Zavier

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radical (adj.) late 14c., "originating in the root or ground”
ZavierDec 28, 2022
Greta ThunbergNov 9, 2022

A billionaire emits a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person, according to Oxfam.

We know which ones we need to hold accountable for the climate crisis.

https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/carbon-billionaires-the-investment-emissions-of-the-worlds-richest-people-621446/

Carbon Billionaires: The investment emissions of the world’s richest people - Oxfam Policy & Practice

The world’s richest people emit huge and unsustainable amounts of carbon and, unlike ordinary people, 50% to 70% of their emissions result from their investments. New analysis of the investments of 125 of the world’s richest billionaires shows that on average they are emitting 3 million tonnes a year, more than a million times the […]

Oxfam Policy & Practice
Show threadZavierDec 19, 2022
@singletona @elonjet Much creepier what Twitter tracks for every user: device info, location info, inferred identity, etc.
Show threadZavierDec 16, 2022
@drewharwell But what are the legal implications of accusing an innocent person of doxxing, slandering them, of calling sites malware that are not, of rewriting terms of service on a whim? Let’s not forget he leads a mob of millions who can attack anyone or start an insurrection. Saying “fire” in a crowded theater is not protected #freespeech even if you own the theater. #twitterpurge
ZavierDec 10, 2022
ZavierDec 10, 2022
“Researchers faced death threats and claims of research misconduct while working to determine the cause of a #kidney disease epidemic that has claimed tens of thousands of lives … Ultimately, their advocacy led to the culprit, an #herbicide called #glyphosate, being banned in several affected countries” #workers #boycott #ban #monsanto #bayer #roundup #CKD #KidneyDisease https://nexusnewsfeed.com/article/climate-ecology/glyphosate-is-a-primary-cause-of-kidney-damage/
Glyphosate is a primary cause of kidney damage

Story at-a-glanceResearch published in Environmental Pollution identified glyphosate in the urine of 11.1% of the infants and young children they tested, and this rose to 30% among newbornsSignificant bioaccumulation of glyphosate has been documented in the kidney, an organ with known susceptibility to glyphosateGlyphosate-induced kidney toxicity has been associated with disturbances in the expression of genes associated with fibrosis, necrosis and mitochondrial membrane dys...

ZavierDec 3, 2022
@liztai That makes sense—it takes time for whole networks of people to migrate and rehome. The Twitter drama is just a reminder about what was always true about corporate social media but the word is still getting out. Hope it spreads the world round!
ZavierDec 3, 2022
@liztai But the administration of #Twitter is pro-fascism, part of the American right-wing, imperial, colonial, capitalist, war machine. It is a corporate monopoly that has worked for years to eliminate competition. It used to be a tool for democracy but with #ElonMusk taking over, #Mastodon seems so much better for activists speaking out against injustices.
ZavierDec 1, 2022
Helena HortonNov 30, 2022
Interesting to watch a parliamentary debate on avian flu and not hear intensive poultry farming as a risk mentioned once. Those sheds rammed full of badly looked after birds are a lab for disease mutations
ZavierNov 27, 2022
Paul PeaceNov 27, 2022

Bees are unable to move in a straight line due to some modern pesticides. Tech is rarely our saviour.

#farming #agriculture #biodiversity #ExtinctionRebellion #pesticides #insecticides #bees #pollinators #foodsystem #diet #nutrition #dietetics #FoodProduction #permaculture #veganic #VeganicFarming

https://blog.frontiersin.org/2022/08/17/frontiers-insect-science-optomotor-response-impaired-honeybees-exposed-pesticides/?utm_source=ad&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=ba_sci-pr_finsc

Modern pesticides damage the brain of bees so they can’t move in a straight line - Science & research news | Frontiers

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers show for the first time that honeybee foragers exposed to the pesticides sulfoxaflor and imidacloprid have an impaired optomotor response, which makes them poor at keeping themselves on a straight trajectory while moving. This impairment is accompanied by damage to brain cells and dysregulation of detoxification genes. These

Science & research news | Frontiers - The latest science & research news from Frontiers - Publishing the most cited open-access journals in their fields
ZavierNov 26, 2022
@j35se yes!
ZavierNov 26, 2022
If you are using #Twitter still, how do you justify giving over your content, personal data, and social relationships to a profit-driven corporation that uses secret #algorithms, undermines #democracy, spreads #hate, and is led by an unhinged #billionaire? #question #riptwitter #elonmusk