‘Mother Earth is angry’. Speaker Nancy Pelosi Earth’s most extensive tropical wetland engulfed in a wildfire since the beginning of January. Still, recently the fires have accelerated due to climate change and human stupidity and greed. Plantlife and iconic wildlife are paying a devastating price in this human-made ecological calamity. The Pantanal is a massive…
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New poll proves Republicans live in a fantasy world where our number of COVID deaths is 'acceptable'
These are gobsmacking, jaw-dropping numbers, and they tend to make me think Jim Jones and David Koresh were underachievers. Wow. I mean, WOW. These people are kookaburra cray-cray devotees of Cocoa Puffs. CBS News: Republicans see an America — to borrow Ronald Reagan’s famous test — better off today than it was four years ago, mainly, they say,…
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man
In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the…
The History of Trump's World Part 2
In Mel Brooks’ brilliant cinematic spoof, the ‘History of the World Part 1,’ world history is pilloried,parodied, and pushed to the limits, creating uproarious laughter, but that is a movie. In his most serious and somber, oh so somber voice the President credited the 1917(sic)Spanish flu with ending World War II. “The closest thing is…
the world has passed 20 million cases
offering the following from the Worldometers site: # Country, Other Total Cases New Cases Total Deaths World 20,005,383 +208,434 733,284 The reporting for today is not yet complete, but certain things are clear. First, there are places around the world that do not YET have the outbreak under control. This is particularly true in a…
People from around the world watched a video on COVID in America. They could not believe their eyes
This is truly sad to watch. Under Donald Trump, our country has been reduced to a laughingstock, a curiosity, and a pitiable mess. All of that is on display in this video from The New York Times. If you don’t feel like watching the whole thing, at the very least skip ahead to 6:05 to…
AZ, IA & GA-Sen A: Council For A Livable World Doubles Down To Destroy Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail today from the Council for a Livable World: You are playing an outsize role in some good news: Three Senate candidates endorsed by Council for a Livable World have had their chances of victory upgraded by professional race-watchers: Mark Kelly (D. AZ) Mark Kelly – Arizona: Kelly, the former astronaut has had his…
Wordometers shows new records for new cases for US and for world
Here are the final figures for the day: World 15,931,445 +289,028 641,885 +6,199 1 USA 4,248,327 +78,009 148,490 +1,141 The records are for new cases, both for the world and for the US for a single day And the US share of the new cases was 26.99 % We were better on the share of…
“This is Donald Trump's videogame fantasy world.”
That’s a line from a new VoteVet’s ad that debuted today on Morning Joe. There are a lot of memorable lines in the ad. It reminds people that Trump got 5 deferments to avoid service during Vietnam. It is worth your watching and sharing. You may want to watch it more than once. Just saying…….
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 equal global access to a covid-19 vaccine [W]e must urgently ensure that vaccines will be distributed according to a set of transparent, equitable and scientifically…
New daily records for both world and US
for new cases of Covid-19, according to Worldometers Please note — there are two more hours for them to update the numbers for the day Here are the numbers just before 7 PM EDT: # Country, Other Total Cases New Cases Total Deaths New Deaths World 12,604,412 +224,751 561,764 +5,141 1 USA 3,285,067 +65,068 136,556…
New daily records for both world and US – UPDATED X4
for new cases of Covid-19, according to Worldometers Please note — there are two more hours for them to update the numbers for the day Here are the numbers just before 7 PM EDT: # Country, Other Total Cases New Cases Total Deaths New Deaths World 12,604,412 +224,751 561,764 +5,141 1 USA 3,285,067 +65,068 136,556…
The Atlantic is rocket fuel for hurricanes; Heatwaves intensify across the World; 1.5C breach looms.
Most of us have been experiencing warm to hot temperatures. It doesn’t appear that the misery will go away any time soon. There is a lot of news lately on our warming planet. I shared a few articles on the subject, but they barely scratch the surface of what is barrelling towards us for this…
ME, NC, SC, IA, KS & GA-Sen A: Council For A Livable World Doubles Down To Flip All 6 Seats Blue
Received this e-mail today from the Council for a Livable World: Let's cut to the chase. Candidates face a critical fundraising deadline at midnight tonight, and you can help them reach their goals. Here are six top-notch candidates who can change the Senate: Sara Gideon of Maine is planning to retire Sen. Susan Collins. Cal Cunningham…
Forests to go the way of coral reefs, unable to keep pace in a warming world.
“We have to be aware that climate change and biodiversity loss are stress factors for ecosystems, for humans, for animals, and for the microbiome. Our research shows that if the different axes of the disease pyramid are destabilized, new infectious diseases can be expected, including for humans.” Dirk Schmeller, Université de Toulouse Forests, like the ocean,…
How the world got to 10 Million Covid cases
offered w/o further comment, other than to say watch the spread in the 2nd tweet below, mutiple times: A timeline of the pandemic's spread around the world as global #COVID19 infections hit the 10 million mark https://t.co/FfW2sYwDCA pic.twitter.com/PlmtgprYKi — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 28, 2020
IA, KS & GA-Sen A: Council For A Livable World Expands Number Of Target Seats To Flip The Senate
Received this e-mail today from the Council for a Livable World: The potential for flipping the Senate from red to blue has increased dramatically in the last three months. You can boost the momentum by contributing to the outstanding Senate candidates listed below in the next four days before the crucial June 30 Federal Election…
ME, KY & AZ-Sen: Council For A Livable World Doubles Down To End Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail today from the Council for a Livable World: I'm excited to share a new round of endorsed candidates with you soon, but for right now, I'm asking you to help some of the candidates in the closest Senate races in the country. While the Trump administration is widely blamed for its belated and…
New Der Spiegel cover tells you exactly what the world thinks of Trump
Hoo-boy. Guess Germans think things have gotten a little out of hand over here in Universal Studios’ Cautionary Tale Land. Der Feuerteufel – Ein Präsident setzt sein Land in Brand. Der neue SPIEGEL ist jetzt online – und ab morgen am Kiosk: https://t.co/jMJCX8fmLO pic.twitter.com/oRp1xUht9s — DER SPIEGEL (@derspiegel) June 5, 2020 Here’s a screen grab…
NC, CO & SC-Sen: Council For A Livable World Pushes To End Trump & Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail today from the Council for a Livable World: I have some much-needed good news: Senators who have staked their reputations on their close relationships with President Donald Trump and his dangerous policies are hurting at the polls. This is great for our endorsed Senate candidates. In North Carolina, Cal Cunningham (D) started the race…
