"Just as we wouldn’t build in seismically active regions like Vancouver, Victoria or San Francisco without accounting for earthquake risk, or in flood-prone areas like Winnipeg or New Orleans without proper mitigation, we must begin to treat fire risk as an equally fundamental design consideration.

We can start by much-needed building code updates. And we can educate residents and home-buyers about reducing their risk."

https://theconversation.com/we-design-cities-and-buildings-for-earthquakes-and-floods-we-need-to-do-the-same-for-wildfires-257297?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A note from a human rights lawyer to members of the U.S. Armed Forces: If you are directed to execute illegal orders, remember, declaring “I was just following orders” was not deemed a valid defense during the Nuremberg trials, and it won’t be a valid defense here either.

You have an oath to the U.S. Constitition and due process of law. Honor that—not the illegal orders of a 34X convicted felon.

My team at Apple is hiring! We’re a group of compiler frontend engineers working on the Swift language and developer experience. This team is full of opportunities - working on Swift has accelerated my expertise and my visibility, both because of the technical challenges and the support from my colleagues.

Positions are available in Cupertino: https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200607784/swift-compiler-engineer

And in London: https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200607324/swift-compiler-engineer

One lesson from the Trump-Musk feud--made plain from Musk's (now withdrawn) threat about SpaceX--is that privatizing the nation's critical resources allows the very wealthy to threaten to withhold or undermine those resources at their every frustration or misguided assumption.

In other words, the nation's business and its progress are at risk from such a "public-private partnership".

Obviously we still need to learn that lesson.

#USpol #USpolitics #TrumpMuskFeud

⚠️ 🚨 Health Alert-Wildfire Smoke⚠️

Be aware:

Breathing wildfire smoke?

At any level, it is Not Safe !

Read this is link and download the PDF

Link here: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/documents/services/publications/healthy-living/wildfire-smoke-health/wildfire-smoke-health.pdf

#Wildfire #Canada #USA #Health

Solar the neighbourly way.

"Households taking part in the so-called virtual energy network are given a smart meter and hooked up to a scheme allowing them to buy from or sell to other participants in their local area.

In order to participate, they must go through small, privately-owned electricity retailer Energy Locals, which uses third party software to handle the trades."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/no-solar-no-problem-trial-aims-to-overcome-energy-gulf/105377506

This is why we should never debate the worth of another person

We all have value just for being ourselves

It’s not tied to our job, or health status or our economic contribution

Saying that someone must prove they “matter” to get Medicaid is blatant eugenics

Disabled people aren’t expendable!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dr-oz-says-people-will-receive-medicaid-if-they-can-prove-that-they-matter/

#uspol #hhs #medicaid #disability #ableism #eugenics #DrOz