This is the kind of thing that gives me nightmares:
https://twitter.com/otempo/status/1479848764940640258
Category: Disastrous
Collective yawn
Doomsday update just dropped:
"If Thwaites Glacier collapses, it opens the door for the rest of the West Antarctic ice sheet to slide into the sea. … It’s not only goodbye Miami, but goodbye to virtually every low-lying coastal city in the world." https://t.co/MS4SwU8Qt6
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) December 29, 2021
Climate change disaster
Massive tornado outbreaks in December? Seems odd.
At least 50 people are likely dead after a tornado hit southwestern Kentucky late Friday, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. A multitude of tornadoes spawned in the overnight hours Friday as a line of powerful storms ripped through the central US https://t.co/fgZmgtwa1d
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 11, 2021
Rand Paul has voted against disaster relief every time since 2011.
— citizen (@citizenfreebird) December 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/4everNeverTrump/status/1469697828003799041
https://twitter.com/TravisAllen02/status/1469776189304807426
Amazon knew we were facing life threatening storms last night. We ALL knew. They made the choice to send workers into a giant unsecured warehouse and now workers are dead.
Amazon murdered people last night. https://t.co/VTya9p5rrZ
— 🌽🌽 Erica, The White Trash Socialist 🌽🌽™️ (@herosnvrdie69) December 11, 2021
This pic is tearing me up pic.twitter.com/0iBNr9alKM
— The Feel Good Page ❤️ (@natureheel) December 11, 2021
It strikes me this might be a bad idea
NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2030 — and you can help https://t.co/iPcUppKYyZ
— Suburban Guerrilla 💙 (@SusieMadrak) November 29, 2021
Oh goody
Yet another pipeline explosion has finally stopped leaking:
The company that owns the pipeline responsible for an oil spill off the California coastline has been cited by federal regulators for 125 violations, with more than a hundred of those citations being handed down in the last 11 years https://t.co/lCP64xyttw
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 4, 2021
If only our media did their jobs
I still remember this. Local media embarrassed themselves at how willingly they covered up for this disaster:
Journalist: Govt/biz press release is not the article. Listening to @Wondery American Scandal podcast about 3 Mile Island where the govt & the company assured the public things were fine. A skeptical journalist played other sources suggesting some leave. https://t.co/3jVTSu97EB
— 1DayBetter (@tontonlove) September 28, 2021
Reflections
Wow would I love our newsroom leaders to engage in this kind of critical self-reflection. For instance, here @ACLU's Romero regrets not calling for impeachment over torture. https://t.co/vQx6TiBRyI
See my column: https://t.co/ln0bVTIpdT— Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) (@froomkin) September 14, 2021
Horrible
This is slavery. In NY, forced to mass produce hand sanitizer. Not allowed to use it. In California, risk their lives to stop wildfires. Not allowed to become firefighters. In Louisiana, filled sandbags to save homes. Left in cages when storm hit. https://t.co/XkwZMfwaS1
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) September 5, 2021
Devious bastards
I wish I could say that Ron DeSantis aping Trump’s lawless approach to everything wouldn’t get him elected as president, but I’m not so sure:
Florida changed its COVID-19 death data just as surge began | Miami Herald https://t.co/BktOrHLhD6
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 31, 2021
You knew he was behind this
Trump admin broke law with visa delays for Afghans, Iraqis who worked for U.S., judge rules https://t.co/AE8k3KY7Af
— Bev (@HillBeverlyhill) August 18, 2021