Barb
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As the climate crisis melts ice, it's opening up vast new swaths of oil and gas in the Arctic. I've been covering this topic for years and was at a conference in Norway a few years back at which everyone assured, "the next war for oil will be the Arctic." And Trump likes chaos and power.
January 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
As the climate crisis melts ice, it's opening up vast new swaths of oil and gas in the Arctic. I've been covering this topic for years and was at a conference in Norway a few years back at which everyone assured, "the next war for oil will be the Arctic." And Trump likes chaos and power.
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The weirdness here about the as-applied argument: the bigot argument is basically that there aren't enough trans-athletes to sustain a challenge.
But then, if we all agree that we're talking about a small group of people, THEN WHY ARE THEY MAKING A LITERAL SUPREME COURT CASE ABOUT BANNING THEM??!!
But then, if we all agree that we're talking about a small group of people, THEN WHY ARE THEY MAKING A LITERAL SUPREME COURT CASE ABOUT BANNING THEM??!!
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The weirdness here about the as-applied argument: the bigot argument is basically that there aren't enough trans-athletes to sustain a challenge.
But then, if we all agree that we're talking about a small group of people, THEN WHY ARE THEY MAKING A LITERAL SUPREME COURT CASE ABOUT BANNING THEM??!!
But then, if we all agree that we're talking about a small group of people, THEN WHY ARE THEY MAKING A LITERAL SUPREME COURT CASE ABOUT BANNING THEM??!!
I'm enjoying the relaxing postseason this year.
January 11, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I'm enjoying the relaxing postseason this year.