Extra, Extra
Reef Madness: “The Great Barrier Reef and surrounding waters have reached hotter temperatures over the past decade than they have in at least 400 years because of climate change … It’s a stark warning. The survival of the Great Barrier Reef is essentially now in human hands.” (That doesn’t seem like a good place to be.)
+ Window Pain: More than 1 billion birds die each year after building crashes, study finds.
+ Borders Not So Open After All: “The flow of migrants crossing into the US from Mexico has diminished precipitously. In July, crossings were at their lowest level since late 2020, falling to about a fifth of their peak over the last four years, reached in late 2023. The steep decline is largely the result of restrictions brought in by the Biden administration to limit migration to the US, and rules to curb crossings enacted in Mexico, too.”
+ Shitposter Child: “Researchers from the center said they identified 50 instances this year when Musk posted election claims that have been debunked by independent fact-checkers but spread widely on the app anyway.” Elon Musk’s misleading election claims have accrued 1.2 billion views on X. (Owning the libs was basically the whole reason he bought Twitter. It sure wasn’t for the financial upside.)
+ Project BS: Project 2025 is not just weird, it’s scary. The more people hear about it, the more concerned they get. That’s why Trump has tried to distance himself from it. It’s not working. Joyce Vance: More Lies About Project 2025. “Trump and Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts, the front man for Project 2025, took a 45-minute private plane flight together to get to a Heritage Foundation conference where the former president was one of the speakers. Trump told the audience that the Heritage Foundation was ‘going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do.'”
+ This Won’t Tamp Down Enthusiasm: “The moniker refers to a law that Walz, the governor of Minnesota, signed last year, requiring public schools to provide menstrual products — including pads and tampons — to students in 4th through 12th grades.” Why Republicans are calling Walz ‘Tampon Tim’ — and why Democrats embrace it. (Sounds like the perfect nickname for a guy who is about to stop the red wave.) Bloomberg: ‘Tampon Tim’ Walz Is a Weird Meme Behind a Real Problem.
