Author Archives: Bonnie

Main audience: everyone No, we don’t have a fresh pandemic with Andes hantavirus, at least so far. But the world’s defenses against pandemics are only as good as the worst public health response in a crucial place, and public health … Continued

Main audience: UK people Thursday much of the UK looked at what Republicans are doing to the USA with Project 2025, went to vote in local elections, and used their ballots to declare, “We want what the Americans are having.” … Continued

Main audience: everyone The way the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius is being handled in the news tells us what to expect from journalists and authorities when the next pandemic hits. That bothers me. Click here to … Continued

Main audience: everyone Amnesty International and a very long list of other organizations jointly issued a travel advisory to fans, players, journalists, and other visitors who plan to travel to or within the USA for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World … Continued

Main audience: everyone This starts out focused on the USA and on how tough things are getting for most people in both of my countries, then opens up to more—that’s the part to stick around for. We are not necessarily … Continued

Main audience: USA people Friday 1 May 2026 is May Day Strong in the USA. It’s an economic blackout by those who are able to participate (no shame for those who want to but can’t). Don’t like what the regime … Continued

Main audience: UK people To understand what type of trouble the UK is in regarding general health, it may help to take a look at our love-it-or-hate-it food Marmite. Yes, Marmite. Click here to read more.

Main audience: everyone but especially USA people We should expect quick, reliable reports after a major incident at a gathering of journalists. Instead, over the weekend we got wildly inconsistent claims. What do we know now? The threat to DJT … Continued

Main audience: everyone We are walking into trouble if we don’t set rules soon for powerful software before it becomes anything resembling genuine AI. Fortunately, rules were suggested in the middle 20th century. Do we have the smarts, ethics & … Continued

Main audience: everyone Today is Earth Day 2026. Appropriately, my wife and I spent much of the day in our garden. This year we’re making some changes in case there is a summer drought, so we can more efficiently provide … Continued