“To see us going backwards,” [Dr Chou] added, “it just made me feel like I have limited time on this earth and I cannot participate anymore inside the system.”
www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/h...
Shajareh Tayyebeh was a school for female pupils, so it’s unlikely he would have been a student there…
This is a huge story.
Long-awaited modular classrooms arrive in Colville Lake
"Every student in the NWT deserves quality educational facilities." Modular classrooms are now in Colville Lake and a site has been chosen for a new school.
There’s thousands of Nepalis stuck in Kathmandu without the money to get home or extend their stays, as they were due to fly back to their (awful) jobs on the 28th. It’s been terrible seeing coverage… suffering no matter what.
From scientific american: A tiny white downy baby bird in a blue "purse" being weighed. The text underneath reads: The biggest berry bloom in New Zealand's forests in decades has set of a mating frenzy among the ciritcally endangered Kakapo, the world's heaviest parrot.
THIS IS HOW THEY WEIGH KAKAPO CHICKS!
📷 Lydia Uddstrom/New Zealand Department of Conservation
Don't miss "The Contrapuntal Body"
The young poet and translator meditates on her surreal transition from Gaza to Dublin:
www.thekeymagazine.com/p/the-contra...
ICE’s Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis is preventing Latino patients from accessing HIV care. This story was produced in collaboration with @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social, an investigative LGBTQ-focused nonprofit news publication.
A bird flies over a marshy wetland, surrounded by lush greenery. The text "Vital Coasts" is integrated with nature-themed designs, and additional text reads, "Life at the edge of land and sea. Wednesday, March 4 | 7:30PM ET." Below, "Ocean Encounters" and "Virtual series from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution" are displayed.
How can science protect the salt marshes, kelp forests, and mangroves that protect us all? Find out from coastal ecology experts at #OceanEncounters TONIGHT at 7:30pm (ET)!
👉 Register for this free, live virtual event: go.whoi.edu/vitalcoasts
+ASL interpretation for Zoom viewers🤟
It's #buyastrangerabook day!
@tracysaunders.bsky.social kindly sent my some dosh to spend on a food/drink book for someone.
So, if there's a cookbook or a food writing book you're after, get in touch!
UK only
A slide from the CILIP Members Fest Event outlining CILIP's International Strategy. This stages "We are part of a global profession, united by our common values and skills. As the UK library and information association, we are committed to playing an active and engaged role in the international community. Goal 7 - We will continue providing support to the global library, information and knowledge community in times of natural or man-made disaster. https://www.cilip.org.uk/general/custom.asp?page=International." The CILIP lLIG Logo and CILIP Members' Fest logo can also be seen.
Romana Delaporte talking on at this Zoom event about the work of Cultural Emergency Response (CER). The text reads "CER funding organisation. Fast, flexible financial support to locally-led heritage protection. Established in 2003 by the Prince Claus Fund. Since 2022 independent NGO. 565 projects in 85 countries." The slide also features an image of people working on a pyramidal structure using some scaffolding fashioned out of wood.
A slide from Romana's take on "Emergence Response: emergency grants and coordination mechanism." The text says: "Emergency grant mechanism: Quick and flexible grants. Applications can be submitted all year round. Eligibility criteria: urgent, first aid activity, locally led, inclusive and living heritage. Ex. Evacuation, salvage, stabilization, improvement of storage conditions. Grants range from 5,000 - 35,000 EUR. Action plans for large scale disasters -> Joined funding Ex. Lebanon (2020), Ukraine (2022-2023), Syria/Türkiye (2023), Palestine (2024)" A community working together on a building project which also incorporates artwork can also be seen on the slide.
Another slide from Romana's talk, titled: "#2: Decentralised Response Systems: Regional Courses & Networks." The text says: "Since 2017, funders awarded over 1,400 grants worth around 400 million USD. 66% of funds flow through wealthy-country or international organisations. Including regranting: >75% bypass local communities. How to improve access to funding? Funding Manual: coming soon. How can we support our network when a response is needed? Development of Mobility grants." The slide also includes a world map at the top right with many location pins across many continents showing where the funds are used. There is also a chart at the bottom right comparing "most challenging" (blue) and "most time-consuming" (red) aspects of application writing. The two highest pairs of bars are for "Review and analysis of the guidelines" (red is highest) and "Planning and organizing the budget for a project." (blue is highest). Other categories include communicating heritage, developing an activities plan, and demonstrating team expertise.
A big thank you to Romana from Cultural Emergency Response (CER) for shedding light on some critical, locally-led, work happening in conflict zones. A truly enlightening #CILIPMembersFest26 session. Thanks to all those who attended today too 👏
A recording from the event will be made available soon.
House Bill 1660 would remove from public disclosure “reports, surveys, schedules, lists or data compiled or collected for the purpose of identifying, evaluating or planning the safety enhancement of potential accident sites, hazardous roadway conditions or railway-highway crossings.”
DHS repeatedly said that an aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.
Documents show the real story behind the raid was to target alleged squatters — with the landlord's blessing.
#DBCalert: Highway 8 Both directions | Closure | Between Sunshine Valley Rd East and Aberdeen Rd for 0.4 km | 7 km west of #Merritt | Vehicle incident. Road closed. Assessment in progress. Local traffic only for Highway 8, detour via Highway 1 and Highway 97C. | Next...
A divided Minneapolis City Council committee voted to temporarily extend the eviction notice timeline for renters.
The committee includes all council members, but the ordinance will be voted on by the full council again on March 5.
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Here Are the Neighborhoods Getting Free Child Care for 2-Year-Olds This Fall
www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/03/2...
B.C. expands firefighters’ compensation coverage by adding eight cancers to list
With the current composition of the transitional council, it’s possible they’ll put reformers forward like Mohseni-Ejei or Hassan Khomeini… but will really depend on the Guardian Council (who choose & vet the 12 possible candidate). If the Iranian Constitution holds, at least. 🤷🏻♀️
The IDF did try to take out the Council of 88 this morning, but mistimed the strike
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
1/ Stephanie Walters doesn’t know what she will do if Idaho stops funding home care for her daughter.
Until recently, this option would have been unthinkable. But because of steep cuts to Medicaid from Donald Trump’s signature policy measure, state officials are considering it.
From what’s being published in some Arabic outlets, it sounds like parts of the Iranian military & gov’t depts were essentially provided instructions to do much as you’re suggesting in the event of loss of central leadership.
Teach neuroscience to undergraduates? Check out our "Implementing Open Neuroscience Teaching Tools" workshop!
Join us on July 19 at North Central College to get hands-on practice with inquiry-based activities using real #OpenScience resources.
🔗 https://bit.ly/46A5j15
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Travis County election wait times listed on this map, plan accordingly! Plenty of short wait times but loving the yellow and red notes. Make a plan to vote today! Polls close at 7pm. votetravis.gov/current-elec...
If you can’t find something suitable right now, I’m happy to do up something for you in the meantime. Am on house arrest I mean activity restrictions after surgery anyway, so would be nice to have something to do.
Loneliness doesn’t just hurt the heart. It also changes the brain.
Join neuroscientist @dr-brein.bsky.social, author of "Why Brains Need Friends", for a virtual fireside chat on the science of human connection.
🗓️ Mar. 19, 2pm PT
📍 YouTube Livestream
🎟️ RSVP for reminders: https://bit.ly/4tVfis0
