"The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/16/trump-dismantle-national-center-atmospheric-research-climate/87798771007/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6942047625625600014c41b7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

December 16, 2025- “The unique MRI approach identified significant alterations in brain neurochemicals, brain signal intensity, and tissue structure not only in individuals with Long COVID but also in those who considered themselves fully recovered,” he said.

“The research also reported that altered brain tissue was associated with symptom severity in individuals with Long COVID, suggesting the virus may leave a silent, lasting effect on brain health.” - https://news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/covid-19-leaves-a-lasting-mark-on-the-human-brain/

already known...but let's put a spotlight on the next ICC judge (from Canada) who is cancelled from the digital life. No Amazon, no Mastercard, no Netflix account...

Just because Trump doesn't like the ruling of an independent international institution like the International Criminal Court.

ICC judges have been forcibly removed from most digital services, credit cards, and banks.

"Amazon, obliged to implement the sanctions as a US company, had cancelled her account."

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-us-sanctions-lock-international-criminal-court-judge-out-of-daily-life/

MTV streicht ab 2026 Musikvideos aus ihrem Fernsehprogramm. Ein wohl nötiger Schritt, der Anlass für einen nostalgischen Rückblick gibt.
https://taz.de/!6138383

Dieses Blau und das von Opalen.
Meine Lieblingsfarben.
#birds

IT-Ausfall im Bundestag: Große Nervosität während Ukraine-Verhandlungen

Ein Ausfall der Bundestags-IT weckt schlimmste Befürchtungen. Ob zurecht, steht noch nicht fest.

https://www.heise.de/news/IT-Ausfall-im-Bundestag-Grosse-Nervositaet-waehrend-Ukraine-Verhandlungen-11115852.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Bundestag #Cyberangriff #Journal #Security #UkraineKrieg #news

A U-turn on diesel and petrol phase-outs creates uncertainty, stifles innovation, and weakens Europe. It pollutes our air and allows China to take the lead. https://europeangreens.eu/news/european-green-party-condemns-combustion-engine-u-turn/

Told a co-worker I'm colour-blind because she kept writing in yellow pen and I hated it. Manager overheard, asked if I struggle with our software, I had to keep the lie going. Now they've spent thousands upgrading it for colour-blind accessibility. Oops.

#CyclingCities: Utrecht baut gerade ein neues Stadtviertel für 12.000 Menschen ohne Privatparkplätze dafür mit 22.000 Fahrrad-Stellplätzen.
👏🚲💚 #Verkehrswende
https://youtu.be/R5jQc1jXLAU?si=m3ULuKvS56DoPJKN

🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨

Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!

Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.

🗳️ Cast your ballot: https://twsu.forms.app/worst-person-tech-2025-round-one

Really, just wow. What a self-centred piece of evil shit.
https://infosec.exchange/@kevinrothrock/115724607557650737

And while I am giving health advice… I had a bike accident yesterday. Nobody else was involved. Just my clumsy self being my own worst enemy, and the tarmac. But damn, thank goodness for my #helmet!
Now, I only have a scraped chin and bloody knees. Without it I would have absolutely hit my nose and forehead. Stay safe out there!

Half my German colleagues are dropping like flies from an apparently heavily mutated Influenza A variant. Most did not get vaccinated (neither against flu nor Covid), and most had Covid in the last couple of months. I fear this season is going to hit hard. And everyone is going to be surprised of why people are getting so sick and take ages to recover…
By the way - masks also help prevent the spread of flu. Just saying…
#flu #CovidIsNotOver #maskup

Who ever could have foreseen this

Online age verification isn't the same as a quick ID flash: it's surveillance. These systems collect your data and undermine your ability to anonymously access and discuss sensitive topics online. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/why-isnt-online-age-verification-just-showing-your-id-person

You'd have thought this would be a bigger story.

A Met officer was accused of running a VIP paedophile ring, which included an MP and a judge, that sexually abused young girls in care.

A Met whistleblower claims it was “covered up” by the force.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/met-officer-grooming-gang-investigation-5HjdPBx_2/

#UKPolitics #MetPolice

Ich hab die Hunde- Kackbeutel schön!

There is also another type of attack.

A fake personalised #docusign request.
Deviously the email seem to contain text. In reality it's an image with a link.

I didn't realise this and accidentally opened the link.

Sidenote: Even being a security expert and being very aware that you are handling malicious data doesn't protect you from mistakes.

The system isolation blocked the web request. So, no harm done.

Sidenote: Simply opening a link is very unlikely to cause damage on a system with current patches installed. But it might inform the attackers that your email is in use, making your information/email address more valuable.

Heute verkündet EPP-Vorsitzender Weber (CSU) stolz: Nächste Woche wird es 4 gemeinsame Abstimmungen zwischen Christdemokraten & Rechtsextremen im Europaparlament geben. “Mit mir wird es keine Zusammenarbeit geben”-Kanzler Merz steht schweigend daneben. So geht Normalisierung von Nazis!

Abgestimmt wird zu:
1️⃣ Entwaldungsverordnung
2️⃣ Nachhaltigkeits-Omnibus
3️⃣ Sichere Herkunftsländer
4️⃣ Sichere Drittstaaten

Hier das ganze Video vom Treffen der EPP-Fraktion heute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHui1-qzQ-w