Supplemental Employer Medicare Contribution” for big companies with “extremely high executive compensation and stock buyback rates.”

Companies wouldn’t be the ones paying

Whether some of those costs, however, still could be passed on to middle-class employees – as economists argue payroll tax costs often are – remains to be seen. As the Tax Policy Center has noted, it is assumed the “employee bears the burden of both the employer and employee portions of payroll taxes.”

Does anyone think Trump won’t bash this and expose it non-stop, especially if she ends up being the Democrat candidate?

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If All You See…

By William Teach November 1, 2019 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible carbon pollution infused beer, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Real Climate Science, with a post on the climate ship to nowhere.

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Caring About Hotcoldwetdry Is The Christian Thing To Do Or Something

By William Teach November 1, 2019 – 10:19 am

Excitable Katherine Hayhoe is at it again. She’s the “climate scientist” who has been attempting to say that her Christianity is the backbone of her Belief in anthropogenic climate change, and she’s so tolerant that she blocks anyone who disagrees with her and refuses to debate people with other beliefs. Her latest screed is at the NY Times

Caring About Climate Change Is the Christian Thing to Do

I’m a climate scientist. I’m also an evangelical Christian.

And I’m Canadian, which is why it took me so long to realize the first two things were supposed to be entirely incompatible.

I grew up in a Christian family with a science-teacher dad who taught us that science is the study of God’s creation. If we truly believe that God created this amazing universe, bringing matter and energy to life out of a formless empty void of nothing, then how could studying his creation ever be in conflict with his written word?

I chose what to study precisely because of my faith, because climate change disproportionately affects the poor and vulnerable, those already most at risk today. To me, caring about and acting on climate was a way to live out my calling to love others as we’ve been loved ourselves by God.

Yeah, this is the same thing she writes in different forms time and time again

Now, this discrepancy is pointed out to me nearly every day: often by people with Bible verses in their social media profiles who accuse me of spreading Satan’s lies, or sometimes by others who share my concerns about climate change but wonder why I bother talking to “those people.” The attacks I receive come via email, Twitter, Facebook comments, phone calls and even handwritten letters.

See, she’s a Victim!

But I refuse to give it up, because I am a theological evangelical, one of those who can be simply defined as someone who takes the Bible seriously. This stands in stark contrast to today’s political evangelicals, whose statement of faith is written first by their politics and only a distant second by the Bible and who, if the two conflict, will prioritize their political ideology over theology.

See, her beliefs are Correct, while everyone who doesn’t believe exactly like her is wrong. How well does it work in convincing people when you denigrate their beliefs?

I’m not a glutton for punishment and I don’t thrive on conflict. So why do I keep talking about climate change to people who are disengaged or doubtful?

She doesn’t. She blocks them. She won’t engage with them

Because I believe that evangelicals who take the Bible seriously already care about climate change (although they might not realize it). Climate change will strike hard against the very people we’re told to care for and love, amplifying hunger and poverty, and increasing risks of resource scarcity that can exacerbate political instability, and even create or worsen refugee crises.

She can believe all she wants. She cannot prove, using the Scientific Method, that the current warm period is mostly/solely caused by the actions of Mankind.

Anyhow, this piece keeps going on and on and on, essentially using her Christian beliefs as a cover to implement the hardcore authoritarianism demanded by the Cult of Climastrology.

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St. Greta Demands Facebook Silence Her Critics, Else She’ll Quit The Site

By William Teach November 1, 2019 – 7:11 am

She’s doing a great job in putting “tyrannical psycho”  on her resume, something we all know Climate cultists to be. They always talk about having discussions to change minds, but, are unwilling to listen and want dissenters shut down

From the link

The celebrated Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has threatened to quit Facebook if the social media platform refuses to silence her critics.

“I am, like many others, questioning whether I should keep using Facebook or not,” Thunberg wrote in a Facebook post last week. “Allowing hate speech, the lack of fact-checking and, of course, the issues of interfering with democracy… are among many, many other things that are very upsetting.”

“The constant lies and conspiracy theories about me and countless others, of course, result in hate, death threats and ultimately violence. This could easily be stopped if Facebook wanted to. I find the lack of taking responsibility very disturbing,” she added. (snip)

Yet Ms. Thunberg is finding criticism enervating, suggesting that those who oppose her crusade are “interfering with democracy” and should be censored by Facebook.

The climate icon urged her fans to “challenge” Facebook to silence her antagonists, insisting that “if enough of us demand change — then change will come.”

See, what she calls “hate speech” is simply speech which disagrees with her cultish beliefs. Sure, there will be some threatening nuts, welcome to the world, especially social media, which is often a cesspool. And, it would be easy to say she’s just a young, uneducated idiot being used by the Cult of Climastrology for her dictatorial demands of censorship, but, this is what the CoC is about: at their heart they are Fascists, and brook no dissent.

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Trump Admin Considers Adding More Nations To So-Called Travel Ban

By William Teach November 1, 2019 – 6:57 am

Good grief, it’s simply horrible that they want to attempt to keep people who hate the United States and would like to do the nation harm out, right? But, wait, do I see some quid pro quo here?

