Happy birthday Søren Kierkegaard. We can feel the flames.

For the first time an intl court has "unequivocally affirmed that states do not have unfettered discretion, but specific obligations under intl law to act urgently, ambitiously & equitably, to protect oceans from the drivers and impacts of #ClimateChange" theguardian.com/environment/ar…

🚨The European Union just gave the final green light on the historical withdrawal from the climate-wrecking Energy Charter Treaty! This is a huge victory for climate justice campaigners across Europe 🌍

Chang’e-6 lands on far side of the moon to collect unique lunar samples spacenews.com/change-6-lands…

Upgrading journalistic practices to tackle the ecological emergency: a charter Euractiv POLITICOEurope VRT NWS De Afspraak De Zevende Dag chartejournalismeecologie.fr/upgrading-jour…

Whether it’s swapping southern France or Mallorca for the UK or Scandinavia, rising temperatures are changing habits theguardian.com/travel/article…

☄️☄️Do you feel that the Perseids are coming? More and more are observable at the end of the night, and their peak is expected in a week from now! If you want to know how to enjoy one of the best meteoric show of the year, please read: imo.net/viewing-the-pe…

"The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may be contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true"

Remembering 35 Years Of Pale Blue Dot; 35 years ago today, Voyager 1 captured the iconic Pale Blue Dot image At the suggestion of Carl Sagan, Voyager 1 captured the iconic Pale Blue Dot image on February 14, 1990 (🎥Carl Sagan Releasing Picture of Pale Blue Dot for first time)

Among the least likeable of human beings are bullies, and those who toady to them. Trump – Putin’s Poodle – manages to combine both: his arrogant bullying of Zelensky, in the service of his barfworthy toadying to the Russian bully. freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/202…

Elon Musk «Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more seriously reflection concentrates upon them: the starry heaven above me and the moral law within me» — Immanuel Kant

As Dandelions start to flower, please remember they are a valuable early food source for honey bees and other pollinators. Think of them as a plant and not a weed.

"If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."

Over 30% of honey on store shelves is adulterated - cut with sugar syrups, hidden additives, or even fake altogether. Real honey is made by bees, not labs. Support local beekeepers, read labels, and look for raw, unfiltered options.

Which cities have the most trees? See how yours stacks up. wapo.st/451KZ7k

Trump pulls US out of UN cultural agency UNESCO for second time reut.rs/4lbrTC1 reut.rs/4lbrTC1