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A flesh-eating fly once eradicated is moving back toward the U.S. #UnitedStates

A flesh-eating fly once eradicated is moving back toward the U.S.
California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living flesh and once devastated U.S. livestock. By monitoring traps and educating veterinarians and farmers, they hope to stop the pest before it gains a foothold.

Heute vor 59 Jahren: Am 23. Februar 1967 testen die #USA die Atombomben "Persimmon" u. "Agile". Die Operation #Latchkey war eine Serie von 38 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests,…

"UK industry could unlock major energy savings through heat reuse, says new report"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

UK industry could unlock major energy savings through heat reuse, says new report
Industrial heating accounts for about 14% of U.K. emissions but about half of the energy used in U.K. industry is lost as waste heat, according to a new report. Analysis supported by expertise from Heriot-Watt University shows this heat could be captured and reused rather than released. The report by the Royal Society, "Unlocking thermal energy: Capture, storage and re-use of industrial waste heat," sets out how reusing thermal energy could be a huge opportunity for the U.K.—to cut emissions,…

Finally
"I think if you're European, then it is a national security priority to stop using X" — @…
Well, indeed. But is there a national security priority to move to yet another #US owned and controlled social media platform, when there…

New U.S. security strategy calls for regime change in Europe
In this video, I discuss the new U.S. national security strategy, which, to put it mildly, is concerning for Europe. It's largely a document about how the Trump administration sees it as a requirement for continued transatlantic cooperation that MAGA movements come to power in European countries. Watch the

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicArtistCollection
Underworld:
🎵 Moaner
#Underworld
https://lonelyowl.bandcamp.com/track/underworld-moaner-the-lonely-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/42MDEG1z2DNSAtx8y0jZ6u

:boost_ok:
Diesen Donnerstag gibt es in #Ostfildern #Kemnat um 15 Uhr etwas Besonderes:
Angela Chechotka von der ev.-lutherischen Gemeinde in #Poltawa/

Darren Woods is known mostly as the chairman of ExxonMobil,
the largest U.S. oil company.
On Friday, however, he made noise in a different sphere by placing an obscure financial term into the political lexicon:
"#Uninvestible."
That's how Woods described Venezuela
—more specifically, Venezuela's oil industry.
His remark came during a meeting of s…

Hiltzik: Trump's Venezuelan oil adventure is coming apart at the seams
Trump thinks the spigots will soon start flowing with Venezuela's oil. The oil industry isn't eager to see that happen

#journalism #rights #usa

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker is a project that aims to comprehensively document press freedom incidents in the United States — such as the arrests of journalists, seizures of their equipment, interrogations and searches at the U.S. border, subpoenas to testify about sources, leak prosecutions and physical attacks. The Press Freedom Tracker documents cases across the country, involving national, state and local authorities.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SundaySoul
U.N.I. Together:
🎵 Unit
#UNITogether

"Wood-burning stoves face new restrictions in the U.K.—but a loophole from Britain's smog years is fueling the problem"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #WoodBurner

Wood-burning stoves face new restrictions in the U.K.—but a loophole from Britain's smog years is fueling the problem
Wood-burning stoves are booming in the UK, a cozy response to high energy prices and cost of living pressures. But this comes with a hidden cost.

🌎 Detailed map reveals groundwater levels across the U.S.
#usa

Detailed map reveals groundwater levels across the U.S.
How much fresh water is in the United States? It's a tough question, since most of the water is underground, accessible at varying depths. In previous decades, it's been answered indirectly from data on rainfall and evaporation. Knowing how much groundwater is available at specific locations is critical to meeting the challenges of water scarcity and contamination.

Three US prosecutors quit their jobs after being pressed to investigate the widow of Renee Good. The failure to investigate the ICE agent shooter was involved.
#uspol #ReneeGood #ICE

3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, quit after the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups.

