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504DR

@504DR@climatejustice.social

Realist. Doomer. Planet first perspective.
Born at 2.8 B world pop.

Bernie Democrat, politically.
Known to use curse words.
Known to post unpopular opinions.

No one can do everything, but every one can do something.

m.i.s.o.t.p.m.a.

#ClimateCrisis
#Overpopulation
#EcologicalOvershoot
#HomoColossus
#BiodiversityLoss
#Antifascism
#CaptivityIsCruelty
#Blackfish
#TheCove
#EmptyTheCages
#EmptyTheTanks

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This is actual climate change work, with immediate results.

Govts should be supporting and investing more in cleaning up the messes we've already made, rather than wasting time and money on boondoggle solutions that don't work.

Video of cleaning up plastic and garbage from a river. Work is done by One Ocean organization.

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@breadandcircuses

Exactly.

If our govts were serious about combatting the climate crisis, they would be slashing energy use to it's bare minimum across the globe.

But crickets on that issue. 🙄

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The planet is hot and it's getting hotter fast, much faster than many "experts" predicted...

Our climate has crossed the dangerous 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warming threshold 50 years or more ahead of long-held projections, according to data analysis by a major climate organization. Of the four major Earth temperature evaluations released for 2023 so far, Berkeley Earth is at 1.54°C, the European Meteorological Service is at 1.48°C, the World Meteorological Service is at 1.45°C, and NASA is at 1.44°C.

In 2023, every month from June to December was warmer than the previous record warm month, something never before seen in the temperature record. Almost half of the days in 2023 were warmer than 1.5°C, more than doubling the previous record. Two days in November were above 2°C, a first ever occurrence.

Almost all climate change impacts are happening decades, generations and even a century ahead of projections.

This extreme jump in temperature can no longer be altered by simply eliminating future emissions. It has been caused by current warming from prior emissions, including feedback emissions, from collapsing Earth systems, and from cascading effects that amplify warming nonlinearly. In just two years in 2023 and 2024, global temperatures could rise as much as half of all excess planetary warming humanity has experienced in the last 200 years.

The 1.5°C warming threshold has now been surpassed in a big way. James Hansen, the retired but still publishing 32-year director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (the de facto United States climate modeling agency), says it’s quite likely that Earth’s temperature will not fall below 1.5°C again (unless we restore our climate, of course). We should anticipate climate disruptions far more extreme than what we have endured so far, as end-of-century impacts are now advancing to our immediate future.

Climate scientists warned us that if we did not reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, planetary warming would advance into a new and more acute mode where solutions become different, impacts increase nonlinearly and effects become irreversible. They urged us to understand that actions to limit emissions would likely eliminate the risk of entering this more acute warming mode, and that delay and lesser-than-suggested actions could cause warming acceleration to arrive sooner, with more extreme impacts and existential risks.

Over the last 30 years, the accumulated concentration of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has doubled. And in the last 10 years, the planet’s warming rate has more than doubled, amplified by the greenhouse gases already accumulated in our atmosphere. If we had stopped emissions a decade or more ago, we would still be seeing the current vault in global temperature from warming already locked in because cessation of emissions does not halt warming in time frames that matter.

That's just part of an informative, must-read analysis. Check out the rest!

FULL ARTICLE -- https://truthout.org/articles/kiss-1-5-celsius-goodbye-was-2023-our-last-year-below-key-climate-threshold/

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

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@breadandcircuses

This is why I don't give any credence to reports that talk about any goals or predictions beyond 2050 - all of the honest climate scientists are sounding the alarm that predictions on every climate change effect are happening much sooner than once predicted.

Add in the accompanying societal breakdown in response to these climate breakdowns and you've got another accelerator.

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@anubis2814 @breadandcircuses

Yup.

Obfuscating the totality of the problem by focusing on one aspect of climate change, while promising corrective measures that are untenable and actually add to the problem.

Ofc co2 is a major problem, but others are also pieces of the puzzle; deforestation, polluted skies, lands and waters, shrinking water reserves, degraded soils, the loss of biodiversity and wild lands.

Those things must never be fully acknowledged much less addressed, by leadership.

If they were properly addressed, it would mean an end to business as usual, meaning an end to their profits.

