(Stories grokked from Gwenda Bond, Robert J Bennett, John and Dan)
"This year, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas or ERCOT, the electric grid that services about 90% of Texas electricity, is scheduled to add almost as much wind as it has in the past five years combined and almost triple its solar capacity. Yes, in 2020. The grid operator’s latest figures indicate that they expect, by the end of the year to have 31,069 MW of wind and 6,035 MW of solar on the system, up from 23,860 and 2,281 MW of wind and solar at the end of 2019."
"A recent Pew Research Center survey shows Republicans 18 to 39 years old are more concerned about the climate than their elders. By a nearly two-to-one margin they are more likely to agree that 'human activity contributes a great deal to climate change,' and 'the federal government is doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change.'… Some of these young conservatives are starting environmental groups and becoming climate activists. And now they're pushing their party to do more." To be young and dumb once more. Good luck, young conservatives, your about to learn the GOP doesn't really give a shit about what you feel and has worked hard to indoctrinate you into their mind set. And at the very least, just wants your vote so they can continue the way they are. You and the Log Cabin Republicans can have picnics together and lament how the majority of the party doesn't listen to while still remaining wedded to what you think are conservative core principles.
"A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the 54-year-old man’s heart to stop, doctors reported Wednesday." Yeah, don't do that.
"'The curse of being sick in America is a lifetime of debt, which means you live a less-than-opportune life,' says Fentress, who is now 31 and still works for the senior facility, providing an essential service throughout the coronavirus pandemic. 'The biggest crime you can commit in America is being sick.'" Best healthcare system in the world, killing people with debt.
"Frontline healthcare workers are locked in a heated dispute with many infection control specialists and hospital administrators over how the novel coronavirus is spread – and therefore, what level of protective gear is appropriate." Yes. I've already been disciplined for it. My, "crime"? I pointed out how people in other departments weren't following protocol potentially exposing us to risks (proper PPE and posted warnings). And then four weeks later as our employee infection rates climbed, they asked for all of our help to point out non-compliance by filing reports. You can guess how many reports I've filed. Hint, somewhere less than 1. Also note while nominally about "science" and "medicine", the arguments are actually about liability and costs (for the hospitals).
"The first study to analyze the structure of the novel coronavirus from two waves of infection in a major city found that a more contagious strain dominates recent samples, researchers from Houston Methodist Hospital said on Wednesday."
Ma href="https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-09-23/young-adults-are-now-the-largest-group-of-americans-with-covid-19-cdc">"A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the median age of people with COVID-19 in the U.S. has declined over the spring and summer, with Americans in their 20s now accounting for more cases than people in any other age group." And while younger people are at less risk of dying from an infection, we are now seeing serious, long-term effects of infection from COVID-19 (such as heart, kidney, and liver damage).
"The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus."
"Kentucky Representative Attica Scott was arrested with a group of people accused of starting a fire at the Louisville Public Library not far from the church according to a report from LMPD."
"While many have moved over to Microsoft 365, some prefer a perpetual license for Office that allows them to purchase a product once and to have it forever. Microsoft usually releases perpetual updates to Office every few years, though some were concerned that Office 2019 would be the last perpetual update. Luckily for those who prefer a perpetual license, a new version is on the way." Hey Adobe and Quicken, might want to think about this.
"A new report by an Australian research group has identified and mapped more than 380 suspected detention facilities in China's western Xinjiang region… The Australian Strategic Policy Institute said in its report that these centers have been built and expanded, even as Chinese officials claimed most of the people sent to the facilities had 'returned to society.'"
"A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to abandon last-minute changes to the 2020 census schedule and extend the time for counting for an additional month… The preliminary injunction issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in the Northern District of California requires the Census Bureau to keep trying to tally the country's residents through Oct. 31."
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finally acknowledged Wednesday that photos that were part of a facial recognition pilot program were hacked from a Customs and Border Control subcontractor and were leaked on the dark web last year. Among the data, which was collected by a company called Perceptics, was a trove of traveler's faces, license plates, and care information. The information made its way to the Dark Web, despite DHS claiming it hadn't. In a newly released report about the incident, the DHS Office of Inspector General admitted that 184,000 images were stolen and at least 19 of them were posted to the Dark Web."
"The civil rights groups behind this summer's Facebook advertiser boycott are joining other critics to pressure the social network to do more to counter hate speech, falsehoods about the election and efforts to delegitimize mail-in voting."
"As chief justice, Roberts has occasionally shown moderation. He famously saved most of the Affordable Care Act — twice! And he more recently cast a surprising vote to preserve the constitutional right to an abortion (although he simultaneously signaled that this right is unlikely to last much longer)… But Roberts has shown no such moderation on voting rights. Among other things, Roberts dismantled much of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder (2013), and he’s joined decisions making it much harder for voting rights plaintiffs to prove they were victims of discrimination. On the basic question of who is allowed to vote and which ballots will be counted, the most important issue in any democracy, Roberts is still the same man who tried and failed to strangle the Voting Rights Act nearly four decades earlier."
"The Cuyahoga County Democratic Party is accusing Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose of trying to suppress voters in the general election."
"The FBI and the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said Thursday that they are investigating 'potential issues' with nine military ballots in one county. They believe the ballots were opened improperly, though they have not filed any charges or taken official action."
"Florida's attorney general is asking law enforcement agencies to open an investigation of a contribution made by billionaire and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg to help pay the fines and court fees of felons… Bloomberg this week raised some $16 million for a fund established by the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition to help felons who have completed their sentences vote in the upcoming election." Yes, conservatives will fight hard to make sure you can't vote.
"President Trump resumed questioning the integrity of this year's election on Thursday after the White House sought to walk back his earlier comments suggesting he might not accept the results if he were to lose… The back-and-forth started on Wednesday evening at a press conference."
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