Previous guy's an alien, “…because when you're a star they let you do it”

Former President Trump ordered the Pentagon to release all of its information on “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP) within 18 days in his last coronavirus relief bill in December 2020. More inexplicable … Read More

Minerva at Midnight: better sex under (democratic) socialism

“As in the Times Op-Ed from which the book originated, the title refers to the results of studies conducted in Germany from the mid-nineteen-eighties onward, which reported, among other intriguing … Read More

March 4 will not be a day of “camo, bear-spray, and noose enthusiasts”

Likely there will some stunt somewhere today, perhaps not in DC. Hopefully there will be no casualties, but nothing will match the easing of mask mandates in Texas and Mississippi. Perhaps … Read More

The Christophe de Margerie makes history in the Arctic; Jet stream collapse leads to mass starvation

The “Arctic is already under such threat from so many angles, and while production there is expensive, it is also very, very high risk. It requires absolutely the strongest levels … Read More

AntiCapitalist MeetUp: Pascal went to the races, then gets mugged because he kept his carbon credits

The neoliberals’ “free market” is not going to sequester enough carbon to save the environment. Even Warren Buffett isn’t willing to take a bet on surviving an impending climate crisis … 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

Doctor on Trump’s Thanksgiving advice: ‘Absolute abject failure of the leadership’ of Trump.'

The CDC and Dr. Fauci advised on how to prevent Thanksgiving from becoming a super spreader event. Doctor scolds Trump on his. Trump Thanksgiving Fail x x YouTube Video See … Read More

Siberia's Laptev and Kara sub-sea methane activated.

“It’s gotten so out of whack that we are now looking at survival for our children, not survival of our grandchildren.”, Peter Carter, M.D., – reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Read More

Laptev and East Siberian sub-sea methane activated.

“It’s gotten so out of whack that we are now looking at survival for our children, not survival of our grandchildren.”, Peter Carter, M.D., – reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Read More

Republican: This is not a political party anymore. It is an authoritarian band of thugs.

Mehdi Hasan exposed the GOP for what it has become. But Jennifer Rubin most clearly defines them as the authoritarian band of thugs they are. Authoritarian band of thugs x … Read More

It’s sick, and it is evil: Chris Hayes & fmr. HHS Sec. on Trump’s herd immunity policy.

Chris Hayes gave a dire description of Trump's herd immunity policy that will send chills down the spine of most Americans. Elections matter. Herd immunity raises it's head again x x YouTube … Read More

Climate fires have tipped us into a new era – the age of embers.

Yale Environment 360 notes  “just as global warming has propelled the Arctic Ocean past a tipping point which will lead to a largely ice-free Arctic in summer in the coming … Read More

America continues to support Black murder-by-cop – Activist back from Sweden talks herd immunity.

Black lives are endangered by the cops who know they can kill blacks at will. Activist Eleanor Goldfield talks herd immunity on return from Sweden. Black Lives Matter – not … Read More

Dr. Fauci exposes Sen. 'Dr.' Rand Paul as a quack after his misinforming Right-Wing question

Dr. Fauci did not disappoint as he calmly made it clear that Senator Rand Paul, supposedly a doctor of some type, is nothing but a quack. And he did it … Read More

RNC night four features another Trump speech. Prebuttals say it all

I can’t really watch the Trump speech tonight considering how much I’ve already been exposed to the same nonsense. I actually am more concerned about Russian amphibious assault exercises in … Read More

US COVID death toll hits 150,000 as Trump declares “…exciting progress” (in killing people?)

Laurie Garrett and John Moore discuss herd immunity which is the default position of leaders like Trump who don’t care how many people die. Trump continues to make excuses and … Read More

Eight World Leaders Take a Swipe at Trump [Update: Putin Out to Steal Vaccine Research]

Not in so many words, but eight world leaders wrote an op-ed in today’s Washington Post calling for any Covid-19 vaccine to be available worldwide: The international community must guarantee … Read More

WHAT Is In the Water in Alabama???

I mean no disrespect to the citizens of Alabama, but boy, they have strange taste in politicians! I mean, they came this close to electing a pedophile to the Senate … Read More

How Is Sweden's COVID-19 Plan Working Out? Seniors Die And The Economy Still Tanks.

Where to start with when it comes to the results of Sweden’s COVID-19 response?  Sweden decided to tell their seniors to stay at home, and they essentially left most of … Read More

AntiCapitalist Meet-up Hodge-podge

Below is a collection of things that I’ve been saving up — including the problems of CV-19, MMT, neoliberalism, and other things relating pandemics to the economy. If there’s a point … Read More

Jimmy Kimmel brutally exposes Republican voters' deep ignorance and Ted Cruz's devious duplicity

You’ll enjoy this. Ted Cruz likes to pretend he’s plugged into pop culture, but his efforts in that regard are, to put it mildly, clumsy. His latest Daffy Duck-worthy backfire … Read More

Donald Trump as North Korean sunbird: Rocket-Man returns, maybe because his buddy got impeached

Regardless, the North Koreans continue the work on ICBMs with nuclear capacity unabated by the coddling of Individual-1. x What exactly constitutes a “source familiar with the North Korean leadership's … Read More

Obama: World Would Be Better Off If Women Ran It

No, Michelle Obama is not running for president, or any other office. But her husband thinks that in general it wouldn’t be a bad idea. From the BBC: Barack Obama: … Read More

I think Elizabeth Warren broke punditry

So Elizabeth Warren came out with the most comprehensive plan for paying for Medicare for All in History. The most important question in the 2020 election!! I mean we have … Read More

We need to flip the script on the 'how will you pay for health care?' question

We can’t allow this question to stand anymore. We just can’t. “How will you pay for Medicare for All/universal health care?” It’s fatuous. It’s fake. It’s a donation in-kind to … Read More

Peat, the world's largest terrestrial carbon store, ignites into 'unprecedented' Arctic firestorms.

Throughout the High Arctic of Canada, Alaska, and Siberia unprecedented wildfires are raging. Thanks to stunning satellite images from NASA and the EU of the burning Arctic, this crisis has made … Read More

Pentagon is afraid of climate crisis yet does next to nothing to stop their significant contribution

“The Romans did in these instances what all prudent princes ought to do, who have to regard not only present troubles, but also future ones, for which they must prepare … Read More

Welcome back, Bernie; now please stop calling yourself a socialist

Let me get all my caveats out of the way as I hastily don my flak jacket. I like Bernie Sanders. After seriously considering Hillary Clinton, I voted for Sanders … Read More

Kathy Griffin has the best response to Ocasio-Cortez DanceGate

If you want the background on this, take a look-see at Jessica Sutherland’s diary from earlier today. Long story short, some anonymous idiot on Twitter thought he’d shame “commie” (actually … Read More

Syria tension (liveblog #2) – Night falls in Syria; samples acquired from attack victims

NOTE: If you’re a “ChemTruther”… if you disagree with Amnesty International, the OPCW, WHO, MSF, the UN (breakdown), and all public evidence about past attacks, and are here to do the same about the most recent … Read More

US appears to be preparing airstrikes on Syria due to chemical attack on Douma [Updated x2]

With all of this time that had past, I was convinced, sure, somebody was going to write about the fact that the US looks to be preparing for a new round … Read More

The Kurdistan situation, part I: History

While I’ve spent the last couple days writing about events in Spain, it’s important to remember the other major separatist/independence news story: Kurdistan. So, while Catalonia engages in am organized … Read More

The Myth of Islamophobia

There is a rather disconcerting idea touted by so-called progressives on the order of: Islamophobia is on the rise in the West: most particularly in Europe and the United Sates. … Read More