(7 Oct 2022) The model of gasoline / hybrid car or SUV with the most sales in Sept was Toyota RAV4 LE / Hybrid LE and the model of EV with the most sales was Tesla Y Performance / Long Range. The RAV4 MSRPs + shipping were $28,310 and $30,845. The Teslas were $69,190 and $71,190. The Toyota EPA ranges were 435 and 580 miles. The Teslas were 303 and 330 miles. All of these vehicles are “compact”.

(2 Oct 2022) 265 California companies moved their headquarters to other states from 1 Jan 2018 through 30 June 2021, including 74 in the first 6 months of 2021. (Source: Aug 2021 Stanford University Hoover Institution)

(2 Oct 2022) New California houses, condos, townhouses and apartments up to 3 stories that obtain building permits starting 1 Jan 2020 are required to have solar panels based on the floor space and climate zone.

(1 Oct 2022) Sources of electricity in Florida: natural gas 73.9%, nuclear 11.5%, coal 7.5%, wind 0.0% capacity and 0.0% under construction. (Source: U.S Dept of Energy)

(1 Oct 2022) CA Gov. Newsome signed a bill that will raise the minimum wage to $22 an hour at all restaurant chains with 100 or more U.S. locations. The law also creates a Fast Food Council consisting of 10 members appointed by the Gov. and legislative leaders. The Council will dictate wages, working conditions and employee hours. Wages will automatically rise each year according to the Consumer Price Index. (Source: 8 Sept 2022 BlabberBuzz)

(1 Oct 2022) The California Air Resources Board (14 members, 12 appointed by Democrat Governor Newsom) voted to ban the sale of new natural gas equipment to heat new and existing residential and commercial buildings, and water starting in 2030.

(1 Oct 2022) If the claims are found to be valid, Tesla’s licenses to make and sell cars in California could be revoked, and the company required to pay restitution. (Sources: 5 Aug 2022 Los Angeles Times, 18 Sept The Western Journal)

(18 Sept 2022) By May 2015, Elon Musk's companies (Tesla Motors, SolarCity & Space Exploration Technologies) had received $4.9 billion in government support (grants, tax breaks, factory construction, discounted loans & environmental credits that could be sold). Billions more have been received since then. (Source: 30 May 2015 LA Times)

(18 Sept 2022) St. Louis 65, New Orleans 56, Detroit 49, El Salvador 83, Honduras 56, Venezuela 56. St. Louis 46% black, New Orleans 59%, Detroit 77%, U.S. 14%.

(18 Sept 2022) By 31 Dec 2019, federal taxpayers paid $3.4 billion in subsidies to buyers of Tesla vehicles.

(7 Sept 2022) 4.9 million illegal aliens, including 900,000+ who eluded apprehension, crossed the U.S.-Mexico border since Biden took office. In 2021, 1.9 million were arrested along the border. More than 2 million crossed the border in the first 10 months of FY 2022. Customs and Border Protection reported 203,597 encounters at the border in Aug 2022, the 19th consecutive month with at least 150,000; and recovered 2,071 pounds of fentanyl and 12,989 pounds of methamphetamine. (Source: 16 Aug 2022 Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR))

(5 Sept 2022) The average transaction price for new cars, including EVs, in July was $48,182. The average price of EVs was over $66,000 ($68,392 for Tesla). (Source: Kelley Blue Book)

(5 Sept 2022) A regulation to ban sales of new gasoline cars and light trucks by 2035 was approved by 14 unelected California Air Resources Board bureaucrats (12 appointed by Dem. Gov. Newsom) acting in response to his executive order. 35% of vehicles delivered to CA by each manufacturer must be electric or hydrogen fuel cell by 2026 and the percentage gradually increases to 100% by 2035. Up to 20% of each manufacturer’s electric vehicle requirement may be plug-in hybrids. Massachusetts, Virginia and Washington passed trigger laws requiring laws similar to CA’s to be written. In 2021, China produced 79% of lithium-ion batteries sold in the rest of the world.

