"The U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization says there is more lethal heat in our future because of climate change caused by our species on this planet. Even with advances in wind, solar and other alternative energy sources, and international pledges and accords, the world still derives about 80% of its energy from fossil fuels, like oil, gas and coal, which release the carbon dioxide that's warmed the climate to the current temperatures of this scalding summer." This summer is more than likely a spike summer. Unfortunately, we've been quickly turning temperatures reached during those upward spikes into the "relief" years when temperatures spike down.
"From the Pacific north-west to the southern Great Plains and on to the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor, more than 85 million Americans were on Sunday under excessive heat warnings or heat advisories issued by the National Weather Service (NWS)… The agency warned of 'extremely oppressive' conditions from Washington to Boston."
"As many as 49 million people are under heat alerts Monday spanning three distinct areas: the Northeast, the Plains stretching into portions of the South, and the Pacific Northwest."
One of the many reasons I support the space program… "But while the JWST flies through space, it's done more for us here on Earth than show images of distant galaxies. The technology developed to build the JWST has also helped improve the vision of millions of eye surgery patients… It's one of the latest examples in a long history of NASA inventions making an impact on everyday life." Besides, you know, the big rockets.
"The World Health Organization has activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, declaring the virus a public health emergency of international concern… The rare designation means the WHO now views the outbreak as a significant enough threat to global health that a coordinated international response is needed to prevent the virus from spreading further and potentially escalating into a pandemic." Here we go.
On the Media podcast with… "Early in the pandemic, weight was named a risk factor for severe covid-19. But what if the greater risk is poor medical treatment for fat people? This week, On the Media dives into the fictions, feelings, and fraught history of fat. Including how sugar and the slave trade laid the groundwork for American beauty standards."
"This, on a nationwide scale, became the recipe for a whole new problem for some U.S. stores: a glut of inventory… Big box stores like Target and Walmart are particularly working through an excess of certain items."
"Inflation is crushing rural America and driving some people to consider moving closer to cities in an effort to ease the financial stress, according to the latest analysis from one expert."
On the Media podcast with… "Gas prices are coming down. Inflation is still going up. Jobs are strong, yet recession fears abound. This week, On the Media dives into the contradictory mess of money news – and what it ultimately says about us." Long story short, with employment still going strong, recession is unlikely. The contrary position is "the indicators we follow are no longer relevant with global warming."
"The report, published last year, found that foster care agencies in at least 49 states and Washington, D.C., have been applying for Social Security on behalf of foster youth in their care who are eligible for death, disability or veterans' benefits. The agencies often keep the money, often without notifying the children, their family members or lawyers." When I say I want to reform the social safety net programs, these are the problems I'm talking about. Not the GOP talking point which is basically ending these programs.
"Pope Francis issued a historic apology Monday for the Catholic Church's cooperation with Canada's "catastrophic" policy of Indigenous residential schools, saying the forced assimilation of Native peoples into Christian society destroyed their cultures, severed families and marginalized generations in ways still being felt today."
Our well regulated militia strikes again… "A woman allegedly fired several gunshots into the air at Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas on Monday before police shot her and took her into custody, Dallas Police said… The incident began at about 11 a.m. when a 37-year-old woman arrived to the airport and went inside near the ticket counters, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said. She went to the bathroom and then exited wearing a hoodie, pulled out a firearm and began shooting, apparently aiming at the ceiling, he said."
"A California man, who claims Skittles candy contains a 'known toxin' that makes it "unfit for human consumption," is suing the manufacturer, Mars… That ingredient — titanium dioxide — is just one of the thousands of legal food additives in the U.S. In his lawsuit, Jenile Thames says Mars failed to warn consumers about the potential dangers of the ingredient, which is used as a color additive in Skittles."
"On Friday, the sheriff's office announced Cartwright had been arrested and charged for Garcia's death, adding investigators learned he is the owner of all the dogs responsible for the mauling."
"In Washington, Kevin McCarthy is the ultimate party-line Republican, one of former President Trump’s most loyal congressional foot soldiers and leading the charge in the GOP’s quest to regain control of the House in November… But back home in his district, Cora Shipley is skeptical." Again, in the authoritarian system conservative have built, eventually everyone is on the outs.
"Former President Donald Trump was reluctant to give a speech on January 7, 2021, that strongly condemned the violence at the US Capitol the day before and crossed out key lines in a draft, according to a new video released by the House January 6 committee that includes interview footage and the draft document."
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