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Scientists reveal a surprising link between depression and microbes in your mouth
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Ten years ago: after many months of negotiations, the President of the United States led the international community to a historic accord ensuring a nuclear-free Iran.

nytimes.com/2015/07/15/world/m…

in reply to James Gleick

And then? A new and feckless president unilaterally scuttled the accord, on the grounds that if Obama did it, he didn’t like it.


This news item almost flew under the radar:

Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs to Commission into Army Reserve, Form ‘Detachment 201’


This initial cohort of executives includes the chief technology officer from Palantir, Shyam Sankar, whose “Defense Reformation” website has become a talking point among defense tech community; Andrew Bosworth, the chief technology officer from Meta; Kevin Weil, OpenAI’s chief product officer and Bob McGrew who, until November, was chief research officer at at OpenAI.


#BigTech top-brass becoming US Army officers seems to indicate that the military IT industrial complex is getting even more tightly knit.

msn.com/en-us/news/world/palan…

#militaryIndustrialComplex #BigTechArmy #HiTechWar #Palantir #Meta #OpenAI






​Peak of summer, how safe are food products in Kosovo? – Telegraph byteseu.com/1128585/ #Kosovo



Volunteers of community defense groups can warn workers of approaching ICE agents or provide direct support and documentation during raids. theintercept.com/2025/06/21/lo…



Real Ice: the plan to refreeze the Arctic
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Turkey delivers 105 mm BORAN howitzers to North Macedonia – Telegraph byteseu.com/1128583/ #NorthMacedonia


Idealistic? Definitely. 1300 km (almost) European coast-to-coast train journey, in one day.
in reply to Freya Blekman

And just a reminder that when the German bullet trains are on time (they are today) they are great!

The first ~half of the distance we just did in 4 hours. The remaining 11 hours are for the remaining 700ish km



'Eldest daughter syndrome' to the rebellious youngest sibling: Does your birth order shape your personality?
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Skjelmose wins Andorra MontBanc Classic in comeback to boost confidence ahead of the Tour byteseu.com/1128581/ #Andorra




She flew hazardous fighter planes for Britain during WW2. She just turned 106
theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…