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According to 2025 Nature Index, 13 of top 20 research institutions and 16 of top 20 research universities are Chinese.

China’s Nature Index score was 45% above second place US in 2024 after overtaking the US in 2023. Nature’s conclusions are confirmed by similar studies conducted by NISTEP, KISTI, and ASPI.

nature.com/articles/d41586-023…

#china #science #technology

Top 20 Institutions Rank Institution Country 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) China 2 Harvard University US 3 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) China 4 Zhejiang University (ZJU) China 5 Peking University (PKU) China 6 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) China 7 Tsinghua University China 8 Nanjing University (NJU) China 9 Max Planck Society Germany 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) China 11 Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) China 12 Fudan University China 13 French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) France 14 Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Germany 15 Sichuan University (SCU) China 16 Stanford University US 17 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) US 18 University of Oxford UK 19 Jilin University (JLU) China 20 Nankai University (NKU) China

A guide to the Nature Index

A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at natureindex.com.
www.nature.com
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Yogthos

@feyter there are other metrics such as citations, particularly the number of papers that fall into the top 1% or 10% of the most cited papers in their respective fields. The success rate in securing highly competitive grants. Surveys of academics globally who are asked to identify leading institutions in specific fields. The number of faculty members or alumni who have received major international scientific awards.The sheer size and qualifications of the research workforce.

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Cyclocross gravel, or road?
I am a road cyclist, and I intend on getting a new bike soon. I'd like to use it to zoom around town for fun like I already do on my road bike, but I also want to be able to commute with it. As such, I'd like it to be able to handle light grass and dirt when I need to (no mud, gravel, excessive drops, etc). I've been thinking about a gravel or cross bike, but they're just not quite "zoomy" enough for me; I like more aggressive geometry and a nice, aero frame. Additionally, there has been a growing trend for thicker tires on road bikes, so a modern road bike should be able to fit cross tires. Should I just get a new road bike and throw some 33mm cross tires on it? Or should I suck it up and get a cross/gravel bike that's actually designed for dirt? On one hand I want to zoom and won't be on dirt/grass all that much, but on the other I don't want to ruin an expensive bike by taking it off-road when I shouldn't. Help a brother out.
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JillyB

"gravel bike" has been a widening category over the last few years. Some are basically road bikes with extra clearance (further confused by road bikes going that route too) all the way to essentially drop-bar hardtail mtbs. I'm pretty sure you would find a bike with the "gravel" label that's pretty aggressive while still being somewhat off-road capable. If you keep a second wheel set around, you can even convert it to a quasi road bike pretty easily.

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15 June, Beirut: Film Screening of “Fedayin” on the Life and Struggle of Georges Abdallah #Palestine samidoun.net/2025/06/15-june-b…

15 June, Beirut: Film Screening of “Fedayin” on the Life and Struggle of Georges Abdallah

تدعوكم الحملة الوطنية لتحرير جورج إبراهيم عبدالله وشبكة صامدون للدفاع عن الأسرى ‏الفلسطينيين والاتحاد الطلابي العام، لحضور عرض فيلم “فدائيين”، الذي يتناول سيرة المناضل ‏اللبناني الأسير …
Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network

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"In the last 50 years, two-thirds of all wild animal populations have been lost."

As livestock numbers grow, wild animal populations plummet. Giving all creatures a better future will take a major rethink
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As livestock numbers grow, wild animal populations plummet. Giving all creatures a better future will take a major rethink

As our domesticated herds grow, wildlife is becoming rarer and rarer. Rethinking our responsibilities to animals will be hard – but essential.
The Conversation

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Glyphosate: une nouvelle étude confirme le risque de cancer

Une étude scientifique menée sous l’égide de l’institut Ramazzini à Bologne, en Italie, et publiée jeudi dans la revue «Environmental Health», apporte de nouvelles preuves du caractère cancérogène de l’herbicide le plus utilisé au monde.

