*Turkey announces deal with Ukraine, Russia and UN aimed at resuming grain exports.*

Future technology may enable us to burn non-fossil gases, such as green hydrogen and methane from bio-wastes. But we can't use them in quantity in this decade, and probably not in the next.

An analysis shows that NATO is quite capable of defending itself from any Russian conventional attack. Bombardment of cities with missiles is the one real threat that Russia has, and stopping the bombardment might require a counterinvasion — but Russia's trying this while fighting in Ukraine would be suicidal.

I have doubts about whether the various NATO countries could coordinate well, but their strength may be enough that they could win anyway.

I think of this as giving the NATO countries space to relax somewhat. They need to remain strong, but while they do, they are not in great danger.

US citizens: call on Senator Schumer to schedule a vote to let the Equal Rights Amendment take effect.

US citizens: call on Biden to declare that the attack on abortion rights is a public health emergency.

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