Jeanette Herrle
@jeanetteherrle.bsky.social
PhD, hist med/sci/tech. Philosoper farmer. Director, Academy of the Impossible. Undersized masters rower. Agroecologist-in-progress
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The Israeli army has just destroyed the seed bank of the Palestinian farmers' organisation, UAWC, in the West Bank. We condemn this latest crime against the Palestinian people and their efforts to defend their food sovereignty, and stand in solidarity with UAWC.
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Israeli Forces Demolish Seed Multiplication Unit of UAWC’s Seed Bank in Hebron | Via Campesina
Agroecology, Biodiversity and Peasants' Seeds In a grave escalation of its assault on Palestinian agricultural sovereignty, food sovereignty and Indigenous Seed Heritage, Israeli military forces carri...
viacampesina.org
July 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Israeli army has just destroyed the seed bank of the Palestinian farmers' organisation, UAWC, in the West Bank. We condemn this latest crime against the Palestinian people and their efforts to defend their food sovereignty, and stand in solidarity with UAWC.
viacampesina.org/en/2025/07/i...
viacampesina.org/en/2025/07/i...
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The Orwellian myth at the heart of industrial agriculture?
That environmental destruction is actually conservation.
This must-read essay traces how productivism – the obsession with yield – fuels ecocide & colonialism, while failing to 'feed the world'.
📖 spectrejournal.com/the-enduring...
That environmental destruction is actually conservation.
This must-read essay traces how productivism – the obsession with yield – fuels ecocide & colonialism, while failing to 'feed the world'.
📖 spectrejournal.com/the-enduring...
The Enduring Fantasy of “Feeding the World” – Spectre Journal
Members of the Agroecology Research-Action Collective argue against the productivist logic underlying the "feed-the-world" approaches to feed security.
spectrejournal.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Orwellian myth at the heart of industrial agriculture?
That environmental destruction is actually conservation.
This must-read essay traces how productivism – the obsession with yield – fuels ecocide & colonialism, while failing to 'feed the world'.
📖 spectrejournal.com/the-enduring...
That environmental destruction is actually conservation.
This must-read essay traces how productivism – the obsession with yield – fuels ecocide & colonialism, while failing to 'feed the world'.
📖 spectrejournal.com/the-enduring...
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In this house
Species are not types; they are historical accumulations of survivorship under constraint.
There is no original order, only recursive adaptation and structural coherence over time.
Ecological forms are not recoverable ideals, but emergent residues of entangled causes.
Species are not types; they are historical accumulations of survivorship under constraint.
There is no original order, only recursive adaptation and structural coherence over time.
Ecological forms are not recoverable ideals, but emergent residues of entangled causes.
July 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
In this house
Species are not types; they are historical accumulations of survivorship under constraint.
There is no original order, only recursive adaptation and structural coherence over time.
Ecological forms are not recoverable ideals, but emergent residues of entangled causes.
Species are not types; they are historical accumulations of survivorship under constraint.
There is no original order, only recursive adaptation and structural coherence over time.
Ecological forms are not recoverable ideals, but emergent residues of entangled causes.
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The quixotic effort to bring back manufacturing jobs is based on a romanticized, outdated idea of the working class as white male breadwinners. The US working class today is largely women of color in the service sector. Why not make service jobs pay what factory jobs used to?
April 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The quixotic effort to bring back manufacturing jobs is based on a romanticized, outdated idea of the working class as white male breadwinners. The US working class today is largely women of color in the service sector. Why not make service jobs pay what factory jobs used to?
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It seems such a basic thing to say but fascism picks off groups one by one and one of the most basic defences we have is to stand in solidarity with each other. Anyone who turns a blind eye is an ally to fascists.
April 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It seems such a basic thing to say but fascism picks off groups one by one and one of the most basic defences we have is to stand in solidarity with each other. Anyone who turns a blind eye is an ally to fascists.
This is what I want on the sign I ask you not to make me tap 😊
Think of the range of variation genetic pool as more important than the traits of an individual tree or type
April 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is what I want on the sign I ask you not to make me tap 😊
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🍄 Fungi are astute mathematicians. Those that form partnerships with plant roots can evaluate supply and demand; some researchers call them “living algorithms.”
Watch the spread of these fungal networks in a lovely photo essay by @alanburdick.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com👇
Watch the spread of these fungal networks in a lovely photo essay by @alanburdick.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com👇
How Fungi Move Among Us
Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🍄 Fungi are astute mathematicians. Those that form partnerships with plant roots can evaluate supply and demand; some researchers call them “living algorithms.”
