January 01, 2025
The Return of Jehu
Dana Mathewson
Greetings and Happy New Year to all. I have here some words of wisdom from Jonathan Cahn, who is a teacher and author of whom my wife and I follow diligently. He is the author of many books, all of which we own and either have read or are currently reading.
The following is from his current monthly newsletter:
We begin this year with a massive change in America's political realm... It was the greatest comeback in American history. Donald Trump was reelected as president of the United States. What does it mean?First, it was the most massive rejection of the leftist, DEI, rainbow, neo-Marxist, race and gender identity, proto-Marxist, and woke agenda that had ever manifested in American culture. Whether this rollback lasts or is undone remains to be seen -- but it was historic.Second, is the phenomenon of Donald Trump.In the books The Paradigm and The Josiah Manifesto, I open up and then continue the mystery of Jehu. Behind Donald Trump is the template and mystery of the ancient king of Israel, Jehu. Jehu was an unlikely vessel of God, wild, impulsive, combative, unpredictable. So is Donald Trump. Jehu forged an alliance with the religious conservatives of his land. So did Trump. Jehu partnered with a religious conservative as he raced to his nation's throne. So did Trump.In order to become the leader of the land, Jehu had to confront a woman with an ungodly agenda. So it happened to Trump in the election of 2016 as he faced off against Hillary Clinton. And it happened yet again in the election of 2024, when he ran against Kamala Harris.In the case of Jehu, the woman with the ungodly agenda endorses the cult of Baal, the sacrifice of babies. So in each of these two races, Trump came against a woman who viewed the killing of the unborn as a sacred right. Jehu overturned the Temple and Cult of Baal, both which facilitated the sacrificing of babies. Trump overturned America's Temple of Baal, Roe v Wade, by which millions of babies had been sacrificed.In the biblical template, Jehu defeats the woman who embodies an ungodly agenda. And to the template or paradigm has come true yet again. There is much more to the template and mystery of Jehu than I can mention here. It was for that reason that I wrote two books that reveal it.But what was the calling and purpose of Jehu? It was to stop a nation's fall from God and turn it back to Him.Will that be the case for America? ... But for now, the most important thing is this -- Let us pray as never before for the return of America to God -- for revival. And let's pray that God has His full way with Donald Trump. And may God greatly bless you as you do!
(Excerpted from The Hope of The World)
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December 31, 2024
Brief Hiatus
Timothy Birdnow
I'm taking a couple of days off to celebrate the new year and recover from said celebration. Please check back with the Aviary in a couple of days!
I'm taking a couple of days off to celebrate the new year and recover from said celebration. Please check back with the Aviary in a couple of days!
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Boycott Costco!
Timothy Birdnow
Don't shop at Costco!
Costco Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Calls to End DEI Programs
Don't shop at Costco!
Costco Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Calls to End DEI Programs
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The Biggest Media Lies
Timothy Birdnow
The biggest lies of 2024 by the media.
https://www.justfactsdaily.com/50-examples-of-fake-news-in-2024
The biggest lies of 2024 by the media.
https://www.justfactsdaily.com/50-examples-of-fake-news-in-2024
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Appeals Court Dismisses Trump E. Jean Carroll Appeal
Timothy Birdnow
Trump's team lost in an appeal to a federal court of the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit.
I was unable to find out who appointed the panel of judges for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals,but I suspect it was Obama mostly, and maybe Biden.
I also would like to point out to the Blaze author that Mr. Trump did NOT say he grabbed women by the calicos but rather he said when you are rich and powerful some women will LET you grab them in such an ungentlemanly manner. This is a key distinction, one I wish our side would make. It doesn't mean Trump went around with forefinger and thumb in imitation of a lobster.
Also, where was the Access Hollywood tape made? New York is a one-party consent law state, but California requires consent of both parties. AH is produced in Hollywood, although it seems likely Trump was in New York having this conversation. I have not really been able to ascertaine where Trump was when it was made. The law is clearly murky on this.
At any rate the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit was nothing but a money grab and attempt to take Trump out, and that alone warrants a new trial, one conducted outside of New York.
Trump's team lost in an appeal to a federal court of the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit.
Carroll accused Trump of sexually abusing her in a department store dressing room in Manhattan in the 1990s. Trump has denied the allegations, but a New York jury found him liable last year for the abuse as well as for defamation stemming from statements he made insulting Carroll.
'The Democrat-funded Carroll Hoax ... will continue to be appealed.'
Trump's attorneys argued for a new trial based on the claim that the jury heard improper testimony and also because they were not allowed to ask Carroll certain questions during cross-examination. Among the testimony they called improper was the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape in which Trump made comments about sexually grabbing women.
A federal appeals court panel denied both claims on Monday and reaffirmed the verdict against Trump.
"Mr. Trump’s statements in the tape, together with the testimony of Ms. Leeds and Ms. Stoynoff, establish a repeated, idiosyncratic pattern of conduct consistent with what Ms. Carroll alleged,” wrote the panel, referring to other women who had accused Trump of sexual assault.
"On review for abuse of discretion, we conclude that Mr. Trump has not demonstrated that the district court erred in any of the challenged rulings,” the panel added.
'The Democrat-funded Carroll Hoax ... will continue to be appealed.'
Trump's attorneys argued for a new trial based on the claim that the jury heard improper testimony and also because they were not allowed to ask Carroll certain questions during cross-examination. Among the testimony they called improper was the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape in which Trump made comments about sexually grabbing women.
A federal appeals court panel denied both claims on Monday and reaffirmed the verdict against Trump.
