Starting to think we voted for the wrong guy.

How much did the police make?

Plausibly deniable indiscriminate killing machine.

Saving the planet

COVID-19 drove recent leap in preventable respiratory hospitalizations, report says Hospital admission rates for such diseases more than doubled in 2024-2025 compared with prepandemic levels

Hospital admissions for "respiratory" infections have more than doubled in Canada vs. pre-pandemic levels - with Covid driving ~40% of cases. ~57,700 admissions in 2024 alone

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/6f8ae90...

France announces ban on gas boilers in new buildings starting in 2027 French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu also announced on Friday a doubling of support for electrification by 2030, from €5.5 billion to €10 billion annually.

VERY BIG NEWS out of France a week ago:
"French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Friday, April 10, a ban on installing gas heating systems "by year's end" in new buildings, including multi-unit housing, to curb France's dependence on fossil fuels."
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

Residents in Israel have been documenting thousands of bees swarming the southern city of Netivot, prompting authorities to urge people to stay indoors.

Bee experts say the phenomenon offers insights into swarming patterns, environmental stress, and how bees adapt to urban areas.

Warner Bros. puts on a starry CinemaCon show with Cruise, Kidman, Bullock, Zendaya and Chalamet Warner Bros. has showcased its upcoming films at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, featuring stars like Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

James Cameron: “I know David [Ellison] quite well. He’s the right man for the job to run a major studio, and now it looks like he’s going to have two of them, you know, swept under his leadership, which doesn’t bother me at all.”

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Release the fuckin name, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell!!

This is just plain weird.

Why Logging Isn’t the Solution to BC’s Wildfire Crisis | The Tyee Older trees aren’t to blame for BC’s increasingly fiery summers, the science shows.

It didn’t take long for the smoke to clear following 2017’s horrendous wildfires for the British Columbia government to respond with a plan to log more forests and plant more trees.

Ben Parfitt writes. 🪵 #bcpoli

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has issued a decree to establish a Universal Health Service, saying the objective is for any citizen to be able to attend any health institution and be guaranteed full and free coverage throughout the national system.

www.telesurenglish.net/mexico-to-ha...

Bessent dismisses the threat of climate change and melting ice caps:

"As we all know, the natural habitat for the Earth is actually water."

Italy suspends defence cooperation deal with Israel Giorgia Meloni announces suspension of automatic renewal of agreement, which includes military training and research, 'in light of the current situation'

Italy suspends defence cooperation deal with Israel - www.middleeasteye.net/news/italy-suspends-defe...

Graham Platner claims he's changed. Why is he still using the r-word? The left have their own ableism problems to grapple with, not just Republicans.

Platner's continued use of the r-word shows that the left have their own ableism problems to grapple with, not just Republicans.

🧵 The Canadian federal government’s 2025 budget has allocated:

More business tax breaks including for fossil fuels sector
$925 million for AI
$81.8 billion over 5 years for military

However, this comes at the expense of cultural heritage.

Canadians Visiting U.S. By Car Down 35% In 2 Years Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

Figure out how to make novel movies without AI. It should force creators to innovate and could revitalise a dying industry. Painters were pissed at the invention of the camera, and that moment led to impressionism and cinema.

Guys I’m just out here clarifying homonyms

Hungarians celebrated the landslide defeat of Orban by singing "We Are the Champions" out in the streets

Hero attacks US warplane with hatchet at Ireland's Shannon airport Shannon airport is the epicentre of Ireland's complicity in the illegal and inexplicable war on Iran, and the genocide in Palestine

Shannon airport is the epicentre of Ireland's complicity in the illegal and inexplicable war on Iran, and the genocide in Palestine

Cumulative area burnt by wildfire curves for the US showing 2026 starting off massively worse than any prior year

This seems suboptimal

Now I Gotta Care About Kimmel? | Standup Comedy | Eddie Pepitone YouTube video by Cracked Comedy Club

We dont deserve Eddie Pepitone.
#EddiePepitone
#StandUp

youtu.be/K0sAiyDZ_9s

Another issue: Would a law banning teenagers from using social media even be constitutional?

Do 15-year-olds not have a right to express themselves on social media?

Yes, 15-year-olds can’t buy liquor either. But engaging in democratic debate online is not the same thing as downing a Smirnoff Ice

Worker Furious Over Low Wages, Poor Treatment Torches Massive California Warehouse "Expect to see more of this as people struggle to survive under our decaying capitalist system," warned one observer.

"Expect to see more of this as people struggle to survive under our decaying capitalist system," warned one observer.

Thread on the South Korean president’s evolving stance on Israel, as he faces increasing economic pressure from the war in Iran:

Gen Z workers are so fearful AI will take their job they’re intentionally sabotaging their company’s AI rollout | Fortune Many employees are refusing to use AI tools, with some even admitting to tampering with performance reviews to make AI appear less effective.

A significant share of employees are actively trying to sabotage their company’s AI rollout, according to a new report published from enterprise AI agent firm Writer and research firm Workplace Intelligence. https://bit.ly/4miD91v

Your 'doom quote' for today:

"I am happy to report that I have just signed the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Today, I invite my colleagues from the industrialized world to join in a prompt start on the convention's implementation."

www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ad...

Elon Musk didn’t go to the moon.

Jeff Bezos didn’t go to the moon.

NASA went to the moon.