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/

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