Hypoxic zone off coast of Oregon more severe than prior years
27 AugIn Oregon, a close-up look into a coastal dead zone
Excerpt:
Unlike the dead zone that sets up each year in the Gulf of Mexico, Oregon’s version can’t be traced to the effects of nutrient-laden river run-off. Here, as in a handful of other coastal regions worldwide, the culprit may be global warming.
Book is on order
25 AugMichelle Goldberg’s Study of the Rise of Christian Nationalism, and Its Adherents’ Strategy to Use the Courts to Further Their Agenda
By John W. Dean on FindLaw
(Yes, that John Dean, of Watergate fame.)
If more Americans would read works like Michelle Goldberg’s Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism, the longevity of our democracy, as we know it, would be more assured. I say this because the more people who understand the thinking and agenda of the growing forces of “Christian nationalism,” the less likely it will be that these forces will succeed. Not many people want to go where Christian nationalists want to take the country.
Read the full article here.
Plan B and men
24 AugAccording to this story on CNN’s website
The Food and Drug Administration said that women 18 and older — and men purchasing for their partners — may buy the Plan B pills without a doctor’s note, but only from pharmacies.
I can’t find this in the official FDA material, but I admit I haven’t read every word of it.
But the horrible liberal media wants to make him look bad, don’t they?
24 AugCBS, NBC Clean Up Bush’s ‘Happy’ Talk
During his August 21 press conference, George W. Bush responded to a question about the Iraq War by saying that “sometimes I’m happy” about the conflict. But many readers and TV viewers never heard the remark, since journalists edited the statement to save Bush any possible embarrassment.
Bush’s unedited comment was as follows:
Q: But are you frustrated, sir?
BUSH: Frustrated? Sometimes I’m frustrated. Rarely surprised. Sometimes I’m happy. [highlighting is mine] This is — but war is not a time of joy. These aren’t joyous times. These are challenging times, and they’re difficult times, and they’re straining the psyche of our country. I understand that.
An Aging Trans Woman 