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When the Going Gets Weird, the Weird Turn Pro

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“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” – Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1971 Fear and Loathing – By Glynn Wilson – Sorry straight news fans. I woke up in the middle of an acid flashback this morning and there’s nothing I can do but tell the story. The…

Let’s Be Clear: Mueller Punted, Mueller Failed

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The Big Picture –  By Glynn Wilson –  Let’s be clear. Mueller punted. Mueller failed. Scream all you want to the high heavens for the release of the full Mueller report. It won’t matter. We know the key findings. I’ve been biting my lip, so to speak, for days, weeks and months, refusing to engage…

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Legal Affairs

Mueller Fails to Conclude Trump Colluded With Russia, Leaves Open the Question of Obstruction of Justice

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Mueller Report Delivered to Congress, Attorney General Barr Releases Summary Letter – By Glynn Wilson – In one of the most disappointing moments in the history of American democracy and jurisprudence, Attorney General William Barr released a short, four-page letter to Congress on Sunday summarizing the key findings in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report after…

Science - Environment

We Should All Be Talking About the Green New Deal

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SUNDAY READER – By Glynn Wilson – What has the media world come to when a sensational tabloid stoops to engaging in extortion NOT to run a sex scandal story about a celebrity billionaire, and the rest of the press runs with it? Personally I could care less if Amazon’s Jeff Bezos sent dick pics…

Human-Induced Global Warming Impacts Are Already Being Felt by Life on Earth

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By Glynn Wilson – In direct contradiction to the public position of the president of the United States, two of the federal agencies charged with monitoring the science on climate change released a joint statement and a report on Wednesday declaring unequivocally that the effects of human-induced global warming from the burning of fossil fuels…

Southern Politics

Study Ranks Alabama Among the Most Angry, Hateful States in the Country

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By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE, Ala. — When Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate here Wednesday night and mentioned “Alabama values,” it made me stop to ponder what he was talking about. Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne Announces Run for U.S. Senate Against Democrat Doug Jones In his extemporaneous speech at…

Public Opinion

A Significant Majority of Americans Support Efforts to Reduce Energy from Fossil Fuels to Combat Climate Change

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Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the future of any proposed Green New Deal in Congress may be somewhat politically controversial, a significant majority of Americans, 60 percent, support dramatically reducing the nation’s use of fossil fuels over the next two decades as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address the growing…