Inappropriate Diversions From State TV

Look, we just can't have them. Those smoky prescribed burns destroy the tourism traffic and real estate development our community depends on...And we need federal assistance to recover from our recent uninsured wildfire damages. Looks like we have a real wildfire preoblem 1 Billion Acres At Risk For Catastrophic Wildfires, U.S. Forest Service Warns However, we're not doing what we need to do to prevent them Prescribed burning to combat wildfires has not increased in the U.S. West - Phys.org But we have all the evidence that such burns are effective and necessary... Thinning forests, prescribed fire before drought reduced tree loss - phys.org Anyways, that's not all we've done to ensure that the West of our dreams is now 'fully-developed'

  Trump says war will mean 'official end of Iran,' warns 'never threaten the United States again' - Fox And it’s such rich grist for stirring tributes, great works of literature and violently-uplifting movies Goddamn, we just need to kill each other off, right along with anything else that lives or grows It’s the hallmark of our success as the apex of both evolution and god’s will here on this planet Nonetheless, those directing our sacrifice must spend lots of time convincing us we do not die in vain #FDT Well, here is a playlist of 23 videos that contradict the notion that we are so need war, despite our history from Vietnam on: (Click on the upper left corner and then on the upper right where it says Soft on Defense)

Unemployment Drops To 3.6%, Payrolls Up 263,000, Showing Economy Remains Strong - NPR Well, hate to keep saying it but the wondrous free-market depends totally on the earthly systems we are ignoring at our total peril: Oh, yeah, keep ignoring these inconvenient and plaguing social issues in polite conversations:

If Politicians Can’t Face Climate Change, Extinction Rebellion Will Their demands were, and are, simple. First, that the government declare a state of emergency and “tell the truth” about the global situation — that thousands of species are in danger of extinction, that there is a very real possibility that human life itself may eventually follow.- NY Times After Extinction Rebellion, Australian politicians are on notice – change is coming So it’s not surprising that the Extinction Rebellion (XR) is taking the climate movement to the next level, not just in the UK but around the world. And XR is not alone. In the past six months we have seen the rise of climate campaigns that are bigger, bolder and more organised than anything the world has ever seen. These climate campaigns are galvanised by a sense of urgency that a growing number of people feel about ecological collapse and escalating climate damage. All are asking people to take action in ways that are commensurate with the s...