US-supported Syrian fighters as well as Russian-backed Syrian regime forces are homing in on the power center of “Islamic State.” The aim is to seize supply lines from Turkey and pave the way for the capture of Raqqa. A coalition… Read More ›
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The 4th Largest Economy In The World Just Generated 90 Percent Of The Power It Needs From Renewables
By Jeremy Deaton On Sunday, for a brief, shining moment, renewable power output in Germany reached 90 percent of the country’s total electricity demand. That’s a big deal. On May 8th, at 11 a.m. local time, the total output of… Read More ›
A Mine vs. a Million Monarchs
By Dan Fagin THE national tourism agency calls the Mexican mountain town of Angangueo a “Pueblo Mágico.” If so, it is a dark magic. In recent years, Angangueo’s 5,000 inhabitants have been cursed by calamities natural and manufactured. Snowstorms, mudslides… Read More ›
My Updates and Thoughts for the Day
First, thing this morning I had to call Triple AAA, one of my BFF’s, to get a jump. Turned out I had a dead cell in my battery..of course that’s a downer right off the bat, but get this, it… Read More ›
Which Switches has Donald Trump Flipped?
By now most of us have heard or seen the psych buttons Mr. Trump has, at worst pushed or at least, has gone with the flow. Before, it has been small areas of protest, distrust and angst. Actually,… Read More ›
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Despotic Zeal
By Sevgi Akarcesme Istanbul — THE virtual control he already has of a majority of Turkey’s newspapers and TV stations apparently isn’t enough for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On Friday, with the zeal of its despotic leader, his government seized… Read More ›
Trump Won Super Tuesday Because America Is Racist
By Brittany King I woke up Wednesday morning to a slew of confused Facebook statuses and tweets. Most of them read something like this: “So disappointed in my country right now. How could we let a blatant racist get so… Read More ›
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