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Christoph Rupprecht
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#Multispecies #sustainability, #geography of food, urban nature, #degrowth & #solarpunk in Japan & beyond. Associate Professor at Ehime University, FEAST NPO […]

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I've been pondering #solarpunk and #hopepunk ideas. One of the most impressive resources I have come across is the #appropriatetechnologylibrary - a giant collection of books that is everything you'd need to make a village or community go with minimal effort and access to basic tools and […]
Original post on cloudisland.nz
cloudisland.nz
December 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy
It bothers me that before they show the footage of the murder of these people, the news man never says "We are about to show footage where people were killed some viewers might find this disturbing." As they would for other disasters, so when the bile rises in my throat, because I really did […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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dangillmor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Marco Rubio gave orders leading to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of human beings, most of them children. These three "leaders" killed USAID, and in the process ordered those deaths.

A crime against humanity, IMO […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
focx.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy
New paper out proposing the concept of weather commons, resisting ideas of technocratic & top-down weather modification!

Beautiful weather commons figure by Aoi Yoshida/AOI Landscape Design

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-025-00302-w

#weather #climate #commons #geoengineering #solarpunk
Concept graphic of the idea of weather commons, showing how its practice connects many actors (including nonhumans) across society and nature. The diagram is based on a series of facilitated online workshops in 2023–2024 with 15 experts from diverse disciplinary backgrounds such as engineering, law, commons, geography, art and public governance. It is intended to be a tool for imagining, sharing, and developing the concept of weather commons with diverse stakeholders by visualizing the scope of what a “weather commons” could comprise. All elements are interconnected and interrelated, an assemblage which comes together to form the concept of weather commons.
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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streetartutopia.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
https://streetartutopia.com/2025/11/23/when-statues-become-fathers-creative-street-art-on-equal-parenting/
When Statues Become Fathers - STREET ART UTOPIA
Explore how a Swedish campaign creatively uses statues to highlight the importance of equal parenting and challenge traditional gender roles.
streetartutopia.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
TGIF! I just finished writing up my newsletter that will go out tomorrow and I started it by mentioning that my pieces for this month’s collection had to share kiln space with a fair number of pieces by kids & students as well as my larger sculptural […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
A collection of intricately designed ceramic pottery, including a teapot and several mugs, showcasing various warm colors and geometric patterns. The pottery is arranged on a neutral brown background.
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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degrowthuk.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Thanks to @postcarboninstitute for republishing our piece on resilience org:
Minority influence: how can degrowth step up? - resilience
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-10-30/minority-influence-how-can-degrowth-step-up/
#degrowth #prospectsfordegrowth
Minority influence: how can degrowth step up?
A debate is in progress between alternative strategy prescriptions for degrowth: ecosocialism vs. horizontalism.
www.resilience.org
November 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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dphiffer.social.coop.ap.brid.gy
“I mean, I could come up with more. It’s everywhere. You literally worry that your kid is going to be beaten up or killed.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/as-told-to/a-mother-and-her-trans-teen-decide-to-leave-the-us
#transgender #parenting #usa
August 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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tootadynelpd.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
#mastodon #quietlife
Meme en dos paneles. Capturas de ROUGE ONE. Panel 1: Krennik pregunta "¿una cuenta de Mastodon? ¿En serio? ¿Un hombre de tu talento?" Panel 2: Galen Erso responde: "es una vida tranquila."
August 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Why the fuck is it okay for the Japanese news to echo language in the talking points about the 外国人問題

Language matters. Talk about the over-tourism problem, or the international driver’s liscense conversion problem, or even the immigration problem.

Issues are problems. People are not a fucking […]
Original post on famichiki.jp
famichiki.jp
July 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy
"I'm a naturalized US citizen."
"Born in USA"
"My family came to the US 200 years ago."
"3 generations served in the US Army."
"We have always been a Christian family"
"I have no disabilities or mental illnesses"
"I am employed, own my home."
"I'm not gay, trans or interested in vintage […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
July 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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yaxu.post.lurk.org.ap.brid.gy
An incomplete list of people excluded from 'international' conferences that are in-person only and aren't streamed or recorded
- People with caring responsibilities
- People with disabilities
- People with health vulnerabilities
- People who don't fly in recognition of climate emergencies
- […]
Original post on post.lurk.org
post.lurk.org
July 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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alxd.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy
I missed last month's #solarpunk essay from @AndrewDanaHudson , but I think the 10-year-check-in is a worthy read:

https://www.solarshades.club/p/the-political-dimensions-of-solarpunk10

The world has changed. Solarpunk influenced it, even without a single Masterpiece. We are continuing to […]
Original post on writing.exchange
writing.exchange
July 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
focx.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy
外国人を人間扱いすべきかどうか、簡単に議論の余地あり案件になりますね

