Bewilderbeast55
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Bewilderbeast55
@bewilderbeast55.bsky.social
Traveler in Africa, reader, casual writer (I try!), support system. Refugee from the dead blue bird, mastodon user. New on bluesky. Hoping for less Xitter n T*rump social reposts.
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NEW: What can EVERY Downtown learn from Sacramento’s NEW downtown housing strategy?

(HINT: It’s more than just housing!)

The San Francisco Chronicle asked me to write this OP-ED about our new @DowntownSac Downtown Livability Strategy.

Please share!
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Six things California cities can learn about revitalization from Sacramento’s new downtown housing strategy
Focusing just on more homes alone isn’t enough. How we build downtown housing matters a lot.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 19, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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Action alleviates anxiety. Vote in numbers too big to successfully contest.

Iwillvote.com
Ballotpedia.com

For the best democracy, please re-skeet.
I Will Vote
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state's next election.
Iwillvote.com
October 19, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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During the pandemic, Jason Segel emailed us to just briefly say "hey I really like Night Vale, great job" and it meant a lot to me. Since then, I've tried to send brief emails to people when I like their work and I really recommend it. It makes both you and them feel good
October 17, 2024 at 1:45 AM
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One from the archives:

The success of Portugal’s unconventional drug strategy – in numbers
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/07/05/t...
The success of Portugal's unconventional drug strategy – in numbers
Heroin use has plunged, as has the spread of HIV via needles.
theprogressplaybook.com
October 19, 2024 at 7:58 AM
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This story is one of the most disturbing I've ever covered. It's about how the views of a deeply weird ideological sect affected science, medicine and the media, with devastating impacts on patients. Please read and pass on. This horror has to stop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Maeve Boothby O’Neill died because of a discredited view of ME. How was this allowed to happen? | George Monbiot
Chronic fatigue syndrome is as physiological as a broken leg. ​We must learn all we can from this tragic case, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2024 at 6:39 AM
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This is a fascinating video looking into the economic impacts of mass refugee migration to Sweden 2015.

Really worth watching!
The truth about mass migration
YouTube video by The Market Exit
youtu.be
October 13, 2024 at 12:08 PM
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This is your daily reminder that Jill Stein is a distraction candidate and a Russian asset.
October 10, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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I’ve spent 25+ years teaching and “ communicating” science. As well as being a schoolteacher, I’ve worked with scientists and science institutions to help them explain their work to the public. This book is the culmination of all that work. Out in paperback Nov. 7th www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1529...
October 12, 2024 at 8:57 AM
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Worth a shot.
October 9, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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🚨BP today dumped its plans to cut oil and gas output, "vowing instead to focus on returns and investing in the most profitable businesses, first and foremost in oil and gas." BP is the lead beneficiary of a £22bn UK govt plan to invest in carbon capture and storage in Teesside.
Exclusive: BP abandons goal to cut oil output, resets strategy
The London-listed company is now targeting several new investments in the Middle East and the Gulf of Mexico to boost its oil and gas output.
www.reuters.com
October 7, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.

These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.

The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
October 2, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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Let there be no equivocation here: it is the world's scientists - the people tasked with quantifying physical reality - who are saying that climate change is a planetary-scale emergency, and that it is happening on our watch.
October 5, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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Story is finally out now! In partnership with @vox.com. I still think I'm gonna have to do like five more stories, this stuff absolutely blows my mind.

drilled.media/news/ccs
July 29, 2024 at 2:20 PM
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In much of the US, it’s the last week to register to vote in the US election in November. Do not miss your opportunity (and if you are registered, to check your registration to make sure it is still valid). Get registered and encourage everyone you know to register. Here’s where to start: Vote.gov
Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
Vote.gov
September 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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An historic day. Britain - cradle of the Industrial Revolution - will in a few hours shut down its last coal-fired power station. From providing 40% of UK's electricity in 2000, coal will hit zero. And unlike Port Talbot or Grangemouth, this transition is a just one. www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/last-u...
Last UK coal plant closes and successfully redeploys the workforce
The last UK coal power station is closing this month. When Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station shuts down, the UK will end 140 years of burning coal to make electricity - the first G7 country to phase out...
www.tuc.org.uk
September 30, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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Hope everyone gets a chance to read this one today. My colleague Kate Knibbs visited the Internet Archive IRL. It’s in grave danger.

www.wired.com/story/intern...
The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself
The web’s collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.
www.wired.com
September 27, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.
September 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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me liking every post with a screencap showing Trump’s stock tanking
September 23, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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My favourite charity, Caring for Gods Acre, send monthly 'Nature Notes' to editors of parish magazines. Articles focus on the #wildlife to be found in your local churchyard or cemetery each month

For next month's edition, email enquiries@cfga.org.uk www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk

Do please share 🙏
September 23, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tina Smith have just released a BRILLIANT housing plan called the Homes Act of 2024. Please go sign their petition to get Congress to support it. America needs to get this done.
go.justicedemocrats.com/signup/petit...
Support the Homes Act of 2024
Senator Bernie Sanders just introduced a resolution in the U.S. Senate calling for the U.S. to enact an immediate arms embargo with Israel in light of its military's ongoing genocide against Palestini...
go.justicedemocrats.com
September 21, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Just arrived. Refugee from the dead bird. Went to mastodon and enjoying that experience. Now here! I travel in Africa, I read and I blog.
August 29, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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There's a lot of shitty stuff swirling around in the world, so remember to take a moment to send a nice note of thanks or appreciation when it's warranted.

It's easy for you but might just mean all the world to the recipient.
August 29, 2024 at 12:30 AM