Atmospheric carbon last year reached levels not seen in 800,000 years

Without technology to the rescue, we're screwed....

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/atmospheric-carbon-last-year-reached-levels-not-seen-800000-years

The Race to Zero Emissions: how the US lost its battery lead

Well, we won't get back in the lead with this president....

https://qz.com/emails/the-race-to-zero-emissions/1679337/

The Return of Doomsday

As if we don't have enough to worry about, nuclear war is back on the table:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-773cbba9-5fba-40cb-83a5-2a8643ef062d.html?chunk=3&utm_term=emshare#story3

Malaysian senator drops proposed anti-seduction law after backlash

Hard to believe there are still politicians in the world who think this way:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-harassement/malaysian-senator-drops-proposed-anti-seduction-law-after-backlash-idUSKCN1UR370?il=0

The White House Blocked My Report on Climate Change and National Security

Have I mentioned how much I despise Drumpf?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/opinion/trump-climate-change.html

Mitch McConnell Lashes Out At Critics Who Called Him A ‘Russian Asset’

He was the one who prevented Obama from doing more to stop Russian interference in the 2016 elections, so yeah...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-russia-election-security_n_5d3f4edbe4b0db8affaca5fa

164 Environmental Activists Were Killed While Protecting Their Homes Last Year, Watchdog Says

Who knew environmental activism was deadly?

https://time.com/5638438/global-witness-environmental-activists-murdered/

GOP Lawmaker Who Wants Mandatory Church Attendance Warns Of ‘Browning Of America’

WTF? After all these whackjob beliefs and statements she was STILL voted into office:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2019/07/gop-lawmaker-who-wants-mandatory-church-attendance-warns-of-browning-of-america/

The new social movement on climate change

Nice to see youth getting into this:

https://www.axios.com/new-social-movement-climate-change-f510b35e-835e-4a29-97b7-98f372506ed8.html

After Scorching Europe, Heat Wave Is Poised to Melt Greenland

This is really bad news, because Greenland melting would add a significant amount to sea level rise:

https://www.livescience.com/66041-heatwave-europe-greenland.html

Why We’re Moving Forward With Impeachment

Nice, simple justification:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/why-were-moving-forward-impeachment/594931/

Civilization-Collapsing Megadroughts of Medieval Times Could Be in Store for a Warming Earth

This is seriously depressing and worrying. I live very close to this region:

https://www.livescience.com/66032-medieval-megadroughts-return-global-warming.html

This Might Be the Most Important Exchange in the Mueller Testimony

https://time.com/5635276/mueller-testimony-obstruction-conspiracy-analysis/

Election Warnings Blare, But Action Stalls In Congress

This is dangerous and criminal. How is McConnell NOT putting our nation at risk?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress-election-mueller-interference_n_5d3a7663e4b0a6d6373d830d

Mueller's Testimony Didn't Move Us Toward Impeachment. But It Should Make Us Determined to Vote Trump Out

A good summary opinion piece:

https://time.com/5635599/mueller-testimony-trump-2020/

Climate change: 12 years to save the planet? Make that 18 months

By the end of next year we may be fucked:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48964736

A Republican has done the most damage to Trump at the Mueller hearing

Mueller may look the part, but his gravitas and delivery are weak at best. Still, something good came of his congressional grilling:

https://qz.com/1673937/republican-ken-buck-did-most-damage-to-trump-at-mueller-hearing/

Chances are, you’re not as open-minded as you think

This is why it always pays to exercise critical thinking and reevaluate your convictions:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chances-are-youre-not-as-open-minded-as-you-think/2019/07/20/0319d308-aa4f-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html

Exposing the Truth: House Democrats Act to Safeguard Our Democracy and Protect Our National Security

This is worth taking the time to read:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6209547-House-Democrats-Mueller-memo.html

15,000 Americans Died So Republican Governors Could Stick It to Obama

Pro-life my ass:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/15-000-americans-died-republican-205000693.html

