Judge Defies Biology, Decides Privacy Rights Of Girls Are Unimportant

By William Teach September 28, 2016 – 10:16 am

This is the world of Liberals, who tell us that women are super crazy important, but, women need to just shut up and deal with having penis forced upon them in their safe spaces

(Daily Caller) A federal judge ruled Monday that a school district in Ohio must treat a transgender boy “like the girl she is” and allow him unfettered access to a girl’s bathroom, according to local reports.

Judge Algenon Marbley, a Bill Clinton appointee, also said that Highland Local School District must treat the boy as a girl in all other aspects, using his chosen female name and referring to him with female pronouns at all times, reports The Blade, in Toledo, O.H.

Highland has been dealing with this highly confused boy (if the person in question has a penis, then a boy) since 2013, and sued to stop the tyrannical Obama administration from forcing the school to let the boy in with the girls. Team Obama had threatened to pull $1 million in federal funding. You know, money that came from taxpayers without a choice.

Doe, meanwhile, has been pursuing a civil rights complaint against Highland since late 2013. Besides ordering Highland to let Doe use whatever bathroom he wants, the federal government also told the school district that it needs to hire a gender-identity consultant who can train staff members to be properly sensitive on issues of gender identity.

The two cases collided in the ruling Monday. There is “certainly no evidence” that girls at Highland’s schools will have their well-being harmed by sharing facilities with a biological male, Marbley said. All showers at Doe’s school are curtained off, and toilets all have their own stalls, minimizing the risk that girls would encounter a penis in the bathroom, he added.

Hmm, that sounds like mansplaining, does it not? Remember this one?

On Wednesday, Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of high school students and parents, asking the court to strike down a Minnesota school district policy that empowers a male student to enter the girls’ locker room and disrobe.

Not surprisingly, many girls have been distressed by the actions of the male student, which include twerking, grinding, and other sexually explicit actions. The response of the district and other authorities to the concerns has been a collective yawn.

I bet they thought, initially, that there would be no evidence of harm and privacy violations.

And, of course, the Highland school had offered an accommodation where the gender confused would use a single stall bathroom, but, apparently, not being able to use the female children’s rooms was taking a toll on his health, per the parents, who should be locked up for child abuse. They always have to include everyone else in their deviancy by force of government.

Choice and privacy are only applicable when it comes to abortion on demand.

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EPA Quietly Passes New ‘Climate Change’ Regulations On Household Appliances

By William Teach September 28, 2016 – 8:08 am

Will the EPA turn off their air conditioning and refrigerators at their offices until replacement refrigerants can be implemented? Obviously, that’s rhetorical

(Daily Caller) While media coverage Monday largely focused on the first presidential debate, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two global warming regulations to ban chemicals used in refrigerators and air conditioners.

EPA unveiled its regulations ahead of next month’s Montreal Protocol meeting, likely as part of the White House’s strategy to issue rules to show other countries the U.S. is serious about fighting global warming. (snip)

EPA’s two new rules increase regulations on household appliances that use HFCs and add “to the list of safer and more climate-friendly chemicals for use in the refrigeration and air conditioning and fire suppression sectors.”

There is no actual timeline given by the EPA for this to occur, all in the name of anthropogenic climate change, though it seems they want something done by 2025. And, let’s be honest, some of the gases are potent greenhouse gases, much more than CO2, though they do not contribute all that much. Interestingly, the people who make these household appliances are already ahead of the EPA

The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers has announced a goal — for which it is seeking the support of government and safety authorities — to voluntarily phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants used in household refrigerators and freezers after 2024. This effort builds on a history of environmental stewardship that includes significant gains in energy and water efficiency and the phasing out of ozone-depleting substances without losing these efficiency gains.

But, there really aren’t any viable alternatives at the moment. They say as much. Many of them are very expensive, very flammable, or both. So, they are doing what the private sector does: work towards alternatives that will not significantly increase the cost of appliances, nor cause them to catch on fire. The EPA has jumped in with both feet, and seems determined to find a refrgerant based more on its GHG potential, regardless of cost to the consumer.

Under Section 612 of the Clean Air Act, EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program is adding to the list of safer and more climate-friendly chemicals for use in the refrigeration and air conditioning and fire suppression sectors; listing several new substitutes as unacceptable in specific end-uses in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector; and changing the status of a number of substitutes that were previously listed as acceptable in the refrigeration and air conditioning and foam blowing sectors. Foam products that contain unacceptable foam blowing agents are also listed as unacceptable.

It’s all about Hotcoldwetdry. If your costs go up, so be it. If you’re unable to get your appliances fixed, so have to purchase new more expensive ones, so be it. It’s easy to say when you are able to purchase appliances at any price because taxpayers are footing the bill.

