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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 6h

The most disadvantaged continue to bear the worst of climate chaos - created by the most privileged people on this planet. More marginal areas now unihabitable - no #climatejustice
“Several houses floated miles inland – some with people still inside."
Alaska Beacon - independent, nonpartisan news

In photos: Residents of western Alaska share storm damage of ex-Typhoon Halong | Alaska Beacon

As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western Alaska communities.

alaskabeacon.com

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 2d

Weave: The Social Fabric Project re: broken social trust in the U.S.
...looking for trusted organizations to bring a model of local partnerships to foster connection & trust in 25 new locations. Partners, called Community Hosts, will receive seed funds of $225,000.... Apply by November 2, 2025.

Weave: the Social Fabric Project

Weavers are people who show up for others. They lead with love, building thick relationships. They are transforming their communities and their lives.

weavers.org

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 2d

I ride in the Great Canadian Cycle Challenge yearly to raise $$ for Sick Kids cancer research. Not only do auto emissions contribute to kids' cancer, each year some riding are hit by motor vehicles....
Plus they give riders new cycing jerseys laden with carcinogenic “forever chemicals” like PFAS🥺

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 2d

New paper from the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) by Andrew Fanning and Kate Raworth.
Out of balance indeed. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance - Nature

A revised ‘Doughnut’ providing a visual assessment of trends in social deprivation and planetary degradation over the past two decades shows more than doubling of global GDP accompanied by accelerating ecological overshoot but only a modest reduction in human deprivation.

www.nature.com

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 3d

Some data here still nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...

Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | National Snow and Ice Data Center

How to use CharcticDeveloped at NSIDC with support from NASA, the Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph enables users to more easily access and explore the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad

nsidc.org

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 3d

Agree with the concept entirely but note that the example of Mexico is not accurate. That system fell apart although the President wants to revive the stores.
www.wlrn.org/americas/202...

Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s

President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged to revive government stores and continue efforts to achieve “food sovereignty” to make Mexico capable of producing all the food it eats.

www.wlrn.org

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 3d

Instead. "Now would be a great time for a widespread and thoughtful public education, not to whip up new fears of flags and protests, or to condemn a vague notion of “hate,” but to promote the values of anti-racism and anti-discrimination in Canada."

New hate crime law is a cover for suppressing Palestine protests ⋆ The Breach

The proposed 'Combatting Hate Act' is built on the idea that protests inspire hateful violence, and gives police the tools to crack down on expression

breachmedia.ca

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 3d

"From #Climate Urgency to Energy Security"?
Still seems to me that much is happening on the backs of the least secure people on the planet. Even if the % of clean energy produced is growing, those in wealthier nations are taking more of their fair share and their energy use just keeps on growing.

Solar energy is now the world’s cheapest and fastest-growing energy source

Solar power becomes the world’s cheapest energy, reshaping the global grid and driving a cleaner, more resilient future.

www.thebrighterside.news

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 5d

Today is World Mental Health Day.
Regarding mental health, people in war torn areas experience much more depression, anxiety or PTSD & have very little support.
We see & feel grave social problems in Canada as well, even without war. We can't fix war, but we CAN build healthier communities for all.

Infographic: The Global Gap in Mental Health Workers

This chart shows the estimated number of mental health workers for adults per 100,000 population in 2024, by world region.

www.statista.com

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 5d

Telling and humble persistence..."The Norwegian Nobel Institute shared a video of the moment its director, Kristian Berg Harpviken, woke Machado up with the news. “Oh my God!” she said. “I have no words ... But I hope you understand that ... I am just one person, I certainly don’t deserve this.”"

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 5d

The stories most often reported do not add up to the whole story - not even close. After a while of seeing them over and over again they mutate into being the only stories. ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...

Does the news reflect what we die from?

What do Americans die from, and what do the New York Times, Washington Post, and Fox News report on?

ourworldindata.org

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 6d

Mind-boggling journey of just one of many monarchs tagged at Long Point on the Ontario side of L. Erie in September.
Read it. Be amazed. Vow to protect.

Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 7d

Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿

Screen shot of Project Monarch app map of progress of a monarch butterfly from southern Ontario to Oklahoma.

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 6d

I noticed posts a week ago, but you are right...no sign of the account today! That is too bad. Brilliant satire. Hope this person is OK!

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 6d

Many respected & active #climate science people are here on Bluesky. Maybe some will comment on this "Climate Science is Alive & Well Online" article. I am grateful they are here sharing ideas & info but does much reach those 'on the outside'?
@naomioreskes.bsky.social ? @katharinehayhoe.com ?

Despite the Trump Administration’s Best Efforts to Suppress It, Climate Science Is Alive and Well Online - Inside Climate News

Hundreds of scientists worldwide are collaborating to combat misinformation by making accurate climate information widely available to the public.

insideclimatenews.org

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 6d

"Does the alliance’s collapse open the gates for full-scale bank financing of fossil fuels? Or does it point to a lower-profile but possibly more effective financing path for the climate transition?"
BIG question for moving towards a safer #climate for all life.

Mark Carney's Net-Zero Banking Alliance is done. Now what?

The end of the global network could spell more bank financing of fossil fuels, or a more effective path for the energy transition

www.corporateknights.com

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 7d

The pepper spraying of a praying Presbyterian pastor - who is white and in clerical garb - at a peaceful demonstration should tell you a great deal. The sequence described in the quote "First they came for..." is already well on the way to completion.

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 7d

Protecting Protesters and the Press from Unconstitutional Federal Force in Illinois
On October 6, 2025, a coalition of media organizations, clergy, & private citizens filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump & federal agencies for violating their First Amendment rights in the Chicago area.

Protecting Protesters and the Press from Unconstitutional Federal Force in Illinois

Protect Democracy is suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment in Northern Illinois.

protectdemocracy.org

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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 9d

Today’s must read piece

on.ft.com/4f844Iv

The Nobel for Econsplaining

Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson won a prize for applying economics to the very things economics is inherently bad at figuring out

on.ft.com

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 9d

“failure is not inevitable, it is a choice” #climate, #biodiversity, land, freshwater, geochemistry, xenobiotic substances and now oceans - are all considered over the limit.
Of the 9, only ozone depletion and aerosol loading in the atmosphere remain in the 'safe' zone.

PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 21d

Read his speech in full here: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

Johan Rockström addresses heads of state during United Nations General Assembly: “failure is not inevitable, it is a choice”

24.09.2025 – Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) addressed heads of state, ministers and other dignitaries in New York today.

www.pik-potsdam.de

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 9d

As many of us at this moment are honouring the life of Jane Goodall and lament her passing, following up on her message to create a basis for hope through our collective action is looking harder to achieve.
I will guess what she would advise...TRY HARDER.

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone

24.09.2025 - A new report from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) reveals that 7 of the 9 critical Earth system boundaries have now been b...

www.pik-potsdam.de

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 9d

Thankfully, the airwaves are not flooded with the grating voice of PP too often these days but that means he does not make himself readily available as an object of satire. Ah the good ol'days of delusion when becoming PM was a done dea in his mind.

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 9d

Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social has been required to focus on the mayhem to the south of us, so to honour his commentary on Canadian struggles, I am posting this meme. Can be modified to suit almost any BS that is piled high

Satirical poster showing 3 castastrophic truck crashes in parallel with a politician who also 'crashed'

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 9d

Canada Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec Enablers - Financing violations p.77 The Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, which manages CA$473.3 billion in pension funds of six million Canadians, has almost CA$9.6 billion invested in named companies.

Summary of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Corporate Complicity in the Economy of Occupation and Genocide

law4palestine.org

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 9d

As the seasons change, millions of migratory #birds are taking off on their incredible journeys across plains, seas, mountains and multiple international borders along the way. This natural event brings us together to celebrate the second peak date of World Migratory Bird Day, Saturday, 11 October.

Shared Spaces poster of birds in bird safe spaces in cities for Oct. 11 World Migratory Bird Day.

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