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Jack of all trades, and you know the rest. Fan of truth, art and critical thinking. He/him

“I never believed in T.E. Lawrence / So how the hell could I believe in Beau Geste?”

Very sad that Tom Verlaine left us. Such a singular artist, and one who deserved to be much better known.

I'll be turning this one up for a while.
https://youtu.be/l4QZSDu1wx8

Television - Call Mr Lee

YouTube

To quote Elvis Costello, 'I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused'...

The Right Is Coming After #PinkFloyd For A ‘#Woke Rainbow’ In Their ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ Anniversary Imagery, Which, You Know, Has Been There For 50 Years

https://uproxx.com/indie/pink-floyd-dark-side-rainbow-upsets-right-wingers/

The Right Is Coming After Pink Floyd For A ‘Woke Rainbow’ In Their ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ Anniversary Imagery, Which, You Know, Has Been There For 50 Years

The English band's eighth studio album is among the most critically acclaimed records in history.

UPROXX
Are gas stoves really dangerous? What we know about the science

New studies are showing just how harmful gas stoves can be, but there are good alternatives to the open flame

The Guardian

Last year was the 6th warmest on record in the #Arctic - as always, it's important to recognize the large interannual variability and long-term trend in this region

[Data from GISTEMPv4 averaged over January to December: https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/]

NASA says it will give Boeing $425 million to demonstrate a concept that calls for putting funny-looking wings on single-aisle airplanes. The concept could be part of a strategy for reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions by as much as 30%. https://www.geekwire.com/2023/boeing-wins-425m-in-nasa-backing-to-demonstrate-super-fuel-efficient-airplane/ #TTBW #NASA #Aerospace #Technology #Boeing

Yesterday I was part of a group that peacefully protested the expansion of a coal mine in Germany. We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening.

Climate protection is not a crime.
#LuetziBleibt #LuetziLebt #KeepItInTheGround #ClimateJustice

Temperature anomalies over the last month (left), 3 months (center), and 12 months (right) in the #Arctic

Data from https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/dataset/reanalysis-era5-single-levels-monthly-means?tab=overview.

Copernicus Climate Data Store | Copernicus Climate Data Store

Scientists confirm parts of Greenland are now hotter than at any time in the last 1,000 years.
#ClimateEmergency #globalwarming

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/18/greenland-hotter-temperatures/

Parts of Greenland now hotter than at any time in the past 1,000 years, scientists say

New research in the northern part of Greenland finds temperatures are already 2.7 degrees warmer than they were in the 20th century.

The Washington Post

“The problem with this country is people who make $700 per hour have convinced people who make $25 per hour that people who make $7.25 per hour are the problem.”

Mohamad Safa, United Nations Human Rights Council

A big problem - latest monthly update for greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane (*new record*), and nitrous oxide (*new record*) 🥴

+ Data available at https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/.

Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases

The Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.