Burning Man Fiasco Is All About Global Boiling, You Know

By William Teach September 6, 2023 – 7:00 am

You had to know this was coming eventually, right?

What Burning Man’s rain debacle tells us about climate change

Burning Man is supposed to arrive and disappear like the desert breeze.

Near the end of every summer, attendees of the multiday mega-festival venture to the Nevada wilderness. Their motto: “Leave no trace.”

Except for the massive use of fossil fuels to get there, from airplanes to SUVs to campers. Then all the food and drink, all the drugs, all the fast fashion, and all the electricity from fossil fueled generators, including for the concerts.

This year, thousands got stuck in the mud instead after about a half an inch of rain hit what is normally the driest state in the nation. Instead of leaving no trace, many self-described “burners” abandoned bicycles and vehicles on the drenched, muddy Black Rock Desert.

Once an underground carnival for free spirits, Burning Man today is famous as a party spot for Hollywood stars, Silicon Valley tech bros and other jet-set elites. The latest event offers a glimpse at how extreme weather can — and more frequently will — dramatically transform the environment in a moment’s notice.

Yeah, it’s basically an urban yuppie paradise, along with all the “influences” and celebs.

“It’s a teachable moment, as far as climate disasters and extreme weather” go, said Anya Kamenetz, a Burning Man attendee forced to flee the festival. “This is very much just a trial run under really, really easy conditions for what a lot of people go through.”

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No single storm can be attributed to climate change. But flooding in Nevada is expected to become more frequent as storms intensify and snow shifts to rain due to higher temperatures, according to state officials.

Stupid culty people. The real sad part is that it has driven a real disaster, Maui, and, to some degree Florida post-hurricane (though, they seem to be moving forward well), from the news. And it is a ridiculously long article from the Washington Post. More than Maui gets. But, the WP knows that Democrats have the votes in Hawaii, so, blowing off Maui is not a concern. They have to take care of all the “activists” and “influencers” who attend BM, though.

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Gov. Greg Abbott Laughs About Sending 35K Illegals To Sanctuary Cities

By William Teach September 6, 2023 – 6:45 am

And well he should laugh and brag, as he’s now forcing Democrats to deal with what they voted to happen to Other Areas

Greg Abbott brags of sending 35,000 migrants to sanctuary cities, says it provided ‘critical relief’ to Texans

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bragged about the effectiveness of his migrant bussing program Tuesday, saying it has provided “critical relief” to Texas border towns.

Abbott’s program has proven to be the bane of Democrats at all levels of government, from the White House to mayoral offices in deep blue cities. Abbott argues Texas towns have carried the weight of illegal immigration for too long and has forced “sanctuary cities” to begin sharing the burden.

“Texas has bused over 35,000 migrants to self-declared sanctuary cities,” Abbott wrote Tuesday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Over 11,300 to D.C., over 13,300 to NYC, over 6,700 to Chicago, over 2,600 to Philadelphia, over 1,000 to Denver, over 480 to LA.

“Our busing mission provides critical relief to overwhelmed Texas border towns.”

And now Democrats in sanctuary areas are whining about having to deal with all the illegals/migrants, and keep trying to ship them Elsewhere. In Sanctuary City of New York there is a big concern about overcrowded schools and a lack of teachers. A vast majority of SCNY residents voted for this…well, really, they voted for it to happen to Other Cities, and are upset that they are being forced to deal with their votes. Just like SCLA

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Fun And Sun Seeking Summer Is Dying Slowly Or Something

By William Teach September 5, 2023 – 3:30 pm

Another day, another bit of cult induced doomysaying

The Slow Death of the Sun-Seeking Summer Vacation

The images emerging from the Mediterranean in late July resembled a fixture of the evening news: the desperate crowd fleeing adversity. But these fugitives walking along hot tarmac or waiting to board rescue boats in the night were not the displaced victims of a broken republic. These were pleasure seekers in flip-flops and tank tops, toting beach bags over sun-tanned shoulders, retreating from a glowing sky.

On the Greek island of Rhodes, the peak summer travel season had arrived, and with it had materialized a hapless avatar of the times, the tourist-turned-evacuee.

