Surprise: Heavier EVs Will Damage Roads Twice As Much As Gas Vehicles

By William Teach June 29, 2023 – 7:15 am

Obviously, the Warmist solution is for Other People to be restricted from driving any privately owned vehicle

Pothole damage from electric cars is double that of petrol, Telegraph data show

Electric cars damage roads twice as much as their petrol equivalents, analysis has shown, as the pothole crisis grows on Britain’s roads.

Analysis by The Telegraph has found that the average electric car more than doubles the wear on road surfaces, which in turn could increase the number of potholes.

The country is suffering from a pothole crisis, with half as many filled last year compared to a decade ago amid an estimated £12 billion price tag to fill them all.

Road industry bodies have raised fears that electric cars could exacerbate the problem on residential roads. The number of electric cars being driven has tripled to 900,000 since 2019 ahead of the Government’s 2030 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars as part of its net zero drive.

I really should have started keeping a list of all the problems from EVs, such as higher risk of fires that are difficult to put out, higher insurance rates, needing special fire trucks to put out their fires, the danger in parking decks from their much heavier weight and from fires, danger from accidents due to their higher mass, and so on.

Study: Here are the 10 fastest, and 10 slowest, states for adopting EVs

Electric vehicle adoption is and will continue to be a hot-button issue, both politically and economically, as the automotive world shifts to a new reality. That said, the changeover to electric vehicles won’t happen quickly, even with tantalizing government incentives and an array of new electric models. iSeeCars recently released a study on the growth of EV adoption over the past five years and found that buyers in some states are picking up more EVs while growth in other states has slowed.

Remember, much of this is being forced on consumers. The 10 fastest states, from highest, are Maryland, Virginia, North Dakota, Arkansas, Wyoming, Louisiana, New Jersey, Colorado, West Virginia, and Alaska. A very interesting list, eh? You wouldn’t expect some to be on there. How about the bottom 10 (the numbers are in growth over the past 5 years

  • Georgia: 70%
  • Michigan: 67.2%
  • Kansas: 65.3%
  • South Carolina: 64.1%
  • Washington: 63.6%
  • California: 63.5%
  • Vermont: 53.1%
  • New Mexico: 53.1%
  • Oregon: 47.8%
  • Hawaii: 43.7%

Of course, they want to make Excuses, but, really, you have Washington, California, Vermont, Oregon, and Hawaii being massive climate cult states which constantly climavirtue signal.

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Bud Light Hits Point Of Giving Away Free Beer

By William Teach June 29, 2023 – 7:00 am

Maybe stop calling attention to the problem?

Bud Light offers $15 beer rebates for Fourth of July weekend amid boycott, declining sales

As the Fourth of July weekend rolls in, Bud Light is offering a rebate of up to $15 on purchases of a 15-pack of Budweiser, Bud Light, Budweiser Select or Budweiser Select 55. And in places where a 15-packs sells for less than $15, the beer could be practically free.

Bud Light’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch, offered the same promotion over Memorial Day weekend.

The rebate applies to purchases of up to $15 that are made between June 15 and July 8 and will be offered via a prepaid digital card. Customers can redeem rebates on the Bud Light website. Rules vary by state.

It won’t help.

The company introduced a new television commercial “Easy to Summer,” set to the soundtrack of “Good Times,” the 1979 hit by Chic. Social and digital content will feature famous NFL players like Travis Kelce, George Kittle and Dak Prescott, and Tyler Braden and Seaforth will headline a national summer music tour, the Bud Light Backyard tour.

Really, this means that AB will be losing money on every can that it sells during this promotion. The retailers bought it at wholesale prices. The retailers make their profit. Bud Light is giving a rebate of more than the wholesale price that it got. This is a way for Bud Light to try to get rid of all of the excess inventory of its retailers and itself. Desperation move. The shareholders should be very happy about that. And adding these stars won’t help. And it could hurt them, especially Braden.

(Fox News) Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth declined to say if he would allow Bud Light’s disastrous promotion with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney to happen again, in hindsight, despite ongoing backlash.

