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Tiny birds, and their tiny superfood, could decline due to ‘irreversible’ effects of Vancouver port expansion
The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion at Canada’s busiest cargo port could be fast-tracked by the federal government. It’s a major stop for 3.5 million western sandpipers to eat and recharge while travelling the entire Pacific
From The Narwhal

Port of Vancouver expansion threatens superfood ecocsystem | The Narwhal
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 could lead to ‘irreversible’ change in the Fraser estuary, a critical feeding ground for western sandpiper flocks

Donald Trump wants to run Venezuela, and dominate the western hemisphere (The Economist)
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/01/03/donald-trump-wants-to-run-venezuela-and-dominate-the-western-hemisphere
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p99#a260103p99

Hat etwas gedauert, aber hier nun mein SF/Fantasy-Tagebuch für November/Dezember 2025. U.a. mit Andy Weir, Emily Tesh, Zootopia und Knives Out.
https://blog.till-westermayer.de/2026/01/science-fiction-und-fantasy-winter-edition-2025-26/…

Science Fiction und Fantasy - Winter Edition 2025/26
Irgendwie hat sich nach meinen letzten Sammelrezensionen doch einiges angesammelt, was ich an SF und Fantasy gelesen und angeschaut habe. Innovativ fand ich Emily Teshs neuen Roman The Incandescent (2025). Tesh hat 2024 den Hugo für ihre antifaschistische Space Opera Some Desperate Glory bekomme

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Nilüfer Yanya:
🎵 Just A Western (Radio Edit)
#NowPlaying #NilüferYanya
https://niluferyanya.bandcamp.com/track/just-a-western
https://open.spotify.com/track/34of90TBvf1ItuoFxUyruy

I grew up in a large city in a western democracy, with a socialist city government and it was fine.
There was basically no crime. People didn’t go hungry. Housing was affordable. Rent was regulated. Public transport was amazing. Education was free. Everyone had healthcare. Taxes were practically the same as in the US.
It was also much, much easier to start a business there than in the US. (Literally took an hour!)
People who wanted to get rich still could do it (there’s a few Austrian billionaires even).
I don’t understand how Americans got themselves so brainwashed that “socialism” is used as a term that sort of means “iworse than death”.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Large-amplitude variability driven by giant dust storms on a planetary-mass companion: #exoplanets

Western Tatami Mat Mania Keeping Alive Japan’s Traditional Woven Grass Flooring Industry https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/western-tatami-mat-mania-keeping-alive-japans-traditional-woven-grass-flooring-industry/

Western Tatami Mat Mania Keeping Alive Japan's Traditional Woven Grass Flooring Industry
From Europe, the US, and even the Middle East, eager importers of tatami mats now account for a sizable amount of orders

Genialer Schlussteil eines tollen Artikels zu #WesternUnion Geldüberweiser im #Falter 52/25
Es tut nur ein wenig beim Lesen weh. 🫣

Trump reveals what he wants for the world (Nahal Toosi/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/05/trump-reveals-national-security-strategy-western-hemisphere-europe-00678265
http://www.memeorandum.com/251205/p2#a251205p2

Das erste #FotoDerWoche des neuen Jahres kommt bei mir aus dem winterlichen Wald im Wildtal.
https://blog.till-westermayer.de/2026/01/photo-of-the-week-i…

Photo of the week: In the winter forest - X
Seltsam, wie wir versuchen, den - fast, aber nicht ganz mit der Wintersonnenwende zusammenfallenden - Jahreswechsel als Einschnitt und Neuanfang zu empfinden. Klar, Ferien und Feiertage tragen dazu bei, die verschiedenen Rituale auch. Dennoch geht trotz aller Böller und Feuerwerke der weltpolitische