DHS Subpoenas For Criticizing The Government
So In Trump's World The First Amendment Is NOT Universal or Even Alive Apparently
#OurModernTimes #DHS #FirstAmendmentRights #SecretSubpoenas #FascismIsFascism
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I've been meaning to recommend this tv series to people. Pro Bono is an immensely entertaining Korean courtroom drama with plenty of humour and heart. Sometimes it leaves the West panting in the dust when it comes to tough issues. I was blown away by the conclusion of the episodes to do with an immigration case. You can see this in English on Netflix.
(yes, there is a little schmaltz, but bear with it)
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Please do not travel to the United States.
"How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention"
"Maria Antonia had learned English at her private school in Medellin. She overheard one immigration officer tell another that if she had been 10 years old, they would have been able to keep her separated from her mom. That, she said, is when the real fear set in."
propublica.org/article/ice-dil…
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention — ProPublica
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.Mica Rosenberg (ProPublica)
Another solar power + plant conservation project for the win:
earth.com/news/plant-species-t…
#SolarpunkSunday #plants #Ecovoltaics #solarpunk
Plant species near extinction mysteriously rebounded and is now thriving after a solar power project was installed
A plant called threecorner milkvetch, nearly extinct, has grown eightfold thanks to solar panels, surprising scientists and conservationists.Raquel Brandao (Earth.com)
If a Klein bottle could wear pants, would it be like this or like this?
#mathstodon #math #maths #shitpost
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Attached: 1 image good news for people like me: outlook has an email react feature. bad news: they only allow you to choose from six emojis. microsoft, PLEASE allow arbitrary emoji reactions.Lynnesbian :bune_ylw: (Lynnestodon)
Incase anyone is interested in the Biochar burn I did the other day here’s how it worked for me (I was not sure what to expect- so feel like it might help others)
I used a biochar kiln, with an inner & outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has holes at the bottom and very top only.
The fuel was riddled woodchip (to stop too small particles blocking airflow)
1 You can see the gasses coming through the top airholes & burning off.
2 flames go pale/invisible
3 quenched char
The biochar will help aerate the soil, add microbiology help with water retention and make a long term store of inert carbon.
The biochar burn stores more carbon than is burnt off, making it a net carbon store despite the fire.
We get woodchip as a waste product from the local tree surgeon.
I also managed to get some willow offcuts from a local basket weaver’s class & will try those next. They will also try making biochar with the rest of their offcuts.
❝ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone.❞
Read that. Reread that. Internalize it. Map that back to every story you’ve heard of ICE agents going off the rails, every random kidnapping, every brutal and stupid ICE story.
❝“Individual ICE agents get money per head that they detain – the guards told me that.”❞
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f…
‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’Jenny Kleeman (The Guardian)
You know the classic story of the foolish employer who paid software developers per bug fixed? If you haven’t, you can guess the outcome: program called off when one developer “fixed“ hundreds of bugs in a single day (that they’d intentionally introduced).
This is just like that, except not like it at all: the “fake bugs” — ICE agents abducting random people to make a buck — are the •intended• effect.
Sumatran Tiger Panthera tigris sondaica
The Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sondaica is a critically endangered big cat, with less than 600 of their species alive in the wild today. Once living in Java and Bali, they are now only found in…Palm Oil Detectives
I just posted a new blog from amazing Hanoi & beyond - northern Vietnam has so much to offer, I really had to cut down and still ended up with 100 photos haha!
Check it here: theflore.com/blog-posts/2026/0…
#photography #vietnam #travel #blog
Hanoi & the Many Faces of Northern Vietnam
Vietnam’s beautiful capital and a glimpse at its mountainous and coastal landscapes.Florian Kriechbaumer
New worst person just dropped
The billionaire philanthropist making hundreds of Londoners homeless
londoncentric.media/p/asif-azi…
The billionaire philanthropist making hundreds of Londoners homeless
He's the London philanthropist who says he's committed to solving homelessness. So why is Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital rushing to make hundreds of Londoners homeless in the coming weeks?Polly Smythe (London Centric)
Critical EU Deforestation Law Delay Exposes Policy Failure
The EU deforestation law regulation faces another delay in 2026, raising concerns over political will, supply chains, and global forest protection.Anthony Harwood (Brussels Morning Newspaper)
How far back in time can you understand English?
It’s a thousand years of the English language, compressed into a single blog post.
"... as his post goes on, his language gets older. A hundred years older with each jump. The spelling changes. The grammar changes. Words you know are replaced by unfamiliar words, and his attitude gets older too, as the blogger’s voice is replaced by that of a Georgian diarist, an Elizabethan pamphleteer, a medieval chronicler."
deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-…
How far back in time can you understand English?
