23.5% of Adult Americans Have Been Vaccinated
The Center for Disease Control reports that more than 60 million Americans have received at least one shot of Covid vaccine which equals 18.1% of the total population and 23.5% … Read More
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human trafficking and Comfort Women at Harvard Law – call off your old, tired ethics
Recovering memory and historical revisionism in sex work might be the sad product of many repressive regimes. What becomes worse is the complicity of academic institutions in white-washing crimes against … Read More
“uber-capitalism” in a neoliberal market of revenant bears tiptoeing through tulips
The best explanation of short selling (as it applies to GameStop) that I've read pic.twitter.com/o9ZL5HqsKf — John M. Cunningham (@jmcunning) January 28, 2021 1/2Short selling means borrowing shares and immediately … Read More
A new study finds that Earth's temperature rise will reach the tipping point in two to three decades
We were warned, now a new study has determined that the Earth’s plants' ability to sequester carbon emissions through photosynthesis will be halved by the 2030s or 2040s from what it is … Read More
A new study finds that Earth's temperature rise will reach the tipping point in one to three decades
We were warned, now a new study has determined that the Earth’s plants’ ability to sequester carbon emissions through photosynthesis will be halved by the 2030s or 2040s from what it is … Read More
Trump’s trashing of the climate is more severe than previously thought, says Biden climate team.
A senior Biden climate team transition official alerted E&E News that the damage Trump and his fossil fuel grifters (that have held power over the agencies tasked with protecting the climate … Read More
SITUS JUDI IDN Slot Deposit Pulsa 10rb 24 JAM TERPERCAYA 2023
Agen kami Sebagai Situs Slot Paling Gacor hari ini Pragmatic perjudian online 24jam terpercaya 2023 yang sediakan banyak tipe perjudian. Anda tidak harus berasa ribet kembali cari situs judi … Read More
Biden may pull the Amazon back from the tipping point; Hague considers climate crimes at the ICC.
“Until now, Donald Trump served as a support for the Brazilian president to act irresponsibly. Now with the U.S. adding to Europe’s pressure, Brazil is more isolated, and the government … Read More
The descendants of Chinggis Khan face an unprecedented and dangerous climate change feedback loop.
Men argue. Nature acts. Voltaire Climate change does not respect any international borders. Disaster is coming for us all at some point, regardless of the color of our skin. People should … Read More
1962 was no picnic either. 2020 is bad . The beat goes on.
The song written by Sonny Bono and was a hit for Sonny Cher had a song called The Beat Goes on. The song was released in 1967 but applies to … Read More
Is it About Who Demands the Justice?
It strikes me as curious as to why the Black Lives Matter slogan is such an irritant to a large number of conservatives. It seems a simple premise, include us … Read More
Trump has us 'flying blind' on flu vaccines due to his boneheaded decision to leave the WHO.
In a few months, winter will arrive, and we are woefully unprepared for the sicknesses of the flu and cold season. It may be impossible to tell who is sick … Read More
Platform objections at the DNC, because delegates are serious about their candidate
A twitter pie-fight is currently simmering but it’s unclear whether people/bots are doing it for the lulz. It appears that Bernie delegates will still vote to represent their constituents, because there are … Read More
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday: Durians are a joystick for your tongue but not for your nose
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. … Read More
Trump Presser – 100,000 deaths signified a “good job” by him, Trump owns them
Live Blog Below (not really a doozy) Trump’s incompetence and negligence if not already a sign of Trump’s unfitness for office can be measured on charts. We’re now at “tremendous … Read More
Physicists find deforestation has 90% chance of causing irreparable catastrophic societal collapse.
