Trump RUNS OUT OF CASH at WORST MOMENT For Him

Yes!!

https://youtu.be/DT5jDcXVm6E?si=9yrURGCI_zYkbjbk

and

https://youtu.be/lLy49pGZkNQ?si=5FarQqtsPxipmx0V

America’s Becoming Less Religious. Is Politics to Blame?

https://time.com/6693016/americas-less-religious-politics-to-blame/

Antonin Scalia could be the thing that keeps Trump off the ballot, critics hope

This could be sweet:

https://www.kten.com/story/50405773/antonin-scalia-could-be-the-thing-that-keeps-trump-off-the-ballot-critics-hope

Scientists Sound Alarm on Urban Expansion: Could Lead to “Planetary Catastrophe”

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-sound-alarm-on-urban-expansion-could-lead-to-planetary-catastrophe/

Trump hilariously ROASTED for wearing awful makeup while Republicans try to ban drag

https://www.pride.com/politics/trump-makeup#rebelltitem11

'Disgusting' Satanic Temple display at state capitol in Iowa sparks free speech battle

I love these guys. They know how to troll:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/12/satanic-display-iowa-capitol-free-speech-battle/71897091007/

As climate chaos accelerates, which countries are polluting the most?

Depressing:

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2023/12/us/countries-climate-change-emissions-cop28

BOMBSHELL: Trump’s attorneys SCREW Trump in LEAKED testimony video

Really nice to see this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC9yNnf2JnA

Census projects U.S. population bust by 2080

Conservatives tend to hate immigration, but the US depends on it:

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/09/us-population-decline-down-projections-data-chart

The 'safe' threshold for global warming will be passed in just 6 years, scientists say

Great, we’re screwed:

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-safe-threshold-for-global-warming-will-be-passed-in-just-6-years-scientists-say

“Shocking” – Rate of Climate-Driven Extinction Is Drastically Accelerating

https://scitechdaily.com/shocking-rate-of-climate-driven-extinction-is-drastically-accelerating/

Climate change-fueled heat waves swept the world this summer

Mexico and especially Central America were hit hard:

https://www.axios.com/2023/09/08/heat-wave-summer-climate-change

What EVs mean for autoworkers

The struggle with EV manufacturing between workers and auto manufacturers:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-whats-next-21e259e1-1c06-4454-9c54-649c9088782c.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

The Case for Why the Constitution Blocks Trump Being President Again

This is encouraging:

https://time.com/6305003/trump-indictment-14th-amendment/

Boycotting vs. cancel culture

https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-left-deny-the-existence-of-cancel-culture/answer/Franklin-Veaux?ch=17&oid=1477743658968370&share=2edf15eb&srid=uBhZO&target_type=answer

How the Inflation Reduction Act Has Reshaped the U.S.—and The World

Good news:

https://time.com/6304143/inflation-reduction-act-us-global-impact/

‘This Is a Really Big Deal’: How College Towns Are Decimating the GOP

Nice to see!

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/21/gop-college-towns-00106974

Catastrophic climate 'doom loops' could start in just 15 years, new study warns

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/catastrophic-climate-doom-loops-could-start-in-just-15-years-new-study-warns

Solar Power Investment Will Overtake Oil for the First Time Ever This Year

Nice!

https://singularityhub.com/2023/06/07/global-solar-power-investment-will-top-1-billion-per-day-this-year/

Nearly 2 billion at risk from "unprecedented" climate conditions

Very interesting that there are two ideal mean annual temperature ranges for humans, 80°F and 55°F:

https://www.axios.com/2023/05/23/climate-change-unprecedented-dangerous-heat?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosscience&stream=science

Worries mount about misinformation in science

This is really bad news:

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-science-3931718d-5c39-44fb-bde7-0839d611936b.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0

The Generosity Divide: How Political Views Shape Altruistic Behavior

So much for religious conservatives being more generous:

https://scitechdaily.com/the-generosity-divide-how-political-views-shape-altruistic-behavior/

The Extreme New Tactic in the Crusade to Ban Books

What goes around, comes around. The Bible contains explicit sexual references and gay sex.

