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"Scientists have relatively low confidence in detecting a link between tornado activity and climate change. They cannot exclude the possibility of a link; rather, the science is so uncertain that they simply do not know at this point." The story you quote starts off with two big lies. "In two articles published this past week here at Climate Realism, we showed how Al Gore’s predictions about melting glaciers in Glacier National Park and disappearing snows at Mt. Kilimanjaro have proven spectacularly wrong." Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park I need a kick in the head for falling into the trap, again.

Outstanding examples yet US service personnel continue to support trump and his GOP enablers.

Ron, all you need to understand. Turtle, narrative over facts, lies over science and truth,all you need to understand.

I agree and the story in the NYT brings some address to these ideas. IMO this is a US political development. What missing from the equation are so called "compassionate conservatives" or middle ground conservatives. Ones who believe in global warming but may object to huge projects to address it without the equal sacrifice of other countries. There are conservatives who believe in science, who are political moderates. But trump, FOX, etc. have silenced their voices.

The NYT has a good story delving into psychology, genetics and any other factors that may play into political polarization. IMO the psychology of a person is the first place to start in dealing with someone. Putin can certainly tell you that. Its labeled as an opinion piece but makes use of extensive social studies that it references. How Could Human Nature Have Become This Politicized?

There is no testimony in any of the complaints from victims of his sex trafficking that "dungeons" were involved.Or that physical restraints were used. Ron sometimes I think you believe anything.

Biden "American politician who served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009." trump nah, no comparison to the stupidity and damage to America. Owning up to a mistake is one of the lessor issues with trump. trump will be gone in 118 days and then the pardons for his fellow criminals will pour forth.

OK thanks for that. But you're not a stupid person so I can only conclude you're back to you're old habit of cherry picking data.As your story says this is cereal production. A small segment of world food supply and that increase is due to increased acreage and what appears to be an Australian bumper crop. Increased seeded acreage means lessor acres to oil-seeds and other crops. Global food markets still brace for uncertainty in 2020/21 because of COVID-19 says FAO It appears that the impact of covid is having a greater impact than weather this year. 07 May 2020, Rome - World food commodity prices declined for the third month in a row during April, as the economic and logistical impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant contractions in demand for many commodities. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks international prices of the most commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 165.5 points in April, some 3.4 percent lower than the previous month and 3 percent lower than April 2019.

From the Story. "At the White House, the press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, refused to address the Putin bombshell and instead questioned the authenticity of Mary Trump’s memoir. “No one named Donald trump has ever actually read a book,” McEnany said."

The new book about trump explains allot. 1. trump's stupidity. He paid someone to take his SAT. Which allowed him (with money from daddy) to get into Wharton. Where previously I supplied the quote in these forums from one of his ex-professors. Who stated "He is the stupidest student I ever had by far". 2. “Cheating as a way of life.” Cheated at school, in business, cheated on his income tax, cheated his own family and to get elected. 3. She is a clinical psychologist intimately familiar with donald.. The diagnosis is final he is a narcissist. 4.His sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal appeals court judge, “He’s a clown — this will never happen,” she quotes her aunt as saying during one of their regular lunches in 2015, just after Mr. Trump announced that he was running for president. Maryanne Trump was particularly baffled by support for her brother among evangelical Christians, according to the book. “The only time Donald went to church was when the cameras were there,” Ms. Trump quotes her aunt as saying. “It’s mind boggling. But that’s all about his base. He has no principles. None!” I could go on. But don't want to spoil the lies coming from his base.

Proof please. You and Turtle are infamous for making representations without proof.Furthermore flooding causes more damages than tornadoes.

I have personally started two threads for the positive attributes of trump they both died due to lack of content. How Germany Fell Back in Love With Angela Merkel. The pandemic has burnished the chancellor’s reputation as one of the country’s best leaders. "When the virus hit, neither Ms. Merkel nor the federal government were technically in charge. Most of the decisive constitutional powers — closing schools or ordering people to stay home — lay with Germany’s 16 federal states. But the chancellor immediately assumed a leading role, coordinating regular exchanges between the heads of the federal states, pushing for equal regulations across the country and convening top scientists. She grasped the severity of the situation very early. Helge Braun, her chief of staff, told me that when he learned in mid-January that the new virus could be transmitted by humans, Ms. Merkel immediately understood the possible implications." and then America has trump. The anti-science president. No link is necessary to reference that fact. No link necessary to his personal incompetence.

The Lincoln Project scores another home run. Whispers

Only one straw is necessary for a trump supporter to fixate on. While nearby an entire field of bales shows the food for thought.

There will be more instances "Q" and right wing radicals, using vehicles to run over peaceful protestors first. Q and other groups like it continue to talk about arming, stockpiling more ammo. Preparing for armed resistance to the exercise of the rights of others. Yet still want to dress in the flag.Because it paints them with a self serving white narrative.

Says the pot to the pan.

I looked at the bones, skulls and took them to be the bones of dead Americans due to trump's criminal incompetence on his covid crimes. The reference to Mount Suribachi about the brave Americans who have fought against trump's collusion with its enemies. Those mainly China and Russia. The support Biden got from the main news services that resisted the self serving GOP and trump propaganda machines. That the battle was long and hard but soon the time for victory will be near. But that unlike Japan which was treated fairly after the war. The GOP and their enablers, the NRA, FOX, his racist supporters. Should see political reeducation before they are reintegrated.

