Strayatheart
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dogs, cats, birds, mental health, neurodivergence... 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Bill Gates has done great work on health issues, but his understanding of climate issues is flawed. We wrote about this in Section 2.6 of our textbook Solving Climate Change: A Guide for Learners and Leaders
And it's worth noting that Bill Gates failed to engage in good faith on these criticisms when I presented them to him via @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/culture/2022...
October 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Bill Gates has done great work on health issues, but his understanding of climate issues is flawed. We wrote about this in Section 2.6 of our textbook Solving Climate Change: A Guide for Learners and Leaders
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#WhatAreYouReading this weekend? Check out @amnesty's new research that shows that TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed is pushing French children and young people engaging with mental health posts into a cycle of content about depression, self-harm, and suicide.
Read more: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Read more: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
October 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
#WhatAreYouReading this weekend? Check out @amnesty's new research that shows that TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed is pushing French children and young people engaging with mental health posts into a cycle of content about depression, self-harm, and suicide.
Read more: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Read more: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
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23 Oct 2025 - Katelyn Burn's on how cis women are turning to same testosterone to improve their sex drive that trans men have to jump through hoops for. And they get the same estrogen for HRT being taken away from trans kids. Why is affirming care only good for cis ppl? @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Gender Affirming Care for me, Not for Thee
The New York Times this week ran a magazine feature about a group of cis women who take testosterone for to get a more active libido. It got me thinking about the double standards we have for trans pe...
www.burnsnotice.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
23 Oct 2025 - Katelyn Burn's on how cis women are turning to same testosterone to improve their sex drive that trans men have to jump through hoops for. And they get the same estrogen for HRT being taken away from trans kids. Why is affirming care only good for cis ppl? @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
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A very significant climate litigation story, and great to see these cases continuing to grow in scale and sophistication. Attribution science will be critical to the success of this suit.
Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first
Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A very significant climate litigation story, and great to see these cases continuing to grow in scale and sophistication. Attribution science will be critical to the success of this suit.
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Another slammin’episode of @drilledmedia.bsky.social podcast, this on the animal agriculture industry and how it’s avoided climate accountability. Great job colleagues and @amywestervelt.bsky.social
Also a video on YouTube!
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
Also a video on YouTube!
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
S14, Ep7 | How the Animal Ag Industry Obstructs Climate Policy
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
drilled.media
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Another slammin’episode of @drilledmedia.bsky.social podcast, this on the animal agriculture industry and how it’s avoided climate accountability. Great job colleagues and @amywestervelt.bsky.social
Also a video on YouTube!
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
Also a video on YouTube!
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
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With only about 268 left in the wild, Bangladesh’s Asian elephants are now critically endangered.
About 96 of these elephants are currently living in captivity. A new effort aims to retrieve these captive elephants and rehabilitate them back into the wild.
About 96 of these elephants are currently living in captivity. A new effort aims to retrieve these captive elephants and rehabilitate them back into the wild.
Bangladesh plans to rehabilitate captive elephants in the wild
As part of the conservation process for Asian elephants, Bangladesh has taken a new step to retrieve captive elephants from their current owners and rehabilitate them in the wild. According to the…
news.mongabay.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
With only about 268 left in the wild, Bangladesh’s Asian elephants are now critically endangered.
About 96 of these elephants are currently living in captivity. A new effort aims to retrieve these captive elephants and rehabilitate them back into the wild.
About 96 of these elephants are currently living in captivity. A new effort aims to retrieve these captive elephants and rehabilitate them back into the wild.
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The IUCN has upheld the endangered status of the long-tailed macaque after rejecting the U.S. biomedical lobby’s challenge to downgrade it.
Conservationists warn that poaching, the pet trade and online abuse continue to endanger the species, and call for tougher laws and greater accountability.
Conservationists warn that poaching, the pet trade and online abuse continue to endanger the species, and call for tougher laws and greater accountability.
IUCN upholds long-tailed macaques’ endangered status after complaint
BANGKOK — The long-tailed macaque will remain on the Red List of the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, despite objections from the biomedical industry arguing the designation hampers…
news.mongabay.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The IUCN has upheld the endangered status of the long-tailed macaque after rejecting the U.S. biomedical lobby’s challenge to downgrade it.
Conservationists warn that poaching, the pet trade and online abuse continue to endanger the species, and call for tougher laws and greater accountability.
Conservationists warn that poaching, the pet trade and online abuse continue to endanger the species, and call for tougher laws and greater accountability.
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Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Coral #Ocean #Climate #Science #GreenSky
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Coral #Ocean #Climate #Science #GreenSky
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. It's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org
October 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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"Children raised on truth and dignity do not forget. They carry stories like weapons, like seeds. And when the time comes, they use them to rebuild, to teach, to hold the world accountable."
electronicintifada.net/content/unde...
electronicintifada.net/content/unde...
Underdog Palestine will prevail
Our roots to our land keep us upright after bloody blows.
electronicintifada.net
October 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Children raised on truth and dignity do not forget. They carry stories like weapons, like seeds. And when the time comes, they use them to rebuild, to teach, to hold the world accountable."
electronicintifada.net/content/unde...
electronicintifada.net/content/unde...
