Time to reinstate another amazing English woman, Caroline Chisholm? She used to grace the $5 note decades past. Or another outstanding woman? smh.com.au/politics/feder…

A good friend has been very careful for 2 yrs. to take all steps to avoid Covid (including 4 vacs). 4 weeks ago he went to a funeral. No one wore masks. Out of respect, he did not. He and his wife both were + in 3 days. 12 days later he was -. Very bad case. Wear a mask.

Hey, ABC News, check this out. Might be worth saturation coverage?

theguardian.com/environment/20…

We’ve got a new paper out on climate #TippingPoints in Science Magazine: “Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points”
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Explainer: climatetippingpoints.info/2022/09/09/cli…

🧵Thread on what it says, & the implications:

1/30 #ClimateChange

And 🇷🇺 continues its heavy attacks in Kharkiv and other cities in 🇺🇦. A focus of the attacks is to try to destroy the energy infrastructures of the country in order to make the coming winter as hard as possible.

Taiwan says two Chinese aircraft crossed Taiwan Strait median line reut.rs/3L51vcv

#Ukraine #DPRK #Iran #NuclearEnergy #Aukus

Exactly so 🙏🙏🙏🙏. A magic farewell. When we asked the Queen to tea with Paddington, something magic happened – the most lovely goodbye theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Another way to put this recent California heat wave into perspective:

Here is a look at Pasadena, California's 50 hottest weeks ever recorded since 1908.

The week of September 1 - September 7, 2022 was 2.9°F (1.6°C) hotter than the previous all time record high.

New York State declares a disaster due to polio outbreak. It’s feared that thousands are infected in the state.

Telling that some of finest Aussie tributes have come from Republicans - Paul Keating and Malcolm Turnbull. Suspect they represent the prevailing view: massive respect and affection for the Queen combined with skepticism about the relevance of monarchy to modern Australia.

In Beijing, 1986. 🙏

To you, she was your Queen.
To us, she was The Queen.
She will be with all of us forever.

At a time here in the United States when we are contending with the consequences of those who do not put country first, the life of Queen Elizabeth II stands as a stark reminder of the importance and value of having leaders who are prepared no matter what to do just that.

The last Elizabethan reign ended with the journey of a king from Scotland to London, so too will the reign of Elizabeth II

Thank you Ma’am, for everything.

Such a sad day for millions around the world who loved and admired her. She was the greatest model of duty and service. Godspeed and rest in peace, Your Majesty.

The part of the London Bridge plan that talks about what happens if she dies in Balmoral is wild. To think this could be about to unfold in Edinburgh, in a country that is largely republican, is mind blowing to me. Some affection for the Queen but we are generally not royalists.