July 25
George W. Bush and The Last Republican President, Mexico Mayors Demand More Security, Data Inaccuracies Hid True Effect of Global Warming, and More Picks
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The Last Republican President? (Russ)
George W. Bush has told his inner circle he’s worried that he may be the last GOP president the United States will see. We certainly live in astonishing times!
Global Warming: It’s Worse Than You Think (Milicent)
A new NASA-led study found that, because of deficiencies in the way temperatures were recorded in the historical records of the last 150 years — about 20% of global warming was missed. For example, data from the Arctic falsely appears to show less warming, because fewer historic temperatures were recorded from the Arctic since it is so inaccessible.
Roger Ailes May Be Coming to the Trump Campaign, Says Trump (Dan)
Not long after the Fox News head stepped down amidst allegations of sexual harassment, rumors began flying on where Roger Ailes would head next. Trump said it just may be his campaign.
Mexico Mayors Demand More Security After Two are Murdered Saturday (Trevin)
The National Association of Mayors asked for new security protocols for mayors, and to investigate the separate incidents, which were only hours apart.
Clinton Camp, NYT and Others Say Russia is Behind DNC Email Link (Dan)
A trove of Democratic National Committee emails were published by Wikileaks over the weekend, prompting DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to step down after the convention. Who could be behind the leak? Vladimir Putin, of course…according to the Clinton camp.
Humans to Honeyguide Birds: Show Us the Honey! (Milicent)
Because of bees, African honeyguide birds can’t get at their honey — but these birds know where it is. And humans can’t get the honey because they don’t know where it is — but they know how to smoke out the bees. So a deal was made. The birds show the humans where the honey is — and the birds get a share. The humans use special calls to solicit the bird’s help, and sometimes the birds initiate the hunt, recruiting specific humans to do the job.
