*Joe Manchin single-handedly denied US families paid leave. *

Oil company executives testified to Congress and told blatant lies about their past denial of global heating.

But they did admit to recent lobbying meetings with Manchin. Rep. Maloney specifically accused the Exxon CEO lying about climate science. under oath.

There are plans to subpoena more testimony from these companies. *What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words.*

Some conclusions about planet-roaster strategy.

*Cop26 breakthrough will require require rich nations to finally make good

Nobody has to suffer from this, if we get the funds by taxing the rich more.

*Outcry after Oklahoma prisoner vomits and convulses during execution. *

I am surprised that people give so much importance to whether the person being excuted suffers during the process, because in my view that is a secondary issue. I think the principal wrong of the death penalty is that the prisoner dies from it.

[pol note from many years ago where I state reasons for opposing th death penalty]

Global heating effects including fires and droughts, plus deforestation, have turned some important forests into net emitters of greenhouse gases.

This shows several examples of positive-feedback effects that magnify the consequences of our emissions. These examples are well-known, but we keep discovering new ones. Meanwhile, some countries are falsifying their progress by citing forests that don't really exist.