# the new yorker (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover the new yorker. Page: Feed: --- ## [Deforestation is 3rd largest source of emissions](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/deforestation-is-3rd-largest-source-of.html) _2026-08-26 · Unknown · Volewica_ Vegetarian/vegan food is much less environmentally damaging than meat. From Elena Sgarbossa A vegan burger uses less than 10% land in its production than production of a beef burger does. Which means that less forest is cleared. And if tropical deforestation was a country, its emissions would be behind only China and the USA. Moreover, to the emissions produced by land clearing, you have to add in… ## [Velvet](https://cidu.info/2026/08/26/velvet/) _2026-08-26 · zbicyclist · Comics I Don't Understand_ Jack Applin sends this in: “In the final panel, Maria implies an incongruence between Ms. Velvet’s name and her rocking the color green. I would understand if her name were “Scarlett” or “Violet”, because those colors are not green. However, what’s the conflict between velvet and green? Is the cloth velvet associated with a particular \[…\] ## [CLOWN: Trump's Next Step In His Trade War Against Canada Is To Change The Name Of "Lake Ontario" To "Lake America"](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/clown-trumps-next-step-in-his-trade-war.html) _2026-08-25 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Donald Trump, in an effort to retaliate against Canada for the trade war he started, has embarked on a new strategy: lame trolling. In a Tuesday morning social media post, the petulant man-baby whined... “ The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer ,”. Here is that… ## [Trump Unleashes "Operation Economic Outcast" On Iran, Calling The Plan "An Economic D-Day" – Iran Shrugs](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/trump-unveils-operation-economic.html) _2026-08-25 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans for a surge of new sanctions against Iran on Monday aimed at isolating it, threatening the Islamic Republic with what he called " an economic D-Day ." Bessent said the U.S. was launching what he called an " economic onslaught " against Iran's financial global connections named " Operation Economic Outcast, " in order to... “ sever… ## [Talking Kangaroos](https://cidu.info/2026/08/25/talking-kangaroos/) _2026-08-25 · phsiii · Comics I Don't Understand_ From Dirk the Daring: Try as I might (and try as the other commenters might), I just don’t get it. If it was Jehosaphat, then yeah, but Joseph is an, um, jump from that. ## [Too sexy](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-nice-day-plesse.html) _2026-08-25 · Unknown · Volewica_ By Edward Frascino ## [Treasuries point to a US bond crisis](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/treasuries-point-to-us-bond-crisis.html) _2026-08-25 · Unknown · Volewica_ US bond yields are soaring. Bond yields in any country rise for one or more of the following factors: Inflation has risen and/or is expected to rise. Growth is picking up. The government deficit is ballooning Default risks are rising. In the US, inflation is expected by the markets to remain high. This is because of the soaring oil price as a result of the Iran war, and also because the new… ## [Supreme Court Conservatives Hand Trump Interim Win To Limit Mail-In Ballots For American Voters](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/supreme-court-conservatives-hand-trump.html) _2026-08-25 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ The Supreme Court on Monday handed an initial win to Donald Trump's effort to implement his executive order aimed at limiting who can receive mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Trump's order seeks to create a federal database of eligible voters and then order the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to deliver ballots only to those people it declares eligible. The ruling, handed down in… ## [Highest sea temperature since 1850](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/highest-sea-temperature-since-1850.html) _2026-08-25 · Unknown · Volewica_ From Zack Labe 🚨 The last three months have averaged the highest global mean sea surface temperature on record relative to any other May-June-July period since records started in 1850... Data from the new @noaa.gov ERSSTv6. 🌊 El Niño will push these temperatures even higher over the next year, Yet we still do not act. We should: ✔️ Accelerate the phase-out of coal and gas in electricity… ## [The Gift of Laughter](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-gift-of-laughter.html) _2026-08-25 · Unknown · Volewica_ Edward Frascino, The New Yorker – April 7, 1980 ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RaiQvFMVZ5Ws) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [You ain't got enough edjiccashun to vote](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/you-aint-got-enough-edjiccashun-to-vote.html) _2026-08-25 · Unknown · Volewica_ (From Jason Lefkowitz ) Herbert Block ( Herblock ) for the Washington Post, December 10, 1958. ## [ALL OUT WAR: As New 50% Tariffs Kick In Trump Tells Canada To "Fall In Line" While Canadians Tell Trump To "Kiss My A\*\*" (VIDEO)](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/all-out-war-as-new-50-tariffs-kick-in.html) _2026-08-25 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Donald Trump told Canadian leaders on Monday to " fall in line " or face consequences that would be " far WORSE " than the tariffs he has already imposed " America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer! The U.S.A. will always be far bigger, richer, and stronger than Canada. Without the United States, Canada couldn't survive - It's where they get all of their money and, because of… ## [BEYOND CRUEL: Father Of Sailor Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln Arrested By Border Patrol As He Waited For His Son To Return Home](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/cruelty-father-of-sailor-aboard-uss.html) _2026-08-24 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ The immigrant father of a sailor on board the beleaguered USS Abraham Lincoln was detained Saturday by immigration officials, family members said. Luis Manuel Aviles, originally from Nicaragua, was detained shortly after 11 a.m. ET in Key West, Florida, where he lives, according to family members. Aviles, who has lived in the U.S. for roughly 20 years, has no history of arrests or criminal… ## [A nice day, please](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-nice-day-please.html) _2026-08-24 · Unknown · Volewica_ By Edward Frascino, who recently died , after a 60+ year career at The New Yorker ## [Sea surface temperature's new all time record](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/sea-surface-temperatures-new-all-time.html) _2026-08-24 · Unknown · Volewica_ From Scott Horton According to ERA5 global sea surface temperatures have set a new all time record. This is likely the warmest sea surface temperatures have been in at least the last 125,000 years. What’s more concerning is this will likely rise further in the coming months. And this is before El Niño's impact reaches its maximum next year, which could be another 2 degrees. We face climate… ## [Needs S’more](https://cidu.info/2026/08/24/needs-smore/) _2026-08-24 · phsiii · Comics I Don't Understand_ Thanks to Boise Ed: Mom clearly doesn’t like the idea, but what “will” Dad do? ## [DEATH TOLL 211: Trump Murders 2 More In First "Drug Boat" Strike In Two Months Following Study Showing They've Done "Nothing" To Slow Drug Flow Into U.S.](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/death-toll-211-trump-murders-2-more-in.html) _2026-08-24 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Donald Trump ordered the deaths of two more people on Sunday when he directed strikes on a boat in the " Eastern Pacific Ocean ," which he claims – without offering proof – was carrying drugs. This is the first attack in just over two months, following Internal assessments from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Pentagon that Trump's attacks on small vessels failed to reduce the… ## [Gas just 9% of new capacity in the US](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/gas-just-9-of-new-capacity-in-us.html) _2026-08-24 · Unknown · Volewica_ From Ohio Citizen Action Small to mid-size utility-scale solar projects paired with battery storage accounted for more new generating capacity than any other technology so far this year. These projects work because they're easier to site and build than a mega gas plant. bit.ly/4g9nVsK They're also easier to connect to the grid. For now, we still need some gas for times when both wind and solar are… ## [New Report Shows Natalie Harp Posted More Than 150 Times In Celebration Of Trump's Jan 6th Insurrection (POSTS & VIDEO)](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/new-report-shows-natalie-harp-posted.html) _2026-08-24 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ A new report shows that Trump's closest White House aide, Natalie Harp, 35, did not become Donald Trump's number one fan overnight but has been well ensconced in the MAGA cult for more than half a decade. The new report by CNN shows that Harp inundated social media with more than 150 posts on Jan. 6th, 2021, alone, celebrating Trump's supporters' attempted insurrection as they invaded the U.S.