eluned
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There's lots of possible futures on the table for humanity but scenes like this should make it clear that tech feudalism or whatever else they have planned isn't inevitable. Regular people do not like this shit and they're getting activated
KMBC: "A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored as a possible ICE detention center. Earlier today, the company that owns the property confirmed it is no longer moving forward with a sale to the U.S. government."
February 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
There's lots of possible futures on the table for humanity but scenes like this should make it clear that tech feudalism or whatever else they have planned isn't inevitable. Regular people do not like this shit and they're getting activated
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”There is a growing fear that climate change in the future won’t, as it has until now, happen gradually. It will happen suddenly, as formerly stable planetary systems transgress tipping points — thresholds beyond which things cannot be put back together again.“ e360.yale.edu/features/1.5...
Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate
With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences — from the melting of ice...
e360.yale.edu
January 28, 2026 at 5:54 PM
”There is a growing fear that climate change in the future won’t, as it has until now, happen gradually. It will happen suddenly, as formerly stable planetary systems transgress tipping points — thresholds beyond which things cannot be put back together again.“ e360.yale.edu/features/1.5...
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That stark choice, is either we radically change our societies and the way our societies operate, to avoid the worst, or the climate and ecological crisis, will radically change our societies, in the most unpleasant way.
This is not just my assessment.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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This is not just my assessment.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
www.gov.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:08 AM
That stark choice, is either we radically change our societies and the way our societies operate, to avoid the worst, or the climate and ecological crisis, will radically change our societies, in the most unpleasant way.
This is not just my assessment.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
2/
This is not just my assessment.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
2/
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One of the most powerful things anyone can do about climate change is talk about it, says @katharinehayhoe.com.
Climate Hushers Need to Get Real
Political realism doesn’t outweigh scientific realism.
www.thenation.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
One of the most powerful things anyone can do about climate change is talk about it, says @katharinehayhoe.com.
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"“If this volume just grows even more, we simply have a societal situation that is not bearable anymore because it is just too much risk that is no longer covered,” Thallinger told CNBC..."
whatever politicians pretend to believe about climate, this is what they know
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/c...
whatever politicians pretend to believe about climate, this is what they know
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/c...
Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable
Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz, one of the world's biggest insurers, says the climate crisis could make adaptation economically unviable.
www.cnbc.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"“If this volume just grows even more, we simply have a societal situation that is not bearable anymore because it is just too much risk that is no longer covered,” Thallinger told CNBC..."
whatever politicians pretend to believe about climate, this is what they know
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/c...
whatever politicians pretend to believe about climate, this is what they know
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/c...
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"The hardest thing is seeing your children dying of hunger. If you feel with us, donate so I can provide food"
A cry for help from Gaza
"The hardest thing is seeing your children dying of hunger. If you feel with us, donate so I can provide food"
northeastbylines.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
"The hardest thing is seeing your children dying of hunger. If you feel with us, donate so I can provide food"
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I have been hearing for 11 years now that insurance sector will wake people up to climate change (and the some in the industry have been talking about it longer than that). Please, do not count on this!
Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I have been hearing for 11 years now that insurance sector will wake people up to climate change (and the some in the industry have been talking about it longer than that). Please, do not count on this!
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In the past year we've had a series of papers with results that've shocked #climate scientists - the globe is heating #FasterThanExpected & we don't fully know why
The public discourse is not keeping up.
Here's a series of 5 new studies that climate hawks & journos need to have on their radar 🧵
The public discourse is not keeping up.
Here's a series of 5 new studies that climate hawks & journos need to have on their radar 🧵
June 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In the past year we've had a series of papers with results that've shocked #climate scientists - the globe is heating #FasterThanExpected & we don't fully know why
The public discourse is not keeping up.
Here's a series of 5 new studies that climate hawks & journos need to have on their radar 🧵
The public discourse is not keeping up.
Here's a series of 5 new studies that climate hawks & journos need to have on their radar 🧵
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Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, a couple of hundred years ago, greenhouse gas forcing - mainly from burning fossil fuels - has more than doubled. Meaning that the ability of the atmosphere to trap heat has significantly increased. Thanks Leon Simons for the graphic!
April 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, a couple of hundred years ago, greenhouse gas forcing - mainly from burning fossil fuels - has more than doubled. Meaning that the ability of the atmosphere to trap heat has significantly increased. Thanks Leon Simons for the graphic!
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After the election, I was hit with pretty bad existential dread - more than I already had. And yet still, every day, the state of affairs becomes even worse than I had imagined. This is not normal. This is very bad and historically dumb.
I hope we can find strength to face this head on. We need to.
I hope we can find strength to face this head on. We need to.
March 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
After the election, I was hit with pretty bad existential dread - more than I already had. And yet still, every day, the state of affairs becomes even worse than I had imagined. This is not normal. This is very bad and historically dumb.
I hope we can find strength to face this head on. We need to.
I hope we can find strength to face this head on. We need to.
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The answer is: we need both worry AND efficacy. Worry wakes us up, and efficacy powers action.
Without worry, there's no need to act: but without efficacy, we'll have a world full of worried people who feel helpless, hopeless, and don't know what to do. Which is very close to where we stand today.
Without worry, there's no need to act: but without efficacy, we'll have a world full of worried people who feel helpless, hopeless, and don't know what to do. Which is very close to where we stand today.
Does talking about climate ‘tipping points’ inspire action — or defeat? - Kate Yoder / Grist
Does talking about climate ‘tipping points’ inspire action — or defeat?
The phrase brings attention to the irreversible changes global warming might bring, but some scientists argue it's doing more harm than good.
grist.org
December 12, 2024 at 10:06 PM
The answer is: we need both worry AND efficacy. Worry wakes us up, and efficacy powers action.
Without worry, there's no need to act: but without efficacy, we'll have a world full of worried people who feel helpless, hopeless, and don't know what to do. Which is very close to where we stand today.
Without worry, there's no need to act: but without efficacy, we'll have a world full of worried people who feel helpless, hopeless, and don't know what to do. Which is very close to where we stand today.