*The Conservative Political Action Conference has turned itself into a center of the global anti-democracy movement and anointed Trump its head. [The Wrecker] surrogate Jack Posobiec kicked off the conference by saying, "Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on January 6, but we will endeavor to get rid of it and replace it with this, right here." The crowd went wild.*

They brought tyrants from various other countries to show their alliance with the American movement for tyranny.

This has gone well beyond expression of views; it is a stated intention to convert the US government into a repressive tyranny, using violence when convenient.

There is no obligation to delay further before arresting them for this.

*Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dumping ground.*

I wonder what density these contaminants amount to, given the size of the ocean.

Record rains have cut travel and shipping between Australia's east and its west. It will take time to repair the damage.

A clear explanation of how Starmer Labour has fenced itself into a right-wing position that will serve the rich and not the rest.

A court settlement has greatly narrowed the scope of the Florida law that prohibits teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity.

This settlement eliminates much FUD that the law inspired in the teachers restricted by it. The narrowed interpretation of the law remains a change for the worse, but it's a smaller change.