Rewriting an earlier post that should have been edited and verified *a lot more* before posting.
I'm going to connect some dots here. ICE can cross designate with any agency (19 of U.S. Code 1401):
> The terms “officer of the customs” and “customs officer” mean any officer of the United States Customs Service of the Treasury Department (also hereinafter referred to as the “Customs Service”) or any commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard, or any agent or other person, including foreign law enforcement officers, authorized by law or designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to perform any duties of an officer of the Customs Service.
Back in September Trump diverted a bunch of Federal staff to ICE:
#USPol

Just got an email from one of my Senators, Jon Ossoff, GA with some welcomed news:
Good afternoon,
On Sunday, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff demanded civil liberties protections before further funds are appropriated to ICE and announced he will oppose the measure scheduled for a vote this week.
(Full text of letter in the image alt-text)
#UsPol

"2025: The fourth-warmest year in U.S. history was full of deadly weather extremes"
#US #USA #America #Climate

2025: The fourth-warmest year in U.S. history was full of deadly weather extremes
It was the first year in a decade without a U.S. hurricane landfall - but it still ranked third for billion-dollar disasters.

I'm glad that NPR is there to try to raise the alarm.
"This week marks the fifth anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. An NPR investigation details how the Trump administration is trying to erase government information on the attack."
#Politics #USPolitics #USPol

Diskussionsbeitrag des Präsidiumsarbeitskreises #DigitaleSouveränität der Gesellschaft für @… :
»Digitale Kolonie oder #souveräne Macht? Warum #Europa #US-Tech-Monopole aus öffentlichen Aufträgen von kritischer Infrastruktur ausschließen muss«
21.01.2026: #OpenSource Software
Dr. Weigele, Sprecher AK#Datenschutz u. #ITSicherheit
#Informatik #Sicherheit #Kritis #NSS2025

Heute vor 54 Jahren: Am 29. Dezember 1971 kam es in New London, Connecticut, zu einem #Unfall, bei dem 500 Gallonen radioaktives #Kühlwasser beim Transfer zwischen der USS Fulton und der USS Dace in den Thames River verschüttet wurden.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
U2:
🎵 Pride (In the Name of Love)
#U2
https://djrockcor.bandcamp.com/album/u2-pride-in-the-name-of-love-2-versions

The western US is in a snow drought. Here's how a storm made it worse #UnitedStates

The western US is in a snow drought. Here's how a storm made it worse
Much of the western U.S. has started in 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from atmospheric rivers hitting the region in recent weeks, but those storms were actually part of the problem.

A corrected official seal for ice:
#satire #USpol #ice #GraphicDesign

MAGA news media convinced voters that #POTUS47 would keep us “out of war.” How’s that working out?
#USpol #UnitedStatesVenezuela

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Fionian Chamber Choir, Alice Granum, Teuber, U., Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann & Günther:
🎵 Blomstre som en rosengard (Blooming like a rose garden)
#FionianChamberChoir #AliceGranum #Teuber #U #JohanPeterEmiliusHartmann

In the first attack on a speedboat in September 2025, Trump and Hegseth used a military plane made up to look civilian. That’s a war crime called “perfidy”. (Free link)
#uspol #usnavy #uscg

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”

Isabella #Brunner from Leiden University highlights an interesting aspect of the #UN #Cybercrime Convention:

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
UNKLE:
🎵 Be There (feat. Ian Brown)
#UNKLE
https://lonelyowl.bandcamp.com/track/unkle-be-there-the-lonely-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/3klBgzmhhPqKrUXEGG4eHN

"Britain Just Had Its Sunniest Year on Record"
#UK #UnitedKingdom
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/u.k.-sunn

Britain Just Had Its Sunniest Year on Record

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
US3:
🎵 Cantaloop
#NowPlaying #US3
https://luciorode.bandcamp.com/track/us3-cantaloop-lucio-rode-mix-edit

Heute vor 41 Jahren: Am 15. Dezember 1984 testeten die #USA in Nevada die #Wasserstoffbombe #B83. Mit einer Sprengkraft von 1,2MT gilt sie heute noch als die stärkste Nuklearwaffe im Arsenal der USA.

