VW cheating increased NOx by 1 million tons.
VW placed software on its diesel cars to cheat emission tests. Onroad emissions of nitrogen oxides are up to 40 times the emissions that testing shows. VW's cheating on emission standards on its...
View Article92 gun deaths per day, homicides+suicides+accidents.
The latest mass shooting inspired me to check the numbers: According to the CDC, there are 33,636 deaths from firearms per year (2013 data). That is 92.15 gun deaths per day. CDC, Deaths: Final...
View ArticleCape Breton welcomes US immigrants if Trump wins.
People in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada have invited us to Cape Breton in case Trump wins.WelcomeHi Americans! Donald Trump may become the President of your country! If that happens, and you decide...
View ArticleIn America today, the only thing more terrifying than foreigners is…math.
A woman on a flight to Syracuse, NY, alerted the pilot to the suspicious behaviour of her seatmate, who was interrogated for two hours by security authorities....
View Article'The long twilight of big oil' as world shifts away from fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels will be replaced by renewables faster than most expect.The Financial Times has an editorial behind a paywall: “The long twilight of the big oil companies”. A summary from...
View ArticleWas it legal for the FBI to expand the Weiner email search to target Hillary...
The Washington Post has an excellent article saying that the FBI cannot search Huma Abadin’s emails on her husband’s computer. Previous articles have stated that the FBI has not yet examined Abedin’s...
View ArticleSuffolk U. NH poll, Clinton Trump tied
http://www.suffolk.edu/news/67865.php#.WBuCj_orLIULatest (Nov. 3) Suffolk University NH poll has Clinton and Trump tied at 42%. For senate, Ayotte (R) leads Hassan(R) by +2, 44-42. For gov. Sunnunu...
View ArticleTrump will kill me, your children, your parents.
Trump has promised that he will close the EPA and reverse numerous environmental laws and regulations. These rules keep me alive. Air pollution is dangerous for children, people with respiratory or...
View ArticleAll shall be well, I'm telling you.
A musical interlude to help us get through the election without losing our minds.xYouTube Video Saint Julian of Norwich was a 14th century anchorite. The song is by Sydney Carter performed by Gordon...
View ArticleTrump talks to Putin, violates Logan Act.
Trump talked to Putin about improving relations, policy in Syria, and “strategic economic issues”.Wapo: Trump talks to PutinThe uncertainty followed a telephone call Monday between Trump and Russian...
View ArticleRussian State TV: Trump offers ‘Russia-loving’ Michael Flynn national...
Russian State TV (RT) has a remarkable headline on the appointment of Flynn as National Security Advisor: Trump offers ‘Russia-loving’ Michael Flynn national security adviser post President-elect...
View ArticleA carol for the refugee children of the Middle East.
Today is the Feast of Holy Innocents. Herod ordered all male children under 2 years old to be killed. To escape, Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus became refugees in Egypt (Matthew 2). This video is a...
View ArticleAG should appoint a special counsel on Russian election hacking.
AG Loretta Lynch should appoint a special counsel (special prosecutor) to investigate criminal activity connected to the Russian hacking of the 2016 election. It is clear that the Trump administration...
View ArticleGroper in chief subject to legal discovery.
Gloria Allred is bringing a lawsuit against Trump for Summer Zervos. If this lawsuit goes forward, Trump is subject to discovery and testifying under oath.Live video of Allred press...
View ArticleMost Trump executive orders are not enforceable.
Trump’s White House has done a poor job of vetting his executive orders. Many of their provisions violate current law and can be overturned by lawsuits. The Republican Congress can change laws, but...
View ArticleEPA's Science Office drops 'science'
The the Tramp EPA Office of Science and Technology has dropped the word ‘science’ from its mission statement. Office of Science and Technology (OST)What We DoOST works with states, tribes, and other...
View ArticleMr. Peabody's coal train is back.
Peabody Energy is back in the news. In Politico:Trump administration officials have told lobbyists and European diplomats that the U.S. won't stay in the nearly 200-nation Paris climate change...
View ArticleTrump's climate speech has multitrillion dollar error.
thingprogress In a cost-benefit analysis, you’re supposed to analyze the costs and the benefits. …Trump claimed that U.S. commitments under the Paris accord would cost the country’s GDP $3 trillion,...
View Article"Think before you speak."
“Think before you speak.”— Heather Heyer’s mother’s advice to Trump.“After what he said about my child, and — it’s not that I saw somebody else’s tweets about him, I saw an actual clip of him at a...
View ArticleTrump's non-disclosure agreement (NDA) , even volunteers pledge OMERTA.
Buzzfeed had an article with the full text of a Trump NDA: Buzzfeed: full text of a Trump NDA. It is worth reading the whole thing.The Daily Dot states that everyone in the Trump campaign, even a...
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