New article in Nature describes a field experiment on X which shows that assigning users to an algorithmic feed pushes conservative content and demotes mainstream news.
Sounds obvious but important in light of prior claims algorithms don't cause attitudinal changes.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
On January 10, 2026, while driving back to work after getting lunch with his father and cousin, a car quickly passed O., sped up, then stopped in front of him. (Id. ¶ 3.) A few men in civilian clothes stepped out of the car and asked for his identification. (Id.) The men threatened O.—if he did not get out of the car, they would force him out. (Id.) O. exited the car and was told he was under arrest. (Id.) The men handcuffed him and did not allow him to bring his phone. (Id.) O. felt like he was being kidnapped. (Id.) The men detained O., his father, and his cousin, taking them all to Whipple. (Id. ¶ 4.) At Whipple, there was “food scattered on the floor, the floor was sticky with mud, and everything stuck to your shoes.” (Id. ¶ 5.) The space was so cramped that sometimes there was no space to sit on the floor. (Id.)
The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
17.02.2026 20:06 — 👍 5636 🔁 2804 💬 100 📌 111
“He said he had "repeatedly seen how hard it is to truly let our values govern our actions" - including at Anthropic which he said "constantly face pressures to set aside what matters most".
Sharma said he would instead look to pursue a poetry degree and writing.”
“Anthropic AI Safety Researcher Warns Of World ‘In Peril’ In Resignation *** ‘We appear to be approaching a threshold where our wisdom must grow in equal measure to our capacity to affect the world, lest we face the consequences,’ Sharma wrote in his letter.” 2/9/26
12.02.2026 04:51 — 👍 128 🔁 66 💬 5 📌 2NEW from us: Rapid expansion of the EV, wind, solar and other clean energy industries drove more than a third of China's GDP growth in 2025, and almost all of the growth in investment, making clean energy essential to meeting economic targets.
05.02.2026 06:22 — 👍 43 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 4
Ilmastonmuutosta on tärkeää hillitä voimakkaasti vähentämällä hiilidioksidipäästöjä.
AMOC-kiertoliikkeen romahduksella voi olla Pohjoismaissa suuria vaikutuksia, jotka poikkeavat ilmastonmuutoksen maailmanlaajuisista trendeistä.
www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/tiedote/6TWT...
"any additional warming, and any increase in duration of “overshoot” of 1.5°C increases the risk of AMOC collapse. It is therefore of importance to push for mitigation that achieves decarbonization and net negative emission targets."
05.02.2026 16:40 — 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Pohjois-Kainuun valtion luonnonmetsiä joita @metsahallitus.bsky.social uhkaa hakkuilla. Tässä kuvia Hossan Iso Harsuvaaralta, joka on käsittämättömän hieno luonnonmetsäkokonaisuus kansallispuiston ja Pahamaailman luonnonsuojelualueen välissä.
31.01.2026 07:47 — 👍 95 🔁 24 💬 1 📌 2
Oh yes, we wrote about that in 2019, then there was COVID, then Ukraine, then we thought the end of gas was around the corner. No.
Gas will probably keep putting upward pressure on emissions in the years ahead, even if coal tanks: rdcu.be/bYf1O
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It is January, so there are still 12 months in the year & anything could basically happen. So take this projection with a grain of salt.
The interesting takeaway is that coal is expected to decline, gas growing strongly, & oil spluttering up.
Gas growing strongly is something to worry about.
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"Liimataisen arvion mukaan näissä metsissä on vain noin 1,4 prosenttia puuta Metsähallituksen vuotuisesta hakkuumäärästä." Hakkuut eivät siis ole mikään taloudellinen välttämättömyys vaan Orpon ja Metsähallituksen ideologinen pakkomielle. yle.fi/a/74-20207129
30.01.2026 07:39 — 👍 89 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 0
Kv-kollega otti taannoin yhteyttä. Ajatteli Metsähallitusta keissinä valtiollisesta instituutiosta, jolla suojellaan luontoa ja metsien biodiversiteettiä. Uniikkia maailmassa! Vastasin, että tilanne ei ehkä ole noin ruusuinen ja ohjasin tarkentavien tietolähteiden äärelle. Tuli mieleen 👇
#luonto
Suomen valtio on aikeissa hakata kymmeniä, valtion omistamia luonnonmetsiä ympäri maata.
Syynä on hallituksen satumetsäkriteeri, jonka mukaan mikään metsä ei ole kyllin arvokas säilytettäväksi maassamme.
Luonto ei vain häviä passiivisesti, vaan on aktiivisen tuhonnan kohteena.
yle.fi/a/74-20207129
In an alarming development, North Carolina’s GOP-led election board is considering labeling certain voters as “presumptive noncitizens,” potentially purging them from the rolls. It's the latest move in a nationwide effort to politicize voter list maintenance and undermine confidence in the election.
29.01.2026 18:56 — 👍 331 🔁 222 💬 27 📌 14
New from us: EU CO2 emissions fell only 0.8% in 2025, the second year in a row that the bloc has fallen short of its targets. Adverse weather played a big role but underlying issues are slow progress on transport and buildings electrification and wind power buildout.
29.01.2026 06:31 — 👍 46 🔁 14 💬 3 📌 3Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
29.01.2026 02:52 — 👍 30750 🔁 13457 💬 873 📌 717
China added 315GW of solar and 119GW of wind power capacity to the grid in 2025. And a staggering ~93GW of coal&gas-fired power capacity. Wind capacity additions grew 50%, solar 14%, making new records, and coal&gas 75% year-on-year.
28.01.2026 07:09 — 👍 99 🔁 32 💬 3 📌 11
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Brasiliassa on jäämässä jyrän alle yksi tärkeimmistä Amazonin sademetsää suojaavista mekanismeista.
Siksi EU:n pitäisi toimeenpanna vahva metsäkatoasetus.
wwf.fi/uutiset/2026...
Last but not least, Canadian PM Carney put it really well what the rules-based order means for small and middle powers. The way in which the Trump administration has set about dismantling it is probably the greatest threat to our security in Europe.
23.01.2026 19:42 — 👍 95 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
NEW | Wind and solar generated more power than fossil fuels in the EU for the FIRST time ever.
🌪️ and ☀️ made up a RECORD 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The decision to reline Blast Furnace No. 14 at Gary Works raises concerns for investors, who do not have clarity over U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel’s plans for managing the blast furnaces imminently due for relining. www.accr.org.au/news/relinin...
18.01.2026 22:54 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
2025 was the third hottest year on record!
Copernicus report: climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2...
And let's not forget the ominous northern Atlantic 'cold blob' in the data, here seen in the NASA data. What is behind that? Watch my short talk: youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8?...
This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India.
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Here's the data:
15.01.2026 01:22 — 👍 378 🔁 185 💬 8 📌 10
2025 was the third hottest year ever.
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
13.01.2026 04:56 — 👍 613 🔁 235 💬 5 📌 41
Erinomainen kirjoitus (maksumuuri)
”Mitä kertoo suomalaisista, että muutamalle sadalle sudelle ei keksitä muuta ratkaisua kuin surmaaminen?
…
Susi on yhtä kuin metsä. Entinen suomalainen pelkäsi metsää, ja niin näyttää pelkäävän nykyinenkin.”
"Earth’s ocean has become roughly 30% more acidic than it was in the pre-industrial age, according to data from the European Environment Agency published in October. A huge part of that seawater pH decrease has come in recent decades."
29.12.2025 12:57 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
