From Jenna Orkin
With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
'Texas has never seen an event like this': Harvey pummels state with 'catastrophic' flooding — here's the latest
A 'party drug' just crossed a major hurdle on the path to being legally prescribed as medicine
Brazoria County Urges "GET OUT NOW" After Columbia Lakes Levee Breached
Dispatches from Trumpland Part 2 — Mike Pence, the Silent Killer
ICE Plans to Start Destroying Records of Immigrant Abuse, Including Sexual Assault and Deaths in Custody
"The communities “can’t leave or evacuate so they are literally getting gassed.'"
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
Shocking Drone Footage Shows Harvey's "Unprecedented" Devastation, "No Parallel To Any Rainstorm In US History"
Physicists Just Achieved Quantum Teleportation Underwater For The First Time
India and China are ending a months-long border standoff
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told police they could kill 'idiots' who resist arrest
Tillerson Out? "Frustrated" Trump "Fed Up" With Secretary Of State: Axios
Journalist Interrogated, Fired For Story Linking CIA And Syria Weapons Flights
Monday, August 28, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
Why
NASA's twin Voyagers probes are the most important spacecraft ever
launched — and could be the last evidence of humanity's existence
And...
France's Macron looking for a cheaper way after spending $30,000 on makeup in 3 months
Will he finish his term before coming out of the closet?
France's Macron looking for a cheaper way after spending $30,000 on makeup in 3 months
Will he finish his term before coming out of the closet?
Sunday, August 27, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
Basically,
we're going to keep going back to school and learning new careers to
work online for an extra 30, 40 grand until we die at, oh, 120. Yes he
really says that.
Far-right smear campaign against Antifa exposed by Bellingcat
"Eliot Higgins, who traced evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria, found evidence the anti-Antifa campaign was organised on 4Chan,
which has a reputation for acting as a meeting place for alt-right
groups, and runs a "politically incorrect" board with extreme racist and
homophobic comments."
Saturday, August 26, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
29 States Just Banned Laws About Seeds
"Ag giants like Monsanto and DuPont are cheering."
The white supremacist arrested after Charlottesville rally was featured in a 2014 segment of The Colbert Report
Breaking: Sebastian Gorka Resigns From Trump Administration
The terrifying way our universe will end — and when
We have to do something! Do something, Google!
Here's how Facebook is automatically telling your good memories from your bad ones
A former Thai commerce minister has been sentenced to 42 years in jail for falsifying rice deals
Yellen's coming speech could mark the 'end of an era'
Judge Approves Warrant For "Antifa" User Data From Anti-Trump Website
Zero Tolerance - Venice Mayor Orders Cops To Shoot Anyone Who Shouts 'Allahu Akbar'
UVa Students Demand Racial Quotas, "Mandatory Education" On "Jefferson's White Supremacy"
Russia Deploys Nuclear-Capable Bombers Near Korea
29 States Just Banned Laws About Seeds
"Ag giants like Monsanto and DuPont are cheering."
The white supremacist arrested after Charlottesville rally was featured in a 2014 segment of The Colbert Report
Breaking: Sebastian Gorka Resigns From Trump Administration
The terrifying way our universe will end — and when
We have to do something! Do something, Google!
Here's how Facebook is automatically telling your good memories from your bad ones
A former Thai commerce minister has been sentenced to 42 years in jail for falsifying rice deals
Judge Approves Warrant For "Antifa" User Data From Anti-Trump Website
Zero Tolerance - Venice Mayor Orders Cops To Shoot Anyone Who Shouts 'Allahu Akbar'
UVa Students Demand Racial Quotas, "Mandatory Education" On "Jefferson's White Supremacy"
Russia Deploys Nuclear-Capable Bombers Near Korea
Friday, August 25, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
'Super recognisers' are the police's secret weapon against crime at Europe's biggest street festival
Researchers have discovered a way to increase nuclear fusion's energy output
Former CIA Agent Is Raising Cash To Buy Twitter And Delete Trump's Account
Russian Ambassador To Sudan Found Dead, Drowned In Own Pool
The strange story of that 'Blacks for Trump' guy standing behind ...
