Sean Mero
@seanmero.bsky.social
English teacher. From the US, but have spent my adult life in England, Bosnia, Japan, Hawaii, Taiwan, South Korea, Tajikistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and China. Bahá'í. Esperantist. Studying webdev via The Odin Project. Planning to move to Norway 2026
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Guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?
April 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?
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LinkedIn is mostly AI posts now
YouTube video by Nick Espinosa
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November 27, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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The idea of wilderness is a human construct (growing out of a colonial mindset) & is not that closely related to what we might term very high quality wildlife habitat. Almost all very high quality wildlife habitat around the world has been modified by human activity over thousands of years.
This sounds noble and obvious but it’s usually wrong. Agroecology can make farms, which are not very biodiverse, marginally more biodiverse, but it often leads to the expansion of farmland and the destruction of wilderness, which is very biodiverse.
agroecologyfund.org/cop16-agroec...
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COP16: Agroecology Must be Key to Biodiversity Action - Agroecology Fund
Written by Agroecology Fund Advisor Lim Li Ching, Senior Researcher, Third World Network and Co-chair, IPES-Food The 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biologic...
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November 28, 2024 at 8:17 AM
The idea of wilderness is a human construct (growing out of a colonial mindset) & is not that closely related to what we might term very high quality wildlife habitat. Almost all very high quality wildlife habitat around the world has been modified by human activity over thousands of years.
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When you breathe out through your nose, does it smell the same to others as the breath from your mouth, only nobody notices because it's from a smaller output that points downwards?
Interviewer: "I meant questions about the job"
Interviewer: "I meant questions about the job"
November 23, 2024 at 3:24 PM
When you breathe out through your nose, does it smell the same to others as the breath from your mouth, only nobody notices because it's from a smaller output that points downwards?
Interviewer: "I meant questions about the job"
Interviewer: "I meant questions about the job"
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The global COVID-19 vaccination effort is estimated to have saved around 20 million lives — in just its first year.
November 22, 2024 at 5:54 PM
The global COVID-19 vaccination effort is estimated to have saved around 20 million lives — in just its first year.
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REMINDER: Those choosing to live in subsidized suburbs for a bigger house and yard are NOT also entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety (hint: bike-lanes) & quality of life of city-dwellers.
HT Ian Lockwood.
HT Ian Lockwood.
November 24, 2024 at 4:26 AM
REMINDER: Those choosing to live in subsidized suburbs for a bigger house and yard are NOT also entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety (hint: bike-lanes) & quality of life of city-dwellers.
HT Ian Lockwood.
HT Ian Lockwood.
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Alt jeg ser på X nå er screenshots fra bluesky.
November 22, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Alt jeg ser på X nå er screenshots fra bluesky.
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Good morning, Bluesky. There is beauty in the world, if you look for it.
November 21, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Good morning, Bluesky. There is beauty in the world, if you look for it.
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Stark reminders
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 21, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Stark reminders
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th”
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
November 17, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th”
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
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Analysis: China’s emissions have now caused more global warming than EU | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @vernerviisas.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/3OgNUkQ
Read here: buff.ly/3OgNUkQ
November 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Analysis: China’s emissions have now caused more global warming than EU | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @vernerviisas.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/3OgNUkQ
Read here: buff.ly/3OgNUkQ
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"Unbridled nationalism, as distinguished from a sane and legitimate patriotism, must give way to a wider loyalty, to the love of humanity as a whole. Bahá’u’lláh’s statement is: 'The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.'"
-Universal House of Justice, 1985
www.bahai.org/r/197781824
-Universal House of Justice, 1985
www.bahai.org/r/197781824
November 17, 2024 at 5:12 PM
"Unbridled nationalism, as distinguished from a sane and legitimate patriotism, must give way to a wider loyalty, to the love of humanity as a whole. Bahá’u’lláh’s statement is: 'The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.'"
-Universal House of Justice, 1985
www.bahai.org/r/197781824
-Universal House of Justice, 1985
www.bahai.org/r/197781824
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Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words. (Wilmette: US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1985 reprint) From the Persian, #48. Available from www.bahai.org/r/410608045
November 16, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words. (Wilmette: US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1985 reprint) From the Persian, #48. Available from www.bahai.org/r/410608045
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Har en del venner og politikerkolleger som kjenner seg igjen i denne!
xkcd.com/2832/
xkcd.com/2832/
Urban Planning Opinion Progression
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November 19, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Har en del venner og politikerkolleger som kjenner seg igjen i denne!
xkcd.com/2832/
xkcd.com/2832/
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In the Netherlands it is very common to see entire classes out on their bikes with their teachers attending a field trip
November 16, 2024 at 10:45 AM
In the Netherlands it is very common to see entire classes out on their bikes with their teachers attending a field trip
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Nazi March Condemned For Not Procuring Proper Permits
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November 18, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Nazi March Condemned For Not Procuring Proper Permits
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Today my eight year old was cheering and jumping up and down upstairs, so I went to see what he was watching on youtube and it was a video showing the GDP of countries growing over time. I asked him why he found it so exciting — he put two fingers on my chest and said “that’s none of your business.”
November 19, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Today my eight year old was cheering and jumping up and down upstairs, so I went to see what he was watching on youtube and it was a video showing the GDP of countries growing over time. I asked him why he found it so exciting — he put two fingers on my chest and said “that’s none of your business.”
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The horrors persist, but so do we.
November 18, 2024 at 3:57 PM
The horrors persist, but so do we.
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All things considered, I'd much rather experience the hatred from living as my true self, boldly and proudly, than continue feeling the crushing weight of nothingness I had from erasing myself and hiding for most of my life.
November 19, 2024 at 5:42 AM
All things considered, I'd much rather experience the hatred from living as my true self, boldly and proudly, than continue feeling the crushing weight of nothingness I had from erasing myself and hiding for most of my life.
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"Is there something going round at the moment? I was just sick a few weeks ago and now I feel like I'm coming down with something again".
The refrain of the 2020s.
The refrain of the 2020s.
November 18, 2024 at 9:01 PM
"Is there something going round at the moment? I was just sick a few weeks ago and now I feel like I'm coming down with something again".
The refrain of the 2020s.
The refrain of the 2020s.
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When anyone tells me that the middle east conflict is unsolvable, I get cheered up by travel videos showing the warm hospitality given to a Pakistani visiting India, and vice versa when an Indian visited Pakistan.
We all have much more in common than you think.
A better future is always possible.
We all have much more in common than you think.
A better future is always possible.
November 18, 2024 at 2:27 AM
When anyone tells me that the middle east conflict is unsolvable, I get cheered up by travel videos showing the warm hospitality given to a Pakistani visiting India, and vice versa when an Indian visited Pakistan.
We all have much more in common than you think.
A better future is always possible.
We all have much more in common than you think.
A better future is always possible.
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I'm of the opinion that virtues actually SHOULD be signaled. The problem comes when that's the only thing you do with them.
November 18, 2024 at 1:26 AM
I'm of the opinion that virtues actually SHOULD be signaled. The problem comes when that's the only thing you do with them.
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the “ueue” in “queue” is really just there as an example
October 7, 2023 at 4:02 PM
the “ueue” in “queue” is really just there as an example
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What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
November 15, 2024 at 12:37 PM
What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...