John Parmentola discusses a puzzle of how sea levels fell ~400 feet during ice ages and argues global annual solar input is nearly constant, implying compensating regional heating when the Arctic cools. Using Antarctic ice-core temperature proxies and orbital mechanics, he introduces a new “countervailing obliquity precession effect” (COPE): a biannual insolation asymmetry that increases tropical-zone energy deposition while Arctic summer insolation and melt potential decline, affecting the hydrological cycle, moisture transport, albedo, and glacial descent. He estimates the evaporation energy need (~10^26 J) and says COPE energy over millennia exceeds this. He cites satellite/top-of-atmosphere energy-balance analysis (~1 W/m² net gain) and notes tests: second-half-year precipitation bias, possible Arctic moisture-transport bias, and CO2 outgassing seasonality. Links to his preprint and related work are mentioned.

00:00 Sea Level Ice Age Mystery

09:33 Warming Before Glaciation

12:01 Evaporation Energy Math

13:28 Solar Input Basics

17:10 Why Insolation Stays Constant

20:54 Milankovitch Parameters Explained

26:45 Obliquity Heat Redistribution

29:08 Seasonal Zone Matrix

33:33 Arctic Insolation Then vs Now

40:05 Milankovitch Hypothesis Summary

40:56 Snow Ice Evidence

42:15 Orbit Month Swap

43:54 Hidden Insolation Split

46:12 Seasonal Energy Gap

48:48 Tropical Energy Build

50:15 COPE Defined

53:01 Satellite Signal Test

56:24 Past Interglacial Match

59:22 Summary And Wrap

01:01:08 Q And A Tests

01:05:51 Website And Preprint

01:06:30 Economic Growth Detour

01:11:21 Final Links Farewell

https://johnparmentola.com/

2019: The Great Mystery of Economic Growth”: https://youtu.be/sx-55BhuFks

John Parmentola: Estimating the Holocene Warm Period Termination | Tom Nelson Pod #96: https://youtu.be/6c3yW6s0shQ

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Mel Counts recounts growing up in a small Oregon town, being mentored by an early coach, his rapid growth to 6'11", and recruitment to Oregon State, where he made a Final Four and later realized he could turn pro. He describes making the 1964 U.S. Olympic team under Hank Iba and winning gold over the Russians, his most cherished team honor. Drafted by the Boston Celtics, he won two championships and shares stories about Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, travel and pay in the era, and later stops including the Bullets, Lakers, and Suns, facing legends like Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Kareem, and Walton. He discusses pensions, family, faith, giving back, and staying active at 84.

00:00 Meet Mel Counts

00:21 Small Town Beginnings

01:29 Oregon State Breakthrough

01:51 Slats Gill Lessons

03:12 Final Four Teammates

04:01 Olympic Tryouts Camp

04:40 Tokyo Gold Medal

06:45 Celtics Rookie Life

08:21 Traded To Bullets

09:25 Scary Team Flight

11:21 NBA Travel Pay Then

14:53 Red Auerbach Stories

16:35 Wilt Chamberlain Era

17:42 Rings Watches Stages

18:32 Physical Game Changes

19:24 Wilt Strength Tales

21:24 Guarding Legends Film

22:26 Lakers Suns Wilt Sweat

23:41 Wilt Helped My Role

24:46 Practice With Russell

25:39 Road Trip Win Streak

26:23 Playing With Jerry West

27:30 Game 7 Balloons Drama

29:27 Bill Russell The Ultimate Winner

30:36 Boston Life Lessons

33:02 Hall Of Famers Era

33:57 Pete Maravich Memories

34:46 Three Point Revolution

37:21 Durability And Old School Training

39:53 Nutrition And Wilt Hot Dogs

41:46 Pensions And Player Benefits

43:40 Money Mistakes Then And Now

45:17 Rings Faith And Family

45:57 Giving Back And Life Advice

48:51 Staying Active And Final Wrap

Basketball Reference: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/countme01.html

Mel Counts highlights: https://youtu.be/7XcO7xAc_r4

Mel Counts NBA2K: https://youtu.be/JllZNFwnn9A

Mel Counts replaces Wilt Chamberlain late in 1969’s NBA championship game seven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnu5vMfPtbw&t=8256s

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Marc Morano talks about his decades covering climate politics and his view that the climate movement is in rapid collapse due to overreach, public skepticism, and post-COVID distrust of “appeal to authority.” Morano contrasts Trump 1.0’s limited actions with Trump 2.0’s aggressive agenda: hundreds of pro-energy moves, exits from numerous UN bodies, a push to end the EPA CO2 endangerment finding, and a consensus-busting climate report later vacated over procedural issues. He says Democrats, media, Wall Street, and major figures like Bezos and Gates have gone quiet or shifted, while UN COP summits have become smaller and scandal-prone. He warns climate controls may reappear via public-health framing and future administrations.

00:00 Marc Morano Returns

00:36 Climate Movement Hits Low

02:31 Trump 1.0 vs 2.0 Setup

04:02 UN Climate Origins and Data Wars

07:14 GOP Nominees and Climate Drift

09:23 Trump 1.0 Wins and Limits

11:27 Biden Reversal and Green Mandates

14:57 Trump 2.0 Energy Blitz

15:19 Consensus Report Court Setback

16:58 Zeldin Targets Endangerment Finding

18:55 Iran War and Energy Shock Risk

20:00 Media Silence and Narrative Flip

21:59 Great Reset and WEF Agenda

27:22 Elites Pivot From Climate to AI

28:13 COVID Blowback Fuels Skepticism

33:42 Mainstream Admits Net Zero Failure

40:25 UN Summits Implode at COP30

44:28 Amazon Highway Coverup

45:39 Burgers Not Bugs

46:57 Toilet Paper Contraband

49:06 Summit Results Reality Check

51:40 Billionaires Media Flip

56:11 Energy Boom Coal Security

57:56 Climate Agenda Collapse

01:00:19 Narrative Culture War

01:02:46 Rio Treaty Withdrawal

01:05:20 Endangerment Finding Repeal

01:08:27 Climate Meets Public Health

01:11:31 Next Scares New Summits

01:18:43 COP Future And Coalition

01:25:40 Closing Thanks And Wrap

https://x.com/ClimateDepot

Climate ranked #35 of 39 American voter issues: https://x.com/davidshor/status/2033906948525928569

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