“The Far Right Is Seizing Control of Our Democracies
We’re Underestimating How Badly Our Democracies Are Collapsing into Fascism”
Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum or N. l-album)
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Wisconsin, USA
2018 6/29 _F2A1427aaa
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“Doom Porn and Empty Optimism”
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“‘We have to do our part’: Biden calls for $33 billion in additional assistance for Ukraine”
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American borders are used to bestow privilege and exact racism:
“Border and Rule
Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism”
America has caused a "border crisis" with Ukraine not by dispossessing them of a healthy environment but by imperialistic meddling
Never let a good disaster go to waste:
"Eco fascism" - using destruction of the global environment as an excuse to implement fascist or nationalistic violence & racism
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“USPS sued by states, climate orgs, UAW over inefficient mail trucks”
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“What Russia’s War in Ukraine Means for Efforts to Cut Emissions
Measures to reduce emissions critical for the climate fight have been knocked off track by the invasion of Ukraine, both inside Russia and around the world.”
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“Bottled water monopolist admits recycling is bullshit”
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“Elon Musk Isn’t a Threat to Society’s Health. All Billionaires Are
The mega-rich buy up media outlets precisely because a lie is more likely to fly than the truth – including the lie that they are invaluable.”
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“Trump’s Worst Judge Just Made Travel a MAGA Nightmare”
“Getting on an airplane or train has been scary and miserable for 2 years now. Things are about to get even worse.”
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“A climate revolt brewing at Credit Suisse”
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“UN says up to 40% of world’s land now degraded
Rising damage, caused mostly by food production, puts ability to feed planet’s growing population at risk”
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“Humanity’s broken risk perception is reversing global progress in a ‘spiral of self-destruction’. Finds new UN report”
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“One in five reptiles is threatened with extinction”
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“Where Have All the Frogs Gone?”
“A deadly disease is devastating frog species around the world, foreshadowing an age of global pandemics for humans and the animal kingdom alike.”
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“Panic buying in Beijing as district starts mass COVID testing”
“Beijing residents snapped up food and other supplies as the city's biggest district began mass COVID-19 testing of all residents on Monday, prompting fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown after dozens of cases in the capital in recent days.”
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“Expect More Disasters, U.N. Warns, as Climate Change Worsens Everything From Droughts to Economic Meltdowns”
“U.N. report predicts the number of extreme heat waves in 2030 will be three times what it was in 2001 and there will be 30% more droughts.”
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Remember when the next disaster - flood, drought, storm, heat wave, virus, crop failure - visits YOU and your loved ones suffer, die, or lose everything, DEMOCRATS & REPUBLICANS AND THE RICH knew it would happen
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The only plausible climate adaptation is death:
“Climate adaptation is going to be a disaster”
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“Nature loss: Insatiable greed degrading land around the world – UN”
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“Lake Mead plummets to unprecedented low, exposing original 1971 water intake valve”
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“Denver weather: City has first snowless April in 20 years, driest in 59 years
The Denver area has been excruciatingly dry this April, worsening drought conditions”
2018 6-29 _F2A1427aaa
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