It's incredible to me how we gave up on so many aspects of privacy in the past five years. Things that we were taking for granted not long ago.

Now, some think it's totally normal to record others without their consent in any contexts.

People feel entitled to others' images and personal lives, incessantly demanding access to it. Everyone needs to share everything publicly online or be deemed suspicious, and excluded.

This has greatly eroded the fabric of social relationships and trust in our societies.

There is so much we need to do to heal this culture and the damages that have been done and continue to be done.

We need to treat each other with respect. Genuine respect as human beings. And consent, true consent with true choices, is at the center of that.

#Privacy #HumanRights #Consent

prospect.org/2025/11/06/electr…

Cheapest source of #electricity is #solar

How do we know this?

The poorest folks in the world are deploying it like crazy without government support of ANY kind. See #Pakistan #SouthAfrica for example.

#solarpunk #democracy #justice #humanrights #climatechange

The Electric Bill Election

On Tuesday, the soaring cost of power was a key factor in several races, including those in Georgia, Virginia, and New Jersey. Democrats have a plan that can match their economic populist rhetoric.

^{David Dayen (The American Prospect)}

wmo.int/files/state-of-climate…

Terrifyingly wrong direction

#climatechange #humanrights #mitigation #adaptation #migration #justice #solar #wind #batteries #EV #hurricane #heatwave #drought #flood

State of the Climate Update for COP30

A specialized agency of the United Nations whose mandate covers weather, climate and water resources. The UN’s scientific voice on the state and behaviour of our atmosphere and climate.

^{World Meteorological Organization}

newrepublic.com/article/202838…

Never really understood how #nuclear is a part of the #affordability argument when it is one of the most expensive sources of electricity even after decades of being deployed worldwide. #Clean - sure. But #cheap?

#climatechange #humanrights #democracy #justice #solar #wind #batteries #EV

Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message

Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday.

^{The New Republic}

ft.com/content/f85a5c80-6a06-4…

"#Just #Energy #Transition" has become the alias for "no one can EVER be even slightly inconvenienced". Everyone can use it and no one can question it. The problem is that the status quo leads to a catastrophic future for many including the ones the JET advocates are trying to shield. And as everyone starts looking out for themselves first, the collective good is thoroughly ignored.
#climatechange #democracy #justice #humanrights

Why Latin America can’t quit oil

As COP30 approaches, Brazil and Colombia offer competing visions of a ‘just energy transition’ for developing countries

^{Joe Daniels (Financial Times)}

ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-line/

Obscene amounts of money in the hands of nincompoops leads to megalomania instead of actually helping the ones who need the most help. And this money is from #oil which itself is burning the #world down.

#humanrights #justice #democracy #climatechange #fascism #authoritarianism

dallasfed.org/research/economi…

How about this deal for #AI #genai evangelists - for every percent increase in #unemployment (above the starting point of 4%), the #tax on them goes up by 5% which is used to implement a universal basic income #UBI policy.

Any takers? Fair?

#justice #democracy #humanrights #jobs #income #equality

Advances in AI will boost productivity, living standards over time

Artificial intelligence offers the potential to improve people’s living standards. Such advances can be approximated by changes in GDP per capita over time.

^{www.dallasfed.org}

Want to know more about #connections of #techbros and #fascist #networks?
authoritarian-stack.info/ gives you #information on people like #PeterThiel and their influence on #political #sytems

made by @francescabria & José Bautista funded by #friedrichebertstiftung www.fes.de and @rosaluxstiftung

#finance #tech #technology #billionar #influence #palantir #AlexKarp #ElonMusk #MarcAnddreesen #TESCREAL #Accelarationism #humanrights #jdvance #financingfascism

propublica.org/article/trump-c…

Why #billionaires #plutocrats #oligarchs are the #villains in the real world and fictional (e.g. "A New Faith")!

#solarpunk #justice #humanrights #justice #migration #adaptation #bookstodon #books #sciencefiction #climatefiction #speculativefiction #scifi #clifi

Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.

The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startups and crypto companies.

^{andrea.wise@propublica.org (ProPublica)}

"My left wing friends have become so radicalized that if I shared this video, they wouldn't even watch it or listen to it.

They would immediately dismiss it as "Israeli propaganda.'

It's depressing."

When #humanrights NGOs fail, with #DanielBalson and #DanielleHaas

youtube.com/watch?v=fArmSSgjcy…

Episode 57: When human rights NGOs fail, with Daniel Balson and Danielle Haas

Human rights organizations help shape the world's understanding of conflicts, including the one between Israelis and Palestinians. Some of the biggest groups...

^YouTube

politico.eu/article/us-accused…

"Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S."

This is exactly how gangs of thugs work. NO DIFFERENCE!