From: @www3_nhk_or_news
https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/@www3_nhk_or_news/114819555113585895
:rss: NHKニュース (@www3_nhk_or_news@rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com)
参院選 各党が在留外国人に関する政策打ち出す 論点の1つに http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250709/k10014857621000.html #www3_nhk_or_news #参議院選挙 #政治 #NHK #ニュース #NHK_NEWS_WEB
rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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theicarian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Just found the weather machines that are making all the hurricanes, wildfires, and heatwaves worse
July 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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alxd.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy
I am proud to present you with an interview with an incredible @adapalmer straight from this year #bazyliszek convention, now available as a #solarpunkprompts special! […]
Original post on writing.exchange
writing.exchange
July 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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ceej.online
Child of Omelas? That’s thinking too small. What if like eight billion people suffered so a few dozen guys could live lives so insane they convinced themselves it’s more likely they’re inside a computer simulation
July 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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antoinnesterk.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy
Greater Masterwort

#bloomscrolling #nature #photography
Two white Astrantia major flowers, commonly known as Greater Masterwort, set against a blurred background of green foliage. The upper flower is in full bloom, showcasing its intricate structure. It has numerous slender, pointed white bracts that radiate outwards like petals, with a slight hint of green at their tips, particularly visible on the underside. At the center of the flower, there's a dense cluster of tiny, tightly packed florets, predominantly white with some light green and a touch of yellow or light brown at their very core. The background is a soft, out-of-focus blur of various shades of green.
June 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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theradr.bsky.social
This is how.

Greta Thunberg spits fire and gives you the only media training you may ever need.
Reporter: How did the Israelis treat you, we saw them giving sandwiches? Greta Thunberg: They probably have posted lots of PR stunts, they did an illegal act by kidnapping us in international waters but that’s not the real story here. The real story is the genocide in Gaza and systematic starvation. Reporter: Are you worried about the others? Greta: Yes…I’m calling for everyone who can to mobilize to demand their immediate release and, of course, to demand not only humanitarian aid being let into Gaza but also a ceasefire and most importantly an end to the occupation, an end to the systemic oppression and violence that Palestinians are facing on an everyday basis. Reporter: “Why do you think so many countries and governments around the world are just ignoring what’s happening in Gaza?” Greta Thunberg: “Because of racism.”
June 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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davidho.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy
Microsoft has blocked emails with the words “Palestine,” “Gaza,” and “Genocide” in the subject line or in the body of the message from being sent to recipients both inside and outside the company. 🫠

https://www.theverge.com/tech/672312/microsoft-block-palestine-gaza-email
May 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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viacampesinaeu.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
𝗘𝗡 | The challenges digitalisation brings to peasant agroecology : https://www.eurovia.org/publications/ecvc-position-on-digitalisation

𝗘𝗦 | Los retos de la digitalización para la agroecologia campesina […]

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𝗘𝗡 | The challenges digitalisation brings to peasant agroecology : https://www.eurovia.org/publications/ecvc-position-on-digitalisation 𝗘𝗦 | Los retos de la digitalización para la agroecologia campesina : https://www.eurovia.org/es/publicaciones/los-retos-de-la-digitalizacion-para-la-agroecologia-campesina 𝗙𝗥 | Les défis de la numérisation pour l’agroécologie paysanne : https://www.eurovia.org/fr/publications/les-defis-de-la-numerisation-pour-lagroecologie-paysanne
May 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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djoerd.idf.social.ap.brid.gy
Holy sh*t. This is a real xkcd, not funny, disturbing, and also one that must be shared

https://xkcd.com/3081/
US PhD program timeline: 1. Meet adbisor 2. Research proposal 3. Qualifying exams 4. Propose dissertation 5. Reseaech and write 6. Submit 7. Defend The last two steps in the timeline are crossed out and replaced -- in red -- by: 6. Get grabbed of the sidewalk by masked governnent agents 7. Be whisked out of the state before a judge has time to intervene 8. ????
April 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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rop.gonggri.jp
Timothy Snyder (who has been consistently amazing throughout this crisis!) has written a very important article preparing people’s minds for what I fear is near-inevitable: a US equivalent to the Reichstag fire.
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After
snyder.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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lambo.openbiblio.social.ap.brid.gy
Congrats Alexandra Elbakyan for successfully defending her Ph.D., on "Openness as an epistemic value of scientific communication", on April 9! 🎉 https://web.archive.org/web/20240425100014/https://iphras.ru/page26414303.htm

See also her most recent paper, "From Black Open Access to Open Access […]
Original post on openbiblio.social
openbiblio.social
April 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM