Questions over President Donald Trump’s mental health continue to grow, following his speech on Wednesday where he slurred his speech and mispronounced words during an address on Israel. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded Thursday to the mounting concerns by announcing that Trump has scheduled a physical health exam. Meanwhile, Pentagon leaders last month told a Senate panel they would ignore any unlawful order by the president to launch a nuclear strike. The testimony came as part of the first congressional hearings in more than 40 years on the president’s authority to start a nuclear war. We speak with Dr. Bandy Lee, a forensic psychiatrist on the faculty of Yale School of Medicine and an internationally recognized expert on violence. She edited the best-selling book, “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President [ https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Case-Donald-Trump-Psychiatrists/dp/1250179459 ].” https://www.democracynow.org/2017/12/8/the_dangerous_case_of_donald_trump[with embedded video, and transcript]
“There are Thousands of Us”: Mental Health Professionals Warn of Trump’s Increasing Instability
Published on Dec 8, 2017 by Democracy Now!
As questions over President Donald Trump’s mental health grow, we continue our interview with Dr. Bandy Lee, a forensic psychiatrist on the faculty of Yale School of Medicine and an internationally recognized expert on violence. She edited the best-selling book, “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President.” Dr. Bandy Lee declares that she is not representing the views of Yale University, Yale School of Medicine or Yale Department of Psychiatry. https://www.democracynow.org/2017/12/8/there_are_thousands_of_us_mental[with embedded video, and transcript]
Morty is forced to enlist the help of Jerry for his school science fair, meanwhile Rick builds a high tech robot whose only purpose is to pass the butter.
Friday, Dec. 8th 2017[, with an appearance by Jerome Corsi]: Trumpconomy - The job market is strengthening under President Trump, which underscores how the Democrats have abandoned the working-class by trying to remove Trump from office. Their gameplan is not jobs, but rather the importation of a migrant class on permanent welfare. Business author Ted Malloch reveals what's behind the curtain of globalism and how markets can thrive in a post-NWO world. Mike Cernovich hosts the fourth and final hour.
Today's War Room highlights President Trump's total delivery on the economy, as the latest jobs numbers show he is coming through on his promises. Meanwhile, the deep state is trying everything to stop the American momentum, but falling apart in it's effort as Roy Moore's accuser admits to being a liar. All that and more, as the Department of Justice is announcing an investigation into Planned Parenthood.
[from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters]
Hope Hicks warned about emails from Russian operatives by FBI
The Beat With Ari Melber 12/8/17
FBI warned White House Communications Director Hope Hicks about emails from Russian operatives during the transition. Howard Fineman tells Ari Melber “there’s no doubt" this FBI warning reached Trump, due to their close relationship. Duration: 12:27
Author of “Collusion” on Mueller’s latest subpoenas
The Beat With Ari Melber 12/8/17
Luke Harding, the foreign correspondent who interviewed Steele Dossier author on Trump’s Russia ties, joins Ari Melber to discuss the dossier and Mueller subpoenas to Deutsche Bank. Duration: 4:13
These are the views of twelve conservative voters who gathered inside a Birmingham coffee house Thursday for a candid discussion about the senate race in their state. Voters dismissed many of the allegations against Moore — while saying behavior that was acceptable in Alabama decades ago shouldn’t be measured by modern standards.
“Forty years ago in Alabama, there's a lotta mamas and daddies that would be thrilled that their 14 year-old was getting hit on by a district attorney,” one voter said. “There was still clothes on,” another voter said of the first allegations against Moore. “As soon as the girl said she wasn't comfortable, he took her home.”
The panel was compiled and moderated by Frank Luntz, the Republican pollster well known for arranging focus groups with GOP voters.
This segment originally aired Dec. 8, 2017, on VICE News Tonight on HBO.
