This comes via Hot Air’s Taylor Millard (who says he’s not a Star Wars geek, but brings up some rather insider geeky names)
Sometimes, a movie is just a movie. Sometimes a great voice is a great voice. Sometimes a Special Snowflake needs not open their mouth and tell us how much of a Special Snowflake they are.
Read: Precious MSNBC Snowflake MHP: Star Wars Is Racist Or Something »
You don’t say
(Stuff) Kiwi households will pay about $100 extra a year as part of New Zealand efforts to meet an ambitious new climate change target, Prime Minister John Key says. (Snip)
Treasury advice was that each New Zealand household would pay an extra $1350 over 15 years, or just under $100 a year, in increased petrol, electricity and energy costs to help the country meet its target.
Of course, Warmists will poo-poo this as a minimal cost to keep the world from immolating from tiny amounts of CO2, but, what’s not included are the increased costs from others seeing their cost of doing business rising, along with this all being a static number based on future prognostications. Hey, maybe the cost will be much less. Based on the history of the last 20 years, the cost of these green initiatives has been much, much more, including loss of jobs, increased energy costs, increased cost of living, and so forth.
Who does this hurt the most? The lower and middle classes. Not that Progressives care in the least. Until their own costs rise.
…is an eeeeeevil fossil fueled truck causing desertification, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Reaganite Republican, with a post on support for gun laws collapsing.
Read: If All You See… »
Vegas odds are running 1-1 that she’s a hardcore liberal, and loves to ruin it for the kids
(NY Post) Santa Claus is banned. The Pledge of Allegiance is no longer recited. “Harvest festival†has replaced Thanksgiving, and “winter celebrations†substitute for Christmas parties.
New principal Eujin Jaela Kim has given PS 169 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a politically correct scrub-down, to the dismay of teachers and parents.
If mostly left leaning teachers are dismayed, Ms. Kim must be a real piece of work.
“We definitely can’t say Christmas, nothing with Christmas on it, nothing with Santa,†PTA president Mimi Ferrer said administrators told her. “No angels. We can’t even have a star because it can represent a religious system, like the Star of David.â€
Kim, 33, did not return a call or email seeking comment.
A memo last month from assistant principal Jose Chaparro suggested a “harvest festival instead of Thanksgiving or a winter celebration instead of a Christmas party.†He urged staff to “be sensitive of the diversity of our families. Not all children celebrate the same holidays.â€
So, instead of being diverse, and using these holidays to be inclusive, the principle just wants to ruin it for everyone. Liberalism in a nutshell: they preach about tolerance, but must eliminate anything that bothers them.
Read: Scroogy Principle Bans Santa Claus, Christmas, Thanksgiving »
Of course, it’s not the fault of the extremists in Islam. It’s been said that just 1% of Muslims are the hardcore violent jihadis. That would mean there are 16 million worldwide. Some estimates of Muslims who are radicalized, meaning they believe in a hardcore version of Islam (meaning they are following what the Quran says, things like stoning women for adultery, executing gays, implementing Sharia law, a Caliphate, etc), put the number at 10-25% of the 1.6 billion Muslim population. Even Democrat Loretta Sanchez admitted a similar number. But, hey, it’s those who are concerned over this that are apparently the problem, as Mubeen Shakir tells us at the Washington Post in an op-ed
A 12-year-old girl is beaten at school in New York, is called “ISIS†and nearly has her hijab torn off by her classmates. A 16-year-old Somali American dies in a fall from a six-story building in Seattle that his family and the Muslim community in the city suspect was the result of foul play. Rocks are thrown through the windows of a Muslim family’s home in Plano, Tex. A shop owner in Queens, N.Y., is attacked at his business by a man shouting, “I’ll kill Muslims.†This is only a small sampling of the recent violence and hate crimes against Muslims, which have reached record highs.
While all disgraceful actions, which should be condemned, two Islamists shot up a center in California. Two others used bombs at the Boston Marathon. Many others attacked a Free Speech convention in Texas. Two gays were murdered in Seattle. A Muslim man shot his lesbian daughter and her lover in Texas. There are many, many more. Not too mention 9/11. And all the attacks and attitudes of Muslims around the world.
Oh, and as far as the one who fell of the building? Where’s the proof of foul play? What about all the gays thrown off buildings in ISIS controlled areas?
