Stakes high as supreme court set to rule on law involving Monsanto’s weed-killing pesticide Risks from cancer and other diseases could be hidden with little accountability if justices favor big firms, critics warn

I am not confident in a good outcome. This hearing will have far-reaching impacts on people's ability to hold corporations to account...

Fisa surveillance vote sparks fierce debate as Congress splits on warrantless monitoring Donald Trump says he is ‘working very hard’ with House Republicans to extend Section 702 without changes

No warrantless surveillance please

US edges closer to popular vote deciding winner of presidential elections Virginia signs national popular vote bill into law, joining interstate compact with 17 other states and District of Columbia

holy wow. who could imagine the end of the electoral college?

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

we are a carbon welfare state
#climatecrisis #collapse

Hochul proposes weakening New York’s climate law The governor wants to delay regulatory deadlines and implement accounting changes that will make emissions reduction targets easier to meet.

Our very own Democratic governor in New York is working very hard for the methane industry.

Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’ Trump’s EPA chief Lee Zeldin’s presence shows how much influence climate deniers now have, experts say

I am so relieved. Because, truth be told, I was worried about the climate...

‘I feel helpless’: college graduates can’t find entry-level roles in shrinking market amid rise of AI Young American graduates expressed frustration over fewer job openings and longer searches

What will we do with all the unemployed?

‘I feel helpless’: college graduates can’t find entry-level roles in shrinking market amid rise of AI Young American graduates expressed frustration over fewer job openings and longer searches

AI (plagarism unhinged) will lead to a rosy future of unemployment

Meridionally consistent decline in the observed western boundary contribution to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Western boundary observations in the Atlantic suggest a meridionally consistent decline in the ocean overturning circulation.

New study finds the "canary in the coal mine" for the #AMOC: a consistent decline of the western overturning circulation, down from 20 to 15 Sv during 2004-2023 at 26° N. 🌊
AMOC "could be at or near a critical tipping point, potentially leading to its collapse".
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after Pentagon entered agreement with company Expert said federal law bars officials from taking actions in their jobs that benefit their own financial interests

Time to outlaw insider trading. Oh wait , it is illegal

Melania Trump says she ‘never had a relationship’ with Jeffrey Epstein – US politics live First lady holds press conference where she also said ‘I am not Epstein’s victim’; it was unclear whether she was responding to any specific accusations

It’s not her relationship w Epstein we care about

I wonder how long we will tolerate insider trading by our legislators?

I am surprised anyone still uses the husk that was twitter

The endless war machine needs more bodies

Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice is having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers

Maybe it’s time to act on climate?

‘I escaped death a lot of times’: one man’s lifelong work protecting gorillas and communities in Congo As a child, Dominique Bikaba, was displaced by a new national park in the DRC. Now he is helping to secure land for wildlife and Indigenous groups against the backdrop of ongoing fighting

An inspiration

Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say Letters to US agency raise concerns over tech firm’s plans to use reflective satellites and expand numbers in low Earth orbit

A giant mirror in space. Who thought this was a good idea?

Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals Texas power plant would emit 4.5m tons of carbon dioxide per year, more than that of the entire city of San Francisco

The blush is off the rose

Pete Hegseth Replaces Top General With Horse That Drinks Beer

Pete Hegseth Replaces Top General With Horse That Drinks Beer theonion.com/pete-hegseth-replaces-to...

And now for something completely different. @pentatonemusic.bsky.social is having an Easter sale on your favorite classical discs. I love them!

The dark side of the balloon boom – is it time they were banned? From balloon arches at parties to mass balloon releases at funerals, these bits of floating rubber and plastic can have disastrous effects on wildlife. As some retailers are refusing to sell them, her...

they might look fun, but oh how much damage is done...

@governor.ny.gov wants to delay releasing state regulations to lower GHG pollution by 5 years. This is going to cost NYers up to $9,000 in energy bills, 150,000 jobs, and up to $60 billion in lost revenue. Bottom line: our leaders need to govern, not delay doing their job.

J Henry Fair Photography The beauty and uniqueness of Iceland only become apparent in person. Then you realize that "of course you must go photograph the glacier", just as Paris demands a visit to the great tower.

My last trip to Iceland. A fragile, mysterious landscape. Threatened on many fronts...
www.jhenryfair.com/iceland

Now the USA is suspending the Endangered Species Act to allow more drilling in the Gulf Of Mexico to bring down high gas prices from our invasion of Iran.
It bears remembering the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill.
How many endangered species were killed? how much economic damage was done to fishermen?

Grift all the way down

I drink much less than most people think, and I think much more than most people would believe. I am quite sincere about some of the things which people take very lightly, and almost insultingly unconcerned about some of the things which people take most seriously.
Hunter S Thompson

Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico President is convening so-called ‘God squad’ to override provisions of Endangered Species Act for ‘national security’

Kill those whales in the name of national security. Of course we should

Federal judge sides with Anthropic in first round of standoff with Pentagon Face-off is over company’s refusal to let defense department use its AI model in autonomous weapons systems

Anthropic are only the good guys when compared to ChatGPT

Saudi Arabia urging US to ramp up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said to view US-Israeli war as ‘historic opportunity’ to remake Middle East

I guess MBS is a good person to guide USA policy