GWYNNE DYER: Spanish election — Franco’s ghost? July 20, 2023 Spain has been a democracy since 1975, but right-wing Vox leader may dream of filling former dictator’s shoes Spain’s far right Vox party leader Santiago Abascal says he is open to forming national and regional governing coalitions with the mainstream conservative People’s Party after the … Continue reading Dyer-Spain, the far Right, The burning sun, the future . . .
Bloomberg Opinion Can Cottage Cheese on TikTok Save the Dairy Industry? Dairy companies are riding a nice wave thanks to the #cottagecheese trend, but cows don’t operate on social media’s timing. By Amanda Little — July 18, 2023 TikTok influencers performed a kind of alchemy in recent weeks when they created ice creams, dips, cookie … Continue reading Can Tik-Tok Cottage Cheese Save the Dairy Industry? (What — Cottage Cheese Is Cool??)?
Gwynne Dyer — Climate Crisis Speeding Up “What we’re seeing is climate impacts that scientists thought would accompany certain temperatures happening far more rapidly, with far more devastating effects than had been forecast,” said Dr. Simon Nicholson of the Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment at American University. “We didn’t think that the Arctic would crash … Continue reading Dyer- Climate Tipping Points Are In Sight & Near
Gwynne Dyer — July 12, 2023 Boing! Just like that! The Anthropocene officially started on July 11, we’re not in the Holocene anymore. That golden age of warm, stable climate in which humans started farming, grew their population a thousandfold, and created high-energy, hi-tech civilizations is at an end. “I was there when the Anthropocene … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Two Long-Range Weather Reports
From: A Federal Judge Asks: Does the Supreme Court Realize How Bad It Smells? New York Times — July 14, 2023 By Michael Ponsor I joined the federal bench in 1984, some years before any of the justices currently on the Supreme Court. Throughout my career, I have been bound and guided by a written … Continue reading Quote of the Week: What to Think About When We’re Not Thinking About the Weather