nostr:npub1gp0jhcukx9870lwxprsq7pla0etdgtmsdayssnm7z5z9scrda3hqxyqnth Nice! I own a copy of that album that used to belong to my mom. Classic!
nostr:npub1qzc8ejmflltq5uuwmvurfcfd4l96t6np6c8fzgj9l2rdfheadydshtyetl We can't phase #fossilFuels out slowly because there's almost no time left; we can't do it rapidly because it would collapse the global #economy Great Depression (or worse) style, and the GD was *anything* but just and equitable. Millions would probably die in the resulting resource wars alone. #ClimateCrisis
#Renewables cannot simply be plugged in 1:1 so our lives of pathological planetary #overshoot can roll merrily on in the absence of fossil fuels. That's the part no one - especially our "leaders" - wants to say out loud.
Humanity finds itself in a real predicament. Too bad we didn't start taking this stuff seriously 40 years ago.
nostr:npub1njs83uwvcv2v85l7w33hu7sp9yyp4we34l0yr67dlamlpsw2mu0qmjuqvs You wrote: "Too bad we didn't start taking this stuff seriously 40 years ago." Yup.
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nostr:npub1ghazq0na5vqdfccan7c07eupmsum6fx5rfrnueev8qln29rxsvlsv7ffp5 You wrote: "War, famine, pestilence and death". Sounds we are the horsemen of the Apocalypse. We trashed the garden, and are now paying the price.
"The high temperatures are expected to continue for the next five to six days, concentrated in Northern #Argentina, #Paraguay, #Bolivia and southwest#Brazil, where they could reach up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), Herrara told CNN on Wednesday."
#SouthAmerica #ExtremeHeat #Winter
#Arizona’s extreme heat is killing #honeybees and melting their homes
As deadly, unrelenting heat scorches Arizona, some entomologists are growing concerned about the increasing number of dead honeybees – a species vital to our #ecosystem, especially #FoodProduction.
By Jared Formanek, CNN
Published Aug 3, 2023 4:09 PM EDT
"'It’s a very major concern,' Shaku Nair, an entomologist with the University of Arizona, told CNN, 'Honeybees can forage up to 113 degrees. As of July, we’ve had many days over 113 degrees, so bees are taking a bad hit right now.'"
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#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #HungerGames #ExtremeHeat
Parts of #SouthAmerica are sweltering under a 'fierce' #heatwave and it’s the middle of winter
The "unbelievable" mid-winter heat is "rewriting all climatic books," according to one expert, as the highest ever temperatures for this time of year have been recorded for many locations, with readings topping 100 F.
By Sophie Tanno, CNN
Published Aug 4, 2023 9:51 AM EDT
"Parts of South America are sweltering under abnormally hot temperatures – despite being in the depths of winter – as the combination of human-caused #ClimateChange and the arrival of #ElNiño feed into extreme winter heat.
"Southern Cone countries including Chile and #Argentina have experienced summer-like conditions as a heat wave, beginning in July, pushed temperatures higher than 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) in some places – dramatically above average for this time of year.
"Maximiliano Herrera, a climatologist who tracks extreme temperatures across the globe, told CNN that South America is experiencing a 'fierce winter heat wave.'
While such heat waves are not unheard of for the continent, this one has 'exceptional characteristics for its area, duration, intensity and being early August,' Herrara said, adding 'dozens of stations are recording their highest ever temperatures in the first half of August.'
"August in the Southern Hemisphere is equivalent to February in the Northern Hemisphere.
"Chile’s environment minister, Maisa Rojas, said that the world has been experiencing extreme events for weeks. 'Yesterday it was the turn of South America and #Chile,' she said in a Twitter post Wednesday.
"In the mountainous Chilean #Andes region, temperatures climbed to 38.9 degrees Celsius (102 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, according to Herrara, who described the event as 'unbelievable' for mid-winter and 'rewriting all climatic books.'"
#ClimateCrisis #IsItTooLate #ClimateCatastrophe
the world is on fire and Jeep just introduced a 19-foot long vehicle with a built-in mini fridge that gets 16 miles to the gallon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2023-grand-wagoneer-l-series-iii-reivew-how-big-is-too-big-5dcc419d
nostr:npub1efvh0km06s5fqtz2mczx9yutnc6f4ksn39f6z0nz5n8hgde6x7vqp04jx2 We'll all be living in them soon enough, and fighting over the gasoline to keep them moving.
nostr:npub1qzc8ejmflltq5uuwmvurfcfd4l96t6np6c8fzgj9l2rdfheadydshtyetl Excellent list! Already following most of them. Just added the rest!
