Second Film: Ribbons of Coral and a Giant Cod (By Jennifer Marohasy)
#Nature #Global Warming #AustraliaMany of the media headlines that give the impression the Great Barrier Reef is a ruin are based on aerial surveys by one man. The same Terry Hughes who incorrectly claimed the inshore reefs off-Bowen are now mud-flat.…
The FBI’s Bad Intelligence - WSJ
#U.S.A. #TrumpIt was worse than we thought. We’re referring to the FBI’s 2016 investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia, as new documents this week reveal.…
Hunter Biden, Andrew Cuomo and the Russian Billionaire - WSJ
#U.S.A. #TrumpHow many millions of dollars did Hunter Biden collect from foreign tycoons while his father was vice president? A new Senate report makes some headway toward answering this question.…
Breaking Judicial Norms: A History - WSJ
#Politics #U.S.A.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is widely reported to have told his Democratic colleagues on Saturday that “nothing is off the table for next year” if Republicans confirm a Supreme Court nominee in this Congress.…
The Russia Farce Continues - WSJ
#U.S.A. #TrumpContrary to a media chorus, the Justice Department inspector general did not find the FBI handling of the Clinton and Trump cases free of “political bias.…
Woodward’s Non-Revelation - WSJ
#U.S.A. #Health #TrumpThe books professing dark revelations about President Trump appear to be lined up from here to Election Day, like aircraft heading into LaGuardia. This week it’s Bob Woodward’s turn, with the big news reportedly being that Mr. Trump told him in a taped conversation on Feb.…
Did Trump Downplay Covid Enough? - WSJ
#U.S.A. #Health #TrumpThank goodness President Trump resisted the most panicked authoritarian responses to Covid-19 imposed by some U.S. governors. But he’s now facing questions over a Feb. 7 interview, included in a new Bob Woodward book, in which Mr. Trump said that Covid was deadlier than the flu.…
What Could Go Wrong on Election Day - WSJ
#Politics #U.S.A. #TrumpIf most ballots this fall are cast by mail, the results may not be known for days. That could plunge America into prolonged controversy and undermine confidence in the outcome and the democratic system, both something adversaries in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran would cheer.…
The Left’s Covid Memory Hole - WSJ
#U.S.A. #Health #TrumpLast week’s Democratic convention sought to make four points: Joe Biden is a decent man, Donald Trump is horrible, the president bungled the pandemic and Mr. Biden would have handled it better because he grasped the threat from the start.…