The Donald Tells Supporters To Stop Doubting The Chinese Coronavirus Vaccines

By William Teach December 21, 2021 – 6:45 am

He’s correct. I just wish he had done this last February. If Brandon and his handlers were smart, they would have enlisted his help and given a united front, saying “we’re putting aside politics for this.” You can bet if Trump had won reelection then Democrats would have been very much against the vaccines

Trump tells supporters ‘you’re playing right into their hands’ by doubting the COVID-19 vaccine

Former President Donald Trump urged his supporters on Sunday to get a booster shot of one of the COVID-19 vaccines to protect themselves against the Omicron variant, telling them they were “playing right into their hands” by doubting the vaccines.

Sitting alongside the former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly at a stadium in Dallas, Trump touted his administration’s contribution toward developing the vaccines as part of Operation Warp Speed.

“Look, we did something that was historic,” he said. “We saved tens of millions of lives worldwide. We, together, all of us, not me.”

He added that without the vaccine, millions more people would have died from the virus.

He then told his supporters to “take credit” for the vaccine, saying they shouldn’t “let them take it away.”

“You’re playing right into their hands when you’re sort of, like, ‘Oh, the vaccine,'” he said, referring to those of his supporters who have expressed hesitancy about or opposition to the vaccine.

“If you don’t want to take it, you shouldn’t be forced to take it — no mandates,” he added. “But take credit because we saved tens of millions of lives.”

Remember, Biden, Kamala, and so many Democrats were saying they would not take a vaccine developed under Trump (even though this was being developed in other countries by the same drug companies). But, since Joe won and decided to take credit, Democrats were all in favor of it. And so many Republicans were now against it (along with lots of Black and Latino Democrat voters). Be proud that your president pushed hard to get the vaccines developed and approved and available.

The vaccines would never have been developed under a Democrat, and perhaps even under most Republicans. Trump made it happen here in the U.S.

Trump took the booster, probably because he realized it was smart. Don’t worry about protecting anyone else, do it to protect yourself. If you haven’t gotten the vaccine at all, do it for yourself. Of course, Let’s Go Brandon planning to give another finger wagging Doom Is Coming speech tonight won’t help.

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People In Oxfordshire Are A Bit Mad At All Vegan At Official Events

By William Teach December 20, 2021 – 3:00 pm

Advocating to Do Something about ‘climate change’ is all fun and games until you are actually forced to play

Oxfordshire council sparks anger over decision to serve only vegan food at events

A debate surrounding veganism has erupted in the Oxfordshire county council after a rule was passed banning meat and dairy products from being served at official events.

On Tuesday 14 December, counsellor Ian Middleton proposed the motion prompting a 90-minute debate among the ruling Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green Party alliance.

The motion, which was agreed, read as follows: “This council recognises that global meat and dairy production is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation and that reducing consumption of these foods is a key part of tackling climate change.

“The government’s independent Climate Change Committee, advises that meat consumption should be reduced by a fifth, and that public bodies should promote plant-based foods. That and the avoidance of food waste are powerful ways to cut carbon emissions.

I wonder if all those councilors have gone vegan themselves, cut out all meat in their own lives?

However, not all councillors are in agreement with the motion.

David Bartholomew, an opposition Conservative councillor, told The Times: “The Conservative opposition believes that veganism is a choice that should be respected.

“But it is not something that should be rammed down the throats of vegetarians and meat eaters. A carrot not a stick approach should be employed.”

I wonder if the climate cultists bothered to ask their constituents, or simply said “the peons will do as we say”? Because the Warmists do so like the stick approach. It’s just about all they know. Middleton goes on

“Meals are provided to council six times a year. I felt that we should be embracing the opportunity to set an example and send the message out. I’d have thought that anyone with a genuine concern about the future of the ecosphere would see that as a pretty modest sacrifice for the sake of future generations.

