Ladybugspicnic
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Running. Bikes. Birds. Urban Things.
Photo credit to Jason Tang (The Canadian Press).
Photo credit to Jason Tang (The Canadian Press).
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Fossil fuels are the source material for most plastics + for the chemicals added to them. As firms lose their iron grip on energy production, indications are they're shifting to using oil + gas for plastic production, which has more than doubled since 2000 + looks set rise 40% in the next 10 years.
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Fossil fuels are the source material for most plastics + for the chemicals added to them. As firms lose their iron grip on energy production, indications are they're shifting to using oil + gas for plastic production, which has more than doubled since 2000 + looks set rise 40% in the next 10 years.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November.
When you suddenly find your face being pummeled by icy shards in the headwind.
#SeenOnMyRun
When you suddenly find your face being pummeled by icy shards in the headwind.
#SeenOnMyRun
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
November.
When you suddenly find your face being pummeled by icy shards in the headwind.
#SeenOnMyRun
When you suddenly find your face being pummeled by icy shards in the headwind.
#SeenOnMyRun
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Climate change is already making it dangerous to work outdoors and in factories in India — and we’re not even st 1.5C yet.
“Summers have gotten so much worse in the past five years that…she ends up losing a week’s worth of work each month because of dehydration and vomiting.”
“Summers have gotten so much worse in the past five years that…she ends up losing a week’s worth of work each month because of dehydration and vomiting.”
November 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Climate change is already making it dangerous to work outdoors and in factories in India — and we’re not even st 1.5C yet.
“Summers have gotten so much worse in the past five years that…she ends up losing a week’s worth of work each month because of dehydration and vomiting.”
“Summers have gotten so much worse in the past five years that…she ends up losing a week’s worth of work each month because of dehydration and vomiting.”
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Extreme heat can kill you fast with a heat stroke or heart attack. But it can also kill you slowly with lost wages, kidney problems and UTIs, and psychological stress. In India, millions of women in the informal economy bear the worst of it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
What’s More Dangerous Than India’s Frequent Heat Waves? Heat Stress.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Extreme heat can kill you fast with a heat stroke or heart attack. But it can also kill you slowly with lost wages, kidney problems and UTIs, and psychological stress. In India, millions of women in the informal economy bear the worst of it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
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Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
Unionized Starbucks Workers Are on Strike Across the US
Starbucks workers at 65 stores in 40 cities across the US walked out Thursday, striking against what they describe as unfair labor practices and the company’s stonewalling at the bargaining table. The...
jacobin.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
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Here's just 2019 and 2024 side by side.
There were no speed cameras in 2019.
There were no speed cameras in 2019.
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Here's just 2019 and 2024 side by side.
There were no speed cameras in 2019.
There were no speed cameras in 2019.
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Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister
Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister
Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry
Countries must recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as a key component of tackling the climate crisis, and civil society must help in the defence of such lands against mining interests, Brazil’s minister for Indigenous peoples has said.
Sonia Guajajara, a longtime Indigenous activist before being appointed a minister by President Lula da Silva, said: “[Among the goals of the Cop30 summit is] a request that countries recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as climate policy.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister
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Two mother polar bears and their respective cubs beating a hasty retreat from a large male who had just showed up in the neighborhood. Males are a risk to cubs. #BearSeason2025 #mammals 🌿
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Two mother polar bears and their respective cubs beating a hasty retreat from a large male who had just showed up in the neighborhood. Males are a risk to cubs. #BearSeason2025 #mammals 🌿
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This is could well be a historic midterm for Democrats.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This is could well be a historic midterm for Democrats.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives.
You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.
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Big climate protest underway in Belém this morning (photos by Daniel Carvalho)
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Big climate protest underway in Belém this morning (photos by Daniel Carvalho)
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Thread with scenes from today’s climate protest in Belém, Brazil, estimated to have drawn tens of thousands of people as COP30 negotiations grind on
Big climate protest underway in Belém this morning (photos by Daniel Carvalho)
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thread with scenes from today’s climate protest in Belém, Brazil, estimated to have drawn tens of thousands of people as COP30 negotiations grind on
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Drivers: I know you think you’re doing cyclists a favour by stopping & waving us through an intersection while you’ve got right of way, but you really aren’t. You’re being unpredictable and screwing up the flow of traffic for everyone and just causing further delays for us to safely cross. Stop it.
