Alison Munson

We may be underestimating the true carbon cost of northern wildfires - Berkeley News A study led by a UC Berkeley researcher reconstructed emissions from Swedish wildfires and found that current climate estimates are failing to fully account for carbon released from smoldering organic...

We may be underestimating the true carbon cost of northern wildfires

A study reconstructed emissions from Swedish wildfires and found that current climate estimates are failing to fully account for carbon released from smoldering organic soils.

news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/27/w...

In a democracy, the war on Iran would not be possible.

This plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made partly from milk protein. Researchers at Flinders University blended calcium ...

This plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks | ScienceDaily share.google/dQIPjVogVFWq...

Feb. 28: Hailing death of ‘evil’ Khamenei, Trump says strikes on Iran to persist until peace secured Iran's state media confirms supreme leader killed * Woman killed by Iran missile hit in Tel Aviv, as regime keeps up barrages * Israel confirms killing several of 30 key leaders targeted in initial st...

Oil War III: Operation Epic Fury as Strategic Oil Market Warfare

1. The US Struck Iran Precisely When Diplomacy Was Working

The last round of peace talks ended Thursday in Switzerland, with Iran agreeing "never" to stockpile enriched uranium. Omani foreign minister said "significant" progress made

Mandi Jung, a MN teacher, needs to be heard far and wide. Her message about the treatment of the immigrants living in MN is so powerful. Take a moment to listen to her. We need to bring this energy everywhere.

H/T @thegoodliars.bsky.social

> @covie93.bsky.social

Trump in 2011: “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”

Rep Jim Himes (D-CT), top Democrat on House Intelligence Committee:

“Everything I have heard from the Administration before and after these strikes on Iran confirms this is a war of choice with no strategic endgame…”

CNN will soon be controlled by David Ellison. If democracy is to survive, a vibrant independent media ecosystem is critical.

My ask: cancel your Paramount/Warner subscriptions and sign up for as many pro-democracy outlets as you are able.

You can start with Democracy Docket: bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Just die already, FUCK!

Good morning, Happy Friday!

I'm with ya, Woodstock!
💛🐤💛

Weird they dragged in Hillary Clinton when there's another First Lady right there in the White House who actually knew Jeffrey Epstein.

Moderna's combined coronavirus, flu vaccine receives approval in Europe
->Anadolu Agency | More on "Moderna mRNA combined vaccine approval" at BigEarthData.ai | #Vaccine #Coronavirus #Health

So, any other news yesterday?
Anything important?

Premier Promotes Critical Minerals Opportunities to Developers, Investors

Tim Houston made hundreds of thousands in cuts to tourism and culture, but had $300,000 to gift to mining developers, citing that “mineral exploration brings $35 to $50 million per year to Nova Scotia communities”

Meanwhile tourism revenue in NS in 2025 was $3.7 billion, growing ~8% per year.

Dozens of Montreal school staff already fired or resigned over expanded religious symbols ban | CBC News Dozens of Montreal school staff have either been fired, suspended or decided to resign following Quebec’s new law expanding the ban on religious symbols in schools. According to the Montreal Associati...

Well the Quebec government has heroically deprived its education system of many dedicated workers, well done.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Putin tried to freeze Ukraine. Instead, he sparked an energy Revolution. Russia is bombing fossil-fueled power plants, so the country is building solar and wind.

🇺🇦 Ukraine is revamping its power sector as rapidly as it can, not for climate protection but for energy security. Wind and solar arrays with independent transmission lines, scattered over the landscape makes them harder to hit and easier to repair.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

As a Quebecer, it's nice to hear this

A vibrant color photograph of renowned American marine biologist and ichthyologist Eugenie Clark, known as the "Shark Lady," captured in her element during a dive or research expedition. She is wearing a large diving mask pushed up on her forehead, snorkel attached, and a wetsuit or dive gear. She smiles broadly and joyfully while partially submerged in clear ocean water, surrounded by bubbles, with her face lit by sunlight reflecting off the surface. A large white buoy or float and underwater scenery are visible in the background, conveying her lifelong passion for studying sharks and marine life, her pioneering work in shark behavior, and her role as one of the first prominent female scientists in oceanography.

An underwater photograph of a bull shark swimming gracefully in deep blue ocean waters, captured from a slightly below and side angle. The shark has a robust, heavy-set body with a blunt snout, small black eyes, and a grayish-brown upper body fading to a lighter underside. Its dorsal fin is prominent, pectoral fins are broad, and several remora fish cling to its back near the tail. Sunlight filters from above, creating beams and highlights on the shark's skin as it glides with an open mouth revealing rows of sharp teeth, evoking the powerful yet often misunderstood nature of this coastal species known for its adaptability and occasional aggression toward humans.

Ichthyologist Eugenie Clark, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘓𝘢𝘥𝘺, died #OTD in 2015. A pioneer in scuba diving for research purposes, she proved sharks are capable of learning and was a world authority on Tetraodontiformes. She founded Mote Marine Lab and used her fame to drive global marine conservation. #WomenInSTEM

Cartoon by Nick Anderson

A Toronto hospital has ranked in the top 10 world’s best - Toronto | Globalnews.ca UHN's Toronto Western Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre also made the annual ranking of the world's top 250 best hospitals.

🇨🇦 Healthcare facts:
Trump told us we'll get better healthcare if we join the US. So let's see:
- Canada has the #2 ranked hospital in the world (Toronto General) - Newsweek
- We live three years longer than Americans
- We spend roughly half as much on healthcare

globalnews.ca/news/1170015...

Friends,

The full-scale war has changed all of us. War is not some news feed. That's an experience that cuts through you and changes you forever. I am a different person today.

We're all human, including me. The war is a terrible trauma and everyone survives through it differently.

📷AP

MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: First grade girl recounts searching for father after ICE detained him In an MS NOW Exclusive, Antonia Hylton sits down with Annabella, a New Jersey first grader whose life was uprooted when her father, Adonay Rodriguez, stepped outside to pick up a food order and was de...

ICE tackles and arrests New Jersey father outside his home, leaving his 6-year-old first-grade daughter at home alone.

She goes out looking for him.

"I got my boots and changed my clothes. I wanted to find some help to find my dad..."

www.ms.now/the-weekend-...

what even is the fucking point

"Women adopt AI at rates 25% lower than men.

This isn’t a guess. It’s the finding of a Harvard Business School meta-analysis examining eighteen studies, over 140,000 participants, across multiple countries."

"Every AI Company Is Building a Different Wife"

abiawomosu.substack.com/p/they-built...

He was exceptional

The presumed upcoming El Nino will help cement and quantify global warming acceleration, showing that 2C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury.
See Another El Nino Already? mailchi.mp/caa/another-... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...

Some day we'll all regret this & we'll hold hearings & rend garments & pledge "never again" & we'll be just as full of shit as we were last time.