Minerva @ Midnight: previous guy dredges up “sir” story. In other Karma, elephants stomp poacher.

“A man responsible for Republican vaccine hesitancy wonders why he's being asked to promote getting vaccinated….. It is April 19, 2021, and Trump is still talking about Hillary Clinton and Christopher … 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

Exurban sprawl libertarians become a tasty treat as Trump campaign tries to kill its own voters

Negligence is not a feature of libertarianism but it is a tasty bug as the Trump campaign ignores local ordinances and continues to spread the pandemic, mainly in smaller US cities … Read More

This is a no brainer. Vote Mamie Dee Melvin.Florida House District 33..Air Force Veteran

jlmiller.us/… Webpage secure.actblue.com/… Florida needs your support for this fine candidate… VOTE ! x x YouTube Video  I was born in North Carolina and raised in Clinton and Columbia South Carolina.  I lived in … Read More

Mount Kilimanjaro is on fire.

The highest free-standing mountain on earth is on fire—Mount Kilimanjaro (elevation 19,341above sea level) located in Tanzania.  Africa's tallest peak consists of three dormant volcanic cones – Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. Wildfires have … Read More

People in the Villages are Dying from Covid, Scott wants seat filled & Desantis's bloody hands

http://www.villages-news.com/… This is just beyond brutal.   I do not know how many were conservative but this is how it shaped up yesterday in central Florida.    2020 is beyond scary … Read More

Idiots in charge ! What part of there is no economic recovery if people are sick and dying.

I have never seen such stupidity and idiot leadership in one country in my life.      Do I have faith in the American people to wear a mask and … Read More

all those number 6's at the Villages, and Ghislaine made a Dead Pool

How good are the cameras at Rose M. Singer Center (Rikers for Women)? The goods: laundry, baggage, etc. and the tapes, oh so many tapes. Is the GOP “so far … Read More

GA-Sen A & B: AJC, “Georgia senators avoid criticizing Trump for sharing ‘white power’ video”

Not exactly the headline sitting Senators should see from The Atlanta-Journal Constitution: U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler have avoided criticizing President Donald Trump even after his posts on … Read More

Trump golfed today because of NJ rain, retweeted White Power cry, and turned into Sgt. Schultz

So two DNI directors are lying, because it looks like Trump continues to do Russia’s bidding, however badly. And Trump lies because that’s the default position, because like Sargent Schultz, … Read More

Is There A Breaking Point With GOP Governors When It Comes to COVID-19? Probably Not.

Most GOP governors have decided that it is better to have an “open” economy than save lives during the coronavirus pandemic.  The worst of them never lockdown their states (see … Read More

Humanity's footprint on the earth has lightened, nature rebounds but also takes turn for the worse.

We are getting a pretty good look at what a rapid transition to green energy would look like if we ever act to slow down the looming apocalypse. Of course, … Read More

COVID-19 detected near key Amazon reserve that is home to a number of uncontacted tribes.

“The Whites cannot destroy our house for, if they do, things will not end well for the whole world. We are looking after the forest for everyone, not just for … Read More

SC-Sen: The New Republic, “How Lindsey Graham (R) Could Lose in 2020”

The New Republic has a new piece out about the upcoming U.S. Senate race between U.S. Senator “Leningrad Lindsey” Graham (R. SC) and Jaime Harrison (D. SC), who has proven … Read More

A Poem Tonight for Our Kurdish Friends by One of Their Own – Cigerxwîn.

Who am I? Who am I, you ask? The Kurd of Kurdistan, a lively volcano, fire and dynamite in the face of the enemy. When furious, I shake the mountains, … Read More

Chaos in America..We are afraid..This is a warzone.

People need to be in the street.  People need to be demanding action not words from legislators and we need to start impeachment precedings from any one and any party … Read More

Iceberg calving from Greenlandic glaciers surges as 2019 surface melt season may be record-breaking.

“When you look at several decades, it is best to sit back in your chair before looking at the results, because it is a bit scary to see how fast … Read More

The Death of Shame Isn't the Problem; It's the Death of Guilt

Bret Stephens has a column in today’s New York Times: Trump and the Annihilation of Shame, which starts from the death of Charles van Doren — back in the 1950s … Read More

Today in EVs: Cobalt: What is it good for (absolutely nothing?). Plus: 250kW Superchargers go live

1) Cobalt In High-Nickel Batteries: Does It Do Anything Useful At All? Of all of the components of a lithium-ion battery, cobalt has historically been one of the more expensive … Read More

Utter Madness

This is not the politics of envy, this is utter madness Runaway inequality has created a world where 62 people own as much as the poorest half of the world's … Read More

Is ISIS Disintegrating ???

Word out of Iraq from yesterday is quite different the what I see in the morning war coverage out of MSM/corporate media. — Over in Iraq the coalition has set … Read More

UPDATE2 Israel: Netanyahu coalition announced at 61 seats. Kulanu leaks “63 seat voting block”

Recall all the stories telling us how Likud and Benjamin (“Bibi”) Netanyahu had won a great victory at the polls on March 17th ??? Well, it's not just Fox News. … Read More

Tikrit artillery barrages augmented with U.S. air strikes

The southwest section of Tikrit is a burning ruin. After a week of artillery the residences have been leveled and bombs left by the ISIS and allied Sunni fighters have … Read More

Bad Week for the Black Flags in Syria and Iraq

All in all this looks to have been the worst week for the Islamists since May of 2011 when Osama bin Laden was killed and his files and computers were … Read More