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🌽 The environmental costs of corn: should the US change how it grows its dominant crop?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/03/environment-corn-farming-trump-administration

The environmental costs of corn: should the US change how it grows its dominant crop?
Amid concerns over greenhouse gas emissions, the Trump administration has abolished climate-friendly farming incentives

A bit of light shining through the Dark Ages
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Seven environmental wins across the US in 2025 despite Trump-era reversals
Environmental advocates notched key wins at local and state levels this year despite Trump rollbacks

Indonesia closes 2025 with rising disasters and stalled environmental reform https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indonesia-closes-2025-with-rising-disasters-and-stalled-environmental-reform/

Indonesia closes 2025 with rising disasters and stalled environmental reform
JAKARTA — Indonesia closed 2025 facing an uncomfortable reality: climate disasters are escalating while policy direction has remained largely unchanged during President Prabowo Subianto’s first year in office, with the country still heavily dependent on fossil fuels and extractive industries such as palm oil and mining. One of the deadliest disasters in Indonesia in recent […]

Federal agents raiding schools and abducting children sounds far-fetched. 
But considering the recent trends of immigration enforcement nationwide,
California officials are treating this as a real possibility. 
The California Attorney General’s office has released updated guidelines for school staff, students, and families
on what to do should Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) try to step onto school grounds.
It is intended to expand and standardize pro…

Wishing all our readers a peaceful weekend, but before you head out, don't forget to read today's Metacurity for the most crucial cybersecurity developments you should know, including
--US ODNI ignores her remit and is investigating 2020 election fraud claims,
--US law enforcement are probing if WhatsApp employees can read users' messages,
--Popular AI app exposes millions of users' private messages,
--Darkweb market Empire Market creator pleads guilty,…

US ODNI drops her remit to investigate 2020 election fraud claims
US law enforcement are probing if WhatsApp employees can read users' messages, Popular AI app exposes millions of users' private messages, Darkweb market Empire Market creator pleads guilty, US seizes $400m in darknet crypto mixer Helix's assets, UK safety charity warns about The Com, much more

Donald Trump’s oil embargo reveals a solar boom in Cuba
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/02/26/donald-trumps-oil-embargo-reveals-a-solar-boom-in-cuba
Trump kan zich zomaar in zn voet gaan schieten en hopelijk een mooie zet in de richting een duurzamer Cuba.

A friend of mine built this thing called Pysey:
"A desktop emulator and development environment for Pygame-based video synthesis. PYSEY is for visual artists, musicians, and developers who work with EYESY-style video synthesis."
https://pysey-synth.com/

PYSEY Video Synthesizer - A desktop emulator and development environment for Pygame-based video synthesis
A desktop emulator and development environment for Pygame-based video synthesis. Audio-reactive visuals, Syphon output, MIDI control. Free and open-source.

Judge says she won’t halt immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/31/nx-s1-5695219/judge-wont-halt-immigration-enforcement-surge-minnesota

💯 3D printing researchers develop fast-curing, environmentally friendly concrete substitute
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-3d-fast-environmentally-friendly-concrete.html

3D printing researchers develop fast-curing, environmentally friendly concrete substitute
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a quick-setting, environmentally friendly alternative to concrete they hope can one day be used to rapidly 3D print homes and infrastructure.

#eDNA Environmental DNA
The Core Concept: A non-invasive monitoring technique that detects the presence of species by extracting and analyzing genetic material shed into the environment (water, soil, air) rather than isolating the organism itself.
Key Distinction/Mechanism: Unlike traditional ecology which relies on physical capture or visual observation ("macro-organismal" interaction),…

What Is: Environmental DNA (eDNA)
The Silent Archive: Environmental DNA and the Revolution in Planetary Surveillance