from The Conservative Treehouse: Bucks County is the milquetoast capital of Pennsylvania.  A solidly conservative county run by white wine spritzer politicians, Democrats and Republicans, who dine on little crustless triangle finger sandwiches filled with cucumbers.  The viewpoint amid the professional republican officials there, is that President Trump must adhere to their constructs. TRUTH LIVES […]

by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., Childrens Health Defense: Under the new status, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its employees are exempt from legal action for acts performed in Kenya as part of their official foundation duties. Will the move set a precedent for other billionaire philanthropists? Kenya last week granted diplomatic immunity to the Bill & […]

by Lee Smith, Real Clear Wire: The propaganda campaign labeling Donald Trump as an aspiring dictator determined to use the military and national security apparatus against his political opponents is designed not to affect the upcoming election but rather to shape the post-election environment. It is the central piece of a narrative that, by characterizing […]

from RT: The Philadelphia District Attorney filed a lawsuit against the tech mogul’s initiative aimed at getting Trump supporters out to vote A court in the US city of Philadelphia has ordered Elon Musk to attend a hearing on Thursday over the election-related lottery that he launched earlier this month. The tech mogul said the […]

Well let’s look into the etymology of the word Dominion. Originally from the Latin dominus meaning Lord, master…so there’s your answer. ?? https://t.co/W33tYJFgHC pic.twitter.com/mzldDrvAmk — Edward Dowd (@DowdEdward) October 31, 2024

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“REPORT: DOMINION DELETED 2.7 MILLION TRUMP VOTES NATIONWIDE. DATA ANALYSIS FINDS 221,000 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES SWITCHED FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BIDEN. 941,000 TRUMP VOTES DELETED. STATES USING DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS SWITCHED 435,000 VOTES FROM TRUMP TO BIDEN.” @ChanelRion @OANN — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2020

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Let’s be clear: It matters who wins. The next US president will wield enormous influence over climate, health, the economy, the books in your library, the dinner on your plate. If you’re a primary caregiver, or live in poverty, or have a pre-existing condition, it matters who wins. Whether you’re Bill Gates or John Q. Driveway, the next president will shape the world around you. But not absolutely. Despite the sense that politics determines the fate of everything, there are positive things happening in this world that might be slowed down, but can’t entirely be stopped. On a broad level, this includes forces like the forward march of green technologies, the global reduction in poverty and fights against deadly diseases. Renewable energy is cheaper than ever. Electric vehicle sales continue to rise. Global emissions may have already peaked. HIV rates keep on plummeting. Deadly diseases such as malaria and wild polio have been eradicated in countries where, just a few years ago, they were killing thousands. And despite a small increase since the pandemic, the percentage of people living in poverty is at its lowest in decades. Credit: anatoliy_gleb / Shutterstock These are broad, sweeping changes, many the result of years of collaborative efforts spread across the world. They won’t easily be slowed or swayed by one country’s politics. And it’s not just global forces –– as individuals, we have the power to live, work, advocate and fight for how we want the world to be. That’s why, a few weeks ago, we asked you to fill in the blank for this question: “No matter who wins, _________________.”  We received hundreds of inspiring responses. You talked about standing up for equality, racial justice, economic fairness and basic human rights. You told us about your plans to rewild your cities, cultivate pollinator-friendly yards, and make art and give it away. Many of you responded with personal expressions of kindness, love and compassion. No matter who wins, I will continue to make my home a cozy, safe space for all who enter. No matter who wins, I will continue to show up for my family and community. No matter who wins, I will love this world with every fiber of my being. From now through November 6, our content will focus on solutions and positive changes likely to keep moving forward, come hell or high water, no matter who wins the US election. On Election Day itself, we’ll reveal the hundreds of responses you sent us. And the next day, we’ll publish a poem adapted from those responses written by our managing director — and accomplished poet — Rebecca Faulkner. We realize that this is a sensitive time for many. We welcome your thoughts and feedback. And if you didn’t get a chance to tell us your response to this series’ question, you can still do so here. The post No Matter Who Wins… appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

