Trump’s Infrastructure May Ignore ‘Climate Change’ Or Something

By William Teach February 10, 2018 – 6:01 pm

This has given the NY Times’ resident Alarmist, Coral Davenport, a sad

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan May Ignore Climate Change. It Could Be Costly.

President Trump is expected to unveil on Monday a plan that would fulfill one of his signature campaign promises: a $1.5 trillion, once-in-a-generation proposal to rebuild, restore and modernize the nation’s aging infrastructure.

“We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways and waterways all across our land,” Mr. Trump said in his State of the Union address.

But while the proposal represents one of the administration’s main legislative ambitions, it could directly clash with one of its defining regulatory principles, which is to question the risk from global warming and roll back regulations addressing climate change.

The Trump infrastructure blueprint is almost certain to call for expensive new roads, bridges, airports and other projects in areas that are increasingly vulnerable to rising waters and other threats from a warming planet. Engineers and researchers say that construction plans should consider these design constraints at the outset. Their concern is that a plan led by a White House that has both discounted climate science and weakened climate change regulations could mean that costly projects may be vulnerable to damage or, in a worst-case scenario, quickly rendered obsolete by the changing environment.

In other words, some people are upset that the plan won’t line their pockets with sweet, sweet climate cash.

Seriously, this isn’t even news. It’s alarmist propaganda using prognostications of doom hiding a cultish viewpoint espoused by people who refuse to practice what they preach.

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If All You See…

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

…is a sea rising because your neighbor ate a steak, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is This ain’t Hell…, with a post on Shannon Watts comparing troops to white supremacists.

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Surprise: Island That’s Poster Child For ‘Climate Change’ Doom Actually Grew In Size

By William Teach February 10, 2018 – 10:54 am

It’s always a shame when facts rear up and bit the Cult of Climastrology in the posterior. Don’t expect this news to change their talking points, though

(Frontpage) Tuvalu, like the polar bears, is the poster child for the dire threat of the Flying Global Warming Monster

What Happens When Your Country Drowns? – Mother Jones

Has the era of the ‘climate change refugee’ begun? – Washington Post

Will Tuvalu Disappear Beneath the Sea?  – Smithsonian

Here’s the NOAA write up for brainwashing your kids. One of many Obama era climate hoaxes that needs to be cleaned up by the administration. Because Tuvalu still keeps growing.

The Pacific nation of Tuvalu—long seen as a prime candidate to disappear as climate change forces up sea levels—is actually growing in size, new research shows.

A University of Auckland study examined changes in the geography of Tuvalu’s nine atolls and 101 reef islands between 1971 and 2014, using aerial photographs and satellite imagery.

It found eight of the atolls and almost three-quarters of the islands grew during the study period, lifting Tuvalu’s total land area by 2.9 percent, even though sea levels in the country rose at twice the global average.

Huh. Strange that that can happen. Anthony Watts writes

From the “we told you so,  again, and again” department. We’ve had several articles about the island of Tuvalu and the ridiculous claims of sea level rise causing it to disappear, while at the same time they are building new hotels and airports to attract tourists. Willis has also had several articles on how Pacific atolls grow, and float, rather than sink as sea level advances.

And from the actual measurements, we see (you can start at the beginning data page here)

Not really seeing much in sea rise, eh? Jo Nova writes “The Green Blob is going to have to get rid of satellites. Real data is so inconvenient. “

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Surprise: Federal Judge In Los Angeles Finds ICE Detainers Un-Constitutional

By William Teach February 10, 2018 – 7:38 am

Everyone put on a shocked face

(LA Times) A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that police departments violate the Constitution if they detain inmates at the request of immigration agents, marking the latest legal setback for the Trump administration’s plans to identify and deport immigrants in the country illegally.

In his order issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. found that a now-defunct policy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department violated the constitutional rights of inmates who were kept in custody at the behest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

Birotte’s strongly worded order bolstered similar previous court rulings, which found police cannot legally honor such detainer requests from ICE.

“The LASD officers have no authority to arrest individuals for civil immigration offenses, and thus, detaining individuals beyond their date for release violated the individuals’ Fourth Amendment rights,” Birotte wrote.

The Sheriff’s Department has not delayed releasing inmates on ICE’s behalf since 2014 and none of California’s 58 sheriffs are willing to fulfill the ICE requests. Police in other parts of the country, however, continue to hold inmates to allow ICE agents time to take them into federal custody for possible deportation. Judges elsewhere could look to this week’s decision for guidance when deciding future cases.

ICE detainers typical ask jails to inform them prior to releasing illegals and/or hold the illegal for 48 hours. If ICE fails to show, then it is on ICE that the illegal alien is release. Remember, these are illegal aliens who have been in jail. They’ve either been picked up for some crime and are going to be released, or have been incarcerated, convicted of some offense. These are the people California’s sheriffs and other law enforcement, as well as Judge Birotte Jr are protecting.

