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Sebastian Sage

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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“Mr. Kennedy’s efforts to focus government resources on vaccine injuries comes as vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles, are rising in the United States because of falling vaccination rates.”
nytimes.com
Kennedy Plans Federal Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts
Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“The Cockroach movement, as well as opposition parties, civil society and student groups, have alleged that the process of ‘purifying’ India’s voter roll was done to entrench the power of Narendra Modi‘s government”
theguardian.com
‘Cockroach’ leader among thousands detained in Delhi protest crackdown
Authorities impose strict lockdown in capital to try to stop rally against removal of 130m names from electoral roll
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“Hours after the announcement, the Trump administration unveiled broad new sanctionsagainst the ICC, on which Pillay also once served. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the measures were to ensure the court would never prosecute Americans.”
theguardian.com
ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law
Committee recognises work of South African who chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“The last known case of a military firing squad in the US was in November 1945, but the Trump administration has sought to bring it back in Trump’s second term to expedite capital punishment cases.”
theguardian.com
Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“The bombing follows a gruesome Russian strike on Wednesday on a five-storey block of flats in Pryluky in the northern Chernihiv region. The building collapsed, entombing those inside. At least 22 people were killed, including five children, aged between one and eight.”
theguardian.com
Russian attack on bus kills at least 30 people near Ukraine frontline
Zelenskyy says Kremlin deliberately targeted ‘ordinary public transport stop’ in Kramatorsk, with 18 wounded
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“The federal government plans to bar assisted death for people suffering from mental illness alone while allowing advance requests from those who could be robbed of their ability to consent — a change expected to create inconsistencies in how MAID is administered across the country.”
thestar.com
Carney government to bar MAID for mental illness alone, permit advance requests
Legislation will allow people with illnesses that will strip them of decision-making capacity to be approved for medical assistance in dying at a later date.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
theguardian.com
Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.”
nytimes.com
Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Five women have said they were the targets of malicious public relations campaigns that were spearheaded by three influential”
nytimes.com
How to Destroy a Reputation in Hollywood, as Told in 5 Women’s Lawsuits
Five women have said they were the targets of malicious public relations campaigns that were spearheaded by three influential players.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
nytimes.com
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102
A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The authorities said that the virus had been diagnosed in a man arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo and that they were taking measures to prevent any spread.”
nytimes.com
Kenya Records Ebola Case for First Time
The authorities said that the virus had been diagnosed in a man arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo and that they were taking measures to prevent any spread.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
theguardian.com
Riot police fire teargas as 250,000 take part in schools protests across France
Officers also carry out baton charges as students, staff and parents march in cities including Paris, Marseille and Lyon
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
cbc.ca
U.S. resident charged with offering advice, money to Tumbler Ridge killer in months before mass shooting | CBC
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
More and more power in fewer and fewer hands. The end goal of capitalism is always consolidation.
theguardian.com
Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance
David Ellison and ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to oversee both film studios, HBO Max, CNN and CBS News as co-executives
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“‘Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery,’ attorneys for Pike said in a statement.”
theguardian.com
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say
The prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital as authorities tried to put her to death on 30 September
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Some of the officials said they believed that the plot was loosely modeled on an audacious attack that Ukraine launched against Russia last year when it smuggled drones deep into the Russian heartland and launched them from semi trucks.”
nytimes.com
Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
cbc.ca
Quebec election: Parti Québécois will form minority government in Quebec, CBC News projects | CBC
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Multiple people familiar with the matter told the BBC that as recently as last week Anthopic's Claude model was still being used by the department in research, analysis and intelligence gathering as well as in military operations against Iran.”
bbc.com
Pentagon stops using Anthropic tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
apnews.com
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel Houthi rebels from several areas around key strait, officials say
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says it has recaptured key areas around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Houthi rebels.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
thetimes.com
‘Lone wolf’ Flydubai pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv tower
Israelis are furious over intelligence failings after it emerged that Hamam al-Hammami spent time in Syria and posted support for al-Qaeda
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“More than $10 million in taxpayer-funded ads have run since September, according to AdImpact, the ad-tracking service. The ads, which are running on cable and network television, were paid for through a $20 million contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security.”
nytimes.com
Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Even when researchers accounted for other factors like age, immigration status or other health conditions, Black people still had a 66 per cent higher chance of experiencing these potentially life-threatening complications.”
cbc.ca
After years of calls for data, study confirms Black Canadians face higher risk of maternal complications | CBC News
The most comprehensive study yet of maternal health in Canada has found that Black Canadians face a much higher risk of serious complications during pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum than whi...
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
cbc.ca
Student reportedly loses hand from police grenade amid France's education protests | CBC News
A teenager's hand was blown off as high-school protesters clashed with riot police in northern France on Monday, a local official said, on ‌the eve of a national demonstration by the pupils' union aga...
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“It marked the first official designation of a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act, which provides an accelerated pathway through regulatory approvals with the support of the federal government.”
theglobeandmail.com
Ottawa designates West Coast pipeline a project of national interest
Consultations with Indigenous communities along the route are likely to be intense and contentious, with some First Nations leaders already voicing concerns
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest.”
nytimes.com
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“The withdrawal was highly unusual: Such moves are rarely made so quickly from an allied air base in a peacetime country thousands of miles from a combat zone.”
nytimes.com
U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats
The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.”
nytimes.com
Inside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“It claims that its A.I. data centers are a giant experiment that could fail, according to four people with knowledge of the company’s operations. It does this so it can tap into a tax credit intended for research and experimentation.”
nytimes.com
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Failures could cause a chain reaction with dire consequences. Falling reactor debris could scatter radioactive material, as happened in Canada in the late 1970s. An explosion or a meltdown on the moon’s surface would risk turning entire regions into no-go zones.”