Implementing The One Viable Solution To Climate Change

The needed path to solving the climate change problem:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2019/07/21/implementing-the-one-viable-solution-to-climate-change/#f4c9acc11f5f

Former Texas judge writes a scathing Facebook post on why she’s leaving the GOP and voting Democrat in 2020

Nicely said:

https://www.good.is/articles/texas-judge-quits-gop-trump-racism

'The Numbers Are Just Horrendous.' Almost 30,000 Species Face Extinction Because of Human Activity

This is just painfully sad:

https://time.com/5629548/almost-30000-species-face-extinction-new-report/

A Fascist Trump Rally In Greenville

If there are any doubts that Trump is a fascist:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fascist-trump-rally-greenville-ilhan-omar-send-her-back_n_5d30529fe4b0419fd328b270

Republicans Want a White Republic. They'll Destroy America to Get It

This explains a lot of their behavior:

https://time.com/5628283/trump-tweets-racist-white-america/

What happens when parts of South Asia become unlivable? The climate crisis is already displacing millions

This is one of the many reasons why climate change should be THE #1 issue for the foreseeable future:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/17/asia/india-nepal-flooding-climate-refugees-intl-hnk/index.html

The GOP’s demographic decay

Very encouraging. No wonder Republicans are fans of gerrymandering and voter suppression:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-20a19a61-74df-4f39-9c75-627e59f287a7.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

Trump Campaign Staffer Claims 'Twitter Is Lying,' Says President Never Tweeted 'Go Back' To House Democrats

Gaslighting:

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-go-back-staffer-twitter-lying-matt-wolking-native-countries-birther-1449167

Trump's most openly racist rhetoric yet is not at all surprising

When will his vileness finally bring him down?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/14/politics/trump-racist-tweets-progressive-democratic-congresswomen-aoc/index.html

Leaked cables show British ambassador saying Trump abandoned Iran deal in act of 'diplomatic vandalism' to spite Obama

Trump's pettiness vies with his racism, ignorance, narcissism, authoritarianism, sexism, etc. for worst attribute:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/13/politics/daily-mail-trump-iran-nuclear-deal-leaked-cables/index.html

Greenland’s Superfast ‘Ice Slides’ Could Be Bad News for Climate Change

More reason to be deeply concerned:

https://www.livescience.com/65930-greenland-ice-sheet-sliding.html

The future began 40 years ago

To those who claim industrialization and automation ends up creating more jobs for humans, keep in mind that A.I. will eventually supersede anything and everything human minds are capable of doing...so there is a jobs crisis looming:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-df4ad85b-918c-4e67-b5d9-388cd9a4ca94.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

MAGA Cultist Admits Lying: “It Doesn’t Have To Be True; It Just Has To Go Viral”

Yet another reason to despise Trump supporters:

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/07/12/maga-cultist-admits-lying-it-doesnt-have-to-be-true-it-just-has-to-go-viral/

Trump's most openly racist rhetoric yet is not at all surprising

How does he get away with being so loathsome?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/14/politics/trump-racist-tweets-progressive-democratic-congresswomen-aoc/index.html

SCOTUS's Ruling on Gerrymandering Endangers U.S. Democracy

Damn straight it's dangerous!

https://time.com/5623638/scotuss-ruling-on-gerrymandering-endangers-us-democracy/

No, Mr. Putin, liberalism is not dead

Liberalism is actually rising:

https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/putin-liberalism-dead

Leave the US, Trump tells liberal Democratic congresswomen

Our Racist in Chief is back at it again:

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/07/14/leave-the-us-trump-tells-liberal-democratic-congresswomen/23769281/

Sen. Tina Smith: Mitch McConnell's leadership has been a big, fat waste

Mitch is a bitch:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/09/opinions/mcconnell-leadership-senate-waste-smith/index.html

When Does America Reckon with the Gravity of Donald Trump’s Alleged Rapes?

