“I don’t come from a place of violence. I come from a place of love, equality and justice.”
It will be Very Hot and very Wet–We’ve exceeded 415ppm of Carbon Dioxide for the first Time since the Pliocene
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration measures atmospheric carbon dioxide at its Moana Loa observatory. You can see that on May 11 we were just about at 415 parts per million of CO2. A couple of days this week, we’ve gone over 415. When I say that, you should run […]
Pace Pompeo: What if the US is “Sowing Chaos” in Mideast & Iran is a Status Quo Power?
The US overthrew the Iraqi Government, Provoked rise of ISIL, backed al-Qaeda allies in Syria, and is one-sided on Israel-Palestine
Love, Peace, Forgiveness and Light dominate the Qur’an
339 – Times words from the root for mercy and compassion (rhm) occur
US hits milestone of 2 Million Home Solar Installations, to double by 2023
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) just released a report showing that there are 2 million solar home installations in the United States. That is enough to power 12 million homes. (There are 127 million households in the US, and about 64% of Americans […]
Trump, hostage to Bolton and Pompeo, Pleads with Iran to call and Rescue Him
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Julian Borger at The Guardian reports that Trump gave an impromptu news conference on Thursday in which he urged Iran to call him, as though he was being held hostage by John Bolton and Mike Pompeo and was signalling that Iran should rescue him. I happened to see the bizarre […]
Thousands of Innocent Palestinians in Gaza at Risk of amputation from Israeli Sniping
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Thousands of innocent Gaza Palestinian protesters wounded by live fire by Israeli snipers are in danger of losing limbs if the decrepit Gaza hospital system does not receive $20 million, according to Jamie McGoldrick, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory. Since the Great March of Return protests […]
Pompeo in Baghdad to Pressure Iraq to join Press against Iran; Iraq declines
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – US secretary of state Mike Pompeo made a surprise four-hour visit to Baghdad on Tuesday in connection to the panic he is trying to trump up, along with US national security adviser and Sheldon Adelson plant John Bolton about Iran supposedly planning to attack US troops in the Middle East. […]
Gaza Palestinians and Israelis Wounded Past Year by the Numbers: 31,691 v. 250
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The reporting on the fighting between Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Israelis the past few days, as usual, has mostly lacked context and proportionality. Number of Gaza Palestinians killed by Israeli snipers in past year: 304 Number of Gaza Palestinians injured by Israeli snipers in past year: 31,691 Number […]
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