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Where there’s ‘heat inequality,’ Joe Biden wants to fight ‘racial injustice’ by making wealthier people poorer, not poor people wealthier

The Seattle Times print edition had a headline which has sparked uncounted internet meme’s, though the article title, when I found it online, was different; it had been updated six days later:

New maps of King County, Seattle show how some communities are harder hit by heat waves

By Evan Bush | June 23, 2021 at 6:30 PM PDT | Updated: June 29, 2021 at 8:30 AM PDT

If this weekend’s heat wave sends temperatures soaring well above 90 degrees in King County as meteorologists expect, some communities are likely to suffer much worse than neighbors mere miles away.

That take-away comes from a new map of temperature data throughout King County collected during a scorching day last July. The map, which was publicized by the county Wednesday, shows how the impacts of heat waves and the effects of climate change depend — even at a small scale — on where you live. Continue reading →

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Biden Administration stupidity on the death penalty

Regular readers of The First Street Journal, both of them, know that I am opposed to capital punishment. It isn’t because I am Catholic, although being Catholic informs my decision taking, but the belief that once we have a prisoner in a position where he can be executed without his consent, he is, by definition helpless, and it is not necessary to kill someone you hold helpless.

There has been a lot of talk recently about President Joe Biden, who purports to be Catholic, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops discussing whether he should be denied the Eucharist due to his support of abortion. He is, however, very much in line with the Church in his opposition to capital punishment, but there are obvious questions raised by this story from The Washington Post:

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This may not be a good change Replacing elected officials with unelected bureaucrats leads to poorer service

I moved away from Hampton, Virginia in 2000, and while I liked the place, I wasn’t sad to no longer have to deal with the Hampton branch of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Who knows, maybe it has been improved since the 1990s, but at least in the 1990s it was nothing more than Affirmative Action for special education students. The individual clerks at the stations in the long, long waiting room were ugly, bored, rude and stupid.

Moving to Delaware wasn’t too bad. Small state, and the DMV for New Castle County wasn’t great, but it wasn’t too terribly bad, either. It outclassed Hampton in every way.

Two years later, and Pennsylvania was a dream: license plate issues and renewals were handled by private notaries public, taking half the burden away from the local DMVs. Private businesses have to have polite people, or they go out of business. The Carbon County DMV office was small, and a bit of a pain as it was not open every day, but at least it wasn’t any worse than Delaware’s. Continue reading →

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Charles Booker is running for the Senate

In news which is no surprise, former state Representative Charles Booker has declared for the Democratic nomination to face incumbent Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) in the 2022 election.

Mr Booker said last March that he was “strongly considering” running for the Senate in 2022, and, as we have previously noted, in April formed an exploratory committee on the subject. Continue reading →

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The public support for the Lexington Police Department, and the hits to officers’ morale

I have said it before: in our urban black communities, they dislike the police more than they dislike the criminals in their midst. They are like the Palestinians in Gaza, tolerating, feeding, supporting, hiding, and providing sex for Hamas, no matter how much damage Hamas cause in Gaza, because they hate the Israelis more.

And so the black community in Lexington have made it their mission to hobble, if they cannot eliminate, the city’s Police Department. On Friday, June 25th, they got a little bit of that done, getting the city government to ban no-knock warrants. Continue reading →

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The solution to transgender bathroom issues from an unusual place Who'd have ever guessed that it would come from the Vatican?

In late June of 2016, the Pico family toured the Vatican. Lots of history, tradition and great art, about which thousands and thousands of people have previously written; it’s a subject on which I have little more to contribute.

But there is one very unexpected quirk I saw, just before we left, that addresses a problem for today. Near a public cafeteria were the public restrooms. Entering the men’s room, I noticed the typical urinals along one wall, some in use, and a middle-aged female janitor cleaning, while the restroom was in use. Well, that’s pretty European, I thought.

Then I got to the stalls. Unlike what we see in the United States, the stalls in that men’s room had walls and doors which were essentially floor-to-ceiling, providing complete privacy. And that’s the solution to the stupidity we are seeing in the United States these days. Continue reading →

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What could possibly go wrong?

As we have previously noted, while we might forgive His Majesty King Henry VIII for believing that Catherine of Aragon or Anne Boleyn were somehow responsible for his first two children being daughters, the role of the X and Y chromosomes in determining the sex of mammals, including humans, has been known for over a century. Sex is not somehow “assigned” at birth; sex is determined at conception, depending upon whether the sperm which fertilized the egg carries the X or Y chromosome. We recognize the sex of a newborn child by visual examination of the child, but the characteristics which indicate sex developed long before birth, during gestation, as programmed in by the developing child’s DNA.

When you read or hear someone talking about sex being assigned at birth, you know automatically the pure bovine feces is about to follow. From The Philadelphia Inquirer:

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Is Your Divorce Settlement Final? Here Are Three Reasons To Reopen Negotiation

Divorces are hard, and when you enter the settlement phase, it can become emotionally draining. Such mental exhaustion over deciding on the final details may make you make some choices that you don’t like or don’t work well in practice.

Many people feel that once the papers are signed, options are limited. It is possible, though, to see changes, especially under the following three circumstances. Find a lawyer specializing in the modification of court orders NJ, and request your case be reevaluated. 

1. Income Changes

Financial shifts are one reason to ask for alterations. Hardships and rewards come and go. Now that you are independent, it means that you’re providing for yourself more than in the past. For some, that means going back to work or seeking promotions which could increase salary.

Others may find it hard to juggle single life, especially with children in the home. For these parents, reduction of hours or loss of a job could be possible, creating a major loss of income. These conditions could impact alimony and child support needs.  You may ask for more or less monthly income based on these events.

2. Illness or Physical Disabilities

Alimony supports your previous lifestyle. Unfortunately, if you or a child become ill or hurt, that could make it harder for you to survive, requiring more assistance financially and medically. With your legal team’s aid, you could seek further medical insurance coverage or monetary commitment.

3. Growth in Child Responsibilities

Kids grow up, and sometimes that means they need more than they did before. As teens, they may require a phone for safety and communication. In addition, youth begin to drive, and parents take on insurance and car payments. This expense could be too much for one guardian; thus, you may ask for more compensation.

Finalizing your agreement does bring an end to the marriage; however, that doesn’t mean that help isn’t possible in the future. If you cannot work on financial changes together, seek professional assistance. Attorneys may be able to seek an increase in alimony funding.