To campaign for so-called man-made “global warming” or “climate change” in Paris—while grief and fear still prevail, pervade and permeate—is insensitive, inhumane, shameful and repulsive. It is an affront to the memories of those who died or were injured in the attacks on that great city, to all Parisians who have suffered, to the French people, and to the world.[2]
It is cheap and crass politics at its worst. No wonder a rising number of Americans and people around the world are rejecting government in general, and their own governments in particular.[3] George Orwell foretold of this madness in his Animal Farm, where the “Pigs” reigned supreme and were masters over—and subjugated—the other animals.[4]
Barack Obama is among the world’s so-called “elites” whose criminal obsession and fanaticism with global warming are threats to civilized life on this planet. In another time, the proponents of “global warming” would have been members of the “Flat Earth Society,” and claimed a consensus with respect to it too. So-called man-made “global warming” is a hoax and “The Great Green Con.”
Terrorists roam France, and the global economy teeters closer to the abyss[5], yet the farcical meeting of misguided Lilliputians and charlatans occurs in Paris. Even if all human beings and other animals were removed from the Earth, there would still be natural cycles of warming and cooling. Our Earth has gone through such cycles for millions of years, which will continue long after all of us and our offspring have left this planet.
It has been reported:
(1) The “COP-21 climate deal in Paris spells [the] end of the fossil era,”
(2) ”Much of the fossil industry will go into slow run-off while the new plutocrats will be masters of post-carbon technology,”
(3) ”[T]he fossil fuel industry of coal, gas, and oil could forfeit $34 trillion in revenues over the next quarter century—a quarter of their income—if the Paris accord is followed by a series of tougher reviews every five years to force down the trajectory of CO2 emissions, as proposed by the United Nations and French officials hosting the talks,”
(4) ”Most fossil companies would face [a] run-off unless they could reinvent themselves as 21st Century post-carbon leaders,” and
(5) ”Such a scenario would imply the near extinction of the coal industry unless there is a big push for carbon capture and storage. It also implies a near total switch to electric cars, rendering the internal combustion engine obsolete.”[6]
This only tells part of the story with respect to the estimated $34 trillion swindle or transfer of wealth.[7] A multitude of class-action lawsuits may spring up globally—against the oil, gas and coal industries, and others who would dare to challenge the “global warming” orthodoxy. Stark and undemocratic intimidation and scare tactics have begun already, with much more draconian measures to follow.
The Obama presidency cannot end quickly enough. Many Americans view him as a feckless naïf, and a tragic Shakespearean figure who may be forgotten and consigned to the dustheap of history. His naïveté has been matched by his overarching narcissism; and he is more starry-eyed and “dangerous” than Jimmy Carter.[8]
His presidency is considered already by many Americans as a sad watershed in United States history—by blacks and whites alike.[9], Republicans, Independents and members of his own party. His “global warming” escapade is consistent with that tragically tarnished legacy. When the next president takes office, what Obama has done in Paris may be reversed; and the entire “global warming” swindle may come crashing down.
© 2015, Timothy D. Naegele
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[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). He and his firm, Timothy D. Naegele & Associates, specialize in Banking and Financial Institutions Law, Internet Law, Litigation and other matters (see www.naegele.com and http://www.naegele.com/documents/TimothyD.NaegeleResume.pdf). He has an undergraduate degree in economics from UCLA, as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal. Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., www.naegele.com/whats_new.html#articles), and can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com; see also Google search: Timothy D. Naegele
Note: The author does not represent anyone or any entity on either side of the “global warming” or “climate change” debate. The views expressed herein are strictly personal, and not motivated by any personal gain or the prospect thereof.
[2] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/we-are-all-parisians/ (“We Are All Parisians”)
[3] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/ (“Washington Is Sick And The American People Know It”); https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/justice-and-the-law-do-not-mix/ (“Justice And The Law Do Not Mix”); https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/the-united-states-department-of-injustice/ (“The United States Department of Injustice”)
[4] See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm (“Animal Farm”)
[5] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7614 (“Doomsday Clock For Global Market Crash Strikes One Minute To Midnight As Central Banks Lose Control“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/global-chaos-and-helter-skelter/ (“Global Chaos And Helter Skelter”)
[6] See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12021394/COP-21-climate-deal-in-Paris-spells-end-of-the-fossil-era.html (“COP-21 climate deal in Paris spells end of the fossil era”)
[7] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7771 (“The Flat Earth Society, Environmental Nazis Are At It Again, Bigtime”)
[8] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ (“Is Barack Obama A Racist?”)
[9] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/edward-w-brooke-is-dead/#comment-7434 (“Disappointment In Obama Leads Some Blacks To Ask Whether Voting Is Worth It“)
NaegeleBlog 
You are free to have your opinion on Obama, but why do you care if we ditch fossil fuels for alternative power sources? You’re for the sanctions on Russia and you’ve enjoyed how their economy has dilapidated, so why again do you feel the need to subjugate Obama because he supports an end to oil dependence?
It seems like a conflict of interest. The only people who are upset at a possible switch to alternative energy are people who are living off their mineral rights.
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Thank you for your comments.
First, the United States is the dominant energy producer in the world today, and essentially energy independent. With the Middle East imploding, and far far worse yet to come there, a whole series of markets will open up for our energy products (e.g., China, Europe). In turn, this will produce American jobs and buoy our economy, in the face of economic “headwinds” that may devastate other parts of the world.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7614 (“Doomsday Clock For Global Market Crash Strikes One Minute To Midnight As Central Banks Lose Control“)
Second, with Putin and Russia imploding, the markets for our energy products will only increase. Barack Obama cares nothing about any of this. Indeed, for him to take any credit at all for our energy “boom” is ludicrous. He has fought it every step of the way, including his consistent opposition to the Keystone Pipeline.
Third, if you just read one set of comments, and all of the articles cited there, you will see that the science about “global warming” is settled: it is a total hoax, and simply wealth redistribution . . . to the tune of $34 trillion or more.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7771 (“The Flat Earth Society, Environmental Nazis Are At It Again, Bigtime”); see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/paris-climate-change-conference/12025836/Paris-climate-conference-10-reasons-why-we-shouldnt-worry-about-man-made-global-warming.html (“Paris climate conference: 10 reasons why we shouldn’t worry about ‘man-made’ global warming”)
Fourth, Obama is a total fraud. If Americans had bothered to read and comprehend his core beliefs as set forth in his book, “Dreams from My Father,” they would not have elected him, or so I believe. Our great nation is polarized today because of him. He is a divider, not a uniter. He does not share American values.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
With all due respect, your last paragraph is not worthy of a response.
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Excellent article/post. I am a scientist and follower of the Global Warming/Climate Change/Alternative Energy nonsense targeted at us and the rest of the world by the ruling class. The majority of predictive climate changes described by the media are fabrications and/or partial comments taken out of context. They are the only response Progressives can muster as the data contradicts them at all turns. I commend you for the time you took to prepare this post, and have only one request: Please find a way to get this information, and your opinions, to the President-Elect. Mr. Trump. He and his advisers need to know this, and welcome these data. Thank you.
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Thank you for your kind words and other comments.
I agree with your conclusions completely, and encourage you to read all of the comments beneath the article above.
Also, there is nothing “progressive” about the Left.
It is my belief that the President-elect and his new administration will scuttle the “global warming” pact. Like the TPP, without American support, it will die a natural death. 🙂
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I agree about the Progressives, i.e. they are not progressive at al! I made my suggestion about Trump based on my almost 3 years in the Executive Office of the President in Washington (Nixon). I know how difficult it is to not only get, but maintain the attention of a President, and/or his staff. Your experience – far more current than mine – would seem to be important relative to this. Just a thought!
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Thank you again.
I believe the President-elect and his key staff members (e.g., Kellyanne Conway) are riveted on a few issues, like lasers; and the hoax of so-called man-made “global warming”—and the estimated $34 trillion wealth transfer—is one of them.
The President-elect has criticized the use of Air Force One continually, as an antiquated, fuel-guzzling albatross. He outfitted “Trump One” with up-to-date Rolls Royce engines (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/11/boycott-the-gop-and-ignore-foreign-naysayers/#comment-8307 (“Trump’s Plane And Pilot”)); and the replacement White House planes are in the pipeline already.
At best, he is a skeptic of man-made climate change—if not an outright denier. However, he does not believe in gross pollution of the atmosphere, inter alia, which is what happened when Obama and other world “leaders” assembled in Paris right after the tragic killings there.
In my article above and comments beneath it, I have discussed the farce that the Paris conference represented. The President-elect and his key staff members are well aware of this.
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Very interest Mr Naegele
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Thank you, Drew.
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You, like other advocates of alternatives like wind and solar, fail to recognize that those technologies are not possible without fossil fuels, from cradle to grave. What energy source do you propose to power the machinery required to mine the raw materials needed for their manufacture, transportation, manufacturing, construction, and decommisioning? Wind and solar can not supply sufficiently reliable energy that can be used build more turbines and solar panels along with all the components required for their construction and operation, plus the fossil fuel required to back up wind and solar for those times when the wind does not blow and the sun does not shine.
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This is the first article Title I ever read wherein all is required is to scroll right to the Comments section and tell you are absolutely and precisely correct.
I’ll read the finer points later. But the end will be the same result. We are being governed by a world of criminals and the only just punishment would be to pack them all into a 747 jumbo and strap a couple of Atlas rocket boosters to its side and point it to Mars. They’ll have a great and robust discussion about climate change en route.
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Thank you as always.
Perhaps Elon Musk will “coordinate” their travel, and join them. 🙂
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Excellent post Timothy. Spot on as usual.. How this criminal has stayed in office without impeachment is one of the world’s greatest mysteries.
Rick
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Thank you, Rick, as always.
After trying to impeach Bill Clinton—and succeeding in the House, but failing in the Senate—the GOP became very “gun shy” and reticent.
Also, they did not have the stomach to impeach America’s “first black president,” regardless of what he did.
He is probably “Teflon-coated” during the balance of his presidency; and he knows this, and will use it to his advantage.
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Well Richard. ..
…they programmed him into position….and they will program him out;..once they’re done with him destroying the infastructure.
If you are not a praying man…this might be your cue to start.
GA
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I suppose that was a rhetorical question I posed. I believe that he indeed is trying, and succeeding, in dismantling the American way of life. The family unit has fallen victim, because it was targeted. Race relations are at 1960s status, or worse because Obama wanted it this way. The economy is hanging on by a bubble and a thread, and Obama continues his relentless pursuit of his ridiculous Green initiative. The list of atrocities committed by this administration goes on and on…
Timothy, as much as I despise Obama, obviously, he is not the only one to blame. The liberal media, as well as the Republicans seem to enable him.. Surely, there must have been something that could have been done to shut him down.. Why haven’t they? What is the true evil behind this man? Is this indeed a conspiracy? And if so, whom is truly behind it??
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Thank you again, Rick.
Just as there is a “Perfect Storm” gathering with respect to global economic conditions, so too we may be witnessing a “Perfect Storm” with respect to the breakdown of government at all levels—and the belief in, and respect for government.
It is happening with regard to our judiciary, which is truly corrupt and lawless. It is happening in Washington, as always. It is pervasive. If—or perhaps when—the global economic storm hits with a vengeance, it may be truly chaotic.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/global-chaos-and-helter-skelter/ (“Global Chaos And Helter Skelter”)
The only thing worse would be an EMP Attack on America.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ (“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive”)
Yes, this is doom and gloom; and I believe in our great nation and all Americans to my very core.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life/ (“America: A Rich Tapestry Of Life”)
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So,at this point, what do you think the future holds?
And on another topic,how do you feel about the Trump phenomenon, and inevitability of him becoming the nominee? Surely,he is a byproduct of Americas disgust for the establishment. Nevertheless, very real.
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It is anyone’s guess. However, the global economy is not in good shape, and the worst is yet to come.
I like Trump and will vote for him. He may become America’s next president.
Hillary Clinton may self-destruct.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-7185 (“Clinton Fatigue”)
Will she become America’s first lesbian president?
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“Will she become America’s first lesbian president?”
Ewww, I certainly hope not.She is another criminal, along with Slick Willy.. Personally, I think Obama will slowly release damning information, and ultimately tank her allowing prosecution by the AG.
I have good friends that are liberals, and they are seriously considering Trump, as would I. Trump definitely was poking fun at that disabled reporter, but I can’t bring myself around to be upset at at him for that, or any other of the over the top things he has said.. I actually like the unfiltered humanity, that pours out of that man.. I do support him, but Ted Cruz would be my second choice, or a wonderful VP.
Some say Biden is waiting on the sidelines,ready to step in. I hope that is the case, because that would make it easier for any Republican nominee to win..
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You may be correct that she will be prosecuted.
See http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/261582-fbi-chief-is-wild-card-for-clinton (“FBI chief is wild card for Clinton”)
If so, you are right: Biden might jump in.
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Marie Antoinette’s Merry Band Of Elitist Warmers [UPDATED]
It is altogether fitting and proper that Barack Obama and his fellow “global warmers” would dine lavishly in Paris on their taxpayers’ monies, just as Marie Antoinette was the quintessential representative of class conflict and western decadence.
Perhaps, in the final analysis, they will share similar fates—which, too, might be fitting and proper . . . inasmuch as Obama and his fellow warmers have embarked on the greatest wealth redistribution scheme in human history, to the tune of $34 trillion or more.
See https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2015/11/30/when-in-paris-president-obama-has-a-working-dinner-at-three-star-eatery/; see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette#Trial_and_execution_.2814.E2.80.9316_October_1793.29 and http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2015/12/01/20151201_012508.htm and http://www.wsj.com/articles/well-always-have-the-illusions-of-paris-1449015377 (“The climate talks will have zero impact on global temperatures”—”[N]othing that emerges from Paris will have a discernible effect on world temperatures”) and http://www.dickmorris.com/the-climate-change-solution-obama-refuses-to-take-dick-morris-tv-lunch-alert/ (“[The United States is] the world capital of natural gas”) and http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/12/james-hansen-climate-change-paris-talks-fraud (“James Hansen, father of climate change awareness, calls Paris talks ‘a fraud'”) and http://www.wsj.com/articles/paris-climate-of-conformity-1450048095 (“Paris Climate of Conformity”—”[I]f climate change really does imperil the Earth, and we doubt it does, nothing coming out of a gaggle of governments and the United Nations will save it”—”Mr. Obama plans to use Paris as a stick to beat Republicans even as he ducks a vote in Congress”) and http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article50172810.html (“Report: Price of Obama getaways $70 million so far, and counting”); but see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12065274/OPEC-faces-a-mortal-threat-from-electric-cars.html (“Opec faces a mortal threat from electric cars“) and http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-exxon-global-warming-20160120-story.html (“California to investigate whether Exxon Mobil lied about climate-change risks“) and http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-climate-snow-job-1453664732 (“The Climate Snow Job“)
For those who suggest that the world’s “scientific community” is fully onboard in supporting “global warming,” this is utter nonsense and psychobabble.
