It wasn't my croppage, but I've fixed it, thanks.
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JD Vance spreads racist rumor that Haitian immigrants are abducting peoples’ pets and eating them in Ohio
(www.independent.co.uk)
61
Trump pledges to jail opponents, baselessly suggests election will be stolen from him
(www.washingtonpost.com)
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Jimmy Carter "talking about politics again" since Kamala Harris became Democratic nominee
(www.independent.co.uk)
• Two years after deadly floods hit Pakistan, it's happening again
• Climate change threatens Iraq's dates, a country once known as "30 million palm trees"
• It's been the hottest summer on record, European officials say
• Fireflies face 'one-two punch' of climate change, habitat loss, and light pollution
• Big Oil wields influence on universities, delaying green transition: study
• Surprising new research links infant mortality to crashing bat populations
• Electrocuted birds are bursting into flames and starting wildfires (Archived link)
• A pediatrician wrote the book on how climate change is making kids sick (Archived link)
• Eastern equine encephalitis, which has a high mortality rate, is becoming more common in North America as climate changes expands the habitats of insects (Archived link)
• Coastal flooding is getting more common, even on sunny days
• "Sustainable" logging operations are clear-cutting Canada's climate-fighting forests (Archived link)
• In the Sahara desert, one of the driest places on Earth, a very wet September
... but there's money to be made, so la di da, la di da...
Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you).
There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.
• Christian Angulo
(Archived link)
kid
• Richard Aspinwall
math teacher
• Simeon Bihesi
(Archived link)
forgotten person
• James Darren
(Archived link)
Gidget's Moondoggie
• Linda Deutch
(Archived link)
journalist
• David Egle
in county jail
• Aysenur Eygi
activist
• Chance Gainer
football player
• Christopher Garcia
(Archived link)
football player
• Eric Gilliland
(Archived link)
writer, Roseanne
• Warren Curtis Grant
kid
• Nicholas Paul Grubb
"Pinnacle Man"
• Aamonte Hadley
(Archived link)
in county jail
• Cristina Irimie
(Archived link)
math teacher
• Will Jennings
(Archived link)
songwriter, "My Heart Will Go On"
• Rachel Johnson
in county jail
• Sérgio Mendes
bossa nova
• Margaret Miller Johnson
forgotten person
• Mason Schermerhorn
(Archived link)
kid
• Screamin’ Scott Simon
(Archived link)
rock'n'roller, Sha Na Na
• Brian Trueman
Danger Mouse
• George Washington
in county jail
• Howard Ziehm
porn pioneer
I missed it too, but now I'm laughing so hard the cat is hiding down the hall... :)
Absolutely agree with the excerpt. Audio-video works best for entertainment, but learning and understanding comes from reading, in my experience.
Odd that she's making this point in an audio podcast, but her transcript is appreciated, and I'm reading it, not listening.
Ah, the sign. Hadn't noticed that & right you are.
The article's use of "one's" is correct, but repeating the phrase twice within inches is, well, repetitive.
Hilarious is the first word that springs to mind, alongside heartbreaking. You know these bastards are going to make the wrong decision.
$200, eh? Yeah, I'll probably take my chances and skip any more booster shots.
I've only ridden the Empire Builder for one round trip, and there wasn't time enough for leisure like this, but now that I'm retired maybe there's time...
Can I have a crumpet?
Thanks. Can't particularly disagree with that.
The wind doesn't usually molest children.
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This really plugs my drain, man. When I worked in payroll, I would've known it was dicey accepting gifts from employees or managers. And I was nobody, just an ordinary worker-schmoe.
Judges should be held to a higher standard, not no frickin' standard at all.