TinJar
@tinjar.bsky.social
Scientist, advocate, and educator in the field of #climatechange. #Author of #solarpunk #novel "A New Faith." Read or download the novel for free at https://tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#booksky #climatefiction #sciencefiction #mystery #thriller
#booksky #climatefiction #sciencefiction #mystery #thriller
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
Thanks @scalzi.com
#booksky #solarpunk #detective #mystery #thriller #climatefiction #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #novel #book #fiction #scifi #clifi
Thanks @scalzi.com
#booksky #solarpunk #detective #mystery #thriller #climatefiction #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #novel #book #fiction #scifi #clifi
The 2025 Whatever Holiday Gift Guide, Day Two: Non-Traditional Books
Today is Day Two of the Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2025, and today the focus is on Non-Traditionally Published Books: Self-published works, electronically-exclusive books, books from micro presses…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
brinklindsey.substack.com/p/back-to-th...
"...all these groups and many more can find attractions in banding together with the like-minded to create their own micro-protopias."
I explore exactly this in Sequoia from "A New Faith".
tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#solarpunk #booksky
"...all these groups and many more can find attractions in banding together with the like-minded to create their own micro-protopias."
I explore exactly this in Sequoia from "A New Faith".
tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#solarpunk #booksky
Back to the Future
"Free Labor" and Life after Mass Employment
brinklindsey.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
brinklindsey.substack.com/p/back-to-th...
"...all these groups and many more can find attractions in banding together with the like-minded to create their own micro-protopias."
I explore exactly this in Sequoia from "A New Faith".
tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#solarpunk #booksky
"...all these groups and many more can find attractions in banding together with the like-minded to create their own micro-protopias."
I explore exactly this in Sequoia from "A New Faith".
tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
#solarpunk #booksky
www.nber.org/system/files...
"annual cost averaging between $400 and $900 per household; in 10 percent of counties, costs exceed $1,300 per household. #Climate costs also typically disproportionately burden lower-income households"
#humanrights #justice #adaptation #migration #climatecrisis
"annual cost averaging between $400 and $900 per household; in 10 percent of counties, costs exceed $1,300 per household. #Climate costs also typically disproportionately burden lower-income households"
#humanrights #justice #adaptation #migration #climatecrisis
www.nber.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
www.nber.org/system/files...
"annual cost averaging between $400 and $900 per household; in 10 percent of counties, costs exceed $1,300 per household. #Climate costs also typically disproportionately burden lower-income households"
#humanrights #justice #adaptation #migration #climatecrisis
"annual cost averaging between $400 and $900 per household; in 10 percent of counties, costs exceed $1,300 per household. #Climate costs also typically disproportionately burden lower-income households"
#humanrights #justice #adaptation #migration #climatecrisis
www.ft.com/content/6c85...
Seems like a good time to address #undernourishment #malnourishment #starvation #hunger #poverty in #Africa
Seems like a good time to address #undernourishment #malnourishment #starvation #hunger #poverty in #Africa
European farmers face ‘real crisis’ as agricultural commodity prices tumble
Arable sector contends with sharp drop in price of wheat and sugar and rising input costs
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
www.ft.com/content/6c85...
Seems like a good time to address #undernourishment #malnourishment #starvation #hunger #poverty in #Africa
Seems like a good time to address #undernourishment #malnourishment #starvation #hunger #poverty in #Africa
prospect.org/2025/12/01/p...
“So, a lot of the ingenuity in the economy gets directed to things that we would think of as less than essential.” - Robert Frank
Down w/ the #plutocracy #plutonomy #oligarchy #plutocrats #oligarchs #billionaires
#humanrights #justice #democracy
“So, a lot of the ingenuity in the economy gets directed to things that we would think of as less than essential.” - Robert Frank
Down w/ the #plutocracy #plutonomy #oligarchy #plutocrats #oligarchs #billionaires
#humanrights #justice #democracy
Selling the Poor on Spending Like They’re Rich - The American Prospect
How plutonomy, premiumization, and social media squeeze the middle class.
prospect.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
prospect.org/2025/12/01/p...
