Monday Stuff

Here's the latest climate news (yes, Alex, we get it that China and India aren't attending the climate summit, to their eternal folly – and in a related story, why am I definitely not surprised by this...more here)…



...and I give you the latest from Not Your Father's Republican Party (NSFW)...



…and I have to admit that I was genuinely touched by this…



…and 25 years ago today, legendary composer and lyricist Irving Berlin died; yeah, I think we all know about “White Christmas,” but he crafted many other legendary tunes also, including this one sung by that scrawny kid from Hoboken (changing things up again a bit here).