Sunday, August 11, 2024

Britain is Leading the World on Net Zero, But No One is Following...

leaving Britain alone in committing green suicide, - From THE DAILY SCEPTIC - Will Jones
Here’s an excerpt

In China and much of the rest of the ‘developing world’, Net Zero targets appear to mean nothing at all beyond their usefulness in undermining the West....

Even holier-than-thou little Norway, which aims to be carbon neutral by 2030, seeks to extend the life of its North Sea oil and gas reserves long into the future with big ongoing incentives to invest....

Only in the U.K. does the torch of Net Zero still burn strong, with the newly installed Labour Government determined to double down on emission targets whatever the costs...

Worth reading in full.

Lunch video-----The Fall of Minneapolis

Noon-toon

 

Brit Hume delivers harsh verdict on Kamala Harris and her abilities * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Brit Hume delivers harsh verdict on Kamala Harris and her abilities * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

On social media this week, he said, "If VP Harris were a confident, competent candidate well-prepared to be president, she would be willing, even eager, to outline her plans and explain herself to inquiring journalists. But she is not. She appears afraid she'll remind people why so many came to regard her as a giggling lightweight."

TDS suffering hypocrites easily flip their "outrage".


 

JD Vance's Commanding Officer Goes on CNN and Shuts Down Host Who Attacked His Record

Haney, a public affairs officer, also corrected Keilar, noting the dangers of being a combat correspondent, citing 130 individuals who did not make it home
CNN host Brianna Keilar attacked JD Vance’s record, referring to it yesterday as if it were a trip to a resort...
It’s well that Maj. Shawn Haney (ret.) came on CNN to shut down the notion that Vance did nothing in Iraq...

"...total eradication of Western civilization..."??!!

 

FBI let suspect in plot to kill Trump into U.S. on parole despite terror ties, Iran trip, memos show | Just The News

Asif Merchant was granted a ‘significant public benefit’ parole in April and overstayed his permission before being arrested. - By John Solomon and Steven Richards
  • The FBI allowed Asif Raza Merchant, the Pakistani man charged with plotting with Tehran to assassinate Donald Trump and others, to enter the U.S. in April with special permission known as “significant public benefit parole” even though he was flagged on a terrorism watchlist and recently traveled to Iran, according to government documents reviewed by Just the News.
  • The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force interviewed Merchant, fingerprinted him and inspected the contents of his electronic devices when he arrived at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston, but then let him leave with the special parole that expired on May 11, the memos state.
  • “Subject was polite and cooperative throughout encounter,” the FBI interview memo reads. “... Subject's notable travel outside of country of citizenship includes a recent trip to Iran.”...

#1 This day 1959-----Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk O' Love (Official Audio)

Just in time, but no longer called "monkey pox"!-----CDC Issues Health Alert to Doctors Over Deadly Mpox Virus Strain | The Epoch Times

... sparking an alarm from the WHO earlier this week about whether it could expand outside the continent. 
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday issued a health alert to notify clinicians and health departments about a more deadly strain of mpox, also known as monkeypox, as the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced he will convene an emergency meeting.
  • The current mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has already seen around 27,000 cases and claimed more than 1,100 lives, most of them children, since the beginning of 2023...

"... a seven year old girl..."

 

Court rules CDC was breaking the law by deleting info that should be saved * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Court rules CDC was breaking the law by deleting info that should be saved * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

The U.S. government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been involved in some of the biggest health scandals in years. It's been involved in recommending the controversial HPV shots, as well as promoting LGBT ideology. And then it was caught up in the maelstrom of the COVID shots, which actually injured tens of thousands of Americans. And now its reputation has taken another major hit, with a judge's determination it was breaking the law by deleting information that should have been kept for government records.

ROWAN ATKINSON (Mr. Bean): Free Speech (English Subtitles)

British actor and comedian, Rowan Atkinson has given his full support to a newly launched campaign aimed at reforming the UK’s controversial insults law...
He is a man with a pliant face, who can alter his look from a complete buffoon to a snooty grandee in a matter of seconds. 
He learnt of his flair for comedy while attending Oxford University and since then, there has been no looking back. 
In this speech, he also quotes: 
"We need to build our immunity to taking offence so that we can deal with the issues that perfectly justified criticism can raise. Our priority should be to deal with the message, not the messenger."
 - Watch with big English subtitles.