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@MikeDunnAuthor

Remember too that it's consumers driving the majority of those companies emissions thru their purchases.

Spend wisely is the overall message.
Stop supporting the worst actors out there.

The blame game is a distraction.
We all play a part.

No one can do everything but everyone can do something.

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    @breadandcircuses

    Best wishes, B/C.

    breadandcircuses , to random
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    What does the system value?

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    @greeneralia @breadandcircuses

    The original forest was part of an interconnected ecosystem, supporting it's own area of flora and fauna.
    A replacement plantation will take decades to mature, and it won't support the level of biodiversity the original Forest had.

    We've learned how destroying one part of our eco world has ripple effects across the whole.

    Could this be a part of the ecological problems were now seeing across the globe?

    Most importantly, imo; do we really have the right to destroy the homes of others simply for our own pleasure and/or use?

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    Asking has not worked.

    Voting has not worked.

    Marching has not worked.

    Emissions keep going up. Extinctions are on the rise. Nothing has changed.

    So, is it time now for some of us to take a step over the line? Would you commit a "crime" if you knew that doing so could potentially save thousands of lives?

    Those are tough questions, and they are given thought-provoking and perhaps challenging answers in a piece titled "Sabotaging Oil and Gas Infrastructure is an Act of Climate Heroism"...

    The environmental movement has offered waves of demonstrations, petition drives, lobbying and other forms of protest. Yet, despite all that, Earth and its inhabitants are losing the war waged against us by capitalism. It follows that a reevaluation of strategy and tactics of the environmental movement is in order, including a closer examination of how nonviolence should be understood and practiced.

    In this context, we need to ask ourselves whether the destruction of planet-killing machinery is necessarily an act of violence. The answer should be no, because it prevents violence against nature. But, as a whole, the environmental movement’s dedication to the strict avoidance of property destruction is extreme in comparison to virtually all other social justice movements.

    FULL ARTICLE -- https://systemchangenotclimatechange.org/article/sabotaging-oil-and-gas-infrastructure-is-an-act-of-climate-heroism/

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    @Grootinside @breadandcircuses

    Howard Zinn should be required reading in every high school in the world.

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    @breadandcircuses

    Ppl driven to desperation will act out in desperation when it is the only method left after all others have failed or been stymied.

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    I miss a lot of my old comfort foods, like scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast, a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch, then a burger and fries for dinner, with cheesecake for dessert. Sometimes I miss those things, BUT I don’t miss all the extra weight I used to carry.

    In a few days I’ll celebrate my 70th birthday. Fifteen years ago, when I was still dining out at restaurants quite often and eating whatever made me feel good for the moment, I weighed about 60 pounds (27 kg) more than I do now. I was overweight, unhealthy, and unhappy.

    Since then, by adopting a (mostly) vegan diet and getting regular vigorous exercise, I’ve reached an optimal weight and I feel wonderful — physically, mentally, and emotionally. So, even though I sometimes do miss those old comfort foods, I’m really glad they are now only a memory and not a daily habit.

    504DR ,
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    @breadandcircuses

    Congrats and Happy Birthday, early. 🎂
    Thank you for being here and sharing your life and wisdom with us.

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    Have you felt any of this? If you're like me, probably some or even most of it!

    Eight Climate Emotions

    ⓵ Climate Anger: Climate anger is characterized by intense frustration, resentment, irritation, or outrage as a result of the perceived inadequacy of climate change action taken by governments. This often stems from witnessing the consequences of environmental degradation, the slow pace of mitigation efforts, denial of scientific evidence, or insufficient responses by policy makers, corporations, and society at large.

    ⓶ Climate Anxiety: Individuals experiencing climate anxiety may feel overwhelmed, stressed, or fearful about environmental changes and the uncertain future of the planet, their own lives or those of their loved ones, children, and future generations.

    ⓷ Climate Powerlessness: Climate powerlessness refers to feelings of helplessness, pessimism, apathy, inadequacy, or a lack of control that individuals experience in response to the scale and complexity of global environmental issues and the changes required to live a truly sustainable lifestyle. Research shows that individuals often experience “solastalgia,” or psychological distress resulting from environmental degradation.