(30 Aug 2022) Really want open borders? 158 million adults worldwide named U.S. as desired future residence. With 1 minor per adult, the increase would be 316 million. The current population is 335 million. The combined number of adults desiring to live in Canada, Germany, France and Australia was 161 million.

(29 Aug 2022) The federal government took over student loans from private banks in 2010. 56 Senate Democrats voted “yes” … no Republicans. 220 House Democrats voted “yes” … no Republicans. Obama signed the bill. Now, Democrats are cancelling between $300B and $600B of the loans, that taxpayers funded.

(26 Aug 2022) When a Tonga volcano erupted in Jan 2022, lava came into contact with seawater, creating steam in the stratosphere - equal to 10% of the water already present. NASA scientists said that the vapor will stay for 5-10 years - "may be the first volcanic eruption observed to impact climate through surface warming". (Source: 1 July 2022 American Geophysical Union)

(26 Aug 2022) Chevy is offering rebates to customers who bought a Bolt EV before the price was dropped for the 2023 model because of media coverage of recalls, but the rebates will come with a cost. Customers must “forever waive and release” any right to sue GM or LG regarding the Bolt’s battery. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking owners of 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EVs who were part of the recall population to park their vehicles outdoors immediately after charging and not leave their vehicles charging overnight while we investigate these incidents.” (Source: 3 Aug 2022 The Western Journal)

(5 Aug 2022) From 2016 to 2020, the hate-crime rate for blacks was 16.7 per 100,000 … 6.6 for whites and 1.5 for Asians. Racial violence not classified as a hate crime was 472,570 for black offenders against white victims and 89,980 for white offenders against black victims. (Sources: FBI, Sept 2020 Department of Justice)

(2 Aug 2022) In FY 2012, interest on the national debt was $360 billion ... $459 billion in FY 2017 ... $574 billion in FY 2021.

(23 July 2022) On 30 June 2022, White House economic adviser Brian Deese suggested high gasoline prices is what we have to pay for the "future of the liberal world order … and we have to stand firm”.

(23 July 2022) Number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership. Buick 139 … 2022 industry average 180 … Tesla 226 … plug-in hybrids 239 … EVs 240. (Source: 28 June 2022 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study)

(23 July 2022) 7% of U.S. population in 2020. (Sources: Kaiser Family Foundation, 2 July 2022 The Western Journal)

(23 July 2022) Unlike a gasoline car, where waste heat from the engine is used to heat the cabin, an EV's heat draws directly from the battery. Tests were performed with a Tesla Model 3 Long Range at 38 F and 70 mph … 234 miles range with heater off … 200 miles with heater at 72 degrees … 173 miles with heater at max and seat warmers on. (Source: 19 Mar 2020 Car & Driver)

(28 June 2022) The fatal-crash-rate per mile driven for 16-19-year-olds was nearly 3 times the rate for drivers ages 20 and over in 2019. There were 1876 deaths with 16-19-year-old drivers. In 2020, there were 455 homicides by all people with all types of rifles. (Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FBI)

(28 June 2022) A reporter drove a Kia EV6 from New Orleans to Chicago ... 18 hours of recharging. A person drove a 2019 Chevrolet Bolt from Princeton, New Jersey, to Arlington, Virginia, and back. She was troubled by scarce, broken and slow EV charging stations. Google directed her to a charger that was inaccessible … in a private condominium complex. Then, Google sent her to a public garage that charged $11 for entry … she paid … only had Level 2 chargers … took 2.5 hours in the cold to recharge. (Source: 3 June 2022 Wall Street Journal)

(28 June 2022) Since Biden took office in Jan. 2021, the foreign-born population increased by 1.35 million due to illegal aliens. (Sources: Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, 1 June 2022 Center for Immigration Studies)

(21 June 2022) The average new car, including EVs, sold for $47,148 in May, compared to over $64,000 for EVs. (Source: 9 June 2022 Kelley Blue Book)

