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When the global climate elites meet‚ no one expects the media to offer any skepticism to the doomsaying consensus. No‚ the only way journalists can dissent is to say the climate crackdown isn't moving fast enough. When can we get rid of fossil fuels?  On her eponymous MSNBC show‚ Katy Tur on Wednesday afternoon welcomed frequent guest and climate alarmist Michael Mann to call for the elimination of fossil fuel use as she devoted a segment to whether the recent COP 28 environmental summit had accomplished enough.Tur seemed skeptical about whether there was enough new regulation as she recalled: Something potentially amazing happened in Dubai today at the COP 28 international climate summit. Delegates from nearly 200 nations agreed to a deal to transition away from fossil fuels. Now‚ I say "potentially" because it is only just that -- a deal with potential. While the wording was a breakthrough‚ it still stopped short of calling for a complete phaseout of fossil fuels. The agreement is also nonbinding‚ so what will it actually do functionally speaking? After Tur began by asking her guest if the agreement is a "big deal‚" the University of Pennsylvania professor lamented: I would say it's sort of mixed‚ you know. Promising to transition away from fossil fuels -- I liken it to being told by your doctor that you have diabetes. You've been diagnosed with diabetes and you'll promise to transition away from donuts. Transitioning away isn't enough. We need to phase out fossil fuels‚ and we need to do so rapidly. We need to bring down carbon emissions to 50 percent by 2030 and down to zero by the middle of the century. I don't think this agreement meets the moment. It doesn't really speak to the urgency of a dramatic and immediate need to transition quickly off of fossil fuels. Tur then wondered if these non-binding meetings were pointless: "Do these summits do anything? Are they worthwhile?" After praising the conference for agreeing to reduce methane‚ Professor Mann reiterated his push for less fossil fuel use: ...but the central problem is‚ of course‚ the carbon dioxide that we're producing from fossil fuel burning‚ and the agreement doesn't go far enough‚ especially because that window of opportunity is closing. If we are to keep warming below a catastrophic three degrees Fahrenheit‚ we've got to bring those carbon emissions‚ like I said‚ down by 50 percent this decade and down to zero shortly thereafter. So that window of opportunity is closing‚ and‚ as of yet‚ we are not on the path that we need to be onto avert catastrophic warming. After asking her liberal guest about the use of technology to reduce fossil fuel use‚ she wrapped up the segment with a lame suggestion that people use a new "very white paint" that will soon be available. Transcript follows: MSNBC's Katy Tur Reports December 13‚ 2023 3:56 p.m. Eastern KATY TUR: Something potentially amazing happened in Dubai today at the COP 28 international climate summit. Delegates from nearly 200 nations agreed to a deal to transition away from fossil fuels. Now‚ I say "potentially" because it is only just that -- a deal with potential. While the wording was a breakthrough‚ it still stopped short of calling for a complete phaseout of fossil fuels. The agreement is also nonbinding‚ so what will it actually do functionally speaking? Joining us now‚ presidential distinguished professor of Earth and environmental science at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the new book‚ Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis‚ Michael Mann. Michael‚ it is good to have you. I think that‚ you know‚ when you look at what happened today at COP 28‚ and you're just looking from the outside‚ it does seem pretty major. Is it a big deal? Can it potentially be a big deal? MICHAEL MANN‚ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: Yeah‚ good to be with you‚ Katy. And‚ you know‚ I would say it's sort of mixed‚ you know. Promising to transition away from fossil fuels -- I liken it to being told by your doctor that you have diabetes. You've been diagnosed with diabetes and you'll promise to transition away from donuts. Transitioning away isn't enough. We need to phase out fossil fuels‚ and we need to do so rapidly. We need to bring down carbon emissions to 50 percent by 2030 and down to zero by the middle of the century. I don't think this agreement meets the moment. It doesn't really speak to the urgency of a dramatic and immediate need to transition quickly off of fossil fuels. TUR: Do these summits do anything? Are they worthwhile?  