Jonathan Meakin
@jonathan-meakin.bsky.social
Writer, reader, gardener | Salopian Nova Scotian
“[Ocean acidity is …] the seventh of nine planetary boundaries to be transgressed, prompting scientists to call for a renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels, deforestation and other human-driven pressures that are tilting the Earth out of a habitable equilibrium.” ~ Jonathan Watts
World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life
Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“[Ocean acidity is …] the seventh of nine planetary boundaries to be transgressed, prompting scientists to call for a renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels, deforestation and other human-driven pressures that are tilting the Earth out of a habitable equilibrium.” ~ Jonathan Watts
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Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
AI is already taking jobs away from entry-level workers
Software and customer service are most at risk right now and could be the canary in the coal mine.
www.axios.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
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If you continue to contribute to the success, visibility and profitability of Musk's platform X, by still posting there, ask yourself why.
The ever-more radcalised Elon Musk regularly shares content from Steve Laws.
Laws leads breakaway faction quitting Homeland for its leader only supporting the voluntary, not forced repatriation of British-born minorities
"I don't care if they were born here, every single one must go" i
Laws leads breakaway faction quitting Homeland for its leader only supporting the voluntary, not forced repatriation of British-born minorities
"I don't care if they were born here, every single one must go" i
September 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
If you continue to contribute to the success, visibility and profitability of Musk's platform X, by still posting there, ask yourself why.
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eels are wondrous and in decline.
Determined to reverse that collapse, the Somerset Eel Recovery Project is weaving together science, folklore and community creativity to bring back not only the eel but a lost sense of local identity.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Determined to reverse that collapse, the Somerset Eel Recovery Project is weaving together science, folklore and community creativity to bring back not only the eel but a lost sense of local identity.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Activists blend science and folklore as they try to revive Somerset’s eel population
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Feargal Sharkey back campaign to save the animal, which once inspired placenames, songs and stories
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
eels are wondrous and in decline.
Determined to reverse that collapse, the Somerset Eel Recovery Project is weaving together science, folklore and community creativity to bring back not only the eel but a lost sense of local identity.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Determined to reverse that collapse, the Somerset Eel Recovery Project is weaving together science, folklore and community creativity to bring back not only the eel but a lost sense of local identity.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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On Roundtable with Enda Brady discussing the collapse of the latest round of Plastics Treaty negotiations. The source materials for most plastics are oil + gas. Countries opposing a cap on plastic production were mostly oil producing nations. Coincidence?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXoj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXoj...
August 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
On Roundtable with Enda Brady discussing the collapse of the latest round of Plastics Treaty negotiations. The source materials for most plastics are oil + gas. Countries opposing a cap on plastic production were mostly oil producing nations. Coincidence?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXoj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXoj...
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'This story is a narrative mudlark, we are picking up stories as we go'
The following article discusses the lives lost to the River Severn. It's a personal tale, linked to my own families story.
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2022/03/loss...
#History #localhistory #Shropshire
The following article discusses the lives lost to the River Severn. It's a personal tale, linked to my own families story.
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2022/03/loss...
#History #localhistory #Shropshire
Loss and the River- some stories of Jackfield
There is something quite special about Jackfield. The whole area hums with its history, it’s a tangible, accessible thing. As you walk past...
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
'This story is a narrative mudlark, we are picking up stories as we go'
The following article discusses the lives lost to the River Severn. It's a personal tale, linked to my own families story.
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2022/03/loss...
#History #localhistory #Shropshire
The following article discusses the lives lost to the River Severn. It's a personal tale, linked to my own families story.
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2022/03/loss...
#History #localhistory #Shropshire
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Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."
For women, the increase of AI use in the workplace may affect their careers: Harvard study
Women are using AI significantly less then men and it’s going to have a major impact on their careers, according to extensive research on the topic.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."
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“Canada's pursuit of mega fossil fuel expansion projects stands in stark defiance of the ICJ... This historic ruling is not merely a legal opinion; it's a global mandate that shatters any illusion of continued fossil fuel impunity." www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/23/n...
Landmark court ruling a stark rebuke of Canadian position on climate change
The ICJ finding is a watershed moment in the fight against climate change that should send shivers down the spine of the fossil fuel industry, while threatening to upend the legality of Prime Minister...
www.nationalobserver.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Canada's pursuit of mega fossil fuel expansion projects stands in stark defiance of the ICJ... This historic ruling is not merely a legal opinion; it's a global mandate that shatters any illusion of continued fossil fuel impunity." www.nationalobserver.com/2025/07/23/n...
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How Canada became the centre of a measles outbreak bbc.com/news/article...
Alberta "has the highest per capita measles spread rate in North America."
"What's changed is the rapid spread of anti-vaccine misinformation both in her community & beyond after the Covid-19 pandemic."
Alberta "has the highest per capita measles spread rate in North America."
"What's changed is the rapid spread of anti-vaccine misinformation both in her community & beyond after the Covid-19 pandemic."
How Canada became the centre of a measles outbreak in North America
Confirmed cases of measles in Canada are nearly three times higher than in the US, despite Canada's far smaller population.
bbc.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
How Canada became the centre of a measles outbreak bbc.com/news/article...
Alberta "has the highest per capita measles spread rate in North America."
"What's changed is the rapid spread of anti-vaccine misinformation both in her community & beyond after the Covid-19 pandemic."
Alberta "has the highest per capita measles spread rate in North America."
"What's changed is the rapid spread of anti-vaccine misinformation both in her community & beyond after the Covid-19 pandemic."
Among the many ethical and economic and environmental issues of AI, perhaps the real kicker is the lack of choice. That's the clearest indicator of the corporate drive behind this manufactured 'need' in which we, the end-users, are a captive market to line the pockets of the few.