Par @AmeliePoinssot › mediapart.fr/journal/ecologie/…

Un agriculteur conduit son tracteur à travers un champ vert et fertilise avec des pesticides. Image d'illustration. © Photo Frank Hoermann / DPA via AFP

Glyphosate : une nouvelle étude confirme le risque de cancer

Une étude scientifique menée sous l’égide de l’institut Ramazzini à Bologne, en Italie, et publiée jeudi dans la revue « Environmental Health », apporte de nouvelles preuves du caractère cancérogène de l’herbicide le plus utilisé au monde.
Amélie Poinssot (Mediapart)

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Network blackout in Gaza tightens noose around starving population, with Nora Barrows-Friedman

Nora Barrows-Friedman, associate editor, delivers the latest news from across the Gaza Strip.

This is a segment from The Electronic Intifada's livestream on day 615 of the Gaza genocide. Nora Barrows-Friedman, Jon Elmer and Asa Winstanley were joined by Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories. You can watch the full show here:

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Revolution in Warship-building Industry in New Era and Vigorous Advance and Development in Modernization of Naval Forces Ceremony of Launching Destroyer of KPA Navy Takes Place with Splendor #DPRK kfauk.com/revolution-in-warshi…

 Revolution in Warship-building Industry in New Era and Vigorous Advance and Development in Modernization of Naval Forces Ceremony of Launching Destroyer of KPA Navy Takes Place with Splendor - KFAUK.com

Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) — The firm faith and steadfast revolutionary will of the Workers’ Party of Korea to firmly defend the long-term development of the prosperity and flourish of our great state with its strong, matchless and absolute strength a…
Dermot Hudson (KFAUK.com)

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It's a start.

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USAID Official and Three Corporate Executives Plead Guilty to Decade-Long Bribery Scheme Involving Over $550 Million in Contracts; Two Companies Admit Criminal Liability for Bribery Scheme and Securities Fraud

Four men, including a government contracting officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and three owners and presidents of companies, have pleaded guilty for their roles in a decade-long bribery scheme involving at lea…
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Switzerland 🇨🇭 is debating a major surveillance law overhaul that could force VPNs, email, and messaging providers to collect more user data and weaken online anonymity. Critics warn it threatens privacy and digital freedom. What’s at stake? Read more: techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-… #Privacy #Surveillance #Switzerland #VPN #Proton

"A war against online anonymity" – why Switzerland wants to change its surveillance law and what's at stake

Can we really have privacy on the internet without anonymity?
Chiara Castro (TechRadar)

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Chesty Puller

Amazing USMC warrior

The meme is based on a true story and quote.

“All right, they’re on our left, they’re on our right, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us…they can’t get away this time”

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Chesty Puller Quotes. General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller

General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller quotes and quotations. Regarded as one of the greatest US Marines legends and highest decorated Marine in history
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📡💥 #CrisisHumanitaria | Gaza, sin internet y bajo bombardeos, enfrenta un aislamiento extremo mientras Israel intensifica sus ataques contra Irán. La población civil pide ayuda internacional. #Gaza #Palestina #Israel #CrímenesDeGuerra
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Gaza, sin internet y bajo fuego, teme quedar aún más aislada mientras Israel ataca Irán

Si bien la vida en Israel se paralizó este viernes por el ataque a Irán, con el país anunciando una situación de emergencia, cerrando escuelas y sinagogas y limitando el transporte público, la vida en Gaza no ha cambiado mucho, con Israel todavía ata…
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'We're done with Teams': German state hits uninstall on Microsoft

At a time of growing concern over the power of the world's mighty tech companies, one German state is turning its back on US giant Microsoft.

france24.com/en/live-news/2025…

#microsoft #windows #teams #windows11 #office #office365 #linux #LibreOffice #tech #security #opensource #cloud #Europe #EU #BuyEuropean


'We're done with Teams': German state hits uninstall on Microsoft

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I honestly don't understand the whole "nukes are fake" conspiracy theory. It sounds even dumber than flat earth.

