I still don't understand wtf Turkmenistan did to be on the list.

This clip is too good not to share :

Family photo, for real:

Family photos taken today, including:

This is a profound misunderstanding of corruption, which does not require an 'explicit' bribe. It is, quite simply, the illegitimate use of public authority to further one's private interest. This is why democracies have conflict of interest laws that prohibit actors from accepting high value gifts.

It was one month ago (tomorrow) that US Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that Trump admin needed to 'facilitate' return of K Abrego Garcia from prison in El Salvador. There he sits.

Well said.

8-alarm fire: www.axios.com/2025/05/09/h...

there’s no reason for ICE to have conducted this arrest, and to have conducted it masked, and then to have taken him to a location they won’t disclose, except to terrorize and demonstrate they act outside the law. Seizing the person’s like the core feature of tyranny!

Every environmental policy decision in 2025 is like “is it good for the environment? No. But is it at least good for the economy? Also no”

Shutting down the Energy Star program will raise your energy costs and make you sicker. There is no good policy reason to shut it down. None. It saves people lots of money and helps cut pollution. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...

Trump: "You know I'm real estate developer at heart. When you get rid of that artificially drawn line... It would really be a wonderful marriage." Carney: "As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale... It's not for sale. It won't be for sale, ever."

To say legacy media is not built for this moment is a gross understatement. The people destroying this country are being treated with respect.

I realise your minds are elsewhere but this is a good FT editorial on the US administration’s destructive approach to science and research on.ft.com/3DYLOoa

Agree but also, food quality is higher in Europe than North America (and with recent changes to FDA, that's just going to go downhill)

(Quite aside from the actual story here) It always makes me chuckle whenever I see a headline about "Manhattan-sized" anything. Clearly they're trying to make it sound huge. But Manhattan is smallest land county in the US. www.foxnews.com/world/norway...

Imagine a legislative agenda to make a college education even less affordable in the United States…

It looks good for the Industrial carbon price, and for a type of carbon border adjustment mechanism in Canada. What's less clear? Carney's stance on pipelines. He talks about supporting both clean and conventional energy - so we'll have to see what he does while in office.

climateinsider.com/2025/04/29/c... My take on the election:

Bottled water is the biggest pathway to microplastic exposure, Mason said. “Most people in the United States don’t need to drink bottled water. Tap water is safer and more regulated.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

Let's hope econometrics means understanding that oil/gas are losing economic propositions, and to abandon pipeline ideas for better, cleaner, cheaper energy sources.

Trying to figure out what time I should head to bed so I can be functional tomorrow.

Well, damn.

President Trump, it is imperative that you throw your whole support behind the Rassemblement Nationale for the 2027 French presidential elections.

(I have much more patience for the Brits commentating on Cdn politics, however.)

Losing an election because couldn't without equivocation or hesitation go 'I think the country I aspire to lead should remain one'.

On the one hand, I think it's great that Americans are finally paying attention to their northern neighbour. OTOH, Americans explaining Cdn politics is rubbing me v much the wrong way rn.

congratulations to Donald Trump on losing the Canadian election

The attacks on 338 continue today, this time in Eastern Canada :-( Use the French version of the site, which is up and running: qc125.com/canada/distr...

In happy news, we found our son's tablet (that we had put away for awhile bc his 7yo brain was becoming obsessed, and then we forgot where we put it).

If tertiary education was free, it would certainly pay off for everyone. Smarter countries don’t elect felons.

Exactly. Decarbonization increases energy security. I wrote a short piece about it: rdcu.be/eg3lR

JFC. These polymetallic nodules form over millions of years. We should leave them alone. Remember that time when we decided to mine something that formed over millions of years and caused climate change?

Last week, President Trump removed key protections from a marine protected area that's home to coral reefs, whales, sea turtles, and countless fish. My op-ed for @us.theconversation.com explains why that's bad and we should not do that. theconversation.com/trump-is-str... 🧪🦑🌎🐟

This is exactly the thing NOAA would never say unless it needed to signal it was being held hostage

I know we’re all keeping track of lines crossed, and there’s more than any one person can track, but this one—I honestly don’t know what to say (other than we knew Homan was going to push all officers of the law into doing the work of mass deportation, and now that includes… arresting judges)

The problem with this cover is it implies all that needs to happen is for the US (and the rest of the world) to weather the Trump storm. Day 1,362 ain't gonna be any better.

i feel like trumpcoin, and the fact that we never talk about it, is pretty emblematic of the way the press refuses to grapple with trump. it exists in order to pay him bribes. it expressly gives you political access. it does not pretend to have a licit motive. it was a one-day scandal.

So in a major parenting failure... Our 7yo was spending too much time on the screens, so we hid his tablet for a while. It's been a few weeks now, aaaaand we can't seem to remember where we put it. Magnus (son) has many questions.

The Trump administration has canceled the lease for NASA's top climate science modeling and monitoring lab, known as NASA GISS, at Columbia Univ. in NYC. The lab is going virtual as of May 31. (The lab is above the Seinfeld restaurant.) www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/c...

G&M criticises politicians for not clearly stating support for new pipelines... While tripping over themselves in advocating new pipelines and not explicitly saying it. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

I really despise this framing, and I hate that the CBC is using it:

www.montrealgazette.com/news/provinc... If you ever wondered if there's a bottom point to the OQLF's ridiculousness... There is not.

Republicans stopped Biden from forgiving student loans because it exceeded presidential authority, but somehow all the shit that Trump is doing doesn’t.

For whatever reason, there are a lot of people who really struggle to pronounce my last name when they read it. But today at the bank took the cake. "Jakirbasin" I mean.... Come on. The name isn't even that unusual.

Congrats to Mark Carney on another +5 to come in the polls

I’m not sure people understand just how much higher these types of visa fees are in the UK compared to our competitors but they are egregious ripoffs that harm our science sector without affecting immigration numbers more than a smidgeon.

As an MHS alum... I am cringing. God, Massapequa is so embarrassing.

Eight of the top 10 online shows are spreading climate misinformation  yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/eigh...