Dr Keith Walker @SteelFolk@social.cleverlibre.org

Day 2 - Closing Plenary
Agata Meysner

'Extreme affluence drives overconsumption. A transition to a post-growth economy is a story of privilege'

'It is what we choose to do next [after the conference] that matters'

'Future generations don't need our obsession with economic growth'

#BeyondGrowth #ClimateDiary #degrowth

Day 3 - Plenary 6
Ann Pettifor
'The 1% would be nowhere without the tax paid public infrastructure that allow them to get there'

'If we have the wrong politician it's our problem and we need to address it'

'We need to mobilise people to have different politician'

#BeyondGrowth #ClimateDiary #degrowth

Bringing the news of the day to the masses was once an almost exclusively male profession. Today, it is rare to find any television or print newsroom without female journalists.

Despite their decades long presence in the field, female journalists find themselves the targets of sexist and misogynistic attacks. The issue is so prevalent that the United Nations sponsored a study on the safety of female journalists.

The abuse female journalists face for simply doing their jobs is our focus today on #TheBigPicture. Read more here: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/female-journalists-online-harassment-threats

I read the complaint, and it’s a gut-punch. The allegations against Rudy Giuliani are horrific. Setting aside my emotional reaction to it, I wanted to highlight bombshell allegations that could well impact other matters in Trumpworld. Read more here: https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/a-bombshell-sexual-abuse-complaint?sd=pf

The broad fields of Earth- and geosciences continue to be the least diverse in academic science research. The lack of #diversity can, in part, be explained by hostile and exclusionary behaviour, according to a February survey by the ADVANCEGeo Partnership, a network of societies that aims to improve workplace conditions in the Earth sciences (E. Marín-Spiotta et al. Earths Future 11, 2023).
Read how #scientists work to change this 👇
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01615-8

Climate crisis deniers target scientists for vicious abuse on Musk’s Twitter.
Abusive, often violent tweets denying the climate emergency have become a barrage since Elon Musk acquired the platform, say UK experts.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/14/climate-crisis-deniers-target-scientists-abuse-musk-twitter

#ClimateDiary #climatechange

Suella Braverman talks about penis at a Christian conference

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/15/suella-braverman-national-conservatism-conference-penis-keir-starmer/

UK Home secretary Suella Braverman has claimed Keir Starmer could run as “Labour’s first female prime minister” in an anti-trans dig during a speech at a far-right conference.

#transgender #trans #lgbtq

It's now legal in Florida to deny someone medical care or insurance coverage because you don't approve of their sexual or gender identity.

DeSantis is weaponizing religious beliefs into state sanctioned discrimination.

Hello, pachyderms. On 10th June, I'm doing a walking marathon in the Lake District for Alzheimer's Society. I've raised £708 so far - thank you if you have already donated. But I'd really like to raise £2,600, which is £100 per mile. Can we do this together? https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/frances-coppola?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=frances-coppola&utm_campaign=pfp-tweet&utm_term=9ec7a28262744a6aa7d0aea98afabab7

I wish they hadn’t been so high up 🥺 but I just love the crow shapes! A ground squirrel squealed an alert and the crows jumped into action.
#birds #birdwatching #crows #corvids #backyardbirds #nature #wildlife

I spoke recently with Ali Velshi on the #VelshiBannedBookClub on MSNBC about my graphic memoir, “They Called Us Enemy.”

History is so important. It should not be hidden or whitewashed. #LetThemLearn

Here’s the clip. https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-velshibannedbookclub-george-takei-s-they-called-us-enemy-174252101879

Today’s picture of Cyclone #Mocha in the Bay of Bengal. Winds reaching 215 km/h. #CycloneMocha #MochaCyclone #weather #WX

„The coronavirus is no longer a trend. Conspiracy theorists and deniers who used to talk about that are now spreading disinformation about climate change,"
… and threaten meteorologists for engineering weather reports 😳

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-meteorologists-climate-misinfo-surge.html

Aitzkoa, medical doctor and biomedical researcher from @ScientistRebellion Sweden was arrested for sitting on the road, protesting against the criminal inaction of global leaders in the ongoing climate and ecological crisis.

We are in a #ClimateEmergency and governments are choosing to act by arresting scientists. 7/n

https://twitter.com/SciRebDenmark/status/1657068790541086720?s=20

Helping ‘climate-compatible trees’ spread their seeds may benefit Europe’s forests.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/helping-climate-compatible-trees-spread-their-seeds-may-benefit-europes-forests/
#climatechange #forests

This news is not from the Wild West, but from Spain, European Union:
In the times of severe drought which would not be possible without anthropogenic climate change, dozens of people are arrested for being involved in schemes using water from illegal wells to grow subtropical fruit that supply our supermarkets.
Is this part of a climate change adaptation plan?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/europe/spain-drought-illegal-wells-intl/index.html

@helenczerski I gotta repost #NotJustBikes @notjustbikes excellent video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo

What must come hand in hand is infrastructure and regulations that are friendly for smaller vehicles. The large dangerous trucks should be heavily taxed to discourage their use, not get subsidies. This unfortunately isn't the case in many places of the world.

When the majority of drivers choose to drive ridiculously large vehicles it also forces others to get larger ones just for their own safety. Even if they would otherwise drive smaller vehicles.

It's sadly a terrible negative feedback loop. I could go on but it's already perfectly summarized in NJB video.
#suv #cars #walkablecities #urbanplanning #waroncars

Also this haha:
https://mstdn.social/@stux/110225670353018274

The GOP wants to raise the age limit to vote, but not to own an AR-15.

Think about that.

BLOGPOST

Why the dropping of the REUL sunset clause may be very bad news for Rejoiners

Rejoiners may be tempted to gloat, but they should be concerned instead

https://lawandlore.substack.com/p/why-the-dropping-of-the-reul-sunset

Remainers should not be self-congratulatory about the REUL sunset being dropped.

Indeed, Remainers should perhaps be concerned.

For it means Brexiter silly season is ending - and the government is now getting real, and realistic, about divergence.