Americans Trust Scientists, Until Politics Gets in the Way
sanjeri/Getty This story was originally published by Wired. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Nothing’s more American than a science-hero—an indomitable, big-brained hasher-out of ideas that change the world, that make the impossible possible. At least since Ben Franklin sat with the founders, and certainly since Vannevar Bush explicitly connected the US’ future to federal funding…
“Call the Senate Back”: America Responds to Its Second Shooting in 13 Hours
Dayton, Ohio residents await the names of victims of Sunday’s shooting.Julie Carr Smyth/AP Nine people were killed and at least 27 were injured during a shooting early Sunday morning in a popular nightlife district of downtown Dayton, Ohio. Police killed the suspect, who was wearing body armor and used an assault rifle, according to officials. Dayton…
Joe Biden Is Working His Way Toward an Answer on Obama’s Deportations
Cory Booker and Joe Biden during the second of two Democratic debates in Detroit.John Nowak/CNN via ZUMA Wire During Wednesday night’s debate, Joe Biden completely dodged questions about his views on the record number of immigrant deportations carried out while he was Barack Obama’s vice president. But on Saturday, he took a shot at addressing…
20 People Killed in El Paso Shooting
At least 20 people were killed and 26 injured Saturday in a mass shooting in El Paso, according to reports. Police have said that a suspect has been taken into custody. From CBS News: Multiple people were killed and one person was in custody after a shooter went on a rampage Saturday at a shopping…
5 Years Ago, Trump Said an Ebola Doctor Should “Suffer the Consequences!”
Dr. Kent Brantly arrives at Emory University Hospital on August 2, 2014.WSB-TV Atlanta/AP President Donald Trump on Saturday retweeted a message from evangelical leader Franklin Graham celebrating the the recovery of Kent Brantly, a doctor who contracted Ebola five years ago while fighting a devastating outbreak of the disease in Liberia. Brantly—who was working with…
Trump Treats Evangelicals Like Idiots Yet Again
I know I should be over this by now, but the sheer gall of Donald Trump is still hard to believe. This morning he retweeted this from evangelical leader Franklin Graham: 5 yrs ago today Dr. Kent Brantly arrived at @EmoryUniversity Hospital after contracting the Ebola virus while serving w/@SamaritansPurse in Liberia. He was the…