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On Wednesday, Trump and the Republican party unleashed a tidal wave of disease and death around the world. .... “People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to […]

US universities curtail PhD admissions amid Trump science funding cuts smh. #Science #Research https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00608-z

Absolutely get fucked.

Politics latest: 'The mood music's positive' as Starmer meets Trump Why are we appeasing the fascist again? https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-live-starmer-trump-defence-ukraine-zelenskyy-aid-war-12593360?dcmp=whatsapp

[More celeb death] Ok, that's very sad and very weird. BBC News - Hollywood legend Gene Hackman found dead aged 95 along with his wife, 63. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewkkkvkzn9o

Looks like Ra*ist POTUS has convinced/coerced Romania to lift the travel ban on the Ra*ist Tate brothers. BBC News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c70wq044znxt Andrew and Tristan Tate leave Romania, sources tell BBC - live updates - BBC News

New dog day #Mastodog

BBC News: Apple AI tool transcribed the word 'racist' as 'Trump' Maybe AI isn't all that bad after all. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ymvjjqzmeo

[Celeb death] Ah, shit that's so awful. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/michelle-trachtenberg-dead-gossip-girl-ice-princess-b2705283.html

I really need there to be some customisation options on BBC news app push notifications. I only want to be informed about impending nuclear war, natural disasters, notable deaths (e.g., Henry Kelly, RIP) etc "Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting" or "what to do if your phone is stolen" is NOT […]

Pls to sign my petition to compel Keir Starmer to ask Trump what Putin's taint tastes like during a live, televised press conference.

He should pope or get off the pot. Pope Francis remains in critical but stable condition | Euronews https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/26/pope-francis-remains-in-critical-but-stable-condition

MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years | Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/mh370-search-resumes-malaysia-airlines-ocean-infinity

Over 200 convincing GitHub repos serving up malware • The Register https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/infosec_bytes/

[CW transphobia, US travel] US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers | Trump administration | The Guardian It has been noted elsewhere that these rules, whilst touted as being rolled out for trans athletes, could also prevent *ANY* one who has been able to […]

The only TV show David Lynch ever really cared to watch - tl;dr 2000s UK comedy starring Ralf Little, "Two Pints of Lager and a packet of crisps" https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-lynch-favourite-tv-show-ever/

BBC News: Will Starmer's defence hike win over Trump? Remind me again why we are appeasing fascists? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg584grxwwo

Chance of giant asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 falls to 0.0017% | Asteroids | The Guardian God fucking damnit. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/24/chance-giant-asteroid-hitting-earth-2032-falls

So the decision is to spend more money on the ability to kill people and less money helping people? Absolutely abhorrent. UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cut in international aid - live updates - BBC News #UKNews #UKPol https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4gm41lq6rlt

_Curb your enthusiasm music_ https://apnews.com/article/doge-federal-contracts-canceled-musk-trump-cuts-a65976a725412934ad686389889db0df

Welp. #Trump allies circulate mass deportation plan calling for “processing camps” and a private citizen “army” https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/documents-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648

Snoogans.

So the decision is to spend more money on the ability to kill people and less money helping people? Absolutely abhorrent. UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cut in international aid - live updates - BBC News #UKNews #UKPol https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4gm41lq6rlt

Postdocs and PhD students hit hard by Trump’s crackdown on science #Science #Research #Academia https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00550-0

BBC News: Abandoned baby Elsa's progress 'astonishing', court told This story is remarkable and heartwarming. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jg166vqw7o

Ex-Reform UK leader in Wales Nathan Gill in court over alleged Russian bribes | Politics News | Sky News Also twats. https://news.sky.com/story/ex-reform-uk-leader-in-wales-nathan-gill-in-court-over-alleged-russian-bribes-13316336

US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics Twats. smh https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/us-joins-russia-ukraine-un-vote

Happy Twin Peaks Day, peakies. #TwinPeaks #DavidLynch #TwinPeaksDay.

Can they make this more obvious? JHC. Via ‪Keith Olbermann‬: BREAKING: MSNBC racist purge escalates. Ayman Mohyeldin, Katie Phang and Jonathan Capehart ousted along with Joy Reid and Alex Wagner

UK universities educate the most national leaders globally, analysis shows | Universities | The Guardian Soft power, innit. Maybe we should fund unis properly 🤷 https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/feb/24/uk-universities-educate-the-most-national-leaders-globally-analysis-shows

Happy Twin Peaks Day, peakies. #TwinPeaks #DavidLynch #TwinPeaksDay.

BBC News: New German leader signals seismic shift in transatlantic relations - not because he necessarily wants to, but because the US is no longer a reliable partner or ally. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv4n0dg3v3o

BBC News - Trump names right-wing commentator Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director Per the article, in 2018 Bongino said "my life is all about owning the libs now" FFS America is a joke. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwd2qrn1e2o

Tonight, on John Oliver's Last Week Tonight, #Mastodon and #PixelFed got a call out for not falling in line with Trump and as an alternative to Meta products. #USPol

Embarrassing that Germany is now better at defeating Nazis than America is. We used to own them on that.

"Elon Musk has engaged in activities that go against the national interest of Canada;" "He has now become a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty" "We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Prime Minister to revoke Elon Musk's dual […]

A politician putting the needs of his people above his own political ambition? Whatever next? Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky willing to give up presidency in exchange for Ukraine Nato membership - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8j0yje9pr3t

Looks like we might have an imminent Ex-Pontifex scenario https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0x3p1kglo

Wait, so in order to drive efficiency, the few remaining US federal workers will spend more time documenting their work in order to keep the job, rather than doing their actual job? He's such a galaxy brain. BBC News - List accomplishments or resign, :elno: tells US federal workers […]

Fact Check: No the AfD didn't win in fictional German youth elections. Elon Musk has retweeted a post saying AfD won a landslide majority in the German youth elections. Firstly, this is a mock poll run in German schools to teach students about politics. Secondly, the results are never […]

Peak FAFO. Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least-vaccinated counties https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/02/measles-outbreak-erupts-in-one-of-texas-least-vaccinated-counties/

Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian Just because you stop funding the research didn't mean the planet is going to stop warming. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/21/trump-scientific-research-climate

Ralof: Hey,. finally awake. were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as, and that thief over there. Lokir: Damn Stormcloaks. Skyrim was fine until came along. Empire was nice and lazy. If hadn’t been looking for […] [Original post on xtaldave.net]