Seriously, how can they cover up Hiroshima and Nagasaki if those explosions were fake. People who were near the alleged blast zones would've called bullshit on it.

Now I am open to the idea that the technology hasn't improved much (if at all) since those two bombs, and the threat of nuclear war is just a psyop to get everyone to accept the idea of a one world government as the only solution to save humanity from itself. Shit like the Doomsday Clock looks like fearmongering for that exact purpose, but to suggest that nuclear bombs have never existed is a bit of a stretch.

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Mr.NutterButter

@matthew also there are many reasonable explanation as to why Israel will be fear mongering, saying they're only 6 months away from making it

1. Just fear mongering to get their way politically.

2. To hammer in the idea and justification to strike them preemptively.

3. The people who are making the weapon are incompetent especially so considering, they barely have a functioning country to begin with.

4. Due to the constant sabotage they've been continually set back again and again and again.

5. Israel's Intel was very always giving the higher up's bad Intel in hopes of a preemptive strike or false flag, because they have their own secret goals.

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Trump ICE regime forces are kidnapping former Afghan translators that risked their lives to help the US. The regime in coordination with corrupt judges is entrapping people. When they show up to hearings the corrupt judges dismiss their cases quickly to allow ICE to snatch the victims. #3E #StopICE

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Barry suffered his heart attack a year ago and the link is a story about a documentary he made about the experience.

But an anon on another site connects a dot.

cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-leg…

NFL legend Barry Sanders opens up about recent health scare, reveals he suffered a heart attack

Sanders is hoping that his story can help others
Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports)

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German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (= domestic intelligence agency in Germany) classified Jewish Voice for Peace #Germany and other Palestine solidary groups as "definitely extremist".

(in German)
Zur Einstufung der Jüdischen Stimme und BDS als “gesichert extremistisch” durch den Verfassungsschutz (Jüdische Stimme für gerechten Frieden in Nahost, 2025-06-12)

juedische-stimme.de/zur-einstu…

Verfassungsschutzbericht 2024 (PDF)
bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/downloa…

@palestine

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Laura Jedeed, "What I Saw in #LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot."
thenation.com/article/activism…

Jedeed doesn't mention a notable earlier use of the phrase "police riot" in the US. So let me inject a bit of history.

I remember the violence in the streets at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
thecollector.com/chicago-riots…

I was even indoors at the convention at the time. My step-father was a delegate and I attended on a guest pass.

The National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence asked Dan Walker to lead an investigation into the violence. He and 200 staffers studied film footage, reviewed FBI reports, and interviewed more than 1,400 witnesses. In the end, the "Walker Report" referred to the police violence against protesters, journalists, and bystanders as a "police riot".
archive.org/details/rightsinco…

Walker was no radical. He was a Naval officer, Korean War vet, executive at Montgomery Ward, campaign chair for Adlai Stevenson III, and Governor of Illinois, 1973-77.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Walk…

#USPol #USPolitics


“The Whole World Is Watching”: The 1968 Chicago Riots at the DNC

Multiple protest movements combined during the summer of 1968 in Chicago, erupting in the Chicago Riots at the Democratic National Convention, where the party nominated a non-candidate for president.
Owen Rust (TheCollector)
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Palestinian news agency Wafa is reporting that three children were among those injured as rocket shrapnel fell near the town of Sa’ir near Hebron in the southern West Bank.

The five injured people – including the children, aged six, seven and 12 – were taken to hospital, according to Wafa, which cited the Palestine Red Crescent Society.

