It’s interesting to track celebrities’ reactions to Trump. He actually has a few supporters: Ted Nugent, Jon Voight, Gary Busey, Loretta Lynn, Kirstie Alley, Mike Tyson and few prominent criminal/misogynist rappers. In general, they tend to be people whose career …
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Living Without Ice
Here’s an article on the importance of sea ice, and how the arctic is steadily losing it. Arctic summers will be ice-free in 30 years, possibly sooner if the current trend prevails.
Comparing the United States to Denmark
The meme below reminds me of a chance encounter I had with three exchange students from Copenhagen the other day. We were talking about Denmark’s #2 ranking in the World Happiness Index (behind Finland).
Trumps Opens the Arctic To Eco-Destruction, But Wells Fargo Won’t Participate
Always good to see things like this. If Wells Fargo, formerly one of the top criminal enterprises on Earth, can do this, anyone can. As these protesters say, “Finance the future, not fossil fuels.”
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Sanctuary Cities
Background for those living outside the U.S., from Wikipedia: Sanctuary cities refers to municipal jurisdictions, typically in North America, that limit their cooperation with the national government’s effort to enforce immigration law. Leaders of sanctuary cities say they want to …
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Activists Demanding UK’s Barclays to ‘Stop Funding the Climate Emergency’ Shut Down Nearly 100 Branches
From this article: In a coordinated action to pressure Barclays to stop financing climate destruction, Greenpeace activists on Monday morning shut down 97 of the British investment bank’s branches across the United Kingdom.
Religious-Driven Slaughter in India: Who Could Have Seen This Coming?
Take the largest secular democracy on Earth, and elect a president who refashions the federal government around state Hinduism, and expect no violence against the 172 million people identifying as adherents of Islam. That takes top-notch stupidity.
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Trickle-Down “Failure?” 40 Years of “Stupidity?”
Re: the meme here, a reader notes, “Trickle-down failure. 40 years of stupidity!!!!” It’s neither a failure, nor is it stupid. It’s done exactly what it was designed to do with surgical precision: further enrich the uber-wealthy at the expense …
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Using Public Transportation to Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled
Europe has a serious issue with the proliferation of cars. Last time I was in Copenhagen, there was a 100% tax on car purchases; now it’s 150%. A $30K car will cost you $75K. The Netherlands will ban all gas- …
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Climate Change Mitigation: Trump’s Interior Department Aiding the Enemy
From the New York Times: An official at the Interior Department embarked on a campaign that has inserted misleading language about climate change — including debunked claims that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial — into the agency’s …
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