The issue is not about the facts. It is a pure wealth redistribution effort on a mind-boggling scale. Once one realizes that, it all makes perfect sense why this is being done.
The issue is M-O-N-E-Y, not science.
Scientists are “whores” who are bought and sold each and every day, just like lawyers and other so-called “professionals.” They are intimidated and ostracized if they do not get fully behind the “global warming” hoax (e.g., losing their grant monies, reputations).
Because there is at least $34 trillion at stake, these individuals are corrupted in the most insidious and unprecedented ways, yet they have the gall to profess that they are pure as the driven snow.
. . .
When the next American president takes office, what Barack Obama has done in Paris may be reversed; and the entire “global warming” swindle may come crashing down.
Indeed, on the first day in office, much of what Obama has done may be undone, inter alia, by reason of executive orders and the like.
Obama’s legacy may be “fleeting” at best, or non-existent.
Also, none of the countries that participated in the Paris conference have factored in the effects—much less the full effects—of (1) terrorist activities globally; (2) the immigration issue that is tearing Europe apart; (3) the implosion that is taking place in the Middle East, with much worse yet to come; or (4) the coming worldwide economic storm—which will make the entire “global warming” debate nothing more than an irrelevant sideshow, blip and footnote in history.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-7614 (“Doomsday Clock For Global Market Crash Strikes One Minute To Midnight As Central Banks Lose Control“)
. . .
Again, the Paris accord is all about money and the accretion of power, and wealth redistribution, not about science.
Science is merely used as a “cover.”
This is a fulfillment of George Orwell’s foreboding as set forth in his Animal Farm, where the “Pigs” reigned supreme and were masters over—and subjugated—the other animals.
. . .
It is amazing how so many “warmer” wackos come out for a discussion like this. They are like a pack of rabid animals.
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The Truth About Global Warming [UPDATED]
Since the so-called “Paris Agreement” has been adopted, the following facts need to be trumpeted far and wide:
Please do so.
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Poll: 91 Percent Of Americans Are Not Worried About Global Warming [UPDATED]
Michael Bastasch has reported for the Daily Caller:
See http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/01/poll-91-of-americans-arent-worried-about-global-warming/ (emphasis added); see also http://iceagenow.info/record-cold-antarctica/ (“Record cold in Antarctica“)
Again, it is not hyperbole to say that so-called man-made “global warming”—or “climate change,” or “The Great Green Con”—is the greatest hoax that has been perpetrated since our planet was formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago, and Man set foot on the Earth.
It is a wealth redistribution scheme in the amount of $34 trillion or more, and accretion of power by the “warmer” elites. In another time, the proponents of “global warming” would have been members of the “Flat Earth Society,” and claimed a consensus with respect to it too.
Even if all human beings and other animals were removed from the planet, there would still be natural cycles of warming and cooling. Our Earth has gone through such cycles for millions of years, which will continue long after all of us—and our inheritors—have left this planet.
. . .
However, it has been reported that the totally corrupt Obama administration has “discussed” the possibility of taking civil action against “climate change” deniers. The fascist Obama-ites should be indicted by the next administration, as soon as they leave office.
See http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/03/09/ag-loretta-lynch-testifies-justice-department-has-discussed-civil-legal-action-against-climate-change-deniers/ (“Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified Wednesday that the Justice Department has ‘discussed’ taking civil legal action against the fossil fuel industry for ‘denying’ the ‘threat of carbon emissions’ when it comes to climate change”)
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More than a dozen states’ Attorneys General announced in the first week of June, 2016, that they will pursue legal actions against any corporation denying the Global Warming issue. This cabal of legal eagles stressed that the penalties to companies identified as Global Warming “deniers” will be harsh. Are citizens next in line?
On You Tube, “George Carlin on global warming” is a respite. A little “time out” from a nightmare that seems to have no end.
It frightens me when politicians say that everything Obama has done will be repealed on the first day of a new presidency. Can’t we keep that a secret? Is it too late? Does he know? The only way to prevent that from happening is for him to stick around. Yet, everyone seems to believe that Obama is leaving when his term is over. Really?
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Thank you, Ron, for your comments.
Yes, I am well aware of the AG’s threats and actions.
Regarding Obama’s future, I have believed for some time that he will be “angling” for another job when he leaves office, possibly with the UN.
Time will tell.
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The Global Warming Swindle Continues As The Failed Obama Presidency Sputters To An End
The Wall Street Journal has reported:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-china-agree-on-implementing-paris-climate-change-pact-1472896645 (“U.S., China Agree on Implementing Paris Climate-Change Pact“) (emphasis added)
As stated in my article above, “A $34 Trillion Swindle: The Shame Of Global Warming”:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/ (emphasis in original)
This is another lawless act by Barack Obama as his failed presidency ends, which must be undone on Day One of the Trump presidency.
In addition to indicting Hillary Clinton, ending Obamacare and reversing countless other executive orders, this “climate change” swindle must end abruptly and unceremoniously.
All treaties must receive Senate approval. The failed Obama never bothered.
Also, man-made “global warming” is a hoax and a figment of the imagination of the far-Left aka “environmental Nazis.”
This is a $34 trillion swindle or wealth transfer that must not stand. It is criminal, and certainly consistent with Hillary Clinton’s criminality.
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9/2/16 A group of highly respected scientists recently assembled and agreed with your contention that “global warming” is a fraud. It’s reminiscent of the hysteria from the administration and its followers over what they call “Assault Rifles” and the need to ban them and confiscate those in circulation.
The FBI’s and CDC’s recent Report on Gun Deaths states, “Those who use the words, ‘Assault Rifles’ are using the wrong term.” Rifles available today are merely target rifles and hunting rifles decorated to look military but they have absolutely no military capabilities.” This eye-opening report also states that of all deaths where firearms are involved, rifles are only present in 2%.
The report further emphasizes that almost ALL deaths involving firearms — 99.4% — are attributable to only three causes: suicides represent more than 60% of all firearms deaths; black-on-black murders (the CDC’s term) account for more than 30% of all deaths by firearms; and domestic violence represents almost 4% of the rest. These numbers strongly suggest that there are few possibilities for firearms to be even remotely as ominous as the administration continues to suggest.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another Government Agency, lists all causes of death in the United States each year and ranks them based on total number of deaths precipitated by each cause. Firearms are ranked as the 107th greatest cause of death. Automobile accidents cause more deaths than all firearms combined. The flu and the measles, and 106 other causes of death, EACH kill more people every year than all the deaths caused by all firearms COMBINED.
The FBI and CDC also report that “mass shootings” are extremely rare. The FBI will not use the label, “mass shooting” unless there are at least four (4) people who lose their lives in each “mass” event. The FBI reports that when a weapon of any kind and any caliber is fired, even though there may be no death, no injury, and no damage, the missfire still is listed as a “mass shooting” by the White House and the Justice Department and will appear in the nationally reported tallys of “mass shootings.”
This type of behavior, these mischaracterizations of the truth by this administration, are malevolent manifestations of the dedication of this president and his appointees to confiscate personal weapons of our citizens and destroy this country. I don’t believe he will leave. If Hillary is unable to serve, it is my judgment that POTUS will simply lock the doors in the White House and challenge everybody to try to dislodge him. I hope I’m wrong.
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Thank you, Ron, for you comments.
I agree with them, except for the last two sentences. I believe he will leave, without any problems.
While he is lawless in many respects, I do not believe he is prepared to invoke a constitutional crisis by overstaying his term in office.
With respect to guns, one of my other articles (and the comments beneath it) mirrors your comments.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/abortions-and-autos-kill-more-in-america-than-guns/ (“Abortions And Autos Kill More In America Than Guns”)
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Love this guy..
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Thanks, Rick. 🙂
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World Leaders Duped By Manipulated Global Warming Data
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4192182/World-leaders-duped-manipulated-global-warming-data.html (“Exposed: How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data“) (emphasis added; charts and video omitted)
So-called man-made “global warming” or “climate change” is a hoax and “The Great Green Con.” It is a $34 trillion swindle or transfer of wealth.
In another time, the proponents of “global warming” would have been members of the “Flat Earth Society,” and claimed a consensus with respect to it too.
Our Earth has gone through such cycles for millions of years, which will continue long after all of us and our offspring have left this planet.
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Trump Signs Order Sweeping Away Obama-Era Climate Policies
Reuters has reported:
See http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-energy-idUSKBN16Z1L6 (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/ (“A $34 Trillion Swindle: The Shame Of Global Warming“)
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Climate change has been debunked so many times by independent, qualified, experienced, professional scientists that it’s getting to be exhausting just listening to the continuing barrage of propaganda from the Left. It’s like telling a group of children to stop beating themselves in the head with a baseball bat while they just look at you and laugh. You begin to wonder if they know something you don’t until you sit back and realize that they are the blind trying to lead the sighted.
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Well said, Ron. Thank you.
Again, it reminds one of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, where the “Pigs” reigned supreme and were masters over—and subjugated—the other animals.
See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm (“Animal Farm”)
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The Shame Of Man-Made Global Warming Has A New Adherent
Former anti-Trump Wall Street Journal writer, noted Israel Firster and Islamophobe, and most recently a New York Times writer, Bret Stephens has stated:
See https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/opinion/climate-of-complete-certainty.html (“Climate of Complete Certainty“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/islamophobia-is-un-american/#comment-7908 (“The Ugly Face of Islamophobia: Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/11/boycott-the-gop-and-ignore-foreign-naysayers/#comment-7960 (“More Trash Talk About Donald Trump From Bret Stephens“)
Predictably, the fascist Left and Eco-Nazis have attacked one of their own, Stephens, viciously—and have urged the New York Times to fire him.
See http://nypost.com/2017/04/28/times-columnist-blasted-by-nasty-left-for-climate-change-piece/ (“Times columnist blasted by ‘nasty left’ for climate change piece“)
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Bret Stephens likes to “watch” himself talk. He’s fascinated by his carefully thought-out turns of phrase. But people are smarter now. They see clearly that what used to be “Global Warming” now is “Climate Change.” How convenient. When one scenario didn’t work he merely changed the name and the Legend. When zealots have a boat that won’t float they merely change its name and restructure the definitions of terminology to fit. It delays the sinking. But it’s just a switch from one absurdity to another. Even the most rabid supporters of climate disaster agree that many generations will pass before the earth sees even slight changes in the environment. The reaction most people have today demonstrates that deniers (as they’re called) have awakened. Their skepticism has been rewarded. No longer is Climate Change a significant issue to anyone other than those who are too locked in to the Climate myth to change. In 2016 even the United Nations office for Climate Change announced that “Climate Change is a hoax.” Apparently the most ardent supporters of the theory have chosen not to get the message. In fact, the trophy accomplishment of the Climate Change zealots, the Paris Climate Change Agreement, has not survived international scrutiny and will be vacated by the United States.
As for the presidential election, research is as research does. Clinton and Friends decided that they wanted to re-label falsehoods as “facts.” They structured their research to produce the output that would validate their propaganda. For example, they wanted the voters to believe that “only 43% of research respondents approved of President Donald Trump’s performance.” That was a lie destined for fame. To make it true, they built a question around that result and confirmed it as truth. How? The research questionnaire was distributed to a small group of 75 Democrats. When the same questionnaire was provided to 75 Republicans the result was an 87% approval rating. That’s one of the ways “research” can prove what the research chooses. The mistake the Clinton campaign made was not the lying, it was actually believing their own false research. They were so thrilled with the way the research output looked and sounded that they didn’t turn off the bubble machine. They kept quoting the same research results. The researchers and the Clinton campaign forgot that they were the ones who produced the answer before they designed the question. They shared their bogus research results with the “Main Stream Media” who lock-stepped it in a closed loop right back to the Clinton researchers. It was the perfect manifestation of “The Magic Mirror.” It’s astonishing when your original research results are confirmed by your own research results published by an “independent” source that you supplied. Simple. The Clinton researchers, in turn, threw more fuel on the flaming mess, magnified it, and ejected it into the public consciousness for distribution to Joe Six Pack as truth. It wasn’t accepted.
Additionally, the Democrats had primed its “voting machine” to produce more Democrat votes than there were people but they saw they didn’t have to pull the trigger on that cannon. They had the election wrapped up without the need to go nuclear and use voter fraud. Some Clinton voter fraud sneaked through but it was done by those who didn’t get the memo. Clinton’s vote gatherers finally were ordered to stop filling out all the blank ballots and just sit and watch the carnage. They told everyone that Trump was going down in a way that would be “humiliating.” Then reality struck when Trump began his historic state-by-state victory run. Panic took over. The Democrats stacked the deck in Los Angeles and New York and the voters gave the rest of the country to Trump. A resounding defeat for Clinton and her hidden emails. At this point, the campaign wise guys pulled the trigger on the voter-fraud “machine.” Too late. Clinton vote counts, after the election, tallied approximately 250k new votes for Clinton per week for a month after Clinton conceded. For months the campaign bellowed that “Clinton won the popular vote by 2.8 million votes.” No, she didn’t. All the “extra” votes came after the election was over and they came from just two places: Los Angeles and New York (the Clinton campaign failed to point that out).
And that’s where the Electoral College vividly demonstrated its indisputable value as a referee and final arbiter. Hopelessly, the Clinton campaign limped through the aftermath of the dangerous game they played. The blade they swung so carelessly during the heady, myopic euphoria of the campaign was discovered to have had a very sharp edge that cut both ways. All that remains of their folly are the headless remnants of the Democrat candidate and her hapless campaign managers. None of whom accept responsibility for planning and implementing the most disastrous political failure in the history of the United States of America. Months after the election the Democrats still look for a scapegoat for such a monumental political disaster. When last sighted, the Clinton campaign and all of the Democrats in Congress and across the country were claiming it was the Russians who helped Trump defeat Clinton. A simple replay of Lucy, Charlie Brown and the football.
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Thank you, Ron, for your additional comments. I agree completely.
You have succinctly and articulately set out the facts, and analyzed them; and you are to be commended. Well done. 🙂
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Global Warming Is A Hoax: Here’s Why
Political pundit and former advisor to Bill and Hillary Clinton has summarized the discussion well, in a video that is worth watching—which is consistent with my article above, and my comments beneath it.
See http://www.dickmorris.com/global-warming-hoax-heres-lunch-alert/
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Paris Is D-E-A-D! [UPDATED]
The “environmental Nazis” and “eco-rabble” lost. The American people have won!
