Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

Mental Break

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#Navajo Nation officials, activists feel cut out as company advances #uranium #mining plans

By Hannah Grover, May 1, 2023

"When a foreign company started exploratory drilling for the possible return of uranium mining near #ChurchRock, community members say they were not informed in advance.

“It was a complete shock,” Jonathan Perry, the director of Eastern Navajo #Diné Against Uranium Mining, said of the process that started this winter.

"The eastern Navajo Nation communities have stood largely in opposition to future uranium mining for decades.

"'The majority of Diné people have been personally impacted by (uranium),' Leona Morgan, an activist and member of Navajo Nation, said.

"The Navajo Nation has a moratorium dating back nearly two decades that prohibits uranium extraction, but the Eastern Agency consists of what is known as checkerboard. That means federal and state lands are intermixed with Navajo, or Diné, lands and allotment lands.

"#LaramideResources, a Canada-based company, plans on extracting uranium from an area within the checkerboard that is not tribal land.

"The work would occur near the same location where, in 1979, a dam breach released 1,100 tons of uranium waste and 94 million gallons of #RadioactiveWater into the #RioPuerco, which the nearby Navajo communities relied upon for water.

"Decades later, the spill, along with mine and mill sites in the area, remain unremediated. Earlier this year, the U.S. NRC issued a record of decision as well as a license amendment that will allow the #UnitedNuclearCorporation—which owned the site where the spill occurred—to dispose of mine #waste from the old uranium mine at the old mill site.

"Morgan said there are concerns that this disposal method in an unlined pit could lead to a second spill happening, especially as climate change increases the risks of extreme weather events like monsoon floods."

#IndigenousNews #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalRacism

Source: https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2023/05/01/navajo-nation-officials-activists-feel-cut-out-as-company-advances-uranium-mining-plans/

Just Released: "Mining the Sacred: #IndigenousNations Fight #Lithium Gold Rush at #ThackerPass

by Brenda Norrell, #CensoredNews

Watch now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLO7ClVtlBA

"#Cree Journalist Brandi Morin said, 'We are taking back the narrative and this story about North America’s largest lithium mine being constructed while violating sacred Indigenous territories is told from the Native perspective. The 'green' energy revolution isn’t what you think it is!'

IndigiNews Media and The Real News

Go watch! @IndigiNewsMedia @TheRealNews @ricochet_en

"Follow Native journalist Brandi Morin, who came from Canada, and covered this powerful story.

"In Nevada’s remote Thacker Pass, a fight for our future is playing out between local #Indigenous tribes and powerful state and #corporate entities hellbent on mining the lithium beneath their land. Vancouver-based Lithium Americas is developing a massive lithium mine at Thacker Pass, but for more than two years several local tribes and #environmental organizations have tried to block or delay the mine in the courts and through direct action.

"The Thacker Pass Project is backed by the Biden administration, and companies like General Motors have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the project, looking to capitalize on the transition to a 'green energy economy,' for which lithium is essential. While it is a vital component in the manufacturing of electric vehicles and batteries, though, there’s nothing “green” about mining lithium. Ending our addiction to fossil fuels is urgently necessary, but the struggle of the local tribes around Thacker Pass reveals the dark side of a 'green revolution' that prioritizes profit and consumption over everything (and everyone) else."

-- Mining the Sacred

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/09/just-released-mining-sacred-indigenous.html

#IndigenousNews #LithiumMining #IndigenousRights #Greenwashing #Pauite #ProtectThackerPass #EnvironmentalRacism

Beech and river in Burrator woods this week #Dartmoor #Devon #mosstodon #photography

we should stop venusforming earth

Elon autonomously removed the New York Times’ verification badge from their Twitter/X account just because he disagreed with the media outlet’s reporting. This is so incredibly dangerous. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/19/x-twitter-nyt-dispute-musk/

Did you know that evolution can take place with zero competition? There are only 2 ingredients necessary for evolution: mutative reproduction (organisms having kids that resemble but aren't identical to them) and trait-dependent reproductive success. Competition for resources is only one of many ways that reproductive success can be trait-dependent. Often the primary selection pressure comes not from peers, but from the environment itself. And often selection pressure from peers is *positive*, meaning that cooperation benefits reproductive success. The whole notion that evolution means the world is dog-eat-dog is a misunderstanding of what evolution actually is. Remember this the next time you have to interact with your local racist, ableist, self-proclaimed "uberman", or other people supporting eugenicist ideas.

US Dept of State warns that Russian disinformation operations, aimed at sowing mistrust of democracy and elections, are on the rise worldwide.

Buckle up.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-warns-of-russian-efforts-to-sow-doubt-over-upcoming-elections-around-the-globe

Five years ago, New York magazine reported less than 60% of web traffic was human while bots masquerade as people.

On days that the Internet seems particularly unpleasant, it’s helpful to remember that many of the individuals we encounter online aren’t real.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/how-much-of-the-internet-is-fake.html #AI

International Archaeology Day
October 21, 2023

@jasonkoebler To be fair, prior to the big twitter migration a year ago it was kind of dead compared to what it is today.

One of the most remarkable architectural sites in Ethiopia is the rock-hewn church of Lalibela.

Carved out of solid volcanic rock in the 12th Century CE, this church is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a major pilgrimage destination for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians. It is known for its intricate design and religious significance.

#drthehistories

Oh, hai tiny floppy disk organizer but for micro SD cards.

If you’re going to fight your war then fight your war. But leave the innocents and civilians out of it.

I was out this afternoon when a AAA van pulled in front of me and the driver was crying his eyes out.
I thought to myself, that guy is heading for a breakdown.

Many British adults regret not concentrating in their French or German lessons at school. Most believe that languages should again become compulsory in school.

Many feel ashamed that they cannot speak another language and would welcome the opportunity to learn.

Only 21% of UK adults said they can have a conversation in a modern language that's not their mother tongue, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the British Academy.

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/10/20/parlez-vous-francais-if-youre-from-the-uk-then-the-answer-is-probably-not

#UK #Languages #French #German