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Longtail News @longtail.news · 2m

Feed: "Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News"
Published on Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Turkish environmental journalist dies after attack

Ankara (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 - Tributes poured in Tuesday for a Turkish journalist known for his environmental coverage who died after being attacked, with media organisations, NGOs and politicians dema...

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Longtail News @longtail.news · 2m

Feed: "Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News"
Published on Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Madagascar military unit seizes power after president impeached

Antananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 - An elite military unit told AFP Tuesday it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for deser...

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Today headline @todayheadline.bsky.social · 2m

Sri Lanka’s NPC turns into operational profit; Total electricity bill remain over Rs.200mn todayheadline

Sri Lanka is witnessing the positive outcomes of a steady and predictable policy environment with a stronger-than-forecast recovery in economic output with GDP growth continuing apace at 4.9%…

Sri Lanka’s NPC turns into operational profit; Total electricity bill remain over Rs.200mn todayheadline

Sri Lanka is witnessing the positive outcomes of a steady and predictable policy environment with a stronger-than-forecast recovery in economic output with GDP growth continuing apace at 4.9% in the first half of 2025. While improved macroeconomic fundamentals are underpinning this cyclical recovery, the momentum on growth and its sustainability will rely increasingly on underlying productivity and efficiency gains in the economy.

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Glasgow Caledonian University @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social · 1m

Glasgow Caledonian University is offering a new online module designed to help health and social care professionals understand the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on their practice.

🔗 Learn more about the module and the application on our website: www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...

Person using a laptop with digital icons representing healthcare, AI, and medical technology in a blue-toned environment.

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 1m

Send some Dutch journalists come to Canada to humiliate Pet again. They seem to do a better job than Canadian journalists.

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Wilhelmus Janus @wilhelmusjanus.bsky.social · 18m

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Wilhelmus Janus @wilhelmusjanus.bsky.social · Jun 2

Part of y'all's problem is not knowing who Pete Hoekstra is.

He is a very special kind of evil.

Dutch TV saw his mask fall off once, and it was ugly, very ugly.
Even more so for the interviewer being Jort Kelder, our national treasure Quisling (part of anti-UKR-referendum)

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · May 27

Life comes at you fast.

12 hours ago; now.

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 2m

I know who Pete Hoekstra is. Interfered w/ Dutch politics in 2020. He also tried to get rid of worker’ rights. Teamster Ted Leehman said, “a congressman who tried to eliminate the forty-hour workweek, and gut overtime and job safety laws.” He also maintained that Iraq had WDMs.The list goes on.

Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 15m

I didn’t see this. I was close to Jill at the University of Windsor. We’re in 2025, yet still miss her so much. I don’t think I will ever get over this.

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Squidsommar @squidfromspace.bsky.social · Aug 6

Final resting place. Dr Jill Crossman. 13.12.82 - 11.9.21.

I wish we'd both done better.

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Global Water Futures Observatories @gwfobservatories.bsky.social · Feb 18

Aaron Fisk spoke with CBC about the scientific impacts of the 'draconian' ways south of the border since Trump's inauguration, severely impacting Canada's ability to collaborate with U.S. in the #GreatLakes region.
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U.S. scientists say their work is under attack. Here's what that means for Canada | CBC News

Some U.S. government scientists have been told they can no longer travel for meetings or even join virtual calls with international counterparts, putting a hold on Canadian research and sending a deep...

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 18m

Thank you Professor Cowern for answering my question. I live in BC, the land of wildfires, and the thing I think about the most is the world we are leaving for those who come after us.

Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 20m

These are just some of the problems. There are many, many more. Lockheed Martin is a douche bag corporation & is laughing all the way to the bank. Canadian Gov’t knows this, yet here we are buying someone else‘s problem.

Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 23m

15. Engine fuel tube to burst during the flight (crash Sept. 2018) - grounded its entire fleet
16. Corrosion in fastener holes, has been resolved technically, but the JPO and Lockheed still are disputing who should pay for the fix introduced in 2015 as a cost saving measure (2015)

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 25m

9. Issues helmet-mounted display
10. Vulnerable to being hit by lightning
11. Engine turbine blade - crack was found (2013)
12. Engine-valve fitting problem (2014)
13. Engine issues - insulation supply defect that caused some jets to be grounded in 2016.

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 27m

5. Supersonic intercept aircraft that can't intercept supersonically is less than ideal. (CAT 1) (2025)
6. Antenna array prone to damage under ultra-high altitudes. (2025)
7. False Alarms
8. Software not stable.Unable to keep up with its software updates. (2025)

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 28m

2. Sea search mode of the F-35’s radar only illuminates a small slice of the sea’s surface
3. RAM (Radar Absorbent Material) It’s what makes it stealthy. (2025)
4. Limited sustained supersonic flight - can cause structural damage and blistering to the stealth coating (2025)

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 29m

This John, is not for you, but for anyone who bothers to read it.

F-35s A Bad Idea

1. Extreme Cold: Ice in the landing gear caused the fighter's automatic systems to wrongly assume that it had landed even though it was still in the air, making the aircraft "uncontrollable."

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 35m

Why would a MIC investor want to buy junk that even if it wasn’t junk & is a bad choice for Canada. Why buy something outdated, isn’t reliable, is dangerous for Canadian F-35 pilots & insanely expensive. Even the U.S. military is downscaling their F-35 procurement yet here we are, buying their crap.

Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 35m

My husband was employed by Lockheed for over 25 years and worked on the F-series fighter jets, especially the F-35 project (he saw 1st flight). This fighter jet is a boondoggle. Always wrought with problems Including performance & cost. This will plague us for at least the next 40 years.

Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 49m

While he is spending taxpayer money to capitulate to Trump, as well as ignoring climate change.

Extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change are expected to cost Canada $25 billion next year, accounting for half of the projected GDP growth for 2025.

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Jan (he/him) | Let's Play History @letsplayhistory.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks for today's insights and discussions and some important questions raised on CTO, #MDO and #wargaming.

I am happy about new contacts and potential future cooperations.

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Jan (he/him) | Let's Play History @letsplayhistory.bsky.social · 1h

"Wargaming Counterterrorism in the Multi-Domain Environment", putting an emphasize on the fact, that, despite the complexity of all interconnected dimensions, it might be easier than you think to wargame MDO, and the necessity of joint civil-military wargaming capabilities.

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petrovdempski.bsky.social @petrovdempski.bsky.social · 1h

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds

Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp

www.theguardian.com

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Secular_Girl @wifejackson.bsky.social · 1h

Royal Meteorological Society says 1.6°, but World Meteorological Organization says 1.55°. Which is accurate?

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Prof Nick Cowern 🌍 @nickcowern.bsky.social · 1h

@theguardian.com The "1.3°C" global temperature rise quoted here is a mean value AVERAGED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, and entirely fails to reflect the severity of TODAY's climate, with delta-T already exceeding +1.5°C since preindustrial times amid fast rising CO2.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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