Scene from San Diego convention center showing a tunnel-like scene with open walls

Scene from San Diego Convention Center. #Photogrsphy

Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

Measles is NOT "just like chickenpox". It can kill years later. This woman was so brave for coming forward with her story.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

Lab Leak Fever with Philipp Markolin YouTube video by Decoding the Gurus

I have to disagree on this.

There has been massive amounts of piecemeal scientific inquiry that build up a compelling body of evidence speaking against a lab origin.

On top if that, a lot of "human" intelligence came also to light discrediting ideas of a lab leak. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrsV...

Another advantage: while traditional tilted panels facing south show midday saturation, peaking when the grid is often full & prices low, the vertical bifacial system facing east/west shifts production to the morning and afternoon hours when need is greater. Also, less problems with snow in winter.

Vertical bifacial PV outperforms tilted PV systems in the UK A year-long study in the UK finds vertical bifacial PV systems achieve an up to 26.91% higher output during morning hours compared to traditional tilted PV systems. The vertical bifacial system better...

Interesting summary of journal article in Scientific Reports documenting improved performance for bifacial rooftop PV systems over conventional tilted monofacial rooftop PV systems across seasons in the UK.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/15/v...

When sellers of risk mislead parents freely, calling it "consumer choice" protects a business model, not families. [3/3]

The question I wished that she had asked about protecting children from the severe consequences of poor choices is, “When should government intervene when for-profit sellers or risk overstate benefits and downplay risks, deceiving parents into poor choices?” [2/3]

Opinion | The raw milk movement is dumb and dangerous, but don’t overreact Drinking unpasteurized milk is risky, but there are bigger public health battles to fight.

Lena Wen asks when government should intervene in people's poor choices. Having seen an E. coli infection, like those from raw milk, cause hemolytic uremic syndrome, leaving a child needing a kidney transplant, I know where I draw the line. [1/3]
wapo.st/4ta42XU

Please, thank you, yes ma’am, no sir, hold the door for people, say excuse me, eat what you’re served, give a thank you wave when someone yields, tip 20%, go to the same spot to eat regularly, talk to your neighbors, cut the the kids some slack, it’s Sunday league not USL, say cheers, buy a round.

Adding to my thread of news on the global response to oil/gas shocks created by us.

EU: “Europe cannot afford to remain exposed to increasingly frequent energy shocks Every delayed investment in the energy transition risks greater cost for society at a later stage."

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

White trillium in foreground with sessile trillium and May apple in background

White trillium negotiating for space in the wildflower garden with sessile trillium and May apple #flowers #photography

Interest in EVs surges in Europe as fuel prices jump after Iran war Demand at online marketplaces could settle at a new, higher normal, with the crisis leaving consumers ‘scarred’

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is doing something a decade of subsidies and mandates struggled to achieve:

making millions of people want an EV who previously discounted them.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Cartoon showing a path diverging with a "tin man" figure with a US flag on its chest carrying an oil barrel and a bucket of coal on a path to "the past" and with a robot with a China flag on its chest carrying a solar panel and a wind mill on a path to "the future"

Fossil Fools (from Steve Sack)

China’s Electrostate Is Poised to Win From War in the Middle East

Eye-opening piece from the NYT on how the Iran War's fossil fuel disruptions are accelerating demand for Chinese clean tech with BYD and CATL among the biggest beneficiaries. Steve Sack's "Fossil Fools" cartoon (below) captures the irony perfectly.
NYT Gift Article. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/b...

Hungary has chosen Europe.

Europe has always chosen Hungary.

A country reclaims its European path.

The Union grows stronger.

Hungary election live: Polls in Hungary close in tightly fought election after 16 years under Viktor Orbán Prime minister has been trailing in the polls to Péter Magyar in race that could have repercussions for Europe, the US and Russia

In Hungary, two pre-election polls released after voting closed today show Peter Magyar with substantial advantage over Victor Orban. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

graph and map showing the rate of voter turnout for the national election in Hungary, 12 April 2026.

#HungaryElection

Polls close with historical turnout. Budapest is at 80% of registered voters.

src: vtr.valasztas.hu/ogy2026/resz...

Wow, #hungaryelections turnout at 5pm was already higher (74.2%) than when the polls closed at 7pm in 2022 (70.2%). Change is in the air.

The Tin Man (USA) and China (Robot) are in Oz. China is on the Yellow Brick Road walking on the path to "The Future" carrying a solar panel and a wind turbine. While the USA is on a dirt path marked "The Past" with a bucket coal and a barrel of oil.

Fossil Fuel = Fossil Fools

“This latest shock to the global LNG supply could permanently change global consumption to other energy sources. … Should regional public policies shift away from natural gas and toward coal or renewables, Asia LNG demand growth may not resurge even under sequentially lower natural gas prices.” 6/6

"In South Korea, which is one of the world’s largest importers of LNG, President Lee Jae Myung late last month launched a campaign to speed up the country’s shift away from imported fossil fuels and toward more renewables, which includes aggressive targets for clean power projects." 5/6

"New Zealand’s plan to build an import terminal for gas ... is now in question as leaders there reconsider whether it makes financial sense. “If it’s not an attractive commercial case, we won’t be doing it,” Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said ..." 4/6

"The developer of a massive power plant in Vietnam that would burn LNG to produce enough electricity to fuel millions of homes has alerted that country’s government that it wants to scrap the costly project .... The company plans to redirect the spending toward renewable energy." 3/6

"In the Philippines, officials are rushing to bring more than a gigawatt of solar capacity online within weeks while advancing a massive solar-and-battery installation designed to reduce reliance on gas-fired power." 2/6

"For American producers, the timing is awkward.” That's WaPo's understated take on why "drill baby drill" misfired as the world pivots away from fossil fuel imports. Five quotes from the article showing the breadth of the pivot follow. 1/6 wapo.st/4cen9ZI

Bob Kadlec: "I call it virological Russian roulette" And if you believe that, he has a half-billion-dollar air conditioner to sell you

In 2022, @vanityfair.com and @propublica.org reported a "Complex and Grave Situation" in Wuhan.

Analysis by @katherineeban.bsky.social and @jeffykao.bsky.social was based on a farscical investigation led by Bob Kadlec.

This post shows how they were duped by a half-billion dollar air conditioner.

A Dazzling Tower of Inference: A Review of Muddy Waters — AJI AJI’s own Wendy Orent offers a critical review of Muddy Waters , a recent book arguing that COVID-19 emerged from a laboratory.

Well worth reading. @wendyorent.bsky.social demolishes the latest 176-page dump from bioweapons conspiracist Kadlec.

"The massive document called Muddy Waters...is perilously well-named."
www.accountabilityjournalism.org/insights/4nd...

As a fellow glass half full person I agree with every word here. Clean energy is moving faster than most mainstream media and politicians understand. We have to keep telling this story better and better.

Tonight in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square, a sea of young Hungarians—who’ve only ever known Orbán’s corrupt, suffocating regime—are packed together, singing, chanting, and daring to dream of freedom again.

Their hope is raw, their courage is real. The heart of Europe is beating in Budapest tonight. 🇭🇺❤️🇪🇺

12.7 million battery electric vehicles were sold globally in 2025.

In 2010, the number was barely 10,000.

In China, 1 in 2 new cars sold last year was electric.

The transition is happening faster than almost anyone predicted.