"Mr. Trump’s statements in the tape, together with the testimony of Ms. Leeds and Ms. Stoynoff, establish a repeated, idiosyncratic pattern of conduct consistent with what Ms. Carroll alleged,” wrote the panel, referring to other women who had accused Trump of sexual assault.
"On review for abuse of discretion, we conclude that Mr. Trump has not demonstrated that the district court erred in any of the challenged rulings,” the panel added.
I was unable to find out who appointed the panel of judges for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals,but I suspect it was Obama mostly, and maybe Biden.
I also would like to point out to the Blaze author that Mr. Trump did NOT say he grabbed women by the calicos but rather he said when you are rich and powerful some women will LET you grab them in such an ungentlemanly manner. This is a key distinction, one I wish our side would make. It doesn't mean Trump went around with forefinger and thumb in imitation of a lobster.
Also, where was the Access Hollywood tape made? New York is a one-party consent law state, but California requires consent of both parties. AH is produced in Hollywood, although it seems likely Trump was in New York having this conversation. I have not really been able to ascertaine where Trump was when it was made. The law is clearly murky on this.
At any rate the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit was nothing but a money grab and attempt to take Trump out, and that alone warrants a new trial, one conducted outside of New York.
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Deport Musk!
Timothy Birdnow
So now, since we don't support visas for tech workers, we're a bunch of racists according to Elon Musk.
Musk is losing all the good will he enjoyed since he started supporting Trump and MAGA. Maybe we should deport HIM!
So now, since we don't support visas for tech workers, we're a bunch of racists according to Elon Musk.
Musk is losing all the good will he enjoyed since he started supporting Trump and MAGA. Maybe we should deport HIM!
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Trump Pulls a Kerry
Timothy Birdnow
Trump was against H1B visas before he was for them.
We should all send Mr. Trump a pair of cheap flip-flops; he may need them for walking on the beaches down there in sunny South Florida...
Trump was against H1B visas before he was for them.
We should all send Mr. Trump a pair of cheap flip-flops; he may need them for walking on the beaches down there in sunny South Florida...
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In a recent election in Romania saw the rise of MAGA style populism - and the courts overruled the election results based on "intelligence reports".
From the aticle:
Do notice intelligence agencies gave a report claiming "Russian collusion". Sound familiar? Where did these intelligence agencies get their information? I rather suspect it was the CIA and British MI5.
In short, the New World Order won't let Romania quit the club.
This follows the same model as used on Trump, and could possibly be used on Trump again when the time comes to certify the Electoral College vote.
This caught my attention because there is no way the Ruling Class is going to just roll over and let Trump break their power. I suspect a move like this from them. Or another assassination attempt on Trump.
We know the CIA was involved in the soft coup against Trump. We know about Corssfire Hurricane. We know they plotted to overturn the election results here. Now they are apparently doing the same thing overseas.
The article mentions a South African company paying a "social media influencer" to promote Mr Georgescu. Oh my! If it's a crime, why hasn't this company been charged? It probably IS NOT a crime to buy political endorsements in Romania. Heck; Kamala Harris did that in the U.S. paying Oprah and Beyonce' and a host of others to pretend they admire her. How is this any different?
The Yahoo article goes on to promote "Russia! Russia! Russia!" here to hide what really happened; a leftish government refusing to relinquish power to conservatives. This article paints Georgescu in the worst possible light, and suggested he is plotting a coup. But the coup was the annullment of the election in the first place.
This makes me wonder what our intelligence people have up THEIR sleeves.
In a recent election in Romania saw the rise of MAGA style populism - and the courts overruled the election results based on "intelligence reports".
From the aticle:
Speaking exclusively to The Telegraph, Elena Lasconi took aim at "intelligence agencies, police, prosecutors, and even the internal revenue service” for their roles in a shambolic election process which ended in its cancellation.
The first-round result last month caused a political earthquake in the former communist country.
Polls had suggested that the incumbent centre-Left party led by Marcel Ciolacu, the prime minister, would easily win. However, Calin Georgescu, a pro-Russian critic of Nato, took 23 per cent of the vote share and surged into the lead.
Ms Lasconi, from the pro-European Save Romania Union (USR) party came second with 19 per cent, securing a place in the run-off.
The shock result sparked an investigation by intelligence agencies who allege that Romania was the target of "aggressive hybrid Russian attacks,” including on social media.
Mr Georgescu, who believes the moon landing was faked and that Covid-19 was not real, campaigned heavily on TikTok. His videos were viewed millions of times and his messages were amplified by tens of thousands of users – some of whom said they were paid.
Calin Georgescu came first after the initial round of presidential elections
Intelligence agencies claimed that Mr Georgescu’s surge in popularity was due to a "highly organised” and "guerrilla” messaging strategy co-ordinated by a "state actor.” They also questioned whether Georgescu had benefited from undeclared financing – which would be illegal. Mr Georgescu has denied any wrongdoing.
The report released by Romania’s Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT), referenced Russia as a source of "aggressive hybrid actions, including cyberattacks and disinformation.” However, it stopped short of providing detailed evidence linking Russian interference to the election results.
Now, critics say that the evidence is thin and does not warrant the result being canceled.
The first-round result last month caused a political earthquake in the former communist country.
Polls had suggested that the incumbent centre-Left party led by Marcel Ciolacu, the prime minister, would easily win. However, Calin Georgescu, a pro-Russian critic of Nato, took 23 per cent of the vote share and surged into the lead.
Ms Lasconi, from the pro-European Save Romania Union (USR) party came second with 19 per cent, securing a place in the run-off.
The shock result sparked an investigation by intelligence agencies who allege that Romania was the target of "aggressive hybrid Russian attacks,” including on social media.
Mr Georgescu, who believes the moon landing was faked and that Covid-19 was not real, campaigned heavily on TikTok. His videos were viewed millions of times and his messages were amplified by tens of thousands of users – some of whom said they were paid.
