PRC Looks To Dictate Operation Of Self Checkout

By William Teach May 7, 2024 – 3:00 pm

The lawmakers in the People’s Republik Of California just keep coming up with more and more ideas to mess with their economy, eh? To dictate how everything operates, right?

Proposed California law could force some stores to do away with self-checkout

A proposed state law could change regulations on self-checkout, forcing some California stores to do away with the service altogether.

“The hope is that we can reduce the amount of theft that happens. That’s a much better solution than punishing theft after it occurs,” said Cristine Soto DeBerry, founder and executive director of Prosecutors Alliance of California.

Senate Bill 1446 would regulate self-checkouts in hopes of boosting employment and cutting down on thefts.

“There’s data on this that shows there is stuff that happens at self-checkouts,” said Soto DeBerry.

If stores are fine with breakage at the self checkout, that’s their business, not the PRC legislature.

If voted into law, grocery and pharmacy retailers would have to meet certain requirements or get rid of self-check outs, including upping the number of employees monitoring the stations.

There would have to be one employee to monitor every two self checkouts. You know, because they can do anything about PRC citizens stealing. The stores would have to hire more low wage employees (which is probably the point) to monitor, or get rid of self checkouts, which would slow down checkout.

(KTVU) While the proposed law may mitigate theft, it is unlikely to eliminate the problem.

As long as nothing can be done to people stealing under $1,000, why would thieves stop? Most have the charges dismissed, not even having to do community service. Not even having a record.

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 7, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…is an area sinking from too much carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Bunkerville, with a post on Crazy Maxine Waters claiming Trump supporters are training in the hills.

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UCLA Police To Go After Pro-Israel Forces Using “J6 Tactics”

By William Teach May 7, 2024 – 10:30 am

Interesting. You know what we’re not hearing? The UCLA police are going to go after the people who did this

Anti-Israel protesters at UCLA attack Native American woman opposing Hamas

Lani Dawn, a Jewish Native American woman, posted that she was attacked by anti-Israel protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on Thursday night after holding a sign reading, “Hamas supporters are not welcome on native land.”

“Last night I was violently assaulted by @UCLA ‘pro-Palestine’ students,” wrote Dawn on Instagram, posting a video showing the protesters attacking her and other pro-Israel protesters.

“I was quickly surrounded by a mob @UCLA students and EVEN @ucla faculty as a form of intimidation. Where I continued to maintain my peaceful presence & protest. The violence on American campuses is UNACCEPTABLE. The lack of police intervention is UNACCEPTABLE. NON-indigenous people TARGETING and ATTACKING an Indigenous woman while you claim to be supporting an ‘indigenous liberation movement’ is UNACCEPTABLE,” wrote Dawn.

This is one of the main incidents that caused the pro-Israel protesters to attack the Hamas supporters

UCLA detectives use Jan. 6 tactics to find masked mob who attacked pro-Palestinian camp

It is shaping up to be perhaps the biggest case in the history of the UCLA Police Department: how to identify dozens of people who attacked a pro-Palestinian camp at the center of campus last week.

The mob violence was captured on live television, but it took three hours for police to bring it to an end. Those involved left, and no arrests were made.

But the trail is not cold.

UCLA detectives are now scanning hundreds of images in an attempt to identify the attackers. They intend to use technology that captures facial images and compares them to other photos on the internet and social media to put names to faces, according to law enforcement sources.

Will they also be going after the pro-Hamas students and faculty who fought? Who made threats? Who assaulted? Or, is the anti-Semitism so strong at UCLA that they will only go after the Israel supporters? They’re also going to look at license plates in the area. Will they do the same for all the students and faculty who were told to leave the pro-Hamas encampment on the campus?

Will UCLA be doing anything to this faculty member?

Will UCLA do anything about all the pro-Hamas demonstrators who have attacked Jewish students, threatened them, and blocked them from moving on campus?

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Bummer: Fewer Americans See Hotcoldwetdry As A Problem

By William Teach May 7, 2024 – 7:00 am

This must have really hurt The Hill to publish, and most likely caused quite a bit of angry emails and talk for daring to write it

Fewer Americans see climate change as very serious problem: Survey

Fewer Americans today see climate change as a “very serious” problem than they did three years ago, according to a new survey released Monday.

