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The political effects of X's feed algorithm #politics #SocialMedia

The political effects of X's feed algorithm - PubMed
Feed algorithms are widely suspected to influence political attitudes. However, previous evidence from switching off the algorithm on Meta platforms found no political effects¹. Here we present results from a 2023 field experiment on Elon Musk's platform X shedding light on this puzzle. W …

"Amazon rainforest flipped to carbon source during 2023 extreme drought, study shows"
#AmazonRainforest #Environment

Amazon rainforest flipped to carbon source during 2023 extreme drought, study shows
The Amazon rainforest is of crucial importance to the Earth's ecosystem, given its capacity to store substantial amounts of carbon in its vegetation. In 2023, the region experienced unusually high temperatures, reaching 1.5°C above the 1991–2020 average, accompanied by unusual levels of atmospheric dryness from September to November. These conditions were caused by warmer water temperatures in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that resulted in diminished moisture transport from the Atlantic to…

EssilorLuxottica says it sold over 7M Meta AI glasses in 2025, up from the 2M that the company sold in 2023 and 2024 combined (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/ray-ban-maker-essilorluxottica-triples-sales-of-meta-ai-gla…

Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica says it more than tripled Meta AI glasses sales in 2025
The France-based eyewear brand has been working on smart glasses with the social media company since 2019.

ISTA - "Gods In Heat" (2026)
New one from this Brooklyn-based, 7-piece psychedelic post-punk disco collective. I really enjoy their LP from 2023, but they keep dropping new singles on BC and they seem to improve with each release.
#music #alternative

Seahawks exercise fifth-year player options for Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Devon Witherspoon https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7135543/2026/03/20/smith-njigba-witherspoon-seahawks-fifth-year-player-option-nfl/

The infosec news machine is blinking tilt and it's only Wednesday, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the critical developments you should know, including
--DOGE engineer stole hundreds of millions of US taxpayers' data, whistleblower,
--Meta unveils new fraud protections as an international operation disrupts scam compound activity,
--China bans OpenClaw apps on security grounds,
--Foreign hacker accessed Epstein files in 2023,
--Rudd confirmed…

DOGE engineer stole hundreds of millions of US taxpayers' data, whistleblower
Meta unveils new fraud protections as an international operation disrupts scam compound activity, China bans OpenClaw apps on security grounds, Foreign hacker accessed Epstein files in 2023, Rudd confirmed as Cybercom/NSA chief, Quittr app exposes (ahem) sensitive data, much more

Ajit Niranjan writes about the supposed decoupling in #Romania.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/11/is-romania-blueprint-economic-g…

I was violently snatched on March 21, 2023, from the outskirts of Baghdad, where I had been conducting fieldwork for my Ph.D. at Princeton University.
When my kidnappers delivered me to my cell, they cut the restraints they’d placed around my arms and legs, and lifted the cloth bag off my head.
The secret prison where I was brought was run by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia backed by Iran.
Four men searched my mouth for implanted tracking devices.
I had told them I …

I Was Kidnapped by Idiots
An academic trip to Iraq unexpectedly turned into an immersive field study on the ways authoritarian regimes use brutality.

Apart from developing a 1st offshore storage site, Denmark awarded subsidies💶 in tenders. Those came with a catch: deliver on time - or face penalties. The winner of the first tender in 2023, Ørsted with two bioenergy🪵🔥 plants, is already struggling with delays.
In the last round, 9 of 10 preselected applicants dropped out, all of them bioenergy🪵🔥 or waste-to-energy🗑️🔥 plants. Did I say 9? Well, 9 announced it, but one mystery🔮 bidder decided to un-drop out. The tender ended with two b…

Well, what they said would happen in 2023:
https://youtu.be/0BMQTdYXaH8?si=ZBXhsxyAphV0nE_y
Has happened.
https://

Jährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 08.01.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

Bei @… lief gestern "Holding Liat" über eine israelische Familie nach dem 7. Oktober. Goßartiger Film.
Liat Beinin Atzili wurde entführt und nach acht Wochen freigelassen, Aviv Atzili ermordet. Liats Vater Yehuda Beinin will Frieden, ihr Sohn Rache.
Der Film bekam letztes Jahr den Berlinale-Dokfilmpreis. Bis Mai in der Mediathek.

spanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students.
This network has 291 nodes and 5535 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/spanish

Le Dalaï-lama était informé dès 1997.
Il promettait de retirer sa lettre de légitimité si Spatz était condamné.
Spoiler : rien n’a bougé.
Il faudra attendre 2023, après des mois de lobbying et un documentaire ARTE, pour qu’une reconnaissance soit enfin suspendue.
temporairement.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Depeche Mode:
🎵 But Not Tonight
#NowPlaying #DepecheMode
https://djpepusnik.bandcamp.com/track/depeche-mode-but-not-tonight-remix-2023
https://open.spotify.com/track/0mOAeFylUraa4kUB1B9QW3

A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI’s investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
during a break-in at the bureau’s New York Field Office three years ago,
according to a source familiar with the matter and recently published Justice Department documents reviewed by Reuters.
The details of who accessed a server at the FBI’s New York Field Office, ‌including the allegation that a foreign hacker was involved, are being reported here for the first …

Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show
A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI’s investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a break-in at the bureau’s New York Field Office three years ago, according to ​a source familiar with the matter and recently published Justice Department documents reviewed by Reuters.

Yet one more case of separating a child from his parent - because they crossed the border as refugees in 2023, where they followed the rules. (More details at the link below) You can send a letter protesting this horrific action, using the action network letter at https://act…

Reunite José and His Son — Separated by ICE Detention and Struggling
(abajo en español) Join the effort to urge ICE to reunite José Ramon Pirela Finol with his six-year-old son and release him from detention at the Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico! José Pirela has been detained by ICE since August 2025, when he was separated from his six-year-old son, for whom he is the sole guardian. José and his son came to the US in 2023 to seek safety from threats in Venezuela. José and his son were processed at the border and permitted to pursue th…

In the last, guttering hours of the year, it’s tradition to look back on the last 12 months’ #TTRPG activity and reflect. You can read last year’s summary at https://dice.camp/@davej/113747664699824381…

Who Calls 1-800-GAMBLER? Around Big Sports Events, It’s Often Young Men. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/us/sports-gambling-addition-super-bowl.html

A Georgia judge on Tuesday tossed out racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong "conspiracy" to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility that critics call “#Cop #City.”
Fulton County Judge

Charges against dozens of 'Cop City' protesters tossed
A Georgia judge has tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility. Critics call it “Cop City.” Fulton County Judge Kevin Farmer tossed the charges Tuesday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Farmer said Republican Attorney General Chris Carr didn’t have the authority to secure the 2023 indictments. Carr’s office said they plan to appeal. The 61 defendants faced …

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Pet Shop Boys:
🎵 Left to my own devices (2023 Remaster)
#NowPlaying #PetShopBoys
#radioeins gespielten Titel als #Spotify Playliste: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hdH98B6uyXilhcWxCA6nv