Sun! Really! Now with extra bonus links. Science:
Disease + mosquitoes + climate change = Uh-oh
There was an old lady who swallowed a bat (and its viruses) to catch the insects (and their viruses) to catch the plants (and their viruses) and there are some bacteria in there too (and their viruses)...
Other:
Thoughts on a Plan B
INTERLUDE--STEPHEN WAS TINY, DESPERATE, UNWELL
TO THE FINLAND STATION
I Was A Firefighter, And I Am Disgusted. (this hits all the points)
"Guest Workers" and U.S. Unemployment (Rather makes the key point that most visas for 'skilled labor' are actually for low-paid unskilled labor, not computer whizes)
Late Night: Fear the Smartitude of The Bigbag Teabrains!