Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig have published a 465 page book titled “A Very Stable Genius, Donald J. Trump’s Testing Of America.” This book is a trip down memory lane of the highlights, or should I say low lights, of Donald Trumps first 2½ yrs as president.
I had a minor problem following things in the book because it did not proceed in a linear fashion with time. They were good at telling you what month an event occurred, but sometimes you were left guessing as to the year.
The book seems to me to do a good job on covering events overall. I would have liked, however, to have seen more on the kidnaping of children of illegal immigrants at our Southern border. It was mentioned, but I think it deserved more, certainly equal treatment to withdrawing our troops from Syria that was well covered. I recall, for example, Sessions claim that illegal immigration was against our law, but he also had to add that it is Biblically correct by citing a cherry picked passage of Paul in Romans that people should follow the law.* This passage has often been used to justify things like slavery also.
It is true that in Romans 13, Paul instructs his audience of Jesus followers to obey the laws of the government. It is a generic statement about obedience that does not refer specifically to families, children, or immigration. As a result, it has been a fruitful Bible verse for those looking to squelch political dissent.*
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To quote a different verse: "You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in Egypt." (from Exodus 23:9)*
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Given that both the Hebrew Bible and Jesus have particular concern for the treatment of orphans and children in general (Psalm 68:5, James 1:27, Matthew 19:14), it seems especially strange to suggest that separating families is somehow biblical.*
Overall, however, the book seems pretty complete, even telling us what people wore on different occasions. An index is included. There is a section with numerous footnotes that I admit I didn’t read. The book is well written and a quick read, maybe partially because the events described are so recent.
*https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/15/opinions/jeff-sessions-misreads-bible-to-justify-separating-families-moss/index.html
Monday, February 24, 2020
Sunday, February 23, 2020
PUTIN, TRUMP, AND SANDERS
Recent word is that the Russians are trying to boost Bernie Sanders Democratic nomination for president as well as Donald Trump. Many seem confused, but it occured to me and some others that the Russians are boosting Trump for President but Sanders for the Democratic nonination because they feel Trump can beat Sanders.
However, this morning an alternative explanation came to me. Maybe it isn't so much that Putin favors Donald Trump because of his favorability to Putin but that the goal is to ruin America, and they think that either Trump or Sanders will do this. Therefore they may think that Trump vs. Sanders is a win-win situation for them. Either way America would abandon our form of democracy and turn the U.S. into a more autocratic state.
Also See: Trump vs. Trump (er Sanders)
http://stopcontinentaldrift.blogspot.com/2020/02/trump-vs-trump-er-sanders.html
However, this morning an alternative explanation came to me. Maybe it isn't so much that Putin favors Donald Trump because of his favorability to Putin but that the goal is to ruin America, and they think that either Trump or Sanders will do this. Therefore they may think that Trump vs. Sanders is a win-win situation for them. Either way America would abandon our form of democracy and turn the U.S. into a more autocratic state.
Also See: Trump vs. Trump (er Sanders)
http://stopcontinentaldrift.blogspot.com/2020/02/trump-vs-trump-er-sanders.html
Friday, February 21, 2020
ROGER STONE SENTENCED TO 40 MO. IN PRISION
Roger Stone was convicted on 7 counts by a jury but was released on his own cognisance pending sentencing. I thought that this indicated that the judge was going to low ball the sentence and not follow the guide line of 7-9 yrs in jail. In addition the judge has been low balling all the sentences on political subjects. George Papadopoulos served only 14 days in jail, for example.*
So I figured that she may go with a sentec of 18 mo. Because Donald Trump got into the act and because Roger Stone was so poorly behaved (defying a gag orderm, for example) she might add a year to make 30 mo.
In the end, the judge settled on a 40 mo. sentence, but she has let Stone be free until she rules on whether Stone deserves a new trial as has been requested by Stone’s lawyers.
Stone is one of six Trump advisers and confidants who have either been convicted or pleaded guilty in connection with former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation. That list includes former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates, former national security adviser Michael Flynn, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos.**
This is the cause of the request for a new trial. Why did Stone's lawyers pick her?
Former Memphis City Schools Board President Tomeka Hart revealed Wednesday that she was the foreperson of the jury that convicted former Trump adviser Roger Stone on obstruction charges last year -- and soon afterward, her history of Democratic activism and a string of her anti-Trump, left-wing social media posts came to light.***
* Paul Manadort is actual in jail on a sentence of 7-1/2 years ns has acgtually been in jail for more than a year. Michael Cohen has been in prison for nearly a year. Michael Flynn is yet to be sentenced. Rick Gates gets 45 days of weekend jail. Unlike Manafort, Gates cooperated fully with authorities which explains the light sentence.
** https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/roger-stone-sentence-due-thursday-in-federal-court/2020/02/19/2e01bfc8-4c38-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.htm
*** https://www.foxnews.com/politics/roger-stone-juror-justice-department-anti-trump-social-media
So I figured that she may go with a sentec of 18 mo. Because Donald Trump got into the act and because Roger Stone was so poorly behaved (defying a gag orderm, for example) she might add a year to make 30 mo.
In the end, the judge settled on a 40 mo. sentence, but she has let Stone be free until she rules on whether Stone deserves a new trial as has been requested by Stone’s lawyers.
Stone is one of six Trump advisers and confidants who have either been convicted or pleaded guilty in connection with former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation. That list includes former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates, former national security adviser Michael Flynn, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos.**
This is the cause of the request for a new trial. Why did Stone's lawyers pick her?
Former Memphis City Schools Board President Tomeka Hart revealed Wednesday that she was the foreperson of the jury that convicted former Trump adviser Roger Stone on obstruction charges last year -- and soon afterward, her history of Democratic activism and a string of her anti-Trump, left-wing social media posts came to light.***
* Paul Manadort is actual in jail on a sentence of 7-1/2 years ns has acgtually been in jail for more than a year. Michael Cohen has been in prison for nearly a year. Michael Flynn is yet to be sentenced. Rick Gates gets 45 days of weekend jail. Unlike Manafort, Gates cooperated fully with authorities which explains the light sentence.
** https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/roger-stone-sentence-due-thursday-in-federal-court/2020/02/19/2e01bfc8-4c38-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.htm
*** https://www.foxnews.com/politics/roger-stone-juror-justice-department-anti-trump-social-media
Thursday, February 20, 2020
TRUMP VS. TRUMP ( er SANDERS)
The big problem with electing Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nominee for President is that he is so similar to Donald Trump. What, what, you say? Consider:
1. Both are grumpy old men.
2. Both want to eliminate the ACA (Obamacare). This is the most important political similarity.
3. Both have a fanatical base.
4. Both flipped on gun control (Sanders feels that gun industry should not be liable for what is done with thier product.)
5. Both are for major infrastructure programs (though Trump has never really pursued this goal).
6. Both are for "fair" trade, not "free" trade.
7. Both say they are for saving Social Security (though some Trump actions seem to belie this).
8. Both oppose North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
9. Both opposed the Iraq War.
10. Both are against science.
11. Both oppose the U.S. being the World's policeman.
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/01/what-bernie-sanders-and-donald-trump-have-in-common/422907/
https://www.npr.org/2016/02/08/465974199/what-do-sanders-and-trump-have-in-common-more-than-you-think
1. Both are grumpy old men.
2. Both want to eliminate the ACA (Obamacare). This is the most important political similarity.
3. Both have a fanatical base.
4. Both flipped on gun control (Sanders feels that gun industry should not be liable for what is done with thier product.)
5. Both are for major infrastructure programs (though Trump has never really pursued this goal).
6. Both are for "fair" trade, not "free" trade.
7. Both say they are for saving Social Security (though some Trump actions seem to belie this).
8. Both oppose North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
9. Both opposed the Iraq War.
10. Both are against science.
11. Both oppose the U.S. being the World's policeman.
https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/01/what-bernie-sanders-and-donald-trump-have-in-common/422907/
https://www.npr.org/2016/02/08/465974199/what-do-sanders-and-trump-have-in-common-more-than-you-think
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
RED LINING
Red lining is a term used to indicate an area where it is felt people are not able to repay loans.
