Senate Votes To Kill PRC’s EV Mandate

By William Teach May 23, 2025 – 7:15 am

Once again I will state that I am not against EVs. If you want one, get one. What I am against is government forcing citizens to buy them, especially when the people mandating it aren’t driving them themselves

Senate votes to revoke California’s EV emissions waivers

The Senate on Thursday voted to revoke three vehicle emissions waivers in California, a controversial move that the chamber’s parliamentarian says Republican lawmakers may not have the right to make.

The vote was 51-44, with Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan joining Republicans in voting in favor of revoking the waivers.

Ahead of the vote, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, called it “the nuclear option.”

The three waivers the Senate revoked set stricter vehicle emissions standards than federal regulations. Two waivers relate to reducing tailpipe emissions from medium and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as limiting smog pollution from trucks.

The last is what’s frequently called California’s “EV mandate,” a rule that aims to phase-out gas powered cars and require all new vehicle sales in California be zero emissions by 2035. The rule to phase out gas powered vehicles goes into effect in 2026.

I wonder if all the media outlets who are for mandates would be willing to run polls across the country, see if We The People want the mandates. Especially in the People’s Republik Of California.

  1. Do you approve of mandating that citizens be forced to no longer be able to purchase fossil fueled vehicles, even hybrids, and can only purchase electric vehicles?
  2. Do you agree with government forcing truckers to only drive EV trucks, which will slow down deliveries and raise costs?
  3. Do you think that the politicians and bureaucrats forcing the mandates should be required to drive an EV before passing mandates?
  4. If you agree with number one, do you own an EV right now?

I’d love to see the outcome

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican who supported revoking the waivers, said in remarks Tuesday on the Senate floor that “the EPA has submitted the waivers to Congress as rules — which is all that Congress has ever needed to decide to consider something under the Congressional Review Act.”

But Democrats say such a vote is illegal, and argue overruling the parliamentarian and bypassing the filibuster sets a dangerous precedent.

I don’t care, Margaret. How many of you Dems are currently driving EVs?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that they would sue the Trump administration over the vote.

“This Senate vote is illegal,” Newsom said. “Republicans went around their own parliamentarian to defy decades of precedent. We won’t stand by as Trump Republicans make America smoggy again — undoing work that goes back to the days of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan — all while ceding our economic future to China. We’re going to fight this unconstitutional attack on California in court.”

Is Gavin driving around in an EV, or a fossil fueled SUV?

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Consequences: Trump Admin Says Harvard Can No Longer Enroll Foreign Students

By William Teach May 23, 2025 – 7:00 am

Harvard already lost billions in federal funding over allowing and coddling Jew hatred. No

Trump administration ends Harvard’s ability to enrol international students

The Trump administration has moved to end Harvard’s ability to enrol international students, escalating a standoff with America’s oldest university.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X that the administration had revoked Harvard’s “Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification as a result of their failure to adhere to the law.”

“Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country,” she posted on Thursday.

Harvard called the move “unlawful” in a statement.

Unlawful how? I’ve read about 10 articles on this, and none say how. You’d think a follow up on “unlawful” would be something actual reporters would want to do.

“We are fully committed to maintaining Harvard’s ability to host our international students and scholars, who hail from more than 140 countries and enrich the University – and this nation – immeasurably,” the university responded.

“We are working quickly to provide guidance and support to members of our community. This retaliatory action threatens serious harm to the Harvard community and our country, and undermines Harvard’s academic and research mission.”

The Trump administration’s decisions could affect thousands of international students who study at the university. Over 6,700 international students were enrolled at the institution last academic year, university data shows, making up 27% of its student body.

Yeah, well

(Axios) [Kristi Noem] accused the university of “fostering violence, antisemitism and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus.”

Axios also failed to ask about “unlawful”, as did the NY Times. Harvard dug it it’s hole.

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We’re Apparently At The Penguin Poop Can Help ‘Climate Change’ Portion Of The Show

By William Teach May 22, 2025 – 3:25 pm

This is the kind of stuff that would have been in the Weekly World News, or, at least, a minor news outlet, not a major national one. But, this is a cult, so, there is no thought given to how insane this all sounds

How penguin poop can help to mitigate climate change

Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new research.

The ammonia in penguin guano — or poop — could help to reduce the impacts of climate change by contributing to increased cloud formation, a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment on Thursday found.

