Alan Pater
@alanpater.bsky.social
vegan restaurateur | the profane buddha
canada | the world
canada | the world
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A book is sacred enough to get sworn in on?
Animal Liberation
Animal Liberation
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
A book is sacred enough to get sworn in on?
Animal Liberation
Animal Liberation
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Food and agriculture contribute one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions – second only to the burning of fossil fuels. And yet the vast majority of media coverage of the climate crisis overlooks this critical sector.
Meat Is a Leading Emissions Source – But Few Outlets Report on It, Analysis Finds
Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions.
buff.ly
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Food and agriculture contribute one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions – second only to the burning of fossil fuels. And yet the vast majority of media coverage of the climate crisis overlooks this critical sector.
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Happy 2026! I wish everyone a strong community and hope that more people tell the fascists to go fuck themselves.
January 1, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Happy 2026! I wish everyone a strong community and hope that more people tell the fascists to go fuck themselves.
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Don't boil them at all
UK moves to ban boiling lobsters, shrimp, crabs and langoustines alive, recognizing their capacity for pain
The measure, to be implemented by 2030, would also apply to crustaceans and cephalopod mollusks, including octopuses, all of which are recognized as sentient beings under British law.
www.lemonde.fr
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Don't boil them at all
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“An AI scientist, for example, could figure out how the human brain works, or deliver any gene to any cell in the body.”
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Building an AI Scientist
Hertz Fellow Sam Rodriguez launched FutureHouse, a nonprofit research lab working toward building an AI scientist or AI systems that can automate scientific research in biology and other complex scien...
www.hertzfoundation.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“An AI scientist, for example, could figure out how the human brain works, or deliver any gene to any cell in the body.”
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Yeah and a magic pony could shit bricks of 24k gold and piss a highly concentrated solution of pure heroin.
Five of the seven breached planetary boundaries are linked to food systems.
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
EAT-Lancet 2025: Global food transformation needed to ease pressure on the planet and save millions of lives
Five of the seven breached planetary boundaries are linked to food systems. By transforming production and adopting a “planetary health diet,” we can halve food-related climate emissions and prevent m...
www.stockholmresilience.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Five of the seven breached planetary boundaries are linked to food systems.
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...
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This really puts things into perspective
December 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This really puts things into perspective
The answer is that we diversify away from a fossil fueled economy, not that we just pump the crap to someone else.
Solving climate change demands international cooperation. If we think we are the adults in the room, we lead the transition. If we are fine with being the children, carry on.
Solving climate change demands international cooperation. If we think we are the adults in the room, we lead the transition. If we are fine with being the children, carry on.
Carney on reviving Keystone XL: "If part of our objective as a country, which Canadians across this country tell me is and I believe is right, is to become more independent, to diversify from the United States, having another pipeline to the United States is less advantageous."
December 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The answer is that we diversify away from a fossil fueled economy, not that we just pump the crap to someone else.
Solving climate change demands international cooperation. If we think we are the adults in the room, we lead the transition. If we are fine with being the children, carry on.
Solving climate change demands international cooperation. If we think we are the adults in the room, we lead the transition. If we are fine with being the children, carry on.
Global GHG emissions from all sources are likely to exceed 55 billion metric tons in 2025.
December 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Global GHG emissions from all sources are likely to exceed 55 billion metric tons in 2025.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains.
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains.
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NEW: @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social :
Dan Dunsky joins Janice Stein on:
* how our brains are being hijacked
* how digital media have created a "constitution of confusion” & erosion of institutional trust
* how we can stay informed without going mad
stevepaikin.com/world-on-edg... #media #socialmedia
Dan Dunsky joins Janice Stein on:
* how our brains are being hijacked
* how digital media have created a "constitution of confusion” & erosion of institutional trust
* how we can stay informed without going mad
stevepaikin.com/world-on-edg... #media #socialmedia
World on Edge: Why Too Much Information is Driving Us Mad - Steve Paikin
Dan Dunsky joins Janice Stein to discuss why the news seems to be driving us crazy, how our brains are being hijacked, how digital media has created a “constitution of confusion,” the erosion of insti...
stevepaikin.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
NEW: @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social :
Dan Dunsky joins Janice Stein on:
* how our brains are being hijacked
* how digital media have created a "constitution of confusion” & erosion of institutional trust
* how we can stay informed without going mad
stevepaikin.com/world-on-edg... #media #socialmedia
Dan Dunsky joins Janice Stein on:
* how our brains are being hijacked
* how digital media have created a "constitution of confusion” & erosion of institutional trust
* how we can stay informed without going mad
stevepaikin.com/world-on-edg... #media #socialmedia
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As @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I sadly predicted, in #ScienceUnderSiege (bookshop.org/p/books/scie...)
U.S. measles cases hit a 30-year high, according to CDC data.
December 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
As @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I sadly predicted, in #ScienceUnderSiege (bookshop.org/p/books/scie...)
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People who think biological sex is simple should read this book.
Reading this at @frediotto.bsky.social’s recommendation but getting some strange looks in public.
December 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
People who think biological sex is simple should read this book.
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We have made our choice: a world without a climate crisis, achieved within a generation. ⭐️🌍
Project Drawdown has the science, the platform, and the influence to make it happen. What we need is your support. Donate today and make the impossible, POSSIBLE!
Support ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ijt7Ln
Project Drawdown has the science, the platform, and the influence to make it happen. What we need is your support. Donate today and make the impossible, POSSIBLE!
