Thursday, May 16, 2024
Beach Report 5/16/24
Forget It Jake, It's Baltimore
Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw, Baltimore Dodges Another Bullet, But Only Barely
Yesterday, the city of Baltimore, Maryland held its primary elections, including the Democratic mayoral primary race. Since Baltimore is owned and operated by the Democratic Party, the primary is essentially the general election. Mayor Brandon Scott was in a very tight race against Sheila Dixon, who we have discussed here frequently. She has direct job experience, having served as mayor herself. She also has direct experience in being tossed out of office and being convicted of official corruption. And yet she was amazingly close in the primary polling. The race was finally called at 11 pm and Scott was declared the winner. But there were still thousands of mail-in ballots to be counted so Dixon refused to concede. (Baltimore Banner)Mayor Brandon Scott is on track for a second term, besting challenger Sheila Dixon in Baltimore’s Democratic mayoral primary.Brandon Scott is arguably the least corrupt mayor that Baltimore has had out of the last four. He really hasn't gotten himself into very much trouble beyond some campaign finance shenanigans. He can at least boast that he finished a full term without being arrested, which isn't bad by Baltimore standards these days, apparently.
Scott had a several thousand vote lead over Dixon as results came in Tuesday evening, with more than 70% of precincts reporting, plus results from early voting and a first round of mail-in ballots. The Associated Press called the race for Scott around 11:30 p.m.
“Tonight, you made it very clear that your democracy was not for sale,” said Scott, a first-term mayor who narrowly defeated Dixon in 2020. “I am blessed to have another term to serve as your mayor.”
The real question we should be addressing here is how that election wound up being so close. Sheila Dixon's past wasn't ancient history or any sort of secret. Everyone with a pulse and access to a newspaper knows what happened during her mayoral term and the circumstances surrounding her departure. She wasn't the subject of rumors and allegations. She was convicted and sentenced to probation, though she was eligible for jail time. She stole gift cards intended to help the homeless.
And yet somehow nearly half of the Baltimore residents who showed up to vote yesterday voted for her. The kind of scandal she was involved in should have been a career killer for any politician anywhere else in the country. I find it difficult to imagine how she could even show her face in public, to say nothing of file to run for office again. And yet, here we are.
I'm only surprised she didn't win.
Flotsam and Jetsam - Presidential Debates On
Just hours after Biden Campaign Officially Turns Down Presidential Debates Commission (Matt Margolis, PJM Media), Hat Hair's KT, Make My Day: Biden Challenges Trump to Two Debates "with the following conditions Dates in June and September, Only Biden-friendly outlets (my opinion) - CNN, ABC News, Telemundo or CBS News, Bypass the Commission on Presidential Debates, Microphones only active during each candidate's turn to prevent Trump from responding to Biden as he speaks, No audience, No Robert F. Kennedy, Jr." 560The Answer, Trump accepts debate challenge on the Hugh Hewitt Show Larry at Hat Hair, Trump/Biden Debates Confirmed, Can Joe Save Failing Campaign? Althouse, "President Biden said in a statement that he has received, and accepted, an invitation from CNN for a debate on June 27." Twitchy, So Much for 'Make My Day': Check Out Actual List of Biden Campaign DEMANDS Before Joe Will Debate Trump. At WaEx, Four reasons Biden wants to control debate rules. From the Babylon Bee, Here Are Biden's 10 Conditions For Debating Trump "#4 No one can ask any questions about the economy, inflation, Afghanistan, Gaza, the border, crime levels, Ukraine, Hunter Biden, Ashley Biden, campus protests, Title IX, or any other topics in existence: Pretty standard." Nick Arama at RedState, A Closer Look at Joe Biden Debate Video Is Funny and Shows How Bad He Truly Is, "He has five edits in there in a 14-second video. He can't even get through a 14-second video without all that help." Ace, Biden "Accepts" Offer to Debate, With Special Conditions to Protect Biden; Trump, for Some Lunatic Reason, Accepts His Terms. "Your first offer is accepted without reservations! This guy wrote The Art of the Deal?" Hat Hair, Pelosi: Well, This Is a Bad Idea. Manu Raju@mkraju. "Nancy Pelosi on Biden-Trump debates: 'I myself would never recommend going on stage with Donald Trump.'"
