Activists Want Cigarette Style Warning Labels On Coffee Cups

By William Teach June 11, 2018 – 9:42 am

I’m not quite sure how I feel about this: on one hand, the cups are bad for the actual environment. On the other hand, these people are kinda unhinged

(UK Daily Mail) Activists are calling for cigarette packet-style labels on disposable coffee cups to remind people they are harming the environment when they buy them.

Anna Warren, a communications officer for North Sydney Council, has started a petition to make coffee cups ‘uncool.’

She wants drinkers to keep a plastic cup on them at all times and re-use it to save the environment.

This is what I mean about being a bit unhinged

The paper cups are not recyclable due to their waterproof plastic lining and are the second biggest filler of landfill space after plastic bags with 2.6billion thrown away every year.

Ms Warren is encouraging the big coffee brands to introduce labels reminding drinkers that the cups go to landfill, similar to the ‘smoking kills’ reminders on cigarettes.

Again, loopy.

Ms Warren’s petition to the environment minister, which has more than 23,000 signatures, reads: ‘Coffee cups are the second largest source of landfill in Australia and most of the cups that don’t make it into landfill, end up in our environment.

‘Landfill’s greenhouse gases are one of the major factors for climate change and global warming.

Now, that’s an interesting point, as well. And it refers mostly to methane. Furthermore, looking back, landfills and agriculture were blamed the most for global warming from mankind, but, cow farts and dumps weren’t sexy enough for the Cult of Climastrology.

‘Coffee cups which don’t make it to landfill end up in our oceans, killing fragile marine life like turtles, dolphins and even whales – washing up on shore dead with stomachs full of plastic waste.

On this, though, there is a point. Yes, we can try and blame a few rivers in China and Asia, but we ourselves do individually contribute to real pollution. What can we do in our individual lives to reduce our pollution footprint? And can we encourage people to do this without getting naggy and employing Big Government force?

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Obama’s Net Neutrality Officially Ends Today

By William Teach June 11, 2018 – 7:17 am

https://twitter.com/WilliamTeach/status/1006124341325639681

Yes, it’s officially dead, and this has given the Washington Post a case of the sads, along with a case of the doom and glooms

So long to net neutrality, hello to bigger telecoms? The Web you know may never be the same.

Two pivotal developments this week could dramatically expand the power and footprint of major telecom companies, altering how Americans access everything from political news to “Game of Thrones” on the Internet.

Monday marks the official end of the U.S. government’s net neutrality rules, which had required broadband providers such as AT&T, Charter, Comcast and Verizon to treat all Web traffic equally. The repeal is part of a campaign by Ajit Pai, the Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, to deregulate the telecom industry in a bid to boost its investments — particularly in rural areas.

“I think ultimately it’s going to mean better, faster, cheaper Internet access and more competition,” Pai said in an interview. Others disagree and will challenge Pai in court, while many states are fighting back with their own laws, further muddling the situation.

We did pretty good prior to Obama’s 2015 NN, going from a few people having dial-up and speeds less than 52 kilobytes a second to the vast majority of this country having access to speeds of at least 6 megabytes per second, whether it be at home, at work, or on their phone. Usually, all three. The amount of content is incredible. What you can do on the web is incredible, if you consider what little you could do back in the early days, say, 1994. And this was all done without treating “web traffic equally.” Because it’s not. If you’re streaming hundreds of megabytes of movies and TV shows to your phone every month, well, that’s a bit different from someone who uses a few megabytes a month, is it not? But, no one was really throttling, and, if a provider starts being shady, that’s why we have the Federal Trade Commission.

One day after the net neutrality changes, a federal judge is set to rule on Tuesday on whether AT&T can buy Time Warner. AT&T, already the country’s second-largest wireless network, stands to gain a content trove from Time Warner that includes HBO and CNN — leading the Justice Department, which filed the lawsuit, to argue that the company could harm its rivals.

Put me on the side of not allowing the deal.

