House Democrats Who Took The Trump Bait Warn Not To Take The Trump Bait

By William Teach July 31, 2019 – 10:43 am

This is advice they should have followed back during the general election season in 2016, but, they’re the people who keep falling for pranks again and again from the same person

Democrats warn of Trump trap

House Democrats up in arms over President Trump’s attacks on minority lawmakers are sounding a warning to their own party heading into the 2020 elections: Don’t take the bait.

While Democrats have rushed to the defense of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the prominent Congressional Black Caucus member Trump has attacked this week, they also sense the president is setting a political trap.

Democrats won the House in 2018 campaigning on health care, income inequality and other legislative priorities, and there is concern that Trump’s rhetoric is designed simply to distract voters from those policy debates.

“I hope we don’t take the bait,” said Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), the former head of the Black Caucus. “The president always plays the race card when he’s having a bad news cycle. It’s easier to call people names when you don’t have anything else to point to.”

Richmond himself took the bait by labeling it raaaaacist. And Democrats just can’t help themselves. They won’t stop taking the bait. They’ve been warned that Trump is trolling them. Especially with tweets, that are meant to get a rise out of them. Trump may say that “There’s no strategy. I have no strategy. There’s zero strategy”, but, there’s strategy. It’s all part of the master plan, and it keeps working.

“We’ve got so much work to do in Congress. … If we get sucked into this rabbit hole, spending our time reacting to every racist comment, every racist deed that this president has done,” said Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.), trailing off in exasperation.

“I really want us to stay focused. 2020 is coming.”

She took the bait. And they’ll continue taking the bait.

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Trump’s Denial Of Hotcoldwetdry Is Criminal Behavior Or Something

By William Teach July 31, 2019 – 7:45 am

What about the stance of people who tell us this is a crisis but never act like it’s a crisis in their own lives, never modifying their own lifestyles?

Climate denial: Donald Trump mimics criminal behaviour when justifying his stance

While much of the world now recognises the need for immediate action, there are still those who question the scientific consensus on climate change and deter efforts to tackle it. As might be expected, they have the attention of US President Donald Trump and his Republican administration.

The Heartland Institute’s International Conference on Climate Change was held at the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC on July 25 2019. The Heartland Institute considers itself one of “the world’s leading free market think-tanks”, which “promotes free market solutions to social and economic problems”. It’s perhaps best known for its climate scepticism.

Discussions at the annual event include disputing scientific observations on climate change, criticising “climate alarmists” and promoting fossil fuels. As the choice of venue might suggest, the arguments made here seem to overlap with what the president and the ruling Republican Party has previously said on climate change.

Does it need mentioning that consensus is not science? That belief is not science? Of course, this isn’t science

From my background studying criminal behaviour, I found something striking about the way Trump justifies inaction on climate change. Through his own words, the president’s arguments mimic patterns in criminal behaviour that criminologists call “techniques of neutralisation”.

Criminologists contend that criminals use techniques of neutralisation to help deny or justify a crime they have committed. These five techniques were first defined in 1964 from the types of arguments given by young people in the criminal justice system when justifying their actions.

  1. Denial of responsibility – it is not the offender’s fault.
  2. Denial of injury of harm – the crime does not cause significant harm or may have positive results.
  3. Denial of victim – there is no clear victim.
  4. Condemnation of the condemner – the offender criticises the criminal justice system to avoid criticism of the offender.
  5. Appeal to higher loyalties – deviant behaviour was in aid of a greater good or to benefit someone else.

And how does this specifically apply to Trump and Warmists?

  1. Denial of responsibility – climate change is happening, but humans aren’t the cause.
  2. Denial of injury or harm – there’s no significant harm caused by human action and there may even be some benefits.
  3. Denial of victim – there’s no climate change and so no victims, but if such victims of climate change victims existed, they’d deserve to be victimised.
  4. Condemnation of the condemner – climate change research is misrepresented by scientists, and manipulated by the media, politicians and environmentalists.
  5. Appeal to higher loyalties – economic progress and development are more important than preventing climate change. This will help protect us from energy poverty and allow developing nations to prosper.

This is all meant to do things: make it easier to make Wrongthink an actual criminal offense, and, second, deflect from the reality that everything they’re whining about as stated by Skeptics is true. Humans aren’t the primary or sole cause. There is no significant harm in a warm period, Mankind tends to do better in them during the Holocene than during the cool periods. The research is manipulated, scaremongered, and ginned up for political purposes. You can’t actually make progress on preventing something that Mankind really isn’t causing that much.

