https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2018/oct/13/nightmare-on-downing-street-cartoon
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/opinion/nancy-pelosi-midterms-democrats-republicans.html
The editorial board knows but cannot speak.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/business/jared-kushner-taxes.html
There is a problem with the tax system.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/hurricane-michael-fema-search-rescue-florida.html
The Sovereign State of Florida is sometimes happy to be part of the Union.
More than air conditioning is needed to make a beach a place to live.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/12/science/cats-v-rats-in-new-york-the-rats-win.html
There should be plague.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/opinion/sunday/real-estate-housing-market-dream-home.html
Candace Jackson is wrong.
Her living requires her opinion.
I can design and build my studio.
I cannot design an house and barn.
I need help.
Sooner is better.
As soon as you can is best.
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https://www.juancole.com/2018/10/activism-emisssions-dramatically.html
This should be a Times headline.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/24/dutch-government-ordered-cut-carbon-emissions-landmark-ruling
"This article is over three years old."
on the left sidebar.
"
“Before this judgement, the only legal obligations on states were those they agreed among themselves in international treaties,” said Dennis van Berkel, legal counsel for Urgenda, the group that brought the suit.
“This is the first a time a court has determined that states have an independent legal obligation towards their citizens. That must inform the reduction commitments in Paris because if it doesn’t, they can expect pressure from courts in their own jurisdictions.”
In what was the first climate liability suit brought under human rights and tort law, Judge Hans Hofhuis told the court that the threat posed by global warming was severe and acknowledged by the Dutch government in international pacts.
“The state should not hide behind the argument that the solution to the global climate problem does not depend solely on Dutch efforts,” the judges’ ruling said. “Any reduction of emissions contributes to the prevention of dangerous climate change and as a developed country the Netherlands should take the lead in this.”"
Here is the backstory of the Republican and Trump position on international law.
It is no wonder the reactionaries are up in arms.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/up_in_arms
Petroleum and coal should be heavily taxed as they come out of the ground or across the U.S. border.
All the multitude of forms of fossil carbon should be taxed proportionately.
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Paul KrugmanVerified account @paulkrugman
Paul Krugman Retweeted Jake Tapper
The idea that climate policies would "destroy our economy" is disinformation spread by fossil-fuel interests and right-wingers. No serious analyses suggest that a carbon tax or equivalent would wreak havoc 1/
@jaketapper
In 20 years what are you going to be able to say to your children or my children about the three steps you took to mitigate v climate change?
Rubio: “we’re going to have to do something about the impact on low-level coast areas...but I’m also not going to destroy our economy.”
Cities do better than suburbs but not so well as subsistence farming.
I do not love laboring.
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/14/northern-ireland-hard-brexit-hard-border-owen-paterson
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/oct/14/nicola-sturgeon-touts-common-sense-brexit-alternative
Joining the E.U. was a bad idea.
Leaving the E.U. is a worse idea.
The E.U. would not have it any other way and said so.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland#Economic_boom_and_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932011_Icelandic_financial_crisis
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https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2018/10/sacramento-housing-in-september-sales.html
Sales are down and inventory is up.
The developers have gotten their numbers wrong again.
It is not yet a bust but the clock is running.
I speculate that the commute is too long.
High speed rail would help.
There would need to be "subways" at both ends.
The boring company will be tried.
Elon Musk is hitting political and physical problems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
I admire him.
He has made it work so far.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/opinion/sunday/saudi-arabia-mbs-jamal-khashoggi.html
Nicholas Kristof has done his homework.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitsky_Act
"If Saudi Arabia cannot show that Jamal is safe and sound, NATO countries should jointly expel Saudi ambassadors and suspend weapons sales. The United States should start an investigation under the Magnitsky Act and stand ready to impose sanctions on officials up to M.B.S.
America can also make clear to the Saudi royal family that it should find a new crown prince. A mad prince who murders a journalist, kidnaps a prime minister and starves millions of children should never be celebrated at state dinners, but instead belongs in a prison cell."
M.B.S. should lose his head.
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