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Thursday GNR: Running to Lose [1]
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Date: 2023-05-25
Sueco - Loser [Music Video]
Regular Good News
Electrek: Heat pump sales outpaced gas furnace sales in the US in 2022
Part of a bigger trend that saw global heat pump sales grow by 11%. According to analysis released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA), heat pump sales in Europe saw a record year, with sales growing by nearly 40%. And specifically, sales of air-to-water models in Europe that are compatible with typical radiators and underfloor heating systems jumped by almost 50%. Currently, heat pumps function as a main heating device in around 10% of buildings globally. That’s the equivalent of over 100 million households, or 1 in 10 homes. But in order to meet climate goals, heat pumps will have to meet nearly 20% of global heating needs in buildings by 2030. If installations continue at the rate of the last two years, then the world may almost be on track to reach the 2030 goal. The IEA says that global heat pump sales will need to expand by well over 15% per year this decade if the world is to achieve net zero by 2050, and that multistory apartment buildings and commercial spaces in particular should be prioritized.
The markets have spoken, and growth is accelerating in the normal way. How long has it been since I mentioned how much I love the exponential function and the related logistic function?
Near-exponential growth up to 50%, and then near-exponential tailing off to saturation
I'm A Loser (Remastered 2009)
Repellent, Rabid, Rogue Republicans Rushing Ruthlessly, Rapidly, Relentlessly, to Ruin
The losers are determined to lose on all of the hot button issues. They are the despair of their political consultants and advisers who want to talk about WINNING elections. But the candidates don’t care, because the Base don’t care, and will keep sending money, lots and lots of money. Billionaire funders are starting to care, and cut off big money for some of the losers.
We have solid majorities on
Abortion
Trans care
The “LGBTQ Agenda” v. The Don’t Say Gay agenda
Guns
Book bannings—even books on Buddhism/ Wokeism
Voting rights
Anti-vaxxerism
Immigration
Crime in the streets
Police lynchings
Ukraine
Cutting all social programs
Destroying the public schools
Monstrous tax cuts
Total deregulation
Demonization/Scapegoating
Deficits and the debt
Your issue here
All of which make great campaign ads, and juice our GOTV.
They have vicious voter suppression and gerrymanders. They know how to rile up the base, but there is nobody left to reach out to, except in Cognitive Dissonance fever dreams.
They are passing more and more vicious laws, getting hauled into court, losing more than they win, firing up the public to pass initiatives, trying to think up more and more bogus moral panics, trying to out-Trump Trump...It can get exhausting, if you don’t make a determined effort to look at where we are winning now, and where our temporary losses will become campaign issues and ads for next year.
You can help them lose worse. Get louder on every issue, and on Wrong-Wing crime and hypocrisy. Get Woker. GOTV. Standard-issue retail politics.
Charlie Puth - Loser (Lyrics)
More Losers
Billionaires, media bashing and woke ‘bubbles’: Key takeaways from Ron DeSantis’ campaign rollout
Attacks on the media, threats to dismantle elements of US government and warnings about the ‘woke mind virus’ dominate glitch-filled launch
x The term “addicted to losing” became popular after Team Trump created every excuse for all those losses in the midterms.
What you’re seeing from his influencers today reinforces it: They’re addicted to losing. Maybe because it’s easier to lose and complain than win and govern. — Ron DeSantis for President (@DeSantisPrez) May 24, 2023
x And still he lost every race where the candidate was personally endorsed by him - including his hometown Jacksonville, where his candidate outspent the winner 4-1 in a 30 year republican held city and county. Thanks for turning the largest city in FL BLUE, losers! pic.twitter.com/c2OMXFXy9y — GunShineStateGirl (@jacquiedeland) May 17, 2023
x Jeffries accurately described the Republican Party as the party of Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos & Donald Trump. It’s become the party of Losers, Hucksters & Criminals.
https://t.co/Rd9s9KPnMf — Beep🌻🇺🇦 (@fiercefreckled) May 11, 2023
x DeSantis is going with the dog-whistle strategy rather than directly making his argument that Trump is a loser and the party should move on. Making his case directly requires telling Republican voters that Trump lost and the 2020 election wasn't rigged.
https://t.co/ea9M4o8le6 pic.twitter.com/2ARoFgu0Bl — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 15, 2023
x Opinion:
Ohio’s gerrymandered leaders continue to ignore the will of the people by introducing draconian laws that trample on our basic freedoms, and now, eroding their ability to exercise their democratic rights.
