Oh, dear, the poor man. But at least he has plenty of company among his equally stupid Hollywood peers.

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Harrison Ford says he doesn't 'know of a greater criminal in history' than Trump

Criticizes him for failing to address climate change. "It's unbelievable; I don’t know of a greater criminal in history."

Found relaxing poolside at Ford’s Brentwood mansion, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot all decllined to comment.

More on deindustrialization — New York version, this morning

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Can New York Democrats even DELAY the energy crisis their laws are creating?

NY Post:

Some Democrats in Albany may be starting to see the insanity of New York’s “climate action” laws — but will enough agree to even delay the suicide pact?

Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants to “review all our options,” including making changes to the state’s disastrous 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act — which set budget-busting, pie-in-the-sky mandates to slash greenhouse-gas emissions.

Plus, some Assembly Democrats who once denied Hochul was banning gas stoves now admit that’s just what she’s doing — and demand she delay the ban.

Yet it’ll be tough to convince the progressives who dominate the Legislature to roll back the law, since global-warming hysteria remains the rule on the left, especially among the donor class and other college-educated whites. 

….

Rising utility bills and the threat of blackouts are already becoming major issues in New York, and Hochul plans to make “affordability” the centerpiece of her 2026 reelection campaign.

“My job is to ensure we have enough power to keep the lights on, keep rates affordable and attract major economic development projects,” the gov griped after a judge last month ordered her Department of Environmental Conservation to issue rules to ensure the state meets the 2019 law’s emissions goals.

Meaning: She wants to override (or ignore: see below) the clear letter of the law, even if she doesn’t dare go so far as to call out these statutes’ stupidity. 

“We plan to review all our options, including working with the Legislature to modify the CLCPA,” in order “to protect New Yorkers from higher costs.”

Under the law, New York must cut CO2 output by 40% by 2030 and 85% by 2050.

On the other hand, the law ordered that rules to achieve those goals be enacted by Jan. 1, 2024 — yet here we are nearly two years later, and they have yet to materialize. 

(Yep: Hochul’s ignoring the law!)

Meanwhile, Assemblyman William Conrad (D-W.NY) reports the state’s no-gas mandate, which kicks in at the end of this year, has already hiked construction costs, threatening affordable-housing projects and raising the specter of winter blackouts.

Worse, the state Climate Action Plan mandates closing natural-gas power plants and replacing them with pricier, less reliable solar and offshore-wind installations (which are often failing to get off the ground).

Indeed: The New York Independent System Operator (which runs the electric grid) and even the New York Affordable Clean Power Alliance, a solar-industry group, warn that shifting to solar and wind poses dire threats to reliable power, particularly in the Hudson Valley, Long Island and the Big Apple.

How will Hochul prevent blackouts and keep costs down for New Yorkers when the power supply runs short? Especially, as the NYSIO points out, with growing electric demands from cryptocurrency, data mining and all the “green” mandates to shift to electric heat, cooking and cars?

The idea that New York can even build enough solar- and wind-power generation in time to meet those mandates was always fantasy, a charade to please climate activists — yet it’s what the law says the state must do.

As the legal deadlines get closer (or pass without the state doing what the law says it should), the truth grows ever more obvious: It’s not just unrealistic to make “net-zero carbon emissions” a top priority, it’s also expensive, risky and wrongheaded.

How many court orders can the governor defy? 

Can she get the Legislature to change the laws and get the courts off her back?

Alas, pols like Hochul may only care about timing: The 2026 gas mandates kick in just as their reelection campaigns begin.

“Don’t bring things to a grinding halt,” suggests Assemblyman John McDonald (D-Rensselaer), just “slow down a little bit and put a temporary pause in there.”

Translation: Wait until after we’re safely reelected before socking New Yorkers with higher bills and blackouts.

…. As long as Democrats dominate, it’s hard to see New York having reliable electric power much longer, and just forget about it being affordable.

