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First kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Valentine's Day

doc.govt.nz · Feb 16

The first kākāpō chick of the breeding season has hatched on Pukenui Anchor Island.

Shared by @aSweetGentleman and 58 others.
Ika Makimaki (@pezmico) · Feb 16
🔁 @kcarruthers:

First kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Valentine's Day! 😍😍😍
I am beside myself with excitement at this news!

doc.govt.nz/news/media-release

hypebot (@hypebot) · Feb 16
🔁 @paulaborchardt:

Here's some GREAT news: the first kākāpō chick in four years hatched on Valentine's Day! Kākāpō are nocturnal, flightless parrots that are endemic to New Zealand and are critically endangered. Only 236 adult kākāpō are alive today, so every chick is a milestone for the species!

doc.govt.nz/news/media-release

#Kakapo #NewZealand #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon

Zash (@zash) · Feb 16
🔁 @paulaborchardt:

Here's some GREAT news: the first kākāpō chick in four years hatched on Valentine's Day! Kākāpō are nocturnal, flightless parrots that are endemic to New Zealand and are critically endangered. Only 236 adult kākāpō are alive today, so every chick is a milestone for the species!

doc.govt.nz/news/media-release

#Kakapo #NewZealand #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon

Cazimodo Creative (@CazimodoCreative) · Feb 16
🔁 @kcarruthers:

First kākāpō chick in four years hatches on Valentine's Day! 😍😍😍
I am beside myself with excitement at this news!

doc.govt.nz/news/media-release

Morpheus Being (@MorpheusB) · Feb 16
🔁 @reiayanami:

I have so much joy after reading this news about Kakapo. I havent seen one irl, and probably never will. But that doesnt stop my admiration for this wonderful parrot.

doc.govt.nz/news/media-release

Erotic Mythology 💘 (@AimeeMaroux) · Feb 16
🔁 @paulaborchardt:

Here's some GREAT news: the first kākāpō chick in four years hatched on Valentine's Day! Kākāpō are nocturnal, flightless parrots that are endemic to New Zealand and are critically endangered. Only 236 adult kākāpō are alive today, so every chick is a milestone for the species!

doc.govt.nz/news/media-release

#Kakapo #NewZealand #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon

The Human Capybara (@aSweetGentleman) · Feb 17
🔁 @paulaborchardt:

Here's some GREAT news: the first kākāpō chick in four years hatched on Valentine's Day! Kākāpō are nocturnal, flightless parrots that are endemic to New Zealand and are critically endangered. Only 236 adult kākāpō are alive today, so every chick is a milestone for the species!

doc.govt.nz/news/media-release

#Kakapo #NewZealand #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon

root42 (@root42) · Feb 16
🔁 @paulaborchardt:

Here's some GREAT news: the first kākāpō chick in four years hatched on Valentine's Day! Kākāpō are nocturnal, flightless parrots that are endemic to New Zealand and are critically endangered. Only 236 adult kākāpō are alive today, so every chick is a milestone for the species!

doc.govt.nz/news/media-release

#Kakapo #NewZealand #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon

pascoda (@pascoda) · Feb 16
🔁 @paulaborchardt:

Here's some GREAT news: the first kākāpō chick in four years hatched on Valentine's Day! Kākāpō are nocturnal, flightless parrots that are endemic to New Zealand and are critically endangered. Only 236 adult kākāpō are alive today, so every chick is a milestone for the species!

doc.govt.nz/news/media-release

#Kakapo #NewZealand #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon

Growing the open social web

werd.io · Feb 16

A position statement for FediForum's unworkshop

Shared by @topstories and 11 others.
Tim Chambers (@timothyjchambers) · Feb 16
🔁 @ben.werdmuller:

I wrote up a position statement for @fediforum's March 2 unworkshop on growing the open social web. https://werd.io/growing-the-open-social-web-2/

A 20-year-old cancer vaccine may hold the key to long-term survival

sciencedaily.com · Feb 16

Two decades after a breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive—an astonishing result for metastatic disease. Scientists found their immune systems retained long-lasting memory cells primed to recognize cancer. By enhancing a key immune signal called CD27, researchers dramatic...

