CNN is facing unsettling news in uncertain times Pointer Institute, Tom Jones. Oct. 27. 2022 (AP Photo/Ron Harris) Looks like major changes are coming to CNN. And not in a good way. Chris Licht, chairman of CNN, sent a memo to staff Wednesday, writing that a “noticeable change” is on the way. The memo came … Continue reading CNN: In Trouble
From the Washington Post – Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ may be the best novel of 2022 By Ron Charles — October 25, 2022 at 2:08 p.m. ET It’s barely Halloween. The ball won’t drop in Times Square for another two full months, and more good books will surely appear before the year ends. But I … Continue reading Midweek Book Review
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
CNN Before and after: See how the Mississippi River and its tributaries have dropped to record lows Angela Fritz & Brian Miller — Oct. 22, 202( (CNN) – Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region’s worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and … Continue reading CNN Shocker: Mississippi Drying Up, Fast; River Traffic Slowwws . . .