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The Trump administration is trying to break the Forest Service,
to pave the way to privatizing
or even selling off
the 193 million acres of land it oversees
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2026-04-30/forest-service-reor…

Why a major reorganization at the Forest Service has people concerned
A common refrain emerged among the sources I spoke with: The Trump administration is trying to break the Forest Service, they claimed, to pave the way to privatizing or even selling off the 193 million acres of land it oversees.

💧 Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions, study finds
#water

Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions, study finds
Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers. A new study led by the University of Leeds has put a monetary value on one of forests' least recognized services as a source of rainfall to surrounding regions, finding that each hectare generates 2.4 million liters of rain each year—enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.

Mexico: Stop the destruction of Chiapas’ forests! #Mexico

Mexico: Stop the destruction of Chiapas’ forests!
The forests of Mexico’s Chiapas state are among the most biodiverse on Earth, yet they face grave danger: Nearly half have already been illegally logged for timber. Please support the campaign of our partner organization, Otros Mundos Chiapas, to stop the destruction by signing our petition.

FIRST LAUNCH OF FP7! Will the new Ukrainian ballistics reach the Urals?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/01/first-launch-of-fp-will.html

Last Place in the AI-First Economy: How the AI Industry Relies on Worker Disempowerment https://datasociety.net/library/last-place-in-the-ai-first-economy/

Last Place in the AI-First Economy

Mahomes on track to participate in first OTAs https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48658318/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-track-participate-first-otas

It is thought that the first stars to form in our universe were made from almost entirely from hydrogen and helium,
with no heavier elements.
They were also enormous and blazingly hot, hundreds of times more massive and tens of thousands degrees hotter than the sun
⭐️We may have just glimpsed the universe's first stars
A galaxy spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, known as Hebe,
that existed just 400 million years after the big bang
appears to c…

We may have just glimpsed the universe's first stars
A galaxy spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, known as Hebe, that existed just 400 million years after the big bang appears to contain extremely pure and young stars

🕹️ The Very First Video Game Was Just a Box in the Corner of a Bar
#games

The Very First Video Game Was Just a Box in the Corner of a Bar
A revolution was televised in 1972. It cost beer drinkers 25¢ a play. After work, thirsty folks rambled into Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, CA to knock back frothy, cool mugs and test their skill…

Saints to play in NFL's first Paris game in 2026 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47807263/saints-play-nfl-first-ever-paris-game-2026