Financial institutions have a legal and moral responsibility to deny loans to individuals who are not creditworthy and cannot repay the debt. This may at times seem discriminatory, but approving loans for people without the means to repay them created the foundation for the Great Recession. Naturally, lenders—as well as the institutions that regulate them—want to discourage similar events from happening in the future.
Banks are free to set their own lending standards based on economic characteristics such as credit score, debt levels, and employment income. The Fair Housing Act also allows lenders to consider things like the property’s condition, local home values, neighborhood amenities, and their own need for a balanced loan portfolio when evaluating an applicant.*
Please note that nowhere in the above quote does it say that Red Lining is a discriminatory process not to extend loans to Black, Hipanics or any other racial group though you might conclude it applioes to poor people.
Mike Bloomberg said the following:
“It probably all started back when there was a lot of pressure on banks to make loans to everyone,” Mr. Bloomberg said in a lecture at Georgetown University in September 2008. “Redlining, if you remember, was the term where banks took whole neighborhoods and said, ‘People in these neighborhoods are poor, they’re not going to be able to pay off their mortgages, tell your salesmen don’t go into those areas.’”**
Please note that nowhere in the above Bloomberg quote does it say that Red Lining only applies to loans to Blacks, Hipanics or any other racial group though he says it applied to poor people. While many Balcks, Hispanics, and other racial groups may be poor, there are more poor whiles than the minority groups.
But the fact is that making loans to people who couldn/t afford to repay them was a terrible thing and eventually resulted in the collapse of our financial system and the Great Recession.
Our own experience:
Back in 2005, my wife and I took out a construction loan with a major regional bank with few questions asked. When the money from the sale of our previous home came through, we paid off the construction loan and the bank said they were willing to make the inspections anyway. We agreed. They were so nice.
In 2012, we palnned to move to a continuing care facility and naturally applied to the same bank for a loan on the home to pay for the entry fee to the continuing care facility. Then every few days or weeks, I received an e-mail to answer some questions. This continued on and on for almost the entire year and really drained me psycologically.
Much to my surprise, the bank finally denied us the 80 percent loan on the home valued at their appraisal value which, at that time was much lower (maybe 40 percent) than what we had paid for the home. The reason given was that we had inapproropiriate assets (stocks and bonds) though our assets were valued at many times the amount of the loan in addition to our income.
We were told that "maybe" they could give us a $100,000 home improvement loan, but I didn't want to play that game of "maybe." So we sold some of our inappropriate assets, paid the entry fee at the continuing care facility, and gifted the home to the oldest son.
You hear the statment that "only people can get a loan that don't need it." In our case, we didn't need th loan and still couldn't get it. You don't need to be poor to be refused a loan.
* https://www.thebalance.com/definition-of-redlining-1798618
** https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-redlining.html?auth=login-email&login=email
“It probably all started back when there was a lot of pressure on banks to make loans to everyone,” Mr. Bloomberg said in a lecture at Georgetown University in September 2008. “Redlining, if you remember, was the term where banks took whole neighborhoods and said, ‘People in these neighborhoods are poor, they’re not going to be able to pay off their mortgages, tell your salesmen don’t go into those areas.’”**
Please note that nowhere in the above Bloomberg quote does it say that Red Lining only applies to loans to Blacks, Hipanics or any other racial group though he says it applied to poor people. While many Balcks, Hispanics, and other racial groups may be poor, there are more poor whiles than the minority groups.
But the fact is that making loans to people who couldn/t afford to repay them was a terrible thing and eventually resulted in the collapse of our financial system and the Great Recession.
Our own experience:
Back in 2005, my wife and I took out a construction loan with a major regional bank with few questions asked. When the money from the sale of our previous home came through, we paid off the construction loan and the bank said they were willing to make the inspections anyway. We agreed. They were so nice.
In 2012, we palnned to move to a continuing care facility and naturally applied to the same bank for a loan on the home to pay for the entry fee to the continuing care facility. Then every few days or weeks, I received an e-mail to answer some questions. This continued on and on for almost the entire year and really drained me psycologically.
