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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

NEW: What can EVERY Downtown learn from Sacramento’s NEW downtown housing strategy? (HINT: It’s more than just housing!) The San Francisco Chronicle asked me to write this OP-ED about our new @DowntownSac Downtown Livability Strategy. Please share! www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

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Six things California cities can learn about revitalization from Sacramento’s new downtown housing strategy

Focusing just on more homes alone isn’t enough. How we build downtown housing matters a lot.

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Cornstarch for Mukluks @cornstarch.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

Action alleviates anxiety. Vote in numbers too big to successfully contest. Iwillvote.com Ballotpedia.com For the best democracy, please re-skeet.

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I Will Vote

Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state's next election.

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Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

During the pandemic, Jason Segel emailed us to just briefly say "hey I really like Night Vale, great job" and it meant a lot to me. Since then, I've tried to send brief emails to people when I like their work and I really recommend it. It makes both you and them feel good

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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

One from the archives: The success of Portugal’s unconventional drug strategy – in numbers theprogressplaybook.com/2023/07/05/t...

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The success of Portugal's unconventional drug strategy – in numbers

Heroin use has plunged, as has the spread of HIV via needles.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

This story is one of the most disturbing I've ever covered. It's about how the views of a deeply weird ideological sect affected science, medicine and the media, with devastating impacts on patients. Please read and pass on. This horror has to stop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Maeve Boothby O’Neill died because of a discredited view of ME. How was this allowed to happen? | George Monbiot

Chronic fatigue syndrome is as physiological as a broken leg. We must learn all we can from this tragic case, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Daniel @danielrembrandt.bsky.social · 13/10/2024

This is a fascinating video looking into the economic impacts of mass refugee migration to Sweden 2015. Really worth watching!

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The truth about mass migration

YouTube video by The Market Exit

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Ryan @mediumboi.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

This is your daily reminder that Jill Stein is a distraction candidate and a Russian asset.

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

I’ve spent 25+ years teaching and “ communicating” science. As well as being a schoolteacher, I’ve worked with scientists and science institutions to help them explain their work to the public. This book is the culmination of all that work. Out in paperback Nov. 7th www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1529...

A sky blue book with a big upside down apple with white text on it saying “ALOM SHAHA
WHY DON'T THINGS
FALL UP?”
'A joyful exploration ... proving that science is for everyone'
ROMA AGRAWAL
A brilliant book'
CHARLIE HIGSON
Seven fundamental science questions explored and explained

Book is on green background which has text saying:
'A great idea, beautifully executed.' - Brian Clegg, science writer
'It's one of the friendliest science books I've read. I'm sure many other people will agree. I have learnt (and remembered) so much, and so easily. It's the mango ice cream of science books.' - Hilary Mckay, Costa Prize winning novelist
'Shaha's many years of experience as a science teacher shine through every page. Not only is he such a natural 'explainer', but he has that rare gift of putting readers at ease without ever talking down to them. If you ever felt that science was not for you or too complicated to grasp then here is the teacher you'll wish you had at school' - Jim Al-Khalili, scientist, broadcaster, author
Patient, clear, never patronizing, and constantly warm and humane, Why Don't Things Fall Up? presents the key concepts of science with infectious energy and enthusiasm. If you never got on with science, you've nothing to fear here, and everything to gain.' - Philip Ball, science writer and broadcaster
"A gentle and reassuring journey through school science, perfect for polishing up both long-forgotten knowledge and confidence, and helping everyone to make science a part of their world. "- Helen Czerski, scientist, broadcaster, author
'Brings together science and storytelling in a joyful guide to life's big answers.
With warmth, humour and humanity, Alom Shaha takes complex concepts and distils them into simple language...it's a vital corrective for anyone who has ever struggled with science.' - Kia Abdullah, author

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Zee Zom @fnafilms.com · 09/10/2024

Worth a shot.