Congressman offered aide $5 million to carry his child
All In with Chris Hayes 12/8/17
Republican Rep. Trent Franks, a prominent member of the Freedom Caucus, announced his resignation as reports surfaced that he asked a female staffer at least four times if she’d be willing to act as a surrogate in exchange for money. Duration: 5:19
Trump asks GOP chairwoman to drop “Romney” from name
All In with Chris Hayes 12/8/17
Trump tapped Mitt Romney’s niece, Ronna Romney McDaniel, to head the RNC – but requested that she stop using her middle name publicly, likely in order to snub Mitt. Duration: 2:35
Terminally ill man confronts Flake on health care cuts
All In with Chris Hayes 12/8/17
Arizona Senator Jeff Flake has spent a lot of effort presenting himself as the Republican resistance to Donald Trump, but he's voted in line with the president 90% of the time. An activist called the senator out on his latest vote for the GOP tax bill when they crossed paths on a plane to Phoenix. Duration: 1:59
FBI warned Hope Hicks about Russia emails during transition
All In with Chris Hayes 12/8/17
The FBI was concerned that emails from Russians to Hicks, one of Trump’s closest advisors, “may have been part of a Russian intelligence operation,” reports the New York Times. Duration: 7:55
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEzEGto67Jw [the preliminary festivities commence at c. the 19:50 mark; the main event commences at c. the 1:06:05 mark; Trump's performance begins at c. the 1:18:15 mark; with comments]
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Trump dossier work began as Russian hack of DNC became known
The Dossier - A TRMS Special Report The Rachel Maddow Show 12/8/17
Rachel Maddow looks at the background of the former British spy, Christopher Steele whose memos would become known as the Trump dossier, and the early signs in the 2016 election that Russia was exerting undue influence. Duration: 10:11
Trump regard for Russia raised red flags for journalists in 2016
The Dossier - A TRMS Special Report The Rachel Maddow Show 12/8/17
Rachel Maddow describes how American journalists began to pick up on clues that Russia had a peculiar relationship with the Trump campaign as Dossier author Christopher Steele began sharing his findings with the FBI. Duration: 7:20
First public news of dossier lost amid 2016 bombshells
The Dossier - A TRMS Special Report The Rachel Maddow Show 12/8/17
Rachel Maddow looks back at how David Corn of Mother Jones was first to publish a story about the Trump dossier and its author, Christopher Steele, but public attention was drawn to the Access Hollywood tape and the FBI's announcement about Hillary Clinton's e-mail server. Duration: 5:57
Publication of Trump dossier triggered controversy and debate
The Dossier - A TRMS Special Report The Rachel Maddow Show 12/8/17
Rachel Maddow examines the decision by Buzzfeed News to publish the Trump dossier as it became known that the memos were guiding high-level decision-making, and the resulting controversy, backlash, and debate. Duration: 8:22
Steele dossier hotly debated as Trump Russia ties become scandal
The Dossier - A TRMS Special Report The Rachel Maddow Show 12/8/17
Rachel Maddow looks at fallout and firings in the Donald Trump administration as Trump team ties to Russia turned into scandal and the Trump dossier continued to be a point of fierce controversy. Duration: 5:13
Many themes of Trump dossier have borne out over time
The Dossier - A TRMS Special Report The Rachel Maddow Show 12/8/17
Rachel Maddow reviews how recent revelations and admissions by Trump team members have shown many of the themes of the Trump dossier to have merit. Duration: 7:04
Lawrence: Hope Hicks' loyalty tested as she meets Mueller team
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 12/8/17
Hope Hicks has been a member of Donald Trump’s inner circle from the beginning of his campaign – and this week, she was interviewed by Robert Mueller’s team of investigators, only a week after Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Duration: 8:07
Ex-US Atty: Hope Hicks could be "crown jewel" in Mueller probe
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 12/8/17
New reports say the WH Communications Director was interviewed by Mueller's team for 2 days. Ex-U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance says Hicks could be Mueller's "key witness" since she's handled all communications for so long. Natasha Bertrand and Neera Tanden also join. Duration: 9:12
President Trump fully endorses Roy Moore at Florida rally
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 12/8/17
Donald Trump urged Alabamians to vote for accused child molester Roy Moore in Tuesday's special election, saying the GOP can't afford to lose a Senate seat. Max Boot says the "once-great" GOP has entered the state of "moral oblivion." Joyce Vance also joins. Duration: 7:38
NYTimes: Mueller team interviews Trump aide Hope Hicks
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/9/17
The New York Times is reporting that longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks spoke with the Special Counsel's team for two days. What could it mean for the Russia investigation? Jeremy Bash, Ken Dilanian, & Philip Rucker discuss. Duration: 6:50
At Florida rally Trump tells Alabama to vote for Moore
