Al jazeera analyses the OECD datasets and notes research showing that cuts to US funding have corresponded with increase in armed conflict in Africa, as state resources grow more scarce.
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There's a global race to secure EV battery gigafactories & reduce reliance on China.
But not all clean-tech projects are created equal. Some generate good jobs & domestic capacities, others produce ecological harm & low value-added enclaves.
New paper & thread 👇
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Kenyan born artist Magdalene Odundo, considered one of the premier ceramicists working today #womensart
Again, if you want explain why trust in universities has declined in the last decade, & you don't benchmark that decline against contemporaneous declines in trust in <every other societal institution> in 🇺🇸, then you cannot identify variables internal to universities as the main or sole explanations.
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Ma Yuan's studies of the properties of water, southern Song Dynasty China, ca. 1190 - 1225 CE
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Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals Texas power plant would emit 4.5m tons of carbon dioxide per year, more than that of the entire city of San Francisco
"Asked by Axios last week at an energy conference in Houston about how natural gas jives with the company’s clean energy goals and overall strategy, Google’s head of advanced energy, Michael Terrell, said: “We don’t have anything to say on that.”"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Anne Hathaway bought the rights to a novel about a tradwife influencer who wakes up in 1855 and has to actually live the life she's been selling online. The book is called Yesteryear. It came out 3 days ago. The film rights were already sold to Hathaway, who will produce and star.
Holy shit, I have NEVER been more excited for a movie.
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New study finds the "canary in the coal mine" for the #AMOC: a consistent decline of the western overturning circulation, down from 20 to 15 Sv during 2004-2023 at 26° N. 🌊
AMOC "could be at or near a critical tipping point, potentially leading to its collapse".
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Erinnert ihr euch an die Medienberichte über norwegische Superreiche, die aufgrund einer Erhöhung der Reichensteuer aus dem Land fliehen?
Turns out: Es waren insgesamt 1,7%. Die Auswanderungsrate in dieser Bevölkerungsgruppe war 2022/2023 niedriger als in der Gesamtbevölkerung.
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Gianni Boradori, La Fillette et les Bulles de Savon
Two striking findings from the IMF World Economic Outlook just published - looking at who pays the cost of war and how big the macroeconomic impact of conflicts is.
Full explainer on my IG ➡️ www.instagram.com/p/DXMUoKqDLh...
So many terrible things happening in the world right now, but this might be the biggest news in terms of long term catastrophic consequences.
This current stops Western Europe turning into Siberia in winter and feeds millions of people on multiple continents
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
An Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is a weird thing to tout, since Lebanon isn't a combatant. There is no Lebanese fire for the Lebanese government to cease.
It’s over for The Onion now.
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces.
Equals 10 nuclear reactors
Reduces heat island, shades cars
The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.
Why aren't we doing this?
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Russia and China are helping Iran but Trump is angry at... Europe
Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
New panel survey #data (CRONOS-3) on #climate change, #security and defence policies, and #health and #wellbeing is now available.
Wave 6 of the self-completion panel #survey was fielded as part of the SoGreen project, led by @share-eric.bsky.social and funded by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺.
Many middle powers are fast diversifying trade ties away from the US
• In May-Dec 2025 trade among UK, Canada, EU, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland rose by 12%
• EU leads the way, as recent burst of free-trade deals with Mercosur, India and Australia illustrates
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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Paolo Roversi, Self-Portrait
Bild: "The European Union and revolutionary national flags fly after a speech by Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, following the partial results of the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus" Text: "GIGA Focus. Regierungswechsel in Ungarn: Beginnt nun die Re-Demokratisierung?"
Regierungswechsel in #Ungarn: Können sich Demokratien nach Jahren des institutionellen Rückbaus erholen? Unter welchen Bedingungen gelingt eine #ReDemokratisierung?
➡️ GIGA-Forscherin @desireereder.bsky.social beantwortet diese Fragen in den #GIGAInsights: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/re...
"The Pope is incorrect on matters of theology" is excommunication time.
H/t @jumulojimbus.bsky.social
Today, more than 90 megascience facilities have been built or are planned across China, forming a growing network of scientific infrastructure that supports the country’s push into frontier research www.sixthtone.com/news/1018387
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Spring, The Creek, Foster, PQ
Nora Collyer
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Peter Magyar confirmed that Szijjarto, Orbán's FM, has barricaded himself with some of his closest colleagues and is shredding documents related to the sanctions on Russia any other evidence of treason.
Reminder: Musk spent ~ $300 million backing Trump plus un-tabulated promotional value of tweets, town halls & more…