Received this e-mail today from VoteVets in support of Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: x YouTube Video Exciting news out of North Carolina today. We just announced a major ad buy featuring former U.S. Army Captain and Fayetteville, North Carolina resident Amy Rutkowske sharing an important reminder of Thom Tillis’ selfish votes that…
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Siberia's record heat caused an oozing tundra soil full of methane to blast rock and ice to the sky.
Due to a buildup in methane in a rapidly heating Siberia, an explosion occurred that tossed boulders of frozen soil and ice “hundreds of metres” into the sky from the epicenter of the blast in the Yamal Penninsula. The powerful blast site was discovered by accident when a TV news crew flew over the 165-foot deep…
The “Build The Wall” Contractor's Odious Record.
Trump has proclaimed Fisher Sand & Gravel, subsidiary of Fisher Industries, his favorite contractor for the wall against Mexico. http://www.cnn.com/…www.enr.com/… Wow, a presidential endorsement! They must be really special! In fact, I found a whole web page at “Good Jobs First” dedicated to how cool they are. The company has only paid $1.8 million in…
GA-Sen A: David Perdue (R) Caught Lying About His Record On Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions
Add him to the list: U.S. Sen. David Perdue’s latest ad opens with a direct-to-camera assertion from the Republican: “Health insurance should always cover pre-existing conditions for anyone. Period.” It’s his latest attempt to play to the middle of the electorate in a tight race against Democrat Jon Ossoff. Libertarian Shane Hazel is also in…
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 look like, but only idiots in the WH PR team would choose Monty Python weights WaPo’s Philip Bump addresses how Taskforce head, Pence frames the…
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 is a colorless gas and comes from natural and human-made sources. The gas is a danger to humans because it traps heat into the atmosphere…
MT-Sen: Steve Daines (R) Caught Lying About His Record Gutting Health Care In New Ad
Kudos to Emily Singer at The American Independent for capturing this: x After several positive ads, Montana U.S. Sen. @SteveDaines (R) re-election campaign with a contrast ad against @SteveBullockMT (D) on health care. Links Bullock to Biden and Pelosi. First aired this AM in Butte-Bozeman per @Ad_Analytics. #mtsen #mtpol pic.twitter.com/4em1fy8Zhe— Greg Giroux (@greggiroux) July 3,…
56,000 cases: a new US daily record for COVID cases
And no it’s not about testing levels, which are nowhere near what needs to be done; and then there’s the lack of contact tracing. This in addition to the numbers that are probably under-reported. Andy Slavitt tells us we need not freak out (yet): x COVID Update July 2: Why not to freak out. 1/…
Oh TRAGEDY! Bars Are Shut Down Again in TX! And FL Hits Another Record High With COVID-19
Texas Governor Greg “We Cannot Go Backwards!” Abbott announced today that they are closing the bars and imiting restaurant capacity in Texas: One day after pausing additional efforts to reopen Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced another round of restrictions, including closing bars and limiting restaurant occupancy. The executive order requires Texas bars to close at…
Kudlow says we just have to “get used to” record COVID cases and deaths (as well as post-racism)
Also, Larry Ludlow says that the election of Obama proves there is no systemic racism, much like two-handing a glass of water and shuffling down 11o ramps is not a sign of deteriorating abilities. Executive decision on tonight's #DickAward goes to Larry Kudlow who doesn't give a fuck about people dying, and those who lose their…
Siberia's record-breaking heat spreads across the Arctic kick-starting an early melt season.
There is no vaccine or hydroxychloroquine dosage that can stop an exceptional heating event happening in the Arctic. In Siberia, an intensifying heatwave threatens a disastrous melt season across the Arctic, once again. Summer is coming. We should brace ourselves for an ominous and dangerous summer of wildfire and powerful storms as intense ice melt and permafrost…
Mitt Romney: U.S.' coronavirus testing record 'nothing to celebrate whatsoever'
The best I can say about Mitt Romney is that he ran for president as a Republican and somehow isn’t a garbage heap of hate and willful stupidity. The second best thing I can say about him is Donald Trump despises him, which means he must be doing something right. Today, he spoke truth to…
Joe Biden To Set The Record Straight On Tara Reade’s Allegation On MSNBC's “Morning Joe”
From the New York Times: Joseph R. Biden Jr. will publicly address an allegation of sexual assault for the first time in an appearance on morning television on Friday, after weeks of silence on the issue that had prompted frustration from Democrats and attacks from Republicans seeking to weaken him for a general election contest against President Trump. Mr….
We have upset the natural cycles. Oceans are the warmest on record; whole ecosystem collapse by 2030
Parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans all hit the record books for warmth last month, according to the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Information. The high temperatures, particularly in the tropics, will help in forecasting the fierceness of the Atlantic hurricane season, and “the eruption of wildfires from the Amazon region to Australia,…
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D. TX) Helps The TX Dem Party Continue To Register Record Number Of Voters
Received this e-mail from Rep. Joaquin Castro (D. TX-20) on behalf of the Texas Democratic Party: The right to vote is fundamental to who we are as Texans and Americans. That’s why the Texas Democratic Party is rolling out a new tool called Register Texas to ensure that everyone who needs to register to vote…
#BidenBounce “The Dow racked up its second-biggest point gain on record Wednesday”
Those who cheerlead and tout for Capital got good news yesterday as markets went up 700+ points after the Biden delegate victories on super-Tuesday. The Trump regime has featured the eight lowest drops in stock market history. Investing.com – The Dow racked up its second-biggest point gain on record Wednesday, driven by a surge in healthcare stocks…
Make stock market record highs and low unemployment Trump’s failure
A meme about the stock market recently got my attention. It brought not only rage and tears, but also confirmation about what we must be fighting for now. The meme was simple enough, but poignant. The next time you feel poor, and can’t fill your gas tank, and you hold back tears trying to put together a…
Trump's new daily tweet record: over 123, plus Twelve GOP impeachment defenses of Trump
Doug Collins: “That was the most lack of integrity thing I’ve seen in my whole life.” Trump was panicked today as a marathon House judiciary committee continued late into the night, with a resumption at 10am ET Friday. Trump's tweeted more today than Barack Obama did in February through December 2016. He's tweeted more in the…
Louie Gohmert tries to sneak the whistleblower's name into the Congressional record
America’s stupidest congressional representative decided to test his ethical responsibility. NEW: GOHMERT became the first lawmaker to publicly name a person purported by some Trump allies to be the whistleblower. Schiff warned there could be ethics consequences for something like this, though his office is declining to comment. https://t.co/nzDXoovdtc — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 12,…
She did better this Christmas but let's set the record straight.
The Christmas season is upon us and even the decorations get politicized. I saw a commercial of Be Best Melania walking through her decorative WH theme this year. I have to admit she did so much better than the bloody trees and spooky decorations of Christmas Trump past. I started reading the comments of…
