Ban All The Things!

Politico;

New York state lawmakers are poised to enact the nation’s first legislative ban on gas and fossil fuel appliances in most new buildings, including single-family homes.

Despite outcry from Republicans nationwide about states and the federal government looking to ban gas stoves, New York appears set to move forward with the proposal in the state budget due March 31.

The reason a deal looks imminent is because Gov. Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats in both chambers of the state Legislature have endorsed proposals to prohibit fossil fuel furnaces, water heaters, clothes dryers and gas stoves in most new construction.

New York would be the first to take this step through legislative action; California and Washington have done so through building codes. An agreement has not been finalized to ensure passage, but the new restrictions are included in all three plans being discussed in Albany.

Supporters see the potential law as a national model that they hope can spur similar action by other states and the federal government to limit fossil fuel use in buildings, which are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change.

Entitled To Their Entitlements

Blacklocks;

Governor General Mary Simon had an RCAF flight crew log nearly 3,000 kilometres so she could attend a six-minute ceremony, records show. Simon earlier said it was “up to all of us to act responsibly” to fight climate change: “How we do things is just as important as what we do.”

Related: The Prime Minister’s Office says Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, stayed in a $6,000 per night hotel suite while attending the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II.

Friday On Turtle Island

Global Warming Scam News:  Greta sues Sweden.  A problem with electric cars.

China’s Canada:  Islamophobia running rampant at the CRA (Jihad Watch).  Still advertising on Tik Tok.  A terrorist arrested.  Apparently China has bought some Canadian academics.  Prince Justin and his expensive hotel room (Warning: CBC link).

China’s America:  The arrest of Donald Trump.  What I learned today.  Bad corporate governance.  A malaise memory loss.  The reparations for Blacks.  Your morning meme.

Today In Islam:  Mohammed visits a couple of mosques.  The Saudi Islamic justice system.  This week in Jihad (Jihad Watch).

Britain:  Another history lesson with Neil Oliver   China Virus News:  The secret jab contracts.

The “W” Word

“Jyoti Gondek is the Lori Lightfoot of Canada.”

The City of Calgary is conducting an on-line survey as part of its Anti-Racism program, to gather “recommendations that address and remove systemic racism for indigenous, black and diverse racialized communities in Calgary,” says the city on its website.

“The focus of this work is on people-based public safety; making sure that all who live, work, and visit Calgary can access and enjoy public spaces free of harassment and discrimination.”

But, if you’re white, you are not allowed to participate in the survey.

Swarthy disabled non-binary Calgarians like myself can complete the survey here. Here’s a Calgary neighborhood map for reference purposes. Warm up your “no” button.

WTFTX?

On the collapse of Silicon Valley and Signature Banks…

I have watched with increasing alarm as seemingly every reporter on the planet gets the story completely and totally wrong about what happened, why it happened, and why it will have dramatic and far reaching ramifications in areas far beyond finance. And if you are wondering why you should listen to me instead of the prestigious “journalists” at publications like the New York Times and Wall St. Journal, allow me to gloat for a moment and point out that I was the first person to publish an article publicly predicting the collapse of Signature Bank back in December when the stock cost $140, the company was worth almost $10 billion, and every single professional “analyst” and “journalist” in the world thought it was a great business that was bound for dizzying heights.

One may wonder how your humble narrator came to make such a spot on prediction. All I can say is that it’s really not that hard. You google stuff, read some SEC filings, do some basic addition and subtraction and voila: you see that a bank like Signature is a straight up criminal enterprise. At that point it’s easy. You publish on your substack, send a few tweets, maybe make a few phone calls, and (mostly) wait around until BOOM! down goes the 3rd largest bank failure in American history.

Long piece, grab a coffee.

More: If we look at the banks that have failed so far, we see a few common threads emerging, with fraud and Ponzi-like thinking at the heart of them. The question now will be how much of this toxic stuff there is tucked away inside other banks. If it’s largely isolated to the shadier side of the finance industry, the backstopping by the globe’s central banks might be enough to contain it. We’ll see.

h/t Melinda Romanoff

When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal

@JulieKelly;

Just when you think DOJ can’t get any dirtier– New motion just filed by defense in Proud Boys trial accusing DOJ of using an FBI informant to spy on and infiltrate the defense team […]

DC US Attorney Matthew Graves’ office notified defense team TODAY that a defense witnesses has been an FBI informant since the BEGINNING of the case thru start of trial.

“The CHS participated in prayer meetings with…the defendants’ families.”

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