Support ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ijt7Ln
December 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We have made our choice: a world without a climate crisis, achieved within a generation. ⭐️🌍
Project Drawdown has the science, the platform, and the influence to make it happen. What we need is your support. Donate today and make the impossible, POSSIBLE!
Support ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ijt7Ln
Project Drawdown has the science, the platform, and the influence to make it happen. What we need is your support. Donate today and make the impossible, POSSIBLE!
Support ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ijt7Ln
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The majority of deforested land is used for animal agriculture, either directly or indirectly, and the beef industry is the single biggest driver of deforestation. Seth Millstein explains:
Agriculture Affects Deforestation Much More Than Most People Realize
Cattle farming accounts for 80 percent of all deforested land across the Amazon, and 41 percent of all tropical deforestation worldwide.
buff.ly
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The majority of deforested land is used for animal agriculture, either directly or indirectly, and the beef industry is the single biggest driver of deforestation. Seth Millstein explains:
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“Paper or plastic” isn’t as simple a green choice as most greens think–because using paper uses land. Single-use plastic really is awful, but paper is part of our eating-the-earth problem.
December 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“Paper or plastic” isn’t as simple a green choice as most greens think–because using paper uses land. Single-use plastic really is awful, but paper is part of our eating-the-earth problem.
alt-thesis: Until we build millions of quality and affordable vegan restaurants, climate goals are unreachable.
🚀 Meat is # 1 new release in climatology (Amazon).
Chapter 2 thesis: Unless alt meats succeed, climate goals are impossible.
Publishers Weekly: Meat is a top ten new release in science.
Endorsed by Bill McKibben and from former UNFCCC head Christiana Figueres.
Preorder: meatbook.org/purchase
Chapter 2 thesis: Unless alt meats succeed, climate goals are impossible.
Publishers Weekly: Meat is a top ten new release in science.
Endorsed by Bill McKibben and from former UNFCCC head Christiana Figueres.
Preorder: meatbook.org/purchase
December 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
alt-thesis: Until we build millions of quality and affordable vegan restaurants, climate goals are unreachable.
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@drdorea.bsky.social, Editor: "The role of animal agriculture in contributing food-related emissions is well established in environmental research, yet is practically absent from mainstream climate reporting. That gap matters."
buff.ly/gtFavgw
buff.ly/gtFavgw
Analysis: 96.2% of Climate Stories Don’t Cover Animal Agriculture as Pollution Source
An opportunity for climate journalists to expand their coverage by including the largest source of food-related emissions.
sentientmedia.org
December 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
@drdorea.bsky.social, Editor: "The role of animal agriculture in contributing food-related emissions is well established in environmental research, yet is practically absent from mainstream climate reporting. That gap matters."
buff.ly/gtFavgw
buff.ly/gtFavgw
Done. Flu. COVID.
MMR a few months ago.
MMR a few months ago.
Please, please get your vaccines.
Good for you. Good for community. Good for healthcare system.
Emergency wards coping with 'extreme overcapacity' in flu season: cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#VaccinesWork
Good for you. Good for community. Good for healthcare system.
Emergency wards coping with 'extreme overcapacity' in flu season: cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#VaccinesWork
Calgary ERs face 'extreme overcapacity,' internal hospital memo says | CBC News
Hospitals are tightening policies to prevent patient bottlenecks, even if beds aren't available, according to a memo obtained by CBC News.
cbc.ca
December 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Done. Flu. COVID.
MMR a few months ago.
MMR a few months ago.
Beans not Beef.
Everyone’s going crazy about high food prices. Here’s my five-point plan to lower them!
December 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Beans not Beef.
IPCC: "The greatest Shift potential would come from switching to plant-based diets."
www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapte...
www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapte...
December 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
IPCC: "The greatest Shift potential would come from switching to plant-based diets."
www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapte...
www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapte...
Same same up here in Canada. We are being sold a pack of lies in the form of highly subsidized pipelines to the west coast.
It is beyond naïve to believe that China and India would ever choose relatively expensive imported US LNG over their own secure, cheap stores of domestic coal.
Yet on grounds of this absurd belief lies the argument that expanding US oil and gas production reduces emissions. 🤡
Yet on grounds of this absurd belief lies the argument that expanding US oil and gas production reduces emissions. 🤡
December 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Same same up here in Canada. We are being sold a pack of lies in the form of highly subsidized pipelines to the west coast.
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“Ironically, Trans Mountain is bad for everybody,” said Gunton. “It’s a lose, lose, lose.”
The TransMountain pipeline is BIG money loser. And who got played for suckers? The Canadian taxpayer. #PipelineBan #EndFossilFuels
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The TransMountain pipeline is BIG money loser. And who got played for suckers? The Canadian taxpayer. #PipelineBan #EndFossilFuels
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Is Trans Mountain’s Profitability an Accounting Illusion? | The Tyee
How the finances of Canada’s government-owned pipeline may look better than they are.
thetyee.ca
December 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“Ironically, Trans Mountain is bad for everybody,” said Gunton. “It’s a lose, lose, lose.”
The TransMountain pipeline is BIG money loser. And who got played for suckers? The Canadian taxpayer. #PipelineBan #EndFossilFuels
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
The TransMountain pipeline is BIG money loser. And who got played for suckers? The Canadian taxpayer. #PipelineBan #EndFossilFuels
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...