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/9/17
Trump told Alabama voters to vote for Roy Moore from a rally just across the state line in Pensacola, FL. We discuss with Jonathan Allen, Heidi Pryzbyla, & Matthew Nussbaum. Duration: 7:36
Rep. John Lewis to skip Civil Rights event citing Trump
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/9/17
Civil Rights leaders, including Rep. John Lewis, are planning to skip the opening of Mississippi's new Civil Rights museum because Pres. Trump plans on attending. Jason Johnson & Eugene Scott join to discuss. Duration: 6:42
Jon Meacham on Trump, Moore & Alabama's complex history
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/9/17
Pulitzer Prize-winning author & historian Jon Meacham discusses Alabama's complicated political history tying it to recent comments & actions by Pres. Trump, including his endorsement of Roy Moore & his plan to visit Mississippi's new Civil Rights Museum. Duration: 2:46
It's been 45 years since humans walked on the moon
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 12/9/17
Pulitzer Prize-winning author & historian Jon Meacham discusses the final NASA mission to the moon, Apollo 17, which took place 45 years ago. Duration: 1:31
If the Trump administration has its way, the tip you leave your waiter or waitress could end up in the pocket of the restaurant owner instead of the person who served you.
This week, Trump’s Labor Department proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that made the logical point that tips are the property of the servers and cannot be taken by the restaurant owner.
The administration’s proposal would allow restaurant owners who pay their wait staff as little as $7.25 per hour to collect all the tips left by patrons and do whatever they want with them—regardless of what diners intended.
Ginni Thomas & Pulp Fiction´s Pawn Shop (HILARIOUS)
Published on Dec 12, 2017 by Mike Malloy
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a right-wing activist, presented “Impact Awards” to a dozen other right-wing activists on Wednesday. The awards were granted by United in Purpose, a group that mobilizes conservative evangelical voters and played a crucial role in turning out white evangelicals to vote for Donald Trump. The ceremony was held—of course—at Donald Trump’s hotel in Washington, D.C.
A press release from United in Purpose said the Impact Awards were Ginni Thomas’s idea, and were designed to honor “conservative leaders who are making a transformational impact on American culture.” Thomas praised the honorees as “the bravest, most effective, most dedicated, determined warriors defending the values that are the real strength of America. They have shown moral courage in the face of desperate times.”
The top prize—the Outstanding Impact Award—went to Fox pundit and propagandist Sean Hannity, who gave the keynote address:
Amber Ruffin Apologizes to Seth like a Sexual Harasser
Published on Dec 8, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night writer Amber Ruffin takes a moment to show off what she's learned from the dozens of powerful men who have been accused of sexual harassment.
Email shows effort to give Trump campaign WikiLeaks documents Exclusive: Email shows effort to give Trump campaign WikiLeaks documents
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi6nNqRcvvg ) The September 4 email was sent during the final stretch of the 2016 race Congressional investigators are uncertain who the sender is Washington (CNN) — Candidate Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr. and others in the Trump Organization received an email in September 2016 offering a decryption key and website address for hacked WikiLeaks documents, according to an email provided to congressional investigators. The September 4 email was sent during the final stretch of the 2016 presidential race -- two months after the hacked emails of the Democratic National Committee were made public and one month before WikiLeaks began leaking the contents of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta's hacked emails. The email came less than three weeks before WikiLeaks itself messaged Trump Jr. and began an exchange of direct messages on Twitter. Trump Jr. told investigators he had no recollection of the September email. Congressional investigators are trying to ascertain whether the individual who sent the September email is legitimate and whether it shows additional efforts by WikiLeaks to connect with Trump's son and others on the Trump campaign. The email also indicated that the Trump campaign could access records from former Secretary of State Colin Powell, whose hacked emails were made public by a Russian front group 10 days later. [...] http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/08/politics/email-effort-give-trump-campaign-wikileaks-documents/index.html
