"DOGE's jello-against-the-wall strategy has largely failed in court, and this week a federal judge ordered it to pony up and begin complying with FOIA request filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington."
Turns out DOGE can't beat FOIA by shouting NOT AN AGENCY
Judge tells Musk to cough it up!Liz Dye (Public Notice)
news.mit.edu/2025/study-climatβ¦
"In a study appearing today in Nature Sustainability, the researchers report that #CO2 and other greenhouse gases can cause the upper atmosphere to shrink. An atmospheric layer of special interest is the thermosphere, where the ISS and most satellites orbit today. When the thermosphere contracts, the decreasing density reduces atmospheric drag - a force that pulls old satellites and other debris down to altitudes where they will encounter air molecules and burn up."
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Study: Climate change will reduce the number of satellites that can safely orbit in space
Greenhouse emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways that, over time, will reduce the number of satellites that can safely operate there, according to new MIT research.MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
πΊπ¦ πΊπΈ agree on a joint proposal for a 30-day partial truce to be proposed to π·πΊ
In #Donetsk oblast, πΊπ¦ pushed back π·πΊ forces in #Novosilka
In #Kursk oblast, π·πΊ advanced near Myrne and Zozulivka, and rumours πΊπ¦ is withdrawing
The captain of the container shit that collided with a US vessel in the North Sea was a π·πΊ national, and has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter
π¨π³ naval vessels have been circling π¦πΊ for nearly a month, conducting live-fire exercises and forcing civilian flights to divert
On April 1, #Wisconsin will elect a State Supreme Court Justice. Justices serve 10-year terms & make decisions that impact your rights, including abortion access and voting laws and will shape Wisconsinβs future for decades to come.
Judge Crawford cares about voters abroad, so much so that she called #DemocratsAbroad to answer your questions! Watch the recording here to find out more, and remember to send your ballot back ASAP!
youtube.com/watch?v=-DtdhBlY_Bβ¦
#WisconsinitesAbroad #WISupremeCourt
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate
Hear from District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate, as she speaks with Democrats Abroad. Judge Crawford, a respected legal expert and advoca...YouTube
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The European Parliament has adopted a resolution in support of Ukraine by a majority vote, declaring solidarity with the Ukrainian people and calling on the European Union member states to increase military support.
europarl.europa.eu/doceo/documβ¦
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russiaβs war of aggression | RC-B10-0156/2025 | European Parliament
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION pursuant to Rule 136(2) and (4) of the Rules of Procedure replacing the following motions: B10-0156/2025 (S&D) B10-0159/2025 (Verts/ALE) B10-0161/2025 (PPE) B10-0163/2025 (Renew) B10-0168/2025 (ECR) on continuing the unwβ¦www.europarl.europa.eu
#Amazon forest felled to build road for #COP30 #climate summit
bbc.com/news/articles/c9vy191rβ¦
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host climate talks in BelΓ©m is undermining the cause, campaigners say.Ione Wells (BBC News)
Meh
For Richard Dawkins superfans only. Moderately amusing anecdotes, points repeated from other books, behind the scenes look at some of his books or performances. Purpose unclear, he already has autobiographies.
It wasn't bad, and I'm sure he'd be an entertaining dinner guest - but I kept wondering "why was this book written?" I think the concept was to provide more information about his career from his perspective.
Corona-Infektionen: RΓ€tsel um PIMS-Erkrankungen bei Kindern gelΓΆst
Die Ursache fΓΌr das rΓ€tselhafte EntzΓΌndungssyndrom PIMS als Folge einer Coronainfektion bei Kindern war lange unklar. Jetzt haben Forschende einen Zusammenhang mit einem anderen Virus gefunden. Von Nina Kunze.
EMPLOYEES AT THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE Univision were left distraught after the NETβs brass decided to run DHS ads warning #immigrants that the govt will find & deport them.
The ads *part of a new $200M campaign DHS, have rankled immigrant-rights grps, who view them as a blunt attempt at fearmongering on the taxpayer dime.
Univision has covered the ads critically on air.
Yet Univision has joined English-language NETs in complying with #TrumpMusk regime's #Fascism.
#USPol thebulwark.com/p/univision-telβ¦
βState Propagandaβ: Anger Erupts Inside Univision Over Airing of Trump Ad
The network wasnβt the only one to run the controversial spots urging deportations. But unlike Telemundo, officials there were already on edge.Adrian Carrasquillo (The Bulwark)
Ukraine struggles to hold on in Kursk Oblast as Russia strikes back before peace talks
Ukraineβs retreat from Kursk Oblast appears more likely as the latest news shows Russia taking ground amid intense attacks to drive Ukraine out, experts and soldiers say.
Retaking Ukrainian-held territory in Kursk Oblast could leave Kyiv without its hard-fought bargaining chip before potential negotiations with Russia.
