*Republicans are fueling extremism and terror like the Buffalo shooting.*

Republicans are blocking funds for Covid-19 tests, treatment and vaccination. Their willingness to sabotage the country for a partisan victory makes them effectively terrorists.

A Just Stop Oil activist says that threats of imprisonment will not make them give up. They will continue striving to save civilization and the ecosphere.

European news associates dangerous heat waves, not with hot death to come, but with having fun.

Nuclear power is still not a usable solution. It's even more dangerous than we used to recognize.

The Putin forces have retreated from most of the seized territory around Kharkiv. They gave way easily to advancing Ukrainian troops.

As a result, Kharkiv is no longer in artillery range of the Putin forces. There could be occasional missile attacks, but the city will not suffer further bulk destruction.

A large survey finds that cynical people are perceived as being more competent than others, but on the average they aren't really so.