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=====First, Murdoch papers targeted me. Now there is evidence they falsely implicated me in a cover-up===== | |||
[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/31/gordon-brown-tom-watson-news-international-william-lewis-rupert-murdoch by Gordon Brown 31/7/24 The Guardian] | |||
Blazoned across the top of every edition of the Washington Post is the statement “Democracy dies in darkness”. But what if the publisher himself is a master of the dark arts? I experienced, at first-hand, the journalistic techniques that the Washington Post’s publisher and chief executive, Sir William Lewis, and his colleagues used when working for the Murdoch media group and the Daily Telegraph in the UK | |||
[[Government-Electoral Systems Other]] | |||
=====Buoyancy-driven hybrid energy platform moves to full-scale pilot===== | |||
[https://newatlas.com/energy/noviocean-wave-solar-wind-offshore-energy/ by Loz Blain 8/10/24 NEW ATLAS] | |||
Swedish company NoviOcean has tested a third-gen prototype of its combination wind/solar/wave energy platform, a floating platform rated for up to 1 megawatt of consistent clean energy around the clock thanks to a fascinating buoyancy-driven mechanism. Next step: a full-scale pilot. | |||
[[Economy-Energy Sector]] | |||
=====Eleven children worked on Iowa pork plant’s ‘kill floor’, US labor officials say===== | =====Eleven children worked on Iowa pork plant’s ‘kill floor’, US labor officials say===== | ||
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[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/la-wildlife-freeway-crossing by Katharine Gammon 6/4/25 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/la-wildlife-freeway-crossing by Katharine Gammon 6/4/25 The Guardian] | ||
Above the whirring of 300,000 cars each day on Los Angeles’s 101 freeway, an ambitious project is taking shape. The Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing is the largest wildlife bridge in the world at 210ft long and 174ft wide, and this week it’s had help taking shape: soil. | Above the whirring of 300,000 cars each day on Los Angeles’s 101 freeway, an ambitious project is taking shape. The Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing is the largest wildlife bridge in the world at 210ft long and 174ft wide, and this week it’s had help taking shape: soil. | ||
[[Environment-Habitat Preservation]] | |||
=====It happens to white people too, so not racism...===== | =====It happens to white people too, so not racism...===== | ||
[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/9/2315520/-It-happens-to-white-people-too-so-not-racism?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=community_spotlight&pm_medium=web by MurielVieux 9/4/25 DAILY KOS] | [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/9/2315520/-It-happens-to-white-people-too-so-not-racism?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=community_spotlight&pm_medium=web by MurielVieux 9/4/25 DAILY KOS] | ||
It is not that things only happen to Black folks, it is that when it happens to you, it is a once in a blue moon thing, and it is usually addressed fairly. The very lack of protest on your part is indicative of privileged status, you do not protest for you are not being targeted. | It is not that things only happen to Black folks, it is that when it happens to you, it is a once in a blue moon thing, and it is usually addressed fairly. The very lack of protest on your part is indicative of privileged status, you do not protest for you are not being targeted. | ||
[[Racism-Effects]] | |||
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=====Scientists issue urgent warning after alarming collapse of bird populations across the US: 'We have a full-on emergency'===== | =====Scientists issue urgent warning after alarming collapse of bird populations across the US: 'We have a full-on emergency'===== | ||
[https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/declining-bird-populations-report-cornell-lab/ by Rachel Beyer 4/5/25 TCD] | [https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/declining-bird-populations-report-cornell-lab/ by Rachel Beyer 4/5/25 TCD] | ||
A report from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology shows that bird populations across every U.S. habitat are plummeting, with 229 species in urgent need of help. And the impacts go far beyond bird-watching, pointing to deeper risks for ecosystems, economies, and human health. | A report from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology shows that bird populations across every U.S. habitat are plummeting, with 229 species in urgent need of help. And the impacts go far beyond bird-watching, pointing to deeper risks for ecosystems, economies, and human health. | ||
[[Environment-Biodiversity]] | |||
=====Are We Scenting Ourselves to Disease, Dysphoria and Even to Death?===== | =====Are We Scenting Ourselves to Disease, Dysphoria and Even to Death?===== | ||
[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/18/2323092/-Are-We-Scenting-Ourselves-to-Disease-Dysphoria-and-Even-to-Death?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web by dratler 18/5/25 DAILY KOS] | [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/18/2323092/-Are-We-Scenting-Ourselves-to-Disease-Dysphoria-and-Even-to-Death?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web by dratler 18/5/25 DAILY KOS] | ||
