House Passes Two Laws To Make Criminals In D.C. Be Charged As Criminals

By William Teach September 17, 2025 – 6:45 am

I love the Washington Post headline

House votes to charge D.C. 14-year-olds as adults

They went with hyper-partisan fearmongering one, but, as usual, the devil is in the details. It’s also behind the paywall, so

House passes two DC crime bills focused on juvenile crime as part of bid to bolster Trump’s federal crackdown

CNN’s headline is also wackadoodle. Bolstering cracking down on crime? How dare Trump!

House Passes D.C. Crime Bills as Trump Crackdown Continues

Yeah, the NY Times isn’t much better. How dare Trump *checks notes* crack down on crime in the nation’s capital!

The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed legislation to allow stricter criminal penalties for younger offenders in the District of Columbia, moving to overhaul the city’s criminal justice system as President Trump continues his crackdown on the city.

The pair of bills, which both drew some support from Democrats, are part of a package House Republicans are pushing through this week to impose tighter federal control over Washington, as federal officers and the National Guard still patrol the streets and Mr. Trump threatens to again take over the local police force.

One measure would lower the age at which children accused of certain violent crimes can be charged as adults, from 16 years old to 14 years old. That would make them eligible for harsher sentences and adult prisons — a policy change Mr. Trump has called for. Several states have similar provisions, and eight Democrats joined Republicans to pass the measure by a 225-to-203 vote.

Most states have similar provisions. The problem now is that anyone under 16 could not be charged with a felony except in the most extreme cases, which is why roving gangs of 13, 14, and 15 year olds were stealing cars/carjacking throughout DC. They couldn’t be charged with anything. Jeanine Piro talked about 3 laws that were causing massive problems with crime, including those 22 and under.

The other would roll back a local law that allows judges to give more lenient sentences to people younger than 25, by lowering the limit on that law to 18 years old and requiring judges to adhere to mandatory minimums for youth offenders. Dozens of Democrats joined Republicans to pass the bill, 240 to 179.

Pretty much wiping out The Youth Rehabilitation Act and the Incarceration Reduction Act, which were majorly soft on crime. And, yes, the Congress can do this. In fact, they are ultimately responsible for any law passed by the DC “home rule”, because the Constitution puts Congress in charge of D.C. Period.

But unlike other cities, the District of Columbia is subject to significant federal oversight that allows Congress to review its legislation and rewrite its laws. The roughly 700,000 residents of the District, many of whom are Black, do not have a vote in Congress but are represented by a nonvoting House delegate, Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, who can serve on committees but cannot vote on bills.

The Paper of Record is unfamiliar with the Constitutional provision putting Congress in charge of D.C. No matter what power they give to the DC mayor and city council, as well as the Executive Branch, it all rolls uphill to Congress.

5140 was to lower the age. For HR4922, Dems apparently switched a lot of votes, because the final tally was 240-179, per Byron Donalds, who introduced the bill. Now they are on to the Senate: will Democrat block these?

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Climate Cult Now Looking To Teens Writing Journals On Economics

By William Teach September 16, 2025 – 3:52 pm

I distinctly remember when the doomsday cult told us we should only listen to those with degrees in climate science

California Teen Starts an Online Journal on the Power of Economics to Confront Climate Change

Mira Shah was in sixth grade five years ago when a brush fire ignited on the hill in front of her house. Shah had heard that global warming was making natural hazards like wildfires more common and destructive. But climate change seemed like an abstract threat until a fire burned so close to home.

Then, in January, a series of catastrophic fires ravaged several Los Angeles communities, not far from one of Shah’s cousins and an aunt. Climate change made the hot, dry, windy conditions that fueled those fires 35 percent more likely, according to the international research organization World Weather Attribution.

For Shah, who had a burgeoning interest in economics, the L.A. fires crystallized her concern that climate change posed an urgent threat to lives and livelihoods. She started a small fundraiser to support firefighters and displaced families, and to raise awareness about the growing costs of a warming world.

But she wanted to do more.

So, at this point she’s 16 or 17, still in high school, and we’re supposed to listen to her opinion on economics and climate doom? Really? All because someone did something stupid and caused a wildfire, made worse by the decisions of Democrat politicians?