(21 June 2022) In 2021, Oregon had 1069 drug overdose deaths. In 2020, the U.S. had 455 homicides with all types of rifles. (Sources: Fox News, 18 June 2022 BLABBERBUZZ)

(19 June 2022) I want to thank everybody who charges an EV in Lansing, Michigan for supporting the coal industry … 95% of the grid comes from burning coal. (Source: Lansing Board of Power and Light official)

(31 May 2022) Comparison using largest auto insurance company for 3rd least expensive base price MSRP SUV sold in the U.S, including mandatory shipping. Hyundai Kona SEL EV $35,245 (258 EPA miles) and same model gasoline SUV $24,345 (422 miles). EV insurance is 16% higher.

(31 May 2022) Customs and Border Protection had a record 234,088 encounters with illegal aliens in April … 2.8 million annual rate … plus those that avoided detection. (Source: 26 May 2022 NumbersUSA)

(31 May 2022) The California Dept. of Education’s first draft of a new curriculum framework for K-12 mathematics, which would guide teaching in the classroom, rejected the notion that math is a "neutral discipline”. The second draft says that the goal of teaching math will be to "promote racial justice”. 66% of California students failed to meet grade-level standards on the 2020-21math exam, but racial justice is a priority. (Source: 7 May 2022 Townhall)

(20 May 2022) Tire-wear emissions are 1,850 times greater under normal driving conditions than emissions from the tailpipe of a gasoline car. 11% of tire emissions are smaller than 2.5 microns (0.0001 inch) in diameter, the threshold for airborne particulates that can cause respiratory issues. Tire-wear emissions increase with vehicle mass and aggressiveness of driving style. EV batteries weigh about 850-1200 lb. Adding 1100 lb of battery weight can result in additional tire emissions that are almost 400 times greater than gasoline-tailpipe emissions, everything else being equal. That extra pollution from EVs goes into the air, water and soil. (Sources: Battery Story, 16 May 2022 Green Car Reports, 17 May 2022 The Western Journal)

(20 May 2022) 657 electric vehicle charging plugs at 181 public stations in 9 San Francisco Bay counties were assessed. Only 72.5% were fully functional. 22.7% were not functioning correctly and 4.9% of the charging cords were too short to reach the plug-in on the vehicle. (Sources: bioengineering professor David Rempel and Cool the Earth, May 2022 FoxBusiness)

(6 May 2022) In FY 2012, interest on the national debt was $360 billion ... $459 billion in FY 2017 ... $640 billion in last 12 months. If the national debt does not increase and the average interest increases to the rate in Aug 2012, the interest will be $1 trillion per year.

(6 May 2022) During Bush's 95 full months, the debt increased at an annual rate of $630 billion. During Obama's, the annual rate was $1.180 trillion. During Trump's 47 full months, the annual rate was $1.994 trillion. During Biden's 15 full months, the annual rate was $1.760 trillion. In FY 2012, interest on the national debt was $360 billion ... $459 billion in FY 2017 ... $640 billion in last 12 months.

(15 Apr 2022) The bird lovers won. ESI Energy admitted to killing 150 bald and golden eagles with its wind turbines across the country since 2012, including 92 in California. ESI was sentenced to pay $1,861,600 in fines, $6,210,991 in restitution and up to an additional $27 million for an Eagle Management Plan at its facilities to prevent further deaths of protected birds. (Source: 7 Apr 2022 The Western Journal)

(15 Apr 2022) If Democrats target these households to register and vote, and offer to increase welfare programs, they will be difficult to beat. (Sources: Tax Policy Center, 25 Mar 2022 CNBC)

(15 Apr 2022) Nissan Leaf $28,425 (EPA 149 miles range) [Nissan gasoline Sentra S $20,835 (409 miles)]. Chevy Bolt EV $32,495 (259 miles). Mazda MX-30 EV $33,470 (100 miles, long extension cord not included). Mini Cooper SE $34,750 (114 miles). Hyundai Kona SEL $35,245 (258 miles). Kia EV6 $42,155 (232 miles).