The two events in Washington could lead to further consolidation of wireless, cable and content giants, public-interest advocates say. And they fear that behemoths like AT&T might someday prioritize their own TV shows and other content over rivals’. Internet service providers, or ISPs, deny that they would engage in such a practice — yet consumer watchdogs worry that consumers would have little legal recourse if they did.

There’s already priority. I don’t get The Blaze on Time Warner here in Raleigh. You can’t get the NFL package on anything other than Direct TV. Things are never going to be perfect. And it’s called competition. Do you really want Government in control of all your Internet and entertainment content? Well, we know the answer if you’re a Democrats.

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Hey, You Guys Totally Don’t Neeeeeeed An Uzi, You Know

By William Teach June 11, 2018 – 6:58 am

The Times of Trenton editorial board has an anti-gun hissy fit

Hey NRA, people don’t need to own an Uzi, AK-47 or AR-15

“Nobody needs an Uzi. Nobody needs an AK-47.”

With those words to the media nearly 30 years ago, former Gov. James Florio set New Jersey on course to adopt the country’s strongest gun-safety laws, including a ban on a wide range of semi-automatic weapons.

This coming week, a successor, Gov. Phil Murphy, is expected to do his part to keep Garden State residents safe.

The first-term Democrat is poised to sign six bills that passed the state Legislature Thursday, including a measure that authorizes courts to issue restraining orders to persons who pose a significant risk or personal injury to themselves or others by possessing a firearm.

Interestingly, virtually nothing in those bills will do anything about the high crime and shootings by criminals and use of guns by criminals in places like Trenton, the capital city of New Jersey. And just make law abiding citizens easier prey to criminals.

But, let me ask: are Uzi’s still a thing? That just seems so 80’s, when they were used all the time in movies and TV shows. No one seems to use them anymore in those. And, really, they were never really a thing for personal use, because you couldn’t get them in automatic, at least not without ATF approval and paying $6,000+ for the stamp, which the average person would not get. You’re better off with a pistol.

As far as need, well, people do not need lots of things. They don’t really need giant screen TVs. They don’t need to upgrade their phone every 2 years or less. They don’t need high speed Internet. They don’t need cars that go faster than 70. The Times of Trenton doesn’t need a website. They don’t need an electronic printing press. They don’t need to deliver using trucks. But, they want those things.

The NJ General Assembly doesn’t need armed security. Nor does NJ Governor Murphy. They want those things. And what 2nd Amendment supporters want is mostly none of the business of any of these folks. If I want a Bushmaster AR-10, which fires a 7.62 round (vs the smaller .223 from the AR-15) I’ll get one. I don’t want one, but that is my choice, based on the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights.

But, hey, maybe this will help in reviving Uzi sales.

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California Wildfires Blamed On Not ‘Climate Change’ By Government

By William Teach June 10, 2018 – 6:21 pm

Hey, remember when all those California wildfires were all due to ‘climate change’ caused by mankind’s carbon footprint and were the new normal and a taste of things to come? Good times, good times

PG&E Power Lines Blamed For Northern California Wildfires

Downed power lines owned by utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric are being blamed for a dozen Northern California wildfires last fall. The findings by state officials could have a significant financial impact on PG&E.

The report by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection links electric power and distribution lines with 12 fires that killed 18 people. The trouble started when trees and branches came into contact with power lines and wind gusts of up to 70 mph pushed wildfires faster than firefighters could respond. (snip)

PG&E is facing more than 50 lawsuits filed by fire victims arguing that the utility is responsible for fires that scorched the wine country counties of Napa and Sonoma last year.

An earlier investigation found that PG&E’s failure to clear or trim trees near power lines caused three wildfires in Butte and Nevada counties in the fall.

See, sometimes there’s an actual culprit at fault, rather than the mythical carbon pollution which can solved with a tax offered up to the climate gods.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 10, 2018 – 1:00 pm

…is rising sea that is Other People’s fault for their carbon footprints, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Climate Etc., with a post on voices of reason in the climate wars.

It’s sunglasses week!

