for sure, congratulations to magyar. but the real heroes imo are those in civil society & journalism & rank-and-file opposition & academia who have fought against the disintegration of rule of law, the weaponization of the courts/media, & so much more for so long. 🇭🇺

📍 NEW 📍 “Fossi" is a new children’s book character who reframes fossil fuels as unfairly blamed. But critics aren’t buying it: “The idea that fossil fuels are the ‘new’ kid deserving of sympathy is almost laughable." buff.ly/JcqgrNg #BaseloadCapital @TJjordan.bsky.social #fossilfuels

How much can we ask communities to conserve water? Since 2002, Las Vegas has reduced its per-capita water use by nearly 60%, even as the population grew by more than 50%. It may not be enough. theconversation.com/water-conser... @us.theconversation.com

"The censorship is as much about economics as it is about security"

South Korea's president says it's disappointing Israel does not 'even once reflect on criticisms from around the world' https://aje.news/5f32f6

Record number of homes in Great Britain turn to green energy as fuel prices soar

New issue Memory Studies Review Climate Witnessing, edited by Stef Craps, Rick Crownshaw and Rebecca Dolgoy brill.com/view/journal... Please visit the journal site here www.brill.com/MESR @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social @easlce.bsky.social @thewha.bsky.social @themhra.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social

Are these war crimes due to disregard for civilians and rules to protect them "Mr. Hegseth has also boasted about his efforts to scale back what he has called “stupid rules of engagement.”" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Die EU-Komission vergibt im Rahmen von „DiscoverEU‟ heuer wieder 40.000 kostenlose Interrail-Tickets an junge Europäer:innen! 🎫 Mit diesem Ticket können sie 30 Tage lang in ganz Europa mit dem Zug herumreisen. (Foto: © Adobe Stock)

I knew it was bad but really didn’t appreciate it was quite this bad as.ft.com/r/db911dd6-f...

NEW: University of Michigan Chinese researcher dies after allegedly "hostile questioning" by federal agents www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

👩‍🔬👨‍🔬The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is a global network of independent scientific experts providing input to decision-makers and the public to end #plasticpollution. Follow us and check out our resources to learn more 👇

Anti-Kriegsdemo in Tel Aviv gewaltsam aufgelöst#Israel#TelAviv#Iran-Krieg

📚 Weekend reading A new article by IIASA’s Anne Goujon in Science highlights how education shapes lives and societies, driving prosperity, health, and equality. Yet it remains underfunded. The real question: can we afford not to invest more? Read the full article 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Stop the brain rot! 12 ways to stay sharp in a mind-frazzling world

Wow this fake account uses a photo showing Paul Hollywood off the BBC's Bake Off. Good thing I watch baking programmes or I might have fallen for this (not). 🙄

Join the Canadian Climate Institute! We're looking for a Senior Communications Specialist to help create compelling content that supports our research. Remote position from anywhere in 🇨🇦. Apply by April 19👇 https://ow.ly/KyZS50YBOXv

11/12 Across all three papers, the same pattern: transparency — simply telling people they're being manipulated — reduces AI-driven influence at best partially, and often not at all. This is a critical problem, because the EU AI Act relies heavily on transparency as its main tool.

🧵 3 papers by me & my team Ullrich Ecker Fabio Carrella Emily Spearing Almog Simchon ask an urgent question: if you tell people they're being manipulated by AI — deepfakes, AI-written articles, microtargeted ads — is the manipulation defanged? Thread 👇 1/10

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... I love a dog story with a happy ending

The Government Chief Scientific Adviser will have a year focusing on the theme of ‘Trustworthy Information’. Great role in her office for a social scientist to provide support on this crucial topic and on other projects (£33k - £40k) www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

Some first-rate science writing: For this story, @jdrakephd.bsky.social carefully read our recent paper and then we spent a very fun 90 minutes or so talking on zoom. His article that gets right to the heart of our model, explains it clearly, and then explores why it will matter in the future.

The Handmaids of Nashville, carrying signs with the names of the men who are in the Epstein files.🔥🗽

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... And this? I didn't think that's how the law works (regardless of the group in question): "days after the Met announced it would resume arresting protesters for holding signs in support of the group." 1/2

A remarkable photo from #NoKings in DTLA from Connor Sheets of @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l...

Wikipedia now has higher standards than all universities

Good News aus der angeblichen "Schlangengrube". ORF-Chefin Ingrid Thurnher hat einen hochkarätigen Transparenz-Beirat eingerichtet der die Causa Weißmann ebenso untersucht wie die internen Compliance-Strukturen. www.ots.at/presseaussen...

oil prices are about to make polyester a noble fiber

My latest analysis on the landmark verdicts this week in two major Big Tech jury trials that are lowering the boom on these companies: katiephang.substack.com/p/big-tech-b...

Today is an excellent day to buy Kate’s excellent book. bookshop.org/p/books/huma...

"In other words, rather than consistently electrifying its energy supply, the EU switched fossil fuel suppliers, primarily to the US. It is doubtful whether swapping Putin for Trump is a gain from a security perspective."

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

The defenders of Western Civilization are strangely uninterested in Western Civilization.

"Psychotic" is how The Times characterises measures to decriminalise abortion. But then what do you expect from the newspaper that called Trump a "feminist champion"?

Another forgotten story of an amazing woman - now recovered in a biography by her great-niece. She qualified at Kolkata Medical College, became physician to the royal household in Nepal, & the first female Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

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New paper by Valeria Vitale introducing the #Nature Selection Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (NS-ERQ) – a new scale to measure how people intentionally choose natural #environments to regulate their #emotions. 🌿🧠 Click to read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Twenty-one states led by New York and California joined by 14 cities and counties sued the Trump administration seeking to undo its decision to revoke the government's scientific finding that underpins US climate regulations, the New York AG's Office said reut.rs/4bT5V53

Companies in the UK and Germany have received more inquiries for solar panels, heat pumps and EVs since the Iran war started.

“Trump’s exasperation is showing. He comes across as peevish & flustered. Impotence is not a good look in a potentate” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump’s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics | Gaby Hinsliff

“Bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise.” — Tom Flood #UrbanTruth (One category of graphic ad we’ll be sharing will have iconic quotes that tell the truth & shatter lies about better city-making. We decided to start with one from our own @tomflood.bsky.social. Send us your favourites.)

Just unbelievable to not welcome the best and brightest, and most resilient who have managed to achieve so much despite their difficult situation! "We want to lead. We want to mobilise communities and inspire. We are not looking for reliance from others”. www.ft.com/content/4493...

Super Text von Barbara Toth. Ein Must Read über Sexismus und Unbelehrbarkeit.. www.falter.at/maily/202603...