AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND

Just because they say that's how it happened, doesn't mean it's true. But personally I do think it's true, and it's pretty interesting that they are saying it.

SOURCE: wired.com

• Hurricanes to hit Atlantic harder and more often, study says

• Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. See where and by how much – visualised

• World's oceans have less ice than ever previously recorded

• How rising temperatures increase the likelihood of nuclear war

• Rolling back on climate actions may spell rise in preventable illness – study

• The world’s glaciers lost five percent of their total mass since 2000

• Fearing Trump retaliation, NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change

• Under Trump, climate aid projects fighting extremism and unrest are closing down

• U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright backs coal and attacks ‘sinister’ climate targets at ARC Conference

• Trump administration moves to fast-track hundreds of fossil fuel projects

• The Pentagon has decided climate change security risks are ‘woke’

   
Note: When reading news coverage from any corporate-owned source — a newspaper, TV station or network, etc — the facts are generally factual, but the slant favors the rich and powerful.

   
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SOURCE: washingtonpost.com

SOURCE: theatlantic.com

Some University of Cincinnati restroom signs changed to say biological men, women to comply with Ohio law

SOURCE: wcpo.com

Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits for 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.
   

• Clive Billenness
Church of England victim's advocate

• Rick Buckler
rock'n'roller, The Jam

• Jerry Butler
rock'n'roller, "Only the Strong Survive"

• Zaquavious Dawkins
2nd Amendment

• Randolph Fraser
forgotten person

• Patsy Grimaldi
fancy schmancy pizza

• Alice Hirson
actress, Dallas and Ellen

• Anne Marie Hochhalter
Columbine survivor

• Julian Holloway
actor, Doctor Who

• Kevyn Major Howard
actor, Full Metal Jacket

• Andrew Lester
old racist

• William R. Lucas
kept quiet about Challenger's o-ring problem

• Francesco Rivella
bromatological chemist, Nutella

• James Silke
graphic designer, "Judy Judy Judy" LP

• Gerd Stern
beat poet and very busy guy

• Biff Wiff
actor, Everything Everywhere All at Once

   
Note: When reading news coverage from any corporate-owned source — a newspaper, TV station or network, etc — the facts are generally factual, but the slant favors the rich and powerful.

   
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• Priest loses appeal over sex attack on sleeping man

• Mystic who drew pilgrims to a Virgin Mary statue that wept blood may be prosecuted for fraud, after tests reveal it was the mystic's own blood

• Florida man allegedly beats woman over handicapped parking space at church

• Victims’ groups condemn ruling as Belgian court drops prosecution in long-running Catholic Church abuse case

• Vancouver woman sues New Heights Church over alleged sexual abuse by former pastor

• Church-goers invade children's science show hosted by drag artist

• Minister removed from church for ‘sexting’ first cousin

• Pope accepts resignation of Quebec bishop accused of sexual abuse

• Despite outpouring of support from church and community, church leader who founded Kids Hope Network gets 4-10 years in prison for kiddie porn

• Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

• Popular Connecticut priest under investigation for allegedly stealing money from parish

• Former reverend from Coventry who sexually abused two boys during the 1990s has been jailed

• Arizona religious cult member gets life for child sex crimes

• Retired Chicago-area priest accused of sexually abusing a minor

• Principal and two teachers at charter school are arrested for child abuse; one of the teachers is also a "local youth pastor"

• Former Bedford church group leader convicted of luring girl

• Former Shawnee pastor pleads guilty to attempted murder in 2023 knife attack on family

   
Note: When reading news coverage from any corporate-owned source — a newspaper, TV station or network, etc — the facts are generally factual, but the slant favors the rich and powerful.

   
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