Shared by @kelson and 43 others.
tools for commensality 🧿 (@inquiline) · Feb 16
🔁 @adapalmer:

Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. Science Daily sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Keith🕊️Renee🕊️Alex (@firefly) · Feb 16
🔁 @adapalmer:

Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. Science Daily sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Ms. Missy (@MsMissy) · Feb 16
🔁 @adapalmer:

Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. Science Daily sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Sir Osis of Liver 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 (@Sir_Osis_of_Liver) · Feb 16
🔁 @adapalmer:

Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. Science Daily sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo

M.S. Bellows, Jr. (@msbellows) · Feb 16
🔁 @adapalmer:

Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. Science Daily sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Susanna the Artist 🌻 (@superflippy) · Feb 16
🔁 @adapalmer:

Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. Science Daily sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Ronan (@ronanmcd) · Feb 16
🔁 @adapalmer:

Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. Science Daily sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Esther Payne :bisexual_flag: (@onepict) · Feb 16
🔁 @adapalmer:

Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. Science Daily sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Rigo Wenning (@rigo) · Feb 16
🔁 @adapalmer:

Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. Science Daily sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo

LJ (@LJ) · Feb 16
🔁 @adapalmer:

Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. Science Daily sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Worth reading

"Just making s**t up" — David Roberts sounds off on the EPA

publicnotice.co · Feb 16

"To say members of Congress didn’t anticipate a specific pollutant is just f**king comical."

Shared by @dgoldsmith and 15 others.
Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) · Feb 16
🔁 @aaron.rupar:

New in PN: "Just making s**t up" — Dave Roberts sounds off on the EPA

“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/david-roberts-interview-endangerment-finding

Pauliehedron ✅ :donor: (@pauliehedron) · Feb 16
🔁 @aaron.rupar:

New in PN: "Just making s**t up" — Dave Roberts sounds off on the EPA

“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/david-roberts-interview-endangerment-finding

MFennVT (@mfennvt) · Feb 16
🔁 @atrupar:

New in PN: "Just making s**t up" — Dave Roberts sounds off on the EPA

“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.” publicnotice.co/p/david-robert

(@Perrin42) · Feb 16
🔁 @aaron.rupar:

"To allege that interpreting the Clean Air Act in an open-ended way is some sort of violation of law is ridiculous. I don’t think anybody involved here is confused about the legal merits. Everybody on the right knows that they’re playing Calvinball here and that this is all bullshit."

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/david-roberts-interview-endangerment-finding

Annother (@Avonan) · Feb 16
🔁 @atrupar:

New in PN: "Just making s**t up" — Dave Roberts sounds off on the EPA

“How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.” publicnotice.co/p/david-robert

EARieman (@EARieman) · Feb 16
🔁 @aaron.rupar:

"Are they brazen enough? Does John Roberts feel invulnerable enough at this point that the Court can just say black is white, up is down, and climate is not a problem? That’ll be interesting to watch."

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/david-roberts-interview-endangerment-finding

Kim Perales (@KimPerales) · Feb 16
🔁 @aaron.rupar:

"To allege that interpreting the Clean Air Act in an open-ended way is some sort of violation of law is ridiculous. I don’t think anybody involved here is confused about the legal merits. Everybody on the right knows that they’re playing Calvinball here and that this is all bullshit."

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/david-roberts-interview-endangerment-finding

Worth reading

Frederick Wiseman, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 96

hollywoodreporter.com · Feb 16

The 'silent auteur' tackled troubling social and economic issues in such films as 'Titicut Follies,' which exposed brutalities at a hospital for the criminally insane.

