- The ground invasion of Gaza has commenced, albeit in a partial way for the time being. The Americans still aren't sure what to do, other than to call casualty figures into question even as the actual experts consider them largely accurate. The leaders of the EU are calling for restraint, including humanitarian corridors, but to no avail so far. And tensions are increasing around the world, including here. In Germany, the authorities are pressuring institutions to cancel "events featuring groups critical of the Israeli state".
- Meanwhile, the Russia-Ukraine war continues apace. The Russian military is now doing what the Wagner Group was doing before by recruiting from prisons.
- Yet another mass shooting in America, this one in Maine. The suspect remains at large.
- The crisis on the Colorado River has been deferred, for now, as cuts to water consumption take effect.
- The City of Winnipeg is considering replacing its current bicycle registry with 529 Garage, which shares data between jurisdictions to increase the chance of recovering stolen bikes. This registry has been quite successful in Vancouver; for more information see this video.
- The rightwing extremists have been shut out in the byelections for the Brandon School Division. Of course this won't stop them from making a lot of noise and scaring people, but nice to see them marginalized.
- The calls to close the Manwin Hotel have a problem - people still live there. As bad as conditions are there, it's still better than the street.
- The family of the man who killed his parents during a psychotic episode are suing public health agencies for failure to properly address his issues before the killings.
- Dr Gianluca Grimalda, the scientist whose refusal to fly from PNG to Germany for a meeting that could easily have been done by Zoom got him fired, still has no regrets. The organization he had been working for is called the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, which might be a clue as to where their real priorities lie. Or perhaps the executives love to take advantage of the opportunity to travel for business and don't want to be shamed into meeting remotely. Grimalda thinks that his involvement in climate-related protests may be another factor.
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