Casey Stegman

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This is the most brilliant thing I’ve read about creative people doing things with computers in recent memory.
Holidays are very difficult when you associate them with loved ones who are no longer with us. Wishing you all a very peaceful and loving holiday season.
I really love that the main character on this site is kindness
“The United States is willing to accept the creation of a fund to compensate poor, developing countries for climate damage, reversing decades of opposition and marking a major breakthrough in one of the most contentious issues at the heart of United Nations climate talks.” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/climate/un-climate-damage-cop27.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Ugh, these new Twitter refugees are ruining the place for long-standing community members like me who have been here for ten days.
The Amazon is going dry. In one parched corner, a desperate wait for water is only just beginning. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/amazon-brazil-tipping-point/
The Amazon rainforest is approaching a tipping point in Rio Branco

Dusty wells. Streams ebbing away. Pristine reserves aflame. Some scientists think the tipping point is already here.

The Washington Post
“The world owes those who have died — 6 million people by official count, but probably twice that or more — to be better prepared in the future.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/17/covid-early-cases-wuhan-china-mystery/
Wuhan’s early covid cases are a mystery. What is China hiding?

The story of how the pandemic got started — and turned into a global catastrophe — remains a black box. It should not be.

The Washington Post
Brazil is back, president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has told rapturous crowds at the UN climate summit COP27 in Egypt.
Walking into a room of supporters singing his name, Lula promised to restore the #Amazon rainforest and chase down #climate criminals.
Huge numbers gathered to see him speak, making him one of the superstars of this summit.
#climatechange #Brazil #Lula #cop27
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63625698
Climate change: Brazil's Lula to return to world stage at COP27

The Brazilian president-elect is expected to say his country is a global player on climate again.

BBC News