Trump’s 'fake news' mantra a hit with despots Leaders or state media in at least 15 countries use the president’s favorite denunciation to quell dissent, question human rights violations. Authoritarian rulers across the globe are adopting President Donald Trump’s favorite phrase to limit free speech, with prominent leaders or state media in at least 15 countries using his “fake news” line to denounce their critics, according to a POLITICO review. By aligning themselves with Trump’s words, despots have been able to use the U.S. president as a shield for their attacks on press freedom and human rights, said Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. “I’m seeing it more and more,” he said. Trump, he added, “is providing a context and framework for all sorts of authoritarian leaders—or democratic leaders and others who are dissatisfied or upset by critical media coverage—to undermine and discredit reporting.” In February, for example, Syrian President Bashar Assad brushed off an Amnesty International report that some 13,000 people had been killed at one of his military prisons by saying, “You can forge anything these days, we are living in a fake news era.” In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has complained of being “demonized” by “fake news.” Last month, with Trump laughing by his side, he called reporters “spies.” And in a meta-moment in July, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro complained to RT, the Russian propaganda outlet, that the world media had “spread lots of false versions, lots of lies” about his country, adding, “This is what we call 'fake news' today, isn't it?” Over the weekend, a state official in Myanmar attracted notice when he said, “There is no such thing as Rohingya. It is fake news,” referring to the persecuted ethnic group. Those are hardly the only examples of Trump’s phrase being deployed internationally: In March, Chinese state media dismissed a prominent rights activist’s account of torture as “fake news.” And in May, the People’s Daily ran an op-ed with the headline, “Trump is right, fake news is the enemy, something China has known for years.” During a July press conference in Warsaw with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Trump complained about “fake news” CNN, before turning to Duda and asking if he dealt with the same problems. Duda, who has cracked down aggressively on the press, smiled and nodded. That same day, after a mini-controversy over whether Duda’s wife snubbed Trump for a handshake, the Polish president declared on Twitter, “Contrary to some surprising reports my wife did shake hands with Mrs. and Mr. Trump @POTUS after a great visit. Let's FIGHT FAKE NEWS.” Last week, Libyan media jumped on a Trump tweet accusing CNN of reporting “fake news” to attempt to undermine a report by the network on modern day slavery within the country. The Russian foreign ministry’s website drops big red “Fake news” stamps on stories it deems untrue. Even Spain’s foreign minister said that police violence against Catalonians during their independence referendum was “fake news,” despite photos and videos to the contrary. The list goes on to Uganda, Somaliland, Angola, Cambodia and Turkey. Leaders in Singapore, a country known for restricting free speech, have promised “Fake news” legislation in the new year. “These governments, they’re pushing the boundaries of what it’s possible to get away with in terms of controlling their national media,” said Steve Coll, the dean of Columbia Journalism School, “and there’s no question that this kind of speech makes it easier for them to stretch those boundaries.” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders pushed back against the idea that Trumps bears responsibility. “This story is really ridiculous,” she said in an email. “The president isn’t against free speech but we do think reporting should be accurate.” The phrase’s spread has come against a backdrop of rising violence and persecution against journalists—at the end of 2016, the Committee to Protect Journalists counted 259 reporters jailed around the world, more than any year since it began counting in 1990. (The organization expects updated numbers for 2017 soon.) Trump’s go-to insult has become such a touchstone that members of far-right groups or political parties in countries like the Netherlands or Germany often write “fake news” in English in their tweets, said Cas Muddle, an international affairs professor at the University of Georgia. “I have seen it particularly in social media used by radical right leaders who have been clearly influenced by Trump’s use,” he said. “Even if they have a tweet in Dutch, there will be a hashtag #fakenews in it.” [...] https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/08/trump-fake-news-despots-287129
Exclusive: U.S. spy chief orders changes in 'unmasking' policy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. intelligence official [Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats] has ordered tighter restrictions on how the names of Americans kept secret in intelligence reports can be revealed during presidential transitions, according to documents seen by Reuters. The move follows unsubstantiated charges by President Donald Trump and his allies that his predecessor’s administration spied on Trump and improperly “unmasked” the identities of his associates during the 2016 presidential campaign and transition. Current and former senior U.S. intelligence officials who have reviewed the documentation dispute those claims by the president. In September, the U.S. Justice Department said in a court filing that it had no evidence to support the president’s claim that President Barack Obama ordered surveillance of his Trump Tower campaign headquarters. In a Nov. 30 letter sent to Representative Devin