Penguins, a key species in Antarctica, are “major emitters” of ammonia, according to the paper. When the ammonia reacts with gases that contain sulfur emitted from phytoplankton in the ocean, it increases the creation of aerosols, which give water vapor a surface to condense upon and leads to cloud formation, Matthew Boyer, a researcher at the University of Helsinki’s Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research and lead author of the paper, told ABC News.

“Could”? They either are or aren’t. If you are not sure, then there is not story. And no scientific paper.

The researchers spent two months from January to March 2023 measuring the concentration of ammonia in the air near a colony of 60,000 Adelie penguins at Marambio Base in Antarctica. They observed that when the wind blew from the direction of the colony, the ammonia concentration increased to more than 1,000 times higher than the baseline value, according to the paper.

Smelly little buggers. Also, not a particularly long study. Two months in just one year is not enough to create a baseline.

They found that when the wind blew from the penguin colony, the number and size of aerosol particles sharply increased. A fog that remained three hours after the wind charged was likely a result of the increased concentration of aerosol particles, the researchers said.

“Likely”? It is or isn’t related. Do they teach the Scientific Method nowadays? This is all ifs and buts. What percent is “likely”?

The poop is likely helping to reduce the impacts of climate change on the continent, further highlighting the necessity of protecting native ecosystems and biodiversity, which are critical to mitigating climate change.

“What we have demonstrated is that there is a deep connection between ecosystem processes — being the ocean phytoplankton activity as well as penguins — and atmospheric processes that can have an impact on the local climate,” Boyer said.

There’s that likely again. The only ones surprised by the interaction of facets of the ecosystems seems to be the “scientists.”

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 22, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is an area flooded by carbon pollution Bad Weather, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The First Street Journal, with a post on the media’s shame.

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How Much USAID Money Actually Went To Helping People?

By William Teach May 22, 2025 – 11:22 am

Back in the day when I worked for a huge company they matched donations to a few private aid companies, and I remember looking up how much of the donated money actually went to helping people in need. It was low. Very low. Really, anything below 70% seems low to me. I do not give those companies anymore. This, though, is insane

Rubio Despairs Just 12 Cents of Every Dollar from USAID Reached the Needy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck out at what he calls the U.S. “foreign aid industrial complex” during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, despairing at the inability of USAID to deliver funds where they are needed most.

Rubio directly targeted the organization, adding the time has come for root-and-branch change.

“At USAID, 12 cents of every dollar was reaching the recipient. That means that in order for us to get aid to somebody, we had to spend all this other money supporting this foreign aid industrial complex,” Rubio said.

“We’re going to find more efficient ways to deliver aid to people directly. It’s going to be directed by our regional bureaus. It’s going to sponsor programs that make a difference. And it’s going to be part of a holistic approach to our foreign policy.”

I thought the grift would be low, but, 12%? Look at what happens: government money is given to an NGO or group to Do Something. They take their cut, and farm the job out to one or more other entities. Who take their cut. And possibly farm it out again. And then they have their overhead and such, beyond taking their slush cut. And then maybe the warlords and politicians in the foreign countries take their cut. 12%

Imagine what the US could do with all that allocated money for USAID and pretty much every other agency if it was spent wisely, if it wasn’t treated as a slush fund.

Same thing. Entities taking their cut.

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Unhinged Leftist Murders Two Members Of Israeli Embassy In D.C.

By William Teach May 22, 2025 – 10:30 am

The shock is that more of this hasn’t happened, what with all the Jew and Israel hatred emanating from the Democratic Party and all the Islamists they support

Two Israeli Embassy workers shot and killed near Jewish museum in D.C.

A young Israeli couple was shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington late Wednesday by a gunman who chanted “free, free Palestine” after the shooting, according to authorities. A suspect was in custody.

The victims were both Israeli Embassy employees, authorities said. They were exiting the museum in Northwest Washington after attending an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee when the gunman opened fire, authorities said.

The state of Israel’s X account identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim. Israeli government officials said Thursday that Lischinsky was a research assistant in the embassy’s political department and that Milgrim organized missions and visits to Israel.

Lischinsky and Milgrim were “in the prime of their lives” and planning to get married, said the Israeli Embassy and its spokeswoman Tal Naim. “Instead of walking you down the aisle, we are walking with you to your graves,” Naim said Thursday on X.

