Global temperatures in 2026 are on track to be the second warmest on record, at around 1.47C above preindustrial levels across the five different records assessed by Carbon Brief. Read more in our latest State of the Climate update for Q1 2026 here: www.carbonbrief.org/...
… Important these days not just to win wars, but also to cover the spread.
SCOOP --> Paramount, Meta, and X are refusing to say what happened to their huge contributions to Trump's presidential library after Sen Elizabeth Warren raised questions about its fund getting dissolved. Ds say tens of millions remain unaccounted for.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2092...
“No company should be above the law, especially those that planned, funded & continue to engage in a coordinated decades-long campaign to protect their profits by deceiving the public and blocking climate action." - UCS Climate Accountability Campaign Director Kathy Mulvey @kathymulvey.bsky.social
With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars.
We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director.
Please stand by for more.
Today's market brought to you by the word "whipsaw."
Investors are misreading news about the Iran war, analysts say
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/m...
This isn't accidental oversight by our media. It's malicious complicity.
The scope of how dry it’s been in the Southeast is remarkable! Every area in the darker shade of brown is the driest stretch on record. It’s the vast majority of the SE and N #florida. 100% of the SE is in drought… 83% severe or worse… 1/
Hormuz Nuz:
Oil jumps after Iran and U.S. attack commercial ships as Hormuz tensions escalate
www.cnbc.com/2026/04/19/o...
This is the reason the stock market is completely disconnected from the real economy.
New euphemism for "pure, unadulterated horseshit" just dropped
If you dig deep enough into the corruption of our democracy, down there at the bottom of the hole you find...a lot of oil
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
"Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's ties to the U.S. have become "weaknesses" that must be corrected, as workers in Canada's auto, steel and lumber industries remain under threat due to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Amazon, which saved $4B in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, has cut 30,000 jobs since last October.
Verizon, which saved $2B, plans to cut 15,000 jobs this year.
Meta, which saved $3B, plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.
Cover of Mother Jones with an image of fingers pointing at John Roberts and the coverline "Blame John Roberts for Everything"
The NYT big expose on SCOTUS today pairs well with @ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social's cover story on how ~everything wrong with this country today can be laid at the feet of John Roberts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Many students who participated in the NWC REU are now in positions of stature within atmospheric science. The costs accrued over the cancelled participants’ futures and the future of our discipline writ large are incalculable.
1. This is such a win! This ruling will save people’s lives.
2. What a *scathing* decision. Woah.
3. Dead Raccoon Penis Brainworm Guy is stacking L’s these days!
www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
Map showing the western United States mean temperature for January to March 2026 relative to a 1991-2020 departure.
Almost the entire Western United States is averaging more than 5°F warmer than the most recent 1991-2020 climate baseline so far in 2026, which is truly remarkable. Off the color scale here!
Graphic from wrcc.dri.edu/my/
News: a leading NSF supported University of Oklahoma atmospheric science summer undergraduate research program that has mentored hundreds of top atmospheric scientists over two decades has been canceled for 2026 due to funding loss. (repost w/correct link) More: tinyurl.com/3zjzf7vu
Last Monday during the tornadoes occurring in MN/IA there was this beautiful beautiful sunset with this severe thunderstorm on the backside of the warm front. ✨
If it quacks like a duck . . .
And again today -- traders placed $760 million in oil trades 20 minutes before Trump made the announcement about the Strait of Hormuz being open. Such a coincidence!
www.reuters.com/sustainabili....
On the other hand, my sense is that they are going to keep accelerating all forms of grift especially as the see the wheels starting to come off their grip on power.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
Well, said!
If you are a snow weenie™, there's nothing worse than a cold rain. "33 and rain" is even a cruel joke meme. So who gets a very cold rain the most? Looking at 35 years of hourly climate observations from automated stations, this map shows the overall frequency of these conditions.
