A report proposes that the US spend $100 billion (over a period of many years) to prevent extinction of hundreds or thousands of endangered species.

The proposal does not include curbing global heating, but it depends on doing that. Without that, preventing a mass extinction is hopeless. In addition, without curbing global heating, technological society is likely to take such a big hit that it will no longer have the capacity to do the things proposed in this plan.

We must do both.

(satire) *[the bully] Warns Iran Not To Kill Any Protesters Who U.S. Already Has Dibs On.*

*More than 300 human rights activists were killed in 2019, report reveals.* The worst countries were Colombia, Philippines, Brazil, Honduras, and Mexico.

The first four are ruled by murderous regimes.

Rick Wilson (former Republican campaign consultant)'s latest book presents the conman's corruption.

Do not, as my party did, underestimate the evil, desperate nature of evil desperate people. Do not come to this fight believing that the Trump team views any action, including outright criminality, as off limits. [The 2020 election] is a battle that decides whether they have an unlimited runway to create a dynastic kleptocracy based on an authoritarian personality cult that makes North Korea look like Sweden, or whether the immune system of the Republic kicks in and purges them from the body public … There is no bottom. There is no shame. There are no limits … He is surrounded by cowards with frightening and tremendous skills …

US citizens: call on the EPA not to relax regulations for coal ash.

If you call, please spread the word!