At TownHall Guy Benson has a Report: Biden in Deep, Deep Denial About His Bad Poll Numbers. At Da Caller, Biden Team Reportedly In Denial About President Getting Trounced In Polls By Trump. Don Surber explains How America came to hate FJB "Inflation, immigration, Afghanistan and Trump have done him in." Pete McArdle at Am Think on The Ravings of a Kindly Old Man with a Poor Memory. Ben Shapiro calls Joe Biden a Political Pinwheel. Mark Hemingway at Da Fed believes Biden’s Incompetence Is Outstripping Voters’ Fear Of Trump. At the Victory Girls, More Evidence That The Tide Is Turning: The “Never Biden” Crowd. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair wonders Will 'Never Bidens' Settle the Score? From WaEx, Paul Bedard sees Black voters fleeing Biden and Democrats over inflation and extremism and Byron York says Trump faces troubles but Biden campaign is dead in the water. Dave Keltz at Am Great, Who’s Ready For President Kamala Harris? "We will be doomed if she becomes the 47th president." Hat Hair VIP's KT, Kamala's Charm Offensive is an Epic Failure - Again.
From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.15.24, Twitchy, President Biden’s Aides Reportedly Worry About His “Psychological Torment” Over Hunter. Margot Cleveland at the Fed wonders Hunter Biden IRS Whistleblowers Aren’t Under Investigation, So Why Did Weiss Suggest They Were?. Matt Margolis at PJM, Snopes Admits Ashley Biden’s Diary Is Genuine, So Let’s Talk About What It Says. Ryan King at NYPo, Oversight Committee unveils blistering contempt report against AG Garland over Biden tapes.
Bob Spencer at PJM, Why Has Biden Betrayed Israel? Look at His New Special Counsel, Maher Bitar. From the Free Bacon, GOP Senator Introduces Bill To Continue Arms Sales to Israel. NewsMax reports White House Pushes Dems to Vote No on Israel Resolution. Hat Hair, Joe Biden Asks Democrats Not to Denounce Him. Virginia Kruta at Da Wire reports Biden Admin Signals Partial Reversal, Will Push Ahead With Arms Package Bound For Israel. "The previously withheld 2,000 lb bombs may not be a part of the deal." David Harsanyi at Da Fed explains How The Media And Democrats Helped Create The Israeli ‘Genocide’ Lie.
At NYPo, Migrants charged in attack on NYPD cops in Times Square offered plea deals, including one who was rearrested. Da Wire, Previously Deported Illegal Migrant Charged In Connection With 3-Month-Old Baby’s Death. Breitbart, New Mexico Prosecutors: Migrants Gang Raped Deaf Woman in ‘Multi-Hour Nightmare’. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, COVID Emergency Policies Keep ICE From Detaining Migrants?! REALLY?! Nice Deb at Am Great reports Guatemalan Authorities Investigate Biden-linked NGO Suspected of Child-Trafficking Crimes "Save the Children operates in more than 120 countries, with U.S. operations headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. Jill Biden was named board chair of the organization in February of 2017, a position from which she has reportedly since resigned. Since Joe Biden came to office, the NGO has reportedly received over $21 million in grant money for its work in Guatemala, most of the funding coming from USAID and the U.S. State Department."
Joe Lobue at Da Fed claims Since Biden Inherited The Trump Boom, The Whole Economy’s Gone Bust. Even WaPoo's Glen Kessler admits Biden’s false claim that inflation was 9 percent when he took office. "In recent weeks, the president has misled about a key election issue." Capt. Ed comments "Biden is flat-out lying about the inflation rate when he took office, and he keeps repeating the lie when asked. It's not up for debate; we have hard figures for inflation, and it was 1.4% annualized when Biden took office." Rick Moran at PJM sees a Financial Times-Michigan Ross Poll Shows Biden's Hopes Fall As Prices Rise. WSJ warns, Inflation Puts More Retirees at Risk of Running Out of Money. Fox Business, Fed's Powell says confidence that inflation will slow is 'not as high' as before. Breitbart Business Digest: Powell Still Won’t Admit Rate Hikes Might Be Coming. Eric Boehm at Reason says Don't Give Biden a Pass on Inflation. Don't Give Trump a Pass on COVID. "Will the real president of the United States during the years 2020 through 2022 please stand up?"
Nick Pope at Da Caller, Biden Says That Americans Can Buy Any Car They Want. His Admin Is Forcing EVs To Be Huge Share Of Sales By 2032. VodkaPundit at PJM notices $7.5 Billion Later, Biden Is Up to 7 EV Charging Stations. At Hat Hair Salena Zito worries Steel Plant Falls in West Virginia, but No One Hears a Sound. Breitbart has a Report: Red Lobster Closes 100 Locations Around U.S. Ace, Red Lobster Goes Bankrupt, Walmart Slashes Workforce Because Bidenomics Is So Great. "Walmart will cut "hundreds" of jobs thanks to an economic miracle experts are calling "the Biden Boost." They're also cutting benefits for the remaining employees."