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Thank you! We are looking into fixing the donation, but unfortunately it's not a purely technical issue. We'll let you and others know once we've solved the problem though, and appreciate your offer to help.
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The Ballad of the Little Man
"He was doing fine in '39
Thank God he did not win
He kept playing on his fiddle
As he watched old Rome cave in
He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man within
Now he's sitting in the gardens
As the acid rain comes in
He got it covered full of rhino heads
And boots of leopard skin
He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within
So if you're feeling lonely, baby
If you're feeling blue
If you listen to your little friend
You know he'll tell you what to do
But if you hear his words and you get confused
Start believing they're all true
Then you have just been fooled again
Who said we won't get fooled again?
By the little man within"
- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATGSSXJEvzs
#Fascism #RabidRight #Nationalism #Environmental #ClimateChange #80sMusic #Activism #Antifa
Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of #Fascism
"Historian Lawrence Britt studied the fascist regimes of #Hitler (Germany), #Mussolini (Italy), #Franco (Spain), #Suharto (Indonesia), and #Pinochet (Chile) and found they had 14 elements in common. He calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism.
1. Powerful and Continuing #Nationalism
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of #patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. #Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of #HumanRights
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, and long incarcerations of prisoners.
3. Identification of #Enemies/#Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: #racial, #ethnic or #religious #minorities; #liberals; #communists; #socialists, #terrorists…
4. Supremacy of the #Military
Even when there are widespread #domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant #Sexism
The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional #gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is #homophobia and anti-#gay legislation.
6. Controlled #MassMedia
Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government #censorship and #secrecy especially in war time, are very common.
7. Obsession with #NationalSecurity
Fear of hostile foreign powers is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. #Religion and Government are Intertwined
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.
9. Protection of #Corporate Power
The #industrial and business #aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Suppression of #Labor Power
Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor #unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for #Intellectuals and the #Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to #HigherEducation and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
12. Obsession with #Crime and #Punishment
Under fascist regimes, the #police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant #Cronyism and #Corruption
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. #Fraudulent #Elections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by #SmearCampaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control #voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
This post is a summary of Fascism, Anyone? by Lawrence W. Britt published in 2003 by Free Inquiry magazine."
https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/
How #fascism works, and how to stop it: #Dehumanizing people is the first and last step in a fascist society
By Dave Gamrath | June 8, 2022
"#Fascist politicians typically come to power through a democratic election, but after being elected, the new leader rules society absolutely, demanding loyalty to him and to his ethnic identity. This authoritarian leader speaks on behalf of the country and aims to separate society into 'us' versus 'them.'
"'We' are everything virtuous. We are the makers: hardworking, industrious and exceptional. 'They' are lazy, exploiting government handouts; they are the takers. They are lazy criminals on whom freedom would be wasted. They take our hard-earned money and threaten our traditions. They believe in liberalism and #SocialJustice, both of which will destroy our culture.
"Fascist politics includes many strategies, including the creation of a mythical past. This mythical past includes purity of religion, race and/or culture. It was a time of glory, lost due to 'humiliation brought on by globalism and liberal cosmopolitanism.' Values such as equality made the nation weak. Inventing a glorious past requires deleting inconvenient realities. Past sins are erased. History is cherry-picked.
"Propaganda is an important tool of fascist politics. 'Political propaganda uses the language of virtuous ideals to unite people behind otherwise objectionable ends,' Stanley writes. The term 'draining the swamp' is a common theme in fascist movements; the false charges of corruption hide that the party is, at the same time, engaging in even greater corruption. Propaganda works best when confined to a few points brought out in slogans and simple language. It generates anger and resentment and gets people to the polls.
"Anti-intellectualism is a common theme of fascist politicians, who attack and devalue education and expertise to undermine public discourse. They denounce teaching perspectives that don’t fully support their culture. On his radio program, Rush Limbaugh once famously stated, 'The four corners of deceit are government, academia, science and media,' and he continued, 'Science has become a home for displaced socialists and communists.' Fascist leaders are 'men of action' with no use for deliberation or consultation. Hmmm.
"Stanley writes that 'unreality' is an important fascist goal — to cast reality into doubt. In that state, what is true cannot be agreed upon. The goal is to break down reality and remove the ability to assess arguments by a common standard. Reasoned debate is replaced by fear and anger. According to Stanley, 'regular and repeated obvious lying is part of the process by which fascist politics destroys the information space.' A common tactic is the use of conspiracy theories, which work to denigrate, delegitimize, impugn and malign their targets, to raise suspicion about credibility and decency. Conspiracy theories are the calling card of fascists, and help them delegitimize mainstream media. Reasoned debate is impossible when one side is basing their beliefs on conspiracy theories. Use of coded language becomes common. Dramatic inequality drives people’s willingness to believe conspiracy theories.
