The recycling logo

I didn’t know anything about the invention of the recycling logo until I saw this Instagram post. It was designed by Gary Anderson before the first Earth Day in 1970.

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Recycling symbol – The history, the meaning

Climate tweets update 12/5/22

Scientists thought carbon emissions had peaked. They’ve never been higher.

These three charts show why carbon emissions are expected to hit another record high in 2022. https://t.co/W5A4UUqYEz pic.twitter.com/2LrO2zriYc
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 5, 2022

Breaking News: Three Native tribes in the U.S. will get $75 million to move away from coastal areas or rivers, part of the nation’s largest ever effort to relocate communities that are facing an urgent threat from climate change.https://t.co/ouVC1UkhwL
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 30, 2022

It’s so hot that laborers have to start work in the middle of the night. Body temperatures rise to dangerous levels. A merry-go-round can sear the skin.

The New York Times visited two cities already transformed by climate change. https://t.co/OQrBFM631z pic.twitter.com/EJXyKXVkhH
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 19, 2022

Be sure to catch the end of this clever @NASA "climate spiral" video showing monthly global temperature changes between 1880 and 2021https://t.co/pj6Hucz2Xg pic.twitter.com/xa2cPdPIoV
— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) November 19, 2022

By 2050, nearly half the world may live in areas that have dangerous levels of heat for at least a month, including Miami, Lagos and Shanghai, according to projections from one group of researchers.

We measured the daily toll it is already taking. https://t.co/PX3n8v3WOP
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 18, 2022

The U.S. has warmed 68 percent faster than the planet as climate change threatens what ‘Americans value most,’ report finds https://t.co/B3HfwIl8sO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 7, 2022

Which political party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you trust to do a better job handling climate change?

Democrats 51%
Republicans 32%

(ABC News/Washington Post Poll, RV, 10/30 – 11/2/22)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) November 6, 2022

The extreme warmth in October really is quite shocking when you zoom out.

🔴 = warmer than average
🔵 = cooler than average pic.twitter.com/invcoqc4TH
— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) November 6, 2022

Hey folks, we took the paywall off this story to open it up to the, like, 40 million people it concerns. Take a look!

“It’s going to be ugly. The bottom line is there just isn’t going to be enough water available.” https://t.co/fgq9b2gnSs
— Conrad Swanson (@Conrad_Swanson) November 4, 2022

Most Republicans are quiet on Trump’s statement that the Constitution should be terminated

One of the worst things Trump has said

Most Republicans are cowards.

The real story isn’t that Trump wants to suspend the Constitution. He showed that clearly enough when he tried to overturn the election.

The story is that prominent Republicans refuse to condemn the idea of setting aside the Constitution. That is truly extraordinary. https://t.co/xax0PiCF6Y
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) December 5, 2022

FFS. "A number of other Republicans condemned the message, but most stopped short of criticizing Trump himself."

https://t.co/mt7a00tfQa via @politico
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) December 4, 2022

Trump today: When I said the constitution should be terminated over election fraud, I didn’t actually say the constitution should be terminated.

Also Trump today: But there was fraud and the Constitution should be terminated. pic.twitter.com/LDdy8XEBJU
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 5, 2022

Misleading Fox News article on FEMA and Florida

The article says nothing about the aid FEMA did give to Florida. They’re just sucking up to DeSantis. There are good and bad replies to my response.

https://t.co/FtOyHZazEo
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) December 5, 2022

Washington Post article on potential immigration reform

I hope the Republican bigots who oppose even legal immigration don’t block this.

Big news:

Sen. Thom Tillis and Kyrsten Sinema have reached a deal on a framework of immigration reforms:

*Protections for 2 million Dreamers
*New resources to speed processing asylum seekers
*Fast removal of migrants who don't qualify

More details here:https://t.co/3pT0l1Y97V
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 5, 2022

Fareed Zakaria asked Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo if we need more high skilled immigration to stay competitive with other countries.

Raimondo's response:

"We need to make it easier to have high skilled immigrants come to America, stay in America, and help us." pic.twitter.com/JB2TyJ8UNB
— Alec Stapp (@AlecStapp) December 5, 2022

The strange Ravens season

The Ravens are 8-4 but not confidence-inspiring. Their remaining schedule is easy but they have struggled, going 2-1 in the last three weeks against losing teams. The Bengals have a tougher schedule but they certainly look better. The Ravens play in Cincinnati in the last week of the season. The Ravens have had many injuries and now Lamar Jackson is hurt.

I think they still make the playoffs but don’t win a game in them. I hope I’m wrong. The defense has been very good lately but the offense just doesn’t do enough.

Lots of strange things this year:

They did not score a TD in the last three games until the fourth quarter

This week, they were only in the red zone twice. Denver never got into the red zone.