She worried that her generation would bear the brunt of global warming’s consequences but seemed unprepared to combat it. “I decided I wanted to make my impact on the world and stop it from getting too bad,” said Shah.

Shah launched an online journal in July called Karbon Economics with the help of a few likeminded friends at Quarry Lane School, a private college prep school in Dublin, about 35 miles east of San Francisco, and nearby Monte Vista High School.

Karbon (Shah used a “k” to help it stand out) features essays, explainers and soon-to-be-published student research that explores “how economic forces shape our world—from the climate crisis and carbon markets to inequality, trade and development.” The student-run journal will enlist young voices “to shape a better-informed world” by making the economic dimensions of climate change more accessible.

Hmm, so, the cult is pretty much about everything? When do the youts stop using so much energy to make their own carbon footprints zero?

“At a time when the United States seems to be abandoning the future to runaway global heating, it’s wonderful to see high-school students, especially three girls of color, launch this gorgeous venue for well-written, accessible articles about the current state of climate economics,” said Genevieve Guenther, an expert reviewer for the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and founding director of the volunteer-run organization End Climate Silence. “I look forward to them developing their understanding of the issues as they dive further into the political economy of the climate crisis.”

Of course we have to include a raaaaacist component. Pretty sure that “climate economics” means “the government is going to take all your money and make your life super expensive.”

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If All You See…

By William Teach September 16, 2025 – 2:01 pm

…is Canada looking like the Bahamas from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Animal Magnetism, with a post on the daily news.

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Durham, NC Police Chief Faces “Scrutiny” Over Charlie Kirk Post She Deleted

By William Teach September 16, 2025 – 10:30 am

Republican police officers have been cancelled for less. There was the officer with cancer who fund-raised with a modified Thin Blue Line shirt. One hospital employee was butthurt. There was the Plain View Project which specifically targeted police officers who made Wrongthink posts, which resulted in, for instance, 200 Philly officers being disciplined. And so many other examples. Here’s an officer who was fired for making terrible remarks about a woman’s death. Is that cancel culture, or, just someone who really shouldn’t be in the position? Because some things are ridiculous cancel culture, and some are being responsible. Like this

Durham police chief faces scrutiny for deleted post about Charlie Kirk

Cancel Culture AlligatorDurham Police Chief Patrice Andrews is receiving scrutiny for social media comments she made about the late Charlie Kirk.

A 22-year-old man is accused of shooting and killing Kirk on Wednesday at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University.

In a now-deleted Facebook post on her personal page, Andrews said she’s outraged by people she knows who still support Kirk.

“I won’t stop being outraged at the way this man is being honored by people that I thought I knew,” Andrews wrote in the deleted post. “This man, who disguised himself as a Christian, shamed Black women like me, believed that gun violence was necessary to preserve the 2nd amendment, and created a culture of divisiveness through hate speech.”

Is that too bad? Should the Chief Of Police in a decent sized city be making political comments, even on her personal Facebook, about someone who was assassinated? Does it entice others to take matters into their own hands because the Chief made those comments?

Also, WRAL News asked (Durham mayor Leonardo) Williams if the city’s chief of police should make statements like she did on social media.

“That’s the most interesting question right now, because we cannot be selective on who gets to exercise the First Amendment,” Williams said. “I have been in the hot seat myself several times, speaking of my own capacity.

“I will say that we as public servants, we do have to be aware of the impact of our verbiage, whether it’s in our personal capacity or not.”

The 1st does not stop people from responding, and, it is the Government which can pass no law restricting it. Article I (Declaration Of Rights) of the NC Constitution states

Sec. 14. Freedom of speech and press.
Freedom of speech and of the press are two of the great bulwarks of liberty and therefore shall never be restrained, but every person shall be held responsible for their abuse.

It’s actually interesting, because “shall never be restrained” but “be held responsible”? By whom? Does the government have that authority in NC? Or, simply referring to the citizens? You’re welcome to say what you want, but, there can be consequences. As for “verbiage”, if it was acceptable then why delete it?

WRAL News obtained a copy of Durham Police Department’s social media policy.

“Employees should not assume that content on social media is private,” the policy states. “Members should monitor content on their social networking sites with the expectation that the information may at some point be viewed by City officials, supervisors, staff and co-workers, as well as members of the public, such as the media, defense counsel, criminal suspects and defendants.

