More good points. Journalism is in crisis. It needs to figure out its purpose. Whether to entertain and pander or to convey the truth. And telling the truth is really hard, when nobody wants to hear it.
Definitely seems like a pretty big problem. Not sure what journalists view their job as anymore. Seems like it is getting clicks, boosts and likes. So saying things like "fascist autocracy" is really counterproductive.
Sher 25: A Pending Supernova
Credits: W. Brandner, UIUC, ESO, 1.54-m Telescope, Chile
#nature #space #astrophotography
4 December 1889 | A Pole, Eugeniusz Zajączkowski, was born in Krakow. A pharmacist.
In Auschwitz from 29 December 1941.
No 25149
He perished in the camp on 12 February 1942.
#Auschwitz #Birkenau #ww2 #Poland #Nazis #Germany #NeverForget #education #history #histodons #Remember #otd #facts
"'Everywhere you turn to, there are children with third-degree burns, shrapnel wounds, brain injuries and broken bones,' James Elder, UNICEF's global spokesperson, told Al Jazeera from #Gaza." Maybe the U.S. shouldn't be aiding and abetting this. https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-2666425151
By remaining to use a chromium browser, you're assisting in fucking up the web. I get it, it was nice and shiny. But it's time to come back to Firefox, folks.
https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/12/chromes-next-weapon-in-the-war-on-ad-blockers-slower-extension-updates/
Totally get it. It is a real downer to write the words "fascist autocracy." It turns people off. It is a sure way to not get boosts or likes on social media. Nobody wants to contemplate what living in a Trumpian fascist state that would really be like.
When the "big news" broke on Friday that a deal had been reached to compensate poorer nations for disaster recovery my first thought was that they would use it as an excuse to not reduce emissions. And that's exactly what they did, including Canada with our useless few million$ pledge.
Why reduce emissions when you can just "buy" your way to "safety" for those affected? But that is a lie. There is no safety if the world is upside down and on fire. There isn't enough money in the world to rebuild the lives of the billions of people that will be put in danger by extreme weather and other impacts from climate change. They are guaranteeing world chaos, mass migrations, famine and disease. All because they would rather make money with the status quo than try to do anything else. They are climate deniers like they always have been. Comfortable with their position, unwilling to move, and holding all the cards. They will kill us all.
More and more, the only path forward I see for the people of the world to stop using fossil fuels before its too late is rebellion against the Lords of Oil.
These fuckers are content to watch us die.
This bullshit is going to condemn our species to extinction unless we find a way to depose these sociopaths.
#cop28 #copOut #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
Dozens attend protest in Tel Aviv against Israeli bombardment of Gaza https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/03/protest-tel-aviv-against-israel-gaza?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #worldnews #guardian
#NFL How to watch the Denver Broncos vs. Houston Texans game on CBS today https://w.st/0HKFG #Sports
Group of swing state Muslims vows to ditch Biden in 2024 over his war stance https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-aud-nw-swing-state-muslims-biden-20231203-fulyvtcd3vekbkecs6lfitjshy-story.html#ed=rss_www.chicagotribune.com/arcio/rss/category/nation-world/
Trojans Training 10/12/2023
https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/trojans-training-10-12-2023
Trojans Training 3/12/2023 Write up https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/trojans-training-3-12-2023-write-up
Happy Saturday!
It’s a magical snowy day here in Ottawa and it was so lovely to start the weekend with some snowy wanders.
Enjoy this snowy day Ottawa folks!
Have a great start to the weekend!
#GiftLink
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/health/ptsd-memories-brain-trauma.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck0.t_7H.L0KkF6sfXbE1&smid=url-share
"The team conducted brain scans of 28 people with PTSD while they listened to recorded narrations of their own memories. Some of the recorded memories were neutral, some were simply “sad,” and some were traumatic.
The brain scans found clear differences, the researchers reported in a paper published on Thursday in the journal Nature Neuroscience."
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