Briefly Noted
“Why believe…..?” – Jill Lepore on Jan 6, Trump & America
“Why believe…..?” – Jill Lepore on Jan 6, Trump & America
March 13, 2023
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New Yorker
Briefly Noted
Recently Noted – Your Burger vs. Transatlantic Flight – how much CO2?
Recently Noted – Your Burger vs. Transatlantic Flight – how much CO2?
October 4, 2019
The New Yorker published “Value Meal: Impossible Foods wants to save the world by inventing a better burger” by Tad Friend in the 9/30/2019 issue. During the introductory paragraphs the following statistic was cited: Every four pounds of beef you eat contributes to as much global warming as flying from New York to London—and the average American eats that much each month.
Environment
The Environment, Trump, Koch Brothers & Big Money
The Environment, Trump, Koch Brothers & Big Money
June 5, 2017
The now publicly visible campaign by the Koch brothers and many others to make their decade’s long campaign to deny climate change bear new fruit in public policy. More evidence that the plutocrats are now so secure in their control over our politics and the government that they can come out of the shadows and rule directly through Trump.
Security State
FISA Court – Not a Court – an Administrative Rubber Stamp – Bureaucrats Dressed Up as Judges
FISA Court – Not a Court – an Administrative Rubber Stamp – Bureaucrats Dressed Up as Judges
July 11, 2013
The government and the press continue to refer to the FISA Court as a judicial review, a third party oversight of the government’s intrusions on our privacy. This misuse of words and concepts needs correction.