Extinction Distinction

The image depicts a sunset over a serene lake in Iceland. The sky is ablaze with fiery orange and red hues, reminiscent of a raging inferno, yet peaceful in its vastness. These intense colours are reflected on the still waters of the lake, creating a mirror-like effect. The foreground features a rocky landscape, covered in moss and low vegetation, offering a stark contrast to the fiery sky and calm water. The dark silhouette of a coniferous forest provides a grounding element. The overall effect is one of both intense energy and tranquil beauty, capturing the dramatic and awe-inspiring power of nature.

Sorry, yet another sunset filling in your timeline, but I have a particular affection for this place: the oldest "parliament" setting in Europe
Thingvellir (Þingvellir), Iceland

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFire
#Stunday
#iceland

"The collapse of American democracy is like the pandemic: Whatever you say at the beginning will sound alarmist – but likely prove inadequate by the end."

Stuart Stevens

How industrial forestry and climate change created Nova Scotia's wildfire problem  - Halifax Examiner Industrial forestry practices have made the forest more fire-prone.  Add climate chang, and wildfire risks are so high they lead to forest closures.

How industrial forestry and climate change created Nova Scotia’s wildfire problem

A collaborative publication between the @halifaxexaminer.ca and @nationalobserver.com

by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson and @joanbaxter.bsky.social

"Utterly disgraceful" - Martina Navratilova slams US Air Force for controversial retirement policy against transgender troops Tennis legend Martina Navratilova shared her thoughts on social media after learning about a controversial retirement policy in the US Air Force.

"Utterly disgraceful" - Martina Navratilova slams US Air Force for controversial retirement policy against transgender troops

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It's profoundly saddening to read that AP will no longer be assigning or running book reviews because readers don't engage with them enough and they take too much effort to plan and assign. People complain about critics as gatekeepers; wait until all that's left is marketing.

Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.

so we got married

China’s ‘lithium capital’ flags permit issues at eight mines Analyst says the measures will

China’s cracking down on its lithium mines—permits pulled, reserves audited, compliance enforced—while the US guts safeguards & fast-tracks fossils. A role reversal: one empire building for the next century, the other clinging to the last. #Lithium #EV #EnergyTransition #BEV #BESS #LFP #LMR #LMFP

Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?

You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.

Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring.

And then that guy was "silenced" forever.

And now we will just not talk about anything else until they...

#ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files

Gavin Newsom: “We will nullify what happens in Texas. We will pick up five seats with the consent of the people.”

German Chancellor Merz:

Ukrainian and European leaders cannot accept the discussion or even deciding on territorial issues between Russia and the United States. I assume the American government sees it the same way.

Undocumented immigrants aren’t showing up to work because they face a double threat:

📌 ICE could roll up to the job site, because it’s easier to target hardworking people than go after real criminals.

📌 When the work’s done, some employers refuse to pay and threaten to call ICE.

US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

These Americans served with honor for more than a decade. Put their lives on the line. Trump fired them, just for being who they are-and now is denying retirement benefits our nation promised them for their service.

Treating troops this way is dishonorable, unfair, & harmful to national security.

I'm not linking the clip that I saw but someone needs to have a quiet chat with Pete Buttigieg and explain to him that managerial execu-speak *really* puts people off, even if delivered with polish and poise.

The lesson of Munich 1938 fades, but the truth remains: evil unpunished spreads, and the cost of stopping it grows.
If 🇷🇺 isn’t stopped in 🇺🇦, today’s EU/UK schoolchildren will face the question their parents avoid: will you fight for your home as Ukrainians do?

Time to re-up this op-ed from April

How did we become a country, dominated by a hollow political class, so vacuous in speech & thought?
Marles the epitome of this dearth of ideas, ethics & talent, promoted so far above his merit - astonishingly Deputy PM.
We can only go backwards with such a gutless crew, controlled from the back room

Mark Kelly: "I hope we got something out of this. Putin is a war criminal. This is not a show of strength to allow him to fly into the United States to land here to negotiate with our president."

Karl: The transformation has been gradual and unmistakable.

By February, some golden urns on the mantle.

April, gold adornments appear on the walls.

By July, it's gold everywhere.

Just this week more scaffolding popped up, even more new gold trim appeared.

The fact that Trans service members who are forced to leave the military are being denied early retirement pension if they are 15-19 years in, is angering and should anger all Americans.

Meanwhile the draft dodging fat-assed douche canoe clown balls of a President dodged the draft.

On Wednesday, ICE GOONS arrested a mother in the school drop-off line at Inzunza Camarina Elementary in Chula Vista, leaving her two children in the car.

I have to agree as well.

I was very moved by my conversation with @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social...

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They don't want Americans to be healthy! What they REALLY want is for Americans to be needy, uneducated and desperate for work at any paid as long as it has health insurance! Remember this administration has cut cancer research and vaccine development!