FWIW: The “better” alternative to the muslim communist currently in the lead in the NYC mayoral contest is Andrew Cuomo. If he won, how would Cuomo deal with the enegry crisis that’s about to descend on his city? No one seems to have asked him, but here’s what he did as governor to set the wrecking ball swinging: Blocked/vetoed two new natural gas pipelines, one LNG terminal, banned fracking, and banned the importation of gas from Pennsylvania’s fracking fields.

  • Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline: In May 2020, the Cuomo administration denied a permit for this pipeline, which would have supplied natural gas to Long Island and New York City.

  • Constitution pipeline: In 2016, New York's Department of Environmental Conservation denied a water-quality permit for this pipeline that would have transported gas from Pennsylvania to upstate New York and New England.

  • Port Ambrose LNG terminal: In 2015, Cuomo vetoed this project, which involved a deepwater port to receive liquified natural gas (LNG) from tankers, citing security risks and environmental concerns.

No natural gas, but also, thnaks to Cuomo and his fellow morons in the state legislature, no nuclear power either:

Ghost in the grid: Cuomo’s Indian Point shutdown haunts New York’s electric mix

The former governor's success in shutting down the downstate nuclear plant increased emissions and raised energy costs.

Cuomo fought for decades to shut the plant, located 25 miles north of New York City. He raised concerns about the safety of the aging facility and its proximity to the nation’s biggest population center, where an evacuation — if the worst happened — would be impossible.

But when Indian Point went offline, gas power filled the gap — pushing emissions up 22 percent between 2019 and 2022 and exposing consumers to costly price swings. Households and businesses paid as much as $300 million more for electricity in 2022 alone, according to a conservative-leaning think tank.

And the state’s and city’s climate goals became more challenging to achieve.

“The city is much more reliant on its in-city fossil generation in a way that didn’t have to happen the way it did,” said Dan Zarrilli, former chief climate policy adviser to Mayor Bill de Blasio. “It was clear that natural gas was going to fill that gap.”

…. And with energy prices again top of mind for voters, affordability has become a defining issue in the 2025 mayoral race — particularly for working-class and outer borough neighborhoods hit hardest by high utility bills.

Fun, fun, fun.

Climate Justice

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Peter K. Killoght, justice maryland supreme court

Critics are saying the decorations cast doubt on whether Killough can rule fairly and impartially in cases before the court, especially as the Maryland Supreme Court is currently hearing a high-stakes environmental case.

That case, Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP P.L.C., involves a lawsuit brought by Baltimore officials against major oil companies, accusing them of knowingly misleading the public about the impact of fossil fuels on climate change and contributing to costly local damage from rising sea levels and extreme weather. Oral arguments were heard on October 6.

Sexist pig — and coward

A spokesperson for the Maryland Judiciary, Nick Cavey, told Fox News Digital that "the signs belong to Justice Killough's wife" and that the Justice "has no further comments."

Leave aside the case of a wildly-prejudiced judge — they’re a dime a dozen — and look at the broader issue here: the suits being brought by various states and cities against oil companies for their alleged failure to warn of the (claimed) dangers of global warming? Are these claimants willing to disgorge all that the industrial revolution, made possible by cheap energy, brought to them? Will they decline to profit further from future products and activities that are dependant on fossil fuels?

For instance, is the mayor of Baltimore ready to ban oil-powered cargo ships from the Port of Baltimore? Prohibit the import of anything contributing to global warming? Here’s what would disappear if he did:

AI Overview

The Port of Baltimore is a major shipping port in Maryland located on the Chesapeake Bay that handles a diverse range of cargo, including being the top U.S. port for roll-on/roll-off cargo, imported forest products, and motorized vehicles. It is also one of the nation's top ports for general cargo tonnage and container traffic, with terminals like Seagirt and Dundalk serving various commodities, including autos, containers, and construction equipment. Additionally, the port serves as a departure point for cruises to the Caribbean and other destinations. 