by Lauren Blauvelt#VoteNoInAugust
https://t.co/tRUrt1k9Vt — FairDistrictsOhio (@OhFairDistricts) May 19, 2023
x The Nazi Tour. The clan of losers and traitors coming to a town near you. Because losing three times isn’t humiliating enough.🤣 pic.twitter.com/6BWFcDwFJq — EverStarDust (@everstrdst) May 19, 2023
x DeSantis is going with the dog-whistle strategy rather than directly making his argument that Trump is a loser and the party should move on. Making his case directly requires telling Republican voters that Trump lost and the 2020 election wasn't rigged.
https://t.co/ea9M4o8le6 pic.twitter.com/2ARoFgu0Bl — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 15, 2023
x Portrait of a twisted, Republican loser pic.twitter.com/PrrLZ0HUpq — Annie van Leur (@AnnevanLeur) May 19, 2023
x HA! What a joke this guy is. Those dumbass Republican voters will elect their guaranteed loser Trump to go up against Biden in 2024. Which means Biden will be president again. So keep on dreaming Timmy.
https://t.co/x7orj9nW0k — Cliff W (@CliffW08950229) May 19, 2023
Tim Scott's first campaign ad is an (unintentional) ode to Republican hypocrisy his first campaign ad was an indictment of Republicans and their character deficits — not that Scott intended it to be. x In a state with rampant gun violence, a push for permitless carry, and refusal to pass a hate crimes bill, Governor McMaster just said:
“I look forward to the day democrats are so rare we have to hunt them with dogs.”
What a horrifying dogwhistle at the @SCGOP convention. — Michael O’Brien, MD 🩺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@DrOBrienMD) May 20, 2023
x Carl Bernstein Lists 21 GOP Senators Who Secretly Hate Trump: They have privately expressed disdain: Portman, Alexander, Sasse, Blunt, Collins, Murkowski, Cornyn, Thune, Romney, Braun, Young, Tim Scott, Rick Scott, Rubio, Grassley, Burr, Toomey, McSally, Moran, Roberts, Shelby." — BeachPretzel (@BeachPretzel2) November 23, 2020
Politico: Key Republican recruits hesitate to jump in if Trump is the nominee
Potential Republican candidates in swing states and districts are reluctant to throw hats into ring. “Some people have asked me, ‘Should I run next year?’ If you’re in a swing district, I said, ‘No,’” said former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), who lost her suburban district in 2018 during a Trump-fueled Democratic wave. “If he’s going to be the nominee, you are better to wait and run after he washes out. Because you won’t have a prayer of winning.”
Biden campaign spends big to close digital deficit
Digital ad spend by 2024 Presidential Contenders Year-to-date; As of May 23, 2023 Joe Biden $2.5m Ron DeSantis 681.9k Donald Trump 603.9k Vivek Ramaswamy 420.0k Nikki Haley 286.6k Asa Hutchinson 214.2k Tim Scott 61.7k Glenn Youngkin 55.5k Mike Pence 36.4k Brian Kemp 14.5k Chris Sununu 5.1k Kristi Noem 4.0k
Data: FWIW Newsletter
Are we having fun yet?
Loser Kari Lake is, yes, a loser at the polls and in court. Again.
x BREAKING-MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE: IT IS ORDERED: confirming the election of Katie Hobbs as Arizona Governor pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-676(B). pic.twitter.com/URT4qgiYXm — YvonneWingettSanchez 🏜 (@yvonnewingett) May 23, 2023
Trump was in court in New York on Tuesday via Zoom, where the judge laid out the rules to his lawyers about revealing evidence, and asked them for assurances that they would explain the concept of Contempt of Court to their client. Nobody believes that he can take in the advanced legal idea of, you know, consequences. The trial is set for next March 25, slap bang in the middle of primary season. The I-DJT has been complaining that this is “very unfair”, and criminal Election Interference, while insulting the judge and her family and the prosecutors and all.
WSJ: Special Counsel Is Wrapping Up Trump Mar-a-Lago Probe [paywalled]
Some Trump associates anticipate an indictment and raising funds off it
No news is so bad for Wrong-Wingers that their leaders cannot grift from it.