In today’s second action, EPA is strengthening the refrigerant management program under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act and extending the regulations to non-ozone depleting substitutes such as HFCs and other substitutes. This action will lead to reductions in emissions by lowering the leak rate at which large air conditioning and refrigeration appliances must be repaired and incorporating industry best practices such as verifying repairs and conducting regular leak inspections on leaking appliances. In addition to the benefits for the ozone layer, EPA estimates the refrigerant emissions avoided from this rule will be more than 7 MMTCO2eq annually.

Which will cost businesses more money. Guess who pays for that? Don’t expect an lawsuits on this one, though.

Let’s nor forget that a big part of this push is international, in an attempt which will limit, if not eliminate, the ability for people in developing nations to have the same appliances being used in the 1st World now, meaning they won’t be able to afford things like refrigerators. Where does this occur mostly? In places like Africa and Asia. Seems rather racist.

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Only 36% Think Hillary Is Healthy Enough To Be President

By William Teach September 28, 2016 – 7:42 am

This seems to have utterly vexed AP writers Lauren Neerguaard and Emily Swanson

AP-GfK poll: Voters more confident in Trump’s health

The “stamina,” the “look”: A new poll suggests voters are buying in to Donald Trump’s insinuations about Hillary Clinton’s health. They’re ignoring the medical reports.

Voters — especially men — have more confidence that Trump is healthy enough for the presidency than Clinton, according to the Associated Press-GfK poll.

It’s a disconnect considering Clinton has released more medical information than Trump, and that outside doctors who’ve looked at the available data say both candidates seem fine. But it shows the political points Trump scored after the Democratic nominee’s much-publicized mild case of pneumonia.

It’s not a disconnect when we see Hillary have long coughing fits on a seemingly constant basis. When we see her seemingly unable to walk a flight of stairs. When we see her fall down. When she seems to injure herself. When her eye wanders. When she collapses on video.

“Everybody gets sick,” said Sherri Smart, 56, of New York. She said she hasn’t decided who to vote for but wishes the candidates would discuss issues instead of sniping about who’s most vigorous.

True, everybody does get sick. When it happens on a constant basis, it is cause for concern. But, hey, let’s talk about Hillary’s meager Clinton Foundation donations to charity, her illegal use of an insecure email server, and what she actually did as a Senator and Sec of State. Perhaps we can talk about her attacks on women who credibly accused her husband of sexual assault.

“What’s important is, what are you going to do for me?” Smart said.

Good grief.

The AP-GfK poll found 51 percent of voters are very or extremely confident that Trump is healthy enough to be president. In contrast, just over a third of voters — 36 percent — had the same confidence in Clinton’s health.

So, Trump isn’t all that much better. But still better. Hillary is way underwater. The poll has some interesting metrics. It includes 20% with vote seldom/never, with 14% voting never. 15% overall say they aren’t going to vote. It oversamples Democrats 34/24/26 (D/I/R). 14% say they are none of those.

Only 16% are very confident in Hillary’s health, with 21% very confident, as compared to Trump with 19/29

Of course, let’s not forget that Trump called a Ms. Universe who put on like 60 pounds fat. Because that’s super important.

Crossed at Right Wing News.

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GOP Asks Obama To Provide Proof That Hotcoldwetdry Is A National Security Concern

By William Teach September 27, 2016 – 3:40 pm

Now, let’s be honest: climatic changes do pose a threat. It always has. It also can reduce threats. But, the question has never been about a warming climate, it’s over the causation. And Team Obama is all about Blamestorming mankind

(Daily Caller) Republican lawmakers are demanding the Obama administration back up with evidence a recent executive memoranda requiring federal officials to consider the impact of global warming on national security.

“The Committee has genuine interest in the climate science and information that the Administration claims impacts national security,” reads a letter to National Security Adviser Susan Rice from Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith — chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

Smith is referring to a memoranda the White House issued Wednesday demanding the “federal government to fully consider the impacts of climate change in the development and implementation of all national security policies and plans.”

Said memoranda would require that the agencies consider what Mankind does, and will simply waste time, money, and manpower on this silliness. I hope the GOP isn’t expecting a response, since Dear Leader has never been very responsive to this who “democracy” thing, and with only a few months left, he can’t be bothered.

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If All You See…

By William Teach September 27, 2016 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrible fossil fueled vehicle, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Zilla Of The Resistance, with a post on the debate causing Special Snowflakes to be triggered.

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Say, How Do We Teach ‘Climate Change’ Without Terrifying School Kids?

