The Interdisciplinary Nature of Public Health

How Pakistan’s solar boom is shielding it from worst of Iran war crisis A quarter of Pakistani households are now using solar panels. This insulates millions of families from the energy crisis

“Now, I don’t care if the prices of diesel increase,” he says, proudly pointing to the sun above. “As long as there is this sun, I can grow my watermelons.”

*That* is energy independence.

I went from prostest against Trump to an event where Deb Haaland, candidate for #NewMexico governor spoke. She was forceful and impassioned. There were many allies in the room. 3/

This isn’t peak solar. This is early innings of system replacement. Australia leads per capita as rooftops turn homes into power stations & BESS scales fast. Centralized grids aren’t competing anymore—they’re being replaced faster than linear models anticipated. ⚡ #Bettrification

In two weeks, either we'll be right back where we are now, or Trump will have moved back to trying to annex Greenland or something.

A branch of an Abate Fetel Pear Tree with green leaves and blooming white flowers is in front of a chain-link fence, with a blurred background of shrubs and trees.

A young William’s Pride Apple Tree branch featuring budding flowers and fresh green leaves, with a chain-link fence and an oyster shell walkway area in the background.

A young Olympian Fig Tree with budding figs on the branches, is positioned near a wooden fence and chain-link fence. Surrounding native greenery is visible in the background, which is our backyard.

A close-up of a flowering Blue Barron Rhododendron with purple blooms in the foreground, behind a wire fence. In the background, a modern house with a wooden deck is visible, featuring a potted Lemon Cypress plant. Green clover surrounds the area.

A few indications that Spring has come to Coastal Western Washington where @czds and I live

#PNW #PacificCoast #Washington

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore responds to the larger context of the Baltimore Sun's investigation into his military service. Since 2024, the paper's owner is a Trump ally named David Smith, who is the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group.

2/ 🥳🥳

NBC—“Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, expanding liberals' majority
NBC News projects that Taylor defeated conservative Maria Lazar, marking four straight victories for Democratic-backed candidates in the battleground state’s high court elections.”

Photo of four men wearing firefighter caps and light colored Oxford shirts. They are standing in front of a factory belching smoke.

While we’re talking about saving the planet to save our health, here is a photo of some firefighters in the 1930’s in Etna, PA, just outside of Pittsburgh.

My grandpa is the guy on the left. They are not at work. This photo was taken at a community event at a local park.

Kids in ICE Detention Up 10x in Trump’s Second Term Advocates warn trauma from detentions will cause kids lifelong damage.

6,200 children have been ripped from their lives & thrown into concentration camps or deported.

Do all the Tough Guys feel safe yet?

Sales of used #ElectricVehicles are skyrocketing. electrek.co/2026/04/07/used-evs-just...

[US Pol: I'm so tired of hearing about "cognitive decline"]

I could imagine an excellent president who also had strange bruises on his hands.

I feel like this is a way of dodging the real issue. It's not the health struggles, whatever they may be that are the problem, is the bad decisions, bad […]

Poster for the emergency protest.

We had a good turnout for the emergency protest in #SantaFe #NewMexico today. Impeach Trump. No genocide. We’ll be back as often as needed to defeat Republican Fascism.

I am so fed up with his drama and bullshit.

SO fed up.

He terrorized the whole world, sees the magic words "2 weeks," will claim some kind of genius victory, he'll start a war with Cuba, and MAGA-GOP will cheer his every move and word.

Blather wince repeat.

The Donora Smog Revisited: 70 Years After the Event That Inspired the Clean Air Act | AJPH | Vol. 108 Issue S2 At a storefront museum approximately 25 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a sign reads, “Clean Air Started Here.” This is not hyperbole. At the end of October 1948, the communities of Donor...

Since we are focusing on saving the planet to save our health today, I’ll share a paper I and colleagues wrote about the 1948 Donora Smog, an industrial pollution event that killed 20 and sickened 5900 others.

Cadmium and lead measured in a nearby lake still remain above recommended levels.

RE: https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/116343692405836069

The war crimes started when this war started. Here is one example.

> While people often misconstrue generative AI refusal as an ignorant, avoidant, fear-driven position, generative AI refusal builds on accurate research about the various ethical harms associated with generative AI, as well as disciplinary principles in writing studies […]

[Meanwhile in NYC]

Our Mayor is hanging out at the 311 call center taking a few calls and hopefully looking over their excellent statistics about what people in NYC need help with.

(311 is like a low energy local version of 911 eg. "There are 87 cats in the lot out back" or "there is a rusty […]

UK Car Market Surges in March 2026 as EV Sales Hit Record High UK new car registrations rose 6.6% in March 2026, with EV sales reaching record levels. However, rising costs and policy pressures challenge long-term growth.

UK gets serious about EV adoption — dragged there by economics. ICE loyalty collapses the moment pain hits.

EVs: 135,791 (Mar ‘26)
vs 103,128 (Mar ‘25) → +31.7% YoY
EV Share: 35.6% → 22.6% (BEV only)

Fuel spikes → wallets break → people switch.

Asian cities: "that's such a small city!" (it has 2 million people)

American cities: "that's such a big city!" (it has 500K people)

“You don’t see any borders between countries from space”

In the midst of Trump’s latest flight of madness, emergency protests are being planned.

Insanity Marches On. Now’s The Time To Stop It
#Politics #Iran
warnercrocker.com/2026/04/07/insanity-marc...

Singapore foreign minister: Singapore will not negotiate for safe passage through Strait of Hormuz: "Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stressed that transit through such waterways is a right, not a privilege." […]

Popcorn Disability - The Film Maven Not an influencer, just an overworked, underpaid entertainment journalist talking about movies and what you should spend your money on.

Kristen writes about film and disability here.

https://thefilmmaven.com/tag/popcorn-disability/

I'm sure she would appreciate new subscribers!

Not a Substack! (She moved off it..)

Attorney General Davenport Co-Leads Letter Demanding That Federal Attorneys Adhere to Ethics Standards www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-davenpo...

He literally told us that the objective is to “wipe out their whole civilization”. If that isn’t a crime against humanity, the most fundamental of war crimes, nothing is.

Virtually no one wants this. It will accomplish nothing. We must stop it.

The Lincoln Memorial, an iconic DC tourist attraction, is crowded and bustling year round. But in the middle of the night, when it's empty and quiet, it becomes a very different place. It's solemn and peaceful in a way that takes you by surprise. I lingered longer than I needed to when taking […]

EMERGENCY PROTEST TODAY, 4/7, THE PLAZA, 4 PM COCOCOCO NO TRUMP GENOCIDE-U.S. OUT OF IRAN- IMPEACH TRUMP NOW CALLED BY 1A SANTA FE To be listed as a co-sponsor contact 1Asantafe@mailbox.org

#SantaFe #NewMexico Emergency protest, today, 4/7, 4 pm, Santa Fe Plaza.

Instead of heading home after work for taco dinners, tonight might be a good time to head into to the streets to keep the pressure on the big Taco. Just sayin’

Iran Calls for Human Chains to Protect Power Plants as Trump's Deadline Nears
#Politics #Iran […]

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Your twice, and now continuing, weekly reminder that we're still in a Civil War

“ NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army staff sergeant is trying to halt his wife’s deportation after she was detained inside a Louisiana military base where the couple was planning to live together just days after their wedding.
The effort to remove the soldier’s wife, who was born in Honduras and […]