Shared by @blogdiva and 12 others.
Journalism & Comment Channel (@journalismandcomment) · Feb 16
🔁 @samlitzinger:

In addition to Duvall, another big loss for film today:

“Frederick Wiseman, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 96
The 'silent auteur' tackled troubling social and economic issues in such films as 'Titicut Follies,' which exposed brutalities at a hospital for the criminally insane.”

hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 (@blogdiva) · Feb 16
🔁 @samlitzinger:

In addition to Duvall, another big loss for film today:

“Frederick Wiseman, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 96
The 'silent auteur' tackled troubling social and economic issues in such films as 'Titicut Follies,' which exposed brutalities at a hospital for the criminally insane.”

hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

Danette 🐬 (@Danetteb) · Feb 16
🔁 @samlitzinger:

In addition to Duvall, another big loss for film today:

“Frederick Wiseman, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 96
The 'silent auteur' tackled troubling social and economic issues in such films as 'Titicut Follies,' which exposed brutalities at a hospital for the criminally insane.”

hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

peelinggecko (@peelinggecko) · Feb 16
🔁 @samlitzinger:

In addition to Duvall, another big loss for film today:

“Frederick Wiseman, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 96
The 'silent auteur' tackled troubling social and economic issues in such films as 'Titicut Follies,' which exposed brutalities at a hospital for the criminally insane.”

hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

Steve's Place (@steter) · Feb 16
🔁 @samlitzinger:

In addition to Duvall, another big loss for film today:

“Frederick Wiseman, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 96
The 'silent auteur' tackled troubling social and economic issues in such films as 'Titicut Follies,' which exposed brutalities at a hospital for the criminally insane.”

hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

Paul_IPv6 (@paul_ipv6) · Feb 16
🔁 @samlitzinger:

In addition to Duvall, another big loss for film today:

“Frederick Wiseman, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 96
The 'silent auteur' tackled troubling social and economic issues in such films as 'Titicut Follies,' which exposed brutalities at a hospital for the criminally insane.”

hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

U.S. Elaine (@USelaine) · Feb 16
🔁 @samlitzinger:

In addition to Duvall, another big loss for film today:

“Frederick Wiseman, Oscar-Winning Documentarian, Dies at 96
The 'silent auteur' tackled troubling social and economic issues in such films as 'Titicut Follies,' which exposed brutalities at a hospital for the criminally insane.”

hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

Your community. Your platform.

blog-pat.ch · Feb 16

We’re reaching a lot of new people this year, so here’s a re-introduction to what we’re about. The Newsmast Foundation is a non-profit, public-interest organisation building open, ethical digital infrastructure for media, institutions and communities. We support digital sovereignty, indepen...

Shared by @wesfryer and 20 others.
millennial fulcrum (@falcennial) · Feb 17
🔁 @michael:

Here's an update on what we're doing at @newsmast. We're excited to be working with ten pilot communities, building community apps and platforms on Mastodon and Bonfire. Our apps come in five flavours: news, content creators, professional networks, hyper-local and local language Fediverse communities. We're working all around the world, in the UK, Germany, Brazil, Africa, Canada and the US. If you know any organisations like this, do put us in touch!

blog-pat.ch/your-community-you

Virginie (@Maker) · Feb 16
🔁 @newsmast:

"In Europe and worldwide, people are recognising that news publishers, progressive content creators, non-profits and civic society rely on platforms that don’t share our values. Platforms which optimise algorithms for surveillance, outrage and profit."

Wondering what we're up to at the Newsmast Foundation? 🤔

Then read the latest blog from our co-founder, @michael

blog-pat.ch/your-community-you

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Newsmast #Blog #Mastodon

Stargeezer Smith (@stargazersmith) · Feb 16
🔁 @newsmast:

"In Europe and worldwide, people are recognising that news publishers, progressive content creators, non-profits and civic society rely on platforms that don’t share our values. Platforms which optimise algorithms for surveillance, outrage and profit."

Wondering what we're up to at the Newsmast Foundation? 🤔

Then read the latest blog from our co-founder, @michael

blog-pat.ch/your-community-you

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Newsmast #Blog #Mastodon

Oliver Schafeld (@oliver_schafeld) · Feb 16
🔁 @newsmast:

"In Europe and worldwide, people are recognising that news publishers, progressive content creators, non-profits and civic society rely on platforms that don’t share our values. Platforms which optimise algorithms for surveillance, outrage and profit."

