Early stages of dementia often manifest as falling for scams; a lot of them are designed to find people like that. So if your grandma is repeatedly being taken, you should be talking to her doctor and planning for care, not abandoning her.
On top of those, it’s important to support politicians who will make doing the right thing the normal default choice. I’ve got a note about how to do that in the US
Sounds like abritrage between stock options and the stock, but I don’t trust the press to get this kind of thing right; there’s a graduate-level finance class in derivatives like this.
In statements filed in court, the six inmates explained why the solar eclipse would be an important occasion for their respective beliefs: as a time to perform a special Muslim prayer, a spectacle evoking a scene from the New Testament, and a gathering to celebrate science and reason.
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Jeremy Zielinski, an atheist and one of the plaintiffs, was granted permission to view the eclipse on religious grounds in March before the statewide lockdown was announced, according to the lawsuit.
Former Texas House speaker says GOP megadonor Tim Dunn told him only Christians should hold leadership positions (www.texastribune.org)
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again (apnews.com)
Yellen Faces Diplomatic Test in Urging China to Curb Green Energy Exports (www.nytimes.com)
Over 80 Percent Of Texas Women Don't Know How Bad Their State's Abortion Laws Are | They thought there would be exceptions. There aren't. (www.wonkette.com)
Trump swindles his followers — again (wapo.st)
UK MPs accuse Charity Commission of legal breach over climate sceptic thinktank (www.theguardian.com)
IEA Think Tank Contributes to Climate Science Denial Documentary (www.desmog.com)
A detailed discussion of how they spent a lot of time engaged in repeating well-worn falsehoods is here
It’s Never Too Late to Take Climate Action | The depiction of the climate crisis as a cliff—once we fall off the edge, it’s game over—is nonsense (www.scientificamerican.com)
Archived copies of the article: web.archive.org ghostarchive.org archive.today
Dwindling Ammunition Stocks Pose Grave Threat to Ukraine | What few munitions remain are often mismatched with battlefield needs as the country’s forces gird for an expected Russian offensive (www.nytimes.com)
'We want to help': Why climate activists are trying something new (www.npr.org)
Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, soaring past expectations | The unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent. (wapo.st)
Grid reliability’s core challenge is governance, not a changing resource mix (www.utilitydive.com)
Ted Cruz Is Getting Nervous He's Going to Lose His Senate Seat (www.rollingstone.com)
The Texas senator’s questionable podcast deal with iHeartMedia is raising eyebrows amid his increasingly desperate fundraising efforts...
Is the Fight Against Climate Change Losing Momentum? Some financial institutions are backing away from emission pledges. (www.newyorker.com)
Archived copies of the article: web.archive.org archive.today
SEC [US stock market regulator] Accepts Pause on Its Climate Rule | The regulator says it would stay climate rule while litigation plays out (www.wsj.com)
Richard Benedick, Negotiator of Landmark Ozone Treaty, Dies at 88 (www.nytimes.com)
Septic Installer Is Sentenced to 7 Years for Urging Jan. 6 Mob With Megaphone (www.nytimes.com)
Traders Are Betting Millions That Trump Media Will Tumble (www.nytimes.com)
Indiana Court Gives Win To Group Arguing Religious Freedom Grants Them Right To Abortion (talkingpointsmemo.com)
Facebook removed every post linking to Kansas Reflector’s website, apparently in response to an op-ed about Facebook's censorship of climate-related ads (kansasreflector.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/8351513...