All Hat No Cattle: Climate data from air, land, sea and ice in 2013 reflect trends of a warming planet

Climate data from air, land, sea and ice in 2013 reflect trends of a warming planet
In 2013, the vast majority of worldwide climate indicators—greenhouse gases, sea levels, global temperatures, etc.—continued to reflect trends of a warmer planet, according to the indicators assessed in the State of the Climate in 2013 report, released online today by the American Meteorological Society.

In Science: New Study Finds Most Of Earth’s Oxygen Used For Complaining.- The Onion

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

There are 12,000 troops along the Russia-Ukraine border, but none are American. Sad. Guess John McCain will need the viagra tonight.- Top Conservative Cat tweet

Putin Scorned By Most Sane Countries
While the group responsible for the crash of Malaysian Airlines MH17 has yet to be determined, the international community has been quick to condemn Vladimir Putin.

Reagan: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Bill O'Reilly: "We need to build a Berlin wall along the Mexican border."- Top Conservative Cat tweet

Pope Francis is considering repealing celibacy for priests. Priests will no longer have to take a vow of celibacy. See what you can accomplish when you don't have Congress standing in your way?- David Letterman

Republican Shenanigans

100 Republicans Backing A Democrat?
More than 100 current and former Republican officials endorsed Democratic state Rep. Paul Davis's bid to unseat Gov. Sam Brownback (R) Tuesday, marking a new setback for the incumbent, who was already facing a competitive reelection campaign.

Gay marriage would lead to people not taking marriage seriously says thrice-married Attorney General of Florida.- LOLGOP

Boehner Says No To Immigration Vote This Month. Hey, John, No Rush!
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday expressed doubts Congress would agree by the end of this month on an emergency response to the crisis involving an influx of thousands of child migrants at the U.S. southern border.

SPOILER: The fact that Republicans in Congress can't act on immigration now & haven't been able to for a decade is a big part of our problem. - LOLGOP

Rock The Voter News

There's currently a petition to split California into several states. Among the new states would be Botoxia, Pornsylvania, and of course, the Commonwealth of Kardashiania.- Conan O'Brien

REMINDER: Every day America isn't occupying two foreign countries is a step up from 2003-2012.- LOLGOP

Putin's Economy Is Diving
Russian markets have taken another tumble as the latest set of U.S. sanctions rattle investor confidence and raise concerns about Russia's fragile economy.

Beginning to think George W. Bush didn't get a great read on Putin's soul.- LOLGOP

Oil Trains Face New Rules
North Dakota's Bakken oil patch has thrived thanks in large part to the once-niche business of hauling fuel on U.S. rail tracks. New safety rules may now test the oil train model.

Within weeks, the Obama Administration is due to unveil a suite of reforms that will rewrite standards conceived long before the rise of the shale oil renaissance...

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Henry Ford. Because even a union-busting anti-Semite recognized that employees should be able to afford to buy what they build.- LOLGOP

Meanwhile, Back In Latin America
China's president pressed a charm offensive with Latin America on Thursday, signing deals with Brazil, meeting regional leaders and proposing a $20 billion infrastructure fund that highlights Beijing's growing interests in the region.

The number of pot delivery services has tripled in the last three years because more states are easing their marijuana laws. And the first person who figures out how to combine that with a pizza delivery service will be our country's first trillionaire.- Conan O'Brien