wnd--2020-07-31--'It Takes a Revolution' – my latest book

The nation is on its back .
Domestic terrorists of all races , sexes and persuasions roam the streets , particularly of major American cities , inciting and carrying out violence , sometimes fatal , against the populace ; the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten and harm the citizenry 's health and well-being ; and the executive , legislative and judicial branches of government , mired in their own lawlessness , corruption and deceit , simply turn the other cheek .
Our politicians , merely a clown show would it not be for the fact that their disgusting conduct is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , when they are not having money from special interest lobbyists stuffed into their filthy pockets , simply going on Fox News , MSNBC and CNN to feather their own nests and boost their egos .
If the republic is to survive even a short while longer , following our downward slide for the last 244 years since it was founded in my birthplace of Philadelphia , We the People must turn cable news off , a purveyor on all sides of fake news and false hope to boost ratings and rake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off of the couch and take matters into our own peaceful and legal hands .
And that is why my latest work , which can be advanced purchased at Amazon.com , BarnesandNoble.com and all major booksellers on the internet , is so important .
The sequel to my autobiography `` Whores : Why and How I Came to Fight the Establishment !
, '' published in 2009 – 11 long years ago – and `` Essays of a Mad Man , '' the four volume compilation of all the columns I had written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now Freedom Watch , both of which I founded , is aptly called `` It Takes A Revolution : Forget the Scandal Industry ! ''
As I am sure you patriots will recognize , the title mocks the work of the `` First Lady of Crime , '' Hillary Clinton – but rather than arguing for a socialist body politic , the book seeks to unleash the `` Village People '' to clean up corruption in the swamp , in order to restore the vision and creation of our Founding Fathers with hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I will not reveal in this column all that I have to say to you .
You have to read the book and listen to the words as well of Ambassador Alan Keyes , who honored me by writing the foreword .
Alan 's intellect – far beyond anyone else who has run for president , at least in my lifetime , and I am now 69 years old – is at the level of our Founding Fathers , the same ones the radical left has been trying , especially recently , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history , much as their fellow Bolsheviks did with the czar .
TRENDING : Barr 's clash with Dems rated : 'He ate their lunch' But the thesis of the book , which is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson , whom I consider to be the greatest of our Founding Fathers and one of our finest presidents , is that the American people are presently left defenseless because , with a few exceptions , the federal judiciary , which Jefferson opposed , has become a den of despots unaccountable to the citizenry .
Indeed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occur thanks to an unelected federal judiciary with life tenure , cloaked with immunity from being held to legal account : '' You seem to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions ; a very dangerous proposition indeed , and one which would place us under the despotism of the oligarchy .
Our judges are as honest as other men , and not more so .
They have , with others , the same passions for power , and the privilege of their corps .
… Their power is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for life , and not responsible , as the other functionaries are , to elective control .
The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal , knowing that to whatever hands confided , with the corruptions of time and party , its members would become despots .
It has more wisely made all the departments co-equal and co-sovereign within themselves . ''
[ letter to William Jarvis , 1820 . ]
And that is the essential problem .
Federal judges are in principle our most important public officials , as they were created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they would serve as a check to the tyranny of the other two branches of government and ourselves .
Instead , unelected and not accountable to the We the People , and armed with life tenure and immunity from suit , they have become tyrants themselves .
`` It Takes a Revolution : Forget the Scandal Industry ! ''
does not just make bold assertions ; it backs them up with my specific life experiences in fighting in the trenches of our legal system for the last 43 years since I was sworn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court , ironically on Dec. 7 , 1977 – the anniversary of Pearl Harbor .
Since then , I have seen how the foundations of our government and legal system have been under sneak attack , not by the Japanese , but as a result of our the complacency , negligence and malevolence on the federal bench in particular .
The book is thus a clarion call for all of us patriots to mount up like Paul Revere and offers ways and means to return ethics and morality to our body politic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action !
In that respect , `` It Takes a Revolution '' is much different from any other work that is currently on bookshelves .
And , I do not crow about my accomplishments as the heads of Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch , but openly admit that my successes have barely scratched the surface .
In these trying times , the time is for humility and a realization that our beloved nation is slipping away and facing extinction like ancient Rome and other great civilizations .
The barbarians are already within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cities and neighborhoods , and We the People , with God 's Grace , must spring into action !
We can no longer look to our federal judges , nor any public official , to save the republic .
Like our Founding Fathers and the colonies , we must do it for ourselves !
How to wage a peaceful revolution to restore rule of law , ethics , and morality to the nation .
With a title that satirically mocks Hillary Clinton , this book details how our executive , legislative , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrupt and failed the citizenry .
This work is a call to arms during these times of crises , when government corruption has hit a `` cancerous state . ''
The overriding message is that Americans should turn off cable news , get up off of the couch , and join the second American Revolution to restore the greatness of our nation in these perilous times .

The nation is on its back. Domestic terrorists of all races, sexes and persuasions roam the streets, particularly of major American cities, inciting and carrying out violence, sometimes fatal, against the populace; the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten and harm the citizenry's health and well-being; and the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, mired in their own lawlessness, corruption and deceit, simply turn the other cheek. Our politicians, merely a clown show would it not be for the fact that their disgusting conduct is not funny, spend most of their time, when they are not having money from special interest lobbyists stuffed into their filthy pockets, simply going on Fox News, MSNBC and CNN to feather their own nests and boost their egos.
If the republic is to survive even a short while longer, following our downward slide for the last 244 years since it was founded in my birthplace of Philadelphia, We the People must turn cable news off, a purveyor on all sides of fake news and false hope to boost ratings and rake in the ad dollars, get up off of the couch and take matters into our own peaceful and legal hands.
And that is why my latest work, which can be advanced purchased at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and all major booksellers on the internet, is so important.
The sequel to my autobiography "Whores: Why and How I Came to Fight the Establishment!," published in 2009 – 11 long years ago – and "Essays of a Mad Man," the four volume compilation of all the columns I had written since my years at Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch, both of which I founded, is aptly called "It Takes A Revolution: Forget the Scandal Industry!" As I am sure you patriots will recognize, the title mocks the work of the "First Lady of Crime," Hillary Clinton – but rather than arguing for a socialist body politic, the book seeks to unleash the "Village People" to clean up corruption in the swamp, in order to restore the vision and creation of our Founding Fathers with hard and decisive peaceful and legal action.
I will not reveal in this column all that I have to say to you. You have to read the book and listen to the words as well of Ambassador Alan Keyes, who honored me by writing the foreword. Alan's intellect – far beyond anyone else who has run for president, at least in my lifetime, and I am now 69 years old – is at the level of our Founding Fathers, the same ones the radical left has been trying, especially recently, to relegate to the ash heap of American history, much as their fellow Bolsheviks did with the czar.
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But the thesis of the book, which is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, whom I consider to be the greatest of our Founding Fathers and one of our finest presidents, is that the American people are presently left defenseless because, with a few exceptions, the federal judiciary, which Jefferson opposed, has become a den of despots unaccountable to the citizenry.
Indeed, here is what Jefferson predicted would occur thanks to an unelected federal judiciary with life tenure, cloaked with immunity from being held to legal account:
"You seem to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions; a very dangerous proposition indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of the oligarchy. Our judges are as honest as other men, and not more so. They have, with others, the same passions for power, and the privilege of their corps. … Their power is more dangerous as they are in office for life, and not responsible, as the other functionaries are, to elective control. The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with the corruptions of time and party, its members would become despots. It has more wisely made all the departments co-equal and co-sovereign within themselves." [letter to William Jarvis, 1820.]
And that is the essential problem. Federal judges are in principle our most important public officials, as they were created with the now provably naïve notion that they would serve as a check to the tyranny of the other two branches of government and ourselves. Instead, unelected and not accountable to the We the People, and armed with life tenure and immunity from suit, they have become tyrants themselves.
"It Takes a Revolution: Forget the Scandal Industry!" does not just make bold assertions; it backs them up with my specific life experiences in fighting in the trenches of our legal system for the last 43 years since I was sworn in as an attorney by the Florida Supreme Court, ironically on Dec. 7, 1977 – the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Since then, I have seen how the foundations of our government and legal system have been under sneak attack, not by the Japanese, but as a result of our the complacency, negligence and malevolence on the federal bench in particular.
The book is thus a clarion call for all of us patriots to mount up like Paul Revere and offers ways and means to return ethics and morality to our body politic, not by pontificating but by taking action! In that respect, "It Takes a Revolution" is much different from any other work that is currently on bookshelves. And, I do not crow about my accomplishments as the heads of Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch, but openly admit that my successes have barely scratched the surface.
In these trying times, the time is for humility and a realization that our beloved nation is slipping away and facing extinction like ancient Rome and other great civilizations. The barbarians are already within our gates, wreaking terror on our cities and neighborhoods, and We the People, with God's Grace, must spring into action! We can no longer look to our federal judges, nor any public official, to save the republic. Like our Founding Fathers and the colonies, we must do it for ourselves!
Pre-order Klayman's "It Takes a Revolution: Forget the Scandal Industry!" (coming Oct. 27)
How to wage a peaceful revolution to restore rule of law, ethics, and morality to the nation.
With a title that satirically mocks Hillary Clinton, this book details how our executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government have become thoroughly corrupt and failed the citizenry. This work is a call to arms during these times of crises, when government corruption has hit a "cancerous state." The overriding message is that Americans should turn off cable news, get up off of the couch, and join the second American Revolution to restore the greatness of our nation in these perilous times.
Pre-order from Amazon or Barnes & Noble


wnd--2020-08-01--How many Trump supporters did these alleged BLM agitators harassing diners just create?