    ⓸ Climate Guilt: Climate guilt refers to feelings of remorse, self-blame, and moral responsibility due to an individual’s perceived contribution to climate change, often arising from awareness of one's carbon footprint, unsustainable lifestyle choices, and feelings of not doing enough to help the planet.

    ⓹ Climate Isolation: Climate isolation refers to feeling disconnected, isolated or alone in one’s concern and understanding of the climate crisis, often fueled by perceptions that environmental concerns are not widely acknowledged or prioritized by their larger community.

    ⓺ Climate Enthusiasm: Climate enthusiasm refers to a positive and proactive emotional response to climate change and involves feeling inspired, hopeful, motivated, and energized to contribute to solutions. It is the belief in oneself and their community’s ability to meaningfully impact the trajectory of climate change.

    ⓻ Climate Contempt: Climate contempt is characterized by a dismissive or scornful attitude toward climate change discourse. Here, individuals downplay the severity of environmental issues, reject scientific consensus, or demonstrate a lack of concern for climate change stemming from various factors, including ideological beliefs or a desire to avoid the discomfort of acknowledging the urgency and gravity of the crisis. Interestingly, a 2023 study found that those who believe in an afterlife display a lower fear of death or extinction and are less likely to engage in sustainability practices as the fate of the Earth may seem secondary to an anticipated eternal existence.

    ⓼ Climate Sorrow: Climate sorrow involves a deep sense of sadness, grief, mourning, and concern for animal suffering, harm to ecosystems, and future generations.

    FULL ARTICLE -- https://archive.ph/QQDqX
    SCIENTIFIC PAPER -- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378023001309

    #Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Psychology

    504DR ,
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    @breadandcircuses

    I've come to terms with all, except 3 of them.

    #4 and #8 still give me occasional concern, while #1 is the one I struggle hardest and most often with.

    It
    Just
    Didn't
    Have
    To
    Be
    This
    Way.
    🤬💔🤬

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    The Green Transition will massively deepen the biodiversity crisis because it requires an explosion of mining in wilderness areas and in the deep seas. The Green Transition is killing the life it’s claiming to be saving.

    In Australia, 144 species of mammals, frogs, plants and birds were added to the national threatened species in 2023. That was five times more than the yearly average and double the previous record year set in 2009.
    https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/australia-threatened-species-2024-20240123-p5ezbw.html

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    @FantasticalEconomics @lienrag @gerrymcgovern

    Kyle, I came here to say thank you.

    I recently made the comment that economists don't belong in the conversation on the climate crisis bc the goals of effectively addressing the climate crisis and of economists are mutually exclusive - being that one is to slow or (preferably) end growth and the other is to push for endless growth.

    Until now, I wasn't aware there was such a thing as an environmental economist.

    Since discovering your account and reading your posts, I realize I was wrong.

    Your observations and writings are spot on, and we need more economists like you in the conversation.

    I apologize for my earlier blanket statement, for opening my eyes on this subject, and I thank you for the work you do. 🙏

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    I’m torn.

    Part of me can see how much nicer our world might be without any humans in it. Ecosystems could find their own equilibrium, unhindered by industrial pollution. Species could expand again and diversify, free of competition from the endless growth of factory farms, freeways, and parking lots.

    It would take much time, centuries or even millennia, for the sky to regain its natural clarity, the forests to regrow, and the rivers to run clean. Even longer than that, probably, for all of the plastic eventually to degrade and disappear.

    But someday, someday… the Earth would once again be a beautiful place.

    It’s a lovely vision, and yet I’m torn. Because to get there means the suffering and death of billions of people. I wish there was a way to prevent that.

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    @RichardAshwell @kentpitman @breadandcircuses

    Like all human emotions, we all fall somewhere on the spectrum between the two extremes. That is unavoidable; we (mostly) choose where that point is based on our own lived experiences, what we learn along the way and partly from who we are innately.

    Take sports for example; most ppl enjoy sports and rooting for their own teams.
    I was mostly ambivalent about sports, simply uninterested.
    Once I learned about bread and circuses from the Roman era, I came to detest sports, unable to see them without the knowledge of how they are used to placate a population and keep ppl from focusing on the real matters at hand, their own suffering and inequality.
    As if one day a week of distraction and enjoyment can wipe out the other six days of basic misery?