"Fascists believe that nature imposes #hierarchies that are totally inconsistent with #equality. Hierarches are standard within fascism — most importantly, 'us' over 'them.' Fascists believe that natural hierarchies of worth exist. Groups that historically have benefited from being at the top of the hierarchy can feel victimized by equality. Fascist politicians play to this.
"Stanley writes that #white Americans vastly overestimate progress toward racial equality in America over the past 50 years. Even though white men still have most of the power in America, many feel victimized. Reducing inequality often leads to those who had benefited under it now feeling persecuted for their loss of advantage. Fascist leaders exploit feelings of victimization to obscure their attempts at victimizing others. '#Nationalism is at the core of fascism. The fascist leader employs a sense of collective victimhood to create a sense of group identity.' A constant danger exists because of 'them,' including immigrants and those from other races, religions or political parties."
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nostr:npub17l53azm7tjr03tqm4mszgnls9thk9h5asr5c0eawgkaeurg75fjse6za2f I've read both of those series and enjoyed them. But to me the one piece of fiction that really nailed what I expect to happen was "The Deluge."
Here's my review -- https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/109955486143645973
nostr:npub1qzc8ejmflltq5uuwmvurfcfd4l96t6np6c8fzgj9l2rdfheadydshtyetl Oooooh. Thanks! I'll have to read it!
Here we go. They were bigger. Probably F-35's.
Fighter jets train over Bethel, #Maine
August 2, 2023
"The planes are most often F-15 fighter jets flown by Air National Guard pilots from Westfield, Massachusetts. For a few weeks each year, F-35 jets fly over from South Burlington, Vermont on their way to the coast."
https://www.sunjournal.com/2023/08/02/fighter-jets-train-over-bethel/
#MaineAirspace
Wikipedia: "Dies the Fire is a 2004 alternate history and post-apocalyptic novel written by S. M. Stirling. It is the first installment of the Emberverse series and is a spin-off from S. M. Stirling's Nantucket series in which the Massachusetts island of Nantucket is thrown back in time from March 17, 1998 to the Bronze Age.
"In Dies the Fire, S. M. Stirling chronicles two groups during 'The Change', a mysterious worldwide event suddenly alters physical laws so electricity, gunpowder, and most other forms of high-energy-density technology no longer work. As a result of this, modern civilization comes crashing down.
"Dies the Fire is a fantasy novel set in post-apocalyptic Oregon and Idaho. After an unknown phenomenon disables most forms of modern technology such as electricity, high-pressure steam-power, combustion, computers, electronics, guns, car and jet engines, and batteries, people quickly adapt, relying on swords and bows. Many people starve..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_the_Fire
#Emberverse #Dystopian #Fiction #SMStirling #Novels
Whenever I hear planes flying low, I always think of the beginning of the novel, "Dies The Fire." Is the "Change" upon us? #Emberverse
It could be training going on.
Here's why there have been fighter jets over the Portland area this week
"They are A-10 Thunderbolts taking part in pilot training day for the Maine Aviation Corporation."
Very loud, low-flying jet plane just shook up my neighborhood here in southern #Maine (not far from the Portland JetPort). My neighbor thinks it as a fighter plane, but we weren't able to see it because of the cloud cover. We often hear planes overhead, but never that loud. I wonder what's going on?
#MaineAirspace #Planes
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Thanks for the heads up. Will get that sorted ASAP.
And the character limit issue is fixed! Thank you, nostr:npub1geux4enx3v39hv4gax79e0unagkkf5fec3mec9es84ehj0jguntstlme8z nostr:npub1p4y4gcef7exsv8ywvysufw9dg7a004wacfwgy6z6pt95q9p2487qwclx2n! And nostr:npub15a5tknwftq03pfmdjzeccxstkhrv3c48uml20e55quel2xcl9awq0y4cvg! Now, about the donations link. I would love to help out. Could you look into that next? TY!
What Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán Understand About Your Brain
By Marcel Danesi, 07/30/2023
"My research analyzes real speeches made by politicians past and present, including those of #Trump, #Orbán and #Putin, using cognitive linguistics — a branch of linguistics that examines the relationship between language and the mind. What I have found is that throughout history, speeches by #dictators and #autocrats have one thing in common: they use #dehumanizing metaphors to instill and propagate hatred of others.
"It is well-documented that for example words like 'reptiles' and 'parasites' were used by the Nazi regime to compare outsiders and minorities to animals. Strongmen throughout history have referred to targeted social groups as 'rats' or 'pests' or 'a plague.'"
#LittleManWithin #DivideAndConquer #Propaganda #Dictators #Fascism