Given the grave consequences of the US doing nothing on climate change, should deflecting blame, sowing uncertainty and condemning experts on such a scale be labelled criminal? I believe that these perceived similarities – between how offenders justify their behaviour to the criminal justice system and how Trump justifies his position on climate change to the world – are no coincidence. We shouldn’t always read ignorance in what Trump says – it might suit him and climate deniers more than we think.

See? This is the road to criminalizing thought.

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Sanders Proud His Unaffordable Medicare For All Bill Applies To Illegal Aliens

By William Teach July 31, 2019 – 7:32 am

This stuff may play well with the base during the primaries. How well will it play with the general public during the general election?

Bernie Sanders: ‘Health Care as a Human Right’ Applies to Illegal Aliens

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) said during the second Democrat presidential debate on Tuesday that he would support giving health care to illegal immigrants.

“I happen to believe that when I talk about health care as a human right, that applies to all people in this country,” Sanders said when asked about the issue by CNN’s debate moderators.

The self-described Democratic socialist added that “under a Medicare for All, single-payer” system, the U.S. could afford such an expense.

Sanders has long supported the position, though nearly 60 percent of Americans oppose giving health care to illegal immigrants, according to a CNN poll from last month.

Later in the debate, Sanders also signaled he was opening to giving free college tuition to illegal immigrants.

Notice that he’s now mentioning “single payer” in the same breath as Medicare for all. Which it is. But Democrats have been reticent to say the truth. How will he pay for it? He thinks that Wall Street and big companies are just going to fork over the money and nothing weird will happen to the economy and pay structures.

Interestingly, all the candidates spent time bashing Obamacare, saying it’s not very good. Weird, right? But, hey, more fun from Bernie

“Medicare-for-all means expanding benefits to include dental care, eyeglasses and hearing aids. I know that because I wrote the damn bill. #DemDebate,” a tweet read.

His team also tweeted his disappointment with former Rep. John Delaney, D-Md., whom he claimed spouted falsehoods about hospitals closing under his health care plan.

The debate came just a day after the Mercatus Center released a study that estimated Sanders’ plan would cost $32.6 trillion over 10 years. By 2031, the costs would reportedly reach nearly 12.7 percent of GDP.

Hmm, so now it also includes dental, eye care, and hearing aids? It may see great, but, it will cause many providers to close shop due to too little reimbursement rates, all while waiting for the government to give them their money.

Then we have $3.2 trillion per year. Under the current budget (which is way too high at $4.76 trillion), they expect to see revenue at $3.65 trillion. So, how would everything else be funded? Unicorns don’t actually exist.

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Bummer: We Can’t Have Climate Justice Without Word Salad Justice

By William Teach July 30, 2019 – 4:16 pm

The intersectionality of ‘climate change’ and every other Modern Socialist gripe (interestingly, this is offered by a woman of color, but, she’s the wrong color, being of Asian descent)

TRUE CLIMATE JUSTICE IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE

As the climate crisis intensifies and crystallizes, the tangible effects of climate change today are disproportionately dispersed on both the national and global scale. Communities and entire nations who do the least to contribute to rising greenhouse gas emissions bear the enormous burden of climate disaster first and worst on their bodies and their livelihoods.

In the U.S., African Americans have greater exposure to toxins than white people for 13 out of 14 air pollutants. Hispanics have the highest exposure for 10 out of 14. These factors present a plethora of health challenges to these communities, such as cardiovascular disease, asthma and other respiratory diseases, cancer, and premature death. More than 50 percent of people who live within two miles of a toxic waste facility are people of color.

Even as the population of people of color grows closer to becoming the majority of the population in the U.S., one may wonder why environmental justice issues have not yet become national priorities. In the wake of natural disasters profoundly exacerbated by climate change, black and brown communities are most vulnerable and at risk physically, financially, mentally, and socially. And they face further marginalization during the disaster recovery process. After Hurricane Katrina, over 50 percent of thosewho lived in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, the area most impacted, were permanently displaced — the majority of whom were black. Black homeowners also received on average $8,000 less in government aid for recovery than their white homeowner counterparts.

