Apparently, Male Warmists Think Female Warmists Are Hothouse Flowers

By William Teach February 5, 2018 – 10:30 am

Politics is a dirty, nasty business. If you don’t know that, or if you do not want to be attacked, then you should stay out of it. It’s always been this way. ‘Climate change’ is really all about politics, and it seems that male Warmists think their women folk aren’t strong enough to be involved

Why climate deniers target women

Harassment is no stranger to the reporters, researchers and policymakers who work on climate change, but it is particularly severe for the women in those fields.

Canadian environment minister Catherine McKenna was labeled“climate Barbie” by the right-wing political blog The Rebel Media. Kait Parker of the Weather Channel suffered attacks from Breitbart News, which dismissed her forceful and lucid explanation of climate science as an “argument from a pretty girl.” Emily Atkin, who covers climate and energy for The New Republic, also has endured sexist barbs from Breitbart,which said she had “kitty claws,” and Rush Limbaugh, who called her an “infobabe.” In similar fashion, climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe earned the moniker “climate babe” from Limbaugh.

Not mentioned are the names and stuff that male Warmists are tagged with.

Nor that the article itself uses a term mean to smear people who don’t believe in anthropogenic climate change as the same as people who deny the Holocaust.

It is interesting, as well, that, again, male Warmists think so little of the females that they have to protect them and shelter them.

Fortunately, the article goes down typical stupid roads

Certainly, sexist attacks are not unique to climate science, journalism or advocacy, but research into public understanding of climate change reveals an important link between sexism and climate denial — support for the existing social hierarchy.

Often, in studying how humans arrive at their values, attitudes and beliefs, social scientists will ask people about their views of hierarchy. Do they believe that some groups should have more power and influence than others? Or, do they believe that power and influence should be broadly shared? Research shows that men who value hierarchy are more likely to downplay the risks of climate change and more likely to hold sexist views.

What you have going on is people who start the attacks with terms like denier having fits that people would dare respond back.

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Bummer: Trump Looks To Slash DOE Programs For Renewable Energy, Puts Us On The Ropes Or Something

By William Teach February 5, 2018 – 7:15 am

This has made Warmists very upset, because Gaia forbid they spend their own money on these things

Trump’s cuts to renewable energy put us on the ropes in the fight against climate change

News that the Trump administration is poised to ask Congress for deep budget cuts to the Energy Department’s renewable energy and energy efficiency programs has thus far generated less outrage than the White House’s abandonment of the Paris Climate Treaty, yet has the potential to be far more damaging to efforts to respond to climate change.

According to documents obtained by the Washington Post, the White House is seeking to slash the budgets by 72% in fiscal year 2019, which would cut research in fuel efficient vehicles by 82%, bioenergy technologies by 82%, advanced manufacturing by 75%, and solar energy technology by 78%.

Realistically, it shouldn’t be the federal government subsidizing nor giving loans that do not seem to get paid back for these things, it should be the private sector.

Some of the spending being cut goes toward electric cars and fuel efficient vehicles — spending that ultimately subsidizes a deep-pocketed industry and wealthy drivers while doing next-to-nothing for the environment: One U.S. study shows the richest quarter of the population receives almost all the public money spent on subsidies to discount the vehicles, while the entire fleet makes almost zero impact on climate change. The International Energy Agency predicts that even by 2040, when there will be 280 million electric vehicles, this will only reduce global emissions by 1%. In the words of Fatih Biurol, the IEA head: “if you think you can save the climate with electric cars, you’re completely wrong.”

But, it’s fashionable for the rich to get these types of cars.

But by not just slashing the vehicle spending but also cutting back on investment in clean energy R&D, the administration is throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

We need to invest in this R&D because alternative energy sources like solar and wind are far from ready to compete with fossil fuels on the market. President Trump’s references to “beautiful clean coal” notwithstanding, fossil fuels remain the cheapest, most effective source of energy for most places most of the time — indeed the International Energy Agency estimates that on our current trajectory, even in 2040 non-hydro renewables will on average be more expensive than any other form of power both at a global level, and in industrialized and developing nations.

