Day: September 13, 2020💾

Billionaire Bloomberg to spend $100 million in Florida to help Biden | Article [AMP] | Reuters

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Billionaire Bloomberg to spend $100 million in Florida to help Biden | Article [AMP] | Reuters

Michael Bloomberg, who spent $1 billion of his own money on a failed 2020 presidential bid, will inject at least $100 million to help Democrat Joe Biden's campaign against President Donald Trump in Florida.

The billionaire's decision comes at a critical moment in the final 51 days of the race, with polls showing a close race in the battleground state and no financial advantage for the sitting president.

Aren't you glad the presidential election is being bought by the last GOP mayor of New York City. 
Map: Severence Hill Trail

NPR

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As Wildfires Grow More Intense, Iconic Western Forests May Not Come Back : NPR

After a quick hike off a steep dirt road, forest ecologist Marin Chambers stands surrounded by grasses, shrubs and blackened bare trees. This is part of where the Hayman fire — until last month, Colorado's largest in recorded history — burned northwest of Colorado Springs back in 2002. The ground is dry, crunching underfoot.

"What we're seeing is a very large high-severity burn patch, where the vast majority of the trees have died," says Chambers, with the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute at Colorado State University.

These 18-square miles burned hot and fast in a single day, driven by how dense the forest was because of past fire suppression, high winds and extreme drought. Now, nearly two decades later, something you'd normally see after a wildfire is missing: new trees.

Be critical of your party 🐴🐘

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Be critical of your party 🐴🐘

It annoys me when people reel from criticism of Joe Biden or poking fun of the man. When Joe Biden does creepy, unethical things or has a problematic record it should be pointed out and discussed.

Criticism of Joe Biden isn’t a vote for Donald Trump. It’s a legitimate discussion of our future with some humor interjected. While I do think Biden is more competent and a better leader, I’m not going to defend his shortcomings or hide from the truth.

Watching butterflies

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Watching butterflies 🦋

I am sitting here, watching butterflies at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center. Saw a few Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and Monarchs but not in the same place. When I own land eventually, I will definitely want to plant milkweed and make sure I have good habitat for the butterflies.