This is a whopper of a paragraph from @SandoNFL’s Pick Six column as it relates to the Broncos’ loss on Sunday: https://t.co/QBrxRnEyoB pic.twitter.com/JL4C7f3rKt
— Nick Kosmider (@NickKosmider) December 5, 2022

Four teams in NFL history have led by more than one possession in each of their first 11 games

Record
1942 Bears 11-0
2009 Saints 11-0
2011 Packers 11-0
2022 Ravens 7-4 pic.twitter.com/dqScZE14cm
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 27, 2022

This streak ended in the 12th game

'This one definitely stings': Ravens lose third game this season with fewer than 15 seconds left https://t.co/idTnVrnvbf
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) November 29, 2022

Weird stat for 2022 When Ravens score 27+ they are 1-2 when they score under 20 they are 3-0
— Dame Capone (@2Daymez) December 4, 2022

CNN is addicted to Trump

This column talks about Trump’s influence and Walker’s shortcomings but says nothing about Warnock winning because he is better.

Your column makes no mention of the possibility that Warnock could win because he is more qualified, and the better candidate. Warnock has more experience and doesn't talk about vampires and werewolves. CNN is addicted to Trump and that's why I have stopped watching it.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) December 5, 2022

Nativity sets – humorous ones and others

Yes, this "Hipster Nativity Set" really exists!https://t.co/0b6Mfiduao pic.twitter.com/7SdtIfPAAi
— Pee-wee Herman (@peeweeherman) December 9, 2018

During the Christmas season, one can barely drive to the grocery store without seeing a nativity of some sort. But what about something… simpler?https://t.co/3JD6Epsieq
— CNN (@CNN) December 4, 2022

Nativity Scenes: Funny Christmas Pictures – https://t.co/IOXUtrIh60 #jokes #humor #FunnyChristmas
Christmas is a time for lots of lovely Nativity scenes, but not here at The Laughline! Instead of the "run of the mill" happy birth of Baby Jesus… pic.twitter.com/4bk20i2Ddp
— The Laughline: Helping To Get The World Laughing (@TLaughline) December 24, 2019

Last night I discovered “minimalist nativity sets” and I am WEEPING pic.twitter.com/XuRoGq8i1v
— Kirby Jones (@kejones_) December 5, 2020

Welcome to Baltimore, where we have the nativity scene with an alien behind them. 👽 pic.twitter.com/BUhLjN2sj5
— C ✨ (@_thatMDgirl) November 29, 2014

“There is no longer an alien nativity scene because drivers kept crashing into the plumber’s house” is a sentence that could only be uttered in Baltimore.
— Charm City Lawyer (@charmcitylwy) December 14, 2022

Antisemitism is increasing

Trump meets with fellow antisemites.

Antisemitism on Twitter is up.

I have studied and written about antisemitism my entire life. I've interviewed scores of Holocaust survivors in my own family and as a journalist. This is the worst climate for Jews since the 1930s.
— Howard Lovy (@Howard_Lovy) December 2, 2022

Officials are warning that a surge in hate speech and disinformation about Jews on Twitter is uniting and popularizing some of the same extremists who have helped push people to engage in violent protests including the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress. https://t.co/xsVgaEdrUo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 3, 2022

Thanks Donald Trump and Republicans everywhere. This shit is on you. https://t.co/F0Xe4Subxv
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) December 2, 2022

NEW: I spoke to Jewish Texans, experts and historians about skyrocketing antisemitism/hate rhetoric, rising fascism and old white supremacist conspiracy theories that continue to stoke violence– against both Jews and non-Jews. @TexasTribune⁩ https://t.co/gwbA5DiIMY
— Robert Downen ($8 blue checkmark) (@RobertDownen_) November 28, 2022

As Trump hosts some of the most vile and notorious anti semites at Mar-a-Lago, it’s worth recalling that for decades he had espoused support for “the racehorse theory,” a theory about genetic superiority that was the basis for aspects of Naziism. https://t.co/aohvnulxiw
— Ian Bassin 🇺🇦 (@ianbassin) November 25, 2022

In case you missed it In 2021: “Well, Hitler did a lot of good things,” the president said to his chief of staff John Kelly in Paris in 2018, according to @nytimes and ex-@WSJ reporter @MichaelCBender's book about the Trump Administration. pic.twitter.com/jS7jOz6AOC
— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) December 2, 2022

Covers: Car Wash

This is one of the worst covers I have ever heard! “Car Wash” by Rose Royce was the title song for the 1976 film.

The Brady Bunch destroy ‘Car Wash’ wearing Wizard of Oz costumes in 1977.

So appalling, it’s brilliant.
pic.twitter.com/40XTzmKvTK
— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) December 3, 2022