Trump wants $1.5tn for the Pentagon – and cuts to healthcare and housing | Steven Greenhouse The president’s proposed $445bn increase in military spending would batter popular domestic programs as millions struggle

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Hawaiian forest birds are stealing each other's twigs Kleptoparasitism is a risky crime sweeping the islands' forests.

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Nigerian bat specialist wins Goldman Prize for community conservation work In the forested highlands of southern Nigeria’s Cross River state, plumes of smoke signal the annual fire season from January to April, when farmers routinely use fire to clear new land for planting c...

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Agrotonomy 1.1K likes, 29 comments. "We’ve set up vertical farms across 58 countries, here are a few of them! #farming #agriculture"

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U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship. And, tariff refund portal launches U.S. forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. And, an online government portal for processing tariff refunds launches today.

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Wow that’s going to be a game changer with climate change.

Wildfires transform soil, turning a nutrient into poisonous chromium-6 - High Country News New research shows how severe blazes can transform a harmless trace metal into a carcinogen.

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Chinese Researchers Soil Innovation: Chinese researchers turn desert sand into fertile soil in just 10 months using cyanobacteria | - The Times of India Science News: The researchers at the Shapotou Desert Experimental Research Station in China have developed a revolutionary approach for reversing desertification an.

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Rehab center opens for Brazil’s golden-headed lion tamarins amid urban sprawl threat Brazil has opened its first rehabilitation center for golden-headed lion tamarins, an endangered monkey species threatened by urban expansion and the loss of agroforestry farms to monocrop plantations...

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Settee down everyone, it's not that funny

Virginia, please vote and stop this insanity. We’ll have your backs in the midterms.

Southern Poverty Law Center says it is under Justice Department investigation The nonprofit on Tuesday said it is “the latest organization targeted by this administration.”

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for its tracking of hate groups, said that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit regarding their use of informants.

I’m glad that the Mad King isn’t going to commit war crimes right now, while once again it is obvious this bumbling fool has no idea what he’s doing.

BREAKING: TACO TUESDAY: Donald trump delays ethnic cleansing and war crimes again by extending the ceasefire indefinitely.

I’m sure Trump has put the US in a very strong bargaining position by issuing two ultimatums with hard deadlines only to back down both times after Iran called his bluff.

4-D chess from the cult leader.

Subpoenas were issued in probe of Russia ‘conspiracy,’ then DOJ clawed them back, sources say The Justice Department sent subpoenas to witnesses, and then withdrew them, in its investigation of former CIA Director John Brennan for his role in the Russia investigation.

Breaking MS NOW:

The Justice Department has begun withdrawing several subpoenas that had just been issued in the criminal probe of former CIA Director John Brennan — revealing the confusion and disorder within the controversial investigation.

Anouska de Georgiou is an Epstein survivor. Listen as she talks about how damaging the patriarchy is.

You have a right to set boundaries. Even if you’re afraid.

Don’t stop talking about the #EpsteinFiles.

Democratic House Rep. Troy Carter to RFK Jr. in the HHS budget hearing:

"Respectfully, you know what I really wish you'd spend more time on? More time thinking about the American people, less time talking about whale heads, bear heads, and raccoon parts."

🤣

Screenshot of a tweet by Democrats Deliver (@DemzDeliver) highlighting that Minnesota now has the third lowest poverty rate in the nation, 45% lower than West Virginia. The post includes a split image of Governor Tim Walz smiling outdoors and an aerial view of the Minneapolis skyline along a river.

Blue governing leads the way.

Major earthquake off Japan’s coast prompts tsunami warnings Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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The Lion Women of Tehran A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali, this perfect book club read is “evocative....

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Wild viral video shows dog taking a poo on Trump's Hollywood star Trump's star has been vandalized several times since he first ran for president in 2016

"For the first time in history, a dog has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize," tweeted Morgan J. Freeman, an anti-Trump influencer who is not related to the actor. The video showed a dog on a leash crouching over Trump's star before defecating on it.

Senate Judiciary Republicans are wasting another day relitigating the 2020 presidential election.

Donald Trump lost.

He desperately tried to overturn the results with the help of Congressional Republicans.

And now he wants to do it again in 2026 and 2028.

Pa. court recognizes ‘reproductive autonomy’ as a right, strikes down ban on public funding for abortion In a 4-3 ruling, the Commonwealth Court found that abortion access is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Constitution.

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If this isn’t insanity I don’t know what is.

WAR....What is it good for?

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

I would take that as a yes!

The DoJ's official position is that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were convicted of child sex trafficking to...

*Checks notes

...no one.

🤷🏽‍♂️

This.

‘They come right past the house’: learning to live with rhinos as numbers soar in Nepal The country is seeing an increase in human-wildlife conflict as the number of megafauna, including rhinos and tigers, grows. But there are efforts to tackle the problem around Chitwan national park th...

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