Imagine roadless nature!
Rescinding The Roadless Rule

Millions of acres of national forests are set to open up for more logging

"...The U.S. Congress will act soon on a proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule, which was enacted in 2001 and safeguards some 58 million acres of public land in 39 states from new road development." >>
https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/general/congress-to-consider-roadless-rule-rescission

"Nearly a year ago, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to repeal the long-contested 2001 Roadless Rule, which bars road construction on nearly 45 million acres of national forest land...The administration and timber trade groups argue roads provide access for wildfire suppression and forest management work aimed at reducing fire risk." >>
https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/environment/2026/05/28/public-rollout-of-roadless-rule-repeal-delayed/

"The Roadless Rule also protects taxpayers from shouldering the high costs of building and maintaining roads in the Forest Service system. Rescinding it would expose taxpayers to billions in new liabilities from subsidized roads, money-losing timber sales, increased wildfire risks, and harm to our forest health." >>
https://www.taxpayer.net/energy-natural-resources/house-committee-considers-bill-to-repeal-roadless-rule/
#biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #roads #RoadConstruction #harm #destruction #logging #LoggingIndustry #extractivism #trends #AnglosSphere #forestry #RoadlessRule #conservation

Logging the Promised Land, Bellingen/ Gleniffer

Promised Land Forest! Tuckers Nob, 250 ha, 130ha clearfall, 120 ha thinning.

Stakeholder Consultation - Remnant Forest Protection & Tuckers Nob Forestry Operations Compartments 8, 10, 11, 12, 17 18 >>
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TuckersRemnantsSurvey-Residents

How NSW Forestry converts native forest to plantations , Dr Tim Cadman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wY9HzWwEvs

Unfortunately most residents and Friends groups use (closed) proprietary social media platforms, owned by the parent company of Meta Platforms
#SaveTuckersNob #FriendsOfTuckersNob #BellingenLogging #NSWLogging #NSWForestry #loggingIndustry #loggingIndustry #loggingImpacts #biodiversity #remnants #wildlife #koalas #harm #Gleniffer #Bellingen #PromisedLand #NSW #MIdNorthCoast #SaveChristmasHoles

#Communities fall apart because they don’t know how to read the #harm.
They don’t know how to interpret it, metabolize it, or respond to it in a way that restores the field rather than distorting it further.

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/05/25/relational-field-theory-what-communities-must-learn-to-become-survivor-literate-2/

The hierarchisation of triggers - The taxonomic classification of harm to bodies and the normalisation of violence

A mainstream media case:

When violence against pets takes place there is usually a strong trigger warning (TW) or content warnings (CW) before the act is shown/described on the mainstream media.

These warnings are supposed to avoid distress or trigger flashbacks in information consumers. It is giving them time to brace themselves in a hostile world or curl up in their inner bunker.

* When it comes to animals, such as pet abuse or injured wildlife there is often a warning by the ABCNEWS​ >
https://www.abc.net.au/news/search?query=animal%20cruelty

"Warning: This story contains descriptions and video of alleged animal abuse."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/no-conviction-for-queensland-health-employee-who-beat-puppy/106660238

"WARNING: Readers are advised that this article contains a graphic image of an injured animal."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/koala-killed-after-being-dragged-behind-vehicle/106497782

* The ubiquitous sexualised violence also gets a CW.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/hamas-systematically-used-rape-october-7-report-says/106672368

* Livestock abuse often is without any warnings.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/search?query=cattle%20animal%20abuse

* Attacks on workers, or workplace injuries or death 'news' also seems to go without warnings.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/search?query=work%20accident

* The mass violence of warfare depicted on mainstream media and platform screens running 24/7 is mostly without warnings
https://www.abc.net.au/news/search?query=gaza

#violence #visibility #ContentWarning #TW #CW #newsworthiness #MSM #MediaLandscape #AustralianBroadcastingCorporation #ABCNEWS​ #EditorialGatekeeping #platforms #algorithms #regulation #SocialMedia #harm #HierarchicalSystem #bodies ##workers #pets #dogs #cats #livestock #meat #framing #EmotionalValence #OHS #NormalisationOfViolence #genocide

New report from The #Vatican confirms conversion therapy caused profound harm to #LGTBQIA #Catholics. This is *huge*.

From the article:

"Ultimately, the report argues that the church must create an environment of inclusion rather than pushing LGBTQ+ Catholics away from faith. It says the condemnation of same-sex attraction and efforts to 'repair' sexual orientation have contributed to 'profound suffering, personal lacerations, and experiences of marginalisation or ‘double lives’ for believers with same-sex attractions.'"

#news #trans #conversiontherapy #religion #harm #church #society #inclusion

#Kenya’s Floods Kill Because of #Government Inaction

https://jacobin.com/2026/05/kenya-floods-government-inaction-deaths

> The latest floods in Kenyan capital #Nairobi killed at least 108 people. This death toll wasn’t just caused by a natural disaster: while wealthier #residents were protected from #harm, #Kenyans living in informal #settlements were left to fend for themselves.

Dumped wildlife and
depressed and suicidal vets: excessive workloads and out-of-hours work, unsatisfactory remuneration, client abuse, and unclear regulations.

A "report found a lack of consistency with local governments and unclear legislation had led to a public perception of vets as "the default drop-off location" for injured wildlife and other found animals, despite the responsibility lying primarily with local and state governments."

"Six of the 32 recommendations related directly to challenges faced specifically by regional vets, including an "unreasonable level of responsibility" for the care of lost and unowned animals, such as injured wildlife...Wildlife is one of those things that we're all deeply passionate about, that we want to help our native wildlife … but it does come at a strain in the cost to the clinic that is, at this point, not covered at all."

"Vets say daily abuse and a lack of understanding from clients are one of the biggest factors causing them harm." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/veterinary-vet-mental-health-joint-committee/106640044
#wildlife #WildlifeCarers #NSW #biodiversity #veterinarians #vets #MentalHealth #pets #PetOwners #harm #RoadKill #InjuredWildlife #dogs #roads #OHS #governance
Image: Injured koala (ABC Radio Brisbane: Kenji Sato)