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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

So tired of this idea that billionaires are our "betters" whose opinion is super important because they have a lot of money. It's bullshit. They're mostly greedy sociopaths who have no problem destroying people who get in their way. That doesn't make your opinion one to be valued, in my opinion.

For decades, America has been promoting checks and balances and the rule of law around the world. But now these principles are under assault in Washington, and nobody seems to know what to do.

NEW - Confirmed by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social November 2024: +1.62ºC above the preindustrial average. +1.61ºC current 12-month running mean. climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...

Sabin 33 #5 - Is solar energy worse for the climate than burning fossil fuels? #Climate

We're pleased to issue today global guidance to the insurance industry on priority actions to contribute to the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework and assists insurers in addressing nature-related issues in underwriting portfolios. #UNEPFI #PSI www.unepfi.org/industries/i...

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“The people at the top — the Elon Musks, the Rupert Murdochs, and the Donald Trumps of the world — they work so hard to keep us angry and divided because our unity is a threat to their power.”

COP29 Groundhog deja vu Day all over again and again all over again…

On the COP29 outcome, Mohamed Adow of Power Shift Africa says: "At this 'Finance COP' not a single dollar of real climate finance has been provided right now. Not only did the global north impose a low-ball finance figure, it comes into force 11 years from now. This deal is too little, too late."

My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.