Birotte also went on to rule against several other things that ICE does, such as

Under the terms of the lawsuit, the ruling voids any pending detainer requests that were issued by ICE officials in Southern California. That designation is important since ICE officers working out of a facility in Orange County issue detainer requests to police departments in dozens of states around the country.

I’ve written it before and I’ll write it again: if the pro-illegal alien forces want to play this game, then ICE should have their own judge who sits around and signs warrants. Pro-illegal supporters say they want warrants? Give them warrants. Then, if they try and block those warrants, if they fail to enforce them, then those pro-illegal forces can be arrested for obstruction. Because you know they’ll try. They’re all, including the ACLU, which is involved in the lawsuit, putting illegal aliens ahead of American citizens and those who are lawfully present.

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Poor Sportsmanship: Shani Davis Blows Off Opening Ceremonies In Snit Fit

By William Teach February 10, 2018 – 7:16 am

The other day, we learned that U.S. Olympic contender Shani Davis pretty much stated that losing a coin toss for the right to lead the U.S. delegation in the Olympics opening ceremonies. What happened during the opening ceremonies? (via Twitchy)

The only “controversy” is Davis acting like a petulant child. Like a poor sport. One of the reasons I love baseball and the NHL is that they won’t tolerate poor sportsmanship on the playing surface. Hit a home run and pose? Get ready for a pitch behind your head. Showboat on the ice? Expect to get run, and possibly have to fight. The showboating in the NFL and NBA are major reasons why I’m really starting to dislike the sports. I gave up on the NBA long ago over this.

But, hey, this gets better, with shakedown artist Jesse Jackson getting involved, tweeting

The choice to represent our country as in the @Olympics should never be determined by the flip of a coin. The Committee should immediately institute a more appropriate system to make such a significant determination. @ShaniDavis

Is there anything more fair than a coin toss? Perhaps pistols at 10 paces? Rock paper scissors? What if the Committee themselves took a vote and gave it to Erin Hamlin? Would Jackson still have a problem? Most likely. Because some people only see race in everything. Anyhow, apparently there are tons of raaaaacist decisions made every Saturday and Sunday during college and pro football season. Oh, and Fridays for high school!

Meanwhile, Vice President Pence apparently snubbed the entrance of the North Korean athletes. Some slammed him, some defended him, like

https://twitter.com/conservmillen/status/962145434079846400

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‘Climate Change’ Could Maybe Possibly Ruin Golf In The Future Or Something

By William Teach February 9, 2018 – 5:01 pm

They just keep trying to scare us, eh?

Report: Future Open Championship venues could be threatened by climate change

The Open Championship celebrated its 146th edition last summer at Royal Birkdale. The rotation of 10 different courses has been mostly the same for the last few decades, but a recent report noted that the event might not make it 146 moretournaments with the current venues.

According to the BBC, which reviewed a report by the Climate Coalition, various courses on the coasts of the UK are in peril because of climate change and a rising North Sea.

Sea-level rise poses the greatest long-term threat to golf in the UK. More than one in six of Scotland’s 600 golf courses are located on the coast — including the Old Course at St Andrews, Royal Troon and Montrose Golf Links in Angus. ‘Links’ are the oldest type of golf courses, developed in Scotland, and located on the coast on ‘links land’ — characterized by dunes, sandy soil and fine-textured grassland. 

The R&A, the governing body for golf outside the USA and Mexico, recognizes the risk, while only a small increase in sea-level rise would imperil all of the world’s links courses before the end of the century. Along with the damage they can do to course playability, increased rainfall and storms — exacerbated by climate change — are posing participation challenges.

Every single gauge in the U.K. shows minimal sea rise, well below what would be expected for a Holocene warm period. Lerwick actual shows a minimal decrease. In fact, every Atlantic and northern country for Europe I’ve checked shows way less than an expected 1 foot per century. They’re all pretty much Holocene average, when they should all be much higher. But, facts do not matter, because this is about scaring people.

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If All You See…

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

…is a world being flooded from global weirding, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Shot In The Dark, with a post on misunderestimated.

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Good News: Young Warmists Recognized For Being Warmists Due To Un-Scientific Propaganda

By William Teach February 9, 2018 – 12:50 pm

Nothing says “I totally believe in science” like basing your beliefs off of something that is simply propaganda

Two Portland students being recognized for their efforts to address climate change

Two Portland middle schoolers are fighting to address climate change. It’s a fight to educate local students and lawmakers that’s now being recognized around the world.

“We’re the ones affected the most by climate change,” said Jeremy Clark. “We have to do something.”

Eighth graders Jeremy Clark and Charlie Abrams began their mission after Clark saw a cover of National Geographic Magazine.

