Air Conditioning Bans Are Latest Example Of Climate Alarmism Damaging Lives

Air Conditioning Bans Are Latest Example Of Climate Alarmism Damaging Lives

 HELEN RALEIGH

Germany’s public broadcaster ARD has recently rolled out an “anti-AC campaign,” alarming citizens about the supposed “dangers” of air conditioning. This initiative seems particularly misguided as Europe grapples with a severe heat wave that has compelled governments to close schools, shut down iconic tourist sites, reduce business hours, and, most tragically, led to dozens of fatalities.

What’s happening in Europe is the grim outcome of two decades steeped in climate dogma: minor inconveniences have transformed into rigid policies and cultural norms that prioritize emission reductions over human survival.

For the past 20 years, we have been told that climate change poses the greatest existential threat to humanity. We have been urged to take immediate action, even if it means sacrificing comfort and convenience, to avert catastrophe. The initial proposed solutions included silly but manageable changes, such as banning plastic grocery bags and paper straws.

However, the demands have escalated to campaigns aimed at drastically reducing meat consumption, increasing calls to restrict gas stoves, and government mandates encouraging drivers to switch from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles.

Many of these measures have caused daily inconveniences. We’ve learned to sip drinks quickly before paper straws dissolve. Others have raised the cost of living: electric stoves are typically more expensive than gas ones, and EVs can lose significant range in extreme heat or cold — as seen in viral videos of “dead” vehicles stranded at Chicago charging stations during subzero winters. We also face higher electricity bills and rolling blackouts as utilities shutter coal and gas plants in favor of intermittent solar and wind. In one case, a utility company even remotely took control of smart thermostats for thousands of Colorado households during peak summer heat, leaving homeowners powerless to intervene.

Most people tolerated these inconveniences, higher costs, and even temporary loss of control as necessary sacrifices for the planet. Yet research shows many measures deliver minimal CO₂ reductions — and some are counterproductive. Life-cycle assessments, for example, find that cotton reusable bags often have a much higher carbon footprint than single-use plastic bags unless reused dozens or hundreds of times.

Yet, climate orthodoxy has cultivated a culture that accepts lower standards of living and rejects modern comforts in the name of fighting climate change. During the 2022-2023 energy crisis, European government campaigns urged people to turn down heating, take shorter showers, wear extra layers, and “don heavier sweaters and woolen socks” to cut gas demand by 15 percent.

European climate crusaders’ aversion to modern comforts extends to air conditioning, long framed as wasteful and sinful, with politicians pushing passive cooling instead. Today, only about 20 percent of European homes have AC, compared to nearly 90 percent in the United States. As this summer’s heat wave pushes temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), even hospitals struggle with stifling wards where only select rooms have cooling.

The World Health Organization warned that heat has claimed more than 200,000 lives across the EU and associated countries in the past four years, and nearly all preventable. France’s weather agency has noted that current temperatures are comparable to the 2003 heat wave, underscoring that Europe is not experiencing unprecedented new extremes.

CIA chief warns of AI-powered ‘digital nuclear weapons’

CIA chief warns of AI-powered ‘digital nuclear weapons’

RT

AI-driven cyberoffensive tools can be compared to “digital nuclear weapons,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe has said, warning that they could fuel rivalries among global powers.

Ratcliffe made the comparison on Tuesday in a speech at the Amazon Web Services summit in Washington, where he discussed the spy agency’s efforts to speed up the acquisition of private-sector products for its own use.

“AI tools will only continue to raise the stakes in our competition with all of America’s adversaries,” Ratcliffe said. It would be “not misplaced to refer to their capabilities as akin to digital nuclear weapons,” he added, citing discussions within the administration of US President Donald Trump.

Ratcliffe claimed that rival nations “work to steal and to manipulate America’s advancements for their own ends and gains.”

Promises of rapid advances in AI capabilities, including in hacking, have been a constant feature of the global digital technology race. 

Last month, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, comprising Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, the UK, and the US, warned that frontier models are “anticipated to exceed current industry expectations, fundamentally transforming both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities,” adding that “the timeline is not years, it is months.”

US Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) echoed the warning during an Intelligence Committee hearing, saying National Security Agency chief Joshua Rudd had told him that Anthropic’s Mythos 5 model “broke into almost all of our classified systems, not in weeks, but in hours.” According to the New York Times, the description “simplified” the spy agency’s controlled tests, which were aimed at AI-assisted identification of cybersecurity flaws rather than actual hacking.

The ongoing boom in the American AI sector is based on hopes of massive future profits to justify the hundreds of billions of dollars in investment. Some analysts have described it as a financial bubble, warning that it could crash unless US tech giants achieve global dominance.