MANN: Well‚ I mean‚ there were some‚ you know‚ positive developments here. There was an agreement on methane‚ and methane is a greenhouse gas‚ and it adds to the warming‚ but the central problem is‚ of course‚ the carbon dioxide that we're producing from fossil fuel burning‚ and the agreement doesn't go far enough‚ especially because that window of opportunity is closing. If we are to keep warming below a catastrophic three degrees Fahrenheit‚ we've got to bring those carbon emissions‚ like I said‚ down by 50 percent this decade and down to zero shortly thereafter. So that window of opportunity is closing‚ and‚ as of yet‚ we are not on the path that we need to be onto avert catastrophic warming. TUR: Michael‚ is there any technology out there that you think might be helpful? MANN: I do think there is. You know‚ we can actually do this with existing renewal energy technology. The limitations aren't technological at this point‚ but new technology will help ease that transition‚ and it will speed up that transition. And so we're looking at not just‚ you know‚ better solar panels and wind turbines and geothermal technology‚ but energy storage is critical because the wind isn't always blowing‚ and the sun isn't always  shining‚ and there's new technology. For example‚ hydrogen cell technology that may really help with‚ you know‚ the speedup of that transition that we need. TUR: There's also a very white paint coming on the market next summer that could help with it as well. I'm serious. It's a very‚ very white -- MANN: Sure. Why not paint your (inaudible) white? It helps a little bit‚ sure. TUR: Absolutely. Everything helps a little bit. I mean‚ might as well take it all. Michael Mann‚ thank you very much. Appreciate it.

First lady Jill Biden shared a video featuring a performance by the Dorrance Dance tap dance company‚ and people on social media have been mercilessly panning the spectacle."A bit of magic‚ wonder‚ and joy brought to you by the talented tappers of Dorrance Dance‚ performing their playful interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite‚" the first lady's social media posts read. "Enjoy!" — (@) But far from enjoying it‚ many commenters skewered the performance. Some drew comparisons to "The Hunger Games.""The chestnuts are not getting roasted but Jill Biden is for her Hunger Games Capital District Christmas approach this year. Brutal comments‚" Mollie Hemingway wrote."Evidently the White House has become an elaborate set for the next Hunger Games movie‚" GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri tweeted."Thanks it's the worst thing I've ever seen‚" Matt Walsh tweeted."This is a crime against Christmas‚" Stephen Miller declared."Okay‚ I'm onboard with impeachment‚" Frank J. Fleming tweeted."What fresh Hell is this?" BlazeTV host Steve Deace tweeted."Watching this is making me racist and homophobic‚" quipped Rob Smith‚ who is black and identifies as gay."Why would Jill Biden do this to us? This is flopping harder than Bidenomics‚" Jason Rantz tweeted.In a note on the dance company's website‚ Michelle Dorrance describes herself as "a white tap dancer with Black cultural ancestors in a society that privileges white people and whiteness.""It is from this place of white privilege that I invite you to join me in lifelong antiracism work. Understanding how deeply embedded white supremacy‚ racism‚ and colonialism is in our culture is paramount to understanding our role (as white people) in perpetuating it‚ and embracing our job to dismantle it. That understanding is incredibly important to me as a human being and to me as a tap dancer‚" Dorrance wrote.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A Tennessee family is thankful despite their home being destroyed by a tornado because their 4-month-old baby son survived after being sucked out of his room and onto a nearby tree. 22-year-old Sydney Moore told WSMV-TV that she and her boyfriend tried to save their 4-month-old baby when their mobile home was caught in the path of a tornado in Clarksville. She was with her other son‚ who is 1 year old‚ when she heard and felt the winds pick up outside on Saturday. “Something in me just told me to run and jump on top of my son. Literally the moment I jumped on him‚ the walls collapsed‚" Moore said. “The roof came off first‚ the tip of the tornado came down and picked up the bassinet with my baby‚ Lord‚ in it‚” she added. “He was the first thing to go up.” Her boyfriend tried to hang on to the bassinet but it was caught in the winds of the tornado. “He was just holding on to the bassinet the whole time‚ and they went into circles‚ he said‚ and then they got thrown‚” she said. Moore said she was crushed after the trailer collapsed on her and her child but she was able to dig her way out of the debris. They searched for 10 minutes in the pouring