    I've been aware of the possibility of ecological and civilization collapse since the 70s. I moved from awareness into acceptance of it's inevitability in the last 10 years, bc of the stark realty that those leading us are not sincere about avoiding it. They are, at this late date, still mostly concerned about money and propping up the failed system of capitalism in the face of how much damage it has caused. Still willfully blind to the problems of overpopulation and overshoot, bc to them more ppl equals more consumers equals more money.

    So I've had time to wrestle with all the emotions this acceptance entails.
    And I've found it's a never ending cycle of them all. I push the worst of them down in order to function on a daily basis, to still find joy amidst doom and appreciation in the here and now.
    But the worst of the emotions, despair and anger, still creep up, tho it is with less frequency now.
    Appreciation is the emotion I use to tamp them down the most. It puts me in a better place and grounds me back into the here and now.

    Back to that spectrum - I think some ppl have more of a connection to nature than others.
    I am very high on that end of that spectrum. I love nature with my whole being. I marvel at it's small wonders as much as the big ones. I love the diversity of life on this planet, and despair a little every day at what we are losing every day. I don't want to live in a world without any of it.

    But I'm a realist more than anything else. And reality points to this man-made ending to everything that makes this planet unique and life sustaining.
    I'd rather face an awful truth than be bouyed by false optimism.

    I'm like you in estimating this end time around 2040. But the exact date is of no matter.

    3C is creeping up on us, and there's no stopping that now.
    No sky daddy, no super hero, no magical tech that will save us at the last moment like in the movies.

    There is a morbid peacefulness in acceptance.
    It frees one from the constant angst of frantically working for solutions that will never materialize, never work, never happen.

    So, this morning like every morning, I'll take the dog for a long walk and appreciate what I have in the here and now and marvel at the beauty of the nature I'm grateful to have around me for as long as it is.

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    @kentpitman @ArrowbearMoore @RichardAshwell @breadandcircuses

    From a planetary perspective, I find nothing to celebrate about the supposed superior human intelligence.
    We've squandered it at every opportunity on measures to make our lives easier and more comfortable at the expense of the planet.

    I ask, what has mankind ever invented or endeavored that didn't benefit itself only?

    None of the things you've mentioned benefited the planet. And most of them led to us only gaining knowledge to further exploit the planet for our own gain.

    The human belief that we are smarter and better than every other living creature is our downfall.

    Humans think they can improve on a system that took billions of years in the making and do it in the blink of an eye in galactic time.

    The Webb telescope recently showed us how much we don't know about the universe, rather than answering questions with concrete evidence. Most everything we think we know about space is still conjecture, waiting to be confirmed.

    A species that truly understands math would understand about limits, about overpopulation and overshoot.
    About the limits of finite resources on a finite planet. Of overwhelming the capability of the regenerative systems of that same planet.

    Since the beginning of recorded history, mankind has used its supposed superior intelligence to wage war better, to subjugate ppl and animals better, and to exploit the resources of the planet for it's own gain, and it's own gain only, better.

    As we now sit with mere decades before our uber exploitation brings an end to this all - no, I find very little to appreciate about the human species and what we choose to do with our "unique" talents.

    It didn't have to be this way, and we could have chosen a path of living in harmony with the natural world, of living within our means, of limiting our numbers so that other creatures may live their own lives as well.

    Indigenous cultures lived within the means of their immediate environments. They led rich and full lives with cultures, traditions and communities that truly cared for all it's members. They respected the natural world and in turn were sustained by the natural world with everything they needed to not only survive, but thrive.

    Those that grew too populated didn't survive, overshooting what their natural world could provide.

    We now slaughter billions of animals every year for our taste buds (the majority of those animals tortured their entire short lives in cramped, filthy conditions), we enslave billions of other animals for our entertainment and torturous experiments, we continue mining, drilling and logging to create the renewable contraptions that will benefit only us (and which will not save us or the planet in the end), and continue with the arrogant and selfish belief we are the only ones that matter on this planet, and that we know best, bc of that big brain, y'know.