At NYPo, Michael Goodwin thinks The 2024 race to the White House is now Donald Trump’s to lose. At Am Spec Jeff Lord discourses on Trump and the Significance of the Wildwood Rally "It can only be described as a movement." and Scott McKay wonders Should Trump Follow the WSJ’s Vice-Presidential Advice? "Traditional political analysis doesn’t work anymore." WaEx, House Democrats investigate Trump dinner with oil executives over quid pro quo concernsTwitchy, She Still Can't Get Over 2016, Either: Hillary Clinton 'Can't Get Over' Trump's Offer to Oil CEOs.
ReasonTV, Aaron Rodgers DEFENDS RFK Jr. after candidate is smeared as ‘MAGA-CRAZY’. He's nuts but he's not MAGA nuts.
At GetBright, Study Says Up to 27% of Non-Citizens Illegally Registered to Vote. "Plus: About Those Trump Accusers…" Eric Lendrum at Am Great reports Ohio Removes Illegal Aliens from State Voter Rolls, opposed by Democrats. At Hat Hair Jazz Shaw sees GOP Senate Momentum in Maryland, West Virginia, with the primary victories of Larry Hogan, Jim Justice.
TNP, Did Michael Cohen Commit Perjury AGAIN!? and Congressional Client of Loren Merchan’s Firm – Who Was Also LEAD COUNSEL for 1st Trump Impeachment – Coached Michael. Cohen for Cross-Examination. Capt. Ed, Is Michael Cohen Still Committing Perjury? (Updated) Is his mouth moving? Insty , I MEAN, I KNOW WHICH WAY TO BET: "Is Michael Cohen Still Committing Perjury? Related, from Jonathan Turley: “No sane prosecutor would rely on Cohen, let alone make him the entirety of their case.” Plus: Fixer-Turned-Felon Michael Cohen Testifies At Show Trial." Ace asserts Soros DA Alvin Bragg's Star Witness is a Convicted Perjurer Who's Perjuring Himself Further "Ed Morrissey recounts Michael Cohen's off-again, off-again relationship with the truth." At the Con Brief, Cohen May Have Blown Alvin Bragg’s Case Against Trump: Analysis. Susie Moore at RedState thinks a Blockbuster Appearance From His Former Attorney Blows Hole Through Michael Cohen's Testimony.
At PM, JUST IN: Stormy Daniels' porn star husband says couple will 'vacate the country' if Trump found not guilty. And what a loss that would be. At Hat Hair, Bill Maher Decides to Reshare His 2018 Interview With Stormy Daniels and Things Aren't Adding Up. Ann Coulter at TownHall, catches the media portrayal of Stormy Daniels as the Rosa Parks of Porn Stars. Da Caller, How A Blackmailing Prostitute And A Crooked Prosecutor Could Steal The 2024 Election. Jacob Sullum at Reason thinks The 'Heart' of Alvin Bragg's Case Against Trump Is Misdirection, "Contrary to what prosecutors say, the former president is not charged with "conspiracy" or "election fraud." Breitbart, Court Rules Against Donald Trump’s Gag Order Appeal. 'Bonchie' at RedState, WATCH: Sen. Kennedy Ends Alvin Bragg and Joe Biden in Under a Minute
At Da Fed Brianna Lyman notices a WaPo Opinion Editor Upset Lawfare Trials Aren’t Kneecapping Trump As Intended. Breitbart cites a Trump Pollster: ‘Political Persecution of Donald Trump Is Backfiring’. Da Fetched hears Elon Musk Make Major Prediction about 2024 Election. Elon Musk@elonmusk "The more unfair the attacks on Trump seem to the public, the higher he will rise in the polls." NBC cites GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump. "Romney, an outspoken Trump critic, told MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle that Biden "made an enormous error" by not pardoning Trump in federal cases or pressuring New York prosecutors to drop the hush money charges." Matt Margolis thinks Karine Jean-Pierre May Have Admitted Too Much About Trump's Trial, it's about the election. PM, White House says Trump trial is 'related to 2024 elections'. "I can't speak to uh, um, don't wanna comment obviously as this is related to 2024 elections."
