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Exclusive: Top #Trump Adviser Sergio Gor Was Born in the #SovietUnion

Gor had previously declined to say where he was born. The December 2024 profile of Gor by the Washington Post — which noted his low public profile, despite becoming a “powerful man” in the Trump administration — skirted the question of his birthplace entirely. It called him an immigrant from the #Mediterranean island nation of Malta.

A world record just got broken! 🏅

@maverick2go broke the world record for longest breath hold during our #FitForTheOcean challenge - not just to push human limits, but to push for ocean protection.

He spent hours training in the same sea he swam in as a kid, the #Mediterranean. But the sea he remembers is disappearing. #Overfishing has emptied it.

Now he’s using his achievement to raise funds for our life-saving missions around the world, from stopping illegal fishing to defending marine wildlife where no one else can.

📣 Back his mission. Share his story, and join the movement. Together we can protect our ocean before it's too late.

👉 Support Vito: link in bio
After weeks of hauling an immense amount of illegal fishing gear out of the #Mediterranean, the #SeaEagle was packed to the brim like never before. There was barely enough space left for essential safety maneuvers or docking operations; every inch of the deck was taken.

So we dedicated an entire day to offloading the ship. Our tireless crew, in perfect sync with the crane operator, worked relentlessly to remove mountains of gear. By the end of the day, the Sea Eagle was transformed - clean, empty, and ready for whatever comes next, as if those weeks of intense operations had left no trace.💫

The first phase of this campaign is complete, and now we’re heading full speed into the second. Big news is just around the corner - stay tuned!

📸 Cristiano Menci / Sea Shepherd

Shockingly High Microplastic Levels Found On Remote Mediterranean Coral Reef Island

While studying a remote, coral-covered island in the #Mediterranean, scientists were shocked to discover that it has become riddled with some of the highest levels of #microplastic #pollution ever recorded in the region.

The discovery was made in the volcanic #BayOfIllaGrossa, located on the #Columbretes Islands marine reserve around 50 kilometers (31 miles) off the coast of #Spain in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

The area is particularly special as it’s home to Cladocora caespitosa, the only reef-forming stony #coral in the Mediterranean.

iflscience.com/shockingly-high

#Biodiversity
#Pollution

Shockingly High Microplastic Levels Found On Remote Mediterranean Coral Reef Island
IFLScience · Scientists Reveal How A Remote Coral Island Has Been Invaded By MicroplasticsBy Tom Hale

Heatwaves and wildfires break out across Europe.

Wildfires are cropping up across Europe and along the Mediterranean coast, wreaking destruction to vegetation and property.

Experts estimate that the blazes will become more frequent as our planet heats up.

mediafaro.org/article/20250706

Firefighters tackling a wildfire. | © France 24
France24 · Heatwaves and wildfires break out across Europe.By Simon Moritz

The #whitespotted #rosebeetle #Oxythyrea #funesta (#Cetoniinae) is a warmth-loving #Mediterranean #species, which was originally found only sporadically in southern Germany, but has now expanded its range to northern #Germany, apparently due to #globalwarming.
H. Hoffmann et al. (2021) examined the occurrence and #spread of O. funesta as a #citizensciencestudy.
#Biodiversity

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Reference

H. Hoffmann et al.(2021):
doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entom

#Photos

© S.F. Wirth 2025