AM Fruitcake

 

History for August 11

History for August 11 - On-This-Day.com 
Robert Ingersoll 1833
  • 1877 - The two moons of Mars were discovered by Asaph Hall, an American astronomer. He named them Phobos and Deimos.
  • 1896 - Harvey Hubbell received a patent for the electric light bulb socket with a pull-chain.
  • 1909 - The American ship Arapahoe became the first to ever use the SOS distress signal off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC.
  • 1954 - Seven years of fighting came to an end in Indochina. A formal peace was in place for the French and the Communist Vietminh.
  • 1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
  • 1995 - All U.S. nuclear tests were banned by President Clinton.

Saturday, August 10, 2024

California State Senator Switches from Democrat to Republican: 'Not the Party that I Signed Up For'

California State Senator Switches from Democrat to Republican: 'Not the Party that I Signed Up For'

“I can’t, in good conscience, with the values that I have and my commitment to represent the voters of California, continue to call myself a Democrat,” Alvarado-Gil continued. 

Lamenting fighting an “uphill battle” to make positive changes with her fellow Democrats, she stated that her Republican colleagues “have a plan to fix California, and I want to be part of that.”

The way we were-----Battle of Midway Dive-bomber Dispels Myths of Sinking Japanese Carriers

"HE ASKED FOR IT" Victor Davis Hanson on Tim Walz' Meltdown

Goebbels would be jealous!-----UK police commissioner threatens to extradite, jail US citizens over online posts: 'We'll come after you' | Fox News

'Being a keyboard warrior does not make you safe from the law' the police commissioner warned By Alexander Hall 
  • London's Metropolitan Police chief warned that officials will not only be cracking down on British citizens for commentary on the riots in the U.K., but on American citizens as well.
  • "We will throw the full force of the law at people. And whether you’re in this country committing crimes on the streets or committing crimes from further afield online, we will come after you," Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley told Sky News...

It's NOT CO2!-----Media Scapegoat Fossil Fuels For Heat Waves, But Experts Say Asphalt, Cityscapes Real Culprit - Climate Change Dispatch

Media Scapegoat Fossil Fuels For Heat Waves, But Experts Say Asphalt, Cityscapes Real Culprit - Climate Change Dispatch
Heat waves bring a barrage of dramatic media reports.
When it comes to mitigating warming, even if we eliminated all carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels today, it would be over a century before concentrations in the atmosphere would decline to preindustrial levels....
Heat flux is just a fancy scientific word for heat,” he said. 

The big win against Google must be only the beginning | Blaze Media

The big win against Google must be only the beginning | Blaze Media

On Monday, Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia agreed, finding in a nearly 300-page ruling that "Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly. It has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act."

Kamala Harris’ record as a prosecutor exposed

How to Spot a Deepfake: Tips, Tools and More

The stakes for deepfake technology and its ability to fool people are high — especially in an election year. - Scott A. Leadingham
  • Discover how to spot a deepfake with these tips, tools and games
1. Stop. Then think. Then act.
When seeing information and content online, you can:
  • Stop sharing before you know more.
  • Collaborate with verification tools and online educational resources.
  • Listen to your gut and the advice of researchers and fact-checkers...
2. Use deepfake and AI detection tools...

Lunch video-----Seniors: How I Improved my BALANCE with HEEL-TOE Walking

Noon-toon

 

Controversial Algerian boxer who failed gender tests wins gold medal in women's boxing at Olympics | Blaze Media

Controversial Algerian boxer who failed gender tests wins gold medal in women's boxing at Olympics | Blaze Media

Aboxer with male sex chromosomes took the gold medal in women's middleweight boxing at the Paris Olympics despite public uproar denouncing the rules that allowed the unfair competition.

Imane Khelif of Algeria won a decisive victory 5-0 on Friday over China’s Yang Liu.

"... telling media he just returned from fighting the war on terror....




Command Sergeant Major speaks!

 

Michigan, land of government snitches?-----Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson urges Michiganders To Report Election ‘Misinformation’ to her office

misinformation as "the most potentially damaging threat to our democracy," - Dave
LANSING, Mich - ...In a statement released by her office, Benson described misinformation as "a serious threat to election security." 
She has asked Michigan residents to report misleading or inaccurate information regarding voting or elections via email at misinformation@michigan.gov, including images when possible. 
However, a separate document from her office described misinformation as "the most potentially damaging threat to our democracy," blaming "partisans, grifters, and other opportunists" for spreading falsehoods and urging citizens to hold those accountable for disseminating false information...

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