Harry Larsen @berkeleyboy

In the 1990s, Canadian ecologist Suzanne Simard made a groundbreaking discovery that challenged everything we thought we knew about how forests work. While studying managed forests in British Columbia, she noticed something puzzling: when birch trees were removed to promote the growth of valuable Douglas firs, the firs did not flourish as expected, they actually struggled and grew more slowly. Determined to understand why, Simard traced the movement of nutrients using radioactive carbon isotopes. What she found was astonishing. Trees were actively sharing resources through vast underground fungal networks known as mycorrhizae. These delicate, thread-like fungi connect the roots of different trees across the forest floor, forming a complex web that allows the exchange of carbon, water, nutrients, and even chemical signals, sometimes between entirely different species. She discovered that older, larger trees often serve as central "hubs" or "mother trees," supporting younger saplings by redistributing vital resources and helping the entire ecosystem remain resilient. When these key trees are removed, the underground network weakens, and the health of the remaining forest declines. Simard’s research overturned the traditional Darwinian view of forests as battlegrounds of ruthless competition. Instead, she revealed a far more sophisticated reality: forests operate as highly cooperative systems where trees communicate, support one another, and even warn neighboring trees about threats like drought, disease, or insect attacks. What appears to the human eye as a silent, still forest is, in truth, a vibrant, interconnected living network, built not on isolation and rivalry, but on deep connection and mutual aid.

It went from a ballroom to a “Military Center.” He’s building himself a Hitler-style bunker for when he refuses to leave office. I’m starting to genuinely question if he knows how that story ends.

I’ll never tire of this beautiful video ❤️. The past President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, always had his dog with him at presidential events. This is Misneach. a Bernese Mountain Dog. Misneach is Gaelic for Courage. ❤️

The Russians have concentrated three rings of air defense around Moscow. To create such a strong defensive shield, they had to pull all their air defense systems from every corner of their vast territory. For Moscow, and to a lesser extent for St. Petersburg. But no matter how much air defense you have, it runs out of ammunition anyway, and we will still find technologies to respond to them so that they feel it. After they began striking our logistics, we found another logistics operation and responded. Their losses there are staggering – one trillion rubles. It was a very successful operation by Ukrainian forces. It involved the Armed Forces, the Special Operations Forces, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Foreign Intelligence Service. Today, we operate jointly when carrying out the relevant deep strikes and mid-range strikes. From an interview for the United News telethon. (1/3)

Trump: A lot of people are saying I'm one of the greatest presidents ever Reporter: They aren't saying that

BREAKING: Trump lies that he has secured $20 TRILLION of foreign investment in the United States. This is 60% of America’s total GDP. In other words, this is total bullshit. He’s lying.

Trump has abruptly dropped one of the biggest claims in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC, just after the broadcaster moved to obtain his financial records.

Hey Chris (Uhlmann) yes Norway built a $3.2T wealth fund from oil fields which underwrites pensions/education etc, but nowhere in your latest attack on Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen do you urge him and ⁦@AlboMP⁩ to impose a 25% tax on Oz export gas. Blind eye mate.

FSB's officer Ivan Danilenkov, literally being a prick near Russian embassy in Ottawa: "Nobody's gonna know." (1/2)

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It's clear to everyone now that Trump is on Putin's side. Either Putin has something devastating on him, or he thinks he can make more money by betraying Ukraine, contrary to all American foreign policy since 1948

The Ukrainian Review @UkrReview

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 I would like US President Donald Trump to be more like Reagan or Churchill in his attitude towards Russia, — Republican Congressman Bacon "Although 70% of Americans support Ukraine, the White House's policy creates the impression that people there relate to the other 30%.

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It's unfair to suggest Pauline Hanson is spending all of her supporters' donations to fund a life of luxury for herself. She also hired a van to sit outside Anthony Albanese's office. In his very safe seat. Two years out from an election.

Is anyone surprised that Trump would borrow the jacket of another Cadet with their medals on it for his final portrait to make it look like he earned them when they belonged to Cadet Michael Scadron instead.

