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Greengordon

@Greengordon@spore.social

We need to move fast on climate and we’re still going in the wrong direction. We cannot get there without social justice and equality - all eco and justice groups need to pin forces.
I blog occasionally about how narcissists and other sociopaths have most of the power and are literally driving us of the climate cliff: www.briangordon.ca.

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Greengordon, to Israel
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Israel is a terrorist state, latest example:

"‘At that point the army gathered us and ordered us to raise our hands on the walls,” he said. “The settlers were free to terrorise us. I have never been attacked so brutally before."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/palestinian-lorry-drivers-israeli-settlers-attack-gaza-aid-convoy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

pvonhellermannn, (edited ) to random
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All those reading and contributing to ClimateDiary will know that questions of are central to what we are collectively trying to work through here.

This essay by Jag Bhalla, on "The Dark Origins of Optimism and its Current Cheerful Evils", is one of the best pieces I've ever read on this. Maybe the best (also many links). Enjoy.

"As Voltaire knew, optimism is often an elite-serving demon in disguise"

https://sublationmedia.com/the-dark-origins-of-optimism-and-its-current-cheerful-evils/

Greengordon,
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@pvonhellermannn

Long and great article. He points out that economists and optimists have decided upon:

"a gospel of greed as the one true path to humanity’s salvation.”

Greengordon, to climate
@Greengordon@spore.social avatar

Wow, I can't imagine another group of professionals that has "almost a quarter" of its membership protesting. That should be a clue how serious climate change is.

"Almost a quarter of the scientists said they had participated in climate protests, as citizens who are deeply worried about global heating. This included scientists from every continent, including those from the US, Argentina, Germany, Bangladesh, Kenya and Australia."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/09/what-are-the-most-powerful-climate-actions-you-can-take?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Greengordon, to climate
@Greengordon@spore.social avatar

Gentleman appears to be blaming covid lockdowns for mental health issues among young people, which in turn is causing high absenteeism. It couldn't be that the pandemic is not over, nooo.

"the number of people out of the labour force because of ill health is up by a third on pre-pandemic levels."

Also no mention of the when wondering why despair is doubling.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/12/pandemic-impact-wellbeing-mental-health-young-and-economy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

faab64, to israel

On the morning of May 8, Israeli forces razed the entire Bedouin village of Wadi al-Khalil in the Naqab/Negev desert. The demolitions, which were carried out in order to expand the Route 6 highway, left more than 300 residents homeless.
Wadi al-Khalil is one of 35 Bedouin villages in the Naqab whose existence the Israeli authorities do not officially recognize; as a result, the villages, which are home to around 150,000 Bedouin Arab citizens of Israel, face the constant threat of demolition. Many of the villages are decades old — some even pre-date Israel’s establishment — but they are prevented from connecting to state infrastructure including water and electricity, and their residents are denied municipal services.
According to the Regional Council for the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages, Wednesday’s demolition was the largest in the Naqab for 14 years. It comes as Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir vows to crack down on what he calls “lawbreakers” and restore meshilut — literally “governance,” a euphemism for Jewish-Israeli control — to the area. Eight other unrecognized villages are currently under threat of forced eviction under the guise of urban development.
“You work eight or nine years, saving money to build a house, and then they destroy it,” Yousef Abu Issa, a 35-year-old resident, told +972. “They don’t give you another place to live, they don’t help you.”
by Oren Ziv שיחה מקומית
972mag.com/israel-razes-bedoui…

@palestine @israel

Greengordon,
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@faab64 @palestine @israel

Israel is an apartheid state.

"On the morning of May 8, Israeli forces razed the entire Bedouin village of Wadi al-Khalil in the Naqab/Negev desert...to expand the Route 6 highway, left more than 300 residents homeless. Many of the villages are decades old — some even pre-date Israel’s establishment — but they are prevented from connecting to state infrastructure including water and electricity, and their residents are denied municipal services."

Greengordon, to climate
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The world that capitalism and conservatives have created/destroyed:

"almost a fifth of the female climate experts who responded have chosen to have no children, or fewer children, due to the environmental crises afflicting the world."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/10/climate-scientists-starting-families-children?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

dangillmor, to random
@dangillmor@mastodon.social avatar

Not the Onion (though if it was on that site we'd all have a good laugh at the fine satire).

Sadly, but predictably, it's in the New York Times.

"Stormy Daniels as We Had Never Seen Her

During her time on the stand in former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial, the adult entertainer dressed for history — and a jury."

h/t @jeffjarvis

Greengordon,
@Greengordon@spore.social avatar

@dangillmor @jeffjarvis

That’s just pathetic. The NYT is largely trash like this and I avoid it.

"During her time on the stand in former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial, the adult entertainer dressed for history — and a jury."

Greengordon, to random
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This is what happens when you run anything, including universities, as for-profit businesses rather than what they are and should be.