Calin Georgescu came first after the initial round of presidential elections
Intelligence agencies claimed that Mr Georgescu’s surge in popularity was due to a "highly organised” and "guerrilla” messaging strategy co-ordinated by a "state actor.” They also questioned whether Georgescu had benefited from undeclared financing – which would be illegal. Mr Georgescu has denied any wrongdoing.
The report released by Romania’s Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT), referenced Russia as a source of "aggressive hybrid actions, including cyberattacks and disinformation.” However, it stopped short of providing detailed evidence linking Russian interference to the election results.
Now, critics say that the evidence is thin and does not warrant the result being canceled.
Do notice intelligence agencies gave a report claiming "Russian collusion". Sound familiar? Where did these intelligence agencies get their information? I rather suspect it was the CIA and British MI5.
In short, the New World Order won't let Romania quit the club.
This follows the same model as used on Trump, and could possibly be used on Trump again when the time comes to certify the Electoral College vote.
This caught my attention because there is no way the Ruling Class is going to just roll over and let Trump break their power. I suspect a move like this from them. Or another assassination attempt on Trump.
We know the CIA was involved in the soft coup against Trump. We know about Corssfire Hurricane. We know they plotted to overturn the election results here. Now they are apparently doing the same thing overseas.
The article mentions a South African company paying a "social media influencer" to promote Mr Georgescu. Oh my! If it's a crime, why hasn't this company been charged? It probably IS NOT a crime to buy political endorsements in Romania. Heck; Kamala Harris did that in the U.S. paying Oprah and Beyonce' and a host of others to pretend they admire her. How is this any different?
The Yahoo article goes on to promote "Russia! Russia! Russia!" here to hide what really happened; a leftish government refusing to relinquish power to conservatives. This article paints Georgescu in the worst possible light, and suggested he is plotting a coup. But the coup was the annullment of the election in the first place.
This makes me wonder what our intelligence people have up THEIR sleeves.
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What Need Have We for H1B?
Timothy Birdnow
Speaking of H1B visas, turns out Biden made major changes to the program recently in an effort to stop Trump from deporting a bunch of people.
So is that the hill to die on Elon?
Ahother thing to chew on; Kamala Harris' mother was a scientist from India, and her father was a Communist Sociologist from Jamaica (Jamaica me sick, mon!) so how did they get in the country? They both immigrated here before the 1990 creation of this visa program. Seems to me we've been importing stem folks and others to "do the jobs Americans just won't do" like teach in college or work in research labs all along. If this program is so all-fired important why did we have to endure the Kackling crone? Seems to me her mother and father would never have been here if it worked the way the Muskrat thinks.
Speaking of H1B visas, turns out Biden made major changes to the program recently in an effort to stop Trump from deporting a bunch of people.
So is that the hill to die on Elon?
Ahother thing to chew on; Kamala Harris' mother was a scientist from India, and her father was a Communist Sociologist from Jamaica (Jamaica me sick, mon!) so how did they get in the country? They both immigrated here before the 1990 creation of this visa program. Seems to me we've been importing stem folks and others to "do the jobs Americans just won't do" like teach in college or work in research labs all along. If this program is so all-fired important why did we have to endure the Kackling crone? Seems to me her mother and father would never have been here if it worked the way the Muskrat thinks.
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META Going Robot
Timothy Birdnow
Facebook aka Meta is flooding it's pages with AI "users" to twist and deform the conversations there, ostensibly to "drive engagement' but in reality it is but a tool to crowd out Conservative voices yet again.
From the article:
"Meta is betting that characters generated by artificial intelligence will fill its social media platforms in the next few years as it looks to the fast-developing technology to drive engagement with its 3bn users.
The Silicon Valley group is rolling out a range of AI products, including one that helps users create AI characters on Instagram and Facebook, as it battles with rival tech groups to attract and retain a younger audience.
"We expect these AIs to actually, over time, exist on our platforms, kind of in the same way that accounts do,” said Connor Hayes, vice-president of product for generative AI at Meta.
"They’ll have bios and profile pictures and be able to generate and share content powered by AI on the platform . . . that’s where we see all of this going,” he added."
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In other words they want to control CONTENT by inserting a bunch of phony balogna accounts. We've seen leftist groups do this sort of thing in bygone times, I might add, but using AI will make it so very much more efficient and overwhelming.
Voices like my own will disappear in the babble. We will simply be drowned out.
Come out of her, o my people!
One wonders; how long will a company that creates it's own clientel out of thin air survive? Yes, it will APPEAR to investors that their numbers are up, but there will be serious doubts about any sort of traffic numbers being rpesented since you won't know for sure how many are just machines. The wisest course for any investor or advertiser is to simply disregard Facebook and spend your money elsewhere. I hope that is what happens.
Facebook aka Meta is flooding it's pages with AI "users" to twist and deform the conversations there, ostensibly to "drive engagement' but in reality it is but a tool to crowd out Conservative voices yet again.
From the article:
"Meta is betting that characters generated by artificial intelligence will fill its social media platforms in the next few years as it looks to the fast-developing technology to drive engagement with its 3bn users.
The Silicon Valley group is rolling out a range of AI products, including one that helps users create AI characters on Instagram and Facebook, as it battles with rival tech groups to attract and retain a younger audience.
"We expect these AIs to actually, over time, exist on our platforms, kind of in the same way that accounts do,” said Connor Hayes, vice-president of product for generative AI at Meta.
"They’ll have bios and profile pictures and be able to generate and share content powered by AI on the platform . . . that’s where we see all of this going,” he added."