The Monmouth University poll, conducted on April 18-22 shows a 10-point decline in Americans who says climate change is a “very serious” problem, falling from 56 percent in September 2021 to 46 percent in April.

The decline was less steep overall – with 66 percent describing climate change as a problem that’s either “very serious” or “somewhat serious.” That’s down from 2021, when 70 percent of respondents described the climate change problem as either “very serious” or “somewhat serious.”

When people have real problems, ie; Bidenflation, high grocery prices, high energy prices, etc, abstract, OK, scam, issues like ‘climate change’ lose concern. When things are going well 1st World folks have plenty of time to worry about minor things and make them into major things in their mind, even they are still minor

Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute, attributed this trend to a decline in urgency among Americans.

“Most Americans continue to believe climate change is real. The difference in these latest poll results is a decline in a sense of urgency around this issue,” Murray said.

Of course, these same people who believe man-induced climate change is real do almost nothing in their own lives

Among adults ages 18-34, there was a 17-point drop over the last three years in those calling climate change a “very serious” problem. Sixty-seven percent in this age group said climate change was a very serious problem in 2021, compared to 50 percent this year.

Yeah, the finally got smacked with the cold mackerel of truth that there are actually real issues out there, ones of actual consequence.

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Weak Sauce: Biden Regime Sends 2nd Gentleman To Meet Jewish Students

By William Teach May 7, 2024 – 6:45 am

On one hand, Doug Emhoff is the one one out of the President, VP, and 1st Lady to have actually called Jewish students who have been targeted. On the other, it almost seems a slap in the face that they send a guy who really has zero position

Emhoff to Meet Jewish Students on Antisemitism — Including from West Point

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff is set to meet Monday with six Jewish college students to discuss the ongoing wave of antisemitism on campuses around the country — including one student, bizarrely, from the U.S. Military Academy.

Politico reported Monday:

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Monday will host a half-dozen Jewish students from colleges around the country amid a wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests criticized for featuring antisemitic behavior. (snip)

Emhoff is the only of the four principals at the White House who is known to have called students who felt targeted or threatened by the demonstrations. In all, he has made two rounds of calls in recent weeks with Jewish students and Jewish community leaders, including Columbia University.

I’m pretty sure there have been no protests at West Point.

“On Yom HaShoah, we honor the lives of the 6 million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust,” Emhoff told the publication. “At a time when antisemitism is surging, including threats of violence against Jews, we are reminded that we must never allow history to repeat itself.”

“We must continue to fight antisemitism and hate and educate others on the horrors of the past,” he added.

As of writing this post, there was no information on the actual meeting. Perhaps there will be an update sometime Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Columbia has cancelled commencement

(AP) Pro-Palestinian protesters that had been blocked by police from accessing an encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Monday broke through fencing, linked arms and encircled tents that remained there, as Columbia University canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests.

Well, that’s a shame for all those who were not involved, especially since so many of them certainly missed graduating from high school in 2020 thanks to China’s coronavirus. Columbia should have just booted all the pro-Hamas folks, said they weren’t invited, and allowed the rest to have their day.

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You Asthma Sufferers Need To Stop Using Your World Killing Inhalers

By William Teach May 6, 2024 – 3:00 pm

I’m actually surprised this NPR piece didn’t go into detail on how hotcoldwetdry is making asthma worse

Could better asthma inhalers help patients, and the planet too?

During an asthma check-up at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Joel Rubinstein gets a surprising pitch — for the planet, as well as his health.

His pulmonologist, Dr. Miguel Divo, explains that the familiar boot-shaped respiratory inhalers, which represent nearly 90% of the U.S. market for asthma medication, save lives but also contribute to climate change.

Each puff from that type of inhaler releases a hydrofluorocarbon gas that is 1,430 to 3,000 times as powerful as the most commonly known greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.

“That absolutely never occurred to me,” says Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist. “Especially, I mean, these are little, teeny things.”

