Land recently burned and deforested by cattle farmers stands empty near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil, on August 16, 2020. (CNN)Nearly two-thirds of respondents believe that climate change is a “global emergency,” according to a survey of 1.2 million people in dozens … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, The purge is underway. If you want to continue using social media, you better not question the legitimacy of the presidential election. You’d be wise not to question any of the official declarations about COVID infections or … Read More
The Biden Administration Can’t Afford to Overlook Its Southern Neighbor. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico, June 2019 – Francisco Canedo / Xinhua / Redux US. President Joe Biden has vowed a … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, This was a week of records, and news outlets are very impressed with them. Not high temperatures to bolster the climate crisis theology, but that’s coming. Not only does every report begin with important COVID claptrap, but … Read More
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament. Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images New Zealand’s borders will remain closed for most of this year amid uncertainty over the rollout of coronavirus vaccines, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, For those of us who have avoided the unfolding spectacle, it’s been quite a peaceful week. We’ve found ways of keeping up without having to go through the emotional upset of watching the insanity play out. We … Read More
A nurse administers a shot of the Covishield vaccine, developed by Oxford-Astrazeneca Plc. and manufactured by Serum Institute of India Ltd., at a vaccine center in the Bandra Kurla Complex hospital in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Since everybody’s been locked down and masked in public, how come they’re still reporting records? Every news break is COVID ad nauseum. There have been records right along for months. Some of the “surges” are coming out … Read More
An empty street near the Capitol in Havana in May. The Trump administration plans to designate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism five years after it was removed from that U.S. list. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images Updated at … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Recent events beg a question, and it’s a big one. What will we NOT bow down for? Americans are driving around solo, all masked up. Does that make some kind of sense, or are people just projecting … Read More