…is horrible hazy carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Powerline, with a post on Omar doing her Blame America First schtick.
There’s a double shot of, arguably, Chile’s most famous hotty export, Cote de Pablo, below the fold, so, check out The Daley Gator, with a post on the angry asshat of the day
Read: If All You See… »
Kids who cannot live in a world without social media and smartphones are Upset
‘We need to get adults to stop Tweeting and start acting’
Friday afternoon, Albuquerque middle and high school students took over a corner of the University of New Mexico’s Johnson Field—and then a busy intersection nearby—to demand action on climate change.
Alyssa Ruiz from Sandia High School told the crowd that while the United States plans to spend more than a billion dollars building a wall along the U.S./Mexico border, the Trump administration’s proposed budget for 2020 cuts spending on renewable energy. “When will our future be considered a national emergency?†she asked.
Katie Butler, a 17-year-old student from La Cueva High School, was among the co-organizers of the School Strike for Climate Action. “This isn’t about politics,†she said. Rather, climate change is a human rights issue.
And seventh grader Eliott Patton expressed the frustration echoed by many of the teens at the protest. “We need to get adults to stop Tweeting,†she told the crowd, “and start acting.â€
OK, let’s get rid of school buses and require the kids to walk or bike to school. We can turn the heat down to 65 and the AC up to 78. No more outlets to charge their smartphones, and turn the WiFi routers off, due to all the vampire electricity. They’re cool with that, right? No meat will be served at lunch, no carbonated drinks, no snacks.
Arriving at the protest with his mom and two siblings, ten-year-old Alex Hanna told NM Political Report he fights for climate change “because it’s our future and we can’t waste it.â€
I wonder what type of fossil fueled vehicle they used to get to the protest. ‘Climate’ action starts with themselves. And other Climahypocrites
Is giving up flying the best way to stop climate change?
I start sweating nervously every time I read about how air travel impacts the environment.
Having lived abroad for more than 20 years, I take a plane as if it were a city bus, worrying only about how to get from A to B as quickly as possible.
And yet I know there are very valid arguments for why we should substantially reduce aeroplane journeys, or stop flying altogether.
Warmist Lise Floris is a typical Climahypocrite, and, like most, finds ways to excuse her Bad Behavior. She makes small donations to offset her jet-setting lifestyle, and
Nothing can replace experiencing another country in real life, with all its culture shock and emotion.
Now more than ever, we need to find ways to understand our world. Flying may actually be required for us to experience the world with open eyes and without prejudice.
Flying in order to “be there” has taught me about many things.
With tears in my eyes, I have seen thousands of acres of palm oil plantations in Asia from the air — and their impact on wildlife from the ground.
Interesting. The massive expansion of palm oil plantations coincided with the growth of the Cult of Climastrology. While it is used in many things, including cookies, its supposed low carbon footprint and use as a biofuel have caused environmental destruction. So, Lise wants to see the destruction partly driven by her own cult. Don’t expect the vast majority of Cult members to change their ways, though. Won’t happen. Except where government action comes into play, and then they are very surprised that they stuff they wanted for Other People hurts their own lives.
Read: Adults Need To Stop Tweeting And Start Acting On ‘Climate Change’ Or Something »
Hey, if Green New Deal co-sponsor Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won’t demand a vote on her own resolution, someone has to
House Republican moves to force vote on Green New Deal
GOP Rep. Jody Hice (Ga.) on Wednesday introduced a discharge petition aimed at circumventing Democratic leadership and forcing a vote on the progressive-backed Green New Deal.
Hice, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said he is hoping to gain at least 20 Democratic signatures to reach the 218 needed to utilize the procedural tool.
“I’m not gonna put any Democrats on the spot right now, I’ve had some positive conversations but we’ll see,†Hice told The Hill. “There are 92 Democrats that have co-sponsored the Green New Deal so hopefully some of them will come on board and call for a vote.â€
The move is the latest ploy by the GOP to force Democrats to go on the record on a controversial issue — a tactic that could place swing district members on the other side of the aisle in a difficult position.
See? Demanding a vote on legislation introduced by people’s whose job it is to vote on things is a “ploy”. Despite AOC constantly yammering about how awesome it is, Cult of Climastrology writers squeeing over it, heck, some saying it needs to be even bigger!