"It's a cash cow," said Richard Kurland, an immigration lawyer and policy analyst in Vancouver. "Each student likely generates at least $20,000 for an educational institution, and we're talking about thousands and thousands of students."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/international-student-study-permits-data-1.7125827

rbreich, to random
@rbreich@masto.ai avatar

Ron DeSantis signed a law that prevents municipalities in Florida from requiring that employers provide shade and water breaks for outdoor workers.

A study found that heat-related deaths in FL shot up by 88% between 2019 and 2022.

Folks, this is the GOP's vision for America.

Greengordon,
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@rbreich

The cruelty is the point for sociopaths, and I’m willing to wager money that DeSantis is one. They enjoy hurting others.

"Ron DeSantis signed a law that prevents municipalities in Florida from requiring that employers provide shade and water breaks for outdoor workers.

"A study found that heat-related deaths in FL shot up by 88% between 2019 and 2022."

Greengordon, to climate
@Greengordon@spore.social avatar

To those who complain the Palestine protests are ‘too much,’ wait until you see the climate ‘protests’ (possibly riots) that are coming soon.

"Many of the scientists envisage a “semi-dystopian” future, with famines, conflicts and mass migration, driven by heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storms of an intensity and frequency far beyond those that have already struck.

“I think we are headed for major societal disruption within the next five years,”

Greengordon, to climate
@Greengordon@spore.social avatar

It’s like Biden and Democrats are trying to lose, trying to stir up more angry and disillusioned people to protest.

“The Biden administration was wrong to use an emergency measure to stop youth plaintiffs from having their day in court,” she said in a statement. “The real emergency is the climate emergency.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/02/youth-climate-lawsuit-juliana-appeals-court

Edent, (edited ) to random
@Edent@mastodon.social avatar

You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraud.

"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?

The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."

Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification This is what you see.

Still think it is a scam?
1/3

Greengordon,
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@Edent

I wonder how long it would take for banks to put in security measures to prevent this if they had to pay for the losses, instead of passing them on to their customers?

"The scammer is on the phone to you.
Their accomplice is on the phone to your bank, pretending to be you.
Your bank send you the notification.
You accept, and scammers proceed to drain your account.

"Someone has just lost £18,000 because of this."

seachanger, to random
@seachanger@alaskan.social avatar

The third US State Dept official and the first foreign service officer to resign over tells NPR tonight: "it's a very strange time in the State Dept, something like I have never experienced in my 18 years of service.

"Our unconditional military aid made it impossible for us to have any credibility even for the good things we were doing."

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/29/1247936363/state-department-diplomat-resigns-in-protest-of-u-s-policy-in-gaza

Greengordon,
@Greengordon@spore.social avatar

@seachanger

This, times 1000:

"Our unconditional military aid made it impossible for us to have any credibility even for the good things we were doing.”

I don’t know if Biden knows or cares about the damage he has done to the US reputation. He made it very obvious the US will bomb who they or their allies want - there are no moral principles involved. The global South, the east…have lost tremendous respect for US leadership, probably for a generation.

glynmoody, to vegan
@glynmoody@mastodon.social avatar

After a blue won the Good Food Award, panicked dairy cheese makers forced the foundation to disqualify it - https://boingboing.net/2024/04/29/after-a-vegan-blue-cheese-won-the-good-food-award-panicked-dairy-cheese-makers-forced-the-foundation-to-disqualify-it.html

Greengordon,
@Greengordon@spore.social avatar

@glynmoody

Ah, free market capitalism, ain’t it grand?

"After a blue won the Good Food Award, panicked dairy cheese makers forced the foundation to disqualify it”

MatWright, to random
@MatWright@mastodon.social avatar

Holy SHIT!! Alberta UCP have gone completely MAGA - this is beyond belief...

Ripping up the Municipalities Act, total provincial control over cities, towns and districts - banning voting machines

Fascism lives here folks

https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/04/25/alberta-vote-counting-machines-bill-20/

Greengordon,
@Greengordon@spore.social avatar

@MatWright

Is this the small government Albertans voted for?

"Bill 20 would also grant the province sweeping powers over municipalities, including the right to fire councillors, overturn bylaws and postpone elections."

GottaLaff, to random
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social avatar

MEANWHILE, at , via Ryan Reilly:

Supreme Court Trump immunity arguments underway.

"There can be no presidency as we know it" without presidential immunity, Trump lawyer John Sauer argues. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Greengordon,
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@GottaLaff @DrGeof

I totally understand. I am a Canuck who lived in the USA from 1995-2003. I returned to home because I could see where the country was going. Now I’m relocating to Colombia because:

  1. I cannot afford to live in my own country.
  2. The medical system is being privatised. (My wife lost her doctor years ago and will never have another.)
  3. Trudeau killed and as a result, a hard right asshole (Poilievre) is likely to win a majority.