It’s not the job of the federal government to do the research, nor pay for others to do it. If someone has a great idea, let them pay for it. Develop it. Bring it to market.

After decades of heavy investment in subsidies to support green energy production, the latest numbers from the International Energy Agency reveal that wind provides just 0.6% of today’s energy needs, and solar a miniscule 0.2%. Even by 2040, if all of the Paris Treaty’s promises were to be fulfilled (which already seems unlikely), the IEA finds this will be 2.1% and 1.5%. Green energy is currently inefficient because it is almost entirely reliant on subsidies that added up to more than $150 billion in 2016. When the United Kingdom cancelled solar power subsidies, UK solar power installations plummeted. When Spain cut its subsidies, the renewable industry took a “brutal trajectory” downward.

In other words, after all that forcibly taken taxpayer money used, it’s still a pipe-dream. And, it barely works. Many in Europe are turning to wood, cutting down trees and using wood pellets for heating and energy. Because solar and wind is unreliable. Maybe one day, but, it’s not up to the government to spend our money on these boondoggles. Especially not when linked to a scam.

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McCain, Coons, Set To Release Amnesty Plan

By William Teach February 5, 2018 – 6:46 am

You never know what you’ll get with John McCain. One day he’s an immigration hawk, such as when he was running for President or Senate re-election in 2010 (when he said to “complete the danged fence” across Arizona), the next he’s pushing for amnesty for illegal aliens with no offsetting border security. This is the latter

(The Hill) Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Christopher Coons (D-Del.) will introduce immigration legislation on Monday in an effort to reach a budget deal before the federal government’s current funding runs out on Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported. (it’s behind the paywall)

The bipartisan piece of legislation provides recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, commonly known as “Dreamers,” an opportunity for citizenship while ordering a study to figure out what border security measures are needed, according to the Journal.

DACA aimed to protect from deportation certain immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally when they were children.

Senate aides told the Journal that the plan would provide people who have resided in the U.S. since Dec. 31, 2013, with legal status and a path to citizenship.

There is no funding for the border wall. There are no changes to chain migration or anything else. This is a plan to quickly give un-earned citizenship to people who are illegally present in the United States, with a promise “wink wink” to take a look at what might be needed for border security. As if we didn’t already know. This is a Democrat plan: they get all the benefits, while nothing will be done to deal with border security and stopping illegal immigration.

And, many thought Trump’s idea with 1.8 million illegals was bad? Supposedly, this McCain/Coons plan will legalize even more.

It’ll be DOA, but, the media will discuss it a lot as “bipartisan” and something that we “really need to do.” Just watch.

Update: Team Trump is already saying “no”, and of course CNN is calling this bipartisan

The White House is dismissing an immigration deal brokered by a bipartisan group of lawmakers as a non-starter just hours before it is expected to be formally introduced in the Senate. (snip)

A White House official rebuffed the effort, telling CNN that it takes “a lot of effort” to write up a bill worse than the Graham-Durbin immigration bill, but somehow “this one is worse.”

Trump tweeted about the latest immigration efforts Monday, writing, “Any deal on DACA that does not include STRONG border security and the desperately needed WALL is a total waste of time. March 5th is rapidly approaching and the Dems seem not to care about DACA. Make a deal!”

Just put it in the shredder.

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If All You See…

By William Teach February 4, 2018 – 1:00 pm

…is a world turning to desert from atmosphere cancer, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Right Way, with a post saying good morning.

It’s ladies of summer week!

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach February 4, 2018 – 9:14 am

Happy Sunday! Another gorgeous day in America, which will be even more gorgeous if the Eagles lose to the Patriots today. Not that I love the Patriots, I couldn’t care about them one way or the other. But, as a Giants fan, I despise the Eagles, of course. Anyhow, this pinup is by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help.

