Remembering a Play: Seattle, Meet Ken Griffey Jr.

[Splinter]( May 10, 2024 [Remembering a Play: Seattle, Meet Ken Griffey Jr.]( [Remembering a Play: Seattle, Meet Ken Griffey Jr.]( It's freakin’ hard to play Major League Baseball, let alone be good at it, to say nothing of exceling at it before you're legally allowed to drink, but that’s exactly what “the Kid” did. [We Only Need 900 More Every Year of the ‘Mammoth’ Carbon Capture Plant That Just Switched On]( [We Only Need 900 More Every Year of the ‘Mammoth’ Carbon Capture Plant That Just Switched On]( Assuming we manage the 900 or so Mammoth-sized plants this year, then all we have to do is build the same amount of them every year through 2050. That's... in the ballpark of 25,000 of the new plant, built in the next 26 years. [Biden Stops Some Weapons Shipments to Israel, but What’s Next?]( [Biden Stops Some Weapons Shipments to Israel, but What’s Next?]( If you’ve gotten to the point where you stop sending bombs to your ally because you think they might drop them indiscriminately on civilians, you probably already have your answer on whether you believe Israel’s assurances that it is following international law. [The Ten Likeliest Vice Presidents for Trump]( [The Ten Likeliest Vice Presidents for Trump]( The VP chase is in the news this week thanks to one collapsing clusterfuck of a candidate, and we are roughly two months away from the Republican convention. One would expect Trump to make his decision in the coming weeks. [Nobody is Wrong in Climate Change\'s Doom Versus Hope Debate]( [Nobody is Wrong in Climate Change's Doom Versus Hope Debate]( So are we on the cusp of an energy revolution, set to remake the face of the world and end the era of fossil fuels forever, or are we facing down a century of fire and brimstone with little hope for salvation? Both. [Benjamin Netanyahu Proved Joe Biden a Liar]( [Benjamin Netanyahu Proved Joe Biden a Liar]( The fairy tale that Netanyahu just wanted to bring the hostages home has now been completely destroyed by Netanyahu himself. [Do Fewer Americans Think Climate Change is Serious, or Is It Nice Outside?]( [Do Fewer Americans Think Climate Change is Serious, or Is It Nice Outside?]( The polling question should arguably be asked at the same time every year — otherwise, you're just asking people who likely have other concerns on their mind whether they've thought much about the issue recently, and with the sun and a cool spring breeze streaming in the open window the answer is certainly more likely to be "no." [Donald Trump Is the Closest He’s Ever Been to Prison]( [Donald Trump Is the Closest He’s Ever Been to Prison]( Donny wriggling his way out of this jam is still a heavy betting favorite, and today’s provocation and lack of response from the judge shows how much more room Trump has to push things before prison becomes a real option, but the fact that it is even on the table is pretty remarkable. [View this email in your browser]( Copyright © 2024 Splinter/Paste Media (7525 Colbert Drive, Suite 106, Reno NV 89511) [unsubscribe](