If All You See…

By William Teach May 2, 2017 – 1:00 pm

…is a world turning to desert from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Other McCain, with a post on feminists saying that breast feeding babies is not natural.

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California Considers “Ambitious” New Cap And Trade System

By William Teach May 2, 2017 – 10:32 am

Because the last one worked so well, let’s try again

California Proposes Ambitious New Cap-and-Trade Program

This week, a California state senator will introduce legislation that would replace the state’s troubled cap-and-trade program, and eventually establish one of the highest prices for carbon dioxide in the world. Around 90 percent of the revenue from the program, which would raise several billion dollars annually and climb steadily over time, would go back to California citizens in the form of a “climate dividend rebate.”

The proposal, which will be set forth in an amended version of SB 775, marks the latest effort by the world’s sixth-largest economy to step up as a leader in climate policy, highlighting a path to lower greenhouse gas emissions that other states or nations could follow. (snip)

In its current form, Sen. Wieckowski’s proposed system would establish a so-called price collar that sets both a floor and ceiling for the price of a metric ton of carbon dioxide. The price collar would start at $20 and $30 in 2021, rise to $20 and $40 in 2022, and then tick up each subsequent year by $5 and $10, respectively, plus inflation adjustments. The ceiling would immediately be higher than the price of carbon in most European nations, and would quickly exceed the roughly $37 tax proposed in Canada starting in 2022. At some point in the 2030s, assuming no other changes, it would also surpass Sweden’s carbon tax of around $150 per metric ton, which is the most expensive in the world.

Few are buying them now, and many of the companies that would be forced to buy them have quietly left the state. The money hasn’t come in like the California politicians prognosticated, and won’t in the future. It’ll just lead to job loss and stagnation. And higher costs for the people of California. But, hey, they voted for this. They should have to stay and deal with the fallout.

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Texas Sanctuary Jurisdiction Crackdown Is Like Terror Or Something

By William Teach May 2, 2017 – 8:11 am

Here in Raleigh, there’s a section of Green Road, between Calvary and New Hope, where the police love to sit and give out speeding tickets. Coming south on Green, it goes from 45 to 35, and, if you drive this part of Green Rd often, you’re trained like Pavlov’s dog. You know “don’t speed.” Years back, I went down that road almost every day, so, I find that I’m rather terrorized by this attempt by the Raleigh PD to get me to comply with the written law

Illegal Immigrant Activist: Texas Sanctuary Crackdown is ‘Terror’

Dozens of protestors in favor of illegal immigration planted themselves in the lobby of the State Insurance Building Monday in Austin, Texas, to decry Gov. Greg Abbott’s imminent signing of a bill cracking down on sanctuary cities.

The assembled ctivists insisted they wouldn’t leave the premises unless the Republican governor decided to veto Senate Bill 4 (Abbott is one of the bill’s leading proponents). The bill, which passed the Texas House last week, would require state and municipal officials to fully comply with federal immigration laws and agencies or face a Class A misdemeanor. The bill also allows police officers to inquire into a suspect’s immigration status if they are detained or arrested.

“I do not expect that Governor Abbott will do the right thing and veto this bill,” said Austin City Council Member Greg Casar, an attendee of the sit-in, according to a press release from the Austin-based immigrant activist group Grassroots Leadership. “[But] we will only defeat this dangerous and discriminatory law if we fight it every step of the way — in the courts, in our halls of government, and by organizing our communities.”

It will be signed, and Greg Casar should be booted from office for advocating that people break American laws.

According to the logic of Rev. Jim Rigby from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, “This is not about the law … This is about sending terror across the community,” the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Can you guess how this can be solved? That’s right, illegals should leave, and, then, if they really love the U.S., they can apply for legal status. Shocking how going through legal channels works, right?

As the dozens of protesters gathered, they broke out into chants of, “SB-4 is hate! SB-4 is hate!” Others chanted, “Ain’t no power like the power of people because the power of people don’t stop,” as Department of Public Safety Texas State Troopers surrounded them, My San Antonio reported.

Following the law is hate. You should try that if you ever get pulled over for speeding.

“There are some officials in the state of Texas, as well as across the United States, who simply do not want to apply the rule of law in their jurisdiction, who want to promote lawlessness. And it’s inexcusable,” Abbott said Sunday on Fox News. “And one tool that we now have is the ability to remove these officials from office by subjecting them to criminal penalty by forcing them into the jail that they are letting people out of.”

And do not make the mistake of thinking Governor Abbott won’t follow through on that threat.

Do you know what doesn’t help the cause of those who are unlawfully present in the United States? Getting out in the streets and demanding legalization (and welfare, healthcare, housing, education, money, etc). Demanding that the government stop enforcing the law when it comes to illegals.