Nunes, Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and other top lawmakers, the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said the new unmasking policy is due by Jan. 15. Nunes was among the first to charge that U.S. intelligence agencies collected information on Americans involved in Trump’s transition team. A Nunes spokesman declined comment. Coats wrote that the new policy will reinforce existing procedures that “make clear that IC (intelligence community) elements may not engage in political activity, including dissemination of U.S. person identities to the White House, for the purpose of affecting the political process of the United States.” “In addition, this policy will require heightened levels of approval for requests made during a Presidential transition when those requests relate to known members of a President-elect’s transition team,” Coats wrote in the letter, which was sent to the top Republicans and Democrats on the Intelligence and Judiciary committees in both the House and Senate. A spokesman for Coats had no comment. Reuters has also reviewed a draft presidential order that, if enacted, would make similar changes to unmasking procedures that relate to presidential transitions. The draft Trump order can be seen at ( http://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/rngs/FOREIGN-POLICY/0100522D4P8/covered-persons.pdf ). [...] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-surveillance-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-spy-chief-orders-changes-in-unmasking-policy-idUSKBN1E217J
Franken Is Leaving and Trump Is Still Here By Michelle Goldberg At 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, Al Franken, the Democratic senator from Minnesota, stood on the Senate floor and announced his intention to resign. He didn’t admit to allegations of groping and unwanted kisses, but argued that they’d become too great a distraction for him to serve effectively. “Minnesotans deserve a senator who can focus with all her energy on addressing the challenges they face every day,” he said, implying he’ll be replaced with a woman. While Franken is on his way out of the Senate, Roy Moore, Republican of Alabama, may be on his way in. Moore stands credibly accused of molesting a 14-year-old whom he picked up outside her mother’s custody hearing and of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old after offering her a ride home from her waitressing job. Nevertheless, Moore has President Trump’s endorsement. The Republican National Committee, which pulled financial support for Moore in November, has restored it. Recent polls show him leading in the special election set for Tuesday. Franken noted the asymmetry in his resignation speech: “I of all people am aware that there is some irony in the fact that I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the Senate with the full support of his party.” This irony reveals the limits of the #MeToo movement. This week, Time magazine named those who’ve spoken out against sexual harassment — collectively called “The Silence Breakers” — as its Person of the Year. “When multiple harassment claims bring down a charmer like former ‘Today’ show host Matt Lauer, women who thought they had no recourse see a new, wide-open door,” the cover article says. In truth, however, this new door is open for only some people — those whose harassers are either personally or professionally susceptible to shame. Since October, when the movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was outed as a serial sexual predator and shunned by the social worlds he once ruled, an astonishing number of powerful and famous men have been fired and disgraced. It sometimes feels as if we’re in the midst of a cultural revolution where the toll of sexual harassment on women’s lives and ambitions will finally be reckoned with. But the revolution is smaller than it first appears. So far, it has been mostly confined to liberal-leaning sectors like entertainment, the media, academia, Silicon Valley and the Democratic Party. It hasn’t rocked the Republicans, corporate America or Wall Street — with some exceptions — because these realms are less responsive to feminist pressure. Certainly, Fox News has jettisoned men exposed for egregious misconduct, like Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly. But the Fox Business anchor Charles Payne is back on the air despite a lawsuit from the former Fox pundit Scottie Nell Hughes, who claims that he raped her. Republicans are not lining up to demand the resignation of Blake Farenthold, the Texas congressman who recently agreed to pay back $84,000 in public money he used to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit by a former employee. Moore has the president’s support. Then, of course, there’s Trump, who has been accused of sexual assault or harassment by over a dozen women, but has faced few consequences. His administration is hostile to sexual harassment victims; in March, for example, he reversed a 2014 Obama administration rule that made it harder for federal contractors to keep sexual harassment and discrimination cases secret. The difference with the Democrats is stark. True, Democratic Party leaders initially dithered in their responses to Franken, as well as to John Conyers, the Michigan representative who, like Farenthold, used public funds to pay off a former