“I’m not suggesting that all councillors should become vegan but that on those occasions food provided by the council should be plant-based. Councillors who don’t want to eat it don’t have to eat in the council chamber.”

The Warmist way or no way.

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If All You See…

By William Teach December 20, 2021 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrible fossil fueled fireplace causing horrible things, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The O.K. Corral, with a post on a someone taking his shooting victim friend somewhere other than the hospital.

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European Commission Looks To Tax Their Way Out Of Recovery Debt

By William Teach December 20, 2021 – 10:30 am

The people in European countries are probably super happy they invested a bit of power in the EU, which has led to the EU taking more and more power, and now acting like a centralized government over all no longer sovereign countries and citizens. And, since they overspent for the Chinese coronavirus, they want that money back

EU plans to tax its way out of recovery debt

The European Commission is set to propose three new levies aimed at repaying the €800 billion debt mountain it plans to issue to reboot the EU’s economy.

The package of so-called “own resources,” to be adopted on December 22, includes revenues from a looming levy on the world’s 100 biggest companies, from the EU’s planned carbon border tax, and from a proposed extension of the bloc’s cap-and-trade carbon market, as POLITICO reported last week.

“These initiatives require EU action, and therefore constitute an appropriate base for EU own resources,” the Commission wrote in a draft communication on the proposals, obtained by POLITICO.

Own resources — taxes raised on behalf of the EU— are central to the Commission’s plans of paying back the EU debt it is issuing to finance the bloc’s massive recovery fund that is set to pay out a total of €800 billion to capitals over the next five years. Without them, governments will have to either increase the amount of money they pay into the EU budget or cut down existing EU programs, both of which are unpopular prospects for politicians.

Getting all 27 EU countries to sign up won’t be easy, with many wary of entrusting even more revenue-raising powers to Brussels.

On the bright side, it could be very tough for the EC to convince enough nations to do this plan, which is all about raising money from Big Companies, you know, the ones that contribute the most to the economy, employ a lot of people, and pay a lot in taxes already. Which means fewer jobs. Rather than looking for ways to increase economic activity which would mean more money hitting the coffers, they want to stifle that. But, because they are climate cultists, they do not want more economic activity, because that’s Bad for ‘climate change’.

“You get a certain redistribution towards countries with less CO2 intensive industries … the beneficiaries are countries like France with nuclear power, rather than fossil [energy] and so on,” said Clemens Fuest, president of the Munich-based Ifo Institute for Economic Research. But he added that an EU levy based on its own carbon market makes sense as “it is related to a policy, and a policy problem, which is genuinely European.”

“The result will be that you have some losers; Poland is probably the biggest loser,” he said.

Brussels is aware of that risk and that is why it’s proposing to cap the contributions from lower income and carbon intensive countries and set a minimum contribution for low-carbon countries until 2030.

This is what happens when a government has too much power to enforce their personal beliefs, rather than simply providing the basic functions and not being dictators. For a doomsday cult.

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People’s Republik Of California Failing To Meet Their Climate Crisis (scam) Targets

By William Teach December 20, 2021 – 7:00 am

Well, this is weird. I would have thought the Comrades in the PRC would have been not only meeting, but, beating their targets. Everyone buying an EV or taking public transit. Maybe biking. Moving into tiny homes, giving up meat, and more (available at Yahoo News if you get paywalled)

Editorial: California isn’t on pace to meet its climate targets. Here are 3 ways to cut pollution faster

California is behind in reducing climate-warming pollution and needs to get its act together.

A sobering new report found that California reduced greenhouse gas emissions by only 1.6% between 2018 and 2019, the latest year for which data are available. To meet its legal mandate to cut emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, the state needs to reduce pollution by 4.3% every year, more than double the 2019 rate, according to the analysis released by the San Francisco-based Next 10 think tank.

