Mastodawn

Long before modern science, humanity viewed biodiversity as sacred.

A new analysis of global rock art reveals that ancient societies placed wildlife at the center of daily and symbolic life, raising urgent questions about our era’s rapid destruction of nature.

Read this analysis by Kerry Bowman.
https://mongabay.cc/vugDZE

#Conservation

Humanity’s ancient bond with biodiversity is visible in rock art (analysis)

Across continents and cultures, one of the most striking features of ancient rock art is how often it places the natural world at its center. Whether etched into sandstone cliffs in the Sahara, painted in hidden shelters in Southern Africa, or drawn on stone faces deep in the Amazon, the recurring subject is not architecture, […]

Conservation news

Andrew 1h ago

Qasim Rashid, Esq.2h ago

ADL put out a new report on record high antisemitism in America, and documented more than 40K cases.

Guess how may they document by Muslims and leftists?

3

Not 3%. Three total. Antisemitism is real, and it’s almost entirely coming from Christian nationalists—and the ADL’s own data proves it. Here are the receipts.

https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/who-is-igniting-antisemitism-in-america-103

Who Is Igniting Antisemitism in America?

The ADL receipts are in. Right-wing extremists are responsible for effectively 100% of antisemitic attacks in America. So why are politicians pointing at Muslims and the Left?

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid

Andrew 1h ago

🦜 @democracydocket.com on Bluesky 1h ago

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🗺️ P.M. REDISTRICTING UPDATE 🗺️ 📍SC: Senate floor debate continues on map eliminating only majority-Black district. 📍LA: House committee hearing continues on map eliminating one majority-Black district. 📍AL: Hearing tomorrow to block map eliminating one…

Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com)

🗺️ P.M. REDISTRICTING UPDATE 🗺️ 📍SC: Senate floor debate continues on map eliminating only majority-Black district. 📍LA: House committee hearing continues on map eliminating one majority-Black district. 📍AL: Hearing tomorrow to block map eliminating one of two majority-Black districts. https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/live-redistricting-tracker/

Bluesky Social

Andrew 11h ago

Akshay May 7

“Solar and wind energy paired with battery storage are reliable and already today deliver cost-effective, round-the-clock electricity, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

‘24/7 renewables: The economics of firm solar and wind’ confirms that in prime solar and wind regions, hybrid solutions combined with storage deliver round-the-clock power at lower costs than fossil fuels”

https://www.irena.org/News/pressreleases/2026/May/24-7-Renewables-Outcompete-Fossil-Fuels-on-Firm-Costs

#Climate #Energy #Renewables #Solar #Wind

Andrew 11h ago

EUobserver 13h ago

For over 10 years I spent my professional life promoting and defending the fur trade. As director of standards for the International Fur Federation, I oversaw compliance with international and national welfare regulations and industry standards. I was also chief executive for the British Fur Trade.

https://euobserver.com/217742/its-inherently-cruel-former-fur-industry-boss-now-backs-total-eu-ban/

‘It’s inherently cruel’: former fur industry boss now backs total EU ban

For over 10 years I spent my professional life promoting and defending the fur trade. As director of standards for the International Fur Federation, I oversaw compliance with international and national welfare regulations and industry standards. I was also chief executive for the British Fur Trade.

EUobserver

Andrew 11h ago

404 Media 3d ago

“With your permission, your child’s lead teacher may wear a small teacher-worn camera that captures the teacher's approximate first-person perspective, and/or we may place a fixed video camera in the classroom,” a document given to parents and later shared with 404 Media reads.

https://www.404media.co/researchers-wanted-preschool-teachers-to-wear-cameras-to-train-ai/

Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI

“With your permission, your child’s lead teacher may wear a small teacher-worn camera that captures the teacher's approximate first-person perspective, and/or we may place a fixed video camera in the classroom,” a document given to parents and later shared with 404 Media reads.

404 Media

Andrew 11h ago

Dragofix 22h ago

Methane fingerprints sharpen global emissions map, pointing to China, India and Central Africa https://phys.org/news/2026-05-methane-fingerprints-sharpen-global-emissions.html

#China #environment #methane #emissions

Methane fingerprints sharpen global emissions map, pointing to China, India and Central Africa

Atmospheric methane levels have surged to record highs in recent years and are projected to increase by as much as 13% by 2030, according to a report from the Climate & Clean Air Coalition. As scientists work to better understand what is driving this rise, a new collaborative study published in Nature Communications used methane isotopologues to trace where recent emissions originate and how they are changing around the world.

Phys.org

Andrew 11h ago

Democracy Now! Headlines RSS 1d ago

Amnesty: Executions Spike in Iran as Gov't Intensifies Domestic Repression Amid U.S./Israeli Attacks

http://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/20/iran_death_penalty_amnesty_bahreini

Amnesty: Executions Spike in Iran as Gov’t Intensifies Domestic Repression Amid U.S./Israeli Attacks

Amnesty International’s 2025 report on the global use of the death penalty finds that executions have surged to their highest recorded number in over 40 years, driven largely by the expanded use of political executions in Iran to “create a climate of fear and intimidation in the society and deter dissent.” Amnesty recorded 2,707 executions in 2025. But the data excludes China, believed to be the world’s top executioner, because its government does not release any public data on executions. While the majority of countries around the world have banned the use of the death penalty, Raha Bahreini, who contributed to the report, says the 17 countries that carried out executions last year “keep insisting on the use of the death penalty as a tool of control and repression.”

Democracy Now!

Andrew 11h ago