June 27, 2022

Without Roe v Wade, We NEED a Male Birth Control Pill

Jun 23, 2022

Skip to 18:20 for the interesting stuff.

June 27, 2022

Morning Mika: Despite Their Flaws, Democrats Are The Last, Best Hope Against Fascism

Truth.

June 27, 2022

Three Arguments to Avert Climate Despair: Simon Clark

Uploaded two weeks ago:

"The long arc of history bends toward economic efficiency."

That's great! Too bad we don't have long: arcs, time, opportunities, life!

June 26, 2022

Can YOU Fix Climate Change?

Hey, I'd be thrilled to see the Free Market solve the problem!
Anybody know where there's a free market? Or anything close to one?
Didn't think so!

June 25, 2022

Scientists Warn Of Spontaneous Death During Increasing "Wet-Bulb" Conditions

And, as we all know, air conditioning gives temporary relief, but ends up adding to the problem.

June 24, 2022

Clarence Thomas calls on Supreme Court to revisit gay marriage decision

June 22, 2022

Judge Upholds Defamation Suit Against Fox Corp

Pirro's lips must be pissed!

June 22, 2022

In world's first, Spain's Seville to name and classify heatwaves

Source: Reuters

June 22, 2022
2:42 PM EDT

MADRID, June 22 (Reuters) - Seville has introduced a pioneering system to name and classify frequent heatwaves that affect the city in Spain's arid south, which will tie meteorological forecasts to health impacts, Seville Mayor Antonio Munoz said.

The pilot project comprises three categories and will alert the population up to five days in advance of a heat event, he said in a statement late on Tuesday.

"We are the first city in the world to take a step that will help us plan and take measures when this type of weather event happens," the mayor said.

The heatwaves will be categorized on a three-level scale, and named in reverse alphabetical order. The first five will be called Zoe, Yago, Xenia, Wenceslao and Vega.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/worlds-first-spains-seville-name-classify-heatwaves-2022-06-22/

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Let's do that here!

June 22, 2022

'The system held, but barely': Jan. 6 hearings highlight a handful of close calls

By KYLE CHENEY and NICHOLAS WU, POLITICO
06/22/2022 04:31 AM EDT

In the end, just a handful of people decisively thwarted former President Donald Trump’s maneuvering to subvert the 2020 election.

The pivotal pushback by a core few players willing to defy Trump is emerging as a central theme of the Jan. 6 select committee’s case in its first four public hearings — without those people, the panel clearly believes, the former president would have achieved his goal of overturning Joe Biden’s victory.

Pence and Jacob

Nearly every component of Trump’s plan revolved around then-Vice President Mike Pence succumbing to pressure. In Trump’s view, Pence — who presided over the counting of state electors on Jan. 6, 2021 — could single-handedly reject Biden’s electors or postpone the count altogether and let GOP state legislatures approve pro-Trump electors instead.

Pence, relying on the advice of his counsel Greg Jacob, balked at Trump’s strategy. Jacob and other White House lawyers repeatedly told Trump the scheme was illegal.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/22/january-6-hearings-00041182

Other chart-topping hits from that day include Raffensperger’s refusal, The DOJ mass resignation threat, West Wing intervention, and Goodman’s diversion.

I hope none of these titles and phrases will be in future history books, as they will have become part of an anomalous hiccup in the American Journey.

June 22, 2022

Stacey Abrams backs winners in Georgia Democratic runoffs

Source: Associated Press

By JEFF AMY
2 hours ago


ATLANTA (AP) — Three Democrats endorsed by Stacey Abrams won runoffs for statewide office Tuesday, while two Republicans beat other members of their party who had been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

Bee Nguyen beat Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the Democratic race for secretary of state. Charlie Bailey beat Kwanza Hall in the party’s race for lieutenant governor, while state Rep. William Boddie Jr. beat Nicole Horn for the Democratic nod for labor commissioner. All three were endorsed by Abrams, meaning she got a racially diverse ticket for her November run against incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

Georgia Republicans chose their nominees in two heavily GOP districts in Tuesday runoffs. In the 10th Congressional District east of Atlanta, Mike Collins beat former Democrat Vernon Jones. In suburban Atlanta’s 6th District, Rich McCormick beat Jake Evans.

Both Jones and Evans lost badly after both were endorsed by Trump. That means that the majority of Trump’s choices who were opposed in Republican primaries in Georgia lost, including former Sen. David Perdue, who was blown out by Kemp in the governor’s race.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-georgia-atlanta-9eb076fbdbb352b0de022934ef4e6936

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So, do you suppose the broader Republican Party will clue into the fact that an endorsement by Trump guarantees NOTHING? Didn't think so!