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"Communal lands the combined size of Portugal have been taken over by corporate interests for carbon offsetting schemes across the Global South, according to a new report that warns of a “new form of land grabbing"
Carbon credit land grab dispossesses Global South communities: Report
Communal lands the combined size of Portugal have been taken over by corporate interests for carbon offsetting schemes across the Global South, according to a new report that warns of a “new form of l...
news.mongabay.com
September 27, 2024 at 11:53 AM
"Communal lands the combined size of Portugal have been taken over by corporate interests for carbon offsetting schemes across the Global South, according to a new report that warns of a “new form of land grabbing"
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A great philosopher recently told me: "you can always get away with saying 'I think you'll find it's more complicated than that', because it's always true. But it's not always helpful."
September 27, 2024 at 12:49 PM
A great philosopher recently told me: "you can always get away with saying 'I think you'll find it's more complicated than that', because it's always true. But it's not always helpful."
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U Chicago: free speech!
Me: Great so the university is gonna commit to pro-Palestinian speech?
UC: nope
Me: um making sure marginalized students have their voices heard?
UC: nope
Me: fighting book banners and govt censorship?
UC: nope
Me: what kinds of speech then?
UC: you know which ones
Me: Great so the university is gonna commit to pro-Palestinian speech?
UC: nope
Me: um making sure marginalized students have their voices heard?
UC: nope
Me: fighting book banners and govt censorship?
UC: nope
Me: what kinds of speech then?
UC: you know which ones
September 27, 2024 at 12:43 PM
U Chicago: free speech!
Me: Great so the university is gonna commit to pro-Palestinian speech?
UC: nope
Me: um making sure marginalized students have their voices heard?
UC: nope
Me: fighting book banners and govt censorship?
UC: nope
Me: what kinds of speech then?
UC: you know which ones
Me: Great so the university is gonna commit to pro-Palestinian speech?
UC: nope
Me: um making sure marginalized students have their voices heard?
UC: nope
Me: fighting book banners and govt censorship?
UC: nope
Me: what kinds of speech then?
UC: you know which ones
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SEND EMAILS to City Council to provide input/ask questions/to offer your perspective on what a humane response to unsheltered homelessness looks like in Minneapolis (the 2nd ordinance described here, which has not passed yet & can still be shaped) bc goodness knows these forums are broken at best.
I walked out on this tonight & if/when I can find the strength to articulate why, I'll let you know.
Some of the people who live in this city are unchecked monsters, & none of the ones I'm currently describing are currently experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
Some of the people who live in this city are unchecked monsters, & none of the ones I'm currently describing are currently experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
It's been a stellar day & I've got basically all day tomorrow to rest up before the community meeting on the Encampment ordinances
September 26, 2024 at 12:54 AM
SEND EMAILS to City Council to provide input/ask questions/to offer your perspective on what a humane response to unsheltered homelessness looks like in Minneapolis (the 2nd ordinance described here, which has not passed yet & can still be shaped) bc goodness knows these forums are broken at best.
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Is it burn out from overwork or is it accumulated moral harm from the tension of vocation vs enshittification?
September 27, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Is it burn out from overwork or is it accumulated moral harm from the tension of vocation vs enshittification?
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How do I mute the whole world while also remaining actively engaged and absorbing every detail of every story
September 26, 2024 at 11:44 PM
How do I mute the whole world while also remaining actively engaged and absorbing every detail of every story
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In my career, I've helped a lot of people. Now I'm sending up the Batsignal -- I'm asking for your help. It's time sensitive, and what's at stake could help many people. Please share this link far & wide, if you can. Thanks in advance 🔥💚 burner-account.ghost.io/sending-up-t...
Sending up the Batsignal and asking for help
Countless times, when people in the entertainment industry needed help, I’ve answered the call.
I’ve done things behind the scenes and helped however I could more times than I can count. I’ve listen...
burner-account.ghost.io
September 25, 2024 at 5:02 PM
In my career, I've helped a lot of people. Now I'm sending up the Batsignal -- I'm asking for your help. It's time sensitive, and what's at stake could help many people. Please share this link far & wide, if you can. Thanks in advance 🔥💚 burner-account.ghost.io/sending-up-t...
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Post a meme made by you
April 10, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Post a meme made by you
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Then: "You'll get more conservative when you're older."
Me older: "I think we need to stop joking about it and actually do cannibalism, guys. I think if we actually ate just four billionaires, just four, things would start changing. But we have to eat them, and less than four wouldn't do, who's in?"
Me older: "I think we need to stop joking about it and actually do cannibalism, guys. I think if we actually ate just four billionaires, just four, things would start changing. But we have to eat them, and less than four wouldn't do, who's in?"
September 14, 2023 at 7:29 PM
Then: "You'll get more conservative when you're older."
Me older: "I think we need to stop joking about it and actually do cannibalism, guys. I think if we actually ate just four billionaires, just four, things would start changing. But we have to eat them, and less than four wouldn't do, who's in?"
Me older: "I think we need to stop joking about it and actually do cannibalism, guys. I think if we actually ate just four billionaires, just four, things would start changing. But we have to eat them, and less than four wouldn't do, who's in?"
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Yes, the Vikings didn't wear horned helmets. But I'm like 99% sure they would have agreed with us that they look badass, so it's fine.
August 22, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Yes, the Vikings didn't wear horned helmets. But I'm like 99% sure they would have agreed with us that they look badass, so it's fine.
