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Herman Goering on trial in Nuremberg, 1946 (source)Slobodan Milošević on trial in The Hague, 1999 (source

World CO2 emissions are growing, not falling. What will the children say? (source)by Thomas NeuburgerModern America is a tense place these days.

Economic growth and global warming, Figure 1 from a paper studying "Global non­linear effect of temperature on economic production" (link below). "Non-linear" in this case means "at what warming point do economies tend to 'fall off a cliff'"? It's not the same point for all economies, but the non-linearity is obvious. (For conversion in charts a, b, and c, 20°C = 68°F, and 30°C = 86°F.


#jussiesmollett #WWE #hollywood The boiler room crew gathers to discuss the news and latest nonsense.

by Thomas NeuburgerI've written in the past about "twin tsunamis" approaching the U.S.


#glass #truedetective #split
The crew gathers to discuss the latest news and the top film, the latest in the Shyamalan trilogy. True Detective Season 3 and its connections to earlier seasons and subtle themes, the FrankKlin cover – up, the metal mayhem movie Lords of Chaos, the Sattanic panic and much more!

World War II rationing posters. If no one questions the goal, no one will question means like these.by Thomas NeuburgerI could make this complicated or simple. Let's make it simple.

Monmouth University's survey of 802 American adults showed that 78% believe the world’s climate is undergoing a change that is causing more extreme weather patterns and sea level rise, up from 70% in December 2015. 64% of Republicans now believe in climate change.

A small part of a much larger infographic showing our bright bright technical future. None of this will happen.by Gaius PubliusWhat's a morally appropriate response to climate deniers?What's a morally appropriate response to those who enable mass murder?This short piece is the start of a much longer consideration of the state of the U.S.

It is everywhere. In a few years, it has metastasized like a cancer, on all continents. Its fervent proponents and ill-informed supporters call it populism or nationalism. In the Italy, Germany, or Spain of the 1930s, however, this ideology of exclusion and fear, defined by a hatred of the other, together with a tyrannical executive power, was called by its proper name: fascism. Mussolini in Italy, Hitler in Germany and Franco in Spain were the bloodthirsty tenors of capitalism’s symphony orchestra, singing the deadly opera quietly conducted by the military-industrial complex.