…is a horrible plastic bottle* causing everything to dry up, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Bookworm Room, with a post on Progressive being sore losers.
*yup, I’m going to say again that recycling/reusing is a good thing, good for the actual environment, just has nothing to do with Hotcoldwetdry
Read: If All You See… »
When you want serious whoppers about climatic changes, go to Michael Mann, who has called for robust debate, then blocks everyone who dares ask a question and/or disagree with them, sues them, refuses to pony up actual raw data and the methods used, and refuses to engage in debate. And, thank goodness, Mann never takes fossil fueled trips and does everything possible to have a negative carbon footprint!*
On track to an ice-free Arctic
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We are engaged, said Mann, in an “uncontrolled experiment with the one planet that we know that supports lifeâ€.
Given the “incontrovertible measurements of the dramatic and unprecedented rise in greenhouse gas concentrations, we wouldn’t be able to explain it if the earth were not warming up. And it’s warmed up thus far a little less than a degree Celsiusâ€.
Oh, noes, you mean a Holocene warm period would get warm? How horrible!
In fact, said Mann, modelling suggests natural factors would put earth into a cooling trend. (as opposed to actual observations and data)
“It’s only when we add the human effect of increasing greenhouse gas concentrations that we can reproduce the warmth that we’ve seen,†he said.
“Climate change critics seem to come around and concede that, ‘Oh yes, maybe humans have some role.’ Well, no we don’t just have some role. Humans are actually responsible for more than 100 percent of the warming that we’ve seen. What I mean there is that natural factors were actually pushing us in the opposite direction.â€
So natural variation can only occur to contradict warming dogman.
*BTW, this interview with a New Zealand news source occurred in……drum roll…..New Zealand! That’s right, he took a long fossil fueled trip to complain about Mankind causing warming.
Read: Michael “Robust Debate” Mann: ‘Climate Change’ Is 100%+ Your Fault Or Something »
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A double shot from the NY Times this morning, as they give Karla Cornejo Villavicencio a platform to rail at Americans for daring to enforce federal law. They also fail to mention that she is, in fact, an illegal alien, brought by her parents at the age of four. And includes a sniffles picture
The Americans Left Behind by Deportation
In the fall, I traveled to rural Ohio to meet with the children of a manwho had been recently deported to Mexico, even though he was considered a model citizen by his neighbors and had no criminal record beyond driving without a license. I had seen video footage of his three young boys and little girl saying goodbye to him at the airport. They looked like orphaned bear cubs, wandering around aimlessly in the terminal, their faces frozen in fear. (snip)
America’s historic uneasiness with interracial marriage and mixed-race children has found a new incarnation in the persecution of families with mixed legal status. There are nearly six million citizen children who live with at least one undocumented parent, and perhaps millions of other Americans who are married to undocumented immigrants. Reports are multiplying of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents picking up immigrants at their green card couple interviews, while their American spouses are left speechless and powerless. The Trump administration’s aggressive detention and removal of undocumented immigrants is not only inhumane in its treatment of immigrants, but a direct attack on the rights and well-being of their American family members.
Well, that’s a new one, comparing this to black people marrying white people when that was “scary”.
The Supreme Court has historically declared that it is “intolerable†to force a citizen to choose between two constitutional rights. But what then of the American families of deportees? Isn’t the Trump administration forcing them to make a terrible choice, between either staying in the United States and having their families rived in two, or forfeiting their lives in America so that they can keep their families intact?
Illegal aliens have no right to stay in the U.S. And the only people to blame are the illegal alien parents, who put their children, whether they were brought illegally or were born in the U.S., making them U.S. citizens, in this position of separation. Criminals get punished. How often are children separated from their parent or parents because one or both of the parents are incarcerated for breaking the law? Is that fair? Of course it is. The law breakers put themselves and their children in this position. It’s not my fault or responsibility, nor is it yours (unless you are an illegal alien).
Anyhow, they always want to protect the “innocent” illegals. Like this poster child for the Trump admin being big meanies (via Hot Air)
(CBS San Fran) ICE agents took Armando Nunez Salgado into custody outside his home. According to family members, he was in the backyard when agents walked right in through the side gate. His 14-year-old daughter Isabel Salgado dissolved into tears.
“I cried. I got very emotional, I was really sad,†said Isabel. “I mean to watch someone who is part of your everyday life and then you just have to watch him leave without saying goodbye. It kind of hurts.â€
Armando is a construction worker who has been in America more than 30 years. His wife Elena Ponce said his parents brought him to the U.S. when he was only four years old.
So sad! Except, since this was a local CBS affiliate, they refused the national Narrative and gave us this information after the sob story
But it turns out, Armando does have a dangerous past. After our interview, his family members told KPIX 5Â he was involved in gangs and drugs for a long time.
