Fox News Hosts Tear Into Donald Trump Over John McCain Attacks

Trump supporters watch Fox News, and this could be the last straw for a lot of them:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-hosts-donald-trump_n_5c933291e4b08c4fec346403

Fox News may stop serving as a propaganda network for Trump — and Hannity is reportedly freaking out

Will wonders never cease:

https://www.salon.com/2019/03/20/fox-news-may-stop-serving-as-a-propaganda-network-for-trump-and-hannity-is-reportedly-freaking-out_partner/?ch=99&share=6cb9233c

Judge halts drilling plan, says Interior must consider climate change

At least there are still enough good judges out there to fuck up Trump's plans:

https://www.axios.com/judge-blocks-trump-oil-gas-drilling-climate-change-d972fe31-0d61-4b1a-a5a3-28ac869a0b15.html

A Russian 'troll slayer' went undercover at a troll factory and found that hundreds of Russians were working as paid trolls in rotating shifts

This is how democracy dies....

https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-troll-slayer-went-undercover-at-a-troll-factory-2019-3

A Wisconsin Judge Upends the GOP Power Grab and Restores the Authority of the Democratic Governor

Yes!

https://www.thenation.com/article/wisconsin-judge-tony-evers-affordable-care-act/

Tax Return Release Bills Could Force Trump Off The 2020 Ballot In Some States

It would REALLY help if a few red states did this, but it would still have an impact in a few blue states:

https://www.elitedaily.com/p/tax-return-release-bills-could-force-trump-off-the-2020-ballot-in-some-states-16971194

Elijah Cummings: White House officials using personal accounts to do official work

More Trump administration hypocrisy:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/21/politics/elijah-cummings-jared-kushner-personal-account/index.html

Trump Losing in Court at Unprecedented Rate

Oh, nice! Trump's administration is not doing its homework, resulting in 94% of challenges to his policies:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/dispatches/2019/03/20/trump-losing-in-court-at-unprecedented-rate/

"Two-thirds of the cases accuse the Trump administration of violating the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), a nearly 73-year-old law that forms the primary bulwark against arbitrary rule. The normal “win rate” for the government in such cases is about 70 percent, according to analysts and studies. But as of mid-January, a database maintained by the Institute for Policy Integrity at the New York University School of Law shows Trump’s win rate at about 6 percent."

U.K. Petition Site Crashes as More Than 1 Million Demand the Government Cancels Brexit

Finally Britain may be coming to the conclusion that the Brexit was a stupid idea:

http://time.com/5555866/petition-cancel-brexit-article-50/

Is Donald Trump starting to drive away even his base?

Nice! Please be true and please continue:

https://qz.com/1576819/trumps-mccain-conway-insults-drive-away-loyal-republicans/

If You Thought College Admission Scandal Was Bad, This Woman’s Post About Rich People Buying Her Writing Services Will Show It’s Worse

Just yikes:

https://www.boredpanda.com/woman-reveals-college-admissions-scam-jaimie-leigh/

Why People In Finland Are So Much Happier Than Americans

The US is in 19th place. Here are the top 10 happiest places:

Finland
Denmark
Norway
Iceland
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
New Zealand
Canada
Austria

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/finland-united-states-happiest-country_n_5c8d0dcce4b0db7da9f3e93f

“Most people would like a life where they can get health care if they get sick, where their children get a good education, where they can work and hopefully feel fulfilled in that work, while still being able to spend time with loved ones. It’s not that Finns are necessarily looking to become immensely rich. I think Finland just does a pretty good job of helping people achieve this lovely, ordinary life.”

White Evangelicals Are Still Loyal Trump Fans, But Small Divisions Could Be Brewing: Study

Here's to hoping the trend continues:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-evangelical-trump-approval_n_5c90f9ece4b071a25a872b4d

Not that I think fundies were ever particularly moral, but they've lost any attempt at a moral high ground after supporting Trump.