“I was in the fourth grade and I saw this National Geographic Magazine and the picture on the front was the Statue of Liberty and she was up to her waist in water. It said this is the ice that melted,” said Clark. “I thought, well I don’t want that to happen.”

The two decided to create their own blog they’ve named twogreenleaves.org. It’s a website meant to teach their peers about climate change.

This is all based on junk science. The Statue Of Liberty is not going to see sea rise up to her waist. It’s not going to see sea rise to the top of the pedestal. Heck, probably not even up to the pedestal.

This is the kind of garbage kids are being taught and exposed to

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Rand Paul: When Republicans Are In Power, There Is No Conservative Party

By William Teach February 9, 2018 – 7:14 am

Rand Paul’s speech on the Senate floor has annoyed many Republicans, and caused a brief shutdown. Perhaps these Republicans should have listened to the speech

(Real Clear Politics) When the Democrats are in power, Republicans appear to be the conservative party. But when Republicans are in power, it seems there is no conservative party.

You see, opposition seems to bring people together, and they know what they’re not for. But then they get in power and they decide, we’re just going to spend that money too. We’re going to send that money to our friends this time. (snip)

The dirty little secret is that, by and large, both parties don’t care about the debt.

The spending bill is 700 pages, and there will be no amendments.

The debate, although it’s somewhat inside baseball that we’re having here, is over me having a 15-minute debate. And they say, ‘Woe is me! If you get one, everybody will want an amendment.’

Well, that would be called debate.

That would be called an open process.

That would be called concern for your country, enough to take a few minutes.

And they’re like, ‘But it’s Thursday, and we like to be on vacation on Fridays.’

And so they clamor. We’ve been sitting around all day. It’s not like we’ve had 100 amendments today, we’re all worn out and can’t do one more. We’re going to have zero amendments. Zero, goose egg, no amendments.

There’s lots more to this. Click over to the RCP article to read it all, and there is video. You can see why Republicans would be upset, because Senator Paul was simply telling the truth, and roasting Republicans for this spending. That spending bill is 700 pages long?

(The Hill) The House approved a sweeping budget deal early Friday morning that would fund the government through March 23, sending legislation to President Trump that would end a brief shutdown of the government that began at midnight.

That’s right, a 700 page spending bill, which spends lots and lot, and only goes through March 23. Supposedly we’ll see a real budget by then

The bill will fund the government until March 23, which will give lawmakers time to write an omnibus spending bill for the rest of the fiscal year and break the pattern of gridlock that has led to five temporary funding patches since September.

We can’t depend on Republicans to reign in spending. Sure, it’ll be a bit better than if Democrats were in charge, but not much.

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Draft Rules Could Limit Legal Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits

By William Teach February 9, 2018 – 6:51 am

Why are legal immigrants using public benefits in the first place? People who immigrate attempting citizenship are barred from using public benefits. They have to show that they can take care of themselves, that they won’t be a drain on government coffers

(Reuters) The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they or their American-born children use public benefits such as food assistance, in a move that could sharply restrict legal immigration.

The Department of Homeland Security has drafted rules seen by Reuters that would allow immigration officers to scrutinize a potential immigrant’s use of certain taxpayer-funded public benefits to determine if they could become a public burden.

For example, U.S. officials could look at whether the applicant has enrolled a child in government pre-school programs or received subsidies for utility bills or health insurance premiums.

The draft rules are a sharp departure from current guidelines, which have been in place since 1999 and specifically bar authorities from considering such non-cash benefits in deciding a person’s eligibility to immigrate to the United States or stay in the country.

“Non-citizens who receive public benefits are not self-sufficient and are relying on the U.S. government and state and local entities for resources instead of their families, sponsors or private organizations,” the document states. “An alien’s receipt of public benefits comes at taxpayer expense and availability of public benefits may provide an incentive for aliens to immigrate to the United States.”

Why would we allow immigrants to reside in the U.S., and potentially become permanent legal residents, or even citizens, who have to rely on the government in such a manner? Virtually every first world country has the same requirements, namely that any immigrant must not rely upon government services. They have to be able to support themselves.

U.S. immigration law has long required officials to exclude a person likely to become a “public charge” from permanent residence. But current U.S. guidelines, in place since 1999, narrowly define “public charge” to be a person “primarily dependent on the government for subsistence,” either through direct cash assistance or government-funded long-term care.

In other words, the Clinton administration made it easier for people who depend on Government to come to and stay in the U.S.

“It’s going to scare a lot of people into yanking their children off of needed healthcare, school programs, child nutrition programs, basic sorts of subsistence-level programs that have kept the population healthy and employable,” said Charles Wheeler, director of training and legal support at Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

Why are we allowing in immigrants who depend on government to this degree to start with? Would it not be better than we take care of our own first?

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