https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/tropical-plants-flower-shifted-months-climate-breakdown-aoe; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0342105&utm_source=pr&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=plos006 (full text, open access).

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/tropical-plants-flower-shifted-months-climate-breakdown-aoe; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0342105&utm_source=pr&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=plos006 (full text, open access).

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/25/facial-recognition-error-prompts-police-to-arrest-asian-man-for-burglary-100-miles-away.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/25/facial-recognition-error-prompts-police-to-arrest-asian-man-for-burglary-100-miles-away.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/25/police-mi5-interference-ex-bbc-journalist-vincent-kearney-tribunal.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/25/police-mi5-interference-ex-bbc-journalist-vincent-kearney-tribunal.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/25/home-secretary-granted-permission-appeal-ruling-palestine-action-ban.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/25/home-secretary-granted-permission-appeal-ruling-palestine-action-ban.

“Every minute spent sowing #fear is a minute not spent investigating murders, crimes against children or the criminals defrauding seniors of their life savings,” #spanberger said. “Our president told us tonight that we are safer because these agents arrest mothers & detain children. Think about […]

The job #spanberger took on Tuesday night can be thankless∶ Fumbling the opposition party’s response to the #sotu speech is a bipartisan tradition dating back decades. But she completed the task without committing a memorable or meme-able error. #trump #uspol

…Her own election last fall, #spanberger said in her speech, was a referendum on Trump’s first year in office & demonstrated that voters preferred #democrats who run as a moderate counterweight to the president. This year’s #midterms, she predicted, would continue that trend. #trump #sotu #uspol

“I won my election by 15 points, & we won 13 new seats in our state legislature because voters decided they wanted something different,” #spanberger said, adding, “Those who are stepping up now to run will win in November because Americans — you at home — know you can demand more, & that we are […]

"Romulus leaders unanimously passed a resolution opposing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility plan Monday night after demonstrators clashed outside before a city council meeting. The council approved the resolution, stating the facility would be a […] [Original post on newsie.social]

The Global Story: #Ukraine’s defiance, four years on Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct71gl Media file: http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0n3377z.mp3 #Ukrainians #Ukraine #news

Sen. #alexpadilla (D-Calif.) bashed Trump’s #immigration policies & accused the admin of seeking to interfere in the next #election in the Democrat’s #spanish-language rebuttal to the #sotu address. The speech from California’s first #latino senator was just as focused on threats facing […]

“We just heard Donald #trump do what he does best∶ #lie. He #lies about the #economy. He lies about his #violent & out-of-control enforcement of #immigration laws. And he’s trying to deceive us about his plans to interfere with the #elections this November. The truth is that the State of our […]

“Not when the costs of #rent, #food & #electricity keep rising. Not when #republicans raise our #medical costs to fund tax cuts for #billionaires. And definitely not when federal agents — armed & masked — terrorize our communities by targeting people because of the color of their skin or for […]

Sen #alexpadilla last year was forcibly removed from a press conference with #dhs Secretary #kristinoem as he sought to question her about an #ice raid in Los Angeles. It was an episode that he used to critique broader #trump #immigration policies & the importance of fighting back. “They may […]

Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives | Reuters « more than data; any kind of software autonomy I fear https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-orders-diplomats-fight-data-sovereignty-initiatives-2026-02-25/ #digitalsovereignty

During his speech, #trump made numerous disparaging remarks about #immigrants, including #somalis, & also falsely claimed that noncitizens have been widely voting in US #elections. Sen #alexpadilla repeatedly attacked Trump’s #immigration policies & noted that since Trump took office last year […]

“They have even taken the lives of two American citizens in broad daylight, simply for exercising their freedom of speech. These operations began last year in Los Angeles, in my hometown, & have spread to communities in every corner of the country. And that’s not the only threat. #trump wants to […]

“He has signed executive orders intended to prevent millions of eligible voters from exercising their right to vote. And he has suggested using ICE agents at polling places to intimidate voters. These are tactics we have seen in other countries governed by corrupt dictators.” #trump #sotu […]

https://theconversation.com/the-worse-your-mental-health-problem-the-less-sympathy-you-get-why-274651; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/creating-a-hierarchy-of-mental-health-stigma-testing-the-effect-of-psychiatric-diagnosis-on-stigma/3F7F87E0D4F50412B2A90072CFD8B995 […]

https://theconversation.com/the-worse-your-mental-health-problem-the-less-sympathy-you-get-why-274651; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/creating-a-hierarchy-of-mental-health-stigma-testing-the-effect-of-psychiatric-diagnosis-on-stigma/3F7F87E0D4F50412B2A90072CFD8B995 […]

https://www.dw.com/en/journalist-deaths-reach-new-high-in-2025-cpj/a-76113744.

