Ray Roberts

I have seasonal depression in the summer now | The Narwhal Extreme heat, wildfires and pests — fuelled by climate change — threaten to make summer the worst season in Canada. It’s time to talk about it

“Juice”. This has now been added to my reading list! www.thenarwhal.ca/seasonal-dep...

First it was troops in L.A., sent to provoke and assault peaceful protesters under the banner of “immigration enforcement.” Now it’s troops in our capital to disappear the homeless. See the pattern? Sooner or later, the monster comes for us all.

Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good.

I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

If you’re wondering how ICE recruitment and training is going under Kristi Noem—South Park already nailed it.

ICE is hiring! US immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for highly motivated, morally indifferent individuals to join our team. Open positions include: Senior Goon Racism Enforcement Office Unmarked Van Driver (Part-Time) Experience with children a plus usajobs.gov

From this month's edition of The Onion.

Green New Deal! Prosecute Fossil Fuel Fraudsters and seize their assets!

Fetterman’s a fake-populist jagoff

Autoimmunity in Children Post-COVID: A Silent Risk New research reveals links between SARS-CoV-2 infections and autoimmune responses in children.

"The autoantibodies identified are linked to a range of autoimmune conditions, including type 1 diabetes, thyroid disorders, and connective tissue diseases. Notably, the presence of autoantibodies was observed regardless of the severity of the initial infection..."

In Honor of Joanna Macy, 1929-2025 I write while staying in one of the great forests of British Columbia, a forest in which the inextricability of life from death is gorgeously evident. Several kinds of fern spring from this soil, some...

I wrote a memorial essay in praise of the great Joanna Macy over there at my newsletter.....

The Abuses at ICE Detention Centers Fulfill a Trump Campaign Promise Mass detention isn’t merely a step along the way to achieving Trump’s goal of mass deportation. Mass detention is also the goal.

Lockdowns are declared to cover for ICE’s being short-staffed. One man reported that he and others were forced to eat “like dogs,” bent over with their hands restrained behind their backs. https://trib.al/2ehPMtG

I’m so happy to learn that Pete is enthusiastically supporting Zohran Mamdani as mayor for NY…. Wait… I don’t see it… you mean this statement from Pete isn’t REALLY about an inclusive big tent?

Comparing the American dream to the European dream - new video by Janis Groß

- being more afraid of medical bills than climate change
- no nature just parking lots
- science is fake news & conspiracy theories sell
- fast food on every corner and fresh food behind a paywall
- no trains just traffic

Billionaires become sociopaths. Yes, we need to tax the rich to save the world: climate crisis, acidification, petro-wars, food and water shortages, universal healthcare, debt-free public education for all, housing for all…. Etc. etc… but we also should tax the rich for their own wellbeing.

I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. Be part of the actions this September: drawtheline.world?utm_source=b...

Texas congressional candidate removed, arrested during redistricting hearing A Texas congressional candidate was arrested Thursday evening while testifying against Republican efforts to redraw the state's congressional maps.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

This will likely greatly decrease the cost of electric heat pumps and induction stovetops in the U.S. market. We’ve been lacking an economy of scale.

RFK jr is in the Epstein files

Gift link - share.inquirer.com/7DIAUz

Ontario Plans to Sell Part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park for Development Project - Environmental Defence The Government of Ontario plans to sell parts of the park worth tens of millions of dollars to developers. This represents almost one third of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park.

Now Ontario is coming for our Public Parks. They have gotten away with it at Ontario Place. They will keep going until WE STOP THEM.

STOP...Changing the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act
environmentaldefence.ca/2025/07/22/w...

The plot against vaccines Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies have hit on a way to undermine immunization.

Kennedy will “do everything possible to destroy the vaccine infrastructure.”

Wow. @repsummerlee.bsky.social reveals that Nancy Mace tried to amend the Epstein file release motion to add the word "credible" to it (only compelling the release of "credible" files).

"But we're like, 'Well, legally, who decides what is credible? Whose standards are we going to implement here?'"

Green energy has passed 'positive tipping point,' and cost will come down, UN says | CBC News Renewable energy has passed a "positive tipping point" to become even cheaper and more widespread, according to a pair of United Nations reports.

But pipelines.........

www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

There's a lot we still don’t know about Jeffrey Epstein Amid the conspiracy theories, the totality of Epstein’s crimes—and how he made his fortune—is still a disturbing mystery.

For years, there have been loose ends, unanswered questions, unreleased documents, and an endless amount of fodder for future conspiracy theories bit.ly/4117Cre

This is a genuine national emergency.

In the next few months, tens of millions of people are going to be hit with astronomical increases in health care premiums unless there’s a policy intervention.

This is the consequences when we chose the wrong
direction.

Supercharged chaos for the jackboot goons and thugs

Newsdeck: Judge to weigh blocking Trump on birthright citizenship despite Supreme Court ruling

A federal judge will consider on Thursday whether to prevent President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his executive order limiting birthright citizenship after the U.S. Supreme Court restricted the ability of judges to block his policies using nationwide injunctions.

Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour The weather agency is forecasting up to 150 millimeters of rain over 24 hours.

Tokyo was hit by a torrential downpour during rush hour on Thursday, with cars getting stuck and the JMA warning of floods.