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach June 10, 2018 – 9:12 am

FH Clough patriotic pinup

Happy Sunday! Another gorgeous day in the awesome nation of America. The Sun is shining, the birds are singing, the ducks are quacking away. No, really quacking. Like loud. This pinup is by FH Clough, with a wee bit of help.

What’s happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. No Frakking Consensus thinks that greenie weenies are pivoting to plastic pollution
  2. Blazing Cat Fur covers fat Sheila’s upset about clothing prices
  3. Chicks On The Right discusses a church sign saying Jesus would have baked that cake
  4. Creeping Sharia covers importing radical Imams
  5. Geller Report has horrendous dhimmitude in the UK
  6. Jihad Watch notes who one the “refugees” in France turned out to be
  7. Legal Insurrection wonders if you are happier before or after social media
  8. Moonbattery notes a church being sued for resting the LGBT agenda
  9. Pacific Pundit covers the tanking ratings for the NBA finals
  10. Political Clown Parade notes dogs against Romney
  11. Powerline discusses making the Trans run on time
  12. The Daily Gator notes the left’s war on female athletes
  13. The First Street Journal gets a laugh out of ethics in journalism
  14. The Lid notes the commie cadet getting the boot
  15. And last, but not least, The Other McCain notes feminists cheering the death of Anthony Bourdain

As always, the full set of pinups can be seen in the Patriotic Pinup category, or over at my Gallery page. While we are on pinups, since it is that time of year, have you gotten your “Pinups for Vets” calendar yet? And don’t forget to check out what I declare to be our War on Women Rule 5 and linky luv posts and things that interest me

Don’t forget to check out all the other great material all the linked blogs have!

Anyone else have a link or hotty-fest going on? Let me know so I can add you to the list.

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NY Times: North Korean Meeting Is A Test Of Trump’s Dealmaking Swagger

By William Teach June 10, 2018 – 7:41 am

This is actually a rather even handed, positive look at the situation by writer Mark Landler

(NY Times) When President Trump declared that he did not really need to prepare for his legacy-defining meeting with North Korea’s leader, he drew sighs or snickers from veterans of past negotiations. But he had a point: In his own unorthodox way, Mr. Trump has been preparing for this encounter his entire adult life.

For an American leader who came of age in the early 1960s, when the United States and the Soviet Union stepped to the brink of nuclear annihilation, the meeting with Kim Jong-un strikes a personal chord, offering Mr. Trump a historic chance to rid the world, and his own presidency, of the greatest threat from atomic weapons.

For a property developer-turned-president, the tête-à-tête, scheduled for Tuesday in Singapore, is a long-anticipated test of Mr. Trump’s conviction that he can slice through decades of diplomatic orthodoxy and strike a grand bargain with North Korea, a feat that eluded his three immediate predecessors.

Mr. Trump, current and former aides said, has been preoccupied with North Korea since his predecessor, Barack Obama, warned him in a closed-door meeting two days after he was elected that the reclusive state would be his No. 1 foreign policy challenge. But he has been tantalized by the idea of solving the North Korea problem since long before that.

Nineteen years ago, when the threat from Pyongyang was a fraction of what it is today, Mr. Trump said he would “negotiate like crazy” with North Korea’s leaders before considering a military strike. In May 2016, while running for president, he said he would sit down with Mr. Kim — an offer he repeated even when threatening to rain “fire and fury” on him if North Korea targeted America.

This continues on for a bit, and it is a good read. Landler hits on one important point

That does not mean that Mr. Trump intends to dive into the details. But in that, he may not be alone: The summit meeting, should Mr. Kim choose to follow in the tradition of his father and grandfather, could turn out to be primarily the get-to-know-you session that many expect.

And that is really the biggest point of this meeting. Not to put together any sort of deal on nuclear disarmament, but to do a meet and greet and see if something can happen, if they can move towards a deal, something that often happens in the business world. Almost a Nixon going to China moment.

And now we wait to see what happens. While so many Democrats hope for failure.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 9, 2018 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible, evil, totally no good fossil fuels causing the seas to approach homes, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Bunkerville, with a post on Europe and Iranian oil.