See also http://www.nysun.com/foreign/improbable-bedfellows-suddenly-start-to-emerge/89997/ (“Improbable Bedfellows
Are Suddenly Emerging Onto the World Stage”—”[The Paris Accord was an] ‘assault on the capitalist system'”—”The president of the United States spoke the truth, and the world will be grateful to him for it. The United States is back to 1994 levels of carbon dioxide emissions and has been eminently responsible and a world leader in rolling back dependence on carbon. The world temperature has risen one centigrade degree in 82 years, and if every target of the Paris Agreement were met, the effect on the world’s temperature to the end of this century would be about one fifth of one centigrade degree. . . . Donald Trump is the emperor who pointed out that the eco-rabble have no clothes”) and http://www.nysun.com/editorials/the-constitutional-climate/89996/ (“The Constitutional Climate“) and https://news.grabien.com/story-10-dumbest-reactions-trump-quitting-paris-climate-accord (“The 11 Dumbest Reactions to Trump Quitting the Paris Climate Accord“) and https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/business/dealbook/trump-climate-small-businesses.html?_r=0 (“Small Businesses Cheer ‘New Sheriff in Town’ After Climate Pact Exit”—”[W]alking away from the Paris agreement was just another example of a bottom-line business decision made by a president who knows a good deal from a bad one”—”[C]ompanies that employ up to a few hundred workers — such companies make up 99 percent of businesses in the United States and account for half of its private sector employment — are held to a more onerous standard than their larger peers when it comes to complying with regulations”—”To some small business executives, seeing the president talk tough to the Europeans and the Chinese was a reminder of why they voted for him in the first place”); but see https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/climate/trump-paris-climate-agreement.html (“Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement”—”But he will stick to the withdrawal process laid out in the Paris agreement. . . . That could take nearly four years to complete, meaning a final decision would be up to the American voters in the next presidential election”)
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I found you again! Saw a comment you posted on TE. (Economist). The Dick Morris short was good–I keep links like it to add to comments I make about climate change.
I used one of yours about the Obama job creation myth a lot but lost the link when I wiped my computer awhile back. Some of David Stockman’s are good. He had several on Reaganomics and how it started our deficit spending and debt/leverage problem we have now. He believes supply side economics hagiography among republicans is overblown. You had some good pictures on your site–I can still picture one of the German hunter standing over a dead lion. I know what I would wish for him-meet the lion’s mate in a confined area without a gun.
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Thank you, Joe, for your comments.
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Research Team Slams Global Warming Data
Tyler Durden has reported at ZeroHedge:
See http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-15/research-team-slams-global-warming-data-new-report-not-reality-totally-inconsistent- (“Research Team Slams Global Warming Data In New Report: ‘Not Reality… Totally Inconsistent With Credible Temperature Data'”) (emphasis in original and added; chart and video omitted)
All of this is consistent with my article above.
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The Swindle And Shame Of Global Warming: Electric Cars [UPDATED]
Alex Brummer has written in the UK’s Daily Mail:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-4734028/Electric-cars-numbering-9m-need-powered-somehow.html (“So how on earth are we going to power nine million electric cars [in the UK alone?]”) (emphasis added); see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/21/dont-boil-kettle-charging-electric-car-will-blow-fuse-national/ (“Don’t boil the kettle while charging your electric car because it will blow the fuse, National Grid warns“) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-model-3-arrives-as-elon-musk-tries-to-manage-expectations-1501234208 (“Tesla Model 3 Arrives as Elon Musk Warns of ‘Manufacturing Hell’”) and https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/4136122/elon-musk-is-bipolar-and-suffers-from-unrelenting-stress-he-reveals-in-astonishingly-honest-tweets/ (“Elon Musk is ‘bipolar’ and suffers from ‘unrelenting’ stress, he reveals in astonishingly honest tweets“) and https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musks-latest-outburst-raises-doubts-leadership-011517976.html (“Elon Musk’s latest outburst raises doubts on [mental stability and] leadership“) and http://dailysignal.com/2016/11/13/its-time-to-stop-spending-taxpayer-dollars-on-elon-musk-and-cronyism/ (“It’s Time to Stop Spending Taxpayer Dollars on Elon Musk and Cronyism“) and http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/345338-can-we-wean-elon-musk-off-government-support-already (“Can we wean Elon Musk off government support already?“) and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-06/married-americans-are-more-unhappy-than-ever (“Tesla is burning through cash. (By the end of the year, Elon Musk’s company will have spent $10 billion without even making 10 cents, Bloomberg’s David Welch reports.) In the U.S., sales of electric cars still counted for less than 1 percent of the market last year“) and https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/12/tesla-recalling-11000-model-x-suvs-for-seat-issue.html (“Tesla recalling 11,000 Model X SUVs for seat issue“) and https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/02/tesla_share_price_drop_tax_break/ (“Tesla share crash amid Republican bid to kill off electric car tax break“) and http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bad-air-days-20171115-story.html (“Southern California smog worsens for second straight year despite reduced emissions“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-11095 (“MORE CALIFORNIA LUNACY: EDISON SAYS STATE NEEDS ONE-QUARTER OF ITS VEHICLES TO BE ELECTRIC“) and https://apnews.com/181514df80ab40418efe7405e9d2ebb4 (“Tesla Model 3 buyers lose patience and maybe tax credits“) and https://nypost.com/2018/07/19/elon-musks-bizarre-tweets-are-raising-red-flags-on-wall-street/ (“Elon Musk’s bizarre tweets are raising red flags on Wall Street“) and https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-19/why-are-thousands-teslas-sitting-field-california-0 (“Why Are ‘Thousands’ of Teslas Sitting In a Field in California?“) and https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/jp-morgan-tesla-shares-stock/2018/07/20/id/872892/ (“JPMorgan: Tesla Shares Will Plunge More Than 40 Percent“) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-asks-suppliers-for-cash-back-to-help-turn-a-profit-1532301091 (“Tesla Asks Suppliers for Cash Back to Help Turn a Profit“) and https://nypost.com/2018/07/21/elon-musk-is-a-total-fraud/ (“Elon Musk is a total fraud“) and http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate“) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-has-made-inquiries-to-tesla-over-elon-musks-taking-private-tweet-1533757570 (“SEC Probes Tesla CEO Musk’s Tweets“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14477 (“FEDS INTENSIFY TESLA PROBE“) and https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/15/tesla-whistleblower-tweets-details-about-flawed-cars-scrapped-parts.html (“Tesla whistleblower Martin Tripp tweets details about allegations“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14554 (“Are Elon Musk And Tesla Imploding?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14734 (“Is The End Near For Elon Musk And Tesla?“)
First, the United States is approximately 40 times the size of the United Kingdom, which itself is comprised of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Hence, American driving distances are much greater than anything the Brits are used to.
Second, no one has answered yet if the Tesla batteries are toxic and where they will end up. In nuclear waste or similar dumps—which the the “eco-freaks” or “eco-Nazis” (take your pick) fight against?
Third, lots of Americans are getting 35-40 miles per gallon now, with wonderful, reliable gasoline-powered vehicles.
See, e.g., http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5880609/Tesla-electric-cars-not-greener-petrol-ones-according-UK-data.html (“Electric Teslas may be no greener than petrol and diesel cars despite being marketed as the world’s most environmentally friendly vehicles“)
Fourth, it has been reported that a Tesla truck will be coming out soon. Few if any self-respecting Ford F-series truck owners will switch to a Tesla. Presently, such Fords are the largest selling vehicles in the U.S. by far.
Fifth, as discussed in my article above, man-made “global warming” is a hoax and the “Great Green Con,” and nothing more than a $34 trillion wealth transfer scheme, concocted by the Left and the eco-Nazis.
Its adherents would have been members of the “Flat Earth Society” centuries ago, and claimed a consensus with respect to it too.
George Orwell described its “leaders” in his timeless Animal Farm, where all animals were supposed to be equal until the Pigs reigned supreme and subjugated the other animals.
The eco-Nazis and other Leftists are bound and determined to kill off all forms of abundant, cheap energy, inter alia, because they pray at the altar of man-made “global warming.”
For example, unsightly wind turbines kill birds. Just travel east from Los Angeles to Palm Desert and one will pass wind farms with killer turbines, and others that were abandoned years ago when their tax benefits expired.
See, e.g., http://www.audubon.org/news/will-wind-turbines-ever-be-safe-birds (“Will Wind Turbines Ever Be Safe For Birds?“)
The “status symbol” of the eco-Nazis and their equally-despicable Leftist cohorts in the United States—especially on the Left Coast—is the Tesla, which is why so many Americans want to see the brand go the way of the Edsel and DeLorean, into the junkheap of history. The sooner, the better.
Sixth, in the final analysis, the Tesla may end up like the Edsel and DeLorean: nothing more than collectors’ items of brands that have disappeared.
Seventh, Musk and Tesla and Tesla buyers should get ZERO tax credits and/or other incentives.
Eighth, Tesla, Prius and other electric/hybrid cars are essentially silent at times, and pedestrians and others can be killed or injured because of it. When this happens, the electric car makers should be sued for millions.
Ninth, Musk is a con artist, and the Tesla is the ultimate con.
In Hans Christian Andersen’s fable “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” two make-believe weavers purport to spin a fine suit of clothes for the emperor, which is made of beautiful material that possesses the wonderful quality of being invisible to any man who is unfit for his office or unpardonably stupid.
The potentate and his subjects acknowledge that the garments are very fine indeed. That is, until one little child sees the emperor marching in a procession, and says at last: “But he has nothing on at all”—and the grand swindle is exposed for all to see.
It is simply a matter of time before Musk is exposed, and joins the ranks of Bernie Madoff and others.
See, e.g., http://theweek.com/articles/760365/elon-musk-messianic-huckster (“Elon Musk is a messianic huckster”—”Elon Musk is a goofball techbro whose real business is quack philosophizing, not inventions or engineering”—”Why have we allowed this lunatic a prominent place in our public and commercial life?”—”Just two years ago a bleary-eyed enthusiast in Florida, convinced of the mechanical infallibility of his robotic [Tesla] automobile, decided to ignore the road and watch a Harry Potter movie instead. Tragically but not, one thinks, very surprisingly, he soon collided with a semi truck and died”—”He is . . . a typical example of a type that is painfully familiar in American life: the shamanic huckster. Such persons have flourished in the fertile soil of this continent and the equally fecund imaginations of our free-thinking citizenry almost since the Mayflower”—”If it weren’t for his peddling of high-priced death-traps that federal regulators have so far allowed to traverse our crumbling roads, I would feel comfortable declaring him essentially harmless”) and https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/14/tesla-manufacturing-high-volume-of-flawed-parts-employees.html (“Tesla manufacturing high volume of flawed parts: employees“) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/teslas-make-or-break-moment-is-fast-approaching-1521111603 (“Tesla’s Make-Or-Break Moment Is Fast Approaching”—”Musk has good reason to worry about Tesla. The auto maker is entering one of the most critical phases in its history, a make-or-break period in which Tesla must boost production of the Model 3 or possibly face severe financial consequences”—”Tesla burned through on average about $1 billion a quarter last year, largely because of heavy investments to bring production of the Model 3 online. That left it with nearly $3.4 billion in cash at year-end, suggesting that at a similar pace it would be out of cash later this year unless it can raise more funds or substantially boost production”—”Since going public in 2010, Tesla has burned through about $10 billion in cash, an unusually large sum for a publicly traded U.S. company of its size”—”[Musk] is grappling with these challenges after losing a number of financial executives. In recent days, Tesla’s chief accounting officer and treasurer both left, following last year’s exit of the financial chief and last month’s departure of the top sales executive”—”Tesla is no longer a startup. It is a 38,000-person company that is trying to compete with the world’s largest auto makers”—”Some investors are watching indicators of credit strength that are generally regarded as a gauge of a company’s likelihood of bankruptcy, such as the ‘Altman Z-Score’ . . . Based on the Z-Score formula—which takes into account a number of variables, including share price, working capital, retained earnings and other items—Tesla had a score of 1.26, its lowest score for any quarter since 2014. Any company with a score below 1.8 is considered distressed by many investors. A score of 1.0 or lower suggests bankruptcy is likely within two years”) and https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/04/02/tesla-elon-musk-electric-cars/472347002/ (“Tesla CEO Elon Musk may need to ‘rethink’ electric-car making strategy“) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-has-made-inquiries-to-tesla-over-elon-musks-taking-private-tweet-1533757570 (“SEC Probes Tesla CEO Musk’s Tweets“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14477 (“FEDS INTENSIFY TESLA PROBE“)
Tenth, the Wall Street Journal has reported that “cobalt has suddenly emerged as the electric car killer,” and that “[o]utput is concentrated in the politically unstable Democratic Republic of Congo and refining is dominated by China.”
See https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-tesla-die-for-lack-of-cobalt-1511951403?mg=prod/accounts-wsj (“Will Tesla Die for Lack of Cobalt?“)
Eleventh, there are reasons to believe that Teslas are unsafe, just like Toyota and Lexus vehicles, which were subject to a massive cover-up.
See https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/22/tesla-on-autopilot-slams-into-parked-fire-truck-on-freeway/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/toyota-and-lexus-vehicles-are-unsafe/ (“Toyota And Lexus Vehicles Are Unsafe“) (see also the extensive comments beneath the article) and http://www.autonews.com/article/20180517/COPY01/305179973/tesla-musk-crash-switzerland (“Swiss prosecutors investigate fatal Tesla crash“) and http://www.autonews.com/article/20180522/OEM05/180529929/musk-admits-tesla-model-3-braking-issue (“Musk admits Tesla Model 3 braking issue, promises fix“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5852195/Actress-Mary-McCormack-claims-husbands-Tesla-Model-S-spontaneously-combusted.html (“Actress Mary McCormack claims her husband’s Tesla Model S ‘spontaneously combusted'”) and http://europe.autonews.com/article/20180531/ANE/180539963/tesla-says-autopilot-feature-not-engaged-in-brussels-car-crash (“Tesla’s Autopilot not engaged in Brussels car crash“) and http://www.autonews.com/article/20180606/OEM/180609817/musk-fails-to-quell-safety-doubts-at-tesla-with-data (“Musk fails to quell safety doubts at Tesla with data“) and http://europe.autonews.com/article/20180705/ANE/180709839/tesla-irks-customers-in-key-european-market (“The Palo Alto, California-based electric-car maker is fourth highest on a list of companies about which the Norwegian Consumer Council received complaints in the first-half of this year, the government-funded agency said in a report dated July 4. It was contacted 118 times by consumers regarding Tesla, moving the company up from 24th place last year“)
Twelfth, with America gushing oil, electric vehicles (EVs) will have a role but not a big one for years, if ever. Tesla is likely to disappear before that happens, like the Edsel and DeLorean.
To the extent that the world’s major automakers are producing EVs, the Tesla’s days will be even shorter. Should Musk “disappear” (e.g., he has long-standing health problems), Tesla will be history.
