Trump's own Special Military Operation is now in day 54, and he has moved from demanding Iran's unconditional surrender on day 7 to asking them to please negotiate on day 54.

Fuel made from Russian oil is surging into California, even though such sales help pay for that nation’s ongoing war with Ukraine

If less fuel use or production is necessary, regulate it.

Regulation by taxing it is regressive (unfair), and uncertain in effect.

Directly regulating production is certain in effect, but alone can be regressive. Adding rationing makes it fair.

With production cuts certain, price can be capped.

UK ‘already seeing impact of climate change’, says Met Office scientist The Met Office announced today that 2025 was the warmest and sunniest year in the UK since records began, beating the previous record set only three years ago.

The scientific evidence is absolutely crystal clear:

We are certain the world is warming because we're burning fossil fuels and putting more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

So we have to stop doing that

We also need to adapt to the changes we've already caused

www.channel4.com/news/uk-alre...

Progress?

Nordic Seas Overturning Circulation strengthens as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation weakens, new study 20/04/2026 –A new modelling study identifies a feedback mechanism suggesting that a strengthening of the Nordic Seas Overturning Circulation (NOC) could be a direct consequence of the Atlantic Meridio...

Does a stable or increasing water exchange between the Atlantic and the Nordic Seas mean the #AMOC is stable, as some have argued? 🌊
Nope. The opposite is the case.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

Our planetary boundaries are being breached by cars and cows It may be a simplistic view, but it seems that almost every critical process is affected by them.

Cars and cows converge in the cornfields, consuming 75% of the entire crop. They dominate almost every planetary boundary. lloydalter.substack.com/p/our-planet...

Ocean warming weakens the sea–land breeze in coastal megacities - Nature Climate Change The sea–land breeze acts to counter urban heat in many coastal cities. Here the authors simulate how this circulation changes with warming ocean water, showing that it decreases in most of them, addin...

We trigger a non-linear system...

Sea–land breeze

"The results show that historical SST increases have reduced SLB days by 3–45% in 67% of these cities, with mid-latitude cities experiencing the largest declines (29–45%) as a result of a more than 5% reduction in diurnal sea–land thermal contrast"

Bacteria are weaving forever chemicals directly into their cells Forever chemicals may be entering living cells as bacteria weave PFAS into their membranes, revealing a hidden pollution pathway.

#PFAS - #ForeverChemicals

Extremely concerning research on this #PoisonedPlanet
www.earth.com/news/bacteri...

I would expand on that. If less use or production of something is necessary, regulate it.

Regulation by taxation is regressive (unfair), and uncertain in effect.

Instead, directly regulating production is certain in effect, but alone can be regressive. Adding rationing to that makes it fair.

When does a cruise ship of this size be called instead a floating apartment block?

In a nutshell. 😊

Stochastic Activism The rules apply everywhere

"Every person who files a complaint, makes a call, sends a letter, shows up at an office, crashes a fundraiser, or loudly shows up somewhere they were not expected is an atom now excited and generating energy."
- Insightful piece from @carmitage.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...

The Case for Blaming Billionaires Responding to a recent column by IP Editor-in-Chief David Callahan, Chuck Collins weighs in on why, in this political moment, “it’s time to vocally and unflinchingly blame the billionaires.”

"The problem isn’t wealth, per se, but the corrosive power of excessive wealth in our economic system and our suffering democracy."

The Case for Blaming Billionaires www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/the-cas...

Cruise Industry 10-Year Timeline: 50+ Million Guests, 20% Growth - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News The global cruise business is on course to grow at least 20 percent between 2026 and 2036, with big new ships driving growth to an estimated 50 million guests, according to the 2026 Cruise Industry Ne...

Cruise lines are growing climate-destroying DISCRETIONARY TRAVEL as fast as they can.

The growth isn't regulated, not even by the Paris climate agreement.

Passengers (from story's data):
● 2026 vs 2016: 1.70x
● 2036 vs 2026: 1.28x
● 2036 vs 2016: 2.17x

cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/...