Human consumption and climate change have sent humanity on a steep, dangerous, and deadly spiral spin toward a “catastrophic collapse” warn researchers. The dire warning is published in the scientific journal Nature … Read More
New record high in US COVID cases, Trump administration tries to divert CDC data
Trump continues to ignore the COVID-19 crisis, trying pathetically to divert attention with cranes, weights reminding us of the Python 16 tons, and trucks. because this is what deregulation does not … Read More
Methane levels soar to record highs across the globe pushing us to a dangerous temperature threshold
Sapiens has trouble with timescales of planetary forces. Greenland Ice Sheet Fossil fuels and agriculture have driven methane emissions to record highs across the globe claim two new studies. Methane … Read More
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday Happy Holiday pasteurizing a goat
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. … Read More
The speed of Abrupt Climate Change accelerates upheaval in the Arctic. And, summer 2020 is coming.
I am sharing some of the stories from the Arctic that have not received the media attention that they deserve. We can expect increasing wildfires, a busy and dangerous Atlantic storm … Read More
COVID-19 is not “behind us” – the second wave has already begun – protests are not slaughterhouses
There is a spread that’s occurring as global travel increases and with the “opening-up” of economic activity. Trump’s attempt to take credit for low numbers is absurd on its face … Read More
if it's 1312, 1348 cannot be 36 years away: Journalists are being targeted by cops
Deliberate attacks on journalists have cost at least one reporter an eye. And yet the COVID-19 pandemic remains. A number of efforts are underway to try to track the attacks … Read More
Trump: “I hope we can do rallies. It's great for the country.”
We have reached some strange place but it’s on the path to the bunker and it’s a scorched earth. x Even the most stable democracy is threatened by having a sizable … Read More
LIVE BLOG: daily COVID Taskforce briefing – “There’s death by keeping this strongly closed country”
Live Blog below (still doing it only because Trump says stupid stuff) 5:00* PM EDT ( expect delays — yesterday’s presser started at 6:15pm) Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold … Read More
Many COVID-19 Cases Came to US via Europe and began circulating in mid-February
In the midst of the current sinophobia and Trump’s claims of “shutting it down”, apparently European travel made the NYC spread worse: New research indicates that the coronavirus began to … Read More
In Turkmenistan, Wearing a Face Mask is a Crime
Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic in central Asia, has been ruled by a succession of strongmen. The first one, Turkmenbashi, had a huge statue of himself built over the capital … Read More
Boomers …We are still fighting to survive and change things ( most of us)
I was sitting outside on the patio tonight and boy did I have a huge reflection hit me. I hear a lot of young folks complain about boomers. This is … Read More
“You might as well ask a horse to fix a merry-go-round” Trump wakes up and scapegoats the CDC
More Trump bafflegab this morning as Individual-1 spins another false narrative of disinformation to distract from his incompetence. Trump is never to blame, don't cha know! x …. Their response … Read More
same tired Trump viral BS shtick: blaming someone else (foreigners, Dems, something-something)
Who pays $20,000 for a plane ticket, or a Final Four ticket, or an Inaugural ticket, and should you blame some other country for your own incompetence. And Pence and … Read More
Trump says “No Cooties, please, we're British” as COVID-19 will get “worse and worse and worse”
Throne room cootie report has Trump restricting European travel to US, except for the UK meaning that the Brits will be a meatshield for air travel transfers from the Continent. Folks … Read More
global markets shudder as COVID-19 adds to oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia
Trump’s incompetence is making the COVID19 response worse with some lack of confidence in financial demand. Recession looms. Invest in Chicken Nuggets. x The world’s output could fall during the first … Read More
New MAGA corona-spiracy! Only blue staters are getting sick, because they want to hurt Trump
I said this when Donald Trump was first elected: Our country is too stupid to live. I never meant it literally, though. I may have been wrong about that. As … Read More
Is Arizona Ready to Turn Blue? The Numbers Look Promising
Last year, the state of Virginia culminated its transformation from one of the most Republican states to electing a Democratic controlled legislature for the first time in a generation. What will … Read More
'Unprecedented Threat' from climate change enhanced locust swarms plague, East Africa.
