Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

The Ghost of IG Farben: Can Monsanto Reform Bayer?

Berlin. The marriage of Monsanto with Bayer breaks records not only due to its size but because of its evil smell, and not only due to Monsanto’s reputatio

https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/09/16/the-ghost-of-ig-farben-can-monsanto-reform-bayer/

https://qoto.org/media/9zM8b0jpjNbrlM0hf9M

https://qoto.org/media/ybt_Obur7iqYimV7UrQ

#SolarpunkReporting

In 2014, when Sierra Leone was hit by the Ebola outbreak, three local software developers kept the country's infrastructure working by rewriting it to #FLOSS. They saved hundreds of thousands lives when companies like Google and IBM backed off, calling the project too risky.

https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7561-how_open_source_software_second_hand_laptops_and_hackers_helped_stop_ebola_and_stopped_an_apocalypse

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/30/software-developers-helped-end-ebola-epidemic-sierra-leone

And their own recollection of the events with some technical descriptions:

https://medium.com/idtlabs/how-open-source-software-helped-in-the-fight-against-ebola-788bb3ca2bf0

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