The shooting will be investigated as a possible hate crime, Steven J. Jensen, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington field office, said during a news conference hours after the shooting. Israeli officials on Thursday referred to the killings as a “terrorist” attack motivated by antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiments.

Fortunately it will be a federal case, not a D.C. case, since the moonbats in the D.C. prosecutors office and the judges would probably lower the charges to misdemeanors or dismiss them. But, yes, this is the natural progression of all the Jew hatred on college campuses along with all the elected Democrats and Hollyweirdos and such taking the side of Palestinians, who want to kill all the Jews and erase Israel.

Smith said police believed the shooting was carried out by one person and that a suspect, identified as Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, was in custody.

It took the Washington Post that long to identify the murderer. Of course, the failed in trying to identify Rodriguez, just like most Credentialed Media outlets

It takes Netizens to expose who Elias Rodriguez is.

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Brazil Is Totally Crafting A Climate Crisis (scam) Plan Ahead Of COP30

By William Teach May 22, 2025 – 7:00 am

I wonder how that will work out. Will it include stopping the 40,000 people who will take fossil fueled travel to Brazil, do it via Zoom?

Brazil is crafting an action plan on climate and health ahead of COP30

Ensuring impacts on health are prioritized in climate change discussions hasn’t always been an easy sell in a discussion that was long dominated by imagery of melting icebergs and starving polar bears.

But in recent years, the conversation has broadened beyond the environmental impacts of climate change — bringing greater visibility to the human health tolls such as cholera outbreaks, the impact of extreme heat on pregnant mothers and babies, natural disaster-battered clinics, and malnourished children. (snip)

Brazil is currently drafting — in consultation with civil society, international organizations, academia, and other countries — an action plan for climate change adaptation in the health sector that will be presented to countries at COP30. It aims to offer a set of evidence-based, cost-effective adaptation actions to countries, Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilha said during the World Health Assembly, or WHA, this week in Geneva. This ranges from early warning systems to strategic medicine stockpiles.

“We are rapidly approaching a point of no return in global temperature rise and environmental degradation. … The consequence for public health must not be underestimated,” he said. “Our proposal is grounded in the guiding principles of health equity, climate and health leadership, good governance, and social participation.”

OK, yeah, yeah, yeah. Also Brazil

I mentioned this back in March. Save the climate by destroying the Amazon, which the same people complain about.

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Trump Admin Deports Eight Scumbags To South Sudan, Fines Another $1.8 Million

By William Teach May 22, 2025 – 6:45 am

I doubt the Trump admin will send that many more to South Sudan, but, not because a squishy judge said don’t do this

Trump admin sends 8 ‘barbaric’ illegal migrants to South Sudan — even though only one is from there in shock decision

The Trump administration said it has deported at least eight violent illegal migrants to one of the poorest nations on Earth — with their crimes being so “monstrous and barbaric” that no other country apparently would take them, a Trump administration official told The Post Wednesday.

The migrants were put on a flight to South Sudan — a violence-plagued African country — over the objections of a federal judge.

South Sudanese officials have also objected to the flight.

Of the eight felons, only one is a native of South Sudan. The others are from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar and Vietnam.

“We conducted a deportation flight from Texas to remove some of the most barbaric, violent individuals illegally in the United States,” Homeland Security said in an X post announcing the latest migrant removals.

Murderers, child abusers, one sexually assaulted a disabled lady. South Sudan says they haven’t landed yet, and would be deported to their home countries. Will the Trump admin send more?

Trump administration fined this low-income migrant $1.8 million

Wendy Ortiz was surprised to find out she was being fined by U.S. immigration authorities for being in the country illegally – but it was the amount that truly shocked her: $1.8 million.

Ortiz, 32, who earns $13 an hour in her job at a meatpacking plant in Pennsylvania, has lived in the United States for a decade, after fleeing El Salvador to escape a violent ex-partner and gang threats, she said in an interview and in immigration paperwork. Her salary barely covers rent and expenses for her autistic 6-year-old U.S.-citizen son.

“It’s not fair,” she said. “Where is someone going to find that much money?”

In the last few weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has started to operationalize a plan to fine migrants who fail to leave the U.S. after a final deportation order, issuing notices to 4,500 migrants with penalties totaling more than $500 million, a senior Trump official said, requesting anonymity to share internal figures.

