‘Hissy Fits’ And ‘Empty Folders’ — Threats To Security

Hot and heavy this near-noon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — although one degree short of triple figures, the ‘feels like‘ gauge on my local weather site cites 102-degrees, which when I was outside a just a short while ago, is an understatement. We’re in a multi-day, statewide/region-wide ‘heat dome’ experience where baking-hot is…

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Climate Getting ‘Heat Dome’ Hot

Although it’s still fairly pleasant in the shade this near-noon Wednesday, the direct sunshine is hotter than shit here in California’s Central Valley as we encounter another ‘heat dome‘ driving temperatures to triple digits. Not only just us, but the entire SW US will have a boiling Labor Day weekend. And it will only get…

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Sad-Baby-Cry Of The Moment — Irony Lost!

In all the news shit swirling about this Tuesday afternoon, this T-Rump tweet from this morning is pure shamelessness, empty of irony and self-awareness, and mostly, reality: T-Rump is one, well-fined piece of shit. Nutshell of today’s nut-fest (NBC News): Former President Donald Trump spent Tuesday morning posting inflammatory messages on social media, including many…

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Journalism 50-Years Later — Watergate Reporters To Be Honored

A few degrees under 100 just about mid-day Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — the fevered-heat wave starts this afternoon, though, officially the baking isn’t supposed to begin until tomorrow. A lot of the time reality is a day early. And a long-ago-like tomorrow, it’s been 50 years since the Watergate era — the…

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T-Rump Continues To Be ‘Detached From Reality’

A huge, worrisome crinkle in the nowadays is the never STFU chorus rasping from the T-Rump, nausatingly complicating ferment asshole studies in American political life. And the stupid shit never ends: Some background to this jibberish via the Daily Beast this afternoon: In recent days, conservatives have latched onto remarks made by Facebook chief Mark…

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Seal-Level Rise From Arctic Ice Melt — Worse Yet To Come

Cool and way-pleasant this near-noon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — well under triple digits as apparently we’re right now in a real-short lived (two days!) episode of crisp temperatures and comfortable ambiance when outside. However, hot shit hits the fan starting Wednesday (but probably tomorrow) with another deep-dive into a furnace-like heat wave…

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Saturday Tales — Spies And Bongs

Another scorcher outside this late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley — it’s 103 degrees right now, with barely a breeze. Despite a couple of ‘coolish‘ days immediately ahead, more blasting heat is on our schedule well-past Labor Day. It’s been a seemingly-quick, hot-ass summer, though, the entire clock/calendar, keeping-time apparatus feels like it’s on…

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Joe Biden: ‘The Survival Of Our Planet Is On The Ballot’

Once again hot as dog shit this Thursday late afternoon here in California’s Central Valley — if the heat of dog shit can be measured — (it’s 104 degrees outside right now). Summer blisters the anvil (WTF!). In the midst of the scorcher, our state today made a nice gesture for our future weather (Vox):…

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Nihilists Not Good For Climate Change — ‘These Men Are Cowards’

Heavy-aired hot this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — 100 degrees outside right now, probably the high for the day, and another episode in our latest heat wave this year. Cooler weather forecast for this coming weekend, so we’ll just wait as we whine about insufferable conditions. Weather be changing in a hurry.…

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