    All the talk about protecting nature and other species is just that, talk, with very little action taken that doesn't put us first over actual protection of species and the places they live in.
    Human activity now encompasses 97% of the land surface, and plans to mine the sea floor for the resources we want for ourselves are moving forward.

    Compared to every other living thing on this planet, humans are a failed species that will take out every other living thing in our march to self annihilation.

    I myself find nothing to appreciate about what mankind has done with its "unique" talents.

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    @breadandcircuses @kentpitman @ArrowbearMoore @RichardAshwell

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    @kristen_d @kentpitman @ArrowbearMoore @RichardAshwell @breadandcircuses

    I like the term coined by Jordan Perry - Homo Colassus.

    Humans and their domestic livestock are now the dominant mammalian species on the planet, wrecking it with colossal effects.

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    @kristen_d @kentpitman @ArrowbearMoore @RichardAshwell @breadandcircuses

    Animal Ag is horrendously cruel and unnecessary, and it adds to the climate crisis thru emissions, high water consumption, logging for pasture space, degradation of the soil, and they are removing wildlife from our public lands so welfare ranchers can graze their domestic livestock there instead.

    As a species, we've come to accept cruelty.
    And we reward the worst of us.

    Fifty years ago, I really thought we'd be better by now.

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    The Green Growth Delusion
    CHRISTOPHER KETCHAM / TRUTHDIG
    CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

    "Ted Trainer, a lecturer at the University of New South Wales and founder of The Simplicity Institute, has reached a similar conclusion. “The limits to renewable energy have been almost totally ignored as a topic of study,” he writes. Elsewhere, Trainer notes that this topic is ignored with special fervor among the “technically sophisticated…participants in green and left energy camps.” The Ezra Kleins of the world adhere to what Trainer calls the “tech-fix faith,” which is marked by the assumption that there’s “no need to shift from…present energy and resource intensive lifestyles and systems, or from an economy driven by market forces, the profit motive and growth.”

    Then there is the legendary energy and systems theorist Vaclav Smil. An emeritus at the University of Manitoba and author of more than 40 books on energy, environment and industry, Smil has declared the “rapid-speed transformation narratives” in the renewables field to be so full of “magic prescriptions” that they are “the academic equivalents of science fiction.”

    “Heavy doses of wishful thinking are commingled with a few solid facts,” Smil writes in his 2022 book “How the World Really Works.”

    https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-green-growth-delusion/

    Hat tip to @breadandcircuses

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    It's a fight now, truly a fight for survival not only of the human race but of countless plant and animal species we will drag with us into extinction unless we, the planetary overlords, immediately change our ways.

    This David and Goliath battle is between a tiny minority arguing for degrowth on one side — versus an army of giants on the other side, Business As Usual fossil fuel interests combined with proponents of "green growth" and the Green New Deal.

    That unholy alliance of Big Oil with Big Green, which may seem jarring to some, is fully explained in a brilliant piece posted at TruthDig.

    It's a long read, but absolutely essential to gain a full understanding of what we're up against in this life-or-death struggle.

    THE GREEN GROWTH DELUSION

    Advocates of “Green Growth” promise a painless transition to a post-carbon future. But what if the limits of renewable energy require sacrificing consumption as a way of life?

    FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-green-growth-delusion/

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    @breadandcircuses

    Beware of anyone who promises that no sacrifices or a downward change in lifestyle (for developed countries) will be necessary, like most GND proponents do.

    Over consumption is a huge driver of depleting natural resources to feed the ever hungry and ever growing consumption monster.

    Reduction in consumption is an imperative part of an effective degrowth blueprint.

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    @cavyherd @breadandcircuses

    Right to Repair fits right in with the degrowth movement.

    It's a vital tool in cutting back on consumption; fixing things rather than buying new.

    It's a great new way of thinking; and everyone should get used to it and adopt it, imo.

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    All right, True Blue Democrats, come at me if you want. Block me if you wish (as some of you already have). It doesn’t matter, though, you will not stop me from telling the truth.

    Yes, Trump is terrible. In fact, he’s so bad he somehow makes Joe Biden look good — which is very hard to do!

    However, if you’re willing to take an honest look at history, you will see that the establishment, centrist, neoliberal Democratic Party has been an enemy of the environment, of working people, and of democracy itself for decades now.

