If All You See…

By William Teach September 24, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is a paddleboard necessary for when everywhere floods, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is IOTW Report, with a post on the great Kamala Harris book tour.

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Kimmel Returns, Hosts Climahypocrite Gavin Newsom

By William Teach September 24, 2025 – 10:30 am

If Disney were smart, they’d tell Kimmel to return to the original idea of the show being a mindless late night entertainment show: actors and actresses talking about their new movies and TV shows, comedians, musicians, people with animals. No politicians. But, no, he’s still doing politicians. Maybe Disney is just trying to ride it out till Kimmel’s contract expires in May 2026, at which point they will cancel the show?

Gavin Newsom gets the full Colbert treatment

Comedian Stephen Colbert joked Tuesday night that Gavin Newsom has drawn a lot of attention lately for doing something novel for a Democrat: “being interesting” — and he was only too happy to take the praise.

It went like that for the duration of the governor’s appearance on “The Late Show” — where he enjoyed a friendly interview that let him hit on his favorite topics as his popularity surges. (snip)

He has distinguished himself from other Democrats in recent months — and infuriated Republicans — by embracing a combative and often mocking approach to the Trump administration, which his team has begun skewering with social media parodies.

“This guy is flooding the zone, dominating the narratives. Facts don’t seem to matter, and Democrats, frankly, have had a difficult time pushing back,” Newsom told Colbert after the host asked why he thought his message was breaking through.

No on is infuriated: everyone is laughing at Newsom’s coms team trying to mimic Trump. Get your own schtick

Newsom added, “Democrats feel … that there’s sort of this weakness that dominates our brand and our party. I think what people appreciate is that we are willing to fight. And not only fight symbolically, by having a little bit of fun, but fight substantively. We have 41 lawsuits against the son of a bitch.”

Yes, suing to keep illegal alien criminals in the country

Newsom used the national platform to warn about what he called “authoritarian actions by an authoritarian government” and to reiterate his prediction that Trump does not want another election (besides “a Putin-type election”) while touting Democrats’ support for international climate agreements, vaccine access and opposition to mass deportations. (snip)

Newsom, who’s in New York for Climate Week, argued that he’s succeeded in getting under the GOP’s skin lately because Trump and other conservative figures, such as Fox News’ Sean Hannity, can’t handle when he “put a mirror up” to the president’s behavior.

Obviously, Kimmel did not ask if Gavin took Amtrak to NYC, because we all know he took a fossil fueled private jet. As far as authoritarian, if Trump was one Newsom would be disappeared after saying it. After his coms team got nasty. After all the things Gavin has said.

And then people wonder why no one watches Kimmel (and other late night shows): it’s too heavily political.

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“Day-Zero Droughts” Coming Soon Or Something

By William Teach September 24, 2025 – 7:15 am

I mean, I’m seriously impressed, the doomsday cult has really been working on coming up with new stuff instead of recycling the same old stuff

Where ‘day-zero droughts’ could happen as soon as this decade

Many parts of the world are predicted to endure “day-zero droughts,” periods of extreme and unprecedented water scarcity, which could happen as soon as this decade in certain hotspots including parts of North America, the Mediterranean and southern Africa, according to a new study.

It’s well known that climate change, driven by burning fossil fuels, is throwing the global water cycle off balance and causing scarcity. What’s much less clear is when and where extreme water shortages will hit. The new research helps provide answers and some of them are surprising, said Christian Franzke, a climate scientist at Pusan National University in South Korea and an author of the study published Tuesday in Nature Communications.

The scientists used a large number of climate models to assess the timing and likelihood of day-zero droughts. These are “unprecedented water scarcity events, events which haven’t occurred so far,” Franzke said. It’s when “you turn on your water tap and no water comes out,” he told CNN.

Day-zero droughts arise from the confluence of various factors, including a prolonged dearth of rain, low river levels and shrunken reservoirs, as well as rocketing water demand to supply people, farms and industries.

Computer models, LOL. They tell the doomsday scientists whatever they want. Anyhow, what happens if this doesn’t happen? Who loses their job, pension, and reputation?

More than a third of these regions, including the western United States, could face this situation as early as the 2020s or 2030s. The finding that day-zero droughts could happen so soon, at current levels of global warming, was “something that surprised us,” Franzke said, even though a few cities have already come perilously close.

Oh, right, no one will remember this particular bit of scaremongering, it’s meant for now, to freak people out and get politicians to pass laws. But, I think people are mostly done being scared. I’ve always watched a ton of horror movies since I was young and read horror books. There’s little that scares me anymore.

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Good News: 2 Million Illegals Gone In 250 Days

By William Teach September 24, 2025 – 6:45 am

It’s a good start

Trump’s immigration crackdown: 2 million illegal immigrants gone in just 250 days

The Department of Homeland Security celebrated on Tuesday that two million illegal immigrants have either self-deported or have been deported since the start of the Trump administration.

“The numbers don’t lie: 2 million illegal aliens have been removed or self-deported in just 250 days— proving that President Trump’s policies and Secretary Noem’s leadership are working and making American communities safe,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “Ramped-up immigration enforcement targeting the worst of the worst is removing more and more criminal illegal aliens off our streets every day and is sending a clear message to anyone else in this country illegally: Self-deport or we will arrest and deport you.”

