The reopened Rafah crossing in Gaza brings pitiful gains Gaza’s putative technocrats are still languishing in Cairo

As part of the ceasefire in Gaza, Hamas agreed to hand power over to a Trump-appointed panel of Palestinian technocrats. But Israel has not yet let the committee even enter the strip

Epstein files shed more light on Steve Bannon’s efforts to influence European politics Donald Trump’s former adviser told Epstein in 2019 that he was ‘focused on raising money for Le Pen and Salvini’ before European elections

Epstein files shed more light on Steve Bannon’s efforts to influence European politics www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Greetings from Kyiv,
where generators are singing,
St Nicholas drives by,
and snow is falling.

I love our spirit.
May the world see it.

Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.

You're welcome

🚨 BREAKING: Spain and Portugal have lost power in a massive blackout, according to the Spanish grid operator.

Blackouts were reported from Madrid to Lisbon, with large parts of the Iberian Peninsula without power as of late morning today.

Read the developing story: ow.ly/3KG150VIM9u

The EU has released its latest GHG emission inventory, with data up to 2023.

The good news, GHG emissions continue a downward trend, currently 37% below 1990 levels.

The bad news, a significant downward revision of land-use removals (LULUCF).

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#ForumForAg 2025 ends after highlighting why and how to #MakeEarthGreatAgain

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Shipping containers representing trade.

📌 What are tariffs?
📌 How do tariffs work?
📌 What are trade wars?

Find the answers here ➡️ europa.eu/!Wjbjpy

Trump lawyers admits man was mistakenly deported to Salvadoran prison Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia had legal protection from being deported to his home country of El Salvador, from which his lawyers say he fled aged 16.

Trump administration admits man was deported to El Salvador mega prison due to 'error'

Mairead McGuinness, former EU Commissioner says that the green deal objectives remain the same in this new geopolitical reality, but the path is different. It is not slower but less ideological, and that is a good thing. 👌
#ForumForAg 2025 forumforag.com

Inspirational talk with Mike Massimo, former NASA astronaut, sharing the overwhelming feeling of looking at our planet for space, its beauty, its fragility, and recognising the importance to protect our hom and keep the workd view!
#ForumForAg 2025 forumforag.com

#ForumforAg 2025 starting with Janez Potocnik usual opening on the planet boundaries, but this time also addressing security and new ideas for financing EU's priorities and needs. #Food security #Climate change #water stress forumforag.com

Just wasted 10mins because I couldn’t believe this was real. Of course it was real. It’s @realdonaldtrump

“That’s why Tate got the following he got. So maybe I’m part of a similar phenomenon..." Nigel Farage, July 2024.

Another big event in the bag!
We are pleased to announce that our latest event "Biocontrol: how to remove regulatory obstacles to a greener agriculture" in the European Parliament registered an excellent participation.

#Biocontrol #SustainableAgriculture #Innovation #EUPolicy #ELO

The lesson from Trump’s Ukrainian weapons freeze And the grim choice facing Volodymyr Zelensky

"Europe must prepare to be abandoned or extorted." www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

"Lithuania, when we were occupied in 1945, we had sustainable peace. There was no front line. Nobody was
shooting. But there was no Lithuania." @glandsbergis.bsky.social

Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US Israel has cut off humanitarian supplies to Gaza in an effort to pressure Hamas into accepting a change in the ceasefire agreement to allow…

Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal

No problem! One of my favorite things to say on this topic is, we were practicing compassion and empathy before we were even homo sapiens.

This h. erectus skull is toothless, with reabsorbed sockets. That takes YEARS, and it meant someone was chewing their food FOR them. Now THAT is CARE.

@drewharwell.com: “The reporter who asked #Zelensky if he owned a #suit, Brian Glenn, is from the pro-#Trump network #RealAmerica’sVoice and Rep. #MarjorieTaylorGreene's boyfriend. He got one of the rare #OvalOffice interviewer spots after the White House blocked the Associated Press”

Kobo

Unfortunately, unsurprising...

@politico.eu panel with Faustine ( @eeb.org ), Peter M (CEJA), Ricard R (DGAGRI) and Jurgen T (ELO): different views on #CAP evolution vs revolution, after its second year implementation.

MEP Nardella supports reserving part of regional /structural funds to support rural areas without relying mostly on the CAP. @politico.eu event

Dorfmann vs Waitz on Mercosur, both with important points: conclusion of a 20 years discussion to improve relations with an important region with some clear winners vs not enough attention paid to the losers (small and medium farmers in both parts).

Good discussion with MEPs Dorfmann (EPP), Nardella (S&D), @thomaswaitz.bsky.social (Greens), Wiezik (Renew) on the difficulties of continuing the consensus from the Strategic Dialogue on Ag when facing budget pressures.

EU proposal to adapt protection status of the wolf adopted by Bern Convention, paving the way to more flexibility in managing wolf populations Today, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted in favour of the EU proposal to adapt the protection status of the wolf from ‘strictly protected' to ‘protected'.

VdL, @handle.invalid, managed to adapt the protection status of the wolf through the Bern Convention, giving her more flexibility. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

It's much cheaper and avoids annoying / putting at risk a lot of the bosses...

We need grouse moor licensing in England now.

It's time for new legislation to make it happen.