(12 Feb 2022) 628 students were tested for reading ability at Baltimore’s Patterson High School. 484 were at elementary-grade level; including 71 at kindergarten, 88 at first grade and 45 at second grade. Only 12 (1.9%) were at their high school grade level. Demographics: 48% black, 44% Hispanic, 59% attendance and 61% graduation rate in 4 years. (Sources: iReady, Project Baltimore, 31 Jan and 1 Feb FOX Baltimore)

(12 Feb 2022) Sales of EVs in 2021 were 3.3% of the U.S. light-vehicle (cars, SUVs and pickups) market. (Sources: Wards Intelligence, 6 Jan 2022 Reuters)

(12 Feb 2022) In Biden's first year as president, Customs and Border Patrol encountered over 2.1 million people who illegally crossed the Mexico border. 23% had at least 1 prior encounter in the previous 12 months.

(17 Jan 2022) There are 150,000 gasoline stations in the U.S. and none were built by taxpayers. Why should taxpayers pay for electric charging stations for EVs? EV companies are spending $ billions to develop EVs. They should build / install charging stations, or convince new private companies and gasoline stations to build / install them.

(7 Jan 2022) Solar, wind and electric vehicle companies have received more than $150 billion in subsidies from federal taxpayers in the last 30 years. (Sources: Institute for Energy Research, 21 Dec 2021 Townhall)

(2 Nov 2021) Federal law enforcement officials arrested 1,956,519 illegal aliens who tried to gain entry to the U.S. in FY 2021. Several hundred thousand more were detected, but evaded apprehension. As soon as an illegal-alien women gives birth, the child is a citizen. Then, both parents can become citizens. Then, their relatives can become citizens. Democrats are leaving the borders open so that years from now these chain-migration citizens can vote. Most of them will vote for Democrats to repay them. (Source: 22 Oct 2021 U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

(23 Oct 2021) The Antarctic continent winter of 2021 (June-August), was among the coldest on record … 6.1◦ F lower than the 1981-2010 average of -81.2◦ F … second coldest winter in 60 years. For the polar darkness period, from April through September, the average temperature was -77.6◦ F, a record low for those months. (Source: 5 Oct 2021 National Snow and Ice Data Center)

(7 Oct 2021) The Medicare Part A (hospital) trust fund will be depleted in 2026. Payments will be cut 9% to match revenue. The Social Security old-age trust fund will be depleted in 2033. Payments will be cut 24% to match revenue. The depletion dates would be worse if elderly people had not died with COVID. Politicians have refused to increase taxes or reduce benefits. Maybe they will consider a third option … euthanize elderly people to reduce costs.

(7 Oct 2021) A survey of 14,000 households indicated 95% of residents in socialist Venezuela live in poverty, based on household income. From 2020 to 2021, the residents living in extreme poverty rose from 67.7 to 76.6%. Venezuela has the highest crime rate in the world. (Sources: Andres Bello Catholic University, 2020-2021 National Survey of Living Conditions, World Population Review, 1 Oct 2021 Townhall)

(3 Sept 2021) A Volvo Polestar 2 EV was driven 341 highway miles in California, starting with 100% charge and partially recharged 3 times. The partial recharge times were 37 minutes (51% to 90%), 41 minutes (24% to 87%) and 39 minutes (24% to 67%). (Source: 24 Aug 2021 CNBC)

(3 Sept 2021) A Volvo Polestar 2 EV was driven 341 highway miles in California, starting with 100% charge and partially recharged 3 times. If each recharge had been to the starting value in each of the 3 segments, the electricity would have cost $60.17. For a gasoline car with 35 miles per gallon using California’s average price ($4.38 per gallon, the highest state average in the U.S.), the cost would have been $42.67. (Source: 24 Aug 2021 CNBC)

(17 June 2021) Of the 79 countries evaluated in 2018, U.S. students ranked 37th in math, 18th in science and 13th in reading. (Source: Organisation for International Co-operation and Development - Programme for International Student Assessment)

