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Monitoring of methane in soil of German forests for the last 10-24 years found that drier and warmer conditions led to greater penetration of methane into the soil and faster breakdown of methane by soil bacteria. The rate of methane uptake increased by 3% from 1998 to 2022.

Summary: phys.org/news/2026-02-forest-s…

Original paper: sciencedirect.com/science/arti…

#Science #Methane #Soil #ClimateChange

Figure from the paper showing the average methane uptake across all tested plots, from 1998 to 2022. There is an upward trend from about 0.7 nanomoles per square meter per second in 1998 to about 2.0 nanomoles per square meter per second in 2022.

Forest soils increasingly extract methane from the atmosphere, long-term study reveals

Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: They remove large quantities of methane—a powerful greenhouse gas—from our atmosphere.
University of Göttingen (Phys.org)
#science #climatechange #methane #soil
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Earthworm 🐌

Dryer weather decreases soil methane emissions (yay!)

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#degrowth #methane #TippingPoints #SoilScience #CH4 #agroecology #globalchange #methaneemissions #soilmicrobiology #methanotrophs

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Démission d'Omar Shakir, directeur de HRW pour Israël et la Palestine, suite à un rapport bloqué par l'ONG - RFI https://www.rfi.fr/fr/moyen-orient/20260204-démission-d-omar-shakir-directeur-de-hrw-pour-israël-et-la-palestine-suite-à-un-rapport-bloqué-par-l-ong

#israel

Démission d'Omar Shakir, directeur de HRW pour Israël et la Palestine, suite à un rapport bloqué par l'ONG

Au Proche-Orient, deux employés de l’organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) ont démissionné – le directeur Omar Shakir et son assistante de recherche – alors qu’ils constituaient l’intégralité de l’équipe Israël-Palestine.
RFI
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Even the Top Prosecutor in Minneapolis Doesn’t Know the Identity of the Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti

Even the Top Prosecutor in Minneapolis Doesn’t Know the Identity of the Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti

Mary Moriarty on steps local officials are taking to collect and preserve evidence despite federal obstruction, plus Jill Garvey on how to document ICE safely.
The Intercept Briefing (The Intercept)
#politics

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There's some reported productivity rises in sectors that have adopted AI more widely, but this uplift is self-reported & driven by opinion surveys, not economic data.

Accepting that economic data lags, nonetheless no such uplift is (yet?) visible in actual economic data.

So the Q. is:

is the AI productivity uplift merely a figment of over-active business imagination... or:

like most technological advances, AI's impact on productivity will take time to work through?

#AI #productivity
h/t FT

#productivity #AI
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Faye

I was really hoping to wait until after the crash to look at what we actually have no choice but to deal with long term, although my hand has been forced.

But I do objectively believe that if there is value to be created it’s going to be from the “useful residue” that’s left over after a crash.

Even if that residue is still toxic and in a functioning society would be well regulated to prevent the release of memetic super predators which you can hire for practically pennies.

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‘A pretext to rig the election’: Democrats scramble to block ICE crackdowns near polling sites

archive.is/usy42#selection-685…

Immigration enforcement is sowing chaos in Minneapolis and across the country. Democrats, elections officials and civil rights groups fear it could interfere with this November’s elections — and are scrambling for a response.
They’re warning that the White House’s deployments of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents could act as a voter suppression tool should armed officers conduct raids at or near polling locations, scaring citizens into staying home.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/democrats-ice-deployments-midterm-elections-00756490

#politics
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JennyLaFae

DNC didn't even investigate the 2024 fraud because the optics would have been bad after 2020. Just the threat of escalation is already doing extra voter intimidation, people will refuse to register to vote before even getting to the polls because they're scared.

And it's not like most of the left can keep from purity testing for their special interest tribe long enough to agree on anything.

Not like they need to wait until you're in line at the polls to find yourself on a 3 day hold (maximum legal detainment without filing charges)

I might be sliding into nihilism. Nothing we post here matters.

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zd9

I might be sliding into nihilism. Nothing we post here matters.


Guess what, you personally can take action. One option is [ Removed by Reddit ] but that's not something I could recommend. Join mutual aid groups, learn farming, build your own local community, stock up on supplies, firearms, ammo, etc., and join the many many community groups that push their local politicians towards actual action.

The one thing I admire about MAGA is how unhinged they are and how willing they are to push their politicians with serious threats of action and really making their voice known. Liberals are pussies in that sense, and/or straight up complicit with the ruling class, and that's why America is where it is. The actual citizens of America are slowly learning how to actually push, but they haven't had to in their lifetime. Other countries put Americans to shame in pushing political change.

Look at what the Romain people did to protest Ceausescu's dictatorship. Really neat to learn about the history of People's movements.

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JennyLaFae

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zd9

I've had really good experiences with Food Not Bombs. There are significant chapters everywhere, unless you live in the backwoods.

No firearms then, but you can learn how to operate HF radio for off-grid comms, and a million other ways to contribute. Check of Black Flag Civilian as a good entry point.

Even if not local, join support groups for causes you care about. Things I care about are vote reform and climate, so RankTheVote and Citizens' Climate Lobby. Just start getting involved ffs, stop feeling sorry for yourself. Some people need a kick to get moving.

