Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

Shell is using Fortnite, TikTok, etc. to convince Kids fossil fuels are cool

https://kotaku.com/shell-big-oil-roadtrips-fortnite-map-collab-tiktok-ign-1850907435

A 40-ton Mercedes-Benz e-truck just drove 1,000 km with only one stop to charge #ev with all the press Tesla is getting with the Semi, there’s a quieter revolution happening with the European Cab over trucks https://electrek.co/2023/10/05/a-40-ton-mercedes-benz-e-truck-just-drove-1000-km-with-only-one-stop-to-charge/

People conspiring to pervert the course of justice, and jail and ruin the innocent, aren’t usually stupid enough to put it in writing.

The Post Office did:

People need to understand: Both X and Meta are trying to be an all-in-one social app similar to WeChat in China. Monopolies are dangerous and we are already seeing information-restricting moves like X removing headlines and Threads prohibiting searches on public health words like Covid and vaccines.

🤦🏻‍♀️“Amazon’s Alexa has been claiming the 2020 election was stolen

The voice assistant says the 2020 race was stolen, even as parent company Amazon promotes the tool as a reliable election news source -- foreshadowing a new information battleground”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/07/amazon-alexa-news-2020-election-misinformation/

The Nobel Prize in Medicine this week was not for Covid vaccines. It was about the messenger RNA platform discovery that “fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with the immune system.”

Reviewed in a new Ground Truths

https://erictopol.substack.com/p/a-nobel-prize-and-the-future-of-vaccines

This "One Laptop Per Child" thing... Where do I drop off the child and when do I get my new laptop?

"It is mindblowing that as the UK faces yet another winter of unaffordable energy costs caused by reliance on dirty gas, the government would make it still more difficult to build the clean, cheap energy we desperately need.

“The idea that solar power could interfere with the UK’s food security is utterly detached from reality."

Alethea Warrington,
Possible, Climate Charity,
U.K.

#UKPolitics
#ClimateAction

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/07/rishi-sunak-plans-to-restrict-solar-panels

"The idea that solar power could interfere with the UK’s food security is utterly detached from reality. Solar power generated over 8% of all our electricity this spring, but takes up less land than golf courses."

Better idea than banning solar panels on potential farmland - turn all the golf courses into community gardens and allotment sites.

#UKpol #energySecurity #FoodSovereighty #SolarPower

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/07/rishi-sunak-plans-to-restrict-solar-panels

Usual warning: now is a time of chaotic breaking news. A lot of what you see will be old pictures and videos presented as happening 'now'.

It's better to take a deep breath and wait for things to be double- and triple-confirmed before you make your mind up.

A lot of media will all be running slightly different stories all based on one source, even many 'confirmations' will be false.

A bit heavy on the branding, but this article discusses efforts to develop community support for biodiversity conservation in the Humla region of Nepal: https://elpais.com/eps/preservar-el-planeta/2023-10-05/el-cientifico-que-se-ha-propuesto-conservar-la-biodiversidad-del-himalaya.html

The Mexican bush sage was full of activity and drama. This hummingbird quietly fed nearby at a little patch of Grevillea. I can relate—will avoid crowds whenever possible.