The Amazon and Greenland

Thursday, August 29, 2019, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace) 

The Amazon is burning and Greenland is melting, just more signs of the urgency of climate action. In addition, Tropical Storm Dorian is heading toward Puerto Rico, still recovering from hurricanes two years ago. We should know by our meeting in two days if Puerto Rico escapes harm this time.

All this before the first Presidential election town hall devoted to climate change, on CNN in eight days. Will  recent events push climate change to the top of the election agenda?

Here are some of the videos for the meeting:

• Why The Amazon Fires Are Such A Big Deal
• Emmanuel Macron threatens to ditch trade deal over Amazon fires
• Massive Siberia wildfires pose potential threat to climate worldwide
• Billion Tons of Ice Melted (TODAY IN GREENLAND)

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Here are the other videos shown at the meeting:

• Brazil sends in army to tackle Amazon rainforest fires
• Flying above the Amazon fires All you can see is death
• The Amazon doesnt produce 20% of worlds oxygen
• Fuming over Greenland rebuff Trump cancels upcoming Denmark visit

On the Curve

Thursday, August 22, 2019, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace) 

The Trump presidency is now being graded on the curve, the US Treasury bond yield curve. It inverted for a short time last week and now the media is taking the possibility of an election year recession seriously. For our next meeting, we will talk about the politics of the yield curve. Here are some of the videos for the meeting:

• What are the warning signs of a recession?
• Does this line predict America’s next recession?
• Fareed Zakaria looks at impact of tariffs on US economy
• Donald Trump Grapples With Self-Inflicted Economic Wounds As Markets Plunge

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Here the other videos shown at the meeting:

• Trump insisting he has no concerns about the current state of the US economy
• Rattled? Unraveling? President Trump reacts to economic news

Hong Kong Going Critical

Thursday, August 15, 2019, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace) 

After 10 weeks of protests, the situation in Hong Kong has reached the critical point with escalating violence and the shutdown of the airport. Here are a couple of videos to explain the current situation:

• Protesters bring Hong Kong airport to standstill
• Hong Kong’s huge protests, explained

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Here are the other videos shown at the meeting:

• Why you should care about Hong Kong
• Escalating diplomatic spat between UK and China over Hong Kong
• China ambassador tells UK to back off Hong Kong
• What is Hong Kong’s relationship with China?
• Businesses are under pressure to take sides in the Hong Kong protests
• What Hong Kong’s protests look like from inside China
• Sen. warns against Hong Kong crackdown

Again and Again and Again

Thursday, August 8, 2019, 10am to 11:30 in the Meeting Room (behind the fireplace) 

Our next meeting will cover the three mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton. All three stories are still developing so I will wait another day before selecting the videos for the meeting. We have had several meetings about mass shootings, is there any reason to believe that this time will be different?

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Here are the videos shown at the meeting:

• 3 mass shootings, 1 week | Gilroy, El Paso & Dayton
• Focus turns to lawmakers after Dayton, El Paso shootings
• FBI Investigating TX And CA Shootings As Domestic Terrorism
• 2020 presidential candidates respond to El Paso shooting