McDonald’s Customers Hating On Their “Sustainable” Straws

By William Teach January 3, 2025 – 7:15 am

Personally, I do not notice the difference, not that I eat there that much, maybe once or twice a month, and I like to get the HiC orange drink or sweet tea. Maybe the local stores do not have these straws yet?

McDonald’s ‘sustainable’ move is ruining popular drinks, customers complain: ‘Not cutting it’

Take a sip of this.

Mike Haracz, a former corporate chef at McDonald’s, revealed how the fast food chain’s newest straws make beverages taste different.

“As many of you know, McDonald’s has switched out their iconic straw for something that is either a little more sustainable and/or cheaper,” Haracz explained.

McDonald’s nationwide has replaced its classic white straws with red and yellow stripes for a more sustainable alternative.

In the one-minute TikTok, uploaded on Dec. 20, Haracz explains his experience with the revamped straw.

“So it is now a very clearly more flimsy straw that as soon as it bends, as soon as you have to drink like a shake, if the shake machine is working, and it’s too thick and it collapses, these straws start breaking. These straws start bending, they start cracking and becoming unusable,” he declared.

While the upgraded straw isn’t receiving the recognition McDonald’s anticipated, it’s also changing the taste of the drinks.

And lots of people in the comments are apparently saying that the straws are bad. Though, many in Canada and Europe are saying it could be worse, since they have to use paper straws. Not so good for shakes, eh? And, ironically, the lid is still plastic, as are those for coffees. And many of the cups are plastic. Straws should be the last thing they worry about. Hey, I’m all for doing what one can for the environment, but, this whole sustainable movement is about the climate cult.

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Cybertruck Bomber Apparently Shot Himself In The Head

By William Teach January 3, 2025 – 7:00 am

I’m not really one for conspiracy theories, but, this seems a little weird

Vegas Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger shot himself in head before explosion, police say

An active member of the Army’s elite Special Forces shot himself in the head just before the explosion at the Trump Las Vegas hotel — but the FBI and local cops still do not know why he did it, authorities revealed on Thursday.

Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was found inside the vehicle with a “self-inflicted gunshot wound” to the head, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill told reporters.

McMahill added that a high-powered .50-caliber Desert Eagle handgun was found at Livelsberger’s.

His body was so badly burned, it was unrecognizable, authorities said.

So, why did he do this? Why did he shoot himself in the head before the truck went boom? He and the New Orleans Islamist served together at Fort Bragg, but

Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger was ‘Rambo-type’ patriot who loved Trump, uncle reveals

The uncle of Las Vegas Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger said his nephew was a “Rambo-type” patriot who loved his nation and President-elect Donald Trump.

Dean Livelsberger, an Air Force veteran, said he was shocked to learn that his nephew was identified as the man who allegedly detonated a Tesla Cybertruck filled with explosives outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas.

“He used to have all patriotic stuff on Facebook, he was 100% loving the country,” Dean told The Independent.

Yet, he blew a Tesla up in front of Trump Tower? If this is true. Did he become radicalized at some point? Was it linked to the Islamists in New Orleans? The timing would seem suspect otherwise. Considering the FBI has been utter garbage on going after terrorists, instead focusing on little old ladies protesting abortion clinics, could this be real? Could it have been programmed to drive to Trump Towers with Libelsberger inside already dead to divert attention? Will we ever truly know? It’s not like we can trust the FBI

Yeah, the FBI has refused to investigate the pipebombs, and has stonewalled Congress, refusing to testify.

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Your Fault: ‘Climate Change’ Making Plants Less Nutritious

By William Teach January 2, 2025 – 3:00 pm

You know, because all that CO2 plant food is bad for plants

Climate change is making plants less nutritious ? that could already be hurting animals that graze

More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend on plant-based diets. Plants are a low-calorie food source, so it can be challenging for animals to consume enough energy to meet their needs. Now climate change is reducing the nutritional value of some foods that plant eaters rely on.

Human activities are increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and raising global temperatures. As a result, many plants are growing faster across ecosystems worldwide.

Here we go

Some studies suggest that this “greening of the Earth” could partially offset rising greenhouse gas emissions by storing more carbon in plants. However, there’s a trade-off: These fast-tracked plants can contain fewer nutrients per bite.

“Suggest”. In other words, they do not know. It’s all conjecture. So, it is fearmongering and not science.

We believe long-term changes in the nutritional value of plants may be an underappreciated cause of shrinking animal populations. These changes in plants aren’t visually evident, like rising seas. Nor are they sudden and imminent, like hurricanes or heat waves. But they can have important impacts over time.

You can believe all you want. Some people there are bigfoots and yetis. Neither is proof.

