Humans causing climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces | Environment | The Guardian
I think this reporting vastly simplifies the science, but hard to deny that human impacts are operating on much shorter time scales with much greater intensity.
Turmoil at the National Security Council, From the Top Down - NYTimes.com
"And while Mr. Obama liked policy option papers that were three to six single-spaced pages, council staff members are now being told to keep papers to a single page, with lots of graphics and maps. “The president likes maps,” one official said." Sigh. Ignorant.
The Spy Revolt Against Donald Trump Begins | Observer
Astounding. In particular the quoted suspicion that Russian intelligence services potentially hear about everything that happens in the situation room.