Cargo and terminals

  • Key commodities:

    The port handles a wide variety of goods, but is particularly known for being the No. 1 U.S. port for autos and other imported motorized vehicles. It also leads the nation in handling roll-on/roll-off cargo and imported forest products. Other important cargo includes containers, coal, and project cargo

Years ago I was told by a friend who worked on behalf of the states in their suit against tobacco companies that the presiding judge refused to let into evidence or allow a counter-claim for the billions of dollars the states had collected in cigarette taxes over the years. She wasn’t upset by the ruling, because she was on the states’ legal team, but did allow as how perhaps the companies had a fair argument. I expect the same result in these current cases, but perhaps, if it’s not loaded with justices like Mr. Killough by then, fairness will prevail.

Weaponization of DOJ? Not by the administration that Chris Murphy, Jim Himes, and their fellow commissariats claim is responsible for

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Operation Arctic Frost: Still more details of Biden’s handlers’ assault on democracy are revealed

Jack Smith obtained call logs of 10 GOP lawmakers — including Lindsey Graham, Josh Hawley — in 2020 election probe

WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith got his hands on at least 10 Republican lawmakers’ call logs — and even sought the phone records for one of their congressional offices, according to explosive records on the FBI’s Arctic Frost probe released this week by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).

One of those records is a May 2023 grand jury subpoena — which until now had been kept hidden by a nondisclosure order issued by Chief DC US District Court Judge James Boasberg — that reveals the GOP elected officials’ addresses, inbound/outbound call and text records, and payment information were handed over to Smith’s team.

The lawmakers — Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) — all used Verizon as their carrier.

“Verizon willfully handed over my call logs to the Biden FBI without hesitation, empowering Jack Smith’s witch hunt targeting Republicans for political gain,” Blackburn told The Post in a statement.

“The Special Counsel and DOJ at the time decided who to target,” a Verizon spokesman said in a statement. “A court ordered Verizon not to tell anyone about that. We had no choice but to comply with the court order. So we did.

“We’re now actively working with members of Congress to furnish all related documents pertaining to this issue,” the rep added. “That process is underway. Moving forward, we are implementing a rigorous new protocol for subpoenas involving congressional members, requiring escalation to a senior Verizon leader prior to anything being handed over.”

A phone in Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) Washington, DC office was one of the lines subpoenaed by Smith via Verizon, but a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told The Post it “had no records that were responsive to what the subpoena was requesting.”

While Verizon complied with the grand jury subpoena, a similar request from Smith’s office to AT&T was denied.

“In May 2023, Special Counsel Smith sent AT&T a grand jury subpoena that included a request for phone records associated with AT&T accounts for two other members of Congress,” wrote the phone carrier’s associate general counsel, David Chorzempa, in an Oct. 24 letter to Grassley.

“However, when AT&T raised questions with the Special Counsel Smith’s office concerning the legal basis for seeking records of members of Congress, the Special Counsel did not pursue the subpoena further, and no records were produced,” Chorzempa said.

“It turns out that activist Judge Boasberg also ordered Verizon not to inform me of the subpoena, falsely claiming I might destroy so-called evidence,” Blackburn said.

“There was no criminal predicate, no justification, and no excuse for Verizon aiding Jack Smith’s spying operation, especially when AT&T refused to comply under the same circumstances.”

Grassley has since produced the subpoena letter and its attachments, along with a letter from Verizon, in describing Smith’s efforts as a “fishing expedition” for Arctic Frost, “the vehicle by which FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors could improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus.”

Boasberg’s order — which cited “reasonable grounds to believe that such disclosure will result in destruction of or tampering with evidence, intimidation of potential witnesses and serious jeopardy to the investigation” — has since led to calls from Republicans in Congress for his impeachment.

On Wednesday, Blackburn, Cruz and other GOPers accused Boasberg — who locked horns with the Trump administration in March over deportations of alleged gang members to El Salvador — of abusing his power.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) has also introduced articles of impeachment against the DC jurist, which currently has 22 Republican co-sponsors, for a separate order related to Trump’s mass deportations.

Asked whether the House Judiciary Committee would consider the articles, a rep for panel chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told The Post: “Everything is on the table.”