Over the longer term, it will be important to understand how nutrient dilution is altering entire food webs, including shifts in plant species and traits, effects on other animal groups such as predators, and changes in species interactions. Changes in plant nutritional value as a result of rising carbon dioxide levels could have far-reaching impacts throughout ecosystems worldwide.The Conversation

So give us lots of taxpayer money to study this, especially so we can travel a lot.

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If All You See…

By William Teach January 2, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible carbon polluting concrete, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Sultan Knish, with a post on Jimmy Carter never being a good man.

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FBI Says People Seen Planting IEDs In New Orleans Weren’t Working With New Orleans Car Rammer

By William Teach January 2, 2025 – 10:30 am

This seems like rather important information, because it would mean there were two groups working separately to kill Americans in New Orleans

FBI rules out involvement of 3 men, 1 woman allegedly seen planting IEDs around New Orleans near terror attack

Feds ruled out that the ISIS flag-flying terrorist who killed at least 15 people and injured dozens of others on New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street had help from four people spotted on surveillance footage near the deadly attack Wednesday.

Video surveillance from the French Quarter seemingly showed three men and one woman planting explosives at multiple locations, a federal alert to police departments around the country said soon after the tragic attack.

Federal authorities have since ruled out their involvement in the tragic attack but still suggested that terror suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, was not “solely responsible” for the carnage.

Law enforcement sources told The Post earlier Wednesday that authorities were investigating whether the attack had connections to any international terror groups.

At least three IEDs, which were pipe bombs wired with remote detonators, were found at or near the scene, sources said.

That would mean that there must have been coordination from some terrorist group (or a false flag, as some would suggest. I do not buy that). Two separate attacks, one successful, the other failing to detonate their IEDs. What is the chance that two separate groups would pick the same area to attack on the same night? Supposedly, a few of the IEDs went off, but, were duds. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the terrorist driver of the pickup truck, had IEDs in the truck, and they found bomb making materiel in his house. It should be concerning if another group were making bombs and planting them.

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Bummer: CitiGroup, Bank Of America Bolt From NetZero Alliance

By William Teach January 2, 2025 – 7:00 am

More and more companies are either abandoning their climate cult pledges or significantly reducing them. It’s all fun and games to attempt to be popular with a doomsday cult, right up till you realize the demands are ridiculous and do not help your business

Citigroup, BofA join US lenders in exiting Net-Zero Banking Alliance

U.S. banks Citigroup and Bank of America said on Tuesday they are exiting the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a group of global banks that have pledged to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

They follow Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, which both left the alliance earlier this month.

Financial firms, historically criticized for their connections to the fossil fuel industry, have made efforts to incorporate net-zero standards more prominently into their operations.

However, they have begun scaling back on some initiatives to avoid irking Republican policymakers who are opposed to limiting the financing of fossil fuels.

Well, that’s an easy excuse, and may play a small part, but, they’re seeing that the pledges waste time and money and do not really help their business activity. And most of the climate cultists are just loud: they do not have economic backing or power.

Citi said it had made progress toward its own net-zero goals and decided to leave the NZBA.

BofA, in an emailed statement to Reuters, said: “We will continue to work with clients on this issue and meet their needs.”

The NZBA aims to bring down carbon emissions from the lending and investment portfolios of its members to zero on a net basis by 2050.

A lot of yammering, but, have they really? And, are they acting in the best interests of their investors and shareholders?

Last month, BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street were sued by Texas and 10 other Republican-led states, which said the large asset managers violated antitrust law through climate activism that reduced coal production and boosted energy prices.

It’s a little more complicated than that, but, yeah, those companies are doing shady things, and are not being responsible to their investors and shareholders. It’s all a scam.

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Islamists Demand Global Intifada On New Year’s Day In NYC

By William Teach January 2, 2025 – 6:45 am

Why in the hell are we not immediately deport terrorism supporters who are not US citizens? And revoking the citizenship of those who were given it? That can actually be done

Hundreds chant for ‘intifada’ at New Year’s Day protest in NYC’s Times Square

Several hundred demonstrators called for an intifada on Wednesday at an anti-Israel protest in New York City’s Times Square to mark New Year’s Day.

Attendees chanted “Resistance is glorious — we will be victorious,” “We will honor all our martyrs,” and “Gaza, you make us proud.” They carried signs that said “Zionism is cancer,” “No war on Iran,” and “End all US aid to Israel.”

“There is only one solution — Intifada revolution,” they chanted, using a common refrain at anti-Israel rallies in the US. “Intifada,” Arabic for “uprising,” is associated with the Second Intifada, a period of terror attacks in Israel in the early 2000s marked by suicide bombings.