These days, sermons at mosques in the United States, rather than focusing on community and religion, conclude with advice about how Muslims can protect themselves from attack. The fear that any non-Muslim American feels about his or her safety in the face of terrorism is felt tenfold by Muslim Americans. I am 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, a Rhodes scholar and student at Harvard Medical School. I am not used to feeling so afraid for my body.
I am afraid that on the train home from the hospital, someone will think my backpack contains a bomb. When I walk through a crowd, I fear being accosted by young men calling me “Arab†or “terrorist.†I am afraid that all the talk of Muslim registries, rabid dogs and closing mosques will lead to someone shooting at the mosque that my mother attends every day. If I feel this way walking down the streets of Boston, with the privileges of a well-educated, English-speaking male, I can only imagine the fear of the many people who share my religion without such privileges.
I certainly feel for Mr. Shakir and the Muslim community that is non-violent and not intent on implementing political Islam within the United States. They shouldn’t be harrassed or worse because of what others in Islam believe. But, this fear is self-induced. While some Muslims speak out against the extremists, denounce them (no, they do not need to apologize for the behavior of the extremists, though, interestingly, every White person in the US is supposed to apologize and grovel for slavery for which they had no part of), rarely do we hear about it happening. Nowhere within this opinion piece do we read anything along the lines of “most of us have nothing to do with the extremists”.
In fact, right after a paragraph mentioning the Paris attacks, for which Mr. Shakir expresses no remorse or condemnation…they hold special importance, though, because they occurred near the time of his father’s passing anniversary…we read
Muslim leaders should indeed answer the calls to work to improve our communities. But to suggest that the solution lies solely with Muslims is deeply unfair. There are no calls to reform white Christian communities after mass shootings such as the one allegedly carried out by Robert Dear at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs. Of course we must ensure our youth are not attracted to radicalization and that all members of our community have sufficient mental-health resources. The same should be said of all religious groups, of any community.
No, there are no calls, because we’ve said we do not support nutballs like Dear nor his actions. We denounce his actions. There will always be nutballs within just about every segment of communities, whether religious, political, national, environmental, etc. There aren’t 16 million anti-abortion terrorists willing to murder in the name of Jesus, especially since this against the teachings of Jesus. The 16 million jihadis are just following the example of Mohammad.
It is cute how Mr. Shakir attempts to say “all religious groups.” Other religions aren’t attempting to force their religion on people at the end of a sword in modern times.
What we, as Americans, need now is solidarity. The physical and political violence perpetrated against Muslims in this country will only worsen unless we stand together against this fear-mongering. No one should be a bystander on a train or at a school as Muslims are assaulted and our rights questioned. We need others to speak out and stand with us.
Interestingly, this is the same thing that many hardcore, extremist, fundamentalist Muslims say as they are pushing their hardcore, extremist, fundamentalist view of Islam, crying Islamophobia all the while. This is not to say that Mr. Shakir or his congregation is extremist, but, instead of the poor me act, maybe he should recognize exactly why people are concerned and fearful. They are trying to paint themselves as victims, and the solution should start with Muslims who do want peace, who aren’t practicing political Islam, who do not want to implement Sharia law, etc. and so on.
In the WP comments, we read
Instead of whining about your “fear,” why don’t you tell us all about what you are doing to address the rabid behavior of your co-religionists?
Yes, please do.
He thinks that this non-binding, voluntary agreement which has no force of law, which will never be submitted by Mr. Obama to the US Congress, and will be ignored by nations like China and India, among others, will Do Something magical
(USA Today) Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday the historic Paris accord aimed at reducing greenhouse gases to slow global warming will transform world economies by encouraging corporations to invest trillions of dollars on clean energy over the next three to four decades.
It “sends a very powerful message to the global marketplace,” Kerry said on NBC’s Meet the Press. “There are jobs to be created, money to be made.”
It does send a very powerful message. It says “these people are economic fools. If this green power thing was working so well, companies would be charging ahead and making money, rather than going bust even with government subsidies.
“The result will be a very clear signal to the marketplace of the world that people are moving into low-carbon, no-carbon, alternative, renewable energy, and I think it’s going to create millions of jobs, enormous investments into R&D, and that R&D is going to create the solutions — not government,” Kerry said on ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos.
