WSJ: Why Beijing Loves Biden and Paris

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The U.S. officially rejoined the Paris climate accord on Friday to much media and European applause. Our guess is that China is the most pleased because it knows the accord will restrict American energy while Beijing gets a decade-long free ride.…

Jacques Bopp

Warum ist es in diesem Winter so kalt?

#Science #Global Warming

Namhafte Wissenschaftler erklären die tiefen Temperaturen mit dem Klimawandel. Doch das ist nur Spekulation. Und es ist nicht die einzige in der ganzen Debatte.…

Jacques Bopp

Vor 42 000 Jahren schwächelte das Magnetfeld der Erde – möglicherweise hatte dies weitreichende Folgen für Klima und Umwelt

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Altes Holz aus Neuseeland hilft Forschern dabei, den Ablauf der letzten Schwächung des Erdmagnetfelds zu rekonstruieren. Sie spekulieren auch über dramatische Umweltfolgen. Doch dies ist eine kühne These.…

Jacques Bopp

PATEL: How The COVID-19 Censors Killed The Truth | The Daily Caller

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The oddest part about the effort to stifle debate over COVID-19’s origin is even the experts agree we still don’t know the answer. There is a prevailing theory, but nobody knows precisely where COVID-19 originated.…

Jacques Bopp

The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election

#Politics #U.S.A. #Trump

_The nation was braced for chaos. Liberal groups had vowed to take to the streets, planning hundreds of protests across the country. Right-wing militias were girding for battle. In a poll before Election Day, 75% of Americans voiced concern about violence. Instead, an eerie quiet descended.…

Jacques Bopp

The Vast Anti-Trump ‘Conspiracy’ - WSJ

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_President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House to board Marine One before the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden on January 20.…

Jacques Bopp

NZZ: Auch im Krieg singen die Vögel - und die Ukraine bewegt sich doch

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Früher verkniffene Gesichter, scheue Blicke, gekrümmte Schultern und steife Feierlichkeit. Heute knallbunte Fröhlichkeit und expressive Gesten – die Schule in der Ukraine wandelt sich.…

Jacques Bopp

America, It’s Time for ‘Unity’—or Else - WSJ

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Have you renounced your white privilege? Your unconscious bias probably hasn’t been eradicated in the last week, so it will need attention. But don’t worry.…

Jacques Bopp

Trump and the Failure of the Expert Class - WSJ

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The Trump years had something for almost everyone. Progressives had the satisfaction of righteousness and a justification for daily outrage.…

Jacques Bopp