The EPA has announced dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target
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Ocean plant cell discovery might revolutionize farming
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Looking forward to the next adventure. Stilfser Joch / Passo dello Stelvio, Italy.
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How a Kentucky distillery plans to survive during the constantly shifting trade wars
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How business executives are feeling about economic uncertainties and whiplash
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Online discussions about using Large Language Models to help write code inevitably produce comments from developers who’s experiences have been disappointing. They often ask what they’re doing wrong—how come some …Simon Willison’s Weblog
Morning news brief
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Iran's leader rebuffs U.S. over starting nuclear program talks
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Aid workers in Africa discuss the consequences of U.S. cuts to foreign aid programs
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You all need to understand that Trump is literally threatening war with Canada.
He’s not trolling. He’s talking about invasion.
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants Canada to be the 51st state and has reportedly questioned the validity of the border citing a little...YouTube
Rodrigo Duterte to face trial in The Hague for charges of crimes against humanity
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It can be taken at home on a daily basis, but it is only patients for who have tried all other options.Philippa Roxby and Elena Bailey (BBC News)
Liveblog zur Regierungsbildung: ++ Grüne bekräftigen Ablehnung von Finanzpaket ++
Die Grünen lehnen das von Union und SPD geplante Milliardenpaket für Infrastruktur und Verteidigung weiter ab. Namhafte Politologinnen und Politologen rufen Union, SPD, Grüne und FDP dazu auf, sich auf höhere Verteidigungsausgaben zu verständigen.
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Kurz vor der Sondersitzung des Bundestags kommen Forderungen und Appelle aus verschiedenen Richtungen. Bürgermeister fordern mehr Klimaschutz, ein CDU-Ministerpräsident kritisiert die CSU. Die Entwicklungen im Liveblog.tagesschau.de
Researchers often complain they don't receive recognition for adopting open science practices. However, there are positive exceptions!
@universiteitleiden colleague Naomi Truan shares her experience: Making data openly available "leads to recognition. I’ve been contacted many times based on my data. I see that it makes a difference in how people perceive our discipline and how I’m evaluated in my field."
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‘I’m setting Academia in Motion by fostering inclusive practices and enabling data reuse and sharing, with both researchers and students.www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl
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L’administration Trump met fin à la lutte contre la pollution touchant les populations défavorisées aux Etats-Unis
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Les services chargés des missions de justice environnementale au sein de l’agence américaine de protection de l’environnement (EPA) vont être fermés, a confirmé Lee Zeldin, le chef de l’agence.Le Monde avec AFP (Le Monde)
US betrayal of Ukraine is the rehearsal for a grander bargain with Moscow and an assault on continental solidarity, says Guardian columnist Rafael BehrRafael Behr (The Guardian)
How layoffs at the Education Department might affect the agency's core functions
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Co-authors discuss their dystopian graphic novel 'You Must Take Part in Revolution'
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Human rights observer says Russia’s first monitoring mission in Ukraine documented the Kremlin’s evolving state terror systemMeduza
Terrestrial life oasis from end-#Permian mass #extinction period discovered
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"a region in Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium for terrestrial #plants during the end-Permian #MassExtinction... The discovery provides the first conclusive fossil evidence of a terrestrial plant community that remained largely undisturbed throughout the extinction event, allowing for continuous evolution and rapid ecological recovery afterward."
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, the most severe biological crisis since the Cambrian period.Chinese Academy of Sciences (Phys.org)
What's been learned about disease monitoring from the COVID pandemic
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Hundreds of Shoes, Personal Items and a List of Victims Found In Cartel Crematorium in Mexico
Among some of the most disturbing items found during the search was a letter written by one of the victims that read: "My love, if I do not return, I want you to remember how much I love you"
sei un ricercatore sul clima in USA? I finanziamenti ti sono stati tagliati.
ma c'è di peggio: l'amministrazione Trump ti fa bloccare i conti correnti e ti denuncia per truffa e cospirazione per frodare gli USA. Devi sostenere spese legali. Rischi di perdere tutto e beccarti anni carcere.
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mi chiedo se non attaccherà anche le fondazioni private che hanno contribuito a questa "frode", da Gates in giù...
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.The New Republic
🔴 NEW: A pilot study on the impact of gamebirds will take place in Cairngorms National Park this spring. Could releasing millions of non-native birds be harming Scotland’s native species?
Find out more: theferret.scot/study-impact-ga…
A study to determine the impacts of pheasants and red-legged partridges on Scotland’s environment and native species is set to commence this year.Jamie Mann (The Ferret)
Mumbai: Cops form special team to tackle EV breakdowns
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Traffic police sources say they are forming a dedicated four-man team to deal with breakdowns, which increase during summers. “On average, we receive 18 calls daily about EV breakdowns. When a vehicle stalls, it creates massive traffic jams.Apoorva Agashe (Mid-day)
‘Either they end growth voluntarily, or the era of growth will end violently.’ - Ulrike Herrmann
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@degrowthuk @IDN @degrowthvienna
#degrowth #capitalism #ClimateChange
Ulrike Herrmann argues we no longer have the time to wait for technological breakthroughs that might solve the climate crisis.The Conversation
Ayo Edebiri Got Death Threats After Elon Musk Shared Pirates Rumor
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Ayo Edebiri got "insane death threats and racial slurs" after Elon Musk shared a fake report about her replacing Johnny Depp in "Pirates."Zack Sharf (Variety)
If my insurance agent could see the shit I get up to in my home, I don't think he'd be quite so nice to me.
But hey! Project complete! We got the giant 36" Trinitron in the loft, and with only one new scratch and one smashed finger. Everything is still sort of pulled apart but you can get a general idea of the layout. His and hers PCs and TVs on either end, with the CRT and retro consoles in the center (less strain on the controller cables and makes split screen co-op easier).
Well... Not quite complete. I still have to reattach the tinted panels, rework all the power/AV cables, install all the consoles, disassemble and remove the hoist, put the couch back, and clean.
But this was the hard part!
#crt #television #retrogaming #gaming #tv #project #diy #danger
The former strongman leader has been charged with crimes against humanity in relation to a bloody ‘war on drugs.’The Conversation
A Decade Resistance Box From PCBs
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One of those useful things to have around on your bench is a decade resistance box, essentially a dial-a-resistance instrument. They used to be quite expensive in line with the cost of close-tolera…Hackaday
🎤 Cities have sirens
🎸 Cities have horns
🎹 Cities raise a stink
🥁 Cities make a lot of noise
🚨 Make a lot of noise for my #NewSong: Cities!
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More marriages between humans and supernatural beings would work out if the partners were just willing to talk about their differences.
#Switzerland #folktale #folklore #dwarf @folklore
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Rekordtemperaturen: Die Meere sind so warm wie nie
Nicht nur die Oberfläche, auch die obersten zweitausend Meter des Meerwassers waren im Jahr 2024 so warm wie nie und erhitzen sich immer schneller. Das hat Folgen - an Land und in den Ozeanen. Von Y. Appelhans.
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