Happy Birthday Apple ….🥳 theconversation.com/apple-at-50-...

The chances of THAT prize are not looking good, as the two beleaguered populists head further into this war of choice…. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

The delusion of victory …. a promise written on the wind? apple.news/AHsr1jLOxQk-...

Teaching the world a lesson, but not necessarily the one he thinks…? Homework is for losers approach….? 😉 apple.news/AzLyeDEt4S3q...

Last night, the ISS captured a stunning aurora between Antarctica and Australia. Check out the incredible timelapse created by our astronaut photographer!

Why being the world’s leading military power is becoming less relevant than ever …. www.opendemocracy.net/en/us-israel...

Highlighting the growing relationship between religion and authoritarian nationalism, and the setting of a dangerous precedent … theconversation.com/god-on-their...

Is the gravity and horror of war not enough? apple.news/AiI_p5STiRFm...

Don’t you just love learning something new …. As we move forward in these challenging and uncertain times a little reminder that living things have continuously been finding new solutions to the challenges of life on Earth. theconversation.com/land-animals...

Another nudge towards developing more sustainable food production, as we move forward in increasingly uncertain times? theconversation.com/how-the-war-...

A little something to ponder on for a little while …. Are aides to POTUS avoiding speaking truth to power? apple.news/AF_R4H4MOSui...

Just when you thought your jaw dropping moments were over ….. Speechless! apple.news/Aj3AGfrYHQlu...

According to a report released by the US Census Bureau, population growth across the country slowed last year to its lowest rate since the Covid-19 pandemic. Why is this especially worrying for America’s more populous areas? ft.trib.al/suZRJTs

So much for the US Constitution...

The fact that military officials can’t give the President of the United States an honest assessment of the war in Iran—and have to placate him by showing him videos of stuff blowing up—should be concerning to everyone.

📌 ICYMI — Reform UK Councils Are Dismantling the Fight Against Climate Change Nigel Farage's party is spreading climate change denial, while blocking any localised action to deal with the threat, an academic analysis of Reform councils has found

Hmmm …. Where else is this company mining?

Senator Chris Murphy, "The Strait of Hormuz was open before the war began" "We are now seeking to solve a problem that we created" "This is insanity"

You really would like to think that your elected representatives would have the foresight to see some things coming ….. 🤔🫤 apple.news/A1uigz5yNQji...

When history beckons will right be served…? apple.news/AEB957ABARv-...

It's one of the main things we should be talking about. It leads to so many other problems.

New Mexico jury finds Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law, imposes U.S. $375 million penalty apnews.com/article/meta...

Nearly twice as old as the dinosaurs, horseshoe crabs have been crawling ashore for over 450 million years. Sadly, their populations have plummeted by more than 70% in recent decades. So we just announced our intent to sue the federal government for denying them #ESA protections. bit.ly/41quLDj

Ever wonder why ants build colonies that last generations without trashing their habitat? Or how bees pollinate without poisoning the flowers? No intelligent species will destroy their environment in the disguise for development and profit—nature proves it.

What happens to obsolete oil rigs in a green future? This study has a smart answer.. Recycling the copper and steel of old oil rigs into wind and solar infrastructure could cut billions of tons of emissions—and save $11 trillion. https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=240910

Accountable to no one, the world’s billionaires are buying up the news media to promote their friends with disastrous results ….

40 minutes into SCOTUS oral arguments about whether to ban postmark deadlines for mail ballots, someone finally pointed out that it’s desirable for voters’ ballots to count

Yet another opportunity missed, and despite the recent election result they’re targeting Refirm voters. will bankers be singled out for help next?

Absolutely INSANE twilight aurora just now from my driveway in North Pole, Alaska. Incredible motion and color, one of the best of the season. Watch until the end, wow!

Trump threatened Iran's energy sites. Iran then threatened US allies’ energy sites and warned it would completely close the Strait of Hormuz. And Trump backed down. Now Iran knows that its threats and leverage are effective against Trump. ART OF THE DEAL.

​​We gave Amazon a $17.5 BILLION tax break last year. Meta got $13.7 BILLION. Citigroup didn't pay a penny—we gave them a tax REFUND. Those tax breaks didn't do anything to create jobs, let alone save them. We have got to stop with the corporate tax giveaways.

My father came to the U.S. with $30 and a belief that your worth isn’t defined by where you’re born, but by what you build. That promise is under attack. On April 1, SCOTUS will hear a case challenging birthright citizenship—putting countless families at risk. Here’s what’s at stake.

As conflict increases in a number of places our planet is moving even further out of balance due to human activity. Why can’t leaders put the effort into working together to deal with this greater threat to us all? apple.news/A-_nxZ2lORFm...

You know how in a library no one’s trying to sell you anything? That’s how the internet was.

1. The people of Minneapolis were formally nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize by The Nation magazine in January 2026. The nomination honors residents for their nonviolent resistance, community solidarity, and protection of neighbors against ICE. www.thenation.com/article/acti...

The better side of technology…. Capturing this for us to share the wonder of our amazing natural world ….

He’s “fixed” it alright, just not for the majority of us.

James Fallows: “This is the most despicable public statement by an American public official in my lifetime. It needs to be recognized as such.”

invasion of Iraq was 23 years ago today. A colossal failure of judgement that led to a million Iraqi deaths, and 4418 US forces deaths, for no goddamn reason at all

If (as Andrew Neil says) GB News has become Reform TV then maybe there’s a case for the @ElectoralCommUK to start taking an interest app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72784/...

Pay attention to Lebanon. Trump and Netanyahu started a regional war in the Middle East, creating a humanitarian disaster. And now, the Israeli army has killed over 1,000 people in Lebanon—about 20% of them are kids. Congress should not bankroll this escalating war of choice.

Obama will always be the better man.

Who would’ve thought it… ? It appears that fossil fuel is politically as well as environmentally devastating. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/if-fossil-fu...

And here you have it….simples

When politicians wonder why the electorate have no trust in them, the system and the democratic process …..

Enjoy everyone ….

The complexities involved in preserving peace across the Euro-Atlantic area, and the enormous risks involved when these are not acknowledged, and understood … www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/europ...

The gift that the US and Israel has provided to the regime in the Islamic Republic … and how that makes a ‘happy ending’ to the conflict so elusive www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Are we now witnessing the death of international law as a meaningful constraint on powerful states? Facing a future where atrocities become normalised? Who will finally muster the courage to hold the powerful accountable? globalvoices.org/2026/03/12/f...

An excellent piece from @isabellamweber.bsky.social & @gregorsemieniuk.bsky.social arguing for a permanent excess profit tax on oil & gas, the revenues of which could be used to protect households from cost shocks and fund low-carbon energy transition www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...