The late Stephen Schneider and harassment of climate scientists
The death of climate scientist Stephen Schneider seems to have attracted little attention here. I do not know the particulars of his passing, but it was reportedly due to a heart attack while...
View ArticleJudge quashes VA AG's subpoena of UVA/Michael Mann
The University of Virginia was given a was given a subpoena by VA Attorney General Cuccinelli, who wanted to investigate/imtimidate climate scientist Michael Mann (he of "hockey stick" fame) for...
View ArticleVA AG re-files against UVA/Mann: Climate-change McCarthyism
VA AG Ken Cuccinelli has re-filed a subpoena alleging fraud and demanding documents from University of Virginia regarding Michael Mann's research prior to his leaving in 2005, the most notable of which...
View ArticleHelp Michael Mann's book at Amazon
My first diary in a very long time. Joe Romm at Think Progressalerts us regarding more smearing of Michael Mann. The climate deniers could hardly have thought up a better way to prove that they are...
View ArticleNew Koch-funded study will say warming is real AND anthropogenic!!
Reason.com, a libertarian website, has an advance copy of a New York Times op/ed piece to be published ?tomorrow? laying out the results of a Charles Koch Foundation-funded study at Berkeley (you may...
View ArticleUVA, Michael Mann win case, keep emails from climate deniers
From Climate Progress:Today a Virginia judge ruled that the University of Virginia (UVA) doesn’t have to release the emails of climate scientists like Michael Mann to the anti-science American...
View ArticleMichael Mann sues NRO, Mark Steyn, Rand Stimberg
From T. Bogg: Dr. Michael Mann, Professor of Meteorology with Joint Appointment with the Department of Geosciences and Director, Earth System Science Center, at Penn State University, has filed suit...
View ArticleObama's cynical XL statement
For those dreamers who think that Obama's statement today means he will not approve the XL pipeline: prepare to be bitterly disappointed. He's going to approve it. He as much as said so.The pre-speech...
View ArticleThe New Yorker comments on Texas book banning
The New Yorker has a fine essay by Annie Julia Wyman, a graduate of Highland Park High School in Dallas (and now a Ph.D candidate at Harvard) reflecting on the "book-banning" there, the conservative...
View ArticleSF Giants vs Washington Nats Open Thread
The post-season baseball clash between the most beautiful and liberal city and the seat of dysfunctional government, now stands at 2 games to none in favor of the good guys. Giant ace lefty Madison...
View ArticleYes, you should tip your Uber driver
Uber is a great service, which, in part, became popular by suggesting to riders that the tip was included in the price. Further, Uber recruited (and still recruits) drivers stating that they can make...
View ArticleChicago McDonald video released
NEws outlets are releasing the dash cam video of Chicago PD Officer Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times last October subsequent to a ruling of an Illinois judge. The victim was...
View ArticleBenighted Bundists Dwindle to Four
The little Bundyl of Bundists still snacking and lubing has dwindled to four benighted souls including a husband and wife. OregonLive:Among the four left at the refuge was Sandy Anderson, a 48-year-old...
View ArticlePatRioters stalk the streets of Burns, OR.
Like a gang of bikers, an angry but not quite so brave contingent of PatRioters-come-lately have decided they are more able to intimidate and less likely to get shot if they just parade around the...
View ArticleMalheur PatRioters indicted by federal grand jury
A federal grand jury Wednesday returned indictments against the Malheur PatRioters: A federal grand jury Wednesday issued indictments against Ammon Bundy, his brother and at least nine other...
View ArticleAmmon Bundy used faked anti-BLM video to instigate Malheur takeover; video...
Q: How do you get bunches of dimwits to commit felonies, forfeit their lives and freedom for a cause that has no actual impact on their lives, i.e. anti-abortion whacks, the Malheur PatRioters,etc ?A:...
View ArticleTrump deposed in suit vs TV's "Chopped" Chef
The Donald claims his businesses are going south because two famous chefs pulled out of a deal, because of Trump’s remarks about Mexicans. One of the chefs is Geoffrey Zakarian, famous for his role on...
View ArticleTrump delegate sues for "conscientious objector" relief
Some rube publicans are deciding they don’t wanna be pirates. One has filed suit to gain the freedom to vote his “conscience” (wut?) at the GOP conflagration oops I mean convention.In other news,...
View ArticleTrump and ISIS: He's their candidate
The Don-key should reach out to ISIS for campaign donations. They loves them some Trump.This is what Obama, HRC and others have been saying right along. He is becoming ISIS’s best recruiter. They are...
View ArticleClinton leads by double digits, says new Ipsos poll
The new Reuters/Ipsos poll over the weekend says The Don-key is digging a bigger hole for himself. 13 points behind Clinton!The July 1-5 poll included responses gathered mostly over the holiday...
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