Sea Level Rising? Nah.

Saw the headline a few days ago and waited for Watts Up to debunk it.

And they did.

N.B.:  the headlines are about 'the RATE of sea-level rise.'  In addition:

...First, look at the east coast / west coast differences in relative sea level rise. This is generally not because sea levels are rising at different rates on the east and west coasts. It’s because the land is generally sinking on the east coast and rising on the west coast. Nothing to do with the ocean.

Next, check out the local differences. At Grand Isle, Louisiana, the big red arrow in the Gulf of Mexico, the relative sea level is rising at 9.2 mm per year … while only a short distance away, the green arrow to the right of Grand Isle shows that Pensacola, Florida has a relative sea level rise less than a third of that, 2.7 mm per year.

Why different sea level rise rates? Again, it has nothing to do with the ocean. It’s because Grand Isle is a silty barrier island in the Mississippi Delta, and like all such islands, it’s slowly sinking into the briny blue.

So … guess which areas of the US the serial sea level doomcasters are focused on?...

Charts & graphs at the link. 

Summary:  *Yawn*

The EPA. Again.

Sensible Americans want to eradicate the EPA before it eradicates sensible Americans.

...Shortly after Congress amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 2016, the EPA began the rulemaking process on 10 chemicals currently in use in the United States using a broad and overreaching definition of “unreasonable risk.” Now, the EPA is expected to release a final rule on methylene chloride under TSCA.

Methylene chloride has several applications, including in the process of manufacturing hundreds of medicines and vaccines like those that treat Hepatitis B and HIV infections, mental illnesses and epilepsy, heart failure and high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

If this rule goes into effect, it will exacerbate the drug shortage by bringing domestic manufacturing to a halt while making our supply chains more reliant on foreign nations like China for pharmaceuticals....

A great idea from EPA!!!  Give Red China control over medications!!

Not like Red China is a clear and present danger or anything, right?

 

Bp. Strickland on Liberalism

The eminent Bishop, who was forced to resign by Pp. Franny1, has some thoughts on obedience--and just to whom, exactly, we owe that obedience.  Along the way, he makes it clear that "liberalism" (i.e., what we call "democracy") can easily have decidedly un-Catholic results.

...Jesus Christ tells us that “all authority in heaven and on earth” has been granted unto Him; thus, we must recognize that all earthly authority must look to Christ for its light because ultimately this light flows from a single source—the One who is the source of all authority in heaven and on earth. Only with this proper understanding of authority can we establish a firm foundation for obedience. Simply put, all obedience must always find its source and its end in obedience to Christ and the truth that He reveals. Authentic obedience to truth ultimately brings us to God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—the ultimate authority. As we navigate the path of obedience, if we ignore the truth that Christ has revealed to us then we short-circuit the very meaning and essence of obedience.

Today we find ourselves immersed in a culture which, influenced by postmodernism, is unable or unwilling to recognize valid authority. We are in fact immersed in a culture influenced by Nihilism, and this can be traced back to the fall of our first parents in the Garden of Eden. Nihilism, a philosophy that proclaims all values are baseless, focuses on the use of the will to dominate. It is a rejection of absolute truth, and it puts forth the false idea that “truth” is merely the expression of the will, and pure & unadulterated truth does not exist. In this context, each person can make up truth as he sees fit, or he can determine that truth is whatever the authority figure he recognizes determines it to be. This deadly belief (or similarly, the belief that each individual is an authority unto himself) has even invaded the Church, and it has become a festering, purulent wound within the Mystical Body today....

It should not be difficult to read the political situation in the US into that statement.  In fact, 'the will of the people'--with an emphasis on "will"--is obviously problematic if one accepts Bp. Strickland's contention that 'all earthly authority must look to Christ' and 'must find its source and end' in Him.

If one chooses to defend "liberalism" one must acknowledge that like all human constructs, it can easily be perverted.  Masking that infection by asserting that "the will of the people" is sovereign includes a fatally-flawed assumption that "the will of the people" conforms in all important ways to the teachings of Christ.

Thus, the angst in today's America where 'morality' and 'justice' are obviously perverted; criminals go free while patriots rot in jail.  Abortion is fine and dandy (the will of the people, ya'know) and child mutilation in the name of "identity" is praiseworthy.  Citizenship has no privilege, as an invasion is invited, encouraged, and paid for by the US Government.

Did we really vote for all that?

Actually, we did--or those holding executive, legislative, and judicial positions allowing or directing these clearly immoral abominations would not be in office.

Yah, it's a challenge.

Shocking Fund-Raising Development

It's been said that AIPAC (the Israel lobby) has a great deal to do with US foreign policy, and as you might guess, that policy damn well better be friendly to Israel.  Some members of Congress don't belong to the Amen Corner meet the Israel Lobby's "standards."

 

 Historical note:

Before 1948, the US did not have any enemies in the Middle East.

Quiz:  What changed?

Spend Tax Dollars to Import Illegals

 They call them 'refugees' because Congress doesn't want you to know the truth.

... $481,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980: Provided, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used for grants or contracts with qualified organizations, including nonprofit entities, to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services, including wraparound services, housing assistance, medical assistance, legal assistance, and case management assistance: Provided further, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act may be used by the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (Director) to issue awards or supplement awards previously made by the Director: Provided further, That the Director, in carrying out section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.23 1522(c)(1)(A)) with amounts made available under this heading in this Act, may allocate such amounts among the States in a manner that accounts for the most current data available: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985

That was buried in the "Ukraine" Aid Act (a/k/a the Congressional Kickback Funding Act) of 2024.

Thanks, Mike Johnson!! 

Come to Think of It.....