Chet Collins

No Time to Die

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I got a Tempest weather station as an early Christmas present.

Looking forward to installing it this afternoon and tying it in to CARROT Weather.

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Joe Manchin’s Inflation Vindication - WSJ Opinion

In any case, prices won’t decline. The rate of increase may moderate, but many business executives this fall said they planned to raise prices more next year to compensate for rising labor and material costs.

This is the enduring problem of runaway inflation: the higher prices are the new normal.

The only question is when we’ll get inflation under control and stop the hand over fist increases.

National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets

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U.S. Inflation Hit a 39-Year High in November - WSJ

The Labor Department said the consumer-price index—which measures what consumers pay for goods and services—rose 6.8% in November from the same month a year ago. That was the fastest pace since 1982 and the sixth straight month in which inflation topped 5%.

I hope the National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for the spin the Administration is going to put on this data point.

The Stealth Gas-Heating Tax - WSJ Opinion

The methane tax exposes the contradiction at the heart of Democratic climate policy: The party wants to make fossil fuels more expensive to reduce their production and use, but it doesn’t want consumers to notice who is raising their energy bills.

It’s Time To Panic: Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Omicron - The Babylon Bee

Omicron was ultimately named after its inventor, Bob Omicron, who works at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Seems legit.

Citigroup’s Jane Fraser Expects to Shed Some Clients for Climate Purposes - WSJ

Citigroup will first outline its plans for how to respond to clients in the energy industry. The bank will consider the project the client is launching, the commitments the client has made to greening itself and how important the client is to Citigroup.

Why would any company do business with such a pretentious bank?

Biden Rules Out Unilateral Force if Russia Invades Ukraine - WSJ

Asked if he would rule out troops on the ground in Ukraine, Mr. Biden said that is “not on the table.”

So much for strategic ambiguity. Of course, Putin probably has Afghanistan on the brain when calculating an American military response from the current Administration.

Why Washington Won’t Fix Student Debt Plans That Overload Families - WSJ

Terry Hartle, senior vice president for government relations and public affairs at the American Council of Education, which represents colleges and universities, disputed the notion that universities are cashing in on federal loans.

Terry should be fired for gross incompetence.