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United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry says it will take trillions of dollars to “solve” climate change. Then he says‚ “There is not enough money in any country in the world to actually solve this problem.” Kerry has little understanding of money or how it’s created. He’s a multimillionaire because he married a rich woman. Now he wants to take more of your money to pretend to affect climate change. Bjorn Lomborg points out that there are better things society should spend money on. Lomborg acknowledges that a warmer climate brings problems. “As temperatures get higher‚ seawater‚ like everything else‚ expands. So‚ we’re going to maybe see three feet of sea level rise. Then they say‚ ‘So everybody who lives within three feet of sea level‚ they’ll have to move!’ Well‚ no. If you actually look at what people do‚ they built dikes‚ and so they don’t have to move.” People in Holland did that years ago. A third of the Netherlands is below sea level. In some areas‚ it’s 22 feet below. Yet the country thrives. That’s the way to deal with climate change: Adjust to it. “Fewer people are going to get flooded every year‚ despite the fact that you have much higher sea level rise. The total cost for Holland over the last half-century is about $10 billion‚” says Lomborg. “Not nothing‚ but very little for an advanced economy over 50 years.” For saying things like that‚ Lomborg is labeled “the devil.” “The problem here is unmitigated scaremongering‚” he replies. “A new survey shows that 60% of all people in rich countries now believe it’s likely or very likely that unmitigated climate change will lead to the end of mankind. This is what you get when you have constant fearmongering in the media.” Some people now say they will not have children because they’re convinced that climate change will destroy the world. Lomborg points out how counterproductive that would be: “We need your kids to make sure the future is better.” He acknowledges that climate warming will kill people. “As temperatures go up‚ we’re likely to see more people die from heat. That’s absolutely true. You hear this all the time. But what is underreported is the fact that nine times as many people die from cold. … As temperatures go up‚ you’re going to see fewer people die from cold. Over the last 20 years‚ because of temperature rises‚ we have seen about 116‚000 more people die from heat. But 283‚000 fewer people die from cold.” That’s rarely reported in the news. When the media doesn’t fret over deaths from heat‚ they grab at other possible threats. CNN claims‚ “Climate Change Is Fueling Extremism.” The BBC says‚ “A Shifting Climate Is Catalysing Infectious Disease.” U.S. News and World Report says‚ “Climate Change Will Harm Children’s Mental Health.” Lomborg replies‚ “It’s very‚ very easy to make this argument that everything is caused by climate change if you don’t have the full picture.” He points out that we rarely hear about positive effects of climate change‚ like global greening. “That’s good! We get more green stuff on the planet. My argument is not that climate change is great or overall positive. It’s simply that‚ just like every other thing‚ it has pluses and minuses. … Only reporting on the minuses‚ and only emphasizing worst-case outcomes‚ is not a good way to inform people.” COPYRIGHT 2023 BY JFS PRODUCTIONS INC. The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation.  Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Fearmongering‚ Not Facts‚ Leads to 60% Believing Climate Change Will End Mankind appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Hunter Biden defied a congressional subpoena from House investigators Wednesday‚ but nevertheless may have “given up the store‚” according to one leading House Republican. President Joe Biden’s son—indicted last week on federal tax charges—didn’t do a deposition‚ but did a press conference outside the Capitol‚ saying his father wasn’t “financially involved” in his business.   The qualifier suggested the president was involved in Hunter Biden’s business activity‚ said Rep. Chip Roy‚ R-Texas‚ a member of the House Judiciary Committee–one of three House panels authorized to conduct an impeachment inquiry into the president. “It was noteworthy today that when Hunter Biden was avoiding coming before the House Judiciary Committee and did a show press conference on the steps of the Capitol‚ that he said his dad wasn’t involved financially with his business dealings. That was an important tell‚” Roy told The Daily Signal in an interview on Capitol Hill Wednesday.  Hunter Biden told reporters outside the Capitol that Republicans “have tried to dehumanize me‚ all to embarrass and damage my father.” “My father was not financially involved in my business‚ not as a practicing lawyer‚ not as a board member of Burisma‚ not in my partnership with a private Chinese businessman‚ not in my investments at home or abroad‚ and certainly not as an artist‚” Hunter Biden added.  