Not all predictions about what AI can do have materialized. While current models are highly competitive in computer coding and data analysis, for instance, fully autonomous driving remains years behind the timeframes Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented to the public in the past.

A major risk to the US AI push is foreign competition able to deliver products comparable in power at far greater efficiency.

China’s DeepSeek app sent shockwaves through the industry in January 2025, when its R1 and V3 models proved comparable to contemporary digital engines used by ChatGPT and other US rivals, but at a fraction of the cost. US officials claimed the Chinese company had essentially cheated by building its product based on American work.

A similar DeepSeek moment followed the release of Zhipu’s new flagship coding assistant model, GLM-5.2, in mid-June, the South China Morning Post reported last week. Matt Velloso, a former vice president at Meta Platforms and Google DeepMind, described it as the “first open model that passes the bar as a daily driver.”

China is quickly catching up with the US in manufacturing advanced microchips, which limits Washington’s ability to use trade restrictions to slow down its competitors. Meanwhile, China’s relative abundance of energy generation gives it an advantage in the AI race.

Is Left Behind Theology Being Left Behind?

Is Left Behind Theology Being Left Behind?

 Jan Markell

Since I was old enough to understand it, I’ve believed, taught, and written about Dispensational Theology. I just call it “Left Behind Theology.” Critics say it is a modern invention that came along in the 1800s. Please, read the Bible. The prophetic angle of Dispensationalism represents one-third of the Bible.

Simple Definitions

Dispensationalism teaches a literal Antichrist, a literal “Time of Jacob’s Trouble” or Tribulation, a literal Rapture, a literal Second Coming, a literal thousand-year Millennium, and distinct roles for Israel and the church. Israel has a glorious future. God has made promises to her and will fulfill them, and the church has not replaced her.

A dispensation is the divine administration of a period of time–seven dispensations in God’s plan for humanity. God works in different ways with different people during different periods of time. Things were different pre-flood and post-flood. One could say there were different rules for different periods of time.

Since the 1970s, Hal Lindsey’s Late Great Planet Earth and the Left Behind book and film series by Tim LaHaye have been the face of Dispensationalism. Millions of people read and viewed these products and finally put a name to what they already believed just by reading the Bible.

The other option — Covenant Theology — does not see the promises to Israel as literal, but fulfilled in the church. It teaches Amillenialism, or we are in the Millennium now and have been since the cross.

But now this theology — since it represents the truth — is under brutal attack. And wouldn’t you know, Tucker Carlson has provided the platform to trash it. His guest, J.D. Hall, should be careful throwing stones.

According to “Ministry Watch”, Hall embezzled thousands of dollars from his church in Montana, was convicted of DUI, domestic abuse, and more. But he is Carlson’s spokesman to trash the truth for nearly two hours.

You can watch the painful ordeal here but buckle up. Sadly, it has almost one million views on YouTube. Only conspiracies and lies can attain those numbers.

Hall denigrates Christian Zionism, as does Tucker Carlson, who insists “a lot of people have died because of Christian Zionism.” The program is titled, “Origins of Christian Zionism, How it Corrupted American Christianity and Why It Is Finally Collapsing.”

But think about the accusation: Christian Zionism has corrupted Christianity. That suggests standing by Israel has a cancerous effect.

Ray Fava, an under 30 online host and writer who loves to attack Dispensationalism, states, “J.D. Hall’s appearance on Tucker Carlson has shifted the conversation on Christian Zionism and Dispensationalism, as Hall has emerged as one of the best at articulating how Scripture disproves the premise of God’s chosen people not being the universal church.” He represents Covenant Theology as does J.D. Hall. The church is the new Israel.

Fava suggests that J.D. Hall and Carlson, “destroyed Dispensationalism.” It would take much more than these fools to accomplish that. It is wounded as I acknowledge below.

It is no surprise that The Gospel Coalition writes an article titled “The Rise & Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle Over the End Times Shaped a Nation.”

John Nelson Darby gets all the blame by them, as well as the Scofield Bible. Darby would be shocked to hear what he is being credited for today! But even Al Mohler takes a swing at Darby as he further describes Dispensationalism’s rise and fall.

The early church was Dispensational and premillennial. Sadly, the Reformers held on to the eschatology of Rome and few got these issues right, thus millions of church attendees are being misled in thousands of churches.

But it is true that Dispensationalism is bruised. That should be expected since it provides a theological firewall against the raging antisemitism exploding around the world.

