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Can people be fooled into thinking authoritarianism is better than democracy? Here is what award-winning novelist Margaret Atwood has to say:
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Es ist (mal wieder) Zeit für dieses Video von @JungNaiv.
Wenn wir unser Klimaschutzgesetz nicht einhalten, werden wir alle schon bald wesentlich unfreier leben. Schon jetzt sind wirtschaftliche Schäden d. Klimakrise riesig & Hitzewellen tödlich.
#Grundrechte #LetztenGeneration
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THREAD: What is going on in #Lützerath?
In Germany, a small village next to a giant coal mine has advanced to become an epicenter of the global struggle for climate justice. Today the eviction of the the village has started. But this is not "just" about a single village. 1/
“I think it says that climate change, particularly in Europe, is always discussed as something happening in the future. It’s not in the future. It’s happening now.” nyti.ms/3qY54b9
"We need to preserve clean energy infrastructure like hydro and legacy nuclear power plants. We need to build a ton of new wind and solar fast. And we need to find and harvest the raw materials needed for batteries."
noahpinion.substack.com/p/am…
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Joining the chorus of media nerds who are devastated by this news. Nuzzel is hands down one of my most used apps. At the same time, it’s a no brainer for Twitter to offer similar functionality in its main app. Just do it quickly, please! blog.nuzzel.com/nuzzel-is-go…
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Solar has reached prices today that are 30 to 40 years (!) ahead of what the IEA had forecast in its 2014 Solar Technology Roadmap.
An important text by @ramez: Solar’s Future is Insanely Cheap (2020 edition) rameznaam.com/2020/05/14/sol…
“Greenland is going to be the canary in the coal mine, and the canary is already pretty much dead at this point” reut.rs/2DKrUOE
"If the people who still fly act of their own will to restrict their freedom even a bit, their action would increase the freedom of others. Because ultimately, it’s the poorest people who are most exposed to the worst effects of global warming."
thecorrespondent.com/593/one…
“A swarm covering one square kilometer eats as much food as 35,000 people every day. The damage done so far is already appalling. The UN says the food supply of 25 million people in East Africa has been threatened by the insects.” onezero.medium.com/locust-sw… by @chrisbaraniuk
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We've seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic. We can't afford any more consequences of climate denial. All of us, especially young people, have to demand better of our government at every level and vote this fall. latimes.com/politics/story/2…
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so @TheOnion already wrote the article explaining what’s happening in US markets right now, but in 2010
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U.S. Economy Grinds To Halt As Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion theonion.com/u-s-economy-gri…
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Liebe Startup-Szene, wir haben den ersten Aufschlag für einen Startup-Rettungsschirm verfasst. Bitte kommentiert und helft uns hier ein sinnvolles Paket auf den Weg zu bringen. Wir müssen das zusammen machen:
drive.google.com/file/d/1IAo…
Euer Team vom @StartupVerband
"The amount of heat we are putting into the oceans is equivalent to about five Hiroshima atom bombs of energy every second."
@albertwenger used an 👽 invasion analogy to make people comprehend the enormity of our situation. We are at war. With ourselves.
continuations.com/post/18753…
Oceans are as hot as humans have known them and we’re to blame theguardian.com/environment/…
"The History of Technological Anxiety and the Future of Economic Growth: Is This Time Different?" (pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1…) - a very interesting find in @matthewclifford's newsletter. History and present look much alike when it comes to our fear of technology.
