Clement Tahershamsi @Clementulus@qoto.org

Reversing #deforestation trends in the #Amazon by 2050 would reduce biodiversity impacts, improve carbon storage and soil and water resources, AND save billions of USD. We show this in our latest study published in Environmental Research Letters on economic and environmental costs of deforestation

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aca3b8

If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between a seal and a sea lion then HAVE I GOT THE CHART FOR YOU.

What I'm saying is that there's only one creative team that has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to produce adaptations of literary classics. And that's why The Muppets should have been allowed to make the Dune movie.

How did Iran get to the present point in time?

This 4-part podcast series with historians Eskandar Sadeghi and Golnar Nikpour provides an excellent overview of the political history of 20th century Iran:

https://thedigradio.com/podcast/iran-1941-1953-tudeh-mosaddegh-oil-and-the-cia-mi6-coup/

https://thedigradio.com/podcast/iran-1953-1979-from-the-shah-to-islamic-revolution/

https://thedigradio.com/podcast/iran-1979-1997-islamic-republic-war-and-thermidor/

https://thedigradio.com/podcast/iran-1997-2022-reform-reaction-and-crisis/

Post-Fiona, the conversation on PEI has shifted to how to protect the Island’s shoreline from turbocharged erosion. Some experts say the most effective tools are not sea walls — they’re plant-based. Here’s our piece for The National (shot and edited by Eric Woolliscroft) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NDBVyUmRgeg

HRBST

#PhotosGuckenMitHerrnVonOheim

The first black child ever allowed to attend a white school is only 68 years old now.
White parents pulled their children from school. White teachers refused to teach her.
Ruby Bridges now works as an activist & public speaker
This wasn’t a million years ago. /1

I called it the #DuhonwOak 7.32m girth, Approx 600 yrs old around in 1400’s Henry IV & the Rebellion in #Wales under Owain Glyndwr.

A single 400-year-old ancient oak tree produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year, & may support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, & lichen.

Rich & rare #AncientTrees, they are irreplaceable #LivingLegends - https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/protecting-trees-and-woods/campaign-with-us/tree-protection-campaign/

#Trees #photography @CoedCadw

Happy Friday, everyone. Here's a new view from JWST's MIRI of spiral galaxy NGC 1566. The colors in this image come from the emission of dust. Hardly any stars are visible. The reddish areas correspond with star formation, though.

Data via Proposal GO 2107 / Janice Lee

The profits of ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and Shell have skyrocketed by 169% so far this year to $125 billion.

While you were paying through the nose at the gas pump, Big Oil companies were using the cover of inflation to line their pockets.

It's time for a windfall profits tax.

HOT OLDER MEN in YOUR AREA want to know if YOU have been TOUCHING the THERMOSTAT.

Ursula K. Le Guin

#quotes #literature #books #imagination

"The endothelium is a vertebrate specific specialization of the circulatory system that enabled a critical new level of vasoregulation. The evolutionary origin of these endothelial cells is unclear. We hypothesized that Mir-126, an endothelial cell-specific microRNA may be informative."

#Preprint #Evolution #Development #endothelium

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.23.517662v1

Today in #Science (@sciencemagazine), Claudia Arevalo, Scott Hensley, & al develop an #mRNA–#LipidNanoparticle #vaccine encoding #hemagglutinin antigens from all 20 known #influenza A & B virus subtypes/lineages! #Vaccination protected animals challenged w/ matched & mismatched viral strains!

In the same issue,
Alyson Kelvin & Darryl Falzarano write a wonderful Perspective on this important next step towards a #UniversalFluVaccine!

Article: bit.ly/Sci_abm0271
PS: bit.ly/Sci_adf0900

#IAV #IBV

autumn

"RACISM IS THE MOST CHALLENGING ISSUE CONFRONTING AMERICA.

A nation whose ancestry includes every people on earth, whose motto is E pluribus unum, whose ideals of freedom under law have inspired millions throughout the world, cannot continue to harbor prejudice against any racial or ethnic group without betraying itself. Racism is an affront to human dignity, a cause of hatred and division, a disease that devastates society."

https://www.bahai.us/the-vision-of-race-unity-americas-most-challenging-issue/

#RaceUnity #Racism

So, to start with, I've decided that I'll be posting one paragraph daily from a letter entitled "Vision of #RaceUnity: America's Most Challenging Issue":

https://www.bahai.us/the-vision-of-race-unity-americas-most-challenging-issue/

Each paragraph will be a public toot for max visibility. Hopefully this can develop into a thread and attract some deep thought from Americans—black, white, and otherwise—as well as concerned folks from around the world. #BlackFedi #Racism #Prejudice #Unity

The railroad workers may strike soon, which will decimate the US supply chain. Before you complain that you can’t find your favorite crackers or shampoo at the store, please acknowledge the reasons why rail workers are striking:

· The rank-and-file workers that run the trains have been on call, 24-7 for years due to the new normal of skeleton crews. Trains are running with crews of one or, in some cases, none as remote control (yes, you read that right) is now allowed. They can’t plan to attend their daughter’s birthday party or their brother’s wedding.

· Currently, under their present contract, they have zero paid sick leave. They must give 30 days notice for a doctor’s appointment or family emergency. The Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) contract terms proposed by the Biden admin gives them 1 paid sick day.

· Railroad companies’ profit is soaring. Rather than sharing that windfall with the rank and file, profit is paid out in stock dividends or used for stock buybacks (a practice that artificially boosts stock performance).
Railroad company profits (for 3-month periods, not yearly!):
- Union Pacific $1.84 billion in - 2nd quarter 2022
- BNSF $1.66 billion (up 10%) in 2nd quarter 2022
- CSX $1.11 billion (up 15%) in 3rd quarter 2022 on 2% more freight

One more thing – If the railroad workers do go on strike, Congress is likely to vote to force them back to work. Historically, these types of resolutions have seen high levels of bipartisan support because Congress is not pro-worker, they are classists that protect the interests of Wall Street and the stock ownership class above all else.

#Solidarity #union #unionstrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv_vG9i8AmQ&t=1s