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April 6, 2020, Update: Roni Caryn Rabin at The New York Times updated the Covid-19 / BCG topic with her April 3 (updated April 5) article “Can an Old Vaccine Stop the New Coronavirus? — A tuberculosis vaccine invented a century ago is cheap and safe, and seems to bolster the body’s immune system.”  Today Dave Makichuk…

November 23, 2021 Update: Dr. Ye Tao, RF Alumnus of Rowland Institute at Harvard, provided an update on the global dimming issue. I’m grateful to Dave Borlace’s Just Have a Think for reporting the “global dimming” climate issue may not be as serious for humans as many thought. Borlace’s video contrasts with meteorologist Eric Holthaus February 8, 2018 Grist article citing this 2018 report in Geophysical…

Here in the US there is a huge amount of misinformation about coronavirus (COVID-19) at all levels. In the end, reality is what matters whether anyone says it, or not, writes it, or not, sees it, or not. Robert Bly said “The trees will carry what we don’t say.” I recall him discussing Alden Nowlan’s poetry:…

1) The media focus now is on how “US, UK coronavirus strategies shifted following UK epidemiologists’ ominous report” noting, according to CNN.com’s Nick Paton Walsh,  “attempts to slow, or mitigate — rather than actively halt, or suppress — the novel coronavirus could overwhelm the number of intensive care hospital beds and lead to about 250,000 deaths…

March 7-9, 2020 Update:  Italy extended its COVID-19 quarantine to the entire country.  William Feuer at cnbc.com wrote “People throughout the country of 60 million should not travel other than for work and emergencies, Conte said. He added that all public gatherings will be banned and sporting events suspended. The decision was made to protect the most vulnerable people in…

Used with permission of Extinction Rebellion Seattle. “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” ― Gospel of Thomas Nation = None (Updated April 2024) Leader = Mary Robinson, former President of…

For many years, I told my creative writing students to listen deeply for circles, threads, and connections.  I laughed when it was widely reported the world’s second richest man, Bill Gates ($96.5 billion), bought — then didn’t buy — Sinot’s AQUA, “the world’s first hydrogen-powered yacht for $650 million” according to businessinsider.com’ s Taylor Gorden, and…

Used with permission of Datawrapper. Update: Dave Borlace, citing a 2019 IPCC report, noted “It’s actually more like about 5 degrees Celsius higher [ . . . . ] within 80 years or so at our current trajectory.” Update: The Guardian, at Rockström’s request, changed the quote below for a 4 C world to “It’s difficult…

About 9 years ago, my life partner of 6 years died suddenly and unexpectedly. She was laughing and joking at breakfast, and nearly gone by evening. My mom, dad, and companion animal, about the same time, also suffered horrible deaths. The family thought mom had the flu, but it was much worse. One moment we…

“Tree With No Words” on Oregon Coast I dreamed Koalas with human voices asked for a seat at the UN. The UN said no.