“It’s been a challenging few weeks. I think the conversation surrounding Bud Light has moved away from beer, and the conversation has become divisive. And Bud Light really doesn’t belong there. Bud Light should be all about bringing people together. And there’s an impact on the business, and I think that’s publicly covered on Bud Light specifically,” Whitworth said Wednesday on “CBS Mornings.”

This is one of those “between a rock and a hard place” interviews, where he can end up annoying the core consumers and then extreme rainbow alphabet folks (do they buy AB products?). The best thing to have done was lay low and hope it blows over, because all this just keeps it going.

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EU Looks To Block The Sun Or Something

By William Teach June 28, 2023 – 3:00 pm

What could possibly go wrong, and how much will it cost, and then how much will it cost to fix what they tried to fix?

European Union to look into blocking sun’s rays to combat climate change: Report

The European Union is set to look into blocking rays from the sun as a possible option to combat climate change, according to a report.

According to Bloomberg News, the European Union on Wednesday will announce a framework for assessing possible security implications of climate change, which includes a study regarding the possible dangers of re-engineering the atmosphere itself.

“These technologies introduce new risks to people and ecosystems, while they could also increase power imbalances between nations, spark conflicts and raises a myriad of ethical, legal, governance and political issues,” a document obtained by Bloomberg states.

The technology, described as solar radiation modification, will be studied by the EU.

“The EU will support international efforts to assess comprehensively the risks and uncertainties of climate interventions, including solar radiation modification,” the document states.

Look, I’m a big reader of science fiction, over half of what I read, maybe closer to 75% (the rest being horror, mostly zombies, some mystery, and some adventure), and this is the stuff of far in the future science fiction….wait, what’s that? It’s a scam, you say? The EU will give lots and lots of taxpayer money to groups to study this, come up with “plans”, and lots of donors and people engaged in climate cult Rightthink will make a bundle, and not a damned thing will happen? Huh.

Among the options to combat climate change that will be looked at are stratospheric aerosol injection, which would increase the atmospheric concentration of particles in order to reduce the overall sunlight which will reach the Earth’s surface.

That’s the beginning of a bad scifi movie, where they do this and Bad Things happen.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 28, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is lovely tea which will soon be destroyed by ‘climate change’, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is bluebird of bitterness, with a post on a ring toss.

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Bidenconomy: 52% Say America Is Too Expensive To Live In

By William Teach June 28, 2023 – 10:30 am

Wildly, there is not one mention of Biden policies making things worse, nor any mention of the Democrat/Biden legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, which doesn’t

Is the US getting too expensive to live in? Many Americans worry about economy, inflation

As Americans look ahead to another Independence Day and a likely contentious 2024 presidential election, many are feeling fiscal pain as the prices of food, shelter, healthcare and transportation climb higher than their paychecks. About 52% of Americans participating in a USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll said the United States is too expensive to live in. And about seven in 10 Americans said stifling inflation and the economy are the nation’s top problems today, according to a new Pew Center survey. A majority across age, gender and race told Pew inflation is “a very big problem.”

“Their spending power has been minimized,” said Gene Ludwig, former head Comptroller of the Currency, a  U.S. Treasury Department bureau.

What’s America’s economic state? Frustrating and uncertain. The typical American household spends about $768 more on monthly purchasing goods and services these days compared to 2020 because of high inflation, Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, said.

Meanwhile, as the United States skirts a recession, Zandi said some Americans seeking relief are also dipping into their savings for survival. Around 25 million Americans are behind on their credit card, auto loan or personal loan payments, according to a recent Moody’s/Equifax data analysis. Also, the delinquency rate for bank credit cards was 3.27% in May, nearly two points higher than in 2021, Zandi said.

Darned that Donald Trump and all his policies that do not focus on inflation

Zandi’s theories echo a Brookings study this month by former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernake and former International Money Fund chief economist Olivier Blanchard titled, “What Caused the U.S. Pandemic-Era Inflation?”

They wrote the Fed and many forecasters didn’t expect “mismatches” of a strong job market while the interest rate spiked. “Together, these shocks to prices given wages would prove to be the critical triggers of the rise in inflation,” the economists said. Bernake and Blanchard said lowering the current inflation rate of 4% to the Fed’s preferred 2% target requires a better balance.

