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Indonesia farmers count the costs as rains wash out Java durian harvest BANYUMAS, Indonesia — The first two months of the year would ordinarily see Ganjar Budi Setiaji hurrying around Plana village’s durian orchard, here in the hilly Javanese district of Banyumas. But on…

Farmers in central Java say prized Kromo durian trees are failing to bear fruit, raising fears about climate change.

Research and Indonesia’s meteorology agency warn increasingly erratic weather could reduce fruit yields across Java in the coming years.

I never knew them.

My maternal grandfather's name is Douglas Simpson. He was born in Aberdeen, lived in Buxton & near London, and died in Surrey in 1985. He had a passion for the amateur stage. I have an aunt named Carol.

If anybody knows of him I'd love to have a photo.

NOAA Fisheries Is Hiring Find details about positions to be posted on USAJOBS.gov at NOAA Fisheries.

FISH JOB ALERT! NOAA Fisheries is looking to hire four stock assessment biologists. These positions can be located at any of our Fishery Science Centers from Seattle to Miami to Woods Hole. Applications are due by March 10!
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/careers-more...

Editorial: War in Iran is a reckless venture We have gone to war on the bluster and wish of a president for whom reality and facts are transactions amenable to his needs of a given moment.

Editorial: War in Iran is a reckless venture www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...

'UNIMAGINABLE CRUELTY': Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointeee from NY, thrashes DHS' treatment of a man who came to the US at 9 as an abuse/neglect victim, has no criminal record and became a college grad.

"The laws of decency condemn such villainy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

United Methodist Bishops Call for Prayer and Peace in the New Middle East War We know that our hearts are heavy as we witness the mounting loss of life from the ongoing military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel, and from retaliatory strikes by Iran. Families ...

The Council of Bishops - The United Methodist Church released a statement asking for prayers for peace during this time of war in the Middle East.
Click below for the full statement.

#BeUMC #iaumc

I am convinced that any candidate who promises to end the en*ification of customer phone lines and information theft via "input your information" requirements would win in a landslide.

🚨URGENT ACTION: Two proposed methane gas pipelines would cut through approximately 500 miles of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi — exposing communities to the threat of pollution, explosions, and leaks. Tell FERC to REJECT this fossil fuel superhighway: ow.ly/3jfu50Yo8sS 🔌💡

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911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

📍 𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘, 𝐓𝐗:

911 logs show repeated ambulance calls from an ICE family detention center for children struggling to breathe, suffering seizures, or burning with high fevers — including babies and toddlers. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

I love this: the Knitting Madonna! Found along the road travellers take in the Czech Republic. Apparently, these images appeared from the 1400s-onwards. Showing the humanity of the divine.
She is knitting baby clothes. 🙏👶🏻🧶❤️🙏

"The Columbia River basin, once produced more salmon than any other system in the world. …of the 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead that once thrived here… four have already been wiped from existence."

I’ve heard a lot of things on C-SPAN, but that call was haunting. A brutal reminder of the real-world toll.

White background. “To meet demand from Microsoft and other big tech companies, the local utility is building gas plants next to a local elementary school in Person County, NC.” Photo with arrows pointing to the neighboring elementary school, area for the proposed gas plants, and current coal plant.

UPDATE: After years of secrecy, @microsoft.com finally admitted it's building a data center at the 1,350 acre site it purchased in Person County, NC.

This data center is part of the justification for building a new gas plant near an elementary school. 🧵

OMGosh, this. I have a dryer this annoying. I had it connected for like 2 seconds before I couldn't stand it anymore. It has a special AI feature that makes it extra terrible. It leaves everything damp. I spend laundry days in PTSD vigilance trying to just get it dry the clothes. I hate it.

Why does German candy taste like poultry seasoning. ? Why is it like this? I know there are apples and honey in Germany.

🌡️ For the third year in a row, every day in 2025 was more than 1°C warmer than the 1850–1900 pre-industrial level. Over a third of days were above 1.5°C.

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An antique, ornate, glass lantern filled with light in front of a window where you can see the stars.... Ramadan Mubarak to all who celebrate! May the light of Ramadan shine in your life and bring endless joy!

Ramadan Mubarak to all who celebrate!
May the light of Ramadan shine in your life and bring endless joy!

After the Epstein Files Release, Who Has Resigned, Been Fired or Is Being Investigated? (Gift Article) This list will be updated and includes people who have faced concrete consequences, such as the loss of their position, as a result of their connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

We're tracking the fallout from the Epstein files here (GIFT LINK) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...

hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.

Project Drawdown launches Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support scientists working in the public good Fellowship seeks early- to mid-career researchers based in America who are committed to science and public expertise

While others are stepping back on climate, Project Drawdown is stepping up!

We’re proud to announce the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support U.S.-based Ph.D.-level scientists & engineers focused on climate solutions for the public good.

drawdown.org/news/project...

No, ‘resilience’ is not the new ‘climate’. Resilience is urgently needed, but there is no substitute for reducing emissions.
Without that, no amount of ‘resilience’ will be sufficient.

Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children.

Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke #Climate

I wonder what plants think about heat, drought, and flood?

It's probably going to be hard for most of them to Lord over human civilization, but despite the obstacles we can bet at least a few thorny berry vines to try it.

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

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Decision on ‘sensitive location’ policy coming | UMNews.org As a Los Angeles United Methodist church reels from a recent raid by ICE that led to the quick deportation of one of its members, a U.S. appeals court heard arguments that the federal memo that…

As a Los Angeles United Methodist church reels from a recent raid by ICE that led to the quick deportation of one of its members, a U.S. appeals court heard arguments that the federal memo that allowed the raid should be struck down.

Also this.

Looks like some of us have to pass through the bristled horror-rat phase before we get to be whales.