Divo has begun offering a more eco-friendly option to some patients with asthma and other lung diseases: a handheld plastic disk about the size and shape of a hockey puck that contains powdered medicine. Patients suck the powder into their lungs — no puff of gas required, and no greenhouse gas emissions.

I’m doubting most asthma sufferers care: they just want to fix the issue now. And, I swear, if my doctor brought something like this up in terms of my allergy meds or anything else, I’d be switching doctors. And wondering what company is paying them to push this doomsday cult claptrap

Rubinstein is one of a small number of U.S. patients who have made the transition. Among Divo’s patients, only about a quarter would even consider switching.

The reasons vary, Divo explains. Dry powder inhalers are often more expensive than gas propellant inhalers. For some, dry powder isn’t a good option because not all asthma or COPD sufferers can get their medications in this form. And dry powder inhalers aren’t recommended for young children or elderly patients with diminished lung strength.

Yeah, cost. Obama era regulations have already forced a change from chlorofluorocarbon type to the hydrofluorocarbon type, which is more expensive, and now want asthmatics to pay more. This is not the first post I’ve done over the years about the climate cult whining about inhalers

Changing inhaler technology largely voluntary, not mandatory

For now. But, as Government passes regulations it essentially becomes mandatory, because you cannot get the old types except, possibly, in extreme cases for heavy sufferers.

When inhaler costs went up, physicians say, patients cut back on puffs and suffered more asthma attacks. Gregg Furie, medical director for climate and sustainability at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, worries that’s about to happen again.

“While these new propellants are potentially a real positive development, there’s also a significant risk that we’re going to see patients and payers face significant cost hikes,” Furie says.

These cultists care more about their scam than actual humans.

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 6, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…is a landmark which will soon be flooded, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Maggie’s Farm, with a quick post on Gaza.

Again, this is where it gets silly. Go to visit Paris, wear a barely there shirt with no bra, probably bought just for this photo, and spend more time on selfies than enjoying Paris. Very early in the morning. Look at the shadows. Love the guy in the background, probably going “WTF?”

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Trump Trusted More On Dealing With Economy And Inflation Than Biden

By William Teach May 6, 2024 – 10:30 am

It’s rather unsurprising when we get things like

We’ve seen plenty of articles about people having nostalgia for the Trump economy, which leads to

More Americans trust Trump on economy, inflation than Biden: Poll

More Americans say they trust former President Trump on the economy and inflation than they do President Biden, a new poll found.

The ABC News/Ipsos poll found that economy and inflation were among the top issues for Americans in this upcoming presidential election, with more Americans saying they trust Trump on the issues than Biden. Eighty-eight percent of Americans in the survey said the economy was important when deciding whom to vote for, and 85 percent said the same for inflation.

Forty-six percent of surveyed Americans said they trust Trump on the economy, while 32 percent said the same of Biden. Another 21 percent said they trusted neither of the presidential front-runners on the issue.

Forty-four percent of surveyed Americans also said they trusted Trump to handle inflation, compared to the 30 percent who responded the same for Biden. Another 25 percent said they trusted neither candidate on the issue.

But, but, but, the Credentialed News keeps telling us that the Bidenconomy is doing great! And, it may be for the well off folks, the upper upper middle class and rich folks, but, for everyone else, we feel the pinch at the grocery store. When buying a car. When trying to get a house or apartment. Getting auto insurance. Paying the electric bill.

The poll also found that more respondents said they are not as well off financially since Biden took office than those who said they are better off under Biden. Forty-three percent of those surveyed said their financial situation is not as well off since Biden became president, 40 percent said they are about the same and 16 percent said they are better off.

If Trump would just stop going Typical Trump and focus on the economy, he would have an easy win come November, winning all the states he needs to win, and perhaps picking up a few other states. He needs those states he lost in 2020. Almost everything he says from now till voting ends should be on the economy, inflation, and energy costs.

He won’t, of course. He and his team will make things more difficult.

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Who’s Up For Synthetic Coffee Due To Global Boiling?

