The Bell tolls ...
#ausnews #vicnews #cfa #cfbb #fire #memorial #kinglake #BlackSaturday #service #kinglakewest #community

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/classifieds/public-notices/the-bell-tolls/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

“Extreme heat is the most common cause of weather-related hospitalisations in Australia, and kills more people than all other natural hazards combined. What does exposure to extreme heat – such as a temperature of 49C – do to the body?”

It’s 42c outside, (low humidity, 11%) could be worse. #BlackSaturday was 46c. So what happens if you’re not hydrating while moving about? By chance I got to measure what happens. I had a blood test about 10 years ago, the GP mentioned fasting so I skipped water as well 🤪

Rule #38

Went out did a 10km walk, mid morning in summer, had some blood taken but they couldn’t draw any. I had to re-hydrate about 1 - 2 litres before trying again. Even then the sample hydrolysed as I didn’t have enough fluid in me. Your blood thickens, your heart has to physically pump harder. That’s the feeling when you’re dehydrated and exerting.

At 46c + this is lethal. Switch tasks to cooler periods out of the sun.

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/27/what-happens-to-the-human-body-in-49c-heat-australians-are-finding-out>

Then there was that day I had to run in 44c+ late afternoon. Don’t do that. ☀️🔥🥵

Black Saturday the Day the United States Ceased to Be a Constitutional Democracy

https://theintellectualist.com/black-saturday-us-constitutional-crisis-2025/

#HackerNews #BlackSaturday #ConstitutionalDemocracy #USHistory #Crisis2025 #PoliticalDiscussion

https://theintellectualist.com/black-saturday-us-constitutional-crisis-2025

I think you ought to read this analysis of the events of the #BlackSaturday last week, when President Trump decided to ignore a court order and thus push the United States of America further away from being a democracy.

#usa #donaldtrump #democracy #autocracy #ElSalvadorPrisonTransfer

edited: fixed the Black weekday tag.

"Black Saturday: The Day the United States Ceased to Be a Constitutional Democracy" 😑

https://theintellectualist.com/black-saturday-us-constitutional-crisis-2025

#donaldtrump #usa #uspolitics #uspol #democracy #constitution #blacksaturday

Via #TheIntellectualist

Saturday, March 15, 2025, may have seemed unremarkable to most Americans. But in time, history will remember it as #BlackSaturday—the moment the United States ceased to function as a #ConstitutionalDemocracy

For the 1st time in modern American history, a sitting president openly defied a direct fed #CourtOrder—& nothing happened. No intervention. No enforcement. No consequences. A legal ruling was issued, & the #WhiteHouse simply ignored it

https://theintellectualist.com/black-saturday-us-constitutional-crisis-2025/

Up to 40% of bushfires in parts of Australia are deliberately lit. But we’re not doing enough to prevent them

"There are many, complex reasons why people light fires. Commonly reported drivers include: relieving boredom or creating excitement, gaining positive recognition for putting out a fire (they want to be seen as a hero), as a cry for help, or because they’re angry."

"There is almost no research in Australia or internationally into the effects of community awareness, and prevention campaigns or targeted strategies to prevent firesetting, including bushfire arson, in higher risk groups."

"Failing to address deliberate firesetting will have significant long-term consequences for public health, human life and the environment."

"As we enter another summer of high fire danger, our failure to fund arson research should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds."
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https://theconversation.com/up-to-40-of-bushfires-in-parts-of-australia-are-deliberately-lit-but-were-not-doing-enough-to-prevent-them-243584
#bushfires #arson #fires #destruction #harm #BlackSaturday #paraphernalia #machinery #FossilFuels #governance

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