…is CLIMATE CHANGE BEING ALREADY HERE CAUSING SNOW IN SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Evil Blogger Lady, with a post wondering if Excitable Kamala Harris will be the Democrats nominee in 2020.
Forgot to mention that it’s Canadians week.
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It’s always interesting when high ranking members of the Cult of Climastrology yammer on about pledging to Do Something about ‘climate change’, but never say what they’re doing in their own lives. In this case, it’s Laurence Tubiana, a French diplomat and economist, who was appointed French ambassador for international climate negotiations in connection with the 2015 COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris, and is super involved in all things Hotcoldwetdry
We The People Pledge To Fight Climate Change
President Trump’s declaration on June 1, 2017, that he was withdrawing the United States from the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change, which I helped to design, was framed as a call to nationalism, saying he was “elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.â€
But 75 percent of Pittsburghers voted for Hillary Clinton, who was in favor of the agreement, and since then the mayors of Pittsburgh and Paris have together endorsed the Paris agreement, in the joint goal of building a cleaner, safer world.
As local governments see how climate change is linked to citizens’ well-being, they are taking concrete actions such as setting milestones for air quality, banning diesel cars or combustion engines, and implementing renewable energy systems.
Notice, this is not We The People Voluntarily Changing Our Own Behavior, it is government attempting to force compliance. There’s a vast difference between me pledging to get 50,000 steps during the work week on my FitBit, and government forcing me to do so.
Obviously, a lot of this screed is about #Resist to Trump, and ends up with standard Statist boilerplate
The global movement that was founded upon the statements in the Paris agreement is about people, citizens’ concerns, economic expectations and technological development. It is not a technocratic legal document, nor about abandoning national sovereignty. We are working toward a shared vision of a common future, with the goal of safeguarding the planet for all.
The global movement is composed of hypocrites, especially the leaders. As Instapundit is fond of writing “I’ll believe it’s a crisis when the people who say it’s a crisis act like it’s a crisis”, to which I add “and give up the use of fossil fuels and make their lives carbon neutral, not just purchase carbon offsets.”
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The ideas that hardcore leftists like Politico’s Bill Scher come up with
Clinton Should Run for Cotton’s Senate Seat
With rumors swirling that Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton will soon head for the CIA, another Senate race may be added to the 2018 list. The safe money is for an open seat in Arkansas to stay in Republican hands. But who thought Alabama would host a competitive Senate race? If Democrats can find a credible candidate, and unruly Republican voters again fail to take their nomination process seriously, anything could happen.
However, to call the Arkansas Democratic Party a shell would be an insult to turtles. There are no Democratic officials holding statewide office, nor any in the U.S. House delegation. Out of the 135 members of the Arkansas state legislature, only 33—less than 25 percent—are Democrats. Not a single Democrat has yet stepped up to run for governor next year. The only Democratic Senate prospect that Arkansas Times columnist Jay Barth could come up with isn’t even a Democrat, but former Republican state House Speaker Davy Carter, who has been critical of President Donald Trump and could run as “an Independent with Democratic backing.â€
If Arkansas Democrats want to field a serious Democrat, there’s only one name to consider. I’m talking, of course, about Clinton.
Scher goes on to note all the baggage that both Bill and Hillary carry, like Hillary’s lying, being super unpopular, etc, oh, and Bill’s sexual assaults and such, so…..
That leaves us with one Clinton: Chelsea.
She has the Clinton name but little of the Clinton baggage. She wouldn’t hurt for name recognition or campaign cash. She’s vice chair of the controversy magnet known as the Clinton Foundation, but emails released during the presidential campaign by WikiLeaks and the State Department show Chelsea getting caught doing good, seeking to root out corruption by foundation officials and warning of problems with Haiti earthquake relief.
So, another carpet bagger. Sure, she might have been born in Arkansas, but, at this point, she’s a New Yorker through and through. She doesn’t live in Arkansas, and hasn’t for a long, long time. It’d be fun asking her things like “what do you think of your father sexually assaulting women?” and “do you think federal officials should obstruct justice, refuse to read security requirement documents, and use un-sanctioned, un-approved, in-secure servers to hold America’s national security material?” And then there would be questions about shady activities in the Clinton Foundation, which Chelsea was involved in.
As Legal Insurrection notes
The idea of the Clinton dynasty just will not die, and poor Chelsea is going to be sacrificed on its altar. Remember when the media and left was pushing the idea of a Chelsea run for the U. S. House of Representatives in New York? That fizzled out quickly.
Not only is the progressive base less than excited about a Chelsea Clinton in elected office, but Chelsea has all of her mother’s less desirable traits and none of her father’s political instincts or charisma. As such, she’s not a likely candidate for anything much less the U. S. Senate.
I’m up for her running. It’d be fun having her show her disdain for Arkansas and those icky Flyover country/Jesusland folks, and the resulting questions about her parents and their shady dealings and doings.
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This should make for a fun debate in Congress, and should be fast-tracked to the floor so we can have that debate, which would make Democrats, and a few squishy Republicans, look really, really bad
(Fox News) A Republican congressman plans to introduce a bill Monday that would threaten huge fines and prison time for elected officials accused of sheltering illegal immigrant criminals from deportation, in the wake of the not-guilty verdict in the Kate Steinle murder trial.
Indiana Rep. Todd Rokita’s bill is one of the most aggressive pieces of legislation to date aimed at sanctuary city policies, going beyond the Justice Department’s threat to cut off grants to those jurisdictions.
“Politicians don’t get to pick and choose what laws to comply with,†Rokita told Fox News. “Americans are dying because politicians sworn to uphold the law refuse to do so.â€
His “Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act†would hold state and local lawmakers criminally responsible for refusing to comply with federal immigration enforcement efforts. The Republican’s bill would subject violators to a $1 million fine and up to five years in prison if they are convicted.
It’s a very interesting proposition, holding politicians liable. However, here’s the thing: first, we would need to see the actual language of the bill to see exactly who is held liable. Because it would need to include all elected officials, including mayors, governors, and sheriff’s, as well as police department leaders, who are typically not elected, but appointed, and appointed officials. Second, it needs to apply to federal government employees, not just state and local.
Third, it may not be Constitutional to apply this law and have harsher penalties for certain people than is already on the books. You may hold elected officials to higher standards (sure doesn’t seem like that happens anymore, eh?), but, we still have Equal Justice embedded into our Constitution. Finally, we do no apply said existing law in the first place: when was the last time anyone was charged, much less prosecuted using that law? Depending on the situation, anyone convicted of harboring/sheltering an illegal alien could receive a jail term starting at up to 5 years. As for fines, the law refers you to Title 18, which, under Chapter 227, Subchapter C- Fines, if the offense is considered a felony, a fine not more than $250,000 for individuals, $500,000 for organizations. There can also be fines linked to financial gain (say, would fundraising off of supporting illegal immigration be considered financial gain?)
While the law is well intentioned, it’s best applied to create one of those National Conversations Democrats love. Let’s simply apply the existing law.
Crossed at Right Wing News.
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Mankind has survived numerous warm and cool periods throughout our tenure. Even survived a full on ice age. But, a tiny increase in global temperatures will doom us all or something
(HuffPost) Evoking images of calving icebergs, and endless white icescapes, Antarctica has been described as a “silence deep with a breath like sleepâ€. Some say that its profound beauty haunts you for the rest of your days. And, one man who understands this better than most is Robert Swan OBE.
In 1986, he made the longest unassisted walk ever to the South Pole. Three years later he went onto the North Pole and by the age of 33, he became first person in history to walk to both the top and bottom of the world. And, after nearly losing his life on those treks, Swan vowed to never go back.
But, some three decades later, for the sake of our deteriorating climate, he is retracing his footsteps back to the South Pole together with his 23 year old son Barney. Passing on the baton of polar exploration from one generation to the next, the duo are the first father and son team to make the 600 mile trek, and the only people to do so using nothing but renewable energy.
Interestingly, I can’t find any articles on how they got to Antarctica, only ones about how they are not going to use fossil fuels while making the trek on Antarctica. It’s a long way from California (where he now lives) to Antarctica: did they take a sailing ship? I’ve gone through over 20 articles. None say how they’re traveled.
Anyhow
Let’s hope that the Swans inspire with their South Pole energy challenge, for in Robert’s own words: “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.†After all, with a steep temperature rise sitting on our collective horizon: “The last great exploration on Earth is to survive on Earth.â€
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…is a nation that will soon no longer know what snow is, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Chicks On The Right, with a post on Joy Reid’s homophobic blog posts.
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Happy Sunday! Another gorgeous day in America. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and we’re less than a month away from a new year. This pinup is by Bill Garland, with a wee bit of help.
What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15
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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Apparently, Team Trump has had enough of the U.N.’s silly policies. It hasn’t actually cut down on bringing in refugees from 3rd world hell holes who do not speak the language, hold vastly different values, often have few modern work skills, and don’t seem to want to integrate, but, the Trump admin plans on doing it their way
(Telegraph) The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it “inconsistent” with its policies, the US mission to the global body announced Saturday.
“Today, the US Mission to the United Nations informed the UN Secretary-General that the United States is ending its participation in the Global Compact on Migration,” the Americans said in a statement.
In September 2016, the 193 members of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a non-binding political declaration, the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, pledging to uphold the rights of refugees, help them resettle and ensure they have access to education and jobs.
“The New York Declaration contains numerous provisions that are inconsistent with US immigration and refugee policies and the Trump Administration’s immigration principles.”
As a result, President Trump determined that the United States would end its participation in the Compact process that aims to reach international consensus at the UN in 2018,” the US statement said.
Ambassador Nikki Haley went on to say that “our decisions on immigration policies must always be made by Americans and Americans alone.” Furthermore, she noted that the U.S., not the U.N., will best decide how we control our borders and who we will let in. And we will control our own sovereignty, not the U.N.
Meanwhile, here’s another example of why people do not trust the news media, as the NY Daily News, one of the biggest news sources in NYC, intentionally forgets some important information
Immigrant deported several times gets 35 years for attacks on women
An undocumented immigrant with a long history of deportation was sentenced to 35 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to sodomy, kidnapping, sex abuse and other charges related to separate attacks on two women.
Sergio Jose Martinez, who smiled throughout his sentencing hearing, told his victims’ families that he’d see them in hell as he exited the courtroom Friday.
Hey, just deported a few times, eh? How about 20? That’s noted nowhere in the article. Nor does it mention that he was convicted of felony burglary multiple times. It does mention that Multnomah County, Oregon, Sheriff Michael Reese refused to honor the ICE detainer to hold Martinez for just 48 hours, so, Martinez was released to then go on his murder spree.
Crossed at Right Wing News.
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Nothing says “anthropogenic climate change is real” like drastically increasing your carbon footprint, right?
(The Himalayan) The European Space Agency’s Climate Change Initiative has announced that Swedish mountaineer Carina Ahlqvist would attempt to climb Mt Makalu, the world’s fifth highest peak, in the next spring season to raise awareness of climate change from the high Himalayas.
Announcing their collaboration today, the ESA CCI and Climate Change Explorer as well as Expedition Project Manager, Carina, said in a joint statement that Carina was partnering with ESA to highlight how measurements of Essential Climate Variables, such as those tackled in the Climate Change Initiative programme, are vital for measuring climate change.
“Carina, one of the most experienced 8,000 meters mountain climbers in Sweden, will be the first Swedish woman to attempt to summit the 8481 metre-peak,†it said, adding that she would take part in a number of experiments, including taking ground truth measurements that will complement data from satellites. Whilst Carina is not a scientist, she has collaborated with NASA, as well as leading universities in the US and in Europe, collecting snow samples to contribute to research in climate change, the statement added.
“For me, the purpose is higher than the summit. I appreciate the collaboration with ESA CCI that enables me to climb Mt Makalu to inspire individuals to greater respect our planetâ€, Carina, who has experience from four 8,000-meter expeditions; twice to Mt Manaslu (8,167 meters) in Nepal, Mt Cho Oyu (8,201 meters) and Mount Shishapangma (8,027 meters) in Tibet, said.
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…is carbon pollution caused snow, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Political Clown Parade, with a post on what the really big story was.
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