Ever sit on a hot plane for hours? I certainly have. This measure is about twenty years too late but I certainly appreciate that it is finally being done.  The full story is here .

This is an utter outrage. And it continues week after week. President Trump, please nationalize the Illinois National Guard. Have them patrol the streets since the Chicago PD either cannot or won't stop it. You can put an end to this. I don't ever want to be accused of lightly commenting about race but if this were white people, I believe this wouldn't be tolerated. Every life has value. Let's act accordingly and stop the slaughter of our brothers and sisters.

Using 'skeptic' to denigrate scientists that don't pledge allegiance to a consensus that has been manufactured for the convenience of policy makers reflects a perversion of the scientific process. Amen! Amen! Thank you, Judy.

Noted climate scientist Bette Midler chimes in and blames, who else?, President Trump for...whatever.  For the facts --disasters are becoming less frequent -- scroll down. 

The amount of just plain fake news on this subject the last few days has been amazing. The facts are below; via Twitter. ADDITION: I sat down to lunch, opened today's  Wall Street Journal  and on op-ed page there is an article by Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr. that makes exactly the same point. Natural disasters are DOWN, not up , in recent years.  ADDITION II: Below is an updated graph of Roger's showing the decrease in natural disasters. 2018 is on pace to have record low  natural disasters. 

Worcester Telegram & Gazette A tornado struck Worcester, Mass. this morning. The extent of damage and injuries is unknown at this point. Worcester was struck by one of the trio of extreme tornadoes in 1953. It killed 94 and did an amazing $465 million in damage (2018 dollars). Full coverage of today's tornado, which occurred in the Webster area, is here .