climateadaptation: How prepared are American cities for increased natural disasters? Over the years, Americans have insisted on expanding and building cities and suburbs in locations that are clearly threatened by natural hazards. This week’s monster tornado in Oklahoma demonstrates this. Cities and states have encouraged people to live in these... - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...
theatlantic:
Life as One of the Most-Persecuted Ethnic Groups on the Planet
You are a Hazara, and you’ve been on the run for centuries. Now you’re in Syria, and things aren’t looking up.
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Ken Cuccinelli, the Republican party’s nominee for governor, once cited Martin Luther King Jr. as justification for his argument that sexual relations between two people of the same gender should be illegal. E.W. Jackson, the party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, believes that gays are “degenerate” and “spiritually darkened” and will eventually... - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...
mothernaturenetwork:
Deadly Moore tornado tops the scale at EF-5
An EF-0 rating is reserved for minor damage, and an EF-5 is considered the most severe, with winds topping 200 mph. - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...
…conservatives have bastardized the concept of the American Dream, and progressives largely have let them get away with it. According to today’s conservative dogma, the American Dream represents the chance in America to go from humble beginnings to vast fame and fortune through hard work. To conservatives, Steve Jobs represents the American Dream.... - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...
It seems like lately, President Obama cannot swing a dead cat without hitting some sort of scandal. Which reminds me, what’s he doing with all of these dead cats? - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...
quickhits: Stories to Watch: 5/21/13. Not surprisingly, the tornado that leveled Moore, Oklahoma has been categorized as an EF5 — the worst possible. In a case of amazingly good timing, a woman finds her dog safe and sound in the tornado debris — during an interview with a CBS reporter. It’s a heartwarming moment amid the heartbreaking horror.... - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...
Finding some way to offset is not the priority,” said Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of Senate GOP leadership who opposed the $50.5 billion Sandy aid package at the beginning of the year. “Meeting the known and immediate needs as quickly as possible is the priority.” […] “I really don’t think disasters of this type should be offset,” Rogers said... - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...