Michael Zwirn

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Migrated to spore.social in hopes of eventual federation with other instances. That means something, I hope. #climate #wildlife #democracy #pressfreedom #bikedc #indie #alternative #music #pangolins
who did it better?
Hire more religion reporters.
A new Gulag is being created in Russia and on the territory of occupied Ukraine
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-prisons-civilians-torture-detainees-88b4abf2efbf383272eed9378be13c72
Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more

Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are being detained across Russia and the Ukrainian territories it occupies, in centers ranging from brand-new wings in Russian prisons to clammy basements. Most have no status under Russian law. An Associated Press investigation also found that Russia is making plans to hold potentially thousands more. A Russian government document obtained by the AP dating to January outlined plans to create 25 new prison colonies and six other detention centers in occupied Ukraine by 2026. In addition, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree in May that would make it easier for Russia to deport Ukrainians who resist Russian occupation deep into Russia indefinitely, which has already happened in multiple cases documented by the AP.

AP News

My article for TIME on environmental crises in Florida.

"If solid ground is an illusion in Florida, so too is the political landscape... Neglect, greed, & business interests are regularly privileged... even celebrated, over the rights of communities"

A fair amount of news broken in this piece.

https://time.com/6288683/florida-desantis-environment-climate-change/

Florida’s Environmental Failures Are a Warning for the Rest of the U.S.

Jeff VanderMeer on what the U.S. should learn from Ron DeSantis's environmental policies, which have crippled Florida in the climate change era.

Time

What kind of bozo responds with the "haha" laughing emoji or "smiling" like emoji when the NYT posts this? (Lots of bozos apparently.)

... The last three days were likely the hottest in Earth’s modern history, scientists said on Thursday, as a surge of heat shattered records globally. https://nyti.ms/3PG2eoN

Heat Records Broken Across Earth

From north to south, temperatures are surging as greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and combine with effects from El Niño.

The New York Times

Fantastic NYT feature on the destruction of the last remnants of the US chemical weapons arsenal. With photos and video clips. #wmd

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/us/chemical-weapons-stockpile.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

U.S. Is Destroying the Last of Its Once-Vast Chemical Weapons Arsenal

Decades behind its initial schedule, the dangerous job of eliminating the world’s only remaining declared stockpile of lethal chemical munitions will be completed as soon as Friday.

The New York Times
This is wrong.
On so many levels.