David Attenborough Us Very Concerned Over Coronavirus Knocking ‘Climate Change’ Off The Front Pages

By William Teach May 25, 2020 – 7:11 am

I like Sir David Attendborough’s documentaries: they are very well done. His Blue Planet series was a triumph. Of course, he’s taken lots and lots of fossil fueled trips to make them, even after becoming a card carrying member of the Cult of Climastrology

Climate Crisis ‘Swept Off The Front Pages’ Due To Coronavirus Pandemic, David Attenborough Warns

Veteran presenter Sir David Attenborough has warned the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has caused the climate crisis to be ‘swept off the front pages’ of the news.

The 94-year-old broadcaster, who often uses his platform to shed light on environmental issues, made the comments during his recent appearance on the So Hot Right Now podcast.

According to The Independent, Attenborough said: “The trouble is that right now the climate issue is also seen as being rather in the distant future because we’ve got the virus to think about.

“And so what are the papers full of? The virus. Quite right, that’s what I want to know about, too. But we have to make sure that this issue, which was coming to the boil with the next COP meeting in Glasgow, has suddenly been swept off the front pages.”

In a Bat Soup Virus world, should there really be 10,000+ taking long, fossil fueled trips to gather in Glasglow? Sure, that’s months away, but, the beginning of December, when the weather is turning chilly, is not the best time to keep people from getting viruses, right, and the concern is that Fall will bring a resurgence of COVID-19.

Attenborough does have a point, though. ‘Climate change’ coverage is way, way down. I’ve mentioned before that it has been difficult on some days to find articles of interest. My normal is to write a post on something else, then do a climate post. When I do my search I usually save multiple climate articles to Pocket for use later in day. I often end up deleting articles from Pocket a few days later because I never used them. These days, I sometimes have trouble finding just one. This morning, this was the only article of interest despite 20 pages of a Google news search. Nor is there anything for “climate crisis”. It just goes to show, concern about ‘climate change’ is really more theoretical, rather than a real world concern.

Attenborough isn’t the only environmentalist to warn how the pandemic is affecting our attention on the climate crisis. TV presenter and vegan advocate Chris Packham says the virus ‘could set back’ climate change efforts.

Speaking to the BBC, Packham said: If this turns out to be an enforced break in dealing with these issues and we lose the impetus we have gained, that could set us back years. Climate change isn’t going away.

Coronavirus is real: people feel it. They see it. Even though many nations around the world aren’t having the same hysterical articles in the papers and broadcasts on the TV (read some outlets in Australia and the UK, among others), people are concerned. They have the same issues with closures, restrictions, economic devastation, social distancing, etc and so on. This is real world. The so-called climate crisis is a 1st World issue that people profess to care about when they have nothing better to worry about.

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Poll Shows Large Majority Willing To Pay Up To 100% More For Economic Nationalism

By William Teach May 25, 2020 – 6:49 am

This is interesting, however, I’m actually going to take a ‘climate change’ road on it

Poll: Up to 94 Percent of Americans Want Economic Nationalist Overhaul in Wake of Chinese Coronavirus Crisis

Up to 94 percent of American voters say they want an economic nationalist overhaul of the United States’ economy in the wake of the Chinese coronavirus crisis, a survey reveals.

A survey conducted by FTI Consulting finds that American voters overwhelmingly want economic nationalist policies implemented — including more tariffs on foreign imports, mandatory country-of-origin labeling, and a requirement that goods be made in the U.S.

In total, about 66 percent of Americans support increasing tariffs on foreign imports while only 34 percent want more free trade agreements between the U.S. and other countries.

Likewise, 76 percent of Americans said they are willing to pay 5 percent to 100 percent more for U.S.-made products over products made overseas. Just 24 percent said they are not willing to pay more money for U.S.-made products.

The poll shows that Americans are increasingly growing tired of their goods being made in China. Today, about 4-in-10 Americans say they will not buy products imported from China. A plurality of about 34 percent of the 60 percent of Americans who said they will still buy products from China said they will do so but do not like the fact that they are made in China.

Where does the 94% come from?

About 94 percent of Americans said they support requiring labels on each product that indicates all of the countries where the product was designed, manufactured, and assembled and indicates what percentage of the product was made in each country. Only six percent oppose the requirement.

Most labels already have nation of origin. Regardless, the point of implementing tariffs is not to increase the cost of goods here in the U.S., but to sway other nations to remove their tariffs on U.S. goods.