Yes, it might be picked up by some Chinese or Indian company, as Volvo and Land Rover were after Ford got rid of both brands, but that is the best scenario that may happen for the company.
Indeed, in the final analysis, Tesla seems destined to occupy a distinguished spot in the dustbin of history, where thousands of auto brands reside today.
Thirteen, self-driving cars (e.g., Teslas, Uber) are menaces to the road. Indeed, Uber should be sued for many millions based on a death, and put out of business like Hulk Hogan did with Gawker.
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5519433/Self-driving-Uber-car-runs-kills-pedestrian-Arizona.html (“Self-driving Uber car runs over and kills a pedestrian in Arizona in first fatality of its kind – forcing the company to pull its fleet of test vehicles from the streets“); see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollea_v._Gawker (“Bollea v. Gawker“) and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-20/toyota-pauses-robot-car-program-citing-drivers-emotional-toll (“Toyota Halts Robot-Car Tests Citing Drivers’ Emotional Toll“) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-says-autopilot-was-engaged-in-fatal-crash-under-investigation-in-california-1522462409 (“Tesla Says Autopilot Was Engaged in Fatal Crash Under Investigation in California”—”Tesla Inc. late Friday acknowledged its semiautonomous Autopilot system was engaged by the driver in the seconds before a fatal crash last week, raising more questions about the safety of self-driving technology on public roads”) and https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/too-much-competition-tesla-stock-will-drop-to-84-by-2019-analyst.html (“Too much competition. Tesla stock will drop to $84 by 2019: analyst“) and https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/13/gm-cuts-several-hundred-jobs-at-ohio-plant-as-car-sales-continue-to-slide.html (“GM cuts several hundred jobs at Ohio plant as car sales continue to slide“) and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-18/california-opens-investigation-into-tesla-workplace-conditions (“California Opens Investigation Into Tesla Workplace Conditions“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5722283/Tesla-Autopilot-slams-truck-stopped-red-light.html (“Tesla with Autopilot slams into truck stopped at red light“) and http://www.autonews.com/article/20180514/OEM02/180519880/musk-tesla-wall-street-short-sellers (The “rats” are leaving the sinking Tesla ship: “Musk says he’s ‘flattening’ Tesla’s structure as defections mount”)
Lastly and most importantly, while Elon Musk has ambitious plans that may or may not materialize, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has even more ambitious plans for us, which might end all of Musk’s dreams . . . and ours.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/#comment-10505 (“North Korea EMP Threat Advancing Faster Than Expected“) (see also the extensive comments beneath the article itself)
Before Barack Obama took office, I discussed—with one of his highest operatives—the risks that an EMP Attack represented. Then, both China and Russia had let it be known that they could launch one against the American mainland and we would not be able to stop them except for MAD (“mutual assured destruction”).
Today, one can be launched from North Korea, or from a sub or barge located in the Atlantic or Pacific, or in the Gulf of Mexico or the Sea of Cortez. Our military is partially hardened, but the civilian sector is not.
As my EMP Attack article points out—buttressed by fine work by the EMP Commission and the Wall Street Journal—only 30 million Americans would survive, which is scary to say the least. The rest would be highly vulnerable to secondary attacks by conventional forces or biological weapons.
This should be the number one issue in Washington and throughout our great nation, instead of the nonstop efforts to cripple or destroy the Trump presidency, which is utter madness.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/americas-newest-civil-war-2017-and-beyond/ (“America’s Newest Civil War: 2017 And Beyond“)
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Hi tim, Instead of rehashing what others have written in their owns blogs as proof to your own opinions, Musk is putting his money where his mouth is. He is risking his own money to achieve in something he believes is the right thing for this world (i guess you call that “eco nazis”? You clear[ly] have zero grasp on what the word Nazi actually means) and creating something positive for the planet. You quote pieces of other small minded people and call that your work. So congrats on hoping someone else will fail, as you can’t even do your own thinking. I would say I hope you fail, but i am guessing that deep down you know that has already come to pass. Maybe spend less time collect quotes and more time trying to be your own person and impact change positively. We have enough doubters in the world, find a new role.
PS research the difference between weather and climate. You might be surprised what you learn!
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Thank you, Ben, for your comments.
First, this blog does not “rehash[] what others have written in their owns blogs as proof [of my] own opinions.” I seldom if ever cite to other blogs as authorities.
Second, there is no question that Musk is putting money where his mouth is; namely, his investors’ money. Yes, he has his own “skin” in the game too, but he has much larger fish to fry (e.g., SpaceX).
Third, man-made “global warming” or climate change is a hoax and the “Great Green Con,” as discussed in the article above, and in the extensive comments beneath it.
“Thinking people” realize that our planet has gone through periods of warming and cooling for millions of years, before Man was ever on the planet. The process will continue long after each of us and our heirs are long gone.
As I have stated above, it is likely that those who believe in man-made global warming today would have been “card carrying” members of the “Flat Earth Society” centuries ago, and have been just as convinced of their beliefs and of the need to subjugate others.
Fourth, I cite to a vast number of reputable authorities to bolster arguments that I make. However, I give them credit for their comments, and do not engage in plagiarism.
See, e.g., https://apnews.com/181514df80ab40418efe7405e9d2ebb4 (“Tesla Model 3 buyers lose patience and maybe tax credits”) and https://nypost.com/2018/07/19/elon-musks-bizarre-tweets-are-raising-red-flags-on-wall-street/ (“Elon Musk’s bizarre tweets are raising red flags on Wall Street”) and https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-19/why-are-thousands-teslas-sitting-field-california-0 (“Why Are ‘Thousands’ of Teslas Sitting In a Field in California?”) and https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/jp-morgan-tesla-shares-stock/2018/07/20/id/872892/ (“JPMorgan: Tesla Shares Will Plunge More Than 40 Percent”) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-asks-suppliers-for-cash-back-to-help-turn-a-profit-1532301091 (“Tesla Asks Suppliers for Cash Back to Help Turn a Profit”) and https://nypost.com/2018/07/21/elon-musk-is-a-total-fraud/ (“Elon Musk is a total fraud”) and http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”)
Fifth, I do not hope that Musk fails, certainly with respect to his SpaceX program. He is bipolar by his own admissions, and can be erratic; and anyone who has dealt with those who suffer from being bipolar realizes that sooner or later they “implode.”
For example, the son of old friends of mine said he was a “human bomb” on a flight to San Francisco, and was arrested when it landed. I could cite other tragic examples. Is that Musk’s fate? No one knows. But those investors in his endeavors ought to be very mindful of the risks involved.
Sixth, Teslas are the “status symbols” of the Left and/or eco-Nazis, at least in the USA. Lots of us began as Democrats, but will never vote for one again. For better or worse, the Tesla is a “lightening rod” for those who despise America’s Left.
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THE DERANGED FRAUDSTERS AND HUCKSTERS OF GLOBAL WARMING [UPDATED]
Valerie Richardson has written in The Washington Times:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/11/climate-change-activists-want-punishment-for-skept/ (“Calls to punish skeptics rise with links to climate change, hurricanes“) (emphasis added)
So-called man-made “global warming” is a $34 trillion swindle, a hoax, and “The Great Green Con.” Its proponents are fanatical, delusional, deranged fraudsters and evil hucksters, and far-Left “eco-Nazis.”
In another time, the proponents of “global warming” would have been members of the “Flat Earth Society,” and claimed a consensus with respect to it too.
George Orwell foretold of this madness in his Animal Farm, where the “Pigs” reigned supreme and were masters over—and subjugated—the other animals.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm (“Animal Farm”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-10525 (“The Swindle And Shame Of Global Warming: Electric Cars“)
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MORE CALIFORNIA LUNACY: EDISON SAYS STATE NEEDS ONE-QUARTER OF ITS VEHICLES TO BE ELECTRIC
Steve Scauzillo has written in the Orange County Register:
See http://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/31/edison-says-california-needs-one-quarter-of-its-vehicles-to-be-electric-to-meet-climate-change-goals/?ito=792 (“Edison says California needs one-quarter of its vehicles to be electric to meet climate change goals“) (emphasis added)
Many of us were born and raised in California, and we will always love the State and have fond memories of our time growing up there. But this is sheer madness, in pursuit of the man-made “global warming” hoax, and yet another example of California’s “politically correct” lunacy. It is among the many reasons why the “Flyover States”—which elected our President, and will reelect him in 2020—view California with such unbridled contempt if not hatred, and as “La La Land.”
However, it is certainly consistent with the Harvey Weinstein and related scandals that have been rocking Hollywood, which has been known for decades as a center of depravity and the “hunting ground” for would-be starlets.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-10901 (“HOLLYWOOD HAS BEEN SICK FOR DECADES“)
Edison is simply playing politics, sadly. Electric cars such as the Tesla are destined for oblivion.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-10525 (“The Swindle And Shame Of Global Warming: Electric Cars“); see also http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bad-air-days-20171115-story.html (“Southern California smog worsens for second straight year despite reduced emissions“)
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The Latest Global Warming Madness
The UK’s Economist has reported:
See https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21731386-cutting-emissions-will-not-be-enough-keep-global-warming-check-greenhouse-gases-must-be (“Greenhouse gases must be scrubbed from the air“) (Note: “This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition [of the Economist] under the headline ‘Sucking up carbon'”) (emphasis added; charts omitted)
As discussed in the article above and the comments beneath it, so-called man-made “global warming” or “climate change” is a hoax; and the Paris climate agreement is nothing more than a $34 trillion wealth transfer.
Europe may be caught up in this madness, but the United States is not.
George Orwell foretold of this lunacy in his prescient Animal Farm, where the “Pigs” reigned supreme and were masters over—and subjugated—the other animals.
In another time, the proponents of man-made “global warming” would have been devout members of the “Flat Earth Society,” and claimed a consensus with respect to it too.
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THE TOTAL HOAX OF MAN-MADE GLOBAL WARMING! [UPDATED]
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5235431/Blizzard-roars-U-S-Northeast-snarling-travel.html (“The ‘bomb cyclone’ has detonated! Whiteout storm hits the Northeast with heavy snow and hurricane-force winds – closing schools and causing traffic chaos as plows run around-the-clock to clear roads and more than 4,000 flights are cancelled“) (emphasis added; charts, diagrams and videos omitted)
As discussed in the article above and the comments beneath it, the eco-Nazis (e.g., Al Gore)—also known as America’s detestable Left and far-Left—appear to be wrong with respect to seemingly everything.
See, e.g., http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/01/04/al-gore-bitter-cold-is-exactly-what-we-should-expect-from-the-climate-crisis/ (“Al Gore: ‘Bitter cold’ is ‘exactly what we should expect from the climate crisis’”—”[A]s recently as 2009, Gore was hyping the lack of snow as evidence for man-made global warming. Other climate activists warned of less cold and snow as well”)
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U.S. Oil Industry Set To Break Record, Upend Global Trade [UPDATED]
Liz Hampton has written for Reuters:
See https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-oil-record-shale-analysis/u-s-oil-industry-set-to-break-record-upend-global-trade-idUSKBN1F50HV (“U.S. oil industry set to break record, upend global trade“) (emphasis added; chart omitted); see also https://www.wsj.com/articles/venezuelas-oil-industry-takes-a-fall-1516271401 (“Venezuela’s Oil Production Is Collapsing“) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-oil-production-tops-10-million-barrels-a-day-for-first-time-since-1970-1517429674 (“U.S. Oil Production Tops 10 Million Barrels A Day for First Time Since 1970“)
Not only does this bode well for the U.S. economy, and American jobs and global energy dominance, but it also puts another nail into the coffin of Russia’s killer Putin, and hastens his demise.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ (“The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/the-real-russian-conspiracy-barack-obama-the-clintons-and-the-sale-of-americas-uranium-to-russias-killer-putin/ (“The Real Russian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, The Clintons, And The Sale Of America’s Uranium To Russia’s Killer Putin“)
And as discussed in the article above and the extensive comments beneath it, the “hoax” of man-made “global warming” is exposed for all to see.
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Huckster Tesla Founder Rewarded
Robert Ferris and Phil LeBeau have written about the radical Left’s supercar for CNBC:
See https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/21/tesla-shareholders-approve-elon-musks-multibilion-dollar-compensation-plan.html (“Elon Musk could make $55 billion from new pay plan…if he delivers“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-10525 (“The Swindle And Shame Of Global Warming: Electric Cars“)
This is tantamount to rewarding the captain of the Titanic just before it descended to Davy Jones’ Locker.
Pure madness, especially when there are strong signs that Tesla’s demise may be approaching.
See, e.g., https://www.wsj.com/articles/teslas-make-or-break-moment-is-fast-approaching-1521111603 (“Tesla’s Make-Or-Break Moment Is Fast Approaching”—”Musk has good reason to worry about Tesla. The auto maker is entering one of the most critical phases in its history, a make-or-break period in which Tesla must boost production of the Model 3 or possibly face severe financial consequences”—”Tesla burned through on average about $1 billion a quarter last year, largely because of heavy investments to bring production of the Model 3 online. That left it with nearly $3.4 billion in cash at year-end, suggesting that at a similar pace it would be out of cash later this year unless it can raise more funds or substantially boost production”—”Since going public in 2010, Tesla has burned through about $10 billion in cash, an unusually large sum for a publicly traded U.S. company of its size”—”[Musk] is grappling with these challenges after losing a number of financial executives. In recent days, Tesla’s chief accounting officer and treasurer both left, following last year’s exit of the financial chief and last month’s departure of the top sales executive”—”Tesla is no longer a startup. It is a 38,000-person company that is trying to compete with the world’s largest auto makers”—”Some investors are watching indicators of credit strength that are generally regarded as a gauge of a company’s likelihood of bankruptcy, such as the ‘Altman Z-Score’ . . . Based on the Z-Score formula—which takes into account a number of variables, including share price, working capital, retained earnings and other items—Tesla had a score of 1.26, its lowest score for any quarter since 2014. Any company with a score below 1.8 is considered distressed by many investors. A score of 1.0 or lower suggests bankruptcy is likely within two years”); see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones%27_Locker (“Davy Jones’ Locker“)
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More Insanity From The Lawless State Of California [UPDATED]
Russ Mitchell has written in the Los Angeles Times:
See http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-dmv-driverless-safety-20180402-story.html (“California starts accepting applications for driverless car permits“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-10525 (“The Swindle And Shame Of Global Warming: Electric Cars“)
How many more Californians and visitors to the State must die before people come to their senses?
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CRUSH PUTIN: U.S. TO BECOME WORLD’S TOP OIL EXPORTER
Tim Daiss has written at OilPrice.com:
See https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Citi-US-To-Become-Worlds-Top-Oil-Exporter.html (“U.S. To Become World’s Top Oil Exporter“) (emphasis added)
Aside from supplying our needs, the United States must supply Europe and China more aggressively.
