The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration - or NOAA - has come out with its Annual State Of The Climate report - and things don't look good for Planet Earth.

As the report explains - 2015 was a record-shattering year for the climate in all the worst possible ways.

Not only was it the hottest year ever - it also saw ocean temperatures and global sea levels rise to their highest level in recorded history.

And that's just the beginning.

2015 also saw Arctic sea ice sink to its lowest extent ever - a net loss in Alpine glacier ice for the 36th straight year - and a sharp rise in the number of areas affected by drought.

If it wasn't obvious before - it should be now.

Climate change is very - very real.

As world-renowned scientist Michael Mann told the Guardian, "The impacts of climate change are no longer subtle. They are playing out before us, in real time. The 2015 numbers drive that home."

You can say that again.

Let's hope this is the wake-up call the world needs to stop global warming before it's too late.

-Thom

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Friday's Daily Stack 

Article: "Federal Judge Rules Trump Must Face Fraud Trial in Trump University Suit" by Tom Cahill.

Law: "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act", 1970 (RICO).

Article: "I support Hillary Clinton. So should everyone who voted for me" by Bernie Sanders.

Article: "The July Jobs Report in 15 Charts" by Nick Timiraos and Josh Zumbrun.

Article: "Carney issues stark warning with package to ease Brexit downturn" by Emily Cadman.

Article: "Gold near 2016 high on haven demand" by Henry Sanderson.

Article: "European bank shares fall in brutal start to August" by Thomas Hale, Richard Blackden and Laura Noonan.

Article: "US $18bn credit card debt spree sparks fears" by Alistair Gray.

Article: "Is Deutsche Bank as Dangerous to Financial Stability as Citigroup Was in 2008?" by Pam Martens and Russ Martens.

Article: "Babies breastfed within an hour of birth are less likely to die. Yet only 50% are" by France Bégin.

Law: "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Attorney is Kansas Democrats' choice for Senate" by KAKE News.

Book: Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy by Michael Hudson.

Article: "4 things to know about Donald Trump's new economic team" by Cory Schouten.

Article: "Cluster B personality disorders" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Hillary Promises Comprehensive Immigration Reform in First 100 Days" by Monica Sanchez.

Article: "Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement" (TPP) by EFF.

Article: "Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan & Kevin McCarthy: Plot To Sabotage US Economy with Frank Luntz" by keepemhonest.

Law: "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act", 2010.

Law: "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (2010).

Article: "TransCanada Seeks $15 Billion From U.S. Over Keystone XL Pipeline" by Ian Austen.

Law: "Civil Rights Act of 1964" by Wikipedia.

Case: "Brown v. Board Of Education", 1954 (Segregation in public schools) (overturned Plessy v. Ferguson).

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.

Article: "Judiciary Act of 1789" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Constitution of the United States", article 3 section 2. "... the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make..."

Law: "2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act For Further Recovery From And Response To Terrorist Attacks On The United States" (Section 706 - rider for brush clearing for Tom Daschle).

Hour Two: #DumpRyan
- Paul Nehlen, Candidate for Congress (R-WI, 1st District)  

Article: "Donald Trump wants Steve Roth and Howard Lorber to craft U.S. economic policy".

Article: "How Wisconsin Democrats Can End Paul Ryan's Career - Next Week!" by Mickey Kaus.

Article: "Paul Nehlen Calls For Populist Revolt Against Paul Ryan" by Julia Hahn. "Paul Ryan is planning to ram through the job-killing Trans Pacific Partnership right after the election."

Article: "Fast track (trade) (TPA)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Paul Ryan's pro-Trump challenger: It's time to consider deporting every Muslim - including citizens" by Bethania Palma Markus.

 

Article: "Alan Grayson's Response To His Wife's Accusations Of Domestic Abuse Follows A Familiar Playbook" by Adam Peck.

Article: "Voices From Donald Trump's Rallies, Uncensored" by Ashley Parker, Nick Corasaniti and Erica Berenstein.

Video: [RAW] Paul O'Neal Chicago Police Shooting.

Article: "Paul O'Neal police shooting: Footage shows unarmed black teenager kicked and called 'motherf*****' AFTER being fatally shot" by Stephen Jones.

Article: "12th Amendment".

Book: The history of England by Paul Rapin de Thoyras.

Article: "Dissertation sur les Whigs et les Torys" by Paul Rapin de Thoyras.

Video: Obama's Promise to renegotiate NAFTA, 2008.

Site: Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC).

Site: Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC).

Article: "Klobuchar, Franken to support GMO labeling bill" by Jim Spencer.

 

Talk Media News Segment:
- Bob Ney 

Article: "Klobuchar, Franken to support GMO labeling bill" by Jim Spencer.

Case: "Tennessee v. Garner" (...under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, he or she may not use deadly force to prevent escape unless "the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.").

Article: "US poised to hit Obama's target of 10,000 Syrian refugees" by Kevin Freking and Alicia A. Caldwell.

Article: "Trump expected to endorse Ryan Friday" by Dana Bash, Jim Acosta and Eric Bradner.

Article: "Iran cash: 'We do not pay ransom,' Obama says" by Loree Lewis.

Book: "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill" by Robert Ney.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman 

Hour Three: It IS the Economy...!
- Gene Sperling, Former Economic Adviser to Presidents Obama and Clinton-Hillary for America    

Article: "How Would Donald Trump Change Your Taxes?" by Matthew Frankel.

Law: "Buy American Act", 1933.

Article: "North American Free Trade Agreement" (NAFTA) by Wikipedia.

 

Article: "President Obama Capitulates to Big Food, Signs DARK Act Into Law" by foodconsumer.org.

Article: "Can Jill Stein And Gary Johnson Crash The Debates?" by Pete Tucker.

Article: "Judge Quashes Gary Johnson/Jill Stein Debate Lawsuit" by Matt Welch.

Article: "Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs" by Brown University.

Article: "Card check" by Wikipedia.

Site: The Fight For 15.

Article: "Trump's Vegas Hotel Refuses To Recognize Its Workers' Union" by Alice Ollstein.

Video: Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime - July 29, 2016 (HBO) incl. Cornel West and Barney Frank.

Article: "Green Party Gains Ballot Access in Six More States as Signature Counts More than Double State Requirements" by Meleiza Figueroa.

Article: "Tuna-Dolphin GATT Case (I and II)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Investor-state dispute settlement" (ISDS).

Book, site: "Web of Debt", Ellen Brown.

Site: The Joe Madison Show.

Site: Patriotic Millionaires.

Video: Warren Buffett backing Hillary Clinton over Trump.

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