STAT: Trump administration to strip job protections of top NIH officials, grants staff By Anil Oza @statnews.com @aniloza.bsky.social bit.ly/4x9JWzk

"More than 100 people [in Spain] died of heat this May, the highest figure in the historical record."

Which is awesome. But there are still 10 or more infectious and deadly new cases identified daily. And lots of contacts, under half of which have been being identified to date.

Canada just got lectured on forced labour by a country with 12-cent prison wages.

When you listen to this in context, Rubio's reply is absolutely disgusting.

Nobody Likes the Idea of Kenyan Ebola Prison and the Return of Vaccine Denmarkification open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

After questioning the integrity of Vancouver's independent integrity commissioner, ABC councillors voted Tuesday against sanctioning Mayor Ken Sim for harassing COPE Coun. Sean Orr. @kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...

Crazy, what's wrong with solving? And gifting instead of giving.

Finally, Part III: An attempt to take stock of where America stands one month after the end of the voting rights era. The country is facing an escalating representation crisis, a spiraling crisis of legitimacy, and an accelerating disintegration into two incompatible Americas.

“First, heat kills more people in Europe than almost any other issue with many tens of thousands of early deaths each year. Second, burning fossil fuels has already made heatwaves hotter, longer and more deadly. Third, simple steps to save lives are largely absent from national politics.” #Climate

In 2023 I reported Canada lacked evidence backing industry's claim Canadian LNG exports could lower global emissions by displacing coal. They knew domestic LNG would pollute, so they went digging for proof it could lower it elsewhere. As Matt writes here, our deal with Germany isn't displacing coal.

This morning, on a CBC Radio program about the value of corporate jobs, I heard someone use "solution" as a verb: "We solutioned the problem." English is good at verbifying nouns, but this sounded like the death rattle of a once-great language.

The business case for LNG just keeps getting weaker www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/03/o...

"Nelson and Morel said they believe the ultimate objective of any takeover is to disenfranchise local communities. Black and Hispanic students make up the majority of the population at all four of the districts..." @josephinelee.bsky.social for @propublica.org & @texasobserver.org

"This is about us being able to look power in the face and speak truth to it, even if our voices shake." Hell yeah! LFG!

Retired general Mark Hertling: Playing Politics with Military Promotions open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

President Zelenskyy: Our priority is to finish the war. There's no alternative. And I am ready for direct negotiations with Putin to end this war. Unlike waiting in line for everyone to finish all the conflicts in the world, and then it's our turn.

He Fought to Protect Rare Prairie Grasslands. And Was Fired via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...

What's Behind Findlay's Photo with a White Nationalist Influencer via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...

The Trespass: A Proposed Pipeline Brings Questions for the Gitxsan via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...

Vancouver Council Won't Sanction Mayor for Harassing Councillor via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...

Increased russian and North Korean losses over the past day: >1,130 personnel tanks +5 armoured vehicles +7 artillery systems +60 multiple-launch rocket systems +5 air defence systems +3 ground robots +6 UAVs +1,853 cruise missiles +40 vehicles +437 special equipment +4 mod.gov.ua/en/news/tota...

Outrage is like eating junk food. It feels good to gorge on it... at first. Albertans are starved for the nourishment of kindness, generosity, and community. Let's break the cycle by being kind and generous community builders.

It's HOT today! Heatwaves are increasing, yet our schools and buses aren't equipped to handle it. That's why we have brought forward a Bill "Fighting Extreme Heat in Schools Act" to set maximum temperature standards, fix infrastructure gaps, and protect our students and education workers

Proud to be a member:

During the night, Israeli forces blew up residential buildings in eastern Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

The cost of Solar panels and batteries has come down massively over the last 2-4 years. We should have these systems everywhere! Oil is a necessary evil, for now. But we need to rapidly move to renewables everywhere.