Our current self-poisoning may be just as consequential, and far more widespread, than ancient Rome’s poisoning of its own elite (but not its ordinary people) with lead leached from lead water pipes. (Our English word for “plumbing” comes from the Latin word “plumbum” for lead, with its Periodic Table symbol “Pb.” Only Roman Emperors, senators and other elite drew their drinking water though lead pipes; ordinary Romans got their drinking water from safer concrete or stone acquaducts and fountains.) | Our current self-poisoning may be just as consequential, and far more widespread, than ancient Rome’s poisoning of its own elite (but not its ordinary people) with lead leached from lead water pipes. (Our English word for “plumbing” comes from the Latin word “plumbum” for lead, with its Periodic Table symbol “Pb.” Only Roman Emperors, senators and other elite drew their drinking water though lead pipes; ordinary Romans got their drinking water from safer concrete or stone acquaducts and fountains.) | ||
[[Health Care-Environmental Factors]] | |||
=====Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows===== | =====Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows===== | ||
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/21/fires-record-loss-forests-global-heating-agriculture-logging-brazil-bolivia-aoe by Patrick Greenfield 21/5/25 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/21/fires-record-loss-forests-global-heating-agriculture-logging-brazil-bolivia-aoe by Patrick Greenfield 21/5/25 The Guardian] | ||
The destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level ever recorded in 2024, driven by a surge in fires caused by global heating, according to “frightening” new data. | The destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level ever recorded in 2024, driven by a surge in fires caused by global heating, according to “frightening” new data. | ||
[[Wild Fires]] | |||
=====Honda commits to going out of business by pulling back on EVs as sales rise===== | =====Honda commits to going out of business by pulling back on EVs as sales rise===== | ||
[https://electrek.co/2025/05/20/honda-commits-to-going-out-of-business-by-pulling-back-on-evs-as-sales-rise/ by Jameson Dow 20/5/25 electrek] | [https://electrek.co/2025/05/20/honda-commits-to-going-out-of-business-by-pulling-back-on-evs-as-sales-rise/ by Jameson Dow 20/5/25 electrek] | ||
Honda’s announcement came earlier today in Japan, stating that it will scrap its plan for EVs to be 30% of its global vehicle sales by 2030, citing a “slowdown in the expansion of the EV market due to several factors, including changes in environmental regulations.” It will reduce planned investment from 10 trillion yen ($69 billion) to 7 trillion ($48 billion). | Honda’s announcement came earlier today in Japan, stating that it will scrap its plan for EVs to be 30% of its global vehicle sales by 2030, citing a “slowdown in the expansion of the EV market due to several factors, including changes in environmental regulations.” It will reduce planned investment from 10 trillion yen ($69 billion) to 7 trillion ($48 billion). | ||
[[Economy-Transportation Sector]] | |||
=====The Biggest Political Con of the Last Century Unmasked: But Why??????===== | =====The Biggest Political Con of the Last Century Unmasked: But Why??????===== | ||
[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/21/2323602/-The-Biggest-Political-Con-of-the-Last-Century-Unmasked-But-Why?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web by thomhartmann 21/5/25 DAILY KOS] | [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/21/2323602/-The-Biggest-Political-Con-of-the-Last-Century-Unmasked-But-Why?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web by thomhartmann 21/5/25 DAILY KOS] | ||
Almost two-thirds of us Americans can’t afford the basic necessities of life, according to a new report from the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) reported by CBS News. They point out that if unemployment numbers included the underemployed and those stuck in “poverty-wage jobs,” it would be around 24%, not the 4.2% recently reported, leading to an acknowledgement of a widespread misery that’s largely hidden by the way we currently calculate unemployment. | |||
[[Income Inequality]] | |||
=====California gardeners plant native species in parks to prevent wildfire spread – in pictures===== | =====California gardeners plant native species in parks to prevent wildfire spread – in pictures===== | ||
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/may/26/california-plants-garden-wildfires by Philip Cheung 26/5/25 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/may/26/california-plants-garden-wildfires by Philip Cheung 26/5/25 The Guardian] | ||
Test Plot, a project launched in 2019 by the landscape architecture firm Terremoto, has built eight plots in Elysian Park alone.On a recent Friday morning, volunteers were pulling out invasive grass and black mustard to make room for wildflowers and other drought-resistant, native species. | Test Plot, a project launched in 2019 by the landscape architecture firm Terremoto, has built eight plots in Elysian Park alone.On a recent Friday morning, volunteers were pulling out invasive grass and black mustard to make room for wildflowers and other drought-resistant, native species. | ||
[[Environment-Habitat Preservation]] | |||
