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How Daylight Saving Time Can Affect Your Health — and How To Prepare (Maria)
The author writes, “Most of America ‘springs forward’ Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks or longer. Studies have even found an uptick in heart attacks and strokes right after the March time change. There are ways to ease the adjustment, including getting more sunshine to help reset your circadian rhythm for healthful sleep.”
Trump’s Approval Rating Falls and Could Collapse Over Inflation (Sean)
From Intelligencer: “By far Trump’s greatest vulnerability is over his management of an economy where renewed signs of inflation are evident, and where his policies, once implemented, could make conditions worse. Already, his job-approval ratings on managing the economy are slipping a bit, as a February 19 Reuters-Ipsos poll indicated. Reuters-Ipsos also found that only 32 percent of respondents gave Trump a positive assessment on his handling of inflation. A mid-February Gallup survey found 54 percent of Americans disapproving Trump’s handling of the economy and 53 percent disapproving his handling of foreign trade. A February 24 American Research Group poll found 38 percent of registered voters approved of Trump’s handling of the economy and 57 percent disapprove, with this more specific data point: ‘Unprompted, voters disapproving of Trump’s handling of the economy complain that Trump has not reduced grocery, gasoline, and/or energy prices as he promised during the campaign.’”
Republicans Terrified of Crossing Trump Due to Physical Threats, Democrat Says (Reader Jim)
The author writes, “Cheney told CNN that some of her Republican colleagues had voted against impeaching Trump because ‘they were afraid for their own security – afraid, in some instances, for their lives.’ Her comments were backed up by Mitt Romney, the former Republican senator and presidential candidate, who told his biographer, McKay Coppins, of a senior Senate colleague who intended to vote for Trump’s conviction at his Senate trial only to change course when a colleague told him: ‘Think of your personal safety. Think of your children.’ Musk, the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur, has threatened to use his vast wealth to fund primary challenges against any House or Senate Republicans who vote against Trump’s agenda or oppose his cabinet nominees.”
Volunteers Use Bullhorns and Sirens to Warn Immigrants When ICE is in Their Area (Reader Steve)
From AP News: “Volunteers meet before dawn, as many workers are heading to their jobs and when advocates believe ICE is most likely to move in. They zigzag through quiet residential streets and sleepy intersections, looking for double-parked vehicles, tinted windows and newer cars parked in red zones. If they spot ICE officers, they hit record on their phones. They blare sirens. And through a megaphone, they announce that ICE is in the neighborhood. ‘They’re here.’ ‘We don’t use violence. We don’t break any laws. But we will do anything legally possible to defend our community,’ Gochez said.”
The Democrats’ Young Man Problem is Real (Laryn)
The author writes, “All the signs were there that the 2024 election would feature a yawning gender gap between Trump-curious men, and more liberal women. What polls predicted came true: a shift of Gen Z voters toward Republicans, driven by young men voting for Trump. Since then, plenty of postmortems have tried to wrestle with just what went wrong with the Democratic pitch. Still, the question remains: Will this dynamic linger? And if so, how worried should Democrats be? A month into the second Trump presidency, the alarm bells are still ringing. While the president’s honeymoon is fading, he remains quite popular with the youngest cohort of men. As Democrats attempt to redefine themselves ahead of next year’s midterm elections, they’ll need to accurately diagnose why young men have jumped ship in large numbers.”
‘I’m Selling the Nazi Mobile’: Tesla Owners Offload Cars After Musk’s Fascist-Style Salutes (Sean)
From The Guardian: “‘I didn’t want to be saddled with a vehicle that was associated with something so awful,’ Filipos said. ‘When you own a vehicle like that, you are advertising for that company.’ Filipos is part of a growing movement of Tesla enthusiasts who are now turning their backs on the company – selling their cars, dropping their leases and getting rid of Tesla stock. Many say that, while they still love the cars, they can’t square the CEO’s politics and behavior with their own. Musk is synonymous with Tesla; his vehicles, the Cybertruck in particular, are his calling cards. The Guardian spoke with three people who offloaded their Teslas in protest of Musk over the last month alone. All said they did so explicitly because of Musk’s salutes during the inauguration. Another person who spoke with the Guardian on the condition of anonymity started the process of dropping her lease on the day of the salute with an email to Tesla reading: ‘Your boss is a Nazi.’”
This Colombian ‘Hotel For Cows’ Could Help Reduce Deforestation in the Amazon (Dana)
The author writes, “This ‘hotel for cows’ is something called silvopasture. That’s the intentional integration of trees, grasses and livestock. Since adopting this system, Molina says they’ve almost doubled the number of cows they raise per hectare and the dairy cattle — which they also slaughter for beef — make more milk. That increase in productivity is why some climate researchers see this approach to farming as a key solution for reducing deforestation in South America.”