Twitchy, LOL, NO: Situation Room Officer Claims Mike Pence Was 'Close' to Being Killed on Jan. 6 and 'FBI Kept PUSHING': Damning Thread Shows Just How Involved the FBI Really WAS in Plot to 'Fednap' Whitmer. Ace, Assaults on Police Officers Are At Highest Level in 10 Years, Confesses Democrat Party "Law" Enforcement Agency the FBI "The Democrat Party is the party of death and disorder."357 Magnum, The FBI Has Truly Become the Stasi. Jacob Saget and James Sherk at Da Fed, fear a New Biden Rule Aims To Entrench The Deep State Forever. Cutie Pavlich at TownHall, sees DOJ Busted for Illegally Retaliating Against Whistleblowers
TNP is outraged Pelosi Attacker Faces 40 Years, While Kavanaugh’s Attempted Murderer May Get ZERO Jail Time. Mary Margret Olohan at Da Signal, Mike Lee: Biden DOJ ‘Unjustly’ Persecuting Pro-Lifers, ‘Turning a Blind Eye’ to Leftist Crime and Pro-Life Activist Charged by Biden DOJ Gets Almost 5 Years in Prison for Trying to Stop Abortions. Jordan Boyd at Da Fed, Peaceful Pro-Lifer Gets Years In Prison After Biden DOJ Targeted Her Under FACE Act.Looks like Crossfire Hurricane # 2 is in the works pic.twitter.com/PVZySBuRnF
— George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) May 9, 2024
Nicole Silvero at Da Caller, Famed Journalist Says Press ‘Shouldn’t Be Neutral’ On Trump, Warns Of ‘Assassinations’ During 2nd Term, Nicholas Kristof. At NewsBusters Dorsey Spills on Twitter’s ‘Problematic’ Collusion with Gov’t Censors. Capt. Ed, "Hey, we were only mostly collaborating with government censors" is not the defense that Dorsey seems to think it is. They should have made these demands public, if not the specifics, and exposed the Big Brother system rather than collaborate in its violation of free speech. Elon Musk hasn't been perfect on this either, but at least he made sure everyone knew it. If Musk hadn't bought Twitter, the collaborators of Big Brother would still be shutting down debate and dissent." They still are. Dave Strom, Google Removes 35,000 YouTube Posts to 'Safeguard' EU Elections,
Da College Fix, U. Delaware student faces hate crime charge in alleged Holocaust memorial vandalism and ‘Hundreds’ of Columbia faculty to go on strike if police not removed from campus. Oh, please do! From the Free Bacon, Anti-Israel 'Anarchists And Communists' Take Credit for Smashing Windows, Releasing 500 Cockroaches Into University of California President's Office and Arab-Israeli Journalist Yoseph Haddad, Assaulted at Columbia, Says Campus Protests Are Middle Eastern Phenomenon. Bob Hoge at RedState sees Pro-Hamas Protesters Take Over UC Irvine Building, Quickly Find Out Things Are Different in Orange County. mrcTV, Narcissistic Activist Says Israel & the U.S. have 'No Right to Exist,' 'We've Been Trying to End Y'all'. Campus Reform reports Cornell president steps down after seven years, becomes latest leader to resign amid Ivy League anti-Semitism epidemic. Julio Rosas at Da Blaze, LA County taxpayers are footing the bill for the defense of UCLA's arrested protesters. Capt. Ed, "They would have had access to a public defender anyway -- the Miranda warning makes that clear -- but only if they couldn't afford to hire their own counsel. The supervisor voted to allow them to use the public defenders' office without regard to their financial status, which essentially redistributes resources from the poor to students attending an expensive university." Mary Chastain at LI observes Harvard Caves to Anti-Israel Encampment, Agrees to Most Demands. "Jewish student Shabbos Kestenbaum: “Jews here have no allies, no voice, and no advocates. The only way Harvard will ever change is sustained outside pressure. Please help us!”" From Front Page, Colleges Side With Radicals, "Their students be damned." Am Con says it's Not Your Parents’ Protests. "Immigration-driven demographic changes and the advent of “wokeness” have radically changed the dynamics of campus politics." At NYPo, Survivor of Mao’s political purge getting ‘PTSD’ watching history repeat on college campuses Tyler O'Neal at Da Signal, BASED: Frat Boys Cause a Sensation by Defending Old Glory. Hat Hair's John Sexton notices Berkeley's Special Brand of 'Anti-Zionism' Has Spread to Middle Schools. TAW, Jewish student point fingers at the entity most responsible for campus antisemitism.
Joe Klein at Front Page announces The House Passes the Landmark Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023. "Is it the right response to the Jew-hating, pro-Hamas mobs on campus?" When does Congress ever get it right the first time? The Free Bacon, Congress Launches Probe Into Groups Funding 'Pro-Hamas' Unrest on Campus. Ace, Congress to Investigate Foreign Pro-Hamas Donors to Campus Radicals. At Behind the Black, A database for identifying pro-Hamas anti-Semites. Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair VIP, Pro-Hamas Libs Launch 'Blockout' Against Celebs. From Breitbart, Michigan Community Pushes Off Anti-Israel Resolution.
