That‘s wonderful, David!

@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social very large screen on piersfield terrace is flashing/flickering and could be dangerous to/trigger some passersby.

E.P.A. to Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters The data, from thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities, is the country’s most comprehensive way to track greenhouse gases.

Breaking News: The EPA moved to stop requiring polluters to report their emissions of greenhouse gases. The proposal would end a key tool the government uses to track carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that are driving climate change.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say International Association of Genocide Scholars resolution backed by 86% of members who voted

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60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names. Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.

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The WaPa headline says: 60,000 Gazans were killed. 18,500 of them were children. These are some of their names. Then follows an enormous list of small print names

Thousands of small print names interspersed with some photos of some of the child victims

NEW: 18,500 children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.

The Washington Post has just published every single known name.

A seminal moment.

Scene with two man dancing on chairs in Einstein on the Beach

RIP Bob Wilson

Republicans re-designate gas as ‘green’ to allow fossil fuel firms to compete for clean energy funding. All forms of reality and shame replaced by the ‘right-wing thrill and sense of exhilaration’ (Butler) attained by the ability to be openly dishonest and irrational.

And they won’t ever be held to account for the immense violence (hunger; sickness) caused by it.

The Senate is about to destroy clean energy to give tax cuts to billionaires The bill could pass within the next 24 hours.

The new Senate bill doesn’t just gut renewables. It includes massive giveaways to the fossil fuel industry.

It exempts oil and gas drillers from paying corporate taxes. It gives coal companies a tax credit for burning more coal.

It uses your tax dollars to subsidize climate destruction.

“This thing called killing innocent people – it's been normalized. We were constantly told there are no noncombatants in Gaza, and apparently that message sank in among the troops." “No one stops to ask why dozens of civilians looking for food are being killed every day.” archive.ph/3LjoW

Children in Gaza are dying of thirst, says UNICEF UNICEF has warned that while the world's attention is focused elsewhere, the situation in Gaza is "at the worst it has ever been" with the Palestinian territory hitting "rock bottom".

Children in Gaza dying of thirst after trucks carrying water blocked - UNICEF

Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.

My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.

I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Trump’s attacks on Iran were based on vibes, not new intel, two administration officials tell Rolling Stone. “There is no intel,” one of the sources says. “The intelligence assessments have not really changed.”
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250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in t

Millions of acres worth of public land would be put up for sale in the Senate version of Trump’s big, ugly bill.

It’s a massive privatization of a public good that everyone gets to enjoy – all to finance tax cuts that predominantly flow to the super-rich.

Judith Butler: “Ok, there are two genders: fascists and anti-fascists.” Brilliant. Via @avaitsopoulou.bsky.social

Thanks for this—brilliant! And I was unwittingly staring at it the whole time…’albume’ means ‘egg white’ in Italian…

B. The Present Controversy 1. Respondents are four individuals and two small businesses who object to Congress’s directive that health insurance issuers and group health plans gener- ally must cover preventive services without cost shar- ing. App., infra, 7a. Five of the six respondents “do not currently participate in the health care market.” Id. at 62a; see D. Ct. Doc. 111-1, ¶ 5 (Jan. 6, 2023); D. Ct. Doc. 111-2, ¶¶ 5-6 (Jan. 6, 2023); D. Ct. Doc. 111-3, ¶ 5 (Jan. 6, 2023). Those respondents nonetheless object to the ACA’s requirement that issuers and plans cover preex- posure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications, which the Task Force has assigned an “A” rating based on their effec- tiveness at preventing HIV infection in certain at-risk individuals. See D. Ct. Doc. 14, at 8, 10-11 (July 20, 2020). Those respondents state that PrEP medications “encourage and facilitate homosexual behavior,” which conflicts with their religious beliefs. Id. at 8.

7 Braidwood Management is the only respondent that currently participates in the health insurance market. App., infra, 55a. Braidwood offers coverage to its ap- proximately 70 employees through a self-insured plan. Ibid. Its owner wishes to exclude from that plan “cov- erage of preventive care such as * * * PrEP drugs” because he “objects to coverage of those services on re- ligious grounds.” Ibid. Braidwood does not allege, how- ever, that any of its employees have ever sought cover- age for PrEP medications. 2. Respondents filed this suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. As relevant here, respondents contend that the Task Force’s structure violates the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2, because, in their view, Task Force members are principal officers of the United States who have not been appointed by the Pres- ident with the advice and consent of the Senate. App., infra, 8a. Respondents’ operative complaint seeks in- junctive and declaratory relief but does not seek vaca- tur under Section 706(2) of the Administrative Proce- dure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 706(2). D. Ct. Doc. 14, at 13- 18. After this suit was filed, the Secretary ratified all Task Force “A” and “B” recommendations then cur- rently in effect. D. Ct. Doc. 65, at 6.

In a few short weeks, the Supreme Court may very well find in favor of a man who is suing to stop PrEP coverage for millions because he objects to theoretical possibility that someone he employs could one day access PrEP via insurance, and this "encourages and facilitates homosexual behavior."

14,000 babies are at risk of dying in the next 48 hours in Gaza if aid doesn’t reach them, warns Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs – a figure he called “utterly chilling.”

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Image of the cover of David Farrier’s book

David Farrier‘s new book, Nature‘s Genius: Evolution‘s Lessons for a Changing Planet, sounds amazing. I am also really pleased to have my work on exaptive design featured in the second chapter (The Living City), and to share his pages with so many other friends and collaborators. Highly recommended!

Take action now against the Supreme Court ruling and for trans rights By UCU Commons A core value of UCU Commons is equality and dignity for everyone; but particularly for transgender and nonbinary people whose rights and wellbeing have faced increasing attacks over …

This is very good actionable advice for non-transphobes in the UK (I think all I can do is give $ so I will):

This looks brilliant!

“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.”
― Toni Morrison

Photograph of ceramic architectural models of material harvest map

Congratulations to the brilliant Mari Helland, whose work—developed in the MArch programme at ESALA, in the ‘Architecture as Support Structure’ studio run by @sepikar.bsky.social and Naomi De Barr—was just awarded the RSA New Contemporaries Medal for Architecture!

Decent people thank Ukraine.

Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.

100% of his salary is paid by WA state.

Elon fired him. Share his story.

The Real Stonewall Monument The correct and original content for the Stonewall National Monument website that the National Park Service doesn't want you to see.

The National Park Service is misremembering #Stonewall. We're here to help correct their mistakes! All of the original content for the Stonewall National Monument has been republished at realstonewall.com

#trans #queer #LGBWithTheT #translivesmatter

Trump says Palestinians have ‘no alternative’ but to leave Gaza President in effect endorses ethnic cleansing of territory before hosting meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu

Every day we fall a little deeper into end-of-humanity levels of obscenity. Let’s not normalise racism, homophobia, transphobia, and the lack of any decency or nuance. This is not who we are.

Mind boggling how the interest of pesticides manufacturers—a single company, in this case—are prioritised over people and land. Agricultural fumigants that are poisonous, toxic, and carcinogenic should simply be banned. Imagining ‘safe’ levels and thresholds of use/absorption is ecocidal and racist.