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Source: Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world ‘flying blind’ | US news | The Guardian

Source: Pentagon likely to cancel missile deal with Germany over fears of Russia – POLITICO

When the material does the storytelling. In these 10 works, the material is not hidden behind the idea. It is the idea. Willow, chain, wire, trash, stained glass, plaster, brick, stone, steel, and reclaimed wood all keep their own character while becoming something new. More: Sculptures With Great Creativity Source: Material Magic (10 Photos) – STREET ART UTOPIA

A federal judge today struck down a ban on asylum seekers and immigration applications from 39 African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries including Laos and Burma. In his ruling, District Judge John McConnell declared that “the Court is reminded of a line often repeated in discussions around immigration policy: If people wish to immigrate to the United States, they ought to…

annieasksyou… Seeking Dialogue to Inform, Enlighten, and/or Amuse You and Me I’ve copied the information below from the Democracy Action Center, which is urging Americans to help them reach leading businesses and executives … One Minute of Your Time to Address an American Outrage…

Some Paraguayan fans have begun to resell tickets for national team matches at the 2026 World Cup after their visa applications to travel to the United States were denied, forcing them to abandon plans they had making months earlier. Paraguay secured qualification for the World Cup after a 16-year absence, prompting hundreds of fans to purchase tickets and plan trips to see the national team will…

Remember the day, January 6th of the year 2021?  Remember sitting glued to the television or computer screen, watching hoards of rioters break into the U.S. Capital, violently attack police officers, and attempt to halt the process of certifying the 2020 election that was won by then-president-elect Joseph R. Biden?  Remember the chants to “Hang Mike Pence” and the noose that was placed outside…

A memo issued by the acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, David Venturella, has ordered the federal agency to cease reporting the deaths of newly released detainees, in a change that could obscure the full human cost of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration mass detention policies. The move, first reported by the Washington Post, rescinds a 2021 policy implemented by…

President said he’d like to see intelligence agencies shrink as Senate blocks Fisa extension amid disquiet over nomination of Bill Pulte Donald Trump has urged a controversial loyalist he installed as the country’s top intelligence official to fire “a lot of people” overseeing intelligence for the US federal government. The US president said Bill Pulte, who has no previous experience in the…

Keir Starmer has suggested the US is trying to interfere in British democracy after JD Vance, the US vice-president, blamed the murder of the British teenager Henry Nowak on mass migration. No 10 responded after the senior Republican politician claimed in a post on X that Nowak would be alive “if the last few generations of European elites had stood their ground against the politics of…

ilustración de « La Magia de la Amazonia – Las aventuras de Meromi, una niña Yanomami » « Esta serie de libros lleva al lector a un viaje extraordinario y épico a un mundo místico lleno de maravillas y travesuras. Los peligros amenazan este paraíso ancestral en la selva amazónica y ponen a prueba el ingenio de los niños, Meromi y su hermano Namowë. Aspectos de la vida cotidiana Yanomami y los…

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Was ist der Sinn, warum bin ich hier… Warum grad hier an diesem Ort… Ich weiß es nicht, ich geb mich hin… Immer und immer wieder, hier und jetzt… Die Luft ist raus, ich bin so müde… Was ist der Sinn, warum bin ich nur hier… Warum an diesem Ort… Vertrauen tue ich, weiß Gott stets an meiner Seite… Weiß Gott IN mir, hier in mir… Pass hier in keine Schublade rein… Weder in diese, noch in jene… Einer…

नभ के तारे यूँ ही सारी रात नहीं झिलमिलाते, रजत-सी उनकी चमक प्रेमगीत बन गुनगुनाते… ऊपर बैठे चाँद को अपनी ओर रिझाते रहते हैं, नभ की शाश्वत प्रेरणा, जिससे प्रेम वे करते हैं…          Stars do not twinkle through the night in vain, Their silver shimmer is like a lover’s refrain… They gleam to captivate the moon above, The sky’s timeless muse, their only love… . —Kaushal Kishore   Source: खगोलीय प्रेम…