Much to my surprise, the bank finally denied us the 80 percent loan on the home valued at their appraisal value which, at that time was much lower (maybe 40 percent) than what we had paid for the home. The reason given was that we had inapproropiriate assets (stocks and bonds) though our assets were valued at many times the amount of the loan in addition to our income.
We were told that "maybe" they could give us a $100,000 home improvement loan, but I didn't want to play that game of "maybe." So we sold some of our inappropriate assets, paid the entry fee at the continuing care facility, and gifted the home to the oldest son.
You hear the statment that "only people can get a loan that don't need it." In our case, we didn't need th loan and still couldn't get it. You don't need to be poor to be refused a loan.
* https://www.thebalance.com/definition-of-redlining-1798618
** https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-redlining.html?auth=login-email&login=email
Saturday, February 15, 2020
STOP AND FRISK
Many African Americans, particularly on TV (like al Sharpton), think that Mike Bloomberg isn't qualified to be president unless he does something meaningful about his "former" view on Stop and Frisk. They have talked about resitution, for example.* I'm not sure how you would do this and would it ever be enough? I'm really surprised at the ferosity of the attacks on TV.
I am not African American, but I have always been afraid of the police and have been very careful to be very polite around them. I have had several minor run ins with the police, mostly driving infractions. I had one where I was picked up by police for trespassing on the grounds of a women's college. They drove me around for quite awhile, put the fear of God in me, and let me loose.
I was afraid of what might come next so I told my father about the incident, and he didn't seem very disturbed, no yelling or anything. So far as I can tell, my subsequent life was not impacted by this event or any of the traffic violatons, though some I thought were unfair.
So what would the long-term impact be on me if I was Stoppped And Frisked? I didn't have a gun and didn't take any drugs. In my time, there was some pot use (called reefers), but I didn't know of anyone who took heroin, cocane, or other addictive drugs other than pot, smoking or alcohol consumption. Inicdentally, I didn't smoke or drink alcolic drinks either.
I think I would have just shrugged it off. If I was repeatedly stopped and frisked, I may have been more emotionally affected, especially if force was used, but I was already very fearful of police. I used to carry a mall swtich blade before they were outlawed (and even after until the spring broke). I'm not sure what would have happened if frisked.
An interesting statistic was that police found a knife in only about one percent of Blacks being frsiked. I'm really surprised it was not much, much more. I carry a knife, not for any offensive or defensive purposed but to lpen things like beer cans (to lift the flip top) or trim my finger nails or open packages or such things.
I believe less intrusive things have proved a better way to decrease crime.
* I have been unable to find any Bloomberg donations to Black insitutions such as Hisotroical Black Colleges, but he had made meaningful donations to help low income students which I presume include Black low-inocmone students as well as other races.
Bloomberg Philanthropies focuses on driving public policy initiatives and education leadership at a local level as a means to improving America's school system. To date, the organization's education giving has been split between charitable, legislative and political initiatives.[78] In October 2014, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched a $10 million program to help top-performing students from low- and middle-income families apply to and graduate from the nation's top colleges.[79] By December 2016, it pledged to give $1.7 million to the American Talent Initiative, a program run by the College Excellence Program at the Aspen Institute and Ithaka S+R, a consulting subsidiary of Ithaka Harbors
In March 2013, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Providence, R.I. as the winner of the Mayors Challenge, an initiative intended to foster innovation in America's cities. Providence was awarded $5 million for proposing a plan to overcome a language skills deficit prominent in low-income children. Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Santa Monica each were awarded $1 million.[68]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_Philanthropies
I am not African American, but I have always been afraid of the police and have been very careful to be very polite around them. I have had several minor run ins with the police, mostly driving infractions. I had one where I was picked up by police for trespassing on the grounds of a women's college. They drove me around for quite awhile, put the fear of God in me, and let me loose.
I was afraid of what might come next so I told my father about the incident, and he didn't seem very disturbed, no yelling or anything. So far as I can tell, my subsequent life was not impacted by this event or any of the traffic violatons, though some I thought were unfair.