Why climate action is the antithesis of white supremacy

Makes sense to me:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/19/why-youll-never-meet-a-white-supremacist-who-cares-about-climate-change

What progressives should know about Trump voters

A sad but helpful perspective:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/19/opinions/what-progressives-should-know-about-trump-voters-hanson/index.html

Hmmm. Imagine if Obama hadn’t been such a boy scout

This is a great way to illustrate Republican hypocrisy concerning presidential behavior:

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article228014074.html

Trump's 2020 map from hell

Some encouragement that Trump is in big trouble for the next election:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-5751af09-8902-4bcf-a737-2e0a6051dbaf.html

Nuclear industry pushing for fewer inspections at plants

God damn, the Trump administration is stupid-evil:

https://www.apnews.com/875c6dc62c554acbaa6247cfc3354617

Democratic Socialism Vs Social Democracy

This should help clear some of the confusion in terms:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07xFULkgBoI&feature=youtu.be

Robert Reich: America has already fired Trump

Let's hope he's right:

https://www.salon.com/2019/02/28/america-has-already-fired-trump_partner/?ch=99&share=e054528a

The Rapid Decline Of The Natural World Is A Crisis Even Bigger Than Climate Change

This is just painful:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nature-destruction-climate-change-world-biodiversity_n_5c49e78ce4b06ba6d3bb2d44

Don’t Impeach Trump. Vote Against Him

I'm not sure I agree, nor do I want that orange snowflake in office that long...but it may be the only realistic option:

http://time.com/5551324/impeachment-political-decision/

House unanimously passes resolution calling for Mueller report on Trump to be made public

420 to 0. That's pretty amazing. It won't get anywhere in the Senate but it may still influence:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-unanimously-passes-resolution-calling-mueller-report-trump-be-made-n983221

Trump Just Suffered an Embarrassing Defeat on the Wall. This Republican Tried to Stop It

I'm glad to see Republicans finally pushing back against Trump. Maybe enough will realize the danger and override his veto:

http://time.com/5551963/senate-emergency-declaration-vote-mike-lee/

Young environmental activists across the world skip school in a call to action

I'm glad to see this. It's their inheritance that could be lost, after all:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/15/world/climate-strike-students/index.html

Good-Bye Electoral College? Popular Vote Movement Gaining Steam

I'm not optimistic, but I'd love to see this happen:

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/03/14/good-bye-electoral-college-popular-vote-movement-gaining-steam

Testicular Bill Of Rights: Georgia Bill Would Place Restrictions On Viagra, Porn For Men

This is epic trolling to reveal the hypocrisy of anti-abortion legislation:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/03/testicular-bill-of-rights-georgia-bill-would-place-restrictions-on-viagra-porn-for-men/

New alternative to Trump's wall would create jobs, renewable energy, and increase border security

This is a pretty brilliant idea that would be bipartisan and helpful to BOTH the US and Mexico:

https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/energy-water-corridor-the-wall

The Power of Petty Personal Rage

"The point is that demented anger is a significant factor in modern American political life — and overwhelmingly on one side. All that talk about liberal “snowflakes” is projection; if you really want to see people driven wild by tiny perceived slights and insults, you’ll generally find them on the right."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/11/opinion/captain-marvel-republican-rage.html

How Universal Basic Income Could Be Affordable, Andrew Yang Explains

How giving every citizen $1,000 every month might be cost-effective:

https://futurism.com/how-universal-basic-affordable

Why The Green New Deal Cuts Consumer Energy Costs & Unemployment

Useful argument points:

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/03/09/why-the-green-new-deal-cuts-consumer-energy-costs-unemployment/

President Trump's Border Wall Emergency Could Make Americans Less Safe

Not the wall itself, but the frivolous declaration of an emergency for the wall:

http://time.com/5549023/donald-trump-border-wall-emergency-public-health/

Republicans and Democrats Say Their Criticism of Ilhan Omar Is About Anti-Semitism. They’re Gaslighting You.

Why is it that Republicans always seem to be guilty of the same behavior (and much worse) they accuse others of committing?

https://theintercept.com/2019/03/05/republicans-and-democrats-say-their-criticism-of-ilhan-omar-is-about-anti-semitism-theyre-gaslighting-you/

Harvard psychiatrist: Donald Trump's actions are signs of a "severe, continuous, mental disturbance"

No surprise, really:

https://www.salon.com/2019/03/04/harvard-psychiatrist-donald-trumps-actions-are-signs-of-a-severe-continuous-mental-disturbance_partner/

Geraldo Rivera Goes Off Script: Defends Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Shreds ‘Bogus’ Fox News Coverage Of Her

It's always weird but encouraging to see a Fox News personality go against their talking points:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/geraldo-rivera-alexandria-ocasio-cortez_n_5c80a1a4e4b020b54d820eff

The biggest political scandal in American history

And it's not done yet:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-8f0ef389-93d0-4754-9c17-715dcee69955.html

How to cut the trade deficit

How Trump has screwed himself yet again:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-3dc27cf8-427b-487d-97d9-d7bf2b961fa1.html

A single-payer advocate answers the big question: How do we pay for it?