No mercy must be shown to Russia’s killer Putin. He must meet a fate similar to that of Benito Mussolini before him.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/the-real-russian-conspiracy-barack-obama-the-clintons-and-the-sale-of-americas-uranium-to-russias-killer-putin/ (“The Real Russian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, The Clintons, And The Sale Of America’s Uranium To Russia’s Killer Putin“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ (“The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ (“Russia’s Putin Is A Killer“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust“)
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California Has Gone Berserk Again! [UPDATED]
The eco-Nazis are at it again. Jon Fingas has written for Engadget:
See https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/06/california-to-require-solar-panels-on-most-new-homes/ (“California to require solar panels on most new homes“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-12825 (“More Insanity From The Lawless State Of California“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-11095 (“MORE CALIFORNIA LUNACY: EDISON SAYS STATE NEEDS ONE-QUARTER OF ITS VEHICLES TO BE ELECTRIC“)
California’s eco-Nazis/Freaks are really on a roll . . . toward becoming the most hated state in the nation.
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Climate Skeptics More Eco-Friendly Than Global Warming Alarmists [UPDATED]
Valerie Richardson has written in The Washington Times:
See https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/7/climate-skeptics-more-eco-friendly-global-warming-/ (“Climate skeptics more eco-friendly than global-warming alarmists: study“) (emphasis added)
Perhaps most importantly, few Americans believe in man-made “global warming” or climate change.
See, e.g., http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”)
On a personal note, Al Gore and his then-wife Tipper rented a fancy home in California from a friend of mine, on a relatively-short-term basis. They moved all of his furniture out, and brought in rental furniture to their liking, and then moved his furniture back in when the term of their rental ended. In the process, they broke a water fountain on his property.
Algore is a shining example of, and the “poster child” for the eco-Nazis in this world, like those described in my article above and in the comments beneath it. I voted against him when he ran for the presidency because I believe he is a total fraud.
As my article stated:
I have been a hiker since I was a Boy Scout and Explorer Scout, and I am a lover of Nature. I recycle, use public transportation at times, always use reusable shopping bags, and buy eco-friendly products. I pick up others’ trash when I hike, etc., etc.
And having engaged in boating for decades—on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Adriatic Sea and other bodies of water—I am appalled at the pollution globally. Of particular concern is the “Great Pacific garbage patch” that is about three times the size of France today, as well as other gyres of marine debris particles in the world.
See, e.g., https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch (“Great Pacific garbage patch“)
However, I do not believe in man-made global warming at all, for the reasons articulated in my article above and in the extensive comments beneath it.
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The Musk-Tesla Bubble! [UPDATED]
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. has written in the Wall Street Journal:
See https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-last-temptation-of-elon-musk-1527029093 (“The Last Temptation of Elon Musk“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-10525 (“The Swindle And Shame Of Global Warming: Electric Cars“)
For all of the reasons cited at the link immediately above, the Tesla is doomed and destined for the ash heap of history—except perhaps as an immobile collectors’ item, because it is unlikely that replacement batteries will be available.
Also, because Musk is bipolar, his downward and irrational trajectory is predictable with a fair degree of certainty. It is simply a matter of time before it become apparent and he implodes.
Lastly, Teslas are the “high-end emblems of green virtue” and the “poster children” of eco-Nazis, who are an anathema to most Americans.
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Why is it that zealotry always seems to be so argumentative and single-minded? Always insulting and combative from their first comment to their last? Although there are a zillion opportunities for constructive conversations, zealots seem to have decided to start with “disagreeable” and work downhill
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Fascinating, constructive and well-articulated observations. Thank you, Ron.
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Its all to try to control the people. They tell lies long enough, people start to believe they are true. Al Gore makes a lot of money from his lies.
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Thank you for your comments.
I agree up to a point.
However, recent Gallup polling indicates that the American people are not buying it anymore.
See http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”)
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The Passing Of An Auto Giant [UPDATED]
I grew up in Los Angeles, talking cars over the dinner table with my father, many nights. Our spirited and stimulating discussions were not music to my mother’s ears, but we persevered.
When he came to Los Angeles as a young man from Minneapolis, where my parents were born and raised, he had sold Buicks and Cadillacs in Beverly Hills, and was a star salesman, and a coveted Cadillac “merit man.” I still have his diamond-encrusted ring to prove it.
He argued that General Motors cars were the best, and I argued that Ford cars were the best. We agreed, however, that Chrysler vehicles were the worst, and really not worth talking about.
With few exceptions, he always drove new Cadillacs, long after he left the auto business to establish real estate offices in the Encino and Brentwood suburbs of LA, before the advent of the mega-firms.
I bought Ford stock when it was first offered to the public; and my first four cars were Fords, culminating with the purchase of a new pony car, the Mustang, which was my pride and joy.
Fast forward to the Crash of 2008, and Chrysler was on the ropes. GM and Ford were too, but Bill Ford and Boeing’s Alan Mulally who had become Ford’s president put together a winning plan to save Ford without going into bankruptcy.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Mulally
They hunkered down and sold off Aston Martin, Land Rover, Volvo, Jaguar, Ford’s dominant interest in Mazda, and consigned the Mercury to the dustbin of auto history. In the process, they succeeded impressively. Today, Fords are the largest selling vehicles in the United States; and the Ford F-Series trucks outsell all other vehicles.
Both GM and Chrysler went into bankruptcy; and with his Fiat conglomerate hanging by a thread, its gutsy chief Sergio Marchionne bought Chrysler, and the rest is business history. Marchionne saved both companies.
Indeed, the UK’s Economist has paid tribute to the man, and what he accomplished:
See https://www.economist.com/business/2018/07/25/the-death-of-sergio-marchionne-leaves-a-big-gap-at-fca (“The death of Sergio Marchionne leaves a big gap at FCA“) (emphasis added); see also http://www.autonews.com/article/20180725/VIDEO/307259995/autonews-now-sergio-stories-tributes-tweets-and-one-special-memory (“Sergio stories: Tributes, tweets and one special memory“)
Like the Ford family’s effective control of Ford today by reason of a special class of stock set up by Henry Ford, as the article states Fiat Chrysler is controlled by Exor, which in turn is controlled by Italy’s Agnelli family.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exor_(company) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Agnelli
. . .
On another but related note, the threshold sign that General Motors may be in trouble is that it stopped reporting monthly sales back in April.
As many of us know who follow such figures, the Wall Street Journal stopped publishing them because of GM. Indeed, it announced at the top of its reporting page:
See http://www.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-autosales.html#autosalesE (“Auto Sales“)
This was a drastic decision by GM’s management, which reported such figures during the last auto sales crisis. Will the next one be far worse for GM; and is it telegraphing that result now? Will Fiat Chrysler survive, while GM fails—again?
Hold on tight. GM’s ride may be rough at best.
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Eco-Nazis: Join Us in Supporting Straws On Request [UPDATED]
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has sent out the following message:
See http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/straws?mpweb=1321-262-20569; see also https://www.change.org/p/ask-costco-to-stop-selling-styrofoam-products/sign (“Ask Costco to stop selling styrofoam products“) and https://apnews.com/71082d3bb77e44a59408a69bc58caf89 (“A rising concern? After straws, balloons get more scrutiny“)
It is clear that the wacko eco-Nazis are out in full force.
There is an outright ban on straws already, in parts of California. This is outrageous, and another example of California’s eco-Nazis at work. Responsible people depose of straws and other plastics, and styrofoam products.
If the Aquarium and eco-Nazis REALLY wanted to make a contribution to the planet, they would act now to clean up the “Great Pacific garbage patch” that is about three times the size of France today, as well as other gyres of marine debris in the world.
See, e.g., https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch (“Great Pacific garbage patch“) and https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2018/08/07/giant-floating-trash-collector-heads-pacific-garbage-patch/831803002/ (“A giant floating trash collector heads for Pacific garbage patch“) and https://apnews.com/47a3d74f8a3f4a6e917b32c371b85568/Massive-boom-will-corral-Pacific-Ocean's-plastic-trash (“Massive boom hopes to corral Pacific Ocean’s plastic trash“)
However, it is doubtful that they really want to help. Clearly, the straw initiative is pure lunacy, which drives many away from the fine Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Needless to say, eco-Nazis just babble, and turn off the vast majority of Americans.
See, e.g., http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/ (“A $34 Trillion Swindle: The Shame Of Global Warming“) (see also the extensive comments beneath the article); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/the-death-of-new-york-city/#comment-14512 (“A Predictable Train Wreck: California’s Bullet-Train Boondoggle“)
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FEDS INTENSIFY TESLA PROBE
Matt Robinson, Ben Bain and Dana Hull have written for Bloomberg:
See https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/08/09/tesla-is-said-to-face-broader-sec-scrutiny-over-musk-statements#gs.c2AHKZI (“The SEC Is Intensifying Its Probe of Tesla“) (emphasis added)
As stated previously, Musk is bipolar, and a con man not unlike Bernie Madoff. At the very least, Tesla will implode as the DeLorean and Edsel did before it.
The reasons are compelling and irrefutable, as demonstrated in the comments and cites at the following link.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-10525 (“The Swindle And Shame Of Global Warming: Electric Cars“)
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Are Elon Musk And Tesla Imploding? [UPDATED]
As discussed previously, Tesla’s founder Musk is bipolar, which can be very serious, with devastating mental and physical deterioration over time, and no long-term viable treatments or cure. The condition can become far worse when the individual “self medicates” with alcohol and/or prescription and non-prescription drugs.
At the very least, there are reasons to believe that Tesla is imploding, with the signs being present for some time now.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-10525 (“The Swindle And Shame Of Global Warming: Electric Cars“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14477 (“FEDS INTENSIFY TESLA PROBE“)
David Gelles, James B. Stewart, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Kate Kelly have written for the New York Times:
See https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/business/elon-musk-interview-tesla.html (“Musk Details ‘Excruciating’ Personal Toll of Tesla Turmoil“) (emphasis added; Tweet omitted); see also https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/business/elon-musk-interview-tesla.html (“Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’ Year”) and https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/17/tesla-tumbles-3point5-percent-ahead-of-elon-musks-reported-meeting-with-sec.html (“Tesla shares are getting slammed after Elon Musk’s off-kilter interview with the NYT“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6070421/Elon-Musk-asks-Tesla-job-tearful-interview.html (“Elon Musk asks for someone to take his Tesla job in tearful interview“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6073055/Elon-Musk-DID-meet-Azealia-Banks.html (“Elon Musk DID meet Azealia Banks“) and https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/business/azealia-banks-elon-musk.html (“Weekend at Elon’s: A Tesla Subplot With Azealia Banks”) and https://nypost.com/2018/08/23/tesla-insiders-say-its-a-s-tshow-under-beleaguered-elon-musk/ (“Tesla insiders say ‘it’s a shitshow’ under beleaguered Elon Musk“) and https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-ignores-tesla-board-and-keeps-tweeting/ (“Elon Musk repeats ‘pedophile’ accusations against man who’s getting ready to sue him“) and https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-brands-british-diver-060310514.html (“Elon Musk brands British diver in Thai rescue a ‘child rapist’ as feud escalates“) and https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-germany-daimler-mercedes/mercedes-unveils-electric-car-in-direct-german-challenge-to-tesla-idUSKCN1LK26G (“Mercedes unveils electric car in direct German challenge to Tesla“) and https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks-tesla/tesla-bond-hits-record-low-stock-slips-as-investor-worry-deepens-idUSKCN1LL2Z2 (“Tesla bond hits record low, stock slips as investor worry deepens“)
Wow! Is the world watching the failures of the DeLorean and Edsel repeated with Musk and Tesla, this time on steroids? Two slow-motion train wrecks?
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Is General Motors Failing Again? [UPDATED]
As I wrote in comments above:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14324
Rachit Vats and Ankit Ajmera have written for Reuters:
See https://www.reuters.com/article/us-auto-sales/u-s-suv-sales-surge-again-in-august-idUSKCN1LK1K0?il=0 (“U.S. SUV sales surge again in August“) (emphasis added; charts omitted); see also https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2018&no=556469 (“GM Korea’s auto sales dip 44.1% on year in August“) and https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/26/gm-unallocating-several-plants-in-2019-to-take-3-billion-to-3point8-billion-charge-in-future-quarters.html (“GM to halt production at several plants, cut more than 14,000 jobs“)
This time, there must be NO BAILOUT for GM.
It must be allowed to fail and go out of business—which is exactly what it did to many of its best dealers and their employees. No mercy should be shown to GM!
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Is The End Near For Elon Musk And Tesla? [UPDATED]
Sara Malm has reported for the UK’s Daily Mail:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6142193/Elon-Musk-smokes-JOINT-live-Joe-Rogan-Experience-podcast.html (“Tesla shares plunge NINE PERCENT- wiping $4.3BILLION off the company value – after Elon Musk’s wild pot-smoking, whiskey-drinking rambling podcast and company’s top accountant quits“) (emphasis added; charts and video omitted); see also https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-07/tesla-tumbles-after-chief-accounting-officer-quits-after-just-one-month (“Chaos Erupts At Tesla: Stock Crashes, Bonds Implode After Heads Of Accounting, HR Quit“) and https://www.yahoo.com/news/teslas-musk-smokes-marijuana-comedy-podcast-112350685–finance.html (“Tesla rocked by executive departures, Musk web show“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14554 (“Are Elon Musk And Tesla Imploding?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-10525 (“The Swindle And Shame Of Global Warming: Electric Cars“) and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-18/tesla-is-said-to-face-u-s-criminal-probe-over-musk-statements (“Tesla Facing U.S. Criminal Probe Over Elon Musk Statements“) and https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/musk-s-tweeting-may-cost-tesla-investors-close-to-20-billion (“Elon Musk’s Tweeting May Cost Tesla Investors Close to $20 Billion“) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-sued-by-the-sec-for-securities-fraud-1538079650 (“SEC Sues Elon Musk for Fraud, Seeks Removal From Tesla“) [SEC complaint against Musk] and https://www.ft.com/content/3c381f68-c432-11e8-bc21-54264d1c4647 (“Elon Musk to step down as Tesla chairman in SEC settlement“) and https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/business/tesla-cars-questions.html (“Unraveling a Tesla Mystery: Lots (and Lots) of Parked Cars”—”[A] cloud over the company and its leader . . . remains: how its electric-car production is measuring up against Mr. Musk’s ambitious forecasts, a matter that a federal regulator is still investigating”—”The parked vehicles were discovered over the last two months by the amateur detectives, who in at least some cases are also investors betting that Tesla’s share price will fall. Some have flown drones over the parking lots to take pictures of the cars. At least one has access to a plane and shoots high-resolution photographs from the air”—”A more worrisome problem would be if Tesla built these cars and now doesn’t have customers willing to take them. Mr. Musk had long promised that the Model 3 would be available for as little as $35,000. But the least costly version available now starts at $49,000, and the price nears $60,000 if a customer wants the Autopilot driver-assistance software and other options”—”At the same time, Tesla has been offering sales enticements to lure buyers. In July it offered free lifetime use of its network of fast-charging stations to customers who bought the ‘performance’ version of the Model 3, which starts at $64,000. The company extended the program several times before ending it on Sept. 18. Mr. Musk acknowledged in a tweet that the offer was not economically ‘sustainable'”—”Over the summer, Tesla advertised online for technicians to repair vehicles coming off the assembly line, suggesting that a significant number needed reworking. That may dovetail with a new headache that has cropped up: severe shortages of replacement parts. Some owners needing collision repairs have complained of waiting a month or longer for new bumpers, centers, door panels and taillights to arrive. Tesla said recently that a solution was on the way: a chain of proprietary body shops to speed repairs. Gabe Hoffman, general partner at Accipiter Capital Management, a hedge fund that has shorted Tesla stock, said he was skeptical that the company would follow through. ‘It would be spending money they don’t have,’ he said. The long wait for parts suggests that Tesla has none or very few on hand. ‘To me, that shows a company in financial crisis,’ Mr. Hoffman said”) and https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-faces-deepening-criminal-probe-over-whether-it-misstated-production-figures-1540576636 (“Tesla Faces Deepening Criminal Probe Over Whether It Misstated Production Figures“) and https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/26/tesla-faces-criminal-probe-over-allegedly-misstating-production-numbers-and-misleading-investors-wsj.html (“FBI reviewing Tesla Model 3 production numbers in criminal probe: WSJ“)
Musk is “different” because he is bipolar.