Watch the spread of these fungal networks in a lovely photo essay by @alanburdick.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com👇
Watch the spread of these fungal networks in a lovely photo essay by @alanburdick.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com👇
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A former French military base, Vauban is a thriving neighbourhood of 5,500 residents connected to Freiburg town centre by bus and light rail. Built in the late 1990s as a radical experiment in low-car living, it forgoes virtually all on-street parking in favour of active, green, and social spaces. 🧵
April 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A former French military base, Vauban is a thriving neighbourhood of 5,500 residents connected to Freiburg town centre by bus and light rail. Built in the late 1990s as a radical experiment in low-car living, it forgoes virtually all on-street parking in favour of active, green, and social spaces. 🧵
"The notion of a united patriotic effort that is waged in everyone’s best interest is a lie or distortion when advanced by the ruling class, but politicians and the media are pushing it with great enthusiasm"
In the face of #Trump's #tradewar, 'our' capitalists and their political representatives will try to make the working-class carry the burden. Instead of joining 'Team Canada,' we will need to fight back. My article for @midnightsunmag.bsky.social.
www.midnightsunmag.ca/from-trade-w...
www.midnightsunmag.ca/from-trade-w...
From Trade War to Class War
John Clarke on building a liberatory class politics in the face of the escalating trade war between Canada and the US.
www.midnightsunmag.ca
April 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"The notion of a united patriotic effort that is waged in everyone’s best interest is a lie or distortion when advanced by the ruling class, but politicians and the media are pushing it with great enthusiasm"
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One of the greatest pieces of propaganda in modern media history is the pervasive theme that more investment in police, prosecutors, jails, prisons, and probation officers will make us safe. The scientific, empirical evidence is overwhelmingly to the contrary.
March 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
One of the greatest pieces of propaganda in modern media history is the pervasive theme that more investment in police, prosecutors, jails, prisons, and probation officers will make us safe. The scientific, empirical evidence is overwhelmingly to the contrary.
What a great, totally engrossing listen that softens the blow of having to clear 20cm of snow at the very end of March. Helps to imagine these three sitting around a crackling fire, I find
“The old relationship we had with the US—based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation—is over”-Canada's Carney
What happens when everyone says that? We discussed with
@danieldenvir.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social
thedigradio.com/podcast/glob...
What happens when everyone says that? We discussed with
@danieldenvir.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social
thedigradio.com/podcast/glob...
March 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
What a great, totally engrossing listen that softens the blow of having to clear 20cm of snow at the very end of March. Helps to imagine these three sitting around a crackling fire, I find
As soon as you've done any butchering yourself you realize how incredibly labour intensive & skilled the work is. I can easily imagine an appropriate circle of hell for Mr White Bone program
This is great journalism on refugees in meatpacking.
Also, I let out an audible groan when the article mentioned that 1) Wesley Batista Filho was the CEO of JBS USA and 2) he enacted the White Bone program, requiring workers to not leave any meat left on bones, an extremely intensive labor process.
Also, I let out an audible groan when the article mentioned that 1) Wesley Batista Filho was the CEO of JBS USA and 2) he enacted the White Bone program, requiring workers to not leave any meat left on bones, an extremely intensive labor process.
Trump reportedly intends to establish detention camps on military bases, including one in Colorado, to hold migrants while they are processed for deportation…What does this country owe to the people it has admitted on humanitarian grounds?
Ted Genoways reporting on Haitian migrants in meatpacking
Ted Genoways reporting on Haitian migrants in meatpacking
March 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
As soon as you've done any butchering yourself you realize how incredibly labour intensive & skilled the work is. I can easily imagine an appropriate circle of hell for Mr White Bone program
I only listened to the free section of this, but wow is @vijayprashad.bsky.social just on fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 here
OUT TODAY ///
we spoke with @vijayprashad.bsky.social about the the differences between bourgeois and socialist democracies more broadly before taking a deep dive into specific examples comparing China and the United States 🎧
we spoke with @vijayprashad.bsky.social about the the differences between bourgeois and socialist democracies more broadly before taking a deep dive into specific examples comparing China and the United States 🎧
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON:
china pt. 3: bourgeois democracy vs socialist democracy w/ vijay prashad
china pt. 3: bourgeois democracy vs socialist democracy w/ vijay prashad
March 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I only listened to the free section of this, but wow is @vijayprashad.bsky.social just on fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 here
Sadly, McGoohan missed the opportunity to feature penny farthing racing in The Prisoner, which really would have fit the surreal atmosphere of the Village perfectly
A penny farthing bicycle is a recurring image in the dystopian 1967 TV series The Prisoner, which was created by, written by, and starred Patrick McGoohan.
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Patrick!
March 19 (1928-2009)
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Patrick!
March 19 (1928-2009)
March 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sadly, McGoohan missed the opportunity to feature penny farthing racing in The Prisoner, which really would have fit the surreal atmosphere of the Village perfectly
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"Yoking workers to a mortgage and getting them bought into housing appreciation as a means toward building wealth was a deliberate strategy to dull the collective power of the working class... It’s no coincidence that some labor unions were such big backers of cooperative housing models..."
Homes for Living!
How do you make housing that's *permanently* affordable?
annehelen.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Yoking workers to a mortgage and getting them bought into housing appreciation as a means toward building wealth was a deliberate strategy to dull the collective power of the working class... It’s no coincidence that some labor unions were such big backers of cooperative housing models..."