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Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka set stage for deeper cooperation across key sectors (PHOTO) byteseu.com/1774915/ #analytics #Azerbaijan #Azerbaijan39;sNews #BreakingNews #BusinessNews #CaspianNews #CentralAsia #CompanyNews #economy #FinancialNews #Georgia39;sNews #Iran39;sNews #Kazakhstan39;sNews #OilAndGasNews #Politics #RepublicOfAzerbaijan #TheCaspianSea #TheCISNews #Turkey39;sNews #Turkmenistan39;sNews #Uzbekistan39;sNews #WorldNews
Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka set stage for deeper cooperation across key sectors (PHOTO)

Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka set stage for deeper cooperation across key sectors (PHOTO)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 5. Azerbaijan’s non-resident ambassador to Sri Lanka, Elchin Huseynli, visited Colombo on February 4 to attend Sri Lanka’s
BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
#politics #Worldnews #iran #Economy #Turkey #analytics #Georgia #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan #azerbaijan #turkmenistan #BreakingNews #businessnews #CompanyNews #centralasia #republicofazerbaijan #financialnews #oilandgasnews #caspiannews #thecaspiansea #thecisnews

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Acoustic Signature Typhoon turntable.

#audioquest #audiophile #turntable #audio #vinyl #records #hifi #biokevin #tech #music #technology

#tech #technology #music #audio #vinyl #records #audiophile #turntable #hifi #audioquest #biokevin

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Appel à soutien et à rassemblements pour des manifestant.es convoqué.es au tribunal de police les 2, 6, 9, 13 et 16 février. Non à la répression du soutien à la Palestine ! - Paris-luttes.info paris-luttes.info/appel-a-sout…

#israel

Appel à soutien et à rassemblements pour des manifestant.es convoqué.es au tribunal de police les 2, 6, 9, 13 et 16 février. Non à la répression du soutien à la Palestine !

Des manifestant.es sont poursuivi.es par le tribunal de police pour avoir participé à des manifestations en soutien à la Palestine en octobre 2023 ! Nous appelons à les soutenir et à nous rassembler devant et dans le TGI (audiences publiques)
Paris-luttes.info
#israel

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Our old energies (disempowerment). Puits Couriot, Saint-Étienne, France, February 2023.
📷 Emmanuel Veneau #AmbulationsPhotographiques #AsTheDaysGoBy #AuFilDesJours
#photography #photographie #BlackAndWhite #NoirEtBlanc
In the foreground on the left, the insulators of an old crosspiece for electric wires, in the background on the right the top of an old shaft dedicated to coal extraction
#Photography #photographie #blackandwhite #noiretblanc #AmbulationsPhotographiques #AsTheDaysGoBy #aufildesjours

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Soirée Libérons-les samedi 21 février au Doc ! - Paris-luttes.info paris-luttes.info/soiree-liber…

Soirée Libérons-les samedi 21 février au Doc !

Libérons-Les est un collectif militant engagé contre la répression des militants antifascistes et en lutte pour leur libération. Dans le cadre de notre nouvelle campagne de solidarité envers (...)
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European countries are taking their broadest swipe yet at social media, with a growing number weighing bans of the services for minors and setting the stage for a new showdown with some of the biggest U.S. companies. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/… #worldnews #society #socialmedia #instagram #facebook #snap #tiktok #youtube #grok #europe #france #spain #australia

Move to ban social media for kids gains traction in Europe

The European moves could trigger an aggressive response from U.S. President Donald Trump and his orbit.
Daniel Basteiro (The Japan Times)
#europe #Worldnews #tiktok #Australia #Facebook #Instagram #sPAIN #France #SocialMedia #YouTube #society #snap #grok

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Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks – The Irish Times allforgardening.com/1592649/ke… #biodiversity #ClimateChange #DublinCityCouncil #EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyEpa #garden #nature #StormEowyn #sustainability #WeatherEvents
Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks – The Irish Times

Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks – The Irish Times - All

Fewer than half (48 per cent) of surface waters in Ireland met the required water quality standards according to the recent Environmental Protection Agency
Gardening (All For Gardening)
#nature #climatechange #biodiversity #sustainability #garden #weatherevents #stormeowyn #dublincitycouncil #environmentalprotectionagencyepa

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Australia-EU trade deal inches closer amid minerals talks with Germany byteseu.com/1774907/ #aap #Agribusiness #Australia #business #economy #News
Australia-EU trade deal inches closer amid minerals talks with Germany

Australia-EU trade deal inches closer amid minerals talks with Germany

Top diplomats from Australia and Germany have hinted at progress on a long-stalled free trade agreement with Europe while agreeing to closer co-operation on
BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
#News #Economy #Australia #business #agribusiness #aap

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As the disquiet over tweaks to the student loan system (by which most students in the UK finance their fee payments at university), and specifically the rising schedule of repayments grows, the Q. is whether Rachel Reeves is delivering a similar meltdown in young people's support for Labour that Nick Clegg's decision on student fees delivered for the LibDems?

The Gorton & Denton by-election may well be an indicator of the damage done to Labour's prospects among the und-25s!

#politics #students

#politics #Students
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@2legged

Yup, I completely agree.... I'm not against a contribution (as clearly individuals do capture some of the benefit from university education) but that should be dwarfed by public funding (as society is the major beneficiary of wide university education). The current system is a disgrace driven by the notion that society gains no benefits from higher education....

@Claire McNab

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humanite.fr/societe/agressions…

#facho

« J'ai un traumatisme crânien » : une attaque de néonazis à la fac de Nanterre - L'Humanité

Le 30 janvier, des membres du syndicat d’extrême droite La Cocarde ont fait irruption sur le campus de l’université de Nanterre, et y ont agressé des étudiants. Sonia et Marin, bles...
L'Humanité
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Don Lemon arrested by federal authorities, his attorney says

Don Lemon arrested by federal authorities, his attorney says

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal authorities on Thursday night, according to his attorney
Ryan J. Reilly (NBC News)
#politics
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Atelopus-zeteki

"The arrest of journalist Don Lemon in connection with his reporting on a protest in Minnesota should alarm all Americans," Katherine Jacobsen, who works on the organization's U.S. efforts, said in a statement. "Instead of prioritizing accountability in the killings of two American citizens, the Trump administration is devoting its resources to arresting journalists."
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