Assorted Items of Interest - 30 Dec 2021

1. The danger of recruiting outside your political party's "flock" as described by Rebecca Solnit.

2. New additions to and promotions within the Order of Canada.

3. Connected to the Epstein/Maxwell cases: BBC News calls itself out over an interview with Alan Dershowitz.

4. Queensway-Carleton Hospital cuts back on services due to COVID-19-induced staffing shortages.

5. DIY radio astronomy is setting up a new home in Ottawa-Gatineau.

6. From Reuters Graphics: Anatomy of a Death Threat - Trump supporters have waged a campaign of intimidation against the state and local officials who administer U.S. elections. This visual analysis explores hundreds of menacing messages - and explains why they’re difficult to counter. CW: records/transcripts of death threats as well as militant racism, misogyny, and antisemitism.

Trek: DSC: But to Connect

Done watching "...But to Connect" on Star Trek: Discovery.

That wasn't exactly a bottle show. Close, but not exactly so. There was still a sense of grand scale, scope, stakes on multiple fronts, and events moving at speed. Everyone being true to themselves...and I think this chapter worked. My thanks to the performers and production team!