Washington Post: Why monarch butterflies, now endangered, are on the ‘edge of collapse’ The International Union for Conservation of Nature placed the migratory insect on its endangered species list Thursday. By Dino Grandoni — July 21, 2022 The migratory monarch butterfly, a North American icon with a continent-spanning annual journey, now faces the threat … Continue reading Another Monarch Butterfly Doom & Gloom Report
What the Eco-Conscious Oligarch Will Soon Be Driving CNBC: — AUTOS Here’s what Cadillac’s new $300,000 electric sedan will look like FRI, JUL 22 2022 Michael Wayland @MIKEWAYLAND KEY POINTS GM on Friday unveiled the Cadillac Celestiq, previewing an upcoming car that will cost $300,000 or more when it goes into production by late 2023. … Continue reading Annals of Inequality: Bulletins on How the Other Half (of 001%) Gets By
Excerpts from, New York Times: There’s a Reason We Can’t Have Nice Things Bryce Covert — July 21, 2022 The United States is one of six countries in the world without a national guarantee of paid parental leave. Twenty-three other countries have universal child or family allowances. We spend just 0.2 percent of our gross … Continue reading Quote of the Day: The True American Exceptionalism
Here are three analyses of how the Ukraine war is unfolding, especially from Vladimir Putin’s perspective. The first is by Tatiana Stanovaya, a U. S.-based scholar who has observed Putin and tracked his thinking and actions for twenty years. She argues, in sum, that Putin has a plan for conquering and absorbing/erasing Ukraine, and despite … Continue reading Three-Part Thinkpiece: Putin, His War, And Ours?
NOTE: Kennedy v. Bremerton is the short name for this case, but it would be better dubbed the “Blow Another Big Hole In the Freedom from Religion & the First Amendment!” Case. As the respected SCOTUS blog noted, Rachel Laser, the president of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which represented the school … Continue reading God Save Us from the Supreme Court Theocrats!