=====Canadian wildfires are record-breaking – and will threaten North American air quality for days===== | =====Canadian wildfires are record-breaking – and will threaten North American air quality for days===== | ||
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/30/canada-wildfires-air-quality by Eric Holthaus 30/5/25 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/30/canada-wildfires-air-quality by Eric Holthaus 30/5/25 The Guardian] | ||
Enormous early-season wildfires have erupted across the prairie provinces of Canada this week, taxing local emergency response and threatening a long stretch of dangerous air quality across eastern North America. | Enormous early-season wildfires have erupted across the prairie provinces of Canada this week, taxing local emergency response and threatening a long stretch of dangerous air quality across eastern North America. | ||
[[Wild Fires]] | |||
=====Three ways to make dental care kinder for anxious patients===== | =====Three ways to make dental care kinder for anxious patients===== | ||
[https://theconversation.com/three-ways-to-make-dental-care-kinder-for-anxious-patients-256925? by Isabel Olegario 4/6/25 THE CONVERSATION] | [https://theconversation.com/three-ways-to-make-dental-care-kinder-for-anxious-patients-256925? by Isabel Olegario 4/6/25 THE CONVERSATION] | ||
For many, a visit to the dentist brings fear, anxiety, or memories of uncomfortable experiences. But dentistry is changing – and it’s becoming much kinder. | For many, a visit to the dentist brings fear, anxiety, or memories of uncomfortable experiences. But dentistry is changing – and it’s becoming much kinder. | ||
[[Health Care-Illness]] | |||
=====#272 Find the Others! Beyond the Death of Democracy lies Citizen Power – with Jon Alexander of the Citizen Collective===== | =====#272 Find the Others! Beyond the Death of Democracy lies Citizen Power – with Jon Alexander of the Citizen Collective===== | ||
[https://accidentalgods.life/find-the-others-beyond-the-death-of-democracy-lies-citizen-power-with-jon-alexander-of-the-citizen-collective/ by IN CONVERSATION] | [https://accidentalgods.life/find-the-others-beyond-the-death-of-democracy-lies-citizen-power-with-jon-alexander-of-the-citizen-collective/ by IN CONVERSATION] | ||
Democracy is breaking around us in real time and a small percentage of those in power would like us to become – at best – obedient subjects in a world dedicated to the destruction of ecosystems and the annihilation of compassion, empathy and all that makes us thrive. | Democracy is breaking around us in real time and a small percentage of those in power would like us to become – at best – obedient subjects in a world dedicated to the destruction of ecosystems and the annihilation of compassion, empathy and all that makes us thrive. | ||
[[Free Expression-Voting Rights]] | |||
=====Russia has been working on creating drones that ‘call home’, go undercover and start fires. Here’s how they work===== | =====Russia has been working on creating drones that ‘call home’, go undercover and start fires. Here’s how they work===== | ||
[https://theconversation.com/russia-has-been-working-on-creating-drones-that-call-home-go-undercover-and-start-fires-heres-how-they-work-257699?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=The%20Conversation%20UK&utm_campaign=publer by Marcel Plichta 4/6/25 THE CONVERSATION] | [https://theconversation.com/russia-has-been-working-on-creating-drones-that-call-home-go-undercover-and-start-fires-heres-how-they-work-257699?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=The%20Conversation%20UK&utm_campaign=publer by Marcel Plichta 4/6/25 THE CONVERSATION] | ||
Russia launched its largest single drone attack of the war against Ukraine’s cities on June 1. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that they faced 472 unmanned one-way attack (OWA) drones overnight. | Russia launched its largest single drone attack of the war against Ukraine’s cities on June 1. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that they faced 472 unmanned one-way attack (OWA) drones overnight. | ||
[[Government-Military]] | |||
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=====Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing===== | =====Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing===== | ||
[https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-universities-trump-cuts-funding by Matt Krupnick 3/6/25 PROPUBLICA] | [https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-universities-trump-cuts-funding by Matt Krupnick 3/6/25 PROPUBLICA] | ||
The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely shut down most or all of the institutions created to serve students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities. | The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely shut down most or all of the institutions created to serve students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities. | ||
=====Scenic forest trails near Santa Cruz to open to the public for the first time===== | =====Scenic forest trails near Santa Cruz to open to the public for the first time===== | ||
[https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/scenic-forest-trails-santa-cruz/3884608/?amp=1 by Joe Rosalito 4/6/25 NBC] | [https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/scenic-forest-trails-santa-cruz/3884608/?amp=1 by Joe Rosalito 4/6/25 NBC] | ||