In fact, at one point, he was on ICE’s most wanted list for charges of felony force and assault with a deadly weapon.
Oops! In fact, Jazz Shaw, who wrote the article at Hot Air, received an email directly from ICE about how bad this guy was
“On Sunday, Feb. 25, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) San Francisco Fugitive Operations Team arrested ICE fugitive Armando Nuñez-Salgado, 38, a citizen of Mexico and documented Sureño gang member, who has been previously removed by ICE on four prior occasions. Over the past 18 years he has accumulated criminal convictions in California that have resulted in more than 15 years of prison sentencings. His criminal convictions include assault with a deadly weapon (statutorily enhanced because of his gang member status), burglary, hit-and-run causing injury and evading a peace officer.â€
The Sureno’s are a very bad, very dangerous, very violent gang. And it keeps popping up that illegal aliens who get popped by ICE end up being people with bad histories.
Anyhow, don’t want parents separated from their kids? Stop allowing illegal aliens into the nation. At the end, this is on the illegals for putting their kids in a bad position.
Read: Deported Illegal Alien Parents Are Devastating Their Legal Born Children »
We’ve had many different types of scaremongering by people who have no real understanding of guns, such as this recent one which yammered on about “full semi-automatic“. Now the NY Times brings you
With AR-15s, Mass Shooters Attack With the Rifle Firepower Typically Used by Infantry Troops
When a gunman walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, he was carrying an AR-15-style rifle that allowed him to fire upon people in much the same way that many American soldiers and Marines would fire their M16 and M4 rifles in combat.
Except for the whole “it’s a semi-automatic rifle, which fires exactly one bullet per trigger pull.” The Times a few videos, followed by a picture of an M16 which is used by the infantry (but mostly replaced now by the M4), followed by graphics of SCARY looking rifles not used by the infantry, before finally mentioning
The main functional difference between the military’s M16 and M4 rifles and a civilian AR-15 is the “burst†mode on many military models, which allow three rounds to be fired with one trigger pull. Some military versions of the rifles have a full automatic feature, which fires until the trigger is released or a magazine is empty of ammunition.
But, in Times World, it doesn’t matter that the rifles they’re fearmongering do not operate the same
But in actual American combat these technical differences are less significant than they seem. For decades the American military has trained its conventional troops to fire their M4s and M16s in the semiautomatic mode — one bullet per trigger pull — instead of on “burst†or automatic in almost all shooting situations. The weapons are more accurate this way, and thus more lethal.
They also have mostly done away with rifles that fire more than 3-4 rounds per trigger pull, so as to not waste rounds. Regardless, they aren’t the same weapons, because, get this, it is illegal for civilians to purchase or possess an automatic weapon, or modify to be automatic.
Of course, this doesn’t matter, because the Times has a Narrative to push.
In fact, you can purchase rifles that have a lot more stopping power than an AR-15 and it’s various incarnations. Hunters tend to use stronger rifles that aren’t scary looking but fire heavier powered rounds and also work the same as the demonized rifles: fire one round per trigger pull. Like these. In fact, there are many calibers, such as .30-06, that are more lethal. And, of course, it depends on the type of ammo style used, such as fragmenting or not.
Let’s run this again
Same guns, just one isn’t scary looking.
Do you know what the military tends to carry M4’s? Because they’re lightweight. Easy to tote. Which is why a lot of people, including women, like to purchase them for protection. Why do leftist gun grabbers want to make it harder for women to defend themselves? Do they hate women?
Read: “Infantry Level Firepower” Is Now Apparently A Thing »
Weren’t they just telling us that warm, pleasant weather is caused by Other People refusing to go vegan?
Rome blanketed by snow as Arctic storm dubbed ‘Beast from the East’ sets records
The Arctic storm dubbed the “Beast from the East” saw temperatures across much of Europe fall Monday to their lowest level this winter and even brought a rare snowstorm to Rome, paralyzing the city and giving its residents the chance to ski, sled and build snowmen in its famous parks and piazzas.
Rome’s schools were ordered closed, while train, plane and bus services were crippled. Italy’s civil protection agency even mobilized the army to help clear slush-covered streets as a city used to mild winters was covered by a thick blanket of snow.
“Beautiful, beautiful!” marveled Roman resident Ginevra Sciurpa, who donned a fur hat and thick scarf to brave the cold. “Even though I’m not a child anymore, the enthusiasm for the snow is still the same. It is always beautiful, and above all I didn’t have to go to work.” (snip)
Parks that usually stay green through winter were blanketed white, giving eager Romans a rare opportunity to go sledding, snow-shoeing or skiing. Even the Circo Massimo became a hotspot for snowball fights, while Piazza Navona, with its famed Bernini fountains, turned into a snow-dusted winter wonderland.
Pretty!
Snow in Rome ???