By William Teach September 27, 2016 – 10:30 am

This is something Very Concerning to NPR, which seems to forget that the Cult of Climastrology has been attempting to terrify kids for decades

Teaching Middle Schoolers Climate Change Without Terrifying Them

Bertha Vazquez has taught earth science for more than twenty-five years.

“For many years I covered the basic standard, probably like most people in the country do.”

Then one day she says she decided to throw all that out the window when she saw former Vice President Al Gore speak at the University of Miami at a screening of An Inconvenient Truth, his documentary about climate change.

“And it really … hit me. This is 2007 and, I’ve got to tell you, I lost sleep,” Vazquez says.

So, instead of actually teaching science and reality, she had a meltdown and decided to teach leftist politics.

“You can’t depress the hell out of them … if you want them to start looking for solutions,” she says. “So I don’t really go there. Do I feel that way personally? Yes … but in class I put on my happy face.”

A pivotal moment in Vazquez’s class often comes when her students open an app called Eyes on the Rise, where they plug in their address and learn how far they live above sea level.

“One kid will say, ‘I’m 10 feet above sea level. I’m going to be OK,'” Vazquez explains. “I’ll say ‘Yeah, you’ll be on a little hill, but what about everybody else around you? We’re all in this boat together.’ “

It’s no wonder kids are neurotic and terrified,  along with being hot house flower basket-cases, when they are subjected to this mularky and doomsaying. Fortunately, the same people have created economic situations where these kids are graduating and have no job prospects, so they hunker down in their parent’s basement.

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Obama’s Clean Power Plan Hits The Court Today

By William Teach September 27, 2016 – 7:13 am

This could be a very big deal depending on the outcome. The oral arguments are on Tuesday

(Daily Caller)  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments Tuesday in West Virginia v. EPA, the legal challenge to President Barack Obama’s signature global warming initiative, the Clean Power Plan (CPP).

The litigation is massive in scale — nearly every state in the union is involved in some capacity. West Virginia is leading a coalition of 27 states who are challenging the rule, while 18 states have come to the Plan’s defense. Each side is joined by activist and industry groups, electric companies, academics, lawmakers, tech companies, and retired dignitaries who together have filed over 70 amicus, or friend-of-the-court briefs.

The implications at stake are so significant that the U.S. Supreme Court preemptively issued a stay of the CPP in February, one of the last orders Justice Antonin Scalia participated in before his death. Whatever the result, the decision could be blocked pending a petition for Supreme Court review. What’s more, the D.C. Circuit has elected to hear the case en banc, that is, as a whole, as opposed to a hearing by a three-judge panel which is typical of appeals. The court’s decision underscores the magnitude of the case.

The DC article dives into what the CPP is, the legal rationale behind the suit, what the EPA’s response is, and which way the D.C. court can be expected to rule. And the potential for the Supreme Court, because it will go there.

Not mentioned are the increased costs that will hit average Americans if the plan goes into effect. A few cents here, a dollar there, it all adds up to a higher cost of living.

Furthermore, as much as I dislike Trump, this is exactly one of the reasons it might be better to see him as president than Hillary. If, and it’s a big if, he nominates a justice who won’t go all lefty to the Supreme Court, we can take care of these idiotic type of rules. And let’s not forget the appointments of lower court judges.

Furthermore, appointing people to run agencies who will reign in the excesses and mission creep. And he can whack things like the CPP and Paris climate accord with the stroke of a pen.

Let’s boil the argument down

(Blasting News) Rightly or wrongly, only an act of congress can change the law, if indeed a fix is even needed. One person fighting the CPP is Professor Laurence Tribe of Harvard Law School, President Obama’s mentor. He represents Peabody Energy. At stake is the shuttering of the remaining coal-fired power plants and a decimation of an entire industry.

Even though CO2 is considered ‘non-toxic’ to human health, it is likened to be agreenhouse gas responsible for the one degree of warming since recordkeeping began in the late 1800s. Coal-fired power plants don’t emit mercury, or much else for that matter, so the only gas left in the EPA’s arsenal was CO2.

The litigants will be arguing that the EPA changed the CPP dramatically after the commenting period ended. That would be a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. There is also the anti-commandeering doctrine, which prevents any federal agency from forcing state governments to perform “coercive duties.”

We’ll see how this turns out, and whether the courts favor a governmental system run by the Legislative Branch, as was established by our Constitution, or an Executive dominated one, where they can do whateverthehell they want.

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The Rumble On Long Island Brought The Fire Between Trump And Hillary

By William Teach September 27, 2016 – 6:58 am

I’ll admit, I did not see the whole thing. I was switching back and forth between football and the rumble after the first 30 minutes. How’d it go?

