Dustland (Justice Cycle, book 2) by Virginia Hamilton

Dustland (Justice Cycle, book 2) by Virginia Hamilton

Encountered a leash trained dog and a leash trained cat, out for a walk with their human

The cat's attempt to pretend it was not with the dog was undermined by the dog's insistence on gripping the cat's lead with its mouth.

(there is at least one other leash trained cat in the neighbourhood, an ex-feral who in winter insists on riding its human's shoulder)

Good old America

Good old Canada

Trudeau government abandons promise of electoral reform

ARE TERRORIST ANCHOR BABIES ON THE MOON STEALING AMERICA'S OXYGEN?

A new study suggests that each month oxygen from Earth travels along the solar wind, eventually reaching the lunar surface.

Interesting but this bit:

"But if you're hoping that it will one day make it easier to settle on our celestial neighbour, think again."

compels me to point out oxygen is not rare on the Moon. Regolith is about 40% oxygen. Of course, it's bound in chemical compounds but then so is most of the oxygen on Earth.

Two thoughts, in quick succession

"I wonder what a CJ Cherryh comedy would be like?"

"Wait, what if all of her novels were intended as comedies and I just misread them?"