https://time.com/6277933/state-book-bans-publishers/

What America Could Look Like Without Fox News

I've been saying this for years:

https://time.com/6275452/america-without-fox-news/

New Survey Asks Americans How They Really Feel About Climate Change

This is really disappointing and depressing:

https://singularityhub.com/2023/04/20/new-survey-reveals-how-americans-really-feel-about-climate-change/

EU CO2 emissions reached a 30-year low in November

Impressive!

https://energyandcleanair.org/eu-co2-emissions-reach-a-30-year-low-in-november/

Ukraine Conflict Has the World on a Renewable Energy Run, IEA Report Says

Yes!

https://singularityhub.com/2022/12/19/ukraine-conflict-has-the-world-on-a-massive-renewable-energy-run-iea-report-says/

What is it that conservatives love about America?

These are some pretty amazing points:

https://twitter.com/ladyogrady/status/1350275055834574848?s=42&t=7CjOtw88xuCvbleMZ0Insg

New Study Indicates North Atlantic Is Close to a “Tipping Point”

https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-indicates-north-atlantic-is-close-to-a-tipping-point/

U.S. Christians projected to fall below 50% of population if recent trends continue

Great news!

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/pf_2022-09-13_religious-projections_00-01/

Decarbonizing the Energy Sector by 2050 Could Save the World $12 Trillion

https://singularityhub.com/2022/09/19/decarbonizing-the-energy-sector-by-2050-could-save-the-world-12-trillion/

US installs record solar capacity as prices keep falling

HALF the total US solar capacity was generated in just one year, and that’s mostly in Texas (also yay, California):

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/us-installs-record-solar-capacity-as-prices-keep-falling/

Can computer simulations help fix democracy?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/algorithmic-redistricting/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Morning%20Email%208-23-22&utm_term=us-morning-email

A “Mortality Gap” – Republicans Are Dying at a Higher Rate Than Democrats

Yet another reason not to be a Republican!

https://scitechdaily.com/a-mortality-gap-republicans-are-dying-at-a-higher-rate-than-democrats/

Note: And this is BEFORE COVID, so you know the gap has to be far larger now. 

Biden signs Democrats' $740 billion tax, climate and health care bill into law

SO good to see:

https://www.axios.com/2022/08/16/biden-reconciliation-inflation-reduction-act?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioswhatsnext&stream=science

We WILL Fix Climate Change!

At least there’s some encouragement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxgMdjyw8uw&feature=youtu.be

Why are educated people more likely to be liberal/progressive in the US?

This is probably the finest answer to this question that I’ve ever seen:

https://www.quora.com/Why-are-educated-people-more-likely-to-be-liberal-progressive-in-the-US/answer/Randy-Weir-3?ch=17&oid=267185474&share=e6c05665&srid=uBhZO&target_type=answer

An 'imposter Christianity' is threatening American democracy

Christian nationalism is probably our greatest threat to democracy:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/us/white-christian-nationalism-blake-cec/index.html

Rewarding Violence Might Make Criminals Less Likely To Hurt Others

Very interesting. The opposite of what you would think:

https://scitechdaily.com/rewarding-violence-might-make-criminals-less-likely-to-hurt-others/

New details emerge of Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6

Definitely worth reading to see how much of a mess the Trump presidency was, and how close it came to blowing everything up:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/14/inside-explosive-oval-office-confrontation-three-days-before-jan-6/

Sean Hannity Cleverly Trolls Donald Trump

So we’ll done to illustrate conservative hypocrisy:

https://youtu.be/vyB7RaOTw6E

‘Now Or Never’: New U.N. Report Sees Narrow Path For Averting Climate Catastrophe

I’m getting pessimistic:

“To achieve the 1.5-degree target, global greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 and then be cut approximately 43% below 2019 levels by the end of the decade, and 84% by 2050, the IPCC said.