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In other words they want to control CONTENT by inserting a bunch of phony balogna accounts. We've seen leftist groups do this sort of thing in bygone times, I might add, but using AI will make it so very much more efficient and overwhelming.
Voices like my own will disappear in the babble. We will simply be drowned out.
Come out of her, o my people!
One wonders; how long will a company that creates it's own clientel out of thin air survive? Yes, it will APPEAR to investors that their numbers are up, but there will be serious doubts about any sort of traffic numbers being rpesented since you won't know for sure how many are just machines. The wisest course for any investor or advertiser is to simply disregard Facebook and spend your money elsewhere. I hope that is what happens.
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Mike and his Johnson
Timothy Birdnow
It appears Mike "Tiny" Johnson is facing some stiff competition, Trump endorsement or no. Apparently the Woody Allen of House Speakers is in more trouble than we realized and will probably be put in power yet again by DEMOCRATS - like last time. They boasted then that Johnson was the "Democratic Speaker" because they pushed him over the top.
What are my thoughts on this? I think that Johnson will almost certainly be Speaker but he'll be bloodied some. And I think that is a good thing, by and large as Johnson has now screwed MAGA Republoicans over four times since assuming the gavel, completely betraying us to get a deal with Democrats. He talks a good game but plays a terrible one.
If we cannot get rid of him now, and get someone who will lead the GOP to victory, we will never do it. The House leadership has been dreadful ever since Newt Gingrich, frankly, and each and every Speaker has been the same; Establishment in voting, RINO in policy. And the GOP has failed to cement power in Congress thanks to that. Trump's huge win should have translated into a big win in Congress, but it didn't and that is because the leadership of Congress fumbled the ball. (I argue it was a conscious policy to keep Congress close so the Conservatives would fear challenging the RINO wing lest they lose their seats to Democrats.)
On the other hand we need to move swiftly to get Trump's people in place. But will that happen with Mike Johnson at the helm anyway?
Our problem was and remains getting control of the GOP. We've never been able to do that, and the RINO wing weathers these "outbursts" from the base from time to time, digging in and waiting us out. It's their time-honored strategy and we've seen them do it over and over. That's the whole problem; we need to remove all these milksop losers and fill the party with good Conservatives. Until we do we will fight both the Democrats and the RINO wing, who make common cause against US. (Not to mention the media which is always a powerful negative force.) Trump doesn't appear to have learned his lesson from his last Presidency; these guys act like your friends but are not.
BTW you will notice how quickly Johnson was able to negotiate a much better deal than the one he first urged on the GOP; that says it could always have been done and Johnson simply caved to the Democrats. Either out of unity with the uniparty and their big spending ways, or out of an irrational fear of a government shutdown (the Democrats, as the opposition, were the ones facing the heat on that). Either way Johnson got a much better deal than he at first urged us to accept. So what good is he? The Democrats probably would have accepted an even better deal from our perspective to avoid a public backlash against them.
The problem is, of course, who will replace Johnson. There is no good candidate that can get suppport from the RINO wing, and of course we are in this pickle because we kept the RINO's out of fear of losing seats to the Democrats, and that because the margin was far too slim. Cute trick.
My opinion is this fight is not helpful but we need to have it at some point so may as well have it now. Otherwise we're stuck with Johnson for two years unless his seat is declared vacant. And quite frankly, from what I've seen of his handiwork, it pretty much is vacant now.
It appears Mike "Tiny" Johnson is facing some stiff competition, Trump endorsement or no. Apparently the Woody Allen of House Speakers is in more trouble than we realized and will probably be put in power yet again by DEMOCRATS - like last time. They boasted then that Johnson was the "Democratic Speaker" because they pushed him over the top.
What are my thoughts on this? I think that Johnson will almost certainly be Speaker but he'll be bloodied some. And I think that is a good thing, by and large as Johnson has now screwed MAGA Republoicans over four times since assuming the gavel, completely betraying us to get a deal with Democrats. He talks a good game but plays a terrible one.
If we cannot get rid of him now, and get someone who will lead the GOP to victory, we will never do it. The House leadership has been dreadful ever since Newt Gingrich, frankly, and each and every Speaker has been the same; Establishment in voting, RINO in policy. And the GOP has failed to cement power in Congress thanks to that. Trump's huge win should have translated into a big win in Congress, but it didn't and that is because the leadership of Congress fumbled the ball. (I argue it was a conscious policy to keep Congress close so the Conservatives would fear challenging the RINO wing lest they lose their seats to Democrats.)
On the other hand we need to move swiftly to get Trump's people in place. But will that happen with Mike Johnson at the helm anyway?
Our problem was and remains getting control of the GOP. We've never been able to do that, and the RINO wing weathers these "outbursts" from the base from time to time, digging in and waiting us out. It's their time-honored strategy and we've seen them do it over and over. That's the whole problem; we need to remove all these milksop losers and fill the party with good Conservatives. Until we do we will fight both the Democrats and the RINO wing, who make common cause against US. (Not to mention the media which is always a powerful negative force.) Trump doesn't appear to have learned his lesson from his last Presidency; these guys act like your friends but are not.
BTW you will notice how quickly Johnson was able to negotiate a much better deal than the one he first urged on the GOP; that says it could always have been done and Johnson simply caved to the Democrats. Either out of unity with the uniparty and their big spending ways, or out of an irrational fear of a government shutdown (the Democrats, as the opposition, were the ones facing the heat on that). Either way Johnson got a much better deal than he at first urged us to accept. So what good is he? The Democrats probably would have accepted an even better deal from our perspective to avoid a public backlash against them.