Wondering what we're up to at the Newsmast Foundation? 🤔

Then read the latest blog from our co-founder, @michael

blog-pat.ch/your-community-you

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Newsmast #Blog #Mastodon

Caio C. G. Oliveira (@caiocgo) · Feb 16
🔁 @newsmast:

"In Europe and worldwide, people are recognising that news publishers, progressive content creators, non-profits and civic society rely on platforms that don’t share our values. Platforms which optimise algorithms for surveillance, outrage and profit."

Wondering what we're up to at the Newsmast Foundation? 🤔

Then read the latest blog from our co-founder, @michael

blog-pat.ch/your-community-you

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Newsmast #Blog #Mastodon

Maho 🦝🍻 (@mapache) · Feb 16
🔁 @newsmast:

"In Europe and worldwide, people are recognising that news publishers, progressive content creators, non-profits and civic society rely on platforms that don’t share our values. Platforms which optimise algorithms for surveillance, outrage and profit."

Wondering what we're up to at the Newsmast Foundation? 🤔

Then read the latest blog from our co-founder, @michael

blog-pat.ch/your-community-you

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Newsmast #Blog #Mastodon

Tim Chambers (@timothyjchambers) · Feb 17
🔁 @newsmast:

"In Europe and worldwide, people are recognising that news publishers, progressive content creators, non-profits and civic society rely on platforms that don’t share our values. Platforms which optimise algorithms for surveillance, outrage and profit."

Wondering what we're up to at the Newsmast Foundation? 🤔

Then read the latest blog from our co-founder, Michael.

https://www.blog-pat.ch/your-community-your-platform/
#social media

Dee (@deidrajwolf) · Feb 16
🔁 @newsmast:

"In Europe and worldwide, people are recognising that news publishers, progressive content creators, non-profits and civic society rely on platforms that don’t share our values. Platforms which optimise algorithms for surveillance, outrage and profit."

Wondering what we're up to at the Newsmast Foundation? 🤔

Then read the latest blog from our co-founder, @michael

blog-pat.ch/your-community-you

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Newsmast #Blog #Mastodon

Geoff Berner (@Geoffberner) · Feb 16
🔁 @newsmast:

"In Europe and worldwide, people are recognising that news publishers, progressive content creators, non-profits and civic society rely on platforms that don’t share our values. Platforms which optimise algorithms for surveillance, outrage and profit."

Wondering what we're up to at the Newsmast Foundation? 🤔

Then read the latest blog from our co-founder, @michael

blog-pat.ch/your-community-you

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Newsmast #Blog #Mastodon

Bernie Newly Does It (@BernieDoesIt) · Feb 16
🔁 @newsmast:

"In Europe and worldwide, people are recognising that news publishers, progressive content creators, non-profits and civic society rely on platforms that don’t share our values. Platforms which optimise algorithms for surveillance, outrage and profit."

Wondering what we're up to at the Newsmast Foundation? 🤔

Then read the latest blog from our co-founder, @michael

blog-pat.ch/your-community-you

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Newsmast #Blog #Mastodon

Why Marco Rubio’s ‘reassuring’ speech to Europe was nothing of the kind | Nathalie Tocci

theguardian.com · Feb 16

After JD Vance’s frontal attack in Munich last year, the secretary of state’s tone seemed almost soothing. That’s just a new Maga trap, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

Shared by @oldguycrusty and 9 others.
Glyn Moody (@glynmoody) · Feb 16
🔁 @bestforbritain.org:

Both JD Vance’s speech from last year and Marco Rubio’s speech at this year’s Munich Security Conference make one thing clear: the time when we could rely on the US has passed. We need closer ties with the EU.

Why Marco Rubio’s ‘reassuring’...

Police State UK (@PoliceStateUK) · Feb 16
🔁 @bestforbritain.org:

Both JD Vance’s speech from last year and Marco Rubio’s speech at this year’s Munich Security Conference make one thing clear: the time when we could rely on the US has passed. We need closer ties with the EU.

