UK’s Favorite “Foods” At Risk From ‘Climate Change” Or Something

By William Teach March 20, 2018 – 3:30 pm

The UK just went through a harsh winter with lots of snow and ice and cold and stuff, so, of course the Cult of Climastrology has to attempt to scaremonger

Fish and chips to curry: UK’s favourite dishes at risk from climate change, research shows

Some of the UK’s best-loved dishes – including fish and chips and chicken tikka masala – could be under threat as a result of climate change, environmentalists warn in a new report on Tuesday.

Warmer seas could see populations of cod – long the staple in fish and chips – replaced by lesser-known substitutes, leading to an “anchovies and chips” fish supper as soon as 2050, the environmental charity WWF said.

Research commissioned for Earth Hour, the world’s largest event to protect the planet, found that these and other favourites including the cheese ploughman’s platter and lamb cawl (Welsh lamb stew) may taste different and cost more in the future. Crucially, climate change could threaten the supply of the key ingredients in these dishes, leading to substitutes.

Have you ever noticed that stories like this never seem to include facts, such as, I don’t know, how much warmer the British seas are right now vs say 100 years ago?

To mark Earth Hour, which starts at 8.30pm on Saturday 24 March, WWF is urging people to make promises to change their life in one small way to help the environment, such as refusing plastic cutlery, carrying a refillable cup or cutting back on meat.

Pathetic. Oh, and then there is bat shit crazy at the same paper

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If All You See…

By William Teach March 20, 2018 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrible factory making something, doesn’t matter what, that causes sea rise, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Bunkerville, with a post on Hillary’s India junket costing the US taxpayer.

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Surprise: Government Failed On Firearms Background Checks

By William Teach March 20, 2018 – 10:49 am

But, hey, there would be no problem with government following and implementing all sorts of new gun grabbing regulations, right?

Dozens of gun permits issued without background checks in N.J. town

The Carteret Police Department may have issued more than three dozens gun permits over the past two years without running background checks on the buyers and, in five of those cases, authorities are trying to pull owners’ permits.

The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the investigation Monday and said it has found that 38 possible permits or firearms purchaser identification cards were issued since 2015 without a complete review, including a check of mental health or criminal records.

The prosecutor’s office has also filed a motion in Superior Court to revoke the permits in five cases where there are “serious statutory” issues, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said.

It was unclear how many background checks were done in total over that time.

Well, I’m sure it’s the fault of the gun.

In New Jersey, local police departments are responsible for vetting applicants seeking firearms ID cards and handgun purchase permits by contacting references and checking mental health status. Police then submit their information to the State Police for a formal background check.

The question not answered in this article is whether these people passed the NICS background check to start. Certainly, we see that the police failed to do all the draconian governmental checks meant to make it a lot harder for people to exercise their 2nd Amendment Right.

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EPA Will Soon End Use Of “Secret Science” To Justify Regulations

By William Teach March 20, 2018 – 7:57 am

It’s not just ‘climate change’ regulations that will be effected, because the EPA has been using secret science to manufacture mission creep and “regulations for the sake of regulations” regulations all over the place

(Daily Caller) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt will soon end his agency’s use of “secret science” to craft regulations.

“We need to make sure their data and methodology are published as part of the record,” Pruitt said in an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller News Foundation. “Otherwise, it’s not transparent. It’s not objectively measured, and that’s important.”

Pruitt will reverse long-standing EPA policy allowing regulators to rely on non-public scientific data in crafting rules. Such studies have been used to justify tens of billions of dollars worth of regulations.

EPA regulators would only be allowed to consider scientific studies that make their data available for public scrutiny under Pruitt’s new policy. Also, EPA-funded studies would need to make all their data public.

“When we do contract that science out, sometimes the findings are published; we make that part of our rule-making processes, but then we don’t publish the methodology and data that went into those findings because the third party who did the study won’t give it to us,” Pruitt added.

This will definitely make Warmists very upset, since the majority of all they fearmonger about is based on secret science.

Democrats and environmentalists have largely opposed attempts to require EPA rely on transparent scientific data. Said data would restrict the amount of studies EPA can use, but a major objection is making data public would reveal confidential patient data, opponents argue.

“A lot of the data that EPA uses to protect public health and ensure that we have clean air and clean water relies on data that cannot be publicly released,” Union of Concerned Scientists representative Yogin Kothari told E&E News.

“It really hamstrings the ability of the EPA to do anything, to fulfill its mission,” Kothari said.

Mule fritters. If you can’t justify government regulations by showing the full studies, data, methodology, etc, if you’re hiding this from the American People, then they should be disallowed. Especially since these studies are paid for with taxpayer money. We aren’t here for government: they work for us. Government should be transparent.

