Professional Liar JD Vance Has Lost His Right to be Treated Like an Adult

[Splinter]( Sep 16, 2024 [Professional Liar JD Vance Has Lost His Right to be Treated Like an Adult]( [Professional Liar JD Vance Has Lost His Right to be Treated Like an Adult]( “If I have to create stories so the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do.” [Trump, Musk, Vance and America\'s Violent Culture]( [Trump, Musk, Vance and America's Violent Culture]( America is a simmering, well-armed pot of rage. What's next? [Europe is a Fortress Dripping in Blood]( [Europe is a Fortress Dripping in Blood]( The bloc, it became blindingly clear, treats non-white life with disdain and makes a mockery of international law and human rights. It is a fortress designed to repel outsiders, and its walls are dripping in blood. [Climate Change Will Not Spare the Rich]( [Climate Change Will Not Spare the Rich]( It is a tragic cliche at this point that climate change will affect the poorest and most vulnerable people the most. This fact, though, does not mean the rich of the world are safe. [Watch This Gas Pipeline and On-The-Nose Metaphor Burn]( [Watch This Gas Pipeline and On-The-Nose Metaphor Burn]( A fossil gas pipeline explosion in the petrochemical hub of La Porte, Texas sent flames towering into the sky on Monday, offering an all-too-apt metaphor up for us to enjoy. [Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos, a Match Made in Delusional Heaven]( [Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos, a Match Made in Delusional Heaven]( Sean Payton is fighting for his reputation, trying to prove that he is more than just the bronze medal winner from the NFL’s Brady-Manning era, and as it currently stands, I don’t see much difference between him and Nathaniel Hackett. It's agonizing for my football soul to watch, but deep down I know this delusional franchise and head coach deserve each other. [Nearly Half of States Have Legalized Cannabis, and the Kids Are Still All Right]( [Nearly Half of States Have Legalized Cannabis, and the Kids Are Still All Right]( Twenty-four states have legalized recreational cannabis since Washington and Colorado were the first to do so in 2012, so we now have a fair amount of data on the subject. Are kids getting stoned at higher rates than ever before? [The Hague Breaks New Ground With Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising]( [The Hague Breaks New Ground With Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising]( The Dutch city of the Hague voted on Thursday to enact a ban on any advertising for gasoline or diesel fuel, as well as for aviation or cruise ships. The ban, which goes into effect at the start of next year, covers everywhere on the streets of the city, including bus shelters and billboards. It is the first of its kind in the world. [View this email in your browser]( Copyright © 2024 Splinter/Paste Media (7525 Colbert Drive, Suite 106, Reno NV 89511) [unsubscribe](