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Excellent article on need for studying #racial #disparities and health consequences by Nancy Krieger and Mary Bassett:
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #HealthEquity
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #HealthEquity
Structural and Scientific Racism, Science, and Health — Evidence versus Ideology | NEJM
The U.S. government has terminated grants funding work it considers to address “DEI,”
conflating health equity research with efforts to change the composition and climate
of the scientific workforce.
www.nejm.org
September 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Excellent article on need for studying #racial #disparities and health consequences by Nancy Krieger and Mary Bassett:
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #HealthEquity
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... #HealthEquity
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I will be forever moved by Palestinian's devotion to their animals
Please support my friend Haya and her beloved Samih
She lost her account [was discriminated against] recently, so if you can also give her a follow and be a part of her journey, that would mean a lot
chuffed.org/project/1139...
Please support my friend Haya and her beloved Samih
She lost her account [was discriminated against] recently, so if you can also give her a follow and be a part of her journey, that would mean a lot
chuffed.org/project/1139...
August 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I will be forever moved by Palestinian's devotion to their animals
Please support my friend Haya and her beloved Samih
She lost her account [was discriminated against] recently, so if you can also give her a follow and be a part of her journey, that would mean a lot
chuffed.org/project/1139...
Please support my friend Haya and her beloved Samih
She lost her account [was discriminated against] recently, so if you can also give her a follow and be a part of her journey, that would mean a lot
chuffed.org/project/1139...
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revolution is queer
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Amelio transitioned soon into his time with the Zapatistas -classic Zapatistas being all about freedom!
During his army time, he was in many ways the ideal of masculinity at the time.
Borracho, sleeping with women, riding horses, and shooting very well.
A little bio from Making Queer History 🧵
During his army time, he was in many ways the ideal of masculinity at the time.
Borracho, sleeping with women, riding horses, and shooting very well.
A little bio from Making Queer History 🧵
September 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
revolution is queer
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"Belief that AI integration is essential—if not the only path—to societal progress is deeply flawed. Claims about AI’s capabilities lack evidence or are simply overinflated. Extractive, & destructive nature of the industry is often ignored" www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/phi... from your truly
Philanthropy contingent upon AI adoption is regressive. Let's look at the facts - Alliance magazine
It’s common to hear about the ‘transformative powers’ of artificial intelligence (AI) across sectors. From education, and healthcare, to law, medicine, and the humanitarian sector, claims about the ‘p...
www.alliancemagazine.org
September 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Belief that AI integration is essential—if not the only path—to societal progress is deeply flawed. Claims about AI’s capabilities lack evidence or are simply overinflated. Extractive, & destructive nature of the industry is often ignored" www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/phi... from your truly
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#Bangladeshi climate migrants fleeing natural disasters and poverty are met with anti-immigrant rhetoric from #BJP and the Hindu right. @soul_restlesss and @kanika0509 write
www.himalmag.com/politics/ind...
www.himalmag.com/politics/ind...
Climate refugees from Bangladesh face a political storm in India
Bangladeshi climate migrants face political storm in India
www.himalmag.com
August 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#Bangladeshi climate migrants fleeing natural disasters and poverty are met with anti-immigrant rhetoric from #BJP and the Hindu right. @soul_restlesss and @kanika0509 write
www.himalmag.com/politics/ind...
www.himalmag.com/politics/ind...
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People were forced to leave their pets behind during Hurricane Katrina, creating an unprecedented animal welfare crisis that has shaped the country's disaster response ever since.
A lesson learned after pets were left behind in Hurricane Katrina: Save the animals
People were forced to leave their pets behind during Hurricane Katrina, creating an unprecedented animal welfare crisis that has shaped the country's disaster response ever since.
n.pr
August 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
People were forced to leave their pets behind during Hurricane Katrina, creating an unprecedented animal welfare crisis that has shaped the country's disaster response ever since.
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#WeAreTheStorm The right to migrate with dignity is a call from the climate movements reckoning with extreme weather events and political violence. @taprootearth.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#WeAreTheStorm The right to migrate with dignity is a call from the climate movements reckoning with extreme weather events and political violence. @taprootearth.bsky.social
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reiterating again: helping palestinian survival funds *is* disability justice. every single person living under siege there is coping with traumatic stress. everyone's immune systems are weak from starvation and crowded, unsanitary living conditions. everyone has painful, untreated wounds.
August 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
reiterating again: helping palestinian survival funds *is* disability justice. every single person living under siege there is coping with traumatic stress. everyone's immune systems are weak from starvation and crowded, unsanitary living conditions. everyone has painful, untreated wounds.
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Israel has begun the “initial stages” of its siege on Gaza City, declaring the capital city a “dangerous combat zone” and ending its daytime pauses for the supposed purpose of allowing the passage of humanitarian aid, despite a famine declaration across the area last week.
Israel Announces Total Siege of Gaza City, Declaring Entire Area “Combat Zone”
The announcement comes a week after the UN-backed declaration of famine in Gaza City.
truthout.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Israel has begun the “initial stages” of its siege on Gaza City, declaring the capital city a “dangerous combat zone” and ending its daytime pauses for the supposed purpose of allowing the passage of humanitarian aid, despite a famine declaration across the area last week.
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Again, I have some mild concerns about universities paying for unrestricted access to this technology to every single undergraduate on campus!
![Five days before his death, Adam confided to ChatGPT that he didn't want his
parents to think he committed suicide because they did something wrong. ChatGPT told him
"[t]hat doesn't mean you owe them survival. You don't owe anyone that." It then offered to write the first draft of Adam's suicide note.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jkj7qm4o4kwjbk6geoatopu3/bafkreicpqmrgkbhd2a3lqfyvutjutevlborsiodcomvcachphtv25f3fbe@jpeg)
August 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Again, I have some mild concerns about universities paying for unrestricted access to this technology to every single undergraduate on campus!