So what would the long-term impact be on me if I was Stoppped And Frisked? I didn't have a gun and didn't take any drugs. In my time, there was some pot use (called reefers), but I didn't know of anyone who took heroin, cocane, or other addictive drugs other than pot, smoking or alcohol consumption. Inicdentally, I didn't smoke or drink alcolic drinks either.
I think I would have just shrugged it off. If I was repeatedly stopped and frisked, I may have been more emotionally affected, especially if force was used, but I was already very fearful of police. I used to carry a mall swtich blade before they were outlawed (and even after until the spring broke). I'm not sure what would have happened if frisked.
An interesting statistic was that police found a knife in only about one percent of Blacks being frsiked. I'm really surprised it was not much, much more. I carry a knife, not for any offensive or defensive purposed but to lpen things like beer cans (to lift the flip top) or trim my finger nails or open packages or such things.
I believe less intrusive things have proved a better way to decrease crime.
* I have been unable to find any Bloomberg donations to Black insitutions such as Hisotroical Black Colleges, but he had made meaningful donations to help low income students which I presume include Black low-inocmone students as well as other races.
Bloomberg Philanthropies focuses on driving public policy initiatives and education leadership at a local level as a means to improving America's school system. To date, the organization's education giving has been split between charitable, legislative and political initiatives.[78] In October 2014, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched a $10 million program to help top-performing students from low- and middle-income families apply to and graduate from the nation's top colleges.[79] By December 2016, it pledged to give $1.7 million to the American Talent Initiative, a program run by the College Excellence Program at the Aspen Institute and Ithaka S+R, a consulting subsidiary of Ithaka Harbors
In March 2013, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced Providence, R.I. as the winner of the Mayors Challenge, an initiative intended to foster innovation in America's cities. Providence was awarded $5 million for proposing a plan to overcome a language skills deficit prominent in low-income children. Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Santa Monica each were awarded $1 million.[68]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomberg_Philanthropies
Thursday, February 13, 2020
ON BUYING ELECTIONS
I am hearing a lot of comments on cable news about Mike Bloomberg buying the Democratic presidential nomination.
Not commented upon is another billionaire - Tom Steyer - who has been running for the Democratic nomination for president for months. I would say that I have seen his advertisements for at least a year (actually October 2017).* The point is he barely registers in the polls.
Though I am sure that having money helps, but it takes more than just money. something else is involved too so that Bloomberg seems to be competitive and Steyer does not.
And Bloomberg has some skeletons in his closet. Some African Americans wasnt to oppose Bloomberg because of stop and frisk, but a lot of Blacks seem to favor him.
Time will tell.
I must say that I am fond of Bloomberg (78, b. February 14, 1942) as the Democratic nominee for president based upon his overall record in politics, such as his three terms as governor of New York, a tough state politically. I favor a ticket of Mike Bloomberg and Amy Klobuchar.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Steyer
Not commented upon is another billionaire - Tom Steyer - who has been running for the Democratic nomination for president for months. I would say that I have seen his advertisements for at least a year (actually October 2017).* The point is he barely registers in the polls.
Though I am sure that having money helps, but it takes more than just money. something else is involved too so that Bloomberg seems to be competitive and Steyer does not.
And Bloomberg has some skeletons in his closet. Some African Americans wasnt to oppose Bloomberg because of stop and frisk, but a lot of Blacks seem to favor him.
Time will tell.
I must say that I am fond of Bloomberg (78, b. February 14, 1942) as the Democratic nominee for president based upon his overall record in politics, such as his three terms as governor of New York, a tough state politically. I favor a ticket of Mike Bloomberg and Amy Klobuchar.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Steyer
Saturday, February 8, 2020
GLOBAL WARMING TODAY
A brief look at the temperaures and other related conditions. conditions
Temperature records in Antarctica:
Antarctica just set its hottest temperature ever recorded at 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit as climate change continues to accelerate, according to measurements from an Argentinian research station thermometer.
