Notes Today: 

• Listening to McCarthy, it’s clear that Republican politicians refuse, are  unqualified, or incapable to understand the difference between household deficits and government deficits – and  probably never will...Some call it extortion.

• McCarthy comparing government spending to household debt. Never, ever comparable. Republicans raised debt ceiling 3 times under trump and did not demand spending cuts nor any demand to pay for $2 trillion tax cut. This is all fiction. (Ron Insana) 

• Particles from tires is a major source of microplastics that is polluting our oceans. Michelin estimates that globally tires emit around 3 million tons of particles annually - and create another 3 million tons of particles from road surfaces.
• Every German, on its own, makes 4 kg of microplastic. 1228 g from car tires, 16g from bicycle tires 230 from the road... Fraunhofer 2018