Could it be that their homes were worth a whole lot less, especially since they’ve been kept down on the Democrat plantation for decades and decades? Further, isn’t this considered “blacksplaining”, since Melody Zhang isn’t black? Anyhow, after more blacksplaining and yammering

How can people of faith read and respond? First, we must identify patterns of institutionalized environmental racism — that it is people of color and those who contribute to the crisis the least who are hit the most, culminating in a doubling and tripling of oppression. We must read these stories and make the connections between economic disparity and environmental degradation — between racism and toxicity. Then, we must recognize that working toward climate justice is inseparable from working toward racial and economic justice. We lament the confluence of climate disaster with race, class, and global disparity. We pray for our siblings who must live with the risk of this danger every day of their lives, whether it be in the U.S. or globally. And then, we must act: by educating our circles about the intersectionality of climate justice and the reality and intensity of the climate crisis in the present; by having the courage to have difficult conversations; and by advocating for bold and transformative climate policies that center the most vulnerable in our society.

Did anyone understand that word salad, other than that this has zero to do with science?

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 30, 2019 – 1:00 pm

…is the land turning to desert from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Blazing Cat Fur, with a post on Canada’s Green New Deal changing the political landscape.

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Gun Store Billboard Causes Ruckus Among People Who Won’t Be Customers

By William Teach July 30, 2019 – 10:30 am

The gun shop cares about their opinion why?

From the article

A small town gun shop in western North Carolina has drawn the ire of liberals and gun control advocates alike after it promoted a billboard featuring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and three other liberal congresswomen with the slogan: “The 4 Horsemen are Idiots.”

The sign, which advertises Cherokee Guns in Murphy, started getting attention on Sunday, when the store posted a photo on Facebook saying only “Share.” Murphy is about 240 miles west of Charlotte, in Cherokee County.

Among those sharing: The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence which called the billboard “dangerous.” It also cited President Donald Trump as being partly responsible. Trump has been critical of Ocasio-Cortez and the three others on the billboard: Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

The people complaining won’t be purchasing firearms, so, who cares? But, of course, TDS

All four are women of color, leading to suggestions from some that President Trump’s criticisms are racist.

On Monday, the gun store appeared to be doubling down on its message, posting it was going to offer “4 Horsemen” bumper stickers next week “due to overwhelming demand.” The stickers will be available to people who come to the shop and say they’re voting for Trump in 2020, the store said. “Snowflakes and Liberals are not eligible,” said the post.

LOL.

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AOC, Kamala Harris Release A Climate Equity Plan Or Something

By William Teach July 30, 2019 – 7:16 am

It’s almost like this whole ‘climate change’ meme has nothing to do with science and everything to do with their authoritarian policies

I wonder if AOC will trot out some apoplexy if it actually gets a vote in the Senate, thinking it is HER legislation, forgetting about Harris, much like she did with the Green New Deal. Oh, and she still hasn’t gotten around to demanding a vote on the GND in the House.

(NY Times) Senator Kamala Harris of California and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on Monday unveiled legislation aimed at ensuring that climate change plans benefit low-income communities. They described the measure as a key element of the Democrats’ Green New Deal.

The effort comes as Ms. Harris, who is running for president, and other Democratic candidates prepare for a set of debates in Detroit this week. Racial and economic disparities on issues ranging from housing to education are expected to take center stage.

The new proposal, titled the Climate Equity Act, provides a view of Ms. Harris’s environmental priorities. Under the plan, any environmental regulation or legislation would be rated based on its impact on low-income communities, which are disproportionately affected by climate change because they are often in flood zones, near highways or power plants, or adjacent to polluted lands known as brownfields.

The rating system would be modeled after the Congressional Budget Office score, which measures the costs of every major piece of legislation.

Who here thinks that might not work out as well as thought, because hardcore enviroweenie and climate change legislation and rules tend to hurt the poor more than rich people like Kamala? Of course, the devil’s in the details, and you know something shady is going on

The bill would also establish an independent Office of Climate and Environmental Justice Accountability to represent vulnerable communities, and create a position of senior adviser on climate justice at “all relevant agencies.”

Oh, good, more Big Government here to help. Just like in Baltimore!

“One of the tenets of the Green New Deal is prioritizing vulnerable communities,” (AOC) said. “We have to talk about Flint. We have to talk about West Virginia. We have to talk about the Bronx and we have to talk about the ways climate change manifests in our lives.”