In order to create the economy would required eliminating 96% of the CO2 emissions starting now
As we explain in a MasterResource.org analysis, there is a strong positive relationship between GDP and carbon-based energy consumption. Slashing fossil energy use that far would thus require decimating economic growth, job creation and preservation, and average per-person incomes. In fact, average world per capita GDP would plummet from a projected $30,600 in 2050 to a miserable $1,200 per year.
Average per capita GDP in 2050 would be less than what Americans had in 1830! Many futuristic technologies would still exist, but only wealthy families and ruling elites could afford them.
That would be catastrophic for jobs, health and welfare in developed countries – and lethal to millions in poor nations, who would be denied the blessings of electricity and fossil fuels for decades to come. That is indefensible, inhumane and immoral. And for what?
The use of carbon based energy supports $70 trillion in global GDP. Yes, it will eventually be replaced with some sort of clean tech. There will eventually be breakthroughs. When will they come? That’s the question. But, it’s nice being lectured by a guy who uses vast amounts of fossil fuels about the need for a low-carbon no-carbon economy, and has failed to notice that the push for “green” energy over the course of this century has created poor economic situations. Well, except for the wood industry, which is making lots of money selling wood pellets to people in Europe who need an inexpensive form of heating, thanks to foolish “green” policies.
Crossed at Right Wing News.
Warmists are so cute when they’re in Hysterical Mode
This is the end of fossil fuels
For Selina Leem, an 18-year-old from a tiny part of the Marshall Islands in the middle of the Pacific, the adoption of Saturday’s “Paris Agreement” on climate change wasn’t about wonky diplomacy. It was about the survival of her country.
“This agreement is for those of us whose identity, whose culture, whose ancestors, whose whole being is bound to their lands,” she said in the final meeting of the COP21 summit of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
“This agreement should be … a turning point for all of us.”
Huh. How many gallons of fossil fuels where used for a flight to and back to the Marshall Islands? Oh, and there are around 30 airstrips in the Marshall Islands. Seems as if they’re not too concerned with the use of fossil fuels.
The Paris Agreement, which came out of two weeks often-sleepless negotiations at a conference center here in a Paris suburb, is just the type of blaring signal the world needs that the era of fossil fuels is coming to a rapid close. Countries around the world pledged to do the near-impossible — limit warming “well below” 2 degrees, and below 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels if feasible. That basically requires the world to move rapidly toward 100% clean energy, producing zero net greenhouse gas emissions between about 2050 and 2080.
Good luck with that. If even Warmists refuse to give up their own use of fossil fuels (witness the massive use of fossil fuels for not just the Paris COP, but the previous ones, and the ones to come), why should the rest of us? Yes, eventually we will, and should, replace fossil fuels with clean energy, and, by clean, I’m not referring to CO2 output, but actual environmental damage. Look at China: the problem is not CO2, but nasty and dangerous smog from coal plants, poor emissions standards on vehicles, and other things. CO2 is the last thing they should be concerned about. This is one of the things that annoys me to no end about Warmists: they focus on CO2, rather than real environmental concerns.
Fossil fuels will be around until someone comes up with a big breakthrough to replace them.
This is the moment the world dedicated itself to a liveable, clean-energy future.
But it’s going to take all of our efforts to actually make that dream a reality.
OK, time to pony up, Believers in anthropogenic climate change: stop using fossil fuels in your own life. Clean energy only. Will you pledge to do this?
Read: People Who Use Vast Amounts Of Fossil Fuels Say Fossil Fuels Are Coming To An End »
…is an evil fossil fueled vehicle that should be replaced, you might just be a Warmist
The blog of the day is Independent Sentinel, with a post on yet another peace loving illegal. Who’s also Muslim.
It’s big fossil fuels sucking truck week, in honor of the #ParisAgreement. I’d love to know how they will replace massive fire trucks using fossil fuels with electric engines. Maybe in the far future with a big, big breakthrough.
Read: If All You See… »
Happy Sunday! Another great day in America. The sun is shining, ducks are quacking, Christmas is almost here. Not sure who did this pinup, cannot read the signature.
