After
You:
Mississippi
Governor Phil Bryant, who thinks
Christians have a sacred duty to discriminate against gays, claims
that Christians “will
endure crucifixion for [the]
right
to discriminate against gay people.”Step
right up, governor.
Where
There's A Won't. There's A Way:
As
Republicans make it ever more difficult for women to obtain safe,
legal abortions – as is their constitutional right - American
women are
more and more frequently turning to DIY abortion concoctions of
questionable efficacy and safety. Serves the sluts right, eh
Mrs. Blackburn?
The
Price Is Rights:
A US District Judge
has
ordered Sheriff Joe
Arpaio to pay people
who were detained by his deputies solely because the supposedly
looked like illegal immigrants $1,000
for the first hour of detention and $200 for every 20 minutes
thereafter.
Being
Prepared:
Paul Krugman says that if Hillary does not win the White House it
will be Bernie Sanders'
fault for refusing to concede now and distracting her from more
important things.
Unicorns:
If
we – we being everybody alive on this planet – are to keep global
warming to
the
magical 2°C
target, we need to reduce the carbon intensity of the energy system
by 100% within
50 years. For the mathematically challenged that means that by 2060
at the very latest we must stop burning fossil fuels. No more coal
burning. No more natural gas, either. And most assuredly, no more
petroleum-based transportation. Anybody who tells you we are going
to make a serious attempt at reaching such a goal is lying. If they
start to tell you about “carbon capture”, run away, run away.
Pyrrhic
Victory:
Former Attorney General Eric Holder says that Edward Snowden is a
hero who did us all a public service and should go to jail for doing
so.
Good
Intentions:
Facebook acknowledges that it is using your cellphone to listen in
to what you are saying, all the time - but it's only doing so to help
you out, to serve you better. If they overhear you talking about a
new car, then they can put new car ads on your Facebook page. If you
are talking about having an affair, they can suggest good hotels and
discrete jewelers. Besides, you can eventually figure out how to
turn the damned thing off.
A
Parting Shot:
