Michael Palmer1d ago
The book "The Shape of Recovery" brings together reflections, practices, and analytical perspectives emerging from Ukraine’s ongoing processes of struggle, adaptation, and renewal. It is being launched in Berlin on the 23 January 2026.
The launch event will take place on 23 January at Café Tiergarten in Berlin beginning 18:30
#Ukraine #RIFS #book #Berlin
https://www.rifs-potsdam.de/en/events/shape-recovery
The Shape of Recovery

The book "The Shape of Recovery" brings together reflections, practices, and analytical perspectives emerging from Ukraine’s ongoing processes of struggle, adaptation, and renewal.

Research Institute for Sustainability
BakersRelay2d ago

#TheGremlinZoo #DHS #FEMA #RIFs

From NPR.org: FEMA moves forward with massive job cuts

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/16/nx-s1-5677605/fema-cuts-jobs-trump

Verfassungklage@troet.cafeDec 31

#Nachhaltige #Lebensstile - #Erde_und_Umwelt - #Podcast:

Doris Fuchs ist #wissenschaftliche #Direktorin des #RIFS #Forschungsinstituts für #Nachhaltigkeit in #Potsdam, und außerdem ist sie beteiligt am Projekt "1,5 Grad Lebensstile" - was zwar kaum noch zu schaffen sein dürfte, aber trotzdem ein guter Ausgangspunkt ist für ein Gespräch darüber, wie wir alle dazu beitragen können, dass die Erde sich nicht noch stärker erwärmt.

https://erdeumwelt.podigee.io/6-nachhaltige-lebensstile

Nachhaltige Lebensstile

"Ich werde die Welt nicht mit einer Bambuszahnbürste retten", sagt Doris Fuchs vom Potsdamer Forschungsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeit, und sucht nach Antworten auf die Frage, wie Prozesse, Akteure, Strukturen in der Gesellschaft miteinander und mit der Umwelt interagieren müssen, damit wir den Wandel zur Nachhaltigkeit tatsächlich schaffen können.

Erde und Umwelt
News BeepDec 30

The 5 biggest stories federal agencies and employees need to watch in 2026

President Trump rapidly launched his efforts to overhaul the federal government and upend the norms of the civil…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #2026 #Lawsuits #reorganization #rifs #schedulef #schedulepolicy/career #shutdown #Trump #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/341928/

BakersRelayDec 18

#TheGremlinZoo #DOGE #RIFS

From Federal News Network: Federal judge orders reversal of hundreds of layoffs finalized during shutdown

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/12/federal-judge-orders-reversal-of-hundreds-of-layoffs-finalized-during-shutdown/

Federal judge orders reversal of hundreds of layoffs finalized during shutdown

A Justice Department attorney argued rescinding layoffs now would be “logistically a big lift” for agencies, especially if courts later allow them to proceed.

Federal News Network
Swaantje GüntzelOct 28
Eisbär / Diamond Painting

Picture of a polar bear in a zoo enclosure, prepared as a diamond painting design. The image was created using the DALL.E 2 AI and the search term ‘polar bear’. The AI responded to the search by generating images of polar bears in captivity and not a single image of one in the wild (the search was performed on June 17th, 2024).

The work was realized in the frame of my fellowhip at Research Institute for Sustainability I at GFZ (RIFS) Potsdam where I worked on the representation and reception of the Arctic in images.

[Swaantje Güntzel, Eisbär / Diamond Painting, 2024, various plastics, 38.3 × 38.3 cm (frame)]

Foto: Tobias Hübel

#art #conceptualart #contemporaryart #polarbear #eisbär #konzeptkunst #kunst #zeitgenössischekunst #diamondpainting #ai #ki #dalle2 #zoo #tobiashübel #rifs #forschungsinstitutfürnachhaltigkeit #researchinstituteforsustainability #potsdam #fellowship #artfellow #kunstfellow #zooarchitektur
Michael RoweOct 21
Just imagine, we keep saying that #AI is to unleash innovation, and improve things. I don’t see how these massive layoffs improve anything- https://www.techradar.com/pro/more-massive-layoffs-in-store-for-amazon-workers-as-the-company-pledges-billions-to-ai #layoffs #resourceAction #RIFs
More massive layoffs could be in store for Amazon workers - as the company pledges billions to AI

As much as 15% of Amazon's HR staff might be cut

TechRadar
WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and BusinessOct 14

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/cdc-terminations-workforce-shutdown-rifs/

grimer0203 at KillBaitSep 27

Uncertainty Surrounds the Feasibility of Further RIFs in the Event of a Government Shutdown

The Trump administration has raised concerns about the feasibility of further reductions in force (RIFs) as the U.S. government edges closer to a potential shutdown. A new memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has instructed federal agencies to plan for RIFs, directing them to reduce e... [More info]

News BeepJul 15, 2025

Some agencies are walking back planned layoffs, Trump administration says

As some federal agencies are moving forward with mass dismissals of employees after receiving the Supreme Court’s blessing…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #FederalCourts #Headlines #layoffs #opm #rifs #SupremeCourt
https://www.newsbeep.com/3421/