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Baseball Player States That Wrongthink Should Carry Heavy Fines

By William Teach May 2, 2017 – 7:54 am

The uber-Liberal and Democratically controlled city of Boston has often been called the most racist city in the U.S. How can that be? It’s run by Progressive Democrats! Nearly 82% of Bostonians voted for Hillary Clinton! Yet

(USA Today) Baltimore Orioles All-Star center fielder Adam Jones was berated by racist taunts at Fenway Park while a bag of peanuts was thrown at him Monday night, calling it one of the worst cases of fan abuse he has heard in his career.

“A disrespectful fan threw a bag of peanuts at me,’’ Jones said, “I was called the N-word a handful of times tonight. Thanks. Pretty awesome.’’

Jones, one of just 62 African-Americans on opening-day rosters this year, said he has been subjected to racist hecklings in the past at Fenway Park, but said this was one of the worst experiences of his 12-year career.

Here’s the thing: is there any proof of the taunts? The article is based simply on his word alone. Though, in a Progressive city, would anyone be surprised? However, Jones has a history of making racial accusations that cannot be backed up by, you know, facts. Evidence.

We can play the “did it or did it not happen” game, we have zero evidence either way. Here’s where it runs off the rails. He made a claim that he heard about 60 people were ejected from the game, the Red Sox said that the ejections were about half that (which would seem normal), and that the fan who threw the peanuts was ejected, as he should be. Then

Jones was grateful the fan was caught who threw the bag of peanuts toward him into the dugout, but wishes the punishment was much more severe.

“It’s pathetic,’’ he said. “It’s called a coward. What they need to do is that instead of kicking them out of the stadium, they need to fine them 10 grand, 20 grand, 30 grand. Something that really hurts somebody. Make them pay in full. And if they don’t, take it out of their check.

“That’s how you hurt somebody. You suspend them from the stadium, what does that mean? It’s a slap on the wrist. That guy needs to be confronted, and he needs to pay for what he’s done.

“At the end of the day, when you throw an object onto the field of play, the player has no idea what it is. What if something hit me right in the eye and I can’t play baseball anymore. Then what? I just wear it? No.

He has a point about things being thrown on the playing surface. That, though, happens. I was at a Canadians-Hurricanes playoffs game here in Raleigh years back and a Canadians fan threw a bag of popcorn over the boards and on the ice. Around 30 people pointed right at him, and security escorted him out. This was before the game started. Anyhow, Jones had a fit over a can of beer being thrown at another Orioles player while in Toronto. He also made vague accusations about hearing racial taunts in the same Progressive city of Toronto at the same time. Adam Jones has been known to trash talk to fans and make gestures when playing away games.

But, really, it was a bag of peanuts. Fining someone up to $30,000 for that? For Wrongthink? No.

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Researchers Proclaim Future Ocean Doom From Messing With Their Fish Tank

By William Teach May 1, 2017 – 4:27 pm

A few fish died, hence, entire coastal food webs could collapse (via Eric Worrall at Watts Up With That?) (Any bold is what Eric did)

Climate change could drive coastal food webs to collapse

Coastal marine food webs could be in danger of collapse as a result of rising carbon dioxide levels, according to our new research. The study shows that although species such as algae will receive a boost, the positive effects are likely to be cancelled out by the increased stress to species further up the food chain such as predatory fish.

We used a self-contained ecosystem in a 2,000-litre tank to study the effects of warming and ocean acidification on a coastal food web. This approach can give us a good idea of what might happen to genuine coastal food webs, because the tank (called a “mesocosm”) contains natural habitats and a range of species that interact with one another, just as they do in the wild.

Our food web had three levels: primary producers (algae), herbivores (invertebrates), and predators (fish).

The results show that carbon dioxide enrichment can actually boost food webs from the bottom up through increased algal growth. This benefited herbivores because of the higher abundance of food, and in turn boosted the very top of the food web, where fish grew faster.

But while this effect of ocean acidification may be seen as positive for marine ecosystems, it mainly benefits “weedy” species – a definition that can be applied to some species of algae, invertebrates, and even fish.

In contrast, habitat-forming species such as kelp forests and coral reefs are more likely to disappear with rising COâ‚‚ emissions, and with them many associated species that are deprived of their habitats and food.

Our results therefore showed that warming had a detrimental overall effect on the coastal food web we studied. Although higher temperatures boosted algal growth, herbivorous populations did not expand. Because herbivore abundances remained similar and elevated temperatures result in a higher metabolic demand, predatory fish consumed more herbivorous prey, resulting in a collapse of these prey populations.

