Axios — Oct. 31, 2022 First look: Mike Pence’s new book reveals key moment before Jan. 6 Mike Allen, Axios In former Vice President Mike Pence’s “So Help Me God“ — out Nov. 15 — he describes a scene in November 2020, just after the election, when he and former President Trump met in the … Continue reading God Wants Mike Pence to Be President . . . Are We Ready?
The New World: Envisioning Life After Climate Change [Excerpts] By David Wallace-Wells New York Times — 10/28/2022 Climate change has led to roughly 1.2 degrees Celsius of warming so far, making the earth hotter now than it has ever been in the long history of civilization. . . . We know what put us in … Continue reading New Climate Change Impact Forecast: Massive, Drastic, Inescapable — But (Not Necessarily) Apocalyptic
Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality New York Times — By Max Bearak — Oct. 26, 2022 (Excerpts) With an annual summit next month, the United Nations assessed progress on countries’ past emissions commitments. Severe disruption would be hard to avoid on the current trajectory. – – – … Continue reading Climate: Looking for Good News. Not Finding Much.
[NOTE: Overall, the Feds are doing a good, even remarkable job pursuing and prosecuting Jan. 6 Capitol insurgents. But there are enough exceptions, notably in the FBI, that the fact needs to be reported on & assertively followed up. This report by NBC News is a needed example. To those who remember the civil rights … Continue reading The Story I Missed: Many FBI Agents Favored the Capitol Invaders on Jan. 6
NOTE: It took me awhile to realize it, but my joining the voting rights movement in Selma, Alabama in 1965 was like walking into a theater showing an action movie/thriller just in time for the climactic car chase and shootout: high excitement and historic triumph for the good guys. Within six months, it seemed to … Continue reading Quote of the Day: America’s Fatefully Conjoined Twins — Democracy & Autocracy