Leftist States Move Ahead With Their Own Climate (scam) Rules

I find it interesting how Green Central Banking (sounds rather commie) goes with rules: in other words, forcing the peasants to comply while the Elites are exempt

US states forge ahead with climate rules even as Trump rolls back policies

As the US federal government rolls back its green policies under Donald Trump’s anti-climate agenda, some states are taking the fight against climate change into their own hands.

Two bills reintroduced in New York’s senate would require climate disclosure rules similar to those adopted by California in 2023, while a bill requiring greenhouse gas emissions disclosures was introduced in Colorado in January.

State legislators in Democratic states have been considering climate reporting rules for several years, largely driven by uncertainty around the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate reporting rules. The SEC’s rules took two years to pass and were watered down to exclude scope 3 emissions, and have been frozen since the change in administration. (snip)

Because both bills target large companies operating in their respective states, there is likely to be some overlap. However some companies in New York that don’t operate in California, such as real estate and regional hedge funds, would be required to disclose, said Fajans-Turner. And having two major states with similar climate reporting rules would also send “strong market signals to companies about what the expected way of doing business is”, she added.

Or, it could cause those companies to abandon those states. You can bet there will be lawsuits the minute they are signed. And, it will cause quite a few companies to no longer give Democrats any campaign funding.

This is just the beginning, said Sawyer, as many states and Americans recognise the material impact that climate change has on the economy. State action is likely to increase, as it is up to states to “pick up the slack” from the federal government. The Trump administration has dismantled much of the climate progress made by the previous administration, such as rolling back an executive order that required federal agencies to assess climate-related financial risks to the economy.

Suddenly, Democrats discover States Rights.

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Sec Of State To Revoke Visas Of People Supporting Terrorist Groups

Too bad Marco Rubio can’t force all the U.S. college kids wearing keffiyehs and chanting about destroying Israel and killing Jews to study in Islamic nations

(Times Of Israel) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says foreigners supporting terror groups will face deportation, in a statement issued shortly after Axios reported that his office is planning to use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who are perceived as supporters of Hamas.

“Those who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists. Violators of US law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation and deportation,” Rubio tweets.

The State Department’s “Catch and Revoke” initiative will include AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders’ social media accounts, Axios reported.

At the same time, officials will also launch a probe into whether any visa holders were arrested but allowed to stay in the country during former US president Joe Biden’s administration, the report added.

That AI is going to look at tens of thousands of students. Too bad they can’t easily go after all the other visa holders who have marched in the streets. Too bad they can’t scoop up those imported and granted mass citizenship, which can be revoked. They should be looking at those on Temporary Protected Status and other measures that import huge numbers of people from Islamic countries if they are radicals.

For those saying this violates free speech: they are not US citizens, and they are violating their student visas by supporting a US designated terrorist organization, plus calling for Jews to be killed. They are guests in the U.S.

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Uh Oh: Extreme Rain Causes E Coli In Marginalized Communities

Apparently, ‘climate change’ is so smart that it can send rain to certain communities and make only those people sick

Scientists uncover troubling health risks that can occur after rainfall: ‘This is a complicated issue’

Black and Latino communities are bearing the brunt of E. coli-contaminated waters due to extreme rainfall in Texas, according to a new study.

The University of Michigan-led research looked at Escherichia coli, climate, environmental, and socioeconomic data available for the state between 2001 and 2021 and used computational models to explore where extreme rainfall had the greatest impact on E. coli levels.

News Medical Life Sciences summarized the paper, explaining that the impact varied by season. For instance, communities in the northern and eastern parts of the state with greater percentages of Black residents had higher concentrations of E. coli entering their recreational waters due to extreme rain during the winter. Predominantly Latino communities in South and West Texas feel these effects in September.

Or, it could be that their computer models are designed to be super scary and entice minorities to join the doomsday cult. Along with getting all those rich white liberals to feel bad about those poor, downtrodden blacks and Latinos who cannot take care of themselves without the big hand of government, of which those rich white liberals think all blacks and Latinos are.

But E. coli is just one public health concern for communities of color across the United States. For instance, rising seas and frequent bouts of torrential rain are causing septic tanks across the South to fail, flooding streets and backyards with waste and putting communities at risk for gastrointestinal diseases and other health hazards. In Alabama’s majority-Black Lowndes County, where septic systems are becoming increasingly overwhelmed, at least a third of people have tested positive for hookworm, a disease normally found in developing countries.

