A single celled organism called paramecium bursaria. Inside the cell, you can see a bunch of green algae which live in symbiosis with the cell. In return for protection, the algae supply the cell with food.
Filmed with my iPhone mounted on my BA310E @moticeurope microscope pic.twitter.com/wnM1NRIS01
— My Microscopic World (@MyMicroscopic) March 22, 2020
China Aims To Operate World’s First Hybrid Fusion-Fission Nuclear Plant By 2030 NucNet
This is the side parking move by BYD, an electric vehicle manufacturer in China.
cc: innovologypic.twitter.com/9OkHGdZ0za
— Community Notes & Violations (@CNviolations) March 28, 2025
Comac C949: China unveils quiet supersonic jet with 50% longer range than Concorde SCMP
U.S. tech giants are betting big on humanoid robots — but China’s already ahead, analysts say CNBC
Taiwanese president’s security guards discovered to be Chinese spies The Telegraph
South of the Border
Kristi Noem took the $50K ‘exotic sports car’ of Rolex watches on her trip to a Salvadoran prison Business Insider
Stryker armored vehicles deploy to US-Mexico border under Trump administration FOX News
Caribbean leaders deny US claims that Cuban health workers are victims of ‘forced labor’ The Guardian
European Disunion
EU ‘without Ukraine’ — Hungary’s Orban posts list of demands to Brussels The Kyiv Independent
The European Union Is Damaged by Its Loudest Supporters Jacobin
The European Union’s farming dilemma: Sustainability, regulation, and survival AGDaily
Israel v. The Resistance
People in Gaza surviving on canned food as fresh produce rotting at border Al Jazeera
Gaza doesn’t have enough food for the children. It’s not famine. It’s forced starvation. Forced starvation is an act of genocide. pic.twitter.com/IrPGFQSoLJ
— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) March 28, 2025
Israeli Mossad asks African countries to take Palestinians from Gaza Axios
US hits dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen Al Jazeera
John Mearsheimer on the leaked Signal chat and the casual way they discuss mass killing civilians in Yemen for Israel: “Mike Waltz is a neo-con, he’s basically owned by the Israel lobby. Of course he’s talking to Jeffrey Goldberg, the most prominent pro-Israel journalist. There’s… pic.twitter.com/7KFfJZM0xw
— ☀️👀 (@zei_squirrel) March 28, 2025
New Not-So-Cold War
Ukraine updates: Putin suggests UN administration of Ukraine DW
“Rosoboronexport” has for the first time released footage of the “Arena-M” active protection system intercepting a target attacking a tank from above. It looks like the system has been upgraded based on experience from the SMO, where tanks are not only targeted by artillery and… pic.twitter.com/ii2AenlKXf
— MD (@distant_earth83) March 29, 2025
Ukraine is actively training its children to become FPV drone pilots.
A wide network of free drone schools for children has appeared in all regions of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian media. pic.twitter.com/uqYHi0mQCJ
— Project TABS (@ProjectTabs) March 29, 2025
Ukrainians expect Russia to launch a fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position AP
Police State Watch
Tufts PhD student on visa arrested by immigration authorities ABC News
ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student as government’s college crackdown continues NBC News
‘Detention Alley’: inside the Ice centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish The Guardian
Big Brother is Watching You Watch
Listen! The freakout moment Tucker learned the NSA had hacked into his Signal account.
Efforts by Congress to pass privacy laws have faced the typical Washington gridlock.
Protect yourself from spying: secure online activities, use encrypted communication, and a VPN for… pic.twitter.com/BheZMr0usF
— Tosca Austen (@ToscaAusten) March 26, 2025
DNA testing company 23andMe wins court approval to sell data after it filed for bankruptcy. What does that mean for your privacy? Blooomberg
Apple drags UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order The Register
Imperial Collapse Watch
Tracking fentanyl through wastewater FOX 21
Financial distress is now hitting the Middle Class.
A new study finds 2/3 of Middle Class Americans are struggling financially, with half living paycheck-to-paycheck.
46% are unable to cover a $500 emergency — one in five could only cover $100.
Of course, they’ve got plenty… pic.twitter.com/kfFqrr69yg
— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) June 12, 2024
Trump 2.0
We don’t have to own Greenland to protect our interests. Denmark is part of NATO. We’re bound to defend each other, and we have every ability to defend our interests without an absurd and unlawful annexation. https://t.co/hfYov1pyIx
— David French (@DavidAFrench) March 28, 2025
Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda AP
Trump executive order targets DEI at parks, museums and more USA Today
The cockiest thing Trump has done so far Vox
DOGE
DOGE Plans to Rewrite Entire Social Security Codebase in Just ‘a Few Months’ Gizmodo
Indiana Republican faces fiery crowd after defending Musk, DOGE The Hill
DOGE cuts will ‘in all probability’ increase the U.S. deficit — by a lot: report The Independent
Democrat Death Watch
Nine reasons Democrats are doomed to stay in the political wilderness FOX News
JUST IN 🅱️
Democrats are reportedly pushing for a Sanders/AOC 2028 presidential ticket…
👀 pic.twitter.com/z8Cp8A1FjO
— American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) March 21, 2025
Newsom on today’s ‘toxic’ Democratic Party: We tend to be ‘judgmental’ The Hill
Immigration
Lawyer for immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra suspects ICE is retaliating against her AP
Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’ The Guardian
Trump’s immigration policies could wreak havoc on this rural town powered by mushroom farms NBC News
Our No Longer Free Press
Trump’s Attacks on Press Freedom Are Paving the Way for Authoritarianism Vanity Fair
Associated Press Journalists Tell Judge White House Ban Has Stymied Coverage And Warn That It Will Chill Press Freedom Deadline
Mr. Market Is Moody
Stock market today: Dow drops 700 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink as Wall Street reels from tariff, inflation fears Yahoo Finance
Will the Stock Market Crash if President Trump’s Tariffs Cause a Recession? History Gives a Clear Answer. Motley Fool
Major Tesla stock bull sounds alarm on major problem facing Elon Musk The Street
AI
Randomized Trial of a Generative AI Chatbot for Mental Health Treatment NEJM
Inside YouTube’s Weird World Of Fake Movie Trailers Deadline
OpenAI says ‘our GPUs are melting’ as it limits ChatGPT image generation requests The Verge
The Bezzle
Phishing Attacks – Anyone Can Get Pwned JD Supra
U.S. seized $8.2 million in crypto linked to ‘Romance Baiting’ scams Bleeping Computer
New Email Scam Includes Pictures of Your House EFF
Guillotine Watch
Jay-z is the first person to own the $340,000 Bugatti Tourbillon watch, designed by Jacob&co. ⌚️ pic.twitter.com/YPlyO7t2Rh
— Complex Style (@ComplexStyle)
August 18, 2024
Bugatti just unveiled the Bugatti La Voiture Noire, and at $18m it’s the most expensive new car in the world pic.twitter.com/bUWt9WfkIm
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) March 7, 2019
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