Again, the root cause is China’s COVID19, which obviously messed up the supply chain badly, especially as mostly left wing governments here and around the world locked things down, picking and choosing what to lock down, and often picking poorly. Shutting down the auto industry, from the direct manufacturers to all those who supply the parts to those who ship them, was a Bad Idea. Shutting down food growers and suppliers. Those who supply wood and everything else to build housing. And more. You lived this, you know it.

The extreme spending, which sorta made sense through 2020, made zero sense in 2021. That was a bipartisan. Biden’s policies have mostly been the exact opposite of what should be done. The Credentialed Media really doesn’t want to talk about that

Nearly half of California residents are considering leaving the state, a poll finds. Many cite the cost of living as the main reason why.

Most Californians love living in California, but many are also considering moving to another state.

A new statewide poll found 70% of respondents expressed high levels of happiness with living in California and applaud the state for its diversity. But 4 in 10 Californians are considering moving out of state, with the majority saying it’s too expensive to live in the state.

California has had three consecutive years of population declines, according to U.S. Census data.

Only 29% of Californians reported feeling satisfied with the economy, which is down from 41% at the beginning of 2020. Nearly half also noted that they get by, but struggle to save money or pay for unexpected expenses. Over a quarter of respondents reported struggling to make ends meet.

Well, I hope there are no Democrats in that 4 in 10. They voted for this, so, they should love it, right?

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Miami To Spend $8 Million To Indoctrinate Residents Into Climate Cult

By William Teach June 28, 2023 – 7:00 am

This is what you get after 30+ years of spreading awareness, and it’s not like Miami isn’t a Democrat voting city already which is chock full of Warmists already. I guess they need to brainwash more into allowing government to take more of their money and freedom

Knight puts $8 million into push to make Miami ‘the most climate literate city in the nation’

In South Florida, surveys routinely show that residents care deeply about having clean water and air, and unpolluted water to swim and fish in. But when it comes to perhaps the biggest environmental threat yet — climate change — it’s not the kitchen table conversation that environmentalists believe it should be.

An $8 million cash infusion by the Knight Foundation intends to change that, by funding two of the bigger environmental nonprofit in the state. The donation — $5 million to Miami Waterkeeper and $3 million to the Everglades Foundation over six years — is meant to increase awareness of the risks of climate change in Miami.

“What we hope to get out of this is a Miami that is much more engaged and much more active in discussing and defining the kinds of climate solutions that will build a resilient future,” said Raul Moas, a senior director at the Knight Foundation.

Moas called the grants a “significant and large donation” for Knight, in line with the $60 million it’s given to technology and entrepreneurial causes over the last 11 years. Along with an investment in the Aspen Climate Ideas festival in Miami Beach, it’s one of the foundation’s recent, big steps into the topic of climate change.

“We deeply believe in being catalytic investors,” Moas said. “We hope our donation is a signal to others that this is a very serious thing.”

Imagine what they could do with that money in dealing with actual, real environmental issues. Instead, it will be wasted on climate cult propaganda.

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Good News: More Migrants Housed In NYC Than Homeless

By William Teach June 28, 2023 – 6:45 am

Imagine what could be done if cities and states didn’t have to spend so much money dealing with illegal aliens. Of course, New Yorkers should be happy to have all this money and space diverted, since they support illegal immigration, right?

NYC housing more asylum seekers than homeless NYers in migrant crisis first

A new milestone in NYC’s migrant crisis: There are now more asylum seekers living in city shelters than there are homeless New Yorkers.

The tipping point took place Sunday, when 50,000 migrants were in the City’s care, outnumbering the 49,700 local shelter residents.

Among the takeaways: the NYC shelter system has essentially doubled in size, due to the influx, mostly from Latin American countries including Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia.

Additionally, sheltering asylum seekers is more expensive. Without work permits, many asylum seekers cannot pay for basic necessities. They are not entitled to all the same public assistance benefits as citizens, and for migrants, the city is not collecting its usual share of shelter costs from the state and federal governments.

Why is NY not asking all the Democratic Party voting residents to house them…oh, wait, they had a plan. Why not force them to house the illegals? They could start with the politicians. I’m sure AOC would be happy to take a few in

“My heart breaks a little bit, and I have these conflicting feelings,” said Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom, during a tour of the new arrival center at the Roosevelt Hotel.

