Juan Cole | Dear Carolinas: You Can't Outlaw Storm Surges and Climate Crisis; Physics Isn't Interested in Your Laws
13 September 18
Juan Cole | Dear Carolinas: You Can't Outlaw Storm Surges and Climate Crisis; Physics Isn't Interested in Your Laws
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "There has been a flurry of irony-heavy articles about how the North Carolina, Republican-dominated state legislature, in 2012 forbade state-employed scientists from talking about sea level rise and climate crisis."
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Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "There has been a flurry of irony-heavy articles about how the North Carolina, Republican-dominated state legislature, in 2012 forbade state-employed scientists from talking about sea level rise and climate crisis."
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Taken on October 11 in Barrio Maní, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. (photo: Cathy Mazak)
In Unhinged Tweets, Trump Claims Democrats Rigged Hurricane Death Toll in Puerto Rico
Aaron Rupar, ThinkProgress
Rupar writes: "President Trump on Thursday morning accused the Puerto Rican government of lying about the death toll from Hurricane Maria, attributing the recently increased death toll to a conspiracy orchestrated by his political opponents."
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Aaron Rupar, ThinkProgress
Rupar writes: "President Trump on Thursday morning accused the Puerto Rican government of lying about the death toll from Hurricane Maria, attributing the recently increased death toll to a conspiracy orchestrated by his political opponents."
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Rick Scott. (photo: NY Post)
Rick Scott Is Preparing to Pack the State Supreme Court After His Term Ends
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "You might assume that the new Florida governor will have the opportunity to select these justices' replacements. That, however, is not at all clear - because current Republican Gov. Rick Scott has declared his intent to replace them hours before his term concludes."
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Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "You might assume that the new Florida governor will have the opportunity to select these justices' replacements. That, however, is not at all clear - because current Republican Gov. Rick Scott has declared his intent to replace them hours before his term concludes."
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A large billboard stands on top of a Nike store showing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick at Union Square, Wednesday, September 5, 2018, in San Francisco. (photo: Eric Risberg/AP)
When You Hate a Black Man's Silent Protest So Much, You Ban Nike in Your City
Monique Judge, The Root
Judge wrote: "Imagine being an elected official - that is, an official that was elected into a position via this country's democratic process - who is a blatant hypocrite when it comes to a basic component of this country's democracy."
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Monique Judge, The Root
Judge wrote: "Imagine being an elected official - that is, an official that was elected into a position via this country's democratic process - who is a blatant hypocrite when it comes to a basic component of this country's democracy."
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The actions by Brock Long, the U.S. government's lead disaster official as the country braces for Hurricane Florence, have been called into question by the inspector general over whether taxpayers have inappropriately footed the bill for his travel. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump's FEMA Administrator Under Investigation Over Use of Official Cars
Daniel Lippman and Eliana Johnson, Politico
Excerpt: "Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long is the target of an ongoing Department of Homeland Security inspector general investigation into whether he misused government vehicles during his commutes to North Carolina from Washington."
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Daniel Lippman and Eliana Johnson, Politico
Excerpt: "Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long is the target of an ongoing Department of Homeland Security inspector general investigation into whether he misused government vehicles during his commutes to North Carolina from Washington."
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Reports say Pussy Riot member Pyotr Verzilov, seen here attending an appeal hearing at a court in Moscow in July, has been urgently hospitalized in the toxicology intensive care unit of a Moscow hospital for suspected poisoning. (photo: Getty Images)
Pussy Riot Activist Hospitalized, Band Members Suspect Poisoning
Euan McKirdy and Radina Gigova, CNN
Excerpt: "Pyotr Verzilov is in the intensive care unit at a Moscow hospital, according to tweets from the protest group's verified account, along with state media reporting. 'His life is in danger. We think that he was poisoned,' the account tweeted."
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Euan McKirdy and Radina Gigova, CNN
Excerpt: "Pyotr Verzilov is in the intensive care unit at a Moscow hospital, according to tweets from the protest group's verified account, along with state media reporting. 'His life is in danger. We think that he was poisoned,' the account tweeted."
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As on Oak Island, North Carolina, much of the U.S. East Coast is bracing for the assault of Hurricane Florence, which is being spurred by global warming, scientists say. (photo: Travis Long/Raleigh News & Observer/Getty Images)
Hurricane Florence's Rains 50% Worse Thanks to Climate Change
Laura Parker, National Geographic
Parker writes: "The catastrophic rains expected to accompany Hurricane Florence along the U.S. East Coast can be blamed squarely on climate change, new research shows."
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Laura Parker, National Geographic
Parker writes: "The catastrophic rains expected to accompany Hurricane Florence along the U.S. East Coast can be blamed squarely on climate change, new research shows."
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