| These are the most recent diaries filed under this tag: |
|---|
|
Welcome. This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue . The platform gives readers interested in North Carolina politics a place to share their knowledge, insight and inspiration as we take back ...
by randallt
 5 comments
on Sun Apr 07, 2024 at 10:00 AM PDT
with 12 Recommends
|
|
You’ll need a pair of earthquake glasses on Saturday. "How do national myths provoke feelings so powerful that even people with progressive politics stop paying attention to the dangerous, false histories they promote?" New York, United States has had:...
by annieli
81 comments
on Fri Apr 05, 2024 at 10:39 AM PDT
with 109 Recommends
|
|
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 1950 PDT The whole island of Taiwan suffered the effects of a Magnitude 7.4 earthquake about three hours ago (0758 local Taiwan time on Wednesday, 3 April). The quake’s epicenter was 18km SSW of Hualien City (eastern Taiwan) at...
by FoggyDew
22 comments
on Tue Apr 02, 2024 at 07:59 PM PDT
with 86 Recommends
|
|
Now No more the foreign sun does meddle at our earth, Enforce the green and bring the fallow land to birth, Nor winter yet weigh all with silence the pine bough From Archibald MacLeish, “Immortal Autumn” Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew...
by annetteboardman
17 comments
on Fri Nov 17, 2023 at 10:01 PM PST
with 20 Recommends
|
|
A state of emergency has been declared in Iceland as volcanic activity ramps up on the island's peninsula. The eruption could be days away. A magma dike is believed to have formed below the small city of Grindavik. Ruptures are visible now in the...
by Pakalolo
119 comments
on Sat Nov 11, 2023 at 05:14 AM PST
with 314 Recommends
|
|
You can make a difference to the hurt being caused by climate chaos and the great extinction event in your town or your city! �How? �Reuse, repurpose, and recycle this information. �You can push ...
by birches
5 comments
on Wed Nov 08, 2023 at 10:00 AM PST
with 12 Recommends
|
|
My science news roundups never begin with a theme in mind, it emerges as I organize the stories I collected because they caught my interest and seemed worthy of inclusion. This week’s theme is “Solutions,” and a welcome surprise because we all need...
by Besame
37 comments
on Sat Oct 28, 2023 at 08:54 PM PDT
with 85 Recommends
|
|
I’m not one to argue when my wife texts me from her work on Saturday with: “Do you want to drive the Mountain Loop Highway tomorrow?” This, after all, was her idea, which is better than if it ...
by BrownsBay
83 comments
on Tue Oct 17, 2023 at 07:00 AM PDT
with 48 Recommends
|
|
Since 2007 the OND has been a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors ...
by Rise above the swamp
26 comments
on Sat Feb 18, 2023 at 08:59 PM PST
with 28 Recommends
|
|
An earthquake fault that is ready to go is like a coiled spring – all that is needed is the pressure of a handshake… Bill McGuire, Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at UCL Earth Sciences — Volcanology, volcanic risk, volcanic hazards, volcano...
by Pakalolo
152 comments
on Wed Feb 08, 2023 at 09:07 AM PST
with 157 Recommends
|
|
I surfed here today expecting to learn more about the Turkey/Syrian quakes and rescue efforts. I see nothing. Did I wake up last week?
by Nestmaster
20 comments
on Tue Feb 07, 2023 at 07:35 AM PST
with 2 Recommends
|
|
This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. In many ways, it’s hard to absorb (if I can even use that word) the increasing extremity of our weather world. Just when you’ve...
by TomDispatch
2 comments
on Mon Feb 06, 2023 at 07:25 AM PST
with 11 Recommends
|
|
According to new data published by the American Geophysical Union, Greenland's northernmost glaciers are rapidly melting. The small peripheral glaciers of the northernmost regions of the massive ice sheet contribute to sea-level rise. These glaciers...
by Pakalolo
25 comments
on Mon Jun 27, 2022 at 03:16 AM PDT
with 90 Recommends
|
|
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame and jck. Alumni ...
by Chitown Kev
9 comments
on Tue Feb 08, 2022 at 08:59 PM PST
with 31 Recommends
|
|
Global glacial melt rates doubled from 2000 to 2019. Alaska lost ice 3 times faster than Antarctica. The rate of global glacial melting nearly doubled over twenty years according to a detailed scientific report published in the prestigious journal Nature. What’s shocking to me is that the amount ...