The problem is, of course, who will replace Johnson. There is no good candidate that can get suppport from the RINO wing, and of course we are in this pickle because we kept the RINO's out of fear of losing seats to the Democrats, and that because the margin was far too slim. Cute trick.
My opinion is this fight is not helpful but we need to have it at some point so may as well have it now. Otherwise we're stuck with Johnson for two years unless his seat is declared vacant. And quite frankly, from what I've seen of his handiwork, it pretty much is vacant now.
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Bannon Doubles Down
Timothy Birdnow
Steve Bannon is doubling down on his call to end H1B visas, now demanding reparations to American citizens for stealing their jobs.
I appreciate what Bannon is doing, but he should be less public at this stage. Talk to Trump quietly and try to convince him of why it is wrong to ramp up the H1B program, and explain how it is abused. I think a big public food fight now is not helpful.
But he's right to resist this and I support Bannon over Muskrat and the Swami. All these things do is marginalize Americans for cheap labor.
BTW Bannon went to prison for Trump and MAGA and has earned the right to speak on this or any issue.
Steve Bannon is doubling down on his call to end H1B visas, now demanding reparations to American citizens for stealing their jobs.
I appreciate what Bannon is doing, but he should be less public at this stage. Talk to Trump quietly and try to convince him of why it is wrong to ramp up the H1B program, and explain how it is abused. I think a big public food fight now is not helpful.
But he's right to resist this and I support Bannon over Muskrat and the Swami. All these things do is marginalize Americans for cheap labor.
BTW Bannon went to prison for Trump and MAGA and has earned the right to speak on this or any issue.
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December 30, 2024
The Triumph of Junk Science
Timothy Birdnow
When Michael Mann questions climate alarmism, you are talking about very, very bad science indeed.
Read it here.
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A study published early this year found Earth is on course to reach 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) of warming relative to preindustrial levels by the late 2020s — more than a decade earlier than current projections. Global warming of 2 C is considered a critical threshold to prevent the worst effects of climate change; warming beyond this would greatly boost the likelihood of extreme weather and other destructive impacts.
The study authors said in a news conference that their results mark "a major change to the thinking about global warming," because they bring forward the advent of human-made climate change by four decades, meaning scientists have been underestimating the level of warming all along. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that global warming began around 1900, but the recent study says the start date is more likely to have been in the 1860s.
The authors based their results on climate indicators found in old skeletons of sponges from the Caribbean Sea. But other experts criticized the findings, saying the authors wrongly extrapolated from highly local data to draw conclusions about the whole world. "The study fails to support its global claims with robust evidence, and it fails by a huge margin," Jochem Marotzke, a professor of climate science and director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Germany, told Live Science.
"Skepticism is warranted here," Michael Mann, director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media, told Live Science. "It honestly doesn't make sense to me."
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Now, in 1860 we were just departing the Little Ice Age; the Dalton Minimum ended just around 1830, and the planet was in a warming trend. The Little Ice Age is always dated to around 1850, so it was a natural warming that was occurring during this period. Duh.
And atmospheric co2 in the late 1860's was believed to be around 285 ppm (parts per million) which was actually lower than most periods in history. It was certainly no higher; during the Medieval Warming Period atmospheric co2 was also at 285 ppm.
I would add a rise in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere generally follows a warming period - does not proceed it. And that by a good 500 to 1000 years. What was happening in 1300? The Medieval Warming Period. The MWP is generally thought to have ended around 1350, though it persisted for a time in some places. Interestingly enough, multiple civilzations collapsed when it ended - the Mound Builders in the midwest, the Mayans moved out of the Yucatan at about this time, and a number of city states in South America collapsed.
As we now enjoy the modern Holocene Warming Period we are so incredibly ungrateful we complain about the warming as though it is somehow toxic and blame ourselves for it. Crazy; warming periods have always been beneficial to humanity.
At any rate this article also has other science nonsense (such as the photo of the black hole at the galactic center, something I doubt they could take as it is covered by gas and dust - nobody has ever seen the core and probably never will.
And then there is the silly idea that space debris will weaken the Earth's magnetosphere.
It's interesting and illustrates what I have been saying for a long time; science is dead and has been replaced by a kind of false religion, much like Elmer Gantry faith healing types tried to replace Christianity. There is the "publish or perish" paradigm and scientists are so eager to make a name for themselves they concoct ridiculous ideas and then promote them -and the academics all goalong with it because nobody wants to be the first to say the emperor is nude. And of course government money has corrupted the whole thing; a novel thesis gets big bucks; good, solid research that confirms what we already knew does not.
Science is what made the Western World strong. AS it declines so too declines our whole civilization. Training more people and throwing more money at it won't help; it's been the cause of the problem in many ways. What is needed is common sense and an end to the "look at me" culture that has invaded science research.
Michael Mann is a prime example.
When Michael Mann questions climate alarmism, you are talking about very, very bad science indeed.
Read it here.
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A study published early this year found Earth is on course to reach 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) of warming relative to preindustrial levels by the late 2020s — more than a decade earlier than current projections. Global warming of 2 C is considered a critical threshold to prevent the worst effects of climate change; warming beyond this would greatly boost the likelihood of extreme weather and other destructive impacts.
The study authors said in a news conference that their results mark "a major change to the thinking about global warming," because they bring forward the advent of human-made climate change by four decades, meaning scientists have been underestimating the level of warming all along. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that global warming began around 1900, but the recent study says the start date is more likely to have been in the 1860s.
The authors based their results on climate indicators found in old skeletons of sponges from the Caribbean Sea. But other experts criticized the findings, saying the authors wrongly extrapolated from highly local data to draw conclusions about the whole world. "The study fails to support its global claims with robust evidence, and it fails by a huge margin," Jochem Marotzke, a professor of climate science and director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Germany, told Live Science.