It's a very rare event!! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/YRDayfVsCf— Manuela ??????? (@onlyellow) February 26, 2018
Elsewhere in Europe, the storm set dangerously low temperatures: Lithuanian officials said temperatures that plunged to as low as minus 11 Fahrenheit in some places were to blame for the deaths of at least three people over the weekend. Hospitals in Lithuania and Latvia have reported an uptick in people being treated for hypothermia and frostbite.
And the article continues with the cold and snow, leading to
Scientists say the big chill in Europe is partly caused by the fact that strong winds which normally keep cold air ‘locked’ over the Arctic have weakened, releasing icy blasts across the northern hemisphere. Similar sudden drops in temperature have occurred over North America in recent years and climate researchers say they could become more frequent as global warming further saps strength from the air currents around the pole.
Read: Rare Snow In Rome, Brutal Cold In Europe Caused By ‘Climate Change’ (scam) »
…is a river that is flooding and land that is drying, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Proof Positive, with a post on the anniversary of the 1st World Trade Center attack.
Read: If All You See… »
This is Katharine Hayhoe to pretty much every skeptic who engages her in debate
Here is her in the “news”
A climate scientist talks—respectfully—to climate-change skeptics
How did you begin trying to communicate to the skeptics about climate change?
It began inadvertently. I met my husband at the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship at the University of Illinois, when we were both in graduate school. We had been married six months or so before it dawned on us that we weren’t on the same page when it came to climate change. (snip)
Back then, 17 years ago, the issue was not as politicized as it is today. And we had another advantage: we not only loved each other, but we respected each other. I knew that he was a really smart person. He knew that not only did I share his faith, I was a practical person. I wasn’t somebody who wanted to ruin the economy to save the whales.
One conversation didn’t resolve our differences overnight. But over the course of months, through exploring the evidence and the implications together, he came to agree that climate change is real and human-caused and that the impacts are serious enough to warrant taking action.
How was that conversation like the others you’ve had since with people who deny climate change?
It was my first experience of starting from a place of mutual respect and shared values. And that, I realized, is the key to success: not just then but even more so today, when climate change has become one of the most politically polarized issues in the United States.
Kinda hard to have a discussion when you block everyone who disagrees with you.
I’m not even going to get into, again, her hijacking of Christianity to push her cultish beliefs.
Read: Climate Change Scam Scientist (Who Blocks Everyone) Talks Respectfully »
Who saw this coming? (via Twitchy)
House Democrats introduce bill prohibiting sale of semi-automatic weapons https://t.co/wdFEB8LcIu pic.twitter.com/ZnAfVw6azA
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 26, 2018
From the article
House Democrats have introduced a bill banning semi-automatic firearms in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., announced Monday he is introducing the Assault Weapons Ban of 2018. More than 150 Democrats have signed on in support of the legislation, Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., said.
The bill prohibits the “sale, transfer, production, and importation†of semi-automatic rifles and pistols that can hold a detachable magazine, as well as semi-automatic rifles with a magazine that can hold more than 10 rounds. Additionally, the legislation bans the sale, transfer, production, and importation of semi-automatic shotguns with features such as a pistol grip or detachable stock, and ammunition feeding devices that can hold more than 10 rounds.
Cicilline’s legislation names 205 specific firearms that are prohibited, including the AK-47 and AR-15.
On the surface, people need to not get too bent out of shape regarding what appears to be a total ban on all semi-automatic rifles and pistols. The actual text doesn’t necessarily say that. It spends the majority of the time listing exactly which rifles and shotguns are banned and which are not banned (page 25 to 121). The proposed legislation is over 100 legislative pages long. However, there’s a bit of inserting language about semi-automatic pistols that could be concerning.
The government is utterly exempt from this law, with the ability to get as many assault rifles as the want.
Also, the bill seem to ban all magazines over 10 rounds, and may or may not grandfather ones purchased prior to 2018.
It also requires that all banned scary looking rifles be kept in a locked storage cabinet unless literally being carried. The FBI couldn’t be bothered to investigate the Parkland shooter. Of course they or other government agencies will have time to come by, right? Because you have to register it.
You can still buy this the bottom one, which works exactly the same as the banned top one
It’s funny that Democrats always go after the law abiding citizen, rather than the criminal, eh?
If only Joseph W. Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, NJ, would spend as much time and passion on opposing abortion on demand, something Jesus Christ would surely be against
If You’re a Patriot and a Christian, You Should Support the Dream Act
The Gospel of Jesus Christ calls on us to welcome and protect the stranger. This should not be hard to do when the stranger is young, blameless and working hard to make this country a better place.
There are nearly 700,000 young men and women in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program who could soon be at risk for deportation. These “Dreamers†live in our neighborhoods, attend our schools, fight for our country and contribute to our workplaces. Our leaders in Washington, including President Trump, have a moral obligation to try to protect those who came to our nation as children with their parents, and who are Americans in every way.
