“On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
– H. L. Mencken
Joe Biden says in an electric vehicle “you can drive all the way across the country on a single tank of gas”
The Red Cross described 1927 as being the worst disaster year in their history, surpassing the previous record year in 1926.
25 Nov 1927, Page 7 – The News-Review at Newspapers.com
The Florida hurricane of 1926 destroyed Miami and was the most expensive natural disaster in US history.
20 Sep 1926, 14 – Evening Courier at Newspapers.com
20 Sep 1926, 12 – The Vancouver Sun at Newspapers.com
20 Sep 1926, Page 1 – The Times at Newspapers.com
Then 1927 brought the worst floods on record to the Mississippi River Valley.
This was followed by a series of catastrophic tornadoes.
10 May 1927, 1 – The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com
10 May 1927, 1 – The Atlanta Constitution at Newspapers.com
13 Apr 1927, Page 1 – Corsicana Daily Sun at Newspapers.com
13 Apr 1927, 1 – Henryetta Daily Free-Lance at Newspapers.com
a tornado near Jasper, Minnesota, taken by Lucille Handberg on 8th July 1927
St. Louis was destroyed by a tornado.
The Pittsburgh Press – Google News Archive Search
A number of record heatwaves occurred in 1927, including a protracted one in September and October, which killed scores of people.
15 Sep 1927, 1 – The Gazette at Newspapers.com
Warsaw Union – Google News Archive Search
The end of October was record hot in the US, and as a cold front pushed across the US, a tropical storm moved up the Atlantic Coast. This led to the worst floods in Vermont’s history.
November 3 flooding wiped out more than 1,000 bridges in Vermont, and drowned the Lieutenant Governor.
Five years ago I lived near the Winooski River and rode past that spot every day.
Last year : Stay home to protect grandma
This year : No healthcare for grandma
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.”
– H. L. Mencken
Hours after an Australian cartoonist got cancelled, the Guardian announces that there is no cancel culture.
Climate change used to be natural, but now it is caused by humans.
Climate Change & Global Warming 101 – Free PDF eBook | Goodside
Every single tide gauge in the Northeastern US shows sea level rise at or below the lowest projected scenario.
Sea Level Trends – NOAA Tides & Currents
The deadliest heatwave in the Northeastern US occurred 110 years ago.
The 1911 Heat Wave Was So Deadly It Drove People Insane – New England Historical Society
05 Jul 1911, 1 – The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com
Today, the Guardian announced that there is no cancel culture.
Bobcat Goldthwait: ‘There is no cancel culture’ | Movies | The Guardian
This came a few hours after The Age cartoonist Michael Leunig got cancelled.
The Age cartoonist Michael Leunig falls victim to ‘cancel crowd’ | Sky News Australia
The UN says we have until, the year 2050 to stop global warming, which is fifty years past their original deadline.
Another year, another boondoggle.
