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New article from me.
I conquer, therefore I am – the United States intervention in Venezuela
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/world/i-conquer-therefore-i-am-the-united-states-intervention-in-venezuela/
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I conquer, therefore I am – the United States intervention in Venezuela
What is behind Trump’s intervention in Venezuela, and the kidnapping of its president? Is it oil, is it power?

Another controversial land deal in Suriname threatens the Amazon Rainforest https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/another-controversial-land-deal-in-suriname-threatens-the-amazon-rainforest/

Another controversial land deal in Suriname threatens the Amazon Rainforest
Officials in Suriname are trying to cancel a controversial agribusiness contract that could result in the clearance of over a hundred thousand hectares of Amazon rainforest, risking the country’s carbon-negative status. In 2024, the agriculture ministry partnered with a private company to develop 113,465 hectares (280,378 acres) of rainforest for industrial agriculture in the northwestern […]

What is behind Trump’s intervention in Venezuela, and the kidnapping of its president? Is it oil, is it power?
My article:
I conquer, therefore I am – the United States intervention in Venezuela
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/wo

I conquer, therefore I am – the United States intervention in Venezuela
What is behind Trump’s intervention in Venezuela, and the kidnapping of its president? Is it oil, is it power?

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #EasternEchoes
Blue Scholars:
🎵 North by Northwest (instrumental)
#BlueScholars
https://supapatselectah.bandcamp.com/track/blue-scholars-north-by-northwest
https://open.spotify.com/track/5TbVCSPv8Cjm6HTi9s3akk

Northwestern University: Wireless device 'speaks' to the brain with light (in mice) https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/12/wireless-device-speaks-to-the-brain-with-light "Implant could restore lost senses, provide sensory …

Wireless device ‘speaks’ to the brain with light
In a new leap for neurobiology and bioelectronics, Northwestern University scientists have developed a wireless device that uses light to send information directly to the brain — bypassing the body’s natural sensory pathways.

Universities selling their address space are probably oblivious to where it is going, but they should care. One day people are going to realize a lot of these high rep addresses are getting transferred to very different resource stewards.
re: https://social.bgp.tools/@transfers/st

Post by IP/ASN Transfers, @transfers@bgp.tools
"Purdue University Northwest" (ARIN) transferred 163.245.224.0/19 to "Reliable Communications s.r.o." (RIPE) (Estimated Market Value: $139.26 K)

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Northwestern hires Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator after stint with Raiders fizzled https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6928956/2025/12/30/chip-kelly-northwestern-offensive-coordinator/

"There are two possibilities that offer better explanations of the US’s criminal action: oil and power. Petroleum has been widely cited as the key reason, and Trump himself has acknowledged this. There seem to be two plausible aspects to this."
From my new Venezuela article.
I conquer, therefore I am – the United States intervention in Venezuela

I conquer, therefore I am – the United States intervention in Venezuela
What is behind Trump’s intervention in Venezuela, and the kidnapping of its president? Is it oil, is it power?

The psychology of collapse and the solution, why the UK climate crisis feels ‘normal’ now
https://northwestbylines.co.uk/environment/climate-change/psychology-climate-crisis/?fsp_sid=2201

The psychology of collapse and the solution, why the UK climate crisis feels ‘normal’ now
Last in our series: politicians normalise disaster, people develop crisis fatigue – the solution: climate resilience that actually works