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West agrees to respond militarily to Russia's ceasefire violations in Ukraine, FT reports: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/03/west-agrees-to-respond-militarily.html

In the past year, a handful of sheriff’s departments in California have started 👉refusing to respond to 911 calls that involve a mental health crisis, but where no crime has been reported.
In February, the #Sacramento sheriff, Jim Cooper, announced that his deputies would only respond to mental health crises if a crime had been committed or was in process,
or if someone other than the person…

"Octopuses use their arms to sense and respond to microbiomes on the seafloor"
#Octopuses #Animals

Octopuses use their arms to sense and respond to microbiomes on the seafloor
From the beginning of life on Earth, microbes, small but influential single-celled organisms, have shaped the environment that animals must adapt to in order to survive. Distinct microbial populations, known as microbiomes, inhabit nearly every surface on Earth. Now scientists have found that octopuses can detect signals from the microbiomes they encounter, revealing one of […]

Giants rookie Abdul Carter 'glad' to go through benching controversy: 'How do I respond?' https://www.nfl.com/news/giants-rookie-abdul-carter-glad-benching-controversy-how-do-i-respond

Bei der Therme #BadWörishofen wurde ein neuer #Solarcarport eingeweiht.
Die überdachten #Parkplätze sind mit

Neuer Solarpark bei Therme Bad Wörishofen
Die Therme Bad Wörishofen hat ihren neuen großen Solarcarpark eingeweiht. Es handelt sich dabei um Parkplätze, die von zahlreichen Solarmodulen überdacht …

Exclusive: DHS begins slashing FEMA disaster response staff as 2026 begins (Gabe Cohen/CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/01/01/politics/dhs-cutting-fema-disaster-response-staff
http://www.memeorandum.com/260102/p30#a260102p30

How food delivery is reshaping US mealtimes, as some users spend thousands; NRA data shows nearly 75% of 2024 restaurant orders were not eaten in a restaurant (Priya Krishna/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d…

How DoorDash and Other Food Delivery Apps Are Reshaping Mealtime in the U.S.
Almost three of every four restaurant orders in the U.S. weren’t eaten in a restaurant, according to recent data. We spoke to readers who are devoted to delivery but question the costs.

In this account, participants in the rapid response networks in the Twin Cities describe their experiences,
explore the threat represented by the development of Immigration and Customs Enforcement into a political police,
and propose a strategy for how the rapid response networks could rise to the challenge and contribute to revolutionary social change.
To learn more about the rapid response chat structure, start here.

Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities
The rapid response networks people organize to defend their communities have undergone a whirlwind evolution to keep up with ever-shifting ICE tactics.

Local non-governmental organizations who organize and help survivors on the worst day of their lives are the backbone of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery in California.
By joining together and creating a "Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters" ( #VOAD ) group,
they start to take steps to communicating, cooperating, collaborating and coordinating future response and rec…