#US #climatechange #democracy #humanrights #justice #oil #fossilfuels #shipping

US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules

^{Karl Mathiesen (POLITICO)}

thenation.com/article/environm…

"while more than two-thirds of Americans want stronger climate policy, less than a third of them say they see coverage of the issue in the media at least once a week"

#climatechange #humanrights #justice #democracy #media #socialmedia #journalism

The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion | The Nation

The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.

^{The Nation}

unfccc.int/sites/default/files…

"New taxes on the super-rich, #fossilfuels, financial transactions and highly polluting and carbon-intensive activities should be explored as key ways of raising the finance needed to help poor countries"

#climatechange #justice #democracy #humanrights #tax #billionaires

Ten years after the long summer of #migration we launch the #JusticeFleet - the largest alliance of civil search and rescue organizations ever.

Our goal: to act together, to strengthen #solidarity networks with those trapped in #Libya, to fight back political attacks, and to defend #humanrights. We want to create public pressure to make political change happen.

justice-fleet.org

ft.com/content/34671fc7-c20d-4…

The right move #Australia - offer surplus #solar for #free to small #consumers

#climatechange #justice #humanrights #democracy

Australia to force energy groups to offer free daytime electricity

‘Solar Sharer’ plan aims to ease demand on grid and redeploy excess power from rooftop solar network

^{Nic Fildes (Financial Times)}

Anhörung zur sogenannten #GEAS Reform im Innenausschuss:
"Änderungen beim Asylsystem umstritten
Berlin: (hib/FLA) Teils prinzipielle Zustimmung, teils erhebliche Skepsis, teils deutliche Ablehnung: In dieser Bandbreite bewegten sich im Innenausschuss die Experten-Bewertungen zu zwei Gesetzentwürfen der Bundesregierung zur Anpassung des nationalen Rechts an die Reform des „Gemeinsamen Europäischen Asylsystems“ (GEAS)."

bundestag.de/presse/hib/kurzme…

#StopGEAS #Menschenrechte #migration #HumanRights

Änderungen beim Asylsystem umstritten

Berlin: (hib/FLA) Teils prinzipielle Zustimmung, teils erhebliche Skepsis, teils deutliche Ablehnung: In dieser Bandbreite bewegten sich im Innenausschuss die Experten-Bewertungen zu...

^{Deutscher Bundestag}

theguardian.com/environment/20…

Neal Stephenson literally wrote a #scifi #book on this "Termination Shock" warning about the deadly outcomes. But just like #metaverse - these idiots seem to look at scifi as inspiration instead.

#climatechange #humanrights #democracy #justice #geoengineering

Solar geoengineering in wrong hands could wreak climate havoc, scientists warn

Blocking the sun may reduce global heating – but ‘rogue actor’ could cause drought or more hurricanes, report finds

^{Damian Carrington (The Guardian)}

No one deserves a ballroom while people are starving because of the shutdown!

#meme #Trump #politics #democracy #humanrights #hungry #money #finance #shutdown #ethics #society #problem #whitehouse #ballroom #president #fail #usa #maga #america

ipdcolumbia.org/wp-content/upl…

We need a #wealth #tax ASAP to raise revenues to address #climatechange and all other societal challenges such as #food #water #health #housing #sanitation #education etc.

#billionaires #justice #humanrights

www-economist-com/graphic-deta…

#climatechange #mortality #deaths #humanrights #justice #migration #adaptation #heatwave #flood

www-economist-com/special-repo…

"It shows that those technologies that can be installed by consumers and commercial users without requiring extensive permitting and bureaucracy can move a lot faster.”

#solar #solarpunk #climatechange #humanrights #justice #china #pakistan #batteries

theprint.in/environment/100-ex…

Interesting example of sub-national negotiation between #forest #states dealing with #climate #catastrophes in #India and the central #government. Similar to the ongoing negotiations between #Brazil (and #Congo) with other countries about protecting forests at #COP30

#climatechange #humanrights #justice #land #water #air #soil

100+ ex-civil servants write to 16th Finance Commission, say Himalayan states 'going to pieces' – ThePrint – Select

As part of the Constitutional Conduct Group, 103 former bureaucrats urged the Finance Commission to recommend compensating these states as their natural resources were essential for India’s economy

^{Akanksha Mishra (ThePrint)}

newyorker.com/news/the-financi…

"Dani Rodrik cites the proposal, supported by France and Brazil, for a global tax on the super-wealthy to help finance the green transition, writing, “The logic for such a tax is impeccable.” "

There we go.... easy-peasy. Let's just do it already! Now if only the #billionaires will relinquish their power.

#climatechange #justice #humanrights #adaptation #finance #tax #mitigation #solar #wind #EV #fossilfuels

actionaid.org/publications/202…

One of the major reasons why the resistance to address #climatechange continues is because making #people choose between #livelihood and #survival is just wrong, especially, when #billionaires keep piling up #cash while burning down the #world.

#climate #justice #humanrights #tax #jobs #employment #food #water #housing #air #land #equality

Climate Finance for Just Transition: How the Finance Flows

It is time for climate policy makers to make sure that people’s priorities are front and centre of every climate response.

^{ActionAid International}

ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2…

Let that sink in - #China alone can ALREADY #manufacture all the #solar we need to reach our #climatechange goals. It is ALSO the cheapest source of #electricity. WTF are we waiting for???

#humanrights #justice #oil #coal #gas #climate #fossilfuels

The #genocide and #humanitarian #catastrophe in #Sudan is literally visible from #satellite images

THAT is blood!

#humanrights #justice #Africa #aid #drought #migration

OMG 😱

#meme #politics #ice #fascism #trump #president #nonazis #violence #society #problem #whitehouse #freedom #democracy #usa #fail #humanrights

♲ 𝓬𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓻𝔂 🏳️‍⚧️🦋 - 2025-11-02 17:59:07 GMT

The system isn't broken at all; it works exactly as inhumanly as it's supposed to 🙁

#meme #capitalism #greed #power #money #finance #profit #work #job #labour #system #matrix #future #politics #economy #fail #humanrights #society #problem

Human Rights, peace and love aren’t naive or beyond our reach. Achieving them requires our collective determination to overcome pain, division, and hate.

#HumanRights #peace #love #quote

braddelong.substack.com/p/on-t…

Make no mistake - this is a coordinated attack on #labor by #capital They know exactly what they are doing!

#immigration #AI #genai #humanrights #climatechange #justice #fascism #slavery #colonialism #billionaires #plutocrats #oligarchs #racism #fundamentalism #misogyny #discrimination

On the Surface, the U.S. Economy Looks Better than Its Fundamentals

The stock market says “all good.” Consumer sentiment says “2009.” Both can be true—if the scoreboard is rigged, and sends the wrong signals in the context of AI-overexuberance and a two-class system t

^{Brad DeLong (DeLong's Grasping Reality: Economy in the 2000s & Before)}

nytimes.com/2025/10/31/busines…

If people constantly focus on preserving the status quo with an eye on the near-term benefits while thoroughly disregarding the long-term disaster then we are screwed.

Now it is the #navajo who don't seem to mind supporting #coal and the current #US president.

#climatechange #humanrights #justice #indigenous #colonialism #arizona

ft.com/content/e91391e6-b596-4…

If anything folks in #climate have ALWAYS been bloody realistic about what failure to #mitigate would lead to. #Adaptation is terribly hard because #migration is goddamned "unpopular" and giving #aid to the popular is slightly less "unpopular" than that. And no one gives a shit about biodiversity despite #activists fighting for it for decades even before #climatechange

#humanrights #justice

Green activists need to think beyond carbon emissions

The economic imperative of climate resilience means adaptation must be considered as well as mitigation

^{Gillian Tett (Financial Times)}

scroll.in/article/1087998/out-…

The complex mess of #climatechange and #agriculture - e.g. #women in #rural and #poor parts of the world #working in #rice or #paddy #farming which is a source of #methane (a #GHG), also the sole source of #income and #employment. Plus the #impact on #worker #health

#humanrights #justice

Out in the fields, women farmers feel the effects of climate change – on their bodies and harvest

Women perform a bulk of the labour-intensive work of rice cultivation. Extreme weather increase their efforts and vulnerability.

^{Mahima Jain (Scroll.in)}

restofworld.org/2025/china-ev-…

One can but hope that this annihilates the #oil #gas companies all over the world. They used their cash to undermine all the opposition over the past two decades. Now they have a foe they can't bully around that easily.

#climatechange #climate #cars #fossilfuels #democracy #justice #humanrights #EVs #batteries #solar #wind #battery #EV #china #US #EU #Saudiarabia #Russia

China invests $143 billion to rewire the global EV industry - Rest of World

Chinese EV and battery firms like BYD and CATL are expanding in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, Ananya Bhattacharya reports, as Western trade barriers reshape their global strategy.

^{Indranil Ghosh (Rest of World)}

Una radiografía audiovisual de la represión en #Peru

Video: @mirar.para.no.olvidar

Comparte y apoya a los medios independientes de Perú 🇵🇪

instagram.com/reel/DQahbBsDF59…

#PeruResiste #ParoNacional2025 #Noticias #Nacionales #Internacionales #RadioTemblor #Mundo #Actualidad #News #WorldNews #Global #World #BreakingNews #NewsAlert #HumanRights #PerúDespierta #CierreDelCongreso
#LeyesProCrimen #GeneraciónZ #ProtestaNacional #ElPerúArde #SoloElPueblo #QueSeVayanTodos #DinaAsesina #JeriAsesino #trvko

Colectivo Voces Ecológicas COVEC on Instagram: "Una radiografía audiovisual de la represión en #Peru Video: @mirar.para.no.olvidar Comparte y apoya a los medios independientes de Perú 🇵🇪 #PeruResiste #ParoNacional2025 #Noticias #Nacionales #Internacion

En este video, se muestra la brutalidad de la represión en #Peru. Los manifestantes luchan por justicia y derechos, pero se enfrentan a una respuesta violenta de parte de la policía.

^Instagram

wid.world/news-article/equalit…

"#inclusive, social-democratic #institutions—expanding access to #education, #public services, #labor rights, #progressive #taxation, and #democratic participation—has been central to achieving both greater #equality and higher #prosperity."

#democracy #justice #humanrights

Equality and Development: A Comparative & Historical Perspective 1800-2025 - WID - World Inequality Database

Equality and Development: A Comparative & Historical Perspective 1800-2025 This paper combines income and wealth inequality series from the World Inequality Database (WID) and new global series on hourly productivity and human capital expenditure to …

^{WID - Wealth and Income Database}

wid.world/news-article/climate…

"Wealthy individuals fuel the #climate crisis through their wealth even more than their consumption."

#democracy #humanrights #justice #climatechange #billionaires

Climate inequality report 2025 | Climate Change: A Capital Challenge, Why Climate Policy Must Tackle Ownership - WID - World Inequality Database

This new report reveals how wealth drive the climate crisis, and proposes new policy options to address it.

^{WID - Wealth and Income Database}

gh.bmj.com/content/10/10/e0153…

"This reflects BMGF’s ‘narrowly conceived understanding of health as the product of technical interventions divorced from economic, social and political contexts’."

Nitwit aka Bill Gates continues to distort the #health

#democracy #humanrights #justice #oligarchs #plutocrats #billionaires #WHO #vaccines #polio #HIV #malaria #disease

Who’s leading WHO? A quantitative analysis of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s grants to WHO, 2000-2024

Introduction The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has been the World Health Organization’s (WHO) second biggest source of funding in recent years, contributing 9.5% of WHO’s revenues between 2010 and 2023 through voluntary contributions.

^{BMJ Global Health}

gatesnotes.com/home/home-page-…

Dude has always been a nitwit about many things, especially, #climatechange

#climate #democracy #humanrights #justice #mitigation #adaptation #migration

economist.com/interactive/brie…

Several themes from this article are echoed in the design of Sequoia, the fictional city for #climate #refugees in "A New Faith".

#solarpunk #bookstodon #amwriting #sciencefiction #migration #democracy #humanrights #justice #books #fiction

nytimes.com/2025/10/26/technol…

So... #Amazon is funding colleges for #AI

nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technol…

Amazon is also laying of tens of thousands because of AI

Make it make sense!

#democracy #genai #justice #humanrights #labor #jobs #education #students #employment #unemployment

sinicapodcast.com/p/the-great-…

Worth reading... #China #US #EU and how it is forcing a reckoning of major ideas of the last 3-4 decades. "Imitation is best form of flattery" - well, the US is doing the best imitation of China (#government and @business are in all-out cahoots with each other, free #markets and #liberalism be damned).

#climatechange #solar #wind #democracy #humanrights

The Great Reckoning: What the West Should Learn from China

This essay was originally published in The Ideas Letter and is reprinted here with permission.

^{Kaiser Y Kuo (Sinica)}

nytimes.com/2025/10/24/opinion…

Ughhh... grotesque history of #crypto #siliconvalley #venturecapital #thiel #andreesen etc. etc. in bringing forth this day.

#democracy #justice #humanrights #climatechange

ft.com/content/eac9e5e4-5401-4…

#AI leads to #unemployment leads to #death among the middle-aged because of #drugs

Is this actually the future #microsoft #meta #facebook #google #amazon #openai #nvidia trying to bring forth?

#humanrights #jobs #justice #equality #climatechange #billionaires #plutocrats #oligarchs

Will AI lengthen lifespans or shorten them?

New science advances may offer longer life to some, but the socio-economic effects may push others to die sooner

^{John Burn-Murdoch (Financial Times)}

theconversation.com/drought-sa…

#water #climatechange #humanrights #justice

Drought, sand storms and evacuations: how Iran’s climate crisis gets ignored

Tehran is facing its worst water shortages for ten years, but there is little reporting on it outside Iran.

^{The Conversation}