Mastodawn

Can #ecosystems ‘malfunction’?

We are told the natural #world is ‘breaking down’. But #forests don’t work like aeroplanes or #human hearts

"...When we say an #ecosystem is “breaking down”, we risk disguising our own #values as properties of the world. That move can be rhetorically effective, but it is conceptually misleading..."

#Nature #Science #Environment #Green #Ecology

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jun/18/can-ecosystems-malfunction?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Can ecosystems ‘malfunction’?

We are told the natural world is ‘breaking down’. But forests don’t work like aeroplanes or human hearts

The Guardian

RonSupportsYou 3d ago

Frances Toni Draper: "Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved Black Americans they were free — more than two years after Pres. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. But Juneteenth is not simply a celebration of delayed freedom. It is also a reminder of delayed justice, and whose suffering receives urgency, sympathy, and political attention."
#history #values #politics

Lupposofi 3d ago

Kaipaatko kesääsi kauneutta?

Crispin Sartwell päivitti juuri SEP-entryään teemasta, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/beauty/

#kauneus #beauty #estetiikka #aesthetic #aesthetics #filosofia #philosophy #kaunis #beautiful #kasitteet #concepts #taide #art #arvot #values

Beauty (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Richard Michael Blaber 4d ago

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-theory-of-the-vulgar-class. "The vulgarity of the Trumpian elite isn’t in itself that important. But it’s a symptom of a collapse in #values & #norms that, unless confronted & reversed, may herald the end of the #American #experiment. We should heed the words of the #Stoic #philosopher #Seneca about the rise & fall of the #Roman #Republic: 'Increases are of sluggish #growth, but the way to ruin is rapid.'"

The Theory of the Vulgar Class

Collapsing norms, cage matches, and a republic in danger

Paul Krugman

Sajal Choudhary 5d ago

Who Are You?

Have you ever thought about yourself, really thought about yourself?

#blog #identity #values

Who Are You? - Blog

A personal digital garden and blog

Richard Michael Blaber 6d ago

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/14/normandy-village-legrune-sur-mer-protest-d-day-pete-hegseth. "'We found it unbelievable that they could send someone who held #views & #values contrary to #democracy, #HumanRights, #peace & #Europe,' said resident Chantal Richard."

‘A point of resistance’: the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth

US defence secretary cancelled appearance at D-day event in Langrune-sur-Mer after protest by residents

The Guardian

Sanjay Mohindroo 6d ago

Popularity does not determine truth. Individuals should evaluate ideas using principles, evidence, and conscience rather than automatically following the crowd. #Leadership #Ethics #PersonalGrowth #Integrity #CriticalThinking #Values #MoralCourage #DecisionMaking #SelfLeadership #Character
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/when-the-crowd-becomes-the.html

RonSupportsYou Jun 12

Today, Elon Musk became a trillionaire.

Jason Kander wrote: "It is really hard to imagine becoming a trillionaire and not wanting to immediately liquidate enough assets to give at least a few hundred billion dollars to organizations that are working to make the world a better place."
#Musk #greed #values

RonSupportsYou Jun 9

Use every argument, @anatosaurus.bsky.social, that can convince voters to vote for Democrats. Talking about corruption denounces some terrible things that Trump and other Republicans are doing, it shows a difference between Democrats and the corrupt Republican Party, and talking about what is harmful about Trump's corruption helps Democrats win elections.
#politics #values #ethics

UmWerker 🕊 ☮️ 🤘Jun 9

Yes, I love #football, but this will be the third #WorldCup I’m boycotting. And at least the next two as well.

Of course, I’m not achieving or changing a thing by doing so. As long as the sleazy #Infantino runs #FIFA and the #WC is hosted in countries that run counter to all the values of sport, I refuse to watch.

But who cares about #values these days?

#WorldCup2026