I will say, though, that much like with ‘climate change’ policies, I’m betting this is more of a theoretical issue vs in practice. Meaning that people will say now that they are willing to pay more rather than actually willing to pay more. They might go for 5-10% more. Maybe even up to 20% more, depending on what they are buying, for products made in the U.S. More than that? Doubtful. Are they willing to pay 20% to 100% more for that “domestic” vehicle that is actually made in Mexico or Canada? How about doubling the cost of a new TV or smartphone?

Just remember, what Trump wants is not increased prices, but China and other nations to open their markets for American goods. A level playing field.

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Climate Change Is A Critical Issue In Australian Election Or Something

By William Teach May 24, 2020 – 4:08 pm

You know what, I’m actually all for passing all the ‘climate change’ laws and stuff

Climate change critical issue in Eden-Monaro byelection as 6 in 10 voters say more action needed by government

The Morrison government will come under pressure over climate change in the looming byelection in Eden-Monaro, with a new poll showing six in 10 voters in the seat believe the Coalition is not doing enough to tackle the problem.

The polling, commissioned by the progressive activist group GetUp, also illustrates the far-reaching impact of the summer of bushfires across the key New South Wales electorate, with nearly six in seven people surveyed saying they were affected in some way.

The Liberals fired the starting gun on their campaign on Sunday as their newly preselected candidate, Dr Fiona Kotvojs, sought to emphasise her green credentials by saying she had solar panels on her house and believed “that humans contribute to that changing climate”.

OK, by-election, blah blah blah, people running against each other, green credentials, lowering emissions

The survey, conducted by uComms on behalf of GetUp, polled 879 residents across Eden-Monaro last Wednesday night. It found 59% of the sample agreed with the statement that “the government is not doing enough to address climate change” – including 48% who strongly agreed.

About 27% of the sample disagreed with the statement – including 12% strongly.

Roughly 59% of the sample said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supported publicly-funded renewable energy projects to create secure, full-time jobs in the local area, while 17% said they would be less likely to support such a candidate.

The government should pass all the laws and stuff, give the people what they want. Let them live under the policies they want. See what happens when their beliefs go from theoretical to game time.

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 24, 2020 – 1:06 pm

…is a horrible extreme weather cloud because Other People cooked a steak, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is IOTW Report, with a post on the blue pill people.

Cleaning out the folder week.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach May 24, 2020 – 9:36 am

Happy Sunday! A gorgeous day in the great nation of America. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the nation is slowly reopening. This pinup is by Edward Runci, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Not A Lot Of People Know That covers wind farms paid to turn themselves off
  2. No Tricks Zone discusses Mexico moving away from “renewables”
  3. Weasel Zippers notes that Alyssa Milano’s mask says everything about the Left
  4. This Ain’t Hell... covers Detroit nursing home abuse
  5. Theodore’s World highlights Trump calling houses of worship essential
  6. The Right Scoop notes a big reason why that dam failed the other day
  7. The Lid notes Biden being Jim Crow Joe yet again
  8. Raised On Hoecakes discusses opening for business and the ADA
  9. Powerline wonders if we’ve found the beginnings of Crossfire Hurricane
  10. Political Clown Parade has the Plantation Joe edition
  11. Pacific Pundit notes despot Gretchen Whitmer heading off to her summer home, citizens not allowed to do same
  12. neo-neocon notes that Trump was right yet again
  13. Moonbattery wonders if COVID-19 tyranny will turn California red
  14. Maggie’s Farm covers the other victims of lockdown
  15. And last, but not least, Legal Insurrection notes Texas’ governor wanting college football back this fall

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.

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?

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LA Times: Biden Is Right That Black People Ain’t Black If They Vote For Trump

By William Teach May 24, 2020 – 8:05 am

Most of the liberal media have already put Joe’s racist comment behind them, something that would not have happened had a Republican said it. We’d be treated to straight news, opinion pieces, and investigative pieces non-stop. Instead, the NY Times’ only piece on racism is yammering about 10 U.S. bases named after Confederate leaders. Not a thing on Biden. Washington Post has a lonely article on how it all unfolded, which seems more of a “Republicans Pounce!” article. Barely anything anywhere. So, here’s Carla Hall

Opinion: Biden says if you’re black and don’t vote for him, you’re not black. He’s right

When the popular black radio host Charlamagne tha God told Joe Biden at the end of a spirited but friendly interview that he needed to come back on his show because “We got more questions,” Biden shot back:

“You got more questions. If you have a problem figuring out if you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”

Good one, Joe.

As ridiculous as it was to say that to a black radio and TV personality who, among other things, wrote a book he calls a “self-help guide for the hood,” here’s the thing: Biden was right. He just didn’t have the right to say it.

