President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua said on Sunday that he would abolish his nation's elections, a blatant move to further strengthen his and his wife's authoritarian grip on the nation of seven million. "There will never be elections here again," Mr. Ortega, 80, said at a government rally marking the 47th anniversary of his leftist movement's revolution, to a smattering of applause. He then accused his opponents of trying to use elections "to seize the government, to seize power." read more
Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast ... read more
"While Texas moved quickly and aggressively, California could not provide the clear, expedited approval process needed to compete. This is an enormous loss for Solano County, California workers and our state's manufacturing economy." "Joshua Arce, executive director for the California Alliance of Jobs, which represents thousands of union construction workers across the state, confirmed that "10,000 permanent jobs and thousands of union construction jobs" that would have accompanied Saronic's Port Alpha shipyard in California are headed to Texas instead. He said "state leaders failed to act with the urgency this project demanded." read more
Black lawmakers and activists across the Deep South argue they have been abandoned by the Democratic Party to fight an existential crisis on their own. They say they've been let down by nearly all corners of the party: would be-presidential hopefuls who have flocked to early and swing states but don't bring their megaphones elsewhere; congressional leadership focused on majority-making battlegrounds while safe Black seats are drawn out; and years of chronic underfunding that has allowed local party apparatus to wither away. read more
A tourist was seriously injured Friday evening after being thrown 8 feet into the air by a bull bison in Yellowstone National Park. read more
I don't see how this is possible things don't just "shut down". The implication that it just "shuts down" means heat is distributed evenly.... this just isn't happening while the sun is burning and the earth is rotating.
Here's a fundamental principle about weather you learn when getting your PPL ...
Weather is caused by unequal heating of the atmosphere and oceans. This principle is the fundamental driver of global weather systems
www.noaa.gov
If water or air has differences in temperature/densities it will move, known as pressure gradients, and convection currents.
AMOC is a big player in the world's climate system,
I doubt it's a bigger player than the Pacific Ocean.
Donald Trump presented Spain's World Cup team with the trophy ... and then refused to leave.
Trump handed the World Cup trophy to Spain's team alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino, after they beat Argentina 1-0. But the U.S. president then refused to leave the picture, apparently trying to run out the clock before the traditional trophy lift by chatting with the players as he jockeyed for a prime position in front of the group.
Strange .... whats this all about?
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I visited this canyon and the peublos on my road trip with the family across the country.
prompting outcry from environmental advocates and members of NM's federal delegation.
This is interesting, as the Indians who inhabited this canyon caused massive deforestation. Scientists postulate that as the river dried up, the Indians resorted to cannibalism, the culture fell apart and the ag failed.
In some ways, this is like celebrating the invading Donner Party, only worse.
Oil companies have made it clear they have no interest in new drilling.
DialAgain with another banger, he's the DR version of Cramer...
WellDatabase Weekly Rig Report for July 18, 2026: US Rig Count Climbs Up 11 with Strong Horizontal and Oil Activity
energynewsbeat.com
US Oil Rig Count Records Biggest Weekly Gain Since 2022
discoveryalert.com.au
This is funded by China.
www.msn.com
Its completely anti-science to not build the AI of the future, and to enable US citizens to use it in their daily lives.
China is playing the long game with the release of the open weight model Kimi, the point is to undermine US AI industry the way it did the solar industry.
If China becomes the "center" of AI development, you can kiss the future of America goodbye for sure. Democrats and Republicans will be fighting off rear guard action as the country can't pay its debts.
This is similar to the environmental groups in the West that have been partially funded by Russia.
Not likely. Those numbers do not exist.
What do you mean, this was just one year.
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Wildfires that swept Canada's woodlands last year released more greenhouse gases than some of the largest emitting countries, a study found on Wednesday, calling into question national emissions budgets that rely on forests to be carbon stores.
At 647 megatonnes, the carbon released in last year's wildfires exceeded those of seven of the ten largest national emitters in 2022, including Germany, Japan and Russia the study published in the journal Nature found.
www.reuters.com
Kamala Harris
Paper ballots are the smartest, safest way to ensure your vote is secure against attacks by foreign actors. Russia can't hack a piece of paper like they can a computer. We introduced the Secure Elections Act to ensure our elections are safeguarded. We must be ready.
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The Feds have no Constitutional or statutory right to police that.
~ Snoofy
While state law primarily determines how elections are conducted, federal law also sets standards that all states must follow.
At the federal level, the U.S. Constitution, federal laws, and agencies all impact state and local administration of federal elections. In each state and territory, state constitutions, laws, and regulations dictate how election administrators carry out federal election functions"from registering voters to certifying election results. State-based processes must comply with federal law. States may further delegate authority to local government to regulate election administration and make policy decisions impacting the conduct of federal elections.
www.eac.gov
I swear you people are just idiots.
What are they protesting, exactly?
Here's my take, they don't understand why, but
most left wing people in America are people with post graduate degrees who are financially strapped and the most right wing are people without 4 year college degrees who are rich.
~ ChrisHayes
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This is known as elite over production.