Imagine this : You 're sitting down to eat .
You 're sitting outside , because that 's the responsible thing to do these days .
All of a sudden , a roving group of protesters comes up to you with drums and bullhorns .
They 're screaming at you .
Why are you out on the streets when you 're not protesting against the multitude of injustices being visited upon people who are n't white and ca n't eat outside where you are ?
They start beating the drums and hitting the sirens on the bullhorns .
You 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bit peeved .
The question is : If you walked into that situation as a liberal , how likely are you to exit as a conservative ?
This video was posted by conservative social media personality Ian Miles Chong on Wednesday , showing people eating ice cream al fresco who were subjected to just that kind of treatment from what appeared to be Black Lives Matter protesters : TRENDING : Barr 's clash with Dems rated : 'He ate their lunch' '' You can put your ice cream down for five seconds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the protest leader in the video said .
Apparently , they needed to listen to the merry troupe of protesters -- including what appears to be the requisite white guy wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt -- spending way longer than five seconds blaring the horns and beating the drums .
It 's worth noting little is known about the provenance of the video -- where and when it was shot , who was in it , what was the context , whether there any more protests going on , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to track down a slender few rumors that were consistent-ish but , at the moment , about as verifiable as the existence of Bigfoot .
We do n't report on Bigfoot here ( which has been a total downer for me , since I 've been looking to blow the lid off of the Sasquatch-industrial complex for years ) , so we 're not going to pass those along .
What we can tell is that the video appears to be genuine and inspired , for the most part , two types of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never understood is how they think being obnoxious and rude and violent is going to win anybody over , '' one Twitter user who exemplified the first kind of reaction wrote .
This is a perfectly reasonable reaction .
I do n't get it either , but I do n't necessarily know there 's anything to be understood .
Whenever someone 's protest actions appear on viral video like this , it 's usually because you 're not dealing with a rational actor .
You 're dealing with someone who wants to ignore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that enemy is mostly white people eating ice cream .
That seems a bit more like inchoate rage than someone trying to win friends and influence people who have n't read `` White Fragility '' yet .
So , I give you the other reaction , best exemplified by former liberal Dave Rubin : '' Congrats to @ realDonaldTrump on the new supporters they just created , '' Rubin said .
He was n't the only one who noticed this particularly noxious corner of the cultural left -- the less peaceful elements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatever they so please by Democratic officials in cities across this fruited plain -- might be turning people who would otherwise support the Black Lives Matter movement against it and against the Democratic Party one cringeworthy video like this at a time .
And why would you vote for them again ?
This wo n't magically solve itself under Joe Biden , after all .
If anything , that 's a sure way to embolden the kind of people who think you do n't have the right to eat ice cream without them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way , things were much worse when a similar incident happened in Dallas earlier in the month : WARNING : The following videos contain graphic language that some viewers will find offensive .
Did this create any Trump voters ?
I can bet you this much : A lot more new people walked out of both situations as new Republicans than as newly minted acolytes of the Black Lives Matter movement .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Imagine this: You're sitting down to eat. You're sitting outside, because that's the responsible thing to do these days.
All of a sudden, a roving group of protesters comes up to you with drums and bullhorns. They're screaming at you. Why are you out on the streets when you're not protesting against the multitude of injustices being visited upon people who aren't white and can't eat outside where you are?
They start beating the drums and hitting the sirens on the bullhorns. You're likely to walk away from the encounter a bit peeved.
The question is: If you walked into that situation as a liberal, how likely are you to exit as a conservative?
This video was posted by conservative social media personality Ian Miles Chong on Wednesday, showing people eating ice cream al fresco who were subjected to just that kind of treatment from what appeared to be Black Lives Matter protesters:
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Racism is over! pic.twitter.com/m5JEtADAG6 — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 30, 2020
"You can put your ice cream down for five seconds and give us respect. Sirens on," the protest leader in the video said.
Apparently, they needed to listen to the merry troupe of protesters -- including what appears to be the requisite white guy wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt -- spending way longer than five seconds blaring the horns and beating the drums.
It's worth noting little is known about the provenance of the video -- where and when it was shot, who was in it, what was the context, whether there any more protests going on, that sort of thing.
We were able to track down a slender few rumors that were consistent-ish but, at the moment, about as verifiable as the existence of Bigfoot. We don't report on Bigfoot here (which has been a total downer for me, since I've been looking to blow the lid off of the Sasquatch-industrial complex for years), so we're not going to pass those along.
What we can tell is that the video appears to be genuine and inspired, for the most part, two types of reactions.
What I’ve never understood is how they think being obnoxious and rude and violent is going to win anybody over. — Virginia Girl (@virginiagirl10) July 30, 2020
"What I’ve never understood is how they think being obnoxious and rude and violent is going to win anybody over," one Twitter user who exemplified the first kind of reaction wrote.
This is a perfectly reasonable reaction. I don't get it either, but I don't necessarily know there's anything to be understood.
Whenever someone's protest actions appear on viral video like this, it's usually because you're not dealing with a rational actor. You're dealing with someone who wants to ignore their perceived enemy. In this case, that enemy is mostly white people eating ice cream. That seems a bit more like inchoate rage than someone trying to win friends and influence people who haven't read "White Fragility" yet.
So, I give you the other reaction, best exemplified by former liberal Dave Rubin:
Congrats to @realDonaldTrump on the new supporters they just created. https://t.co/0x3yVMcmbF — Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) July 30, 2020
"Congrats to @realDonaldTrump on the new supporters they just created," Rubin said.
He wasn't the only one who noticed this particularly noxious corner of the cultural left -- the less peaceful elements of which have been allowed to do whatever they so please by Democratic officials in cities across this fruited plain -- might be turning people who would otherwise support the Black Lives Matter movement against it and against the Democratic Party one cringeworthy video like this at a time.
Creating Republicans — Jim Tomlinson 🇺🇸 (@jimetomlinson) July 29, 2020
Lots more are being red-pilled daily! Keep it up #BLM and #Antifa! Trump thanks you for your in kind contributions to his re-election campaign. 4 more years! 4 more years!! #Trump2020LandslideVictory — Reagan (@Flyingright1) July 30, 2020
Seriously. Every time I see crazy people acting like this I always think to myself, "Trump is going to win so hard in November..." — More Meat Lessloaf (@mormeatlessloaf) July 30, 2020
Voted Dem. my entire life and up until 4 months ago I had every intention of doing so again in 2020; then the Democratic Party sold its soul to BLM, and now November can’t get here fast enough so I can vote for Trump! BLM isn’t solving race inequality, they are making it worse. — Adam Taylor Fletcher (@AdamTFletcher) July 30, 2020
And why would you vote for them again? This won't magically solve itself under Joe Biden, after all. If anything, that's a sure way to embolden the kind of people who think you don't have the right to eat ice cream without them disrupting you.
Oh, and by the way, things were much worse when a similar incident happened in Dallas earlier in the month:
WARNING: The following videos contain graphic language that some viewers will find offensive.
Black Lives Matter started a riot at an otherwise peaceful restaurant in Dallas by attacking customers and staff. This is what Cultural Marxism looks like. pic.twitter.com/kmqHgwJo1c — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 15, 2020
Black Lives Matter started a riot in this Dallas establishment with the sole purpose of creating chaos and anarchy. They wrecked the entire restaurant. pic.twitter.com/URV0eIYVPK — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 15, 2020
Did this create any Trump voters? I can bet you this much: A lot more new people walked out of both situations as new Republicans than as newly minted acolytes of the Black Lives Matter movement.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-01--The green policies that will hurt California