The end seems near for Tesla and him, and apparently he knows it.
Among other things, when suppliers realize that they may not get paid, they will stop supplying Tesla, and the company will go into a death spiral from which it will not recover.
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The Sheer Madness Of California’s Eco-Nazis
A Wall Street Journal editorial has stated:
See https://www.wsj.com/articles/100-certifiable-california-1536532039 (“100% Certifiable California“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/the-death-of-new-york-city/#comment-14512 (“A Predictable Train Wreck: California’s Bullet-Train Boondoggle“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14409 (“Eco-Nazis: Join Us in Supporting Straws On Request“)
California is going farther and farther off the “deep end,” and hurting its poor in the process.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/poverty-in-america/#comment-11773 (“CALIFORNIA LEADS THE NATION IN POVERTY“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/the-death-of-new-york-city/#comment-14019 (“THE DEATH OF SAN FRANCISCO?“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/poverty-in-america/#comment-14390 (“VEHICULAR HOMELESSNESS“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/earthquakes-the-big-one-is-coming-to-at-least-los-angeles/#comment-14537 (“San Francisco Is Not Ready For The Next Big One“)
And what happens when an EMP Attack occurs?
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ (“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive“)
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Should US-Saudi Alliance Be Saved? [UPDATED]
This is the title of an article by Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—which echoes what I wrote in the article and comments above:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/should-us-saudi-alliance-be-saved-130349 (emphasis added); see also https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/15/jamal-khashoggi-crisis-threatens-us-saudi-arabia-o/ (“Jamal Khashoggi crisis threatens U.S. access to Saudi oil at critical time“) and https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/10/russia-saudi-arabia-oil-forecasts.html (“Saudis skeptical about Russia’s oil production prospects“) and http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”)
Oil is king, notwithstanding the banal utterances of the eco-Nazis who preach at the altar of man-made so-called “global warming.”
The United States is in the process of achieving global energy dominance once again—and yes, that means oil, to the eternal anger of the eco-Nazis who perpetuate the hoax and myth of man-made “climate change.”
This must be hastened and accelerated. More refineries must be built. We must become a net exporter extraordinaire to Europe (undercutting Russia’s killer Putin), and to China. No more Middle East wars, even if Israel’s survival is at stake.
Nixon was wrong; and tragically those whom he helped came back and destroyed his presidency.
. . .
Does anyone really have doubts that the Saudis killed Jamal Khashoggi, and cut up his body into little pieces? Putin does that on a “daily basis,” just like Stalin and Mao before him.
See https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-khashoggi-829291552 (“It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording of the Saudi journalist’s last moments told Middle East Eye. Khashoggi was dragged from the Consul General’s office at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and onto the table of his study next door, the Turkish source said. Horrendous screams were then heard by a witness downstairs, the source said. ‘The consul himself was taken out of the room. There was no attempt to interrogate him. They had come to kill him,’ the source told MEE. The screaming stopped when Khashoggi – who was last seen entering the Saudi consulate on 2 October – was injected with an as yet unknown substance. Salah Muhammad al-Tubaigy, who has been identified as the head of forensic evidence in the Saudi general security department, was one of the 15-member squad who arrived in Ankara earlier that day on a private jet. Tubaigy began to cut Khashoggi’s body up on a table in the study while he was still alive, the Turkish source said. The killing took seven minutes, the source said. As he started to dismember the body, Tubaigy put on earphones and listened to music. He advised other members of the squad to do the same. ‘When I do this job, I listen to music. You should do [that] too,’ Tubaigy was recorded as saying, the source told MEE”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6285357/Jamal-Khashoggi-murder-Saudi-Crown-Princes-bodyguard-murder-suspect.html (“Jamal Khashoggi murder: Saudi Crown Prince’s ‘bodyguard’ is a murder suspect“) and https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/world/europe/turkey-saudi-khashoggi-dismember.html (“Audio Offers Gruesome Details of Jamal Khashoggi Killing, Turkish Official Says“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6288131/Jamal-Khashoggis-apparent-murder-follows-disappearance-THREE-exiled-royal-princes.html (“Jamal Khashoggi’s apparent murder follows the disappearance of THREE exiled royal princes“) and https://nypost.com/2018/10/18/saudi-who-arrived-in-turkey-day-of-khashoggi-disappearance-dies-in-traffic-accident/ (“Saudi in Turkey day of Khashoggi ‘murder’ dies in ‘traffic accident'”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6302861/Pictured-Saudi-intelligence-officer-dressed-fake-beard-Khashoggis-clothes-glasses.html (“Saudi intelligence officer dressed in fake beard, Khashoggi’s clothes and glasses“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6304141/Footage-emerges-Saudis-burning-documents-Istanbul-consulate.html (“Crown Prince bin Salman ‘spoke to Khashoggi by phone to ask him to return to Riyadh MINUTES before’ he was murdered by hit squad – as footage emerges of ‘Saudi officials burning documents at Istanbul consulate a day later'”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6304751/Hitman-SEVEN-calls-Saudi-Crown-Princes-private-office-day-Jamal-Khashoggi-murdered.html (“‘Hitman made SEVEN calls to the Saudi Crown Prince’s private office’ on the day journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered”) and https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mideast/how-saudi-royal-crushed-his-rivals-shakedown-ritz-carlton-n930396 (“How a Saudi royal crushed his rivals in a ‘shakedown’ at the Ritz-Carlton”—”[O]n Nov. 4, 2017, the ultra-luxurious Riyadh hotel[, the Ritz-Carlton] — with its marble floors and vast indoor swimming pool — became a gilded prison, when hundreds of Saudi royals, billionaires and senior government officials were detained in an extraordinary power play by the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The involuntary guests were told they had to sign away large chunks of their assets to be released. The detention involved both psychological abuse and — in some cases — torture, current and former U.S. officials say. . . . A year later, the event has taken on even more importance in the wake of the death of the Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. Bin Salman is suspected of ordering Khashoggi’s death, and is struggling to defuse the crisis that has put the country’s international standing in jeopardy”) and https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/4/lindsey-graham-sees-smoking-saw-khashoggi-killing/ (“‘Smoking saw’ ties Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi killing: Sen. Graham”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/#comment-14707 (“Putin’s Death Squad In London“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ (“The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust“)
What are the risks for the United States if Saudi Arabia imploded?
First, Saudi oil might fall into anti-US hands.
Second, more instability in the Middle East might inure to the benefit of Iran and/or Russia’s killer Putin.
Third, the 9/11 hijackers came from Saudi Arabia; and more terrorists might come from there in the future.
Fourth, there might be an even-greater mass exodus from the Middle East into Europe, which would not inure to our benefit either.
. . .
Saudi Arabia and its “death squad” should be taken before the International Criminal Court, and Putin too—just like Netanyahu, Israel and their “death squads” operating in Dubai and elsewhere. Nothing less will suffice.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-madness-of-benjamin-netanyahu/#comment-2065 (“What the 27 Mossad agents didn’t know was that the hotel was full of security cameras and while they succeeded in the assassination, the whole world got to watch their comings and goings“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1251581/Mahmoud-al-Mabhouh-assassination-Innocent-Britons-named-Mossad-killers.html (“Terror of innocent Britons named as assassins: Why choose us, ask men whose identities were stolen by ‘Mossad’ hit squad“) and https://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-israel-us/dubai-police-chief-says-to-seek-netanyahu-arrest-idUSTRE6214TT20100302 (“Dubai police chief says to seek Netanyahu arrest“) and http://www.naegele.com/documents/InterpolSeeks16inDubaiKilling.pdf (Interpol has issued “red notices,” its highest-level alert, for the sixteen-member team that shadowed Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. The total number of people sought by Interpol notices in the case is twenty-seven now. The group of sixteen is believed to have assisted the other team, which Interpol described as a “smaller core group alleged to have carried out the killing,” and whose members were sought already through Interpol notices) and http://www.naegele.com/documents/RonenBergman-IsraelandtheDubaiMurderMystery.pdf (“Israel and the Dubai Murder Mystery“) and https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/8514919/Mossad-carries-out-daring-London-raid-on-Syrian-official.html (“Mossad carries out daring London raid on Syrian official”—”The original plan was apparently to assassinate the official and Israel only averted what would have been a huge diplomatic rift with Britain, when they decided the target was more valuable alive than dead. The operation . . . closely mirrored the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior Hamas arms trader, who was killed in his hotel room in Dubai last year using agents disguised as tennis players”); see also https://act.jstreet.org/call/letherstay/ (“The Israeli government wants to expel American student Lara Alqasem over her political beliefs. She’s been in detention since October 2 fighting to remain in Israel and pursue a master’s in human rights at Hebrew University“) and https://nypost.com/2018/11/02/netanyahu-saudi-arabia-deserves-a-pass-for-khashoggi-murder/ (“Netanyahu: Saudi Arabia deserves a pass for Khashoggi murder“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6447191/Putin-Bin-Salman-share-high-five-leaders-summit-G20.html (“Putin and Bin Salman share a high five before leader’s summit at G20“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6451563/Israeli-police-recommend-indicting-PM-Benjamin-Netanyahu-bribery-charges.html (“Israeli police recommend indicting PM Benjamin Netanyahu on bribery charges“) and https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-netanyahu-corruption-idUSKBN1O108F (“Netanyahu’s legal troubles mount as police seek new bribery charges“)
Putin, Bin Salman and Netanyahu are pure evil, just like Hitler, Stalin and Mao before them.
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Is America Lawless?
Lawrence Hurley has written for Reuters:
See https://ca.news.yahoo.com/u-top-court-rejects-trump-administration-bid-halt-224951065.html (“U.S. top court rejects Trump administration bid to halt climate trial“) (emphasis added)
As my article above and the comments beneath it state unequivocally and emphatically, man-made “global warming” and “climate change” constitute a hoax and “The Great Green Con.”
In another time, the proponents of such tripe would have been members of the “Flat Earth Society,” and claimed a consensus with respect to it too.
The courts’ decisions are the functional equivalent of allowing adherents of the “Flat Earth Society” to proceed with their nonsense hundreds of years ago, and bless their madness.
George Orwell foretold of this in his prescient “Animal Farm,” where the “Pigs” reigned supreme and were masters over—and subjugated—the other animals.
See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm (“Animal Farm”)
Today, America’s judiciary is complicit in this disgraceful and shocking madness.
Steps should begin immediately to remove Ann Aiken—an appointee of the thoroughly-disgraced Bill Clinton—from the federal judiciary.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-7185 (“Clinton Fatigue“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/the-real-russian-conspiracy-barack-obama-the-clintons-and-the-sale-of-americas-uranium-to-russias-killer-putin/ (“The Real Russian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, The Clintons, And The Sale Of America’s Uranium To Russia’s Killer Putin“)
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Why Trump Is Owed Thanks On Climate Pact
Conrad Black—the Canadian-born, British former newspaper publisher, author and life peer—has written in the New York Sun:
See https://www.nysun.com/national/how-trump-won-the-day-on-climate-pact/90462/ (emphasis added)
As stated in my comments above, to their credit, the American people have rejected suggestions that man-made “global warming” or climate change exists.
See, e.g., http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”)
In Hans Christian Andersen’s fable “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” two make-believe weavers purport to spin a fine suit of clothes for the emperor, which is made of beautiful material that possesses the wonderful quality of being invisible to any man who is unfit for his office or unpardonably stupid.
The potentate and his subjects acknowledge that the garments are very fine indeed. That is, until one little child sees the emperor marching in a procession, and says at last: “But he has nothing on at all”—and the grand swindle is exposed for all to see.
Donald Trump has pointed out, finally, that the eco-Nazis have no clothes.
See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor's_New_Clothes (“The Emperor’s New Clothes“)
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US Is Net Oil Exporter For First Time in 75 Years [UPDATED]
Javier Blas has written for Bloomberg:
See https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-06/u-s-becomes-a-net-oil-exporter-for-the-first-time-in-75-years (emphasis added; charts omitted); see also https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-caracas-on-the-prairie-1544476509 (“Little Caracas on the Prairie”—”North Dakota has passed once-mighty Venezuela in oil output”—”Venezuela, by some measures home to the world’s largest crude reserves, saw oil output drop in September to a four-decade low of 1.17 million barrels. The same month saw North Dakota, owner of the Guinness World Record for the most snow angels, produce a record of nearly 1.3 million barrels”)
We can thank President Trump for this fact of life . . . and spurn the evil eco-Nazis who would try to defeat it, and destroy his presidency and him.
It is worth repeating: the United States is becoming the dominant energy power in the world, once again.
In the process, we may defeat Russia’s killer Putin and his supply of Europe with much-needed energy products . . . and begin meeting China’s energy needs as well. Both goals are in America’s national security interests.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ (“The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War“)
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As Paris Burns, Monterey Bay Aquarium Pushes Hoax Of Man-Made Global Warming [UPDATED]
Having pushed a ban on straws, Executive Director Julie Packard—who was “born with a silver spoon in her mouth”—and the far-Left leadership of the Aquarium are now promoting the hoax of man-made “global warming” or climate change, which is being rejected in Europe and the United States.
