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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
David Brooks critique–“Making Peace With the Kamala Harris Nomination”
By David Brook Opinion Columnist in the NYT At the beginning of 2019 I wrote a column enthusiastically arguing that Kamala Harris was the Democratic Party’s strongest candidate to take on Donald Trump. My core argument was pretty simple: If Democrats hoped to … Continue reading
Ukraine’s bookstores are thriving, but a top printing plant took a deadly hit
Thanks to Pam P. KHARKIV, Ukraine — After a Russian missile strike in May, one of Ukraine’s largest book-printing plants looked like a massacre. Seven employees were dead, with more than 20 wounded, their blood on the walls that had … Continue reading
Cats and JD Vance
As editor not sure which cat-egory I should file this story about JD Vance in my cat-elog. The cat-calls he’s receiving seem to cat-ch him by surprise. He must be having cat-fits.
Posted in Animals, Politics, Satire
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Recycled bottle tops and tables made from shuttlecocks – the greenest Olympics?
Ciaran Varley and Dave Lockwood, BBC Sport journalists, Published23 July 2024 Thanks to Pam P. The organising committee of Paris 2024 has vowed to make it the greenest Games in Olympic history, with half the carbon footprint of London 2012 … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Sports
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Hope, hate, heal and grow
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Just One Question for Trump and Vance: What Is Wrong With You People?
By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist in the NYT (thanks to Diana C.) Ever since President Biden’s Sunday announcement that he would not seek re-election, clearly because of age, I keep thinking about Donald Trump’s and JD Vance’s contemptuous reactions to … Continue reading
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Nation’s Cats Lash Out at J.D. Vance in Million Meow March
Thanks to Pam P. WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Infuriated by J.D. Vance’s disparagement of childless cat owners, the nation’s cats are planning a mass protest at his next campaign appearance, the felines revealed on Wednesday. In a statement announcing what they … Continue reading
Are offshore wind turbines in Washington’s future?
If voters decide in November to keep the cap-and-invest program, the state has plans that could bring the technology to its coastal waters. by John Stang in Crosscut/ July 23, 2024 In an August 2016 photo, three wind turbines from Deepwater Wind … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, energy, environment, Government
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What Kamala Harris Believes (WSJ Opinion)
Ed note: Peeking out from my bubble, I read the WSJ today. There is an opinion piece blaming Barack Obama for orchestrating the exit of President Biden from the race. The editorial below outlines the criticisms of both Biden and … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics
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Heather Cox Richardson comments about Kamala Harris
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West Coast Seafood Watch Guide
Thanks to Kate B. and Mel B. As you see such menu choices as Chilean Sea Bass or Orange Roughy, please consider this very important guide — CLICK HERE
Posted in Animals, Cooking, environment, Food
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A new report found that renewables will officially surpass coal in energy production next year
Thanks to Pam P. Global electricity demand is rising at its fastest rate in two decades, but solar is on course to meet half of demand growth, says the IEA. Global electricity demand is forecast to grow by around 4% … Continue reading
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Comments from the future
Thanks to Pam P.
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Restoring Faith in Vaccines
Thanks to Ed M.
Biden Drops Out of Race, Scrambling the Campaign for the White House
By Peter Baker Peter Baker has covered the past five presidents and written multiple books about the presidency. President Biden abandoned his campaign for a second term under intense pressure from fellow Democrats on Sunday, upending the race for the White … Continue reading
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Trump explaining religion & being good
Thanks to Mike C.
Montage reflecting the “real” the Supreme Court
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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View from the Museum Tower’s Skybridge floor!
Thanks to Janet M. Ed note: Doubt that we’ll have a glass floor if/when the Skyline Skybridge materializes! Have you tried the one at the Space Needle–yikes!
Posted in In the Neighborhood
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Working on the art-decorated screens on the Museum Tower
Thanks to Mike C. Ed note: Does anyone know the current status of this long delayed construction project?
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The gaslighting makeover
Thanks to Pam P.