Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (net worth: $300 million) wanted taxpayers to pay for his honeymoon transportation


Photo credit:  Wikipedia

Reported in Did U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin want a $25,000-an-hour government jet for his honeymoon?  (Politifact, 9/18/2017)

Mostly true.

Related reading:
Here's What Each Member Of Trump's $4.5 Billion Cabinet Is Worth.  (Forbes, 12/22/2016)

Meet the bride.

Photo credit:  Wikipedia

Reported in Mnuchin’s Wife Mocks Oregon Woman Over Lifestyle and Wealth.  (The New York Times, 8/22/2017)

Laura Ingraham: Dumb like a fox (Net worth, $45 million)


Working tirelessly to perfect her conservative shtick.



Background on Ingraham's net worth found here.

Monday, September 18, 2017

Climate change as a matter of fact in Georgia peach orchards



Reported in How A Warm Winter Destroyed 85 Percent Of Georgia’s Peaches.  (FiveThirtyEight, 9/14/2017)




Other climate change as a matter of fact posts:
Northeast U.S. pine forests.  (8/29/2017)
Tangier Island, Virginia.  (8/25/2017)
South of the Arctic Circle in Alaska. (8/25/2017)
New Orleans.  (8/12/2017)
Kenya.  (7/23/2017)
Portugal.  (6/19/2017)
The Netherlands.  (6/19/2017)
Brazil.  (6/8/2017)
Global Seed Vault on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen.  (5/20/2017)
Madeline Island, Wisconsin.  (2/23/2017)
Mexico City.  (2/19/2017)
Kansas.  (1/29/2017)
Moose of Maine.  (1/21/2017)
Florida Keys.  (1/14/2017)
California wine country.  (1/11/2017)
Kaktovik, Alaska.  (12/20/2016)
Bolivia.  (7/11/2016)
Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park.  (7/7/2016)
Kiribati.  (7/6/2016)
Peru,  (5/21/2016)