“So, a lot of the ingenuity in the economy gets directed to things that we would think of as less than essential.” - Robert Frank
Down w/ the #plutocracy #plutonomy #oligarchy #plutocrats #oligarchs #billionaires
#humanrights #justice #democracy
“So, a lot of the ingenuity in the economy gets directed to things that we would think of as less than essential.” - Robert Frank
Down w/ the #plutocracy #plutonomy #oligarchy #plutocrats #oligarchs #billionaires
#humanrights #justice #democracy
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
This is a damn good idea - organizing #labor #movement everywhere all at once around the world (not just red states in #US) with the same themes - #healthcare for all, higher #wages for all, #housing for all, #food security for all, #education for all, etc.
This is a damn good idea - organizing #labor #movement everywhere all at once around the world (not just red states in #US) with the same themes - #healthcare for all, higher #wages for all, #housing for all, #food security for all, #education for all, etc.
How to Win Red States With a Labor Party
We can take political power without asking Democrats for it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
This is a damn good idea - organizing #labor #movement everywhere all at once around the world (not just red states in #US) with the same themes - #healthcare for all, higher #wages for all, #housing for all, #food security for all, #education for all, etc.
This is a damn good idea - organizing #labor #movement everywhere all at once around the world (not just red states in #US) with the same themes - #healthcare for all, higher #wages for all, #housing for all, #food security for all, #education for all, etc.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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The notion of #democratization that has long been attached to the #internet, #socialmedia, etc. is worth questioning. Does democratizing always lead to good AND bad outcomes?
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The notion of #democratization that has long been attached to the #internet, #socialmedia, etc. is worth questioning. Does democratizing always lead to good AND bad outcomes?
America’s Slide Toward Simulated Democracy
How our public sphere has drifted from reality to a “simulated” democracy—and what it might take to pull it back
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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The notion of #democratization that has long been attached to the #internet, #socialmedia, etc. is worth questioning. Does democratizing always lead to good AND bad outcomes?
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The notion of #democratization that has long been attached to the #internet, #socialmedia, etc. is worth questioning. Does democratizing always lead to good AND bad outcomes?
prospect.org/2025/11/28/c...
If #California is looking the other way when this is happening within its borders, then god help those being exploited elsewhere in the world.
#humanrights #children #justice #childlabor #labor
If #California is looking the other way when this is happening within its borders, then god help those being exploited elsewhere in the world.
#humanrights #children #justice #childlabor #labor
California’s Child Farmworkers: Exhausted, Underpaid, and Toiling in Toxic Fields - The American Prospect
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
prospect.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
prospect.org/2025/11/28/c...
If #California is looking the other way when this is happening within its borders, then god help those being exploited elsewhere in the world.
#humanrights #children #justice #childlabor #labor
If #California is looking the other way when this is happening within its borders, then god help those being exploited elsewhere in the world.
#humanrights #children #justice #childlabor #labor
prospect.org/2025/11/27/b...
South-South relationships etc. is great. The only problem is that the "north" is actively trying to burn everything down - case in point is #US driving #climatechange ; raising interest rates; pouring insane cash into #military and #ai #genai ; being crazily profligate.
South-South relationships etc. is great. The only problem is that the "north" is actively trying to burn everything down - case in point is #US driving #climatechange ; raising interest rates; pouring insane cash into #military and #ai #genai ; being crazily profligate.
Beyond America First - The American Prospect
Countries in the Global South increasingly view President Trump’s “America First” foreign economic policies as both a coercive force and a catalyst for greater economic autonomy.
prospect.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
prospect.org/2025/11/27/b...
South-South relationships etc. is great. The only problem is that the "north" is actively trying to burn everything down - case in point is #US driving #climatechange ; raising interest rates; pouring insane cash into #military and #ai #genai ; being crazily profligate.
South-South relationships etc. is great. The only problem is that the "north" is actively trying to burn everything down - case in point is #US driving #climatechange ; raising interest rates; pouring insane cash into #military and #ai #genai ; being crazily profligate.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Self-lobotomize it, literally, is!
#university #college #education #students #ai #genai #openai #chatgpt #microsoft #google #amazon #meta #nvidia
Self-lobotomize it, literally, is!
#university #college #education #students #ai #genai #openai #chatgpt #microsoft #google #amazon #meta #nvidia
Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize
The skills that students will need in an age of automation are precisely those that are eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Self-lobotomize it, literally, is!