This SHOULD have sunk him two years ago....

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/does-america-reckon-gravity-donald-191337659.html

UK secularism on rise as more than half say they have no religion

Nice milestone:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/11/uk-secularism-on-rise-as-more-than-half-say-they-have-no-religion

A Glacier the Size of Florida Is Becoming Unstable. It Has Dire Implications for Global Sea Levels

More yikes:

https://time.com/5622632/thwaites-glacier-antarctica-melting/

By 2050, London's climate will be as warm as Barcelona's, says new study

Along with the droughts....

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/11/europe/climate-cities-report-intl-hnk/index.html

The Rise of Non-Religious Americans is Occurring All Over the Country

Very nice to see:

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/07/09/the-rise-of-non-religious-americans-is-occurring-all-over-the-country/

White evangelicals are least likely to say U.S. should accept refugees

Christian hypocrisy at its finest:

https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/evangelicals-immigration

Trump dossier author Steele gets 16-hour DOJ grilling

His testimony was deemed credible:

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/09/christopher-steele-trump-dossier-doj-1403318

Whistleblower says he was pressured by Trump administration to reverse environmental decision

Because of course:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/08/politics/interior-department-arizona-development-bernhardt/index.html

Yet Trump boasts about his environmental record:

https://time.com/5622374/donald-trump-climate-change-hoax-event/

But even Fox News calls him out on that:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-fox-news-fact-check_n_5d23ef40e4b0cfb595faeac7

Epstein Arrest Is a Worry for Donald Trump

Bringing down Trump with that child rape allegation is what I have been hoping for for a long time:

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-08/jeffrey-epstein-arrest-is-a-worry-for-donald-trump

Why Do Liberals Hate The United States?

Excellent points:

https://www.thebipartisanpress.com/opinion/why-do-liberals-hate-the-united-states/

Seth Abramson on "The Scary Truth"

From https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1146569608691965953

THE SCARY TRUTH

If a POTUS a) has absolute control over his branch, b) is willing to defy the judicial branch, and c) knows the legislative branch won't stop him, he can do...

...*whatever the hell he wants*.

That's *always* been the case—we just never elected a madman before.

Scorching Temperatures Smash Records In U.S., Europe

And the tangerine dictator in the White House continues to fiddle while the world burns:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/record-heat-europe-france-alaska-climate-change_n_5d1cf9bbe4b04c48140e23fa

The U.S.-China long game

Seems like China is actually in big trouble and may not be able to continue its domination streak for long:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-274f0d5c-7354-4ef3-8122-5e172476a4ac.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

Democrats Take Trump Tax Return Fight To Court

Finally!

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tax-returns-democrats-sue-court_n_5ce82d8fe4b0a839e8605b0c

The problem isn't mental health—it's access to guns, says a new study

Well, well...looks like a major conservative talking point is false:

https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/gun-violence?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3

Is Trump Toast? Data Model That Predicted 2018 Midterms Says He’ll Lose In 2020

Well this is encouraging:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-2020-prediction_n_5d1ae3fbe4b03d611640b0df

30% of Americans believe it's okay for businesses not to serve gay folks

...or atheists. 

This is NOT going in the right direction, but I am pretty sure it is part of the "two steps back" part after the "three steps forward" of social progress:

https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/discrimination

The American Medical Association is no Longer Neutral on Abortion

When laws are passed that say doctors are REQUIRED to lie to their patients, the AMA can no longer remain neutral:

https://time.com/5617960/ama-abortion-lawsuit/

The Sack Of Washington

Reason #4,598 to despise Drumpf:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epa-trump-pollution-science_n_5d163910e4b082e5536893ee

‘Angry’ Rex Tillerson Says Jared Kushner Hijacked U.S. Foreign Policy

Another Seth Abramson piece:

https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1144362691873660928

Early Alaska melt alarms islanders

This is getting serious:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-d10ddb2e-17e8-4245-8906-6c77aeeb1a36.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2

