The struggles for Palestinian liberation and climate justice are one and the same, according to Marwan Bishara. The eastern Mediterranean is one of the most climate-vulnerable places on the planet. Whereas worldwide temperatures have increased by an average of 1.1°C since pre-industrial times, in Israel/Palestine average temperatures have risen by 1.5°C between 1950 and 2017, with a forecasted increase of 4°C by the end of the century for the 400 million people living in the region.

Despite the majority of Middle East countries being signatories to the Paris Climate Accords, so far, their leaders have failed to meet the commitments

I have been given Academia.edu's AI to make podcast and cartoons of my writings. Mixed results. Neutral? Sometimes, but it really didn't like my freudian critique of gaylib and reparative therapy. podcast here

As we come to the end of the reign of Trudeau Jr, here's a nostalgic take on his ascendancy to the Canadian throne.

Sadly, his time in office was mostly disappointing, his antics worthy of Monty Pyton's Ministry of Silly Walks, but what will follow could make us long for Justin's kindergarten antics.

Justin Trudeau: Start of a Canadian legend

OK, just a glimpse of the Trent Canal system, from Peterborough to Lakefield, 13.2 km, and an exploration of another trail, but surely one of the 'nicest' 13.2 km of Canadian bike trails. And mostly disregarding the actual trail. Better than a beeline through bush -- you can use the pokey highway #32 that hugs the canal, slow and windy. Hardly a car in sight. 

The Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG), taking place in November 2025 in Riyadh, is a 'Muslim Olympics', sponsored by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Islamic Solidarity Sports Association (ISSA), attracting athletes from 57 OIC member states. The purpose is to provide a forum for Muslim youth without the Islamophobia and Zionist subtext central to current athletic competitions, where women are pressured not to wear modest clothing and hijab, and where Israeli competitors are given pride of place, even as Israel commits genocide and is spurned by right-thinking nations.

Abstract: Modern America was founded in violence; first slavery and genocide of natives, then revolution against mother England, then war as the modus vivendi in the quest for world domination. This essay, presented at the 3rd International Conference on the Decline of the United States, focuses on the US civil war and the genocide in Cambodia as a result of the war in Vietnam, and their relevance to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

1.1 US civil war 1860-1864

1.2 Compared to Ukraine

1.3 Russia's carpetbaggers and two civil wars