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Hot Take: Laws Barring Felons From Voting Is Raaaaacist

By William Teach June 9, 2018 – 11:01 am

It’s a cute rationale to attempt to get a client off the hook for voting illegally

Charged with voting illegally, she’s challenging an NC law for its ‘racist origins’

The law preventing some people with felony convictions from voting has “toxic racist origins” and is unconstitutional, says an attorney for an Alamance County woman charged with voting illegally.

State law bars people who are on probation or parole for felonies from voting. An audit last year of votes cast in 2016 found 441 suspected felon voters. The state elections office began referring cases to local district attorneys, and prosecutors in Alamance County have brought charges against a dozen people.

A lawyer with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice argued in a court filing that the charge against Whitney Brown for voting while she was on probation should be dismissed.

“We hope that the court recognizes the unconstitutionality of this law,” said John F. Carella, the lawyer representing Brown and four other Alamance voters.

The law prohibiting people who are on probation or parole after having been convicted of felonies falls disproportionally on African-Americans, Carella said in the court document, and has origins in the state’s history of voter suppression.

So, it happens to whites, Asians, Latinos, etc. too? Huh. 68% of those the state identified as voting illegally while a felon were black, 31% were white. So, obviously, raaaaacism.

The state passed a law in 1901 to prevent people with criminal convictions from voting . It was aimed at keeping African-Americans from casting ballots and has gone largely unchanged, Carella’s court motion sa

It’s not that pretty much every state has the same type of laws. Or that the law applies equally to all felons. If some are dumb enough to get caught, that’s not raaaaacist.

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New Warmist Claim: Hurricanes Are Slowing Down Because Of ‘Climate Change’ (scam)

By William Teach June 9, 2018 – 7:23 am

This is how science works in Warmist World: something happens a little bit so it’s blamed/linked to Mankind’s output of greenhouse gases and Doom is proclaimed (via Watts Up With That?, which forgot to add a link to their excerpt, so, I’m using a different one)

Hurricanes Are Moving More Slowly, Which Means More Damage

Hurricanes are moving more slowly over both land and water, and that’s bad news for communities in their path.

In the past 70 years, tropical cyclones around the world have slowed down 10 percent, and in some regions of the world, the change has been even more significant, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

That means storms are spending more time hanging out, battering buildings with wind and dropping more rain.

“The slowdown over land is what’s really going to affect people,” says James Kossin, the author of the study and a tropical cyclone specialist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He points to Hurricane Harvey’s effect on Houston as an example of what slower storms can mean for cities.

This is basically repeated in the NY Times, Washington Post, National Geographic, and so forth. And they all yammer about Harvey, because, since it was such a slow moving storm (due to actual weather events, not climate), we’re all doomed.

The new research suggests slow-moving tropical storms such as Harvey are becoming more common because of global climate change. Climate change is causing the poles to become warmer, which in turn affects the atmospheric pressure. There is less and less difference in pressure between the poles and the tropics, and that causes the big currents of wind between the two areas to slow down.

It’s all your fault for driving a fossil fueled vehicle, using a clothes dryer, and not buying fairtrade lattes.

“This paper is very timely,” says Christina Patricola, a climate scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who was not involved in the research. She says people who study hurricanes have traditionally focused on storm frequency and wind speed — but that rainfall is an increasingly important piece of the puzzle.

In other words, it’s released just in time to blame last season’s storms on Hotcoldwetdry. It’s always something with these people afterwards. First it was that big seasons like 2005 would be the new normal. Then, when major hurricane activity dried up almost immediately, we were told that they’d be less frequent but more powerful. When that didn’t happen, and even minor hurricane activity dried up, they blamed wind sheer caused by mankind’s carbon pollution. Then it was “superstorms like Sandy will be the new normal,” but, we haven’t had one since. Then it was claiming that hurricane activity will ramp up, knowing full well that there’s a cycle of storms. And then, after last years big season, they’ve forgotten the long dearth of landfalling major and minor hurricanes, and blamed Mankind, with this silliness following up.

And, even if true about speed reduction, they still can’t prove that you’re to blame for eating a delicious steak.

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