(16 June 2021) The California Dept. of Education has updated its Mathematics Framework. An approved document asserts that minority students … are damaged “by acceleration programs that stratify mathematics pathways for students as early as 6th grade”. “An important goal of this framework is to replace … mathematics ‘talent’ and ‘giftedness’ with the recognition that every student is on a growth pathway. In California in the years 2004-2014, 32% of Asian students were in gifted programs compared with 8% of White students, 4% of Black students, and 3% of Latino students. To encourage truly equitable and engaging mathematics classrooms we need to broaden perceptions of mathematics beyond methods and answers so that students come to view mathematics as a connected, multi-dimensional subject that is about sense making and reasoning, to which they can contribute and belong. To achieve this, we need to change classroom approaches … to instruction that engages students in rich, deep tasks that honor students’ ideas and thinking and draws on their cultural backgrounds as resources … push to calculus in grade 12 is itself misguided … results in highly unequal opportunities - and to very inequitable outcomes.” Advanced math skills are crippled by a lack of opportunity to move past others because it might make students who are less gifted feel bad. All students have varying degrees of capabilities and it’s not racist to separate them according to skill. (Source: 8 May 2021 The Western Journal)

(15 June 2021) California lost a net 165,355 tax filers and dependents who filed in a different state from 2017 to 2018, the most of any state. The net reduction in annual gross income was $8.8 billion. Arizona gained a net 65,967 tax filers and dependents with a net increase of $3.8 billion in annual gross income. New York lost a net 152,703 tax filers and dependents. (Sources: IRS, 8 June 2021 BlabberBuzz)

(8 June 2021) In 2020, the NBA had 81% black players and 18% white players. In 2019, the NFL had 59% black players. To correct for these "racial imbalances " and the "under-representation" of white players, suppose the NBA and NFL decided to use a system to match the population percentages of black and white residents in the U.S., instead of the teams drafting the best college players. (18 Mar 2021 Townhall)

(8 June 2021) 10%-for-big-guy Biden ordered a 100-day freeze on most deportations when he took office, but the move was blocked in federal court. Biden then placed ICE deportation officers on a leash so tight that their work has been nearly abolished. ICE has a deportation caseload of more than 3.2 million; however, rules curtailing immigration enforcement resulted in fewer than 3,000 deportations in April, the lowest level on record. In addition, each ICE officer currently averages 1 arrest every 2 months. (Source: 25 May 2021 Washington Post)

(11 May 2021) Percentages of 2019 global emissions (equivalent CO2): China 27, U.S. 11, India 6.6, EU 6.4. China is the only country that can make a significant impact. (Source: May 2021 Rhodium Group)

(11 May 2021) A green-energy plan with a 100-mile corridor through Maine’s north woods to carry electricity from Canada to Massachusetts would cut thousands of acres of the largest continuous forest east of the Mississippi River. Will 10%-for-big-guy Biden terminate it like he did the Keystone pipeline? (Source: 1 May 2021 FOX News)

(11 May 2021) If students think their schools failed to deliver the education they were promised, they should take action against the schools, not taxpayers.

(28 Apr 2021) France instituted slavery in Haiti. In 1804, Haiti declared its independence from France. In 1825, the French king stated France would recognize Haitian independence for 150 million francs (later reduced to 90 million) to compensate French colonists for their lost values of the slaves and their lost revenues. Haiti had to borrow money that was not completely paid off until 1947. (Source: 30 June 2020 The Conversation)

(24 Apr 2021) Taxpayers paid $16.5 billion in unrelated pork added to new laws during FY 2010, the last year prior to the moratorium. In FY 2020, they paid $15.9 billion for 274 earmarks. (Source: Citizens Against Government Waste)

(24 Apr 2021) New federal programs get authorized for a certain period and then go on autopilot. $306 billion was spent in FY 2019 on 971 federal programs without reauthorization by Congress. In FY 2020 the spending was $332 billion on 1046 programs that had no authorization to spend anything. (Source: Congressional Budget Office)

(24 Apr 2021) Blacks are 45% of the St. Louis population, but commit 90% of all homicides … 32% of the Chicago population, but commit 80% of all shootings … 16% of the New York City population, but commit 75% of all shootings … 10% of the Los Angeles population, but commit 44% of all violent crime. (Source: 12 Apr 2021 Townhall)

(14 Apr 2021) In 2020, the range of corporate tax rates among the 36 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries was 8.5 (Switzerland) to 32% (France). At 21%, the U.S. was the 20th highest. At 28%, it would be the 5th highest, reducing the ability to export products.