By William Teach May 6, 2024 – 7:00 am

There are some actual legitimate reasons why coffee is in shortage: including ‘climate change’ is just cult business

Why You May Soon Be Drinking Synthetic Coffee

Your typical morning cup of coffee is a social and environmental disaster—but you’ll soon have the option to start sipping something less harmful: synthetic coffee.

Worldwide, people consume two billion cups of coffee a day. Given that the average Arabica tree produces only one to two pounds of coffee a year, that means every two-cup-a-day coffee drinker requires continuous production from around 20 coffee trees.

The intense demand for coffee has driven mass deforestation, poverty wages for farmers who see little of the rising prices for their commodity, and substantial carbon emissions due to both production and long supply chains. Research suggests that around half of the land best suited to growing coffee will become unsuitable for that purpose by 2050, thanks to climate change. In Brazil, that figure reaches 88%.

Is deforestation occurring in coffee producing areas? Certainty, environmental degradation is a concern. And the ever increasing usage by more and more humans, who have to always seem to have some type of coffee drink around all day these days. As for climate doom, well, they’re talking about 2050. Put away the crystal ball, guys.

For all of these reasons, at least a half-dozen companies are using biotechnology and food science to replace the coffee in your cup with something that lacks all that baggage, and isn’t nearly as vulnerable to climate change. This pseudo-coffee can be made from a variety of ingredients, including chickpeas and “upcycled” agricultural waste like date pits. Other approaches use lab-grown cells from actual coffee plants. Companies like Voyage Foods, Minus Coffee, Atomo, Prefer, Stem and Northern Wonder have all either begun selling, or are working on, so-called beanless coffee alternatives.

Well, if climate cultists want it, have at it. I typically have one cup of decaf a day (I don’t need caffeine, and I use one of those electronic heating mugs, so, I’m good on keeping that one cup hot), so, I’m not concerned. This is all just more fearmongering to get people to comply with the dictates of the cult.

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Chicago Mayor Looking To Implement Plan To Move Illegal Away From Downtown

By William Teach May 6, 2024 – 6:45 am

It’s almost like the leaders in Sanctuary City Chicago do not want all the illegals in view for some reason

Mayor’s proposal to relocate migrants from downtown shelter to Chicago’s South Side faces opposition

A number of residents on Chicago’s South Side voiced objections to a proposal put forth by Mayor Brandon Johnson seeking to open a temporary migrant shelter in the neighborhood.

“He don’t know where to put them,” said resident Christopher Osinger. “Why would you put them in our neighborhood? Why won’t we go by your house?”

Others said the community has existing needs that haven’t been met.

“All of that money that he’s giving them, we’ve been begging for years,” added another resident, Khalid Muhammad.

“We’ve lived here our whole life, we have a lot of bad things that happen here already,” said resident Michelle Gusich. “We do not need this—we just don’t.”

Located just blocks away from Guaranteed Rate Field, the proposed shelter would be located in a building near Canal Street and Pershing Road in the city’s 11th Ward.

Demographics of the 11th are heavily white, Asian, and Latino, and it has a pretty high crime rate. What’s the city doing about that? Well, they aren’t rich enough for the hoi-paloi to help out. So, sure, add in a bunch of illegals who bring all their issues with them.

But, what’s behind this plan?

Ald. Nicole Lee, who represents the ward, issued a letter to constituents on Friday, saying she was notified earlier this week and met with the mayor. In the letter, Lee explained the city wants to move migrants staying at the Standard Club near the Dirksen Federal Building to her ward before the city hosts the Democratic National Convention in August.

“This is just insane, it doesn’t make any sense,” said Gusich. “Keep them downtown. I don’t know—this is not our problem.”

Ah. They do not want the optics of the DNC and illegals in the streets.

Meanwhile

Hosting a migrant family in your home is now as simple as a phone call

An organization in Denver is working to get migrants off the streets and into homes of host families across Colorado, and a new partnership is making that task easier than ever before.

Hope Has No Borders began pairing migrant workers and their families with hosts in Colorado in late 2023. Now, with help from the United Way, getting paired up is a simple phone call away by dialing 211.

Get to it, Denverites. Take the illegals in. Of course, most aren’t families or women, they are young, fighting age men, so, enjoy the fruits of your beliefs.

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