[image: image.png] thoughts of the day: They estimate that the cost of the fires in LA is at this point around $50B Elon Musk’s wealth has increased by 84% since Trump’s win in November. Elon could personally pay for all the losses from the LA fires with about 1/3rd of the wealth he has acquired since the election There is something sick about one man amassing that kind of wealth. aside: Since Donald J. Trump was elected the U.S. president on Nov. 5, Musk’s net worth skyrocketed 84% from $264 billion to a high of $486 billion rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Susan Milligan* is a political writer and former White House and congressional correspondent for the Boston Globe, U.S. News and World Report, and the New York Daily News. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Ryan Cooper* is the *Prospect*’s managing editor, and author of *How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics* <read.macmillan.com/lp/how-are-you-going-to-pay-for-that/> . topics: Supreme Court refuses Trump’s request to block Friday’s criminal sentencing Trump’s Obsession With Greenland Is Funny. But It’s Sending a Dangerous Message to the Exact Wrong People. Putin and Xi are listening. Dem support of immigration bill latest sign of vanishing Trump resistance Big Banks Pick Inopportune Moment to Ditch Climate Commitments As Los Angeles burns, the biggest banks have disclaimed membership in the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. Mother Nature won’t take pity on them. Trump’s Attack on Government Capacity Will Fan the Flames of the Home Insurance Crisis. The U.S. Forest Service is already underfunded and understaffed. Slashing its resources further is likely to unleash more severe wildfires. Climate Models Can’t Explain What’s Happening to Earth Global warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on. – Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Musk, billions, LA Fires,Stephen Pimpare, Ryan Cooper, Susan Milligan, Lincoln Mitchell, Biden,Trump, Climate Crisis, Banks, Insurance, Immigration