At Am Think Monica Showalter thinks she sees a lack of Cultural sensitivity: Calif lawmakers declared 'Jane Fonda Day' on the day Vietnamese-Americans mourn the fall of Saigon
Tattoo Thursday
The Coast Guard’s tattoo policy now allows more visible tattoos.
You can now have larger hand tattoos, as well as one tattoo behind each ear.
Of course, all tattoos — anywhere — must still meet content restrictions. Tattoos must not represent racism, discrimination, indecency, extremist or supremacist philosophies, lawlessness, violence, or have sexually explicit content.
The bottom line: The Coast Guard understands that visible tattoos have become mainstream. These updates to our tattoo policy ensure the uniformed workforce presents a sharp and professional military appearance to the public while allowing for individual creativity and expression through authorized body art that is consistent with the Coast Guard’s core values.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Save the Planet, Shower With a Friend, In the Cold
Clearly we haven’t plumbed the bottom of the well of climate absurdity.Why you should embrace using cold water, almost all the time
Heating water gobbles energy, leading to higher utility bills and more planet-warming emissions.
By Allyson Chiu
May 12, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. EDT
You may not be giving a second thought to setting your washing machine on the hot cycle, cranking your showers to a steamy temperature or scrubbing your dirty dishes under a stream of scalding water.
If you did, you’d find that you probably don’t need to use so much hot water —
and that you could be saving energy and cutting your utility bills. Water heating is responsible for more than 10 percent of both annual residential energy use and consumer utility costs, the biggest share after air conditioning and heating, according to the Energy Department. An American household uses an average of 64 gallons of hot water a day — close to the amount needed to fill an average bathtub— by doing laundry, showering, washing the dishes and running kitchen and bathroom faucets.
While there are home improvements that can help you cut back on the energy it takes to heat water, including installing a heat pump water heater, one easy solution is to switch to cold water.
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“If you’re wasting cold water to get your hot water, then you’re really wasting both water and the energy resources,” she said. “Those energy resources still come largely from fossil fuels, and so they’re adding to emissions in the environment at a time when we really need to be doing everything we can to reduce carbon emissions.”The real question in my mind, how is the climate movement going to top this absurdity? Self flagellation every time you are tempted by machine age transport? Drinking your own pee to save water? Comment suggestions welcome, but please keep them family friendly.
…Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/05/11/cold-water-laundry-shower-dishes/#
Someone needs to follow up with the reporters to make sure they practice what they preach.
Forget It Jake, It's Baltimore
When it rains, shit pours. Capital News Service, Months after costly civil lawsuit settlement, Baltimore City’s rivers still polluting
In one of his most viral videos to date, with over three million views on Instagram and close to a million views on TikTok, Baltimore crabber and social media influencer Luke McFadden addresses the camera while standing on his boat in the Chesapeake Bay.
“Every time it rains in Maryland, at least where I’m at, we have garbage like this tire that washes down from places like the Conowingo Dam,” McFadden says.
Using his reach pole, he hoists a massive rubber tire from the water and brings it aboard.
“In addition to the trash, we get this lovely brown, foamy slime on the top, which happens to be raw sewage that dumps out from the Baltimore City wastewater treatment plants,” he says.
McFadden then gestures toward the water, where there is indeed a dark layer of sludge instead of a pale blue hue that most would expect.
“The issue we have here in the Chesapeake Bay is a water quality issue,” he says. “You can catch and throw back as many of whatever it is you want, but nothing is gonna live in a stagnant puddle — not one that gets sewage dumped in it every time it rains.”
Posted to Instagram and TikTok just two months after Baltimore City settled a $4.75 million lawsuit for violations at each of its two wastewater treatment plants, the Jan. 21 video combined for over 4500 comments on both platforms.
“Your city tax dollars at work,” one comment read.
“It does stink at the harbor when it rains,” said another.
But the reality is, sewage is supposed to enter the Chesapeake Bay through the Back and Patapsco Rivers only after it’s been properly treated by the plants which happen to be the largest in Maryland.
And as for “raw sewage,” experts say that’s not exactly the case.
“That’s kind of a misconception – it’s still sewage, but it’s partially treated a lot of times because there is such an influx of rain,” Desiree Greaver, project manager for the Back River Restoration Committee (BRRC), told Capital News Service. “We have these rain events where there’s tons of rain, and the plant can’t handle it so they’ll skip certain steps.”
At this point, one must simply conclude that in Baltimore, graft and corruption are much more important to the local politicians than pollution.
Maryland, My Maryland
Da Balmer Sun, Alsobrooks defeats Trone in Senate primary, will face Hogan in November. Proving that while money might be able to buy happiness, it can't always buy elections. I'll be grateful to see the end of the Trone ads on TV.
