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<\/p>\nNothing urgent today. Let’s just round up a batch of headlines, one each from my usual sources. Without comment.<\/p>\n
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New York Times, David Wallace-Wells, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: The American West\u2019s Haunting, Smoke-Filled Future<\/a><\/p>\n Washington Post, Dana Milbank, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: Another Republican lie is born<\/a><\/p>\n Slate, Mark Joseph Stern, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: Judge Blocks Biden\u2019s Efforts to Stop Texas From Letting Pregnant Women Die<\/a><\/p>\n Salon, Ashlie D. Stevens, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: When it comes to making bourbon, why is corn so important?<\/a>. Subtitle: “The law stipulates that bourbon has to be made with 51% corn \u2014 a decision rooted in history, geography and flavor”<\/p>\n Vox, Dylan Matthews, 23 Aug 2022<\/strong>: If you\u2019re such an effective altruist, how come you\u2019re so rich?<\/a><\/p>\n The Week, Catherine Garcia, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: California expected to ban sale of new gas cars by 2035<\/a><\/p>\n Axios, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: SoCal facing “precarious situation” as water levels hit historic lows<\/a><\/p>\n The Atlantic, Adam Harris, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: Biden\u2019s Cancellation of Billions in Debt Won\u2019t Solve the Larger Problem<\/a>, subtitled “Belatedly canceling some debt is what a country does when it refuses to support students up front.”<\/p>\n The New Yorker, Louis Menand, 15 Aug 2022<\/strong>: American Democracy Was Never Designed to Be Democratic<\/a>, subtitled “The partisan redistricting tactics of cracking and packing aren\u2019t merely flaws in the system\u2014they are the system.”<\/p>\n NYT Science, Andrew Jones, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: Marvel at the James Webb Space Telescope’s largest image of the cosmos yet<\/a><\/p>\n Big Think, Cameron English, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: The most valued trait in a friend will surprise you<\/a><\/p>\n OnlySky, Will Gervais, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: Is religion rooted in childhood gullibility?<\/a><\/p>\n Boing Boing, Jennifer Sandlin, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: Christian furries who don’t want Christians to know they’re furries and don’t want furries to know they’re Christian<\/a><\/p>\n Joe.My.God, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: DeSantis Calls For Assaulting Fauci: \u201cSomebody Grab That Little Elf And Chuck Him Across The Potomac\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Right Wing Watch, Kristen Doerer, 24 Aug 2022<\/strong>: Far-Right Congressional Candidate Laura Loomer Predictably Refuses to Concede<\/a><\/p>\n