#university #college #education #students #ai #genai #openai #chatgpt #microsoft #google #amazon #meta #nvidia
Self-lobotomize it, literally, is!
#university #college #education #students #ai #genai #openai #chatgpt #microsoft #google #amazon #meta #nvidia
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The cost of losing the 2024 #elections in the #US is being paid by hundreds of thousands of people already with their lives and millions more will keep paying the same for decades to come.
#climate #humanrights #justice
The cost of losing the 2024 #elections in the #US is being paid by hundreds of thousands of people already with their lives and millions more will keep paying the same for decades to come.
#climate #humanrights #justice
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The cost of losing the 2024 #elections in the #US is being paid by hundreds of thousands of people already with their lives and millions more will keep paying the same for decades to come.
#climate #humanrights #justice
The cost of losing the 2024 #elections in the #US is being paid by hundreds of thousands of people already with their lives and millions more will keep paying the same for decades to come.
#climate #humanrights #justice
www.ft.com/content/3ecc...
Looks like this shibboleth is also beginning to topple. So what does #US do? Wreck #universities #education What does #EU do? Start spending cash on #military. Not to make this a competition among #nations - but would #China share #knowledge better than the US and EU?
Looks like this shibboleth is also beginning to topple. So what does #US do? Wreck #universities #education What does #EU do? Start spending cash on #military. Not to make this a competition among #nations - but would #China share #knowledge better than the US and EU?
Is China winning the innovation race?
Once the world’s factory, Beijing’s relentless focus on R&D means the country has become the world’s laboratory
www.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
www.ft.com/content/3ecc...
Looks like this shibboleth is also beginning to topple. So what does #US do? Wreck #universities #education What does #EU do? Start spending cash on #military. Not to make this a competition among #nations - but would #China share #knowledge better than the US and EU?
Looks like this shibboleth is also beginning to topple. So what does #US do? Wreck #universities #education What does #EU do? Start spending cash on #military. Not to make this a competition among #nations - but would #China share #knowledge better than the US and EU?
www.ft.com/content/6689...
Wasn't "reinventing something" considered to be not such a good thing? Weren't we supposed to aspire to actually invent new stuff?
#AI #Genai #openai #chatgpt #microsoft #google #meta #amazon #nvidia #accenture
Wasn't "reinventing something" considered to be not such a good thing? Weren't we supposed to aspire to actually invent new stuff?
#AI #Genai #openai #chatgpt #microsoft #google #meta #amazon #nvidia #accenture
Accenture dubs its 800,000 staff ‘reinventors’ as it adapts to AI
Move follows in footsteps of Disney’s ‘imagineers’ and Amazon’s ‘ninja coders’
www.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
www.ft.com/content/6689...
Wasn't "reinventing something" considered to be not such a good thing? Weren't we supposed to aspire to actually invent new stuff?
#AI #Genai #openai #chatgpt #microsoft #google #meta #amazon #nvidia #accenture
Wasn't "reinventing something" considered to be not such a good thing? Weren't we supposed to aspire to actually invent new stuff?
#AI #Genai #openai #chatgpt #microsoft #google #meta #amazon #nvidia #accenture
www.ft.com/content/f03f...
Keep fightin'!
Down w/ the #oligarchy #plutocracy #billionaires
#justice #humanrights #democracy #climate
Keep fightin'!
Down w/ the #oligarchy #plutocracy #billionaires
#justice #humanrights #democracy #climate
Swiss voters reject 50% inheritance tax for the super-rich
Overwhelming majority opposed wealth tax in contentious referendum
www.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
www.ft.com/content/f03f...
Keep fightin'!
Down w/ the #oligarchy #plutocracy #billionaires
#justice #humanrights #democracy #climate
Keep fightin'!
Down w/ the #oligarchy #plutocracy #billionaires
#justice #humanrights #democracy #climate
Reposted by TinJar
"Acquiring solar panels at home can be an expensive hassle for people in the US. But small, simple, plug-in solar panels for use on balconies are soon to become available for millions of Americans, with advocates hoping the technology will quickly go mainstream." 👏🏼
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"Acquiring solar panels at home can be an expensive hassle for people in the US. But small, simple, plug-in solar panels for use on balconies are soon to become available for millions of Americans, with advocates hoping the technology will quickly go mainstream." 👏🏼
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The list of #climate #disasters keeps growing faster and faster as the powers-to-be choose sit on their hands.
