What if making progress on climate change doesn't mean doing everything the same way, except with less CO₂ emissions, but fundamentally changing the way we interact with nature and with other people?
"ADHD creates impulse control issues and, consequently, advertising takes advantage of a disability. Ergo, ad blockers are assistive devices and interfering with their operation for commercial gain constitutes a willful violation of the ADA."
#scavengersreign is a rare bird, a shooting star. I was lucky enough to see it inside, work on it. Now it's re-released, let's keep this anomaly shining.
Take a break from the world's problems for one day. Turn the camera of your mind toward those things which restore and inspire you. Those things are also true, and also part of the real world. Even fantasy and fiction is created by real humans, by miraculous and unique minds unlike any other.
Your eyes are not "open" if they are ONLY open to troubles.
Whenever I check in on the mortal remains of tweety/x thing I think about the rust belt in the US, used to be thriving and vibrant communities, and now just fetid decay, in spite of many folks clinging to it.
Yo, if you live in Berlin and have a sunny balcony/garden/window. You can get a plug-in solar setup for basically free.
This city subsidy program gives you up to 500€ for a setup and most only cost you around 300-400€.
Its basically free electricity for your apartment/home.
oh: neurotypicals should really learn to mask better. I know you want to talk about the weather but please just pretend you have a favorite lizard or something, it's not that hard
"Friends of the Court," ProPublica's investigation into Supreme Court justices' beneficial relationships with billionaire donors, has been awarded the #Pulitzer Prize for Public Service!
Here are the highlights from the reporting (THREAD)
it’s so weird how some kids peacefully sitting with signs suddenly turned into a warzone after we called in overly funded militarized cops, gosh it’s so mysterious how that always happens
"The Vision Pro is just one in a long line of tech failures that includes everything from Juicero to the metaverse to crypto to the self-driving cars that were supposed to be ubiquitous by now. [...] the times the industry was wrong are often overlooked in the narrative of tech’s supposed inevitability."
I sometimes feel overwhelmed by hype-drunk-people in the tech bubble. @parismarx 's work is a reminder that there is resistance to the hegemony of techsolutionism.
Here’s some of what was in my medic kit during the 2020 protests in Denver:
Gloves
4x4 gauze
Roller gauze
Cloth tape
CAT tourniquets
Molefoam
Moleskin
Water (eyewash)
Baking soda in water (teargas wash)
Jolly ranchers (sugar)
Gatorade
Masks
Tampons
Sanitary pads
Wet wipes
Trauma shears
Sunscreen
Goggles
Personal helmet
Personal P-100 w/chem filter silometric respirator
Anyway, that’s what an ER doc who also works on ambulances and is wilderness trained carried. Stay safe out there.
⛴️ No more trawling in Greek marine parks
🌞 California runs on sun (for a while)
🌳 Less deforestation in Brazil
🌽 More plant-based eating in Europe
and also
🍁 200 Canadian islands returned to owners
🌪️Wind power growth of 117GW in 54 countries
👩🏽🌾 Caribbeans turning seaweed into fertilizer
🐟 Removed 487 dams reconnecting rivers in Europe
🫱🏻🫲🏼 Wind park in Scotland owned by the people
🏫 Initiative in UK fitting schools with solar
"The researchers discovered that environments with a greater number of natural features, such as trees, birds, plants, and waterways, were associated with better mental wellbeing than environments with fewer features. Remarkably, these benefits can last for up to eight hours."
Here's a thought to simmer on your mental stovetop:
Unconditional Basic Income isn't just about putting money in more pockets and security in more souls. It's about acknowledging that our greatest resource isn't gold, oil, or data—it's human potential. Unleashing that? Priceless.