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy . ]
No state advertises its green credentials more than California .
That these policies often hurt the economy , driving up housing costs and narrowing opportunities for working-class people while not even doing much for the environment , has not discouraged the state ’ s environmental overlords .
Consider the state ’ s insistence on electrifying transportation .
Even as California reduces its reliable sources of power , notably nuclear and national gas , it is mandating a statewide shift to all-electric medium- and heavy-duty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal of reaching 100 percent of all new sales , wherever feasible , by 2045 .
On top of other electrification mandates for light-duty cars and buildings , the new truck rule will further increase the state ’ s demand for electricity and raise rates , already among the nation ’ s highest .
Since 2011 , electricity prices have increased five times as fast as the national average .
In 2017 alone , they increased at three times the national rate .
These policies have been devastating to poorer Californians , particularly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy poverty ” has grown rapidly .
Alternative energy sources like recycled natural gas and nuclear could lessen the pain , but the climate purists who dominate California policymaking find only wind and solar acceptable .
Even some climate-change advocates caution that overreliance on intermittent , weather-dependent energy will push costs so high and lead to such massive land and environmental impacts that the public will turn against such policies .
Time will tell .
The impact of forced electrification on working people , who have been rightfully praised for their critical and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be glimpsed at California ’ s three major ports—Los Angeles , Long Beach , and Oakland .
International trade , including exports and imports , supports nearly 5 million California jobs , nearly one in four of the state total .
Yet the new electrical truck mandate will threaten the competitive advantage of these ports , and the jobs of the tens of thousands of blue-collar Californians who work at them .
Compared with very low-emission natural gas vehicles , large electric trucks are far more expensive , not yet readily available , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great distances , notes Weston Le Bar , CEO of the Harbor Trucking Association trade group .
An electric truck , he notes , can cost four times that of a “ near-zero ” natural gas truck .
The electric trucks can go at best 80 miles without stopping ; a less expensive gas one can cover 500 , greatly increasing efficiency .
Challenges including a lack of electric-charging stations , notes Jack Khudikyan , principal owner of Compton-based MDB Transportation , also make such vehicles impractical for longer hauls .
He estimates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is as much as seven times as high per mile than a near-zero vehicle .
The electric-truck mandate—California ’ s latest in a series of green strictures—will work to the benefit of rival ports such as Houston , which make no such demands on haulers .
Over the past five years , California ’ s ports have lost a substantial portion of their North American container-market share , dropping from 35.5 % to 30.2 % , as shippers take advantage of the greater capacity of the upgraded Panama Canal to reach more user-friendly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ volume numbers are down 30 % from 2018 levels .
Such losses could prove troubling in the future .
Past experience shows that once supply chains are rerouted—as they have been during escalating tensions with China and the ongoing pandemic—they are notoriously hard to reverse .
East Coast ports lost out to California on Pacific trade in the past , for example .
And California greens shouldn ’ t delude themselves that the exodus to other ports will make any net difference in greenhouse-gas emissions—it will merely shift demand to new locations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ green port policy are minority entrepreneurs and blue-collar workers .
Most of the roughly 18,000 drivers working at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are Latino , while the 4,500 in Oakland include large contingents of Indian-Americans .
Some 1,800 small and sole proprietors , who dominate the trade , have little wherewithal to absorb the huge costs associated with electric trucks , forcing them out of business , in favor of larger rivals .
“ Regulation like this drives consolidation , ” Le Bar suggests .
“ One of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the business is being destroyed…The regulators don ’ t care about the working class.
” California ’ s green regulators maintain that ever-stricter climate rules will have only a small impact on the economy , a contention that even some environmental economists , such as Harvard ’ s Robert Stavins , find dubious .
Eager to mitigate concerns about higher costs associated with the state ’ s energy policy , California political elites , including billionaire Tom Steyer , have embraced the notion of “ green jobs.
” It ’ s mostly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institute of Technology ( MIT ) report suggests , overreliance on renewables will continue to impose costs , including for massive new ( and environmentally unfriendly ) battery-storage capacity ; it will also threaten reliability , particularly without energy from other sources , such as nuclear plants .
Virtually every place that has tried to base its energy on a short-term shift to renewables—Germany , Demark , even resource-rich Australia—has experienced huge spikes in energy prices .
In Europe , notes one recent study , reliance on renewables both reduces incomes and boosts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prices have proved disastrous for historically well-paying working-class California jobs in manufacturing , energy , and homebuilding .
As the green regime has imposed ever-stricter regulations , a recent Chapman University report suggests , the state has fallen behind in creating high-wage jobs .
Since 2008 , California has created five times as many low-wage as high-wage jobs .
It has lost 1.6 million above-average-paying jobs in the past decade , more than twice as many as any other state .
This attrition reflects in part the torpor of the state ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Golden State has fallen into the bottom half of states in manufacturing-sector employment growth , ranking 44th last year ; its industrial new-job creation has been negative .
By contrast , competitors such as Nevada , Kentucky , Michigan , and Florida have seen gains .
Even without adjusting for costs , notes The New York Times , no California metro ranks in the U.S. top ten in terms of well-paying blue-collar jobs , but four—Ventura , Los Angeles , San Jose , and San Diego—sit among the bottom ten .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t look likely to expand as many had predicted .
Tesla , the state ’ s last big auto manufacturer and poster child for electric vehicles , has found state energy and regulatory policies too difficult to navigate .
In 2014 , Elon Musk chose to put his $ 5 billion Gigafactory in low-cost Nevada .
Last week , he announced that the company ’ s new $ 1.1 billion dollar SUV plant , employing over 5,000 people , will be built even farther away , outside Austin , Texas .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ may also be unlikely to produce new-generation vehicles in the Golden State .
Tesla rival Rivian plans to build its products in Illinois , while General Motors has decided to set up its new electric-truck operation in Michigan .
California ’ s electrical fantasy is facing some pushback , even among Democrats .
In response to the state ’ s new drive to prevent new natural gas hookups , 113 cities and the three most prominent ethnic chambers of commerce—African-American , Latino , and Asian-Pacific—have joined the State Chamber to change the electrical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prefer to cook with gas and are already struggling with existing regulatory mandates and pressures , have sued the state .
These and other independent businesses are also among those hardest-hit economically by the coronavirus ; Sacramento ’ s electrification obsession further threatens their future .
Perhaps the most dubious aspect of the all-electric policy can be summarized in a question : Where will the new juice come from ?
In 2018 , California used about 285 million megawatt hours of electricity , but it imported over 30 percent—90 million megawatt hours—from other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation ’ s largest net electrical-importing state .
By 2050 , state consultants estimate that electrification mandates , including those for trucks , will cause total demand to skyrocket to about 500 million megawatt hours .
The California being forged by policies such as forced electrification is dystopic—even from a conservationist perspective .
To accommodate massive new solar and wind facilities will require not only sacrificing blue-collar jobs but also essentially devastating some of the state ’ s great natural areas , notably the Mojave Desert .
Nearly 70,000 acres of habitat of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Groups like The Nature Conservancy have estimated that by 2050 , with the abandonment of fossil fuels and nuclear power , in tandem with greatly increased electrical demand , wind and solar facilities alone would cover from 1.6 million to 3.1 million acres—a massive scale of new development considering that , in 2010 , the Census Bureau estimated that California ’ s total urban , non-rural area amounted to 5.26 million acres .
To avoid the blanketing of the state ’ s agricultural and nature areas , the lowest-cost options for installing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ development require covering large amounts of land in other states with new solar and wind facilities serving California—a strategy that , even if feasible , will likely prove controversial .
If California elects to build—or is forced by uncooperative neighboring states to build—its new wind and solar capacity in-state , costs and land impacts will dramatically increase .
In the end , sweeping electrification mandates can only intensify inequality in a state home to both the world ’ s richest corporations and the highest percentage of poor people .
California already suffers the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of any state .
Its aggressive green policies seem certain to accelerate that trend .
Rather than a sign of bold progressive change , the electrification mandate seems likely to consolidate further a new model of high-tech feudalism—one that will offer opportunity for powerful regulators and renewable-energy firms but impose a harsher future on most other Californians .
Joel Kotkin is the Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University and executive director of the Urban Reform Institute .
His new book , The Coming of Neo-Feudalism , is now out from Encounter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joelkotkin .
[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy . ]