Ocasio-Cortez and other backers of the House resolution have not called for a floor vote and have instead said it’s messaging focused and was never meant to be passed.
She has called Republican plans a political maneuver.
“This is very similar, this is a mirroring tactic to what [Senate Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell [R-Ky.] was doing in the Senate. To not hold a single hearing just shows that they aren’t taking this problem seriously,†Ocasio-Cortez told The Hill.
OK, so when is she going to call for hearings on it? And do we really need them? You can read it in full in a couple of minutes. Perhaps take 10 to fully understand it.
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said he would support Democrats in the House employing similar efforts as their Senate counterparts and voting present if Republicans successfully forced a Green New Deal vote.
“I think the best strategy is to call it for what it is, a ‘got you’ deal, and ignore it,†said Grijalva.
So, wait, forcing Democrats to vote on resolutions they introduced and say the support is a “gotcha”? Huh.
Read: Rep. Jody Hice Attempts To Force House Vote On Green New Deal »
Buckle your seatbelts, Heather Long of the Washington Post is looking for a way to downgrade the Trump economy
Is this economy too good to be true?
The U.S. economy again defied expectations in April, as another month of strong hiring and falling unemployment forced experts to reevaluate just how good the economy can get — and how long the current expansion can last.
Employers added 263,000 new jobs last month, a record 103 straight months of job growth, and the official unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent, the lowest since 1969, the Labor Department reported Friday.
The latest piece of good news comes accompanied by strong wage growth, hot stock markets and a first-quarter growth report last week that smashed expectations. Equally noteworthy is what economists aren’t seeing: the high levels of inflation that have accompanied previous expansions.
So, things are going pretty well, eh? Sure, there are a few things to work on, but, even with continuing automation, companies are hiring. Businesses are being created. Others are expanding. Gross domestic product is blowing the blase’ Obama GDP away. No one is talking about the massive, historic numbers of people who dropped out of the labor market like under the previous White House resident. We’re even seeing the return of some manufacturing jobs. So, of course
As the economy continues to grow past what many predicted was possible, some analysts and officials are wondering if the current state of the economy is too good to be true — and that experts must be missing warning signs.
Some expressed concerns about rising debt after the Trump administration undertook heavy borrowing to fund tax cuts and additional government spending to boost growth. President Trump is actively pushing for more, including a $2 trillion infrastructure package, additional military spending and extra stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
Funny, we weren’t treated to “concerns” while Obama was getting his massive Stimulus, borrowing from China, doing smaller stimulus after stimulus, adding $9 trillion to the debt, etc. But, the media does this every time the economy is roaring during a Republican presidency.
But few, if any, deny the remarkable overall strength of the U.S. economy.
“ ‘Spectacular’ is the only way to describe this jobs report,†said Sung Won Sohn, an economist at Loyola Marymount University and SS Economics. “It is hard to believe that this 10-year-old recovery keeps pumping out home runs.â€
Previous eras of such economic performance ended painfully. The prosperity of the 1960s was followed by runaway inflation in the 1970s; the long expansion of the 1990s burst along with the tech bubble; and the gains of the 2000s ended when a collapsing housing bubble spiraled into a global financial crisis and the worst recession in generations.
“Things are great, doom starts soon!” And they’ll blame it on Trump. It’s like they want doom to happen.
Read: Washington Post Wonders If Trump Economy Is Too Good To Be True »
Say, I wonder if the U.K. government will give up its own big carbon ways. No more fossil fueled trips for elected lawmakers and government employees. Get rid of their military. Nah, they’ll just nag the peasants
The Climate Change Lifestyle: Experts Identify 3 Personal Habits That Could Help Save the Planet
Eat less meat. Ride a bike. Watch your energy bill.
If you’re wondering how to reduce your personal impact on climate change, a U.K. government advisory group has a guidebook for you, buried in a sprawling report released Thursday on how the country can achieve “net zero†greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
That fresh target meets the requirements of the Paris Agreement, which commits member countries to set their “highest possible ambition†to keep global temperatures from rising by 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and ideally below 1.5 degrees, to prevent the worst effects of climate change. (You don’t need a reminder on what those are, do you?)