But, I’m sure it’s not breaking enough for her to put a few up at her casa, or donate a bunch of her time and money

Of the milestone, she says it’s important for the city to greet people with dignity, but unsustainable at this pace.

Williams-Isom notes the financial cost, an anticipated $4.3 billion cost through next spring, and a human cost on staff assisting asylum seekers.

That should not matter, since NYC is a declared sanctuary city. They should welcome this. Meanwhile

Workers arrive at the future Greensboro site for migrant children who cross the U.S. border alone

Monday dormant former American Hebrew Academy saw some activity.

The site is getting closer to taking in immigrant children.

WFMY News 2 spotted a large group of folks on the 100-acre property getting some sort of instruction.

And what happens next is that the parents are invited when they show up, and they never leave. Nice little scam. It’s also child abuse that parents send their kids alone, and that Democrats entice the parents to do that.

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Once Upon A Time, ‘Climate Change’ Makes Summer 5 Times More Likely

By William Teach June 27, 2023 – 3:00 pm

Oh, sorry, I meant “scientists say”

Current heatwave across US south made five times more likely by climate crisis

The record heatwave roiling parts of Texas, Louisiana and Mexico was made at least five times more likely due to human-caused climate change, scientists have found, marking the latest in a series of recent extreme “heat dome” events that have scorched various parts of the world.

A stubborn ridge of high pressure has settled over Mexico and a broad swath of the southern US over the past three weeks, pushing the heat index, a combination of temperature and humidity, to above 48C (120F) in some places.

The heating of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans by the burning of fossil fuels made the extreme heatwave at least five times more likely, according to a recent analysis by Climate Central, a climate science non-profit. The punishing heat, which is forecast to linger further throughout the week in Texas, is creating “stressful conditions for millions of people”, according to Andrew Pershing, vice-president for science at Climate Central.

Speaking to the Guardian on Monday, Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist at Texas A&M University said the university’s campus at College Station has had a string of days above 37C (100F), when it usually doesn’t hit such peaks until August. “It’s depressing to think we’re not even in July and we are getting this sort of heat,” he said. “When it’s this hot you are a prisoner in your own house, you are a prisoner to air conditioning.”

Well, obviously, prior to fossil fueled vehicles and CO2 going above 350ppm the weather was utterly and entirely stable, and things never changed. Forecasting was easy, because weather was consistent. Right? There were certainly no times like heat of the 1930’s or cooling of the late 40’s thru late 70’s. We all know that no matter what happens, the climate cult will be there to involved itself.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 27, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…are horrible glasses made with petroleum, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is American Greatness, with a post on Woke Disney getting obliterated at the box office.

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Bud Light Continues Digging, Brings Back “Old” Mascot

By William Teach June 27, 2023 – 10:30 am

Will Rogers once said “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” He also had many other great quotes such as “Never miss a good chance to shut up” and “Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier’n puttin’ it back.” Bud Light should read more Will Rogers

Bud Light Brings Back Old Mascot In Desperate Attempt To Win Back Conservatives

Bud Light is apparently dusting off an old advertising mascot amid ongoing backlash stemming from their partnership with a polarizing transgender influencer.

A Twitter profile supposedly belonging to “The Bud Knight” posted a video Monday of the mascot stepping into the frame with a caption saying, “Yeah, I’m thinking I’m back.”

The mascot resembles a typical medieval knight covered in blue armor plates and “BUD LIGHT” plastered across his chest plate. The mascot notably appeared in a 2019 Super Bowl commercial promoting the popular fantasy series Game of Thrones. In the commercial, the mascot engages in and loses a jousting match before a large dragon appears and burns down the venue.

The Bud Knight was a central part of Bud Light’s popular “Dilly Dilly” campaign, which ran from 2017 to 2019. The mascot’s Twitter account last posted in 2021, seemingly signing off for good.

It really didn’t go well

“Is the armor tuck friendly?” popular right-wing commentator Benny Johnson wrote, referring to Target’s LGBT-themed swimwear.

Perhaps if they brought back Spuds MacKenzie? Probably not. The best thing to do is just keep quiet. Don’t try and win anyone back. Just simple ads. And maybe avoid this

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