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Drivers: I know you think you’re doing cyclists a favour by stopping & waving us through an intersection while you’ve got right of way, but you really aren’t. You’re being unpredictable and screwing up the flow of traffic for everyone and just causing further delays for us to safely cross. Stop it.
LOOK AT THIS CREATURE.
There's a reason this was my spark birb as a young kid. 🥰
There's a reason this was my spark birb as a young kid. 🥰
A Brown Pelican in mid dive ready to catch the next fish!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
LOOK AT THIS CREATURE.
There's a reason this was my spark birb as a young kid. 🥰
There's a reason this was my spark birb as a young kid. 🥰
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So when the aurora borealis is faint enough, you can capture its glow with the Milky Way 😍
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So when the aurora borealis is faint enough, you can capture its glow with the Milky Way 😍
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of warming in 2100 compared to preindustrial levels.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of warming in 2100 compared to preindustrial levels.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C
20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C
So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.
They wanted to host to highlight the real impacts of climate change........
Scoop: The UN sent Brazilian officials a letter demanding improvements to security and poor conditions at COP30, including stifling heat and flooding inside the venue. Gift link:
UN Orders Brazil to Improve Security, Poor Conditions at COP30
A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
They wanted to host to highlight the real impacts of climate change........
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(I am here. I'd say conditions are uncomfortable. For people with health issues, or in especially hot or wet locations in the venue, I can believe that rises to dreadful)
Scoop: The UN sent Brazilian officials a letter demanding improvements to security and poor conditions at COP30, including stifling heat and flooding inside the venue. Gift link:
UN Orders Brazil to Improve Security, Poor Conditions at COP30
A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
(I am here. I'd say conditions are uncomfortable. For people with health issues, or in especially hot or wet locations in the venue, I can believe that rises to dreadful)
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Less harsh cold? Later freezes? Not as many freezes? Shorter cold streaks?!
It might sound nice, but cold weather matters — for snowfall, water supplies, winter sports, and the ecosystems that depend on them.
Those impacts can ripple into spring and summer.
youtu.be/H3XJsEWtYjg
It might sound nice, but cold weather matters — for snowfall, water supplies, winter sports, and the ecosystems that depend on them.
Those impacts can ripple into spring and summer.
youtu.be/H3XJsEWtYjg
Winter is the fastest warming season in the U.S.
YouTube video by climatecentral
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Less harsh cold? Later freezes? Not as many freezes? Shorter cold streaks?!
It might sound nice, but cold weather matters — for snowfall, water supplies, winter sports, and the ecosystems that depend on them.
Those impacts can ripple into spring and summer.
youtu.be/H3XJsEWtYjg
It might sound nice, but cold weather matters — for snowfall, water supplies, winter sports, and the ecosystems that depend on them.
Those impacts can ripple into spring and summer.
youtu.be/H3XJsEWtYjg
Put yo shooz on first.
Apropos of nothing in particular: SHOES
Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on.
Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.
Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on.
Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Put yo shooz on first.
Lolz
A humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence, believed to be one of the first in Russia, face-planted during its highly anticipated debut in Moscow on Tuesday after briefly staggering onstage. nyti.ms/49Ly3GI
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Lolz
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A @washingtonpost.com analysis of changing global precipitation patterns explains what people in Appalachia already know: The region has become a dangerous hot spot of intensifying rainfall.
Where the sky keeps bursting
A Washington Post investigation shows why one region of the United States is increasingly vulnerable to extreme rainfall and floods.
wapo.st
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A @washingtonpost.com analysis of changing global precipitation patterns explains what people in Appalachia already know: The region has become a dangerous hot spot of intensifying rainfall.
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I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks