Paula
@paulahermes.bsky.social
I love nature, flora & fauna, poetry, peace, veganism, my little dog Pippin and a gentle life. But rage against injustice, cruelty, war & greed.
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“The Palestinian Authority also offered to send its own firefighting teams to help combat the blazes near Jerusalem, according to a security source who spoke with The Times of Israel. As of publication, Israel had not yet officially responded to the offer.”
Israel scrambles for international aid as wildfires rage near Jerusalem
FM Sa’ar contacts over a dozen countries as flames threaten towns in one of the country's worst blazes; Italy, Croatia, France, Spain and Romania to send planes
www.timesofisrael.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“The Palestinian Authority also offered to send its own firefighting teams to help combat the blazes near Jerusalem, according to a security source who spoke with The Times of Israel. As of publication, Israel had not yet officially responded to the offer.”
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“Imagine what’s in your garage: paint, chemicals underneath your sink. That leaches into the ground, and that all has to be cleaned up and becomes a toxic footprint.”
What a #PoisonedPlanet we have created: massive #PublicHealth implications
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
What a #PoisonedPlanet we have created: massive #PublicHealth implications
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
Once the Fires Are Out, California Must Remove Tons of Dangerous Debris
Clearing the toxic remnants of burned buildings around Los Angeles will require a complex and expensive mobilization. California has been there before.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
“Imagine what’s in your garage: paint, chemicals underneath your sink. That leaches into the ground, and that all has to be cleaned up and becomes a toxic footprint.”
What a #PoisonedPlanet we have created: massive #PublicHealth implications
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
What a #PoisonedPlanet we have created: massive #PublicHealth implications
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
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Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
November 29, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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Good to see lots of European Countries leading the way on supporting international law...
...where the US won't and the UK drags its feet.
...where the US won't and the UK drags its feet.
November 22, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Good to see lots of European Countries leading the way on supporting international law...
...where the US won't and the UK drags its feet.
...where the US won't and the UK drags its feet.
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I see Bobby Kennedy Juniors drive to improve the nations diet & rid the table of junk food did not even last to the inauguration
November 17, 2024 at 8:58 AM
I see Bobby Kennedy Juniors drive to improve the nations diet & rid the table of junk food did not even last to the inauguration
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Femi absolutely on fire here. 🔥
Brexit does huge damage - whether you do that damage “the right way” or do it “the wrong way”.
Make sure you follow @femi-oluwole.bsky.social
Brexit does huge damage - whether you do that damage “the right way” or do it “the wrong way”.
Make sure you follow @femi-oluwole.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Femi absolutely on fire here. 🔥
Brexit does huge damage - whether you do that damage “the right way” or do it “the wrong way”.
Make sure you follow @femi-oluwole.bsky.social
Brexit does huge damage - whether you do that damage “the right way” or do it “the wrong way”.
Make sure you follow @femi-oluwole.bsky.social
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I've been doing a bit of research (actually quite a bit of research) into ancient Roman #apples: how many varieties were recorded, what they were called, and whether any of them might actually have survived to the present day...
Details on the blog:
orchardnotes.com/2024/11/17/a...
#orchard
Details on the blog:
orchardnotes.com/2024/11/17/a...
#orchard
A Few Notes on Ancient Roman "Apple" Varieties | Orchard Notes
I've been looking into Roman fruit varieties, and the possibility that one or two apples might actually have survived to the present day.
orchardnotes.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:02 PM
I've been doing a bit of research (actually quite a bit of research) into ancient Roman #apples: how many varieties were recorded, what they were called, and whether any of them might actually have survived to the present day...
Details on the blog:
orchardnotes.com/2024/11/17/a...
#orchard
Details on the blog:
orchardnotes.com/2024/11/17/a...
#orchard
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Tolerance is a crime when applied to evil.
November 17, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Tolerance is a crime when applied to evil.
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Given the deluge of outrage and moral injury coming our way, I highly recommend checking out Laura van Dernoot Lipsky's seminal book, "Trauma Stewardship."
Now's a great time to develop some effective practices for self care, if you haven't already. Burned out people are no help to a burning world.
Now's a great time to develop some effective practices for self care, if you haven't already. Burned out people are no help to a burning world.
November 17, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Given the deluge of outrage and moral injury coming our way, I highly recommend checking out Laura van Dernoot Lipsky's seminal book, "Trauma Stewardship."
Now's a great time to develop some effective practices for self care, if you haven't already. Burned out people are no help to a burning world.
Now's a great time to develop some effective practices for self care, if you haven't already. Burned out people are no help to a burning world.
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💥 NEWS! 💥
Delighted to announce that we have TWO new Presidents at European Movement UK:
Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve
Our former President, Michael Heseltine stepped down at the AGM this weekend.
Onwards and definitely upwards!
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/new-european...
Delighted to announce that we have TWO new Presidents at European Movement UK:
Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve
Our former President, Michael Heseltine stepped down at the AGM this weekend.
Onwards and definitely upwards!
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/new-european...
Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve join forces as new European Movement Co-Presidents
Caroline Lucas and Rt Hon Dominic Grieve KC have been unveiled as the new Co-Presidents of European Movement UK, the country’s fastest-growing pro-European organisation
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 10:02 AM
💥 NEWS! 💥
Delighted to announce that we have TWO new Presidents at European Movement UK:
Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve
Our former President, Michael Heseltine stepped down at the AGM this weekend.
Onwards and definitely upwards!
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/new-european...
Delighted to announce that we have TWO new Presidents at European Movement UK:
Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve
Our former President, Michael Heseltine stepped down at the AGM this weekend.
Onwards and definitely upwards!
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/new-european...
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Pando is more than half the size of New York City and it’s all one massive organism - a forest of clones all supported by one root system! 🌳 🌳
It’s also old! By these estimates, Pando lived with mammoths and witnessed humans arrive in the Americas 🦣 🧪
It’s also old! By these estimates, Pando lived with mammoths and witnessed humans arrive in the Americas 🦣 🧪
Intriguing update on one of the oldest living organisms - the Pando aspen clone …
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The world’s oldest tree? Genetic analysis traces evolution of iconic Pando forest
A vast colony of aspen clones could hold clues about how ancient organisms protect their genomes from harmful mutations.
www.nature.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Pando is more than half the size of New York City and it’s all one massive organism - a forest of clones all supported by one root system! 🌳 🌳
It’s also old! By these estimates, Pando lived with mammoths and witnessed humans arrive in the Americas 🦣 🧪
It’s also old! By these estimates, Pando lived with mammoths and witnessed humans arrive in the Americas 🦣 🧪
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November 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Happy Sunday, BlueSky.
November 17, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Happy Sunday, BlueSky.
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The incessant noise of the Global North, from voices to leaf blowers, brings disorder to animals. I would add mechanized, industrial noise to Barbara J. King’s insightful analysis of human voice:
www.anthropology-news.org/articles/ten...
www.anthropology-news.org/articles/ten...
Ten Things about Human Silence around Animals - Anthropology News
1. Our day-to-day lives are profoundly entangled with those of other-than-human animals (hereafter, “animals”). Indigenous peoples the world over have
www.anthropology-news.org
November 17, 2024 at 10:20 AM
The incessant noise of the Global North, from voices to leaf blowers, brings disorder to animals. I would add mechanized, industrial noise to Barbara J. King’s insightful analysis of human voice:
www.anthropology-news.org/articles/ten...
www.anthropology-news.org/articles/ten...
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As everyone keeps saying…
…the quality of engagement here just goes to show how much vapid trash was foisted into our diet when Musk turned Twitter into X.
…the quality of engagement here just goes to show how much vapid trash was foisted into our diet when Musk turned Twitter into X.
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 PM
As everyone keeps saying…
…the quality of engagement here just goes to show how much vapid trash was foisted into our diet when Musk turned Twitter into X.
…the quality of engagement here just goes to show how much vapid trash was foisted into our diet when Musk turned Twitter into X.
Our better world is in the making, by us, who refuse to stand in line behind tyrants, stay kind, stay brave, and love to all fellow peacemakers.
November 17, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Our better world is in the making, by us, who refuse to stand in line behind tyrants, stay kind, stay brave, and love to all fellow peacemakers.
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November 12, 2024 at 7:59 AM
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November 16, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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November 16, 2024 at 7:37 PM
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🔥 We just had a superb AGM of European Movement UK today.
I’m so proud of the staff team, the National Council, the constitutional committee that worked so hard on our overhau l- and our new set of President, VPs and Patrons.
We are on the up, big time.
And just joined Bluesky too. Pls follow. 👇
I’m so proud of the staff team, the National Council, the constitutional committee that worked so hard on our overhau l- and our new set of President, VPs and Patrons.
We are on the up, big time.
And just joined Bluesky too. Pls follow. 👇
November 16, 2024 at 7:20 PM
🔥 We just had a superb AGM of European Movement UK today.
I’m so proud of the staff team, the National Council, the constitutional committee that worked so hard on our overhau l- and our new set of President, VPs and Patrons.
We are on the up, big time.
And just joined Bluesky too. Pls follow. 👇
I’m so proud of the staff team, the National Council, the constitutional committee that worked so hard on our overhau l- and our new set of President, VPs and Patrons.
We are on the up, big time.
And just joined Bluesky too. Pls follow. 👇