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.]
By Joel Kotkin
Real Clear Energy
No state advertises its green credentials more than California. That these policies often hurt the economy, driving up housing costs and narrowing opportunities for working-class people while not even doing much for the environment, has not discouraged the state’s environmental overlords.
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Consider the state’s insistence on electrifying transportation. Even as California reduces its reliable sources of power, notably nuclear and national gas, it is mandating a statewide shift to all-electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks starting in 2024, with the goal of reaching 100 percent of all new sales, wherever feasible, by 2045. On top of other electrification mandates for light-duty cars and buildings, the new truck rule will further increase the state’s demand for electricity and raise rates, already among the nation’s highest. Since 2011, electricity prices have increased five times as fast as the national average. In 2017 alone, they increased at three times the national rate.
These policies have been devastating to poorer Californians, particularly in the less-temperate interior, where “energy poverty” has grown rapidly. Alternative energy sources like recycled natural gas and nuclear could lessen the pain, but the climate purists who dominate California policymaking find only wind and solar acceptable. Even some climate-change advocates caution that overreliance on intermittent, weather-dependent energy will push costs so high and lead to such massive land and environmental impacts that the public will turn against such policies. Time will tell.
Tragedy at the Port
The impact of forced electrification on working people, who have been rightfully praised for their critical and even heroic efforts during the pandemic can be glimpsed at California’s three major ports—Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland. International trade, including exports and imports, supports nearly 5 million California jobs, nearly one in four of the state total. Yet the new electrical truck mandate will threaten the competitive advantage of these ports, and the jobs of the tens of thousands of blue-collar Californians who work at them.
Compared with very low-emission natural gas vehicles, large electric trucks are far more expensive, not yet readily available , and less capable of carrying loads for great distances, notes Weston Le Bar, CEO of the Harbor Trucking Association trade group. An electric truck, he notes, can cost four times that of a “near-zero” natural gas truck. The electric trucks can go at best 80 miles without stopping; a less expensive gas one can cover 500, greatly increasing efficiency.
Challenges including a lack of electric-charging stations, notes Jack Khudikyan, principal owner of Compton-based MDB Transportation, also make such vehicles impractical for longer hauls. He estimates the cost of running an electric truck is as much as seven times as high per mile than a near-zero vehicle.
The electric-truck mandate—California’s latest in a series of green strictures—will work to the benefit of rival ports such as Houston, which make no such demands on haulers. Over the past five years, California’s ports have lost a substantial portion of their North American container-market share, dropping from 35.5% to 30.2%, as shippers take advantage of the greater capacity of the upgraded Panama Canal to reach more user-friendly ports on the Gulf Coast. Current volume numbers are down 30% from 2018 levels.
Such losses could prove troubling in the future. Past experience shows that once supply chains are rerouted—as they have been during escalating tensions with China and the ongoing pandemic—they are notoriously hard to reverse. East Coast ports lost out to California on Pacific trade in the past, for example. And California greens shouldn’t delude themselves that the exodus to other ports will make any net difference in greenhouse-gas emissions—it will merely shift demand to new locations.
The biggest losers in California’s green port policy are minority entrepreneurs and blue-collar workers. Most of the roughly 18,000 drivers working at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are Latino, while the 4,500 in Oakland include large contingents of Indian-Americans. Some 1,800 small and sole proprietors, who dominate the trade, have little wherewithal to absorb the huge costs associated with electric trucks, forcing them out of business, in favor of larger rivals.
“Regulation like this drives consolidation,” Le Bar suggests. “One of our biggest fears is that the entrepreneurial character of the business is being destroyed…The regulators don’t care about the working class.”
The Chimera of Green Jobs
California’s green regulators maintain that ever-stricter climate rules will have only a small impact on the economy, a contention that even some environmental economists, such as Harvard’s Robert Stavins, find dubious. Eager to mitigate concerns about higher costs associated with the state’s energy policy, California political elites, including billionaire Tom Steyer, have embraced the notion of “green jobs.”
It’s mostly wishful thinking. As a recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report suggests, overreliance on renewables will continue to impose costs, including for massive new (and environmentally unfriendly) battery-storage capacity; it will also threaten reliability, particularly without energy from other sources, such as nuclear plants. Virtually every place that has tried to base its energy on a short-term shift to renewables—Germany, Demark, even resource-rich Australia—has experienced huge spikes in energy prices. In Europe, notes one recent study, reliance on renewables both reduces incomes and boosts rates of household poverty.
High energy prices have proved disastrous for historically well-paying working-class California jobs in manufacturing, energy, and homebuilding. As the green regime has imposed ever-stricter regulations, a recent Chapman University report suggests, the state has fallen behind in creating high-wage jobs. Since 2008, California has created five times as many low-wage as high-wage jobs. It has lost 1.6 million above-average-paying jobs in the past decade, more than twice as many as any other state.
This attrition reflects in part the torpor of the state’s industrial sector. Over the past decade, the Golden State has fallen into the bottom half of states in manufacturing-sector employment growth, ranking 44th last year; its industrial new-job creation has been negative. By contrast, competitors such as Nevada, Kentucky, Michigan, and Florida have seen gains. Even without adjusting for costs, notes The New York Times, no California metro ranks in the U.S. top ten in terms of well-paying blue-collar jobs, but four—Ventura, Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Diego—sit among the bottom ten.
“Green jobs,” meanwhile, don’t look likely to expand as many had predicted. Tesla, the state’s last big auto manufacturer and poster child for electric vehicles, has found state energy and regulatory policies too difficult to navigate. In 2014, Elon Musk chose to put his $5 billion Gigafactory in low-cost Nevada. Last week, he announced that the company’s new $1.1 billion dollar SUV plant, employing over 5,000 people, will be built even farther away, outside Austin, Texas. Other fledgling firms entering the electric space may also be unlikely to produce new-generation vehicles in the Golden State. Tesla rival Rivian plans to build its products in Illinois, while General Motors has decided to set up its new electric-truck operation in Michigan.
Negligible Gains, Tangible Pain
California’s electrical fantasy is facing some pushback, even among Democrats. In response to the state’s new drive to prevent new natural gas hookups, 113 cities and the three most prominent ethnic chambers of commerce—African-American, Latino, and Asian-Pacific—have joined the State Chamber to change the electrical mandate. Bay Area restaurateurs, who prefer to cook with gas and are already struggling with existing regulatory mandates and pressures, have sued the state. These and other independent businesses are also among those hardest-hit economically by the coronavirus; Sacramento’s electrification obsession further threatens their future.
Perhaps the most dubious aspect of the all-electric policy can be summarized in a question: Where will the new juice come from? In 2018, California used about 285 million megawatt hours of electricity, but it imported over 30 percent—90 million megawatt hours—from other locations. California is by far the nation’s largest net electrical-importing state. By 2050, state consultants estimate that electrification mandates, including those for trucks, will cause total demand to skyrocket to about 500 million megawatt hours.
The California being forged by policies such as forced electrification is dystopic—even from a conservationist perspective. To accommodate massive new solar and wind facilities will require not only sacrificing blue-collar jobs but also essentially devastating some of the state’s great natural areas, notably the Mojave Desert. Nearly 70,000 acres of habitat of the endangered desert tortoise have been destroyed. Groups like The Nature Conservancy have estimated that by 2050, with the abandonment of fossil fuels and nuclear power, in tandem with greatly increased electrical demand, wind and solar facilities alone would cover from 1.6 million to 3.1 million acres—a massive scale of new development considering that, in 2010, the Census Bureau estimated that California’s total urban, non-rural area amounted to 5.26 million acres.
To avoid the blanketing of the state’s agricultural and nature areas, the lowest-cost options for installing and operating this massive expansion of energy development require covering large amounts of land in other states with new solar and wind facilities serving California—a strategy that, even if feasible, will likely prove controversial. If California elects to build—or is forced by uncooperative neighboring states to build—its new wind and solar capacity in-state, costs and land impacts will dramatically increase.
In the end, sweeping electrification mandates can only intensify inequality in a state home to both the world’s richest corporations and the highest percentage of poor people. California already suffers the widest gap between middle- and upper-middle-income earners of any state. Its aggressive green policies seem certain to accelerate that trend. Rather than a sign of bold progressive change, the electrification mandate seems likely to consolidate further a new model of high-tech feudalism—one that will offer opportunity for powerful regulators and renewable-energy firms but impose a harsher future on most other Californians.
Joel Kotkin is the Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures at Chapman University and executive director of the Urban Reform Institute. His new book, The Coming of Neo-Feudalism, is now out from Encounter. You can follow him on Twitter @joelkotkin.
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.]


wnd--2020-08-01--Disillusioned James Murdoch steps down from News Corp board

( LONDON DAILY MAIL ) James Murdoch sensationally quit the board of his family 's News Corporation media empire following @ @ @ @ @ over the company 's political stance – especially on climate change .
James , a @ @ @ @ @ 'the liberal of the Murdoch family ' , cited editorial disagreements in his bombshell resignation @ @ @ @ @ just two paragraphs .
In it , he wrote : 'My resignation is due to @ @ @ @ @ published by the Company 's news outlets and certain other strategic decisions . '
The @ @ @ @ @ senior positions in several of his father 's companies , was once seen as the @ @ @ @ @ Corporation .

(LONDON DAILY MAIL) James Murdoch sensationally quit the board of his family's News Corporation media empire following a series of behind-the-scenes rows over the company's political stance – especially on climate change.
James, a father-of-three who is regarded as 'the liberal of the Murdoch family', cited editorial disagreements in his bombshell resignation letter, which ran to just two paragraphs.
In it, he wrote: 'My resignation is due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company's news outlets and certain other strategic decisions.'
The 47-year-old, who has held senior positions in several of his father's companies, was once seen as the favourite to take over News Corporation.
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wnd--2020-08-01--Woman tries to cancel pizza joint for flying Trump flag, but Trump steps in

You tried , Facebook canceler .
You tried your hardest .
You went into Patio Pizza in St. James , New York , on the night of July 24 to pick up your order .
Like any good Long Islander , you like yourself a good pizza on a Friday night .
What could spoil your night ?
No , it was n't thick-crust pizza , or someone without a mask or even someone loudly discussing how Billy Joel is really overrated .
No , it was a flag .
Not an American flag .
Not even a `` Thin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than that : a Trump flag .
Maybe it was a sick prank .
Is that show `` Punk 'd '' still on ?
Surely it was something like that .
You asked one of the Patio Pizza employees what was going on and they said it belonged to the owner .
You went through your options .
Could you call the police ?
No , the owner 's name was Guy Caligiuri -- that sounds white , and as a liberal ( I assume ) in good standing , you know they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police actually -- shudder -- like that Orange Man .
What about setting the flag aflame ?
That would be a good way to deal with it .
Even better , though : You 're the administrator of a local mom-centric Facebook page .
Get ready for digital ignominy , Mr. Caligiuri .
You went home and made a post about how you were never going to spend your money there again , making sure everyone knew how awful this guy was .
After all , he did n't just have a different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gall to express it .
Watching Caligiuri 's appearance Thursday on Fox Business for the fifth time on your DVR , your eyes still misted over with rage , you wonder how it went so wrong -- and why he did n't just realize how important you were , as the administrator of a Facebook page , and just take the flag down .
`` I 've been in business for 43 years and I 've seen a lot , '' you heard Caligiuri tell host Stuart Varney .
`` And , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I just ignored it , basically . ''
And things were going right , too !
He knew that you were going make sure he was canceled , and canceled hard .
He talked about getting calls about `` this woman who had posted nasty things about me online and was asking the [ St. James ] community to boycott Patio Pizza . ''
Yes !
Yes you had !
You 'd canceled it !
And so people converged on Patio Pizza and ... supported it ?
The community `` rallied around '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So did people from around the country .
How could that be ?
`` They supported our president .
They support the flag that I had hanging in the back of my store , '' you heard Caligiuri say .
You looked through Twitter , fighting back the tears .
People liked that guy .
And you know who liked the guy , too ?
That ... that ... oh , you ca n't even say it !
`` I think he 's a fantastic president , I think he 's done a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's my right to support him and to show my support of him , '' Caligiuri said .
`` But , this woman took it upon herself to -- not knowing me , not knowing my family , not knowing my grandchildren ... she took it upon herself because she saw a flag in the back to try to put me out of business , '' you heard him say .
You went back to Twitter .
At least some people saw that you were making sense and realizing this guy 's support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be run out of business .
How did n't this work ?
You were told this was how cancel culture was supposed to work , right ?
You said this guy had the temerity to support Donald Trump .
You implied on Facebook that the community should do their worst .
And they did n't .
In fact , the community rallied around this guy .
It 's almost as if they did n't care that you were outraged !
What 's the world come to when this guy 's allowed to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

You tried, Facebook canceler. You tried your hardest.
You went into Patio Pizza in St. James, New York, on the night of July 24 to pick up your order. Like any good Long Islander, you like yourself a good pizza on a Friday night.
What could spoil your night? No, it wasn't thick-crust pizza, or someone without a mask or even someone loudly discussing how Billy Joel is really overrated.
No, it was a flag. Not an American flag. Not even a "Thin Blue Line" flag. Much worse than that: a Trump flag.
Maybe it was a sick prank. Is that show "Punk'd" still on? Surely it was something like that. You asked one of the Patio Pizza employees what was going on and they said it belonged to the owner.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
You went through your options. Could you call the police? No, the owner's name was Guy Caligiuri -- that sounds white, and as a liberal (I assume) in good standing, you know they only kill black people.
Plus, police actually -- shudder -- like that Orange Man. What about setting the flag aflame? That would be a good way to deal with it.
Even better, though: You're the administrator of a local mom-centric Facebook page. Get ready for digital ignominy, Mr. Caligiuri. You went home and made a post about how you were never going to spend your money there again, making sure everyone knew how awful this guy was. After all, he didn't just have a different opinion than you. He had the gall to express it.
Watching Caligiuri's appearance Thursday on Fox Business for the fifth time on your DVR, your eyes still misted over with rage, you wonder how it went so wrong -- and why he didn't just realize how important you were, as the administrator of a Facebook page, and just take the flag down.
"I've been in business for 43 years and I've seen a lot," you heard Caligiuri tell host Stuart Varney. "And, I just took it in stride. ... I just ignored it, basically."
And things were going right, too! He knew that you were going make sure he was canceled, and canceled hard.
He talked about getting calls about "this woman who had posted nasty things about me online and was asking the [St. James] community to boycott Patio Pizza."
Yes! Yes you had! You'd canceled it! And so people converged on Patio Pizza and ... supported it?
The community "rallied around" Caligiuri, the business owner said. So did people from around the country.
How could that be?
"They supported our president. They support the flag that I had hanging in the back of my store," you heard Caligiuri say.
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
You looked through Twitter, fighting back the tears. People liked that guy.
Local pizza place criticized for putting up Trump flag. Insane support. Patio Pizza in St. James, Ny. We got your back!! pic.twitter.com/RHY79Oi48C — Michelle (@Hockeymom2234) July 29, 2020
Driving in from Queens to get a pie from Patio Pizza! — Carrie Marcal (@CarrieMarcal) July 31, 2020
Patio Pizza St James NYLI ❤🤍💙 pic.twitter.com/PPAjRPlq3f — Roberta (@Roberta19892234) July 30, 2020
Go enjoy a pizza at Patio Pizza in St. James, Long Island, NY🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 — mauijan88 (@EmanueleJan) July 30, 2020
And you know who liked the guy, too? That ... that ... oh, you can't even say it!
Support Patio Pizza and its wonderful owner, Guy Caligiuri, in St. James, Long Island (N.Y.). Great Pizza!!! @Varneyco — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 30, 2020
"I think he's a fantastic president, I think he's done a great job, and I think it's my right to support him and to show my support of him," Caligiuri said.
"But, this woman took it upon herself to -- not knowing me, not knowing my family, not knowing my grandchildren ... she took it upon herself because she saw a flag in the back to try to put me out of business," you heard him say.
You went back to Twitter. At least some people saw that you were making sense and realizing this guy's support of President Trump meant he ought to be run out of business.
Kiss of death endorsement. This is the worst thing you could do for Patio Pizza. https://t.co/dkdWBiSVSr — Larry K (@Getsmart4) July 30, 2020
I suggest that everyone do just the opposite of the President's endorsement. BOYCOTT: Caligiuri's Patio Pizza on Lake Ave, St James, NY No employees, not even the cook, wear a mask. @TheDemocrats #WearADamnMask pic.twitter.com/vnGlqfsfEL — OnTheFritz (@fritzinmo) July 30, 2020
We all know which pizza place to avoid in Lonv Island. @Patiopizza has to be bad if Trump supports it. #WearADamnMask — Tricia (@tricia61862) July 30, 2020
How didn't this work? You were told this was how cancel culture was supposed to work, right? You said this guy had the temerity to support Donald Trump. You implied on Facebook that the community should do their worst. And they didn't.
In fact, the community rallied around this guy. It's almost as if they didn't care that you were outraged!
What's the world come to when this guy's allowed to get away with having his own opinion?
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-01--Having a Bible could be a 'hate crime,' bishop warns

The Bible has been banned or restricted by many authoritarian regimes throughout the world .
When the Iron Curtain divided Europe , Brother Andrew , known as `` God 's Smuggler , '' took Bibles to Christians in the communist nations under the dominance of the atheist Soviet Union .
But now Christians in a Western nation are being warned that possessing the Bible could become an offense .
Catholic bishops in Scotland point out that the Scottish National Parliament 's `` hate crimes '' bill makes `` possessing inflammatory material '' a crime , the Telegraph of London reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Bishops ' Conference of Scotland pointed out that their affirmation that a person 's sex and gender are `` not fluid and changeable , '' based on biblical teachings , could subject them to punishment under the law .
They said `` an appropriate freedom of expression provision '' must be added to the bill , because without it , widely held views could be punished .
The Telegraph reported the bishops argued that `` how hatred is defined is not clear , which leaves it open to wide interpretation '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having to be dealt with by police . ''
The Telegraph reported the Scottish Police Federation has similar concerns about the Hate Crime and Public Order .
It could leave officers `` determining '' speech , the group said .
The bill would punish anyone `` stirring up hatred '' against certain groups , `` even if a person making the remarks had not intended to do so . ''
The penalty could be up to seven years in prison .
That is `` morally wrong , '' said Anthony Horan , director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bishops worry `` about the lack of clarity around definitions and a potentially low threshold for committing an offense . ''
`` A new offense of possessing inflammatory material could even render material such as the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church ... inflammatory , '' he said .
Basic Christian beliefs , such as that sex and gender are not changeable , `` could fall foul , '' said Horan .

The Bible has been banned or restricted by many authoritarian regimes throughout the world.
When the Iron Curtain divided Europe, Brother Andrew, known as "God's Smuggler," took Bibles to Christians in the communist nations under the dominance of the atheist Soviet Union.
But now Christians in a Western nation are being warned that possessing the Bible could become an offense.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Catholic bishops in Scotland point out that the Scottish National Parliament's "hate crimes" bill makes "possessing inflammatory material" a crime, the Telegraph of London reported.
In response to a governmental inquiry, the Bishops' Conference of Scotland pointed out that their affirmation that a person's sex and gender are "not fluid and changeable," based on biblical teachings, could subject them to punishment under the law.
They said "an appropriate freedom of expression provision" must be added to the bill, because without it, widely held views could be punished.
The Telegraph reported the bishops argued that "how hatred is defined is not clear, which leaves it open to wide interpretation" and might "lead to vexatious claims having to be dealt with by police."
Do you think there will ever be a time in America when having a Bible is considered a 'hate crime'? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to WND news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use You're logged in to Facebook. Click here to log out. 87% (93 Votes) 13% (14 Votes)
The Telegraph reported the Scottish Police Federation has similar concerns about the Hate Crime and Public Order.
It could leave officers "determining" speech, the group said.
The bill would punish anyone "stirring up hatred" against certain groups, "even if a person making the remarks had not intended to do so."
The penalty could be up to seven years in prison.
That is "morally wrong," said Anthony Horan, director of the Catholic parliamentary office, noting the bishops worry "about the lack of clarity around definitions and a potentially low threshold for committing an offense."
"A new offense of possessing inflammatory material could even render material such as the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church ... inflammatory," he said.
Basic Christian beliefs, such as that sex and gender are not changeable, "could fall foul," said Horan.


wnd--2020-08-01--Promise Keepers stages comeback, but returns on screens instead of in stadium

( RELIGION NEWS SERVICE ) Thirty years ago , a Christian men ’ s movement began as a meeting of @ @ @ @ @ prominent former football coach .
Its biggest moment was a gathering of hundreds of thousands @ @ @ @ @ 1997 .
Now , Promise Keepers is attempting to make a comeback , but not @ @ @ @ @ planned .
Starting Friday ( July 31 ) , the evangelical organization will hold a @ @ @ @ @ bringing together men from more than 65 countries to hear from former sports figures , @ @ @ @ @ and authors .
Organizers originally hoped to draw 80,000 men to a stadium outside Dallas @ @ @ @ @ event in close to a decade .

(RELIGION NEWS SERVICE) Thirty years ago, a Christian men’s movement began as a meeting of dozens of men with a prominent former football coach.
Its biggest moment was a gathering of hundreds of thousands on the National Mall in 1997.
Now, Promise Keepers is attempting to make a comeback, but not in the way it had planned.
Starting Friday (July 31), the evangelical organization will hold a free two-day virtual event, bringing together men from more than 65 countries to hear from former sports figures, Christian musicians and famous pastors and authors. Organizers originally hoped to draw 80,000 men to a stadium outside Dallas for their first major arena-based event in close to a decade.
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wnd--2020-08-01--UC teaching assistant says he would 'assassinate Jesus' if he had a time machine

Tim Snediker , who is also a doctoral student in religious studies at the public university in California , tweeted @ @ @ @ @ would “ assassinate Jesus of Nazareth ” if he had a time machine In a @ @ @ @ @ he would also consider “ murdering him before his baptism .
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(COLLEGE FIX) A UC Santa Barbara teaching assistant recently tweeted about killing Jesus Christ.
Tim Snediker, who is also a doctoral student in religious studies at the public university in California, tweeted late Sunday night that he would “assassinate Jesus of Nazareth” if he had a time machine
In a follow-up tweet, he said he would also consider “murdering him before his baptism.”
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wnd--2020-08-01--Gavin Newsom's 2020 property taxes are 'delinquent' on BOTH of his estates

( RED STATE ) Property taxes in California are insanely expensive , as we all know .
They sting everyone @ @ @ @ @ Newsom ( D ) .
He personally owns more than $ 6 million in real @ @ @ @ @ , giving him a massive property tax bill every year .
And even though he @ @ @ @ @ late January from Union Bank as a cash-out refinance on his $ 3.7 million Sacramento @ @ @ @ @ ’ t turn around and pay property taxes due in either Sacramento County or Marin @ @ @ @ @ at this moment his Kentfield estate is listed as “ delinquent ” on the Marin @ @ @ @ @ website :

(RED STATE) Property taxes in California are insanely expensive, as we all know. They sting everyone, including Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). He personally owns more than $6 million in real estate in the Golden State, giving him a massive property tax bill every year. And even though he received $2,695,000 cash in late January from Union Bank as a cash-out refinance on his $3.7 million Sacramento County mansion, he didn’t turn around and pay property taxes due in either Sacramento County or Marin County. In fact, at this moment his Kentfield estate is listed as “delinquent” on the Marin County Tax Collector’s website:
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wnd--2020-08-01--Dutch government suggests masks could increase COVID risk due to incorrect wear

Government officials in the Netherlands will not ask citizens to wear masks , as they say there is no clear evidence that doing so would slow the spread of the coronavirus .
Reuters reported the decision was made Wednesday and announced by Dutch Minister for Medical Care Tamara van Ark .
The policy was also reviewed by the country ’ s National Institute for Health , which said it could not support advising residents to wear masks whenever they are out in public , despite a surge of cases in the country .
Instead of mandating facial coverings , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more physical distancing .
“ Because from a medical perspective there is no proven effectiveness of masks , the Cabinet has decided that there will be no national obligation for wearing non-medical masks , ” van Ark said at a news conference .
Jaap van Dissel , chief of the Dutch National Institute for Health , also spoke about the country ’ s view of the efficacy of facial coverings , which are only required on public transportation and at airports in the Netherlands .
The health official said studies which show masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have not convinced Dutch health experts .
`` He argued wearing masks incorrectly , together with worse adherence to social distancing rules , could increase the risk of transmitting the disease , '' Reuters reported .
“ So we think that if you ’ re going to use masks [ in a public setting ] ... then you must give good training for it , ” van Dissel said .
The Netherlands announced July 1 it would be lifting lockdown restrictions , and has seen an increase in cases since then , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alone in their skepticism of facial coverings .
Swedish officials , who did not shut down the country amid the coronavirus pandemic and chose to instead seek an approach that relies on citizens gaining herd immunity , have been critical of masks .
The country has seen its number of coronavirus cases and deaths plummet .
Measures such as social distancing and the wearing of masks in the Scandinavian nation are voluntary .
Dr. Anders Tegnell , the man behind the country ’ s controversial response to the pandemic , has pointed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus .
The epidemiologist told reporters this week he did not see a reason for his country ’ s citizens to wear masks .
`` The curves go down , and the curves over the seriously ill begin to be very close to zero .
As a whole , it is very positive , '' he said , Financial Review reported .
`` With numbers diminishing very quickly in Sweden , we see no point in wearing a face mask in Sweden , not even on public transport . ''
While other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections , Sweden reported a 54 percent decrease in cases per 100,000 people over the two-week period ending Wednesday , Newsweek reported .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Government officials in the Netherlands will not ask citizens to wear masks, as they say there is no clear evidence that doing so would slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Reuters reported the decision was made Wednesday and announced by Dutch Minister for Medical Care Tamara van Ark.
The policy was also reviewed by the country’s National Institute for Health, which said it could not support advising residents to wear masks whenever they are out in public, despite a surge of cases in the country.
Instead of mandating facial coverings, the country will seek a solution that includes more physical distancing.
“Because from a medical perspective there is no proven effectiveness of masks, the Cabinet has decided that there will be no national obligation for wearing non-medical masks,” van Ark said at a news conference.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Jaap van Dissel, chief of the Dutch National Institute for Health, also spoke about the country’s view of the efficacy of facial coverings, which are only required on public transportation and at airports in the Netherlands.
The health official said studies which show masks can slow the spread of the coronavirus have not convinced Dutch health experts.
"He argued wearing masks incorrectly, together with worse adherence to social distancing rules, could increase the risk of transmitting the disease," Reuters reported.
“So we think that if you’re going to use masks [in a public setting] ... then you must give good training for it,” van Dissel said.
The Netherlands announced July 1 it would be lifting lockdown restrictions, and has seen an increase in cases since then, according to Reuters.
Dutch officials are not alone in their skepticism of facial coverings.
Swedish officials, who did not shut down the country amid the coronavirus pandemic and chose to instead seek an approach that relies on citizens gaining herd immunity, have been critical of masks.
The country has seen its number of coronavirus cases and deaths plummet.
Measures such as social distancing and the wearing of masks in the Scandinavian nation are voluntary.
Dr. Anders Tegnell, the man behind the country’s controversial response to the pandemic, has pointed out Sweden’s success in dealing with the virus. The epidemiologist told reporters this week he did not see a reason for his country’s citizens to wear masks.
"The curves go down, and the curves over the seriously ill begin to be very close to zero. As a whole, it is very positive," he said, Financial Review reported. "With numbers diminishing very quickly in Sweden, we see no point in wearing a face mask in Sweden, not even on public transport."
While other European nations have experienced new spikes in infections, Sweden reported a 54 percent decrease in cases per 100,000 people over the two-week period ending Wednesday, Newsweek reported.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-08-01--Nostalgic for the old Sunday newspaper?

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wnd--2020-08-01--Report supports radical idea that college students are 'reasonable,' not 'woke'

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Policy . ]
With colleges and universities opening to some degree in just a few short weeks , I was recently asked if I thought that the campus culture wars would continue despite the rise of distance education .
My answer remains the same as before COVID-19 engulfed higher education : the so-called culture wars — ranging from cancelling speakers for their viewpoints to attempts to co-opt the curriculum in the name of social justice — are overblown and not student driven .
In reality , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students , and social justice minded administrators are leading this fight .
In general , our nation ’ s Gen Z students are overwhelmingly centrist , open , tolerant of a wide diversity of views , and are not interested in the protests constantly flaring up on Twitter and social media .
Now , there is compelling new evidence which supports my argument .
The Higher Education Research Institute ( HERI ) just released its 2019 survey report on incoming college first-years and the data is remarkably encouraging .
It shows that that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideas and not universally hoping to silence dissent .
In fact , the data demonstrates that 51 % of college students believe that colleges have the right to ban extreme speakers from campus , proving that a large number of students simply reject this notion .
It seems students on campuses nationwide are not uniformly interested in shutting down ideas that they find unpleasant .
More specifically , the HERI survey presents a battery of attributes to the students asking if these attitudes are strengths .
The responses show an increasing amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For instance , when queried about their “ openness to having one ’ s own views challenged , ” 67 % of the students responded that being open to having their views challenged was an asset of theirs .
This is up from 63 % in 2013 when this question was first asked and while not a huge increase , the 2019 data shows that two-thirds of first-year students are open to being probed about their ideas and beliefs .
78 % of first-years also note that it is a strength of theirs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s perspective and this is slightly up from 77 % in 2013 .
This again shows that students have long been interested in and are able to hold and appreciate numerous points of view .
Similarly , when asked about being tolerant of others with different beliefs , 81 % saw this as a virtue and these values have not shifted over time .
As such , is should be no surprise that 87 % maintain that they have the ability to cooperate and work well with a diverse group of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2013 .
Finally , 69 % assert that they have the ability to discuss and negotiate controversial issues on campuses and this is almost identical to the 2013 figure .
In each case , large majorities of students are open to viewpoint diversity which suggests that despite the polarization of the political system and so much about educational life on campus today , our nation ’ s students are not nearly as extreme as widely believed .
As for tangible forms of political behavior and action , the HERI survey asks the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do on campus and the data is very clear again : protesting is not dominant whatsoever .
Two-thirds of first-year students at the time they were asked in the fall estimate that there is a “ very good chance ” that they will vote in upcoming elections and a little over a third state that they intended to volunteer or become involved with community service , but just 11 % anticipate participating in some form of protest and demonstration .
Although the 2019 protest figure is twice the number from the early 1980s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number began to increase by 2015 , this percentage of students is a small minority in a very uncertain time with extreme dissatisfaction in the socio-political system .
Finally , the data once again reveal a point that is often lost in the constant criticisms of higher education : Students in our nation ’ s colleges and universities are not overwhelmingly liberal and there is no leftist student monoculture our campuses .
The HERI survey data shows that 37 % of these Gen Z students are left of center and this compares to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While there are more liberals compared to conservatives , this ratio is nowhere close to the ideological imbalance found among college faculty or administrators .
Moreover , the majority of these students identify as middle of the road at 44 % and just 7 % of all first-year students identify as extremists on the far left or right .
Despite , again , deep frustrations with the status quo among the younger voters toward the White House and the leadership in the Senate , these ideological breakdowns have barely moved in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , during a popular Obama era for younger Americans , 46 % of first-year students were middle of the road compared to 30 % on the left and 24 % on the right ; there is no liberal student dominance among incoming college campuses at all .
These new data from HERI report on incoming first years who began the collegiate experiences in the fall of 2019 and lived through quite a bit of political chaos while in high school and completed their first year away from campus , virtually .
I had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my campus and meeting many around the country .
What was immediately clear in my classes and lectures has been confirmed by the HERI data : These students are simply not extremists or ideological purists .
Our nation ’ s rising sophomores — like most upper-class students — are open-minded , tolerant , practical with their hearts and minds curious and compassionate .
While we may see petitions and various extremist videos on Tik-Tok and Twitter , virtual classes may be hacked , and statements will be taken out of context , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realities for students who crave viewpoint diversity and thrive in environments with varied understandings of the world .
Samuel J. Abrams is professor of politics at Sarah Lawrence College and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute .
[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Policy . ]

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Policy.]
By Samuel J. Abrams
Real Clear Policy
With colleges and universities opening to some degree in just a few short weeks, I was recently asked if I thought that the campus culture wars would continue despite the rise of distance education. My answer remains the same as before COVID-19 engulfed higher education: the so-called culture wars — ranging from cancelling speakers for their viewpoints to attempts to co-opt the curriculum in the name of social justice — are overblown and not student driven. In reality, the media, a core group of activist students, and social justice minded administrators are leading this fight. In general, our nation’s Gen Z students are overwhelmingly centrist, open, tolerant of a wide diversity of views, and are not interested in the protests constantly flaring up on Twitter and social media.
Now, there is compelling new evidence which supports my argument. The Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) just released its 2019 survey report on incoming college first-years and the data is remarkably encouraging. It shows that that students are interested in viewpoint diversity and ideas and not universally hoping to silence dissent. In fact, the data demonstrates that 51% of college students believe that colleges have the right to ban extreme speakers from campus, proving that a large number of students simply reject this notion. It seems students on campuses nationwide are not uniformly interested in shutting down ideas that they find unpleasant.
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More specifically, the HERI survey presents a battery of attributes to the students asking if these attitudes are strengths. The responses show an increasing amount of openness to the marketplace of ideas. For instance, when queried about their “openness to having one’s own views challenged,” 67% of the students responded that being open to having their views challenged was an asset of theirs. This is up from 63% in 2013 when this question was first asked and while not a huge increase, the 2019 data shows that two-thirds of first-year students are open to being probed about their ideas and beliefs. 78% of first-years also note that it is a strength of theirs to see the world from someone else’s perspective and this is slightly up from 77% in 2013. This again shows that students have long been interested in and are able to hold and appreciate numerous points of view.
Similarly, when asked about being tolerant of others with different beliefs, 81% saw this as a virtue and these values have not shifted over time. As such, is should be no surprise that 87% maintain that they have the ability to cooperate and work well with a diverse group of people. This has grown from 85% in 2013. Finally, 69% assert that they have the ability to discuss and negotiate controversial issues on campuses and this is almost identical to the 2013 figure. In each case, large majorities of students are open to viewpoint diversity which suggests that despite the polarization of the political system and so much about educational life on campus today, our nation’s students are not nearly as extreme as widely believed.
As for tangible forms of political behavior and action, the HERI survey asks the incoming students about what they intend to do on campus and the data is very clear again: protesting is not dominant whatsoever. Two-thirds of first-year students at the time they were asked in the fall estimate that there is a “very good chance” that they will vote in upcoming elections and a little over a third state that they intended to volunteer or become involved with community service, but just 11% anticipate participating in some form of protest and demonstration. Although the 2019 protest figure is twice the number from the early 1980s and even the early 2010s and the number began to increase by 2015, this percentage of students is a small minority in a very uncertain time with extreme dissatisfaction in the socio-political system.
Finally, the data once again reveal a point that is often lost in the constant criticisms of higher education: Students in our nation’s colleges and universities are not overwhelmingly liberal and there is no leftist student monoculture our campuses. The HERI survey data shows that 37% of these Gen Z students are left of center and this compares to 20% who are right of center. While there are more liberals compared to conservatives, this ratio is nowhere close to the ideological imbalance found among college faculty or administrators. Moreover, the majority of these students identify as middle of the road at 44% and just 7% of all first-year students identify as extremists on the far left or right. Despite, again, deep frustrations with the status quo among the younger voters toward the White House and the leadership in the Senate, these ideological breakdowns have barely moved in the past few years. Even in 2010, during a popular Obama era for younger Americans, 46% of first-year students were middle of the road compared to 30% on the left and 24% on the right; there is no liberal student dominance among incoming college campuses at all.
These new data from HERI report on incoming first years who began the collegiate experiences in the fall of 2019 and lived through quite a bit of political chaos while in high school and completed their first year away from campus, virtually. I had the pleasure of teaching these students on my campus and meeting many around the country. What was immediately clear in my classes and lectures has been confirmed by the HERI data: These students are simply not extremists or ideological purists.
Our nation’s rising sophomores — like most upper-class students — are open-minded, tolerant, practical with their hearts and minds curious and compassionate. While we may see petitions and various extremist videos on Tik-Tok and Twitter, virtual classes may be hacked, and statements will be taken out of context, this does not represent the political and intellectual realities for students who crave viewpoint diversity and thrive in environments with varied understandings of the world.
Samuel J. Abrams is professor of politics at Sarah Lawrence College and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Policy.]


wnd--2020-08-03--'Messier than it should be': Biden's VP delay pits women against each other

( WASHINGTON POST ) -- Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has extended his vice-presidential search by as much as two @ @ @ @ @ and lobbying between allies of the women who hope to join his White House .
@ @ @ @ @ worry that the process has become `` messier than it should be , '' pitting @ @ @ @ @ , against one another .
The dynamic threatens to undermine Biden 's effort to use @ @ @ @ @ some of the party 's brightest female stars during the highly public vetting process .
@ @ @ @ @ President Donald Trump 's campaign an opening to dig up dirt and launch attacks on @ @ @ @ @ 's been relentless .
It 's been unfortunate .
But I must say it 's @ @ @ @ @ Donna Brazile , a former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ many of these attacks .
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are being made by Democratic men who should @ @ @ @

