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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.
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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!
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Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco-friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden
theconversation.com · Feb 17
Two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – explore the very different histories of home heating in their countries.
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Abie
(@temptoetiam) ·
Feb 17
🔁 @junesim63:
"As two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – we have long puzzled over the stark contrast in how winter is experienced inside our homes in the north of England (Sheffield) and southern Sweden (Lund)."
Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco-friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden
https://theconversation.com/cold-and-expensive-v-hot-cheap-and-eco-friendly-the-contrasting-histories-of-home-heating-in-the-uk-and-sweden-275417
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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...
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Newsmast Foundation
(@newsmast) ·
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!
"token anxiety"; or, a slot machine by any other name
jkap.io · Feb 16
You're absolutely right!
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...
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May Likes Toronto
(@mayintoronto) ·
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 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260128075345.htm
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"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."
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andybrwn
(@andybrwn) ·
Feb 17
🔁 @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.” https://www.publicnotice.co/p/david-roberts-interview-endangerment-finding
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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.
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(@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.”
Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own | Johnny Ryan
theguardian.com · Feb 17
By trusting the US, we handed Trump a kill switch. Yet Europe’s digital sovereignty is an achievable goal, says civil liberties campaigner, Johnny Ryan
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Greens on the Social Web
(@greens) ·
Feb 17
🔁 @HI_Greens:
This is a really important article, as it covers all the areas in which digital dependency on US companies puts the rest of the world in danger. Will make you think hard about what tech you choose to use, and what the EU is doing to remedy the situation.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/17/europeans-are-dangerously-reliant-on-us-tech-now-is-a-good-time-to-build-our-own
As defence chiefs, we warn you today about Russia, and say this rearmament is not warmongering | Richard Knighton and Carsten Breuer
theguardian.com · Feb 15
Our security is more uncertain than in decades. But by working together, and by showing strength, Britain, Germany and the rest of Europe can preserve peace, say defence chiefs Richard Knighton and Carsten Breuer
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Ulrike Franke
(@rikefranke.bsky.social) ·
Feb 17
🔁 @rikefranke.bsky.social:
British and German chiefs of defence publish a joint oped warning their populations of Russia and arguing for a “whole-of-society approach and an honest, continent-wide conversation with the public that defence cannot be the preserve of uniformed personnel alone.“
As defence chiefs, we warn you...
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