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Gaia Vince

@wanderinggaia.bsky.social

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Writer, broadcaster, author (NOMAD CENTURY; TRANSCENDENCE; ANTHROPOCENE https://bit.ly/3QR898d) Human-Earth system science https://toot.community/@WanderingGaia

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · Nov 22

A round-up introduction thread to some of my work and interests 🧵

Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · Dec 30

Looking back on my 2023 highlights: #NomadCentury came out in paperback, was Highly Commended in the
Wainwright Prize for nature writing 2023, shortlisted for the Zócalo Book Prize and the Christopher Moore Prize For Human Rights books www.amazon.com/Nomad-Centur...

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 1h

I used to find it annoying but then I noticed the Irish use it a lot in quite a charming way

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 2h

Far too many of these guys :(

Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 2h

H Is For Hawk is a film and it’s really well done! Recommended

Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 8h

The problem

The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 17d

These very true words from Steve Hely have given me tremendous comfort over the years.

Writing a novel— actually picking the words and filling in paragraphs— is a tremendous pain in the ass. Now that TV’s so good and the Internet is an endless forest of distraction, it’s damn near impossible. That should be taken into account when ranking the all-time greats. Somebody like Charles Dickens, for example, who had nothing better to do except eat mutton and attend public hangings, should get very little credit.

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 1d

A lovely example of how we could do things better #NomadCentury

‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance

Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines

www.theguardian.com

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 10h

I only used the non-algorithmic and it still pushed promoted tweets there

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 10h

Agree. There is a lack of deep discussion on TV across all culture from music to literature to science. (except for a couple of periods of history, which are well catered)

Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 11h

I think one reason we have an elitism divide with the arts now has a lot to do with the reduction of proper documentary and discussion from TV. There used to be something on every single night like that.

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 13h

Let this be the turning point towards a better future for these beleaguered people

Soldiers from elite Capsat unit join protests against Madagascar’s president

Demonstrators march alongside regiment, who earlier in the day said they would not fire on the crowds

www.theguardian.com

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 13h

Thanks

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Mary Earnshaw @maryearnshaw.bsky.social · 14h

Listen to this. Yes, you do have the time!

Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 3d

Huge pleasure to talk to the lovely Amol Rajan this week. Hoping I made some sense!

Radical with Amol Rajan - Climate Migration: Confronting the Reality of Global Warming (Gaia Vince) - BBC Sounds

Gaia Vince makes the positive case for immigration despite public concern over the issue.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 14h

So pretty!

Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 14h

👏 so depressing tho

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 15h

Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...

www.desmog.com

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 14h

These people are the worst sort of con artists

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14h

WELL THEN IT'S NOT MEANINGFUL IS IT, NICK www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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capnfisheye.bsky.social @capnfisheye.bsky.social · 15h

Loving Amol Rajan’s interview with @wanderinggaia.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Radical with Amol Rajan - Climate Migration: Confronting the Reality of Global Warming (Gaia Vince) - BBC Sounds

Gaia Vince makes the positive case for immigration despite public concern over the issue.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks!

Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 1d

Started watching The Last Of Us and it is not soothing viewing…

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Steve Simpson @profstevesimpson.bsky.social · 1d

Inspired by this fresh perspective. Thanks @wanderinggaia.bsky.social for showcasing the best of migration, albeit often driven by the brutality of climate change. Loved your BBC Radical podcast with #AmolRajan: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...