#humanrights #justice
The list of #climate #disasters keeps growing faster and faster as the powers-to-be choose sit on their hands.
#humanrights #justice
Death toll passes 900 in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka floods
Officials in Indonesia say more than 442 people have died, while Sri Lanka suffers worst natural disaster since 2004 tsunami
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The list of #climate #disasters keeps growing faster and faster as the powers-to-be choose sit on their hands.
#humanrights #justice
The list of #climate #disasters keeps growing faster and faster as the powers-to-be choose sit on their hands.
#humanrights #justice
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"this pattern of #politicians learning the inconvenient truths of #climate change and then falling short in the actions required to solve the problem has continued ever since"
"this pattern of #politicians learning the inconvenient truths of #climate change and then falling short in the actions required to solve the problem has continued ever since"
‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer
Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"this pattern of #politicians learning the inconvenient truths of #climate change and then falling short in the actions required to solve the problem has continued ever since"
"this pattern of #politicians learning the inconvenient truths of #climate change and then falling short in the actions required to solve the problem has continued ever since"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Instead of growing #soybean in #US and shipping it to #China to feed #beef #pork and worsening #climatechange - maybe better to grow #nutritious #food and ship it to #Africa so that the #forest can be preserved.
#justice #humanrights #land #water
Instead of growing #soybean in #US and shipping it to #China to feed #beef #pork and worsening #climatechange - maybe better to grow #nutritious #food and ship it to #Africa so that the #forest can be preserved.
#justice #humanrights #land #water
Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Instead of growing #soybean in #US and shipping it to #China to feed #beef #pork and worsening #climatechange - maybe better to grow #nutritious #food and ship it to #Africa so that the #forest can be preserved.
#justice #humanrights #land #water
Instead of growing #soybean in #US and shipping it to #China to feed #beef #pork and worsening #climatechange - maybe better to grow #nutritious #food and ship it to #Africa so that the #forest can be preserved.
#justice #humanrights #land #water
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wondering if Scandinavia will turn back #climate #migrants from southern #Europe when things get dire in #Italy #Greece #France #Spain #Portugal OR will this lead to another crisis...
#adaptation #migration #humanrights #justice
Wondering if Scandinavia will turn back #climate #migrants from southern #Europe when things get dire in #Italy #Greece #France #Spain #Portugal OR will this lead to another crisis...
#adaptation #migration #humanrights #justice
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wondering if Scandinavia will turn back #climate #migrants from southern #Europe when things get dire in #Italy #Greece #France #Spain #Portugal OR will this lead to another crisis...
#adaptation #migration #humanrights #justice
Wondering if Scandinavia will turn back #climate #migrants from southern #Europe when things get dire in #Italy #Greece #France #Spain #Portugal OR will this lead to another crisis...
#adaptation #migration #humanrights #justice
Reposted by TinJar
1950 population of Tehran: 1 million.
2025 population of Tehran: 9.7 million.
Yeah, that's just nuts.
2025 population of Tehran: 9.7 million.
Yeah, that's just nuts.
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
1950 population of Tehran: 1 million.
2025 population of Tehran: 9.7 million.
Yeah, that's just nuts.
2025 population of Tehran: 9.7 million.
Yeah, that's just nuts.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
This is a topic totally worth exploring in the world of #solarpunk #sciencefiction #climatefiction #urbanfantasy - whether #humanity can move actual #cities with #populations in millions (if not more).
#booksky #books #fiction #amwriting #author
This is a topic totally worth exploring in the world of #solarpunk #sciencefiction #climatefiction #urbanfantasy - whether #humanity can move actual #cities with #populations in millions (if not more).
#booksky #books #fiction #amwriting #author
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
This is a topic totally worth exploring in the world of #solarpunk #sciencefiction #climatefiction #urbanfantasy - whether #humanity can move actual #cities with #populations in millions (if not more).
#booksky #books #fiction #amwriting #author
This is a topic totally worth exploring in the world of #solarpunk #sciencefiction #climatefiction #urbanfantasy - whether #humanity can move actual #cities with #populations in millions (if not more).
#booksky #books #fiction #amwriting #author