A good discussion on the various concerns about switching to a Medicare-for-all system:

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/4/18249888/medicare-for-all-cost-matt-bruenig-voxcare

Support for 100% clean energy is strong and bipartisan

The statistics on why Republicans have to get on board with climate change mitigation:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/report-support-100-clean-energy-strong-bipartisan-anthony-leiserowitz

God’s Comic Brad Stine KILLS on Huckabee

More evidence that conservatives are generally terrible at comedy (although this has been selectively edited):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhXPzFG6b3M

Idaho Republicans Kill Bill That Would Have Ended Child Marriage In The State

More conservative joy:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/03/idaho-republicans-kill-bill-that-would-have-ended-child-marriage-in-the-state/

2020's homegrown fake news crisis

As if regular fake news isn't bad enough...

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-f0abd8e2-d31e-4596-98f5-f274ee5ab4bb.html

The pre-impeachment, public Trump trial

The reason Democrats are working so slowly to impeach:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-f0abd8e2-d31e-4596-98f5-f274ee5ab4bb.html

Debt is suddenly hot

Well, the idea is interesting:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-80ff7099-47a5-4923-b91d-baa99d37f313.html

The Green New Deal Helped Spur These Republicans to Start a 'Conservation Caucus'

As I said in my 2007 Conservative Challenge video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFM3LYsND50), conservatives eventually come around to accepting the liberal (I meant progressive) ideas (although it's always reluctantly and not far enough):

http://time.com/5540480/conservation-caucus-green-new-deal/

One in Five U.S. Companies Say China Has Stolen Their Intellectual Property

Have I mentioned I'm not a fan of China?

http://fortune.com/2019/03/01/china-ip-theft/

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez masterfully exposes Trump's tax fraud

AOC did an excellent job here setting up the justification for getting hold of Trump's tax returns and bringing in more Trump personnel to testify before Congress:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfq10vTnEgA

Court hands down a stunningly aggressive attack on illegal gerrymandering

Invalidating state constitutional changes by legislatures ruled as having gerrymandered is very good news:

https://thinkprogress.org/court-hands-down-a-stunningly-aggressive-attack-on-illegal-gerrymandering-63af167072c6/

Why the Mueller Report Might Disappoint Almost Everybody

Well, I never thought Mueller's report would have to go beyond what is already known in order to prosecute Trump:

http://time.com/5540879/trump-mueller-report-investigation-collusion/

United Methodist Church Splinters Over Some Members’ Refusal To Accept LGBTQ Christians

This is why there are about 45,000 different Christian denominations, and counting:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/united-methodist-church-lgbtq-schism_n_5c74470ee4b03a10c2309f0c

So much for Jesus' prayer for Christian unity:

John 17:20-23 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, THAT THEY MAY BE ONE AS WE ARE ONE--I in them and you in me--SO THAT THEY MAY BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETE UNITY. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."

Mitch McConnell Says Democrats Are To Blame For Election Fraud That Benefited GOP

In case you need more evidence Mitch McConnell is an asshole:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-north-carolina-election-fraud_n_5c7570cee4b02efbde1f42a8

Scientists Are 99.9999 Percent Sure Humans Caused Climate Change

"The narrative out there that scientists don’t know the cause of climate change is wrong. We do."

https://futurism.com/climate-change-caused-humans

Are we on the road to civilization collapse?

This article lists what factors brought down previous civilizations...and those factors are growing in our civilization:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190218-are-we-on-the-road-to-civilisation-collapse

At High Enough CO2 Levels, Clouds Will Start to Physically Break Apart

This paints an unlikely but ugly picture:

https://www.sciencealert.com/high-levels-of-co2-could-stop-these-cooling-clouds-from-forming-warn-scientists

Trump Wants To Set Up ‘Ad Hoc’ Panel To Fight Conclusions About Climate Change: Report

This is really no different than the propaganda that was used by cigarette manufacturers to defend against cancer accusations:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-climate-change-panel-deniers_n_5c734b44e4b00eed0835f1d5

and

http://time.com/5535086/trump-climate-change-national-emergency/

The Warmest and Coolest Months since 1880

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/ataimc/the_warmest_and_coolest_months_since_1880_oc/

This is Trump’s America. See this interactive map to see where hate groups exist in your state.