Laser Keyboard video
Iceland Bans American Televangelists - satire
After 62 Years and Many Battles, Village Voice Will End Print Publication
And...
100-year-old fruit cake found in Antarctica — still looks and smells good
You mean no one's tried it yet?
A 'billionaire's ice cream' just went on sale for £99 at Selfridges — and it's served with 24 carat gold leaf and edible diamonds
'Super recognisers' are the police's secret weapon against crime at Europe's biggest street festival
Researchers have discovered a way to increase nuclear fusion's energy output
Former CIA Agent Is Raising Cash To Buy Twitter And Delete Trump's Account
Russian Ambassador To Sudan Found Dead, Drowned In Own Pool
Laser Keyboard video
Iceland Bans American Televangelists - satire
After 62 Years and Many Battles, Village Voice Will End Print Publication
And...
100-year-old fruit cake found in Antarctica — still looks and smells good
You mean no one's tried it yet?
A 'billionaire's ice cream' just went on sale for £99 at Selfridges — and it's served with 24 carat gold leaf and edible diamonds
Thursday, August 24, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
TRUMP: 'If we have to close down our government, we're building that wall'
Cynthia: Flesh-Eating Synthetic Bacteria that has Gone Wild
US Navy 7th Fleet commander dismissed after a series of ship collisions
The secret weapon in humanity's fight to reduce greenhouse emissions may be seaweed
Pentagon Denounces American Nazis While Arming Ukrainian Nazis
14-year-old Saudi boy arrested after dancing the Macarena in the middle of a busy street
TRUMP: 'If we have to close down our government, we're building that wall'
Cynthia: Flesh-Eating Synthetic Bacteria that has Gone Wild
US Navy 7th Fleet commander dismissed after a series of ship collisions
The secret weapon in humanity's fight to reduce greenhouse emissions may be seaweed
Pentagon Denounces American Nazis While Arming Ukrainian Nazis
On Afghanistan, Bannon etc. A guy who knows what he's talking about
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
From Jenna Orkin
RANKED: Countries that lack confidence in Trump
UK ahead of Venezuela by 1%(??)
Angry Trump Grilled His Generals About Troop Increase, Then Gave In
To privatize or not to privatize; that is the question.
Trump's Afghanistan strategy includes a new ultimatum for India
The real threat to America comes from Americans
And the real news about that is that's it's in the Chicago Tribune.
Norway Removes Greenpeace Ship From Statoil Arctic Drill Site
Petition To Label Antifa A "Terrorist Organization" Reaches Critical Milestone
Secret Service Reportedly Going Broke Protecting Trump Family
Federal Judge Orders IRS To Release Names Of Specific Employees That Targeted Tea Party Groups
Awan Plot Thickens As NY Democrat Yvette Clarke "Quietly" Wrote-Off $120,000 Of Missing Tech Equipment
Why Did A State Trooper Try To Stop Medics From Performing CPR On Heather Heyer? - Anonymous
Your Local TV News Is About To Get A Lot Worse
Eclipse Photos
It wasn't anywhere near so dark where I was in NYC.
RANKED: Countries that lack confidence in Trump
UK ahead of Venezuela by 1%(??)
Angry Trump Grilled His Generals About Troop Increase, Then Gave In
To privatize or not to privatize; that is the question.
Trump's Afghanistan strategy includes a new ultimatum for India
The real threat to America comes from Americans
And the real news about that is that's it's in the Chicago Tribune.
Norway Removes Greenpeace Ship From Statoil Arctic Drill Site
Petition To Label Antifa A "Terrorist Organization" Reaches Critical Milestone
Secret Service Reportedly Going Broke Protecting Trump Family
Federal Judge Orders IRS To Release Names Of Specific Employees That Targeted Tea Party Groups
Awan Plot Thickens As NY Democrat Yvette Clarke "Quietly" Wrote-Off $120,000 Of Missing Tech Equipment
Why Did A State Trooper Try To Stop Medics From Performing CPR On Heather Heyer? - Anonymous
Your Local TV News Is About To Get A Lot Worse
Eclipse Photos
It wasn't anywhere near so dark where I was in NYC.