I will support Hogan. As I've noted in the past, while Hogan may not be much of a Republican, he's about as Republican as a politician can be and win statewide in Maryland. I will not let the perfect become the enemy of good.
Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Trial Winding Down
Alvin Bragg's New York style trial of Donald Trump on some 34 felony charges yet to be actually explained is grinding to a close, with Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and disgraced perjurer finishing his testimony yesterday, presumably the end of the prosecution's case. It's unclear how many witness the defense will call; they may just be content to discredit the prosecutions "star" witnesses, Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen. From Breitbart, Donald Trump Starts 4th Week of Trial: ‘I Should Be Out Campaigning … Election Interference’. At NewsMax, Turley: Michael Cohen Offers No New Evidence. At Da Caller Harold Hutchinson explains how Jonathan Turley Lays Out How Prosecutors Could Be Using Michael Cohen To Avoid Swift Defeat "George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Monday that prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office could be using former attorney Michael Cohen to avoid a “directed verdict” in the case against former President Donald Trump."
Matt Margolis at PJM, Michael Cohen Just Blew Up Bragg’s Case Against Trump. Althouse cites the NYT, "Michael Cohen is now explicitly testifying that the invoices he was sending, which he has sought to tie to Trump, were false documents," and "This is all so unbelievable. It seems like a big joke. But the damage being done to America is a tragedy," "Writes Juan Williams in "Get ready to see Trump go to jail" (The Hill)." and "Perhaps Judge Juan Merchan has been sobered by the defense mistrial motion he prompted last week." ""The judge foolishly allowed Manhattan prosecutors to elicit graphic testimony from porn star Stormy Daniels about a 2006 sexual encounter she claims to have had with Donald Trump. That testimony was irrelevant to the sole question in the trial, which is whether Trump fraudulently falsified his financial records in 2017. On that matter, Daniels has no knowledge; thus, her testimony was offered solely to inflame the jury against the defendant. Whatever the reason, the latest ploy by District Attorney Alvin Bragg was too much, even for the complaisant Merchan...." Writes Andrew C. McCarthy in "Alvin Bragg again tries an underhanded tactic against Trump" (NY Post)." Vicky Taft at PJM, Cohen Made Huge Admission in NYC Trump Case and Now the Tumblers Begin to Fall in Place and The Space-Time Continuum You Must Live in to Believe NYC Trump Prosecutors – PJ Media. At the Independent, Michael Cohen reveals last message from Trump before being abandoned to face charges alone: ‘Everything’s going to be OK.’ John Solomon at JTN, Michael Cohen’s ex-lawyer to nuke Cohen's tale before Congress: ‘Habitual liar, totally unreliable’ "A former federal prosecutor, Robert Costello's testimony and contemporaneous documents directly conflict with Alvin Bragg's case against Trump." At Am Spec Dave Catron thinks NY Judge May Get Trump Elected. "Judge Merchan’s animosity toward Trump and his inability to ensure a fair trial is not lost on voters." Nicole Silvero at Da Caller watches. Reality Dawn On ‘The View’ As They Realize Bragg Trial May Actually Help Trump: ‘I Blame The Media’. Twitchy, And BOOM: Mollie Hemingway's Post Tearing Media a NEW One Belongs in the Make-'Em-All-CRY Hall of Fame. Da Wire hears ‘SHAM’: House Speaker Johnson Condemns Trial of Trump as ‘Politically Motivated’. Larry at Hat Hair, Republicans Unite to Witness Democrat Witch Hunt Against Trump Go Down In Flames. Ace, Shock: Corrupt Partisan "Judge" Merchan's Democrat Operative Daughter Worked on the Campaign to Get Trump Kicked Off the Colorado Ballot. "This judge has allowed a ton of unduly prejudicial "prior bad acts" falsified testimony from Sloppy Daniels, and allowed the prosecution to proffer "Choose Your Own Adventure" charges against Trump, with three different and contradictory legal theories. The judge said, that's fine. But he's not biased" and CNN: Polls Show Americans Don't Care About the Left's Lawfare Campaign Against Trump "They don't have a Plan B. This is what they've got. This is it. This is the only thing they have in the cupboard. And it's crapping out."
From TNP, Anti-Trump Grand Jury Went ‘Rogue’ with Aggressive Indictments, Lied to Witnesses.
