Alex Ross

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@nonzerosum.games tough watch eh? 🫤

I had absolutely no idea, and it really is inexcusable that this has gone on so long, with colonial states backing (US, UK, Australia, Netherlands, etc.) youtu.be/ZWp5904RkJY?...

BREAKING: Lula wins Brazil’s runoff, securing a fourth term. This is more than politics,it’s a lifeline for the Amazon. Under Lula, Amazon deforestation has fallen to its lowest level since satellite records began in 1988 (down 71% from the 2022 peak). The world’s largest rainforest stays

Meanwhile, pro-democracy, pro-Europe protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, are tonight nearing their 700th consecutive day of protest against the pro-Russian government. They haven't missed a single day in the last 23 months.

Serbia’s student-led movement ends Vucic’s 12-year dominance Serbia’s student-led movement has dealt a major blow to President Aleksandar Vucic’s political dominance, winning a parliamentary election after nearly two years of protests demanding accountability and an end to corruption.

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My impression for a long time. Passing the "sweets" section of every convenience shop. Its not lost on me when nd why sugar became such a cultural staple. Deliberate priveledge and prejudice has always been here to degrees, but he's not wrong. The worst has been exported. youtu.be/2HXAC-I3Drk?...

Sobering but accurate. youtube.com/watch?v=Udfc...

Sunday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 10th lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 90,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,220,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 2,080,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,300,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

I am recruiting PhD students this year, so if anyone knows anyone interested in projects related to hunter-gatherer subsistence transition, (in)equality, sharing and material culture, please tell them to be in touch. I have some funds for field oriented projects. Contact details on my dept page.

We have a critical, national security issue, and politicians are taking about welfare cuts, "fiscal rules," and small boats.

I've not watched TV, let alone Sky News, since staying at my folks house 17 years ago. Bad enough what I see on New stalls and clips on other media. Political lies, manipulative persuasion techniques, going unchallenged or merely, "balanced," with crazy ideas like, Facts, and educated opinion.

🔴 REVEALED: Palantir led closed-door review of how MoD buys software The review was presented to defence minister Luke Pollard by Palantir UK boss Louis Mosley in Feb and has mostly been implemented None of this was made public New investigation🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-p...

About one third of claimed carbon capture just dumped secretly into the atmosphere by chevron

I work in horticulture and in the EU at least- Organic growing has gone from being ridiculed as hippy nonsense to having a target of 25%of all farm land. But perhaps more importantly, some organic methods are now mainstream, like improving Soil Organic Matter, IPM, green matures, etc. Very positive.

South Terrace, Cork city centre: polypody, heart's tongue and maidenhair spleenwort ferns spring from a damp old brick wall. If your eyes are open to it, we're surrounded by the relics of our lost natural rainforest heritage.

As always a fantastic conversation. More of a summary of where we are globally, by two of the most qualified people there are. youtube.com/live/0wIt29o... #economics @zackpolanski.bsky.social

And this is the second time he’s done it, that we know of. How did he get a pass the first time? Billionaire “get out of jail free” card?

Hey everyone, gather around! Elon Musk, the trillionaire defense contractor currently spending >$400m on political campaigns to prop up the party of a deeply unpopular president who launched the Iran War has some thoughts about Ukraine, elites, and money in politics.

Here is the post for your reasonable, and factual Sunday 🙏🏻 There is a huge difference between free speech and hate speech. Be on the right side of it all #nooffence

Apocalypse now outside my bedroom window. This is done for sheep.

I have a hunch that producers of any product, that didn't negotiate a way to directly record how well that product delivered into the marketplace, will feel like they shot themselves in the foot, given the demand for that by kind of training archive

Michael Hudson and Kathleen Tyson: Michael often emphasize that gold is not money, because money is social credit, a tax-backed IOU. Why, then, do central banks treat gold as the ultimate reserve asset? LOADS more,can't even begin to fit in this text box. www.youtube.com/live/jSvMtGa...

Even knowing how sick the British press is, the lynching of Jason Arday still seemed particularly fanatical. Meanwhile the dark miasma in a skinsuit Gove, purported to be Murdochs favourite, was embroiled in something which got, ZERO, press scrutiny.

Beginner safe, excellent analogies and easy to follow explanations. You may have heard of him. If you haven't, where have you been?! Cory Doctorow critiques the hype, the fears, the problems and the case for AI agnosticism over skepticism. youtu.be/nTqCVJFr7XM?...

Ever heard of ASML? TSMC even? This is surely the sort of thing you'd have expected legacy media to have taught you about at some point in the last 5-10 years. youtu.be/w-2YxQ2pPvM?...

What did people do before pillows where invented? 🤔🏺

@richardjmurphy.bsky.social on what is fundamentally wrong with Kemi Badenochs reiteration of Tory ideology. Simplicity is appealing. Basics mistaken for truths all the time. Time is a luxury, the brain is often lazy, but also, rich people like voting with their wallet substack.com/@richardjmur...

Folic acid’s role in health is a British discovery by a largely unsung medical hero, Dr Lucy Wills

#Ethnobotany Dr Sara Edwards "What can plants teach us about the relationships between culture, place, and conservation? ... explore diverse relationships between people and plants across northern Australia, NE. Brazil, South Wales, and Mount Elgon, Kenya. ..." youtube.com/watch?v=NNzz...

If you've not heard a longer interview with Zack, this covers a lot of ground for one hour. The audience obviously wanted to see Zack so it wasn't adversarial, but it is a good introduction, I think, to the type of guy Zack is. Enjoy youtube.com/watch?v=9aB7...

Eat the rich or else they’ll eat our kids… what the Espstein class is and why we must unite against them: open.substack.com/pub/phoebeob...?

I have a lot of time for Yanis. youtube.com/watch?v=MJ72...

Times editors take note. If you aren't the change we need to see, who will? www.instagram.com/reel/DeCOITg...

I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.

Something is very wrong with the Justice under Labour’s Right www.opendemocracy.net/palestine-ac...

The sheer magic of an Irish Atlantic rainforest 🌍

That's... quite a graph 😟

Google "News" I've never bothered looking into, especially after it promoted GB News, as News. AI generated "News" however, a new shitification, claims the Greens object to a new tower, because the shadow might block PV for nearby houseboats? Who reads this crap?

Buckle up, I did find this fairly challenging to follow, but I think he is right. @garyseconomics.bsky.social what do you think? I'd love to know. youtube.com/watch?v=bHHO...

THIS is really good. An accessible introduction to AGI, P-DooM and the reality. youtube.com/watch?v=clax...

The best birthday present imaginable. #DollyDay 💖

Steve Keen is a bit of a legend in my book. I will have to see if I can get his book bundle to listen through (I rarely get the time to read for pleasure.) Enjoy... youtu.be/6LPpih9-hwE?...

Mostly everything could say about climatology and geology relevant today, in one interview. Doesn't touch on AMOC, but I HIGHLY recommend you re-share. youtu.be/ee9fYVwhBsU?...

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I love it when the story of Monopoly gets told to someone who hasn't heard it before. Even Jubilees get a mention. First Ceps of the year, birch polypore for tea AND a great conversation to listen to as I cook. 🍄🍵🍲🔊 youtu.be/CK8M5sKWRkc?...