by FishOutofWater
19 comments
on Wed Apr 28, 2021 at 09:37 PM PDT
with 45 Recommends
|
|
On May 22, 1915, at about 4:00 p.m., Lassen Peak produced a violent explosive eruption that ejected rock and pumice and formed a larger and deeper crater at its summit. Within 30 minutes, ...
by funningforrest
65 comments
on Tue Dec 08, 2020 at 07:30 AM PST
with 29 Recommends
|
|
SACRAMENTO – On November 9, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Governor Gavin Newsom and two state agencies filed a protest challenging the proposed sale of seven oil and gas leases in Kern County by the Federal Bureau of Land...
by Dan Bacher
12 comments
on Wed Nov 11, 2020 at 02:14 PM PST
with 13 Recommends
|
|
Can you say Subduction? I saw a number of comments this morning wondering why there are more earthquakes happening. Puerto Rico seems to be the canary in the coal mine for this awareness (thanks, Denise), and I noticed that AKALib has a diary up on...
by siab
46 comments
on Sun Jan 12, 2020 at 11:20 AM PST
with 19 Recommends
|
|
The mental stress of experiencing earthquake after earthquake in Puerto Rico is taking a toll on its citizens. 'Traumatized' Puerto Ricans rocked by more strong quakes YAUCO, Puerto Rico, Jan ...
by Denise Oliver Velez
99 comments
on Sat Jan 11, 2020 at 04:08 AM PST
with 116 Recommends
|
|
Donald Trump is President of the United States and our colonial territories. Though he suffers from twitter diarrhea, not one peep have we heard from him about the current conditions in Puerto Rico, after a series of earthquakes has destroyed homes,...
by Denise Oliver Velez
204 comments
on Fri Jan 10, 2020 at 03:50 AM PST
with 298 Recommends
|
Recommended
- I just want to say thank you from Ukraine to every US citizen and every friend of Ukraine all over the world who took action and made this critically needed military assistance package possible. Thank you for every call and email to your congressman,...90 comments 422 Recs
- I just found out that some of our oldest (longest term) and dearest Kossacks have recently been laid off or resigned. Apparently It came up in the comments in the diary about the Second DK Site Maintenance with the recent update. I had no idea. I...687 comments 1232 Recs
- From The Detroit News: Lansing — Michigan prosecutors consider former President Donald Trump and some of his top aides co-conspirators in the plot to submit a certificate falsely claiming he won Michigan's 2020 election, an investigator for Attorney...71 comments 314 Recs
- Ukraine keeps up the pressure on Russian oil supplies. If you freeze the video at 0:03, I think you can see in the flames the appearance of Oil Terminal Jesus. Speaking of attacks inside Russia. Since when is it a crime in Russia to take bribes? If...114 comments 281 Recs
- Well, this guy, and I don’t know who he is calls out Trump’s bible and mixing politics and religion. I was reading and came across this on another site and felt it was sure worth sharing. I have been saying this for years. Separation of Church and...79 comments 194 Recs
- It’s long been obvious that Trump thinks he is above the law, that the law does not apply to him. This is clear in his ludicrous attempts to claim that being (or having been) president means he gets absolute immunity from prosecution, but that rests on...85 comments 234 Recs
- Latest news out of Arizona: Arizona state House passes a bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban The issue now moves to the state Senate, which is also expected to vote to repeal the near-total ban the Arizona Supreme Court upheld earlier this month. After...11 comments 89 Recs
- One predictable effect of the various states charging the fake electors is that because these people were State Party officials, any lawyers hired by the defendants will very likely have their fees paid by the state party. e.g. In GA, the State...14 comments 44 Recs
- Arizona AG Kris Mayes announces the State Grand Jury has returned indictments in the state's 2020 fake electors scheme. The Lara Trump-led RNC’s newly installed senior counsel for election integrity was indicted today for election fraud and conspiracy....23 comments 61 Recs
- I've followed the general outlines of artificial abiogenesis experiments for decades now, but I did not see this coming. (And my apologies to any actual biologists who knew about this line of reseach ages ago and find this old news.) First some...17 comments 92 Recs
- Let’s not get too excited because the legislation still has to work its way through the Arizona Senate, but last week a couple Republican Senators did crossover to allow the bill to be heard there, so there’s that. But the good news today is that on...21 comments 94 Recs
- Trump and Pecker decided in 2015 to commit crimes with the single purpose of getting Trump elected president. These crimes define theft. And no question, they and their Republican partners stole that election. It doesn’t matter that the Republicans are...216 comments 251 Recs
Recent Diaries
