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“Under the auspices of dismantling the ‘deep state,’ Elon Musk has become something of a deep state unto himself—an unelected, unaccountable billionaire running roughshod over the United States government, with little apparent constraint from those who the American people actually elected.” - Eric Lutz
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Future archaeologists may wonder why our civilization took such a crude, short-sighted, combative approach to nature. For example Monsanto tried to kill weeds with the herbicide Roundup, based on glyphosphate, and make a lot of money selling seeds that were genetically engineered to resist it. People went wild spraying whole fields with glyphosphate.
It didn't take long for nature to laugh that off.
Monsanto claimed it was “highly unlikely” that glyphosate-resistant weeds would become a problem. But resistance showed up in a plant called Palmer amaranth in 2004, and it spread rapidly, because this plant puts out pollen that can blow long distances on the wind.
By 2009, a mutation in Palmer amaranth let the plant make more than 150 copies of the gene that glyphosate targets.
Plants make little loops of free-floating DNA that carry traits between species. So now resistance to gylphosphate is spreading from one species to another!
Plants are also developing 'metabolic resistance', where they become able to break down a wide variety of herbicides.
We may not think of it this way, but we are breeding these plants to do this. As the biologist Patrick Tranel said:
“When you try to kill something, what does it do? It tries to not be killed.”
There are other ways to deal with 'weeds' - that is, plants that don't ask permission to grow. But because our civilization is not good at thinking ahead, we will only accept this when we build the situation into a full-blown 'crisis'.
A crisis of nature not wanting to die.
A privately owned South Australian island is about to become a lifeline for Australia’s most endangered species! Thanks to a joint investment by the Australian and South Australian governments, Flinders Island (off the state’s west coast) will be transformed into a sanctuary for native wildlife.
The $4.8 million project includes a massive pest eradication program to remove feral cats, rats, and mice, creating a safe haven for threatened species like the adorable banded hare-wallaby.
#WildlifeConservation #EndangeredSpecies #FlindersIsland #SouthAustralia #NatureLovers #Biodiversity
Life for a woman who defends the defenseless in 2025...
It's important to note that before the destruction of Rafah, it was declared as a safezone by Israel. People across the entire country were told to flee here. Just three months into this conflict, over one million refugees had to make this city their new home.
As a result of this, the Rafah offensive was heavily criticized and Israel was ordered to stop, by the United States, the ICJ, the EU, all EU member states independently, China, Australia, Brazil... [Source]
Was there any response when this red line was crossed? No, there were no (economic) sanctions or otherwise political consequences, despite this obvious human rights violation.
The refugee encampment in Rafah was specifically bombed as well. [Source]
Just last month the official safezone was changed again, into a much smaller and much more crammed area. The entire population of Gaza should move again into a space that could never support them and that is subject to change any time.
Abiding by these human rights violating orders is suicide. However, high up from our ivory tower, people are criticizing refugees of a country for not fleeing when they were told to do so. Blaming the victims for their death, as they could've always fled. In a debate in Germany I was even told that by continuing to stay in their home, these people support Hamas.
I have no words for such a sentiment; refugees deserve support no matter what.
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