Thankfully, God has raised up some modern spokesmen, theologians, authors, and more, who are pushing back. Some include the above-mentioned Hal Lindsey and Tim LaHaye, along with Dr. Mark Hitchcock, Dr. Ron Rhodes, Dr. Jeff Kinley, Gary Hamrick, Jack Hibbs, Amir Tsarfati, Terry James, Barry Stagner, Dr. Ed Hindson, Dr. Dave Reagan, Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Todd Hampson, Brandon Holthaus, Tom Hughes, and many more. The list is long and I am leaving out many who should be included.

God knew we needed good theologians to share the truth today as we hurdle pell-mell into the very last days.

Sadly, the 45 and under evangelical has pretty much abandoned Israel and Dispensationalism. They more readily embrace Covenant Theology and even Anglicanism. Many embrace the Palestinian cause and have no clue Yasser Arafat invented the people and Palestinianism.

They suggest writers like me represent “doom and gloom” and have misplaced loyalties that actually put Israel before Jesus! They say I am putting a damper on their future by suggesting the Rapture is imminent.

All of this is leading to the ultimate Israel abandonment spoken of in Zechariah 12:3, when Israel simply becomes the world’s “burdensome stone” and not the end-time marker and signal that time is running out and Jesus is coming soon.

Israel is the clock; Jerusalem is the minute hand; the Temple Mount is the second hand.

Learn the truth in my short interview with David Tal below. We offer far more hope, truth, and real facts than Tucker Carlson/JD Hall baloney.

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Support For Rebuilding The Temple In Israel Surges As Thousands Prepare To Serve

Support For Rebuilding The Temple In Israel Surges As Thousands Prepare To Serve

 PNW STAFF

For generations, the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem was viewed as little more than a dream held by a small number of deeply religious Jews. It was discussed in prophecy conferences, debated by theologians, and dismissed by many as politically impossible.

Not anymore.

Something remarkable is happening inside Israel.

A new poll commissioned by Temple Mount Heritage Foundation and conducted by the Direct Polls Institute, shows that 55 percent of Israeli Jews now support rebuilding the Third Temple on the Temple Mount. That statistic alone represents a dramatic cultural shift. But perhaps even more astonishing is another development: reports indicate that 150,000 men have already enrolled in training for Temple service, with plans eventually calling for as many as 200,000 participants.

Stop and think about that for a moment.

People do not spend years preparing to serve in a Temple they never expect to exist.

Whether one approaches these developments from a political, historical, or biblical perspective, something significant is clearly changing. The conversation surrounding the Temple is no longer confined to a small religious movement. It is steadily moving into Israel's mainstream consciousness.

For nearly forty years, organizations dedicated to preparing for a future Temple have quietly gone about their work.

They have painstakingly recreated the sacred vessels described in Scripture. The golden menorah has been fashioned. Priestly garments have been woven. Silver trumpets, incense altars, priestly crowns, and dozens of other instruments required for Temple worship have already been completed according to biblical specifications.

To many observers, these projects once seemed more symbolic than practical.

Today they look increasingly like preparation.

The shift is subtle but important.

Instead of simply talking about rebuilding the Temple someday, increasing numbers of Israelis are preparing for the possibility that "someday" could actually arrive.

One of the most overlooked developments is the growing emphasis on training.

Temple worship is not something that can simply begin overnight.

According to biblical law, priests must understand detailed purification procedures, sacrificial regulations, ceremonial worship, and countless practical responsibilities. These traditions require years of education and preparation.

Even if only a fraction eventually serve, the numbers reveal something much larger than simple religious curiosity.

They reveal expectation.

Preparation on this scale suggests that many Israelis are beginning to view the restoration of Temple worship as a realistic possibility rather than an unreachable ideal.

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Russia Has Red Lines & Nuclear Weapons

Russia Has Red Lines & Nuclear Weapons

John Mearsheimer

On 25 June 2026, I was on the”Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis. We talked at some length about events in Iran, where the US and Iran are once again engaged in tit-for-tat attacks. One might think the US has decided to get tough with Iran and settle this conflict once and for all. Think again. The US has no military option for winning this war, which is why the US signed the Memorandum of Understanding, which is effectively a surrender document, on 17 June 2026. Engaging in a new round of tit-for-tat attacks only makes a bad situation worse.

Danny and I also talked about Russia’s toughening attitude toward Ukraine and its Western backers, who seem to think that Russia has no red lines and they can launch massive drone attacks into the Russian homeland without fear of Russia striking targets in Europe. Think again. There are clear signs that Russia has red lines, which its leaders believe Ukraine and its allies are close to crossing or maybe have crossed.

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