Experts Have A Plan To Beat Climate Change Even If Donald Trump Won’t Help

That chart is not encouraging:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-plan-2020_us_5955ef9ce4b0da2c73227dbe

Tensions Flare After Single-Payer Health Care Bill Shelved In California

Well, shit:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/single-payer-california_us_59553cb7e4b02734df30e2d3

Delayed but not dead, at least.

Anderson Cooper Uses Trump’s Own Words To Show How ‘Weak’ The President Is

Watch the video. Nicely stated:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/anderson-cooper-trump-weakness_us_5955aed7e4b05c37bb7d3770

Jeffrey Sachs: America can save $1 trillion and get better health care

Make lobbying a capital offence and SO many problems would be solved....

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/27/opinions/fixing-americas-health-care-sachs/index.html

Robert Reich Pens Brutal List of 11 Trump Facts You Need to Show Hard Headed Trump Supporters

As usual, he nails it well:

http://www.impeachdjtnow.com/robert-reich-pens-brutal-list-11-trump-facts-need-show-hard-headed-trump-supporters/

Poll shows U.S. tumbling in world’s regard under Trump

Thanks, you orange shit-bird!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/poll-shows-us-tumbling-in-worlds-regard-under-trump/2017/06/26/87a4f1bc-5857-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html

One Nation, Under Fox: 18 Hours With a Network That Shapes America

This gives you an idea of how Fucks News shapes its audience without you having to torture yourself by watching that dreck yourself:

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/25/business/media/fox-news.html

To the Idiots who rejected Clinton as no different from Trump

Just to put things into perspective for progressives who thought Hillary was as bad as Trump:

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/25/1675169/-To-the-Idiots-who-rejected-Clinton-as-no-different-from-Trump

Donald Trump's PolitiFact file

Just a reminder to reference the PolitiFact file on Trump whenever anyone tries to defend his words:

http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/

Sorry, But It’s Entirely the Right’s Fault

People wanting to seem fair like to blame both the left and the right...but by far it's mostly the right:

http://billmoyers.com/story/sorry-entirely-rights-fault/

President Trump’s Lies, the Definitive List

Because SOMEBODY has to keep track:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/23/opinion/trumps-lies.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Most Of America’s Terrorists Are White, And Not Muslim

"Looking at both plots and attacks carried out, the group tracked 201 terrorist incidents on U.S. soil from January 2008 to the end of 2016. The database shows 115 cases by right-wing extremists ― from white supremacists to militias to “sovereign citizens” ― compared to 63 cases by Islamist extremists. Incidents from left-wing extremists, which include ecoterrorists and animal rights militants, were comparatively rare, with 19 incidents."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/domestic-terrorism-white-supremacists-islamist-extremists_us_594c46e4e4b0da2c731a84df

Why It’s No Longer Possible for Any Country to Win a War

An interesting and encouraging analysis:

http://time.com/4826856/russia-trump-north-korea-china-war/

Will Robert Mueller Separate Fact From Fiction?

An interesting look into the development of the special counsel investigation:

http://time.com/4828081/robert-mueller-special-counsel/?xid=newsletter-brief

EPA completes purge of scientists from its scientific advisory board

And this is probably even more of a nightmare:

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/21/1673807/-EPA-completes-purge-of-scientists-from-it-s-scientific-advisory-board??detail=emaildkre

No scientists on a board whose entire decision-making process is supposed to be based on science???

Donald Trump Is In The Perfect Position To Dramatically Remake The Courts

Now THIS is the stuff of nightmares:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-judicial-nominees-federalist-society_us_59497166e4b04c5e50256f0c

Power Causes Brain Damage

This is what happens when you let power go to your head:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/power-causes-brain-damage/528711/

It may explain Trump's gradually decreasing sophistication with language.

Conservative 'news' outlets didn't like Comey's testimony—so they created a fake version instead

How do you fight conservative fake news?

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/14/1671146/-Conservative-news-outlets-didn-t-like-Comey-s-testimony-so-they-created-a-fake-version-instead?detail=emaildkre

Trump's Cabinet of Worship Is a Scary Sign of American Collapse

Surely this is too alarmist...but it's not a good sign at all:

http://time.com/4816374/trump-cabinet-praise-scary/

Scientists Have Had Enough. They’re Starting to Run for Office.

This is wonderful to hear:

http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/scientists-have-had-enough-theyre-starting-to-run-for-office

How Americans Turned Democracy Into a TV Show

"the more you watch television, the more likely you’ll embrace authoritarian tendencies and perspectives":

http://time.com/4813250/television-democracy-impact/?xid=newsletter-brief

The Indestructible Idea of the Basic Income

Once again:

http://reason.com/archives/2017/06/03/the-indestructible-idea-of-the

How Donald Trump Could Become an Accidental Climate Hero

A little irony for the day:

http://time.com/4809536/donald-trump-paris-climate-hero/

How the corporate sector is wrecking America’s health—and what to do about it

A reasonable plan to fix healthcare:

https://qz.com/991032/how-the-corporate-sector-is-wrecking-americas-health-and-what-to-do-about-it/

Is Donald Trump Launching A New World Order?

This is a compelling and dismaying description of why Trump is sucking up to Russia and Saudi Arabia. It's all about a petroleum-run world in opposition to green energies:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/is-donald-trump-launching-a-new-world-order_us_593eb1e6e4b0c5a35ca1861f

In Letter, At Least 12 States Will Sue to Block Any Rollback of Emissions Standards

Nice to see whole states threatening to sue over emissions standards:

https://futurism.com/in-letter-at-least-12-states-will-sue-to-block-any-rollback-of-emissions-standards/

D.C. and Maryland sue President Trump, alleging breach of constitutional oath

About damn time!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-and-maryland-to-sue-president-trump-alleging-breach-of-constitutional-oath/2017/06/11/0059e1f0-4f19-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html?utm_term=.3f0a780b319a

Texas sees high rate of teen births despite abstinence-only sex ed

More evidence that conservative policies toward sex education just DON'T WORK:

http://nypost.com/2017/06/06/texas-sees-high-rate-of-teen-births-despite-abstinence-only-sex-ed/

Testifying under oath could absolutely end Trump's presidency

I'm not holding my breath, but this sounds like a strong argument:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/10/1670673/-Testifying-under-oath-could-absolutely-end-Trump-s-presidency

Trump Says Obamacare Is ‘Imploding.’ That’s News To California.

For when you encounter someone who says Obamacare doesn't work:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/covered-california-obamacare_us_5936cf84e4b013c4816b639f

Studies find high achievers underestimate their talents, while underachievers overestimate theirs

Not exactly on-topic, but the Dunning-Kruger effect occurs is something I run into often when arguing with fundies, and it seems to be an epidemic among Republicans. Most especially Trump:

https://qz.com/992127/studies-find-high-achievers-underestimate-their-talents-while-underachievers-overestimate-theirs/

France is Now Offering U.S. Scientists Grants to Research Climate Change

Nice way to stick it to Hair Furor. Thanks a pant-load, Trump:

https://futurism.com/france-is-now-offering-u-s-scientists-grants-to-research-climate-change/

Democrats to file suit against Trump over his ongoing violations of Constitution's emoluments clause

Good, nice to see things starting to happen:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/8/1670089/-Democrats-to-file-suit-against-Trump-over-his-ongoing-violations-of-Constitution-s-emoluments-clause

House Passes Bill Aimed At Reversing Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations

Another slice of evil Republicans are serving to America:

http://www.npr.org/2017/06/08/532036374/house-passes-bill-aimed-at-reversing-dodd-frank-financial-regulations

"Hensarling's nearly 600-page bill would defang Dodd-Frank by repealing the so-called Volcker Rule, which prevents government-insured banks from making risky bets with investments. It would also scrap a requirement, which goes into effect Friday, that retirement advisers put their clients' interests ahead of their own."

Did ANYONE except the banks and financial advisers want this? It's like Republicans learned nothing from the Great Recession....

