A sad reflection of the state of visiting the USA -
Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns
Marc Abraham:
“We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the US this year.”
This directly contradicts Trump and Hegseth’s claims that Iran bombed the area where the Iranian school was hit. We knew it, but it’s good to have the video.
Finland plans to lift a long-standing ban on having nuclear arms on its territory, in a move that could open the door to deploying atomic bombs on Finnish soil during times of war.
www.jpost.com/internationa...
Germany has joined the boycott of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Italy due to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes under national flags and anthems, DW reports.
People need to know her Montgomery Variations. They're pretty amazing: youtu.be/ereaXUDie-A?...
Countries in Africa which have agreed to new health aid packages contingent on greater access to minerals and sharing the sensitive health information of Africans.
The new controversial health funding aid packages which are replacing USAID to align with America first agenda of the current administration are reportedly linked to granting US greater access to mineral resources and harvesting sensitive health data of Africans w little reciprocity or protections
France’s groundbreaking nuclear offer to Europe ft.trib.al/UIloOMX | opinion
“The 2026 National Maritime Security Strategy represents a remarkable advance in Irish security thinking, as it finally acknowledges the importance of maritime security. Yet, as with many other similar documents its effectiveness will depend on the executive”
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
I'm proud to support Shine A Light for Brain Tumour Awareness Month and @braintumourrsch honouring the memory of my dear friend, the extraordinary poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah. His legacy continues to inspire, and together, we will find a cure.
#ShineALight
Sorry, not sorry. I quoted you on a different place.
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Hi. That was bad behaviour by Dan.
I've seen his posts for a few years. He's previously shown a streak of combative stroppiness (along with expert knowledge of toxins). But I've never before seen him completely unhinged from factual sources.
Oh well.
Nice to meet you!
I'm sorry Dan wasn't big enough to admit a mistake.
He's blocked me despite my attempted tactfulness.
Maybe everyone in touch with sanity should block him too?
@marypsych.bsky.social Sorry. Missed including you in my reply to Dan.
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Dan, dial it down. And recheck.
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Carter G. Woodson “believed that if he didn’t document the chronicles of Black people and people from the African diaspora, if he didn’t write this record, that Black people wouldn’t be acknowledged with their humanity” (Pero G. Dagbovie, Michigan State Uni)
www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
The US has launched “major combat operations” in Iran, which sounds rather like Putin's "special military operation" (спецопера́ция), when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Don't call it an (illegal) war.
A large magnolia tree in full (pink) bloom nestled between two wings of the hospital.
Maggie the Magnolia is looking rather lovely today. She’s the best kept secret in the hospital.
It tells you something about the disorientating rate of change underway that nobody is particularly shocked that a head of state has been assassinated by other states, something which has *never happened* in the modern era. Which is illegal under US law. Shed no tears for Khamanei, but still.
1/3
Unite has described the government decision to award the New Medium Helicopter contract to the Leonardo Yeovil facility as a tremendous victory for aerospace workers.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/unite-hails-...
The image shows a grid of four classical music album covers. Top left: a cover for *Elektra* by Strauss, in muted beige and brown tones. A dramatic black-and-white illustration depicts a woman in ancient dress raising one arm while holding a vessel, her expression intense and solemn. The typography is bold and traditional. Top right: a vivid blue cover featuring percussionist Alexej Gerassimez balancing on rocks by the sea, holding mallets. The modern design uses large yellow and white lettering. Bottom left: a serene religious-style painting of a veiled woman in blue and cream, hands clasped in prayer, soft lighting and rich colors. Bottom right: a blurred black-and-white portrait of a woman in profile, with minimalist white text, creating a contemporary, introspective mood.
🎉 Happy #NewReleaseFriday!
🎵 🎧 Here’s my pick of the classical albums released on streaming platforms this week. 🎶 💿
💬 What #NewReleases2026 are you excited about this week? Tell me in the comments.
Three treehoppers facing the camera, green with a black line running the length of their bodies. The one in the middle is upright. The other two are hanging on to her, sideways. Treehoppers are shaped like tiny tilted pyramids to appear like shoots or thorns.
Three treehoppers 🌱
Yeah. One female, two competing males. Genus Alchisme, the most common treehoppers living in the hedge.
#treehoppertuesday #insect #macrophotography
Remember Toto – the calf too nervous for mud baths? He's now splashing about and throwing his trunk around like he owns the place. Even better: he was rescued by wild elephants who found him alone and brought him straight to our stockades.
sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/o...
It's extremely awesome that Men's Health is publishing scrubbed CDC pages. This article includes links to pages they republished after the CDC took them down - lots of useful health info re: health equity; for men who have sex with men; and more.
www.menshealth.com/health/a7027...
We are a few thousand subscribers away from being a bigger print newspaper than the Washington Post.
We are a mere flurry away from humiliating one of the two Big Space Perverts.
Ask not how a Space Pervert can dominate you. Ask how you can dominate a Space Pervert.
Subscribe below.
I'm on TV, Mum !
Thanks for having me @cp24.bsky.social !
www.cp24.com/video/2026/0...
Young Königswinter, which I co-chair, brings together smart & innovative Brits & Germans aged 25-30. This year's takes place in Berlin July 29-Aug 2. Keen to get widest voices & backgrounds.
Deadline: March 22.
Info & applics:
ykw.debrige.de/.../02/20/in...
Do pass on. It's an amazing event
A six-month hiatus, but here we are again.
Welcome to Donald Trump’s trade policy. Nobody knows anything.
110/n
I have now done a detailed breakdown of these MoD-Palantir contract awards - and it will be published about 2pm.
This will show the "working out" for the FT column quoted below.
One thing I didn't understand 4 years ago, but which I think is clearer now. Ukraine is fighting for all of us in Europe. We should be grateful and support them more.
dendanskeukrainekomite.dk
Bloody hell. I spent 15 years getting a ban on the use of this stuff in Colombia for the drug war. It’s basically Roundup (linked to cancer).
“Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure an adequate US supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides”
