Steyn vs the Big Climate Enforcers

Steyn vs the Big Climate Enforcers :: SteynOnline:

Recently Mark gave an interview to The New Criterion's Ben Weingarten about the increasingly open totalitarian nature of Big Climate. 

Here's a snippet:

More from The New Criterion's climate conference here.

*Speaking of Dr Curry:

Prof Judith Curry, the former chair of Earth and atmospheric sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology, added: "It is inappropriate to dismiss the arguments of the so-called contrarians, since their disagreement with the consensus reflects conflicts of values and a preference for the empirical (i.e. what has been observed) versus the hypothetical (i.e. what is projected from climate models).

Lots more at link. 

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The Chinese Just Tested A Missile That Can Reach Any Part Of The US

The Chinese Just Tested A Missile That Can Reach Any Part Of The US:

“Chinese President Xi Jinping has unveiled the most significant changes to his nation’s military in over 60 years, laying out plans to boost combat readiness and make the world’s largest army better equipped to radiate force beyond the country’s borders, according to state-backed news media.”

News of the test flight of the long-range missile caused waves around the globe, as the aerial vehicle could not only reach the entire United States, according to sources, but could also deliver weapons to obliterate European cities such as London in 30 minutes."

America's high school seniors' reading and math scores have hit a wall

America's high school seniors' reading and math scores have hit a wall - LA Times: 
"America’s high school seniors' reading and math test scores are barely holding steady or slumping, according to national standardized test results released late Tuesday.
Between 2013 and 2015, on average, students dropped slightly in math and held steady in reading.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as NAEP, is a test administered by the federal government. 
It is considered the gold standard in measuring what students really know, because the results don't have consequences that could encourage teachers or test takers to game the process.
In math, the average score dropped from 153 to 152, out of 300 points.
On the 500-point reading test, scores dropped one point to 287--a decease"

How “Rules of Engagement” Get U.S. Soldiers Killed

How “Rules of Engagement” Get U.S. Soldiers Killed — on The Glazov Gang | Jamie Glazov Productions:
This special edition of The Glazov Gang was joined by Stephen Coughlin, the co-founder of UnconstrainedAnalytics.org and the author of the new book, Catastrophic Failure.

He came on the show to discuss How “Rules of Engagement” Get U.S. Soldiers Killed, unveiling the disgraceful and deadly cost America pays for obeying Islamic laws in Afghanistan.

These Anti-Vaccine Parents Were Found Guilty in the Death of Their Toddler

These Anti-Vaccine Parents Were Found Guilty in the Death of Their Toddler | VICE News:
"An Alberta couple has been found guilty of failing to provide their son with the necessaries of life, four years after he died of bacterial meningitis.
The parents, whose preference for natural remedies over traditional medicine is said to have caused the child's death, could spend up to five years in jail.
David and Collet Stephan were charged a year after their 19-month old son Ezekiel died in March, 2012.
The six-week trial concluded on Monday, with the jury, who were instructed by the judge not to make their decisions based on "sympathy, prejudice or fear," wrapping up deliberations in Lethbridge, Alberta in just two days."

Watch: Target Store Manager Confirms to Man He Can Use Women's Bathroom - Breitbart

Watch: Target Store Manager Confirms to Man He Can Use Women's Bathroom - Breitbart:

"The manager confirmed to Park that he could indeed use the women’s bathroom if he wanted to, and told him if any of the women had a problem then he would “speak to them” about it."

I’ve Earned A Say About Social Insecurity

I’ve Earned A Say About Social Insecurity | The Arts Mechanical:
"I ran into a brochure from AARP recently. 
The brochure is advocating, as should be no surprise that the elderly “Keep Social Security Strong.” 
Unfortunately while it get some of the facts right, the brochure doesn’t contain the most import fact of all.
That is that there is no more money for the Ponzi Scheme anymore.
That’s  the problem with all pyramid, schemes, whether it’s Bernie Madoff, Multi Level marketing or Social Security. 
The big difference being that the government put Madoff in jail and points guns at people’s heads to make them pay ever higher taxes until things collapse."

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History for April 27

History for April 27 - On-This-Day.com:
Edward Gibbon 1737 - Historian, author, Samuel F.B. (Finley Breese) Morse 1791 - Inventor (electromagnetic telegraph), Ulysses S. Grant 1822 - 18th U.S. President, Lt. General in command of all Union armies during the U.S. Civil War, nickname: Hero of Appomattox


Wallace Hume 1896 - Chemist, inventor, credited with invention of nylon, Walter Lantz 1900 - Animator, creator of Woody Woodpecker, Casey Kasem (Kemal Amin Kasem) 1932 - Radio announcer, DJ, host ("American Top 40), character voice of Shaggy from Scooby Doo, actor ("Hawaii Five-O")


1521 - Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines.


1805 - A force led by U.S. Marines captured the city of Derna, on the shores of Tripoli.


1813 - Americans under Gen. Pike capture York (present day Toronto) the seat of government in Ontario.


1861 - U.S. President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus.


1960 - The submarine Tullibee was launched from Groton, CT. It was the first sub to be equipped with closed-circuit television.


1965 - "Pampers" were patented by R.C. Duncan.


1978 - Pro-Soviet Marxists seized control of Afghanistan.






2005 - The A380, the world's largest jetliner, completed its maiden flight. The passenger capability was 840.

Obama Hails ‘Most Progressive Era in Human History’ - Breitbart

Obama Hails ‘Most Progressive Era in Human History’ - Breitbart:

“We are fortunate to be living in the most peaceful, most prosperous, most progressive era in human history,” Obama boasted during a speech in Germany today.

