Notices by David Ho (davidho@mastodon.world)

The European Commission is trying to woo American researchers with a new €500 million program (with France contributing another €100 million) called “Choose Europe for Science.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ursula-von-der-leyen-emmanuel-macron-choose-europe-against-us-donald-trump-war-university-gigantic-miscalculation/

No one else in the world wants what’s happening to the US.

“Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia has won a second term, completing a stunning turnaround for his governing center-left Labor Party that trailed in the polls for months as a festering cost-of-living crisis weighed on voters.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/world/asia/australia-prime-minister-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EU8.n4qe.K_NStEoK9Q23&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Because they felt that air pollution isn't killing enough Americans, the Senate voted to overturn an EPA rule that limits toxic air pollutants emitted by industrial facilities, marking the first time Congress has weakened protections under the Clean Air Act.

https://wapo.st/4d7QXar

What are the 39% of adult Americans who approve of the way Trump is handling his job smoking?

https://wapo.st/3ScK2D2

They could just kick him out. 🤷🏻♂️

https://www.thetimes.com/article/e13fc48e-0fe8-4152-be78-3e0348adf3ff?shareToken=edf6ab74b3fc80be6c2fa41774e91f54

The story of Trump’s secret plan to make everyone a vegan.

https://apnews.com/article/poultry-salmonella-food-poisoning-usda-081dafd3c8a75c3ef2203d260584a893

If we continue burning fossil fuels and warming the ocean, coral reefs will become a thing of the past.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/23/coral-reef-bleaching-worst-global-event-on-record

I tell my students that the best things they can do for climate are to stop eating cow and dairy, stop buying so much stuff, and vote for politicians who will do something about climate change.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/climate/earth-day-what-to-do.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap&smid=url-share&unlocked_article_code=1.Bk8.uquP.VW4STu8KpBOb

This will make the streets of China safer.

https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/china-ford-halts-shipment-3cb51285?st=zKesZf&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Tried to speak Mandarin with them but they seemed confused.

Or we could fight climate change and stop voting for sociopaths so we don’t have to hide in bunkers.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/10/magazine/bunkers-prepping.html?unlocked_article_code=1._U4._ZXs.W_GWouVH-YIN&smid=url-share

Cars ruin cities in more ways than just running people over.

Paris has reduced air pollution by 50-55% over the past 20 years through policies limiting traffic and banning polluting vehicles.

https://wapo.st/4cu5s8j

Every day, it's something dumber. NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) brings us the ocean and atmospheric CO₂ measurements, among many other things.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/climate/trump-noaa-budget-cuts/index.html

Climate deniers in Trump administration be like.

Essential reading to know your rights. One thing to know is that no matter who you are, immigration officers can search your phone upon entry to the US.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/09/us/immigrant-rights-deportation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-U4.MynV.Yh3ykr8bOjcO&smid=url-share

“Facing pressure to scrub its website of diversity and inclusion references, a Japanese American National Museum leader says the museum will ‘scrub nothing.’” 🔥

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-04/national-endowment-humanities-neh-doge-trump-funding-cuts-museums

Yes, bring back manufacturing jobs to the US, but also this. What a bunch of evil clowns.

https://wapo.st/4lCvWbZ

Happy Liberation Day to all who celebrate the release of money from your retirement accounts into thin air.

Trump announces a massive tax increase on ordinary American consumers to fund tax cuts for billionaires.

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-liberation-day-tariffs-protectionism-82d0aa3a?st=5wxupn

That's $100,000 per human per month.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/politics/migrants-guantanamo-costs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8E4.VTsQ.o3UHGymiC55f&smid=url-share