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

  1. Weasel Zippers notes Best Buy giving bonuses due to the tax cuts
  2. This ain’t Hell… notes the Democrats saying a former military man isn’t Democratic enough
  3. The Right Scoop covers Canada changing its nation anthem to be less masculine
  4. The Lid discusses what happens when Trump raised tariffs
  5. The First Street Journal covers what’s happened to Sally Yates
  6. The Daley Gator discusses kidnappings and illegal immigration
  7. Raised On Hoecakes notes the IRS evading oversight
  8. Powerline covers Politifact exposed
  9. Pacific Pundit notes that all 2016 FISA requests were signed of by Loretta Lynch
  10. Moonbattery discusses Islamized Germany from the inside
  11. Legal Insurrection covers auto makers trapped in the middle
  12. Jihad Watch notes how the police have to protect police stations in Sweden
  13. Five Feet of Fury has the Pocahontas Effect
  14. Doug Ross @ Journal covers American Coup
  15. And last, but not least,  Creeping Sharia notes the terrorists let in by chain migration, visa lottery scams

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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Imaginary FBI Employees Have Anger, Worry, And Fears Of Lasting Damage

By William Teach February 4, 2018 – 7:51 am

The Washington Post’s Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett have written another fantasy story, chock full of anonymous sources and unnamed people, which is leading the Sunday edition on both the web and dead tree versions on the top of the front page

Inside the FBI: Anger, worry, work — and fears of lasting damage

In the 109 years of the FBI’s existence, it has repeatedly come under fire for abuses of power, privacy or civil rights. From Red Scares to recording and threatening to expose the private conduct of Martin Luther King Jr.to benefiting from bulk surveillance in the digital age, the FBI is accustomed to intense criticism.

What is so unusual about the current moment, say current and former law enforcement officials, is the source of the attacks.

The bureau is under fire not from those on the left but rather conservatives who have long been the agency’s biggest supporters, as well as the president who handpicked the FBI’s leader.

Republican critics charge that the birth of the investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and agents of the Russian government was fatally infected by the political bias of senior FBI officials — and President Trump tweeted Saturday that the release of a memo on the issue “totally vindicates ‘Trump.’ ”

Bureau officials say the accusations in the document produced by House Republicans are inaccurate and — more damaging in the long term — corrode the agency’s ability to remain independent and do its job.

One law enforcement official summed it up bluntly: “There’s a lot of anger. The irony is it’s a conservative-leaning organization, and it’s being trashed by conservatives. At first it was just perplexing. Now there’s anger, because it’s not going away.”

It continues on in this manner, only quoting big shots like Christopher Wray and James Comey, and not in direct relation to the article.

If there’s any anger in the FBI, it’s surely by career FBI agents who know that the people Republicans and President Trump are referring to are those who have damaged the FBI’s reputation. Those upper level employees who turned the FBI into a political arm of Team Obama and Team Hillary. You’d be angry too if your fellow employees were doing things that made your company look really, really bad. That made it hard for people to trust. Especially in light of the knowledge that several other federal agencies, notably the IRS and DOJ had also been weaponized to go after the political enemies of the President while protecting the allies of the President.

FBI employees know that justice should be blind. That there should be no partisan politics involved in uphold The Law. And know that the opposite happened in their agency. And they surely fear the results of this, that happened under the watch of Barack Obama.

The public attacks from the president have diminished morale inside the FBI, according to current and former officials. Among themselves, senior officials and rank and file frequently debate the best way forward. Several law enforcement officials said they agreed with Wray’s low-key approach, as a means of what one called “getting back to Mueller’s FBI.”

Again, assuming these people are real, those who are just doing their job as it is meant to be done know the attacks aren’t on them, and surely prefer that those issues be resolved. They know the attacks have merit, but do not involve them.

Oh, and BTW, considering that Leftists like those at the Washington Post are constantly attacking American citizens and companies, often for just being rich, they should shut the hell up about attacks on people in a federal agency which weaponized itself as a political attack dog.

