Exactly. The United States has an over $7 billion surplus in trade with Brazil, but Trump wants to slap a tax on Americans via the Trump Tax Tariffs because he isn't happy with the way a sovereign nation conducts their own legal affairs. Boo effing hoo.

So how will this tariffs bullshit of Trump's be spun to blame Biden or Obama or Clinton (take your pick)? It seems there is no limit to the right-wingnut conspiracy theories these idiots will invent and the rubes will latch onto in order to keep moving the goalposts of the QAnon lunatics and gullible MAGA minions.

The ignorance is bone deep.

It's not just the Democratic party- led most recently by the Biden administration, I hasten to add - that is in full retreat on climate change but also most other governments, the corporate class and, of course, the people.

One of the reasons why, I surmise, is the realization that we have long passed the tipping point with regard to preventing a rise in global temperature of no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. All we humans can do now is try to mitigate the worst of the impacts and adapt.

I can understand that, lately, I've basically been whining about Chris's posts about the Republican administration's drastically awful policies, announcements, and executive orders. Not to mention actual legislation like the budget law.

But, with all respect, it's not Chris and I know that. He's the reporter and analyst. But my childish and petulant reactions are really to what he's writing about - not his writing. Thanks, Chris, for doing what you can to report on and comment on, absolute insanity coming from the federal executive, not to mention the federal legislative and judicial branches as well.