3 Doors Down - Loser (Official Video)
Animals! Science! Weirdness!
This thought is what Jews call Tikkun Olam/תִּיקּוּן עוֹלָם. Then we get blamed for it.
x Enceladus' plume.
JWST’s findings provide more grist for a possible NASA mission to Enceladus to search for signs of life there. Proposals under consideration include an ‘orbilander’ mission that would orbit the moon for a year and a half before landing at its south pole.
https://t.co/2j6GO38QBb pic.twitter.com/GzEDxc21jK — Erika (@ExploreCosmos_) May 19, 2023
x Pygmy marmoset eating a grape.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/gg4F7FQd2x — Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) May 19, 2023
x A probiotic hydrogel that uses Candida-killing nanozymes described in @ScienceAdvances successfully treated vaginal yeast infections and promoted a healthy vaginal microbiome when tested in mice.
https://t.co/WyfF9wMUyo pic.twitter.com/WPt59R8y2Z — Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) May 19, 2023
x Baby tapirs have mottled fur that mimics light passing through leaves to the forest floor.
(Photo Amiee Stubbs) pic.twitter.com/sDYmHWMD6Q — Weird Animals (@Weird_AnimaIs) May 18, 2023
x We have wired up a superconducting circuit with light!
"Entangling microwaves with light" in @ScienceMagazine
https://t.co/cQKpUuOaeB pic.twitter.com/UTSNgLIsiu — Johannes Fink (@fink_johannes) May 18, 2023
x There were once ∼30,000 kākāpō on mainland New Zealand, but there are now only ∼200 on nearby islands.
High-quality reference genomes are aiding conservation breeding programs of these endangered parrots—and other species.
https://t.co/QGw1BfXEQF #EndangeredSpeciesDay pic.twitter.com/4dI4XhxZg5 — Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) May 19, 2023
x To tackle climate change the world is missing more than $1 trillion in investments each year.
Who should pay?
In @ScienceMagazine, we find wealthy countries should contribute up to 90% of global mitigation finance. @Jayati1609 @NFolbre 1/9
https://t.co/eHoO9Z9J58 pic.twitter.com/UnqRJqFUPr — Gregor Semieniuk (@GregorSemieniuk) May 19, 2023
Investments in renewables are PROFITABLE. Ah, well, if businesses can’t figure out how to make all of that money, we’ll have to let governments show them the way.
x The punk rock turtle has a bright green Mohawk made of algae growing on its head. This is used for camouflage.
(Photo Chris van Wyk) pic.twitter.com/vZWvVRSkuD — Weird Animals (@Weird_AnimaIs) May 17, 2023
x A new procedure for donating hearts and other organs is saving lives. But for some, it challenges the definition of death.
Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature:
https://t.co/pRfxqisZSg pic.twitter.com/K8yhhQJyPG — Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) May 18, 2023
x Eastern cleaner clingfish eat parasitic isopods which live on larger fish.
(Photo Rowland Cain) pic.twitter.com/CKQXBwXl9q — Weird Animals (@Weird_AnimaIs) May 16, 2023
x Like air breathers, hammerhead sharks are also “breath holding” during dives, a new study finds.
Learn more in this #SciencePerspective:
https://t.co/Mf8FNBqrRA pic.twitter.com/tPQG1tiE3u — Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) May 18, 2023
x A newly discovered species of deep-sea jellyfish.
(Photo MBARI) pic.twitter.com/dCnJwtA9yr — Weird Animals (@Weird_AnimaIs) May 12, 2023
x Polarized optical emission during a tidal disruption event is caused by colliding streams of material from a star torn to pieces by a supermassive black hole, researchers report in Science.
Learn more:
https://t.co/zAUOPstp50 pic.twitter.com/blwJX0B5pF — Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) May 18, 2023
x Budgett's frog or the wide-mouthed frog from South America. They are very aggressive & make a loud screeching sound.
(Photo Joel Sartore) pic.twitter.com/fkoxA86LNg — Weird Animals (@Weird_AnimaIs) May 20, 2023
Grateful Dead - Loser (Philadelphia, PA 7/7/89) (Official Live Video)
Funny or Cry
Support your local cartoonists.
And the striking writers.
Mark Fiore
Yes, Rowling really is anti-trans.
Even though she had and Fleur turn into Harry replicas in the Battle of the Seven Harries.
Beck - Loser (Official Music Video)
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