Great, we in California have the most (but at least we're not first per capita):

https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map

Trump’s Presidency Is Getting Weaker

Good! This should help minimize the damage he causes:

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-02-21/donald-trump-keeps-picking-losing-fights

Trump’s Pick To Lead Climate Panel Once Compared CO2 To Jews In Nazi Germany

More incompetency:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/william-happer-climate-jews_n_5c6e0f2be4b0f40774cbfa70

A tipping point on climate change

This time it's some good news:

https://www.axios.com/climate-change-action-tipping-point-056c7163-3258-4f18-ab19-8efc289ef956.html

Leaked Fox News Segment With Rutger Bregman Gets Out of Hand

So worth watching the whole video:

https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1098282209834950657

The 4 Legal Challenges Facing Trump's Emergency Declaration

All sorts of legal hurdles for Drumpf:

http://time.com/5532449/donald-trump-emergency-declaration-lawsuits/

When the Nazis held a ‘Pro-America’ Rally in New York

A mostly unknown stain on US history:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/dispatches/2019/02/19/when-the-nazis-held-a-pro-america-rally-in-new-york/

A Fence, Steel Slats or ‘Whatever You Want to Call It’: A Detailed Timeline of Trump’s Words About the Wall

This just puts into perspective how it's all about politics, not about benefiting the country:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/13/upshot/detailed-timeline-trumps-words-border-wall.html

Republicans Keep Admitting Everything They Said About Obama Was a Lie

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/republicans-admit-everything-they-said-about-obama-was-a-lie.html?ch=99&share=d33358db

Chris asks Stephen Miller about past National Emergencies

I love it when even Faux News pushes back against this administration:

https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSunday/status/1097148819819552768

The Green New Deal Could Launch Republican Climate Solutions

As long as it gets done and done right:

http://time.com/5529135/green-new-deal-republicans-carbon-tax/

Trump’s most hypocritical quotes on unilateral executive action

Trump has a tweet for everything:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/15/trumps-national-emergency-is-exactly-kind-thing-he-used-call-failure-leadership/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.243a5a652880

After Explosive Sex Abuse Allegations, Southern Baptist Leaders Promise Reform

Of course these guys were not going to be any better than the Catholic church:

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/11/693668194/southern-baptist-leaders-grapple-with-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct-by-pastor

House Dems plan vast Russia probe

Good!

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-76c2bd4f-4f3b-4626-9902-a8fa1560c732.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

In the age of fake news, here’s how schools are teaching kids to think like fact-checkers

"In their own words, the researchers initially found themselves “rejecting ideas for tasks because we thought they would be too easy”—in other words, that students would find it obvious whether or not information was reliable.  They could not have been more wrong. After an initial pilot round, the researchers realized that most students lacked the basic ability to recognize credible information or partisan junk online, or to tell sponsored content apart from real articles. As the team later wrote in their report, “many assume that because young people are fluent in social media they are equally savvy about what they find there. Our work shows the opposite.”"

https://qz.com/1533747/in-the-age-of-fake-news-heres-how-schools-are-teaching-kids-to-think-like-fact-checkers/

The 3 Richest Americans Hold More Wealth Than Bottom 50% Of The Country, Study Finds

This is insane. And it's why capitalism--despite all its benefits--needs regulation and oversight:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2017/11/09/the-3-richest-americans-hold-more-wealth-than-bottom-50-of-country-study-finds/#51c568d03cf8

What is socialism like in Scandinavia?

I'm a fan of social democracy:

https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/what-is-socialism-scandinavia?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 'Green New Deal' Wants to Get Rid of Nuclear Power. That's a Great Idea.

Too slow to develop, and too expensive:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a26255413/green-new-deal-nuclear-power/

With AI, it's all hands on deck

FOR ONCE Trump is doing something actually good. It needs a lot more detail, but it's a great first step:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-541ce70d-20d4-4d38-b339-1fda98d7b3e8.html

Insects Are Dying En Masse, Risking ‘Catastrophic’ Collapse Of Earth’s Ecosystems

Yet another reason why climate change mitigation needs to be at the top of our agenda:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/insect-population-decline-extinction_us_5c611921e4b0f9e1b17f097d

What tackling climate change means, illustrated

Different perspectives:

https://www.axios.com/what-tackling-climate-change-means-illustrated-5102232a-524b-46c7-8d40-9314535ac56e.html

China’s Aging Population Is a Major Threat to Its Future

So despite China's rising political/economic/military clout, it seems they may have planted the seeds to their own collapse during the one-child policy era:

http://time.com/5523805/china-aging-population-working-age/

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Dark Money

AOC does have chutzpah:

https://twitter.com/JKCorden/status/1093634176845139968

As Trump Visits El Paso to Sell His Wall, Locals Refute His False Claims About Their City

We need more Republicans like this who refute Trump's border wall claims:

http://time.com/5522904/donald-trump-el-paso-wall/

18 of the 19 warmest years have occurred since 2001

An effective and depressing illustration of the rising world temperatures:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-1ddb5186-b30e-4d07-81d2-af79a70386f8.html

Also note...the last five years have been the hottest in recorded history....

