Eagle Creek wildfire burns as golfers play at the Beacon Rock Golf Course in North Bonneville, Washington.
This shot perfectly displays our approach to #ClimateChange.
https://www.businessinsider.com/wildfire-season-western-us-2017-9?IR=T
Eagle Creek wildfire burns as golfers play at the Beacon Rock Golf Course in North Bonneville, Washington.
This shot perfectly displays our approach to #ClimateChange.
https://www.businessinsider.com/wildfire-season-western-us-2017-9?IR=T
Fire is such a powerful symbol. This reminded me of Alex Shaefer's paintings of banks on fire.
https://www.businessinsider.com/11-paintings-of-banks-on-fire-and-rioting-2011-9
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Alex Shaefer's series of banks on fire has earned him two visits from the L.A. police, who asked if he was a terrorist who planned to follow through on his paintings, according to the LA Times. He told them he isn't and that the painting are a metaphor for the damage caused to the economy by banks.
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@pollute_my_lungs There was a study about it, in fact: https://theconversation.com/are-rich-people-more-intelligent-heres-what-the-science-says-205694
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A fine intellectual ability improves the chances of getting rich. Nonetheless, intelligence is no guarantee of getting rich. Furthermore, a series of fortunate events can clearly turn unremarkable individuals into high earners.
That is, when it comes to getting rich, intelligence is neither sufficient nor necessary. But it does help.
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@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] I remember that fire, and that photo. They aren't actually all that close to the flames. They're on the other side of the Columbia River... in a different state. It's a dramatic shot, but they weren't in any danger nor causing any problems for first responders. That said, it IS the perfect shot to illustrate how people think of the coming environmental disaster.
when you look up idiots in the dictionary
I had this pic as my avi on another social media account, and had to constantly tell ppl the pic is not about golf.
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"Nero fiddling while Rome burns is our game plan for climate change. Trump is our modern day Nero.
@jackofalltrades
Huh. Golf you say?
I see rich people playing the fiddle...
Because priorities, man.
@TWSheppard That made me laugh, thank you for that. 😁
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"The tornado was really far away. Well, not really far, far away, but it was far away from us," he said.
"I was keeping an eye on it."
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If it isn't a great summary of the so-called "developed" countries' responses to the #ClimateCrisis.
@jackofalltrades
And people scoffed at Valora Valley Golf back in the day for being outlandish. 😵💫
Humans make me sad.