Holy crap, do you know how bad that paragraph is? Besides the whole “climate doom is targeting black people”, Lowndes County is well inland. It is 153 miles from Hayneville, Alabama, the center of the county, to Pensacola, Florida. The lowest part of the county is still 47 (154 feet) meters above sea level.

Oh, hey, where’s that E. coli coming from? Are they saying that E. coli is worse in black and brown areas? Seems rather racist.

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If All You See…

…is a horrible, water intensive lawn in the 51st state, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Doug Ross @ Journal, with a post on Democrat ironies.

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Big Sad: ICE To Now Go After Illegal Alien Families

How many can there actually be? A goodly chunk of the photos we see have been of young, military age men

Trump raids will now target migrant families who entered the U.S. with their children

U.S. immigration agents are planning a new operation to arrest migrant families with children as part of a nationwide crackdown, according to three sources familiar with the planning.

The operation will target adults and minor children who entered the country together and have orders of deportation, the source said. After the families are arrested, agents will place them into detention before they are removed.

A separate operation to find children who entered the United States unaccompanied and were released without court dates is also underway, the sources added.

The sources said lawyers at Immigration and Customs Enforcement are now working to secure warrants to enter homes and conduct the arrests.

I enjoy how NBC News put the two operations together, making it seem as if the operation to find the kids the Biden-Harris admin lost is to round them up and deport them. Don’t think this wasn’t done intentionally. Especially since the operation to find the unaccompanied and missing kids started weeks ago

During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump and border czar Tom Homan said that plans for mass deportations would initially focus on migrants who had committed crimes. The new plans for national operations show that many of the families and children to be targeted do not have criminal histories.

And it did start with criminals, and will continue. Because, get this, they are all criminals. They broke federal law when they came across the border. And the adults already have court ordered deportation against them.

Since 2014, the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations have all attempted to deter families and unaccompanied minors from crossing the border.

No one actually believes Obama and Biden tried to deter them, right? They pretty much invited them in, and did all they could to bring them in, because it would totally Be Mean to not allow them in, and Be Mean to deport them, right?

After Joe Biden took office in 2021, his administration started a program that placed migrants who had crossed the border as part of a family on a path for expedited removal, which required the head of households to be tracked with an ankle monitor until the family was deported. The program was costly, former ICE officials say, and was limited to certain cities in the U.S.

And how many were actually deported? Even though it was Biden, you would have heard about it in the news, with Blame assigned to ICE, not Joe. Regardless, what you have here surely is people in the Trump admin intentionally leaking this information as a way to let illegals with deportation orders that federal authorities are coming for them. And that those without orders (yet) could be next, and probably are next. And that those who try and come illegally shouldn’t, because they will not be allowed in if caught, and those that make it will probably be caught and deported. Just because they have kids doesn’t mean they will be exempt.

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Baltimore Residents Are Totally Worried About Climate Doom

This is a hoot, and shows how people have been indoctrinated to believe in the wrong things

Baltimore-area residents worry about effects of climate change on their lives

climate doom yearlyFor Baltimore, climate change feels personal: Nearly three-quarters of city and county residents worry that climate change will hurt them, with that concern highest among the wealthiest Black households and the poorest white ones, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins University’s 21st Century Cities Initiative.

The findings challenge widely held perceptions that climate change is a luxury issue for affluent white people, the report authors said.

“Our impressions are often shaped by the people who have time to turn up to meetings or those with access to media channels. They end up being the loudest voice in the room, so we assume they care the most,” said lead author Michael Bader, an associate professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins and faculty director of the 21st Century Cities Initiative. “But, in our survey, everyone has an equal voice. And our data show that many preconceived notions around who cares about climate change turn out to be wrong.” (snip)

When asked whether they thought climate change would impact them personally in the next five years, more than 90% of the Black households earning more than $110,000 a year said they worried they would be harmed, compared to 62% of the white households in the same income bracket.

So, essentially, higher end folks. The median household income for Baltimore is $58K.

But, let’s consider: according to Neighborhood Scout Baltimore is a 1, meaning it is “Safer than 1% of U.S. cities.” Zero is the worst. The average violent crime rate for Maryland is 4.26 and US is 6. Baltimore is 15.81. The property crime rate is double the Maryland and US rates. There are 408 crimes per square mile.

