It wasn't just one quip about "childless cat ladies," CNN's Andy Kaczynski and em steck found. After Vance said it, he sent a fundraising email deriding "radical childless leaders in this country” & also suggested not having kids "makes people more sociopathic." cnn.com/2024/07/30/pol…

NEWS: Project 2025 director Paul Dans has stepped down at Heritage Foundation after pressure from Trump campaign leadership, ongoing power rift over staffing control for potential second Trump admin, per internal email. This suggests Project 2025 will likely shut down. Story TK.

Corporate climate watchdog keeps lid on buying carbon offsets to meet climate targets @reutersjessop reuters.com/business/envir…

CPJ welcomes reports that The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva will be released as part of a prisoner exchange, and calls on Russia to release other jailed journalists and stop harassing those in exile. cpj.org/2024/08/cpj-we… CPJ Europe and Central Asia

NYT lede/AP lede

Kamala Harris vice president choice narrows to Walz, Shapiro, sources say reuters.com/world/us/kamal…

Everyone's timeline needs a cleanse and it doesn't get cleansier than Snoop Dogg dancing for a horse at the Olympics:

Tim Walz is younger than Brad Pitt

My statement on Vice President Kamala Harris choosing Governor Tim Walz as her running mate:

BREAKING: EIA weekly data suggests new all-time US oil production record of 13.4 million barrels per day.

⚡️🚘BREAKING: For the first time ever, more than half of cars sold in China last month were electric New-energy vehicles, including EVs and PHEVs, reached a record-high 51.1% of retail sales in July, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association EVs are already

The Sha'Carri stare. 👀 #ParisOlympics

In Texas, abandoned oil wells that had been plugged are springing back to life, gushing toxic wastewater that destroys vegetation and harms aquifers. The problem is getting worse and state regulators are under scrutiny reuters.com/business/energ…

Exclusive: In shift, US backs global target to reduce plastic production, source says reuters.com/sustainability…

What a scoop! Would be huge if the U.S. follows through on pushing for cuts to plastic production.

Supporter: Fire Granholm Vance: We’re going to fire the Agriculture Secretary. She’s not doing a very good job

PRESS RELEASE: in the advisory proceedings on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, 62 written comments have been filed in the Registry of the #ICJ. The public hearings are scheduled to open on Monday 2 December 2024. bit.ly/4dMLWmI

Beavers Are Infrastructure

Good Evening, “DNC surprise Beyoncé” was a 7 hour sociological study conducted by the Democratic Party. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your attention.

Wow. Tell this to your 2004 self…