"Skepticism is warranted here," Michael Mann, director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media, told Live Science. "It honestly doesn't make sense to me."
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Now, in 1860 we were just departing the Little Ice Age; the Dalton Minimum ended just around 1830, and the planet was in a warming trend. The Little Ice Age is always dated to around 1850, so it was a natural warming that was occurring during this period. Duh.
And atmospheric co2 in the late 1860's was believed to be around 285 ppm (parts per million) which was actually lower than most periods in history. It was certainly no higher; during the Medieval Warming Period atmospheric co2 was also at 285 ppm.
I would add a rise in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere generally follows a warming period - does not proceed it. And that by a good 500 to 1000 years. What was happening in 1300? The Medieval Warming Period. The MWP is generally thought to have ended around 1350, though it persisted for a time in some places. Interestingly enough, multiple civilzations collapsed when it ended - the Mound Builders in the midwest, the Mayans moved out of the Yucatan at about this time, and a number of city states in South America collapsed.
As we now enjoy the modern Holocene Warming Period we are so incredibly ungrateful we complain about the warming as though it is somehow toxic and blame ourselves for it. Crazy; warming periods have always been beneficial to humanity.
At any rate this article also has other science nonsense (such as the photo of the black hole at the galactic center, something I doubt they could take as it is covered by gas and dust - nobody has ever seen the core and probably never will.
And then there is the silly idea that space debris will weaken the Earth's magnetosphere.
It's interesting and illustrates what I have been saying for a long time; science is dead and has been replaced by a kind of false religion, much like Elmer Gantry faith healing types tried to replace Christianity. There is the "publish or perish" paradigm and scientists are so eager to make a name for themselves they concoct ridiculous ideas and then promote them -and the academics all goalong with it because nobody wants to be the first to say the emperor is nude. And of course government money has corrupted the whole thing; a novel thesis gets big bucks; good, solid research that confirms what we already knew does not.
Science is what made the Western World strong. AS it declines so too declines our whole civilization. Training more people and throwing more money at it won't help; it's been the cause of the problem in many ways. What is needed is common sense and an end to the "look at me" culture that has invaded science research.
Michael Mann is a prime example.
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China Will Lose a Trade War
Timothy Birdnow
China is talking tough on Trump's tariffs (I dare you to say THAT five times fast!)but can they actually pull it off.
Here is one guy who says no.
A point nobody will make is that China holds considerable amounts of American debt - $859.4 billion worth. They cannot afford us to simply default on it, which we could do if push came to shove.
Also, China imported $154.0 billion from the U.S. in 2022, and no doubt that number has climbed significantly. While the U.S. imports significantly more from them $536.3 billion) as of '22 we can get much of that stuff elsewhere.
Byt what does China get from us?
Here are a few items:
Most of this cannot be bought from just anyone. And the U.S. has a long arm, unlike many of the third parties that may sell to them. We can threaten any of these countries with similar treatment and they probably won't undercut us, at least not with Trump being in office.
While China exports to us:
We are clearly in a better position for a trade war than are they. We get more cheap goods or commodities - they need more of the high tech stuff we can provide.
I dare China to try this, especially now when their economy is struggling and appears to be deep trouble.
This should be a fascinating four years.
China is talking tough on Trump's tariffs (I dare you to say THAT five times fast!)but can they actually pull it off.
Here is one guy who says no.
In December, Beijing tightened controls on exports of raw materials used in the manufacture of advanced electronics and batteries and in other high-tech fields. That move was in response to the Biden administration’s decision to cut China’s access to certain memory chips used in artificial intelligence. Beijing has also extended controls over parts used in the manufacture of drones, which have proved vital to Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
China also has announced an antitrust investigation of Nvidia, the U.S. chip juggernaut, saying it might have violated the terms of a conditional approval it received from Beijing in 2020 for its acquisition of an Israeli networking company.
Beijing also maintains an "unreliable entity list” of companies that face extra hurdles in doing business in China. In September, it said it was considering placing PVH, the owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, on the list because of reports that the U.S. company had boycotted cotton products from China’s Xinjiang region, where China is accused of using forced labor in its factories. Beijing denies the forced-labor allegations.
Yet analysts said this mix of export restrictions and the targeting of U.S. companies isn’t such a potent set of countermeasures.
Although China dominates the production and refining of critical minerals, it isn’t the sole supplier worldwide. Last year the U.S. imported more raw gallium from Canada than it did from China, and its top supplier of processed germanium was Germany, according to Census Bureau data. Both minerals are critical to the production of semiconductors, missile systems and solar cells.
China’s dominance of critical minerals relies in part on its ability to supply global markets at low prices, making it uneconomic for rivals to invest in alternative production. But export controls risk pushing up the market price, changing that calculus.
"The more of a strain it is to get these things, the more investment goes into processing,” said Matthew Gertken, chief geopolitical strategist at BCA Research.
Moreover, as Russia’s ability to evade Western sanctions has shown, third countries are usually prepared to act as middlemen in global trade, allowing eager buyers to sidestep efforts by sellers to impose restrictions on sales to a particular country. If China got tough on exports of minerals to the U.S., American companies could potentially secure what they need through re-exports by third countries, Gertken said.
Nor is punishing U.S. companies that do business in China the potent threat it once was. China’s sluggish economy and its push to edge out Western brands in favor of domestic rivals mean many U.S. companies are struggling there. As a result, China has become less important to American corporations than it was.
China also has announced an antitrust investigation of Nvidia, the U.S. chip juggernaut, saying it might have violated the terms of a conditional approval it received from Beijing in 2020 for its acquisition of an Israeli networking company.
