I sat down this morning to do my blog and could not think of a thing to say.  As this is Wednesday, sci-tech day for this site, I thought I'd do my yearly Dark Energy/Dark Matter summary, to determine if we are any closer to identifying what they really are.   But first, about Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, some additional trouble is brewing.   Remarked Elon Musk: “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a  disgusting abomination ,” the world’s richest man   posted on X . “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.” Among those agreeing with Musk was a member of that first grouping, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who   responded  on social media: “I agree with Elon. We have both seen the massive waste in government spending, and we know another $5 trillion in debt is a huge mistake. We can and must do better.” Mind you, a week ago I indicated that...

I've always felt that decision-makers will finally take global warming seriously if many tens of millions one hot summer actually die from the heat.  There are around  half a million heat-related deaths in the world annually , 45% in Asia and 36% in Europe.  I don't think it will be this summer, but we are close to getting there.  I guess I have something like this posting annually, for you can read my  June 2023 version , and it, too, looked ominous. Yes, we are having a terrible summer in the USA.  No official death count yet because the heat is just beginning, but  we average 1220 deaths annually .  This number is  ten times higher  than hurricanes deaths, for even with Hurricane Maria killing 2982 and Hurricane Katrina with 1833, the  annual average number of hurricane deaths is 124/year .  However,  Fox Weather had this graphic . Factors to  consider : High levels of humidity Obesity Fever Dehydration Prescriptio...