Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Wine Country Wildfires incinerate California’s lofty air pollution goals ~ Man loses to nature again ~

It appears that the air pollution from the state’s many infernos have produced as much pollution in 2 days than the entire output of its cars during an entire year! […]
 
Sensible regulations are wonderful, but the wildfires demonstrate how impractical it is to eliminate the emission of carbon dioxide and other carbon-based molecules to infinitesimal levels.

 
FBI Reviewing Allegations of Puerto Rican Officials Withholding Hurricane Aid ~ Sad, but not surprising ~

The FBI in Puerto Rico has received numerous allegations of official malfeasance with regard to the distribution of hurricane relief.
 
Residents across the island are reporting that local politicians are distributing supplies not to those who need them but to their cronies and supporters […]
 
The problem has never been that Puerto Rico didn’t have enough relief aid. The problem has always been Puerto Rico’s third-world transportation infrastructure, which was nearly destroyed by the storm, and incompetent local officials who now turn out to be — some of them — corrupt.

 
And speaking of hurricanes ~ AP Omitted Expert Quotes That Didn’t Fit the Narrative About Global Warming ~ If you don’t support the climatists’ narrative, they don’t want your input. An Associated Press reporter didn’t like Dr. Roger Pielke Jr’s responses to their questions ~

Pielke’s answers largely reflected the work he’s been doing for years — that there’s no evidence global warming is making weather more extreme. Any increase in natural disaster costs is caused by an increase in wealth and population, according to Pielke’s research.

 
San Franciscans Pissed To Learn Their Liberal Policies Caused A Wave Of Restaurant Failures ~ Well, what part of the equation don’t they understand? Unrealistic minimum wage imposition + Obamacare costs = business fail ~

In a note that we’ll file away under the definition of ‘irony’, Bloomberg wrote today that the fun-loving, free-spirited socialists of San Francisco are suddenly really pissed off that their liberal economic policies have resulted in a wave of restaurant failures, making it nearly impossible to find good food at an ‘affordable’ price.

 
NYT’s Nick Kristof Regurgitates North Korean Propaganda, Blames Trump’s Tweets For Potential ‘Cataclysm’ ~ When you’re so anti-Trump you’ll side with a murderous dictator (But then NYT’S Walter Duranty was a Stalin apologist) ~

On Tuesday’s Morning Joe, prominent New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof came on the show to promote his latest piece based on his recent trip to North Korea. The resultant segment’s melding of Kristof’s sentiments reflecting NYT’s pro-communist “Red Century” series combined with Joe Scarborough and his fellow panelists’ tendency to paint Trump as a dictator added up to produce the perfect recipe for some truly baffling pro-North Korean propaganda.

 
Project Veritas undercover exposé: NYT editor admits he is anti-Trump and a violent Antifa ~ The New York Times is fairly open about their leftist bias, but this latest exposé from James O’Keefe is truly stunning ~

(I)n another brilliant undercover sting, James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas has captured on video New York Times editor Nicholas Dudich‘s admission that, contrary to journalism’s professional obligation to be objective, not only is he not objective about President Trump in his NYT job, he deliberately targets Trump’s businesses in order to “bring him down”.

 
Planned Parenthood sues Missouri for requiring women be informed about abortion ~ Imagine if the headline were “Big Tobacco sues feds for requiring smokers to be informed about hazards of tobacco use” ~

Planned Parenthood and the ACLU are pushing back against a law that tightens abortion regulations in Missouri, filing suit against the state this week to block a requirement that abortionists themselves inform mothers of the medical risks.

And, less you doubt who’s really behind the abortion racket ~

In another legal challenge to Missouri’s 72-hour waiting period for an abortion, a case brought by a female member of the Satanic Temple identified as “Mary Doe” has advanced to the Missouri Supreme Court. A hearing date is not yet set.

 
The witches will definitely not be happy over this one ~ Trump pulls U.S. out of pro-abortion, pro-LGBT UN agency ~ UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) pushes abortion and the LGBT agenda and thinks all children should too (That wasn’t the primary reason for withdrawal, but certainly an added bonus) ~

The U.S. is concerned about “mounting arrears at UNESCO, the need for fundamental reform in the organization, and continuing anti-Israel bias at UNESCO,” State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement this morning. “This decision was not taken lightly.” […]
 
In April 2017, Trump withdrew U.S. support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) over its participation in China’s forced abortion regime.

 
‘Monstrous’: Orthodox leaders slam LGBT law that lets teens ‘change gender’ ~ Greece is now formally a biology-free zone ~

Greece has passed a controversial sex-change law that Orthodox leaders say will destroy mankind.
 
The “Change of Sex” bill passed overwhelmingly, by 171 votes, in Parliament with strong support from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. It grants legal recognition to sex changes without any requirement other than the desire of the applicant, allowing anyone age 15 or older to legally change gender.
 
“Do you see how far these Greek Orthodox deputies have sunk?” (Metropolitan Nicholas of Phthiotis) preached. “They have brought blasphemy upon the human body … It is madness for any reasonable person, and a satanic deed from the point of view of God’s law. But some people are trying to make our state a state of sin.”

 
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Proposes to Save $33 Billion with Repeal of Obama-Era Energy Plan ~ Rolling back the last administration’s government-expanding, job-killing regulations ~

“The Obama administration pushed the bounds of their authority so far with the CPP that the Supreme Court issued a historic stay of the rule, preventing its devastating effects to be imposed on the American people while the rule is being challenged in court.
 
We are committed to righting the wrongs of the Obama administration by cleaning the regulatory slate. Any replacement rule will be done carefully, properly, and with humility, by listening to all those affected by the rule.” Scott Pruitt

 
Pedro Cortes, Pa. secretary of state, steps down ~ Election fraud? What election fraud? ~

Pennsylvania’s secretary of state, abruptly resigned from office Wednesday, three weeks after his agency came under criticism for a glitch that may have allowed thousands of ineligible immigrants statewide to vote.

 
Obesity among all US adults reaches all-time high ~ Yikes! ~

Nearly 40% of adults and 19% of youth are obese, the highest rate the country has ever seen in all adults, according to research released Friday by the National Center for Health Statistics.
 
Since 1999, there has been a staggering rise in the prevalence of obesity, particularly in adults, without any “signs of it slowing down,” according to the study’s lead researcher, Dr. Craig Hales, medical epidemiologist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Here’s some helpful advice ~ 5 Ways You Can Keep Your Kids From Getting Fat

 
And… my favorite tweet of the week ~

Since 2000, NFL players have been arrested 855 times, 215 DUI charges, 99 Drug charges 96 DA's, 2 Murders. No wonder they don't like police.

— Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) October 12, 2017