Author • Ex-chair @EcoLandCoop • Editor of the magical @LeanDictionary! • @ExtinctionR arrestee • Consulting scholar @SterlingCollege • #TheHappyPig • Savourer
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Wow, ok. Watching this has clarified that I can't feel right with supporting this man's endeavours in any way.
You won't find me on here much now. I'll be at Mastodon (took me a day to learn the ropes - good discourse & works much more smoothly than X)
theguardian.com/technology/2…
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I'm now on #Mastodon:
mstdn.social/@DarkOptimism
Loving it so far - there's no algorithm!!
I only see posts by people I follow, and things they boost (retweet). To explore further I hit "explore", or search hashtags, or...
But *I* decide what's in my feed. Oh, and yes, no ads! ❤️
With Mastodon, you don't need to pay 8 dollars a month to see half the ads.
Because we don't allow them. At all. 🤯
joinmastodon.org/
ALT Mastodon is open source and not for sale. We will never serve ads or push profiles for you to see.
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This (from the wonderful Mastodon site I moved to to get away from his madness) seems to me to sum it up well...
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I'm enjoying Mastodon more and more (no algorithm, literally can't be bought out, far better conversational vibes, part of a 'Fediverse' of alternatives to the other corporate offerings...).
Highly recommend it when you're ready to jump ship.
And on the anniversary of my great friend's passing, I'm glad to report that all the places are now taken on January's Deeper Dive into, and beyond, his work.
A testament to its enduring inspiration, and importance:
ce.sterlingcollege.edu/survi…
Today marks a full thirteen years since David Fleming's death, so we're revisiting this celebration of his legacy.
Rest in peace, wonderful man.
youtube.com/watch?v=4fNQn2X4…
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Today marks a full thirteen years since David Fleming's death, so we're revisiting this celebration of his legacy.
Rest in peace, wonderful man.
youtube.com/watch?v=4fNQn2X4…
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The war on cash is real, but it's not a conspiracy. It's capitalism
My new long-read for @aeonmag dives deep into the growing political storm surrounding 'going cashless'
aeon.co/essays/going-cashles…
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Sitting on a train with my sons hurtling into the future, thinking how Earth brushed past 2°C, how Taylor Swift is climate silent even after a fan died, how the rich keep expanding fossil fuels, how the media is failing, how this is the coolest it'll be for the rest of our lives
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Cashless is just corporate gentrification. When it starts to feel normal to you, it means your neural pathways have got used to being permanently plugged into Big Fintech. It's not progress. It's hegemony
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The Australien Government and the Opposition have made an ad about electoral reforms, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative (and they're hoping you don't hear about it) #auspol
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1. This is the only radiator in our house. We haven't turned it on yet, or used any other heating source. Yet we are always warm. Why? Because this house (which we rent) was built almost to passive house standards. Our bodies/cooking/appliances are sufficient to heat it. 🧵
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In case you still need to hear this…
Incredibly powerful words from @DrEmilyGrossman on why scientists are being forced to take direct action to be heard.
For anyone who still needs persuading that the media and our Government still haven't grasped the gravity of the climate & nature crisis COP26.tv
Your last chance to join our Deeper Dive into Surviving the Future this winter, alongside #IainMcGilchrist, #VandanaShiva, #NateHagens, #LylaJune, #markboyle and others.
As well as news on three new books from past years' alumni!
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Attached is my longer reply to the Guardian question: "The wealthiest 1 per cent of people on the planet are responsible for double the greenhouse gas emissions of the poorest half of people. When it comes to tackling the climate crisis, is this a problem?
theguardian.com/environment/…
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We've joined with other experts in calling on the @foodgov to withdraw its seriously flawed and misleading consultation on genetically modified precision bred organisms. A tick box exercise with a predetermined outcome. beyond-gm.org/food-and-farmi…
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The imprisonment of @JustStop_Oil’s Phoebe Plummer for 6 months is a devastation to natural justice.
Whilst people fighting for a sustainable future for our planet are imprisoned, those destroying it make record profits.
ALT Phoebe Plummer speaks at our #MusicForTheMany launch.
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Every beep you hear on a contactless card terminal is the sound of the card companies and banking sector getting richer
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🧵 All love for the #HSBCNine
“In a decision which vindicates the actions of nine women who broke the windows of Europe’s second largest investor in fossil fuels, HSBC, a jury at Southwark Crown Court today returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’ after just two hours deliberating”
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It's Not Too Late to Love the World: In memoriam Michael Dowd
From John Halstead
abeautifulresistance.org/sit…