He admitted that his observation was counter to the media narrative that highlighted bad news in the world, but continued to take the long view of his place in human history.
“If you had to choose a moment in time to be born, any time in human history, and you didn’t know ahead of time what nationality you were or what gender or what your economic status might be, you’d choose today,” he said confidently.

He cited the growth of democratic government, wealth, health and education around the globe combined with a “global economy” that lifted more people out of poverty. He also cited a more “tolerant” planet of different races and sexual preferences."

Navel gazing about gender while the world burns

Navel gazing about gender while the world burns | Intellectual Takeout:
"...Today’s college students
“They have no sense of the great patterns of world history, the rise and fall of civilizations like Babylon and Rome that became very sexually tolerant, and then fell.
If you’ve had no exposure to that, you can honestly believe that ‘There is progress all around us and we are moving to an ideal state of culture, where we all hold hands and everyone is accepted for what they are … and the environment will be pure…’ – a magical utopian view that we are marching to perfection. 
And the sign of this progress is toleration – of the educated class – for homosexuality, or for changing gender, or whatever.
“To me it’s a sign of the opposite, it’s symptomatic of a civilization just before it falls: ‘we’ are very tolerant, not passionate, but there are bands of vandals and destroyers circling around the edge of our civilization who will bring it down.”"...

SC teacher suspended after questioning standardized tests

UPDATE: SC teacher suspended after questioning standardized tests | EAGnews.org: "WESTMINSTER, S.C. – Tracie Happel, a special education teacher in South Carolina, sent a letter to school and district officials today to explain why, exactly, she opposes Common Core national standards and associated standardized testing.
EAGnews spoke with Happel about the letter and outlined her objections – from the millions of dollars wasted on the tests and preparation to the erosive effect the testing has on her learning disabled students’ self-esteem – in blog published today.
Hours after the original story went online, Happel was summoned to the Oconee County School District administration building, where she was suspended with pay and banned from district property. 
Officials told the West Oak Middle School teacher she allegedly violated the district’s confidentiality policy for discussing her concerns about her middle school students.
“They told me that while I have a right to my opinion about Common Core and testing, what I don’t have a right to do is talk about my students,” Happel said.
“I was put on administrative leave. I’m not allowed back on school grounds pending an investigation.”
In Happel’s letter – which was sent to district superintendent Micheal Thorsland, school board chairman Andrew Inabinet, and three administrators at West Oak – the English teacher explained that her special education students struggle with reading and other academics, but are expected to perform at grade level on standardized tests.
Many of Happel’s students also struggle with self-esteem as a result of their learning disabilities, and she believes the pressure from standardized testing only amplifies their issues.
“I object to forcing children to sit through hours of bubble tests when they don’t even understand what they are doing and why they are doing it,” Happel wrote in her letter.
“This is inhumane.”...

The Green War Against the Working Class

The Green War Against the Working Class:

"There was a time in America—and it wasn’t even so long ago—that liberals actually cared about working class people. They may have been misguided in many of their policy solutions (i.e., raising the minimum wage) but at least their heart was in the right place.

Then a strange thing happened about a decade ago. The radical leftwing environmentalists took control. These are people who care more about the supposed rise of the oceans than the financial survival of the middle class. The industrial unions made a catastrophic decision to get in bed with these radicals and now they—and all of us—are paying a heavy price.

The latest evidence came last week when another coal giant in America, Peabody Energy Corp., declared bankruptcy."

AFA exposes PayPal hypocrisy with full-page newspaper ad

AFA.net - AFA exposes PayPal hypocrisy with full-page newspaper ad:
"In a recent Action Alert, I informed you that AFA is no longer using PayPal Inc. because the company chose to boycott North Carolina after the governor signed HB 2, a bill requiring people to use the restroom consistent with their biological gender.
Simply put, this law means men use men's restrooms and women use women’s restrooms. 
This law protects the privacy of women and children, and that is why AFA supports this law.
North Carolina isn't the first state that has experienced corporate bullying by companies like PayPal. Indiana, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi and many others have all experienced corporate bullying in the last year or so.
When states attempt to protect religious liberty via legislation, Fortune 500 companies threaten and bully states into submission. 
Sadly, these companies blindly take their marching orders from the homosexual activist groups like Human Rights Commission..."

Cyclists Use Tiny Motors to Cheat

Cyclists Use Tiny Motors to Cheat | Hackaday:
"Blood doping is so last decade!
The modern cyclist has a motor and power supply hidden inside the bike’s frame.
We were first tipped off to the subject in this article in the New York Times.
A Belgian cyclocross rider, Femke Van den Driessche, was caught with a motor hidden in her bike.
While we don’t condone sports cheating, we think that hiding a motor inside a standard bike is pretty cool.
But it’s even more fun to think of how to catch the cheats.
The Italian and French press have fixated on the idea of using thermal cameras to detect the heat. (Skip to 7:50 in the franceTVsport clip.).."

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Disturbing reality: Muslim ‘sex-grooming gangs’

Disturbing reality: Muslim ‘sex-grooming gangs’:

"In Britain, they call it “sex grooming.”
In the Netherlands, they’re called “Lover Boys.”

But the phenomenon is the same. A gang of Muslim “Asians” of mostly Pakistani descent seeks out, pursues, chats up and cultivates school girls for sex, turning them into bodies for sale.

A new book is out that the European left is trying its best to ignore. It contains research that blows away the theory, widely reported in the media, that it’s a tiny minority of Muslim men involved in the rape gangs and then only in one British town, Rotherham.

Author Peter McLaughlin argues in his exhaustive study, “Easy Meat: Inside Britain’s Grooming Gang Scandal,” that it’s at least 300 Muslim men who were preying on girls in Rotherham over a 16-year period. And the same type of gangs have been operating in dozens of cities across the United Kingdom, as well as in Muslim areas of the Netherlands and Sweden."