Why not? If it’s true, say it. Or is it that Carla Hall enjoys her black brethren under the thumb of government?

Charlamagne was right to remind Biden on his show, “The Breakfast Club,” that Democrats take black voters for granted. That’s true. The Democratic Party has a history of assuming: Who else will black people vote for? And the Republican Party often acts as if it lost black folks from the get-go.

When Trump declared in 2016 at a political rally that black voters should choose him, asking them what did they have to lose, what had the Democratic Party done for them? I marveled, “Nice try.” But at the same time, it was preposterous. The New York Times documented a history of racial bias decades ago at rental properties owned by Trump and his father.

Yet, black unemployment has drastically decreased and business opportunities have skyrocketed. The rise of racist attitudes from blacks and whites while Obama was president has dropped. Home ownership for blacks has increased. More blacks are getting out of poverty under Trump.

Biden and the Democratic Party are a better choice than Trump and the Republican Party. It’s as simple and sometimes depressing as that. And not voting at all is dangerous. It only ups the possibility that Trump wins. Republicans vote, they don’t stay home. Even in a quarantine.

The interesting part is that Carla fails to mention one reason in the entire piece as to why blacks should vote Democrat. You’d think that would be an important part. What, exactly, has the Democratic Party given blacks? Instead of having obvious Jim Crow and segregation laws from Dems, now they give them government benefits and want them living in squalid slums in big cities run by Democrats, where the education system is poor, violence is rampant, and there is a sense of hopelessness, passing from generation to generation. Well, those that don’t abort their babies, which Dems advocate for, especially for blacks. And the family unit is destroyed, thanks to Dems.

So, other than treating blacks as chattel, what do the Dems offer? Why take a chance on voting for Trump when the Democratic plantation system works so well?

John James: Hey, Joe Biden, I’m black enough to think for myself

The Democratic Party has taken the black vote for granted for decades, but on Friday former Vice President Joe Biden took this view to a new and very hurtful level. During a morning interview on a popular urban radio show, “The Breakfast Club,” Biden said: “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, you ain’t black.”

In civil discourse, we must be able to disagree and to make our case without reducing American voters to the color of their skin. Biden’s statement is the epitome of arrogance and condescension. He challenged millions of black Americans – the descendants of slaves – to choose between our right to think for ourselves and our identities.

Biden backpedaled on his offensive comment later in the day after he got a well-deserved torrent of criticism. “I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy …. No one should have to vote for any party based on their race or religion or background,” he said in a desperate effort at damage control.

Biden didn’t walk back his comments because he thinks his remarks were wrong. It’s clear he thinks he knows what’s best for black people: dependence on and lockstep obedience to the liberal agenda and power preservation.

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 23, 2020 – 1:00 pm

…is a sea that will soon rise to swamp all the land because Other People ordered stuff from Amazon, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Brass Pills, with a post on a professor winning a big lawsuit over a false rape accusation.

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We Need To Heed Bat Soup Viruses Warning Of “Climate Apartheid” Or Something

By William Teach May 23, 2020 – 11:42 am

The funny part of this new talking point is that it blames rich Democratic Party voters

We Need to Heed COVID-19’s Warning of “Climate Apartheid”

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Just last week, The New York Times released shocking data about the number of New Yorkers who have fled the city as the COVID-19 pandemic struck. According to the data collected, the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods have emptied out the most and emptied out the fastest over the last few months. In the Times’ coverage, professor Andy Horowitz characterized such flight as “an instinctive reaction.” Yet while everyone may feel the instinct to flee, not everyone can afford to do so when disaster hits. As the data makes clear, many of those who can afford to run away from the storm do so without hesitation, while those who cannot are left behind to weather it with no choice in the matter.

The gulf between those who can flee and those who cannot in the midst of the pandemic gives us only a small taste of what “climate apartheid” may look like in the decades to come. As the climate crisis accelerates, inundating coastal areas from Red Hook, Brooklyn to the Rockaways, Queens and beyond, it is the poor and marginalized who will be hit the hardest and hit first. But in one way or another, all of us will ultimately suffer the consequences of a fossil fuel-dependent system not built to withstand the damage to our planet and our homes that it produces. This stark reality is not unique to New York. Instead, it is emblematic of what cities and towns across the country and world may face as soon as 2030.

So, wait, is Ilana Cohen saying that rich Democrats will abandon their liberal strongholds leaving the poor behind to suffer? Huh.

