"Oxfam identified 23 superyachts owned by 18 billionaires and estimates the average annual carbon footprint of each of these yachts to be 5,672 tons, which is more than three times the emissions of the billionaires' private jets," the study's executive summary reads. "This is equivalent to 860 years of emissions for the average person in the world."

Carbon Inequality Kills

Why curbing the excessive emissions of an elite few can create a sustainable planet for all

Marjorie Taylor Greene says her life is in danger now because of Trump's attacks. I want everybody to pay attention to Trump's immediate response which was to call her out for playing a victim. And now I'd like the Democratic party to pay particular attention to Trump's immediate response which was to call her out for playing a victim. And now I'd like the Democratic party to take some damn notes and learn something.

“In terms of standing up to Donald Trump, the shutdown actually gave him more power,” King said, pointing out the president’s refusal to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program despite multiple court orders, as well as the fact that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were among the few government employees still getting paid during the shutdown." (Senator Angus King)

Senator Who Caved on Shutdown Says “Standing Up to Trump Didn’t Work” | The New Republic

The President is refusing court ordered things now, bub.

Why do desktop Excel and Word need to access my computer's location?

Today on CBS business news: Oracle stock why it's going to the Moon and you should buy more of it. We talk with Larry Ellison about why Oracle stock is a good buy right now. Four advertisements for Oracle stock. And then we're going to hear an editorial on why every portfolio needs to have Oracle stock in it and why you need to load up your 401k with Oracle stock. And Bitcoin. 🤡

50% of the entirety of consumer spending in the United States is spending by the top 10% of income earners (edit: income over $250,000).

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The Wealthiest 10% of US Households Now Represent Nearly 50% of Consumer Spending

The wealthiest 10% of U.S. households now represent nearly half of all consumer spending. What are the potential pitfalls ahead?

30 years ago the number was 38% About 70% of the United States GDP is consumer spending.

Mainstream news has to do a better job interviewing people, especially the people dismantling the U.S. government.. You can't just ask questions and let them spit propaganda. They are all good speakers that's what the republicans and the right do well. What's the point of even having them on then? Ask follow ups and push them on the things they assert with no proof. Here the VP of the Heritage Foundation Roger Severino got a free propaganda session. Good for him I guess.

Are you ready to pay more CANADA PENSION PLAN because we are all going to be DISABLED WITH LONG COVID?!?!

Our preprint reviewing the Loeb 2022 study purporting to show N95s don't work better than medical masks is out. The study is deeply flawed.

SARS-CoV-2 vs measles --- Many commentators have said "SARS-CoV-2 isn't measles". Impression that measles was a terror and this was no big deal. But how deadly was measles? Well, in US, before vax, 3-4mm caught and 400 died each year. 400 COVID-19 currently 665k [posted Sept 15, 2021]