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Bibi and Donald climbing the Escherian Stairwell.

13-Year-Old Trump Accuser Has Key Details of Her Story Verified The story appeared in an FBI interview in the Epstein files.

13-Year-Old Trump Accuser Has Key Details of Her Story Verified

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Good morning. #blossomwatch in full flow now 🤍. Wishing you a day filled with small joys like this.
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In Tehran, Iranians Struggle to Breathe After U.S.-Israeli Oil Facility Strikes "By the time we finally packed our bags and locked the door, our fingernails were caked in chemical grime, and our lungs were burning just from breathing inside our own living room."

In Tehran, Iranians Struggle to Breathe After U.S.-Israeli Oil Facility Strikes
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Five years on, the right’s Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream | Laura Spinney Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope – but first, the more strident, misguided voices must pipe down, says author Laura Spinney

Covid, 5 years on:
"The mRNA vaccines prevented millions of deaths. [...] Masks worked. And as with every pandemic in recent history, subsequent reviews have found that the advice to go early and hard with containment was correct."

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'Government’s latest proposals would accelerate this cruel trend' Disabled people are being pushed into poverty - we must stop this now, says York Citizens Advice

Disabled people being pushed into poverty.

People with disabilities need support, not benefit cuts.

Requirement to score 4 points for an activity leads to loss of PIP support.

Govts attack human welfare whilst promoting corporate welfare.

We are all one event away from needing disability support

Campaigns

in 2022 @labourlist.bsky.social voted for PR
They seem to have forgotten that and the electorate
contact
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Lord Peter Hain's speech opposing government proposals to curtail the right to protest youtu.be/ZuLjIKNgFvI?...

When will unions stand up to protect the rights of working people? They are under attack from the Starmer regime.
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Meet SA professor chosen for UN's first global scientific panel on AI Professor Vukosi Marivate from the University of Pretoria has been appointed to the UN's first global scientific panel on AI, focusing on guiding governments on AI's opportunities and risks. The panel aims to amplify diverse perspectives, including African viewpoints, while addressing the socio-technical challenges of AI, such as language representation and ethical concerns. Marivate emphasises the need for careful regulation, transparency, and accountability to maximise AI's benefits while minimising risks like bias, misinformation, and labour exploitation. A University of Pretoria data scientist has been appointed to a new UN panel tasked with helping governments understand the opportunities and risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI). Professor Vukosi Marivate, the director of the African Institute for Data Science and AI at the University of Pretoria, is one of 40 experts on the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. He was selected from more than 2 600 applicants across 140 countries. The panel is the first global scientific body dedicated entirely to AI. It will provide evidence-based scientific assessments on the technology's impacts as governments and international institutions grapple with how to regulate rapidly advancing AI systems. ADVERTISEMENT The panel will contribute to global early warning systems and provide scientific guidance...

Meet SA professor chosen for UN's first global scientific panel on AI
->News24 | More on "UN AI panel African representation" at BigEarthData.ai | #Scientific #AI

Iran's new Supreme Leader ‘wounded’ in Israeli airstrike | LBC The exact nature of his injuries or how they were sustained remains unclear

The son of the assassinated former Supreme Leader is believed to have been injured in an assassination attempt in the past week as US-Israeli airstrikes continue.

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#R4Today

I wonder what Jeremy Bowen's original draft contained before the BBC editors saw it.

This was a pretty hard hitting, and truth telling, excellent piece from him.

#r4today

Hedgehogs can hear high‑frequency ultrasound - that knowledge could help save them The hedgehog is one of Europe’s most familiar and well-loved wild mammals. Many people encounter them in gardens, hear their snuffling at dusk, or glimpse their spiny shapes moving through the night. But sadly, across Europe, hedgehog populations are shrinking rapidly. The European hedgehog is now listed as “near threatened” on the International Union for Conversation of Nature red list for Europe. Understanding why this is happening – and what can realistically be done to halt or reverse it – has become an urgent priority. My team’s new research shows that hedgehogs can hear high-frequency ultrasound. With this knowledge, it could be possible to design sound-based deterrents that target hedgehogs specifically, without disturbing people or their pets. In theory, ultrasonic signals could warn hedgehogs away from approaching vehicles or keep them clear of dangerous machines in the future. This is significant because one of the greatest threats to hedgehogs comes from road traffic. Cars are estimated to kill huge numbers of hedgehogs across Europe every year, with some studies suggesting that up to one in three of these animals may die on roads annually. Hedgehogs are simply not built for modern infrastructure. Their primary defence strategy evolved to escape natural...

