Dietary Guidelines in the MAHA era
Vegetables: the latest leftist plot to pollute America’s precious bodily fluids.
“Plovers on Parade”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/10, 1/800s, ISO 1250. Oregon coast near the John Dellenback Dunes Trail.
“Rain Pool”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 21mm, f/11, 1/30s, ISO 200. Along the John Dellenback Dunes Trail.
WMO report documents spiralling weather and climate impacts
That’s the World Meteorological Organization.
Globally each of the past ten years were individually the ten warmest years on record.
Republican Behind “Trump Derangement Bill” Accused of Soliciting Minor
The definition of schadenfreude.
NYT:
In an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News, President Trump maintained his view that his administration is not actually defying the courts because, in his estimation, the judge who ruled against him should not have been allowed to do so.
Oh, well that’s all right then.
Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act blasted as abuse of power
A roundup of responses to the administration attempt to send all the Venezuelans they can catch to prison in El Salvador with zero due process.
New filing in the Alien Enemies Act case
If the president can designate any group as enemy aliens under the act, and that designation is unreviewable, then there is no limit on who can be sent to a Salvadoran prison, or any limit on how long they will remain there.
Yeah, exactly. Including current citizens, if they manage to get the birthright citizenship nonsense to stick.
Judge finds Elon Musk likely acted unconstitutionally in shuttering USAID
The interesting thing is that this is an appointments clause decision - which, if upheld, would make everything Musk has done unconstitutional. Unfortunately, the eggs are already broken.
FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies
Another break for poor oppressed billionaires.
Moscow and Beijing rejoice at looming death of Radio Free Europe, VOA
The enemy of my enemy is (checks notes) a free press.
3 vaccine doses cut long-COVID risk by over 60%, analysis suggests
Vaccines work. What a surprise.
NASA’s Webb Images Young, Giant Exoplanets, Detects Carbon Dioxide
I’m a child of the Space Age (grew up in 1960’s SoCal) so to me PICTURES OF PLANETS OUTSIDE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM is pretty darned exciting.
Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support
I was just thinking it might be time to apply for my Social Security, even though I’d planned to hold off another couple of years, before co-Presidents Musk and Trump crippled the system. Looks like I was too late.
Update: the Newegg seller refunded the excessive markup. On the one hand, this makes me happier. On the other, I wonder how often they get away with this. Not naming them, on the off chance that this really was an honest mistake.
I ordered a new laptop ethernet adapter from a Newegg seller because I’m trying to discontinue doing business with Amazon. So I was miffed when it arrived shipped from Amazon, and much more annoyed to discover a 300% markup (!). I guess the lesson is to not use Newegg marketplace sellers.
Judge lashes out at Trump admin over deportation flights
As of right now, it appears to be the administration position that because of (pick one or more) national security, or being in command of the military, or being responsible for foreign policy, that the President can deport anyone he wants to anywhere he wants. And the courts can go piss up a rope.
“Droplets”
Olympus TG6, f/4.9, 1/400s, ISO 640. Along the Ridgeline Trail.
Didn’t finish reading: Destiny’s Road 📚
Usually I like Niven’s work, but this one just never seemed to get anywhere, and I gave up at the halfway point. At my age, I’m never going to finish reading all the books I like, so there’s no point in slogging through ones I’m not enjoying.