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Stefan Reis
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Scientist, photographer, traveller, nerd, environment, sustainability, compassion, ...

Environmental science 50%
Geography 15%

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I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.

I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.

It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
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Happy World #AMR Awareness Week! #WAAW #WAAW25

At @ukceh.bsky.social our AMR researchers work on both #bacterial and #fungal AMR!

We undertake research monitoring AMR in many different environments (water 🌊, wastewater 💩, air 💨, soil 🌱 & plants 🌿), which means we get out in the field a lot!
“The JAG at Southern Command specifically expressed concern that strikes against people on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean…could amount to extrajudicial killings, the six sources said, and therefore legally expose service members involved in the operations.”
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources...
www.nbcnews.com
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
The catastrophic illegal waste dumping in Oxfordshire (see next post) is a direct result of the deregulation-by-stealth I wrote about in 2021, when my dead goldfish became a registered waste disposer. I warned it would let the mafia in. And here we are.🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain through the looking glass: my dead goldfish is now a registered waste disposer | George Monbiot
Algernon Goldfish is long gone, but I was able to sign him up. No wonder so many crooks are illegally dumping and ruining our environment, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
We cannot air condition our way out of the heat crisis.

Many cooling methods add planet warming emissions, in-turn increasing cooling demand.

But solutions exist to make cooling more sustainable & affordable: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

#COP30
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."

—FDR, 1936
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
New reflections from me about the challenge of countering disinformation when the state itself is distributing it

christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-erosio...
Der Tagessspiegel über meine gestrige Rede in Berlin:
www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/klima...
Die 45 Grad beziehen sich natürlich auf extreme Hitze: heute bis 39 Grad, künftig durchaus bis 45 Grad.
Mein Redetext (pdf) mit Links zu den Quellen: www.pik-potsdam.de/~stefan/FFFDemo_Rede_Berlin_Rahmstorf.pdf
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
“EPAs are research actors shaping Europe’s sustainable future” 🌍

Stephan Bartke #UBA shares insights from the first phase of #CASRI:

🔹 600+ identified R&I needs
🔹 4 themes + 4 cross-cutting challenges
🔹 Next: a joint #SRIA and a new #IGEPAS communication

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0zD...
Strengthening the Role of EPAs in EU Research - Stephan Bartke Interview (CASRI Coordinator, UBA)
YouTube video by CASRI Project
www.youtube.com
Priorities.

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“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.”

-Zohran Mamdani

Great opportunity for a PhD Studentship with an excellent group: phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican... - deadline for application is December 1st
Studying atmospheric ammonia and nitrogen deposition through model development and satellite data integration
phd.tech.au.dk
Big things are happening…

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Ever since day one of his second term, Trump has used ‘national emergencies’ to bypass Congress and rule by decree. This week, the Supreme Court will weigh in, and if it sides with him, the decision could pave the way for unchecked presidential power and a slide toward autocratic rule in the U.S.
Not Everything Can Be An Emergency
Tomorrow’s argument before SCOTUS is about far more than Trump’s illegal tariffs
thinkbigpicture.substack.com

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Nearly 500 million hectares of forests have been lost since 1990.

The good news? The latest data shows that deforestation is slowing across every region.

1/5 of forests are now protected, but the world must keep the momentum going.

Via UN News: news.un.org/en/story/202...

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“Early-warning systems work.” — António Guterres

Countries with strong alerts see 6x fewer disaster deaths, yet millions still lack protection.

UN chief calls for urgent financing to achieve #EarlyWarningsForAll by 2027.

More via UN News: news.un.org/en/story/202...
Biodiversity is the web of life that keeps our planet healthy.

But it’s under threat from pollution, habitat loss, and climate change.

Explore more on what biodiversity is all about and the ongoing work to protect it for people and the planet: unep.org/unep-and-biodiversity
Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.

It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.

It corrupts our political system every day.
Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.
Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan
History repeats.

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From national expert interviews series in Helsinki, Gabriela Wuelser #SCNAT highlights the value of stakeholders involvement and the need to go toward real collaboration.

About #CASRI future: building systemic links across environment, health, food, energy & more.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4GR...
CASRI Voices: Interview with Gabriela Wuelser (SCNAT)
YouTube video by CASRI Project
www.youtube.com
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

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The United Kingdom will host the twelfth session of the Plenary of the @ipbes.net next year.

Pleased to see Mary Creagh, UK Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Environment, at #UNGA to discuss more.

Look forward to working with the 🇬🇧 to deliver ambitious outcomes for biodiversity.
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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🎯At the core of #CASRI is a simple goal: connecting people, knowledge, and priorities for sustainability across Europe. Here key insights on building networks, shaping research agendas, strengthening #SPPI, and leveraging collaboration for real impact.

📹Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCn...
Key Insights in the CASRI Project - Collaborate. Innovate. Sustain.
YouTube video by CASRI Project
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