nytimes.com
Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Optogenetics is a powerful basic research tool in neuroscience. Researchers genetically manipulate brain cells and then use pulses of light to flip a switch in the brain and activate specific neurons.“
nytimes.com
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses tiny lights to activate neurons in the brain.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Mr. Hastert admitted at his sentencing that he sexually abused teenage wrestlers as young as 14 whom he coached at Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Ill., where he worked from 1965 to 1981. The federal judge who sentenced Mr. Hastert called him ‘a serial child molester.’”
nytimes.com
Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Two of the fraternity members were expelled. Another, who had already graduated, was barred from campus. Two more were suspended. The remaining men were handed lighter punishments, the summaries show.”
nytimes.com
How Cornell Punished Each of the 7 Men Accused of Sexual Assault
Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a detailed look at the discipline meted out to the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Cornell University.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“President Trump’s deep unpopularity, disapproval of the Iran war and frustration over high gas prices and the cost of living are reshaping the electoral landscape, the polls found.”
nytimes.com
Senate Races in Republican States Tilt Toward Democrats, Polls Find
Democrats are performing strongly in five reliably Republican states where they are trying to flip Senate seats to win control of the chamber, new New York Times/Siena polls found.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
nytimes.com
Facing Fury Over Failed Execution, Tennessee Prison Chief Steps Down
Frank Strada, who oversaw the process that left Christa Pike unconscious and hospitalized, quit as an independent review began.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“The taxpayer-funded ads have been criticized by Democrats and even some Republicans as a possible violation of federal laws against using taxpayer dollars for ‘publicity or propaganda purposes.’”
nytimes.com
Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“But records obtained by The New York Times show that the same district attorney’s office declined to review any additional evidence gathered by the campus police department beyond a six-page statement signed by the former student, now known as Jane Doe.”
nytimes.com
D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence
Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Under the plan, the Group of 7 countries — the United States, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Britain and Canada — will release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from strategic stockpiles over the coming four months. That is equivalent to around one day’s worth of global oil demand.”
nytimes.com
U.S. and Allies Agree to Release Diesel Reserves as Prices Soar
The Group of 7, which includes Britain, France and Japan, announced the release of 100 million barrels over four months, effective immediately.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
globalnews.ca
5 foreign nationals charged with extortion-related crimes in B.C. - BC | Globalnews.ca
As part of Project E_PURSUANCE, four men were arrested in Surrey on Thursday and one man, a resident of India, was arrested at Toronto-Pearson International Airport, police said.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“With 99.9% of votes counted, the 45-year-old son of the disgraced former president, Jair Bolsonaro, had won 47%, meaning he will now face a 25 October showdown with his 80-year-old rival. Lula received 45.1%. Bolsonaro received 56.1m votes to Lula’s 53.8m.”
theguardian.com
Brazil’s presidential race goes to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula
Far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro put in a stronger than expected showing, with Lula calling the result ‘unexpected’
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“The Trump administration may have just signed up your child — and more than 60 million others — for a 530A savings account (if you haven’t already done so).”
nytimes.com
Most American Children Are Being Auto-Enrolled in Trump Accounts. What to Know.
The Trump administration may have just signed up your child — and more than 60 million others — for a 530A savings account (if you haven’t already done so).
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
nytimes.com
Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the state attorney general to investigate a former Cornell University student’s allegation of rape. The woman has sued seven men in connection with the alleged assault.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
nytimes.com
Tennessee Inmate in Critical Condition After ‘Torturous’ Botched Execution, Lawyer Says
The inmate, Christa Pike, is “alive right now” after surviving an attempt to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyer said. He called on Gov. Bill Lee to reduce her sentence to life in prison.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
nytimes.com
Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Top Officials Over Minnesota Killing
The fatal shooting of Ms. Good set off protests during the Trump administration’s immigration operation early this year in Minnesota.
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Every year, the night sky is becoming 10% brighter. Eighty per cent of people live under light-polluted skies. And while the UN declared a healthy environment – clean air, clean water – to be a human right, I believe we also all have a right to darkness as well.”
theguardian.com
The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like
If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“As far as the researchers can tell, the hacking attempts failed. But the incident is the latest example of the lengths to which semi-autonomous AI agents will go to achieve the tasks set for them by humans.”
theglobeandmail.com
AI agents tried to hack divorce records from a Canadian government website, report says
Failed hack on Library and Archives Canada database is latest example of the lengths to which semi-autonomous AI agents will go to fulfill human commands
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Kelvin waves are not like crashing waves at the beach. They are planetary in scale, spanning thousands of miles.”
theguardian.com
Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California
The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Counter-terrorism police said the 27-year-old man was arrested on Thursday in Westminster on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. A second man, 26, who is a UK national, has been questioned under caution.”
theguardian.com
UK-Iran national arrested under Terrorism Act over RAF Fairford incident
Counter-terrorism police arrest 27-year-old in Westminster, while second man questioned under caution
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The failed execution is the second in Tennessee this year, after prison officials in May aborted attempts to execute a man convicted of murders after failing to find a suitable vein for his lethal injection.”
theguardian.com
Tennessee woman on death row taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections
Christa Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring after lethal doses administered, say witnesses
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Swiss glaciers shrank by 5.5% in the first eight months of 2026, according to an annual monitoring report, after a summer of scorching heatwaves that followed a winter with little snow.“
theguardian.com
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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Sebastian Sage @sage-n-sound.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“MI5 believes the body poses a ‘significant threat’ and is now prepared to say publicly that the CGTRI is a front for Chinese intelligence, namely the Chinese ministry of state security (MSS).”
theguardian.com
MI5 warns UK universities over ‘theft of tech secrets by Chinese front company’
Security service says academics should stop working with and taking grants from firm backed by Chinese intelligence
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