Alito won't retire in the lame duck and he doesn't need to. Trump can nominate someone to the Supreme Court and the senate can confirm without a vacancy. Then Trump can wait to sign the commission any time in the next two years. The question isn't Alito, its Cornyn/Tillis/Thune.
The main Syracuse newspaper, the Post-Standard has endorsed Republican Rich McCarron who is challenging incumbent Democrat Rachel May. https://t.co/rJjMn6PB1N
Water concerns are real because there's more people with less reliable access to water on a warming planet. So industrial uses of it should be scrutinized. Mandate closed-loop cooling systems and call it a day, but going "concerns are overstated" is also handwaving.
@klastastic "Fehler wiederholen" is kind of literally repeating mistakes. Serviceable.
More apt might be "verschlimmbessern" which is essentially making something worse by trying to make it better.