"Despite Rollbacks, U.S. Fossil Fuels Face Tough Road Ahead"
#US #USA #America #FossilFuels

Despite Rollbacks, U.S. Fossil Fuels Face Tough Road Ahead

😅 New research finds Americans deeply concerned about US democracy
#usa

New research finds Americans deeply concerned about US democracy
A new study from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and Public Agenda finds that Americans are deeply concerned about the state of U.S. democracy and that growing divisions within the Republican Party deepen partisan divides over how the Constitution should guide presidential authority and the balance of power.

"UK, Dutch agencies pull funding from Total’s controversial Mozambique LNG project"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Netherlands

UK, Dutch agencies pull funding from Total’s controversial Mozambique LNG project
U.K. and Dutch export credit agencies have withdrawn their financial commitments for French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies’ gas project in Mozambique, in an unprecedented move that marks the latest setback for the controversial project. UK Export Finance (UKEF), a government agency, and Netherlands-based Atradius, both of which provide companies with loans, guarantees and insurance […]

Iguanas fall from trees in Florida as icy weather bites southern US #UnitedStates

Iguanas fall from trees in Florida as icy weather bites southern US
Iguanas stunned by cold temperatures dropped from trees in usually balmy Florida on Sunday as icy conditions blasted southern U.S. states, dumping nearly a half-meter of snow in some areas and whipping up high winds that caused traffic chaos.

Heute vor 29 Jahren: Am 05.02.1997 erhielt General Electric vom spanischen Kraftstoffhersteller #ENUSA, den es mit U-235 angereichertem #Uranoxid beliefert, Behälter zurück die nicht gereinigt waren und 102,42kg mit durchschnittlich 3,5 % U-235 angereichertes Uranoxid enthielten.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
UNKLE:
🎵 Be There (feat. Ian Brown)
#UNKLE
https://lonelyowl.bandcamp.com/track/unkle-be-there-the-lonely-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/3klBgzmhhPqKrUXEGG4eHN

"Much of the World Facing ‘Water Bankruptcy,’ U.N. Report Warns"
#UN #UnitedNations #Water

Much of the World Facing 'Water Bankruptcy,' U.N. Report Warns

U.S. imperialism: different branding, same payload.
#Imperialism #USPol #US #Humor

US forests store record carbon as natural and human factors combine #UnitedStates …

US forests store record carbon as natural and human factors combine
U.S. forests have stored more carbon in the past two decades than at any time in the last century, an increase attributable to a mix of natural factors and human activity, finds a new study.

This might be of interest to the #Homelab #Selfhosted #selfhosting crowd: #ubiquity seem to …

Ubiquiti: The U.S. Tech Enabling Russia's Drone War
Based on Hunterbrook Media’s reporting, Hunterbrook Capital is short $UI and long a basket of comparable securities at the time of publication. Positions may change at any time. See full disclosures below. Our affiliate Hunterbrook Law is in conversations with litigation firms regarding potential private litigation on behalf of Ukrainians impacted. A Russian soldier climbs a tower, […]

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
U2:
🎵 Pride (In the Name of Love)
#U2
https://djrockcor.bandcamp.com/album/u2-pride-in-the-name-of-love-2-versions

Heute vor 51 Jahren: Am 6. Februar 1975 testen die #USA drei Atombomben "Portola-1" und "Portola-Larkin-2" u. "Teleme". Die Operation Bedrock war eine Serie von 27 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests, die 1974/75 auf der Nevada Test Site in Nevada unterirdisch durchg…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
Underworld:
🎵 Moaner
#Underworld
https://lonelyowl.bandcamp.com/track/underworld-moaner-the-lonely-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/42MDEG1z2DNSAtx8y0jZ6u

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Usher:
🎵 U Don't Have to Call
#Usher
https://knighttheproducer1.bandcamp.com/track/usher-you-dont-have-to-call-knight-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/5PCJldueshnwqQVjS16543

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
U.S. Girls:
🎵 M.A.H.
#USGirls
https://usgirls.bandcamp.com/track/m-a-h-live

“Scathing Polling Reveals What Key U.S. Allies Really Think of America Under Trump”
The world has changed in its stance to the USA and I am glad Canadians are leading the way.
““When asked whether the United States supports or challenges its allies, Canada again stood out as the most critical. Sixty percent of Canadians said the United States challenges its allies.”
#canpoli #cdnpoli #uspoli #usa #world #eu #nato #canada

