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As gas lines appear in DC
A very public failure
Fossil fuel shortage hits DC
The anatomy of a stall
By piling on too many progressive policies once Biden created induced drag. Then with reduced power he pulled the nose up and increased the angle of attack beyond allowable limits. Conclusion: “It’s working!”
The value of a Woke education
An “A” in Equity and an “F” everywhere else. What’s the average?
The shame weapon and Beijing
Memo to the One World DepartmentFrom the Aberdeen Hong Kong proving groundsRe Effect of Mark 19 Super duper shame weapon on the Communist Party of China
Selling good intentions, getting bad results
One of the things progressives are good at is selling good intentions, whether racial justice, climate justice, clean energy and/or Middle Eastern peace. However the path to these laudable goals wends through riots, resegregation, carbon taxes, gas shortages and renewed war in Israel. Why is that? One theory is these bad things — like the …
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Violence in Israel Challenges Biden’s ‘Stand Back’ Approach
But he meant well. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/us/politics/biden-israel-palestinians.html
Biden sends envoy as Israel and Hamas escalate toward war – Axios
https://www.axios.com/biden-send-envoy-israel-palestine-gaza-crisis-2115a8db-3453-41e0-a0ea-01b373b0ec68.html
Biden administration to restore $235m in US aid to Palestinians – BBC News
Mr Biden wants to “restore credible engagement” by the Palestinians in long-stalled peace talks with Israel. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56665199
The return of Jimmy Carter
The hack on the Colonial Pipeline has caused informal gas rationing in some localities.
The color of carbon
Researchers said China was responsible for 27% of all greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, nearly three times the amount emitted by the United States and more than the entire developed world combined. The Blaze
Fossil fuels are bad — until you need them
The cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline by the Russians no less is a reminder that old fashioned national security, fuel stockpiles and working class labor still matter in the real world. When you need them you really need them.
The threat also evolves
Plus “the black fungus”.
A post-truth society
We live in this bizarre world where Greens are praising Chernobyl for creating an environmental garden spot; where incredibly bad job figures are signs Biden has got things right; when Russians who attack US infrastructure justify their acts as merely criminal and everyone believes the covid pandemic was caused by a Species X that no …
Russian pipeline hackers claim they are apolitical
‘We are just ordinary criminals’, Russian group claims as Biden seeks alternative ways to deliver fossil fuel after key pipeline is disrupted.
UK requires voter ID, limits postal votes
The voting reforms, which will also include a limit on the number of postal votes that can be handed in on behalf of others, are being justified by ministers as a way to reduce the risk of electoral fraud. Guardian
Inflation in the economy may be making a comeback – The Washington Post
Bad luck I guess. Widespread shortages and production snags are driving prices higher for many everyday items, as an uneven economic reopening leaves Americans facing the unfamiliar risk of inflation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/10/economy-inflation-prices/
Menaced by our own technology
New at the Belmont Club. Evidence that Gain of Function lab experiments may have accidentally released super pathogens could haunt humanity’s relationship to technology.
Three cheers for Chernobyl
“The burden brought by radiation at Chernobyl is less severe than the benefits reaped from humans leaving the area,” explains plant biochemistry expert Stuart Thompson, who adds that the zone “supports more life than before.” After being described as the end of mankind, now it’s a pity it wasn’t.