Hedgehogs can hear high‑frequency ultrasound - that knowledge could help save them
->The Conversation | More on "Hedgehog ultrasound conservation deterrent research" at BigEarthData.ai

Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Bernie Sanders Exposes How the American Political System Works in One Minute - Dorset Eye On the day it was announced that the world’s billionaires got a lot richer thanks to policies that favoured them over the rest of us, Bernie explained in very simple language why the USA is NOT a democracy and how it is utterly corrupt. For the rest of us, we must stop voting for the […]

Bernie Sanders Exposes How the American Political System Works in One Minute

Leavitt Admits SAVE Act Will Make It Harder for Married Women to Vote Married women will need to update their identification documentation in order to vote if the SAVE America Act passes Congress, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Responding to a reporter’s question Tuesday in the White House briefing room, Leavitt argued that the act—if realized—would not prevent married women from voting. Seconds later, she admitted that the bill actually would require married women and anyone else who has changed their name to re-register before they vote. “The Democrats have created this myth.… Let me be very clear: The SAVE America Act does not prohibit anyone from voting, with the exception of illegal aliens,” Leavitt said. “As far as married women who have changed their name, if they’ve already registered to vote, they’re entirely unaffected by the SAVE Act. For the small fraction of individuals who have changed their name or their address, they can still register to vote, of course. They just have to go through their state processes to update that documentation. “This is something that the American people, married women, and minorities—people all across this country who the Democrats are insultingly saying cannot do this—they’re already doing it every day. Going to the Social Security office, going...

Leavitt Admits SAVE Act Will Make It Harder for Married Women to Vote
->The New Republic | More on "SAVE Act married women voting" at BigEarthData.ai | #Democracy #Vote

Nigel Farage ties himself in knots as reporter challenges him on 'cut taxes' pledge Nigel Farage was left tying himself in knots as he tried to deny that Reform had pledged to 'cut taxes' during last year's local elections.

Nigel Farage ties himself in knots as reporter challenges him on 'cut taxes' pledge

He’s a fake.

Britain must end all participation in the US-Israel war on Iran | Letter Letters: MPs and trade union leaders call for an immediate end to the attacks on Iran

Britain must end all participation in the US-Israel war on Iran

Scrapping jury trials is an affront to the very foundations of our democracy.

From the moment this government was elected, it has come after the civil liberties we all hold dear.

This is yet another outrageous assault on our fundamental freedoms. I will be voting against it.

🚨 Trump PANICS as 150 TROOPS WOUNDED!! YouTube video by MeidasTouch

It appears the Trump regime might be hiding the accurate numbers of 🇺🇸 wounded soldiers in the Middle East. There is reporting of at least 150 wounded.
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Black rain: the health and environmental risks from Tehran's oil fires - CEOBS Overnight on the 7-8th of March, the Israeli-US war against Iran saw a significant escalation as Israel targeted Iran’s oil infrastructure. Israel reportedly attacked more than 30 oil facilities, which it claimed were being used for “military purposes.” The US subsequently distanced itself from the strikes, questioning both their scale and strategic rationale. Tehran was heavily affected, resulting in a major environmental incident. Footage showed thick plumes of black toxic smoke and large fires burning at several facilities. This toxic mix of pollutants subsequently rained out over the city and entered drainage systems, raising concerns about possible surface and groundwater contamination. With a population of more than nine million, the incident raises serious acute and long-term health concerns for Tehran’s residents. Four sites were targeted in and around Tehran, including the Aqdasieh oil depot in Tehran’s northeast, the Shahran oil facility in the north of the city, and the Karaj oil depot in the city of Karaj to the west of Tehran. The Tehran oil refinery was also targeted. The refinery has the capacity to process approximately 225,000 barrels of oil per day and is among the larger refining facilities in Iran. It produces a range of products, with its...

Black rain: the health and environmental risks from Tehran's oil fires - CEOBS
->The Conflict and Environment Observatory | More on "Tehran oil fires health risks" at BigEarthData.ai | #Environment #Health

In numbers: How wars kill not just people but also the environment Attaining sustainable development goals. Reducing the carbon footprint. Switching from diesel to electric vehicles. Controlling air, land, and water pollution. All of these are great ideas. They sound good in stump speeches. And they make for great advertisements after global conferences. But do these efforts, even when put into practice, offset any harm when nations simultaneously unleash millions of tonnes of poison as part of war? In Iran, citizens woke up to apocalyptic conditions after overnight strikes on oil depots: thick black smoke blotted out the sun; soot covered cars and houses. Authorities warned of toxic acid rain as people experienced pain in their throats and burning in their eyes. Bombs and missiles deployed across the Middle East have left tonnes of rubble on land. Likewise, warships left their marks on the seas. Historical legacy Wars and armed conflicts have ravaged nature in ways that nothing else has. The use of Agent Orange by the US in Vietnam in the 60s and 70s razed more than five million acres of forest and five lakh acres of farmland. The US showered the chemical herbicide and defoliant to remove the trees and vegetation so that they could properly see the Viet Cong...

In numbers: How wars kill not just people but also the environment
->India Today | More on "War's devastating environmental toll quantified" at BigEarthData.ai | #Environment #Peace

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Prey Lang, #Cambodia’s last major lowland #rainforest, is under threat from illegal logging and new concessions. Home to endangered species and Indigenous Kuy, it needs urgent protection. #SavePreyLang #SayNoTo99HectareELC
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NEW SUPREME LEADER MORE HARDLINE! - Pepe Escobar On Iran War YouTube video by Mario Nawfal

Pepe Escobar

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The full interview. Lots of nuggets. I start explaining what Mojtaba Khamenei is really all about.

'And the whole fucking Gulf, is kind of escalatin'
Once again, the brilliant @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social with their latest on the shitshow across the pond.
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