"This is a billionaire’s war, waged at everyone else’s expense." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-billio... As Newton Knight & others pointed out in the Civil War, it's a rich man's war but a poor man's fight, as it always is.

And art is nature too And will be even when Machines begin to do it Without needing to be told from The River in the Sky by Clive James

13.2% of food is lost before reaching retail. 19% is wasted within households." 13.2 + 19 = 32.2 Retail itself may be 40% of food waste so that near third can rise to 40% or more easily cleantechnica.com/2026/03/07/i...

I wonder what their rank is and whether they are affiliated with Hombu www.aikidotechnologies.com

Windspeed - how fast the air around us can move solarray.blogspot.com/2026/03/wind...

Anne Applebaum on how Europe now sees USAmerica digbysblog.net/2026/02/26/r...

Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - March 2026 hubevents.blogspot.com/2026/02/ener... Links to energy/climate/environment events around the world

Just noticed that the music in Godfather II owes a lot to Georges Delarue's music for Jules et Jim, but then don't we all?

Professional Learning Workshop: Climate and Disaster Risk Management Wednesday evenings, March 25 – May 6, 2026 5:30 PM - 7:40 PM Online RSVP at www.climate.columbia.edu/events/profe... Cost: $2,000 for the 15-hour workshop

God is the root of minus one. He is too great a profundity to be compassed by human cerebration. But Evil is finite and comprehensible and admits of calculation. Minus One, Zero and Plus One are the three insoluble riddles of the Creation. - Flann O'Brien

Philippines labels environmentalists "terrorists" for building renewables as disaster relief - don't let Trmp know about this or he'll try it here. globalvoices.org/2026/02/19/e...

We've gone from Bobby Kennedy's 50 mile hikes to Bobby Jr's rock out work out with Kid Rock. Oh boy!

projectsaltbox.substack.com - tracking federal procurement so you can see what they're planning before ICE shows up in your neighborhood.

Anybody seen a compare & contrast on media response to Colbert/Talarico as opposed to Trmp on SNL during his first Presidential race?

Another perverse feedback loop for the climate, this time with methane www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...

The Jungle of Journalism: Upton Sinclair on the Press hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-... Not much has changed since 1919 when Sinclair's book was published. His criticism still draws blood.

Politics as entertainment in Japan In USAmerica it is entertainment too, not for nothing is Trmp in the World Wrestling Hall of Fame globalvoices.org/2026/02/04/w...

"As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?" William [Boss] Tweed "It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes." Joseph Stalin "I just want to find 11,780 votes..." Trmp

Resources for the Integrity of the 2026 Election medium.com/@gmokery/res... The NYTimes offers some suggestions & resources

Occurs to me that any irregularities in the 2020 election are now beyond the statute of limitations so what's the legal reason for raiding Fulton County GA's ballots?

Too many people don't understand that the HBO series Watchmen & One Battle After Another are more like documentaries on USAmerican racial & power politics than they are fiction.

Cassidy Hutchinson: "I overheard the president say something to the effect of, 'I don't effing care that they have weapons. They're not here to hurt me. Take the effing mags away. Let my people in, they can march to the Capitol from here.'" www.c-span.org/video/?c5021...

Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - February 2026 hubevents.blogspot.com/2026/01/ener... Links to discussions on energy/climate/environment from institutions all around the world

"Trump’s FAA... banned all drone operations within 3000 feet (around a kilometer and a little over a half mile) from all DHS facilities and vehicle convoys." cleantechnica.com/2026/01/24/t...

"We have whistles, they have guns." Loudest whistle is the Hyperwhistle at 142+ decibels Aztec death whistle www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKwU... Whistle escalation is possible There is also, often always, silent witness which over time (if there is time) speaks loudest & long

Modeling energy systems for a data-center-driven future Monday, January 26-30 9:00am to 1:00pm EST MIT, Building 4-231, 182 MEMORIAL DR (REAR), Cambridge, MA 02139 Register by January 24. Email Pablo Duenas ([email protected]) More at calendar.mit.edu/event/modeli...

Potential Impacts of Climate Interventions on Marine Ecosystems review of proposed interventions for marine CDR & SRM outlining potential trade-offs & knowledge gaps with their impacts on marine ecosystems. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... hat tip to cleantechnica.com

My 3 Takeaways from Mark Carney's WEF Speech Logistics over politics medium.com/@gmokery/my-... Hegemons cannot continually monetize their relationships Allies will diversify to hedge against uncertainty Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses

City Agriculture - January 20, 2026 Links to advances in urban & advanced agriculture geometrylinks.blogspot.com/2026/01/city...

Watching Trmp say right now that gasoline prices are at $1.99 in his press conference AAA says $2.895 is the average in USAmerica I could look it up in a few seconds. Wonder why no journalist I hear of does the same.

From the WELL's State of the World discussion: www.authoritarian-stack.info How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next

If ICE has absolute immunity & can kill you if you look at them cross-eyed, Kash Patel should be very worried.

Stand up for Renewable Energy & Science Thurs, Jan 15 7PM-9PM MST Jefferson Unitarian Church 14650 W 32nd Ave, Golden, CO www.meetup.com/boulder-area... And online via Zoom: zoom.us/j/9998433914... How Trmp admin's assault on renewable & climate research is affecting CO institutions

Backcasting Climate Success with a Large Language Model www.dailykos.com/stories/2363... Uses only existing tech Works through economic self-interest Gets 12-18% emissions reduction by 2029 without policy changes Extends 1.5°C deadline by 2.5-4 years Costs <1% of military spending

In a Facebook post by a long-time attorney who has concluded from his examination of the evidence available that Ross committed murder: “I am quite frankly surprised to see that the ‘Don't Tread On Me’ crowd is suddenly the ‘Comply Or Die’ crowd.”

Even if we stipulate Jonathan Ross was correct in shooting Renee Good, how was it OK to refuse her medical aid, possibly lying about having a medic on hand while keeping a doctor from her, & then leaving the scene of a "possible" crime before the police secure the scene?

Geometry Links - January 10, 2026 Links to developments in geometric mathematics, art, and design geometrylinks.blogspot.com/2026/01/geom...

Just heard on BBC Trmp say that the price of gas is down in some places in USAmerica below $2. Checked gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-pr... and the lowest is $2.40 in Wisconsin. How do you Trmp is lying? He's talking

Jack Smith in His Own Words I read the whole deposition & collected the main points at www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Smith was clear, concise, & professional. He is convinced that Trmp would have been proven guilty if ever brought to trial.

Somebody should teach Tony Dokoupol how to wear a dress shirt & how to tie a tie

No oil wars if you don't use oil 9/11 could have spurred a more speedy transition to renewables as a protest but Biden's IRA did spur a more speedy transition to renewables for a bit This Venezuelan adventure could spur a more speedy transition to renewables as a protest but

If we're forever at war, we should leverage out home front advantage www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIlQ... It took about 3 growing seasons for WWII Victory Gardens to produce about half of all fruits & vegetables Change happens quickly if you work at it flourishfiction.substack.com/p/mister-fra...

No war for oil if we don't use it Solar IS Civil Defense Energy Strike use only emergency solar electricity - light, communications, battery charging - which is also entry level electricity for those now without access solarray.blogspot.com/2024/11/basi... Living is DIY as is democracy

Energy Strike Solar Civil Defense drill use only solar powered light, communication, battery charging what's off the shelf affordable now Integrating e-vehicles from bikes on up with batteries & regenerative braking provides even more power beyond the grid just in case

I guess if Trmp doesn't get his Nobel Peace Prize now he'll just invade Stockholm