More horrible science news...

"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing and delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."

So far this week:

❌ SSMIS data halted (think sea ice, snow, hurricane, ice sheet monitoring, etc)
❌ climate[dot]gov removed and redirected to...
❌ NOAA Climate homepage, which was modified (e.g., removed Climate Stripes and Climate Ready Nation references)
❌ false bills to ex-probationary employees

An #Australian Federal Court ruled that journalist Antoinette Lattouf was unlawfully dismissed by the #ABC after sharing a Human Rights Watch post about Israeli war crimes in #Gaza. The court awarded her A$70,000 in damages and rejected ABC’s policy breach claims, finding executives acted in “panic” without proper process. ABC apologized, acknowledging the handling raised concerns about the broadcaster’s independence.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4exrwj8pjo​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Fired… for sharing an #HRW report about Gaza 🤨🙄🫨 maybe sanity is finally being restored, at least in some places.

@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide
#pressfreedom
#AntoinetteLattouf

#Indigenous #languages #ClimateChange

"For more than 30 years, the United Nations has helped support research positions at universities to delve into the most pressing issues facing humanity: climate change, sustainable development, peace, and human rights.

Nearly 1,000 UNESCO chair positions have been established in universities across 120 countries. But only a handful of them — fewer than 10 — have been explicitly dedicated to issues facing Indigenous peoples.

Now, two Indigenous researchers from Canada and India have been tapped to co-chair a new role dedicated to advancing Indigenous rights through strengthening data sovereignty, stemming language loss, and improving research practices. Amy Parent, a member of the Nisga’a Nation in British Colombia, and Sonajharia Minz of the Oraon Tribal Peoples in India have been named co-chairs of the UNESCO Chair in Transforming Indigenous Knowledge Research Governance and Rematriation.

Indigenous knowledge has long suffered under colonial rule, and now, Indigenous languages and ways of life are increasingly at risk due to climate change. More than half of the world’s 7,000 languages are on track for extinction, an end which could be hastened by the climate crisis. Sea level rise, storms, and rising heat are forcing Indigenous peoples to leave their homelands and making it harder for communities to maintain traditional languages, lifestyles, and cultural practices. Those same extreme weather events are exacerbating existing health risks for elders and other knowledge holders, some of whom are the last in their communities to be native language speakers. At the same time, traditional ecological knowledge, often captured within Indigenous languages, is increasingly seen as a climate solution."

https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/unesco-appoints-indigenous-co-chairs-to-protect-languages-and-knowledge-amid-climate-crisis/

All hail the imperator!

Trump cites presidential immunity to try to toss out $83M judgment he owes to E. Jean Carroll
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/24/trump-carroll-judgment-appeal-00421059

Les nouveaux «gamers» de la guerre

«#HungerGames», réalité virtualisée et casino géopolitique… Entre l’ultraviolence sadique à #Gaza, la déréalisation de la mort venue du ciel et les paris douteux de la présidence Trump, le jeu contemporain de la guerre ressemble moins à une stratégie qu’à une ignominie.

Par Joseph Confavreux › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/250625/les-nouveaux-gamers-de-la-guerre?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart