The Silence Is A Warning
This week, a draft ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) was leaked. Although what’s in the ruling itself is retrograde (and that’s being kind), that isn’t…
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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Eric Topol describes how COVID-19’s infectiousness has been steadily increasing with time even as so many governments have gone out of their…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Alexander Martin reports on new research showing the cognitive effects of a severe COVID case can be similar to the effect of twenty…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cuddly cats.
Lake Mead Gives Up Her Dead
Lake Mead, the source of freshwater for some 25 million Americans, is at levels as low as it has been since the construction of the Hoover Dam. How low? Low…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Elisabeth McClymont et al. study the risks COVID-19 creates for maternal and perinatal outcomes, while Jessica Widdifield et al. find that vaccines…
Roe v. Wade Overturned?
Claiming to have received a leaked copy of the majority decision of the US Supreme Court, Politico is reporting that the court will strike down the landmark decision on women’s…
The Seas Are Becoming Saltier.
One impact of the climate emergency is our broken hydrologic cycle. The oceans are warming, sea ice is in decline and the waters are becoming ever more acidic. Warming oceans…
There’s Your Problem
Global wierding, the climate emergecy, is picking up so much steam it’s become a challenge to keep up with it. As climate change worsens it seems we’re resigned to steadily…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Jeremy Corbyn writes that the cause of workers remains the greatest force for hope that we have. And Hannah Appel discusses the prospect…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Beatrice Adler-Bolton discusses how the U.S.’ debate over the most basic of COVID-19 protections reflects fundamental choices as to whether people should…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Mickey Djuric writes about the rising COVID-19 hospitalization numbers driven by unvaccinated people – but lest anybody treat past shots as an excuse…
Musical interlude
The Paper Kites – Revelator Eyes
#SKNDPLDR Roundup
So far, the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign has been awfully quiet. And with a membership deadline looming for anybody who wants to be able to vote in the leadership election,…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Zak Vescera reports on the combination of high rates of hospitalization and virtually nonexistent vaccination that’s resulted from Scott Moe’s surrender to COVID-19.…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Peter Smits et al. examine some of the risk factors which tend to produce particularly severe breakthrough cases of COVID-19. The Economist…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andre Picard highlights how the response to COVID-19 has been complicated – if rendered all the more important – by the recognition that…
40% and Rising
A United Nations study finds that 40 per cent of the world’s arable farmland is now degraded. This undermines food security for the planet’s burgeoning population now closing in on…
No Surprises There. Trudeau Government Won’t Even Meet Its Own Tepid Climate Targets.
It’s a failing grade for the Liberal government’s meagre climate policies. There’s another solemn promise you can kiss goodbye. The Trudeau government came to power just weeks before the Paris…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Communicative cats.