So, utter doom. Because of a bit of research with a fish tank. As Eric notes

Unfortunately the full study is paywalled, but attempting to infer global consequences of increased CO2 from a toy eco-system in a 2000 litre fish tank is absurd.

On the positive side, the researchers performed an actual experiment, rather than just running a computer model.

But anyone who has ever kept fish knows how difficult it can be to keep a fish tank eco-system stable. Fish in a tank are subject to numerous stresses, even a small mistake with feeding, water contamination or filtering waste can lead to disease and death.

2,000 liters is 528 gallons. If you’ve ever watched the Animal Planet show Tanked, many of those (very expensive) tanks are around that size, some bigger. And they take a lot of maintenance to keep in good working shape. Just keeping a small freshwater tank going can be work. I’m looking at my 20 gallon and I can see it needs some more water, about a gallon, and the light hood needs cleaning. I use a few liquids to reduce the stress of the fish. If something goes wrong, it can spread quickly and say goodbye to your fish. Saltwater is even more maintenance intensive.

The ocean ecosystem has survived numerous warm and cool periods. Corals survived when the temps and sea heights were much higher. This is all just typical scaremongering.

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 1, 2017 – 1:00 pm

…is an evil fossil fueled vehicle which Government should disallow Other People from using, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is A View From The Beach, with a post on when is OK not OK.

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Trump’s Tactics Of Fear At The Border Seem To Be Working

By William Teach May 1, 2017 – 11:25 am

This has made the Washington Post very sad

In many ways, President Trump’s attempts to implement his hard-line immigration policies have not gone very well in his first three months. His travel ban aimed at some Muslim-majority countries has been blocked by the courts, his U.S.-Mexico border wall has gone nowhere in Congress, and he has retreated, at least for now, on his vow to target illegal immigrants brought here as children.

But one strategy that seems to be working well is fear. The number of migrants, legal and illegal, crossing into the United States has dropped markedly since Trump took office, while recent declines in the number of deportations have been reversed.

Many experts on both sides of the immigration debate attribute at least part of this shift to the use of sharp, unwelcoming rhetoric by Trump and his aides, as well as the administration’s showy use of enforcement raids and public spotlighting of crimes committed by immigrants. The tactics were aimed at sending a political message to those in the country illegally or those thinking about trying to come.

It’s working, and, guess what? The Democrat Media Complex is providing an enormous amount of help in this endeavor. All the articles, the opinion pieces, the hyperventilation on TV and social media, this all provides help to Mr. Trump and those of us who are against illegal immigration.

“The world is getting the message,” Trump said last week during a speech at the National Rifle Association leadership forum in Atlanta. “They know our border is no longer open to illegal immigration, and if they try to break in you’ll be caught and you’ll be returned to your home. You’re not staying any longer. If you keep coming back illegally after deportation, you’ll be arrested and prosecuted and put behind bars. Otherwise it will never end.”

In a sane world, that type of speech would be applauded for attempting to uphold our laws and sovereignty. In Liberal World, it’s a crime against humanity or something.

Deportations had fallen sharply in the final years of the Obama administration as the former president tightened enforcement guidelines to focus on hardened criminals. But under Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun to ramp up the number of immigrants who are being placed in removal proceedings.

Federal agents arrested 21,362 immigrants, mostly convicted criminals, from January through mid-March, compared with 16,104 during the same period last year, according to federal data. Arrests of immigrants with no criminal records more than doubled, to 5,441 in that period.

“This is the Trump era. Progress is being made daily, and it will continue,” declared Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has begun to reorganize the Justice Department to prosecute more immigration cases. “This will be the administration that fully enforces our nation’s immigration laws.”

Happy Dance!

The importation of “refugees” from areas ripe with Islamic extremism has also decreased heavily under Trump, meaning American women will not be exposed to the sexual assaults and rapes and simply uncivilized treatment that has been seen in all the European countries taking the “refugees” in.

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Newish Prognostication: Inner California Will Soon Be Beachfront

By William Teach May 1, 2017 – 7:20 am

Here we go again with the doomish fortune telling

A New Climate Change Prediction Is Bad News For One State

California could be in major trouble because of climate change. In some cases, landlocked regions could eventually have beaches.

An updated government report says in one severe scenario, sea levels could rise by 10 feet over the next the century.

That could mean tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost, as well as power plants, water treatment facilities and hundreds of miles of roadways in the coastal state.

Can you guess the cause?

The culprit in the study? It says loosely regulated greenhouse gas emissions. Fossil fuels are causing ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica to melt at increasingly faster rates.

No, they aren’t.