That meager progress is alarming and bodes ill for state and global efforts to stave off catastrophic climate disruption. The stakes could not be higher, particularly in California, where we are already seeing the impacts of a warming planet in deadly waves, wildfires and air pollution. But state leaders are dawdling when they should be racing to save our planet.

I suggest that they start by getting rid of all fossil fueled travel for elected officials at the state, local, and county levels, along with all appointed positions. Government offices should be kept at 80 for AC and 64 for heat. End all perks that are not ‘climate change’ friendly.

What does the editorial board of the LA Times suggest?

  • Strengthen zero-emission vehicle rules and incentives (they mean on the peons, not the Elites)
  • Get more renewable electricity online, fast (how do you plan to do this without moving it with fossil fueled transportation and equipment? Same paper wants to do away with nuclear power)
  • Phase out gas heating of buildings (they want to pay for low income housing to switch, but, what of the middle class, who’ll have to pay huge sums to do this? And where is all this electricity coming from? Should citizens just adjust to planned and unplanned power outages?)

And then they’ll wonder why even more people escape California.

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Here We Go: NY Gov To Change Definition Of Fully Vaccinated To Include Booster

By William Teach December 20, 2021 – 6:45 am

It’ll always be something

NY governor plans to add booster shot to definition of ‘fully vaccinated’

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced during a press conference on Thursday that she is planning to introduce legislation that includes a booster shot within the definition of being “fully vaccinated.”

While the Democratic governor noted that the legislation needed to be more fleshed out and required more data to be collected, she signaled the change would happen eventually, saying that “at some point, we have to determine that fully vaccinated means boosted as well,” CNY Central reported.

Hochul’s remarks come as the country begins to see an uptick of COVID-19 cases again and as health officials grapple with the spread of the omicron variant, which President Biden’s chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci warned on Thursday would likely be the dominant strain in “a few weeks.”

Last time I checked, she was in the Executive Branch, not the Legislative Branch: she doesn’t introduce legislation, she implements legislation. Anyhow, if passed, will those who took the vaccine but do not get boosterized be then treated like they treat the unvaccinated? Will they be banned from stores, restaurants, gyms, and so forth? From going into work places?

Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for Covid

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said on Sunday that she has contracted a breakthrough case of Covid.

“I regularly test for COVID & while I tested negative earlier this week, today I tested positive with a breakthrough case,” Warren said in a tweet. She added that she is only experiencing mild symptoms and is “grateful for the protection provided against serious illness that comes from being vaccinated & boosted.”

So, boosterized and still got it. Look, again, I’m an advocate of getting vaccinated. I even recommend getting the booster. The Chinese coronavirus is not going away. It keeps changing, and we need to learn to live with it. We also do not need to try this use of force, in shaming, in treating people like pariahs, and certainly do not need to keep changing definitions, which will make the vaccine unsure more skeptical, and turn those who’ve been vaccinated skeptical as to government intentions.

Americans are less willing to take precautions as the coronavirus wears on

The fight against the coronavirus has entered a new stage with the emergence of the omicron variant. As it spreads, cases are rising in much of the United States.

Take a look at a recent Monmouth University poll that asked how people felt about the coronavirus. Six in 10 Americans say they feel at least a little bit worn about how the virus has impacted their daily lives. And unlike with a lot of other emotions and actions revolving around the coronavirus, there is no partisan split around feeling at least a little worn out. Republicans come in at 64% and Democrats at 63%.

This exhaustion with the virus might be part of the reason why people are simply less likely to make major changes to their everyday lives. The pe??rcentage of Americans who feel safe to carry on their lives largely in the same way they did before the pandemic is up from 36% in a CNN/SSRS poll completed in early September to 45% in a new CNN poll released this month.

Even though Raleigh has a mask mandate and is a Democratic Party voting city, more and more people are just refusing to wear masks. More and more businesses are taking down their “mask required” signs. I was rather surprised my favorite Chinese takeout place took theirs down. It was one of the last places I would have thought would do it, because they even required masks when the original state mandate was removed.

