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#Scientist, #advocate, and #educator in the field of #climatechange. #Author of #solarpunk #novel "A New Faith." Read or download the novel for free at […]

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December 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The #stock #market keeps breaking records and so do #profits of #corporations. But #jobs keep getting slashed. That is what their dream is. They keep hoping that the stupid #AI #Genai will help them lop off even more jobs. #Tax the #billionaires #oligarchs […]

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December 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/business/energy-environment/venezuela-oil-trump.html

More #oil more #profits more #political #power for #billionaires in the #US... and more #climatechange

That is all there is to the #Venezuela story. No different than #Bush #Cheney #Rumsfeld and their cabal […]
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December 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
https://www.somo.nl/the-secretive-cabal-of-us-polluters-that-is-rewriting-the-eus-human-rights-and-climate-law/

Of course, that is exactly what they do! Assholes!

#fossilfuels #oil #gas #coal #climate #climatecrisis #climatechange #humanrights #EU #US #billionaires #oligarchs #plutocrats
正在改写欧盟人权与气候法的美国污染企业
The US polluters that are rewriting the EU''s human rights and climate law (www.somo.nl) 12-05  ↑ 100 HN Points
www.somo.nl
December 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
https://drilled.ghost.io/there-can-be-no-information-integrity-without-scientific-and-political-integrity/

"Which left me wondering: what is the point of #activism that celebrates hypocrisy? Or of #journalism that doesn't tell the whole truth?"

@amywestervelt@journa.host

#climatechange […]
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December 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
https://www.rewiringamerica.org/research/data-centers-job-growth-homegrown-energy

Now if only the #electric #gas #utilities #companies and the rest of the #fossilfuels #corporations get out of the way to actually do this. The #regulators keep siding w/ the utilities (w/ or w/o bribes).

#jobs […]
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December 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
https://www.404media.co/scientists-are-increasingly-worried-ai-will-sway-elections/

Wonderful indeed. The last vestiges of #democracy being decimated by #ai #genai along with the #planet

#climatechange #humanrights #justice #meta #chatgpt #openai #amazon #microsoft #google #alphabet […]
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December 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
#bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #photography #nature #naturephotography
December 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/04/record-numbers-becoming-billionaires-through-inheritance-ubs-report-finds

#global #wealth #inheritance #tax is the way to go - in addition to the #income and #corporate taxes

End #inequality

#justice #humanrights #health #food #housing #water #climate
Record numbers becoming billionaires through inheritance, UBS report finds
Swiss bank says bequests made 91 people billionaires, while overall number jumped from 2,682 in 2024 to 9,919 this year
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/climate-cabinet-trump-policy-counter

#Climate #Cabinet ftw

#humanrights #justice #fossilfuels #solar #wind #batteries #EV #urban #cities #local #state #government #oil #coal #gas #climatechange #climatecrisis
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
https://transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/

We could be addressing #climatechange with these resources to manufacture #solar #wind #batteries #EV

Instead we have #weapons

Ughhh...
transitionsecurity.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/world/asia/sri-lanka-cyclone-flood-damage.html

#Srilanka #gdp is ~$100B

These initial estimates for rebuilding are about 6-7% - almost definitely a huge underestimate. Think about it - one #cyclone causing ~10% of GDP's worth of #damage.

No help coming from […]
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December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2025/12/book-review-a-new-progressive-paradigm-christoph-rosenberg

"the book arguably falls short of developing a new narrative that will capture the imagination of anxious populations around the world."

"A New Faith" tries to explore these […]
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December 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #photography #nature #naturephotography
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2500535122

"Individuals born in historically safe states remain safer wherever they go, while individuals born in historically dangerous states face a greater risk, including from police violence."

This is one of the key themes explored in "A New […]
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December 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/opinion/self-driving-cars.html

For now, this is indeed true. The #selfdriving #automated #cars are safer for all. But what if down the line - in quest of more money - the companies start offering #premium tiers where these things get relaxed for those who can […]
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December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/the-2025-whatever-holiday-gift-guide-day-two-non-traditional-books/#comment-948590

Thanks @scalzi.com

#booksky #solarpunk #detective #mystery #thriller #climatefiction #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #novel #book #fiction #scifi #clifi
Whatever
TURN THE VOLUME UP
scalzi.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #photography #nature #naturephotography
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
https://brinklindsey.substack.com/p/back-to-the-future

"Left-wing back-to-the-land types, #artists and other #creatives who repurpose abandoned #city buildings, blockchain enthusiasts, DIY and “#maker movement” types, social conservatives who view family life as a sacred duty — all these groups […]
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December 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w34525/w34525.pdf

"an aggregate annual cost averaging between $400 and $900 per household; in 10 percent of counties, costs exceed $1,300 per household. Costs vary significantly by geography, with the largest costs occurring in some western […]
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December 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
https://www.ft.com/content/6c850c8e-3404-4a55-8fd7-e5d04d474dfc

Seems like a good time to address #undernourishment #malnourishment #starvation #hunger #poverty in #Africa
European farmers face ‘real crisis’ as agricultural commodity prices tumble
Arable sector contends with sharp drop in price of wheat and sugar and rising input costs
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December 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
https://prospect.org/2025/12/01/premiumization-plutonomy-middle-class-spending-gilded-age/

“So, a lot of the ingenuity in the economy gets directed to things that we would think of as less than essential.” - Robert Frank

Down w/ the #plutocracy #plutonomy #oligarchy #plutocrats #oligarchs […]
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December 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
#bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #photography #nature #naturephotography
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win-red-states-with-a-labor

This is a damn good idea - organizing #labor #movement everywhere all at once around the world (not just red states in #US) with the same themes - #healthcare for all, higher #wages for all, #housing for all, #food security for […]
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December 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2025/11/galaxy-brain-eliot-higgins/685071/

The notion of #democratization that has long been attached to the #internet, #socialmedia, etc. is worth questioning. Does democratizing always lead to good AND bad outcomes?

Idiots respond to gun violence in […]
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December 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM