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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 10h

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

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 11h

"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

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 3d

“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 · 14d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 3d

From May 2025, this analysis remains important as the negotiations for #peace in Gaza intensify.
ploughshares.ca/rules-for-ot...

Rules for Others: Selective Outrage, Silent Complicity, and an Alarming Lack of Principled Leadership - Project Ploughshares

It was against my principles, but I find that principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.— Mark Twain It is easy to defend norms in principle. Far harder to uphold them when they co...

ploughshares.ca

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks to the Broadbent Institute for this overview of the global response by countries to resist and the need for coordinated solidarity.
At the 2025 Panamerican Congress in Mexico City, held August 1st to 3rd, hosted by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rTk...

Naomi Klein: The Rise of End-of-the-World Fascism and Resistance from the Global South

YouTube video by Broadbent Institute

www.youtube.com

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 5d

Witnessing from afar, as I and many do, is gut-wrenching but NOWHERE near the horror of being there or connected personally to those killed or maimed.
As so many who are traumatised daily & face huge losses still embrace working for peace, surely all who are afar have duty from love to also persist.

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 6d

Roots and Shoots Peace Garden sign at the University of Guelph Arboretum in Ontario. Yet another #JaneGoodall legacy.
We CAN change the world" Dr. Jane Goodall, United Nations Messenger of #Peace. Dedicated by Dr. Jane Goodall, November 5, 2003.

Guelph Arboretum Roots and Shoots Peace Garden sign. The text reads: Root creep underground everywhere and make a firm foundation. Shoots seem very weak, but to reach the light, they can break open brick walls. Imagine that the brick walls are all the problems we have inflicted on our planet. Hundreds of thousands of roots and shoots, hundreds of thousands of young people around the world, can break through these walls. We CAN change the world" Dr. Jane Goodall, United Nations Messenger of Peace

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 8d

Missed this in June. Too busy trying to sqeeze $50k out of local government to provide time indoors in winter for 40 people sleeping rough in my small rural Ontario own.
macleans.ca/politics/tax...

I’m a Millionaire. Tax Me More, Please. - Macleans.ca

Wealthy Canadians like me can afford to pay extra for the greater good

macleans.ca

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 8d

This is what sharing truth looks like if there is going to be reconciliation.

A political cartoon of a little girl who is upset on learning about what happened to Indigenous children at residential schools and her father trying to avoid the hard truth.

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 9d

Same nasty choice is happening in Ontario & other parts of Canada. Almost humorous as there is little space in jails and no spaces for inforced rehab if substance use is part of the issue. Fines are a joke as people have no $$
Next likely ludicrous decision - build more jails rather than housing.

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 10d

BC social enterprise absorbs & redistributes excesses of fabric manufacturing.
"We accept donations of clean unsewn fabric ... from the film industry, theatre, manufacturing & individuals. In 2021, we kept over 20 tons of textiles & sewing related materials out of landfill." Profits to public good.

Our vision

We believe in a future where no useable fabric ends up in Canadian landfills. Our Social Fabric is a non-profit fabric store selling donated deadstock fabric and fibre arts supplies online and in-pers...

oursocialfabric.ca

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 10d

Their letter to federal leaders was sent to Singh, not to acting NDP leader Don Davies. Oof!
elbowsupforclimate.ca

Elbows Up For Climate - English - Elbows Up For Climate / Retroussons-nous les manches

Elbows Up For Climate Action An open letter from Canada’s local leaders Messrs. Blanchet, Carney, Pedneault, Poilievre, Singh, and Ms. May: We are mayors and councillors from across Canada, where we r...

elbowsupforclimate.ca

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 11d

It had to be said and I am relieved that they said it!
Your turn now because in Canada -- "More than 15 million people faced “evacuations, unsafe air quality, extreme heat, or severe storms in their communities,”
1 in 4 peopleclearly were harmed physically and/or economically by #climate disruption.

Back ‘Nation-Building, Not Nation-Burning’ Projects, 250 City Leaders Urge Carney

A coalition of more than 250 mayors and city councillors from across Canada is calling on the federal government to keep #ElbowsUp with nation-building projects that respond to the climate emergency, ...

www.theenergymix.com

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 11d

I live in Ontario. We in Eastern Canada are at peak colour for our deciduous trees. No matter how often one experiences this incomparable gaudy show, it takes your breath away!
A friend with a shop in my small town created this ad. It speaks well to the enormity of the splendour. Road trip!

Collage of the covers of trip guides for the province of Ontario in Fall

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Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 11d

“Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust.” - Maria Ressa, UNGA

"That sentence is the spine of her case: when facts disappear, so does shared reality; when shared reality disappears, so does the practical possibility of democracy." Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social

Carpe Momentum: Information Armageddon - Why Maria Ressa’s Warning Matters Now

How a Nobel laureate’s lived lessons from the Philippines map to America’s slide, and why JD Vance’s rhetoric turns that lesson into a plan.

marygeddry.com

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 12d

Does #peace depend greatly on a 'level playing field'? I say YES.
"At the other end of the scale, the Nordics – including Iceland, Denmark, Finland &, to a lesser degree, Sweden – perform significantly better than the OECD average in terms of creating equal opportunities for all."
Canada - step up!

Infographic: A Level Playing Field?

This chart shows relative inequality of opportunity across a selection of OECD countries.

www.statista.com

Deb Jeffrey @debjeffrey.bsky.social · 13d

Well now, obeying this instruction could be awkward...
(Sign noted by a friend using VIA rail in Ontario)

Sign in VIA train washroom -Do not flush anything except toilet paper