(Fox News) Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, in a fiery opening debate where seemingly nothing was off limits, clashed sharply Monday night as the Republican nominee worked to cast his rival as a career politician unable to bring change – and the Democratic nominee fought to tag Trump as an empty suit “hiding” something from the American public.

Entering their first encounter after a solid week of intense preparation, Clinton seemed ready for several of Trump’s taunts on stage at Hofstra University.

When Trump, discussing how he’d been “all over” the country talking to inner-city communities, said, “You decided to stay home, and that’s okay” – Clinton had a swift retort.

“I think Donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. And yes, I did,” Clinton said. “And you know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be president, and I think that’s a good thing.”

Later in the debate, Trump summed up his counter-argument in a few words: “Hillary has experience, but it’s bad experience.”

And that’s about how it went for the entire time. Trump attempted his interrupting schtick a lot, which is apparently sexxxxxist, because, you know, a strong woman like Hillary needs protection from the big bad man.

Memo to Donald: it didn’t get Hillary off her game, so, leave it alone next time. And write a few things down. You missed a few glorious opportunities. You got this one (via Twitchy)

but you should have also mentioned her transcripts for speeches to Wall Street. He missed a few golden opportunities

https://twitter.com/WilliamTeach/status/780589594643488769

That was during a discussion of cyber terrorism and security. Donald wiffed on that one.

Lester Holt was somewhat of a disgrace. He was interrupting Trump, attempting to fact check, and asking questions of Trump that he wouldn’t ask of Hillary. Holt brought up birtherism during a discussion on race, then complained about Trump answering the question because they were talking about race. Yet, he failed to ask Hillary almost anything about her scandals. Holt go in a pissing match with Trump, which ended up with the “let her release her emails”, and Holt said “well, I’ll let her answer that.” He did briefly ask her about her emails, but didn’t press her on it.

For the most part, Holt allowed Clinton free reign while attempting to press Trump. He played lots of gotcha with Trump. As the transcript shows.

The snap polls, and I mean snap, if they’re being published barely an hour after the debate ended, gave Hillary the nod as the winner. Me, I’d call it a draw. Trump survived, he didn’t make an utter fool of himself, he held his own, and he got a few shots in. I love the line about “She’s been doing this for 30 years.” He mentioned that many, many times. What Hillary needed was a kill shot. She did not get one.

Obviously, most of the fact checkers are fact checking….Trump. Perhaps they should fact check themselves.

Trump did well enough to make sure many people will reserve their votes for at least a couple more weeks, wanting to see what happens next, and what will happen during the next debate, which comes up on Sunday, October 9th. Which features the Giants vs Green Bay, so, it might lose a few viewers.

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Hey, Remember That Thing About Keith Scott Not Having A Gun?

By William Teach September 26, 2016 – 7:15 pm

We were told time and time again that Keith Scott, killed by Charlotte Police Officers last week, did not have a firearm. His wife even said it on the video she released. Um, yeah, about that (via Twitchy)

Huh.

(Gaston Gazette)  On Oct. 5, a Gaston County District Court judge granted his wife a temporary restraining order. The court order told Scott not to go near his wife, three of their children and the children’s schools.

He was not allowed near their Gastonia apartment they’d called home since April 2014, according to court documents. He was told to turn over a black 9mm handgun he owned illegally.

Eleven days later, Rakeyia Scott voluntarily dismissed the order against her husband, writing, “He is no longer a threat to me and my family.”

But three days before she got the order, Keith Scott had kicked her, punched their 8-year-old in the head three times and threatened to kill her with the gun, she had written.

“He said he is a ‘killer’ and we should know that,” she wrote.

She said the man she’d been married to since she was 18 did not have a gun permit and was a felon, having been incarcerated from April 2004 to April 2011.

She checked a box saying her husband had threatened her with the gun before.

Now, in fairness, officers apparently did not call in to run a check on Scott prior to the interaction, per Bob Owens, who is also discussing this development. The gun found at the scene had the hammer cocked and the safety off. I have to wonder if any of the officers were familiar with Scott and his extensive history of violence and threats of violence, including with a gun? As Bob notes

I sincerely wish Mr. Scott hadn’t smoked marijuana in public while brandishing a gun while waiting to pick his son up from the bus stop.

Think on that one.

Scott was barred by law from owning a gun due to being a convicted felon. The gun itself was stolen, and he had been carrying the stolen, illegally carried gun in an ankle holster. While getting high. While waiting for his kid at a bus stop.

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If All You See…

By William Teach September 26, 2016 – 1:00 pm

…is a world too bright to be in focus from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is A View From The Beach, with a post wondering if the FBI investigation into Hillary was a sham.

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