Study: Religious beliefs linked to poor understanding of physical world

But of course we knew that:

https://ascienceenthusiast.com/study-religious-beliefs-linked-poor-understanding-physical-world/

Like old pals, Trump, Putin make light of election meddling

How is this not treason?

https://www.apnews.com/60b877521eec4667b64190b77bbf9136

What the world will look like 4°C warmer

I've posted this before, but I'm posting it again because of how serious the ramifications are:

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

U.S. in Top 10 of most dangerous countries for women

I'm dubious that other countries wouldn't bump the US off the list, but it does highlight the US has some serious problems for women:

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/worst-countries-for-women

Supreme Court OKs Excessive Partisan Gerrymandering

How is this NOT clearly wrong?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-partisan-gerrymandering-constitutional_n_5cf1907ee4b0e8085e3a0fe1

Robots could take 20 million manufacturing jobs by 2030

One reason for a universal basic income:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/economy/robot-jobs-manufacturing-automation/index.html

Please Tax Us More, 19 U.S. Billionaires Plead In Letter To Presidential Candidates

This is good evidence to use against those who think the super-wealthy shouldn't be taxed more:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/billionaires-wealth-tax-letter_n_5d118736e4b07ae90da25162

Jay Inslee Declares War On Fossil Fuels With Plan To Make Industry Pay For Climate Change

He won't win, but I DO like his platform:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jay-inslee-climate_n_5d103fece4b07ae90d9f72df

Agriculture Department buries studies showing dangers of climate change

Surely this is a criminal offense!

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/23/agriculture-department-climate-change-1376413

Mike Pence Claims Trump Administration ‘Will Always Follow The Science’ On Climate Change

Vice liar in chief:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-pence-climate-change_n_5d0fd732e4b0a394186463d8

More and More Countries Agree on This Climate Change Goal. But Will It Work?

Still too little effort:

https://time.com/5609309/net-zero-emissions-new-york-european-union/

How “tribalism” miscasts left/right conflict

An interesting comparison of left vs. right values and conflict:

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/tippling/2019/06/16/how-tribalism-miscasts-left-right-conflict/

These 11 Mueller Report Myths Just Won’t Die. Here’s Why They’re Wrong

The Mueller Report is a lot more damning to Trump than commonly believed:

https://time.com/5610317/mueller-report-myths-breakdown/

Trump Is Repeating Obama’s Mistakes On Trade

An interesting lesson in the trade mistakes the US has made with China:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trade-trump-obama-mistakes_n_5d0417c8e4b0985c419db313

Fight Over Oregon Climate Change Bill Erupts In Chaos After GOP Walks Out

I really despise Republicans....

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oregon-senate-walk-out_n_5d0be589e4b07ae90d9a5259

First-ever noninvasive mind-controlled robotic arm

https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2019/06/20-he-sci-robotics.html

"Donald Trump assaulted me in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room 23 years ago"

Rapist in Chief:

http://www.thecut.com/2019/06/donald-trump-assault-e-jean-carroll-other-hideous-men.html#_ga=2.59188717.1348679756.1561146783-98110751.1561146783

Fact check: Trump's Orlando rally featured more than 15 false claims over 76 minutes

Liar in Chief:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/19/politics/fact-check-trump-orlando-rally/index.html

A.G. Sulzberger Torches Trump ‘Treason’ Claim: It ‘Crosses A Dangerous Line’

What the ultimate projector Trump accuses of others, he is guilty of himself:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-york-times-donald-trump-treason-response_n_5d0b2433e4b06ad4d25b1ab6

One day of employment a week is all we need for mental health benefits

If and when we get a universal basic income, we'll still need some work for personal happiness and satisfaction:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190618192030.htm

Trump Deals Final Blow To Clean Power Plan, Obama’s Signature Climate Policy

Considering how critical it is that we fight climate change, this is criminal:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-coal-epa-energy-plan_n_5d095fa5e4b0f7b74428a1f9

Democratic Voters Don’t Actually Understand ‘Medicare For All,’ New Report Says

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/medicare-for-all-poll-democrats_n_5d08264de4b0886dd15db364

Arctic Permafrost Is Going Through a Rapid Meltdown — 70 Years Early

This is REALLY bad news:

https://www.livescience.com/65709-arctic-permafrost-melts-decades-early.html

Propaganda, persuasion and the Mueller report: On impeachment, can we learn to think for ourselves?