DrALJONES, to random
@DrALJONES@mastodon.social avatar

Analysis

No Major American University has Deplored the Destruction of Gaza Universities

And harmless student demonstrations have been met with harsh police response & criminalization unmatched since Kent State called in the National Guard in 1970, which killed four students.

Current charges that these peaceful rallies are antisemitic are bad faith propaganda & ridiculous.

https://www.juancole.com/2024/04/university-destruction-universities.html

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Greengordon,
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@DrALJONES

All Gaza universities have been destroyed.

"This scholasticide is not an accident and it has nothing to do with a “war on Hamas” or “self-defense.” It is the typical gutting of a colonized people’s consciousness by a settler colonial state. These actions are intended to cripple Palestinian education and Palestinian culture in Gaza. Israeli leaders have made no secret of their hope to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians from the Strip entirely."

Greengordon, to Israel
@Greengordon@spore.social avatar

Do Biden and the Dwmocrats want to lose? Are they that beholden to Zionist lobbyists? (Yes, they are.)

"Hundreds of Jewish anti-war demonstrators have been arrested during a Passover seder that doubled as a protest in New York, as they shut down a major thoroughfare to pray for a ceasefire and urge the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, to end US military aid to Israel."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/not-like-other-passovers-hundreds-of-jewish-demonstrators-arrested-after-new-york-protest-seder?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

DrALJONES, to random
@DrALJONES@mastodon.social avatar

Report

Attacks on UNRWA primarily aim to strip the Palestinian people of their status as refugees:
~Head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini

He called on the UN Security Council for an independent investigation into the blatant disregard of UN staff, operations & premises.

At least 180 UNRWA employees have been killed in Gaza since October 7.

17.00 GMT Apr 23 AJ updates

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Greengordon,
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@Mary625 @DrALJONES

I don't see how Israel can be safe now - for decades at least. Sadly, that's exactly the way sociopaths like Bibi and at least some of his cabinet want it. Permanent war advantages them.

"I hope I'm not around for the new organizations seeking retribution for this act of genocide. It make take decades but Israel is creating something bigger than Hamas."

Greengordon, to random
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Elon Musk's Starlink pollution is an unprofitable dead end.

"trying to provide the entire globe with internet via satellites — instead of expanding coverage with cell towers where needed — could prove difficult, with speeds already beginning to decrease in 2022.

"In other words, SpaceX will have to pump out untold numbers of satellites to keep up with quickly growing bandwidth demands."

https://futurism.com/the-byte/huge-problem-spacex-starlink-profit

DrALJONES, to Israel
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    Greengordon,
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    @DrALJONES

    Israel is a terrorist state trying to provoke a regional war - at least. Cut all aid now.

    "occupied West Bank.

    "Last weekend, violence against Palestinians escalated sharply as large groups of Israeli settlers launched attacks on at least 17 Palestinian villages.

    "Settlers were often accompanied and protected by the Israeli military.”

    zackwhittaker, (edited ) to random
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    NEW, by me: Hackers are threatening to publish a confidential database containing millions of records used by companies for screening prospective customers for links to financial crimes.

    The financially motivated hacking group says it took 5.3 million records from the World-Check database.

    TechCrunch was provided a sample of the records. The London Stock Exchange Group, which maintains the database, confirmed a third-party breach.

    More: https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/world-check-database-leaked-sanctions-financial-crimes-watchlist/

    Greengordon,
    @Greengordon@spore.social avatar

    @zackwhittaker

    Holy….

    "The database contains names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers, and more."

    Greengordon, to Israel
    @Greengordon@spore.social avatar

    Israel is a rogue state and needs the apartheid South Africa treatment ASAP.

    "Ministries and offices within the Israeli government are behind all the largest and most contentious of the projects, sometimes in association with rightwing nationalist groups with a history of trying to evict Palestinians from their homes in parts of the city.

    "The rapid approval or construction of settlements that are illegal under international law"

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/revealed-israel-has-sped-up-settlement-building-in-east-jerusalem-since-gaza-war-began?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

    Greengordon, to Canada
    @Greengordon@spore.social avatar

    This is a horrific story but a pretty good indicator of the state of Canada’s once-vaunted healthcare system.

    This quadriplegic gentlemen goes to the hospital after his third respiratory infection in three months. ( )

    They put him on a stretcher for four days! He develops a large bedsore that will take months to heal, if it ever does - muscle and bone were exposed.

    He elects for Medical Assistance in Dying.

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/assisted-death-quadriplegic-quebec-man-er-bed-sore-1.7171209

    Greengordon, to random
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    @sleepfreeparent @onepict @cstross @alex

    British meritocracy in action:

    "0.3% of the British population owns 66% of the country, and these 160,000 families who own two-thirds of Great Britain largely descend from the army of William the Conqueror — the first Norman King of England who first conquered the country in 1066."

    #capitalism #inequality

    Greengordon,
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    @astroPug @sleepfreeparent @onepict @cstross @alex

    Hi @astro, do you mean my post? Thanks!

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