MLK over Trump…All Day, Any Day. Especially this day.

A great contrast. A great embarrassment for Americans. A great embarrassment for human government. A great embarrassment for a government of the people. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/mlk-day Image by Ann Telnaes on Substack (who resigned from the Washington Post when Bezos nixxed her cartoon).Her cartoon is shown in the link to “when Bezos nixxed her cartoon” (opens in a new window , or Continue Reading

California Weather Whiplash a Hallmark of Warming

After two wet winters fueled the growth of grasses and brush — ideal kindling for fires — across SoCal mountains and hillsides, the last few months saw an abrupt shift to record-dry conditions. This kind of weather whiplash is a hallmark of global warming. Source: Sammy Roth (LA Times) via For reality – by Bill McKibben – The Crucial Years

50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from the catastrophic shocks of climate change

“Climate Dad” on Twitter/X (@ClimateDad77 ) Shared :“Building a system around unending economic growth has destroyed absolutely everything, including itself.” — from Twitter/X at https://x.com/ClimateDad77/status/1879915052331139411On sharing this from Dr. Genevieve Guenther @DoctorVive“The global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from the catastrophic shocks of climate change unless immediate action by political leaders is taken to Continue Reading

Patrick Reinsborough:

https://bsky.app/profile/giantwhispers.bsky.social/post/3lfokhmg2xs2v “There are more continuities between Obama, Trump and Biden that most people realize. Even on #climate where all three administrations fought to prevent young people from arguing in court that they have a right to a livable planet. #C   https://www.commondreams.org/news/juliana-v-united-states

Thoughts and Prayers about EcoCrisis-induced Wildfires

There’s something actually disturbing about “messages of comfort and support” (see https://www.oikoumene.org/news/amid-california-fires-we-have-the-certainty-of-the-accompaniment-of-the-love-of-god) for victims of disasters when there is NO TALK of working on addressing the causes of the conditions that create more and more of these disasters. Of course, there is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with this message, such as the one I shared, but when we hear all of Continue Reading

Our economy has BIG problems (sorry Dems) because of Ecological devastation

I have many problems with the Democrats arguing this: Trump’s claim that “we had the best economy ever” under him is a lie because the “economy is actually the best ever RIGHT NOW, under Biden, and that it’s ‘proven” by lower unemployment, falling inflation rates, and record Stock Market levels. Those are TYPICAL measures, but also VERY deceptive in that Continue Reading

Bad argument Dems make

This is a bad argument: “Strongest economy in history” is nonsense, of course. But Dems citing of certain statistics to say Biden economy is best is also bunk. I’m also not setting up any ridiculous “both sides” argument. I’m complaining about the claim by many Dems that this economy we have right now is the “best ever”. That’s not how Continue Reading