A fracker says that the geology of the UK makes it unsuitable for fracking, except on a small scale that would hardly be worth the trouble.

That is good news for the UK. Experience in the US shows fracking can poison aquifers, which is long-term damage that the balance sheets don't count.

Because Truss is an ideological right-winger, I could imagine her as going all-out to push for fracking, even if it isn't profitable.

Attorney General Letitia James of New York State has sued the corrupter, his family business, and some of his family for defrauding banks by misrepresenting the organization's finances.

James stated that New York had presented information to the US government that could lead to federal criminal charges.

Putin has declared a partial mobilization, that will probably enable him to force more Russian soldiers to fight in Ukraine. I doubt it will make a big difference.

In addition he growled and grated his teeth.

More or less all stain-resistant school uniforms in the US contain PFAS.

*Don’t cheer for the Espionage Act being used against Donald Trump. It will backfire. Wishing to see Trump called to account need not make us champion a 100-year-old statute used to target whistleblowers.*