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Argentina: Mass protests against Milei's anti-labour laws

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/02/16/argentina-mass-protests-against-mileis-anti-labour-laws/

Hundreds of injuries reported as Senate approves strike restrictions, 12-hour working day…

#Argentina #Protests #AntiLabor #Laws #12HourWorkday #AntiStrike #AntiEmploymentBenefits #Slavery #Milei #Fascism #UnionBuster #PoliceState #BuenosAires #SeparationOfPowers #HumanRights #Unlivable #Brutality #Injuries #Repression #Pensions #Unemployment #Impoverishment #BillionaireProfits #Slavery #Trump

NSW.Biodiversity Sep 22, 2025

‘Food bowl’ dreams for 53% of the Australia’s land mass

"Unless global warming is dramatically curbed, Northern Australia is unlikely to prosper in the second half of this century – and grandiose plans to turn the region into a food bowl will turn to dust."
https://theconversation.com/dangerous-climate-change-threatens-northern-australias-big-food-bowl-dreams-265727
#FossilFuels #climate #savanna #irrigation #NT #heat #unlivable #biodiversity

Dangerous climate change threatens Northern Australia’s big ‘food bowl’ dreams

Big plans are afoot to turn Northern Australia into Asia’s “food bowl”. But the reality of climate change can’t be ignored.

The Conversation

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Aug 6, 2025

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

“No other choice,” Syrskyi says Ukraine must mobilize to counter growing Russian forces — Food shortage is coming: experts warn Russia’s war on inflation risks Soviet-style economy collapse — Over $1 billion secured for US weapons via NATO program — Over 330 Russian troops killed in failed attack in Sumy Oblast video footage shows … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/wednesday-august-6-2025/

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS Jun 11, 2024

Credit pages in #publications should become the standard because #editorial #professionals have long been told to be #invisible, which makes it easier for #publishers to pay #employees #unlivable #incomes & to pay #SelfEmployed editorial pros (#freelancers) low rates. https://tinyurl.com/29pxxey8 #AmEditing

It’s Time We Added Full Credit Pages to Books

The perks were few and far between when I was an editorial assistant in book publishing in the early aughts. Mostly I did the job for the books and the proximity to authors and the occasional acces…

Literary Hub

Gladwyn d’Souza Sep 7, 2023

Turning a billion dollar problem into a trillion dollar problem: Per the new rules, #homeowner applicants must have a #wildfire score of 1 to be eligible for new #policies. 2 or higher are deemed unprofitable. Contra Costa and Solano counties were both ranked with a score of 16 in the filing

#DeterioratingCarbonSinks #unlivable #CAWildfires

https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/insurance-california-fire-usaa-18348581.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=share-by-email&utm_medium=email

Gladwyn d’Souza Aug 7, 2023

https://grist.org/extreme-heat/in-phoenix-emergency-room-doctors-confront-the-dangers-of-extreme-heat/

#UnLivable: physicians in Arizona have been inundated with patients suffering from #heatrelated #illnesses, but they’ve also been seeing higher volumes of patients with #chronicdiseases exacerbated by #heat. And #burnunits in the state are tending to people with severe #contactburns from #blazingasphalt and other hot surfaces.

#keepitintheground