“I think that fear, for us, is the most debilitating thing we face in our lives,” she said. “And if every time I went in and talked to the president I was afraid, I’d never get anything done. You are there because you're good—so let that fear go.” John Bolton, who wrote a tell-all memoir after quitting the job of national security adviser last September, has described the president as virtually impervious to absorbing new information and prone to off-topic rants. Trump’s unique characteristics have forced the intelligence community to adapt to his style, minimizing text and increasing the use of graphics, other officials have said." Trump’s singular resistance to hearing anything negative about Russia has led even his most senior Cabinet officials to tiptoe around issues related to the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin, former officials have said.

A WH witch-hunt over a "Hoax". trump is evidently obsessed over WH insiders who continue to leak information to the "lying NYT" and the "Fake News WP". Even though his pablum swallowing base has long ago bought the snake oil of trump. That everything within MSM is not true. He has embarked on more and more witch-hunts to find out who is leaking the stories of trump's felony conduct. Of his treason. "THE ADMINISTRATION has interviewed people with access to the intelligence, and believes it has narrowed down the universe of suspects to fewer than 10 people. THE ADMINISTRATION has said it would search for leakers in its ranks on many occasions. Notably, they vowed to find out who wrote an anonymous op-ed in the NYT almost two years ago. They said they’d find who leaked the president’s calendars in February 2019. Most of these probes fizzled out or faded away." Thankfully America has real patriots who believe in the constitution who continue to feed news about trump's corruption. IMO President Biden should award them the MOH when he gets a chance in February 2021.

trump is throwing whats left of his family under the bus.The release of “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” by Mary Trump, is now scheduled for July 14. Mary Trump has now disclosed how Donald defrauded her out of her rightful share of several homes."Ms. Trump, who is 55 and a clinical psychologist, explains how Mr. Trump “acquired twisted behaviors,” including a penchant for seeing human beings in “monetary terms” and a habit of punishing qualities like “empathy, kindness and expertise.” In the book, the statement says, Ms. Trump describes how her uncle “dismissed and derided” his own father as he succumbed to Alzheimer's disease and practiced “cheating as a way of life.” So trump has been a scumbag his whole life. It not any sort of new development. He has defrauded family, students, the government, charities and investors. Trump mulls replacing Jared Kushner after blaming his son-in-law for tanking poll numbers: report "Trump and Kushner participated in a roundtable event at the White House on Monday, where Kushner appeared to declare both police brutality and systemic racism fixed. "The law enforcement community heard the cries from the community, saw the injustices in the system that needed to be fixed and they responded by coming together to fix it," Kushner said, referring to the First Step Act, a criminal justice bill primarily aimed at reducing prison sentences. "And it's been a great partnership to do that." "Trump is malignantly crazy about the bad poll numbers," a former West Wing official told Vanity Fair. "He's going to broom Kushner and [campaign manager Brad] Parscale — the numbers are not getting better," a Republican source close to the campaign added. Trump has blown up "frequently" at Kushner in the past, apparently angry that Kushner "received too much positive press" earlier this year when he appeared on the cover of Time, a longtime Trump obsession.

"President Trump’s job approval rating is hovering near the low point of his presidency as core groups that propelled his 2016 run grow dissatisfied with his performance in office. The latest Gallup survey finds that 38 percent of voters approve of the job Trump is doing, down from his all-time high of 49 percent reached in early May. The low point of Trump’s presidency came in 2017, when only 35 percent of voters said they approve of the job he’s doing. Republicans are standing by Trump, with 91 percent saying they approve of the job he’s doing, up from 85 percent last month." So once again confederate loving, GOP hanger-ons, are sticking with the lying commander in thief.Thirty eight percent will almost wipe out the GOP in the senate.

Class NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace The horse's ass trump. "NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace on Monday called for Americans to meet hate with love after President Trump attacked the top racing league's only African American driver and falsely accused him of carrying out a "hoax" involving a noose found in his garage stall. Just hours after being targeted in a tweet by the president, Wallace tweeted a statement in which he said to deal with "hate being thrown at you with love." trump seems to be using a scorched earth platform in an attempt to win re-election. Every NASCAR fan is aware of what transpired with the noose. Virtually every team supported Wallace and NASCAR has increased ratings this year. Up nine percent over last year. trump lies, division and the race card.

The trump impeachment may have a second verse. His enablers seem to have outworn their welcome. "Democrats are within striking distance of retaking the Senate majority in November, while Republicans are facing an increasingly difficult electoral map as President Trump’s sagging poll numbers threaten to drag down vulnerable GOP incumbents. Several recent polls show Democratic challengers leading Republican incumbents in Arizona, North Carolina and Iowa. The GOP is also fending off tough challenges in a handful of other states, including Colorado, Maine and Montana."

I'd say that rabid racism, a drug or similar dependency issue and other stress elements possibly related to covid isolation. Combined with conspiracy theories/Q, trump and who knows what else.

If you like engineering and light AC this is the guy for you. He's built 14 AC and this is his latest. Scrappy gets a paint Job