rain for the baby before they found him in a fallen tree. She feared that the baby had died. “I thought he was dead‚” Moore said. “I was pretty sure he was dead and we weren’t going to find him. But he’s here‚ and that’s by the grace of God.” The baby had a gash on its face and needed medical treatment but was otherwise unharmed. Although they lost all their belongings in the tornado‚ Moore said the community has stepped in to help them. There's also a GoFundMe account that has thus far raised more than $25k for the family. “I will die for my kids. That’s not even a question‚" said Moore. "And my boyfriend would do the same thing." Clarksville is a city on the northern border of Tennessee with a population of 166‚000 people. Here's the video of the startling incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Philadelphia police said they are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Wednesday in a shopping cart with a trail of blood leading to an abandoned home. Investigators said that a bystander noticed the body in the shopping cart near the intersection of H Street and Westmoreland Street in the Kensington section of the city and called police at about 11:30 p.m. Police found the body of the man covered in debris and wrapped in a blanket. They said there were traumatic injuries to his face and he was barefoot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. There was no identification found on the man‚ but police believe him to be in his thirties. Police also said they brought in several people who were found at the abandoned home for interviews but later released them. They are reviewing footage from surveillance cameras in the area to look for evidence. A medical examiner will determine the man's cause of death‚ but police have ruled it a homicide. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small commented on the suspicious nature of the man's death. "For a body to be in a shopping cart‚ that's very‚ very unusual‚" said Small. Police also said they have not ruled out the possibility that the man died of an overdose but are waiting for the results from a toxicology report. One resident in the neighborhood who didn't want to be identified told WPVI-TV that the shocking homicide was not a surprise. "It's not getting out of hand; it's already out of hand‚" she said. "Not surprised if something last night because it won't be the first time‚ that's for sure." Police data says that 397 have been killed in Philadelphia so far this year. Here's a local news video about the incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

During a wide-ranging interview on BlazeTV's "Prime Time with Alex Stein‚" Tucker Carlson said that one of his friends suffered a heart attack due to the COVID-19 vaccine. He also said that Alex Jones has a "prophetic ability." And on the topic of UFOs‚ Carlson suggested that "there is something that is not human flying around."Carlson said that his friend had been forced into taking the COVID-19 vaccine and experienced the heart attack just days later. The prominent media personality also said "there is evidence it that it effects your DNA." "No‚ I don't think anyone will ever be held accountable for it because it implicates too many people‚ because everybody took it‚" Carlson said‚ suggesting that those who were coerced into taking the shots "feel like survivors of an assault‚ because they are."During the interview‚ Carlson said Jones has a "prophetic ability‚ which is real‚" saying that Jones had "called 9/11 and did it in detail on television." He suggested that Jones is receiving a "message from somewhere. I'm not an expert in metaphysics but ... I can read the evidence and there's no other explanation for that‚" Carlson said. When Stein asked about aliens‚ Carlson said "there is something that is not human flying around‚" though he opined that it is not "extraterrestrial.""This is real. The U.S. government does have physical evidence‚" which it is attempting to hide‚ Carlson claimed. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Two storm systems are poised to merge‚ which could bring more than 3 inches of rain to cities in the northeast as well as snow to Texas this weekend just as Christmas travel begins in earnest.

In a unanimous decision‚ the U.S. Senate approved a bill on Thursday aimed at granting a retroactive pay raise to service members impacted by Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on military promotions‚ which the Alabama Republican recently released.

The European Union failed to agree Thursday on a $54 billion package in financial aid that Ukraine desperately needs to stay afloat‚ even as the bloc decided to open accession negotiations with the war-torn country.