Linkee-poo Sunday edition

Betty Ballantine. And so it goes.

"All of this, climate reports have emphasized, is likely to begin much sooner than previously expected, within the next 10 years in fact. But if you require a more visceral visual in order to really wrap your brain tentacles around the staggering scale of looming change, consider this scary map. Click on your city, and by way of comparison, the map reveals what the climate there will feel like in 2080." Note that for most of these stories they don't include such things as where animals will migrate to, what new problems that would create. Such as if NYC has the climate of Arkansas, that means fire ants, killer bees, chigger, and potentially alligators and various snakes not seen in NY will be moving in. Also, the plants you have, probably not going to survive well in the new climate. Including the crops grown locally.

"Hundreds of 'witches' marks' have been discovered carved into caves on the border between Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire - with some thought to signal a supposed entrance to 'hell'." Ah folk magic. It's amazing. But what is really amazing is, "Tours of the caves containing the witches' marks will start for the first time in late February." And now you know why this is a story. (Grokked form Matt Staggs)

"People who sell crafts and other goods on Etsy, an e-commerce site focused on handmade and small-batch products, say they woke up to a nasty surprise Friday morning when thousands of dollars were withdrawn from the bank accounts and credit cards sellers are required to have on file in order to have an Etsy storefront." (Grokked from Xeni Jardin)

"In a stunning decision, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and safety Eric Reid have reached a financial settlement with the NFL in their joint collusion complaint against the league and will take no further action in the case. While sources declined to offer specifics for the decision, Yahoo Sports was told on prior occasions that Kaepernick and Reid would only settle the complaint if a lucrative financial agreement was reached between the players and the NFL."

"The federal budget deficit in December totaled $13.5 billion, helping to push the deficit for the first three months of this budget year up 41.8 percent from the same period the previous year." Ah those good conservative fiscally responsible peoples. (Grokked from Joy Reid)

"The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Trump administration can add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The decision grants the administration's request for an immediate review of a lower court's ruling that stopped plans for the question. A hearing is expected to be held in April."

"Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has interviewed White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, she told CNN on Friday."

"President Donald Trump on Friday signed a national emergency declaration to address 'an invasion of our country with drugs, with human traffickers, with all types of criminals and gangs.' He also spoke about a wide variety of issues, including trade with China and the national debt." Fact checking the president.