The reading was taken at the Esperanza Base along Antarctica’s Trinity Peninsula on Thursday. It beats the continent’s previous record of 63.5 degrees tallied in March 2015, and comes shortly after the Earth saw its hottest January on record and hottest decade on record in the 2010s.*
Now For Australia:
From 25 December 2018, Australia was faced with constant record-breaking heatwaves with few breaks. December 2018 was recorded as the hottest December on record, while New South Wales had their warmest January since 2011.[77][78] Adelaide recorded its hottest day on record on 24 January, surpassing the previous record from 1939, reaching 46.6 °C (115.9 °F) at 3:36pm local time, and many settlements across South Australia set new records the same day.
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Melbourne was forecast to have its hottest day since the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires on 25 January (although this failed to eventuate), while over 200,000 homes across Victoria lost power due to load shedding.[82] On 25 January Melbourne had its hottest day of either January or February: 109 F.[83]**
On 25 January the temperature of The Treasure Coast-West reached 45.0 °C (113 °F).[84]**
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In a more recent report from January 23, 2020:
At 6.15pm there are 70 fires burning, 44 are not contained. Three are at Emergency Warning. More than 1,700 firefighters are at work. Hot conditions will continue tonight for many areas. ***
And Let's not forget Europe:
Europe faced its warmest January on record, about 0.36°F (0.2ºC) warmer than the previous warmest January in 2007 and 5.58°F (3.1°C) warmer than the 1981-2010 January average for the region, according to a European Union climate agency. Europe also had its warmest year on record in 2019, with temperatures surpassing more than 2.16°F above the 1981-2010 average, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.****
* https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/climate-change-antarctica-registers-hottest-temperature-ever.html
** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heat_waves
*** https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2020/jan/23/nsw-fires-live-updates-victoria-bushfires-south-australia-fire-sa-australian-bushfire-near-me-cfa-rfs-latest-news-today-thursday
**** https://time.com/5779142/global-temperatures-warmest-january/
Temperature records in Antarctica:
Antarctica just set its hottest temperature ever recorded at 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit as climate change continues to accelerate, according to measurements from an Argentinian research station thermometer.
The reading was taken at the Esperanza Base along Antarctica’s Trinity Peninsula on Thursday. It beats the continent’s previous record of 63.5 degrees tallied in March 2015, and comes shortly after the Earth saw its hottest January on record and hottest decade on record in the 2010s.*
Now For Australia:
From 25 December 2018, Australia was faced with constant record-breaking heatwaves with few breaks. December 2018 was recorded as the hottest December on record, while New South Wales had their warmest January since 2011.[77][78] Adelaide recorded its hottest day on record on 24 January, surpassing the previous record from 1939, reaching 46.6 °C (115.9 °F) at 3:36pm local time, and many settlements across South Australia set new records the same day.
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Melbourne was forecast to have its hottest day since the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires on 25 January (although this failed to eventuate), while over 200,000 homes across Victoria lost power due to load shedding.[82] On 25 January Melbourne had its hottest day of either January or February: 109 F.[83]**
On 25 January the temperature of The Treasure Coast-West reached 45.0 °C (113 °F).[84]**
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In a more recent report from January 23, 2020:
At 6.15pm there are 70 fires burning, 44 are not contained. Three are at Emergency Warning. More than 1,700 firefighters are at work. Hot conditions will continue tonight for many areas. ***
And Let's not forget Europe:
Europe faced its warmest January on record, about 0.36°F (0.2ºC) warmer than the previous warmest January in 2007 and 5.58°F (3.1°C) warmer than the 1981-2010 January average for the region, according to a European Union climate agency. Europe also had its warmest year on record in 2019, with temperatures surpassing more than 2.16°F above the 1981-2010 average, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.****
* https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/climate-change-antarctica-registers-hottest-temperature-ever.html
** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heat_waves
*** https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2020/jan/23/nsw-fires-live-updates-victoria-bushfires-south-australia-fire-sa-australian-bushfire-near-me-cfa-rfs-latest-news-today-thursday
**** https://time.com/5779142/global-temperatures-warmest-january/
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