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At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Iran war sent oil futures surging to historic gains this week, while stocks fell sharply in a worldwide selloff. Read more: https://cnn.it/4lhS6QS

Tornadoes Reported as Severe Storms Slam Central U.S. Millions of people from Texas to the Great Lakes are under some risk of heavy rain, strong winds or hail on Friday, forecasters warned. Two people were killed in Oklahoma on Thursday night.

Weather forecasters were warning residents across a large section of the Central U.S. on Friday that one of the first big storm systems of the spring season could deliver anything from damaging winds and large hail to tornadoes and heavy downpours.

The White House is transforming the Iran strikes into a meme war The White House is using memes that make light of violent combat in Iran, mixing footage of real missile strikes with clips from action films and video games.

New: The White House is transforming the Iran strikes into a meme war. An "aesthetic of bloodlust" that gives Americans the empathy-free, Hollywood, video-game version of deadly combat www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

While women in Iran still have to deal with patriarchal laws under a theocratic government that human rights groups have criticized, Iran isn’t such a backwater that it’s preferable for women and young girls to be dead. trib.al/Ol0MFbk

Prediction markets are playing a dangerous game The fast rise of Kalshi, Polymarket, and other prediction markets is running headlong into gambling regulations, and now the industry is using the news media as its shield.

Why platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket want so badly to be seen as sources of news, instead of anything-goes casinos.

What is Trump’s endgame with Iran? | Robert Reich This is a war without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear understanding of where it leads or how it ends

"This is a war without a plan, without a strategy, and without any clear understanding of where it leads or how it ends," writes @rbreich.bsky.social.

Destruir la democracia o enriquecerse a sí mismo: los motivos de Trump para atacar a Irán Las argumentos que ha dado el gobierno estadounidense para justificar los bombardeos no se sostienen. Todo apunta a los intereses personales del presidente, incluido su beneficio económico

Se puede decir más alto, pero no más claro: "Destruir la democracia o enriquecerse a sí mismo: los motivos de Trump para atacar a Irán"

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I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day | Anonymous Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day | Anonymous www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Meta’s AI facial recognition smart glasses plan ‘will put women at risk’ Domestic abuse charities said the feature could pose a ‘direct and serious’ risk to survivors

Meta’s AI facial recognition smart glasses plan ‘will put women at risk’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

The Hospice Hustle Half of all Americans now die in hospice care. Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation.

Half of all Americans die in hospice care. Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation.

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Acting ethically in an imperfect world Life is complicated. Regardless of what your beliefs or politics or ethics are, the way that we set up our society and economy will often force you to act against them: You might not want to fly somew...

Acting ethically in an imperfect world. About using LLMs. tante.cc/2026/02/20/a...

Four years of war: On the ground in Ukraine Hear how daily life has changed for Reuters journalists as they deal with daily bombardments, freezing temperatures and the shift in global support for the war since Trump took office.

Four years of war: On the ground in Ukraine reut.rs/4c2QR5z

Markets Rise After Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs The three major indexes all rose shortly after the decision.

The three major indexes all rose shortly after the decision.

Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds ‘Shocking’ data shows the climate crisis and invasive mosquitos mean chikungunya could spread in 29 countries

Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds. ‘Shocking’ data shows the climate crisis and invasive mosquitos mean chikungunya could spread in 29 countries www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

How AI slop is causing a crisis in computer science Preprint repositories and conference organizers are having to counter a tide of ‘AI slop’ submissions.

How AI slop is causing a crisis in computer science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.

As federal immigration agents surge into communities and detain people, the number of habeas petitions — claims challenging those detentions — has increased.

We are tracking the historic rise in these cases, which are overwhelming the court system ⤵️

Ukrainian civilian casualties surged by 26% in 2025, say researchers Exclusive: Figures said to reflect increased Russian military targeting of cities and infrastructure Civilian casualties in Ukraine caused by bombing soared by 26% during 2025, reflecting increased Russian targeting of cities and infrastructure in the country, according a global conflict monitoring group. Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) said 2,248 civilians were reported killed and 12,493 injured by explosive violence in Ukraine according to English-language reports – with the number of casualties an incident rising significantly. Continue reading...

Ukrainian civilian casualties surged by 26% in 2025, say researchers

Investigadores de la Universidad de Nuevo México detectan microplásticos en 52 cerebros humanos, con hasta 5 veces más acumulación en pacientes con demencia Estudio en EE. UU. confirma que microplásticos atraviesan la barrera hematoencefálica y aumentan su concentración entre 2016 y 2024.

Investigadores de la Universidad de Nuevo México detectan microplásticos en 52 cerebros humanos, con hasta 5 veces más acumulación en pacientes con demencia.

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We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.

AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."

Study of 8M biomed &life science articles finds those led by women spent 7-15 days longer in review than those led by men. Over a career, women's papers could spend 350-750 additional days in review. Delays could slow promotion, esp to full professor. www.the-scientist.com/women-s-rese...

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The so-called Save America Act will force 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates just to register to vote. Most do not have them ready. Turning paperwork into a barrier is a poll tax by another name. #HandsOffHerVote social.demcast.com/s/L9X3k1fQ

La agencia tributaria de EEUU compartió con los servicios de inmigración datos confidenciales de 47.000 contribuyentes El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional había reclamado al Servicio de Impuestos Internos información sobre el domicilio de más de 1,2 millones de personas

El servicio fiscal de EEUU puso al descubierto información confidencial de miles de migrantes

Verge headline: ‘Shut up and focus on the mission’: Tech workers are frustrated by their companies’ silence about ICE by Hayden Field Photo illustration depicts a person in a window on a PC, typing at a laptop. Looming in the background are ICE law enforcement agents

“The dissent I’ve seen is like a whisper. It’s a fear-based culture right now.”

Across the industry, workers describe a ‘fear-based culture’ and pressure to ‘fall in line.‘

Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social: buff.ly/NArp66x

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company's products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.

SCOOP: Tensions at Palantir have grown in recent weeks over the company's work with ICE.

On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

Abandoned tuna-fishing devices pollute the Galápagos Marine Reserve SANTA CRUZ, GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — “Good morning,” Walter Borbor, a social media-famous fisher, says to his followers in a 2022 Instagram video. “What we have here is a plantado.” He points to a...

"Abandoned FADs pose numerous problems. They shed plastic as they break down, damage coral reefs and collide with artisanal fishing boats...scientists routinely find sharks, turtles, sea lions, seabirds and other wildlife entangled in the netting "

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Jeffrey Epstein’s digital cleanup crew “i want the google page cleaned,” Epstein wrote in 2010.

According to recently released documents, the convicted sex offender had a vast network of people working to whitewash his digital presence.