An experiment in language changeColin Gorrie (Dead Language Society)
There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists
I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s
h/t @AnnPettifor
The Human is the Floppy Disk | ENTREPRECARIAT
Everyone is an entrepreneur. Nobody is safe.networkcultures.org
Johnson & Johnson
Global mega-brand Johnson & Johnson have issued a position statement on palm oil in 2020. ‘At Johnson & Johnson, we are committed to doing our part to address the unsustainable rate o…Palm Oil Detectives
15 co-op titles every Linux gamer should try.
itsfoss.com/co-op-games-linux/
15 Co-Op Games for Linux Steam Gamers in 2025
Squad up with your friends in these awesome co-op games!Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Sunflowers may be the future of "vegan meat"
A collaboration between Brazilian and German researchers has led to a sunflower-based meat substitute that’s high in protein and minerals. The new ingredient, made from refined sunflower flour, delivers excellent nutritional value and a mild flavor.ScienceDaily
Annual hard rubbish week in Healesville. We just dragged out two decrepit bookshelves, close to a dozen broken plastic storage boxes, and a whole bunch of cardboard boxes--IN THE RAIN! Yes, I am wet!
Not our rubbish, but could be.
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More people are using window tiling to keep their screens organized and focused:
itsfoss.com/rise-of-window-til…
Why is Everyone Talking About Window Tiling in 2026?
The Linux desktop has been perfecting window tiling while everyone else forgot about it until recently.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
EUROVISION 2026 is coming! And already the competitors are lining up! This song may not be to everyone's taste, but it is hilarious! It reminds me of something out of The Phantom of the Paradise!
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Google announced that as of September 2026, it will no longer be possible to develop apps for the Android platform without first registering centrally with Google. This registration will involve:
- Paying a fee to Google
- Agreeing to Google’s Terms and Conditions
- Providing government identification
- Uploading evidence of the developer’s private signing key
- Listing all current and future application identifiers
#android #opensource #keepandroidopen
Keep Android Open
Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.keepandroidopen.org
Around two years ago I told a room full of students studying education that scientists developing new materials was perhaps a bigger niche than computer programming for them to be promoting to their future students.
Scientists Create Biodegradable Packaging Film That Matches Plastic Performance
Biodegradable packaging film represents a breakthrough in sustainable materials. Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology developed a thin film using cellulose, chitosan, and citric acid. These natural ingredients come from plants, mushrooms, and food waste. The new material blocks moisture and oxygen as effectively as traditional plastic.
Scientists Create Biodegradable Packaging Film That Matches Plastic Performance | Happy Eco News
Biodegradable packaging film from Georgia Tech matches plastic performance using natural ingredients.Cyrene Oraya Reyes (Happy Eco News)
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Mais uma cientista brasileira notável, Dra. Mariangela Hungria, microbióloga do centro de pesquisa de soja da #Embrapa, passou décadas estudando bactérias que retiram nitrogênio do ar e o alimentam até as plantas.
O resultado: o Brasil passou da importação de fertilizantes nitrogenados para se tornar o maior exportador de soja do mundo – usando micróbios em vez de produtos químicos.
Seu trabalho ganhou o Prêmio Mundial de Alimentação de 2025. Mas o prêmio real é a redução de 40% no uso de fertilizantes sintéticos em toda a agricultura brasileira.
Não se trata apenas de soja. Trata-se de um modelo diferente de agricultura: fazer parceria com a biologia em vez de dominá-la.
As mulheres do Sul Global tem muita coisa para ensinar ao mundo!
gov.br/mcti/pt-br/acompanhe-o-…
Mariangela Hungria é a primeira brasileira a receber o prêmio Nobel da Agricultura
Pesquisadora foi uma da seis agraciadas no Prêmio Mulheres e Ciência, parceria entre o MCTI, CNPq, Ministério das Mulheres, British Council e CAFMinistério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
Interesting. 4K is mostly a lie.
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Shots from the field.
#Midtones #FilmPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #MediumFormat #BehindTheScenes #MamiyaRB67 #NikonF801 #Aotearoa
"Արա Գեղեցիկ" by Yervand Lalayan (1902).
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Արա Գեղեցիկ : Երվանդ Լալայան : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Արա Գեղեցիկ։Աիանդավէպ։Գրի առաւԵ․ Լալայեան։Թիֆլիս։1902։Github.Internet Archive
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Found in tree hollows of #Sulawesi #Indonesia, tiny #primates 🐵🧐 Gursky's Spectral #Tarsiers are #carnivores with their food, #insects 🪲🦗 being poisoned by #palmoil and #pesticides ☠️ Fight for them! #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/…
Gursky’s Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae
Gursky’s spectral tarsiers AKA Wusing of North Sulawesi are vulnerable due to palm oil and timber deforestation. Take action for them and boycott palm oil!Palm Oil Detectives
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