3 days agoMember-onlyThe Weekly Flail — December 1, 2023Celebrating the death of Henry Kissinger but with respect for his mind. The best epitaph I have seen is the tweet from Juan Gabriel Valdés, Chile’s ambassador to the US, courtesy of Axios. “Ha muerto un hombre cuyo brillo histórico no consiguió jamás esconder su profunda miseria moral. K.” “A…Change5 min readChange5 min read
5 days agoMember-onlyOur River of Delusion Is Running DryThis is not a simple set of problems and must be dealt with together How long can we sail on our river of delusion? 2023 is almost over, and it has been horrible. But our leaky boat is still full speed ahead with no questions. In reality, our boat is…Climate Change5 min readClimate Change5 min read
Nov 28Member-onlyHow Israel Can Save Itself and Everyone ElseBut America must follow the world — However you cut this, Israel is guilty of significant war crimes against the Palestinian people. While they have over seventy years of what should be considered war crimes against those same people, they were given a free pass by the American Empire. Litigating history is helpful for historians and may…Change4 min readChange4 min read
Nov 24Member-onlyThe Weekly Flail — November 24, 2023Winnowing the Media — From 2018–2022, the United States experienced 89 climate disasters, costing at least $1 billion in damages. That equates to one every three weeks, compared to one every four months in the 1980s. Nature November 15, 2023 Climate Change’s $150 Billion Hit to the U.S. …Change4 min readChange4 min read
Nov 22Member-onlyThe Last ThanksgivingAnd the first day of planetary gratitude — It feels strange being thankful for a world that we are destroying. Thanksgiving is a traditional harvest festival with the common theme of sharing food that has been harvested. That is tied to respect for the land and its wealth we have reaped over the previous year. The land and…Life5 min readLife5 min read
Nov 18Member-onlyThe Weekly Flail — November 18, 2023Winnowing the Media We are moving much faster than people want in the Climate Disaster and much slower in the Gaza/Israel disaster. Climate Emergency October 2023 capped the hottest 12-month span in recorded history. In 170 countries, mean temperatures over the span exceeded 30-year norms, exposing 7.8 billion people — 99% of…Gaza3 min readGaza3 min read
Nov 17Member-onlyThe New Climate GnosticismExcept this is based on science and not mysticism — We have entered a period of orthodox ignorance as the climate crisis becomes a planetary disaster. The vast and growing data-based knowledge of global warming and its consequences is readily available. That knowledge is overwhelming as it shows no reasonable means of avoiding the extension of the sixth great extinction…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Nov 15Member-onlyProblems Expand with ConfusionNew layers of the polycrisis are overwhelming us, but no one will admit it is happening. — As if this weren’t already complicated enough, we must drill down to deeper levels of understanding in the planetary polycrisis to understand how this proliferates at a frightening rate. While polycrisis is an easier-to-understand label for what we now see daily, these hyperobjects push the limits of human experience.Life4 min readLife4 min read
Nov 10Member-onlyAs Israel’s IDF pursues mass murder in Gaza, international pressure has forced agreement to daily…As Israel’s IDF pursues mass murder in Gaza, international pressure has forced agreement to daily four-hour ceasefires. ~ 2023 is at 1.32 C above the preindustrial baseline. Place your bet that 2024 passes the 1.5 C tipping point. …Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Nov 9Member-onlyPositioning for Post 2030What do we do if we get to 2030? The game is changing by the month. We can do very little to limit the combined effects of the climate disaster for several decades. But what we can do, and even the effort to do it, will significantly affect our lives. …Climate Change7 min readClimate Change7 min read