Why Marco Rubio’s ‘reassuring’...

Alex Akselrod (@aakselrod) · Feb 16
🔁 @bestforbritain.org:

Both JD Vance’s speech from last year and Marco Rubio’s speech at this year’s Munich Security Conference make one thing clear: the time when we could rely on the US has passed. We need closer ties with the EU.

Why Marco Rubio’s ‘reassuring’...

bhaugen (@bhaugen) · Feb 16
🔁 @wdlindsy:

"The message from Washington remains that Europe and the US should be defined by ethno-political values of culture, tradition and religion. The fact that such history has also bred nationalism, racism, fascism and colonialism is apparently nothing to be ashamed of."

~ Nathalie Tocci

#Trump #MarcoRubio #Europe #WhiteSupremacy #GreatReplacement #immigrants #CultureWars #EthnicCleansing
/5

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

oldguycrusty (@oldguycrusty) · Feb 16
🔁 @wdlindsy:

"The message from Washington remains that Europe and the US should be defined by ethno-political values of culture, tradition and religion. The fact that such history has also bred nationalism, racism, fascism and colonialism is apparently nothing to be ashamed of."

~ Nathalie Tocci

#Trump #MarcoRubio #Europe #WhiteSupremacy #GreatReplacement #immigrants #CultureWars #EthnicCleansing
/5

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Hubble unscrambles the Egg Nebula

badastronomy.beehiiv.com · Feb 16

An amazing image of a dying star fried my brain

Shared by @ElyseMGrasso and 11 others.

The greening of career education: US students learn new skills as climate crisis intensifies

theguardian.com · Feb 15

Some districts are adding programs in clean energy and sustainability, while one state is infusing environmental lessons into culinary education and construction

Shared by @dgoldsmith and 10 others.
Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦 (@dgoldsmith) · Feb 17
🔁 @climatenewsnow:

The greening of career education: US students learn new skills as climate crisis intensifies.

Some districts are adding programs in clean energy and sustainability, while one state is infusing environmental lessons into culinary education and construction. #ClimateChange

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

Joseph A di Paolantonio (@jadp) · Feb 15
🔁 @czds:

In schools across the country, students are learning about renewable energy amid concerns about #climatechange. Even though some politicians deny climate change, schools are adding classes on clean energy to prepare students for a changing job market. In places like Delaware and Chicago, schools are incorporating environmental lessons into various career education courses to help students understand sustainability and environmental impact.
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

Levka (@LevZadov) · Feb 15

#ClimateCrisis #Education #SouthCarolina

"The greening of career education: US students learn new skills as climate crisis intensifies

Some districts are adding programs in clean energy and sustainability, while one state is infusing environmental lessons into culinary education and construction.

The greening of career education: US students learn new skills as climate crisis intensifies

Some districts are adding programs in clean energy and sustainability, while one state is infusing environmental lessons into culinary education and construction.

On one end of the classroom, high school juniors examined little green sprouts – future baby carrots, sprigs of romaine lettuce – poking out of the soil of a drip irrigation system they built a few weeks prior.

On the opposite end of the room, a model of a hydropower plant showed students how the movement of water can stimulate electrical currents. In this class in South Carolina’s Greenville county school district, students primarily learn about one topic: renewable energy.

'It’s an extremely important thing to study, especially now with all the new technology coming,' said 11th-grader Beckett Morrison. In 2023, the school district built this facility, called the Innovation Center, to cycle in different career training programs every few years, based on local business needs.

Even as Donald Trump declares climate change a 'hoax' and cuts funding to fight it, school systems in both blue and red states are adding classes in fields like clean energy and infusing environmental sustainability lessons in construction, culinary and other career pathways, as part of an effort to prepare students for a workplace altered by climate change."

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

salix sericea (@Ripple13216) (@salixsericea) · Feb 16
🔁 @climatenewsnow:

The greening of career education: US students learn new skills as climate crisis intensifies.

Some districts are adding programs in clean energy and sustainability, while one state is infusing environmental lessons into culinary education and construction. #ClimateChange

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

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