Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

Day of revolt leads to mass arrests in the UK as protest participants argue too many still don't "recognize the seriousness of our existential crisis" and almost nobody is doing enough to end humanity's wreckless assault on planet's living systems - https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/17/because-good-planets-are-hard-find-extinction-rebellion-shuts-down-central-london

"Open source is a development methodology; free software is a social movement."

-- Richard Stallman

RT @doctor_oxford@twitter.com: Utterly depressing to see @theresa_may@twitter.com trying to sell her deal using immigrant-bashing UKIP rhetoric.

EU migrants make up 1 in 10 NHS doctors & 1 in 12 NHS nurses.

Without them, the NHS would collapse.

My EU colleagues are so bloody fantastic - and so desperately needed.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/doctor_oxford/status/1064524355261132805

Climate Change and the Savage Human Future - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/16/magazine/tech-design-nature.html

Irony overload.

A decision on whether the UK can unilaterally reverse Article 50 (i.e. effectively cancel Brexit) will be taken on November 27th.

The decision will be made by judges at (wait for it...):
the Court of Justice of the EU

The UK govt' failed in their attempt to stop the decision going to the CJEU.

This may be a crucial decision if Theresa May's plan fails to get parliamentary consent.

We live in interesting times.

#Brexit #UK #EU #politics

More than 50 people were killed when a suicide bomber targeted a gathering of scholars celebrating a religious holiday in Kabul, Afghan government officials said.
https://n.pr/2ziYxNM

GOP county chairman deletes image calling wildfires ‘God’s punishment to liberal California’ - https://thehill.coam/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/417555-gop-county-chairman-deletes-image-calling-wildfires-gods

China’s Rapidly Retreating Glaciers Threaten Asia’s Water Supply - https://www.caixinglobal.com/2018-11-20/chinas-rapidly-retreating-glaciers-threaten-asias-water-supply-101349937.html

How Technological Progress Is Making It Likelier Than Ever That Humans Will Destroy Ourselves - https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/19/18097663/nick-bostrom-vulnerable-world-global-catastrophic-risks

Finland could halve emissions by 2030 while saving money: study - https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/industry-and-energy/2018/11/finland-could-halve-emissions-2030-while-saving-money-study

Study warns humanity faces simultaneous climate disasters - http://econews.com.au/59246/study-warns-humanity-faces-simultaneous-climate-disasters/

Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by nearly two years - https://m.phys.org/news/2018-11-air-pollution-global-life-years.html

Why extreme rains are gaining strength as the climate warms - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07447-1?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=naturenews&sf202703441=1

'Get Our Country Off Fossil Fuels': Demanding Green New Deal, Youth Climate Leaders to Flood Congressional Offices Nationwide - https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/19/get-our-country-fossil-fuels-demanding-green-new-deal-youth-climate-leaders-flood

Reduced pollution can add a year to the lives of Copenhageners in 2040 - https://m.phys.org/news/2018-11-pollution-year-copenhageners.html

6,000 Climate Activists Block 5 London Bridges, Demand Urgent Action - https://www.ecowatch.com/climate-change-activists-london-2620658243.html

Another joyless discovery: a tracker on an ordinary news site that shares your data to “carry out creditworthiness and risk assessment, for debt collection purposes.” FUN

Sorry, this work really stresses me out.

"Repurpose Your Laptop’s Unused Optical Drive Bay for Your Raspberry Pi": https://blog.hackster.io/repurpose-your-laptops-unused-optical-drive-bay-for-your-raspberry-pi-2477734c4dbd

A 24-year-old has invented a new way to break down plastic waste and prevent it from landing in the ocean - https://www.businessinsider.my/how-to-stop-plastic-from-getting-into-ocean-2018-11/