Amid President Donald Trump’s heightened efforts in supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s mission, which includes increasing the agency’s budget by $75 billion through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, ICE is on track to shatter its record by deporting nearly 600,000 illegals by the end of the year. So far, ICE has successfully deported 400,000 illegal immigrations. Meanwhile, 1.6 million illegals have voluntary left the country. Since May, the Trump administration has offered illegal immigrants that decide to self-deport a free flight as well as $1,000. It is uncertain how many illegal migrants have taken the Trump administration up on its offer.

I was told that the only thing that could be done was pass a law that would have shut *wink wink* the border down when daily encounters exceeded 4,000 a day. Those claiming asylum would be quickly given work permits. Denials would take years to adjudicate. And then give amnesty and stuff with a promise that border security would be ramped up. Meanwhile, Trump comes in and puts people in place who have policies that simply shut illegal immigration down and caused illegals to get out. It tells them “don’t come”.

And DHS said “it’s just getting started” as it intends to recruit more ICE agents thanks to funding from Trump’s “one big beautiful bill.” While offering $50,000 sign-on bonuses and other recruitment bonuses, ICE has received more than 150,000 applications in the past couple of weeks. ICE has also signed more than 1,000 286(g) agreements, which gives local and state enforcement officers the tools and authority to perform specified immigration officer functions.

Keep it going. They say there are around 11 million in the US. Most likely the number is well over 20 million.

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At UN, Trump Calls ‘Climate Change’ “Greates Con-Job Ever Perpetuated”

By William Teach September 23, 2025 – 3:17 pm

This has made the Warmists very, very upset

Trump calls climate change policy ‘greatest con-job ever perpetrated’, faults it for West’s decline

President Trump argued Tuesday that policies meant to mitigate the effect of climate change are all just a bunch of hot air, calling them “the greatest con-job ever perpetrated” in scathing remarks to the United Nations General Assembly.

“You know, it used to be global cooling. If you look back in the 1920s and 1930s, they said global cooling will kill the world,” Trump riffed during his wide-ranging speech. “Then they said global warming will kill the world.”

“Now they can just call it climate change, because that way they can’t miss,” he vented. “Climate change — because if it goes higher or lower, whatever the hell happens, is climate change.

“It’s the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.”

Trump went on to argue that ominous predictions about the Earth’s temperature rising to dangerous levels due to fossil fuel emissions have been wildly overstated.

“All of these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reasons, were wrong. They were made by stupid people that have cost their countries fortunes,” Trump groused without naming specific examples.

Too bad Trump didn’t point out that all the Elites attending the UN yearly conference all took fossil fueled flights to the U.S., and a goodly chunk took private flights, not even commercial. Then they took fossil fueled limos/SUVs to the UN. Would have been great if Trump had a slide show of all the climate cult believers getting off the planes and out of the vehicles.

“I’ve been right about everything, and I’m telling you that if you don’t get away from the green energy scam, your country is going to fail,” Trump crowed at another point. “I’m the president of the United States, but I worry about Europe.”

“The carbon footprint is a hoax made up by people with evil intentions, and they’re heading down a path of total destruction.”

The whole thing is about control of the peasants. It’s all authoritarian politics, and the peasants have been breainwashed to give away their money and freedom to government. And, for those who realize this, the Elites do not care. You will comply.

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If All You See…

By William Teach September 23, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…is an evil fossil fueled boat, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Jo Nova, with a post on some greens admitting they should be protesting “renewables”.

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Jimmy Kimmel’s Political Show To Return Tuesday Or Something

By William Teach September 23, 2025 – 10:30 am

Does anyone really care?

Jimmy Kimmel’s show is returning to ABC on Tuesday, but not all stations will air it

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show will return to ABC’s airwaves on Tuesday, nearly a week after it was suspended amid criticism of the host’s remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

But many households across the U.S. still may not see the show. Sinclair, a company that operates more than 35 ABC affiliates across the U.S., said that it would replace Kimmel with news programming.

“Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be preempting ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return,” Sinclair said in a statement.

ABC’s announcement ends an impasse that had drawn national attention, plunging Disney into a political firestorm at the intersection of debates over free speech and “cancel culture.” But the Sinclair statement highlights how ABC’s decision is only part of the ongoing negotiations that would return Kimmel to TVs across the U.S.

Disney, which owns ABC, said in a statement Monday: “Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive.”

At the beginning ABC said it was a suspension, most likely because Kimmel was going to triple down on his stupid comments (not jokes, no punchline). Sinclair only owns 33 stations, so, is that a big deal? Will Nextar join in? Really, the majority of Kimmel’s small viewership comes from a few liberal markets, like DC, LA, NYC, but, he can still only generate around 1.1 million a night (some report under 800K). Will all the barking moonbats who advocated for Kimmel watch his show, or, will they still find it not entertaining?

LOL. “Entertainment”. Sinclair should run comedy shows as a counterpoint. You know the subject will be Trump Trump Trump.

