@dvdTrowbridge

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#Helsinki is building the world’s largest heat pump to keep its homes warm

"The company says the new heating plant, which uses the giant heat pump and two 50MW electric boilers, will provide enough heat for around 30,000 homes in Helsinki, saving roughly 26,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year.

The manufacturer says it is using CO2 as the refrigerant in this #HeatPump, which is less damaging than the alternatives if it leaks."

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/08/29/helsinki-is-building-the-worlds-largest-heat-pump-to-keep-its-homes-warm
#Finland

Finland is building a giant heat pump to cut CO2 from warming homes

The heat pump will be part of a plant that will warm around 30,000 homes in Finland’s capital city.

euronews

⬆️ @tristansnell

>> Our system held strong — and confirmed the principle that NO ONE is above the law.

#SCOTUS justices seem to be above the law in these #UpsideDown United States

Inflation fell in April to 3.4 percent, reverses trend -The Hill

. . . the heroes of the past fought the battle against the evil anti-democratic forces and won! A working democracy is our inheritance and birthright.

WRONG!

Each generation has to do the work.

I frustrate people when I say there will always be anti-democratic forces in a democracy.

They tell me some version of "WE WILL BUILD ENOUGH PRISONS FOR ALL OF THEM."

Authoritarian means cannot preserve democracy.

What works is more democracy.

See:
https://terikanefield.com/things-to-do/

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Things To Do - Teri Kanefield

Okay, so how do we strengthen democracy? The way to strengthen democracy is with more democracy, or what Barack Obama calls citizenship. As Obama said in 2020:  Even if the methods are new, sowing the seeds of doubt, division, and discord to turn Americans against each other is an old trick. The antidote is citizenship: […]

Teri Kanefield

NPR’s data shows that they lost nothing after being ostracized by the psychotic white billionaire. It counters the idea that leaving Twitter is a loss. Let’s dismiss the idea that we need to be held hostage on any platform.

https://niemanreports.org/articles/npr-twitter-musk/

#NPR #Twitter #SocialMedia #Journalism #Media

Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible | Nieman Reports

The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic.

Nieman Reports

That was quick…

“Research published last week in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine found that states with abortion restrictions had a 16% increased infant mortality rate.”

https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-every-day-101723

From: @JoshuaHolland
https://mastodon.social/@JoshuaHolland/111239837762823249

Abortion, Every Day (10.17.23)

New study shows higher infant mortality in states with abortion restrictions

Abortion, Every Day
There's no person in the whole world like you, and I like you just the way you are. ~ Mr. Rogers

Anyone saying they stand with Israel but won’t support funding for Ukraine is an idiot, a liar, a MAGA Republican or all three.

Putin is behind the attacks on Ukraine and Israel. It’s the same fight.

#nativemastodon #indigenous #indigenousmastodon #ojibwe #anishinaabe
A coworker and friend is having surgery tomorrow, what's a good phrase to use to send well wishes? She'll enjoy getting a healing message in Ojibwe. Any help appreciated

I know there are translation resources online, but I'm pretty sure those don't have cultural nuances.

Miigwech

Louis’ early years were spent in New Orleans, LA, where he was born in poverty in 1901. Without a father, the young boy found solace and support with the Karnoffskys, a Lithuanian Jewish family. They embraced young Armstrong, offering him both employment and a nurturing environment.

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