- Apparently Donald Trump, having managed to get the $454 million bond for his appeal of the civil fraud trial in New York reduced to $175 million, has not yet provided a current financial statement as required. Some discussion of this here; whether this will be sorted out in time to prevent asset seizures remains to be seen. In other Trump-related news, he seems to be testing the limits of the gag order imposed by Judge Juan Merchan.
- Joe Biden has called for an "immediate ceasefire" following the deaths of seven aid workers in Gaza, saying that US policy "will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps". He's been careful, of course, not to threaten anything specific; AIPAC is always watching.
- There have been substantial reductions in deforestation in Brazil and Columbia, but unfortunately this is offset by losses elsewhere in the tropics.
- Geoengineering, which is increasingly looking like it may be necessary to avoid the worst effects of climate change, has some serious issues of its own. Perhaps the biggest risk is that geoengineering activity in one country could potentially affect its neighbours, possibly in ways that are harmful to them and thus increasing the risk of armed conflict. Or, a natural disaster could be mistakenly attributed to geoengineering, with the same result.
- In northern Manitoba, leaders are trying to prepare for what could potentially be a very bad wildfire season due to the dry winter.
- A Hamilton man has been jailed after livestreaming himself assaulting someone and unleashing a vicious transphobic rant on a city bus. You'd think anyone with an IQ above room temperature would know better than to record their crimes, but there you go.
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