Joe Manchin: who gave you authority to decide the fate of the planet? Just the facts. 110th economy on the planet behind Guatemala and ahead Suriya. Solidly 3rdW. This is what stands between being a world leader or just the biggest polluter on the planet. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Obama implores world leaders to ‘step up’ to avert climate disaster. The planet is going to be just fine. Humans and economic systems must act to save life on the planet as we know it. Let’s not turn on eachother when the planet turns on us. #savetheplanet theguardian.com/environment/20…

Just completed Big Bear and qualified for the Boston Marathon. Still at it. LC game on.

Rehoboth Beach Marathon this morning. Great trail run thru Henlopin State Park. #13 and well worth the humbling experience Very well run event #rehobothbeachrunningcompany

The richest 10% produce half of greenhouse gas emissions. They should pay to fix the climate. Do the math. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

On the economy and fear of government spending - Reagan took the edge it from 70B up to 175B. Bush 1 took the deficit up to 300B. Clinton got it to ZERO. Bush 2 took it back up to 1.2T. Obama brought it DOWN to 600B. And this last guy took it back up to 1T. Seriously?

Biden wants to make federal government carbon neutral by 2050 - NICE. Someone who believes Climate Change is real. America needs to seriously address it’s carbon footprint, consumption and waste at every level washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

Two facts of the day. Fact 1 - Max Verstappen is the 21 F1 World Champion. Fact 2 MB and TW the sorest losers. It hard being beaten fair and square. Congratulations Honda, Redbull and Max.

Lewis Hamilton says FIA ‘manipulated’ last-lap showdown in radio message. Violins are in order. Nothing worse in sports than an ungracious loser. Congrats Honda and Max. The better team won #maxverstappen theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec…

This just gets better every time we watch it 😱💙

Richard Rogers: Pompidou and Millennium Dome architect dies aged 88. The Pompidou was one of the most influential buildings of its century. May you Rest In Peace knowing you had a phenomenal career as a designer and an architect theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

China has a maglev train. America has West Virginia, the 110 biggest economy in the world behind Guatemala and ahead of Syria, a third world economy driving Build Back Better. China has nothing to fear

By ditching landmark climate legislation, America makes the world unsafe. No longer capable of global leadership. Why would the biggest contributor to GHG and global warming do the right thing? WVa, 110th largest economy, a planetary existential threat. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

via @NYTimes - A void felt. The Year of Magical Thinking is a piece that profoundly stuck with me. Her mind and presence will be missed. Brilliant writer and thinker. nytimes.com/2021/12/23/boo…

I read Joan Didion to hear myself on the page. To learn how to write, I read Didion. Her voice is so clear, so sharp at every angle, that it forces me to clarify mine. Rest in Power, Miss Didion. California, your home state, will always belong to you.

He never lost his impish sense of humor and willingness to find humanity in his adversaries, and Michelle and I will miss him dearly.

Some who speak the truth are not always likable but are respected. Desmond Tutu could detect wrongs from miles away and spoke the truth relentlessly and for that we can all be thankful. His work will never be done. Basic human rights for all humans. Another void felt

One year ago today, democracy was attacked. The will of the people was under assault. And our Constitution faced the gravest of threats. I’m heading to the Capitol this morning to speak about the day of insurrection, the state of American democracy, and where we go from here.

Careful what you wish for. The beneficiaries of democracy should think hard about embracing lies and authoritarianism. True competitive nations do not see the world as ZeroSum. Do your homework. Study Hungary, and live under authoritarianism before exposing it to enthusiastically

But Colin Kaepernick got scrutinized for kneeling... Hey, if a coach can pray at the 50 yard line, Colin can kneel wherever he wants to.