A lot of younger voters don’t really remember 2000, where we had a protest vote going for Nader, which had the effect of throwing the election into the courts, enabling Bush to get them to install him in office.
They’re not useless, but they have an error that can be several points larger than the given margin of error. What this is telling is is that it’s a close election. And that’s a big deal
It’s really hard to support somebody like Kennedy when you know his actual positions, and that they’re driven by the fact that a worm ate part of his brain
Facing an Endless Barrage, Ukraine’s Air Defenses Are Withering (www.nytimes.com)
Climate change is affecting mental health literally everywhere (yaleclimateconnections.org)
The Creator Of 'Magic: The Gathering' Knows Exactly Where It All Went Wrong (defector.com)
Secret Hamas Files Show How It Spied on Everyday Palestinians (www.nytimes.com)
It’s Not Your Imagination. Your Allergies Are Getting Worse. (www.nytimes.com)
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Cloud Brightening Study in California Is Halted by Local Officials (www.nytimes.com)
Louisiana moves to make abortion pills ‘controlled dangerous substances’ (wapo.st)
Someone possessing the pills without a valid prescription or outside of professional practice could be prosecuted and sentenced to prison.
Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Maps: Tracking Air Quality and Smoke From Wildfires (www.nytimes.com)
UK Tory row to ignite over subsidies to wood-burning power stations | No more funding should be handed to biomass electricity until it can prove it does not worsen climate change, MPs say (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Key context
Live Updates: Michael Cohen Says at Trial He Would Do ‘Whatever’ Trump Wanted (www.nytimes.com)
Trump Leads in 5 Key States, as Young and Nonwhite Voters Express Discontent With Biden (www.nytimes.com)
Banking on Climate Chaos | Fossil fuel finance report 2024 (www.bankingonclimatechaos.org)
We Can Get the Electricity We Need Without Frying the Planet (or Our Pocketbooks) (www.nytimes.com)
Trump, Bashing Migrants, Likens Them to Hannibal Lecter, Movie Cannibal (www.nytimes.com)
This is the language you use when preparing your audience to commit mass murder