Burisma is the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden was a board member making at least $50‚000 per month at a time when then-Vice President Joe Biden oversaw the Obama administration’s Ukraine policy. Roy said the House committees need an impeachment inquiry to fully investigate President Biden’s potential involvement and enrichment from his family members’ business activity.  “I think Hunter Biden might have given up the store there a little bit‚” Roy said. “First of all‚ we don’t know if that’s true. Second‚ even if it is true‚ the fact that he put that modifier in there tells you that he knows full well that Joe Biden was involved with his peddling of the Biden family name to profit himself‚ to profit the family‚ selling access. It’s not like this is the United Kingdom here or Israel. This is China‚ this is Ukraine‚ when we are neck deep in all of this stuff.” The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has released evidence showing that payments from one of Hunter Biden’s business went directly to Joe Biden. Before that‚ the House released information showing that the president’s brother James Biden made “loan repayments” of at least $240‚000 linked to his brother’s business. The payments came before Joe Biden was elected president.  Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement to The Hill that the payments from Hunter Biden were for a truck‚ “The truth is Hunter’s father helped him when he was struggling financially due to his addiction and could not secure credit to finance a truck. When Hunter was able to‚ he paid his father back and took over the payments himself.” Meanwhile‚ the White House has dismissed the payments from James Biden as just a loan repayment between brothers. “Democrats do not want us to learn about it. They want to shove this aside and say this is just Hunter being Hunter‚” Roy said. “The fact of the matter is‚ Hunter kind of gave up the game a little bit today in using the word financial.” The House Oversight and Accountability Committee released bank records that showed Biden family members owned multiple shell companies that raked in more than $20 million in foreign money‚ largely while Joe Biden was vice president.   During a press briefing Wednesday‚ a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre if the president attempted to talk him out of defying a subpoena.  “The president was familiar with what his son had to say today‚” Jean-Pierre said. “Look‚ he is proud of his son. He and the first lady are proud of his son‚ the way he has focused on rebuilding his life back.” Hunter Biden has said he would only testify in a public hearing‚ not in a private deposition because he doesn’t want Republicans to cherry pick his responses. House Republicans contend a private deposition—with his lawyer present—would get to the facts.  Rep. Andy Biggs‚ R-Ariz.‚ said it doesn’t work that way.  “Poor‚ poor Hunter. He was only getting a couple of million dollars a year selling access to his father. Here’s the deal‚” Biggs told The Daily Signal during an interview on Capitol Hill.  “His lawyer keeps saying he’ll come in if he can get a public hearing. You are not entitled to—as a witness—and order a committee to have a hearing at your convenience. We issued a subpoena‚” Biggs added. “That’s an order to appear before Congress. Failure to do so subjects you to contempt citation and prosecution. He cannot say he didn’t have the opportunity to testify. He stood out there doing a press conference and doing the same spin.” Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. 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The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the Food and Drug Administration’s decisions in 2016 and 2021 to drop virtually all safety precautions for obtaining and using abortion drugs.   The Supreme Court’s involvement in any case related to abortion provokes all sorts of hysteria. But the court’s decision here will not just be about abortion‚ but also will say a lot about whether powerful agencies must follow the law when making rules that can dramatically affect Americans’ lives.  Here’s a quick recap of how the FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine case arrived at the Supreme Court.   Prescription drugs may not be marketed in the United States without the FDA’s finding that they are “safe and effective.” The FDA approved Mifeprex‚ the brand name of the drug mifepristone‚ in 2000 to cause an abortion in the first seven weeks of pregnancy when used with the drug misoprostol. Knowing it could not approve Mifeprex through its normal process‚ the FDA used an emergency‚ fast-track procedure normally reserved for drugs that treat “serious or life-threatening illnesses‚” effectively equating pregnancy with cancer or HIV.   