Pretty par for the economist. Not the same take as every other news outlet, not exactly the take I agree with on all points, but not totally wrong either.
The top post at the online forum TheDonald on Wednesday morning was titled “Fuck Mike Pence. 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻.” And chilling calls for violence against the former vice president were rising to the top of the comments thread....
Someone pleas explain the mental state of these people if they’re pissed that Pence -by Trump’s own admission- was being “honest” by not handing him the election.
Scientists have described fossils that are believed to have belonged to an extinct whale that may have been heavier than any other creature, including the largest dinosaurs....
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were abolished Tuesday from Walt Disney World’s governing district, now controlled by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere.
I doubt this describes most Fox News viewers. I suspect a majority of them fall into a third category of “blind believers”. Fox News tells them the indictments are a sham, they believe it’s a sham. Especially when it’s sandwiched between two things that make them angry.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) health scare has Republican senators wondering whether the 81-year-old lawmaker will stay in the top job beyond the 2024 election and who might eventually replace him.
Might be hard to find another asshole who’s as ruthless about loopholes and dirty tricks. I’d say there’s a 90% chance that replacing him weakens the republicans.
Yeah I mean it’s a lot harder to take back your territory if you’re limited to only fighting within that territory. They’ll have to strike within Russian borders to successfully get their own land back.
I’m trying to assess if this is worth it before talking to contractors. I’ve done a lot of DIY remodels and hired out some but never anything of this magnitude. I want to build an addition on top of the garage and connect to the rest of the 2nd floor. Here’s some assumptions I have....
I recently added a bedroom and did some research about cost vs home value added. I think the general takeaway is you probably only get like 80% ROI (or if you spend 100k, it’ll add 80k to your home value.
So the big question is: how much personal value will you get from this room in the meantime? Does it make up that 20%?
Trump’s indictment has turned every American voter into a juror (www.economist.com)
U.S. v. Trump Will Be the Most Important Case in Our Nation’s History (slate.com)
Trump Extremists Make New Calls to Hang Mike Pence: 'Watch His Toes Dangle' (www.rollingstone.com)
The top post at the online forum TheDonald on Wednesday morning was titled “Fuck Mike Pence. 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻.” And chilling calls for violence against the former vice president were rising to the top of the comments thread....
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Biden's Climate Law Halves US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050: Study | US climate policy needs sticks as well as carrots, BloombergNEF says. (www.bloomberg.com)
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Ancient Peruvian whale may be most massive creature recorded (www.dw.com)
Scientists have described fossils that are believed to have belonged to an extinct whale that may have been heavier than any other creature, including the largest dinosaurs....
Language trees with sampled ancestors support a hybrid model for the origin of Indo-European languages (www.science.org)
Prepping, emergency preparedness and/or survivalism
Ideally one that is actually active. I’ve seen one or two that have basically zero posts....
DeSantis-controlled Disney World district abolishes diversity, equity initiatives (apnews.com)
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were abolished Tuesday from Walt Disney World’s governing district, now controlled by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere.
Whopping 91% of Fox News Viewers Believe Trump Has Not Committed Federal Crimes, But Only 42% Support Him In The Primary (www.mediaite.com)
In Baltic Sea, citizen divers restore seagrass to fight climate change (www.reuters.com)
McConnell’s health scare puts focus on shadow race to replace him (thehill.com)
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) health scare has Republican senators wondering whether the 81-year-old lawmaker will stay in the top job beyond the 2024 election and who might eventually replace him.
Local officials want extreme heat to be declared a federal disaster (www.nbcnews.com)
War coming to Russia - Zelensky after Moscow drone attack - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned war is coming back to Russia after a drone attack on the capital Moscow....
Advice for now settled new Lemmy users.
Whether you are a Reddit refugee (I am one) or just randomly stumbled upon Lemmy and decided to join lemmy.world, welcome to the Fediverse....
Building over garage. Is it worth it? (lemmy.world)
I’m trying to assess if this is worth it before talking to contractors. I’ve done a lot of DIY remodels and hired out some but never anything of this magnitude. I want to build an addition on top of the garage and connect to the rest of the 2nd floor. Here’s some assumptions I have....