Some risks of impeaching and not impeaching:

https://www.salon.com/2019/06/15/propaganda-persuasion-and-the-mueller-report-on-impeachment-can-we-learn-to-think-for-ourselves/

Scientists create a new guide for saving corals in a warming world

More dire climate change news:

"Earth temperature has already climbed 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. If the planet warms 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F), reefs could decline by 70 to 90 percent, the United Nations warned in a sobering report last year. That number could climb to 99 percent at 2 degrees C of warming."

https://grist.org/article/scientists-create-a-new-guide-for-saving-corals-in-a-warming-world/

BirthStrike: The people refusing to have kids, because of climate change

I usually drive people nuts by saying it would be unethical for me to reproduce because it wouldn't be fair to pass on my genes for nearsightedness to the next generation. Now I can add this:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/health/birthstrike-climate-change-scn-intl/index.html

The right-wing case for basic income

I'm pleasantly surprised to see this gaining traction:

https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/negative-income-tax

Trump is really unpopular in the most important 2020 battleground states

Hope!

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/2019/6/5/18653800/trump-approval-rating-by-state-2020-election-odds

As Trump Suspends New Tariffs on Mexico, Experts Warn That His Threats Could Damage the U.S. Economy

Here's to hoping this bleeds off a few of his base:

https://time.com/5603489/tariffs-mexico-concern-threat-trump/

Official’s Climate Warning Blocked Because It Didn’t ‘Jibe’ With Trump’s View

Considering the stakes, this is truly criminal:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-catastrophic-climate-change-testimony_n_5cfb3eefe4b04e90f1c9b942

83 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump

Trump is the environmental disaster president:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html

Automakers Tell Trump His Pollution Rules Could Mean ‘Untenable’ Instability and Lower Profits

I love it when even those who cause the problem are for the solution:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/climate/trump-auto-emissions-rollback-letter.html

It's not just that Barr lied. He lied about *the most important thing* he could've lied about

This is just criminal:

https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1135995346113273856

House Democrats To Make It Easier To Find Trump Aides In Contempt, Bring Them To Court

This would help:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-democrats-trump-aides-contempt-court_n_5cf94b31e4b0638bdfa65c01

How Trump's Mexico Tariffs Could Backfire and Increase Immigration

Incompetence is as incontinence does:

https://time.com/5600871/trump-mexico-tariffs-immigration-backfire/

The anti-deepfake playbook

I'm curious to see what the fallout from deep fakes will be:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-87149b7c-68cd-4130-84de-a1de316a8aad.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ Starting in 2050

There is a good chance we'll live to see the fall of civilization. Have a nice day!

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/597kpd/new-report-suggests-high-likelihood-of-human-civilization-coming-to-an-end-in-2050

The Coming G.O.P. Apocalypse

I deeply hope this is true:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/opinion/republicans-generation-gap.html

Americans must accept that none of these things ever happened

Whew! For a moment there I was worried:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/opinions-americans-must-accept-that-none-of-these-things-ever-happened/ar-AACld2C

Turns Out White Millennials Are Just As Conservative As Their Parents

Well I'm not a fan of that:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/turns-out-white-millennials-are-just-as-conservative-as-their-parents_n_5ce856fee4b0512156f16939

The Satanic Temple declares its members exempt from Indiana law regarding fetal remains

THIS is how you fight unjust laws based on religion:

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/05/29/the-satanic-temple-says-its-members-can-ignore-indianas-fetal-burial-law/