That is a monumental task. Human greenhouse gas emissions were 12% higher in 2019 than in 2010, and policies implemented at the end of 2020 have put the planet on course to a devastating 3.2 degrees of warming. Existing and soon-to-be-built fossil fuel infrastructure are forecast to spew enough pollution into the atmosphere in the coming years to put the 1.5-degree target out of reach.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/un-ipcc-climate-report_n_624afac4e4b0d8266aaf4093

Amazon nears 'tipping point' where rainforest could transform into savanna

https://www.livescience.com/amazon-rainforest-into-a-savanna

Avoiding Climate Catastrophe: Global Elimination of Meat Production Could Save the Planet

https://scitechdaily.com/avoiding-climate-catastrophe-global-elimination-of-meat-production-could-save-the-planet/

In Disgusting Waste, Airlines Are Flying Thousands of Completely Empty Jetliners

Ack!

https://futurism.com/the-byte/empty-jetliners-capitalism

Fox News Talking about BLM Protests but Make the Footage January 6th | The Daily Show

The Daily Show is just so good at revealing hypocrisy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhcWmDBS1Pw

The next US civil war is already here – we just refuse to see it

Deeply sobering if true:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/next-us-civil-war-already-here-we-refuse-to-see-it

That Mitchell and Webb Look - God, protect us from your worshippers.

Mitchell and Webb are brilliant satirists:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_teA-EG7Ac0

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says Facebook blocked her account for 24 hours

There needs to be a lot more of this, since misinformation and disinformation is killing the US:

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/03/tech/marjorie-taylor-greene-facebook-account-blocked/index.html

A year on from the Capitol attack, Americans don't have a shared understanding of what happened that day

https://twitter.com/donie/status/1478195004317347841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etwitterkit

If You Like All The New Progressive Federal Judges, Thank Trump For Sabotaging Georgia

What goes around comes around?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-joe-biden-progressive-judges-georgia-senate-races_n_61cb8fe6e4b0d637ae9137b9

Himalayan Glaciers Melting at “Exceptional Rate” – Water Supply for Millions of People Threatened

https://scitechdaily.com/himalayan-glaciers-melting-at-exceptional-rate-water-supply-for-millions-of-people-threatened/

How Germany's New Government Plans to Be the Greenest One Yet

My new government's welcome to me. ;-)

https://time.com/6124079/germany-government-green/

Want to Strengthen U.S. Democracy? Try This Voting System

I've been a fan of this form of voting for a long time:

https://time.com/6112318/american-democracy-final-five-voting/

What is Trumpism? Is it just a myth?

Trump really is so much worse than most people realize, especially his voters:

https://nomoretrump.quora.com/What-is-Trumpism-Is-it-just-a-myth-15?ch=99&oid=312583501&share=d6204616&srid=uBhZO&target_type=answer

The best antidote to poverty could be cold, hard cash

https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-ccfd7b8f-1a33-4df2-9155-973c67380ac8.html

Study of 6.2 Million Patients Reveals No Serious Health Effects Linked to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

Another false anti-vax claim shot down:

https://scitechdaily.com/study-of-6-2-million-patients-reveals-no-serious-health-effects-linked-to-mrna-covid-19-vaccines/

My Very Favorite Hymn | Beautiful Worship Song "He Flies" | Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

A delightful hymn parody of Christianity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLIVwnncCA0

Satanists Demand FDA Give Them Access to Abortion Drugs for Religious Ritual

Epic trolling! The Satanic Temple is the perfect gadfly against the religious conservatives:

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/09/01/satanists-demand-fda-give-them-access-to-abortion-drugs-for-religious-ritual/

Media Matters: Fox News, then and now

More Fox News conservative hypocrisy:

https://twitter.com/mmfa/status/1433176248524677120

Largest Study of Lingering COVID-19 Effects Suggests a Looming Problem

"Among those hospitalized for COVID-19, 68% reported at least one continued, COVID-19-related symptom six months after their first symptoms appeared. While this percentage decreased by the 12-month mark, it remained relatively high, at 49%. And overall, patients who had been hospitalized for COVID-19 self-reported being in poorer health and having lower quality of life—including mobility issues— compared to controls."

https://time.com/6093164/long-covid-19-largest-study/

Greenland's extraordinary rainfall and melt event could foreshadow faster ice melt

And back to bad news....

https://news.yahoo.com/greenlands-extraordinary-rainfall-melt-event-114511956.html

Fox News’ Biggest Coronavirus Hypocrisy Exposed In Damning ‘Daily Show’ Supercut

Hold them to task:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daily-show-fox-news-vaccine-supercut_n_6125a7fae4b01d0862eafeee

SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Hospitalizations Among Persons Aged ≥16 Years, by Vaccination Status

"On July 25, infection and hospitalization rates among unvaccinated persons were 4.9 and 29.2 times, respectively, those in fully vaccinated persons."