See https://futureoftheocean.wordpress.com/2018/12/13/rising-to-the-climate-challenge-a-call-to-courage-and-action/ (“Rising to the climate challenge: A call to courage, and action“) and http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14409 (“Eco-Nazis: Join Us in Supporting Straws On Request“)
Indeed, Paris is burning as these words are being written, just as it was in 2015 when the so-called “global elite” assembled in that city—as discussed in my article above and comments beneath it.
How insensitive, elitist and mindless!
See, e.g., https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6498733/Up-8-000-police-bolster-streets-Paris-Yellow-Vest-protesters-plan-chaos.html (“The battle for Paris: Violence erupts in French capital as police clash with rioters leading to 60 arrests – as Yellow Vest demonstrations rage into FIFTH week“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-7850 (“Marie Antoinette’s Merry Band Of Elitist Warmers“)
Instead of seeking an end to the “Great Pacific garbage patch,” and others gyres of marine debris in the oceans of the world, the Aquarium is engaged in pure Leftist propaganda.
What are Julie Packard, her fellow elitists and the Aquarium doing to clean up the “Great Pacific garbage patch” that is about three times the size of France today? One must assume nothing, which is predictable and irresponsible.
See, e.g., https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch (“Great Pacific garbage patch“)
Sadly, the Aquarium must be boycotted.
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Tesla Is An Accident Waiting To Happen, And Cannot Go Out Of Business Fast Enough [UPDATED]
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6646055/Tesla-driver-caught-sleeping-wheel-driving-Autopilot.html (“Tesla driver is caught on camera sleeping behind the wheel while driving on Autopilot down a Las Vegas highway“) (emphasis added; video omitted); see also https://www.fin24.com/Companies/musks-crazy-week-fatal-tesla-crash-alien-emojis-and-a-space-launch-20190302-2 (“Fatal Tesla crash”—”[Tesla] said it’ll be closing its retail stores and eliminating jobs. Tesla shares tanked Friday after the company said it no longer expects to turn a profit in the first quarter, and later in the day the US National Transportation Safety Board said it’s investigating a fatal crash involving a Tesla vehicle in Delray Beach, Florida”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14734 (“Is The End Near For Elon Musk And Tesla?“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6840435/Scary-video-appears-Tesla-drivers-autopilot-nearly-causing-crash-multiple-times.html (“Scary video appears to show Tesla driver’s autopilot nearly causing him to crash multiple times“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6774547/Man-caught-sleeping-lets-Tesla-drive-interstate-75mph-California.html (“Man is caught sleeping as he lets his Tesla drive him down an interstate at 75mph in California“) and
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/9039159/couple-sex-tape-driverless-tesla-motorway/ (“Reckless couple filmed sex tape in DRIVERLESS Tesla while it cruised down motorway on its own“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7102799/Tesla-driver-caught-camera-tucking-McFlurry-no-hands-wheel.html (“Tesla driver is caught on camera tucking into a McFlurry with no hands on the wheel“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7145693/Driver-witnesses-man-sleeping-Tesla-autopilot-says-fell-asleep-waking-up.html (“Man filmed ‘sleeping’ behind the wheel of his moving Tesla in the middle of rush hour traffic“)
Teslas must be banned from America’s roads.
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Man-Made Global Warming Is Dead
[algore and global warming]
As stated in the article above and the extensive comments beneath it, man-made so-called “global warming” is a hoax and the “Great Green Con.” In a recent Gallup poll, Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem. Thirty-six “problems” were cited, but not climate.
See http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”)
Vast reaches of the United States, the UK and elsewhere have been suffering from record-breaking cold. For example, Accuweather reported:
See https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/75-below-zero-polar-vortex-brings-life-threatening-chill-staggeringly-low-accuweather-realfeel-temperatures/70007291 (“77 below zero? Polar vortex yields deadly cold as thousands endure power cuts, travel issues mount in Midwest“) (emphasis added); see also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6662445/England-suffers-coldest-night-year-temperatures-plunge-16C.html (“England suffers coldest night of the year as temperatures plunge to -16C“)
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I can’t help but wonder why it is we humans want and think the world should stay absolutely the same as we’ve observed for the last few hundred years. The earth is part of a dynamic, living ecosystem that is always in flux, responding to the environment. That is how it has always been. And how it will always be. It seems odd to me that we talk about human impact on climate but not the fact that there are simply way too many people. Overpopulation is destroying nature all around the globe. We can either voluntarily reduce human population or nature will do it for us but it wont be pretty if it happens that way.
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Thank you, Susan, for your thoughtful and thought-provoking comments.
As I have written, there are actions afoot that may not be pretty at all.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/#comment-15839 (“Will The United States And Israel Cease To Exist?”)
Let’s hope and pray that it never comes to such a fatal result.
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More Man-Made Global Warming Madness
[algore]
As rains bury California in mudslides and other debris, the Left Coast state is taking another step toward becoming Venezuela.
Noah Higgins-Dunn has written for CNBC:
See https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/14/homes-that-produce-their-own-energy-might-be-the-future-and-california-is-inching-closer.html (“Net-zero energy homes have arrived — and are shaking up the US housing market“) (emphasis added; graph omitted)
Like the Tesla that is headed toward the dustbin of automotive history, which California’s Left cherishes, its “zero-energy homes” are just another boondoggle. For years, California has been littered with non-functioning windmills. Those that do work, kill birds in vast numbers.
Needless to say, the eco-Nazis are oblivious to these facts, or simply do not care.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/the-state-of-our-union-2019/#comment-16067 (“Will Diversity Be The Death Of The Democrats?“)
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The Fraud Of Man-Made Global Warming Has Been Exposed For All To See [UPDATED]
[algore, the disgraced “patron saint” of the man-made global warming myth]
Paraphrasing Hans Christian Andersen’s wonderful short tale, I have written:
Man-made “global warming” has been exposed as a grand swindle too, which Americans—to their eternal credit—have realized fully.
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/GreenspansFingerprints.pdf; see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor%27s_New_Clothes (“The Emperor’s New Clothes“)
As stated in my article above:
It is criminal, pure and simple; however, the collective wisdom of Americans is enormous, and often staggering. With regard to this issue alone, Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem, in a recent Gallup poll. Thirty-six “problems” were cited, but not climate.
See http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-15437 (“As Paris Burns, Monterey Bay Aquarium Pushes Hoax Of Man-Made Global Warming“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-14757 (“The Sheer Madness Of California’s Eco-Nazis“) and https://www.infowars.com/new-finnish-study-finds-no-evidence-for-man-made-climate-change/ (“New Finnish Study Finds No Evidence For Man-Made Climate Change“)
As if more proof was needed, an editorial of the Wall Street Journal states:
See https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-weather-cycles-11551650203 (“California’s Weather Cycles“) (emphasis added)
First, there is no such beast as a “progressive.” It is a label that the despicable Left has adopted in the hopes of masking their criminal and un-American activities.
Second, California is a microcosm of the nation weatherwise. The Northeast and other parts of our great nation are freezing and experiencing horrific weather too.
See, e.g., https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6763907/Snow-rain-blanket-East-Coast-winter-storm-moves-in.html (“Snow and rain to blanket the East Coast as winter storm system moves in“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6767795/Shocking-moment-avalanche-barrels-mountain-covers-Colorado-highway.html (“Shocking moment avalanche barrels down mountain and covers Colorado highway“) and http://hp2.wright-weather.com/icons/us_chill.gif (U.S. chill map) and https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/03/03/record-snowfall-february-record-temps-march/ (“Record Snowfall In February Precedes Record Low Temperatures In March“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6767189/The-Latest-Official-2-dead-hurt-apparent-tornado.html (“Six-year-old boy among 23 people killed by tornadoes is pictured“) and https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/03/03/denver-weather-near-record-cold/ (“Denver Weather: Coldest Early March Temps In Nearly 60 Years“) and https://helenair.com/news/local/record-setting-temp-of-below-zero-hits-helena/article_63d52904-62ca-5107-81b4-641f66c010d0.html (“Record-setting temp of 29 below zero hits Helena[, Montana]“) and https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/below-zero-in-elk-park-montana-could-be-new-statewide/article_f5f89974-e795-51bd-9e44-4b49b2dbb115.html (“46 below zero in Elk Park, Montana, could be new statewide record for March“); see also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6768037/Britain-feels-wrath-Storm-Freya-Drivers-told-stay-roads.html (“UK weather: Drivers told to stay off roads in Storm Freya aftermath“)
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Predictably The Eco-Nazis Ignore The World’s 100 Most Polluted Cities [UPDATED]
While trying to push their green tripe on Americans, the eco-Nazis ignore facts that are right before them: 22 of the top 30 most polluted cities are in India; and China is second. Indeed, out of the top 100 most polluted cities in the world, none are in the US, the Americas or Europe.
China, alone, pollutes more than the US and the European Union combined. Why aren’t the eco-Nazis moving to China, and trying to make a difference by curbing or eliminating such pollution? The answer is that they seek power, control and domination like the Nazis before them, not solutions.
They are the Pigs in George Orwell’s prescient Animal Farm, which began by saying that all of the animals were equal, and then they accreted power and reigned supreme and subjugated the other animals.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm (“Animal Farm“)
Bianca Britton has reported for CNN:
See https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/05/health/100-most-polluted-cities-2018-intl/index.html (“The world’s top 100 most polluted cities in 2018“) (emphasis added; chart omitted); see also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7757883/The-two-remote-islands-plastic-waste-killed-half-MILLION-hermit-crabs.html (“Half a MILLION hermit crabs die after trying to make their homes in plastic rubbish washed up on Indian Ocean island“)
Also, instead of taking steps to eradicate the “Great Pacific garbage patch,” Julie Packard and her Monterey Bay Aquarium in California have been pushing for a ban on straws. How grotesque and elitist.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-15437 (“As Paris Burns, Monterey Bay Aquarium Pushes Hoax Of Man-Made Global Warming“)
Adding insult to injury, Packard has been honored as an “ocean conservation leader” by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, which commissioned a portrait of her. How outrageous and, yes, elitist!
See https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/about/our-mission-and-leadership/julie-packard/national-portrait-of-julie-packard (“National Portrait Gallery Honors Julie Packard“) and https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/fishes-were-julie-packards-wishes-her-new-smithsonian-portrait-180972016/ (“Fishes Were Julie Packard’s Wishes for Her New Smithsonian Portrait“)
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America Is Set To Surpass Saudi Arabia And Become The World’s Leading Exporter Of Oil, For The First Time Since The 1950s
Matt Egan has reported for ultra-Leftist CNN, which vast numbers of Americans have been boycotting for years now:
See https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/business/us-oil-exports-saudi-arabia/index.html (“America is set to surpass Saudi Arabia in a ‘remarkable’ oil milestone“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-15413 (“US Is Net Oil Exporter For First Time in 75 Years“)
The American advances must be celebrated, not maligned. Indeed, China may become an enormous market for our oil, which might reshape our trading and strategic relationships with that country.
There is no place in the United States for the un-American eco-Nazis.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-16288 (“Predictably The Eco-Nazis Ignore The World’s 100 Most Polluted Cities“)
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Judges Are The Very Worst Of The Legal Profession, And Here Is Another Perfect Example [UPDATED]
[Rudolph Contreras]
WND has reported:
See https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/judge-cites-climate-change-in-block-of-drilling/ (“Judge cites ‘climate change’ in block of drilling“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/justice-and-the-law-do-not-mix/ (“Justice And The Law Do Not Mix“)
As stated in my article above:
Fortunately, Americans overwhelmingly reject man-made “global warming” or “climate change.” And the United States is set to surpass Saudi Arabia and become the world’s leading exporter of oil, for the first time since the 1950s.
See, e.g., http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-16342 (“America Is Set To Surpass Saudi Arabia And Become The World’s Leading Exporter Of Oil, For The First Time Since The 1950s“)
Contreras also serves as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and has been a co-conspirator in the “Deep State” treason at the FBI and Department of Justice, involving Robert Mueller and others.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Contreras (“Rudolph Contreras“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/robert-mueller-should-be-executed-for-treason/ (“Robert Mueller Should Be Executed For Treason“)
Contreras is from the same court as the despicable Amy Berman Jackson, who should have been removed from the judiciary years ago.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/justice-and-the-law-do-not-mix/#comment-10099 (“Despicable Benghazi Deaths’ Judge Must Be Targeted For Removal“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/justice-and-the-law-do-not-mix/#comment-16095 (“The Leftist Wall Street Journal Discriminates, And Engages In Censorship To Protect America’s Worst Judge“)
[Amy Berman Jackson]
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Democrats’ Presidential Hopeful Beto O’Rourke Claims Earth Has Only 10 Years Left To Stop Global Warming
[Beto O’Rourke (center) as member of the “Cult of the Dead Cow”]
The Political Insider has reported:
See https://thepoliticalinsider.com/beto-orourke-earth-only-has-10-years-left-to-stop-global-warming/ (“Beto O’Rourke: Earth Only Has ’10 Years Left’ to Stop Global Warming“)
From what distant planet did this total moron and eco-Nazi arrive on Earth? What drugs has he been consuming? From under what rock did this former member of the “Cult of the Dead Cow” emerge?
As discussed in the article above and extensive comments beneath it, is he totally oblivious to the fact that man-made, so-called “global warming” is a hoax and the “Great Green Con”? And does he realize that recent polling shows Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem?
See http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”) and http://blackrepublican.blogspot.com/2019/03/wacko-beto-beto-orourke-was-member-of.html (“WACKO BETO: Beto O’Rourke was member of the ‘Cult of the Dead Cow’ hacking group when a teen“)
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Watch The Tesla Arcade While Driving On Autopilot, And Kill Someone [UPDATED]
See https://www.tesla.com/event/experience-tesla-arcade (“Experience the Tesla Arcade“) and https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-arcade-showrooms (“TESLA USES ARCADE GAMES TO LURE POTENTIAL BUYERS TO SHOWROOMS“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-15896 (“Tesla Is An Accident Waiting To Happen, And Cannot Go Out Of Business Fast Enough“) and https://mashable.com/article/tesla-atari-video-games-court-hearing/ (“Tesla releases 2 new in-car video games hours before heading to court“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/abortions-and-autos-kill-more-in-america-than-guns/#comment-16844 (“Tesla On The Brink Of Failure“)
Also, Boeing planes have been grounded because of software glitches that may have caused hundreds of deaths. Similar issues may plague Tesla:
See https://www.wired.com/story/boeings-737-max-cars-software/ (“WHAT BOEING’S 737 MAX HAS TO DO WITH CARS: SOFTWARE“) (emphasis added)
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Google’s Climate Change Party Brings 114 Private Jets And An 800-Ton Carbon Footprint
As my article above and the extensive comments beneath it make crystal clear, man-made so-called “global warming” is a total hoax and a $34 trillion swindle. As if anything is necessary to underscore these conclusions, Tim Stickings and Dianne Apen-Sadler have written in the UK’s Daily Mail:
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7311015/Google-splashes-20million-Italian-climate-change-party.html (“The $20million climate change party: How Camp Google racked up an 800-tonne carbon footprint flying ‘hypocritical’ celebrities to environmental talking shop on 114 private jets to watch Coldplay and hang out on mega-yachts“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-7850 (“Marie Antoinette’s Merry Band Of Elitist Warmers“)
The UK’s Prince Harry and his American-born B-actress Meghan Markle—known to her detractors in the UK and globally as #MeAgain—are infamous for wasting the monies of UK’s taxpayers. And the rest of the guests at Google’s party seem oblivious to the impact that such climate hucksters are having on our planet.