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Controversial opinion: cops should get fired immediately for beating up people that are rude to them, and service workers should not.
September 10, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Controversial opinion: cops should get fired immediately for beating up people that are rude to them, and service workers should not.
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The problem with capitalism is it distorts the natural balance of Fucking Around & Finding Out by creating a class that is allowed nearly infinite fuckery with zero finding out
May 19, 2023 at 12:23 AM
The problem with capitalism is it distorts the natural balance of Fucking Around & Finding Out by creating a class that is allowed nearly infinite fuckery with zero finding out
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“What are people wearing under their giant unisex medieval wizard robes” is such a colossally dumb thing to be mean about.
May 20, 2023 at 8:33 PM
“What are people wearing under their giant unisex medieval wizard robes” is such a colossally dumb thing to be mean about.
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This is a pro rivers and estuary account and also an anti cop account.
May 23, 2023 at 3:07 AM
This is a pro rivers and estuary account and also an anti cop account.
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Cosign there is no such thing as being apolitical. There is only support for the prevailing political status quo and a huffy insistence no one talk about it
Last thoughts before I need to get to work -
Claiming to be “apolitical” is actually extremely political. It endorses current systems, many of which do not prioritize the well being of people oppressed by those systems.
I still think about this a lot:
Claiming to be “apolitical” is actually extremely political. It endorses current systems, many of which do not prioritize the well being of people oppressed by those systems.
I still think about this a lot:
Twitter Won't Treat White Supremacy Like ISIS Because It'd Have to Ban Some GOP Politicians Too
A Twitter employee who works on machine learning believes that a proactive, algorithmic solution to white supremacy would also catch Republican politicians.
www.vice.com
May 27, 2023 at 6:03 PM
Cosign there is no such thing as being apolitical. There is only support for the prevailing political status quo and a huffy insistence no one talk about it
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Philip K. Dick story title: Hither Comes The Man I Wasn’t
Philip K. Dick movie adaptation title: Brain Cops
Philip K. Dick movie adaptation title: Brain Cops
June 17, 2023 at 6:15 PM
Philip K. Dick story title: Hither Comes The Man I Wasn’t
Philip K. Dick movie adaptation title: Brain Cops
Philip K. Dick movie adaptation title: Brain Cops
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This is the whole point of AI. It’s not to actually replace humans. It’s to change your title from “head writer” to “assistant AI technician,” not credit you, and pay you half of what you were paid before
Most AI creative writing is… bad, so firms are on a spree hiring poets, novelists, and other humanities experts to try to fix it
Why Silicon Valley’s biggest AI developers are hiring poets
Training data companies are grabbing writers of fiction, drama, poetry, and also general humanities experts to improve AI creative writing.
restofworld.org
September 24, 2023 at 10:44 PM
This is the whole point of AI. It’s not to actually replace humans. It’s to change your title from “head writer” to “assistant AI technician,” not credit you, and pay you half of what you were paid before
Still important
What Does It Mean to Stand With Israel?
There is a better way to support the Israeli people than unconditional support of its current government.
slate.com
September 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Still important
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Major Biden is a Good Good Boy, and I'm so pleased that he has been vindicated. I demand a full pardon, his record scrubbed, and possibly a medal of bravery. Or perhaps just a grateful nation saying WHO'S A GOOD BOY as one.
Was it the same guy that got bit?
I'm starting to think that Major Biden was just trying to protect his beloved people from these guys. Maybe he needs to be pulled out of retirement to stay close to the VP. For extra security.
I'm starting to think that Major Biden was just trying to protect his beloved people from these guys. Maybe he needs to be pulled out of retirement to stay close to the VP. For extra security.
BREAKING
A US Secret Service Agent has been accused of sexually assaulting a staffer on Vice-President Kamala Harris’ campaign.
In a statement, the Secret Service acknowledges that an incident is being investigated.
Full Story: bit.ly/4gFvffq
A US Secret Service Agent has been accused of sexually assaulting a staffer on Vice-President Kamala Harris’ campaign.
In a statement, the Secret Service acknowledges that an incident is being investigated.
Full Story: bit.ly/4gFvffq
September 25, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Major Biden is a Good Good Boy, and I'm so pleased that he has been vindicated. I demand a full pardon, his record scrubbed, and possibly a medal of bravery. Or perhaps just a grateful nation saying WHO'S A GOOD BOY as one.
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reminder that Mike Parson chose to intervene and pardon the McCloskeys for pointing guns at protestors, but wouldn’t step in to save an innocent man from execution
never forget the face of the man who allowed this to happen.
may Michael Parson never know peace again for the rest of his insignificant life
may Michael Parson never know peace again for the rest of his insignificant life
September 25, 2024 at 12:36 AM
reminder that Mike Parson chose to intervene and pardon the McCloskeys for pointing guns at protestors, but wouldn’t step in to save an innocent man from execution
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Technical IT people, I assume, are just sitting at their desk doing a thing and greet every announcement from
Corporate with “What fresh hell is this?”
Corporate with “What fresh hell is this?”
September 24, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Technical IT people, I assume, are just sitting at their desk doing a thing and greet every announcement from
Corporate with “What fresh hell is this?”
Corporate with “What fresh hell is this?”
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You got games on your phone???
(Northern Cardinal)
(Northern Cardinal)
September 24, 2024 at 9:12 PM
You got games on your phone???
(Northern Cardinal)
(Northern Cardinal)