Jamie Driscoll, a Labour Party member and elected mayor, was blocked by the party executive from running again. He has responded by resigning in a huff.

I hope they don't send him to The Village. Perhaps there is no need, since he has made it clear why he resigned ;-{.

June was the hottest month ever recorded; July may be worse. *If humanity really is at the controls, then it is drunk.*

The author hopes that the name "Anthropocene" will make people aware of the need to exercise wise stewardship of Earth's climate and land use. I have worried that it would make people drunk on a feeling of power, and suggested the name "Obscene" instead. "Chaoticene" is another idea, because that's what it is producing: unpredictable disasters. Though we can see some trends that will continue, the local effects may continue to include unpredictable disasters among the predicted disasters.

*West Bank medics given bulletproof vests after rise in attacks by Israeli forces.*

I fear that the Israeli soldiers will shoot them in the head instead. Snipers can do that.

26 Indian opposition parties have allied to defeat Modi's repressive Hindu-nationalism.

US citizens: phone your congresscritter to urge per to sign the discharge petition for HJ Res 25, which would affirm the continued validity of the Equal Rights Amendment and allow it to be ratified by states now.

Enough states have ratified it already that it can take effect, if the old deadline is extended in this way.

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are +1-202-224-3121, +1-888-818-6641 and +1-888-355-3588.

If you phone, please spread the word!