The Insurrection Isn’t Over

Depressing but important to keep in mind:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/insurrection-republican-party-trump_n_60b1217ae4b04ddf13edbe9d

The Growing Anti-Democratic Threat of Christian Nationalism in the U.S.

These people are the worst:

https://time.com/6052051/anti-democratic-threat-christian-nationalism/

New Super PAC To Go After ‘Treason Caucus’ Republicans Who Tried To Overturn Election

Good, we need to see more organized opposition to these traitors who keep trying to sweep the insurrection under the rug:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/treason-caucus-superpac_n_60aeab8ae4b0a256831b6301

The Free Market is Dead: What Will Replace It?

https://time.com/5956255/free-market-is-dead/

'A Narrow Pathway': How a New Climate Report Rocked the Energy World

Every government in the world should be aggressively pursuing climate change mitigation policies:

https://time.com/6049584/climate-change-iea-report/

Alarming Biodiversity Devastation: Human-Driven Decline Requires Millions of Years of Recovery

Lovely:

https://scitechdaily.com/alarming-biodiversity-devastation-human-driven-decline-requires-millions-of-years-of-recovery/

Trump's Republicans assault democracy while Biden gets down to work

Republicans want action about the Mr. Potato Head issue, but do nothing helpful about the pandemic and insurrection. Pathetic:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/07/politics/president-joe-biden-donald-trump-liz-cheney-republicans/index.html

The "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley's attorney had this to say

Wow, you know you suck when your lawyer has to pull out the "my client is a moron" defense:

https://twitter.com/mattshuham/status/1394666856171122692

Net Zero by 2050

We have a lot of work to do:

https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by-2050

US Power Sector Is Already Halfway to Zero Carbon Emissions

Very positive news.

"Total demand for electricity was almost exactly the same in 2020 as it was in 2005, and was 24% lower than projected fifteen years earlier. “This drop in demand was due in part to sectoral and economic changes, but also to greater energy efficiency driven by policies and technology advancement. ...The researchers found that wind and solar power dramatically outperformed expectations, delivering 13 times more generation in 2020 than projected."

https://scitechdaily.com/us-power-sector-is-already-halfway-to-zero-carbon-emissions/

The Darkness: Illiberalism is on the march, all over the world

Long and depressing, but a worthwhile look:

https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/the-darkness

America's slowing population growth puts limits on its future

We need a new paradigm that isn't dependent on constant growth:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-d2160a6c-f931-4cf0-8dc5-031333d17b9e.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

One-Third of Global Food Production Threatened by Climate Change

Ugh, if emissions aren't kept low enough, the Iberian Peninsula is hosed:

https://scitechdaily.com/one-third-of-global-food-production-threatened-by-climate-change/

COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show

It could be as many as 905,289 deaths in the US and 617,127 in Mexico. Even more reasons to wear masks, social distance and get the vaccine:

http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/covid-19-has-caused-69-million-deaths-globally-more-double-what-official-reports-show