Nuclear Blackmail – Again
Russia is threatening its neighbours with nukes again. Moscow has said it will be forced to strengthen its defences in the Baltic if Finland and Sweden join Nato, including by…
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Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Zak Vescera exposes how the Saskatchewan Health Authority warned Scott Moe’s government that it was extending a COVID wave, endangering lives and…
The Sleeping Giant Stirs
When the movement to arrest global warming took hold the rationale was that, if we didn’t reduce man-made greenhouse gas emissions, we risked crossing a tipping point that would trigger…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Helen Collis reports that European governments are only now starting to acknowledge the large number of people – particularly of prime working age…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Regal cats.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Shiven Taneja writes about the glaring need to keep masking to avoid the spread of COVID-19 even if governments have abandoned their…
Now It’s Chemical Warfare
The bastards. It’s reported that Vlad Putin’s Visigoths have used phosphorus weapons against the Ukrainians. White phosphorus is truly wicked stuff. If it lands on your skin it can burn…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Jeff Zuk writes that there are plenty of reasons why COVID-19 case loads still matter – making it a sign of gross negligence…
I Watched a Movie this Weekend. Wish I Hadn’t.
I don’t know a lot of climate scientists but there are a few with whom I maintain an occassional correspondence. There’s a fellow from Japan who is analyzing how the…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Peter Kalmus discusses how climate scientists are increasingly turning to civil disobedience to try to alert people to the need for immediate…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Stephanie Dubois reports on the growing body of research showing that the risk of COVID-19 reinfection is worsening due to the Omicron variants.…
Musical interlude
Kadebostany – Mind If I Stay
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – George Monbiot writes that rhetoric about “learning to live with it” has become the go-to excuse to allow preventable tragedies – including the…
Explain This, Vlad. Russia’s Denials Don’t Hold Up.
German intelligence has intercepted Russian radio messages about first interrogating and then shooting Ukrainian civilians. The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany’s foreign intelligence service, has acquired gruesome new insights into the atrocities…
Problem Solved? The Sea Lions Have a Solution.
From disease-spreading fish farms to bitumen supertankers, Ottawa has done the west coast no favours. There is some good news. These damned fish farms are under attack – by sea…
Now More Than Ever? Covid Unmasked.
The UK reports that, at the end of March, one in thirteen Brits had active Covid infections. One in 13 down with Covid. At the same time, a new strain…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Tim Requarth writes about the U.S.’ appalling number of COVID orphans who have lost caregivers due to failures in public health policy…
Wednesday Night Cat Blogging
Bagged cats.
#SKNDPLDR22 – The Race is On
I’ve previously noted the danger that the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign – however unnecessary it should have been to begin with – might be particularly damaging to the party if…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Rohan Smith reports on new research showing how little of the coronavirus needs to be passed from one person to another to result…