The Wide World of – Covid.
Tokyo is going back into Covid lockdown. Just in time for the Olympics. The games will continue but ticket holders won’t be there. Such is life on the Covid-19 roller…
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Happy Anniversary
A Happy 75th Anniversary to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. What wonderful lives they’ve led. At 96 and 93 respectively they share the same fear – the other’s death.
It’s Not Just the Heat, It’s Also the Humidity
To steal a line from Jaws, “we’re going to need a bigger boat.” A study published in Nature Communications finds that mankind is at least partly responsible for severe precipitation…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Statistics Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force examines new data as to the spread of the coronavirus prior to the third wave – with…
They Work – Canadian Study Shows All Major Vaccines Effective Against Delta
The Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus, generally thought to be far more transmissible, is apparently no match for the three vaccines being administered in Canada; Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZenica.…
On One Hand. Covid 19 and "Epidemiological Stupidity"
The World Health Organization has a warning for governments eager to lift Covid-19 lockdowns. Getting it wrong is epidemiological stupidity. The WHO head of emergencies, Mike Ryan, says premature lifting…
In Case You Didn’t Notice
Fire the confetti cannons. June was the hottest June on record. Not just by a little. By a bunch. North America endured the hottest June on record last month, according…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Picturesque cats.
With an Election Looming This Should Help Make Up Your Mind
With our forests ablaze and heatwaves raking the country claiming hundreds of lives, this is inexcusable. Since 2018, Canadian governments have spent 23 billion dollars on building and expanding pipelines.…
Is Erin O’Toole a Dead Man Walking?
Recent polls show Justin Trudeau on the path to another false majority government. His only real challenger, Erin O’Toole, is already being written off. The Beaverton captures the Tory dilemma…
Voting Guide – 2021
This summer is showing us that the climate emergency is deathly real and we’re just getting the first taste of the lash. So, when we go to the polls this…
A German Climate Strategy – Getting Real
WGBU, the German government’s Advisory Council on Global Change, has released a paper for climate action in advance of the Glasgow climate summit. The most contentious demand is for nations…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Maria Sarrhou talks to doctors about their frustrations treating COVID-19 in patients who chose not to be vaccinated. And Daniel Villareal reports…
Are We Setting Ourselves Up For Another Covid Fail?
Canada, the United States, Great Britain, we’re all chomping at the bit to loosen the bonds of this cursed pandemic, to get out and party. Who among us isn’t craving…
A Nation Enslaved By Its Own Myths
One of my favourite essayists is Andrew Bacevich. He graduated West Point just in time to lead men in battle in Viet Nam. In the intervening years he rose to…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Dirk Richter and Lucy Foulkes point out how any mental health concerns arising out of public health rules would pale in comparison to…
Sixty Years of Warnings Ignored and We’re Still Looking the Other Way.
It was sixty years ago that our political caste was warned that an era of weird weather was upon us. Excerpts from a Guardian ‘Long Read.’ In August 1974, the…
"Thoughts and Prayers" Don’t Cut It Anymore.
In the wake of the sudden deaths of hundreds of Canadians in the heat bubble of last week, our prime minister said the most banal thing imagineable, “Our thoughts are…
Misreading the waves
How actual people (PDF) see the need for continued public health rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19: Do you think governments should lift all restrictions related to COVID-19 right…
For All Her Faults and Failings, It’s Good to Remember What Makes America Great
On Wednesday, America’s real First Family, Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter, will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. PLAINS, Ga. — When they arrived, they strolled hand-in-hand toward their pond with a…