Patrick Yeager
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To combat a severe water crisis, Iranian authorities have begun cloud-seeding operations to induce rainfall, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported on Saturday, amid the driest fall in half a century.
Iran turns to cloud-seeding as historic drought causes driest fall in 50 years | CNN
To combat a severe water crisis, Iranian authorities have begun cloud-seeding operations to induce rainfall, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported on Saturday, amid the driest fall in half a cent...
www.cnn.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
To combat a severe water crisis, Iranian authorities have begun cloud-seeding operations to induce rainfall, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported on Saturday, amid the driest fall in half a century.
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Burgess Meredith, born today in 1907
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Burgess Meredith, born today in 1907
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
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To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
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The Most Hated Sports Team In Each State & Province
Do you agree?
More on the map: brilliantmaps.com/hated-spo...
Do you agree?
More on the map: brilliantmaps.com/hated-spo...
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Most Hated Sports Team In Each State & Province
Do you agree?
More on the map: brilliantmaps.com/hated-spo...
Do you agree?
More on the map: brilliantmaps.com/hated-spo...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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This is fucking amazing
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is fucking amazing
We’re already too late. We can’t stop this. It’s simply time to prepare for the worst.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We’re already too late. We can’t stop this. It’s simply time to prepare for the worst.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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European Countries Where More People Died Than Were Born In 2024
Data for all countries: brilliantmaps.com/countries...
Data for all countries: brilliantmaps.com/countries...
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
European Countries Where More People Died Than Were Born In 2024
Data for all countries: brilliantmaps.com/countries...
Data for all countries: brilliantmaps.com/countries...
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No shit!
"New research warns that modern agricultural methods are placing the global food supply at increasing risk by weakening the natural resilience of the world’s soils."
#climate #earth #food #uöäü1soils
"New research warns that modern agricultural methods are placing the global food supply at increasing risk by weakening the natural resilience of the world’s soils."
#climate #earth #food #uöäü1soils
Agricultural practices can threaten soil resilience through changing feedback loops - npj Sustainable Agriculture
npj Sustainable Agriculture - Agricultural practices can threaten soil resilience through changing feedback loops
www.nature.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
No shit!
"New research warns that modern agricultural methods are placing the global food supply at increasing risk by weakening the natural resilience of the world’s soils."
#climate #earth #food #uöäü1soils
"New research warns that modern agricultural methods are placing the global food supply at increasing risk by weakening the natural resilience of the world’s soils."
#climate #earth #food #uöäü1soils
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No, Jamie, look behind you!
October 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
No, Jamie, look behind you!
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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The Swedish Minister of Defence has announced that russian fighter jets violating Swedish airspace will be shot down.
September 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Swedish Minister of Defence has announced that russian fighter jets violating Swedish airspace will be shot down.
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Read now - not behind a paywall (for now)
@financialtimes.com report based on reporting by
mansfieldintinc.bsky.social & alcis.org
#OpiumEconomy #Pakistan #Afghanistan #DrugPolicy
on.ft.com/47JdlGu
@financialtimes.com report based on reporting by
mansfieldintinc.bsky.social & alcis.org
#OpiumEconomy #Pakistan #Afghanistan #DrugPolicy
on.ft.com/47JdlGu
Pakistan battles resurgent opium trade
[FREE TO READ] Authorities are intensifying crackdown after Taliban ban pushes drug trade into neighbouring country
on.ft.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Read now - not behind a paywall (for now)
@financialtimes.com report based on reporting by
mansfieldintinc.bsky.social & alcis.org
#OpiumEconomy #Pakistan #Afghanistan #DrugPolicy
on.ft.com/47JdlGu
@financialtimes.com report based on reporting by
mansfieldintinc.bsky.social & alcis.org
#OpiumEconomy #Pakistan #Afghanistan #DrugPolicy
on.ft.com/47JdlGu
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That winter, they ate well
September 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
That winter, they ate well
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U.S. Responds To Rising Sea Levels By Patting East Coast With Towels https://theonion.com/u-s-responds-to-rising-sea-levels-by-patting-east-coas-1847614367/
September 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
U.S. Responds To Rising Sea Levels By Patting East Coast With Towels https://theonion.com/u-s-responds-to-rising-sea-levels-by-patting-east-coas-1847614367/
“When you walk down the street breathing the air; you drink your water, you eat your food … a lot of people assume that there’s really great knowledge and huge due diligence on the chemical safety of these things. But it really isn’t the case.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn
More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“When you walk down the street breathing the air; you drink your water, you eat your food … a lot of people assume that there’s really great knowledge and huge due diligence on the chemical safety of these things. But it really isn’t the case.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.dawn.com/news/amp/193...
“This isn’t normal — yet it’s becoming the new normal. Monsoons, driven by climate change, now bring fear and devastation to communities across Pakistan”
“This isn’t normal — yet it’s becoming the new normal. Monsoons, driven by climate change, now bring fear and devastation to communities across Pakistan”
Catastrophic rains, floods to trigger food shortages in Pakistan, warns UN
Three main crops of rice, sugarcane and sesame destroyed across Punjab, farmers body says.
www.dawn.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
www.dawn.com/news/amp/193...
“This isn’t normal — yet it’s becoming the new normal. Monsoons, driven by climate change, now bring fear and devastation to communities across Pakistan”
“This isn’t normal — yet it’s becoming the new normal. Monsoons, driven by climate change, now bring fear and devastation to communities across Pakistan”