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“The Trump administration has wasted no time rolling back nearly all federal incentives for clean energy enacted by President Joe Biden, while also pushing Cabinet secretaries to promote policies that increase fossil fuel production, including even the Environmental Protection Agency.

So it wasn’t entirely surprising that in late July the Energy Department released a report, “A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate,” that told Americans the climate-warping effects of carbon dioxide and other pollutants aren’t nearly as big a problem as they’ve been led to believe. That’s convenient since the report was done in conjunction with EPA’s plan to jettison the 2009 Endangerment Finding, the legal basis for U.S. climate regulations.

While it doesn’t deny temperatures are rising, the study concluded that “CO2-induced warming appears to be less damaging economically than commonly believed, and that aggressive mitigation strategies may be misdirected.”

It also suggests potential benefits from increased carbon dioxide for agriculture—while failing to mention that drought and rising temperatures more than offset that.

A public comment period on the report concluded last week, with scores of leading climate researchers determining the findings to be “either misleading or fundamentally incorrect.”…”
 


“… The buzz: “A private dinner attended by dozens of administration officials and close advisers to President Donald Trump was temporarily marred by a dramatic clash between two of Trump’s top economic officials, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at one point threatening to punch top housing finance official Bill Pulte “in the fucking face,” Rachael writes.

Woah: The dinner was at the Executive Branch, the ultra-exclusive, MAGA-friendly club in Georgetown, which charges members up to $500,000 each to join. Among those invited to the dinner at a 30-strong table were Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

It’s unclear exactly how the fight began — but it seems Bessent took exception to reports that Pulte had been badmouthing him to Trump. “Bessent lashed out at Pulte in an expletive-laden diatribe,” Rachel writes. “He wasn’t about to engage in chit-chat as if nothing was amiss.”…”
 
Trump is a small, petty person to post an AI video making fun of the attack on Paul Pelosi (with manipulated video and audio of Nancy Pelosi bemoaning her husband continuing to visit his lover in prison despite a hammer attack)

 


Could this have been about Trump’s rivalry with Kemp ahead of the GOP primary to face Ossoff for U.S. Senate (which is a Kemp-backed candidate v a Trump-backed candidate)?
 

Video shows fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte light rail – stirring debate on crime in major US cities​


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Gruesome video shows a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee getting stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail train – a case that has turned into a flashpoint as the Trump administration vows to crack down on crime in large, predominantly Democratic cities.

The unprovoked attack happened shortly before 10 p.m. August 22, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. A caller said a woman was stabbed in the throat.

The victim, Iryna Zarutska, is a refugee who recently fled from war-torn Ukraine, CNN affiliate WBTV reported.

Video of the attack shows Zarutska entering a train car and taking a seat directly in front of the suspect, court documents state.

 
dukeman92 said:
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Spreads to other people as well. Can you imagine how often someone has said, "Jesus Christ, he's full of it" or the equivalent?

We're really going to have to take a long deep look on separating church and state more completely including looking at tax status, zoning exceptions and political activities. That needs to apply to all religions. I don't care if one side seems worse now. This needs to be on principle and not punitive.
 
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