Energy Sabotage

"Rush toward green energy has left US 'incredibly' vulnerable to summer blackouts, expert warns"

Every area of the U.S. could be in danger of experiencing power outages this summer amid a push to convert to renewable energy sources while taking traditional sources of power offline.

"'I think the entire country is incredibly vulnerable, because the entire country is facing a huge energy shortage and I don’t think there is any place that is truly safe,'  Daniel Turner, founder and executive director at Power the Future, told Fox News."

It's Biden and the Democrats who should be blacked out -- at the polls! Too bad he can't be forced to resign, like Boris Johnson.

Yiddish Vinkl

Here's Harold Ticktin's Yiddish word from June 17: forshpeiz, which means "appetizer."

The anecdote he provides is funny: “Let’s start, of course, with the forshpeiz (appetizer) ... Greebenes (pronounced GRIB-binnis), which are pieces of chicken skin, deep-fried in schmaltz, onions and salt until crispy brown – a great appetizer for the next cardiology convention.” (“How to Bring Back Grandma’s Yiddish Cooking,” from the December 2005 edition of the Jewish Magazine, jewishmag.com)

Good News, Bad News

Good news: 

From Jewish Press:  "Avi Zinger, Ben & Jerry’s Israeli licensee, has settled the federal lawsuit filed on his behalf by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and co-counsel, following Ben & Jerry’s refusal to renew Zinger’s 34-year-old license to manufacture and sell Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. The settlement prevents Ben & Jerry’s from boycotting Israel and ensures that Zinger will continue selling Ben & Jerry’s ice cream throughout Israel and Judea and Samaria without interruption. The settlement signals a major defeat for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement which had pressured Ben & Jerry’s to stop all Ben & Jerry’s sales in Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem."

 

Bad news:  

From United With Israel: "Biden Blasted for ‘Watering Down’ Ban on Terror-Linked Individuals".  Last week, the U.S. Department of State, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), altered federal immigration law so that non-citizens who provided 'insignificant material support'  to designated terror groups are now eligible to receive 'immigration benefits or other status' in the United States."

"The change was reported by the Washington Free Beacon, citing a policy published in the Federal Register, which is the official journal of the U.S. federal government. The Beacon noted that the policy had not been formally announced by the administration.

"'Examples of individuals who would fall into the new category, according to the announcement, include individuals who provided 'humanitarian assistance’ or ‘routine commercial transactions’ to terror groups,' reported the Free Beacon.

"According to the report, the Biden administration has made it 'easier for individuals who have worked with designated terrorist groups to legally enter the United States.'

Speculation with regard to the agenda fueling the change in policy pointed to potential overtures by the Biden administration to individuals associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a designated terror group responsible for the deaths of Israelis, Americans, and citizens of other nations around the world.

Iran remains the world’s top state-sponsor of terrorism, in addition to the primary source on instability in the Middle East, directing and arming terror proxy armies in Lebanon, Syria, and the Gaza Strip."

Waiting for BA.5

Here's a Tweet from Dr. Feigl-Ding. Too bad he doesn't work at the CDC, otherwise COVID would be taken much more seriously here in the United States!