John Vaillant

Scientists Decry Political Interference in Courtroom Science – Science Politics Leading scientists speak out after climate science was dropped from the federal judiciary's key scientific reference guide.

28 scientists say political pressure to remove a chapter on climate science in a manual for judges is a troubling turn for other disciplines, too. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social

sciencepolitics.org/2026/03/02/a...

Greg Bovino, other federal agents investigated for Operation Metro Surge actions Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is already investigating 17 incidents involving potential unlawful conduct by federal agents.

The DA in Minneapolis is investigating Bovino and others.

Forensic pathologist who watched Epstein's autopsy says suicide ruling 'absolutely wrong' The US Department of Justice, the FBI and New York City forensic experts might have moved on from the possibility Jeffrey Epstein did not take his own life, but many have not, and now suspicions aroun...

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

AI: Does not compute Building fossil-fuel infrastructure to power data centers is a poor bet. Renewables are by far the cheaper, faster choice.

Amory Lovins has entered the chat:
"Today’s AI mania rhymes: Gas and nuclear vendors that can’t beat energy efficiency and renewables in competitive markets are leveraging hype into mandates and subsidies to rescue their losers."
www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat...

Screenshot of an X post by Acyn quoting CNN: “We’re told that Pentagon briefers did make a stark acknowledgment, and that was that there was no indication that Iran was preparing to preemptively strike U.S. bases.” Below is a CNN split-screen segment showing a female anchor on the left and a male correspondent on the right. A red “BREAKING NEWS” banner reads: “SOURCES: BRIEFERS TO CONGRESS UNDERCUT WHITE HOUSE CLAIM OF IMMINENT IRANIAN THREAT.”

Just like Venezuela does not send fentanyl to the U.S. and Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction. It’s all been false flags to justify military aggression and war.

B.C. is finally adopting permanent Daylight Saving Time | The Narwhal On Mar. 8, British Columbians will spring forward one hour for the last time — seven years after B.C. introduced legislation for permanent adoption of Daylight Saving Time

BREAKING: B.C. is finally ending twice-yearly time changes, announcing that as of this Sunday, the province will be on permanent Daylight Saving Time. Originally created to save energy, changing the clocks doesn't benefit the environment, writes @michellecyca.com: thenarwhal.ca/daylight-tim...

Total Lunar Eclipse on March 2–3, 2026 – Where and When to See Total lunar eclipse on March 2–3, 2026: Where and when is the Blood Moon visible and what will it look like? Visibility map, animation, and local times.

🌕➡️🔴 Lunar eclipse alert!

Depending on where you are (mostly: Central/Eastern Asia, Oceania, most of North/Central America), you may be able to see a TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE ("blood moon") overnight!

You can find information about timing and viewing locations here: www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna...

Understanding the U.S. and Israel’s illegal war on Iran The illegal U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues a rampage that has devastated countries and international institutions to eliminate all obstacles to U.S. hegemony. The U.S.-Israel Axis has not succeede...

A former UN human rights director, just wrote the piece on the illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran every outlet with a legal correspondent should have published 48 hours ago. They didn't. We did. mondoweiss.net/2026/03/unde...

Scientists Decry ‘Political Attack’ on Reference Manual for Judges

The war on science goes to the judiciary. More than two dozen contributors to the manual criticized the deletion of a chapter on climate science by the Federal Judicial Center.

A rather absurd Russian quad bike disguised as a haystack.

“In Hebrew, we say, ‘With the food comes the appetite’.
In other words, the more you have, the more you want.”
- Sima Shine, former Mossad official

In 1678, Boston created the first paid, publicly funded fire department in America.

348 years later, they’re still answering the call.

❤️

some of you may die but it 's a sacrifice i am willing to make .. ALT: some of you may die but it 's a sacrifice i am willing to make ..

Trump’s press conference in a nutshell

Amazon river dolphin harassing a black caiman by nibbling at its tail. [📹 jhonathabc]

Original post

Cartoon by
Jeff Koterba

Diver accidentally captured this breathtaking moment after dropping his camera underwater off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [📹 Peter Mieras]

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Winning . . .

BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:

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A trillion more reasons to embrace the #EnergyTransition:

Election chiefs huddle to combat Trump’s meddling, and an illegal draft executive order aims to give him control of elections The most restrictive voting bill ever passed by a chamber of Congress. The Department of Justice’s grab for state voter rolls. And a potential executive order giving President Donald Trump the power t...

This week, Trump and his allies kicked into high gear their illegal campaign to prevent fair elections in 2026. Democracy Docket not only covered every step, but revealed key new information along the way. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime.

The fate of the Iranian people has never been of great concern to American administrations, and this one is no exception

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

When both shame and irony are exhausted, what remains?

U.S. Strikes in Middle East Use Anthropic, Hours After Trump Ban Within hours of declaring that the federal government will end its use of artificial-intelligence tools made by tech company Anthropic, President Trump launched a major air attack in Iran with the hel...

Wait, so did Claude tell them to bomb a girl’s school?!

Mark Carney made ‘terrible mistake’ by parroting Donald Trump’s justification for war on Iran, says historian and security expert - Alberta Politics Prime Minister Mark Carney made “a terrible mistake” with his immediate full-throated support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, Canadian historian and security-intelligence exper...

albertapolitics.ca/2026/03/mark...

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran President Trump launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran after weeks-long lobbying by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East: Israel and Saudi Arabia.

According to WaPo, Saudi Crown Prince MBS, who has invested in excess of $3 bn in Trump family businesses, made multiple private phone calls to Trump over the past month advocating a US attack on Iran, despite his public support for a diplomatic solution. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Pape's book studying whether or not air power succeeds is called "Bombing to Win".

Spoiler: No one ever wins.
Read the gist here:
escalationtrap.substack.com/p/the-smart-...

YouTube video by The Telegraph Trump attacks Iran with 'major combat operations' to oust regime - what next?

A more sober and nuanced take on this morning's events: #IranWar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_8T...

Imagine those eyes looking into yours at close range . . .

Ohboy

Peatland lakes in the Congo Basin release carbon that is thousands of years old Over thousands of years, the swamps and peatlands in the Congo Basin have accumulated and stored huge amounts of carbon. A research team led by ETH Zurich has now shown that large lakes in this ecosys...

The Congo Basin is emitting large volumes of CO2 via peatland lakes. Over thousands of years, the swamps and peatlands have accumulated and stored huge amounts of carbon, which they are now releasing with long-term impacts on the global climate. 
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#emissions #wetlands #Congo