Temperatures are already 1 degree above pre-industrial levels, so the report says acting on the recommendations—which cover widespread shifts in business, policy, and consumer behavior—is urgent.
Being 1C above 1850 temperature is a) no proof that it is mostly/solely due to Mankind, and b) utterly normal during the Holocene and coming out of a cool period. Here’s more on this nuttiness
Turn heating down to save the planet: MPs tell Brits to set their heating no higher than 19°C, ditch gas boilers, eat less red meat and take trains instead of flights to help save the planet
Recommendations come in report from Committee on Climate Change https://t.co/6H9xg12ldL pic.twitter.com/orEJTcSLjn— Climate Alarmism (@ClimateAlarmism) May 2, 2019
Anyone out there keep their homes 66F or less for heating? I keep mine at 68, but, that’s my choice. Other people keep it at 70. A graphic in the story shows
The only way this is done is through government force. So, that is what they will push.
Read: Naggy U.K. Goverment Advises Subjects On How To Live Their Climate Friendly Lives Or Something »
…is a tree that will soon die from too much carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Flopping Aces, with a post on there being no impeachment.
An interesting thing I found out about Chile is that blondes are a big thing. Who knew?
Read: If All You See… »
Go figure
The fellow who drew the anti-Semitic cartoon in the NY Times blames “Jewish propaganda” for the pushback.
So that problem should completely go away now.
Excellent recap via ?@brianstelter? https://t.co/ZuVC7HB2Nx
— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) May 1, 2019
Good of CNN, usually unhinged Brian Stetler, and the others to offer this
Reporters in The New York Times (NYT) newsroom could hear the protesters outside on Monday. “Shame on you!” they shouted. Some held signs that accused the newspaper of being anti-Semitic. Others waved American and Israeli flags.
The demonstrators packed Eighth Avenue in New York City in response to a recent cartoon that was baldly anti-Semitic. The image appeared in international editions of The Times last Thursday. It called to mind “a very dark time in Jewish history,” lawyer Alan Dershowitz said at the protest. “I ask myself, how could it have happened?”
That’s what staffers at The Times wanted to know too. In interviews this week, 16 Times staffers described a short-staffed international publication; an opinion section prone to self-inflicted wounds; and an ongoing debate about the newspaper’s biases and blind spots. (snip)
“I don’t think anyone in our office believes for one second there is an issue with institutionalized anti-semitism at the NYT,” one staffer in an international bureau said. “But as with all newsrooms that have gone through radical restructuring in recent years, that so many checks and balances have been removed and that this could go up without being seen by a second pair of eyes makes reporters and editors alike concerned.”
Yes, the checks and balances that would keep anti-Semites from working for the NY Times, especially the international edition, what with the rising Jew hatred in the mid-East and Europe.
Portuguese artist António Moreira Antunes has been drawing political cartoons for 45 years. He recently decided to take on the relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and recently re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (sadly, the next quote is way, way, way down in the article)
In an interview with CNN, conducted in Portuguese, Antunes said he was surprised by the outrage. He said he has the “utmost respect” for the Jewish peoples’ past, but said that doesn’t mean they can be “above criticism.”
He claimed that anti-Semitism charges are a misunderstanding “made through the Jewish propaganda machine, which is, anytime there’s criticism it’s because there’s someone anti-Semitic on the other side, and that’s not the case.”
He blamed right-wing figures: “The Jewish right doesn’t want to be criticized, and therefore, when criticized they say ‘We are a persecuted people, we suffered a lot… this is anti-Semitism.'”
So, he’s totally learned from this incident. The casualness of anti-Semitism on the political left is disturbing. And mainstream.
Read: Cartoonist Who Drew Anti-Semitic Graphic For NY Times Blames “Jewish Propaganda” »
This is very exciting news for the Cult of Climastrology
The voters are in: climate change is No. 1
Conducted by CNN, the poll found that 82 percent of voting Democrats (including left-leaning Independents) listed climate change as a “top priority†that they’d like to see presidential candidates focus on. The next-highest issue was universal health care, at 75 percent, followed by gun reform, at 65 percent.
