"Climate change is on course to transform life on Earth as we know it, and unless global warming is dramatically slowed, billions of people and other species will reach points where they can no longer adapt to the new normal, according to a major report published Monday… The UN-backed report, based on years of research from hundreds of scientists, found that the impacts from human-caused climate change were larger than previously thought. The report's authors say these impacts are happening much faster and are more disruptive and widespread than scientists expected 20 years ago."
"The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a major environmental case that could hobble the ability of federal agencies to regulate air pollution — and potentially, much more."
About that kid who had his legs and finger amputated after eating left-over lo-mein… "'There’s absolutely no history in the medical literature of this kind of bacteria being transmitted by food,' said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. 'It’s baloney.'… (The food) was, Schaffner said, a bit of a red herring and a common part of emergency medicine. Doctors must sort through a mountain of symptoms and medical histories quickly to figure out how best to treat patients. And if someone comes in vomiting, it’s natural to ask about recent meals." Sorry about spreading misinformation. And yes, we see this all the time in medicine. (Grokked from Chuck Wendig)
"Facebook parent company Meta says it has uncovered Russian efforts to undermine trust in the Ukrainian government and a separate attempt to hack Ukrainian military officials and journalists using its platform… The two campaigns were both small in scale and caught in the early stages, the company said." I was feeling lonely. Waves to my Russian friends.
"Meanwhile, Ukraine’s president has signed an application for his country to join the European Union, in a bid to solidify his country’s bond with the West."
"Switzerland broke its historically neutral status to sanction Russia over its invasion of Ukraine… In a statement on Monday, Switzerland's Federal Council said it would adopt sanctions against Russia effective immediately. The measures, it said, would match those of the European Union, of which Switzerland is not a member." That's gonna leave a mark.
"There is growing evidence that Ukraine is managing to inflict significant casualties on Russian forces as they try to advance deeper into the country -- and that the swift strike Russia hoped to carry out on the capital, Kyiv, has been slowed by intense and popular resistance."
"Russia’s president summoned the defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, and military chief of staff, Valery Gerasimov, to a public meeting on Sunday and ordered them to 'transfer the deterrence forces' – a reference to nuclear weapons – 'of the Russian army to a special mode of combat duty'." Gen X collectively yawns.
"A group of Ukrainian soldiers stationed on an island military outpost who were presumed dead after a terse and profane interaction with a Russian warship last week may still be alive, Ukrainian officials announced Sunday."
"When Costa asked Lindell who drafted the papers, he responded: 'That's none of your business. A bunch of lawyers did. I never read them.'… Lindell then laced into a range of debunked conspiracy theories involving Dominion Voting Systems… The businessman said that he 'never' discussed the issue of martial law with Trump, and then told Costa 'to go back watching your old rotten news.'… Lindell then started yelling at Costa and deriding him as a 'traitor,' prompting others to jump into the mix."
"Nearly 14 months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the first trial of a defendant charged in connection with the deadly attack opens Monday in federal court… Guy Reffitt, a Texas man who authorities say belongs to the self-styled Three Percenter militia movement, is charged with five counts, including obstruction, civil disorder and entering Capitol grounds with a firearm. He has pleaded not guilty."
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