Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Wisconsin, USA
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Prof. Zenkus:
“Yet another Motility Southern train derails. Biden and Butigieg had 2 years to fix the rail system. They decided not to.
And when workers threatened to strike over working conditions and safety concerns, the administration ignore them and sided with the owners.
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“Some #ThursdayMotivation from Sir David Attenborough
“We are going to have to live more economically than we do. And we can do that and, I believe we will do it more happily, not less happily. And that the excesses the capitalist system has brought us, have got to be curbed somehow.” ‘Curb excess capitalism’ to save nature’. BBC, 7 October 2020”
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“Drag is Not a Crime because hate is the scariest thing of all”
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The time line has never been clearer. We’re going down. I’d say “buckle up” or “strap in” but fuck it, it’s coming – now
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If you think America’s Dark Ages are bad now, just wait until our US Supreme Court pulls out their Independent State Legislature bologna to anoint Ron DeSantis President in 2024 and flip State Constitutions the bird
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washington gives the rich war making to increase their financial success. What did they give you? Increasing desperation & toxic dying squalor, a worsening education, greedflation, dwindling safety net, a fake judiciary that is you and your children’s enemy, etc
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“The climate pattern that tends to bring drier, warmer conditions to the southern half of the United States and wetter weather to the northern half has ended, NOAA said Thursday.”
“La Niña Has Ended, and El Niño May Be on the Way”
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Bank runs?! Entire countries collapsing?! The end of civilization ball is rolling:
“Pakistan has touted itself as one of the world’s cradles of civilization, flourishing for thousands of years along ancient trade routes passing through the Indus Valley. Now it presents a dystopian vision of the future, bankrupt, unstable and threatened by climate catastrophe. Its fate offers a warning to other heavily indebted nations on the precipice.
“Pakistan’s Dystopian Warning to the World”
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Fobbing off the costs of profit taking
“Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Japanese officials say the release is unavoidable and should start soon. Here’s an update on what’s happening.”
“What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?”
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You can only bullshit, censor the truth, and pretend all is ok until for only so long, snd the longer you bullshit the more fantastic spectacular will be the resulting collapse. Just like the climate
“Silicon Valley Bank Fails After Run by Venture Capital Customers— The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation took control of the bank’s assets on Friday. The failure raised concerns that other banks could face problems, too.”
“Silicon Valley Bank Fails After Run on Deposits
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation took control of the bank’s assets on Friday. The failure raised concerns that other banks could face problems, too.”
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“Looks like crypto contagion has struck the real world banking system: Shares of Silicon Valley Bank, one of the nation’s largest banks, were halted after plunging further in pre-market Friday, following measures it took to shore up its financial position Thursday, prompting some venture capital funds to urge their portfolio firms to withdraw funds—and raising fears of a bank run.”
“Silicon Valley Bank Shares Halted After Plunging 64% In Pre-Market—VC Funds Tell Firms To Withdraw Funds”
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Oh well,…FDIC only covers up to $250,000 of your money with said bank. Anything over that you have to get from the bank’s executives and shareholders which means the Panama papers, Caymans, etc
“Silvergate Capital Corp.’s abrupt shutdown and SVB Financial Group’s hasty fundraising have sent US bank stocks diving and tongues wagging across the industry: Could this be the start of a much bigger problem?”
“One Bank Folds, Another Wobbles and Wall Street Asks If It’s a Crisis
More lenders are struggling to keep deposits from fleeing
‘Silicon Valley Bank is just the tip of the iceberg’”
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Blame big oil & politicians
“A new study found far more plastic in global oceans than previously believed — and the amount is doubling every six years.”
“There are 21,000 pieces of plastic in the ocean for each person on Earth
And plastic pollution has been doubling every six years”
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BUTTIGIEG NEEDS TO RESIGN!
I don’t care who caused what safety policy to be canceled - that argument only proves Buttigieg knew that safety policy was missing and he didn’t do anything about it.
If not Buttigieg then who?!
BUTTIGIEG NEEDS TO RESIGN!
“Another Norfolk Southern Train Derailed Just Hours Before Congressional Hearing
The incident in Alabama is at least the company's fourth derailment in just over a month, including the East Palestine, Ohio disaster.”
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“After Three Long Years, La Niña Is Out
Pacific Ocean waters have risen closer to average temperatures, ending the multi-year La Niña phenomenon that brought drought to the western Americas.”
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The planet is preparing to strike::
“The Convergence of the Next El Niño–Southern Oscillation & the Arctic Sea Ice Minimum”
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Many American politicians are shareholders in big oil making oil subsides actually embezzlement:
“Governments Spent Record $1 Trillion Last Year Subsidizing Fossil Fuels
Governments subsidize fossil fuels, despite climate goals
Offical aid hit a record as energy prices soared last year”
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