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Warrior of Two Worlds
by Manly Wade Wellman
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Warrior of Two Worlds by Manly Wade Wellman
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"In the Global South, elite “moral ambition” has always arrived as occupation: development programs that serve foreign interests, or austerity imposed in the name of progress."
"The School for Moral Ambition arrives at a moment of global reckoning. We don’t need another cult of elite redemption. We need systems dismantled, wealth redistributed, and power returned to those who’ve always been told they’re unqualified to lead."
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How Elites Rebrand Power as Virtue - CounterPunch.org
When billionaires fund the revolution, the outcome is already fixed Rutger Bregman, once hailed as the Dutch progressive mascot, rose to global attentionAnita Naidu (CounterPunch.org)
Money exchange shops serve Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.
But since the war on Gaza began, Israel has targeted these shops for allegedly funding the resistance - a claim denied by the Palestinian Authority.
More than nine million dollars have so far been seized, and dozens of people arrested.
Mohammad Elwan reports.
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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News
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Europe Lightweight Rooftop Solar PV (Commercial,
Dublin, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Europe Lightweight Rooftop Solar PV Market: Focus on Commercial and Industrial Installation" report has beenBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Led By Donkeys on Instagram: "Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit Lord Daniel Hannan predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape… (VO by @gavin_esler )"
11K likes, 269 comments - ledbydonkeys on June 22, 2025: "Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit Lord Daniel Hannan predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape… (VO by @gavin_esler )".Instagram
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Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. They don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product).
On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself."
Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald's? It is worth considering.
P.S. Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles.
P.P.S. If you have read this far and still don't get it, this post is SATIRE. Reread it with this in mind.
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PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 23: First, a look at global frontpages covering Trump's intervention in Iran.
Then, papers divide over US bombs in Iran - an 'illegal" act for some papers vs. the right moment creating an opportunity for peace for others.
Next, the Iranian press condemns Trump's move, saying the US "will pay". Finally, a look at illustrators' take on the ongoing war.
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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News
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Italy withdraws support for EU anti-greenwashing law
Italy has withdrawn its support for a draft EU law to combat greenwashing, dealing another blow to the beleaguered legislation. The European Commission hasBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Die N@zi-Gefahr in und für NRW, sehr konkret benannt gestern Abend bei #Westpol im #WDR TV.
#Essen spielt mit der Landeszentrale der NPD und deren Rekrutierung von Jung-N@zis eine große Rolle.
Vielleicht interessiert das die #WAZ? Oder die Essener Stadtspitze?
Nee, ihr braucht nicht zu antworten.
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Westpol - hier anschauen
Zunahme von Rechtsextremismus | Vier Jahre nach der Flut-was hat sich getan? | Gift-Gefahr für die Umwelt durch Angeln und Schießen mit Blei | Klimafreundliche LKW | Hilfe für Opfer von Gewalttaten | durch die Sendung führt Catherine Vogelwww.ardmediathek.de
Pakkans voor fluiten naar vrouwen in Almere nihil: OM vervolgt slechts één verdachte
Slechts één verdachte uit Almere wordt vervolgd voor seksuele straatintimidatie. Dat is de oogst sinds de strafbaarstelling op 1 juli 2024, nu bijna een jaar geleden.www.omroepflevoland.nl
Trump and NATO leaders to meet for pivotal summit – NBC4 Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO leaders are set to meet Tuesday for a summit that could either bring the world’s largest security alliance together withBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
India Is Using AI and Satellites to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability Down to the Building Level
https://www.wired.com/story/india-is-using-ai-and-satellites-to-map-urban-heat-vulnerability-down-to-the-building-level/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Climate Change @climate-change-WIRED
The image is a two-panel meme featuring a character from an animated series. In the top panel, a pair of hands is holding a piece of paper with the text "just make it a habit" written on it. The background is a simple brown surface with a few small patches of grass. Below this panel, the text "Woah." is displayed in yellow.
In the bottom panel, the character is shown with a wide-eyed, excited expression, holding the same piece of paper. He is wearing a blue and white cap with a tree symbol on it, a red shirt, and a dark blue jacket. The background depicts a street scene with buildings, trees, and a clear sky. The text "This is worthless!" is displayed in yellow at the bottom of the panel.