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Town Votes To Opt-Out Of Being Part Of California Sanctuary Law

By William Teach March 20, 2018 – 7:46 am

So far, there has been no response from the state, Gov. Jerry Brown, or other illegal alien supporting Democrats. That’s sure to come, especially since the city council went one step further

(OC Register) Orange County’s second-smallest city voted Monday night to exempt itself from California’s so-called sanctuary law, which limits cooperation between local agencies and federal immigration authorities.

The Los Alamitos City Council voted 4-1 following more than two hours of heated testimony from residents on both sides of the issue. (snip)

(Councilman Warren) Kusumoto said the issue was not about immigration.

“This council is looking out for the constituents in our city,” Kusumoto said.

Mayor Troy Edgar said he hoped mayors in other cities consider similar local legislation. And his message was clear: “As the mayor of Los Alamitos, we are not a sanctuary city.”

The council went one step further. The majority also voted to direct the city attorney to write an amicus brief to a federal lawsuit filed earlier this month against California, alleging that three of the state’s laws are unconstitutional. One of those laws was the same one the Los Alamitos council looks to opt-out of:  the “California Values Act,” which limits cooperation between law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities.

That last bit should certainly catch the attention of the illegal alien loving Democrats.

There was lots of interesting talk. Like this Rabbi who conflates legal immigration with law breakers, as illegal alien lovers love to do

“There’s been a real shift to a national, xenophobic acceptability in our society that is heartbreaking,” said Rabbi Jonathan Klein, executive director of the Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice group. “We’re in an era of open bigotry.”

Someone needs cheap labor to cut the laws.

One long-time resident, Javier Mejia, choked up as he described that he’s proud of his Mexican heritage but is “100 percent American.” He urged the council to vote for the proposed ordinance.

In other words, he came here legally. We’re glad to have you, Javier, and call you American

And from CBS LA

“We want people deported, simply because they’re here illegally,” another man said.

It’s a very simple concept. Illegal alien supporters have to come up with all sorts of wild, irrational, juvenile reasons for why they want illegals

“We are here to stand up to the Trump agenda. It starts in the city councils. It starts in these meetings that traditionally have no transparency,” said Tim Phan of the Young Democrats.

And Trump Derangement Syndrome is on display.

The ordinance does have to go to a second vote for validation, scheduled for April 16.

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Tons And Tons Of Animals And Plants Are In Danger Of Future Climate Scam Doom

By William Teach March 19, 2018 – 4:06 pm

It’s always something doomy with these people

From the link

About half of all plants and animals in 35 of the world’s most biodiverse places are at risk of extinction due to climate change, a new report claims.

“Hotter days, longer periods of drought, and more intense storms are becoming the new normal, and species around the world are already feeling the effects,” said Nikhil Advani, lead specialist for climate, communities and wildlife at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

The report, a collaboration between the University of East Anglia, the James Cook University, and the WWF, found that nearly 80,000 plants and animals in 35 diverse and wildlife-rich areas — including the Amazon rainforest, the Galapagos islands, southwest Australia and Madagascar — could become extinct if global temperatures rise. (snip)

If temperatures were to rise by 4.5 degrees Celsius, animals like African elephants would likely lack sufficient water supplies and 96% of all breeding ground for tigers in India’s Sundarbans region could be submerged in water.

Yeah, not happening. Good thing CNN and the WWF use vast amounts of fossil fuels to tell us these things, though, right?

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If All You See…

By William Teach March 19, 2018 – 1:00 pm

…is a building losing all its paint from too much carbon pollution rain, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Right Scoop, with a post on the 5 reasons firing McCabe was the right choice.

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Bummer: Kids Won’t Know What Rugby Looks Like

By William Teach March 19, 2018 – 10:30 am

It probably would have been worse if all the airplanes and their Evil Atmosphere Cancer weren’t grounded by the atmosphere cancer caused warm snow

Since the ABC link just goes to ABC weather, let’s go to here

Rugby players were forced to abandon a match on March 17 due to snowy weather conditions in Yorkshire, England.

The match between Wakefield Trinity and Widnes Vikings was due to take place at the Trinity Rugby Club in Wakefield.

In a statement Wakefield Trinity said the weather conditions were deemed safe at 6pm however conditions deteriorated rapidly.

Reports said the match was cancelled after 27 minutes.

And Gulf Times

A second day of icy weather led London’s Heathrow Airport to cancel more than 100 flights on Sunday and disrupted the homecoming celebrations of Ireland’s all-conquering rugby team.

Around 115 flights were grounded at Heathrow, the second busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic, with transatlantic, domestic and European flights worst hit.

And the BBC

Derby County’s game against Cardiff City in the Championship has been postponed because of heavy snow.

The Pride Park club said the weather had put the areas surrounding their stadium in an “unsafe condition”.

Three Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals – Arsenal v Charlton, Durham v Everton and Sunderland v Manchester City – are off, as is the WSL 2 game at Watford.

