Jonathan Koomey
Climate solutions/IT innovation. Books: amzn.to/2xZl6W0 + amzn.to/2eiZE2C. Latest article in Science: bit.ly/2vOm0b9
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Stupid Chuck Todd Statement Of The Day: Biden's Taking COVID 'Too Seriously'
For Chuck Todd, there is no issue for which he doesn't have a "bothsides" remark.
Gas Stoves Are the Scariest Thing in the Kitchen
As a Climate Person, I strongly believe we urgently need to electrify everything and ditch natural gas completely. The problem is, I love my gas stove. But though gas stoves are comparatively easy to cook with, they’re actually incredibly dangerous.
Trump called military personnel 'suckers' and 'losers'--and now he's fighting to disenfranchise them
During the tumultuous fight for Florida in 2000, Mark Herron, an attorney for Al Gore's campaign, sent a memo to the team's recount observers urging them to challenge arriving absentee ballots that weren't properly postmarked. The race for Florida,...
Facts Are Facts
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine looked at the current COVID outbreak in Tennessee and broke the hospitalization numbers down by...
Jonathan Koomey
Masks work.
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Fuels, not fire weather, control carbon emissions in boreal forest
A team led by Northern Arizona University found that the amount of carbon that burns in wildfires in western boreal forests depends more on available fuels than on fire weather such as drought conditions, temperature, or rain.
"Character is Destiny" by David French
In September, David French debated Christian author Eric Metaxas on the question, “Should Christians vote for Trump.” David said no. This was his opening arg...
The Upside to Fewer Cancer Screenings in 2020
Screenings save lives, but can do serious harm too
An Expedition Deep Into an Underworld of Online Hate
In “Culture Warlords,” Talia Lavin immerses herself among white supremacists and neo-Nazis, then tells us what she found.
White House science office says Trump ended COVID pandemic as US hits record cases
The White House science office listed "ending the COVID-19 pandemic" as the top accomplishment of President Trump's first term, even as the U.S.
The Press Is Giving Trump a Free Pass, Again
Media outlets appear to be operating on the assumption that Trump will lose, and are covering his latest scandals accordingly.
This is where reasonable people give up on you
If you weren’t convinced by the horrid treatment of refugees seeking asylum (or erroneously claimed that Obama’s treatment, while not great, was equivalent) … If you weren’t…
Comedian sets internet ablaze with viral parody of Trump’s cultish and freezing fans
On Wednesday, comedian Blaire Erskine posted a parody video to Twitter, with herself playing a Trump supporter stoically braving freezing weather to see the president. Trump has come under fire for his rally in Omaha, Nebraska, for leaving elderly...
Trump’s COVID Task Force Is Livid Over the Trump White House’s ‘We Ended COVID’ Report
“There’s no world in which anyone can think that is true.”
Wisconsin Officials Urge Shift To In-Person Return Of Absentee Ballots
With just one week until Election Day, Wisconsin election officials are urging voters to return absentee ballots in person, if they haven’t already done so.
It’s Basically Too Late To Vote By Mail Now
In many states, Tuesday was the last recommended day by which to drop your ballot in a mailbox. From now, voters are being encouraged to leave them in official drop boxes or vote in-person.
The Only Time in History When Men on Horseback Captured a Fleet of Ships
A Dutch fleet stuck in the ice. A group of French soldiers sent to capture it. What could go wrong?
How Trump Maneuvered His Way Out of Trouble in Chicago
When his skyscraper proved a disappointment, Donald Trump defaulted on his loans, sued his bank, got much of the debt forgiven — and largely avoided paying taxes on it.
Jonathan Koomey
We need to stop rich people from rigging the system. This example shows why the entire Trump crime family should have been jailed long ago, but people let them get away with it.
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