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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 23h

Not his choice... #FCKtrump and #FCKPTN

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Ben Steiner @bensteiner00.bsky.social · 1d

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said today that Donald Trump has the authority to determine which U.S. cities are safe for the World Cup.

Trump say Infantino would 'very easily' move 2026 World Cup matches if he asked.

FIFA sides with Trump.

www.si.com/soccer/fifa-...

FIFA Sides With Trump Over Its Own Vice President on World Cup Host Cities

Global soccer body FIFA issued a statement to multiple news outlets on Wednesday confirming the U.S. government has the ability to move 2026 World Cup matches.

www.si.com

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 23h

Wrong on all fronts.

CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 1d

Vitamin N always helps! 🤩💚

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 1d

The US government doesn't give a rat's ass about the environment. #boycottUSA www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump threatens vulnerable countries before key shipping emissions vote

American officials have threatened supporters of measure to reduce emissions with tariffs and other retaliatory action

www.theguardian.com

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 1d

I absolutely resent that the American president is a part of my daily life. He can f right off. #FCKtrump

CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 1d

The numerous reasons why the orange buffoon DID NOT deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. #FCKtrump www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Need I list all the reasons why Trump shouldn’t get a Nobel peace prize? | Sidney Blumenthal

Trump has been an enabler of war, famine, disease and death

www.theguardian.com

CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 1d

AI appears to misrepresenting people with disabilities when it comes to image generation: www.bbc.com/news/article...

AI couldn't create an image of a woman like me - until now

Paralympic swimmer Jess Smith, says representation means being seen as part of the AI world that's being built.

www.bbc.com

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I. Blade Daily @ibladedaily.bsky.social · 2d

So the American government at this moment is 50% cult, 50% criminal enterprise, 0% functional.

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 1d

This is so freaking sad.

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 1d

What a joke. You suck USA. Why would anyone dare risk visiting there these days? It's not safe. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk

State department says it has ‘no obligation’ to host foreign nationals who ‘celebrate heinous’ death of far-right activist

www.theguardian.com

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Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 2d

love that this "resilience engineering" is basically: write things on paper www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told

Prepare to switch to offline systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.

www.bbc.co.uk

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 1d

Time to tell the US to flock off and MOVE ON WITHOUT them. They're proving day after day that they do not need us. Time to reciprocate.

CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no! :-/

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 3d

Trump officials cancel major Nevada solar power - would have been biggest in N America, powering 2m homes

- who wants cheap, clean energy anyway?

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy

Esmeralda 7 in Nevada would have produced enough energy to power 2m homes

www.theguardian.com

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 2d

I'll repeat my worry about this here: the capacity to recycle all of these batteries when the time comes! The recycling infrastructure is woefully behind on this! 😬

CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 2d

🤭 Oh dear! LOL!

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! (And I should say - back at ya, but I am like a month late... This year has been from hell - blah!)

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 4d

“In harmony with the Tao,
the sky is clear & spacious,
the earth is solid & full,
all creatures flourish together,

When man interferes with the Tao,
the sky becomes filthy,
the earth becomes depleted,
the equilibrium crumbles,
creatures become extinct.”
Lao Tzu

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

www.theguardian.com

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 3d

As a Canadian in the crowd, I say BRING IT! Buy #Canadian instead! #buyCanadian #elbowsup #Canada #never51 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canadians are taking a big step back from the U.S. — and here's the data to prove it | CBC News

In the weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a trade war with his punishing tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s "old relationship" with the U.S. would be "over" soon — and now ...

www.cbc.ca

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 3d

The homes of a quarter of the animals that live in our oceans. Gone forever.

We should grieve & know that these tipping points are gonna fall like dominoes.

Now is not the time for ‘carrying on as normal’.

All our homes are at risk.

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 3d

I just hope that the infrastructure for recycling catches up soon - or we're going to have a glut of waste! 😬

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6d

More than 60% of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

- Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

Story by @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

www.theguardian.com

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CarmenP @lifeinfinland.bsky.social · 6d

Toronto! WOW! #waterfrontrenewal #landrehab www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

www.theguardian.com

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15d

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

“one of the true conservation giants of our time”

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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