Additionally, the Grand Slam-winning Irish rugby union team’s homecoming celebrations in Dublin were cancelled.

And now I’m just awaiting all the Tweets about the midweek snowstorm here on the East Coast being caused by ‘climate change’.

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City Considers Ordinance To Opt-Out Of Being Part Of California’s Sanctuary State Status

By William Teach March 19, 2018 – 7:16 am

It’s interesting that the LA Times pitches California passing a law making them a sanctuary haven for criminal illegal aliens as “resistance” to Trump, rather than simply being illegal alien loving Democrats doing what illegal alien loving Democrats do

In defiance of Trump, California became ‘sanctuary state.’ This Orange County city may want out

Since California became the center of the resistance to President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, so-called sanctuary policies have taken root across the state.

The movement went statewide with Senate Bill 54, an initiative by lawmakers to protect immigrants without legal residency by restricting local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

How nice of them to spend all that money on illegals, rather than cleaning the streets and dealing with crime, especially in places like San Francisco.

Now, one Southern California city may want out.

On Monday, the Los Alamitos City Council is set to consider an ordinance that exempts the small Orange County municipality from the state’s sanctuary law, which took effect in January.

A city agenda report argues that the state law is at odds with the U.S. Constitution and “infringes on the rights of the citizens” of Los Alamitos.

“In view of this contradiction, it is impossible to comply with both the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California,” the report said. “In this situation, my belief is that the Constitution of the United States has precedence over the Constitution of the State of California.”

What will the leaders of the People’s Republik Of California do if the city passes this? Will they threaten Los Alamitos? Over at The Federalist Rick Moran writes

If the state chose to challenge the ordnance, Los Alamitos would surely lose. There would be chaos if local governments around the state chose which state laws to obey and which not to.

And, in the same way, the state of California would be hypocritical, as they are choosing which federal laws to follow. Jeff Sessions should announce that no immigration enforcement will operate in the capital of California,  Sacramento (and perhaps a few other citizens, such as San Fran, Oakland, Berkeley, etc). Let the state capital deal with the fallout of thousands and thousands of illegals streaming in.

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Parkland Shooting Survivor Feels She “Has No Choice” But To Call For More Gun Grabbing

By William Teach March 19, 2018 – 6:54 am

I suppose pushing for Government to follow existing law would be too much before we institute all sorts of draconian restrictions on law abiding citizens

(The Hill) Stoneman Douglas survivor Emma Gonzalez said on Sunday that she has no choice but to advocate for stricter gun control laws.

“I have no choice because there were CNN cameras there, and my speech was broadcast all over the country in like four seconds and I had no ideas they were going to be there, and that’s..like I’m not upset about that..I’m never going to be the same person again,” Gonzalez told “60 Minutes” on CBS. (snip)

She has become one of the more well-known shooting survivors, working to push Congress to enact new gun control laws.

Gonzalez has called on the National Rifle Association (NRA) to disband in the wake of the shooting.

“Disband, dismantle … don’t make another organization under a different name. Don’t you dare come back here,” she said, referring to the NRA.

While we all certainly empathize with her, her pain is no reason to curtail the Constitutional Rights of law abiding citizens, especially as this is being pushed by hardcore leftist groups, which are astroturfing this whole thing. They even have another march coming on March 24th. I wonder if any of them will discuss the failures of government?

(AP) Officials were so concerned about the mental stability of the student accused of last month’s Florida school massacre that they decided he should be forcibly committed.

But the recommendation was never acted upon. (snip)

But more than a year earlier, documents in the criminal case against Nikolas Cruz and obtained by The Associated Press show school officials and a sheriff’s deputy recommended in September 2016 that Cruz be involuntarily committed for a mental evaluation.

The documents, which are part of Cruz’s criminal case in the shooting, show that he had written the word “kill” in a notebook, told a classmate that he wanted to buy a gun and use it, and had cut his arm supposedly in anger because he had broken up with a girlfriend. He also told another student he had drunk gasoline and was throwing up. Calls had even been made to the FBI about the possibility of Cruz using a gun at school.

The documents were provided by a psychological assessment service initiated by Cruz’s mother called Henderson Behavioral Health. The documents show a high school resource officer who was also a sheriff’s deputy and two school counselors recommended in September 2016 that Cruz be committed for mental evaluation under Florida’s Baker Act. That law allows for involuntary commitment for mental health examination for at least three days.

Such an involuntary commitment would also have been a high obstacle if not a complete barrier to legally obtaining a firearm, such as the AR-15 rifle used in the Stoneman Douglas massacre on Feb. 14, authorities say.

There was a complete failure of Government. It’s not the fault of the gun. None of these gun grabbers like Emma are calling for Government to do the job an implement the Law, hence, it is easy to tell that this is all about gun grabbing.

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