19.6% of the population is below poverty level. 60.7% are Black. Perhaps they should all be concerned with crime and stuff. Not the climate scam.

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LOL: “Make Democrats Funny Again”

I mean, this out of reality screed made me laugh. It’s by former Obama alum Joe Jacobson, who’s at the uber-Leftist Progress Action Fund, which is a different group that the The Center For American Progress Fund. Though, both are wackadoodle moonbat groups

Make Democrats Funny Again | Opinion

Despite President Donald Trump’s claims, the 2024 election always felt less like a Trump victory and more like a Democratic collapse. Kamala Harris outspent Trump by nearly $700 million—only to get knocked out on the first night. No amount of ads, door-knocking, or “all-star” consultants could make people like Democrats. And now, as America white-knuckles through a fresh constitutional crisis every other day, Democrats still can’t figure out why voters keep turning them away.

For years, Democrats have branded themselves as the adults in the room—the stable, rational choice. But in practice, that has meant coming off as stiff, preachy, and painfully out of touch. We have positioned ourselves as the political equivalent of the no-fun hall monitor scolding you, while Elon Musk and company drink beer and crack jokes in the parking lot. Democratic leadership seems stunned that this approach is turning voters away. But the numbers don’t lie—our approval ratings are at historic lows, and it’s time for the party to face the reality of the situation: we’re not funny, we’re uptight dorks.

No, you are not uptight dorks: you’re unhinged wackjob moonbats who embrace every nutjob position you can find, and are out of touch with the majority of Americans. To put it succinctly.

We weren’t always dorks. Democrats once had leaders like Barack ObamaBill Clinton, and the Kennedys—people you wanted to laugh and have a beer with. They weren’t just competent; they were likable. They could connect, make people laugh, and win voters with policy AND personality.

Clinton, sure, love him or loathe him. He related. Obama was as scripted as you can get, and as fake, but, he mostly didn’t act moonbat. People could relate to JFK, but, that was the early 60’s. Ted was a drunk woman killer.

With his absurd hair and larger-than-life persona, Trump is a walking meme. That’s precisely his power. He didn’t win because of business genius or some sixth sense to know the nation’s pulse. He won because he built himself into a character that millions of Americans feel they know. He’s not a politician to them; he’s an entertainer, a spectacle, a symbol of sticking it to the establishment. Democrats, blinded by their hatred of him, have ignored this. Worse, they’ve defined themselves entirely in opposition to him.

Trump was always Trump. If you grew up in the Tri-State area you know this is who he is. And, he does know the nation’s pulse.

Now, when was the last time you saw a Democrat crack a joke that actually landed with someone outside the base? The right has an entire media ecosystem dedicated to mocking liberals—Greg Gutfeld, Ben Shapiroright-wing Twitter trolls. Meanwhile, Democratic politicians are out here delivering lectures that sound like a college ethics professor on cough medicine.

Actually, more like unhinged nutter leftists on TikTok shaving their heads.

Voters don’t want to be talked down to; they want to laugh. They want leaders who can drop a killer one-liner, roast their opponents, and—most importantly—laugh at themselves. Instead, Democrats have spent years trying to win arguments instead of winning people over. The result? A party that often comes across as humorless, uptight, and, well… dorky.

They might also want elected politicians and such who feel the way Americans do, not just the crazy base. They do not want to be told what to do. They do not want to be forced into EVs, left holding the bag for unfettered illegal immigration, have the trans agenda forced on them, have kids be indoctrinated into trans in school, among others.

So, what’s the solution? Simple: Democrats need to get funny. Humor isn’t just for entertainment; it’s a weapon. It disarms opponents, builds connections, and makes people actually want to listen to you. John F. Kennedy had wit. Clinton was effortlessly cool. Obama had comedic timing so good he made roasting opponents look easy. If Democrats want to stop losing elections, they need to stop delivering lectures and start delivering punchlines.

Well, good luck with that. If Obama was so great then why did so few Democrats emulate him? Because they are humorless scolds with Authoritarian impulses.

We need to joke, laugh at ourselves, be mad as hell, and stand up when necessary. The voters need to feel like we are their friends again, not some group of dorks who look down on them. Because here’s the truth: people don’t just vote for the most intelligent, the most qualified, the most compassionate person in the room. They vote for the one they’d rather grab a beer with. And right now, that sure as hell isn’t us.