Because the FDA used that fast-track process‚ obtaining and using Mifeprex came with extensive safety restrictions. It had to be prescribed by a physician‚ dispensed‚ and administered in person by a certified provider‚ and all medical complications had to be reported to the FDA.   Federal law allows “citizen petitions” asking agencies to change or revoke such decisions and three pro-life organizations submitted one in 2002 urging the FDA to stop distributing or marketing Mifeprex and to withdraw its approval. The law requires agencies to respond to citizen petitions within 180 days; however‚ the FDA did not respond for 14 years‚ finally denying the petition in March 2016.  When it denied the citizen petition in 2016‚ the FDA also expanded Mifeprex’s use to the first 10 weeks of pregnancy‚ no longer required reporting of non-fatal complications‚ and allowed non-physicians to prescribe and administer the drug.   In other words‚ the FDA began dropping the very safety precautions that supposedly justified the original fast-track approval in the first place—even though abortifacients carry a significantly higher risk of complications than even surgical abortions do.    Even worse‚ the FDA did not examine whether dropping multiple safety rules at the same time would affect Mifeprex’s safety and effectiveness. Nor did the FDA have any evidence about how doing so would affect minor girls. Pro-life groups again filed a citizen petition asking the FDA to revoke its decision and‚ once again‚ the FDA ignored the petition for years before denying it in December 2021.  The FDA then—during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and using it as an excuse—dropped the remaining safety rules‚ making permanent its decision allowing women to obtain Mifeprex or its generic version by mail or through mail-order pharmacies. This violated the Comstock Act‚ a federal law prohibiting using the mail to distribute any “article or thing designed‚ adapted‚ or intended for producing abortion.”   In yet another twist‚ the FDA claimed that the lack of reported medical complications showed that abortion drugs are safe—when it was the FDA itself that ended the requirement that most medical complications with use of the drug be reported. The FDA also dropped gender-specific pronouns such as “she” and “her” without any evidence about how mifepristone would affect women or girls taking puberty blockers or opposite-sex hormones.  In November 2022‚ four medical associations and four individual doctors filed a federal lawsuit challenging the FDA’s original 2000 approval of Mifeprex and its 2016 and 2021 decisions dropping safety precautions. They argued that each of these actions violated the Administrative Procedure Act‚ which prohibits agency actions that are “arbitrary‚ capricious‚ an abuse of discretion‚ or otherwise not in accordance with law.”  This litigation involves both procedural and substantive issues.   On the procedural side‚ the main question is whether the plaintiff organizations and doctors have standing to bring this lawsuit. As required by Article III of the Constitution‚ standing requires that a plaintiff be legally injured by the defendant in a way that a court can remedy. In this case‚ the lower courts concluded that the medical associations could sue on behalf of their members and that the doctors could sue because they would be forced to treat more women with post-pill complications as a result of fewer safety precautions.  The substantive issue is whether the FDA’s decisions to drop safety precautions were “arbitrary and capricious” under the Administrative Procedure Act. It is important to remember that this case is not about the FDA’s actual decisions‚ but the process it went through in making them.   Should the Supreme Court‚ like the lower courts‚ find that the FDA dropped important safety precautions without sufficient grounds or contrary to existing evidence‚ the FDA likely already has a plan in place for going through the process again. In other words‚ it is likely‚ even if the Supreme Court rules against the FDA and finds that its 2016 and 2021 actions were illegal‚ the agency will still find a way to make Mifeprex more easily accessible.   The Supreme Court did not accept the plaintiffs’ appeal regarding the FDA’s original 2000 approval of Mifeprex for use and distribution at all. The lower appeals court concluded that the lawsuit was filed too late in time to challenge that approval from 23 years ago‚ and the Supreme Court is letting that determination stand.   But by agreeing to address the standing and “arbitrary and capricious” issues‚ the court’s decision will influence whether government agencies must follow the law when making these decisions. And it will determine the ability of Americans affected by these laws to hold the authoring agencies accountable for those decisions.  Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Abortion Back on the Docket for Supreme Court Term. This Time It’s a Chance to Check Runaway Agencies.  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy courted a group of U.S. defense contractors this week during his visit to Washington‚ D.C.