employee who accused him of sexual harassment. But eventually, the party decided that given its stated beliefs and progressive constituency, keeping accused harassers in office was politically untenable. It’s not similarly untenable for Republicans, because the Republican Party is not the party of people who are fundamentally opposed to sexual harassment. Democrats, by and large, want their politicians held accountable. Republicans, by contrast, just want Democratic politicians held accountable. In a November HuffPost/YouGov survey, a majority of both Democrats and Republicans said sexual harassment is either a very serious or a somewhat serious problem in the Democratic Party. Only 36 percent of Republicans said the same about the Republican Party. Most Republicans said that Franken should resign, but only 31 percent said Moore should drop out. So while the current frenzy to expose sexual harassers is, in large part, a reaction to the trauma of Trump’s election, it has not yet touched Trump himself. A great many liberal women were forever changed when they saw the grotesque beauty pageant impresario defeat the first female major-party candidate for president. In response, women all over America have poured into local politics, determined to find places where it’s still possible for them to have influence. The same impulse led some women to go public about sexual harassment and abuse. As Susan Fowler, a former engineer at Uber who exposed a pervasive culture of sexual harassment at that company, told Time: “When Trump won the election, I felt a crushing sense of powerlessness. And then I realized that I had to do something.” For doing something, she and all the others who have exposed the sexual degradation that mars so many professional lives deserve our gratitude and admiration. They’ve made things tangibly better for the women in their industries. But ultimately, the cultural currency of the #MeToo movement is not a substitute for political power. The incendiary rage unleashed by Trump’s election needs to be directed back at him. Otherwise, only those who already advocate women’s equality will be forced to grant it. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/opinion/franken-trump-sexual-harassment-resign.html
Footage of a Police Shooting That Jurors Chose Not to Punish
original source: 'Maybe Putin is right': Republican Senate frontrunner on Russian leader Roy Moore, a former Alabama judge and top contender to fill Jeff Sessions’ vacant seat, said the Russian leader could be ‘more akin to me than I know’ 10 August 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/10/alabama-senate-race-roy-moore-vladimir-putin-russia Roy Moore speaks to the Guardian: 'Maybe Putin is right'
Published on Dec 11, 2017 by Guardian News In a conversation recorded this summer, Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks to Paul Lewis of the Guardian about the Ten Commandments, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr8zOsvrza4 'The perfect Alabama candidate': Republicans warm to Vladimir Putin | Anywhere but Washington
Published on Aug 10, 2017 by The Guardian Vladimir Putin’s favorability ratings have tripled among Americans in recent years – and the polls say he’s most popular among Republicans. To find out why, Paul Lewis travels to deeply conservative Alabama in the run-up to next week’s Republican Senate primary to choose a replacement for Jeff Sessions. He finds Putin’s rising popularity may actually be explained through the same Christian evangelical community backing Roy Moore, Alabama’s famed ‘Ten Commandments Judge’ turned Senate frontrunner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWZKDqRCKB8
Channelized Melting Drives Thinning Under a Rapidly Melting Antarctic Ice Shelf 10 October 2017 Abstract Ice shelves play a vital role in regulating loss of grounded ice and in supplying freshwater to coastal seas. However, melt variability within ice shelves is poorly constrained and may be instrumental in driving ice shelf imbalance and collapse. High-resolution altimetry measurements from 2010 to 2016 show that Dotson Ice Shelf (DIS), West Antarctica, thins in response to basal melting focused along a single 5 km-wide and 60 km-long channel extending from the ice shelf's grounding zone to its calving front. If focused thinning continues at present rates, the channel will melt through, and the ice shelf collapse, within 40–50 years, almost two centuries before collapse is projected from the average thinning rate. Our findings provide evidence of basal melt-driven sub-ice shelf channel formation and its potential for accelerating the weakening of ice shelves. Plain Language Summary Ice shelves act as safety bands around the Antarctic ice sheet. Many ice shelves are currently thinning, leading to acceleration of the grounded ice behind. Here we show that ice shelves' thinning is stronger along a channel structure formed by the ocean circulation under the ice shelf. The thinning is 3 times higher than the ice shelf's average, hence leading to a more rapid weakening of the ice shelf. This study provides evidence of basal melt-driven sub-ice shelf channel formation and its potential for accelerating the weakening of ice shelves. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017GL074929/full
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