From CNN! Fact check: Biden again falsely claims inflation was 9% when he became president. John Sexton at Hat Hair comments "The White House claimed Biden was discussing the "factors that caused inflation" which is nonsense. How many times is he going to say this? Does he know this is false and repeats it anyway or does he actually believe what he's saying? I'm leaning toward the latter at this point which seems worse." I'm pretty sure he believes it, and he's stuck on it. John Klar at Am Think thinks about When Gasoline is $100 per Gallon. I saw it go from $0.19 to $5.00 (in California), so don't discount it. Nick Arama at RedState watches Biden's Brain Break at APAICS Gala, Make Creepy Comment About Woman, Add New 'Origin Story' "On this occasion, he noted how he was "raised" by the late Sen. Danny Inouye (D-HI) when he came to the Senate. He also mentioned he was friends with former Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta, so I guess that all makes him Asian too. Add that to the long list of all the things Biden is." At Hat Hair VIP John Sexton reports Hunter Biden's Lawyers Once Again Tried to Delay His Gun Trial But the Judge Said No. Hat Hair's KT says Ashley Biden's Diary Content Is Real and That's Very Bad for Pedo Joe.
NYPo wonders why isn’t this a bigger story? — An illegal border crosser – probably Jordanian – tried to force his way onto a US Marine base. Breitbart sees Illegal Immigration Overload: Border Town’s Criminal Prosecutions Explode by 5,000% on Biden’s Watch and has a Report that More Than Half of Immigrants in U.S. Are Unemployed. Mary Chastain at LI is amused when NYC Mayor Adams Thinks Illegal Aliens Could Be Lifeguards Since ‘They’re Excellent Swimmers’ "“How do we have a large body of people that are in our city, our country, that are excellent swimmers and at the same time we need lifeguards.”" Then why do so many drown crossing the Rio Grande? Anxious anxiously claims an Exclusive: Texas nonprofit got massive border contract after hiring Biden official. Plenty good money to be made! Beege Welborn at Hat Hair adds Nothing to see here and "DO YOU WANT US TO TAKE CARE OF THE BORDER OR NOT!??!" old man yells at clouds.
The Times of Israel, The US aims to wrap up Gaza war. How does that square with its goal of toppling Hamas? "Biden officials envision substantially weakened Hamas remaining in Gaza, but aim to marginalize it further with an Arab-backed PA that can out-govern the terror group." Beege Welborn retitles it Is the Biden Admin Actually Floating the Idea of Leaving Enough of Hamas Standing to Share Power in Gaza? "YGTBFKM." Duane Patterson at Hat Hair VIP, After Biden's Threats Don't Work, Administration Compounds Failed Policy on Israel. At Am Think, Allan J. Feifer thinks about The Biden Anti-American Legacy. Althouse, "[V]arious ax-grinders want to use Biden’s struggles to push the party toward their positions. Critics of Israel have fixated..." "... on the problems created by encampments at elite universities. And it is true that the news media’s intense coverage of an issue that splits the Democratic coalition and unites the Republican coalition hurts Biden and helps Trump."
From the Free Bacon, Joe Biden Says China's EV Dominance Is a Problem. His Son Hunter Helped Beijing Gain a Foothold in the Industry. At Reason Eric Boehm thinks Biden's Tariffs Are a Bad Idea. "Bad for consumers, bad for American industry, bad for his administration's own environmental goals, and bad for an increasingly irrational executive branch." I think tariffs should be fair. Alfredo Ortiz at Am Great reports Entrepreneurs Face Major Headwinds Due to Big Government Policies. "Biden and Democrats are waging a war on small businesses that won't end until they've been voted out of office." VodkaPundit at PJM thinks The Latest Government Gimmick Will Infuriate You "BLS uses a "basket of goods" regular people buy to calculate the inflation rate. The problem is, that they keep taking things out of the basket. The latest to go is coffee. If BLS still used the same basket of goods it used in 1980, the rate would have peaked last year at about 18% instead of the official 10% figure. Even now it would probably be somewhere around 8% instead of March's official 3.5% annual rate."
Breitbart is ecstatic with NYT Poll: Trump Continues to Dominate Swing States; Soars with Hispanic, Black, Young Voters. Jason Cohen at Da Caller, ‘My God’: CNN Data Guru Says Sun Belt Polling Is ‘Absolute Disaster’ For Joe Biden. From Behind the Black, The left begins recognizing Biden is going to lose. At HE, Kenny Cody claims Trump will restore the conservative vision of America, which is kind of weird, since Trump isn't all that conservative. At Da Fed, Brianna Lyman warns RNC Has Few Operatives On The Ground In Swing States, Local GOP Leaders Say. Is this their plan to wrest defeat from the jaws of victory? Fuzzy Slippers at LI, sees Democrats Eating Their Own: Democrats May Move August Convention Semi-Online To Avoid Pro-Hamas Riots From Base. "“President Joe Biden’s top advisers are all too aware the ghosts of 1968 may haunt their convention here.” Well, that's no fun!