Trump officials weigh adding more countries to travel ban list: report

The Trump administration is considering adding more countries to its travel ban list, an immigration measure taken by the Trump Administration that has sparked outrage from many Americans.

The contemplation stems from inter-agency discussions revolving around nations that do not comply with digital document and information sharing, a topic that is a focal point for President Trump, CNN reports.

An official told the news network that the goal would be to “bring governments into compliance by using the power of access to the United States.” Reportedly, less than five countries are being considered.

Strange, it’s almost like the U.S. government is attempting to change the behavior of foreign governments using the carrot and stick method. Quid quo pro? You know, pretty much the way politics, especially international politics, works? Nations do not have friends, they have interests, as the saying goes.

Trump and his administration have long argued that the travel ban is essential to national security, but critics of the bill say that it targets countries that have large populations of Muslim citizens.

Currently, the list includes Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, along with Venezuela and North Korea.

North Korea and Venezuela have large Muslim populations? The other 5 are seriously problematic nations. People have a problem with blocking citizens of those nations? Really? Oh, right, Trump Derangement Syndrome.

The Department of Homeland Security consistently assesses the countries on the list and their compliance with the rules of the order. For instance, Chad was taken off the list after the White House reported that the African country had improved its security measures, according to CNN.

Sounds like quid pro quo.

Congressional Democrats have continuously pushed back against the policy.

“The Muslim ban has not made us safer,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said at a House hearing on the ban in September.

Jerry wants to let more people from nations with large Islamic terrorist problems into the U.S.? Good to know. According the CNN article

An inter-agency discussion about imposing travel restrictions on countries that are not compliant with electronic documents and information sharing — a key focus of the administration — is underway, according to a senior administration official. Fewer than five countries are under consideration, the official said.

I bet there will be some quid pro quo involved.

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Fairy Tales Are Perfect To Discuss ‘Climate Change’ At Halloween Or Something

By William Teach October 31, 2019 – 4:31 pm

There’s some subtle TDS in this, as well

Fairy tales, climate change, and a spook-tacular invitation for youth

Every fall, I loved to teach folktales and fairy tales, setting the stage for the most imaginative holiday, Halloween. One of my favorite stories was The Emperor’s New Clothes. Remember that story? — The Emperor was a dull, boorish, clotheshorse who fell under the spell of thieves and “bought” or really imagined he bought, beautiful new clothes from the thieves who pretended to be weavers.

Those pretend weavers told the Emperor that the so-called clothes would be invisible to simpletons or to those not fit for their positions. Many in the land heard this fabricated story, and when the Emperor sent nobility to check on the clothes, the nobles, for fear of losing their jobs, told the Emperor that the thieves’ invisible garments were beautiful.

Yes, this story sounds a lot like today’s times…

Subtle.

There are different versions of the Emperor’s response to the finished product. Some say the Emperor believed that he saw the beautiful outfits right away; others disagreed, claiming the Emperor was not so sure, but decided to pretend and participate in a royal parade, sporting nothing but his underwear.

Disagreement is okay, because democratic schooling values multiple perspectives and the exchange of ideas and views.

Funny, because Warmists and Leftists are utterly intolerant of opposing views, which is actually shown in the rest of the article

This Emperor, however, was not of that ilk.  He refused to tolerate disagreement.  He proceeded with the parade walking in his underwear, just like some of our leaders continue this day. The Emperor walked past a child who was shouting the truth; that the Emperor was not wearing any clothes. Some of the courtesans heard that child and saw through the the fake weaver’s charade. And they, too, chimed in that the Emperor was parading in his underwear.

Activist Greta Thunberg is a student, not a child, but the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes is an apt metaphor for her experience. Some key adults who have the power to mitigate the climate crisis are averting their eyes, not listening to her presentations (or reviewing the science)—and even mocking Greta.  Thankfully, the majority of U.S. citizens recognize the climate hoax and know how to treat every person with dignity.

She’s a student? Seems she’s been blowing off school every Friday, and is now blowing off school for a year. Perhaps many of the adults, with all their schooling and life experience, know a bit more than the perfect example of an indoctrinated, brainwashed member of the Cult of Cliamastrology

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Follow Up On The Thumb

By William Teach October 31, 2019 – 2:30 pm

If you’re interested, saw the doctor yesterday, confirmed there is a tiny chip out of the bottom of my thumb, the tip bone back near the joint. No need to cut it open to get it out, thankfully. Lots of bruising, ligaments a bit tight. Some swelling.

Healing pretty good. Needed lots of pain meds Friday and Saturday, only late day Sun and before sleep, one before sleep Monday and Tuesday, nothing Wednesday or today. Just acetaminophen. Don’t even need a splint, but, wearing a thin plastic one against bumping. Probably hurts more with it on than without.

Now the fun part to see if I can get my left contact out with my left thumb tonight. Looked like I had pink eye Saturday, as was so hard to get out with right hand Friday night.

Happy Halloween!

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If All You See…

By William Teach October 31, 2019 – 1:00 pm

…are horrible doors made out of killed trees, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Daley Gator, with a post on “there was a time when…”

Doubleshot under the fold for Halloween, so, check out The First Street Journal, with a post on the Washington Post using its Freedom of the Press to criticize free speech.

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