You have to wonder, is ABC just riding out Kimmel’s contract till it expires in May of 2026, and then simply not bother to renew it? Why keep losing money? Advertising revenue is way down, the show costs a fortune to produce, and it generates ill will.

I expect a ratings boost for a couple days, then most will realize the show is neither funny nor entertaining, and only the super Trump deranged watch it, much like with the old Air America.

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NY Times Talks To Six World Leaders On ‘Climate Change’

By William Teach September 23, 2025 – 7:00 am

I hope it was by Zoom

Six World Leaders on Navigating Climate Change, Without the U.S.

International collaboration on climate change is fraying. The Trump administration withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement, the 2015 treaty aiming to limit global warming, and has penalized the renewable-energy business and promoted fossil fuels. Ten years after Paris, a vast majority of countries are not on pace to meet their climate targets. With the United States sidelined and China ascendant as a clean-energy superpower, the global map of alliances on climate action is being redrawn. On top of all this, the planet keeps warming.

Debates around climate change often focus on the world’s largest economies and biggest emitters. But much of the hard work of figuring out how to adapt — both to a hotter planet and to a new geopolitical landscape — is happening in countries that have contributed relatively little to the problem yet are still navigating complex climate-related issues. Hoping to better understand how global warming and the changing world order are affecting some of these often-overlooked places, I spoke with six world leaders from different geographic regions. I heard some common themes: the ravages of extreme weather, the difficulties posed by the Trump administration’s retreat. But these conversations also illustrated the intensely varied predicaments facing world leaders right now.

They talk to

  • Hilda C. Heine, president of the Marshall Islands, who says ‘We will be submerged by 2050 if the world doesn’t do its part.’
  • Anthony Albanese, prime minister of Australia
  • Mohamed Irfaan Ali, president of Guyana, who says ‘We can’t be naïve. The world will need fossil fuel a long time into the future.’
  • William Ruto, president of Kenya who said ‘When it comes to emissions, we are paying for a crime that others committed.’
  • Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of Bangladesh
  • Petteri Orpo, prime minister of Finland who said ‘We are going to change our whole society.’

Orpo’s full quote

Today we produce more than 95 percent of our electricity carbon-neutral. We are going to change our whole society to use clean energy and get rid of fossils and to be carbon neutral. And we can do it. Our companies are committed. And our people, the whole of society, is committed to these targets.

You will change whether you like it or not. Oh, also the NY Times

It’s Gridlock Week in Manhattan as U.N. General Assembly Starts

It’s that time of year when Midtown East in Manhattan both brims with action and comes to a standstill.

The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, starting Monday, will bring together more than 140 world leaders to discuss contentious issues like the war in Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It is known by many diplomats as the World Cup of diplomacy.

But it is known by many New Yorkers as a pain in the neck.

The main event, which takes place this week along First Avenue between East 42nd and 48th Streets, brings with it impassable streets in Midtown East as well as intermittent closures citywide. The Department of Transportation is encouraging New Yorkers to use public transit and other “nondriving modes” for getting around Midtown over the next five days.

They want New Yorkers to take mass transit while the all the big shots, including the 6 mentioned above, take fossil fueled trips in big SUVs, along with their whole retinues. Climate doom is for you peasants.

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Mostly Peaceful Rock Italy Over Refusal To Recognize Palestinian State

By William Teach September 23, 2025 – 6:45 am

Is it protests?

Ports blocked as protests erupt across Italy over Gaza

Or clashes?

Clashes break out as Italians strike demanding action over Gaza

Or disruptions?

Disruption across Italy as tens of thousands protest against Gaza war

Or strikes?

Italian workers’ strike in solidarity with Gaza brings disruptions across the country

Thousands of protesters and strikers calling for solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza took to the streets in Italy on Monday, with some storming Milan’s central train station and clashing violently with police.

Italy’s grassroots unions, which represent hundreds of thousands of people ranging from schoolteachers to metalworkers, called for a 24-hour general strike in both public and private sectors, including public transportation, trains, schools and ports.

The strike caused disruptions across the country, with long delays for national trains and limited public transport in major cities, including Rome.

In Milan, tensions escalated when dozens of protesters dressed in black and armed with batons tried to smash the main entrance of the city’s central train station, throwing smoke bombs, bottles and stones at police, who responded with pepper spray. In Bologna, police used water cannons to disperse a crowd of demonstrators who blocked a highway.

Premier Giorgia Meloni condemned violent clashes sparked by some protesters as “shameful.”

“Violence and destruction have nothing to do with solidarity and won’t change a thing in the lives of people in Gaza,” she wrote on X.

So many in the Credentialed Media, both internationally and in the US, have avoided showing the violence

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Afternoon Metal: AC/DC – Thunderstruck

By William Teach September 22, 2025 – 3:50 pm

This isn’t necessarily my favorite from AC/DC, but, that beginning part? It’s actually not easy to play. Here’s the beginning

If you want to do straight pull-ons/pull-offs very difficult, especially at speed and without hitting the high E and G strings, staying only on B string. Even doing it while picking on 4/5 7/8 with pull-offs it is difficult. I’m close. Not quite at full speed.

Then this

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