None of those have anything to do with ‘climate change’, particularly Flint’s water issues from bad pipes. Of course, they haven’t actually introduced it in a meaningful way, which would be introducing it in the House and Senate

(Refinery29) Sen. Kamala Harris and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unveiled a draft of their new climate justice legislation on Monday, the goal of which is to ensure that any measure to fight climate change and its effects benefits low-income communities and other vulnerable populations.

The Climate Equity Act, which the two Democrats said will support the Green New Deal, will be formally introduced in the fall and constituents can offer feedback on the draft until then. “Climate change represents not only the greatest threat to our species, but one of our greatest economic opportunities,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement provided to Refinery29. “The Climate Equity Act ensures that as we go forward to solve our climate crisis, we are focusing on communities most impacted by the crisis and the transition to renewable energy.”

It’s so important that they’ll hold off till the fall. And, in case you missed it

Kamala Harris and AOC Just Injected Environmental Justice Into the 2020 Race

So, politics, not science. Meanwhile

Swing-state households would lose at least $70G within first year of Green New Deal, study finds

All hail the Green New Deal.

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On Day Three, Media Still Throwing Out “Racist”, But Not Investigating Baltimore

By William Teach July 30, 2019 – 6:59 am

This is the NY Times from the NY Times front page (Internet), both opinion and “straight” news

Well, sure they know how to respond. They scream “racist!!!!” while ignoring the actual problems in their cities. Like the smell of rot and garbage and rats.

Trump Widens War on His Black Critics
In a third straight day of broadsides against black figures, President Trump denounced the Rev. Al Sharpton as “a con man” who “Hates Whites & Cops.”
To defend himself, Mr. Trump enlisted a couple of his reliable African-American supporters.

Interesting. All the NY Times sees is the color of people’s skin, yet, essentially calls the black Trump supporters Uncle Tom’s. I wonder what the NY Times says about the NY Times saying back in March that “Baltimore’s hell is one “few American cities have seen in years.””

Obviously, other papers and news outlets are doing their best. Here’s the Washington Post, which is slightly more subtle

Are any media folks going to Baltimore to investigate?

Pretty much only alternative media (see the whole thread here).

Sadly, parts of Baltimore are rat and garbage infested blights. Does anyone hear the media truly complaining about the rats, feces, garbage, used drug needles, increase in TB and other diseases, homelessness, etc, in Democrat run cities like Los Angeles, Baltimore, San Francisco, Portland, etc? Seriously, Democrats are defending/deflcting those things. I guess because they care?

STUDY: BALTIMORE’S MURDER RATE OUTPACES CENTRAL AMERICA’S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES

How many reporters will be going to Cummings’ district in Baltimore to investigate in person? So far, zero.

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Who Wants To Know What The Next Vital Step For Solving ‘Climate Change’ Is?

By William Teach July 29, 2019 – 4:03 pm

If your first thought was “members of the Cult of Climastrology giving up their own use of fossil fuels and making their lives carbon neutral”, silly you

The Vital Next Step In Fighting Climate Change

Climate change is the crisis of our time. As the human race sleepwalks its way towards a planetary calamity, there is a growing recognition of the need for a “moonshot” aimed at addressing the greatest existential challenge we have ever faced. The immediate problem is that a solid technical basis for such a moonshot does not yet exist. There is no audacious U.S. national plan in place to deal with climate change, quite apart from what other countries must do.

What we must now do is to create a fully empowered national climate change agency, devoted exclusively to climate change, with a mandate to prepare the carefully thought-through technical basis for an audacious action plan and with the political clout to make an impact.

Warmist love their new talking point of the need for a moonshot, eh? It’s showing up all over. Just today, The Nation is stating that the Green New Deal, which co-author Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refuses to demand a vote on, is this generation’s moonshot.

Funny thing about that, I don’t remember the creation of NASA and everything associated with putting a man on the moon creating a massive federal bureaucracy in charge of finding ways to increase our taxes, skyrocketing out cost of living, limiting our freedom and choice, restricting our ability to travel, and giving Los Federales control over our energy sector and economy.

It is really interesting, and, by interesting, I mean completely unexpected from these Big Government folks, that Warmists immediately go to giving the federal government even more power. It’s like this is all really about Modern Socialist politics.

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 29, 2019 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible fossil fueled vehicle making the air hazy, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Adrienne’s Corner, with a post on a Trump ad being shadow-banned.

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