World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C targetwww.theguardian.com Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds
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The lingering focus on Biden’s shaky debate obscures Trump’s major verbal miscues | Editorialwww.inquirer.com The president must now convince voters he has the mental acuity to do the toughest job in the world. The same bar does not exist for Trump, who loses no points for incoherence or incompetence.
Biden Narrows Gap With Trump in Swing States Despite Debate Losswww.bloomberg.com The incumbent trails his GOP rival by just 2 points across key states, a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult shows, even as three in 10 Democrats say he should leave the race.
Biden Narrows Gap With Trump in Swing States Despite Debate Losswww.bloomberg.com The incumbent trails his GOP rival by just 2 points across key states, a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult shows, even as three in 10 Democrats say he should leave the race.
QAnon Memes, F-Bombs, and Tribunals: As Biden Faltered, Trump Amped Up the Crazywww.rollingstone.com Trump quietly had his own week from hell while the media was hounding Biden
Wallace Shawn on Gaza: “The Anger of the Palestinians Cannot Be Ended by Killing Their Children”www.hollywoodreporter.com The playwright, actor, and member of Jewish Voice for Peace challenges the notion that all Jews support Israel's actions
20 Tuesdayssamantharosehill.substack.com Lesson #1: Totalitarian movements are mass organizations of atomized, isolated individuals.
The Supreme Court ruling on interstate air pollution is an echo of past failures to regulate CO2www.salon.com Two decades ago, Republicans chose to attack environmental regulations. Now we're paying the price
Newly released transcripts show prosecutors knew of Jeffrey Epstein's underage abuse prior to lenient plea dealwww.abc.net.au The Florida investigations uncovered Epstein's close ties to former president Bill Clinton and Britain's Prince Andrew, and his once-friendly relationship with former president Donald Trump.
Melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980sapnews.com A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating.
Infant death rate spiked in Texas after restrictive abortion law, study findswapo.st The study led by Johns Hopkins University researchers after the restrictive Texas abortion law also found an increase in the rate of deaths from birth defects.
Donald Trump and the Central Park Five: the racially charged rise of a demagoguewww.theguardian.com In 1989 five black and Latino boys were wrongfully convicted of raping a woman jogging in New York City. Leading the charge against them was a real estate mogul whose divisive rhetoric can be found in...
Farah Griffin: Trump talked about executing people at several White House meetingsthehill.com Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin said former President Trump talked about executing people multiple times at White House meetings. Farah Griffin joined Mediaite’s Aid…
Our Lawns Are Killing Us. It’s Time to Kick the Habit - Ecological Landscape Alliancewww.ecolandscaping.org by Mark Richardson This article was reprinted with permission from Native Plant News (Spr-Sum 2017), the member magazine of New England Wild Flower Society. Pristine turf grass lawns are as synonymous...