“Members should consider the possible adverse consequences that social media content may have on their professional activities, such as future employment opportunities, credibility as a witness, and public as well as private reputation. Members are also cautioned to carefully consider the impact that social media content may have on their personal safety and the safety of co-workers.”

Perhaps the police chief should have considered this beforehand, because I bet she would discipline up to termination someone who wrote something negative about a Democrat murdered. How do you trust a police chief who has no problem showing her political bias?

Realistically, nothing will happen to her: Durham is a deep blue city. And, I’ve also said I hate cancel culture, but, that’s really more about going after minor things, for Wrongthink. There is a point where what people say or do is no longer cancelling, but, the reality of the position.

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Trump Appointees Tell EU Elites To Stop Caterwauling About Climate Doom

By William Teach September 16, 2025 – 7:15 am

Too bad they didn’t tell the EU bigwigs to stop using fossil fuels themselves if they really Believe. To not take long, fossil fueled flights to COP30 in Brazil

Trump lieutenants tell Europe to stop worrying about climate change

Quit stressing about climate change — it’ll all be fine.

That was the message from two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s top government appointees during a trip to Brussels last week.

Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright and finance cop Paul Atkins each dismissed the EU’s comparatively stringent approach to climate regulation during their visits, with the former saying the danger posed by global warming was “overhyped.”

It comes as the EU faces increasing pressure to wind back its climate ambitions to compete with countries with looser standards, such as the U.S. and China.

Atkins, whom Trump appointed to head U.S. finance watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year, said global warming posed no serious threat to financial stability, and insisted it was not the place of financial regulators to police the climate-related policies of businesses.

“We’re not here to be environmental police or social police or whatever. That’s not our job,” he told POLITICO. That position contradicts the European Central Bank’s stance that climate change poses real risks to the financial system.

Yeah, well, the big wigs across the pond have gone full bore for the climate cult, and mesh it with everything. Few actually practice what they preach, though. That’s for the peasants, who have the cult forced on them.

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Los Federales Starting To Hit SCC

By William Teach September 16, 2025 – 7:00 am

It would actually be kind of fun if ICE and the other agencies involved would just pop up here and there, not really doing anything, just freaking out the citizens, especially the illegals, in Sanctuary City Chicago

Federal immigration agents make arrests in Chicago and West Chicago with sightings in several other suburbs

Federal immigration enforcement agents made arrests in Chicago and the suburb of West Chicago on Monday, while others were spotted in west suburban Aurora, officials and two state lawmakers said.

The actions come one week after President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security announced it was embarking on its latest immigration enforcement surge in the Chicago region, which it dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz.”

State Sen. Karina Villa, a Democrat from West Chicago, said she saw the federal agents assembling at a West Chicago Police Department station parking lot early Monday. When she confronted them about why they were present, they dispersed, she said.

At some point, she said there were “probably over five” arrests, though she said that was not confirmed independently by federal or local law enforcement. Villa said volunteers in the community were dispatched to take video or photos of immigration enforcement activity, and the agents were wearing vests that identified them as being from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and they were in “unmarked vehicles.”

Why they were present? Well, the US Congress has tasked ICE and other federal agents to enforce federal law and detain those illegally present in the US. And, by “dispersed”, they most likely went about doing their jobs, rather than running from her.

Under Illinois’ 2017 Trust Act, signed into law by former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, local law enforcement is prohibited from working with federal authorities on immigration enforcement. Villa said West Chicago’s mayor assured her they’re “not collaborating with ICE.”

Then deny them federal funds. Local and state law enforcement are required to help detain people who have broken federal laws.

She said this all transpired as elementary and high school classes in the area were beginning for the day.

“This is a terror that they’re attempting to instill in our community,” Villa said.

Terror, huh? Well, these same people think of Mexico as their home country.

Thousands in Chicago celebrate Mexican American heritage amid immigration crackdown

The annual Mexican Independence Day parade in Little Village on Sunday brought a sea of thousands of people wearing green and red waving Mexican flags of all sizes. Dozens of brightly colored floats highlighting Mexican culture by local organizations, businesses and unions were on display, as men on horseback, marching bands and dancers streamed down 26th Street in this majority Latino neighborhood.

