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2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?
July 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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this meme but it all winds up being true
June 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Somehow missed this 2022 UK paper exploring responses to radical right parties (RRP) and whether accommodation - i.e. "beat" them by repeating a version of their tale actually worked electorally.

Short version: Nope.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Does accommodation work? Mainstream party strategies and the success of radical right parties | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core
Does accommodation work? Mainstream party strategies and the success of radical right parties - Volume 11 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org
March 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Just your regular reminder of where global CO2 emissions are tracking compared to scenarios that keep warming to below 1.5C in 2100, with "no or low overshoot" (maximum temperature around 1.6C).

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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April 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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"But the most disturbing thing...is most Canadians and most people in the world don't know that story ... people are going to be talking about it now. Hopefully, it will empower the survivors to tell their story."

Oscar best documentary nomination for Sugarcane!! 🙌🏻

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Film on legacy of residential schools in Canada nominated for best documentary at 2025 Oscars | CBC News
A film detailing the legacy of residential schools in Canada has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards.
www.cbc.ca
January 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Human Rights Watch: UK failure to revoke anti-protest laws 'seriously undermines' democratic rights
HRW: UK failure to revoke anti-protest laws 'seriously undermines' democratic rights
Rights group says the new government is following the same 'worrying trajectory' as the last by upholding draconian anti-protest laws and appealing against a court ruling to curb them
www.middleeasteye.net
January 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Santa, underrated climate hero:

1. Spreads anti-coal message to impressionable young hearts and minds

2. Flies on 100% carrot-powered sleigh

3. Works from home 364 days of the year
December 24, 2023 at 11:22 PM