nytimes.com/2025/12/08/world/u…

Both #US ($1 trillion) and now #EU would rather spend cash on #military #weapons than helping the poor around the world. Or dealing w/ #climatechange ... all the while building #borders to keep out #climate #refugees

#democracy #justice #humanrights #food #water #health #housing #migration

ft.com/content/e47963b3-42c9-4…

Again... FFS... stop #climatechange and pay for centuries worth of #colonialism so that the poor around the world can have A shot at a decent life. Both #US and #EU are explicitly entering #eugenicist territory as official #government #policy.

Have some shame!!

#justice #humanrights #democracy #adaptation #migration #health #food #water

EU backs migration ‘return hubs’ in echo of Trump’s crackdown

Home affairs ministers agree new measures making it easier to deport failed asylum seekers

^{Laura Dubois (Financial Times)}

globaldispatches.org/p/an-ebol…

When we work together, we can survive even #ebola Now let's do this for #climatechange

#cooperate #collaborate #empathize #vaccines #health #food #water #education #housing #sanitation #wellbeing #humanrights #justice #adaptation #migration

An Ebola Outbreak In The Democratic Republic of the Congo Has Been Contained With Astonishing Speed

A lesson in the value and utility of multilateralism

^{Mark Leon Goldberg (Global Dispatches)}

My piece in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the rapid and widespread increase in violence over #water resources in the past several years.
Record levels reported in 2024.

thebulletin.org/2025/12/violen…

Violence over water resources reaches record levels - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The number of violent events over water resources reported in 2024 was nearly 20 percent higher than 2023 and nearly 80 percent higher than 2022.

^{Jessica McKenzie (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)}

Seagull Soaring Over Ocean Waves 🖤

Wall Art Prints: matthias-hauser.pixels.com/fea… 🤍
#bird #birds #animals #blackandwhite #fineart #ocean #waves #water #sky #contrast #art #MastoArt #FediArt #WallArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtMatters

Edouard Manet : l'éjaculation sur l'herbe

photo sous l’eau prise par le biologiste Bert Willaert, concours de photographie de la Royal Society Publishing, un aperçu de la vie à travers les yeux du têtard
tags : SVT, origine du monde, #biology #painting #science #animals #ecology #photography #water #sky

sortie des eaux

Masao Yamamoto (From the series Nakazora). Geyser

tags : à la claire fontaine, origine du monde, #silentsunday #water #forest #photography

Vorstellung der Ergebnisse der Workshops der Tagung "Auf dem Weg in den digitalen #Autoritarismus?"

Output of the workshops of the #conference "On the Way into #digital #authoritarianism ?" on #Technology #humanrights #water #ressources #restainability #fascism the influence of #socialmedia & #resistance

@thomasfricke @HonkHase @andreaknox

#Menschenrechte #Biometrie #Überwachung #Wasser #ressourcen #KI #tech #Gesellschaft #Faschismus #Nachhaltigkeit #Widerstand #SocialMedia
#Gesellschaft

un vendredi à Guangzhou

Yuyang Liu - Two men fish in a pond in Xian Village, in the city center of Guangzhou, China
#China #fish #water #city #photography

theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/…

#global #wealth #inheritance #tax is the way to go - in addition to the #income and #corporate taxes

End #inequality

#justice #humanrights #health #food #housing #water #climate

Record numbers becoming billionaires through inheritance, UBS report finds

Swiss bank says bequests made 91 people billionaires, while overall number jumped from 2,682 in 2024 to 9,919 this year

^{Lauren Almeida (The Guardian)}

Colorful sunset clouds over the harbor at Nafplio Greece with a fortress in the harbor and mountains in the background.

joan-carroll.pixels.com/featur…

#sunset #nafplio #greece #colorful #fortress #harbor #mountains #sky #castle #bourtzi #clouds #water #seascape #buyart #wallart #artforsale #artstore #travel #travelphotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll

theguardian.com/environment/20…

Instead of growing #soybean in #US and shipping it to #China to feed #beef #pork and worsening #climatechange - maybe better to grow #nutritious #food and ship it to #Africa so that the #forest can be preserved.

#justice #humanrights #land #water

Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds

Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown

^{Jonathan Watts (The Guardian)}

#SilentSunday

#photography #nature #closeup #macro #forest #woods #grass #plant #vegetation #rain #dew #dewdrops #water #season #winter #hiking #Germany

Las edades de los árboles | The age of trees.

