It's stunning
that a system
(that we could change
if we wanted to)
that is taking us – & all life –
off a cliff
through destruction
to the things
we need to survive
– water/food/safety/biodiversity –
*still* gets called
'the best system' &
'the only option'
by many.

What
a
drug.

POWERFUL. At a recent concert, Macklemore spoke about how art in its purest form is resistance.

'I look at my own kids & my own family and think if I was in Palestine right now...what would I want the rest of the world to be doing?'

Clearly his intentions with Hind's Hall.✊🏽

Everything is fine…

North America’s biggest city is running out of water

…move along, nothing to see here

vox.com/24152402/mexic…

From Gaza to American university student. They hear you and see and recognize you are giving them a voice at the time the whole world turned their back on them

Not 2050. Not 2100

'Vegetable Prices Skyrocket Across India Due To Heatwave, Short Supply'

'The lack of early monsoon showers and scorching heat across the heartland & southwest zones have wreaked havoc on the yield of summer crops, fruits, & vegetables'
india.com/news/india/tom…

It’s also time to get very serious about climate adaptation, because this civilisation is already deep in the post-1.5 danger zone, already sliding down a cliff!
Please RT to agree.
#transformativeadaptation

Well done climate scientists for knowing the literature (or was this just luck?).

Journalists? Are you not reporting on the literature & listening too much to the handfull of 1.5°C optimists?

8/

'As environmental, social and humanitarian crises escalate, the world can no longer afford two things: first, the costs of economic inequality; and second, the rich.'

Not the opening line to any old paper, but a Comment in Nature no less
nature.com/articles/d4158…

Vermont poised to become first US state to charge big oil for climate damage theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

The #climatecrisis is causing
profound damage to lives/livelihoods globally
& despairing climate scientists are saying,
“This is just the beginning: buckle up.”
(tinyurl.com/zkrs6wpc)

Yet techno-optimists
say no need to change
our capitalist system.

Why they are wrong.👇

Now is a great time to think through what you’d need/want to have to be prepared if your community gets hit with an extreme weather event, and get to work on getting ready.
Great list at Ready.gov

“I think the right to a healthy environment is actually the foundation that we require to enjoy all other human rights. If we don’t have a living, healthy planet Earth, then all the other rights are just words on paper.”
theguardian.com/world/article/…

Hippy communists at the *checks notes* World Bank going off again 🙄

'EU member states and other high-income countries should shift subsidies from emissions-heavy 'wasteful' foods like red meat towards greener fruit and veg, according to the World Bank.'

euronews.com/green/2024/05/…

Hind Rajab's mom on Columbia students naming Hind's Hall:
'I started crying because I wanted all of these movements & support to come while Hind was still alive.'
Hopes protests don't stop till permanent ceasefire.
'Wake up now! Why are others like Hind still going through this?'

There -has- to be a better way to expand #solarenergy - like covering parking lots, which offers shade, proximity to demand, efficient use of space, and doesn't needlessly destroy wild landscapes.

The transportation portion of climate-changing emissions has grown by 54% since 1990, in part because people have been driving more and buying big pick-up trucks and SUVs. SHIFTING TO EVs IS NOT ENOUGH. Car dependency is the deeper problem. Via @ParisMarx
cbc.ca/news/opinion/o…

Renting instead of buying tools, toys and clothes doesn't just save money - it can hugely reduce the environmental costs of making (and throwing away) so much stuff

Exciting to see the 'library of things' concept growing so fast
theguardian.com/money/article/…

If someone values money & works to collect & protect it, mainstream society celebrates them & calls them 'successful.'

If someone values nature – which we need to SURVIVE – & warns that fossil fuels & business as usual are killing it, they are mostly ignored.

Regret is coming.