More than any past year, this summer felt like the moment that climate change came for the vacationer. It began with heat waves across Southern Europe, where popular attractions closed to avoid the intolerable midafternoon temperatures. The infernal heat cured the kindling for wildfires, which were soon raging in Italy, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and elsewhere, forcing holiday cancellations and, as in the case of Rhodes, large-scale evacuations. On the other side of the world, another fire, this one likely supercharged by hurricane winds, consumed Lahaina on Maui, killing at least 115 people.

You mean all the wildfires that were the result of arson or incompetence? What caused the intolerable heat in the 30’s, when people packed up and moved to California? If the heat is so intolerable they why do so many move to warm states like Florida, Texas, and Arizona? The Carolinas?

What should we make of this chaotic summer? The kind of headline-grabbing ordeals endured by some travelers — not to mention the people and communities they visited — in recent months has remained the exception rather than the rule. Nonetheless, watching the Northern Hemisphere’s prime months of recreation play out against a backdrop of calamity has seeded a sentiment that is hard to shake: that the hallowed sun-seeking summer holiday might soon be incompatible with a warming world.

When’s “soon”? Name the timeframe.

Moreover, there are broader ethical issues at stake. In an age of overtourism and environmental collapse, it’s tempting to see modern tourists as an emblem of human hubris and self-satisfaction, bent on personal pleasure while the world burns. The profound dissonance of people seeking hedonism in places reeling from flood or fire has provided further grist to the mill of anti-tourist resentments that have been festering for some time. In Hawaii the devastating Maui wildfire has reanimated longstanding tensions about the costs imposed on the archipelago’s inhabitants by large-scale tourism and its wanton excess, which so often upsets the cadences of local life and reroutes resources from local communities. This conversation is set to run and run.

Oh, good grief. These people are simply insufferable.

It is difficult to forecast what repercussions the havoc of the summer of 2023 will have on next year’s season. It seems fair to suppose that an existential threat to August escapes to the Mediterranean, far more than news of barely survivable conditions in rural India, will help to bring home the immediacy of the climate crisis to people who might otherwise prefer to ignore it.

Oh, so no frame, just a cult member yammering about doom. Remember, this is all about science, though!

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If All You See…

By William Teach September 5, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is an area perfect for wind turbines, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Other McCain, with a post on debunked conspiracy theories.

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People Who Called For Defunding The Police Now Want Police To Do Something About Shootings

By William Teach September 5, 2023 – 10:30 am

In fairness, the George Floyd protests in Goldsboro, NC, did not become “fiery but mostly peaceful”, and the calls for defunding the police were not as strident as other cities, nor did they continue loudly. In fact, the police department received a 5% raise because too many were leaving for surrounding cities who paid more.

Mother and two children shot in Goldsboro housing complex, activists call for police to address gun violence

WRAL News has learned the victims of a triple shooting this weekend in Goldsboro are a mother and her two daughters.

In the wake of Saturday’s shooting, some community leaders are calling for more action on gun violence in the city’s affordable housing complexes. (snip)

“It’s a lot of questions there and a lot of concerns from the community members,” Robinson said. “If they’re living in safe environments.”

Activists say it’s just the latest incident of gun violence in Goldsboro’s affordable housing communities.

Four people have now been shot on Day Circle in the past six weeks.

Robinson lives in public housing in the city. He says shootings like this are one of the biggest concerns for residents.

Why have public housing areas always been dangerous? The area has held multiple protests for Something To Be Done about the shootings this year, and it has worked out as well as other demonstrations

Robinson told WRAL News that Goldsboro police need to take more action to address gun violence in affordable housing developments.

On Day Circle, a mobile surveillance tower has been set up that is equipped with multiple cameras.

Activists say it’s a step in the right direction, but they’d like to see more officers on patrol there as well.

The problem here is that no one will ever snitch on who the criminals are. Many times it’s a family member or someone they know. The same people will also demonize the police, and are happy to make up stories about the police, accusing them of all sorts of things, even though there are a lot of Black people working for the Goldsboro PD. They’ll complain about the police patrolling. We’ve seen the same types of activists complain about measures like Shotspotter (this was instituted in Durham, has been working great, and the activists are complaining about it being raaaaacist). If the cops start with stop and frisk, pull over more vehicles, they’ll be accused of raaaaacism, even though the police are usually aware of whom the bad guys are. They want it both ways. They want to almost blame the police, yet, rarely blame themselves for allowing a criminal atmosphere to continue. They have to be willing to snitch and let the police in force. They won’t, which is why things rarely change in these areas.