‚ as he lobbied lawmakers to approve an additional $61.4 billion in funding for his country’s war effort against Russia. Even before speaking with President Joe Biden‚ Vice President Kamala Harris‚ House Speaker Mike Johnson‚ U.S. senators‚ and other elected officials‚ Zelenskyy huddled with 10 executives from the defense industry—companies that manufacture weapons of war and benefit financially from the $113 billion that Congress already has approved for the ongoing conflict in Europe. Zelenskyy disclosed the meeting in posts on X—first a photo with about a dozen well-dressed executives and then a 77-second video with highlights from their meeting at Ukraine House in Washington. I met with leaders of US defense companies and expressed my gratitude to every American worker who manufactures weapons that help us safeguard our people and defend our land. I appreciated all American companies that attended last week's US-Ukraine defense industry conference.… pic.twitter.com/B82hyH2BUZ— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / ????????? ?????????? (@ZelenskyyUa) December 11‚ 2023 “I want to thank you‚ all of you and your partners‚ and‚ of course‚ please pass from me messages to your workers‚ people who really work. They did a lot for Ukraine‚” Zelenskyy told the group of defense industry representatives. “Without such people‚ companies‚ and such workers‚ we really couldn’t manage and save our land. We are thankful that we have such friends.” During his White House meeting Tuesday with Biden‚ Zelenskyy thanked the “really powerful companies” that he entertained Monday. According to the Ukrainian president’s office‚ attendees included: AeroVironment Vice President Charles Dean BAE Systems President Tom Arseneault Boeing President Theodore Colbert Day &; Zimmermann Chair and CEO Harold Yoh D&;M Holding CEO Daniel Powers General Dynamics Vice President Mark Roualet Lockheed Martin Vice President Raymond Piselli Northrop Grumman Vice President Stephen O’Bryan RTX Vice President Jeff Shockey Sierra Nevada Corp. CEO Fatih Ozmen Zelenskyy’s office also revealed that he would “invite American partners to take a stake in Ukrainian defense companies‚ which would be in the interests of all parties involved.” At the meeting‚ Zelenskyy pitched the executives on a Ukraine-based defense hub for Europe‚ noting his country’s wartime experience since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called attention to the meeting on X‚ saying Zelenskyy “is literally meeting with defense contractors.” Zelensky is literally meeting with defense contractors. https://t.co/krCKcxxQas— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) December 12‚ 2023 The meeting followed last week’s Defense Industrial Base Conference‚ which brought together more than 300 defense industry and government representatives from the United States and Ukraine. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Commerce‚ the conference “is part of the U.S. government’s efforts to significantly increase weapons production to support Ukraine’s fight for freedom and security.” Attendees discussed “opportunities for co-production and other industrial cooperation‚” with a goal of building a defense industrial base for Ukraine. “You have a strong defense industrial base‚ but we need to lean in to work with you in partnership with the private sector‚ the public sector‚ to strengthen it‚ and to deepen it to make it more innovative‚” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said. “We’re with you every step of the way‚ we stand with you today and tomorrow‚ until the end‚ until victory.” Four high-ranking Ukrainian officials attended the conference along with Raimondo‚ Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin‚ and Penny Pritzker‚ U.S. special representative for Ukraine’s economic recovery. Despite a high-profile visit to Washington‚ Zelenskyy was unable to convince skeptical lawmakers to move forward on the $61.4 billion in new funding for Ukraine proposed by the Biden administration. Congress already has approved $113 billion‚ at a cost of $900 per American household. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‚ R-Ky.‚ a vocal supporter of Ukraine funding‚ admitted Tuesday that it was “practically impossible” to act before Christmas‚ The Hill reported. Conservatives in Congress are demanding strong border security measures to be paired with any additional Ukraine funding. They want to attach the Secure the Border Act (HR 2) to the funding request to address the worsening U.S. border crisis. Congress should not be doing Christmas time deals that continue Biden’s open border policies that undermine the @HouseGOP's H.R. 2—the ONLY solution to #SecureTheBorder.