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#Palestine #Israel #Iran


LIVE: Iran hits Israel with retaliatory strikes after nuclear site attacks

US President Donald Trump says not too late for Tehran to halt bombing campaign by reaching a deal on nuclear programme.
Alastair McCready (Al Jazeera)

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#Auspol #USpol #BigPharma #PBS

From the Saturday Paper 14 Jun

Industry sources reveal drug companies have stopped negotiating listings on the PBS and in some cases are considering not listing in Australia as they seek to lift profits under Trump. By Jason Koutsoukis.
Exclusive: PBS listings frozen over Trump’s executive order

<<Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme has been effectively frozen since May, after United States President Donald Trump issued an order to change how pharmaceutical companies price drugs.

Industry sources say drug companies have stopped listing new medicines with the scheme, hoping Trump’s order will allow them to lift prices for Australia.

At the centre of the dispute is Trump’s May 12 executive order reviving his controversial “Most Favored Nation” pricing proposal, a populist idea floated during his first term.

The premise is simple: the United States should pay no more for medicines than the lowest price paid by peer nations. In a globalised pharmaceutical market, the proposal could curtail Australia’s access to cheaper medicines.

By linking US prices to those in countries such as Australia – where the federal government uses rigorous health technology assessments to drive hard bargains with drug companies – Trump’s policy threatens to upend the commercial logic of launching new drugs in smaller, lower-priced markets.

“We are hearing that in the headquarters of companies, that they are having this conversation about the US’s Most Favored Nation policy and what that flow-on effect would have across the world,” says Sue MacLeman, chair of Medicines Australia, the pharmaceutical industry’s peak representative body.

“And companies may delay application for both product registration in Australia through the Therapeutic Goods Administration, and also reimbursement through the PBS of new medicines as they seek to avoid us referencing to prices that undervalue innovation and affect global prices.”

If Australian PBS prices become a global benchmark – not just in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, but for US health insurers – drug companies may simply stop offering Australia competitive deals. Worse, they may not offer the product at all.>>

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Maude Nificent

100% … also applies here. the more things change, the more they stay the same.

this excerpt is about the statute of labourers 1350

<<As a result of these statutes, there was a cap on wages; prohibitions on quitting; and geographical limits on where work could be sought. The alter- native for the worker was prison. The regulation of the nonworking poor depended completely on whether the poor person was able to work. If they were able to work, the choice was work at the wages offered or prison. If they could not work, then they were not prohibited from begging. While these laws continued to be modified by later laws, examination of these statutes show comprehensive regulation of the working and the nonworking poor.9' Indeed, the concerns for beggars and laborers were intertwined: "[t]he King and his lords saw begging, movement and vagrancy, and the labor shortage as essen- tially the same problem, to be dealt with in one law .... The beggar, in the concern of the Statute of Laborers, was not a problem in destitution but a seepage from the supply of labor.">>

from five hundred years of english poor laws 1349-1834 Regulating the Working and Nonworking Poor
Professor William P. Quigley 30 Akron L. Rev. 73 (1996)

a cathy Wilcox cartoon. old white man in a suit is standing next to a pile of rocks. he says “axe work-for-the-dole? These rocks aren’t going to polish themselves, you know…”

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We are ALL #AlexPadilla now.
This #michigander knows…

Our State & EVERY state is #california !

Fight for the Constitution.

Commentary: Sen. Alex Padilla’s crime? Being Mexican in #maga America - #la Times
apple.news/A_YuhNGMhSZqt5vFpsD…


Commentary: Sen. Alex Padilla’s crime? Being Mexican in MAGA America — Los Angeles Times

The manhandling of California Sen. Alex Padilla and his subsequent depiction by conservatives as a modern-day Pancho Villa isn't surprising one bit.
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benda

certainly not but thats part of the goal. another example for the world to see and to put pressure on their respective governments to stand up for their own citizens. this video specifically is also really important for people who don't understand the dynamic to see. the arab governments, egypt first and foremost, dont really oppose israel. their so subservient to the cause they'll beat their own citizens and the citizens of other countries on israel's behalf.
$4B a year can buy you a lot of soldiers.

