Texas Scorecard by  Emily Medeiros May 16, 2024

Last year, Perry was sentenced to 25 years for the death of an armed Black Lives Matter protester.

Gov. Greg Abbott has fully pardoned Army Sgt. Daniel Perry following a unanimous recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Perry had been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the shooting death of an armed Black Lives Matter protester, Garrett Foster.

In downtown Austin on July 25, 2020, Foster pointed an AK-47 at Perry while a group of BLM protesters surrounded his car and began to bang on it. Perry, stationed at Ford Hood and driving for Uber for extra income, says he honked his car horn at protesters blocking an intersection.

During Perry’s trial, his defense team stated that Foster raised a firearm at Perry, leading Perry to use his handgun in self-defense.

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/gov-greg-abbott-pardons-army-sergeant-daniel-perry/

Of course the beandog troll will chalk this up to statistical noise, and continue his left wing rants supporting this scam.

American Military News by Lauren Rosenblatt - The Seattle Times  May 15, 2024

Boeing violated an agreement that allowed it to avoid criminal charges following two fatal 737 Max crashes, U.S. Justice Department attorneys announced Tuesday as they revived a prosecution paused three years ago.

That prosecution has been on hold since 2021, when Boeing and federal prosecutors struck a contentious agreement that required the airplane manufacturer to meet certain conditions related to safety for three years. Had Boeing been found to have complied with the agreement, it would have avoided the possibility of a criminal conviction in the two Max crashes that killed more than 300 people.

The deferred prosecution agreement expired in January, days before a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max, reigniting scrutiny of whether Boeing had made required changes to its culture, quality assurance and compliance programs following the two fatal crashes.

On Tuesday, the Justice Department determined Boeing had not complied with the terms of the agreement, opening the door for federal prosecutors to once again pursue criminal claims against the company.

Paul Cassell, an attorney who is representing many of the families who lost loved ones in the Max crashes, said the Justice Department’s decision was “a positive first step, and for the families, a long time coming.”

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/05/justice-dept-to-prosecute-boeing-in-737-max-crashes-finds-it-broke-deal/

A global Carbon Currency would be a wonder-tool for Bankers, Bureaucrats and Crooks

Carbon markets, carbon trading, climate money, burning carbon credit image. Jo Nova.The idea that we could make “a carbon credit” work as an international currency and fix our weather at the same time, is the stuff of  Econo-alchemy.

It’s where a scientific quagmire marries an economic fairy.  Instead of salvation we get the swamp to end all swamps.  It doesn’t give power to the people or produce an honest mode of exchange or stop the storms either. A carbon currency just feeds corruption and centralized unaccountable unelected committees who play power-brokers and Kingmakers, deciding what is and what isn’t a real “right” and who or what should pay. It serves global bankers who broker the transactions. It is the paper currency from hell.

Where do we start? A bar of carbon “rights” is not a bar of gold
How do we weigh a “carbon right”? Every nation on Earth knows what a gram of gold is, and with 2,500 years of trading history, everyone knows that come the apocalypse, they can still swap gold for goods.

What sort of security is backed by the right to emit one unit of carbon dioxide,  a right that all life on Earth and most of the rocks and water already has? The largest consumer of carbon rights is the Pacific Ocean on a warm day. Should we set up an account for it in Geneva? Do the territorial seas around a nation produce or consume carbon rights? What about the coral reefs, the trees, the bark, the bacteria? Says who? We cannot measure it, so it’s all modeling. May the biggest cheats win and UN Gatekeepers rule the world.

The problem with using a ubiquitous molecule as an exchange of value is manifold — either every molecule is in the market or the new Global Emperor decides what is and what isn’t and everyone bows, grovels or bribes Zir or Zat Ruler to get what they want. There’s no intrinsic way to know if the molecules being counted are “in” the market or out; the biggest players in the market can’t play, and perverse incentives are everywhere like spaghetti.

A global carbon currency would be instantly prone to massive rorting, corruption, and political whimsy.

https://joannenova.com.au/2022/07/shades-of-insane-a-carbon-currency-feeds-corruption-bankers-and-bureaucrats/

Concerns about exploding electric vehicles are increasing

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By Chris Morrison

Safety concerns around electric vehicles continue to grow, with Australian Fire and Rescue Services in New South Wales claiming they may have to "tactically withdraw" from a trapped car crash victim if the battery is likely to explode. Australian journalist Jo Nova reported on the story, which was first mentioned  in the EV blog  The Driven ,  and noted :

“They say first responders need more training, as if this can be solved with a certificate, but the hard truth is they are talking about training firefighters and truck drivers to recognize when to stop the rescue.”

The Driven , a widely read blog that appears to be very sympathetic to the rollout of electric vehicles, reported on recent testimony given in the NSW government's electric and hybrid vehicle battery inquiry. The writer suggested that emergency workers were not adequately trained to deal with electric vehicle collisions, and that in the most serious cases crews could be forced to abandon rescue efforts. One specific concern was the need to quickly free a trapped victim after an accident by dragging the person out in a "very undesirable manner". Fire is a major risk in any car accident, but can be quickly controlled in an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle.

https://www.climategate.nl/2024/05/zorgen-over-exploderende-elektrische-voertuigen-nemen-toe/