Leon Robertson
@profleonaz.bsky.social
Retired Yale Research Scientist
Unless we ban the use of fossil fuels for energy generation and surface transport, no company will ever leave this stuff in the ground. Why would they when they're making money hand over fist?
Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Reports 33% Profit Surge, Despite Iran War Disruptions (Gift Article)
Higher oil prices propelled a quarterly earnings jump for Saudi Arabia’s energy giant, which used pipelines to work around disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
nytimes.com
A test worth taking. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Colorectal Cancer Mortality Following Fecal Immunochemical Test–Based Screening
This population-based cohort study in the Basque Country, Spain, examines whether an organized fecal immunochemical test–based screening program was associated with lower colorectal cancer mortality r...
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There is no justice when the "Justice Department" supports criminals. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers (Gift Article)
The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”
nytimes.com
RFKJr claims Lyme disease was created by scientists,which is the closest he’s come to admitting that science exists. Meanwhile, Ötzi the Iceman, who died more than 5.3K years ago, had Lyme disease. Apparently prehistoric humans are part of the conspiracy. Get me off this timeline
Hegseth's current Deputy Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security has advocated for people to carry weapons to attend church and referred to lax immigration policies as “suicidal empathy.”
Oh look, another far-right extremist at the Pentagon
He oversees defense intelligence and security agencies and helps shape military operations.
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Interference in other countries politics by the CIA has often not gone well. Read Tim Weiner's book The CIA in the 21st Century. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
US sends more intel assets to Cuba
The move is one of several actions by the Trump administration to squeeze the communist regime in Havana.
politico.com
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
RFK, Jr. overrode expert recommendations to select a likely candidate to permanently replace Fauci. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
A lab-leak proponent is in line for Fauci’s old job
Steven Quay is in final vetting to run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
politico.com
Covid is raising its ugly head again. Caution is in order. From your local epidemiologist.
Earth is now warming faster than at any point in recorded geological history - around 10 times faster than the extreme warming event 56 million years ago and 20 times faster than at the end of the last ice age. We are almost certainly in a new extinction event.
Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files.
FYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
The gaslighting is off the charts with this one. Every word is a lie. His actual approval rating is the second worst in modern presidential history, behind only Nixon’s 24% just before he resigned.
“Judges simply don’t believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys, assistant United States attorneys and the like,” a former federal judge said. “I don’t think ... in the history of jurisprudence in the United States, we’ve ever seen anything close to this.”
Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct
ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.
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Corporate spending on elections has already topped $500 million this year. That's one third of the $1.58 billion in total that corporations have spent since Citizens United in 2010. Hawaii and Montana both have plans to neutralize this disastrous SCOTUS ruling. Other states must get on board.
These dimwits think a written document will stop the dictator. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Todd Blanche on track for confirmation after Cornyn strikes Trump settlement deal
The Texas senator is a crucial vote on the attorney general nominee in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is set to vote Tuesday.
politico.com
New York Times calls the Spokane fire a "natural disaster". I don't think so. The increase in fires, floods, and drought is a human-made disaster, largely caused by burning fossil fuels.
Looked at PC Maqs review of free antivirus software and none of the links are to the "free" option. www.pcmag.com/picks/the-be...
The Best Free Antivirus Software We've Tested for 2026
Microsoft Defender isn't enough to fully protect your PC. You don't have to pay extra, though—just use one of the top free antivirus apps we've tested.
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The real heroes of the Covid pandemic era were fighting to save lives, not whining about "freedumb."
If we all switched to renewable energy, we could end a lot of the world’s dictators whose wealth comes from oil and gas.