(11 Apr 2021) A key feature in 10%-for-big-guy Biden’s $2.25 trillion spending plan is “modernizing 20,000 miles of highways, roads, and main streets”. Only $115 billion of the spending will go to those highways, roads, streets and bridges. $400 billion is care for the elderly and disabled, $213 billion is for sustainable and public housing, $174 billion is for electric vehicles, $100 billion is for broadband, $100 billion is for electric power grid and $80 billion is for Amtrak. (Source: 3 Apr 2021 Western Journal)

(22 Mar 2021) As a result of Seattle’s minimum-wage policies, “the lost income associated with the hour reductions of low-wage employees was greater than the wage increases, which resulted in a net loss of $74 a month for each employee”. In April 2016, California began gradually raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by January 2022. An estimated 38,000 jobs have been lost due to the minimum wage increase. (Sources: National Bureau of Economic Research, UC Riverside School of Business, 27 Jan 2021 DailyWire)

(22 Mar 2021) Janet Yellen is working with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (more than 140 countries) to agree to a minimum corporate tax rate. Countries have low corporate taxes to attract investment. Biden wants to raise U.S. corporate taxes without risking that companies will invest their foreign profits in other countries. (Source: 16 Mar 2021 Washington Post)

(18 Mar 2021) In 2019, electricity from Texas wind turbines produced an average of 34% of their capacity … at times, from near 0% to more than 70%. At one point during the Feb. ice / snow storm, wind turbines produced 1% of their potential. (Source: 2 Mar 2021 Fox News)

(18 Mar 2021) LA City Council voted last month to mandate large grocers and drugstores pay workers an extra $5 per hour COVID hero pay for 4 months. Kroger will close 2 Ralphs stores and one Food 4 Less store on May 15. (Source: 11 Mar 2021 Townhall)

(18 Mar 2021) $4 billion is to pay 120% of outstanding debts as of Jan. 1. Because the direct payments are taxable, the additional 20 percentage points are to pay the taxes. $1 billion is to provide outreach, training, education, technical assistance, grants and loans; and funding to educational institutions to help improve land access. Next, will be reparations to students in the form of debt forgiveness. (Source: 8 Mar 2021 American Farm Bureau Federation)

(27 Feb 2021) Slaves were not imported to Australia. The current population is less than 1% black. Slaves were imported to the U.S. … current population is 13% black. If slaves had not been imported to the U.S., there would probably be far fewer blacks living in the U.S. A genetic study indicated most Americans of African descent have roots in territories now located in Angola and Congo. Angola is the third poorest country in the world. Congo is not as poor, but the per capita income is 5% of the income in the U.S. Would descendants of slaves be better off living in Africa?

(20 Feb 2021) In 2020, wind supplied 23% of Texas’ electricity. Cold temperatures and ice in Feb. 2021 caused 12,000 of the 25,100 megawatts generated by turbines to stop. (Source: Austin American-Statesman)

(20 Feb 2021) Tax revenue was $3.46 trillion (record high) in FY 2019 and $3.42 trillion (2nd highest) in FY 2020.