The End of Work: Why your kids won't have careers in 15 years YouTube video by Trevor Noah

The one phenomenon that may, at last, trigger an upwelling to get money out of politics and get a grip on AI (among other major problems)?

@jgkoomey.bsky.social, @ketanjoshi.co, @kencaldeira.com, @autofac.bsky.social. H/T @properlookout.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkPk...

A vicious circle of self aggrandisement of port owners and the companies that have to constantly strengthen the port infrastructure. Why does the City and State allow this?

We are living in an age of the grotesque. If are showing off money, can you not think of one other way to spend it? If you’ve think it makes you special, testifies to your exceptionalism, you could not be more wrong. The world despises you for your destruction of our marine and port environments.

EBACE26 | 02-04 June | European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition EBACE is Europe’s leading event for business aviation, bringing together manufacturers, operators, service providers, and decision-makers in Geneva. Discover the latest innovations, networking opportu...

Great news. The private jet event
EBACE26 due to take place in Geneva June 2026 has been cancelled💚

Private jets continues to face political, regulatory and reputational pressure from activists, the public and politicians. And it works🚫✈️

#BanPrivateJets #klimahandling #dkpol

ebace.aero

I don’t even know what to say anymore… Two cruise ships so far this season — both emitting a huge amount of pollution over our community and our beautiful city. I’m crushed it’s happening again this year. #yyjpoli #climatecrisis

Photo - "Norwegian Aura Floated Out." The photo shows a large crowd of people on a dock which is across the stern of the ship, on a sunny day. They are miniature in comparison to the massive ship. The ship's superstructure is complete, but not yet fitted out with windows and refinements, which will be completed at another location.

Cruise ships keep getting bigger, and bigger.

No matter climate change, and the non-necessity of cruise travel. It is wholly discretionary travel.

Photo & article are about Norwegian Cruise lines biggest ship yet. Note the scale, people vs. ship.

Article: cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/...

Pretty extraordinary that the U.S. is experiencing its worst March drought on record, worse even than the Dust Bowl years of the 1930s. Drought is the most dangerous threat of climate change.

This season, Victoria will see 330+ cruise ships arrive. There are 60 days this season with 3 or 4 ships in port. Get all your breathing done now, folks, as the Polluting for Profit Armada will be with us until Oct 18. You'll hear 'think of the money' but remember the cost to the community.

This ! It's a global policy and the core project of capitalism. Everyone for themselves because society doesn't exist, people are merely consumers and nobody has time to be implicated in commons and public matters.

Or you could be on a bicycle

Don’t Be Fooled! 7 Data Center Greenwashing Lies As the backlash against data centers grows, Big Tech and its allies are doubling down on greenwashing scams to help their image. Don’t fall for them!

Powering DCs with renewable energy simply pushes dirty energy into other industries. As DCs suck up available supplies of renewable energy infrastructure, the cost of renewable energy goes up for other sectors of the economy.

Lots of studies here but see

www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/04/10/d...

In that regard, you may find this interesting about EDF, by the daughter (who I know) of one of its founders:
globaljusticeecology.org/time-to-shap...

Nice to have this.

The 2026 Southwest U.S. heat wave was one of the six most astonishing weather events of the century » Yale Climate Connections From the Pacific Northwest to Antarctica, it's extraordinary warmth that's punching through climate norms with the most force.

Your 'moment of doom' for Apr. 3, 2026 ~ Strangers on a strange planet.

"Since climate change is also fundamentally disrupting atmospheric circulation patterns, we now have mega-unprecedented extreme events occurring with regularity."

yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/04/the-...

Satellite captures first high-resolution images of a giant tsunami in the Pacific Ocean SWOT satellite captured a Pacific-wide tsunami in high-resolution, revealing complex wave patterns that challenge tsunami forecasting models.

Global warming destabilizing methane hydrates and dissolving carbonate rocks will trigger slope failures originating on the upper continental slopes which will trigger tsunamis as this is happening along all continental slopes where warm currents warm with some slopes being instable...

#climate