Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach February 11, 2018 – 9:36 am

Jay Scott Pike Patriotic Pinup

Happy Sunday! It’s another great day in America. The birds are singing, the squirrels are squirreling, wages are up. Actually say a Blue Jay yesterday. You do not see them around here that much. This pinup is by Jay Scott Pike, with a wee bit of help.

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

  1. Powerline wonders about the media fawning over murderous dictator Kim Jong Un’s sister
  2. JoNova covers China and the imaginary EV market
  3. NoTricksZone discusses the stretch of the Medieval Warm Period
  4. 357 Magnum notes the media unable to handle the cold at the Olympics
  5. Bizzy Blog covers what defunding Planned Parenthood has done globally
  6. Blazing Cat Fur notes Islamic outreach coming to a library near you
  7. Chicks On The Right discusses the Left’s unhinged reaction to the Democratic Memo
  8. Creeping Sharia notes what most Muslim migrants in Europe believe, which bodes poorly for integration
  9. Evil Blogger Lady highlights cheese being an addictive drug
  10. GeeeZ highlights the reality of illegal aliens
  11. Jihad Watch notes what UK police are doing instead of fighting rising crime
  12. Legal Insurrection says that 2018 Dem wave looks more like a ripple now
  13. Moonbattery notes government stamping out acts of kindness
  14. MOTUS AD thanks Obama for making everything racist
  15. And last, but not least, NoisyRoom notes the Dem Socialists running for office in Texas

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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Losing A Coin Toss Mirrors Black Experience Beyond Olympics Or Something

By William Teach February 11, 2018 – 8:34 am

Is there anything more equal than flipping a coin? Perhaps rock paper scissors. Or maybe doing eenie meenie miny moe for a big group. Regardless, some people are still having a hissy fit over Shani Davis losing a coin toss, as we get this wacky screed from Errin Haines Whack at the Chicago Tribune (which features a photo gallery of Chicago Olympians before the fable, and the first picture is of a White woman, Kendall Coyne)

Coin toss mirrors black experience beyond Olympics

Shani Davis made history in 2006 when he became the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics and the winningest man in American speedskating. So when the speedskater tweeted his outrage after losing the opportunity to represent Team USA as its flagbearer in Friday night’s opening ceremony, his #blackhistorymonth hashtag served as a kind of racial shorthand. (Davis has set his Twitter account to private)

And it resonated with African-Americans far beyond sports.

For them, it was a familiar scenario: Despite being exceptional in a field dominated by whites, he was bypassed for a job he deserved. What’s more, when he pointed that out, he was shouted down as an ungrateful distraction.

From celebrities to corporate America, the slight was a reminder of what blacks regularly experience in a white world — a feeling that the game is rigged.

Why did Erin Hamlin not deserve the honor? Perhaps Ms. Wack could explain that. She’s been to the Olympics four times. She’s won medals. She won the coin toss after the nomination process left her and Davis tied. Seems rather racist, and sexist, to say that she doesn’t deserve the honor while Davis, a Black male, does. But, really, how is the game rigged? It was a coin toss. But, for certain people, they always have to play the race card.

Oh, but wait, the coin toss

The coin toss is almost beside the point. That the vote was tied between a bronze medalist and a two-time gold medalist points to an outcome that also included intangibles — among them, likeability and popularity. While a coin cannot be biased, people can — and often, the results of racial bias can sting with unfairness.

So, obviously, the four people who ended up voting for Hamlin were raaaaacist. Or, perhaps, the four who voted for Davis were sexist. We can play this Victimhood game all day. It’s stupid. But, racecarders will be racecarders. And, yes, the screed keeps going racecardy. Because that’s what race hustlers do.

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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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