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The pressure is real, and the path through it is also real. The call for attention does not mean collapse. It means the strongest path is becoming visible.
February 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The pressure is real, and the path through it is also real. The call for attention does not mean collapse. It means the strongest path is becoming visible.
Turns out having actual policies is appealing to voters too:"By focusing on very concrete and realistic demands such as the rent cap, the abolition of sales tax on basic foodstuffs, and a wealth tax, we succeeded in rebuilding our profile as a social opposition"
This is an excellent explanation of what is to be done, in the here and now
rosalux.nyc/how-die-link...
rosalux.nyc/how-die-link...
How Die Linke Turned the Tide - RLS-NYC
Co-chairs Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken on the party’s remarkable comeback.
rosalux.nyc
February 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Turns out having actual policies is appealing to voters too:"By focusing on very concrete and realistic demands such as the rent cap, the abolition of sales tax on basic foodstuffs, and a wealth tax, we succeeded in rebuilding our profile as a social opposition"
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This is a dynamic we see so often in the U.S. where business owners push the false idea that reducing car dependence will hurt business. The article has some great ideas for counteracting this narrative.
February 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This is a dynamic we see so often in the U.S. where business owners push the false idea that reducing car dependence will hurt business. The article has some great ideas for counteracting this narrative.
The courage of our Colombian sisters & brothers who defend the land is truly astounding. No me mames gallo, Canadian mining companies, we know what you are doing
Profile in courage: Colombian environmental defender Jani Silva faces ongoing threats for her leadership of the Amazon Pearl region of the Amazon rainforest.
Peace Brigades International is an integral part of a web of global protective support for Jani & colleagues
rabble.ca/human-rights...
Peace Brigades International is an integral part of a web of global protective support for Jani & colleagues
rabble.ca/human-rights...
Justice for Jani Silva: Colombian campesina activist Jani Silva threatened in Putumayo
Putumayo is a land in turmoil with land defenders on one side, and corporate interests on the other.
rabble.ca
February 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The courage of our Colombian sisters & brothers who defend the land is truly astounding. No me mames gallo, Canadian mining companies, we know what you are doing
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Marshall McLuhan recognized the inclusive and immersive impact of media, and what we keep forgetting is that our media, and in particular our media narratives, are incredibly and infectiously American.
112: Is This The End of Canada? open.substack.com/pub/metaview...
112: Is This The End of Canada? open.substack.com/pub/metaview...
112: Is This The End of Canada?
Do we even see the battlefield for what it is?
open.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Marshall McLuhan recognized the inclusive and immersive impact of media, and what we keep forgetting is that our media, and in particular our media narratives, are incredibly and infectiously American.
112: Is This The End of Canada? open.substack.com/pub/metaview...
112: Is This The End of Canada? open.substack.com/pub/metaview...
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"The land doesn't discriminate. It doesn't care where you came from, it doesn't care who you are; it doesn't care what pronouns you use. You just exist with it."
Agroecology nurtures and celebrates diversity in our land-use systems & also in the communities who practice them.
vimeo.com/1057570775
Agroecology nurtures and celebrates diversity in our land-use systems & also in the communities who practice them.
vimeo.com/1057570775
Agroecology as a Movement Ep.3: Women and Diverse Genders
This video has been produced as part of the LWA's 'Agroecology as a Movement' Political Education Curriculum. Filmed and produced by Black Bark Films. With…
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February 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"The land doesn't discriminate. It doesn't care where you came from, it doesn't care who you are; it doesn't care what pronouns you use. You just exist with it."
Agroecology nurtures and celebrates diversity in our land-use systems & also in the communities who practice them.
vimeo.com/1057570775
Agroecology nurtures and celebrates diversity in our land-use systems & also in the communities who practice them.
vimeo.com/1057570775
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"We think that land is much too important to be left in the hands of a few people. The whole community of people own the land..."
As part of our campaign to Re-Root Agroecology, visit some of our members- including Tyddyn Teg- to hear why agroecology is anti-capitalist.
tinyurl.com/5eabe56m
As part of our campaign to Re-Root Agroecology, visit some of our members- including Tyddyn Teg- to hear why agroecology is anti-capitalist.
tinyurl.com/5eabe56m
Agroecology as a Movement Ep. 2: Anti-Capitalist
This video has been produced as part of the LWA's 'Agroecology as a Movement' Political Education Curriculum. Filmed and produced by Black Bark Films. With…
vimeo.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"We think that land is much too important to be left in the hands of a few people. The whole community of people own the land..."
As part of our campaign to Re-Root Agroecology, visit some of our members- including Tyddyn Teg- to hear why agroecology is anti-capitalist.
tinyurl.com/5eabe56m
As part of our campaign to Re-Root Agroecology, visit some of our members- including Tyddyn Teg- to hear why agroecology is anti-capitalist.
tinyurl.com/5eabe56m
The queer lens, much like the disability lens, often feels like our best bet for finding justice for all
February 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The queer lens, much like the disability lens, often feels like our best bet for finding justice for all