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Ralph Thurm

@ralphthurm.bsky.social
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Managing Director at r3.0, Owner at A|HEAD|ahead, Book Author of ‘The Corona Chronicles - Envisioning a New Normal for Regeneration & Thriving’, Author of ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’ Newsletter on Linkedin.

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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
With deep gratitude and love! rthurm.substack.com/p/bioregiona...
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Bioregional Nomads on the Road (#23): The Midwifing of a Mediterranean Bioregional Learning Center That can Hospice A World of Division, Genocide And Ecocide And Midwife New Belonging
After 30+ years in the Collapse Avoidance Business, aka known as Sustainability, I have said goodbye to the buzz around it, now it‘s only white noise spreading hopium for the incumbents of ‚ever yeste...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Learning about East Frisia (Germany) as part of the Rivers of the North Sea bioregion rthurm.substack.com/p/bioregiona...
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Bioregional Nomads On the Road (#22): East Frisia (Germany) - Leaving A Mark Overseas,  A Special Tea Ritual, And A Very Inclusive Culture
We took out some time to visit a very special part of Germany, East Frisia, the space between the rivers Ems to the West, Weser to the East and the German Waddensea, where ebb and flood deliver pittor...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Deep Gratitude! rthurm.substack.com/p/a-sunday-t...
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A Sunday Thought (#203): ‘Gratitude’ - Touching Souls Globally
It is this deep feeling again: fulfillment, sudden quietness, deep breathing, and utter gratitude.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Remembering Wendell Berry 🫶 rthurm.substack.com/p/a-sunday-t...
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A Sunday Thought (#202): ‚Wendell Berry‘ - The Legacy Of A True Bioregionalist
In the week that the UN through their environmental program confirmed that crossing the 1.5 degree global warming threshold is now ‚out of reach‘ and puts the most positive scenario at 1.8 degree, and...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We are all complicit! rthurm.substack.com/p/a-sunday-t...
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A Sunday Thought (#201): ‘Flash Flood’ - Caused by ‘Mental Drought’
How could this week’s Sunday Thought not be about the Tibet/Nepal flash flood, causing thousands dead (when the final numbers are out) and a whole valley destroyed, covered under thick mud, debris and...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The sheer size of that number … rthurm.substack.com/p/a-sunday-t...
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A Sunday Thought (#200): ‘4 Billion Dead’ - A Sheer Unbelievable Number
So this is my Sunday Thought #200.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The last r3.0 Newsletter before the r3.0 Conference in September (8-10) is out. Please read and share widely! mailchi.mp/r3-0/august2...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Regaining sanity in an insane world! rthurm.substack.com/p/bioregiona...
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Bioregional Nomads on the Road (#21): ‘Regaining Sanity In An Insane World’ - Away Time Wonders
The current insanity of the world happenings, all at the same time right now, can create panic, a feeling of helplessness and overwhelming noise in your head.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My thoughts on the eclipse! rthurm.substack.com/p/a-sunday-t...
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A Sunday Thought (#199): ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Eclipse’ - Time For A Retrospection And An Outlook
This week’s total eclipse was the last one in my life in the region I live in.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
r3.0’s 2026 Online Conference on Sept. 8-10. 3rd panel on Bioregional Relational Governance, 4 presenters sharing bioregional governance principles and practices of four bioregional contexts. Hear from Sarah Queblatin, Ashish Kothari, PennElys Droz & Abdul Semakula. Tickets: conference2026.r3-0.org
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
r3.0's 2026 Online Conference (September 8-10): the 3rd panel (on September 10) on Bioregional Relational Governance, with PennElys Droz, Abdul Semakula, Ashish Kothari and Sarah Queblatin, sharing bioregional governance principles across geographies globally. Tickets at conference2026.r3-0.org.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Are we civilized ? open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#198): ‘Collapse By Choice’ - We Never Learned To Appreciate Sufficiency
The summer everywhere on this planet this year is brutal.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
r3.0 2026 Conference (September 8-10). Find out what Melanie Goodchild, Ramson Karmushu, Benjamin Life and Ili Ingraham have to say about 'Bioregional Knowledge Commons', their importance and design. Exciting session! Get tickets at www.conference2026.r3-0.org. open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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r3.0 2026 Conference (September 8-10) - Session 2 Overview - 'Bioregional Knowledge Commons'
What will the four provocateurs cover? Find out here!
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
r3.0’s 2026 Conference, fully devoted to Bioregionalism, happening September 8-10. 2nd Panel Session (happening on September 9), focussing on Bioregional Knowledge Commons , with ELI INGRAHAM, Benjamin Life, Melanie Goodchild and Ramson Karmushu. Tickets and more at conference2026.r3-0.org. Join us!
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Have you crossed the Awareness Bridge already or are you still in Mental Paralysis? open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#197): ‘Mental Paralysis’ - Ignoring Gaia’s Last Warning
On Thursday I published my newest Lighthouse Keeper Newsletter, purposefully on World Overshoot Day, July 30, three days earlier than last year.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The second r3.0 July Newsletter is out: Conference Session Three: Bioregional Relational Governance. Open Dialogues, and more. Please read and share widely: mailchi.mp/r3-0/2ndjuly...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our fantastic panel of speakers for the ‘Relational Kinship’ Session of the r3.0 conference, online September 8-10. The conference is full devoted to bioregionalism. Get tickets at www.conference2026.r3-0.org and get a full overview of the agenda, speakers and confluences. Join us!
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The heat is on … and destruction follows! open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#196): ‘Looking Into The Abyss’ - the Mediterranean Climate Challenge
(Early posting due to actuality)
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
How kids learn about food … so much fun in Copenhagen open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#195): ‘The Nordic Hotdog’ - And How Kids Learn about Food
I just can’t get these pictures from our current visit to Copenhagen out of my mind.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The first of two r3.0 July Newsletters is out, featuring r3.0 Conference Session 2 on Bioregional Knowledge Commons, plus info on Confluences and Open Dialogs. Please read and share widely! mailchi.mp/r3-0/july202...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Time to start our information campaign on r3.0’s 13th International Online Conference, titled 'Bioregional Regeneration as Collapse Resilience' and concentrates on three important pillars: Biocultural Kinship, Knowledge Commons and Self-Governance. All you need to know: conference2026.r3-0.org.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
My summer reading has arrived: Jeremy Lent’s ‘Ecocivilization’ and George Tsakraklides ‘The Biology of Collapse.’ Curious about so many things they bring up, and how it’ll resonate with me. Outcomes later!
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Goodbye fun and fairplay! open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#194): ‘Co-Optation of Sports’ - A Disgraceful Football World Championship Soon Comes To An End
When did you first have the idea that this World Football Championship stank?
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
My thoughts about the current heat dome in Central Europe! open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#192): ‘Heat Domes’ - When Predictions Become Reality (Even Earlier Than Expected)
It’s Friday evening, and I am sitting inside in front of a fan, trying to stand the heat.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
What was your most intimate moment being nature? open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#191): ‘Holy Water’ - The Magic Briksdaal Glacier Walk in Norway
I am still deeply under the influence of Thursday’s spiritual experience having walked up the track to the Briksdaal Glacier in Norway, part of a multi-week Scandinavia round trip that Alexandra and I...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Doing things with love ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#190): ‚Done With Love‘ - One Week in Sweden
I am ‚officially‘ on vacation.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Why do so many sustainability professionals don’t even know the basics? open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#189): ‚Brundtland‘ - Never heard of it?
For 12 years I am teaching ‚Authentic Sustainability (Measurement)‘ based on r3.0‘s story at the Erasmus University Impact Center.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
r3.0's United Nations Sustainable Development Performance Indicators (UNSDPI) Training is closing out its 4th Season at the end of this quarter. You can register to attend on 30 June - 1 July 2026. Join these two half-day sessions on authentic reporting. Register at www.r3-0.org/un-sdpi-trai...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Our r3.0 May Newsletter is out: Confluence Registrations, Seeds 2 Serializing, Open Dialogs, Conference Updates. Please share widely! mailchi.mp/r3-0/mau2026...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Musings on turning 60 … open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#188): ‘Turning 60’ - What’s Left To Do
As I turn 60 in a couple of days, and celebrating this with good friends, some of them in my life for decades, I am asking myself what’s left for me to do in the last quarter of my life (recognizing t...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Phenomenal Conversations #57 by David Pendle with me is out. May this edition inspire others to take a deep look into the mirror and find a personal pathway to bioregionalism, to overcome our current economic system logic. And maybe it can give strength to others! www.linkedin.com/posts/davepe...
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Phenomenal Conversation #57 From Pioneering Sustainability to Bioregioning Nomad with Ralph Thurm | David Pendle
Just Published TODAY Phenomenal Conversation #57 From Pioneering Sustainability to Bioregioning Nomad with Ralph Thurm In this interview Ralph Thurm shares why r3.0 the organisation he cofounded is w...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Have you heard of ‘chokepoints’ recently? Here’s probably why! open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#187): ‘Chokepoints’ - New Vocabulary In A Collapsing World
Each epoche in human history has its very unique language.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Here’s a second teaser of the ‘Phenomenal Conversations’ podcast that David Pendle invited me to recently. The full episode will air mid next week. www.linkedin.com/posts/davepe...
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#collapseresilience #systemsthinking #ralfthurm #metacrisis #limitstogrowth #phenomenalconversations #groundupdevelopment #economicsystem | David Pendle
Is it too late for collapse avoidance? Conventional leadership often focuses on "avoiding" disaster, but certain experts suggest the window for avoidance closed decades ago. According to the Limits t...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Focussing on ‘Affirmative Inquiry’ and ‘Lived Relationality’ as principles in Seeds 2 open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#186): ‚Sprouting Seeds‘ - Defining The Intervention Space for Regeneration Through Re-Patterning
What would it take humanity to set necessary steps towards Collapse Resilience, as the predicament humanity has made for ourselves cannot be solved.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Our April r3.0 Newsletter is out! Please read and share widely! Finally - Seeds Vol 2 🌱🌱 Released! - mailchi.mp/r3-0/april20...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Bioregional challenges through mass tourism…some more musings strolling through Budapest open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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Bioregional Nomads on the Road (#20): ‘The Curse of Beauty’ - Strolling through Budapest
Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is a river-node city embedded in the Middle Danube watershed, functioning as a transition zone between upland forest catchments and lowland floodplain systems, situat...
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
A trip that makes you think… open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#185): ‘Hung(a)ry For Democracy’ - Too Late For Collapse Avoidance
Returning from the World Adaptation Forum in Budapest this week leaves me with another mourning episode in my journey towards collapse resilience.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Ready for a deep discussion about the myth of sustainability and why collapse resilience thinking is necessary? www.linkedin.com/posts/ralpht...
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Thanks to Omar Al Mamlouk for having me in his CORE Impact Podcast. We go deep into the ‘sustainability myth’ and get us mentally prepared for collapse resilience! Have a listen! | Ralph Thurm
Thanks to Omar Al Mamlouk for having me in his CORE Impact Podcast. We go deep into the ‘sustainability myth’ and get us mentally prepared for collapse resilience! Have a listen!
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Are we becoming ‘the crew’? open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought(#184): ‘The Overview Effect’ - The Artemis II Version
Many of us have been strongly and emotionally attached to the Artemis II mission around the moon and back in the last two weeks.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Could we not all live like that? open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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Bioregional Nomads on the Road (#18): ‘Radical Neighboring’ - The Way We (Almost) Used To Live In The Past And Still Could!
We don’t travel the whole time as Bioregional Nomads on the Road, but there’s always a next trip in the planning.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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A Sunday Thought (#183): ‚World Happiness Report Top 10‘ - But At What Environmental Cost?
Triggered by a short exchange with my friend and colleague Philippe Arnez this week I was looking at two major statistics: The World Happiness Report Ranking and the country’s respective Earth Overshoot Day.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
How Dutch are tulips really? Find out in edition 17 of Bioregional Nomads on the Road. open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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Bioregional Nomads on the Road (#17): ‘Tulips’ - How Much More Dutch Can It Get?
If you are traveling through the Netherlands these days, you can hardly overlook the multicolored fields of tulips in all its variations.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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Bioregional Nomads on the Road (#16): The Impact of history on Bioregional Ecology and Culture Understanding
We’re back on the road again.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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A Sunday Thought (#182): ‘The Oil & Gas Price Shock’ - Honestly: We Get What We Deserve!
I’m so not impressed by all the whining about the fuel & gas price heights these days.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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A Sunday Thought (#181): ‘Dog Miracles’ - Learning From Animals In This Age of Collapse!
On Monday we had to let go of our beloved old Labrador lady Mila.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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A Sunday Thought (#181): ‘Dog Miracles’ - Learning From Animals In This Age of Collapse!
On Monday we had to let go of our beloved old Labrador lady Mila.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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A Sunday Thought (#180): ‚Weaving a Bioregional Future‘ - Staying Sane In Ugly Times
Just this week I realized again how lucky we at r3.0 are.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
They call it ‘windfall’, I’d call it theft and betrayal! This is how the Trump cleptocracy works.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
My latest Sunday Thought open.substack.com/pub/rthurm/p...
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A Sunday Thought (#179): ‚The Unleashed Beast‘ - Trump‘s Majestic Failure of Going To War With Iran
I always felt the attraction of Iran.
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Ralph Thurm @ralphthurm.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Check out my new Lighthouse Keeper Newsletter (#35). We are at a time of tough choices and Europe needs to decide its posture. So, Quo Vadis Europe? In addition I offer a Large Scale Organizing Framework for Bioregionalism as a third way! Please read and share widely! substack.com/@rthurm/note...
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Check out my new Lighthouse Keeper Newsletter (#35). We are at a time of tough choices and Europe now needs to decide its posture going forward. So, Quo Vadis Europe? In addition I offer a Large Scale...
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