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The Lily Tino Deception
The Worst Show Ever Show
youtu.be/hxAyojtzcHA

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The Lily Tino Deception

Trans Tik Toker, Lily Tino, baits innocent restaurant workers into misgendering himself, in use of trying to embarass them, meanwhile, only embarassing himself.
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Tehran: Plan developed for decisive response to Zionist entity's attacks saba.ye/en/news3498265.htm

Tehran: Plan developed for decisive response to Zionist entity's attacks

An informed Iranian source announced Friday morning that a plan is being developed for a decisive response to the recent attacks launched by the Zionist entity on Tehran and several other cities in the country.
www.saba.ye

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Bilateral relations between Georgia and America: challenges and prospects journal-neo.su/2025/06/13/bila…

Bilateral relations between Georgia and America: challenges and prospects

The US approach to Georgia is still shaped by the need to contain rival actors in Georgia and expand NATO influence. After Georgia gained independence
Самьяр Ростами (New Eastern Outlook)

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It's about a week until we sail from southern Spain towards southern Italy.

We've started 're-assembling' our boat for seagoing after seven months of boat-camping on the dock (including a month ashore in a boatyard): we've rigged the headsail and tested its furler, laced on dodgers, shackled fore/aft safety lines, tested VHFs (we have three) and navigation lights, and run the engine in gear, forward and astern.

Tonight I'm updating my Navionics charts on both our iPhone and iPad. I've also looking over a set of new, large scale charts for the Western Med, along with hand-me-down pilot books for the Spanish west coast, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, and southern and western coasts of mainland italy.

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Iran strike heightens tensions in the region as talks with U.S. now in freefall strategic-culture.su/news/2025…

Iran strike heightens tensions in the region as talks with U.S. now in freefall

Trump is now in a tighter corner than ever about trying to bring peace to the region. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us:…
Strategic Culture Foundation

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BREAKING: Democrat Senator Alex Padilla Forcibly Removed For Heckling DHS Secretary Kristi Noem During Briefing on LA Riots (VIDEO)

thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/b…


BREAKING: Democrat Senator Alex Padilla Forcibly Removed and Arrested For Heckling DHS Secretary Kristi Noem During Press Briefing (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila

          Democrat Senator Alex Padilla was physically restrained and removed for heckling DHS Secretary Kristi Noem while she was giving a briefing on the Los Angeles riots.
Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)

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Unprovoked, Israel Unleashes Major War in Middle East consortiumnews.com/2025/06/12/…

Unprovoked, Israel Risks Major War in Middle East

Israel has risked a potentially devastating conflict with Iran that could engulf the region and undermine the world economy with an unprovoked attack on nuclear facilities and Iranian leaders on Thursday, reports Joe Lauria.
Consortium News

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How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest?

Shared here for public benefit.

Before going to a protest, demonstrators or observers should note that their cellphones may subject them to surveillance tactics by law enforcement. If your cellphone is on and unsecured, your location can be tracked and your unencrypted communications, such as SMS, may be intercepted. Additionally, police may retrieve your messages and the content of your phone if they take custody of your phone, or later by warrant or subpoena.

How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? (Updated 2024) – The Markup

Simple steps to take before hitting the streets
themarkup.org
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Rubio: U.S. 'not involved' in 'unilateral' Israeli strikes on Iran; Democratic lawmaker: 'Disaster of Trump and Netanyahu's own making' haaretz.com/us-news/2025-06-13…

Trump: 'U.S. will defend itself and Israel if Iran retaliates'

Democratic and Republican lawmakers took to social media following Israel's strikes in Iran overnight into Friday, with some praising the attack and other slamming it
Ben Samuels (Haaretz)

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George Soros and Neville Singham have been summoned to testify before Congress over claims they funded violence at anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, according to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.
t.me/GeneralMCNews/13850

The General

BREAKING: George Soros and Neville Singham have been summoned to testify before Congress over claims they funded violence at anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, according to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna. @GeneralMCNews
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