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मूकदर्शक / Mute Spectators

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मूकदर्शक / Mute Spectators

Endorsement: Dave Min for the 47th Congressional District – Los Angeles Times

By far the better candidate to represent the interests of the district is Min, who, like Porter, is a former law professor at UC Irvine. He would fight to protect abortion, IVF and contraception rights; he wants to bolster public education at all levels; and he carried state legislation to phase out oil and gas drilling in California waters, which didn’t pass but was the right idea.

SANTA MONICA, CA - JULY 16: Protesters march to a Planned Parenthood office, which was targeted by Proud Boys and an anti-abortion group the previous week, to denounce the US Supreme Court decision to end abortion rights protections on July 16, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. The Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health overturned the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case and erased a federal right to an abortion. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

In contrast, Baugh told the Orange County Register that he believes life begins at conception. At the same time that he would strip away individual rights, he wants to bolster the rights of large corporations by weakening regulations. Those regulations have helped protect the coast, reduce air pollution, improve gas mileage and battle climate change. Baugh also opposes banning assault weapons.

He’s also an active participant in the destructive culture wars. In a grossly ignorant statement that insultingly downplayed the horrors of the Holocaust, Baugh last year averred that “wokism” was more of a threat to the country than both world wars.

He was indicted on felony campaign charges during the 1990s, including allegations of falsifying campaign reports and persuading someone to commit perjury. Those were later reduced to civil violations for which he was fined $50,000.

Source: Endorsement: Dave Min for the 47th Congressional District – Los Angeles Times

Lightning, hail, strong winds, flash flood warnings: SoCal has a serious case of fire weather – Los Angeles Times

Southern California’s oppressive, record-breaking heat wave is awful enough on its own. But residents across swaths of the Southland now face a compounding threat: the massive Line fire in San Bernardino County, which is burning so hot that it has produced its own thunderstorms.

That’s creating even more risks for communities in and near the San Bernardino Mountains as regional officials warn of hazardous smoke, lightning strikes, hail, strong winds and potential flash floods.

“Los Angeles County and surrounding areas are under a red flag warning as temperatures are expected to reach more than 100 degrees in some parts,” my colleagues Teresa Watanabe and Colleen Shalby reported Sunday. “The combination of high heat and humidity will bring a chance of thunderstorms across the mountains of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, and the Antelope and San Gabriel valleys.”

Source: Lightning, hail, strong winds, flash flood warnings: SoCal has a serious case of fire weather – Los Angeles Times

Avian Flu Diary: NHC Key Messages For Potential Tropical Cyclone Six

No watches or warnings have been issued (excerpt for T.S. watches in northern Mexico and Southern Texas), but that could change later today.  Residents of Louisiana and the upper Texas coast may only have today and tomorrow to prepare, as conditions should begin to deteriorate during the day on Wednesday. 

Source: Avian Flu Diary: NHC Key Messages For Potential Tropical Cyclone Six

(2) Paris’s plan to ditch ACs and expand urban cooling system • FRANCE 24 English – YouTube

Around the world, record-shattering temperatures are feeding demand for air conditioning. 135 million individual ACs are sold every year, a figure set to triple by 2050 according to the International Energy Agency. This rush to cool air could in turn become a major driver of electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. In Paris, a little-known network of underground water pipes aims to cool down buildings, without resorting to polluting AC units.