There’s a new explanation about the drones buzzing around the east coast. It’s as good as any.
Kamala Harris is back and sounds as dumb as normal.
And people in Chicago are fed up with Leftist policies. Better late than never.
Who Gave Them That Power?!
According to Fox News:
The Biden administration has officially granted California permission to ban new gas car sales in the state by 2035.
California set a strict emissions standard that would ban new gas cars in the state by 2035, but officials needed to obtain a waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in order to proceed with the mandate.
The EPA announced on Wednesday that they would be approving two waivers, under the Clean Air Act, that grant California permission to phase out gas cars in the state – one of President Joe Biden’s final acts pushing the auto industry into the green energy sector.
One waiver grants California’s near future request to mandate that 35% of new cars and light-duty trucks sales be zero emissions by 2026 and achieve 90% below current emissions by 2027.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/epa-grants-california-permission-ban-new-gas-car-sales-2035
Trying to Burn As Much As Possible
According to the Daily Wire:
The federal government is currently in the process of hiring as many as 1,200 employees to work on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) — employees who would be embedded into the permanent federal workforce headed into the Trump administration, according to a Daily Wire analysis of federal job opportunities.
The jobs have annual salaries of up to $310,000, and could add up to total salary payouts of $160 million a year. Thirty-three DEI jobs were posted in the 10 days immediately following the election of Donald Trump, and the hiring window closes before he takes office.
The bureaucracy is scrambling to fill even high-level jobs, just underneath the ranks of “political appointees,” before the Trump administration takes over. On November 15, for example, the Department of Health and Human Services advertised for a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, to “promote health equity” at a salary of up to $221,900.
The candidate will “exercise[] leadership to ensure that all programs under their direction reflect the principles of workforce diversity.” The application window for the position closed on November 29, and the Biden HHS is currently reviewing applications before the Trump HHS. If hired, the agency’s likely head, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will be saddled with the senior executive, who “serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary … on minority health issues.”
As Good An Explanation As Any
According to X:
In New Jersey, a shipment of Category 3 nuclear waste containing Germanium-68 went missing since December 2, 2024. This incident coincides with multiple drone sightings over the state, which have led to public speculation and theories linking the two events. Government agencies including the FBI, DHS, FAA, and DoD have issued statements regarding these drone sightings, indicating they are under investigation but are currently considered lawful. There has been no official confirmation connecting the drone activities to the missing radioactive material.
Dumbass of the Day
Stop Voting for Them!
This Is How It Should Be
According to the AP:
Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income on Friday in exchange for a statewide sales tax increase, giving Gov. Jeff Landry much of what he wanted after his original tax reform package faced mounting resistance from lawmakers and lobbyists.
The final passage of the tax measures wrapped up a special legislative session launched Nov. 6 by the governor and his allies. They said their purpose was to make the state’s tax code more business friendly, create jobs and reverse trends of outward migration from the state. It was the third special legislative session called by Landry, a Republican, since he assumed office in January.
Critics warned the tax reforms would primarily benefit corporate shareholders and wealthy taxpayers while the sales tax increase would exacerbate Louisiana’s regressive tax system where poorer households pay a higher percentage of their income on taxes.
Lawmakers approved a flat 3% individual income tax rate, leading to a $1.3 billion cut.
Previously, the personal income tax rate had stood at 4.25% for people earning $50,000 or more.
Louisiana Republicans said the measure advanced their goal of ultimately eliminating the income tax in the future.
“Income tax is a mandate; you have to pay it. You get punished for making more money,” said Republican Rep. Julie Emerson, who spearheaded the legislation.
She argued consumption-based taxes were fairer: “Sales tax is a choice,” Emerson said.
Lawmakers also noted that other Southern states like Arkansas, Mississippi and North Carolina have recently reduced their income taxes.
Who’d of Thunk It
According to the New York Post:
Left-wing extremism is linked to toxic, psychopathic tendencies and narcissism, according to a new study published to the peer-reviewed journal Current Psychology.
“Based on existing research, we expected individuals with higher levels of left-wing authoritarianism to also report higher levels of narcissism,” the authors wrote.
As result of the new data, study authors Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams have coined a new term for such psychological behavior: the “dark-ego-vehicle principle.”
“According to this principle, individuals with dark personalities — such as high narcissistic and psychopathic traits — are attracted to certain forms of political and social activism which they can use as a vehicle to satisfy their own ego-focused needs instead of actually aiming at social justice and equality,” they told PsyPost.
“In particular, certain forms of activism might provide them with opportunities for positive self-presentation and displays of moral superiority, to gain social status, to dominate others, and to engage in social conflicts and aggression to satisfy their need for thrill seeking.”
The study on left-wing authoritarianism also showed that many times they do not practice what they so loudly preach.
Social justice is often used as a guise for these activists to behave unhinged, the research noted.
“An individual high in LWA might declare anyone to be ‘old fashioned’ who is opposing their own ‘progressive values,’ strive to suppress free speech to regulate the expression of right-wing beliefs in educational institutions, and even endorse the use of violence to reach their own political goals,” the authors said.
Beyond using any means necessary, people of privileged backgrounds who are aligned with LWA often use their narcissism to make activism solely about themselves instead of achieving social equality for struggling groups.
“Minority groups should be made aware of the narcissistic ‘enemies’ from within their activist movement, as these individuals could hijack the cause thereby reducing the success of the activism in many ways,” the authors added.
“As grandiose narcissists typically desire fame, distinction, elevated social status and high social importance, they can be assumed to strive for influential positions that involve social visibility and outreach as well as access to financial and other resources.”
The authors also made it clear that authoritarianism exists on both sides of the political spectrum and that “there is a wide range of literature and research in the field of right-wing authoritarianism.
“However, research on authoritarianism observed in individuals who are supportive of left-wing political ideologies are still rare.”
https://nypost.com/2023/05/25/left-wing-extremism-linked-to-psychopathy-narcissism-study