MD Kittle at Da Fed reports Controversial Wisconsin Clerk Admits To Violating Election Law, Claims She Doesn’t Understand It. She had one job. Crossing the streams, Tyler O'Neal at Da Signal reports the NPR Reporter Assigned to Cover Posters Urging Illegals to Vote for Biden Won’t Answer Whether Aliens Voting Bothers Her.
Stacy McCain reiterates Houston Psycho Tranny Killer Proves Yet Again That Crazy People Are Dangerous. At TNP, West Virginia Town May Get Transgender Mayor. Wheeling, a college town, of course. From Da Caller, Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Signs Bill Banning Men From Women’s Bathrooms and Gender Doctor Calls Genital Surgery An ‘Adventure’ For Young People While Describing Grisly Complications. “There could be delays because of complications — definitely there will be complications. Either it’s stenosis, fistulas, or partial necrosis, wound healing delays and stuff like that.” Hat Hair's Dave Strom says Sports Illustrated Hates You ""We didn't care. We thought that the right reader would come along with us and the wrong ones we didn't want." Let's call it the "Bud Light Strategy," in which a company decides they don't like their customers, so they send them packing."
From Da Wire, How Race And Sex-Based Affinity Groups Drive DEI Throughout The Federal Government. Tom Jackson at Hat Hair VIP, Florida Decides to Leave Decorating With Rainbows to the Almighty; Alphabet Mob Hardest Hit. Insty, CHANGE: "Two Virginia universities scrap DEI requirements after Youngkin audit. Related: UNC Diverts DEI Funds Toward Campus Police: Report. Plus . . ." Christopher F. Rufo@realchrisrufo, "Every month, we are reducing the perceived risk of abolishing DEI departments. By the end of the year, most red states will have abolished DEI in their public universities. Then we will move on to the next campaign." The Free Bacon reports MIT Hired Six New Diversity Deans. Two of Them Are Serial Plagiarists, Complaint Alleges. "In dissertation titled 'Cite a Sista,' Tracie Jones-Barrett stole an entire passage on 'ethical considerations' from her classmate." I keep telling you nobody every expected anybody to read that shit!
Rabbi Fischer at Da Spec says To Stop the Campus Riots, Abolish Faculty Tenure, "Full-time professors will have no choice but to teach wisdom, not Hate America poison." Chris Rufo at CJ, Riot Tactics Redux "A veteran officer explains how police should incorporate lessons from 2020 in responding to pro-Hamas campus unrest." From the Free Bacon, Idiots Against Israel: These Student Protesters Misspelled 'Palestine'. To be fair, there's an excellent chance they weren't students or Palestinians. Chalk doesn't have spellcheck. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Repairs to Portland State University Library Could Cost $750,000. Protestors Learn the Hard Way That Hunger Strikes Leave You…Hungry
And a brief update on the Key Bridge via Da Balmer Sun, Ship that collapsed Key Bridge lost power twice the day before crash, report finds. I suspect that means their chances of getting off the hook just substantially declined. Mural artist shapes pain and grief into shrine to Baltimore bridge workers. Grifters gonna grift.
The Wednesday Wetness
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| MOF-303 |
While recent technological developments have enabled the desalination of sea water to create "clean" water, the process is expensive and limited to coastal areas. Some scientists have turned to Atmospheric Water Harvesting, instead, using devices such as nets to collect dew or "harvest" water from fog.
More recently, however, an AI-enhanced system using a water-absorbing compound called MOF-303 could draw water from the air, even in arid regions. The inventor of the tech, Atoco, has shown off an eye-catching demonstration where a device was able to draw water from the air in America’s arid, sun-baked Death Valley.
"Even in arid low-humidity regions, there is moisture in the air that we could use for drinking water or irrigation purposes, but harvesting it cost-efficiently requires advanced materials," Dr Samer Taha, CEO at Atoco, tells Yahoo News.
How does it work?
MOF-303 (the 'MOF' stands for metal-organic framework) is a material that was designed with the help of AI, and is engineered at the nanoscale with a highly complex atomic structure which helps to "trap" water molecules.
It’s an "adsorbent" (as opposed to ‘absorbent’) which means it traps water on its surface and has been designed to have a huge surface within a tiny area. Dr Taha explains: "Known as reticular materials, these substances have surface areas the size of football fields within a single gram of material, maximising their ability to trap and release water molecules. It makes the kind of water harvesting we see in Star Wars or Dune a reality, unlocking access to water in areas suffering from drought or water scarcity."
Well, I certainly wouldn't mind if they extracted some water from our air in Slower Maryland's muggy summer.
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