*ahem* wrote:
Daily check of The Gap: currently back at 11.4 percentage points, up from 11.2 yesterday.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/
*ahem* wrote:
Daily check of The Gap: currently back at 11.4 percentage points, up from 11.2 yesterday.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/
Sorry for the self-quote...
agip wrote:
L L wrote:
Are there any respected Americans endorsing Trump?
Chuck Norris, yeah
Steven Seagal
Real Obvi wrote:
agip wrote:
Chuck Norris, yeah
Steven Seagal
So, oh for two?
formerly present wrote:
Real Obvi wrote:
Steven Seagal
So, oh for two?
Well, what about Rudy Giuliani - America's Mayor?
Monkeys typing wrote:
Fat hurts wrote:
I agree with your analysis. Wind and solar are already cheaper than natural gas and coal. There is really no good reason to continue fracking.
The reason to continue (for now) is that replacement of energy infrastructure won't happen overnight. A lot of U.S. energy policy, particularly under Trump, has been on trying to open an export market for natural gas. That effort is in financial trouble because of renewables and reduced demand attributable to COVID, but it's looking like a dead end regardless of policy.
But a key component is energy storage. If we don't figure out how to do massive grid-level storage then growth in renewables will stall out.
This is fair at some level of intermittent renewable level, but the international experience seems to show that level is higher than most assumed.
To actually save humanity, we need to stop burning fossil fuels sooner than most think is possible. It's going to take some major innovation to get there. But I believe we can do it and America should lead the way as we typically do with such a challenge.
Acknowledging a problem doesn't solve it, but a problem is rarely solved by denying it, which has been the recent policy.
It sounds like we largely agree on everything.
Most people who look at this are asking, "How can we transition to renewables as fast as possible?" This is the wrong question. And it leads to the wrong answers because it concentrates on what they think we CAN do rather than what science says we MUST do.
The proper question is, "How fast do we need to transition in order to secure a sustainable planet?"
When you ask that question you get a very different answer and a very different emphasis.
For industrialized nations, the answer is that we need to be at net zero by 2025. Nobody thinks that is possible, but we MUST do it anyway.
Nobody really thought we would get to the moon by 1969 either.
formerly present wrote:
Real Obvi wrote:
Steven Seagal
So, oh for two?
Larry Ellison? (If you respect him, that is...)
But all those endorsements from former generals and admirals only energize the Trump base. They are smug elites who are part of the Deep State, conspiring with the rest of establishment against the people's president.
And we can forget about "undecided" voters. If you are still "undecided" about Trump, you are probably not going to vote.
Melanie has cancelled on Trump. She will not go to his rally due her lingering COVID cough. She has already opened the exit door on Trump.
Real Obvi wrote:
agip wrote:
Chuck Norris, yeah
Steven Seagal
Rod Blagojevich is the biggest name Democrat supporting Trump after Trump pardoned him of his corruption charges.
There's also:
Scott Baio
Vladamir Putin
Kid Rock
Excess mortality stats show 400,000 more deaths than a normal year, extrapolating to Dec 31.
Which suggests that the official COVID stats underestimate the true toll. Although it's complicated and not actually knowable.
Reminder that Florida, NC, AZ, GA are not necessary.
All Biden has to do is hold the 2016 map plus MI, WI, PA.
Per 538, the odds of each:
MI: 92%
Wi: 88%
PA: 87%
Looking pretty good. Hard to imagine one of HRC's 2016 states going to Trump. Maybe NH I guess.
we need more of this. But dems on twitter are trying to build momentum for a mightly bulldozer of Dem lawmaking, should Ds win the WH and Senate.
The two people running for guvnor of UT made a peace video. Appealing to our better angels to work together.
https://twitter.com/BenWinslow/status/1318541497482964992?s=20
Kemp, like Abbott in Texas, will find a way to suppress or cancel minority votes ! Jerks !!
L L wrote:
Real Obvi wrote:
Steven Seagal
Rod Blagojevich is the biggest name Democrat supporting Trump after Trump pardoned him of his corruption charges.
There's also:
Scott Baio
Vladamir Putin
Kid Rock
James Woods is one of his most insane supporters.
agip wrote:
Excess mortality stats show 400,000 more deaths than a normal year, extrapolating to Dec 31.
Which suggests that the official COVID stats underestimate the true toll. Although it's complicated and not actually knowable.
I've looked at the excess death stats and that sounds about right.
The visualization below shows how the weekly "excess deaths" line up with the reported COVID. The excess deaths are notably higher than the COVID deaths and they seem to follow outbreaks and such. Whether they are directly additional COVID deaths or something else (e.g. a rise in other untreated conditions) remains to be seen.
https://monkeystyping.neocities.org/WeeklyExcessAndCovidDeaths.pngNote that the excess death data reporting lags, so the last 6 weeks or so are undercounted.
L L wrote:
Real Obvi wrote:
Steven Seagal
Rod Blagojevich is the biggest name Democrat supporting Trump after Trump pardoned him of his corruption charges.
There's also:
Scott Baio
Vladamir Putin
Kid Rock
Mike Lindell.
Does Peter Thiel still support Trump?
Monkeys typing wrote:
agip wrote:
Excess mortality stats show 400,000 more deaths than a normal year, extrapolating to Dec 31.
Which suggests that the official COVID stats underestimate the true toll. Although it's complicated and not actually knowable.
I've looked at the excess death stats and that sounds about right.
The visualization below shows how the weekly "excess deaths" line up with the reported COVID. The excess deaths are notably higher than the COVID deaths and they seem to follow outbreaks and such. Whether they are directly additional COVID deaths or something else (e.g. a rise in other untreated conditions) remains to be seen.
https://monkeystyping.neocities.org/WeeklyExcessAndCovidDeaths.pngNote that the excess death data reporting lags, so the last 6 weeks or so are undercounted.
do you see these infection rates in the Dakotas? Have we seem this level of infection in a population? 103/100,000, seven day average of new daily infections.
deaths are climbing, but even per capita the state is only average in total deaths.
I hope they can keep the deaths from piling up like they did in the northeast.
Real Obvi wrote:
formerly present wrote:
So, oh for two?
Well, what about Rudy Giuliani - America's Mayor?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Alveda King (niece of MLK)
Dana White
Mike Tyson
Jerry Jones
Lou Holtz
Terrell Owens
Mike Ditka
Ted Nugent
Dean Cain
Tim Allen
James Woods
Mariano Rivera
Herschel Walker
Tom Brady
Jon Voight
Kid Rock
Pat Boone
50 Cent
Loretta Lynn
Trace Adkins
Lou Ferrigno
Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
L L wrote:
Rod Blagojevich is the biggest name Democrat supporting Trump after Trump pardoned him of his corruption charges.
There's also:
Scott Baio
Vladamir Putin
Kid Rock
Mike Lindell.
Does Peter Thiel still support Trump?
I think Thiel backed away several months ago.
But you could add Ted Nugent and John Voight to the list of "famous" Trumpkins.