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Turned On Comment Likes – And Off

By William Teach February 3, 2018 – 5:07 pm

There’s a new feature in Jetpack which allows comment likes. Not sure if I’ll keep it active or not, as this could take up storage, but, let’s see if people like it and if it brings value for a couple of days.

2/4 Was messing with the server for uploads. Turned off

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Doom: Hotcoldwetdry Could Be Maybe Possibly Poisoning Be Your Food

By William Teach February 3, 2018 – 3:17 pm

Another day, another scary fable from the Cult

Climate change could be poisoning your food

The old adage about not eating oysters in months that contain the letter “R” may have to be updated.

Two foodborne pathogens — Vibrio and Cryptosporidium — are becoming more prevalent as a result of climate change, according to a report from Nutrition Action Healthletter, the flagship publication of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy nonprofit. (Snip)

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Typically, Vibrio becomes more common in the summer months between May and October, and health experts generally recommend avoiding raw shellfish during those times.

But because the bacteria are so sensitive to temperature changes in water, they’ve been spreading further north and increasing in prevalence over the last 50 years.

There’s zero scientific proof that this is your fault, but, we’ll blame you anyhow. And we can solve this with a tax, you know.

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If All You See…

By William Teach February 3, 2018 – 1:00 pm

…is a world flooded from too much carbon pollution atmosphere cancer, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Raised On Hoecakes, with a post on the Yoga Industrial Complex.

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Illegal Alien Teachers Are Girding For The Worst Or Something

By William Teach February 3, 2018 – 10:30 am

Apparently, they’re just doing the jobs that Americans won’t do

With DACA in Limbo, Teachers Protected by the Program Gird for the Worst

Karen Reyes spends her days teaching a group of deaf toddlers at Lucy Read Pre-Kindergarten School in Austin, Tex., how to understand a world they cannot hear.

For the first time in her four-year teaching career, Ms. Reyes, 29, is at a loss. One of nearly 9,000 educators protected under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, Ms. Reyes has struggled to explain to her students, through sign language and pictures, the uncertainty of her future.

When President Trump rescinded the program in September, he gave Congress until early March to find a replacement before deportations are set to begin for the hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children who gave their names to the government and were granted work permits. Ms. Reyes’s teaching days may be numbered — to 119 to be exact.

This brings up a few questions: DACA was only initiated in 2012. How was it possible that an illegal alien made it all the way through college to receive a teaching degree, when it is against federal law for them to be here?

Second, why is it OK that illegal aliens are taking 9,000 jobs away from American citizens?

Educators played a crucial role in helping young unauthorized immigrants realize DACA’s potential. The National Education Association, for instance, held clinics at which it encouraged eligible families to apply for the program, and worked with school districts to declare themselves “safe zones” for undocumented students and their families.

In other words, they were all violating 8 U.S. Code 1324 in sheltering and harboring, protecting, illegal aliens, and placing the welfare of said illegals over that of U.S. citizens and those who are lawfully eligible to be present.

“Every day, educators are being told to forget about the fact that at any given moment the rug will be pulled out of your lives and you may lose your job,” said Lily Eskelsen García, the president of the N.E.A., the nation’s largest labor union. “To see them treated in this despicable way, to see them treated as pawns, is just not fair.”

Why? People who have committed crimes could have that rug pulled out from under them at any time. Law enforcement catches up to people all the time. If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. And don’t take jobs away from Americans and then complain that you’re not being treated fairly.

Ms. Reyes resents that she has to prove her worth, beyond her use of her newfound freedom to teach in America’s classrooms.

“There’s so much pressure to be a perfect immigrant,” Ms. Reyes said. “They basically want us to save babies from burning buildings, have a 5.0 GPA and become doctors. But I’m just teaching these tiny humans to be great Americans.”

Cry me a river. And get out. What little sympathy I have for the plight of the Dreamers is going down the drain.

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