Notices by Lee 🌏 (mrlee@aus.social)

Gen Z have been busy. Toppling governments. Showing they are done with corruption, inequality and old paradigms.

The lazy, snowflake narrative is starting to take a turn.

Here’s what happened:

1.Nepalese Gen Z got organised after a social media ban and mounting corruption.

2.They protested peacefully. The government responded with violence, leaving many dead and injured.

3.Government buildings were burned - including Parliament and the Supreme Court. The Prime Minister resigned.

4.Gen Z coordinated via Discord and voted for a new PM: the former Chief Justice, known for fighting corruption - and the country’s first female leader.

5.Calm returned. Young people organised street clean-ups and launched GoFundMes to support victims of violence and looting.

All of this happened in 10 days with most of the action in only 48 hours.

WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. This is wild.

But this is why we can’t ignore the next generation. They already hold the power to shape the future.

We need to stop sidelining them and start empowering them, because they’ve had enough of being treated like they don’t matter.

(And maybe this is what “taking back your country” really looks like. First step: recognise who stole it in the first place.)
#Politics #Nepal #GenZ

🌿 MOSS: The Tiny Climate Warrior We've Been Ignoring

WHAT SCIENCE SHOWS ABOUT THIS HUMBLE PLANT:

🌎 CARBON CAPTURE CHAMPION
- Absorbs 4X more CO₂ than trees by volume
- Captures pollutants from air and rainwater
- Continues photosynthesis when trees are dormant
- Creates own ecosystem in urban "dead spaces"

💧 WATER MANAGEMENT GENIUS
- Absorbs up to 20X its weight in water
- Prevents urban flooding during heavy rains
- Slowly releases moisture during dry periods
- Naturally filters contaminants from runoff

❄️ URBAN COOLING SYSTEM
- Creates natural air conditioning effect
- Reduces building surface temperatures by up to 15°F
- Thrives on vertical surfaces where trees can't grow
- Requires zero irrigation or maintenance

🏙️ CITIES ARE CATCHING ON
- Tokyo installing moss walls to combat urban heat
- Seattle encouraging moss growth on buildings
- European cities creating moss-covered bus stops
- Living moss installations purifying indoor air

While we spend billions on high-tech carbon capture,
this ancient plant has been perfecting the process
for 450 million years - for free.

Next time you see moss, don't scrub it away. You're looking at one of nature's most efficient climate solutions.
via: www.biophiliadesign.org
#ClimateAction #UrbanGreening #NaturalSolutions #Mosstodon #Moss

#China gets it!
Yes we should be tackling #ClimateChange for other reasons than the economic opportunities, but this is still good.
https://electrek.co/2025/09/14/107-global-partners-back-xcmg-push-to-electrify-the-mining-industry/

“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via Carlton Reid in Forbes

Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs. #Auspol #TheWarOnCars #Traffication #Urbanism #FuckCars #SafeStreers
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2025/06/11/eu-must-cap-suv-hood-heights-urges-report-crash-test-body-says-not-as-simple-as-that/

@pixelfed
I don't appear to be able to post anything, only stories. Also the Pixelfed navition is hidden below my phone navigation and I can't access it.
🙏

#sciencefiction #scifi
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxHivPdN46859MAJhFsdhBB5QxFGQjQnZr?feature=shared

Fresh satellite analysis by United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) (8 July 2025) shows 4 in every 5 buildings have been damaged in the Gaza Strip since October 2023.
❌ 102,067 destroyed
❌ 17,421 severely damaged
❌ 41,895 moderately damaged
❌ 31,429 possibly damaged
282,904 housing units are rendered uninhabitable — in a territory facing a humanitarian catastrophe. This means more people find themselves without proper shelter, food, and dignified life.
The global housing crisis — already affecting nearly 3 billion people — is deepening by the day, fueled by climate change and conflicts.
In Gaza, more than 1.9 million people remain displaced as homes and entire neighbourhoods lie in ruins. The absolute priority is to ensure people’s safety, access to food, medicine, and basic shelter.
The Economist’s interactive data story, “How much of Gaza is left standing?” brings the numbers to life through mapping the devastation and revealing how entire neighbourhoods have vanished.
UN-Habitat and UN Environment Programme, along with UNOSAT imagery, contribute to regular debris assessments in the Gaza Strip.
📍 Read the full article: https://www.economist.com/interactive/graphic-detail/2025/08/06/how-much-of-gaza-is-left-standing
📍Link to the latest analysis: https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/2025/08/ocha-opt-027_unosat_onepager_gaza_strip_building_cda_08july2025.pdf
#Gaza #HumanitarianCrisis #UrbanCrisisResponse

@evan
By how they treat others who have less power than them.