(15 Feb 2021) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 103,603 illegal aliens in FY 2020 with a total of more than 374,000 convictions and charges ... 67,000 drug crimes, 37,000 assaults, 10,000 sex offenses, 3800 robberies, 1900 homicides and 1600 kidnappings. An additional 185,884 illegal aliens were deported by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, and 64% of them had a total of 399,235 criminal convictions and pending charges. Those deported included 4,276 gang members (675 of them were members of MS-13) and 31 terrorists. (Source 12 Jan 2021 Judicial Watch)

(15 Feb 2021) The sources of residential energy consumption in 2019 were 44% natural gas and 41% electricity. 58% of the electricity came from fossil fuels. 10%-for-big-guy Biden wants to increase the prices of natural gas and electricity to coerce homeowners to trash their gas furnaces, and buy electric heating systems and solar panels.

(12 Feb 2021) Using satellite data to track and map the expansion of green-plant growth across every continent from 1982 to 2009 confirmed that rising atmospheric CO2 causes “fertilization” of plant life. 32 authors from 24 institutions in 8 countries used satellite data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer. They documented a persistent and widespread increase in the leaf area index over 25% to 50% of the global vegetated area … CO2 fertilization effects explain 70% of the observed greening trend. The trend is because more leaf sugar is produced when there is more CO2 in the air. (Source: Nature Climate Change)

(12 Feb 2021) In Jan. 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began recording temperatures at its newly built Climate Reference Network (USCRN). USCRN includes 114 state-of-the-art ultra-reliable triple-redundant weather stations spaced uniformly in all 50 states away from urban and land-development impacts that artificially taint temperature readings. The data need none of the adjustments that plague the older surface temperature networks. When climate alarmists claim to have witnessed the effects of global warming in the U.S., they must be referring to a time before 2005. That is because the data confirms there has been no warming during this period.

(12 Feb 2021) During FY 2018, ICE arrested 158,581 illegal aliens … 4,975 were convicted sex offenders … 1,641 had been convicted of homicide … 1,913 had pending sex offense charges … 387 had pending murder charges. (Source: Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

(12 Feb 2021) A 5-year EPA study report cited no cases in which such contamination was confirmed. (Source: Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas: Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources in the United States, EPA/600/R-16/236F, 2016)

(6 Feb 2021) 10%-for-big-guy Biden wants to decrease oil production to increase the cost of gasoline … authoritarian support of expensive electric cars over free-market economy. In Aug. 2020, the average new car purchase prices, not including manufacturers’ incentives to buyers, were: Hyundai / Kia $28,217 … Honda /Acura $29,343 … Nissan / Infiniti $30,769 … Subaru $31,030 … Toyota / Lexus $35,801… electric $46,191. The cheapest electric with front and back seats was $34,040 MSRP, including mandatory freight, with a range of only 170 miles. (Sources: Kelly Blue Book, HyundaiUSA)

(6 Feb 2021) Long Beach (LB), California is requiring businesses that employ at least 300 nationwide and over 15 per store in LB to pay their employees $4 an hour more in “hero pay” during the pandemic. Kroger will be shutting 1 of its Ralphs stores and 1 of its Food 4 Less stores permanently on April 17.

(28 Jan 2021) The Crescent Dunes 110 MW (megawatt) solar-thermal electricity project near Tonopah, NV was developed by SolarReserve and owned by Tonopah Solar Energy. In an agreement between SolarReserve and NV Energy, all power generated by the Crescent Dunes project for 25 years would have been sold to NV Energy for $0.135 per kilowatt-hour. In Sept. 2011, Tonopah Solar Energy received a $737 million loan guarantee from the Obama Dept. of Energy. Operation began in Sept. 2015, but generation went off-line in Oct. 2016 due to a leak in a molten-salt tank. It returned to operation in July 2017. The highest production, in 2018, was only about 20% of the original predicted 110 MW. NV Energy, the project's sole customer, terminated its contract in Oct. 2019.

(24 Jan 2021) Obama Care increased the number of people on Medicaid (the largest welfare program) by 26%. The net increase in people with health insurance through 2019 was 12 million, compared to the prediction of 25 million. Because the net increase in individual market enrollment of 2 million was offset by the net decrease in employer coverage, the entire net increase was due to Medicaid. (Sources: 20 Apr 2020 The Balance, 23 Sept 2020 Forbes)