Your online shopping has a startling hidden cost

Well this is disappointing...although certainly no surprise:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90301638/your-online-shopping-has-a-startling-hidden-cost

A Wall And Trump Immigration Policies Benefit Drug Cartels

Ironically, it appears Trump's border wall will do the exact opposite of what he claims:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/02/07/a-wall-and-trump-immigration-policies-benefit-drug-cartels/#11ae6b977888

The real fight begins: Dems vow "MRI" of Trump money

The Democrats are carefully but definitely stepping over Trump's "red line":

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-1ddb5186-b30e-4d07-81d2-af79a70386f8.html

An Arizona City Warns It Will Sue If Razor Wire Isn't Removed From Its Border Fence

Glad to see border towns defying Trump's excessive border protection fixation:

http://time.com/5523605/nogales-arizona-razor-wire-border/

Middle Class Dads Freak Out About Trump Tax Hike

Another self-induced assault on his own supporters finally coming home to roost:

https://www.fatherly.com/news/middle-class-angry-trump-tax-hike

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Unveils Landmark Green New Deal Resolution

AOC has spunk. Climate change IS the biggest threat we face, so I'm glad support for legislation is gaining steam:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ocasio-cortez-green-new-deal_us_5c588e7fe4b09293b20730d7

Democrats Are Taking the First Steps Toward Getting Trump's Taxes. But Don't Expect to See Them Soon

Yeah, do it right, not fast:

http://time.com/5523040/donald-trump-taxes-house-investigation/

Donald Trump is Facing a Dilemma That Could Define His Presidency

Trump's support is waning and he's bloviated himself into a corner. Music to my ears:

http://time.com/5523776/donald-trump-presidency-dilemma/

Why sex behind the Iron Curtain was better for women

Well this is curious:

https://bigthink.com/sex-relationships/women-sex-socialism

Here Are the Facts Behind President Trump's Biggest State of the Union Claims

A good detailed rundown:

http://time.com/5520715/state-union-donald-trump-fact-check/

What Is the Most "Godless" City on Earth?

Alas, it's Shanghai, but at least there are a lot of other atheistic cities:

https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/what-is-the-most-godless-city-on-earth

The World Might Actually Run Out of People

This is unexpected, if true:

https://www.wired.com/story/the-world-might-actually-run-out-of-people/

Soak the rich? Americans say go for it

It's about time people started coming around to seeing the problem with such massive wealth inequality:

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/04/democrats-taxes-economy-policy-2020-1144874

'Willful Ignorance.' Inside President Trump's Troubled Intelligence Briefings

Trump rejects intelligence. Yeah, that sounds about right:

http://time.com/5518947/donald-trump-intelligence-briefings-national-security/

Surely ignoring valid intelligence from one's own intelligence agencies is tantamount to treason?

Winner-take-all race to rule tech

This is why it's imperative to keep anti-science people out of government:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-ceabc528-0d60-49bd-90c9-f15644caa2c0.html

7-Year-Old Boy Killed While Being Punished For Failing To Memorize Bible Verses

And they say religious belief deserves respect?

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/02/7-year-old-boy-killed-while-being-punished-for-failing-to-memorize-bible-verses/

New EPA Advisory Board Member Believes Burning Fossil Fuels Is Good For Earth

Hiring a witch doctor to give you medical advice:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-epa-board-member-john-christy-is-climate-change-skeptci_us_5c565b84e4b00187b55185fa

Democrats Announce Hearing On Trump’s Tax Returns

Great to hear! Although Mnuchin could cause problems so it has to be done right:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-tax-returns-hearing_us_5c536582e4b0bdf0e7d972f0

Howard Schultz Could Flip the 2020 Election. Just Not Necessarily to Trump's Favor

I'd still rather him gone, frankly:

http://time.com/5517544/howard-schultz-president-trump/