The meme humorously contrasts the motivational message "just make it a habit" with the character's dismissive reaction, "This is worthless!"
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A car-sized camera captures the cosmos.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released the first images taken by its Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera — the largest digital camera ever made — ahead of starting its 10-year survey of the southern sky. You can read up on details about these shots in PetaPixel’s report, and more images and video will be released later today following a Rubin Observatory livestream at 11AM ET.
These Are the First Images Captured by the Largest Camera Ever Made
The very first photos captured by the LSST camera at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released, with more to come later today.Jaron Schneider (PetaPixel)
BREAKING
A new Paralives trailer dropped today... complete with *release date* for Early Access 
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December 8th ? I know what I'm going to play for Christmas...
Remember to wishlist if you haven't yet !
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#Paralives #TheSimsCouldNever #InzoiWhoIDontKnowHer #Videogames #LifeSimulation
Paralives - PARALIVES EARLY ACCESS RELEASE DATE TRAILER IS OUT NOW 🗣️📢 - Steam News
Hi, Alex here for an extremely exciting post! We’re finally ready to announce a release date for Paralives’ Early Access, which will be December 8, 2025, and we made a brand new trailer for the occasion! We also have many details to share regarding t…store.steampowered.com
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President die ‘geen eindeloze oorlogen meer’ beloofde, mengt zich in nieuwe oorlog met Iran
Analyse: Trump noemt de bombardementen op nucleaire doelen in Iran succesvol. Maar het nieuwe conflict is nog maar net begonnen.Emilie van Outeren (NRC)
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in reply to Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard) • • •#FuckCars
Mathieu Perona
in reply to Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard) • • •To the best of our knowledge, the net impact of cycling on GDP is positive, because cyclists are more productive (because healthier).
Sepia Fan
in reply to Mathieu Perona • • •@MathieuP
But they spend their money the wrong way. Nothing goes to big business like car companies, construction industry (suburbian sprawl!), banks, pharma and healthcare etc.
And they lead a less resource intense life - that's not okay from a growth paradigm perspective.
Seriously, that's bad for capitalism.
@MarkHoltom
Mathieu Perona
in reply to Sepia Fan • • •Sorry, but this is not the way growth accounting works. Economic growth is producing more with the same amount of inputs, or less. When I avoid filling my car fuel tank and buy an album on Bandcamp instead, I create growth: there are less market-traded inputs for an additional copy of the album than for a tank of gasoline.
Notice the same holds if I replace the album with an Amazon Prime subscription.
Jack of all trades
in reply to Mathieu Perona • • •@MathieuP @stekopf
"Economic growth is producing more with the same amount of inputs, or less."
This is a curious definition of growth. Wouldn't it suffice to end the sentence at "more", i.e. "economic growth is producing more"?
Jack of all trades
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •What some people may take issue with in regards to the input is that economics often only concerns itself with money, as you hinted at by adding an adjective "market-traded". The input being a unique ecosystem being destroyed or a non-renewable resource cannot be reduced to a monetary valuation though.
Jack of all trades
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •How can you be sure there are less inputs for a copy of a Bandcamp album or an Amazon Prime subscription than for an equally-priced amount of gasoline? The digital world has a very real physical footprint in terms of materials and energy.
Mathieu Perona
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •Jack of all trades
in reply to Mathieu Perona • • •@MathieuP @stekopf
Not only that. Energy is also a very important input, which comes back nicely to the gasoline for a car vs digital subscription example.
It's hard to avoid news like these nowadays:
cnbc.com/2025/06/21/why-electr…
or:
npr.org/2024/09/20/nx-s1-51205…
Or even a cursory browse of @gerrymcgovern feed will give you a good idea of how much input the digital world requires.
Why electricity prices are surging for U.S. households
Greg Iacurci (CNBC)Jack of all trades
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
While it is obvious that more energy is needed to move a car than to stream an album over the internet, it becomes much less obvious once the whole system is taken into account. Just like roads have costs, so does the internet infrastructure. Storing and streaming data requires data centers, routers, switches and cables that not only need to be constantly powered, but also periodically replaced.
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Jack of all trades
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
In fact, diesel-powered trucks visit data centers every day to replace old and broken equipment.
