May 14, 2020

Trump Dismantles Environmental Protections Under Cover of Coronavirus

The Trump administration is diligently weakening US environment protections even amid a global pandemic, continuing its rollback as the November election approaches.

During the Covid-19 lockdown, US federal agencies have eased fuel-efficiency standards for new cars; frozen rules for soot air pollution; proposed to drop review requirements for liquefied natural gas terminals; continued to lease public property to oil and gas companies; sought to speed up permitting for offshore fish farms; and advanced a proposal on mercury pollution from power plants that could make it easier for the government to conclude regulations are too costly to justify their benefits.

The government has also relaxed reporting rules for polluters during the pandemic.

Trump's ambitions reach even to the moon, which he has announced he wants the US to mine.

Gina McCarthy, formerly Barack Obama's environment chief, now runs the Natural Resources Defense Council. She said the Trump administration was acting to cut public health protections while the American public is distracted by a public health crisis.

"People right now are hunkered down trying to put food on the table, take care of people who are sick, worry about educating their children at home," McCarthy said. "How many people are going to really be able to sit down and scrutinize these things in any way?"

McCarthy said the government was "literally not interested in the law or science," and that "is going to become strikingly clear as people look at how the administration is handling Covid-19."

The Trump administration is playing both offense and defense, rescinding and rewriting some rules and crafting others that would be time-consuming for a Democratic president to reverse.


Much more: https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-dismantles-environmental-protections-under-cover-of-coronavirus-2645989316.html

May 14, 2020

Tooning Out The News: Rand Paul's tie slaps some sense into him

Senator Rand Paul made the mistake of wearing a tie that slaps him whenever he says something incorrect at the Senate hearing on Coronavirus crisis.

May 14, 2020

Seth Meyers - Trump and Fox Try to Distract from Coronavirus with "Obamagate": A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at the president reeling politically from his deadly incompetence during the coronavirus pandemic.


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May 14, 2020

Seth Meyers - The Check In: Small Businesses

Seth takes a break from breaking news to check in on small businesses, which are barely staying afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

May 14, 2020

Seth Meyers - The Supreme Court Argues Over Trump's Financial Records - Monologue 5/12/20

May 14, 2020

The Daily Show: "What Was Trump Asked About?" The Game

Ever listen to Trump ramble and wonder what he was asked about in the first place? Now it's a game you can play at home!

May 14, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: Drugs in the Time of Corona

Legal weed is having a moment during the pandemic, while backdoor drug dealers struggle and cartels turn to social action while their business is at a standstill.

May 14, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: Twitter Works From Home Forever & McConnell Insults Obama

Twitter allows its employees to work from home forever, people panic over Jared Kushner implying the election may be postponed, and Mitch McConnell calls Obama “classless.”

May 13, 2020

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 5/12/20

Trump Insists We've "Prevailed" As Dr. Fauci Refuses To Sugarcoat His Coronavirus Outlook



Taking questions from Senators like Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to follow President Trump's lead arguing that the pandemic is under control.




Meanwhile... Singapore's Robot Dog Reminds Us Of A "Black Mirror" Episode



Quarantinewhile... The robot dog being used to enforce social distancing in Singapore isn't nearly cuddly enough to work in the United States. Luckily, Benny Colbert is ready to report for duty!




Great Moments In Indoor History With Paul F. Tompkins



Staying inside and social distancing from friends and family can be very hard. Fortunately, friend of the show Paul. F. Tompkins has a message about just how great the indoors can be.




Will Baseball Be Any Fun Without Fans?



Celebrate the potential return of Major League Baseball in 2020 with this updated version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame."

May 13, 2020

5 things to know today - that aren't about the virus

Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news:

1. SUPREME COURT TAKES UP TRUMP TAX CASE Rulings against the president could lead to the campaign season release of personal financial information that Trump has kept shielded from investigators and the public.

2. WHERE TRUMP DIFFERS WITH CAMPAIGN His reelection team is helping Republican voters cast their ballots through the mail even as the president says the process is ripe for fraud and “cheaters.”

3. SHOOTOUT IN AFGHANISTAN — Militants storm a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 14 people, including two newborn babies.

4. ANTI-SEMITIC INCIDENTS IN US HIT RECORD HIGH The surge last year was marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue, a Jewish grocery store in New Jersey and a rabbi’s New York home, the Anti-Defamation League reports.

5. WHAT BASEBALL IS CONSIDERING The National League might join the American League and use the designated hitter on a full-time basis this season.


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