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If All You See…

…is a horrible fossil fueled vehicle which caused Bad Weather rain creating mud, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Ace Of Spades HQ, with a post on Trump pausing Mexico tariffs.

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For Some Reason, The FBI Arrested A Bunch Of Men In NC For Local Crimes

If a bunch of men are involved in a string of local holdups at convenience stores, why would the FBI be involved? At most it would involve the NC State Police, right?

FBI uses social media, security cams to arrest men in Apex, Cary and Durham burglaries

FBI agents used social media accounts and surveillance video to arrest several men following a string of convenience store burglaries in Apex, Cary and Durham.

Three of the burglaries occurred Jan. 23 at the following locations:

  • Family Fare, 3705 N. Duke St., Durham
  • Family Fare, 1815 Hillandale Road, Durham
  • Circle K, 705 E. Williams St., Apex

Subsequent burglaries occurred Jan. 30 at the Han-Dee Hugo at 2703 N.C. Highway 55 in Cary and Feb. 1 at La Costena Market at 106 S. Guthrie Ave. in Durham.

According to a criminal complaint, on Jan. 23 around 5:15 a.m., three men entered the Family Fare on N. Duke Street. Surveillance video showed one man, later identified as Jose Bonilla, 20, of Durham, pointing a gun at the store clerk while a second man, identified as Angel Portillo-Romero, was seen stealing cash from the register.

A third suspect identified as Jose Cartagena-Juarez, was shown walking our of the store with cases of beer. The three men took approximately $320 from the register, cigarettes and other items, the complaint states. They were seen getting inside a Honda Accord getaway car with a fourth suspect identified as Michael Velasquez.

They also arrested a fourth man, Kevin Lara-Hernandez. So, why would the FBI be involved in the arrest these upstanding citizens? They were just holdups and stuff, right? No federal laws were broken as far as the story goes. Were they just using social media?

Detectives also identified Juarez connecting photos posted to an Instagram account with a WRAL News story from 2016. Juarez was found to be affiliated with the “Sur-13” gang, the complaint says.

The men are all in custody and facing federal charges.

Federal charges for what? WRAL doesn’t say. Sur-13 is also know as the Surenos, a hardcore gang that pays tribute to the Mexican Mafia. Why was Juarez allowed to remain in the U.S. after his first arrest in 2016? Are the rest members of Surenos? Are they illegally present in the US, hence why the FBI is involved? Gang members would be ineligible for asylum.

And why did WRAL, a local Raleigh news organization which covers the affected towns not bother to say why the FBI was involved?

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Civil Service Board Says Trump Has To Rehire Some Agriculture Workers For Around A Month

No one should be surprised that the bureaucracy is going to protect it’s own, right? Where are these same advocates when private companies let large numbers of people go? Why is it that the federal bureaucracy can never downsize?

Trump administration ordered to reinstate thousands of fired USDA workers

Thousands of fired workers at the Department of Agriculture must get their jobs back for at least the next month and a half, the chair of a federal civil service board ruled Wednesday.

The ruling said the recent dismissals of more than 5,600 probationary employees may have violated federal laws and procedures for carrying out layoffs.

Whoa, wait: “may”? It either did or did not. And all the other articles I’ve read on this say the same thing. You either did or did not go 10mph over the speed limit and get caught. You either did or did not brush your teeth this morning. It either did or did not violate the laws and procedures.

The decision from Cathy Harris, the chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board, is a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to drastically and quickly shrink the federal bureaucracy. Though it applies only to the USDA, it could lay the groundwork for further rulings reinstating tens of thousands of other probationary workers whom the Trump administration has fired en masse across the government.

But it’s far from a final resolution of the legality of the mass terminations. The administration may have further options to place the reinstated workers on administrative leave or fire them again as part of a formal “reduction in force.”

The ruling blocks the USDA from implementing the firings for 45 days while the merit systems board continues to review the issue. During that time, fired workers must “be placed in the positions that they held prior to the probationary terminations,” Harris wrote.

And you can bet the three person board will take their sweet time and try and keep every single on of these employees, regardless of whether they are doing their jobs, and even working. It could be that we end up learning how many are barely doing anything at all. Just getting paid. If they want to play this game then it’s time to pull out the scalpel and starting showing, without names, the number of federal employees who really do not do much. Who are doing the wrong thing.

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