I have heard a number of TV weather types speaking openly of climate change. Better late?
Heatwaves both sides of the country made it the hottest on record, in the U.S., reports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Records go back 127 years.
The average June temperature across the contiguous U.S. was 72.6 degrees F (4.2 degrees above average), making it the hottest June in 127 years of record keeping and surpassing the record set in June 2016 by 0.9 of a degree.
Eight states — Arizona, California, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Utah — also saw their hottest June on record. Six other states — Connecticut, Maine, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming — marked their 2nd hottest June.
The average June precipitation across the U.S. was 2.93 inches, matching exactly the historical average for the month, though some states had extremes in rainfall — either too much or too little. For example, South Dakota saw its driest June on record while Mississippi had its second wettest.
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will begin on Friday July 23, 2021 and ends on Sunday August 8. As a kid I LOVED the Olympics. Now Jim McKay is dead and they only seem to cover sports that the USA is sure to medal in. #boring #oldguycomplaints
Nigeria stuns Team USA basketball in Olympic tune-up for one of biggest upsets in international history
Part of me likes the real life proof of Darwinism, but the idea that these dumb meat sacks are breading a super variant bothers the fuck out of me.
Almost all new COVID-19 cases are among people who have not been vaccinated
Speaking of dumb meat sacks, Brazil’s President has out Trumped Trump.
“If the government had bought vaccines early, we would have saved a lot of lives. We have a President who does not believe in science. He believes in herd immunity.” The senator insists his inquiry is not partisan. “The virus does not choose political parties,” he told us. “Everyone is dying.”
From the outset of the pandemic, the Brazilian leader has been dismissive of Covid-19, calling it “a little flu.” Asked last year about deaths from the virus he replied “that’s a question for a grave digger”.
Nicaraguan President and one time Ronald Reagan Boogeyman, Daniel Ortega, is fucking up.
Police in Nicaragua have arrested two student activists and three members of the Farmers’ Movement in its latest crackdown on the opposition.
Among those arrested on Monday night was Medardo Mairena, who was planning to run for the Nicaraguan presidency.
His arrest brings the number of presidential hopefuls detained since the beginning of June to six.
President Daniel Ortega is expected to stand for a fourth consecutive term in the election in November.
Police said in a statement that the activists detained on Monday were under investigation for allegedly threatening Nicaragua’s “sovereignty” under a controversial new treason law introduced in December.
If it seems like the fundraising never ends, it is because the fundraising never ends. And yet, I love this appeal from Sarah McBride. “Big wins start early”
https://actblue.com/Sarah 600 days
