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Archivists Are Trying to Make Sure a ‘Pirate Bay of Science’ Never Goes Down

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa7jxb/archivists-are-trying-to-make-sure-a-pirate-bay-of-science-never-goes-down

Creating the conditions for a globally just energy transition
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191202105816.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

The Worst Medicine

Trump’s people are positioning Mike Pence as the cure for anti-Trump animus.

See It My Way

Time to see the world as Trump voters see it!

Mystery of how early animals survived ice age

How did life survive the most severe ice age? A team has found the first direct evidence that glacial meltwater provided a crucial lifeline to eukaryotes during Snowball Earth, when the oceans were cut off from life-giving oxygen, answering a question puzzling scientists for years.

Antarctica's thinning ice shelves causing more ice to move from land into sea

New study provides the first evidence that thinning ice shelves around Antarctica are causing more ice to move from the land into the sea.

"hard work makes you rich" is a false ideal perpetuated by the folks who stand to profit from your hard work

How Supporters of the Green New Deal Are Showing Up for Workers

Calls for a “just transition” have become central to a robust and revitalized environmental movement in the United States aimed at preventing climate catastrophe. The idea behind a just transition is that, as our economy shifts away from dependence on fossil fuels, the workers in the fossil fuel and related industries should be treated with dignity and respect, and guaranteed good union jobs.

The Good News about Michael Bloomberg Is That He Won’t Bug You

Michael Bloomberg won’t be in the first primaries. He won’t be in the debates. He doesn’t have any policies. If he becomes president, he probably will never hear about him anymore than the people of New York heard from him when he was mayor. So maybe he would be a good president.

A Charitable Reading

It’s tough out here for a billionaire trying to give away all his money...

Peace in Our Time

Finally, something all the generations can agree on!

Scientist's theory of climate's Titanic moment the 'tip of a mathematical iceberg' https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/01/scientists-theory-of-climates-titanic-moment-the-tip-of-a-mathematical-iceberg

Carbon intensity of power sector down in 2019

Engineers have compiled carbon emissions for the US electric power sector for the second quarter (Q2) of 2019 as part of the CMU Power Sector Carbon Index.

Cuba ranks #1 in the world in new sustainable development index, a ratio of achievement in the typical human development measures relative to carbon footprint
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/cuba-found-to-be-the-most-sustainably-developed-country-in-the-world-new-research-finds

Democrats Aren’t Doing Impeachment Right

Democrats aren’t doing impeachment right. Impeachment is a political process. It requires a broad base of support to succeed; there’s no way to get to 67 votes in the Senate without overwhelming support from voters of both parties. The only way you get to the high threshold of popular support necessary to impeach in the […]

Prayers can crowd out donations for disaster victims

A new study finds that people who prayed for hurricane victims before donating gave less than they would have otherwise: Because those who prayed believed that prayers improved the victims' well-being, they donated less.

#Abortion should be a medical matter, not a criminal one. The #law needs to change | Hilary Freeman | Opinion | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/01/uk-abortion-criminal-offence-24-week-time-limit

#UK #Health #Medicine #WomensRights #Decriminalization #Politics #GE19

reminder that "charitable foundations" wealthy people start are basically money laundering operations for illicit wealth & personal cash drawers for illegal activities, which is why no fucking rich person deserves any credit for starting one, regardless of what they purport to do

Google’s “smart city” in #Toronto: what it wanted, what it will now get – and why it’s still problematic for #privacy - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/googles-smart-city-in-toronto-what-it-wanted-what-it-will-now-get-and-why-its-still-problematic-for-privacy/ #surveillance

Don't Buy Anyone a Ring Camera
https://gizmodo.com/dont-buy-anyone-a-ring-camera-1840070640