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7034e5.htm

New Generation of Climate Models: Increased Snowfall Will Offset Sea Level Rise From Melting Antarctic Ice Sheet

SOME good news, at least:

https://scitechdaily.com/new-generation-of-climate-models-increased-snowfall-will-offset-sea-level-rise-from-melting-antarctic-ice-sheet/

Computer Models Of Civilization Offer Routes To Ending Global Warming

Well, at least there's finally SOME good news:

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/14/1027370891/climate-change-solutions-global-warming-computer-models-paris

'A code red for humanity': Landmark climate report says global warming limit to be hit within 20 years

I'm hoping my move to Germany will help me avoid becoming a climate refugee...except that my moving to Germany is me being a climate refugee...

https://news.sky.com/story/climate-change-global-warming-limit-of-1-5c-to-be-hit-in-next-20-years-landmark-un-report-warns-12376737

Climate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse

This is especially disturbing because we don't know whether northern Europe will get colder or hotter. But that's where I'm headed:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/05/climate-crisis-scientists-spot-warning-signs-of-gulf-stream-collapse

The January 6th Insurrection: What *Really* Happened?

Excellent satire:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3AOJRi8bFE

Biden Seeks To Boost Fuel Economy To Thwart Trump Rollback

This isn't enough, but it's a good start:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-mileage-standards_n_610bdf51e4b041dfbaa64243

Meeting Paris Agreement Global Climate Targets Will Lead to 8 Million More Energy Jobs Worldwide by 2050

But at least there's some incentive (beyond survival) to encourage those who are all about boosting the economy:

https://scitechdaily.com/meeting-paris-agreement-global-climate-targets-will-lead-to-8-million-more-energy-jobs-worldwide-by-2050/https://scitechdaily.com/meeting-paris-agreement-global-climate-targets-will-lead-to-8-million-more-energy-jobs-worldwide-by-2050/

Critical measures of global heating reaching tipping point, study finds

Ugh. This is really looking ugly. We may all be fucked:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/27/global-heating-critical-measures-tipping-point-study

Iowa’s GOP Eliminated a Family Planning Program Only to See Abortions Skyrocket

Duh. Morons:

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/23/iowas-gop-eliminated-a-family-planning-program-only-to-see-abortions-skyrocket/

Geraldo Rivera Tells Sean Hannity On His Own Show: You’ve Been Gaslighting

Good, conservative viewers need to see that their trusted icons are lying to them:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/geraldo-rivera-sean-hannity-gaslighting-fox-news_n_6100fa47e4b0f9b5a22dda6e

Can we stop Earth from heating up?

I really hope it doesn't come to this:

https://www.livescience.com/can-we-stop-earth-from-heating-up

“Russia Collusion Is a Hoax!” Hmm, Not So Much.

Just to be clear...

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/tippling/2021/07/19/russia-collusion-is-a-hoax-hmm-not-so-much/

Climate 'tipping points' could push us past the point-of-no-return after less than 2 degrees of warming

More to worry about:  

https://www.livescience.com/climate-domino-effects-close.html

I'm glad we're moving out of CA....