Beijing also maintains an "unreliable entity list” of companies that face extra hurdles in doing business in China. In September, it said it was considering placing PVH, the owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, on the list because of reports that the U.S. company had boycotted cotton products from China’s Xinjiang region, where China is accused of using forced labor in its factories. Beijing denies the forced-labor allegations.
Yet analysts said this mix of export restrictions and the targeting of U.S. companies isn’t such a potent set of countermeasures.
Although China dominates the production and refining of critical minerals, it isn’t the sole supplier worldwide. Last year the U.S. imported more raw gallium from Canada than it did from China, and its top supplier of processed germanium was Germany, according to Census Bureau data. Both minerals are critical to the production of semiconductors, missile systems and solar cells.
China’s dominance of critical minerals relies in part on its ability to supply global markets at low prices, making it uneconomic for rivals to invest in alternative production. But export controls risk pushing up the market price, changing that calculus.
"The more of a strain it is to get these things, the more investment goes into processing,” said Matthew Gertken, chief geopolitical strategist at BCA Research.
Moreover, as Russia’s ability to evade Western sanctions has shown, third countries are usually prepared to act as middlemen in global trade, allowing eager buyers to sidestep efforts by sellers to impose restrictions on sales to a particular country. If China got tough on exports of minerals to the U.S., American companies could potentially secure what they need through re-exports by third countries, Gertken said.
Nor is punishing U.S. companies that do business in China the potent threat it once was. China’s sluggish economy and its push to edge out Western brands in favor of domestic rivals mean many U.S. companies are struggling there. As a result, China has become less important to American corporations than it was.
A point nobody will make is that China holds considerable amounts of American debt - $859.4 billion worth. They cannot afford us to simply default on it, which we could do if push came to shove.
Also, China imported $154.0 billion from the U.S. in 2022, and no doubt that number has climbed significantly. While the U.S. imports significantly more from them $536.3 billion) as of '22 we can get much of that stuff elsewhere.
Byt what does China get from us?
Here are a few items:
Most of this cannot be bought from just anyone. And the U.S. has a long arm, unlike many of the third parties that may sell to them. We can threaten any of these countries with similar treatment and they probably won't undercut us, at least not with Trump being in office.
While China exports to us:
We are clearly in a better position for a trade war than are they. We get more cheap goods or commodities - they need more of the high tech stuff we can provide.
I dare China to try this, especially now when their economy is struggling and appears to be deep trouble.
This should be a fascinating four years.
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Trump and his Johnson
Timothy Birdnow
Trump has given his endorsement to Mike Johnson. I guess Trump doesn't learn after all.
Remember when he endorsed McCarthy? Or Mitch McConnell for that matter? Why does Trump think these swamp rats are going to drain the swamp?
Anyone remember this '70's commercial? I guess Trump is singing along now.
Just Trump and his Johnson!
Trump has given his endorsement to Mike Johnson. I guess Trump doesn't learn after all.
Remember when he endorsed McCarthy? Or Mitch McConnell for that matter? Why does Trump think these swamp rats are going to drain the swamp?
Anyone remember this '70's commercial? I guess Trump is singing along now.
Just Trump and his Johnson!
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Shoo Flu Shot
Timotthy Birdnow
Why the flu vaccines suck.
I never get one and rarely get the flu. I've had five vaccinations in my life for influenza and come down with a terrible case of the flu every single time - within ten days of getting it. One time they were giving free shots at the place I was working and they wound up having to close the office due to the whole staff getting the flu after.
You're welcome to get one and if you believe in it fine, but you won't catch me ever getting another one of those things.
Why the flu vaccines suck.
I never get one and rarely get the flu. I've had five vaccinations in my life for influenza and come down with a terrible case of the flu every single time - within ten days of getting it. One time they were giving free shots at the place I was working and they wound up having to close the office due to the whole staff getting the flu after.
You're welcome to get one and if you believe in it fine, but you won't catch me ever getting another one of those things.
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The Blue Plague
Timothy Birdnow
This is actually probably bad news; it means the Democrats are coming to our states to subvert them.
The top five Democrat states to lose population were California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachussetts. The top Republcan states to gain population were Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
What that means is not that these sttates will turn redder but purplish as many of these folks were liberal to begin with - just not crazy leftists. Some ARE crazy leftists trying purposely to change the states too, I might add. But in the end we lose out because we play fair and they cheat. They will hold their states because they have political machines in place that make it nigh unto impossible for Republicans to win. On the flip side our states are open to whoever comes and the contests are fair so they may well flip a few of these.
If we lose Texas we lose it all. They know that. Florida is in better shape but it's a must hold too, and Tennessee is no slouch.
So where many see this as good news I do not. I want to cordon off crazy leftist states, sort of like Manhattan in Escape from New York, and let the Progressive Experiment play itself out completely (sorry Bill). Think of it as a pandemic that requires a total quarantine.
Timothy Birdnow
This is actually probably bad news; it means the Democrats are coming to our states to subvert them.
The top five Democrat states to lose population were California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachussetts. The top Republcan states to gain population were Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
What that means is not that these sttates will turn redder but purplish as many of these folks were liberal to begin with - just not crazy leftists. Some ARE crazy leftists trying purposely to change the states too, I might add. But in the end we lose out because we play fair and they cheat. They will hold their states because they have political machines in place that make it nigh unto impossible for Republicans to win. On the flip side our states are open to whoever comes and the contests are fair so they may well flip a few of these.
If we lose Texas we lose it all. They know that. Florida is in better shape but it's a must hold too, and Tennessee is no slouch.
So where many see this as good news I do not. I want to cordon off crazy leftist states, sort of like Manhattan in Escape from New York, and let the Progressive Experiment play itself out completely (sorry Bill). Think of it as a pandemic that requires a total quarantine.