The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public
This isn't innovation, it's tyranny
www.honest-broker.com
July 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Among the many ethical and economic and environmental issues of AI, perhaps the real kicker is the lack of choice. That's the clearest indicator of the corporate drive behind this manufactured 'need' in which we, the end-users, are a captive market to line the pockets of the few.
"As a whole, the benefits of AI seem esoteric and underwhelming while the harms feel transformative and immediate."
The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger
As generative artificial intelligence tools continue to proliferate, pushback against the technology and its negative impacts grows stronger.
www.wired.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"As a whole, the benefits of AI seem esoteric and underwhelming while the harms feel transformative and immediate."
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Duke appears to have lost NIH grants because they used the prefix "trans" in reference to disease transmission, transgenic genetic material, translational studies, or signal transduction www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
June 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Duke appears to have lost NIH grants because they used the prefix "trans" in reference to disease transmission, transgenic genetic material, translational studies, or signal transduction www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
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"Extreme summer weather patterns have tripled since the 1950s" | Great piece in @upenn.edu's #PennToday on our recent @pnas.org article, providing critical context for the extreme heat we're seeing right now in North America and Europe: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/extreme...
Extreme summer weather patterns have tripled since the 1950s | Penn Today
New research led by Michael E. Mann links a surge in stalled jet stream events to human-driven climate change, with major implications for future heatwaves, wildfires, and floods.
penntoday.upenn.edu
June 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Extreme summer weather patterns have tripled since the 1950s" | Great piece in @upenn.edu's #PennToday on our recent @pnas.org article, providing critical context for the extreme heat we're seeing right now in North America and Europe: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/extreme...
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Someone commented earlier this week that this sort of thing betrays a profound lack of respect for oneself, one’s work, and any readers one might have.
New from 404 Media: authors are getting caught leaving AI prompts in their novels, telling the AI to follow someone else's style. We bought a copy to confirm.
www.404media.co/authors-are-...
www.404media.co/authors-are-...
May 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Someone commented earlier this week that this sort of thing betrays a profound lack of respect for oneself, one’s work, and any readers one might have.
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The West Chapple Farm murders were a 1970s riddle and John Cornwell wrote a celebrated book about them. Did he, though, get it wrong? A engrossing 50 year whodunnit with a perplexing cameo from Ted Hughes on.ft.com/3GoApil
The haunting of West Chapple Farm
[FREE TO READ] Three gruesome killings in the 1970s and the writer who hasn’t been able to stop investigating them
on.ft.com
April 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The West Chapple Farm murders were a 1970s riddle and John Cornwell wrote a celebrated book about them. Did he, though, get it wrong? A engrossing 50 year whodunnit with a perplexing cameo from Ted Hughes on.ft.com/3GoApil
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Elton John says UK government being ‘absolute losers’ over AI copyright plans
Elton John says UK government being ‘absolute losers’ over AI copyright plans
Songwriter says he thinks it is a ‘criminal offence’ to let tech firms use protected work without permission
Sir Elton John has called the UK government “absolute losers” over proposals to let tech firms use copyright-protected work without permission.
The songwriter said it was a “criminal offence” to change copyright law in favour of artificial intelligence companies. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Elton John says UK government being ‘absolute losers’ over AI copyright plans
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Golden hour beneath Brown Clee, with a footpath just waiting to be explored. As it was, I leaned on the stile and gazed out across the rolling landscape towards Nordy Bank hill fort, listening to sheep bleating in a nearby field. This shot was taken near the church at Abdon, and... 1/2
May 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Golden hour beneath Brown Clee, with a footpath just waiting to be explored. As it was, I leaned on the stile and gazed out across the rolling landscape towards Nordy Bank hill fort, listening to sheep bleating in a nearby field. This shot was taken near the church at Abdon, and... 1/2
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The Long Neolitihic casts two shadows with each of its stones. One falls across sheep-shitted moor, one reaches out into our collective imagination. In the umbra of both live folklore, a connective sense of mystery. All dual-shadowed things call out strongly.– Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
April 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Long Neolitihic casts two shadows with each of its stones. One falls across sheep-shitted moor, one reaches out into our collective imagination. In the umbra of both live folklore, a connective sense of mystery. All dual-shadowed things call out strongly.– Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday
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I am one of the authors whom Meta stole (sorry, ‘scraped’) from, by using their books to train Libgen. So I’m biased. But this from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social is👌
April 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I am one of the authors whom Meta stole (sorry, ‘scraped’) from, by using their books to train Libgen. So I’m biased. But this from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social is👌
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
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Since exiting the EU chemical regulation system, the UK has not restricted a single chemical substance. In that time, the EU has restricted or banned 10 harmful substances. But they have had a good long think about maybe possibly banning lead shot.
www.sustainableviews.com/more-than-fo...
www.sustainableviews.com/more-than-fo...
More than four years and half a million pounds, but still no regulation. Time for change?
Chloe Alexander is senior campaigner at Chem Trust The UK has failed to regulate chemicals post-Brexit
www.sustainableviews.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Since exiting the EU chemical regulation system, the UK has not restricted a single chemical substance. In that time, the EU has restricted or banned 10 harmful substances. But they have had a good long think about maybe possibly banning lead shot.
www.sustainableviews.com/more-than-fo...
www.sustainableviews.com/more-than-fo...
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james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
April 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
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Says the guy who spent millions to elect a judge that will soon be the deciding vote on a case involving Tesla’s ability to sell cars in the state.
April 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Says the guy who spent millions to elect a judge that will soon be the deciding vote on a case involving Tesla’s ability to sell cars in the state.