#trees #calm #reflections #water #waterreflections #clouds #sunset #landscape #landscapephoto #paisaje #landscspephotography #landscapephotographer #nature #naturaleza #naturephotographer #naturephoto #naturephotography #evening #fotografia #photography #photo #photographer #photographylovers #Photooftheday #picoftheday #pixelfed #fediverse #reflejos #mirroring

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n…

"China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice"

#China #US #Income #inequality #humanrights #justice #health #food #water #housing #education #climate

China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice

Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system

^{Eduardo Porter (The Guardian)}

A cool scene from the Lower South Fork Skokomish River Trail 👀

Couldn't decide which orientation/crop I like more—which do you prefer?

#PNW #USA #WA #MasonCounty #ONF #Summer #Nature #Forest #Trees #River #Water #Hills #Mountains #Sky #TrailRunning #Outdoors #Landscapes #Photography #MobilePhotography

kschroeder.substack.com/p/rein…

Lots of great stuff here from @KarlSchroeder

Would large parts of region between the tropics become more or less uninhabitable because of deadly heatwaves?

What about #water where possibility of desalination is unviable due to distance from sea?

I explore this kind of a near-future world in "A New Faith" tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith

#bookstodon #books #climate

A New Faith

DOWNLOAD "A New Faith" OR Read each Chapter online (links below). Part 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 …

^TinJar

nytimes.com/2025/11/19/opinion…

#tariffs #wars #climatechange cutting #aid while forcing the poor to repay loans as they scramble to feed people ( #food #water #health #housing #education )displaces more people.

In "A New Faith", this debate between nativists and #climate #activists plays out in -
tinjar.ghost.io/anf/a-new-fait…

Chapters 18-21

#adaptation #migration #bookstodon #books #fiction #thriller #mystery #solarpunk

A New Faith: Part 2: Chapter 18

The governments of Sweden, Norway, and Finland promptly tore up the treaty with the Sami. Not satisfied with that, they viciously leaned on the Sami to completely disown Kaija.

^TinJar

reuters.com/world/africa/afric…

Cancel their #debt Instead provide #aid to them to #adapt to #climatechange and address vital issues such as #food #health #education #housing #water

A view across a harbor to the colorful buildings on a hillside of Gytheio Greece. A boat floats in the water in the foreground.

joan-carroll.pixels.com/featur…

#Greece #gytheio #peloponnese #coastal #town #boat #village #colorful #cityscape #reflections #water #buyart #wallart #artforsale #artstore #travel #travelphotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll

Flow.

#water #waterflow #nature #naturaleza #naturephoto #naturephotography #landscape #paisaje #forest #landscapephotography #landscapephoto #trees #Autumn #Autumnmood #longexposure #fotografia #photography #photo #photographer #PhotoOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay #pixelfed #fediverse #rocks

Jomala, Åland Islands
November 2025

#åland #aland #alandislands #ahvenanmaa #finland #sunset #nature #sea #seascape #waterscape #water #reflection #clouds #sky #tree #november #autumn #smartphonephotography

amnesty.org/en/latest/news/202…

"520 million children live within 5km of fossil fuel infrastructure – including potential ‘sacrifice zones."

#climatechange #justice #humanrights #health #water #air #land #food #housing #democracy

newyorker.com/news/the-lede/th…

#media #coverage consistently underplays #climatechange even when covering #disasters. It rarely ever gets into long-term effects.

#humanrights #justice #fossilfuels #solar #wind #EV #batteries #coal #oil #gas #health #food #water #air #land #hurricanes #flood #drought #heatwave

theguardian.com/environment/20…

Why #UK? Why?

#climatechange #justice #humanrights #forest #land #water #food #air #resilience #adaptation

UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests

Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William

^{Fiona Harvey (The Guardian)}

theguardian.com/books/2025/nov…

Sequoia, the fictional #city for #climate #refugees, in "A New Faith" is located within the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia. The problem of #food #water #land #energy is addressed through #vertical #farming

#solarpunk #bookstodon #books #sciencefiction #climatefiction #speculativefiction #migration #climatechange #adaptation #justice #humanrights #democracy #detective #mystery #thriller

Could urban farming feed the world?

From back gardens to hi-tech hydroponics, the future of food doesn’t have to be rural

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

Good evening, #mastoart #mastodon #fotografie #photography

This is #silentSunday #nature #naturephotography #longexposure

#roentare #photographyisart #photooftheday #pictureoftheday #picoftheday #potd #foundart #ayearforart #sea #ocean #landscape #landscapephotography #water #rock #buyintoart #sunset #sunsetphotograpohy

@Roentare

Original

Roentare.zenfolio.com/p9665242…

Jomala, Åland Islands
November 2025

#åland #aland #alandislands #ahvenanmaa #finland #sunset #nature #water #reflection #sky #autumn #november #smartphonephotography

Jomala, Åland Islands
November 2025

#åland #aland #alandislands #ahvenanmaa #finland #sunset #nature #sea #seascape #waterscape #water #reflection #clouds #sky #smartphonephotography #autumn #november

November adventures 💕

Jomala, Åland Islands
November 2025

#åland #aland #alandislands #ahvenanmaa #finland #sunset #nature #sea #seascape #water #waterscape #sky #clouds #bike #cycling #autumn #november #autumn #smartphonephotography

I send thanks to the buyer from Pennsylvania who purchased an art print of

The Way That It Should Be -- stevehendersonart.com/featured…

May the image take you to a place of peace, contentment, and joy.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #love #romance #romantic #couple #beach #ocean #oregon #vacation #travel #together #artist #decor #fedigiftshop #sale #silver #surf #water #nature

theguardian.com/environment/20…

3 top-notch scientists present a clear and cogent critique of the infamous Gates memo on #climatechange

#Tax the #billionaires and we can address most problems such as #poverty #health #food #water #sanitation #education #housing #climate quite easily.

While the insanely deadly effects of climate change are less likely now, millions are already suffering if not dying in painful ways because of it.

Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo

Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts say

^{Dharna Noor (The Guardian)}

garymarcus.substack.com/p/if-y…

That was kinda fast - going from astronomical growth and solving ALL of the world's problems to "we need help from taxpayers"?

We should pay them so they can make the kids dumb #education ? Propagate mis-/dis-information which destroys #democracy, #trust, #relationships, etc.? Make millions #unemployed? Ravage #environment #climate #land #water #air?

#ai #genai #google #amazon #meta #nvidia #jobs #employment

OpenAI probably can’t make ends meet. That’s where you come in.

If you thought the 2008 bank bailout was bad, wait til you see the 2026 AI bailout

^{Gary Marcus (Marcus on AI)}

@FotoVorschlag@mastodon.social

'Lowkey' #FotoVorschlag

#photography #myphoto #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monocrome #wasser #spiegelung #sommer #feet #reflection #water #minimalism #summer #contrast #monochromephoto #lowkey

Water going over the edge at Kakabeka Falls

See it bigger here: jan-luit.pixels.com/featured/t…

#NaturePhotography #Photography #fotografie #PhotographyIsArt #Arte #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #Nature #Natuur #Artwork #Fotografia #Art #Artist #Waterfall #Water #River #NatureBeauty #Naturelovers #LoveArt #FediGiftShop #mastoart #Fediart #GiveArt #Giftidea

Se calcula que, como consecuencia de la demanda mundial de IA, en 2027 se requerirán entre 4.200 y 6.600 millones de m³ de agua ⚠️

«Nos hemos embarcado en nombre de las criptomonedas y de la IA en un suicidio anunciado» sentencia el relator especial de la ONU, Pedro Arrojo.

Sigan nomás dándole al prompt como si no hubiera un mañana, porque de hecho no lo habrá gracias a eso 🤨

INFORME: docs.un.org/es/A/HRC/60/30

#UN #ONU #datacenters #centrosdedatos #AI #agua #water #environment #medioambiente

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

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)}

Vendrán las brujas del bosque al río | The witches from the forest will come to the quiet river.

#MoMo #MonochromeMonday #nature #naturaleza #naturephotography #blackandwhite #bwphotography #monochromephotography #water #forest #trees #Autumn #mood #photography #photo #fotografia #photographer #reflections #PhotoOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay #pixelfed #fediverse #treescape

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}

Icelandic fall.

#waterfall #iceland #water #green #nature #naturephotography #photo #art #photography #usa #europe #us #canada #mastodon #pixelfed #nsfw #outdoors #hiking #river

Mariehamn, Åland Islands
September 2024

#åland #aland #alandislands #ahvenanmaa #mariehamn #maarianhamina #finland #sunrise #morning #autumn #september #sea #water #seascape #waterscape #mist #misty

Mariehamn, Åland Islands
October 2025

#åland #aland #alandislands #ahvenanmaa #mariehamn #maarianhamina #finland #sunrise #morning #dawn #reflection #water #waterscape #sea #seascape #nature #sky #clouds #october

Respira | Breathe.

#nature #naturaleza #SilentSunday #calm #tranquility #water #trees #Autumn #fall #fallseason #Autumnmood #naturephotography #naturephoto #reflections #leaves #otoño #PhotoOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay #photography #fotografia #photo #photographer #photographylovers #pixelfed #fediverse #autumncolors