… ## [Desperate MAGA Senator Tim Scott Pathetically Blames President Biden For Trump's Failed Economy, Gets Fact-Checked Hard (VIDEO)](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/desperate-maga-senator-tim-scott.html) _2026-08-24 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) attempted to blame President Joe Biden after NBC's Kristen Welker asked him about Americans suffering under Trump's failed economic policies. Things turned heated as Welker refused to let Scott blame the former president. The disagreement came after Welker remarked that American families would be pushed to pay even more in the wake of Trump's failed last-minute trade… ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sOB1iorNhpkT) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Anti-Trans Ex-NBA Player Enes Kanter Freedom Ejected From WNBA Game By Police After Verbal Altercation With Natasha Cloud (VIDEO)](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/ex-nba-player-enes-kanter-freedom.html) _2026-08-24 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Ex-NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night's Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after he engaged in a verbal altercation with Sky player Natasha Cloud in the third quarter. The confrontation came after Freedom, a virulent anti-transgender advocate, had left his seat and situated himself along the baseline, doing his best to show off his shirt with a transphobic attack on the front… ## [THE SUNDAY FUNNIES! Here Are 70 Of The Best Memes, Posts, And Jokes From The Week... Because You Gotta Laugh To Keep From Crying!](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-sunday-funnies-here-are-70-of-best.html) _2026-08-23 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ There may not be much to laugh about these days, so please enjoy this collection of political comics, memes, posts, and jokes gathered throughout the week in hopes they might lift your spirits. Let's start our Sunday Funday with the young lady dominating all the headlines this week, Natalie Harp, and what the internetizens had to say about her "relationship" with 80-year-old Donald Trump... As… ## [Who's really destroying the rainforest?](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/whos-really-destroying-rainforest.html) _2026-08-23 · Unknown · Volewica_ From Vegan Horizon We’ve all heard it: “Vegans are destroying the rainforest!” This claim uses one true fact — that soy farming contributes to deforestation — to mask a far larger, more inconvenient truth. It’s time to set the record straight on meat, soy, and rainforest destruction once and for all. Yes, deforestation is a massive and growing problem — an existential threat not just to wildlife,… ## [The North Sea has never been this warm](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-north-sea-has-never-been-this-warm.html) _2026-08-23 · Unknown · Volewica_ From Christopher Cartwright 21.5c in the North Sea in 2026 INCREDIBLE #ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis My translation: North Sea never so warm before Measurements at the Light Island Goeree since 1984 21.5 degrees C on 17 August 2026 It's just one place in the North Sea, but it surely mirrors soaring temperatures across Europe. ## [Preventing a climate calamity is still possible.](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/preventing-climate-calamity-is-still.html) _2026-08-23 · Unknown · Volewica_ This is an informative video from Climate Adam. He uses an analogy I've used before: a bathtub. Virtually every year since 1850, the CO2 we push out into the atmosphere has risen. Because the outflow from the atmosphere (natural carbon sinks) is less than what we're pumping into the air, the level of CO2 has risen. Emissions have flatlined over the last 10 years, but they're still more than the… ## [Sunday Funnies – LOLs – August 23, 2026](https://cidu.info/2026/08/23/sunday-funnies-lols-august-23-2026/) _2026-08-23 · multipleciduers · Comics I Don't Understand_ I disagree. And on a similar note: They’re calling it Fawlty Towers and getting John Cleese to speak at the dedication. ## [BIZARRE: Newly Resurfaced Photo Shows Natalie Harp Running After Trump's Golf Cart (PHOTOS)](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/bizarre-newly-resurfaced-photo-shows.html) _2026-08-23 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ A newly resurfaced 2023 photo shows Natalie Harp, the Donald Trump aide, chasing after Trump's golf cart on foot at his Turnberry golf course in ABERDEEN, Scotland. The incident occurred after Trump left Melania at home for his second Scottish golf break and was instead accompanied by Harp. In the pictures published by the Mirror, Harp is shown running uphill after Trump's cart on the first day of… ## [TRADE WAR: Canada Announces Martching Retaliatory Tariffs To Begin Sept. 8th In Response To Trump New 50% Tariffs](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/trade-war-canada-announces-retaliatory.html) _2026-08-23 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian products at the stroke of midnight on Saturday after negotiations fell apart with America's number-two trading partner. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday morning called the new tariffs " a miscalculation " and said Canada would implement matching retaliatory tariffs beginning Sept. 8th. Carney blamed the breakdown of talks… ## [DEMENTIA DON GLITCHES: Trump Says He Will Use Military "Intervention" On Bond Markets "If We Have To" (VIDEO)](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/dememntia-don-glitches-trump-says-he.html) _2026-08-22 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Donald Trump on Friday suggested he was willing and able to use the " military " to stage an " intervention " on bond markets after a reporter asked about the U.S. Treasury's efforts to bring down global bond market yields that have soared to multi-decade highs. The worry is that when government bond yields rise, they raise borrowing costs across the global economy. As such, Treasury Secretary… ## [Supreme Court Allows Trump To Continue Construction On His Golden Ballroom – Trump Gloats](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/supreme-court-allows-trump-to-continue.html) _2026-08-22 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ The Supreme Court on Friday ruled to allow Donald Trump to continue construction on his golden ballroom vanity project as the case made its way through the court system. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay blocking a lower court's ruling that halted the above-ground portion of the project to give the justices more time to consider next steps. This is a concerning ruling, as allowing… ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KLOwLlrT7uZS) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [Saturday Spill: The New Yorker’s Cartoon Slide Show Tribute To Edward Frascino; The Tilley Watch Online, August 17-21, 2026](https://michaelmaslin.com/saturday-spill-the-new-yorkers-cartoon-slide-show-tribute-to-edward-frascino-the-tilley-watch-online-august-17-21-2026/) _2026-08-22 · michael · Inkspill_ The New Yorker‘s Cartoon Slide Show Tribute To Edward Frascino The New Yorker has posted a slide show tribute to Edward Frascino, who passed away August 13: “The Cartoons of Edward Frascino” The Spill’s notice of Mr. Frascino’s passing here (along with a 2020 interview). –Above: A Spill fave Frascino New Yorker drawing (from the issue of Dec. 20, 1969)… The post Saturday Spill: The New Yorker’s… ## [Saturday Morning OYs August 22, 2026](https://cidu.info/2026/08/22/saturday-morning-oys-august-22-2026/) _2026-08-22 · multipleciduers · Comics I Don't Understand_ ## [Trump Announces Deal To Import 300,000 Metric Tons Of Beef To Lower Costs... Won't Say Which Countries The "Beef" Is Coming From (VIDEO)](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/trump-announces-deal-to-import-300000.html) _2026-08-22 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Donald Trump said on Friday he will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported without his tariffs in an effort to reduce beef prices for U.S. consumers. The deal will span 90 days, during which Trump will allow government-subsidized foreign beef to flood the marketplace, which he claimed was to provide time to grow diminishing domestic cattle herds. Trump blamed the high cost… ## [TRADE DEAL FALLS APART: Trump To Impose 50% Tariffs On $20 Billion Worth Of Canadian Products](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/trade-deal-falls-apart-trump-to-impose.html) _2026-08-22 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Donald Trump was set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products on Saturday after negotiations fell apart with America's number two trading partner. Trump's import taxes will hit roughly 5% of Canadian goods shipped to the United States every year. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a statement released shortly before midnight... “ Tonight, Canada declined to… ## [Elon Musk dines alone](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/elon-musk-dines-alone.html) _2026-08-22 · Unknown · Volewica_ ## [Here's you](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/heres-you.html) _2026-08-22 · Unknown · Volewica_ By Drew Sheneman ## [Can I collect the insurance?](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/can-i-collect-insurance.html) _2026-08-22 · Unknown · Volewica_ By Drew Sheneman ## [The End of the European Summer](https://longreads.com/2026/08/21/climate-crisis-european-summer/) _2026-08-21 · Carolyn Wells · Longreads_ "As extreme heat overwhelms the Continent’s great cities, they are racing to transform themselves for a climate that they were never built to withstand." ## [Music Friday: "Semi-Charmed Life"](https://plannedob.blogspot.com/2026/08/music-friday-semi-charmed-life.html) _2026-08-21 · Quintilian B. Nasty · Planned Obsolescence_ It's a true sign that the marketers are going after your age group when a song you listened to and liked in your 20s is being used in a commercial. That's the case with Third Eye Blind's "Semi-Charmed Life." ## [Read Natalie Harp’s Creepy, Obsessive Letters To Trump Published After Late Night Leak (FULL LETTERS)](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/read-natalie-harps-creepy-obsessive.html) _2026-08-21 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Donald