Barbara 🇺🇦 @babs_at_masto@qoto.org
Joined Nov 2022
@brendannyhan Republicans are trash.
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RT @IPBES@twitter.com
Keynote speech by @ipbes@twitter.com Exec. Sec. Dr. Anne Larigauderie at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2023 on “Setting a New #Health Agenda – at the Nexus of #ClimateChange, #Environment and #Biodiversity”.
#PMAC2023
Session information: ⬇️
https://pmac2023.com/activity/27/session/detail
@pmaconference@twitter.com
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RT @IPBES@twitter.com
Ahead of #WorldWetlandsDay, let’s take a look at some of the benefits of restoring wetlands:
🌿They revive #biodiversity
🌊They can replenish & filter water supply
🌎They store carbon
📢And much more!
Infographic by @ramsarconv@twitter.com ⬇️
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#Canada is committed, via #cop15, to protect 25% of its land by 2025 and 30% by 2030.
#Key #Biodiversity #Areas are going to be a big part of that. And of course it's not as simple as simply drawing a new line on a map.
This article covers some of the opportunity and complexities well. In particular, this goal can only be met with #Indigenous #consultation and authentic #partnerships:
https://theprovince.com/news/local-news/biodiversity-how-will-bc-protect-environment
Also, lots of fun #maps and other information here: https://kbacanada.org
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And more three milion, nine hundred ninety nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety seven more digital items, here: https://www.si.edu/openaccess
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Imagine if the national political media set out to broadly educate Americans about these basic facts.
RT @ChrisMurphyCT@twitter.com
What Democrats did when we had power:
rebuilt roads/bridges
cut drug costs
expanded clean energy
tightened gun laws
helped veterans
ended corporate tax avoidance
What GOP wants to do with power:
cut Social Security/Medicare
stop paying America's bills
30% national sales tax
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1616804563532615680
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A huge herd of bison, containing up to 170 of the animals, has been spotted in Poland.
Scientists say it is the largest they have ever seen.
https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/01/20/unprecedented-herd-of-170-bison-spotted-in-poland/
@lizcovart Have to say I don't miss it at all. It's become a cesspool, and for me something to be avoided. We can all do lots better.
@JamesGleick Very Trumpy. It's the Deadbeat CEO era.
One thing that seems bad here is that some people - people I've followed, so I like them! - tend to post dozens of posts in a row. On Twitter, these might be part of a thread, so most of them get hidden under the initial tweet.
Maybe it's just force of habit, but it sometimes seems like spam. I've already had to mute people on account of this. I mean, I like you - but not 20 times in a row!
@smotus They get mad when you just ignore them.
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This is how you act when there was a military dictatorship in living memory.
RT @MariaWNorris@twitter.com
Happening right now:
Brazilian president Lula, the president of the supreme court, and governors (or vice gvns) of every single state, including those who supported Bolsonaro, together in the same room, unilaterally condemning the failed coup.
Quite amazing really.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/MariaWNorris/status/1612577745049104384
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#SaudiArabia jails two #Wikipedia staff in ‘bid to control content’ - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/05/saudi-arabia-jails-two-wikipedia-staff-in-bid-to-control-content "
Administrators jailed for 32 years, and eight years, as activists warn of ploy to infiltrate website" appalling
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Friendly reminder: The perfect is the enemy of the good.
Whether the problem is climate change, racism, or anything else, you're not helping solve things when you attack people whose initial efforts in that area are imperfect in your eyes.
Not everyone will give up fossil fuels and live in a grass hut to combat climate change. Not everyone will be a radical antiracist whose life is dedicated to the cause.
Appreciate and encourage the small steps people take, and continue to encourage more.
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Today we welcome works of art from 1927 into the public domain. Check out the movies, music, periodicals & books that are now free to remix & reuse in our latest blog post:
🔗https://blog.archive.org/2023/01/01/welcoming-1927-to-the-public-domain/
@annakakalton Yes, I love seeing the youngsters especially!
Would say that's a young Bald Eagle, based on the big schnozz.🙂
Always great to see them.
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Perhaps a somewhat dull appearance, but a beautiful behaviour during mating season, when males fly and hover up very high, up to over 100 meters ... nonstop singing their love song, then falling down like a rock and starting the process all over again.
#EarasianSkylark
#AlaudaArvensis
#birdsinlatin
#Birdphotography #Birds #Birdsofthefediverse
#BirdsofMastodon #Wildlife #Wildlifephotography #Nature
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Seen in the wild: "On the bright side, Musk's genius business decisions might just make him a millionaire."
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Protest-backing soccer star's family kept from leaving Iran | AP News
They diverted the plane in mid flight.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-sports-soccer-tehran-308ee40d63199d63d6f97d7e0ea275ad
