Brace for Impact, as the Climate "End Game" Has Arrived

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Will you chip in to get us closer to our goal? [Donate Now]( [Brace for Impact, as the Climate "End Game" Has Arrived]( Dahr Jamail, Truthout: This summer's record heat waves, wildfires, flooding and storms have underscored the fact that we have arrived at the climate "end game." The fate of the human species is very much at stake but world governments are nowhere on track to meet Paris agreement goals, with the Trump administration actively working to undermine every climate policy goal. [Read the Article]( [Grassley Schedules Kavanaugh Vote Less Than 24 Hours After Ford Hearing]( Jon Queally, Common Dreams: In an attempt to push through Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation amid multiple sexual assault allegations, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have hired an outside female prosecutor to grill Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during a Thursday hearing. They have scheduled a committee vote to confirm Kavanaugh on Friday morning, less than a day later. 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