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Main audience: everyone I had forgotten what a deep pleasure it is to see someone work who is excellent at what they do. This week I got a reminder that some people don’t just do an adequate job. Some people … Continued

Main audience: UK and USA people For anyone who has been paying attention to parallels in UK and USA politics, this afternoon Nigel Farage did his best to emulate DJT. There are multiple wrinkles in his plan. I hope he … Continued

Main audience: everyone Is this the summer climate change reached the threshold beyond which it alarms enough people to get perceived as urgent? Is this the summer many, many more of us do whatever we can about it without waiting … Continued

Main audience: USA and UK people As soon as it becomes possible, Congress has to dramatically rein in SCOTUS and take steps to make it harder for the Court to go rogue again. The Constitution is much needed–imperfect but not … Continued

Main audience: everyone At least a couple of times each year we take a break from madness to wander in the garden. Our front garden used to be a plain lawn. Now it is more interesting, friendlier to bees & … Continued

Main audience: everyone For a while it felt like maybe the need for Pride events was ebbing. Then in recent years hostility in both of my countries ramped up against people extremists declare are not the only type of person … Continued

Main audience: everyone Mother Earth has plenty to say this week, such as a record shattering heat dome in Europe and five major earthquakes in 24 hours. These two seemingly disconnected topics may be more related to each other than … Continued

Main audience: everyone If you are arachnophobic but can tolerate reading about sp****s with no photos of them, you may especially want to find out what my wife did about her phobia. It’s cool. (Today it’s a guest post by … Continued

Main audience: everyone If you are not from or in the UK, you may think news of a changeover of Prime Minister is just like the last few times. I am far from alone in believing it isn’t. It will … Continued

Main audience: everyone As news hit about the USA folding its hand to Iran, I was answering a question about the USA’s national anthem. It’s awkward. But there is one line in the anthem that Americans can’t let go. Click … Continued