There’s much more climafear mongering, all the normal kinds if idiocy you expect, but, consider: we have a time offered of 2030. When this doesn’t come to pass in just 10 years, what will the Cult of Climastrology then say? Oh, right, “may face as soon as.” They’ll just scaremonger than it is still coming. Cult.

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Cult Of Climastrology Now Recommends Adding ‘Climate Change’ To Death Certificates

By William Teach May 23, 2020 – 7:20 am

This is your fault for having that steak the other night and taking a long shower. A little birdie told me you ordered a face mask which means lots of road miles instead of making one yourself

‘Climate change should be added to death certificates’

Heat-related deaths have been underreported on Australia’s national records, according to experts from The Australian National University (ANU).

Researchers suggest the amount of deaths attributed to climate change is at least 50 times more than recorded on death certificates.

Published in Lancet Planetary Health, figures show over the past 11 years, 340 deaths in Australia were recorded as being due to excessive heat, but the statistical analysis found the real figure could be as high as 36,765 deaths.

Dr Arnagretta Hunter, from the ANU Medical School, said: “Climate change is a killer, but we don’t acknowledge it on death certificates.

“If you have an asthma attack and die during heavy smoke exposure from bushfires, the death certificate should include that information.

“We can make a diagnosis of disease like coronavirus, but we are less literate in environmental determinants like hot weather or bushfire smoke. Climate change is the single greatest health threat that we face globally even after we recover from coronavirus.”

In other words, they made up the information out of thin air using a statistical study, much like they did for the Iraq War, claiming 650,000 civilians had been killed by 2006, something The Conversation generously called “fudged numbers.” The Lancet study couldn’t even explain the basic elements of methodology.

However, the veracity of this Hotcoldwetdry deaths study is immaterial, just like the Iraq War one, because it is all about creating a narrative. It would probably be better to put “liberal policies” as a cause of death on the certificates. People have always died from the weather, there’s no need to assign witchcraft to it.

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Exercises In News Bias: Senate On Weekend Break And Biden’s “You Ain’t Black”

By William Teach May 23, 2020 – 7:07 am

Let’s start with the NY Times editorial board, which has forgotten some important information

With Unemployment Expected to Reach 20%, Senators Take a Vacation
Facing a calamity on par with the Great Depression, they left without a new relief package in place.

After three weeks in session, the United States Senate emptied out again on Friday, as lawmakers fled Washington for the Memorial Day recess. They left without even pretending to tackle the next round of coronavirus relief.

This is how the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, wants it. Many Republicans, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, are reluctant to embrace more government spending, so Mr. McConnell is taking a wait-and-see approach.

The Democratic-led House passed a $3 trillion relief package on May 15. That bill was imperfect but it was something. Mr. McConnell, on the other hand, has repeatedly said he’s in no hurry for the Senate to offer its own proposal. He has put talks on an indefinite pause, saying he wants to see how the economy responds to previous relief measures. The Senate may get around to putting together a plan when it reconvenes next month. Or perhaps it will in July.

Hmm, that would be the $3 trillion package which has zero chance of going anywhere, and was also passed while, get this, the House was essentially out, and has been out since mid-April. Both chambers took a break to self quarantine, but only the Senate came back. The House has only a couple members in the chamber to technically be in session, and voted on their insane bill remotely. They still aren’t back. So, big whoop, the Senate is gone for a couple days. The NYTEB never said word one about the House being out.

And, when it comes to Joe Biden, the Times had one, small piece which initially said that it “prompts outcry”, you know, Republicans pounce, and now discusses him “apologizing”. No opinion pieces, though. Imagine a Republican saying “you ain’t black”.

CNN downplays Biden’s ‘you ain’t black’ comments, avoids on-air coverage throughout the day

CNN, which often dedicates wall-to-wall coverage for any latest controversy from President Trump, virtually avoided covering Joe Biden’s “you ain’t black” remarks Friday morning that sparked backlash throughout the day.

The presumptive Democrat nominee sparked a firestorm on Friday during an interview with Charlamagne tha God on the radio show “The Breakfast Club” as he defended his record with the black community.

“I tell you if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black,” Biden said.

Later in the afternoon, Biden walked back those remarks during a conversation with black business leaders, stopping short of a full apology.

Most outlets barely touched it. The Washington Post had a small, low on the page article which was as straightforward as you get and one lone op-ed, which defends the comment as a joke. Again, if a Republican had said something like that they would be excoriated. For days. Racist or not, it shows that Democrats think they own blacks and the black vote.

And just wait till Trump brings this up during the general election. You know he will. The media firefighters will look to rally the wagons around Joe, calling Trump the racist for bringing up Joe’s comment.

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