Odesa’s main Orthodox cathedral. Established in 1794, destroyed by Stalin in 1936, rebuilt under an independent Ukraine and destroyed again by Putin in 2023. One of several historical parts of central Odesa, a UNESCO world heritage site, hit by Russian missiles strikes today.

#KickRuOutUnesco

Cultural center in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region. It housed the humanitarian headquarters and was used as an aid distribution point for the civilian population. In the morning, russian terrorists shelled this place with cluster munitions.

Odessa is one of the most charming cities on the planet. It is also essentially sacred to every Soviet Jew. It was the center of so much culture and history, the birthplace of Soviet Jewish humor. So many of us, myself included, have roots there. It's why we call it Odessa Mama.

Yes - very much looking forward to this discussion alongside my amazing co-thinker and writer Darya (Дарця) Tsymbalyuk Thanks to Ukrainian Environmental Humanities Network for the invitation to share some thoughts.

“For those of you who are interested in statistics, this is a five-sigma event. So it's five standard deviations beyond the mean. Which means that if nothing had changed, we'd expect to see a winter like this about once every 7.5 million years.” abc.net.au/news/2023-07-2…

russian terrorists continue their war on grain. Last night, they attacked the grain infrastructure on the Danube River with Shaheds. Three drones were shot down by air defense. Unfortunately, as a result of the attack, six people were injured and a grain hangar and cargo storage

By expanding its targeting to include #Ukraine's agricultural and industrial facilities at #Danube ports, Russia is threatening yet another Convention on Wetlands site with conflict pollution - the Danube Delta is one of the most important wetlands in Europe. #biodiversity

Care to explain why Russia is not to blame for the direct consequences of "Russia's action", aka the blockading of Ukraine's ports, massive missile attacks on Ukraine's grain facilities, and threats to sink civilian ships carrying grain?

perhaps too little too late, but CFTC is starting to look under the hood of voluntary carbon markets. great reporting by Joseph Winters 🔶 w quotes from freya zhang grist.org/regulation/thi…

Russian leftist Boris Kagarlitsky has been arrested. We call for his release. However Kagarlitsky is no hero of the left. He has a very dubious record of failing to oppose, and even apologising for, Russian imperialism; and has done immense damage on the Ukrainian question.

In defence of the good old, tedious (and yes, sometimes boring) student essay theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Hey y'all, have a look at this interview I did with Matt Huber, now published in Studies in Political Economy. This interview kicks off a whole series featuring multiple responses to his book (coming next issue), and then Matt's eventual reply: doi.org/10.1080/070785…

The wheels are coming off voluntary carbon offsets. Top projects worth $1.16bn are ‘likely junk’ “The voluntary carbon market is actively exacerbating the #ClimateEmergency. We cannot afford to waste any more time on false solutions.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

This is excellent news. There is huge demand for travelling between Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto on weekends. We want to see permanent weekend GO train service between the two regions as soon as possible.

This morning I explained to my beautiful 5-year-old how her ancestors were once stolen from their mommies and daddies and sent far away to residential schools. It was difficult to explain the horrors of what happened- that we wear orange (it’s Orange shirt day at her school

UN calls for action on #debt distress and corporate concentration of our food chains: "Debt burdens are crushing many developing countries… Widening inequalities, growing market concentration and mounting debt burdens cast shadows on the future" #debtcancellation #foodcrisis

Another terrible crime by the Russian army: more than 50 people died from a direct missile hit! people - residents of a village in the Kharkov region. My deep condolences to families of victims...

We are once again calling for an immediate ceasefire. Since yesterday, intensified bombing from Israeli forces is causing Northern Gaza to be razed to the ground. The whole Strip is being hit, civilians have no place to take shelter. Our full statement: doctorswithoutborders.ca/msf-immediate-…

Exciting news! #EarthDay2024, WLUFA celebrates our commitment to sustainability. We're thrilled to kick off a series of insightful blog posts by our Climate Action Committee, analyzing Canadian universities' decarbonization commitments. wlufa.ca/climate-action… #ClimateAction