This is part one of No Matter Who Wins, a three-part series about positive changes that will likely continue regardless of the outcome of the 2024 US election. Radically innovative geothermal plants in Nevada and Utah. A big bet on nuclear power from the world’s biggest companies. A 50 percent increase in electric car sales in Europe, a fully renewable month in the Canary Islands, a green energy park in Singapore visible from space. A breakneck rollout for the Inflation Reduction Act, a continued decoupling between global economic growth and emissions growth, a carbon-neutral Olympic Games. Amid high tides of anxiety on a warming planet, there is plenty of good news in the world of environmentalism. There is no doubt that the 2024 US election will have massive consequences for the future of climate and environmentalism in the US and beyond. But much of the good news is bound to continue regardless of the election outcome: Economic and political forces beyond the White House, both within the US and around the world, are aligning on the goal of sustaining a livable planet.  An electric car charging station in Menthon-Saint-Bernard, France. Credit: oliverdelahaye / Shutterstock The United States’ total emissions have been falling for nearly two decades, the result of both the growth in renewables and the substitution of coal for relatively cleaner natural gas production. This market momentum, Freed says, will not cease come November 5. “If you look at Texas, for example, Texas is far outpacing California in building solar right now, because it’s just a lot easier to permit solar in Texas than it is in California,” says Freed. This year, despite the Golden State’s large head start, Texas became the state in the Union with the most installed solar capacity. “It shows that even a very, very conservative political state recognizes the benefit. That’s great,” says Freed. The growing cross-partisan appeal doesn’t stop there. Of the 51 green manufacturing projects sponsored by the Inflation Reduction Act totaling one billion or more, 43 are in Republican congressional districts, bringing green jobs in battery, electric vehicle and solar manufacturing. With electric vehicles continuing to take the auto market by storm, these manufacturing jobs are keys both to economic and environmental prosperity. Across the United States, green investment hit a record $247 billion in 2023, and 2024 is set to break that record, with investment in the first half of 2024 climbing another 32 percent. Altogether, that marks a 286 percent increase over the last half-decade. “The goal, in part, of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was to have red communities, working class folks see themselves as winners, see themselves as part of the solution,” says Freed. “We need to make this whole space, the whole conversation, much less ideological and much more just a tangible, everyday component of people’s lives.” A solar farm in Webberville, Texas. Credit: Roschetzky Photography / Shutterstock Across the globe, a green revolution is increasingly part of everyday life. Worldwide, 85 percent of all new power capacity built in 2023 was renewable. Countries around the globe added 425 gigawatts of new solar capacity alone — nearly double the amount added in 2022 and more than 10 times that of a decade ago — with China accounting for more than 60 percent of the total. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where roughly half of the population lacks reliable access to electricity, renewable capacity is expected to more than triple by the end of this decade. For this region, green transition is a path to prosperity, not just sustainability. “A just and sustainable transition … promoting accelerated, inclusive, and sustainable growth, as well as diversification and green industrialization will help Africa reach its potential,” writes Claver Gatete, the executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, in a recent report. The electric vehicle revolution is driving change far beyond the US. In China, electric vehicle sales have exceeded expectations, climbing 32 percent year-over-year to nearly half of all vehicle sales in 2024 thus far (including hybrid vehicles). Some markets have taken the transition even further: In Norway, electric vehicles have accounted for almost all new vehicle registrations in 2024, with EVs now accounting for a majority of the vehicles on the road, largely thanks to strong government incentives for adoption.  Become a sustaining member today! Join the Reasons to be Cheerful community by supporting our nonprofit publication and giving what you can. Join Moreover, even as the world economy continues to grow, global emissions, the International Energy Association (IEA) reports, may have already peaked. The growth in installations of green energy has been driven by precipitous declines in the cost of green energy. Over the last decade, the price of wind power fell by 70 percent, and the prices of solar power and battery storage have fallen by more than 90 percent. In turn, the IEA reports, growth in renewables is increasingly the result of market forces rather than politics. And regardless of the election outcome, the political commitment to mitigating climate change and protecting the environment worldwide will not disappear. Even if the White House were to recede from climate leadership, David Victor, a professor at the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, told S&P Global, “A lot of other folks are willing to step into the breach, and this time it will happen faster.” The post No Matter Who Wins, the Real Work of Sustainability Will Continue appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.