They ate the same way for decades. One meal, split between the two of them, costing about eighteen yuan. That is roughly two and a half dollars. Du Yingrong taught. Lu Suying was a doctor. They worked at the same college in Shanghai, they married, and they never had children. Colleagues who knew them described a couple who did not appear to want for anything and did not appear to spend on anything either. In early 2018, Du was walking past the Shanghai Yoda Cardiothoracic Hospital when he stopped in front of a poster. It was an appeal. Children with congenital heart defects, families who could not pay for the operations. He went home and talked to his wife. Then they donated half a million yuan, which funded surgery for ten children. They kept going. Over the years that followed, the two of them gave away five million yuan in total, around seven hundred and thirty five thousand dollars, and it paid for operations on four hundred and fifty five children. They told almost nobody. Du passed away in 2018, aged eighty one. Lu just last year, aged ninety two. The story only came out a few weeks ago, at a charity exhibition in Shanghai held in their memory, which is the first time most people had heard either of their names. Four hundred and fifty five children were saved, and they did it for love, not for recognition.

Trump is intentionally allowing Ukrainians to die in nightly missile attacks hoping to force Ukraine to give up their land so he can secure business deals with Russia. There, I said it out loud.

“Ukraine’s survival is more than humanitarian work. It’s a U.S. interest, and Patriots over Kyiv are defending stability and freedom on the European continent.”🇺🇸🇺🇦 Will Trump Leave Ukraine Without Patriots? - WSJ wsj.com/opinion/will-t…

Happy Friday everyone, especially to those who donated to One Nations 'fire the liar' campaign so Pauline Hanson could pay for luxury hotels in London. What an own goal. 👏🏼 Have the best day!

🇺🇸🇺🇦 En plus d'être un bouffon digne de l'asile psychiatrique qui se prend pour le général MacArthur, Donald Trump est un énorme traître dont la parole n'a aucune valeur. L'Ukraine subit quotidiennement les missiles balistiques russes, et bientôt nord-coréens, qui affluent en masse pour tuer des civils. Seuls les Patriots sont vraiment efficaces pour les intercepter, et dans une moindre mesure le SAMP/T européen. Trump avait promis lors du sommet de l'OTAN à Ankara, le 8 juillet, d'autoriser l'Ukraine à produire sur son sol des Patriots. Il est revenu la semaine dernière sur sa promesse. Entre temps, l'Ukraine a subi l'une des plus grosses attaques de balistiques russes, sans pouvoir arrêter aucun des 24 missiles tirés dans la nuit du 4 au 5 juillet. Ce soir, Volodymyr Zelensky rappelle la nécessité urgente de transférer des Patriots à l'Ukraine. Que fait l'Europe ? Pas de Sky Shield. Aucune pression politique sur les États-Unis pour qu'ils fournissent des Patriots. Pas d'économie de guerre assumée en-dehors de slogans creux. Et pendant ce temps, des Ukrainiens meurent chaque jour.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa

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As of now, the number one challenge is Russian strikes. The United States knows exactly what we need and that this is not about something abstract. This is about protecting lives. These are real people, individual lives. Air defense support is needed, and that requires political

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Broelman! Nailing it...

Today, many were shocked by yet another video of the drone “safari” Russians are carrying out against civilians in Kherson. A Russian drone deliberately hunted down a man selling vegetables and detonated right next to him. The Russians even admitted to the crime, showing zero regret and openly boasting about tormenting people. The man was wounded in the blast. Every single day, ordinary people in Kherson face these Russian "safaris." The world must see this. It must see every piece of evidence that Russia has gone mad and that its soldiers take pleasure in killing and abusing civilians. Without pressure on Russia, the dismantling of its capacity for aggression, and real security guarantees, it is simply impossible to imagine the world being able to coexist with this evil. We must remain resolute in defending life. We must act and support life in ways that force Russia to seriously think about peace rather than expanding the range of its drones. This is not just about Ukraine. Russia’s campaign against human life must be stopped here in Ukraine before it spreads further. Finland and Kazakhstan, the Baltic states and Poland, the countries of the South Caucasus, Romania, and Moldova—all should work together to ensure real security guarantees and bring Russia’s war to an end. Peace is needed, which requires cooperation among everyone in the world who truly values peace. Thank you to everyone standing with Ukraine!

Russian paratrooper celebrated the VDV Airborne Forces Day by jumping out of a plane and dying.