Amid Pushback, the USGS Decides to Restore Its Pesticide Database
Scientists say the resource is crucial for understanding what agricultural chemicals are doing to human health and the environment.
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Examining US Neocons’ Wider Black Sea Strategy
Prospects in the region aren’t looking much better than in Ukraine, chiefly due to NATO ally Türkiye, so neocons set course for a further escape from reality.
Read more...Links 2/19/2024
Greece Spyware Case Heading to European Court of Human Rights Highlights Wider Use in the EU
EU and US showcase hypocrisy in criticisms of Israeli spyware companies. Greece’s embrace of increased surveillance comes at the same time it becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of the US.
Read more...Cult of the Drone: At the Two-Year Mark, UAVs Have Changed the Face of War in Ukraine – But Not Outcome
Small, cheap, explosives-laden drones are ubiquitous in the war in Ukraine, but how effective are they?
Read more...Links 2/18/2024
European Governments Look for Ways to Send Ukrainian Refugees Home
Europe’s fatigue with hosting refugees coincides with Kiev’s desperation for soldiers.
Read more...Dead Smoke Alarms, Moldy Rooms, Empty First Aid Kits: Farmworkers Endure Unsafe and Substandard Housing Across US
US agriculture workers are in desperate need of labor action as the employers (and regulators) do next to nothing to ensure safe working and living conditions.
Read more...Troubling Trends in Armenia Mirror Pre-War Ukraine
The country is once again at the center of international competition, Nazi ghosts are being resurrected, and anti-Russian attitudes are gaining favor.
Read more...Links 2/5/2024
Red Sea Chaos Highlights Problems With Italy’s Plan to Be European Energy Hub
Was the idea ever all that well thought out in the first place?
Read more...What If We Treated People Who Use Drugs as Full Human Beings?
Does punishing people for substance use worsen the pain and isolation that make drugs so appealing?
Read more...Links 2/4/2024
German Establishment Prepares to Cross the Rubicon
A questionable report on a deportation plot causes a nationwide meltdown. A ban of the Alternative for Germany party is looking likely unless it loses support. Farmers and strikers join government’s enemy list.
Read more...Possibility of Wildlife-to-Human Crossover Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease, which is contagious and always fatal, is spreading rapidly in deer, and the barrier to a spillover into humans is less formidable than previously believed.
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