Notices by Misha (mishavelthuis@social.edu.nl), page 2

In solidarity with #MarkBray who is moving to Europe after threats from Trumpist scum.

I read his book four years ago, and I felt it was a very powerful story.

He starts the book with "I wish there were no need for this book".

I wish there were no need for all of us to read it (again).

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/07/rutgers-professor-turning-point-usa

#Antifa #Rutgers

Geological timescales FTW

Colombian president Gustavo #Petro left the UN general assembly to join protestors at #TimesSquare in their march against the presence of #Netanyahu.

In a speech Petro called upon US soldiers to disobey orders that contribute to the ongoing genocide.

🔥🇯🇴🫰✊

https://m.elcolombiano.com/colombia/visa-petro-fue-quitada-departamento-de-estado-estados-unidos-tras-manifestacion-nueva-york-IH29489414
#Colombia

@aral @joynewacc Thank you for doing this. And thank you for showing the power of the Fediverse.

From #Lemmy

https://50501.chat/post/673454

Edit:

More details in this article: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-memes-meaning

(Which is mentioned in this article by the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/13/charlie-kirk-killing-alleged-shooter-motivation)

"... the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all spray painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at the country fair."

"...arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism, stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as toughness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshipped like gospel."

#Trump

There is no logic. No moral consistency. Only Zionism and white supremacy.

The bottom line is this: my new updated graph will only start to tell a different story from the original one, if we manage to bring down the annual growth rate of our CO2 emissions.

So please help me make my new graph useful, by breaking the system that causes the emissions to go up with a steady 2.84% per year.

#EarthSciences #ClimateScience #ClimateChange #Aardwetenschappen #ClimateDiary #Klimaatverandering #CambioClimático @davidho

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Almost one year ago I wrote a post about this famous graph.

I decided to build an interactive alternative that is more transparant and can be easily updated with more recent data: https://mishathings.org/co2-graph

Yet today I found myself wondering: do we actually expect this graph to change over time?

This led me to quite a rabbit hole. I invite you all to come have a look: https://mishathings.org/pages/co2-graph-ratios.html

Or, if you are not in the mood for math or python, read the summary: https://mishathings.org/posts/2024-08-12-how-much-co2-has-been-emitted-in-my-lifetime/ )

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@CptSuperlative @xinit @MikeImBack @shojiwax @QasimRashid

https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/international-doctors-gaza-says-palestinian-teens-being-shot-genitals

A friend asked me recently what makes the #Fediverse such a good place to live digital life.

I had to think about it for a while, but I think it has to do with the fact that we all - in our own way - want to escape the toxic lock-ins of #BigTech, and that this is only possible if others come along.

So I feel that every interaction on the Fediverse - a boost, a favorite, a reply - is by default already a little exchange of mutual thank you's: thank you for contributing to the escape.

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"The Sturmabteilung was the original paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party of Germany. It played a significant role in Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and early 1930s. Its primary purposes were providing protection for Nazi rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of opposing parties, ..."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung

(Image from Lemmy: https://lemmy.world/c/aoc )

Hello Fediverse, what are your favorite online #radio stations?

I'm up for a wide range of genres.

Hit me with the stream URL please!

(I'm using the "internet radio" feature of the music app on Nextcloud).

March against #fascism happening now in #Amsterdam

https://news.mit.edu/2025/study-climate-change-will-reduce-number-satellites-safely-orbit-space-0310

"In a study appearing today in Nature Sustainability, the researchers report that #CO2 and other greenhouse gases can cause the upper atmosphere to shrink. An atmospheric layer of special interest is the thermosphere, where the ISS and most satellites orbit today. When the thermosphere contracts, the decreasing density reduces atmospheric drag - a force that pulls old satellites and other debris down to altitudes where they will encounter air molecules and burn up."

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