Given all that, can we be sure that $100 of digital goods requires smaller resource input than $100 of gasoline?
Our world becomes increasingly digitized and yet our resource use is only going up. How would you explain that?
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Mathieu Perona
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •Firstly, because I have recent lifecycle analysis under my eyes. We are talking differences by one or two orders of magnitude, there.
Secondly, the increase of resources consumption at world level is overwhelmingly the effect of development. In the Western world, resource consumption per capita is stable or decreasing in most countries (the US are, as for health, the embarrassing outlier).
Jack of all trades
in reply to Mathieu Perona • • •@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
"We are talking differences by one or two orders of magnitude"
Could you share a link to that research?
"In the Western world, resource consumption per capita is stable or decreasing in most countries."
That is surprising. Is this accounting for trade?
Mathieu Perona
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •For energy use, this chart (not trade adjusted) is a good place to start : ourworldindata.org/grapher/per…
Mathieu Perona
in reply to Mathieu Perona • • •ourworldindata.org/energy-offs…
How much energy do countries consume when we take offshoring into account?
Hannah Ritchie (Our World in Data)Jack of all trades
in reply to Mathieu Perona • • •@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
This is energy only, and the claim was about all inputs.
It may be hard to find good estimates from the production side, so we may as well look at the waste side:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/pla…
Europe went from 2.11m tonnes of plastic waste ending up in the ocean in 2000 to 5.05m tonnes in 2019.
Similarly, according to:
globalewaste.org/statistics/co…
Europe went from 15.6kg of e-waste per capita in 2015 to 17.6kg in 2022.
Europe - 2015 - E-waste statistics
globalewaste.orgJack of all trades
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
I live in Europe and wherever I look I see more *stuff*. There's no way we are using less resource inputs per capita than 20 or even 10 years ago.
Mathieu Perona
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •A current BMW consumes half as much as a 1990's Ford Sierra.
There has also been bounds in energy efficiency of most home appliances and heating devices.
You'll also notice that there is more stuff, but most of it is so much lighter than it used to be.
Jack of all trades
in reply to Mathieu Perona • • •@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
Yes, but there were less cars when I was young. The playground next to my parents' house has been converted into a parking lot. 🙁
The car sizes also changed drastically. Our family of five drove on vacation in Fiat 126p. Now my two parents drive alone in Toyota RAV4.
The lighter stuff may still have a bigger environmental impact / material input. Just ask yourself: how many kilograms of raw materials must be mined to produce a single cell phone?
Gerry McGovern
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •@jackofalltrades
A single cell phone? Last time I checked up, it was about 60 - 90 kg of mining waste for that 140 grams of specialness. And about 14,000 liters of water. Not to worry, we've only made and dumped about 16 billion of them since 2007.
@MathieuP @stekopf @MarkHoltom
Gerry McGovern
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •@jackofalltrades
Excellent points. Bigger and worse. Lighter and more throwaway. Planned obsolescence and all that. Driven by the corrupted concepts of innovation and efficiency.
There's more materials in a modern tire than there used to be in an entire car. What that means is that tires are toxic time bombs, with a car’s four tires generating one trillion toxic nano particles of dust for every kilometer driven. But, heh, innovation and efficiency!
@MathieuP @stekopf @MarkHoltom
UkeleleEric
in reply to Gerry McGovern • • •Gerry McGovern reshared this.
Gerry McGovern
in reply to UkeleleEric • • •@UkeleleEric
Totally. And this crap is being peddled as "green".
@jackofalltrades @MathieuP @stekopf @MarkHoltom
Mathieu Perona
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •Jack of all trades
in reply to Mathieu Perona • • •@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
No, I'm arguing that deriving a marginal cost for digital goods is not as straightforward as one could wish. Unless we externalise pretty much everything, which would make your original point about "less inputs" moot.
Jack of all trades
in reply to Jack of all trades • • •@MathieuP @stekopf @gerrymcgovern
To give an example of what I mean:
If 10 more subscribers to Amazon Prime causes Amazon to run an additional server, is that part of their fixed cost or marginal cost of the new subscriptions?
If 10 more people are streaming movies every day causing the ISP to upgrade their routers is that part of their fixed cost or marginal cost of the new subscribers?
Etc.