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Biden Mad Garland Didn't Take Trump Out Early
Timothy Birdnow
Joe Biden wanted Trump prosecuted in 2022, and was angry at Merrick Garland for not pursuing him more aggressively, according to a new report.
From the article:
Soooo....whatever helps you sleep at night Joe! But in the end it is YOU who politicized, nay, weaponized the DOJ (and your boss before you with ERic Holder) and in fact Garland was enough of a lawyer to know he couldn''t just file wild charges nilly-willy. You apparently don't understand that, do you Joe?
Biden can take solace from one fact; until yesterday he was only one of the two worst Presidents alive. Now he holds the singular honor of being the worst - possibly worst ever.
Not sure how he's going to defend himself when he meets his final judgment, but I wouldn't want to be in his shoes.
Joe Biden wanted Trump prosecuted in 2022, and was angry at Merrick Garland for not pursuing him more aggressively, according to a new report.
From the article:
The report, published in the Washington Post on Saturday, echoes reporting nearly three years ago by the New York Times, which suggested in 2022 that Biden was frustrated with the slow pace of Garland, a "ponderous judge.”
The Post noted:
In private, Biden has also said he should have picked someone other than Merrick Garland as attorney general, complaining about the Justice Department’s slowness under Garland in prosecuting Trump, and its aggressiveness in prosecuting Biden’s son Hunter, according to people familiar with his comments.
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Ron Klain, Biden’s incoming chief of staff, pushed for Garland. He stressed that Garland — a federal judge with a sterling reputation for independence and fairness — would show Americans that Biden was rebuilding a department badly shaken by Trump’s political attacks.
Biden was persuaded, and some Democrats believe the decision had devastating results. Had the Justice Department moved faster to prosecute Trump for allegedly seeking to overturn the 2020 election and mishandling classified documents, they say, the former president might have faced a politically damaging trial before the election. (Others blame the Supreme Court and a Trump-appointed judge in Florida for repeatedly siding with the former president and delaying the cases; the Justice Department declined to comment.)
The Biden White House claimed throughout his presidency that it was not politicizing the Department of Justice, and was in fact depoliticizing it. Democrats claimed that the department had been politicized by then-Attorney General William Barr, who refused to release grand jury materials related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into so-called "Russia collusion.” Barr noted that it was against the law for him to release grand jury materials.
The Post noted:
In private, Biden has also said he should have picked someone other than Merrick Garland as attorney general, complaining about the Justice Department’s slowness under Garland in prosecuting Trump, and its aggressiveness in prosecuting Biden’s son Hunter, according to people familiar with his comments.
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Ron Klain, Biden’s incoming chief of staff, pushed for Garland. He stressed that Garland — a federal judge with a sterling reputation for independence and fairness — would show Americans that Biden was rebuilding a department badly shaken by Trump’s political attacks.
Biden was persuaded, and some Democrats believe the decision had devastating results. Had the Justice Department moved faster to prosecute Trump for allegedly seeking to overturn the 2020 election and mishandling classified documents, they say, the former president might have faced a politically damaging trial before the election. (Others blame the Supreme Court and a Trump-appointed judge in Florida for repeatedly siding with the former president and delaying the cases; the Justice Department declined to comment.)
The Biden White House claimed throughout his presidency that it was not politicizing the Department of Justice, and was in fact depoliticizing it. Democrats claimed that the department had been politicized by then-Attorney General William Barr, who refused to release grand jury materials related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into so-called "Russia collusion.” Barr noted that it was against the law for him to release grand jury materials.
Soooo....whatever helps you sleep at night Joe! But in the end it is YOU who politicized, nay, weaponized the DOJ (and your boss before you with ERic Holder) and in fact Garland was enough of a lawyer to know he couldn''t just file wild charges nilly-willy. You apparently don't understand that, do you Joe?
Biden can take solace from one fact; until yesterday he was only one of the two worst Presidents alive. Now he holds the singular honor of being the worst - possibly worst ever.
Not sure how he's going to defend himself when he meets his final judgment, but I wouldn't want to be in his shoes.
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Carter at Room Temperature
Timothy Birdnow
Jimmy Carter is dead at the ripe old age of 100.
They say if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. This will be quite brief.
If I am bothered enough I will write up a long, long list of why Carter was the worst President of the 20the/21st centuries, and why he was not the wonderful old grandfather he is usually portrayed as being.
But not today. Today we'll wish him well wherever he is (hopefully not a place that is too hot).
Addendum:
Carter's funeral is set for January 9.
It has been confirmed that the former President will not be attending Donald Trump's inaugural next month.
Jimmy Carter is dead at the ripe old age of 100.
They say if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. This will be quite brief.
If I am bothered enough I will write up a long, long list of why Carter was the worst President of the 20the/21st centuries, and why he was not the wonderful old grandfather he is usually portrayed as being.
But not today. Today we'll wish him well wherever he is (hopefully not a place that is too hot).
Addendum:
Carter's funeral is set for January 9.
It has been confirmed that the former President will not be attending Donald Trump's inaugural next month.
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December 29, 2024
Smith and Tariffs
Timothy Birdnow
Here isw an interestting defense of tariffs from the perpecttive of Adam Smith and his economic ttheories. As the author claims, Smith was not ab ABSOLUTE free trader; if another country didn't play fair he was fine with restrictive policies like tariffs.
It's an interesting read.
Here isw an interestting defense of tariffs from the perpecttive of Adam Smith and his economic ttheories. As the author claims, Smith was not ab ABSOLUTE free trader; if another country didn't play fair he was fine with restrictive policies like tariffs.
It's an interesting read.
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