Working the just transition to regenerative ecosystems in food/ag/climate/finance/next right thing. Venn diagram: NOLA soul/Boulder fuel/Community/Ecology
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77% of Americans believe U.S. crime increased over the previous year, according to Gallup data released in November, despite violent crime actually trending down. axios.com/local/new-orleans/…
The geniuses pumping this conspiracy thread don’t think much of you. nytimes.com/2024/01/30/us/po…
“History is not a suicide note — it is a record of our survival.” nytimes.com/2024/01/26/opini…
.@bobmarshall : #Louisiana to fight coast-saving emissions rule. “We are not drowning, we are fighting.” nola.com/opinions/bob-marsha…
Robbie Vitrano retweeted
123 Louisiana firms gearing up for growing offshore wind industry - Companies that served the offshore oil and gas industry are switching to offshore wind ⚜️💨💰 nola.com/news/environment/12…
I spoke this week to @MitchLandrieu who oversees Biden’s infrastructure initiative. It was like talking to someone from a saner epoch. nytimes.com/2023/11/09/opini…
Robbie Vitrano retweeted
Things that didn’t exist when @TheIdeaVillage conceived 25 years ago @robbievitrano
Things that didn’t exist 25 years ago:
Tesla
SpaceX
iPhone
YouTube
X
Facebook
Gmail
Instagram
Bitcoin
Netflix streaming
WhatsApp
TikTok
LinkedIn
iPad
Snapchat
Amazon Prime
Skype
Reddit
Airbnb
Etsy
Lyft
Uber
Wikipedia
Pinterest
App Store
Spotify
Skype
Fitbit
emojis
Tinder
Stripe
Nest
Slack
Xbox
Shopify
Kindle
Zoom
Chrome
Minecraft
ChatGPT
Alexa
DraftKings
Quora
Salesforce
Messenger
Coinbase
Alibaba
Ethereum
Peloton
Crocs
Google Maps
Telegram
Roblox
Swiffer
WeChat
Mailchimp
Beyond Meat
Samsung Galaxy
Amazon Web Services
FaceTime
Wayfair
Dropbox
Twilio
DocuSign
AirPods
Roku
Chewy
Spanx
Zillow
Venmo
Avatar
iPod
Instacart
Coke Zero
Palantir
Canva
Twitch
Bumble
BuzzFeed
S’well
Moderna
hashtags
Fortnite
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Toms Shoes
Stitch Fix
Alexa
DoorDash
Warby Parker
Everlane
Discord
Carvana
Casper
Square
McGriddle
Tide Pods
Elf on the Shelf
FanDuel
Shake Shack
The Hunger Games
PlayStation
Nokia 3310
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Sony released the PlayStation One 29 years ago.
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An immaculate and collaborative network of untruths. Mostly for money.
#ParrotandIgloo – at Colorado, USA
Pro tip: Start your meal down the block, at the oyster bar at Pascal’s Manale, the workplace of the city’s best-known shucker, Thomas Stewart. nytimes.com/2023/10/16/dinin…
Is there such a thing as tantric schadenfreude? Might need that. “MyPillow Guy” confirms he’s out of money, can’t pay legal bills. cpr.org/2023/10/09/lindell-m…
Following the $27b Inflation Reduction Act’s #GHGRF #GreenhouseGasReductionFund? How about the #Farmbill? – at Colorado, USA
scientists believe July 4 may have been one of the hottest days on Earth in around 125,000 years, due to a combination of climate change causing global temperatures to soar, El Niño’s return & the start of summer(northern hemisphere). washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
“Absolutely wild how many tech thinkbois quietly rebranded themselves from Web3/Crypto experts to AI experts.” – at Colorado, USA
There’s a difference between nudging us to follow our walking routines-a solution that favors individual adaptation-& understanding why our towns have no public spaces to walk on-a prerequisite for a politics-friendly solution that favors collective & institutional transformation – at Colorado, USA
many apps-to monitor our spending/calories/workout regimes-are occasionally helpful. But mostly ignore the underlying causes of poverty or obesity without tackling causes, we remain stuck in the realm of adaptation, not transformation.
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