The government report in question, get this, is all for implementing more and bigger governmental control, as well as taxes and fees. Shocking, is it not? Government proposing more government and more funding for government.

Reading it, it seems divorced from actual data. It claims that sea rise has been occurring at the rate of 1mm per year over the last 8,000 years (prior to that it was much higher, due to the ending of the ice age, and the 8,000 figure is similar to what I use). That equates to 3.937 inches per century. However, the average per actual studies is 6-8 inches per century, so, a median figure of 177mm per century. Which is exactly what we saw during the 20th Century. Nor has it accelerated. We should be seeing much more during a Holocene warm period. In some areas we are, often due to subsistence.

The document is a political document, and the article uses the utter worst case computer modeled scenario, with lots of coulds and mights and maybes and we thinks. Even the best case scenarios are well beyond the reality of the data, and are simply political scaremongering to get people to give up more freedom and money to government. It even blames nature (page 23) for those tide gauges that are not complying with the Cult of Climastrology’s beliefs, particularly on tectonic actions, while those which show higher sea rise (which is still exactly in the sweet spot for an average period during the Holocene) are due strictly to people driving fossil fueled vehicles, living a modern lifestyle, and not giving up their freedom and money to government.

There is so much crazy in this document and not enough time to cover it, so, I’ll repeat for one final time: this is political scaremongering in order to increase government and government funding at the expense of liberty, freedom, and sacrificial earnings demanded by government, all by people who so often do not practice what they preach.

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Thousands Of Little Socialists To Hit The Streets To Protest Trump Or Something

By William Teach May 1, 2017 – 7:13 am

Happy May 1st! Today is the traditional celebration of May Day, an ancient day of celebration that goes back to Roman times. Things changed up a bit over time in what was being celebrated, and you can bet all the Special Snowflakes won’t be dancing around a Maypole nor holding devotions to the Virgin Mary. Nor towards St. Joseph The Worker, surrogate father to Jesus. Nor any of the other things it stands for, except for being a Socialist day of whining

(USA Today) International Worker’s Day

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to take to the streets Monday in massive May Day events across the USA mostly protesting the policies of President Trump.

May Day — also known as International Worker’s Day — has spawned protests around the globe in past years highlighting workers’ rights. But on Monday, the impetus for the U.S. marches span from immigrants’ rights to LGBT awareness to police misconduct.

“There’s a real galvanization of all the groups this year,” said Fernanda Durand of CASA in Action, which will lead a march of about 10,000 people for immigrants’ rights through downtown Washington. “Our presence in this country is being questioned by Donald Trump. We are tired of being demonized and scapegoated. We’ve had enough.”

In all fairness, had Hillary’s campaign been competent, listened to Bill Clinton, and campaigned in a few extra states, they would have still been in the streets agitating for the stuff they agitate for, demanding that she Do Something. Like give them a raise to $15 an hour, which, for a goodly chunk, would equal $0, since they’d be replaced by automation.

CASA in Action is a group in Maryland and Virginia that supports Latino people who have broken our federal immigration laws. And, yes, their presence is being questioned, because the illegals shouldn’t be here.

Durand’s protest is part of the Rise Up umbrella movement that promises 259 events in more than 200 cities in 41 states focusing on immigrants’ rights, she said.

Another widespread effort, dubbed Beyond the Movement, will feature a collection of racial-justice groups and include protests and marches in more than 50 cities, from Portland, Ore., to Miami.

Erick Sanchez, another Washington-based organizer, said he’s seen the melding of different groups in previous events this year, from the Women’s March on Washington to climate change awareness protests. Monday will be the culmination of gelling these disparate groups, he said.

In other words, the same old same old Leftist whiny groups whining about what they whine about. Instead of going to work.

Trump released a statement Friday declaring May 1 “Loyalty Day” as a way to “recognize and reaffirm our allegiance to the principles” upon which America was built, calling on all government buildings to display the U.S. flag and schools to observe the holiday with ceremonies.

Which, of course, means that a lot of whiny leftists will refuse to fly the American flag.

At least in Merry Old England, the youngsters use the day to dress to the 9’s and go on a bender. And the choir sings, the bells ring. And in the exotic vacation spot of Scotland, youngsters jump into the frigid North Sea in their skivvies. A few young ladies apparently forgot to wear a bra, or lost it in the waves, per the pictures.

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Warmists Sure Like Leaving Messes, Eh

By William Teach April 30, 2017 – 3:26 pm

Perhaps some of those reusable bags that are made out of help or something, the ones that are shown to gather all sorts of diseases and icky stuff?

https://twitter.com/NatShupe/status/858454960194830336

(headline fixed. Stupid fingers on stupid keypad)

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