Does Donald Trump Have an Anger Problem? President Continues Erupting at His Closest Aides

Uh, yeah...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/does-donald-trump-anger-problem-164211738.html

Why You Should Be Skeptical About Polls on Impeaching Trump

With the Republicans in control, I wouldn't expect impeachment to gain much traction unless there is a smoking gun. Even then...

http://time.com/4808071/donald-trump-impeachment-polls/?xid=newsletter-brief

And it's not likely Comey's report will do much either, at least not in the short run:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-james-comey_us_59389f4de4b00610547f42e7?v5

How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business

How big of a dick can Trump get? Pretty bigly:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/06/06/how-donald-trump-shifted-kids-cancer-charity-money-into-his-business/#42ead8a6b4a3

‘President Pence’ is sounding better and better

The unfortunate side effect of getting rid of Trump would be President Pence. However, repugnant as many of his beliefs may be, he likely wouldn't ruin the US's relationships and reputation like Trump has:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/president-pence-is-sounding-better-and-better/2017/06/06/c1bf0f52-4af3-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html?utm_term=.4be8461231c2

Kansas Gov. Brownback's tax experiment comes to end, as legislature overturns veto

California and Kansas were the two states testing competing ideologies. California went progressive, Kansas went conservative. California is doing very nicely. Kansas...not so much:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/6/1669506/-Kansas-Gov-Brownback-tax-experiment-comes-to-end-as-legislature-overturns-veto

Conservative tax-cutting does not work!

Why the Democrats are making a big mistake by obsessing over Russia

If the Democrats just become a party of no, 2018 could be a lost opportunity, and Trump could win in 2020:

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/04/a-noun-a-verb-and-vladimir-putin-215224

I'm anxious to see how Comey's report turns out on Thursday.

What the World Will Look Like 4°C Warmer

For people who think a few degrees of increased world average temperature isn't a big deal, and might even be a good thing, think again:

http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/what-the-world-will-look-like-4degc-warmer

It really drives home the potential impact, but one thing it doesn't mention is that with almost all of Africa and South America becoming desert, we will have lost a major source of the world's oxygen. The entire continental US becoming uninhabitable is a pretty sobering thought.

California, China defy U.S. climate retreat with new cleantech tie-up

Nice to see California leading the way and giving a big fuck you to Trump:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-climatechange-idUSKBN18X068

Why Are Atheists Generally Smarter Than Religious People?

We have to be smarter...the religious outnumber us. ;-)

http://www.livescience.com/59361-why-are-atheists-generally-more-intelligent.html?utm_source=ls-newsletter

Terrorists Want People Afraid. Trump’s Alarmist Tweets Spark More Fear.

It takes a special kind of stupid...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-terrorism-response_us_5935aae7e4b013c4816a16f5?5fl=&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Tobin Smith, Former Fox Paid Contributor, Confirms What We Always Suspected About Fox

So we finally get an inside whistle-blower to reveal how Fox News operates:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/4/1668913/-Tobin-Smith-Fox-Paid-Contributor-Confirms-What-We-Always-Suspected-About-Fox

This is good reason to regulate news organizations...although that would be a bitch to do, considering the First Amendment, for one.

America’s ‘Deep State’ Moves To Thwart Donald Trump

The forces of sanity are acting as a check on Trump's destructive policies:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/americas-deep-state-moves-to-thwart-donald-trump_us_5933bf08e4b00573ab57a44a

The Unbearable Weakness Of President Trump In The Face Of Terrorism

He plays right into the hands of terrorists:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-unbearable-weakness-of-president-trump-in-the-face_us_5934798ce4b00573ab57a4ad

Donald Trump’s Biggest GOP Critics Are Very, Very, Very Sad

This article gives some interesting insight into the Never Trump camp. I sure don't mind seeing the previous generation of Republicans realize that even their base doesn't support their agenda, although clearly the current generation sucks. I like that the socially progressive, fiscally conservative Republicans are trying to make a comeback:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-gop-critics_us_59318288e4b02478cb9adc65

The working class’s role in Trump’s election

It wasn't so much the loss of manufacturing jobs, but distribution of education and race that had the greater influence:

http://voxeu.org/article/working-class-s-role-trump-s-election

Pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement and what it means for the US and China

I hate to see China become so influential, and we have Trump to thank for that:

By Gideon Lichfield:

The US’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement will be bad, but not that bad, for the rest of the planet. Every other country but Syria and Nicaragua is still committed to it, and the accord itself was pretty weak anyway. The global economy is decarbonizing on its own as renewables get cheaper. And climate-change mayhem is coming no matter what—it’s only a matter of degree(s).

