I feel like every European leader is waiting for the Trump storm to blow over. But what happens if the storm invades Greenland, Cuba, Columbia, destroys NATO, abandons Ukraine, shrugs as China takes Taiwan? Can post-Trump Dems put all that right again? Nope. This storm changes everything.

Just seen the new solid state battery unveiled by Donut Lab and it's an industry changer. This is one to watch. The cells exist to buy TODAY. It's not tech trapped in a lab. Seriously, watch it all the way through. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-aP...

Agreed; Churchill had a way with words for sure. And I didn't intend to come across as argumentative; I just wanted to stick up for Attlee. My Great Aunt married his brother.

somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work. lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply

If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.

This is wrong two times. (Is what a total nerd plant person would say if he just finally couldn’t help himself.) #iamabotanist #SICB2026

What is Seymour doing in Argentina? Who is he selling off our conservation land (full of gold) to? Why is the Nazi porn site X now somehow considered an appropriate place to make official diplomatic comments? They vast majority of citizens are not on it. Where is our fucking media? #NZPol

I wouldn’t be surprised.

Next New Zealand. Well Thiel already has his free NZ passport from our corrupt government #nzpol

The New Zealand Labour Party condemns the US attack on Venezuela including kidnapping its president as a blatant violation of international law.

It's wild that the PM of a NATO member feels compelled to put out a statement like this vis-à-vis the US government.

I think he means they’ve been asleep on the job.

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Morning bicycle ride Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

All it takes for evil to thrive is for mediocre world leaders to say “I’d rather not say”

Scientific funding is a net negative: "European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Linnaea borealis, our Twinflower, blooming along the Ceran St. Vrain #nativeplants #FallBackFlowers #FallBack to July 3 🌿

When more authors say that, AI will start saying it too.

It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

NYT: At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.

Text - Marama Davidson MP Greens call on Luxon to show leadership! The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon needs to show leadership and moral courage and condemn the US attacking Venezuela. This is a unilateral attack that goes against any enduring pathway to international peace through justice.

Ok I’m off to bed. Try not to start WW3 while I’m asleep.

“and in other news, President Trump has ordered the bombing of Venezuela” “Caracas?” “not according to his doctors”

The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics. It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.

It’s a shame, because we need an international peace prize that isn’t a farce, since Kissinger.

UK has already suspended some intel sharing bc of Venezuela. Yeah, we should follow and not be a party to US war crimes and judicial killings www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Every world leader should be condemning Trump. We’ll see who steps up. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...

Good Morning and welcome to another episode of regime change by the USA. The US seems to be militarily trying to get rid of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro right now. There are reports of US ground forces in action. However, watch the Cubans too. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

I’ll be surprised if they do more than nothing.

I want Aotearoa to at a minimum suspend 5-eyes and all other military connections to the US. Australia Canada and the Uk should do so too.

Cancel the LA Olympics, scrap the World Cup, the United States cannot be a trusted part of the international community so long as the White House operates this violently and with impunity.

One of the chief virtues of the book is that it’s nearly the only remaining form of media that isn’t constantly being interrupted by ads. Between the covers is the last place on earth where no one is trying to sell you shit, a place where you can still be a human being rather than a mark.

My New Year’s resolution is to try not to get triggered by bogus journalism like this. There’s overwhelming evidence that Roundup is safe and banning it would be a health and environmental catastrophe. Every paragraph of this story is cleverly crafted to mislead you. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...

Francis Hallé, botaniste et infatigable défenseur des arbres, est mort à l’âge de 87 ans

Some New Year’s Resolution ideas courtesy of Richard Scarry — Best wishes to you and yours for a peaceful and loving 2026. Be kind to yourself this year!

Open up this picture fully. Then look at the surface of Mars. Then look up to the top right. Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky. Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos. That's Earth.

First mating of the 2026 #kakapo breeding season! True to form, it was Pearl and Boss on Whenua Hou, who mated on the night of 28th Dec. They were also the first two to mate in the last two breeding seasons. We're expecting a bumper year, so follow for updates! #conservation #parrots

i am beyond mad at the successive governments whose failures to invest in the healthcare system has resulted in a private company potentially losing my private medical records because paying for competent IT security would've cost them profits.

Hey hey! I'll be emerging soon from the bushes in Raumati South to spread my legs into the New Year! Let's all make it our resolution to be Aspirational in 2026. Let's leave mediocrity behind and reach for, if not the stars, at least a high shelf.

A huge thank you to the lines company technicians who got our power back on. It can't have been easy in those wind gusts and pouring rain.

And now our power is off. #storm

This is why the kompromat hypothesis is unnecessary.

BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…” Read that again.

Can't really see it too well in the vid but we just saw a baby tornado/water spout off the boulder bank (we think). Was more spouty while I was fumbling for the camera. Scary!

The only real peace process underway right now is being carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces — through deep strikes against russia's war machine, military airfields, oil refineries etc.

Mercuric chloride too, in herbaria.

It's not an overstatement to say that taxonomic curators of the 1700 and 1800s would have killed for our preservation abilities. They quite literally died from the lack of them (through arsenic poisoning). And now we're closing museums for lack of funds. Inconceivably tragic.

Well, this is disturbing.......They were tracking this journalist since July 2019. #Pinks #ProudBlue www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...

“Russia wants Ukraine to succeed.” Donald J Trump, December 28, the year of our Lord 2025. Actual real quote from the dumbest man

Emma Johnston was a visionary scientist, environmentalist and leader, with an abiding hope for humanity theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...