    That’s a bold statement, I know, but there are plenty of facts to back it up. So are you open-minded enough to have your assumptions challenged? Strong enough to face possibly crushing disappointment?

    If you are, then read the article linked below. Here's a bit from the opening…

    The tragedy of the American mind is that it doesn’t remember anything that happened longer than five minutes ago. That’s why, election after election, the general electorate acts like what they see in the present is the First Time This Has Ever Happened.

    Nowhere is this affliction more prevalent than among Democrats. By a potent combination of social engineering, manufactured consent, cognitive bias, corporate media propaganda, inflated ego, dialectical thinking, fear of Republicans, and a brain full of logical fallacies instead of logic, they trip over the exact same obstacles over and over and over again.

    FULL ARTICLE -- https://medium.com/@adventuresinthefreeworld/a-brief-history-lesson-timeline-of-democrats-running-centrist-presidential-candidates-and-a09c31692d26

    The author goes on to show, in great detail, how Democratic party bosses have deliberately sabotaged leftist, working class candidates again and again, decade after decade, instead always backing centrists who would reliably serve the interests of corporations and the donor class.

    I deeply wish that none of this was true. But it is. We need system change!

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    @coffeetest @breadandcircuses

    Become involved with your local Democrat Party, for one.

    Organize with other like minded Dems and demand better candidates than what the DNC forces on us at the national level.

    Neuter the DNC, for two.
    Don't donate to orgs that are under the DNC umbrella.
    Instead donate directly to the candidates you support, and choose wisely who they are.

    If crappy Joe is our candidate in Nov, of course vote for him, bc trump will be so much worse.

    But don't be afraid to speak out on the failings of the DNC controlled Democrats.

    And lastly, spread this post 👆 far and wide.

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    @TruthSandwich @PaulDitz @breadandcircuses

    You may be better off.

    Ppl are still struggling with underinsurance and no issuance.

    Medical debt is the #1 reason for bankruptcies.

    Biden approving the Willow Project alone wipes out any gains from climate proposals.

    Corp sponsored Dems like Biden allow the housing crisis to worsen.

    His admin is a revolving door between corporations and govt workers.

    Below the surface of every program his admin enacts is a mod to corporate interests first and any benefits to the ppl secondary.

    He isn't ethical enough to stand up to the genocide in Palestine perpetrated by a murderous Israeli govt.

    He's old, and his ideas are outdated; grounded in the belief that what's good for Corps is good for the ppl.

    We could/should have someone much better from the Dem side than crappy Joe.

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    “Independent contractors” have been used as a dodge for some employers for decades. It’s uncertain hours, no health insurance, no benefits, and the off chance they will be terminated for a little or no reason.

    If you think society can be cohesive on gig working then you're living in the wrong century, as well as the wrong millennium.

    Good step from the Biden administration.

    New Biden rule on gig workers: What to know:
    https://qz.com/gig-worker-rules-biden-department-of-labor-1851152373

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    @Jennifer

    I think you made make a good point, especially bc you've been following this issue for a while, not just jumping in willy nilly with no previous experience in it.

    Btw - Stark is not the far left, not even a leftist. He is a centrist.

    Big difference, and one reason we on the actual left have trouble gaining support and traction - bc centrists keep being labeled as leftists (self described and otherwise) when they are nothing of the sort.

    Actual leftists policies are supported by most ppl; that's why centrists try to claim the label - when they actually fight against implementing actual leftist policies.

    Reps like Bernie Sanders, AOC and a few others in DC are actual leftists.

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    @violetmadder @Jennifer

    Very true.
    By world standards of left/right, Bernie is left leaning, not radical left, like I am.

    He was the best choice in '16, tho; and the ppl wanted him.

    How different we'd be now if we'd have had him instead of trump.

    😡
    I'll never forgive them.

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    @brianary @violetmadder @forthy42 @Jennifer

    Looking for some hairs to split?

    Who's got time for that.

    We're looking at the whole big picture.
    And it isn't a pretty one.

    Pointing out flaws in our govt, no matter who is leading, should be seen as a positive thing; areas where improvements need to be made.

    If a person or group can't take scrutiny, that's on them; and it's very telling.

    You really want to nitpick about ppl asking and advocating for a better life?