American west stuck in cycle of ‘heat, drought and fire’, experts warn

Oh great…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/12/wildfires-california-oregon-drought-heat-fire-cycle

Global Plastic Pollution May Be Nearing an Irreversible Tipping Point

I don't see much of a way out of this without a nanotech revolution:

https://scitechdaily.com/global-plastic-pollution-may-be-nearing-an-irreversible-tipping-point/

The “Census of American Religion” Shows Why Evangelical Christianity is Doomed

I'm not pleased that there's been a downward blip in nonbelievers, but the overall trend remains very poor for Christianity:

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/07/08/the-census-of-american-religion-shows-why-evangelical-christianity-is-doomed/

Comparing vaccination rates between states that had high Trump support vs. those with low

This is evolution in action:

https://twitter.com/samdman95/status/1412463419601604610

Immigrants are part of all our lives

https://crabsarepeople.quora.com/Can-you-share-some-screenshots-worth-of-6-2k-upvotes-1?ch=99&share=cf0fc814&srid=NXpe

AC Feels Great, But It’s Terrible for the Planet. Here’s How to Fix That

Yikes. And the fix isn't that great:

https://time.com/6077220/air-conditioning-bad-for-planet-how-to-fix/

Are Demographics Destiny? Maybe Not, New Pew Numbers Suggest

We can't get complacent:

https://time.com/6077158/pew-election-2020-report/

Northwest "heat dome" signals global warming's march

Places far north of here and even influenced by maritime climate are exceeding 110 degrees F:

https://www.axios.com/northwest-heat-dome-global-warming-5915a972-20d2-4c62-bdd7-ac3ae609e4b4.html

Long-Term Drought Grips the Western U.S. – Soils and Plants Are Parched

With 100 degree F temps now persisting for multiple multi-day periods during summer here, it's time to go:

https://scitechdaily.com/long-term-drought-grips-the-western-u-s-soils-and-plants-are-parched/

Juan Williams: Trump's GOP descends into farce

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/559348-juan-williams-trumps-gop-descends-into-farce

Tucker Carlson And The Far Right Want To Recast Jan. 6 As A False Flag By The Deep State

Gaslighting and conspiracy theories damages democracies:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-fbi-capitol-riot-conspiracy-darren-beattie_n_60cbd794e4b0c101b70b2f74

The Republican Party's mission: whitewash the Trump presidency

The Republican Party has become the party of evil:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/18/politics/republicans-trump-january-6-whitewashing/index.html

Can the US Survive California’s Drought?

A major reason to move, unfortunately:

https://blog.ucsusa.org/pablo-ortiz/can-the-us-survive-californias-drought/

Here Are The Big Questions A Capitol Riot Commission Could Answer

Why we need a commission to study the Jan 6 insurrection:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capitol-riot-commission-questions_n_60a8018fe4b0d56a83e97e1e

George Clooney Against DUMBF**KERY

An important message from George Clooney:

https://youtu.be/0Ab4BRAQElw?t=54

Climate Protection: Deep Decarbonization by 2050 Is Currently Not Plausible

We need to work a lot harder at this:

https://scitechdaily.com/climate-protection-deep-decarbonization-by-2050-is-currently-not-plausible/

The Republicans are playing to the death. Democracy’s death.

This is a good rant:

https://twitter.com/IAmPoliticsGirl/status/1402078244916977664

Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks whether the Forest Service or the BLM can alter the orbit of the moon or the Earth

Watch the video. The level of stupidity Louis Gomert spews is breathtaking:

https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1402388019420741633

Busted: GOP Officials Confronted With Evidence Of MAGA Riot Lies

I hate MAGAts. Truly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVdMVinqY2M

The Sedition Hunters

Nice to see the public getting involved in hunting down these traitors:

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-capitol-riot-sedition-hunters/

World’s Lakes Losing Oxygen Rapidly As Planet Warms – Biodiversity and Drinking Water Quality Threatened

Climate change is having more and more clearly identifiable impacts on our world:

https://scitechdaily.com/worlds-lakes-losing-oxygen-rapidly-as-planet-warms-biodiversity-and-drinking-water-quality-threatened/

Donald Trump really does believe that he, along with two former GOP senators, will be ‘reinstated’ to office this summer

Trump continues to demonstrate he is delusional:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/06/maggie-haberman-is-right/

Earth’s History Sends Climate Warning – Urgent Action Needed

Even more reason to act quickly:

https://scitechdaily.com/earths-history-sends-climate-warning-urgent-action-needed/