Yet, the streets weren’t as full as in previous years, largely owing to fears over President Donald Trump’s efforts to ramp up immigration arrests in the city.

Do they want to be Americans or Mexicans? They aren’t making a very convincing case. Do French-Americans, Scottish-Americans, and others celebrate independence for their old countries? Very, very few. They do not have massive parades (these parades happened in other Dem run cities, too). As I’ve maintained for decades, if the illegals really want to be Americans then act like it. Learn the language. Stop taking all that public assistance. Blend in. Don’t fly Mexican flags and pretend like you’re still in Mexico. This goes for the illegals from other nations.

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Detroit Restaurants Launch Initiative To Nag Customers About Climate Doom

By William Teach September 15, 2025 – 3:46 pm

Seriously, “Why can’t I just eat my waffle?”

Detroit restaurants launch initiative to fight climate change

Local leaders and businesses in Detroit are stepping up to encourage the entire city to combat climate change.

Organizers and participants of Eat for Impact aim to reduce the city’s environmental impact by increasing access to plant-based foods. For the month of September, seven Detroit restaurants are serving meals that promote a healthier, more sustainable food system, according to a news release.

So, Eat For Impact seems to be a bunch of climate nags from all over the country (and even from Nigeria) who nag restaurants to do this kind of stuff. What I’m not seeing anywhere on their website is if any of the nags actually own the restaurants. Do they have to make these changes at their own business? Or just nag others to do it?

The specials include:

Yum Village

Roots Village Meal: Curry with Your choice of Rice, Ginger Curry Chickpeas, And Greens.
Just Plants Village Meal: Ginger Curry Chickpeas, Sweet & Spicy Plantains, and Sweet Potato Sunflower Butter Stew

IVY Kitchen + Cocktails

Crispy Cabbage: Wok-seared cabbage tossed with chili oil, walnuts, and a touch of umami for the perfect balance of flavor and crunch.
Jerk Roasted Cauliflower Steak: Charred cauliflower steak marinated in house-made jerk seasoning, served with sweet potato salad and finished with a vibrant mango-chile glaze.
Golden Hour (Mocktail): Passionfruit, turmeric, ginger, basil

It’s cute and all, but, these two eateries, like the others, already offer a bunch of vegan and vegetarian meals, so, it’s not a stretch. But, they probably made the climate nags happy.

In the past, Planted Society has worked with more than 350 restaurants and has launched 16 different Eat for Impact initiatives. On average, each initiative has helped save an impressive 70,000 pounds of greenhouse gases and 1 million gallons of water, highlighting the substantial environmental impacts of plant-based choices. Further, partner restaurants report an impressive increase in sales during the campaign month; in the last Eat for Impact initiative, over $76,000 in sales was generated from plant-based specials, directly benefiting the local economy. Past initiatives have reached an average of 600,000 individuals, according to the press release.

Of course, then there’s the whole thing about using fossil fueled vehicles to bring in the products and people driving there in fossil fueled vehicles. Or having it delivered via fossil fueled vehicles.

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If All You See…

By William Teach September 15, 2025 – 1:00 pm

…are weapons for the climate wars, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is A View From The Beach, with a post on the Monday morning stimulus.

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Trump Promises More Crackdown On Illegal Aliens After Dallas Machete Murder

By William Teach September 15, 2025 – 10:30 am

I’m OK with more crackdown

Time for being soft on illegal immigrants over: Trump slams Biden’s immigration policy for Indian-origin motel manager’s murder in Dallas

The United States President Donald Trump has decried immigration policy forged under his predecessor, Joe Biden, in the wake of the brutal beheading of an Indian-origin motel manager in Dallas, allegedly by an undocumented Cuban immigrant with a prio…

Posting on Truth, his social media platform, Trump called the attacker an “Illegal Alien” who should have been deported, blaming what he called lenient policies of Biden for it.

“I am aware of the terrible reports regarding the murder of Chandra Nagamallaiah, a well-respected person in Dallas, Texas, who was brutally beheaded, in front of his wife and son, by an illegal alien from Cuba who should have never been in our count…

He said the criminal, who is in custody, “will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law. He will be charged with murder in the first degree.” The US president added that the accused in the case was previously arrested for “terrible crimes”, in…

The US president added that the accused in the case was previously arrested for “terrible crimes”, including child sex abuse, grand theft auto, and false imprisonment, but was released back into the homeland under “incompetent” former president Biden because Cuba did not want “such an evil person in their country.”