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Teslas Must Be Banned From American Roads [UPDATED]
Josh Saunders has written for the UK’s Daily Mail:
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7387827/Tesla-driver-filmed-ASLEEP-wheel-self-driving-car-travels-high-speeds-LA.html (“Shocking moment a Tesla driver is filmed ASLEEP behind the wheel as his self-driving car travels at high speeds on the California interstate“) (emphasis added: video and illustration omitted); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/abortions-and-autos-kill-more-in-america-than-guns/#comment-16844 (“Tesla On The Brink Of Failure“) and http://www.dickmorris.com/legal-pot-sends-highway-deaths-soaring-lunch-alert/ (“Legal Pot Sends Highway Deaths Soaring“) and https://www.law.com/therecorder/2020/01/14/tesla-employees-suing-over-jim-crow-era-workplace-seek-sanctions/ (“Tesla Employees Suing Over ‘Jim Crow Era’ Workplace Seek Sanctions“)
As indicated in the second link cited here, this is not the first time that this has happened, by any stretch of the imagination. It is clear that the Tesla is an “accident waiting to happen,” and that it must be banned from American roads.
Also, it cannot go out of business fast enough, and join the ranks of the DeLorean, Edsel and massive numbers of auto brands that no longer exist, and are in the dustbin of automotive history.
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Boycott Patagonia [UPDATED]
It is with heavy hearts that lots of us have come to the conclusion that it is time to boycott Patagonia. Its latest advertising via e-mail and online has pushed us over the top and beyond the pale. Clearly, the eco-Nazis are working overtime.
See, e.g., https://www.patagonia.com/actionworks/campaigns/strike-for-climate-action/ (“Strike for climate action”—”Find A Strike Near You“)
The text reads:
See http://view.email.patagonia.com/?qs=46e56d37415986f0ec64eafa6b30086c3d9cfa2b439b8b1af5a108a4dad5f3cdcf6705e6d7a815c07dfb8f440cb9cd7b2e629187345e4b459ceeb2f86ea802b23b0b7ae44b2803f61578381fdc49743b5f71af2a666ce8a6
Clearly, these eco-Nazis have conveniently ignored critical facts. For example:
1. George Orwell foretold of the man-made “global warming” madness in his prescient Animal Farm, where all the animals were equal until the “Pigs” reigned supreme and were masters over—and subjugated—the other animals.
2. In another time, the proponents of man-made “global warming” would have been members of the “Flat Earth Society,” and claimed a consensus with respect to it too. So-called man-made “global warming” is a hoax and “The Great Green Con.”
3. Even if all human beings and other animals were removed from the Earth, there would still be natural cycles of warming and cooling. Our Earth—and Mars—has gone through such cycles for millions of years, which will continue long after all of us and our offspring have left this planet.
4. The science about man-made “global warming” is settled: it is a total hoax, and simply a power grab and the greatest wealth redistribution scheme in human history, to the tune of $34 trillion or more.
5. The issue is M-O-N-E-Y and power, not science.
6. Scientists are “whores” who are bought and sold each and every day, just like lawyers and other so-called “professionals.” They are intimidated and ostracized if they do not get fully behind the “global warming” hoax (e.g., losing their grant monies, reputations).
7. A YouGov poll of 18,000 people in 17 countries found only 9.2 percent of Americans ranked global warming as their biggest concern. Only Saudi Arabians were less concerned about global warming at 5.7 percent. A Fox News poll found only 3 percent of Americans listed global warming as their top concern. And a newer Gallup Poll found that Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem. Thirty six (36) “problems” were cited, but not climate.
8. Barack Obama’s Paris Climate Agreement is dead.
9. The swindle and shame of man-made “global warming” is reflected in the Tesla electric vehicles. Among other issues, no one has answered yet if the Tesla batteries are toxic and where they will end up. In nuclear waste or similar dumps—which the “eco-freaks” or “eco-Nazis” (take your pick) fight against?
10. Lots of Americans are getting 35-40 miles per gallon now, with wonderful, reliable gasoline-powered vehicles.
11. Unsightly wind turbines kill birds. Just travel east from Los Angeles to Palm Desert and one will pass wind farms with killer turbines, and others that were abandoned years ago when their tax benefits expired.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/ (“A $34 Trillion Swindle: The Shame Of Global Warming“) (see also each and every one of the extensive comments beneath the article) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm (“Animal Farm”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-10525 (“The Swindle And Shame Of Global Warming: Electric Cars“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/abortions-and-autos-kill-more-in-america-than-guns/#comment-16844 (“Tesla On The Brink Of Failure“) and http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/07/21/new-gallup-poll-americans-do-not-even-mention-global-warming-as-a-problem-36-problems-cited-but-not-climate/ (“New Gallup Poll: Americans do not even mention global warming as a problem – 36 ‘problems’ cited, but not climate”)
Even though lots of us own many Patagonia products, and have done so for years if not decades, its eco-Nazi campaign cannot be ignored. Indeed, it is akin to what Julie Packard and her Monterey Bay Aquarium in California have done by pushing for a ban on straws instead of taking steps to eradicate the “Great Pacific garbage patch” and other gyres of marine debris in the oceans of the world.
How grotesque and elitist.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-16288 (“Predictably The Eco-Nazis Ignore The World’s 100 Most Polluted Cities“)
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Millennials Kill Amtrak’s Dining Car [UPDATED]
This is the title of an article by Jason Weisberger at boingboing, which states:
See https://boingboing.net/2019/09/23/millennials-kill-amtraks-din.html (emphasis added); see also https://thetakeout.com/amtrak-dining-car-dead-millennials-1838363648 (“RIP the Amtrak dining car, done in by murderous millennials“) and https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/the-end-of-an-american-tradition-the-amtrak-dining-car/2019/09/21/d63cca3a-d888-11e9-bfb1-849887369476_story.html (“The end of an American tradition: The Amtrak dining car“) and https://www.change.org/p/tell-amtrak-and-congress-we-want-dining-car-service-to-remain-on-all-long-distance-trains (“Tell Amtrak and Congress We Want Dining Car Service To Remain On All Long Distance Trains“)
In an age when many on the Left are trumpeting claims of man-made “global warming” and advocating fewer automobiles on American roads, those of us who have ridden Amtrak’s trains—and especially its wonderful Coast Starlight service between Los Angeles and Seattle—have found them to be a truly “civilized” way to travel.
Yes, we are sick and tired of standing in two-and-a-half hour lines at airports, to check in and be met by rude TSA agents; and then to fly on cramped planes where one’s legs fall asleep. Now one truly appreciates what sardines must feel like when confined to their cans.
I have recommended the Amtrak Coast Starlight service to everyone I know. Among other things, it is the only way to view the launch pads at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast.
See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base (“Vandenberg Air Force Base”—”In addition to its military mission, the base also leases launch pad facilities to SpaceX“)
Onboard the Coast Starlight is at least one dedicated chef; and the food is delicious and reasonably priced. Yes, one can sit in the limited seating of the trains’ dome cars, but the dining car is a great experience unto itself. And the Amtrak employees could not be nicer.
To get rid of the dining car is absurd. In many ways, it makes the experience what it is—an experience of a lifetime. Yes, there are fancier trains in the world, but Amtrak should be commended for providing this wonderful service. To eliminate the dining car—with its white table cloths—reduces dramatically the charm and ambience of the trip itself.
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Teslas: Accidents Waiting To Happen [UPDATED]
Lauren Edmonds has written for the UK’s Daily Mail:
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7653937/Thousands-Tesla-owners-reveal-close-calls-driving-Autopilot.html (“Teslas with a ‘mind of their own’: Thousands of Model 3 owners describe their close calls with Autopilot in dangerous situations – including a driver who says his car crashed itself into a garage“) (emphasis added; graphs and video omitted); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/a-34-trillion-swindle-the-shame-of-global-warming/#comment-19056 (“Teslas Must Be Banned From American Roads“) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7755753/Chaos-California-Tesla-drivers-stranded-hours-half-mile-long-line-charge.html (“Chaos in California as Tesla drivers are stranded for hours in a half-a-mile-long line to charge“)
This will be ripe for class-action lawsuits, which should put Tesla out of business.
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See https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/south-pole-posts-most-severe-cold-season-on-record-an-anomaly-in-a-warming-world/ (“South Pole posts most severe cold season on record, an anomaly in a warming world”)
Man-made “global warming” is a total hoax that has been foisted on the world by the eco-Nazis. Our planet has gone through periods of warming and cooling for millions of years, which will continue after each of us and our progeny are long gone.
Hundreds of years ago, such eco-Nazis would have been members of the “Flat Earth Society,” and claimed a consensus with respect to it too.
Pollution is a separate and serious issue. The biggest polluters in the world today by far are China and India. Also, there are vast masses of marine debris in our oceans such as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” at least one of which is the size of the state of Texas.
Yet, “do-gooder” eco-Nazis like Julie Packard at the Monterey Bay Aquarium do nothing about them, which is a travesty.
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See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10098329/Dozens-climate-activists-arrested-clash-cops-Interior-Department.html (“The woke storm DC: Dozens of ‘extreme’ climate change activists dubbed ‘People vs Fossil Fuels’ break into the Interior Department, leaving ‘multiple officers’ injured in scenes reminiscent of January 6 MAGA Capitol riots”)
Presumably these woke rioters will be imprisoned just as the January 6th rioters were, with few if any rights.
No American should ever forget that the thugs, slugs, hoods and mongrels of “Black Lives Matter,” Antifa and other far-Left groups have burned our cities; killed or hurt innocent Americans including our police; and destroyed black and other businesses.
They too should have been incarcerated in a similar manner. Nothing less will suffice.
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The Eco-Nazis Must Be Driven From The Planet
See, e.g., https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/08/24/california-climate-cars/ (“California moves toward banning new cars running only on gas by 2035”)
Man-made “global warming” is a hoax. Our planet has gone through warming and cooling cycles for millions of years, which will continue after each of us and our offspring are long gone.
Under President Trump, we achieved energy independence by tapping our great nation’s vast energy resources. Under Brain Dead Joe Biden — the criminal who occupies our White House — we are begging for oil from our enemies.
California is the citadel of crime, wackos, and certifiable eco-Nazis.
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The Climate Wackos Are Out In Full Force
See, e.g., https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/world-close-to-irreversible-climate-breakdown-warn-major-studies (“World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies”)
As I have written before, in another time and place, they might have been full-fledged, card-carrying members of the “Flat Earth Society.”
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The Great Global Warming Swindle Continues
Having begun under his predecessor Barack Obama, the swindle continues unabated under Brain Dead Joe Biden. Fuel-guzzling jets are arriving in Egypt as they did in Paris.
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11415479/Its-alive-Joe-Biden-says-Democrats-hold-House-flies-Egypt.html (“‘It’s still alive. But it’s like drawing an inside straight’ – Joe Biden says Democrats can still hold the House as he flies to Egypt for climate summit”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11416209/FOUR-private-jets-arrived-Egypt-COP27-climate-delegates-accused-hypocrisy.html (“FOUR HUNDRED private jets arrived in Egypt during COP27 as climate delegates are accused of ‘hypocrisy'”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11417647/Biden-apologizes-pulling-Paris-Agreement-says-wants-avoid-climate-hell.html (“COP27 protesters howl at Biden as he apologizes for America pulling out of the Paris Agreement, says he wants to avoid ‘climate hell’ by transitioning away from fossil fuels and promises billions to help poor countries”)
Kathy Moran from Bethesda, Maryland commented on MailOnline:
“Biden/Fetterman 2024- It’s a no brainer”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11417647/Biden-apologizes-pulling-Paris-Agreement-says-wants-avoid-climate-hell.html?ito=twitter_share_comment_text#comments
Biden is Brain Dead.
See, e.g., https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11420031/Biden-kicks-Cambodia-summit-referring-head-COLOMBIA-c.html (“Biden kicks off ASEAN summit in Cambodia with a new gaffe as he refers to host Prime Minster as leader of COLOMBIA – after arriving in South East Asia on first leg of ‘world tour'”)
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The Electric Vehicle Rip-Off
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12272659/How-long-does-REALLY-save-money-electric-car.html (“How long does it REALLY take to save money on an electric car? They’re more expensive to buy but supposedly cheaper to run yet experts warn it can take up to a DECADE to break even – as EV drivers say they regret investing”); see also https://jalopnik.com/no-one-in-the-us-really-wants-to-buy-electric-vehicles-1850622254 (“No One In The U.S. Really Wants To Buy Electric Vehicles”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12284167/Bidens-electric-car-push-blasted-overly-optimistic-leading-automakers.html (“Biden’s electric car push is doomed to fail because EVs are still too expensive, say leading automakers – after experts warned it can take up to a DECADE to save money on green motors”)
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Les Misérables is a wonderful show; and for the eco-Nazis to shut it down speaks volumes about them
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12595115/Just-Stop-Oil-interrupt-performance-Les-Mis-rables-lock-stage-crowd-boo-eco-activists-shut-show.html (“Just Stop Oil interrupt performance of Les Misérables and lock themselves to the stage as crowd boo eco-activists who shut down show”)
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China And India Are The Biggest Polluters Globally
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12599065/China-coal-train-use-UK-restrictions-green-programs.html (“China’s growing use of coal including the LONGEST coal transporting railway – which carries 200 MILLION tons of fossil fuel 1,141 MILES annually – draws pundit outrage as western nations spend BILLIONS to push citizens to reduce carbon footprint”)
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The Scam Of Man-Made Global Warming Unravels
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/02/02/west-humiliating-electric-car-climbdown-begun/ (“The West’s humiliating electric car climbdown has begun”); see also https://www.wnd.com/2024/02/new-looming-ev-disaster-begins-emerge/ (“New looming EV disaster begins to emerge”)
The balloon has burst:
“Slipping EV demand forces lithium facilities to pause production”
https://mol.im/a/13100353
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