@fedicon @dansup
"It's digital feudalism and we have accepted it because we though there was no alternative"

@evan I care about a persons values above all else. I am always looking to find those out first.

The #Republican Party is a #DeathCult

@dansup "One ring to rule them all."

I pitched this idea to an ISP I was consulting for last year. A free “linktree” style homepage, available with select domain packages.
This is my Fediverse version where the user can collect all their platforms together, in one place, as well as create one RSS feed for all their latest activity.
#Loops #Pixelfed #PeerTube #Flipboard #WordPress #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb

#Billionaires #Capitalism #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Democracy

Comments are like cars in cities.
When you have a few of them it's mostly nice, but once you get too many they become a real pain.
@notjustbikes @reece

#USpol #Politics #AUSpol #Media #Capitalism

We are witnessing and unprecedented attack on #Freedom and #FreeSpeech in the #USA #USpol

1. Executive Order on "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship"**: On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order that, while purporting to protect free speech, was viewed by critics as a tool to suppress speech he dislikes and rewrite history to suit his agenda[1][3][4].
2. Undermining Internet Freedom Programs**: On the same day as the "Free Speech EO," Trump issued an executive order entitled “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid,” which is undermining programs that support technologies that enhance privacy, fight censorship, and support internet freedom globally[2].
3. FCC Reinstatement of Complaints Against Broadcasters:
Two days after issuing the Free Speech EO, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reinstated complaints against broadcasters ABC, CBS and NBC over their coverage of the 2024 election, alleging bias[2].
4. Threats to Deport Protesters:
The administration threatened to deport non-citizens who participated in pro-jihadist protests and cancel the student visas of Hamas sympathizers on college campuses[2].
5. Banned Words List for Government Agencies:
The administration circulated lists of banned words for staff of government agencies, prohibiting the use of terms like "diversity" and "integrity"[2].
6. Censoring Displays of Pictures:
The administration directly censored the display of pictures of women and people of color[2].
7. Restrictions on Access to Books: The Defense Department reportedly restricted access to books on topics from immigration to psychology in its school system serving military families[2].
8. Sweeping Crackdown on Federal Communications About the LGBTQ+ Community: Trump ordered a sweeping crackdown on federal communications about the LGBTQ+ community, removing LGBTQ+ resource materials from government websites and placing new restrictions on how federal employees can discuss or speak to LGBTQ+ people or even use words such as "sex" or "gender"[3].
9. Restricting Gender Identity on Official Documents:
Trump ordered that LGBTQ+ Americans may no longer identify as transgender on passports and other documents[3].
10. Criticism of the News Media: Trump has continued his criticism of the news media, calling journalists the "enemy of the people" and suing various media organizations over journalism he claims was libelous or unfair[1][3].

Citations:
[1] https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/2/10/trump-accused-of-leading-a-multipronged-attack-on-us-media
[2] https://cdt.org/insights/when-it-comes-to-free-speech-the-trump-administration-should-follow-its-own-order/
[3] https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-01-26/trump-free-speech-executive-order-critics-respond
[4] https://www.justsecurity.org/106608/free-speech-executive-order/
[5] https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/the-targeted-chaos-of-trumps-attacks-against-international-human-rights-law-and-justice
[6] https://www.npr.org/2024/10/21/nx-s1-5134924/trump-election-2024-kamala-harris-elizabeth-cheney-threat-civil-liberties
[7] https://www.aclu.org/trump-on-surveillance-protest-and-free-speech
[8] https://www.brookings.edu/articles/donald-trump-has-threatened-to-shut-down-broadcasters-but-can-he/

@GossiTheDog
Same love here

@arstechnica
Thank you, Europe

@Radical_EgoCom
I am not your enemy here. I believe we want the same thing. It's just we have very different ideas on how to achieve that, based on our life experiences and knowledge.