Trump's executive assistant, Natalie Harp, had personal letters she wrote to him from 2023 published Thursday night after former Trump biographer Michael Wolff gave them to The Daily Beast . Wolff did not say who had passed the letters to him. Harp wrote to Trump following a trip on which she accompanied him to Scotland and Ireland. In one of two letters published, Harp, 35, wrote to Trump… ## [Friday Spill: Guy Richards Smit Is The Latest Guest On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; Two-Part Video Interview Of Interest…Peter Kuper](https://michaelmaslin.com/friday-spill-guy-richards-smit-is-the-latest-guest-on-the-cartoon-caption-contest-podcast-two-part-video-interview-of-interest-peter-kuper/) _2026-08-21 · michael · Inkspill_ Guy Richards Smit Is The Latest Guest On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Guy Richards Smit, who began contributing to The New Yorker in February of 2022, joins the full cast of the always entertaining Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast. This is Episode #263, for those keeping track. Listen here! –Photo above (via the CCCP): beginning upper left, going clockwise, co-hosts, Vin The post Friday… ## [CHANGE THE SUBJECT! Trump's FBI Detains Former Rep. Eric Swalwell, Raids Home, Seizes Devices In Probe Tied To Sexual Assault Claims](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/change-subject-trumps-fbi-detains.html) _2026-08-21 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ In a desperate attempt to change the subject from – Take your pick: Inflation, the Iran War, the failing economy, disastrous jobs reports, Trump's multitude of vanity projects, the E. Jean Carrol verdict, the growing Natalie Harp scandal – Donald Trump's FBI detained former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell at a San Francisco airport on Saturday and seized his electronics before executing a search… ## [Navy To Strip The Name Of Black War Hero "Dorie" Miller Off U.S.Aircraft Carrier And Rename It For Donald Trump](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/navy-to-strip-name-of-black-war-hero.html) _2026-08-21 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ The U.S. Navy is considering whether to rename the USS Doris Miller aircraft carrier after Donald Trump instead of the Black war hero hailed for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, according to three sources close to the discussions. Two sources reported internal conversations about renaming the carrier to honor Trump, with one source saying the Navy was considering naming an entirely… ## [Chewing Twice](https://cidu.info/2026/08/21/99720/) _2026-08-21 · zbicyclist · Comics I Don't Understand_ Mitch4 sends this in: “I figured it must be an idiomatic expression, and a lookup confirmed it. But I had never before run across it in the wild.” Your editor hasn’t heard this one, either. Mayor McGuffey’s name doesn’t sound German, so I guess we can’t call him a sour kraut. There’s a suggestion here \[…\] ## [A Panicking White House Flies In Melania For Her 1st Public Appearance In A Month As Rumors Swirl About Trump And Natalie Harp (VIDEO)](https://thegodlessliberal.blogspot.com/2026/08/trump-flys-in-melania-for-her-1st.html) _2026-08-21 · AltEvil · The Godless Liberal_ Melania Trump, the First Lady in name only (FLINO), made her first public appearance in a month on Thursday, causing many to question the timing of her return to the public eye. First and foremost, it was no coincidence that Melania was trotted out amid public scrutiny of her husband and one of his closest aides, Natalie Harp. Nevertheless, Melania flew down from New York City, where she lives… ## [Communists are destroying America!](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/communists-are-destroying-america.html) _2026-08-21 · Unknown · Volewica_ By Pat Bagley ## [Communists are destroying America!](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/communists-are-destroying-america.html) _2026-08-21 · Unknown · Volewica_ By Pat Bagley ## [You're getting warmer](https://volewica.blogspot.com/2026/08/youre-getting-warmer.html) _2026-08-21 · Unknown · Volewica_ By Pat Bagley ## [Musing of the Moment: U.S. Debt, Gas Prices, & Inflation](https://plannedob.blogspot.com/2026/08/musing-of-moment-us-debt-gas-prices.html) _2026-08-20 · Quintilian B. Nasty · Planned Obsolescence_ Here's one of the many gas pumps I visited as we drove back from Victoria, British Columbia after taking our oldest kid there for their start to graduate school. As The New York Times reports that the U.S. is in debt up to $40 trillion dollars, see "U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America's Borrowing Binge Continues," everyday Americans are getting screwed by sky-high gas prices and inflation.… ## [Where’s the Beef?](https://longreads.com/2026/08/20/meat-alternatives-tech-food/) _2026-08-20 · Carolyn Wells · Longreads_ "The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn’t."