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Oh Noes: Hotcoldwetdry Boosts Wildfires 25% Or Something

By William Teach September 5, 2023 – 7:15 am

That and all the arson/unintentional setting of fires

Climate change boosts risk of explosive wildfire growth in California by 25%, study says

Climate change has ratcheted up the risk of explosive wildfire growth in California by 25% and will continue to drive extreme fire behavior for decades to come, even if planet-warming emissions are reduced, a new study has found.

“Emissions reductions have a minimal impact on wildfire danger in the near term — the next several decades,” said author Patrick T. Brown, co-director of the climate and energy team at the Breakthrough Institute, a Berkeley-based think tank. “So it’s important to look at more direct on-the-ground solutions to the problem like fuel reduction.”

Although previous studies have looked at the impact of climate change on broader metrics like annual area burned, as well on conditions that are conducive to wildfires, like aridity, the research published Wednesday in Nature drills down on how rising temperatures affected individual fires, and how they might continue to do so in the future.

The researchers analyzed nearly 18,000 fires that ignited in California between 2003 and 2020. Using artificial intelligence, they had models learn the relationship between temperature and extreme fire growth, which they defined as more than 10,000 acres in a day. They then simulated how those fires would behave under pre-industrial conditions, as well as a host of potential future conditions.

So, basically, computer models, which gave them the output the researchers wanted. I wonder if the study included the failure of government to clear dead brush and create firebreaks in a state that is prone to highwinds, dry periods, and fires. I wonder if they factored in that virtually all the wildfires were caused by someone intentionally setting the fires, inadvertently setting the fires, or electric companies not properly maintaining their equipment.

(AP) A 71-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of starting a forest fire that destroyed more than 100 homes last year near Yosemite National Park, California fire authorities said.

Edward Fredrick Wackerman, of Mariposa, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated arson, arson that causes great bodily injury and arson causing damage or destruction of inhabited structures, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, said in a statement.

He was arrested in June of this year. Then there are idiots who started the El Dorado fire in 2021 from a stupid gender reveal party. But, blaming this on ‘climate change’ gets grant money.

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Bummer: Governor Of Sanctuary State NJ Says They Can’t Take Anymore

By William Teach September 5, 2023 – 7:00 am

Believe it or not, there’s actually a lot of empty space in New Jersey, but, really, they should be sent to all the areas that vote Democrat

Gov. Phil Murphy Says State Can’t Take More Illegals Despite Pledge to Make New Jersey a ‘Sanctuary State’

New Jersey’s Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy said on Aug. 31 his state has no more room for illegal immigrants and lacks the resources to take border crossers from neighboring New York, despite his campaign promises to create a welcoming “sanctuary state.”

The Democrat gov. issued his proclamation after the Biden administration revealed that New Jersey’s Atlantic City International Airport is on a list of eleven facilities targeted for shipments of illegals to help alleviate the glut of 100,000 border crossers who have flooded into nearby New York City over the last year.

Murphy not only nixed the Atlantic City airport plan but he added that the whole state is off limits to Biden’s illegals. Murphy spoke on the issue during a New 12 “Ask Gov. Murphy” segment on Aug. 31.

“I don’t see any scenario where we’re going to be able to take in a program in Atlantic City or frankly elsewhere in the state,” Murphy said, according to New Jersey 12. “You need scale, enormous amount of federal support, resources that go beyond anything that we can afford. Putting everything else aside, I just don’t see it. I would suspect that that will continue to be the case.”

Newark is the only city in NJ that has declared itself a sanctuary city, but, Phil said he would make the entire state a sanctuary, and the Attorney General “Immigrant Trust Directive” essentially did that. No vote, but, the AG, Matt Platkin (D) is unconcerned with what lawmakers think.

They can be sent to Bergan, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Morris (which is unusual, usually goes R), Sommerset, Middlesex, Union, Mercer, Burlington, Camden, Atlantic, and Cumberland counties, who all voted Brandon. Atlantic City is in Atlantic County. 52.5% wanted Brandon. Put the illegals in those areas.

Both Democrat and Republican officials from Atlantic County, for instance, have spoken against the Biden plan to house illegals at their airport, The Press of Atlantic City reported.

The mayors of Egg Harbor Township and Atlantic City — the first a Republican and the latter a Democrat — stood shoulder-to-shoulder to warn the Biden administration against sending illegals to the airport. Both had the same message: there aren’t enough resources and money to care for hundreds or thousands of illegals.

