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Monthly Archives: October 2024
Regressive Burden: WA’s Climate Act Taxes the Working Class
by Casey Corr in the Post Alley commentary — thanks to Ed M. Twelve years ago, I left my hometown of soggy Seattle and moved to dry Yakima, where my wife and I bought land overlooking acres of shrub steppe … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Economics, environment, Politics
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Falsely justifying high tariffs – commentary by Heather Cox Richardson
William McKinley is having a moment (which I confess is a sentence I never expected to write). Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is elevating McKinley, representative from Ohio from 1877 to 1891 and president from 1897 to 1901, to justify … Continue reading
Will this judgement apply to his other crimes?
Thanks to Diana C. – Time’s cover a few month’s ago For six weeks, the former most powerful man in the world sat like an ordinary citizen in a drab courtroom, a criminal defendant being judged by a jury of … Continue reading
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From Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge to Juan Soto, Bryce Harper: 16 players in MLB playoffs who earn more than entire Tigers roster
from Sportskeeda – thanks to Mike C.
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A history of the “stolen” 2020 election by Heather Cox Richardson
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After a Decade, Scientists Unveil Fly Brain in Stunning Detail
Scientists have mapped out how 140,000 neurons are wired in the brain of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. By Carl Zimmer Oct. 2, 2024 A fruit fly’s brain is smaller than a poppy seed, but it packs tremendous complexity into that … Continue reading
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John Green, Jodi Picoult, Angie Thomas join publishers in lawsuit fighting Florida book bans
From GoodGoodGood – thanks to Pam P. Authors John Green, Jodi Picoult, and Angie Thomas have three things in common: They’re all majorly successful writers, their books have been banned in states across the country, and now, they’re joining a lawsuit to fight … Continue reading
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A frightening decline
Letter in the NYT – thanks to Mike C. At a town hall event in Michigan on Friday, Donald Trump was asked what actions he would take to keep autoworkers’ jobs in America. Here is part of Mr Trump’s answer verbatim: … Continue reading
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Lest we not forget the lessons we learned
Thanks to Sybil-Ann As the world fights to figure everything out,I’ll be holding doors for strangers,Letting people cut in front of me in traffic,Saying “good morning” to folks,Keeping babies entertained in grocery lines,Stopping to talk to someone who is lonely,Being … Continue reading
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Famous and lesser-known quotes from Jimmy Carter on hope, service, and humanity
Thanks to Pam P. While it’s no secret that Jimmy Carter is among the most overlooked and dismissed U.S. presidents of the modern era — and yet — he’s also one of the more remarkable and impactful leaders of the … Continue reading
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