For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:
Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down
Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace
Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs
Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
Geneva Convention 1977 Protocols:
“It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as... drinking #water installations & supplies and irrigation works... for any other motive.”
Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
timesofoman.com/article/1691...
My Senator and friend Chris Van Hollen of Maryland stands up for science. #standupforscience
I have had the great fortune to have spent a long career as an American scientist. That's why I'm heading into DC now to the Stand Up For Science rally. Please join me.
fight2win.standupforscience.net/DC-March/?
More than 50,000 march in London against US-Israeli attack on Iran
So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right
“the bench of expertise has significantly thinned over the past year, and the number of leaders with deep expertise in handling domestic threats has diminished.”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
White House official says the quiet part out loud.
It was never about protecting innocent protesters in Iran.
Trump is putting our servicemen and women in harm's way for oil.
Hint: It’s not about terrorists either.
If you knew this on day one, as I did, you were right.
Trump shouldn’t ease Russia sanctions – they are choking its economy
Page One in UK:
@telegraph.co.uk
Imagine all the cool, fast trains we could have with the billions we spend on bombs.
Diplomacy instead of wanton violence. Why is this such a controversial perspective?
Rep Jared Moskowitz wears a "Justice for Cricket!" Pin as he questions former DHS Sec Kristi Noem. Cricket was the name of the dog that she murdered because it "acted poorly." She recounted the story of killing her dog Cricket and a goat as "tests of leadership" and "making hard choices" in her book
White House: the witness’s allegations are “completely baseless” and “backed by zero credible evidence.”
Fact: FBI found her credible enough to interview repeatedly, and she received a financial settlement from the Epstein estate.
Good morning with good news: Combined solar and battery plant's global average cost is 44% LOWER than the cost of combined-cycle gas turbine plant!
Solar & battery: $57/MWh
Gas plant: $102/MWh
Solar: $39/MWh
Land wind: $40/MWh
Offshore wind: $100/MWh
WOW!
about.bnef.com/insights/cle... #energysky
Time to get a move on with the renewable evolution.
www.newscientist.com/article/2518...
Price of Crude Oil WTI (USD/Bbl) over a five-year period, spanning from 2021 to early 2026. The chart shows a significant price peak in 2022 reaching over $120, followed by a general downward trend with various fluctuations, eventually hitting a low near $55 in late 2025 before a sharp vertical spike to the current price of 90.900. This recent surge represents an increase of +23.880 (+35.63%), highlighted in green text above the blue line graph.
The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s that we’re still burning oil for energy.
Geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East once again shows that reliance on volatile oil and gas exposes economies to price shocks.
Renewables, electrification and storage offer more stable long term energy costs and stronger energy security.
There have been some very bad developments today.
""for the companies well-positioned to make the most of suddenly rising natural gas prices, “it’s a gold rush,” Williams-Derry said. “I’ve often described the oil and gas industry’s financial strategy as ‘pray for war,’” he said. “That is how they make money.”"
insideclimatenews.org/news/0503202...
Columbia Morningside Campus and NYC. Credit: Eileen Barroso, Columbia University
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I have done this most years over the decades, often with my daughter when she is here (my wife thinks we're crazy). My daughter recently moved to Europe, so I'm on my own this year.
The United States had a deal that could have prevented Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
Donald Trump ripped that deal up and got nothing in return.
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The glibness. The indifference. The carelessness. The utter lack of planning for a war against a country of 90M. The sickness of a man who acts on whim that will kill thousands not hundreds. The horror of a regime that enables this sickness. The broken body politic that votes in such malignancy.