Speakers at the Wednesday rally urged attendees to recommit to anti-Israel activism in the new year.

This occurred as we were learning more and more about the New Orleans Islamist terrorist attack. We still do not know what happened with the Las Vegas attack at Trump Tower.

Many in the crowd wore keffiyehs and face masks — ostensibly in order to shield their identities. Jewish groups are pushing New York State legislators to reinstate a law banning face masks at public gatherings, arguing the masks hinder prosecution of hate crimes and harassment. The legislation’s opponents say it will infringe on free expression.

Our government tolerates people calling for the death of Jews. That keffiyeh is a symbol of that, along with chants. These same people want to destroy America. Why are we allowing them to stay? Free Speech does not cover essentially calls for murder. And, isn’t this actually insurrection?

https://twitter.com/lovelynancie/status/1874626334649180625

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FBI Identifies New Orleans Killer, Says Was Flying ISIS Flag

By William Teach January 1, 2025 – 1:46 pm

The flag that the authorities wrapped initially

That flag

Law enforcement source, FBI say ISIS flag recovered from suspect’s truck

A high-level local law enforcement source confirmed to Fox News Digital that an ISIS flag was recovered from the vehicle used in the Bourbon Street attack on New Year’s Day.

Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, is the man suspected of driving a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 10 people and injuring 35 more, the FBI said in a statement. Jabbar died in a brief shootout with police after crashing the vehicle.

The FBI said in a statement it is leading the investigation into Wednesday’s horrific attack, which is being investigated as an act of terrorism.

“An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject’s potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations. Weapons and a potential IED were located in the subject’s vehicle. Other potential IEDs were also located in the French Quarter,” the FBI said.

A Glock handgun and .308 caliber rifle equipped with optics and a sensor were recovered from the crime scene, according to a high-level local source familiar who was not authorized to publicly discus details of the investigation.

Pro-ISIS media outlets had called on Muslims living in the U.S. and Europe to conduct attacks on New Year’s Eve. These calls to arms have been common in the last decade as terror groups wish to incite violent extremists to action during the holiday season.

Din Jabbar has been living in Houston, Texas. Was he here on a visa? US citizen? Naturalized? Given asylum? Given refugee status? Maybe we’ll find out quicker than usual, since the FBI has released this information so quickly. And, put the belief in this as much as you want, there are supposedly 4-5 accomplishes, per The Gateway Pundit.

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If All You See…

By William Teach January 1, 2025 – 1:36 pm

…is

The blog of the day is Pacific Pundit, with a post on a Cybertruck exploding outside Trump Tower in Las Vegas.

Doubleshot below the fold as I forgot to set an If All You See yesterday to post, check out Moonbattery, with a post on NJ teachers not needing to know the three Rs

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Terrorist In Car Kills 10, Wounds 30 In New Orleans

By William Teach January 1, 2025 – 10:30 am

That the authorities are not releasing information on the perpetrator means they are most likely either gender confused or an Islamist

‘Terrorist Attack’ — 10 Dead, 30 Injured After Car Crashes into Bourbon Street Revelers

Multiple reports of mass casualties in New Orleans were emerging early New Year’s Day after news outlets indicated a pickup truck drove into a group of revelers on Bourbon Street.

The identity of the driver or possible motive(s) has not been made public by local police.

Ten people were killed and 30 injured after the incident in the historic French Quarter, according to NOLA Ready, the city’s emergency preparedness agency.

The injured had been taken to five local hospitals. (snip)

At around 3:15 a.m. the vehicle, described as an SUV, reportedly drove headlong into pedestrians at the intersection between Bourbon Street and Iberville, WGNO reported. (snip)

After ramming the crowd, the suspected driver reportedly jumped out of a truck and began firing a weapon, CBS News reported.

The police shot back, with two being injured. The truck itself has Texas tags, mostly likely not a rental. The suspect is reportedly dead. So, why no information about them?

But

(Fox News) However, FBI Special Agent Aletha Duncan said the incident is “not a terrorist attack” in comments delivered after the mayor spoke.

Local police have stated that what they witnessed was a very intentional act. Interesting that the FBI immediately downplayed the terrorism aspect. Especially since

(CNN) As the investigation continues into the deadly scene of a truck mowing through pedestrians in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans, federal law enforcement agents are also checking on possible improvised explosives at the scene.

“There were improvised explosive devices that was found, and we are working on confirming if it’s a viable device or not,” said Alethea Duncan, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the FBI’s New Orleans office.

In all seriousness, everyone plays fast and loose with deeming something a terrorist attack when it can just be mass murder not meant for political change, but, the FBI saying “nope, not terrorism” hours after the event seems shady.

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