In the Oct. 24 letter to Grassley, a Verizon executive noted that policies around law enforcement demands for phone records shifted this year and will now be “escalated to Verizon’s legal department and a senior leader(s) empowered to intervene before records are produced” and notify Congress “as needed to identify” whether current members’ records are involved.

“Note that Verizon often does not independently know which personal or campaign accounts or lines are associated with Senate members,” said Robert Fisher, Verizon’s senior vice president of Federal Government Relations & Public Affairs. “This was the case for multiple numbers listed on the May 25, 2023, subpoena.”

Fisher also disclosed: “The subpoena we received was facially valid, and we produced information to law enforcement as a result.” 

The letter also noted the carrier will now proactively inform senators after a non-disclosure order expires.

Cruz’s cell phone was one of the two AT&T accounts targeted. The other was not disclosed by the carrier, the source said. Boasberg signed a non-disclosure order accompanying that subpoena as well.

“Merrick Garland was a fundamentally corrupt attorney general. Jack Smith was a fundamentally corrupt prosecutor. This was a political enemies list from the beginning,” Cruz told reporters on Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday, holding up a copy of Boasberg’s court order related to his phone.

The non-disclosure orders for both Verizon and AT&T expired May 25, 2024, but were not unearthed until the Republican senators sought answers from the carriers.

Grassley in the press conference announced that federal whistleblowers provided his office with a total of 197 subpoenas issued by Smith as part of the Arctic Frost investigation, which swept up an astounding 430 Republican-aligned groups and individuals.

“The subpoenas requested records and communications related to over 430 individual and organizations — all of them appear to be aimed at Republicans,” the 92-year-old said, referencing groups like the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA and the Republican Attorneys General Association.

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), who also called for Boasberg’s impeachment Wednesday, said the disclosures should prompt “Watergate-style hearings for months.”

“And consequences have to follow: resignations, firings, criminal prosecutions,” Schmitt added.

Smith resigned before Trump took office and members of his team whose signatures were on the grand jury subpoenas, including former senior assistant special counsel Molly Gaston, were fired in January,

Perhaps you noticed which federal judge so eagerly assisted the special prosecutor spy on sitting senators and repreettives. If not, here’s a clue:

Civil war?

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Administration officials have been moved to military bases because of increasing threats - we’re living in dangerous times.

The Democrats’ media monkeys, of course, see the forced evacuation not as a commentary of the sickness affliction America’s soul, but instead, another xample of the lawlessness of Trump and his fellow Nazis.

Top Trump officials Miller, Noem and Rubio adopt bunker mentality with housing reserved for military officers: report

An “expert” weighs in:

“In a robust democracy, what you want is the military to be for the defense of the country as a whole and not just one party,” Adria Lawrence, associate professor of international studies and political science at  John Hopkins University, told the Atlantic.

Yeah, Adria, “in a robust democracy”, not a society like our present one.

So far as I can find, the flying monkeys are focused entirely on the supposed free-loading of Trump officials, and the inconvenience caused military brass — none seem interested in discussing the state of a nation where violence, actual and threatened, has forced cabinet officers out of their homes and behind secure walls; I infer from that that that they consider it a good thing, and would welcome the assassination of a few of them (looking at you, Jim Himes), just as they cheered the murder of Charlie Kirk.

Here’s one typical headline — this one’s from a far-left rag, but the supposed mainstream media is running with the same theme:

Stephen Miller Scores Free Military House in ‘Trump Green Zone’

In fact,

According to The Atlantic, most of the civilian Cabinet officials are paying fair-market rates to rent housing in the Washington Arsenal and other neighborhoods, calculated by the military. For Hegseth, who is married with children, this amounts to $4,655.70 a month rent for his residence, which underwent renovations totaling $137,000 before he moved in.

For context, that rate is on the cheaper end of a full (three-plus bedroom) townhouse rental in D.C.’s neighboring Capitol Hill or Eastern Market neighborhoods.

It’s also on a military base, not usually the choice of locations for a civilian family to live, you stupid bitch.