Just 45% of Americans say they have socially distanced in the last week, according to an Axios/Ipsos poll released this week. That’s about the same as it’s been since the beginning of summe??r. It’s much lower than the 79% it was last December, before vaccines became widespread.

It might be worth pushing the original ideas: wash your hands, don’t touch your face, and social distance. But, people are tired, and they’ve had enough of government rules, especially when it seems so many of those making the rules, such as masking, do not practice what they preach.

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Bummer: Joe Manchin Saying No To “Build Back Better” Dooms The Climate

By William Teach December 19, 2021 – 5:17 pm

If Doing Something about the climate was just so darned important the climate cultists could put a stand-alone bill up for debate and a vote, but, no, they have to attempt to jam it in a huge, government dictatorial piece of legislation

Joe Manchin may have doomed American climate policy

On Sunday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) may have delivered a final blow to the United States’s best chance to take action on the climate crisis this decade.

Question: why can’t all the Warmists take action in their own lives? Think how much less “carbon pollution” there would be if they all gave up their fossil fueled, modern lives and went carbon neutral. Why is it necessary to force everyone to Comply while giving government even more dictatorial power?

After months of negotiations with the White House and Democratic leaders, Manchin announced on Fox News that he will be a “no” vote on the centerpiece of the president’s domestic agenda in its current form. That agenda — known as the Build Back Better plan — would have invested $555 billion in clean electricity, electric vehicles, and reducing methane emissions. Although the $1.75 trillion bill has already passed the House of Representatives, a no vote from Manchin would ensure the bill does not have a path forward in the Senate. That’s because Democrats were relying on a process that required 50 Senate votes to get it to President Joe Biden’s desk.

As Vox’s Andrew Prokop wrote, it’s possible that Manchin’s Sunday comments were just another negotiating tactic, and he could be convinced to support a revised version of Build Back Better that delivers on what he wants.

Doubtful. He knows BBB is bad for his state, bad for his constituents.

But if the bill truly is a goner, it will be much more than a political setback for the Biden agenda. It will be a colossal tragedy for the planet and future generations, which are depending on the US government to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels this decade with major legislation like this bill, to avoid the worst effects of climate change. The bill also contains funding for adapting to climate change and helping the most vulnerable communities; without it, the US will be far less prepared to face escalating climate disasters here at home.

Poll after poll after poll shows that Doing Something is popular in theory, but, when it comes to limiting their own lives and seeing their cost of energy, food, etc going up, it’s less than popular.

In a statement Sunday, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) advocated for that path. “Major climate and clean energy provisions of the Build Back Better Act have largely been negotiated, scored for ten years, and financed,” he said. “Let’s pass these provisions now. We cannot let this moment pass.”

Ed is just one of plenty of Democratic congresscritters chiming in all sorts of upset, but, has anyone noticed that none of them are giving up their own use of fossil fuels, be it auto or airplane? There’s probably a handful or less who own an EV. How many could take the train instead of an airplane? How many live in big homes? Eat meat? And all the other things the climate cult hates? This is not about the climate, it’s 100% about political power.

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If All You See…

By William Teach December 19, 2021 – 1:31 pm

…is consumerism for Other People that’s causing temperatures to spike, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Weasel Zippers, with a post on Kamala playing the race card.

It’s Santa week!

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach December 19, 2021 – 9:11 am

