No wonder Donald Trump was tweeting mean things about Sadiq Khan right before he landed. The trolling of Trump in the UK began while Air Force One was still in the air. An art student mowed the words "climate...
I have lain awake and honestly wondered if the human species might not just be too stupid to survive. We are a species handicapped by greed, that's nothing new. But to abandon long term survival in the service of...
The western United States is, famously, in the grips of its worst megadrought in a millennium. The Colorado River, which supplies water to more than 40 million Americans and supports food production for the rest of the country, is...
Oh, man, this is another one of those You Can't Make This Up moments. But it's really happening, down in the Lone Star state, where being a first class a-hole seems to be a condition precedent for running for...
I love the smell of Ted Cruz obfuscating in the morning. It smells like bullshit. https://twitter.com/betsy_klein/status/1362463765992787968 Here's a version that's not clipped. Cruz has his wingnut coterie defending him, per usual. I don't know if he realizes that they're only adding comedy...
Trump, a man with known affinity for ocean-front property, has asked the White House counsel to "look into buying Greenland." Before anyone begins instinctively lashing out at Trump's recklessness in pursuing a stupid deal, let's stand back and...
(Above: Oregon's Senate President Peter Courtney) Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney announce today he doesn’t have the votes to pass the climate change legislation that caused Senate Republicans to flee the state and seek the protection of armed militias. Democrats need 16...
This should be some kind of a weekend. Emergency and health resources are already challenged to the max and along comes Hurricane Ida, sparking emergency evacuations. I don't know what Hell is like, but Louisiana and Mississippi will do...

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.

— Margaret Mead