37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez murdered an Indian man on September 10th at the motel with a machete in a brutal fashion. He’s previously been charged with crimes and detained, but, ICE let him go in early January 2025 because Cuba refused to take him. You know, why don’t we look to an island off the coast of Alaska or somewhere that has no population and just drop all these illegals from countries that refuse to take them back. Drop them off with a 7 day survival backpack and a decent tent and sleeping bag and wash our hands of them? Then interdict the island in case someone tries to escape.

Meanwhile

ICE seeks to deport DACA recipient after arrest at El Paso airport

In early August, Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago had arrived at the local airport to catch a flight to Austin. But after passing through the security checkpoint, two Border Patrol agents approached Santiago, a 28-year-old immigrant from Mexico, asked for her identification and questioned how she obtained a work authorization card.

Santiago, who came to the U.S. at 8 and is legally in the U.S. through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, insisted on having a lawyer present, according to a cell phone video she recorded that was later publicly released. (snip)

Since that Aug. 3 airport confrontation, Santiago has been held in a detention center as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement works to deport her. Since her arrest, there have been demonstrations in Phoenix, El Paso, Chicago and Boston — places where she has worked with immigrant rights organizations — demanding that ICE release her.

An immigration judge ruled last week that Santiago can’t be deported because she has permission to live in the U.S. through DACA, an Obama administration program that has given many undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children work permits and temporary protection from deportation.

Yeah yeah yeah. First off, even Obama stated that creating DACA via Executive Order was unconstitutional. Second, even if it was legal there are terms to it

Still, U.S. Department of Homeland Security press secretary Tricia McLaughlin said people who “claim to be recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals are not automatically protected from deportations.” She also described Santiago as a “criminal illegal alien” who was arrested in Arizona on suspicion of trespassing, possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia in 2020. In the same statement, McLaughlin encouraged DACA recipients to self-deport.

She broke the terms of DACA with those crimes. One would think it would be a good idea to not break the law, which would end their DACA status. One would also think it would be a good idea to keep a low profile when one is an illegal alien given a free pass, not go all super-activist.

Judges have, in fact, deemed DACA unconstitutional, so, the judge is wrong. Might this end up at the Supreme Court, where they would most likely rule that DACA in full is unconstitutional and kill the whole program? Another good reason for DACA recipients to keep a low profile, lest they cause all to lose DACA status.

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Doom Today: Australia Could See 450% Increase In Climate (scam) Deaths

By William Teach September 15, 2025 – 7:00 am

Way in the future, of course, but, this can be fixed if Aussies give up their own use of fossil fuels (excluding the Elites) and give all their freedom to government

Millions of Australians at risk from rising sea levels and heat deaths could soar, landmark climate report warns

The number of heat-related deaths in Sydney could surge by almost 450% if global heating surpasses 3C, according to a landmark report that finds no Australian community would be immune from the “cascading, compounding and concurrent” risks of a worsening climate.

The report also lays bare the heightened risk from rising sea levels on Australia’s populous coastal communities, including flooding, erosion and inundation.

It found that by 2050, 1.5 million coastal residents would be at risk, rising to more than 3 million by 2090.

The federal government on Monday released the long-awaited national climate risk assessment, providing the most detailed picture of the severe and far-reaching social and economic impact of the climate crisis for Australia.

Except, most tide gauges in Australia barely show any sea level rise. Sydney shows a whopping 0.8mm per year, which is 0.26 feet in 100 years. The gauge goes back to 1886.

Under a 3C scenario, the number of heat-related deaths in Sydney increases by 444% and by 423% in Darwin.

The assessment also modelled the economic impact, estimating the direct cost of floods, bushfires, storms and cyclones across the states and territories could reach $40bn a year in 2050 – even under a 1.5C scenario.

But the economic damage would extend beyond the disasters themselves.

For example, losses in property value could increase to $611bn by 2050, rising to $770bn by 2090. In another finding, the number days lost of work due to heatwaves could reach 2.7m across the workforce under the 3C scenario.

Keep the doomsaying going, guys. That will totally help your cult.

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