Wouldn’t you know it, young people, in particular, feel climate change is a major priority. In a recent Harvard poll, likely voters between 18 and 29 said they’d favor action on the climate crisis even if it hurts economic growth. And, according to the same survey, a high percentage of young people plan to vote.
So, yeah, this was a poll which only asked Democrats certain questions, and it starts out “Q18. How important is it to you that the Democratic candidate for president supports (ITEM)? Very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important?” The answers include (page ten of the poll)
Taking aggressive action to slow the effects of climate changeThese are the silly things that Concern Democrats. Congratulations to the Cult for finally ranking #1 among people who actually Believe. Now, try the poll with things like the economy, good jobs, terrorism, illegal immigration, etc, and see how it goes. ‘Climate change’ action is the leading nutter answer among nutter answers.
Read: Hooray: ‘Climate Change’ Finally Polls Number One Or Something »
The excitable Democrats in the People’s Republik Of California should read their own Constitution, as well as the federal Constitution, because they do not have the authority to do this, but, then, this is more about their feelings….unhinged feelings…than any sort of law
California Senate passes bill that would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns
The California state Senate on Thursday approved a bill to require candidates appearing on the presidential primary ballot — including President Trump — to release five years’ worth of income tax returns.
The measure was approved in a 27-10 vote, according to The Associated Press. California, for the first time, will be one of the first states to hold its presidential primary in the 2020 cycle.
The bill is a response to Trump’s insistence that he will not release his tax returns as presidential candidates traditionally have done, claiming he is under audit. If the bill becomes law and Trump does not release his returns, he may not appear on the California primary ballot.
“We believe that President Trump, if he truly doesn’t have anything to hide, should step up and release his tax returns,†said state Sen. Mike McGuire (D) who co-authored the bill, according to the AP.
All 10 Republicans in the state Senate voted against the bill’s passage.
“I get that playing the resistance card may be good politics for the majority party, but I would submit that it’s bad policy for Californians,†Sen. Brian Jones (R) told the wire service.
First, Trump doesn’t need California. He won’t win it. The last time a Republican won California was 1988. There’s, what, a 3% chance that a Republican could win the state now? Second, there will still be lawsuits when this passes the California House and signed by Extreme Leftist Governor Gavin Newsome. Unless Gavin somehow gets wise. Because this will also be material for Republicans and Trump to highlight how deranged and partisan California has become.
The requirements to be president are laid out in the Constitution: California cannot legally add one.
Read: Excitable California Senate Passes Bill Requiring Trump Show Tax Returns To Be On Ballot »
Say, remember how all the news media was saying it was a bunch of mule fritters that Team Trump, both during the campaign and after the election, was spied on by the Obama administration?
New York Times Admits Obama Admin Deployed Multiple Spies Against Trump Campaign In 2016
Surrender Monkey is surprised!
Following months of angry claims by journalists and Democratic operatives that the Obama administration never spied on Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, The New York Times admitted Thursday that multiple overseas intelligence assets were deployed against associates of the Republican nominee. It is not the first time the Times has revealed widespread spying operations against the campaign.
In addition to noting that long-time informant Stefan Halper was tasked with collecting intelligence on the Trump campaign, the Times story details how a woman was sent overseas under a fake name and occupation to oversee the spy operation. The woman’s real name is not mentioned in the article, though the Times says she went by “Azra Turk†and has a relationship with an unidentified federal intelligence agency.
Oops?
As Molly Hemingway goes on to note in terms of why we are seeing this
The New York Times has repeatedly been used by FBI officials who ran the anti-Trump spy operation to launder damaging information that reflects poorly on the agency. Nearly a year ago, the Times confirmed that the U.S. intelligence apparatus was used to spy on Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016.
In that case, the ostensible purpose of the leak was to get ahead of what congressional investigators had figured out: the Obama administration targeted the Trump campaign with secret informants.
There is an Inspector General report coming out soon, and it will surely paint the FBI, and perhaps other agencies, in a very poor light. Hey, who was in charge of all these agencies? You can’t sit there and tell me that the POTUS wasn’t in the loop on this behavior against a presidential candidate then election winner, and, if he wasn’t, how disturbing that federal agencies felt emboldened to take this action?
Read: Surprise: NY Times Admits Obama Admin Spied On Trump Campaign Without Calling It Spying »
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