- Kitties love trees, whether it is cat trees indoors, or living trees outdoors...Arbor Day is Friday… Kitties are eager to observe it in their own way…� But first, the rules… You are all ...7 comments 7 Recs
- In theory, next week my schedule should be back to normal. In the meantime, have an open thread. I have not been sneaking into the trial and drawing a mustache�a Tinyhands Tribblehead while he sleeps,2 comments 8 Recs
- Multiple news outlets are reporting that infamous right-wing election conspiracy-slinging website, The Gateway Pundit, has declared bankruptcy in order to “consolidate” risk associated with multiple pending lawsuits. These defamation lawsuits are the...1 comments 6 Recs
- Hi all: I thought I would give a quick update on the work of the Progress Centre PAC (based in Centre County, Pennsylvania, literally the blue dot in the middle of the state) and let folks know how it's going. Quick recap: The PAC is called Progress...1 comments 1 Recs
- You won't have indicted fabulist George Santos, expelled Congressman, to kick around anymore. Santos’ LGBTQ+ activism highlighted his identity as an out gay conservative. Santos has ended his campaign for New York’s 3rd congressional district after...2 comments 7 Recs
- One predictable effect of the various states charging the fake electors is that because these people were State Party officials, any lawyers hired by the defendants will very likely have their fees paid by the state party. e.g. In GA, the State...14 comments 44 Recs
- I use Wikipedia, most of us do, and its utility and reliability is in a way akin to that of DKos… variable. And moreover it is also a quasi democratic entity and is as good or not so good as the writers/editors for each article/entry. But WTF, the...10 comments 9 Recs
- Welcome, kibitzers, to the middle of the palindromic week. Today was supposedly the day the Trojan Horse was left by the Greeks as a “peace offering. Dunno how they could figure out the day when ...63 comments 18 Recs
- Introduction Even before the ink was dry, people started arguing about what the Constitution meant. But having just thrown off the yoke of monarchy — and fought for political representation — few early Americans would have argued that the document...12 comments 15 Recs
- If you would like to re-edit, look for the little sketch of a slanted pencil and the word EDIT: that’s the button for the author to reach the “draft layer/”draft-view of her/his/their published diary. As boxed in red below, that button is usually in...9 comments 24 Recs
- Arizona AG Kris Mayes announces the State Grand Jury has returned indictments in the state's 2020 fake electors scheme. The Lara Trump-led RNC’s newly installed senior counsel for election integrity was indicted today for election fraud and conspiracy....23 comments 61 Recs
- WELCOME TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that you...181 comments 29 Recs
- On days, when the never-ending news cycle wears us down, on days when the constant threat to our Democracy from the MAGA crowd depresses us, on days when political pundits tell us that trump is ahead in the polls, let’s draw inspiration from these...5 comments 20 Recs
- Latest news out of Arizona: Arizona state House passes a bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban The issue now moves to the state Senate, which is also expected to vote to repeal the near-total ban the Arizona Supreme Court upheld earlier this month. After...11 comments 89 Recs
- In a White House statement, President Biden remembers the Armenian Genocide, honors those who suffered, and renews America’s pledge never to forget. The United States promises to stand up against hate, advocate for human rights, and ensure everyone can...13 comments 14 Recs
- Let’s not get too excited because the legislation still has to work its way through the Arizona Senate, but last week a couple Republican Senators did crossover to allow the bill to be heard there, so there’s that. But the good news today is that on...21 comments 94 Recs
- Netanyahu erecting tents in Khan Younis, a sign of a Rafah invasion - a red line for President BidenIn an ominous sign of yet another humanitarian crisis, Israel has begun to construct tents to house well over one million Palestinian civilians to be marched from Rafah to sites in Khan Younis so that Israel can root out Hamas in Rafah. Of course,...47 comments 53 Recs
- The NFL Draft begins in downtown Detroit tomorrow. The damage to the Rosa Parks Transit Center, not far from the NFL Draft stage, won’t be repaired by then. But after months of inaction, something was done today. Late July of last year, I noticed that...1 comments 8 Recs
- I just want to say thank you from Ukraine to every US citizen and every friend of Ukraine all over the world who took action and made this critically needed military assistance package possible. Thank you for every call and email to your congressman,...90 comments 422 Recs
- Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump attorney Todd Blanche had a disastrous show...1 comments 0 Recs