Photo: Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
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βThe #EuropeanUnion, hit for the first time by higher US #tariffs since #Trump returned to the White House, retaliated within hours with countermeasures on US goods exports.β #TrumpTax
@bytebro You've solved it!
We tell them we've cracked cryogenics, maybe get one of their crappy AI things to write a few intellectual sounding papers about it.
Then we start a business offering it, and here's the clincher: to prove how serious we are and how important this is, it's very, VERY expensive. So much so that only the billionaires can afford it.
So we take all their money, throw them all into a warehouse full of chest freezers, lock the door and walk out to applause from the entire world.
Seriously, if you've got plans to come to the United States this year on a matter which is not absolutely essential, please cancel the ticket and get a refund.
If they're non-refundable, still ... consider the lost money a small price to pay for your safety.
The risks are too great right now.
[17:36] Limerick billionaire JP McManus lands 80th Cheltenham win with βΒ£1m horseβ 43 years after first victory
Limerick billionaire businessman JP McManus landed his 80th Cheltenham win after his horse The New Lion β which he bought for a rumoured Β£1 million β charged to victory in the opening race today.
independent.ie/irish-news/limeβ¦
#Limerick #JPMcManus #80th #Cheltenham #TheNewLion #Β£1million #today
Climate Group Funded by Bill Gates Slashes Staff in Major Retreat
Breakthrough Energy, an umbrella group for energy and environmental efforts funded by Mr. Gates, is resetting for the Trump era.David Gelles (The New York Times)
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Something I'd like to see in writing a lot more often:
"More than 1,600 American children have died of Covid - nearly 80% of them after in-person learning resumed in 2021 - but we talk about their experience of Covid now primarily in terms of school closings and learning loss."
- David Wallace-Wells
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[17:41] βWe don't want to do anything to hurt Irelandβ β Trump says US pharmaceutical industry has gone to Ireland as MicheΓ‘l Martin meets US president in the Oval Office
Taoiseach MicheΓ‘l Martin is due to meet US President Donald Trump later today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrickβs Day celebrations.
independent.ie/irish-news/poliβ¦
#MicheΓ‘lMartin #US #DonaldTrump #today #StPatrickβs
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#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #character #characterart #art #digitalart
NEW YORK: Rep. Claudia Tenney illustrates George Orwell's point as she lies through her teeth about Medicaid enrollment:
Privacy Badger version 2025.3.3 is live in all supported browsers.
Besides a bunch of bug fixes, the new version adds support for overriding tracker settings via enterprise policies. To learn more, visit github.com/EFForg/privacybadgeβ¦
To install Privacy Badger, visit privacybadger.org/
Release Privacy Badger 2025.3.3 Β· EFForg/privacybadger
Highlights: Added tracking domain settings to admin policies. To learn more, visit our enterprise deployment and configuration document. Fixed failing to allow all requests on disabled sites in Ch...GitHub
[17:55] Two to be sentenced over β¬500,000 fraud at Dublin Zoo
A man and a woman have admitted their roles in a fraud in which over β¬500,000 was stolen from Dublin Zoo over seven years ago.
rte.ie/news/2025/0312/1501727-β¦
#overβ¬500,000 #DublinZoo #sevenyearsago
Here are the 200+ sites an ICE surveillance contractor is monitoring.
404media.co/the-200-sites-an-iβ¦
The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
globalvoices.org/2025/03/12/fiβ¦
"#Labor activists in the Philippines saw a major victory after a 74-hour strike of 1,800 workers at Nexperia #Philippines, a #Dutch semiconductors factory. The strike ended in victory on March 8 after the management agreed to increase daily wages and reinstate dismissed #union officials."
Filipino workers in semiconductors factory declare strike victory
"Our strike was successful because we showed the unity of the workers. This is the strength that will help us succeed."Global Voices
Every day I find a brand-new little horror that's been happening in US agriculture. After a lifetime of collecting ag horrors. ok throw it on the video essay pile with the other 200 that are waiting I guess
Anyway here's today's fresh horror! I think you will like it!
Anyway, I'm thinking a lot about how foodies spent the last 30 years lecturing poor people on "making wise choices with their food dollars."
They should have been counseling landowners on making wise choices with their property.
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Support the Resistance
in reply to Laffy • • •I just got hit with a 20% increase in my car insurance from State Farm. The reason - increased cost of repairs.
People are so overly focused on the price of fk'ing eggs that they aren't seeing the broader picture of what Trump is costing us in real time.
I had to buy 4 new tires yesterday. They were manufactured in Mexico. Fortunately, those had not increased in price yet.
That said, I fully support counter tariffs from other countries.
#Tariffs
Beautiful Things
in reply to Support the Resistance • • •Cassandra -2024
in reply to Support the Resistance • • •The last couple of times that I purchased groceries, it's been almost twice as expensive compared to when Biden was president and I didn't even buy eggs