For the US, however, pulling out of Paris may mark the beginning of the end.

China has the biggest renewables industry by far and is ahead of its target for bringing down its emissions and coal dependence. As fossil-fuel use further declines, Chinese firms will dominate the alternatives, while enjoying the most clout in setting global energy policies.

What’s at stake isn’t just opportunities in the cleantech industry (solar already employs more than twice as many Americans as coal). It’s a world in which China stands to become not only the biggest economy within a decade or so, but, eventually, an energy superpower. Its growing military muscle and wide-ranging global investments in infrastructure will add to its influence, and its pro-globalization (and now pro-climate) stance will even lend China a grudging moral authority with the world’s other rich nations.

This is an entirely new geopolitical order—one in which, unless Europe overcomes its splits, an opaque autocracy will be the chief agenda-setter. Because of its size and weapons, the US, like Russia, will never not be a superpower. But, like Russia, it is on its way to becoming a second-tier one.

China will take the throne. And Trump, for all his complaints about China’s ambitions, has just dusted off the cushions and invited it to have a seat.

Europe may no longer be able to rely on the US for defense against Russia. Here are its options

Without the US, things aren't pretty for the EU:

https://qz.com/993926/merkel-wants-europe-to-start-fending-for-itself-without-the-us-heres-what-that-looks-like/

Donald Trump is a petulant, whiny man-child, and treating him like an adult just cost the world

This is EXACTLY how I view Trump. It's not about promoting any positive agenda, but about undoing Obama's legacy:

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/2/1668186/-Donald-Trump-is-a-petulant-whiny-man-child-and-treating-him-like-an-adult-just-cost-the-world?detail=emaildkre

California Senate Democrats have passed a single-payer healthcare bill

Again California leads the way. I hope this makes it through the next hurdles:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/2/1668268/-California-Senate-Democrats-have-passed-a-single-payer-healthcare-bill

Three Major States Already "joining" Paris Accord

YES. This is a great fuck you to the Trumpster fire:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/1/1668055/-Three-Major-States-Already-joining-Paris-Accord?detail=emaildksc

May there be many more.

9 Times Donald Trump Showed He Doesn’t Understand The Climate Pact He Just Quit

He's never let facts get in his way so far, so is anyone surprised?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-paris-speech-fact-check_us_59309ab8e4b02478cb99f151

A simple way the rest of the world could punish Trump for quitting the Paris climate agreement

That would be another "master of the deal" fail:

https://qz.com/997328/the-world-could-punish-trump-for-quitting-the-paris-climate-agreement-by-imposing-carbon-tariffs-on-us-exports/

Mueller could obtain Trump's tax returns -- without telling Trump

Ah, so there's hope yet!

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/31/1667725/-Mueller-could-obtain-Trump-s-tax-returns-without-telling-Trump?detail=emaildkre

One Official Tried To Warn Us About Attacks Like Portland. He Was Pushed Out.

Domestic terrorists really need to be called out as such, and the source of their radicalization should be make evident:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/portland-attack-domestic-terrorism_us_592d92bee4b0df57cbfd8b31

Trump Grants Ethics Waivers To 17 Top White House Staffers

So much for draining the swamp. You can't get much more opposite than this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-staff-waivers-ethics_us_592f9f45e4b0540ffc8473c6

While You Obsessed Over Trump’s Scandals, He’s Fundamentally Changed The Country

Unfortunately, Trump is doing some serious damage to our country despite his scandals:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-scandals-policy_us_592f1effe4b0540ffc841a46?z5r

It's almost as if he is on a mission to do the worst he can for our country....

Kushner admitted: "Trump thinks Republicans are stupid"

If this is true, it WOULD be nice if Republicans would realize this...but they're to stupid to do so. ;-)

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/31/1667602/-Kushner-admitted-Trump-thinks-Republicans-are-stupid?detail=emaildkre