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    @brianary @violetmadder @forthy42 @Jennifer

    If your point is to bolster support for third parties (which I've long advocated for myself), then you've missed the the whole point of that comprehensive, well researched post - bc it's the Democrats more than the Republicans who have stymied the efforts of third parties to gain access to representation and power in our political processes. That was pointed out time and again at every turn of the writing. It was the whole point of the paper.

    Our current crop of DNC controlled Dems have passed rules and laws to prevent third parties from gaining traction, support and a seat at the table, ffs!

    Ppl intelligent enough to see this, put together a paper highlighting where the DNC has screwed us over time and again are the ones looking to make the the changes that would open up those seats at the table to third parties.

    They are also intelligent enough to pull the lever for crappy Joe come November, which the majority of those advocating for Dem changes have said they will do - bc they know trump would be worse than crappy Joe.

    That certainly doesn't mean we have to shut up about the failings of the DNC. Or play cheerleader to their insincere and deceptive campaign rhetoric.

    Ppl see, know and live with the failures of DNC. If the DNC can't attract voters, that's on them and their history of not delivering good policies for the ppl. Rather than look to their failings of the past in attracting voters, and offering candidates the ppl can sincerely support and rally around, they plug their ears to our concerns and double down on those same failed tactics that gave us trump in '16.
    Yeah, we have a right to be concerned about that, and to voice those concerns.
    Bc their lives won't change much under trump, but ours sure will.
    There are plenty of common sense strategies the DNC could employ to ensure a win against trump.
    It begs the question of why they don't employ them.

    If you're truly about promoting and expanding third party representation in this country, bootlicking for Dems is a strange way to do it, imo.

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    @brianary @violetmadder @forthy42 @Jennifer

    "it'll require uniting the famously divided left, AND the people rolling coal with big American flags on the back of their trucks that still frequently drive by my house."

    Sorry, but you're words and sincerety ring false considering that that is exactly what Bernie did in his 2016 run with his tour of red states. He attracted more of the right than any Dem candidate in the last 50 years.
    Once it was explained without the lies and hyperbole, his message of improving life for all Americans thru stronger social programs was widely accepted by most on the right except the die hard trumpers, who were much less in number back then.

    His rallies united most all on the left, excepting the clintonistas.

    We had the chance to make some of those needed changes back then.
    And the DNC quashed them.

    If your words were true to your stated motivations, you would see this and accept it; rather than coming up with empty rhetoric to oppose those exposing it.

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    The predictable lies of a billionaire oligarch...

    Jeff Bezos pledged four years ago that Amazon would lead the way on carbon reduction. Since then, the firm’s emissions have risen by 40% — and its use of deceptive accounting suggests that the real figure is far higher.

    EMISSIONS: Amazon uses a creative form of accounting to massively understate its carbon footprint. In its methodology, Amazon acknowledges that it only includes “Amazon-branded product manufacturing, Whole Foods Market brands, and other Amazon Private Brands products.” But this is just the tip of the iceberg: a mere 1% of total sales. With Amazon not counting the sale of 99% of products sold and distributed directly by Amazon or by third-party sellers, most of the emissions the corporation is responsible for will remain unreported.

    FOSSIL FUELS: Amazon Web Services is deeply involved in different phases of oil production, focusing on pipelines, shipping, and storage for oil and gas companies. In 2021, Amazon signed a strategic collaboration with TotalEnergies to help them “accelerate their digital transformation” — in other words, ensuring the profitability of fossil fuels by helping them make extraction more efficient. TotalEnergies used its record profits in 2022 to approve more new oil and gas expansions than any other international oil major.

    WASTE: Amazon destroys many millions of new and unsold products every week. For instance, in the UK, an Amazon worker leaked a spreadsheet showing more than 124,000 new and unused items including laptops, smart TVs, hairdryers, headphones, drones, and books all marked for destruction — just at one warehouse. Some estimates suggest Amazon may be responsible for dumping about one billion items per year.

    FULL STORY -- https://jacobin.com/2023/11/black-friday-amazon-climate-footprint-worker-organizing

    MORE ON WASTE -- https://environmentamerica.org/articles/amazon-is-destroying-unsold-products-by-the-thousands/

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