#HoldTheLine— Ryan Walker (@ryanlwalker) December 13‚ 2023 Americans’ support for additional Ukraine funding appears to be waning. A recent Morning Consult poll found that only 41% favor sending more U.S. money to Ukraine. Despite dwindling public support‚ Biden assured Zelenskyy: “We’re going to stay at your side. … Congress needs to pass a supplemental funding to Ukraine before they break [for] the holiday recess. Before they give [Russian President Vladimir] Putin the greatest Christmas gift they could possibly give him.” Zelenskyy revealed at the White House that the infusion of U.S. funding for Ukraine was “really boosting our economy and global food security.” “Yesterday‚ I met with the IMF [International Monetary Fund] and the World Bank‚ and they’re impressed with Ukraine’s economic growth‚ almost 5%. And that’s significant‚” Zelenskyy said. Biden concluded the public conversation by announcing that he had signed a $200 million package of miltary aid for Ukraine. The Defense Department later announced that it includes: AIM-9M missiles for air defense. Air defense system components. Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds. High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs). Tube-Launched‚ Optically-Tracked‚ Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles. Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems. More than 4 million rounds of small arms ammunition. Demolitions munitions for obstacle clearing. Equipment to protect critical national infrastructure. Spare parts‚ generators‚ maintenance‚ and other ancillary equipment. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. 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Many House Republicans say they anticipate an impeachment article of bribery against President Joe Biden after the impeachment inquiry wraps up.  The House was poised Wednesday to approve an impeachment inquiry along party lines.  Bribery appears to be a potential article of impeachment‚ based on what the investigation has turned up thus far‚ said Rep. Darrell Issa‚ R-Calif.‚ a member of the House Judiciary Committee. “It certainly appears as though the possibility of bribery‚ a known offense under impeachment‚ is on the table‚” Issa told The Daily Signal Wednesday on Capitol Hill. “Monies did flow to the home of the president‚ they did flow to accounts of the president when he was vice president‚ and his actions show that he favored entities that Hunter Biden was representing. Additionally‚ his repeated false statements about it continue to be an element of the impeachment inquiry.” Issa noted that many of the suspicious actions by Joe Biden occurred while he was vice president. Past presidential impeachments occurred regarding presidential misconduct.  “One of the challenges we’re facing is that it’s not been tested‚” Issa said.  Democrats opposed the impeachment investigation and have insisted there isn’t evidence to show that the president was involved with his son’s business.  “Some of the people that say they don’t see evidence‚ I think they are going to come around‚” Rep. Andy Biggs‚ R-Ariz.‚ told The Daily Signal. “We are talking very specifically bribery. You can look at Ukraine. That looks obvious. You can look at China. Obvious. You could look at Moscow‚ funds that changed hands from Russia. Yes‚ those are all obvious bribery. Those would be an impeachable offense.” Rep. Harriet Hageman‚ R-Wyo.‚ first hesitated to get ahead of the inquiry by suggesting potential articles. But she said that “bribery is an obvious one.” “We need to use the words that are actually in the Constitution and bribery is clearly one of them‚” Hageman told The Daily Signal in an interview Wednesday on Capitol Hill. “Hunter Biden had no skill set to sell. He had no expertise in Ukrainian oil and gas development and operations. He had no expertise on Chinese Communist Party issues. He had one asset and his asset that he could sell was access to his father.” Article II‚ Section 4 of the Constitution says that grounds for impeaching a civil officer are “Treason‚ Bribery‚ or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” President Joe Biden has repeatedly denied being involved with his son’s business deals. Hunter Biden told reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday that his father had “no financial involvement” in his businesses.  In July‚ Sen. Chuck Grassley‚ R-Iowa‚ released an FBI form that showed a confidential informant reported that executives with Burisma‚ a Ukrainian energy company‚ paid a $5 million bribe to then-Vice President Biden in 2016 to help scuttle a Ukrainian government investigation of the company. President Joe Biden told the New York Post about the allegation‚ “It’s a bunch of malarkey‚”  The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has released evidence showing that payments from one of Hunter Biden’s business went directly to Joe Biden. Before that‚ the House released information showing that the president’s brother James Biden made “loan repayments” of at least $240‚000 linked to his brother’s business. The payments came before Joe Biden was elected president.  Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement to The Hill that the payments from Hunter Biden were for a truck‚ “The truth is Hunter’s father helped him when he was struggling financially due to his addiction and could not secure credit to finance a truck. When Hunter was able to‚ he paid his father back and took over the payments himself.” Meanwhile‚ the White House has dismissed the payments from James Biden as just a loan repayment between brothers. Several House Republican members who spoke to The Daily Signal and other news outlets declined to speculate on any specific impeachment articles before the inquiry is complete.  Rep. Gary Palmer‚ R-Ala.‚ a member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee‚ said there could be several other potential offenses to investigate.  “One‚ I think that it’s very evident from the documents that I’ve seen that this was at a minimum‚ a money laundering scheme‚” Palmer told The Daily Signal. “It’s tax evasion. I think there’s potential that influence peddling was taking place. I think that going into an impeachment inquiry is the next step‚ the proper step‚ because I’m a firm believer in due process‚ and unlike what happened with President [Donald] Trump where it was all political and based on made up evidence‚ this has been fully documented.” Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Bribery a Likely Biden Impeachment Article‚ Some GOP House Members Predict appeared first on The Daily Signal.

A cat was seen sitting on an air conditioner off the side of a building for days. Now‚ his life is completely changed. Mambo the catLittleWanderersNYCLate last month‚ an orange and white cat was found in a precarious situation off the side of a residential building.The cat reportedly fell from the fifth floor and ended up on an air conditioner. He was petrified and trapped for several days.There had been attempts to rescue the cat but to no avail. When Little Wanderers NYC‚ a local animal rescue‚ received a plea for help‚ they leaped into action. He was found on top of an air conditioner in a residential areaLittleWanderersNYC"We had received an urgent request to go help a cat stuck on top of an air conditioner for six days‚" Little Wanderers NYC shared. "The NYPD had even come to help with no success. Our volunteer organizations ran to the rescue."Nora‚ who volunteers for Little Wanderers NYC‚ and John DeBacker‚ an experienced animal rescuer‚ geared up and rushed to the location. Volunteer animal rescuers brought Mambo to safetyLittleWanderersNYCWith a ladder‚ gloves‚ plenty of treats‚ and boundless patience‚ they brought the frightened cat to safety. "This cat was full of adrenaline and actually fell two floors after John climbed up the ladder--we got him anyway."The cat was hungry‚ exhausted‚ and terrified‚ hissing and spitting after the long ordeal. He was very scared‚ exhausted‚ and hungry after the long ordealLittleWanderersNYCHe desperately needed a foster home where he could feel safe. After receiving some fluids and food to nourish his body‚ he began to relax."We weren't sure what his temperament was‚ but we took a chance‚ and we are so glad we did." He began to relax when he realized he was safeLittleWanderersNYCThey lovingly named the tabby cat Mambo‚ took him to an animal hospital‚ and had him fully vetted and neutered.Mambo was on the mend with a full belly and a soft bed and started to warm up to people. A foster family opened their home to him so he could start a new chapter in a comfortable haven. They took a chance on him‚ and he adjusted beautifully to indoor lifeLittleWanderersNYCWithout worrying about food and shelter‚ Mambo came out of his shell‚ and his true personality started to shine. Behind that fearful exterior lay an affectionate‚ loving soul.As Mambo worked up his courage to trust‚ he no longer tucked his tail between his legs‚ and the wariness in his eyes melted away. Mambo came out of his shell and became a snuggle bugLittleWanderersNYCWithin a week‚ Mambo adjusted beautifully to his foster home and started seeking affection from his humans.He likes to roll on his back‚ revealing his fluffy belly and inviting his people to rub it. "He's so exceptionally friendly. He's a keeper." He enjoys getting belly rubsLittleWanderersNYC"He's being fostered by one of our long-time followers‚ and he will be up for adoption soon."Mambo has come a long way since he was found in a challenging situation. Now‚ he curls beside his foster family on the bed or the couch‚ always ready for a cuddle. He loves to cuddle with his foster familyLittleWanderersNYCThe sweet tabby has blossomed into a full-fledged snuggle bug in the warmth of his indoor sanctuary‚ where belly rubs and ear scratches are the routine. Happy and lovedLittleWanderersNYCShare this story with your friends. More on Mambo the cat and Little Wanderers NYC on Instagram and Facebook.Related story: Couple Went to Shelter Just to 'Look at' a Cat with Enormous Cheeks‚ It Turned Out to Be So Much More