James Mead

@floehopper
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Biden’s compassion for someone so undeserving is a testament to why he is the exact right man to lead this nation in this moment.

https://messagebox.substack.com/p/now-is-the-time-for-politics

#COVID19 #election #politics

Now is the Time for Politics

Being empathetic during this crisis doesn't mean we can't hold Trump accountable

Fareed: We may have Covid-19 fatigue, but the virus does not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyDfYCtB6GA

#COVID19 #trump

Fareed: We may have Covid-19 fatigue, but the virus does not

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Tapper: Trump has become a symbol of his failures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpj7jEu5u_M

#COVID19 #trump

Tapper: Trump has become a symbol of his failures

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Cummings and Gove allies won fresh COVID contract for A-level crisis work

Exclusive: Government accused of wasting taxpayer money after Public First landed contract without competition to deal with exam results debacle

Anticapitalism wasn't banned in English classrooms during the cold war – why is it now?

The UK government has published new guidance barring materials produced by groups opposed to capitalism from schools.

Maddow: Resist Trump's Strategy Of Destroying U.S. Politics, Discouraging Decent Americans | MSNBC

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> UK schools told not to use anti-capitalist material in teaching - DfE categorises idea as ‘extreme political stance’ equating to endorsing illegal activity

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/sep/27/uk-schools-told-not-to-use-anti-capitalist-material-in-teaching

#fascism #dictatorship #capitalism

Schools in England told not to use material from anti-capitalist groups

Idea categorised as ‘extreme political stance’ equivalent to endorsing illegal activity

> Solar’s Future is Insanely Cheap - Solar has plunged in price faster than anyone – including me – predicted. And modeling of that price decline leads me to forecast that solar will continue to drop in price faster than I’ve previously expected, and will ultimately reach prices lower than virtually anyone expects. Prices that are, by any stretch of the measure, insanely, world-changingly cheap.

by Ramez Naam

https://rameznaam.com/2020/05/14/solars-future-is-insanely-cheap-2020/

#climatecrisis #solar

Solar's Future is Insanely Cheap (2020)

This is part 1 of a series where I'll look at the future costs of clean energy and mobility technologies. This is a refresh of and expansion of my 2015 series on the future of

Ramez Naam

> Facebook critics launch rival oversight board - The launch comes a day after Facebook’s officially-mandated Oversight Board said it would start work in mid-late October, nearly a year behind schedule.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-oversight/facebook-critics-launch-rival-oversight-board-idUSKCN26G1R6

#facebook #socialmedia #fakenews

Facebook critics launch rival oversight board

Critics of Facebook Inc <FB.O>, including the organizers of an advertising boycott against the company, on Friday launched their own oversight board to review the company's content moderation practices.

> Stop peddling fear of climate migrants - Beating the anti-immigrant drum does nothing to help climate action

by Sarah Nash & Caroline Zickgraf

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/stop-peddling-fear-climate-migrants/

#climatecrisis #brexit #immigration

Stop peddling fear of climate migrants

Beating the anti-immigrant drum does nothing to help climate action