From a Facebook account (Kerry Webb) - it reads:

The lady at the charity shop today told me that she wishes people would clear out their children's old toys in the lead up to Christmas rather than after because she always sees a number of parents in the days before Christmas looking for toys for their little ones who might be strapped for cash. She said there's very rarely anything in just before, but that they get inundated with toys in the days after.
And it really made me think about it in a way I never would have before.
If you know your child is going to get lots of presents from father Christmas this year, by clearing out your cupboards a few days early you could make another child's Christmas a lot more special too.
Saw this & thought l'd repost

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

🚨BP today dumped its plans to cut oil and gas output, "vowing instead to focus on returns and investing in the most profitable businesses, first and foremost in oil and gas." BP is the lead beneficiary of a £22bn UK govt plan to invest in carbon capture and storage in Teesside.

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Exclusive: BP abandons goal to cut oil output, resets strategy

The London-listed company is now targeting several new investments in the Middle East and the Gulf of Mexico to boost its oil and gas output.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016. These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits. The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/10/2024

Let there be no equivocation here: it is the world's scientists - the people tasked with quantifying physical reality - who are saying that climate change is a planetary-scale emergency, and that it is happening on our watch.

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 29/07/2024

Story is finally out now! In partnership with @vox.com. I still think I'm gonna have to do like five more stories, this stuff absolutely blows my mind. drilled.media/news/ccs

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Documents, Whistleblowers, and Public Comments Are Clear: Oil Companies Know Carbon Capture Is Not a Climate Solution

The fossil fuel industry’s carbon capture bamboozle, explained.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 30/09/2024

In much of the US, it’s the last week to register to vote in the US election in November. Do not miss your opportunity (and if you are registered, to check your registration to make sure it is still valid). Get registered and encourage everyone you know to register. Here’s where to start: Vote.gov

vote.gov

Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

An historic day. Britain - cradle of the Industrial Revolution - will in a few hours shut down its last coal-fired power station. From providing 40% of UK's electricity in 2000, coal will hit zero. And unlike Port Talbot or Grangemouth, this transition is a just one. www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/last-u...

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Last UK coal plant closes and successfully redeploys the workforce

The last UK coal power station is closing this month. When Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station shuts down, the UK will end 140 years of burning coal to make electricity - the first G7 country to phase out...

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

Hope everyone gets a chance to read this one today. My colleague Kate Knibbs visited the Internet Archive IRL. It’s in grave danger. www.wired.com/story/intern...

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The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself

The web’s collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃 🌒 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 28/09/2024

This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.

Graph of maternal mortality rate against year for the UK. Rate bounces until and down around 500 deaths per 100,000 births until about 1940, when it falls sharply. It’s been very low (~1–3 per 100,000) ever since.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2024

me liking every post with a screencap showing Trump’s stock tanking

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

My favourite charity, Caring for Gods Acre, send monthly 'Nature Notes' to editors of parish magazines. Articles focus on the #wildlife to be found in your local churchyard or cemetery each month For next month's edition, email enquiries@cfga.org.uk www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk Do please share 🙏

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Bewilderbeast55 @bewilderbeast55.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tina Smith have just released a BRILLIANT housing plan called the Homes Act of 2024. Please go sign their petition to get Congress to support it. America needs to get this done. go.justicedemocrats.com/signup/petit...

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Support the Homes Act of 2024

Senator Bernie Sanders just introduced a resolution in the U.S. Senate calling for the U.S. to enact an immediate arms embargo with Israel in light of its military's ongoing genocide against Palestini...

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Bewilderbeast55 @bewilderbeast55.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

Just arrived. Refugee from the dead bird. Went to mastodon and enjoying that experience. Now here! I travel in Africa, I read and I blog.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

There's a lot of shitty stuff swirling around in the world, so remember to take a moment to send a nice note of thanks or appreciation when it's warranted. It's easy for you but might just mean all the world to the recipient.

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