Patriotic Pinup

Happy Sunday! Another great day in the Once and Future Nation Of America. Getting a bit of needed rain, caught a bit of an infection running through the fish tank early and treated it, and Christmas is almost here. This pinup is by Earl Moran, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. The First Street Journal covers how the 97% vaxxed Woke China Stooges NBA is doing
  2. Not a blog, but, Reuters notes the good people of Madrid holding a Santa charity run for the people of La Palma, hard hit by the Cumbre Vieja volcano (which seems to be going dormant)
  3. Raised On Hoecakes discusses the New Segregation in the Rocky Mountains
  4. Pacific Pundit notes Mad Maxine caught maskless on a flight
  5. Moonbattery shows climate cultists signing a petition to put climate heretics in jail
  6. Gen Z Conservative highlights that most people oppose COVID restrictions
  7. Geller Report shows Pelosi loving her insider trading perks
  8. Gates Of Vienna says it’s time to quarantine the vaxxed
  9. Flag And Cross covers a COVID Compliance Officer booted for being unable to prove her own vax status
  10. Common Cents Blog has the top 100 Christmas songs
  11. Climate Depot highlights the climate friendly menu in the EU of insects
  12. Bunkerville wonders what happened to civic virtue
  13. Blazing Cat Fur shows the COVID passport microchip
  14. American Elephants highlights Brandon unable to keep up with his crises’
  15. And last, but, not least, Real Clear Science shows how New York followed the science

As always, the full set of pinups can be seen in the Patriotic Pinup category, or over at my Gallery page (nope, that’s gone, the newest Apache killed access, and the program hasn’t been upgraded since 2014). While we are on pinups, since it is that time of year, have you gotten your Pinups for Vets calendar yet? And don’t forget to check out what I declare to be our War on Women Rule 5 and linky luv posts and things that interest me. I’ve also mostly alphabetized them, makes it easier scrolling the feedreader

Don’t forget to check out all the other great material all the linked blogs have!

Anyone else have a link or hotty-fest going on? Let me know so I can add you to the list. And do you have a favorite blog you can recommend be added to the feedreader?

Two great sites for getting news links are Liberty Daily and Whatafinger.

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Good News: Crazy People Can Now Use Their Gender Pronouns In Air Force Signature Blocks

By William Teach December 19, 2021 – 7:57 am

This should very much make people feel super safe, right? Especially those who are gender confused and have bought into the whole silly pronouns thing. It’s a big win for people for the gender pronouns nuts

US Air Force memo authorizes use of gender pronouns in signature blocks

The United States Air Force has authorized the use of gender pronouns in electronic signature boxes for communications within the department.

“This guidance provides approval for the use of pronouns in electronic signature blocks and expands on written communication by providing official templates posted on e-publishing website available for download,” the Air Force correspondence dated December 9 states.

“The use of pronouns (he/him, she/her, or they/them) in an email signature block is authorized but not required,” the memo adds.

College campuses and workplaces across the country have been adopting the “gender neutral” pronouns in an effort to be more politically correct when addressing people who don’t wish to identify with a single gender or wish to be identified by a gender different from their biological sex.

Why? Shouldn’t they be using, oh, their rank in official correspondence? The link above provides the full text of how to communicate in the Air Force, with the change at the beginning, including this line: “Military members and civilian employees of the Department of the Air Force must communicate clearly and effectively to carry out our missions.” Then, on communication in electronic communications and social media

Official e-mail should close with “//SIGNED//” above the signature block to signify official Air Force information. Restrict the signature block to name, rank, service affiliation, duty title, organization name, phone numbers (DSN and/or commercial as appropriate) and social media contact information. Do not add slogans, quotes or other personalization to an official e-mail/social media signature block. The use of pronouns (he/him, she/her, or they/them) in an email signature block is authorized but not required.

How does that help them carry out missions? Will it make the Moonbat members of the USAF feel too sad if they can’t use their Preferred Pronouns? They should simply be using things like Airman, Colonel, Captain, Warrant Officer, etc.

Does this make you feel safe? That people with mental illness, who have to explain their pronouns, who are unsure of their gender, will have access to all the weapons platforms of the US Air Force, include fighter jets, bombs, and even nuclear weapons? Seriously, anyone who’s using their pronouns is either too immature to be trusted with anything important, or mentally ill and unable to know what their gender is. Even those who just use them as a fad. It’s death by a thousand papercuts in destroying the U.S. military.

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