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Today, we remembers the death of the German Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was executed on this day in 1945 for his active opposition to Nazism. May his courage and his memory never be forgotten. #dietrichbonhoeffer #fascism #nazism #Trump #MAGA #Germany #theology #USA #stupidity #cheapgrace #religion #christianity #christian #ChristianNationalism #philosophy #sociology #psychology #resist #TrumpLies #trumptariffs #decline #usa #jesus

Finns' faith in school system eroding, survey finds

The share of people who say they believe the Finnish education system is the best in the world has fallen from 70 percent in 2017 to just 44 percent.

yle.fi/a/74-20154655

News · Finns' faith in school system eroding, survey findsThe share of people who say they believe the Finnish education system is the best in the world has fallen from 70 percent in 2017 to just 44 percent.

Excellent (long) piece!

“Apocalypse From Within: How American Imperial Decay Fuels Nuclear Risk: Why US Dysfunction is the Greatest Nuclear Threat”

by Raja Sohail Bashir in The Geopolitical Compass on Substack

“High-profile warnings from figures like Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, suggesting a declining America is uniquely prone to nuclear first-use, underscore a visceral fear demanding rigorous analysis”

open.substack.com/pub/hailyb/p

The Geopolitical Compass · Apocalypse From Within: How American Imperial Decay Fuels Nuclear RiskBy Raja Sohail Bashir
#Press#US#Decline

"American Empire Is in Decline": " Wolff says the #Trump administration's #tariff #strategy is borne out of an #ahistorical "notion of the United States as a victim" despite the fact that "we have been one of the greatest beneficiaries in the last 50 years of economic wealth, particularly for people at the top." In response to the growing economic fortunes of the rest of the world and the associated #decline in U.S. #hegemony ... youtu.be/VgdmpJiFjHA?si=7Dg02F

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US #stocks #plunged today, with the S&P 500 suffering its biggest #decline since March 2020.

#Shares of multinational companies #tumbled. Nike & Apple dropped 13% & 10%, respectively. Tech shares dropped, with chip-makers Nvidia off 7% & Elon Musk’s Tesla down 5%.

When asked about the market reaction to the tariffs, Trump said: “The markets are going to boom. The stock is going to boom. The country is going to boom."

When elements of a #foodchain are lost, this can have #ecologicalimpacts with other species getting more abundant. N. Hammerschlag et al. (2025) report a sharp #decline in the #whiteshark population in #FalseBay, South Africa, possibly due to attacks by #orcas. This has implications for Cape fur seals and sevengill sharks.

© This text #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

Paper

N. Hammerschlag et al. (2025):
doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.153

Photo

White shark by Terry Goss, Cr. Commons creativecommons.org/licenses/b

House , once one of the most common species, are becoming increasingly rare in . Several studies have already shown a direct link between the decline in species and industrialised ( , , ).
A new shows chronic exposure to , a widely used impairing offspring growth and survival in farmland birds

Study: sciencedirect.com/science/arti

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www.counterpointresearch.comFoldable Smartphone Market to See its First Decline in 2025 Before Robust Comeback in 20262024 saw the global foldable market growing at a comparatively flat annual rate of 2.9%.Samsung and OPPO’s unusually weak Q4 negatively impacted broader market dynamics.Huawei was a bright spot, as were Motorola, HONOR and Xiaomi.We are forecasting further tightness with single-digit negative growth for 2025.Order books are signaling a massive 2026 turnaround on Apple's entry and clamshell resurgence.Seoul, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, London, New Delhi, San Diego, Taipei, Tokyo – March 28, 2025Global foldable smartphone shipments in 2024 saw tepid growth at 2.9% YoY, according to Counterpoint Research’s latest Global Foldable Smartphone Market Forecast. Although many OEMs saw double- and triple-digit growth, the market’s overall growth was impacted by Samsung’s tough Q4 due to political instability, and OPPO cutting production of its more affordable clamshell foldables.Global Foldable Smartphone Shipment ForecastSource: Counterpoint Research Global Foldable Smartphone ForecastThis year is expected to be even tougher, with Counterpoint forecasting single-digit negative growth for the market in 2025. “I don’t see many positives this year and we are actually expecting negative growth for the segment, which will be a first,” observed Senior Analyst Jene Park. “But it is definitely not a sign of the market peaking; rather it is a sign of regrouping before 2026, which is expected to be exciting and rejuvenating for the segment with the entry of Apple and a slew of clamshells.”Counterpoint Research’s latest Foldable and Rollable Display Shipment and Technology Report supports this growth view for 2026 with the forecast of a mid-double-digit YoY growth in panel procurement. “The supply chain is telling us foldable order books are filling up further out,” said Research Director Calvin Lee. “At the moment, this doesn’t look like a market that is plateauing – it looks like a market that is about to transform. And that requires a lot of planning, hence the slight pullback this year.”BackgroundCounterpoint Technology Market Research is a global research firm specializing in products in the TMT (technology, media and telecom) industry. It services major technology and financial firms with a mix of monthly reports, customized projects and detailed analyses of the mobile and technology markets. Its key analysts are seasoned experts in the high-tech industry.Follow Counterpoint Researchpress@counterpointresearch.com