"Are We Losing the Climate Change Fight? 'Godzilla' El Nino, Wildfires and Trump" | My interview with Zaza of @smartcookies.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px68...
Are We Losing the Climate Change Fight? 'Godzilla' El Nino, Wildfires and Trump | Prof. Michael MannYouTube video by The Smart Cookies Podcastwww.youtube.com
This makes me sad.
Ryan Marino, MD“Experts say camels comfortably beat the heat up to 40C…(but) in many parts of the Sahara, summer temperatures now frequently exceed 50C… (and) the unprecedented intensity of current heatwaves directly threatens their vital functions, turning this historically resilient animal into a climate victim”
"Hong Kong has officially recorded its highest ever temperature." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Hong Kong records hottest day ever as Typhoon Dolphin fuels heatwaveObservatory says 36.9C posted on Sunday is city’s highest official temperature since its records began 142 years ago, with storm driving intense heat in regionwww.theguardian.com
“a semi-private room in a nursing home is 48% more expensive than the median cost of full-time, home-based care.”
David DeWittFor more than 100,000 Ohio Medicaid recipients, worries build about the future of home care ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/06/f...
“The administration has quietly issued a sweeping regulation that seems to make political ideology, rather than scientific merit, the overriding determinant in all federal research and grant funding decisions.” /1
The White House's new, quiet plan to attack public health | OpinionThis proposed regulation is insidious. Political appointees would be given greater authority to decide who gets federal funds, with experts sidelined.www.usatoday.com
El-Sayed: "Notice how they used my full name, in echoes to exactly what they did against President Obama. At the end of the day, it's not radical to believe people should be able to afford their groceries, they should have healthcare, that the president should not be able to deny elections ... "
@mbkplus.bsky.social and I will have some thoughts on Compact 2.0/Neo-Compact on Monday's pod. We also somehow touch on Iran Contra, the Fast and the Furious, and Weekend at Bernie's II.
Live from Watt Hall with Milan & MikeMilan Markovic and Mike Boylan-Kolchin are two former college roommates who somehow ended up as professors in Texas. Tune in for incisive takes on higher education and academic life.livefromwatthall.transistor.fmAAUPTrump’s Compact 2.0 announced by Linda McMahon this week should be placed in the context of their failed 2025 “loyalty oath” compact that was defeated by students & faculty at every institution they offered it to. Organizing & collective pressure works. 1 🧵 www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Well I have a pretty good idea where I’ll be tomorrow between 3 and 5. #caturday
Finally, Chicago Is Getting A Cat Tour Of Its Own In Lincoln SquareBlock Club Chicago / by Alex V. Hernandez / July 8, 2026 LINCOLN SQUARE — Lincoln Square neighbors will be able enjoy a day of cat videos followed by a street tour showcasing the neighborhood’s feline...www.lincolnsquare.org
Trump’s Compact 2.0 announced by Linda McMahon this week should be placed in the context of their failed 2025 “loyalty oath” compact that was defeated by students & faculty at every institution they offered it to. Organizing & collective pressure works. 1 🧵 www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Huh: that musing about the 19th Amendment looking well, 👀.
Bryce CovertYikes. Women accounted for all of the job losses and all of the labor force decline in July, according to @nwlc.org
From David Lat: “women represent around 56% of U.S. law students. So to have men constituting two-thirds of SCOTUS clerks, in an age when women account for well over 50% of American law students, is notable.” Not the word I’d use but David does great work. davidlat.substack.com/p/supreme-co...
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet The October Term 2026 SCOTUS ClerksPlus Justice Kagan’s latest hires, Justice Jackson’s letter to clerkship applicants, and a demographic analysis of the OT 2026 clerks.davidlat.substack.com
How about representing one’s constituents…?
MeidasTouchSCOOP: Sen. Lisa Murkowski tells MeidasTouch most of her constituents OPPOSE Todd Blanche's confirmation, though she has not yet made a decision.
The best part is, per a prior Delaware ruling, I believe this is not covered by their insurance
HuffPostA majority of the money will go toward mental health treatment.
Tired of your Cybertruck? Now, you can drive something even more ugly and pointless! Buy now!
Katie (Brassafrass)What should we do with the People Movers that Dulles is doing away with? Wrong answers only.
