The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with nearly two hours of argument over whether a Colorado county can drag oil companies into state court over climate change. The case, Suncor Energy v. Commissioners of Boulder County, is the first real test of a legal strategy that could expose the fossil fuel industry to billions in damages—and the justices sounded split enough to make the outcome genuinely uncertain.

Boulder sued Exxon Mobil and Suncor in 2018, alleging their fossil fuel production and deceptive marketing helped fuel extreme heat, wildfires and ecosystem damage in the county. Colorado’s Supreme Court let the case move forward. The companies, backed by the Trump administration, argue the Clean Air Act and the Constitution make interstate pollution an exclusively federal matter—meaning state judges have no business hearing it.

The bench broke along familiar lines, with a few wrinkles. Justice Brett Kavanaugh appeared firmly with the companies. Justice Elena Kagan likened the suits to tobacco and opioid litigation. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called the court’s review premature. Chief Justice John Roberts pressed both sides, according to CBS News.

Then there’s the math. Justice Samuel Alito recused himself, raising the prospect of a 4-4 split that would leave Boulder's case alive by default. Alito gave no reason for stepping aside; CBS News notes he disclosed energy holdings in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 in 2025, but not Exxon or Suncor. Roughly 60 similar municipal suits are pending nationwide, so whatever happens here ripples far past Colorado.

A decision is expected by next spring. Until then, every city attorney with a climate suit on file is doing the same arithmetic the rest of us are: counting to four twice and hoping the chief justice shows his hand.

A 28-year-old lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died Friday, and Russian officials have labeled the cause “pneumonia of undetermined etiology.” Local and independent outlets called it plague. So, briefly, did the head of neighboring Buryatia, Alexei Tsydenov, who later softened his post to “possibly.” Nobody has confirmed anything.

Here's what's actually established. Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev said no microorganisms tied to the woman’s work turned up in her samples, and consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said an inspection of the institute found no emergency. Nearly 200 contacts are under medical observation, and Russian media report that none have developed symptoms. Lab testing is reportedly still underway.

So far, Washington is watching without panicking. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is “monitoring it closely” but called it no cause for alarm, and President Donald Trump said the U.S. would help. The World Health Organization said it offered Russia support and that public risk appears low pending testing.

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A photo of sad rotisserie chicken over rice, captioned with the raw details of a divorce. That’s the format on r/BoyDinnerDiaries, the Reddit forum launched in February 2026 where men post dinner pics alongside confessions about breakups, grief and mental health. GQ reports it now draws 4.3 million weekly visitors, with at least 40,000 posts a week.

The growth tells its own story. The sub added more than a million weekly viewers between August and October. Only men can post. Women can comment if they disclose their gender, and get tagged “Girl Lurkers.” You might recall a Pew study last year finding men struggle more than women to seek emotional support from friends, and a 2022 CDC report that men die by suicide at four times the rate of women.

Whether a plate of leftovers and a comment section actually moves the needle is the open question — no researcher in the piece says it does, and Reddit hasn’t weighed in. But for now, 40,000 men a week are finding it easier to talk over dinner.