If you're asking when climate change is going to “happen,” you're really asking when's it going to happen to “me,” because it's already happened to many other people. Eric Roston … Read More
'Unprecedented Threat' from climate change enhanced locust swarms plague East Africa.
If you’re asking when climate change is going to “happen,” you’re really asking when’s it going to happen to “me,” because it’s already happened to many other people. Eric Roston … Read More
Climate breakdown shock – Ocean circulation is ramping up significantly due to global heating.
Faster than previously expected. Those four words are horrifying when it comes to describing the changes to our climate. We have been reading about these phenomena frequently lately and, they … Read More
Elizabeth Warren, “Anyone who seeks to be the Dem nominee must condemn the use of disinformation”
I couldn’t agree more! On Wednesday, presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) unveiled a new plan to fight disinformation, aiming to stem the effect of the Russian troll campaigns that … Read More
State Department appears to retaliate against NPR following Pompeo imbroglio
Guess the Trumpian Empire will not brook tough questions. Be warned! x The State Department removed NPR reporter Michele Kelemen from the press pool on â¦@SecPompeoâ© trip this week to … Read More
Climate models suggest global food system crisis at hand; dust bowl scenarios now locked in.
We know from the National Climate Assessment that climate disruptions to agriculture over the past 40 years has increased and, will only worsen as the climate crisis continues to unfold. … Read More
As flames burn Australia, Indonesians face a climate crisis of their own, billionaire class shrugs.
Indonesia is one of the most vulnerable nations on earth to climate change. Indonesians will face more intense floods, droughts and sea level rise in the years to come. The … Read More
Western Australia will experience the first cyclone of summer with heavy rain and strong winds.
Some good news for the north coast of Western Australia. A tropical Cyclone promises heavy rain and winds to the parched, tinder dry, NW region of the island continent. “The … Read More
Fire and heat conditions in Australia 'may not be survivable' for those 'too late' to escape.
The firestorms continue unabated in smoldering Australia. If you are a praying person, now would be the time as extreme conditions threaten the lives of thousands of our brothers and … Read More
Charles M Blow: Remembering the Poor on Christmas
is a column I strongly urge people here to read. It is subtitled “It’s easy to forget those left behind in a strong economy.” Blow writes powerfully about his own … Read More
We always knew they would be first.
The horrors of climate change are unfolding around the world with smothering heatwaves, agricultural losses from flooding, and drought — higher storm surge along with powerful and deadly cyclonic windstorms … Read More
Trump conned stock traders … again … with his 'exaggerations' about China deal
Remember about a month and a half ago when Donald Trump claimed China had called his top negotiators and a trade deal was on its way? I remember thinking you’d … Read More
Indonesian oligarchs took advantage of a US law and created a climate calamity of global consequence
“We’ve created a situation that is so contrary to what we had hoped for. We’re doing more harm to the environment. It was a mistake.” Former Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). … Read More
Explosion at Russian Virology Research Center In Siberia Near Kazakhstyan. Not to Worry Says Russia.
Radio Free Europe “There has been an explosion at the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR near the Russian city of Novosibirsk. Russia's consumer-safety watchdog said on September … Read More
Damage to the Ozone Layer, along with climate change, has formed a worrisome feedback loop.
The earth’s sunscreen is interacting with climate change and is affecting marine and terrestrial systems in the Southern Hemisphere according to new research published in the journal Nature. From The New … Read More
Warming forces microbes into dangerous climate feedbacks-proceed at your peril warn scientists.
The climate is extremely complicated and overwhelming for those of us that are not scientists. One thing we know for sure about humanity's massive science project with our atmosphere, however, … Read More
Trump quotes AOC out of context; she responds; you know the rest
Hey, look! Donald Trump said/tweeted/belched/farted/semaphore-flagged something profoundly dishonest, and he’s being called out for it! x Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “I think we have a very real risk of losing the … Read More