We do protect the stranger. Those who enter our nation in compliance with our laws. But, hey, since the archbishop finds them blameless, the parents must be blamed, right? So he’s good with deporting them? Anyhow, we have zero moral obligation to protect the so-called Dreamers. We owe them nothing. Zip. Nada. Dropping the name of Jesus doesn’t somehow make it OK that they came to this nation illegally and continued to reside in the U.S. illegally, all while taking jobs and college placement from U.S. citizens, using up taxpayer money that should go to U.S. citizens, and demanding, Demanding!, that we give them stuff and citizenship.
Our elected officials need to stop trying to pass a large immigration bill that combines protection for Dreamers with other divisive issues, like money for border enforcement and the wall and new rules to limit immigrants’ ability to sponsor family members. Using the plight of Dreamers to introduce measures that otherwise would not pass on their own merits is especially cruel, as it leaves these young people hostage to the wider debate on our broken immigration system.
Instead we need a “clean†Dream Act to help these youths now. After all, the reason Congress is even debating immigration at this point stems from the Dreamers’ own courage in advocating a solution consistent with our best democratic traditions.
Of course he’s going to push for legalization with no accompanying security. The NY Times wouldn’t have give the archbishop a platform otherwise. Security is not divisive: legalization of illegal aliens who aren’t particularly humble nor appreciative is. Tell you what: let’s pass a clean bill. It gives Dreamers legal status for 3 years, then they have to leave, just like so many on legal visas.
If the Dreamers are deported, it will do great harm to this country. According to the (uber far left) Center for Migration Studies of New York, the two million or so young people who could be covered by a Dream Act have integrated successfully into our society. Sixty-five percent work, with over 70,000 self-employed. Eighty-eight percent speak English exclusively, very well or well. Nearly 30 percent have attended college or earned a college degree. They have lived in the United States an average of 14 years and are parents to 392,000 American citizen children. Removing them would hurt our country economically and socially. It is not an option.
The majority haven’t graduated college. But, hey, if I was stealing from the archbishop’s parish for 14 years, that would be OK, right, because it was a long time, right?
At this moment, however, there seems to be no sanity or progress in the pursuit of a solution for the Dreamers. That is why the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging all Catholics and others of good will to phone their senators and House members today and implore them to pass the Dream Act. Catholic teaching calls for all people to make a commitment to uphold the dignity of every person and to work for the common good of our nation. It is both our moral duty and in our nation’s best interest to guide our lawmakers in this matter.
Perhaps they could get off their butts and spend the time to do their moral duty to end abortion on demand.
As far as the patriotism part, there’s nothing in the article about it. It’s just a canard in the headline.
That Congress and the Trump administration tried and failed once to protect Dreamers does not let them off the hook. This is not about the next election but about the family next door. We need to restore confidence in our government and in our identity as an immigrant nation by passing a Dream Act.
If you want to restore confidence in our government, then we’d have the government fully enforcing the laws that have been passed. Which means deporting the illegals.
Read: NY Times: If You’re A Patriot And A Christian, You Should Support A Clean Dream Act Or Something »
A couple weeks back, cold weather was proving anthropogenic climate change from you refusing to go vegan and keep your home set to 59F. Now
Warm weather helping experts prove climate change
Last Tuesday was the warmest recorded day in February for Cincinnati, with temperatures reaching upward of 79 degrees.
This breaks the 72-degree record set two years prior, according to the National Weather Service.
This past week, winter weather across the nation has undergone abnormal patterns. Many eastern states reached temperatures well into the mid-70s.
These warm winters are increasingly becoming the norm. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2017 was the third-hottest year on record, with 2015 being the second and 2016 being the first.
With current EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt decreasing regulations on fossil fuel industries, some are becoming more concerned about climate change issues. Man-made climate change has become a divisive political topic and some are reluctant to relate these patterns to global warming.
Do you know what this proves? Nothing. It neither proves that it’s mostly/solely man caused nor mostly/solely natural. It doesn’t prove that it could be any percentage. It simply proves warming. Which has happened many times during the Holocene (and other points during Earth’s history). But, it doesn’t matter to Warmists, because they have a non-science Narrative
As global carbon emissions continue to rise, so does the correlation with rising temperatures.
“Global carbon production is higher than ever, and we’re not stopping — we’re emitting more than ever,†Ray said.
First, if you’re writing “carbon emissions”, you’ve left the realm of science and gone to politics. It’s carbon dioxide. Second, what did previous warm periods correlate with? They weren’t driving fossil fueled vehicles back during the Roman Warm Period. This is all unhinged, cult-like dogma from people who mostly won’t give up their own use of fossil fuels and reduce their own carbon footprints.
Read: Warm Weather Totally Proves ‘Climate Change’ From You Eating A Burger »
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