(WASHINGTON POST) -- Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has extended his vice-presidential search by as much as two weeks, intensifying the jockeying and lobbying between allies of the women who hope to join his White House. Even some longtime Biden allies worry that the process has become "messier than it should be," pitting women, especially Black women, against one another.
The dynamic threatens to undermine Biden's effort to use the vice-presidential search to spotlight some of the party's brightest female stars during the highly public vetting process. And it's already providing President Donald Trump's campaign an opening to dig up dirt and launch attacks on potential rivals.
"It's been relentless. It's been unfortunate. But I must say it's been predictable," said Donna Brazile, a former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee. "It's extremely disappointing, because many of these attacks . . . are being made by Democratic men who should know better."
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wnd--2020-08-02--Warning that 'socially conscious' investing actually hurts

[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy . ]
Is your retirement plan safe ?
No , I don ’ t mean from the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus .
I mean from the political whims of self-serving investment managers and environmental activists .
There ’ s a growing trend in the financial community , driven by boisterous public shaming campaigns , towards environmental , social , and governance ( ESG ) investing — meaning giving more funds to companies who talk the right talk on issues like climate change , instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on investment .
The ESG movement wrongly bullies corporations into ignoring their duty to provide profitability for shareholders , in order to appease a vocal minority of progressive activists .
And some major firms , like BlackRock , are capitulating .
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But many others would remain unprotected , and the consequences of investing based on the hot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security could be devastating .
Efforts to divest from fossil fuels would yield no significant environmental benefits but come with an extreme economic cost .
Many of us take it for granted , but energy underpins everything we do .
We owe our quality of life , vast economic opportunity , public health , and even environmental quality to the availability of affordable , reliable energy .
Denying financing to American energy producers based on political pressure kills good-paying jobs , increases our cost of living , and reduces the capital available to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ future — while giving a leg up to less responsible energy producers .
The less energy the United States is free to produce , the more we and our allies are forced to rely on hostile , unstable nations with lax environmental and labor standards .
And the climate change doomsday narrative , however popular it may be , ignores decades of vast improvements in both human flourishing and environmental quality — and it doesn ’ t align with climate science , either .
Eliminating all carbon dioxide emissions nationwide by 2030 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deal , would result in a less than two-tenths of a degree temperature change by 2100 , according to data models used by the United Nations , the EPA , and most global climate-focused organizations .
Meanwhile , severe weather patterns remain stable and humanity is becoming more and more resilient , with natural disaster deaths down dramatically .
And in the United States , we ’ ve cut emissions of air pollutants by a remarkable 77 % since 1970 — making us a world leader in clean air — while growing our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
With its myopic focus on reducing carbon dioxide emissions at any cost , the ESG movement fails to consider the negative human and environmental impacts , especially the land and wildlife destruction , of “ renewable ” energy .
Ultimately , the best science suggests that our climate is likely to remain mild and manageable while technology and innovation continue to improve our resiliency , environmental protection , and overall well-being .
None of this means individual investors shouldn ’ t be free to allocate their money however they choose , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fuels .
Private businesses and individuals should be allowed to exercise their best judgment .
The ESG movement wouldn ’ t just endanger retirees depending on their investments for survival , but it would force all of us into higher energy prices and fewer choices .
This would hit distressed and vulnerable communities , who spend the largest share of their income on energy , particularly hard .
ESG is less an investing strategy than a movement towards mob rule .
In the words of finance expert Rupert Darwall at the RealClear Foundation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat to American capitalism since the 1930s.
” When conformity and cancel culture take the place of logic , reason , and fiduciary responsibility , our entire financial system stands in jeopardy .
The Honorable Jason Isaac is senior manager and distinguished fellow of Life : Powered , a national energy initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation .
He previously served four terms in the Texas House of Representatives .
[ Editor 's note : This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy . ]

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.]
By Jason Isaac
Real Clear Energy
Is your retirement plan safe? No, I don’t mean from the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus. I mean from the political whims of self-serving investment managers and environmental activists.
There’s a growing trend in the financial community, driven by boisterous public shaming campaigns, towards environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing — meaning giving more funds to companies who talk the right talk on issues like climate change, instead of to companies that offer the highest return on investment. The ESG movement wrongly bullies corporations into ignoring their duty to provide profitability for shareholders, in order to appease a vocal minority of progressive activists. And some major firms, like BlackRock, are capitulating.
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A new Department of Labor proposal aims to shore up safeguards for some workers and retirees from politically motivated investing. But many others would remain unprotected, and the consequences of investing based on the hot topic du jour instead of on financial security could be devastating.
Efforts to divest from fossil fuels would yield no significant environmental benefits but come with an extreme economic cost.
Many of us take it for granted, but energy underpins everything we do. We owe our quality of life, vast economic opportunity, public health, and even environmental quality to the availability of affordable, reliable energy.
Denying financing to American energy producers based on political pressure kills good-paying jobs, increases our cost of living, and reduces the capital available to invest in the energy technologies of the future — while giving a leg up to less responsible energy producers. The less energy the United States is free to produce, the more we and our allies are forced to rely on hostile, unstable nations with lax environmental and labor standards.
And the climate change doomsday narrative, however popular it may be, ignores decades of vast improvements in both human flourishing and environmental quality — and it doesn’t align with climate science, either.
Eliminating all carbon dioxide emissions nationwide by 2030, as called for in the Green New Deal, would result in a less than two-tenths of a degree temperature change by 2100, according to data models used by the United Nations, the EPA, and most global climate-focused organizations. Meanwhile, severe weather patterns remain stable and humanity is becoming more and more resilient, with natural disaster deaths down dramatically. And in the United States, we’ve cut emissions of air pollutants by a remarkable 77% since 1970 — making us a world leader in clean air — while growing our economy, population, and energy use.
With its myopic focus on reducing carbon dioxide emissions at any cost, the ESG movement fails to consider the negative human and environmental impacts, especially the land and wildlife destruction, of “renewable” energy.
Ultimately, the best science suggests that our climate is likely to remain mild and manageable while technology and innovation continue to improve our resiliency, environmental protection, and overall well-being.
None of this means individual investors shouldn’t be free to allocate their money however they choose, or even that investment managers must choose fossil fuels. Private businesses and individuals should be allowed to exercise their best judgment.
The ESG movement wouldn’t just endanger retirees depending on their investments for survival, but it would force all of us into higher energy prices and fewer choices. This would hit distressed and vulnerable communities, who spend the largest share of their income on energy, particularly hard.
ESG is less an investing strategy than a movement towards mob rule. In the words of finance expert Rupert Darwall at the RealClear Foundation, it’s “the biggest threat to American capitalism since the 1930s.” When conformity and cancel culture take the place of logic, reason, and fiduciary responsibility, our entire financial system stands in jeopardy.
The Honorable Jason Isaac is senior manager and distinguished fellow of Life:Powered, a national energy initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He previously served four terms in the Texas House of Representatives.
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.]


wnd--2020-08-02--1st splashdown in 45 years: SpaceX returns to Earth

( FOX NEWS ) -- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico in @ @ @ @ @ Sunday , ending a historic two-month trip to space .
The mission marked the first @ @ @ @ @ from American soil since the final Space Shuttle flight in 2011 .
After deploying two @ @ @ @ @ capsule ’ s main parachutes , the spacecraft landed off the coast of Pensacola , @ @ @ @ @ EDT .

(FOX NEWS) -- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Sunday, ending a historic two-month trip to space.
The mission marked the first time that astronauts have launched from American soil since the final Space Shuttle flight in 2011.
After deploying two drogue parachutes and then the capsule’s main parachutes, the spacecraft landed off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., at 2:48 p.m. EDT.
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wnd--2020-08-02--'Disgusting': Dunkin' employee arrested when trooper finds this in his coffee

( FOX NEWS ) -- A former Dunkin ’ Donuts employee in Chicago was arrested last week after a trooper @ @ @ @ @ thick piece of mucus ” floating inside his cup of black coffee , Illinois State @ @ @ @ @ State Police District Chicago trooper purchased a large cup of black coffee from the Dunkin @ @ @ @ @ West Archer Avenue around 10:20 p.m. Thursday night .
Because the coffee was “ extremely @ @ @ @ @ the lid to cool it down when he observed “ a large , thick piece @ @ @ @ @ later confirmed to be saliva , floating inside it , ” Illinois State Police said @ @ @ @ @ Vincent J. Sessler , a 25-year-old employee working at the Dunkin ’ at the time @ @ @ @ @ arrested before 1 p.m. on Friday .
He was charged with disorderly conduct , reckless @ @ @ @ @ a peace officer .
He remained in custody at the Chicago Police Department 8th District @ @ @ @

(FOX NEWS) -- A former Dunkin’ Donuts employee in Chicago was arrested last week after a trooper found “a large, thick piece of mucus” floating inside his cup of black coffee, Illinois State Police said.
An Illinois State Police District Chicago trooper purchased a large cup of black coffee from the Dunkin’ Donuts shop at 6738 West Archer Avenue around 10:20 p.m. Thursday night. Because the coffee was “extremely hot,” he removed the lid to cool it down when he observed “a large, thick piece of mucus, which was later confirmed to be saliva, floating inside it,” Illinois State Police said in a press release.
Vincent J. Sessler, a 25-year-old employee working at the Dunkin’ at the time of the incident, was arrested before 1 p.m. on Friday. He was charged with disorderly conduct, reckless conduct, and battery to a peace officer. He remained in custody at the Chicago Police Department 8th District as of Saturday.
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