Reuters spoke with eight immigration lawyers around the country who said their clients had been fined from several thousand dollars to just over $1.8 million.

In other words, she’s living on the public dole, and has a final deportation order, as do others. And she doesn’t get to whine about fair. She’s been here illegally

The Trump administration plan, details of which were first reported by Reuters in April, include levying fines of $998 per day for migrants who failed to leave the U.S. after a deportation order.

The administration planned to issue fines retroactively for up to five years, Reuters reported. Under that framework, the maximum would be $1.8 million. The government would then consider seizing the property of immigrants who could not pay.

This is all based on a 1996 law which enacted this. But, do Los Federales actually expect to get the money? Surely not. This is an incentive for illegals to leave. They do not have to go to their home countries: they can go elsewhere. Go to Canada.

Both of these are meant to get illegals to self deport.

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Rich Daughter Of Rich Jennifer Garner Decries Fellow Rich Folks On Global Boiling

By William Teach May 21, 2025 – 3:55 pm

Jennifer Garner is reportedly worth around $80 million. Dad Ben Affleck is worth about $150 million. It costs about $90K a year to go to Yale, and I bet their daughter isn’t paying a cent

Jennifer Garner’s daughter blasts the wealthy after L.A. fires
In a college essay, the 19-year-old daughter of Garner and Ben Affleck despaired of the ignorance about climate change.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck better not be traveling on carbon-emitting private jets, and the ex-spouses might want to re-think their need to live in massively-sized houses, because their oldest daughter, Violet Affleck, has fashioned herself into a climate justice warrior who has published an essay calling out the environmental harm caused by the privileged lifestyle in which she was raised.

Does Violet fly home to California on a jet, or take Amtrak cross country?

The 19-year-old Yale University student writes about the devastating Los Angeles fires in January, which forced her mother and two younger siblings to evacuate from their Pacific Palisades home. The essay, published in an undergraduate campus publication, opens with Violet Affleck describing how she was holed up in a hotel, arguing with her mother about the causes and “the scale of the destruction.”

“She was shell-shocked, astonished at the scale of destruction in the neighborhood where she raised myself and my siblings,” Violet Affleck writes in The Yale Global Health Review. “I was surprised at her surprise: As a lifelong Angelena and climate-literate member of generation Z, my question had not been whether the Palisades would burn but when.”

I sorta remember being 19 and think I knew everything. Of course, my folks were middle class, so, I didn’t quite have the luxury of worrying about complete bullshit.

“As I chatted with adults in the hotel where we’d gone to escape the smoke, though, I found my position to be an uncommon one: people spoke of how long rebuilding would take, how much it would cost, and how tragically odd the whole situation had been,” she wrote. She said they blamed the crisis on “bad luck,” while her younger brother, Samuel, couldn’t understand what global warming had to do with the hurricane-force winds and dry topography that fueled the flames after the Palisades Fire broke out in the Santa Monica Mountains on Jan. 7.

Apparently, Violet doesn’t understand the topography, geography, and historical climate of the area, to which Mankind added highly flammable buildings, poorly maintained powerlines, and an inability to clear dry brush.

Yes, this daughter of rich and famous movie stars is turning the mirror on her own privileged upbringing. It has been established that wealthy people have a higher carbon footprint than everyone else. The world’s wealthiest 10% are responsible for two thirds of observed global warming since 1990, and for the resulting increases in climate extremes such as heatwaves and droughts, according to a 2005 study in Nature Climate Change.

It’s easy for her to say/write, but, is she willing to give up her own privileged lifestyle? We all know the answer is “no”.

As for addressing climate change, Violet Affect explains that it can’t be reversed but that it can be slowed and that people should do what they can to nudge environmental trends in that direction. “Adopting a pacing strategy towards the climate crisis then means not only celebrating every potential catastrophe we avoid but also embracing the ways in which each one could have been worse,” she said. She also said that, as “COVID-conscious” people and disabled people “celebrate each chain of transmission broken,” climate scientists can recognize that “each degree of warming we avoid will be a victory.” she also said.

Well, she has the whole Victimhood down. But, she won’t practice what she preaches. That’s for the little people. This is completely symptomatic of the rich who have nothing bad in their lives.

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 21, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is a cloudless sky from too much carbon pollution causing desertification, you might just be a Warmist

The blog off the day is Green Jihad, with a post on more wacko info on the Palm Springs bomber.

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