"Michael Bloomberg steps up to fund UN climate body after U.S. withdrawal"
#UN #UnitedNations #Climate #ClimateChange

Michael Bloomberg steps up to fund UN climate body after U.S. withdrawal | The Optimist Daily
As federal support wanes, Bloomberg Philanthropies helps bridge the funding gap for global climate efforts.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
U.S. Girls:
🎵 Tux (Your Body Fills Me, Boo)
#USGirls
https://usgirls.bandcamp.com/track/tux-your-body-fills-me-boo

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
U.S. Girls:
🎵 Running Errands (Yesterday)
#USGirls
https://usgirls.bandcamp.com/album/running-errands
https://open.spotify.com/track/2nRvPmnxd4FW7AvPY70FvQ

"The U.S. could throw away 320 million pounds of food this Thanksgiving"
#US #USA #America #Thanksgiving…

The U.S. could throw away 320 million pounds of food this Thanksgiving
But you can reduce waste by following these steps.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
U2:
🎵 Pride (In the Name of Love)
#U2
https://djrockcor.bandcamp.com/album/u2-pride-in-the-name-of-love-2-versions

"Chart: How the US electricity mix changed last year"
#US #USA #America #Climate

Chart: How the US electricity mix changed last year
Solar and coal were up, and gas, surprisingly, was down. Here are the numbers behind a wild year for the U.S. power sector.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Ugly Kid Joe:
🎵 Everything About You
#UglyKidJoe
https://djrockcor.bandcamp.com/track/ugly-kid-joe-everything-about-you-ext-intro-outro-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/3YgkTpILtOWngT7PVHg8kO

"US market on course to hit 737.8 GW of solar by 2035"
#US #USA #America #Renewables

US market on course to hit 737.8 GW of solar by 2035
GlobalData’s latest analysis says the U.S. will add between 41 GW and 52 GW of solar annually until 2035.

"UN honors five climate ‘Champions of the Earth’"
#UN #UnitedNations #Climate #ClimateChange<…

UN honors five climate ‘Champions of the Earth’
The United Nations Environment Programme on Dec. 10 announced its five “2025 Champions of the Earth,” the U.N.’s highest environmental honor. Since 2005, UNEP’s Champions of the Earth has recognized individuals, groups and organizations who have contributed significantly toward transforming the environment for the better. The award celebrates four categories of contribution: policy leadership, inspiration […]

"The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #FossilFuels #Energy

The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
The U.K.’s push to meet climate goals turned a former coal plant into a giant woodstove -- powered by forests an ocean away.

❗Relevant für #SocialMedia-Beauftragte u. a. in #Medien #Wissenschaft #Unternehmen und #Verwaltung, @…:
> Metas Datensammlung auf Drittwebseiten ist illegal - in #Deutschland erstmals rechtskräftig entschieden. Das OLG #Dresden lässt #Meta nicht zum @…. ¹
Betroffen: #Facebook #Instagram etc.
Unser Briefing vom 3.2.:
👉 #DiDay #SaveSocial #DutGemacht #WissKomm #JuraBubble #Datenschutz #TeamDatenschutz

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #StreetSounds
Cam’ron featuring Ludacris, Trina, U.G.K. and Jewels Santana:
🎵 What Means the World to You (remix) (radio version)
#Camron #Ludacris #Trina #UGKandJewelsSantana

"Health advocates sound alarm as EPA works to loosen pollution standard"
#US #USA #America #Pollution

Health advocates sound alarm as EPA works to loosen pollution standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's effort to roll back federal particulate matter pollution standards will harm Michigan residents, particularly those who live near emitters such as manufacturing plants and refineries in Wayne County, health and environmental advocates warn.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
U-Roy & Beres Hammond:
🎵 Resistance
#URoy #BeresHammond
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ykUqCv06qd8M8iRKmbOIL

"EV charging keeps expanding despite Trump"
#US #USA #America #EV

EV charging keeps expanding despite Trump
The U.S. added a record number of public electric-vehicle fast chargers last year, keeping up with demand from growing number of EV owners.