https://www.dw.com/en/journalist-deaths-reach-new-high-in-2025-cpj/a-76113744.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/germany-accused-ditching-climate-targets-scraps-renewables-mandate.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/germany-accused-ditching-climate-targets-scraps-renewables-mandate.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/fly-tipping-across-england-reaches-record-high. And don't ANY of these fly-tippers DARE pretend they give a shit about the #environment or #publichealth, because they don't!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/fly-tipping-across-england-reaches-record-high. And don't ANY of these fly-tippers DARE pretend they give a shit about the #environment or #publichealth, because they don't!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/toxic-waste-from-screens-ends-up-in-endangered-dolphins-study-finds.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/toxic-waste-from-screens-ends-up-in-endangered-dolphins-study-finds.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/chronic-ocean-heating-fuels-staggering-loss-marine-life-study.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/chronic-ocean-heating-fuels-staggering-loss-marine-life-study.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/donald-trump-maga-nigel-farage-reform-vladimir-putin-nationalism; https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/world-ukraine-vladimir-putin-geopolitical-conflict-donald-trump.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/donald-trump-maga-nigel-farage-reform-vladimir-putin-nationalism; https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/world-ukraine-vladimir-putin-geopolitical-conflict-donald-trump.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/reform-matt-goodwin-labour-gorton-and-denton-byelection-greens. "New polling ahead of the crucial Gorton & Denton byelection this week, while by no means decisive, puts the #greens first on 22%, followed by #ReformUK (20%), then #labour (18%) […]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/reform-matt-goodwin-labour-gorton-and-denton-byelection-greens. "New polling ahead of the crucial Gorton & Denton byelection this week, while by no means decisive, puts the #greens first on 22%, followed by #ReformUK (20%), then #labour (18%) […]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/25/behind-the-guardians-analysis-of-100-years-of-mps-language-on-immigration.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/25/behind-the-guardians-analysis-of-100-years-of-mps-language-on-immigration.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/feb/25/how-rightwing-rhetoric-has-risen-sharply-in-the-uk-parliament-an-exclusive-visual-analysis. I wish I could say, truthfully, I was surprised by this - but if I did, I'd be a liar. It comes as absolutely no surprise at all, & whether […]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/feb/25/how-rightwing-rhetoric-has-risen-sharply-in-the-uk-parliament-an-exclusive-visual-analysis. I wish I could say, truthfully, I was surprised by this - but if I did, I'd be a liar. It comes as absolutely no surprise at all, & whether […]

25 Mexican National Guard troops left dead during the operation that killed #cartel leader '#elmencho' #mexico #security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Monday 25 members of the Guardia Nacional were left dead in Jalisco in 6 separate attacks after the killing of Jalisco New Generation […]

Oseguera Cervantes, known as “#elmencho” was the boss of one of the fastest-growing #criminal networks in #mexico, notorious for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine & cocaine to the #us & staging brazen attacks against government officials who challenged it. He was killed during a shoot-out […]

Also killed were a prison guard, an agent from the state prosecutor’s office & a woman whom García Harfuch did not identify. He also said some 30 criminal suspects were killed in Jalisco & 4 others were killed in Michoacan. Several Mexican states canceled school on Monday, with local & foreign […]

Iceland looks to fast-track vote on joining EU https://www.politico.eu/article/iceland-fast-track-vote-eu-membership/ A referendum on resuming membership talks had been expected in 2027, but could come as early as this August.

President #claudiasheinbaum urged calm Monday & authorities said all of the >250 #cartel roadblocks across 20 states had been cleared. The president was expected to address the situation at her daily news briefing Monday morning. The #trump admin confirmed that the #us provided #intelligence […]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/02/23/autism-toxin-exposure-risks/. This is pure, unadulterated BULLSHIT, @WashPost, & I, & all other #neurodivergent people with diagnoses of #autism are absolutely fed up with reading such CRAP in the pages of your so-called "newspaper"! I have […]