What’s 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. (BTW, since someone asked, the reason I leave links for the previous week up (or you might see a *) is because they are place holders for later in the day or for next weeks. Easier than rewriting all the time. Also, the listing order has to do with how they are added over time, not how good a post is. I just copy and paste from the previous week, then edit. If you see one of the *’s, go ahead and check out the blog anyhow, see if there is an update. I cannot update with my Android during the day.
Read: Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup »
Warmists all over the world, including those in the media, are crowing about the “historic” climate accord signed in Paris. Now that it’s signed, what happens next? Hyper-Warmist Chris Mooney tells us at the Washington Post
Countries just adopted a historic climate change accord. Here’s what happens next
The word “historic,†already being used to describe the just-accepted Paris climate agreement, is more than warranted. The world will now have a new and comprehensive regime in place to shape how its diverse nations go about the urgent task of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
That’s why climate activists are ecstatic the world over right now. It’s a big deal.
It’s also essentially non-binding. Everything is voluntary, and nations can pull out of this non-binding, voluntary agreement with a 1 year notice. It has no force of law, and, since it will never be put in front of the US Senate for ratification, it will have zero force of law here in the U.S.
The more ambiguous news, however, is that this document, by its very nature, depends on key sectors of society to respond to help make sure its goals are realized. Countries, companies and individuals all across the planet will have to do the right things — and very hard things, at that. And it’s too soon to tell exactly how they will do so.
If the believers in anthropogenic climate change refuse to make more than token changes in their own lives, why should anyone else? I understand that this might be a tedious point I bring up a lot. A LOT. But, it is central to this debate. If “carbon pollution” is so dangerous, if the world is on a path for “catastrophic events”, why aren’t the believers doing their part? Very few do.
What’s more, even if everyone plays by the rules, the standards and goals set out by the Paris agreement may not be enough to prevent the catastrophic effects of climate change. New science suggests that forces already set in motion — the melting of glaciers, the release of carbon dioxide from thawing permafrost — could unleash considerable impacts that this new deal is unable to prevent.
See? Catastrophic. Doom has been prognosticated for decades, yet, Warmists aren’t doing their part.
But what will energy companies — and energy investors — do once they read that the world now intends to “reach global peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible…and to undertake rapid reductions thereafter?†Will this send a strong enough “signal,†in the words of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, to change the decisions that these companies, and these wealthy individuals, make?
Again, Warmists themselves haven’t been acting on the “signal”. The fossil fuels companies will not stop producing fossil fuels unless one of three things happen: 1) run out of oil/coal, 2) the government mandates they stop producing oil/coal, 3) people stop using oil/coal. I think it’s a safe bet to say that 99.9% of Warmists refuse to give up fossil fuels in their own lives.
And — as has been often stated — these pledges are not compatible with the Paris agreement’s ambitious temperature target, which is to limit “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.â€
If the pact is so “historic”, why does it not accomplish anything? It won’t keep the world from hitting that 2C level (which it probably won’t anyhow, and, the number was plucked out of thin air, per the Climategate emails). By all accounts, it looks like this is simply a document to say “we’re Doing Something!!!!”, and the doing something is signing a document.
Of course, a goodly chunk of this non-binding, voluntary pact is about transferring money from big countries to little/3rd world ones. They included the notion of “loss and damage”, in order to force prosperous nations to pay up. Since this accord will not be put in front of the Legislative Branch, there is no legal mechanism for the US to transfer the money US taxpayers have taken from them by Government and send it to these leech nations.
How historic is this accord? Let’s ask unhinged hyper-Warmist James Hansen
Mere mention of the Paris climate talks is enough to make James Hansen grumpy. The former Nasa scientist, considered the father of global awareness of climate change, is a soft-spoken, almost diffident Iowan. But when he talks about the gathering of nearly 200 nations, his demeanor changes.
“It’s a fraud really, a fake,†he says, rubbing his head. “It’s just bullshit for them to say: ‘We’ll have a 2C warming target and then try to do a little better every five years.’ It’s just worthless words. There is no action, just promises. As long as fossil fuels appear to be the cheapest fuels out there, they will be continued to be burned.â€
It’s strictly a feel good document. A non-binding, voluntary political document. But, I expect members of the Cult of Climastrology to implement the goals in their own lives. Will they? Based on history, the answer is a resounding “No.”
Crossed at Right Wing News.
Read: What Happens Now That Politicians Have Signed “Historic” Climate Pact? »
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