Atlantic City can figure it out. They voted for this…well, really, they voted for Somewhere Else to deal with the unfettered illegal immigration.

Association President and Absecon Mayor Kim Horton, a Democrat, is sending a resolution opposing the plan.

“Lawmakers need to work together to make comprehensive immigration policies that protect our towns and communities,” Horton told the media. “I’m happy that we are collectively up here, Democrats, Republicans, independents. We are a united front.”

The solution is right there: shut down the borders as much as possibly, require all those applying for asylum to do so outside the U.S. and wait for their case to be adjudicated. If you’re here illegally, regardless of why, you are deported immediately, if you have any assets they will be used to help pay for it. If you cross the border and are caught, you’ll be given a meal, a good nights sleep, and put right back across the border.

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Environment Today: Synthetic Palm Oil, Bullet Train, NYC Clearing The Roads

By William Teach September 4, 2023 – 3:00 pm

If you weren’t aware, I’ve long had an issue with the production of palm oil. It has many uses, from foods to fuels, and, because of it’s growing uses, especially as a fossil fuels alternative (a type of ethanol), jungles are being clearcut and the wildlife killed, including intentionally hunting them down, much like they did to Orangutans. Heck, some Girl Scouts petitioned to stop using palm oil in cookies. I tend to avoid products that use palm oil. Bad for the environment. So, this could be a good thing

Lab-grown palm oil could offer environmentally-friendly alternative

What scientists are brewing inside a New York City lab could dramatically change the products people use every day.

Shara Ticku, co-founder of C16 Biosciences, took CBS News inside the lab where the company grows an alternative to palm oil. Ticku said yeast plays a key role in their development process.

“Palm oil is responsible for making hand soaps, foam and cleanse,” Ticku explained. “It makes the color stay on your lipstick and on your lips. And it helps create a smooth spreadable emulsion in peanut butter.”

Palm oil is the most popular vegetable oil in the world, and more than 1.7 million tons were consumed in the U.S. in 2022, according to numbers from Statista.

But it can be as destructive as it is versatile. The World Wildlife Foundation says large-scale palm oil harvesting destroys rainforests and pollutes communities. It is found in more than half of packaged products on supermarket shelves, the conservation organization said.

That could be an excellent thing if it could be replaced. It is bad for the environment. Then there’s this

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If All You See…

By William Teach September 4, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is Evil, horrible, no good meat being cooked on a terrible gas grill causing the atmosphere to boil, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Right Scoop, with a post showing the Nazis in Florida are Biden supporters.

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Good News: Migrant Children Not Subjected To Same Vaccination Requirements For School In NY

By William Teach September 4, 2023 – 10:30 am

It’s not bad enough that all these migrant/illegal alien children are going to be taking up lots and lots of resources meant for legal U.S. children, they’re not required to take all the vaccinations required

Staten Island officials say they’re concerned about unvaccinated asylum seekers in schools

As New York City public schools begin this week, thousands of migrant children seeking asylum will be attending classes.

These students won’t be facing the same vaccination requirements as the Department of Education works to speed up their entry into the classroom.

Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella worries that could place the health of the other children at risk. Fossella says that although the policy exception is in place to make life and entry into the school system easier for migrants, it is risky and hypocritical.

Fossella led a group Saturday who opposes this exception to school vaccination rules, saying it’s a problematic double standard.

“We think that if you’re going to impose a standard on ordinary citizens, that same standard should be imposed on individuals who come from 120 different countries and want to show up on day one for school,” Fossella said.

We aren’t discussing COVID vaccination, though, that might be required too

(Fox5) The Department of Education said this week, students in temporary housing do not need to show proof of vaccination but have 30 days to get inoculated. The department is assisting, connecting migrant families with hospitals and deploying mobile clinics.

Will they actually get the required shots? Many of those protocols, like for Polio, are started years before they start in school. Things like measles, mumps, diphtheria, Hepatitis B, chicken pox, and others. The NY Dept of Health is saying that they are subject to the same requirements, but, that doesn’t look to be happening, so, the citizen children will be exposed to all sorts of diseases from the 20,000 or so “migrant” children. But, hey, this is what the people in NYC voted for…well, technically, they voted for this to happen Somewhere Else, not their own city.

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