Global warming finally being discounted by the Left?  Mr. Fu did not see this coming.

January saw northern Minnesota’s temperatures plunge to 38 below zero, forcing ski-resort closures. A Frazee, Minnesota dog-sled race was cancelled, due to excessive snow.

In event in Minnesota cancelled because of excessive snow?  Did you ever think you would see that in print?

What, is hanging too good for ‘em?  A Kenyan court?  What is that going to be like?  If you are catching these guys on the high seas, then the whole criminal prosecution thing seems a bit much.  Two pieces of rope per pirate ought to handle it.

Mr. Fu is surprised his name was not Caesar.

Well, a job change left Mr. Fu with limited access to the web site during the day.  But that has recently changed, so here we are.

Christopher Booker in an article about 2008 roaring out as the counter to the Warmist religion.

Easily one of the most important stories of 2008 has been all the evidence suggesting that this may be looked back on as the year when there was a turning point in the great worldwide panic over man-made global warming. Just when politicians in Europe and America have been adopting the most costly and damaging measures politicians have ever proposed, to combat this supposed menace, the tide has turned in three significant respects.

You have been jumping at computer models, Warmists.  When are you going to start to understand that?

UPDATE:  More on the same.

They hate Israel, but think that having them do their house cleaning is just fine:

Another PA official said Fatah had instructed all its members in the Gaza Strip to be prepared for the possibility of returning to power.

“We have enough men in the Gaza Strip who are ready to fill the vacuum,” he said. “But of course all this depends on whether Israel manages to get rid of the Hamas regime.”

They are ready to fill the vacuum themselves, they just cannot create it.

Geez, Ohio is jumping in with both feet:

He described the situation, “Officers rushed into the Stowers’ home with guns drawn and held the family – including 10 young children – captive for six hours. This outrageous case of bureaucratic overreach must be addressed.”

The case argues the right to buy food directly from local farmers; distribute locally-grown food to neighbors; and pool resources to purchase food in bulk are rights that do not require a license. And it suggests the right of peaceful citizens to be free from paramilitary police raids, searches and seizures is guaranteed under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 14, Article 1 of the Ohio Constitution.

“The Stowers’ constitutional rights were violated over grass-fed cattle, pastured chickens and pesticide-free produce,” said Maurice Thompson, the law director for the Center of Constitutional Law. “Ohioans do not need a government permission slip to run a family farm and co-op, and should not be subjected to raids when they do not have one. This legal action will ensure the ODA understands and respects Ohioans’ rights.”

Center officials noted there has never been a complaint filed against Manna Storehouse or the Stowers related to the quality or healthfulness of the food distributed through the co-op.

Gah, Mr. Fu is not going to read any more articles from WND.  He has work to do….

In line with previous posts:

Christians, the first people of Iraq, have faced persecution, threats, assassination and mass extermination in recent years. But to celebrate Christmas 2008, the government formally recognized the Christian faith by sponsoring a Baghdad city-center party featuring a huge poster of Jesus suspended by a balloon and an artist creating oil paintings representing Jesus.

According to a report from CNN, the agency’s correspondent was told by Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Karim Khalaf, “All Iraqis are Christian today!”

Mr. Fu is surprised it was reported on CNN….

To be fair, if we are picking on the “Palestinians” for their attitudes about Christmas, we need to pick on these guys:

The district had decreed that performances would be limited to selections such as “Winter Wonderland” and “Frosty the Snowman,” with a complete ban on tuns about Jesus and even Santa Claus.

The high school’s brass ensemble had to rebuild its repertoire, the Martin Luther King Gospel Choir was ordered not to perform and “printed programs” were edited to remove any “graphics which refer to the holidays, such as Christmas trees.”

Just a year before the policy was imposed, the school district’s holiday concert had featured “Joy to the World,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” and “Silent Night.’

The policy to cleanse the religious holiday of religious music was imposed after a closed-session meeting.

A closed-session meeting?  So much for transparency in government.

They are not freedom fighters, just totalitarianists with a Muslim stripe:

Contacted by WND, Abu Islam, chief of Jihadia Salafiya, denied making any threats against Christians.

Still, Abu Islam commented, “Gaza is a Muslim state. Why do 3,000 Christians need to celebrate openly in a territory of 1 million Muslims? Any celebrations are clearly for missionary purposes and must not be tolerated.”

No Christmas in Gaza, no religious freedom.