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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 8h

This is not good for climate or environment....

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9h

Drill, baby, drill—but this time in Canada’s wilderness. British Columbia is transforming into a hydrocarbon powerhouse, thanks to the world’s almost insatiable demand for natural gas.

Drilling Frenzy Arrives in Canada’s Pristine Wilderness

As countries around the world scramble to secure fuel to run their power plants, natural gas has attracted energy producers to Canada’s westernmost province.

bloom.bg

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 9h

USA is in deep dark waters now. What happens next will have major repercussions to the whole world.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 2d

all in all, this is bad for Europe (and bad for Ukraine, as France has been one of the key powers to push more help for Ukraine in EU agenda). If France is incapacitated, EU is also at least partly incapacitated... 3/3

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 2d

Is the worrisome point. If elections are next, then it is pretty clear that NR will be top contender for PM position (or there will be a hung parliament again). Hard to see how Macron can rule, or get through gangantuan saving program that is demanded by the EU and the lenders 2/n

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 2d

France is in a Crisis. and this:

"Polling consistently puts the National Rally way ahead of other political parties with around 33 to 34 percent of the vote in a possible legislative election. Macron’s party is trailing third, with half that voting share. Leftist candidates are polling second." 1/n

Marine Le Pen smells blood as Macron runs out of options

The far-right National Rally is pushing for new elections.

www.politico.eu

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 2d

Onnea @terevaden.net , Antti Salminen, ja Juha Kauppinen!

"Ekosäätiön Pekka Kuusi -palkinnot 2025 Juha Kauppiselle sekä Antti Salmiselle ja Tere Vadénille luonto- ja energiatrilogioista"

ekosaatio.fi/pekka-kuusi/...

Pekka Kuusi-palkinto – Ekosäätiö

Ekosäätiö jakaa määrävälein Pekka Kuusi-palkinnon organisaatoille tai yksityisille henkilöille, joiden panos kestävässä kehityksessä, ekologisessa ajattelussa ja teoissa on ollut merkittävä. Ekosäätiö...

ekosaatio.fi

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 2d

Tämä on erittäin hyvä uutinen.

Li Andersson @liandersson.bsky.social · 2d

Eduskunnan suuri valiokunta päätti perjantaina vastustaa Tanskan kompromissia CSAM-asetukseksi. Lapsiin kohdistuvaa seksuaalista väkivaltaa tulee torjua verkossa toimivasti ja tehokkaasti, mutta heikosti kohdennettu yksityisyydensuojan murtaminen ei kuulu demokratiaan.

www.eduskunta.fi

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 4d

And, like I have said before, it does not mean that everyone need to turn to vegan/vegetarian. Limiting (red) meat would be a start for individuals. Offering vegetarian food in climate/environment meetings would be another. Make these the norm, and then let's take next steps. 2/2

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 4d

Meat is not only blind spot,it is the stuff from which culture wars start. Many think that if we take away traditional food of a culture, then it will start diminishing it. Cultures (and food we eat) has changed forever, so we should embrace change, and us scientists should lead by example 1/2

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 4d

Meat is a blind spot for people who care about climate. When I used to have dinner with my colleague Wally Broecker, the climate scientist who coined the term “global warming”, he would always order a steak.

The climate movement’s biggest weakness

What the climate movement is getting dead wrong.

www.vox.com

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 4d

A physical representation of trying to stay positive in 2025

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 4d

Great reminder where most inventions and breakthroughs come from.

Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 4d

Sometimes I think about how from 1935-1975ish, Bell Labs produced an insane amount of revolutionary science and technology, including 11 Nobel Prizes, the transistor, UNIX, C, the laser, the solar cell, information theory, etc. The secret? Provide scientists with ample, steady, no-strings funding.

sites.stat.columbia.edu

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 4d

Another populist in Europe comes out on top and the Eastern Europe seems to be slowly turning towards China (and Russia)...

Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 4d

Looks like populist billionaire Andrej Babis will come out on top in Czech election

Known to be much friendlier to China than current government. Will this see an extension of Beijing’s "silk curtain" running through Budapest, Belgrade, Bratislava?

Populist billionaire Babis on track to win Czech election

A victory would raise the prospect of a government that would boost Europe's anti-immigration camp and reduce support for Ukraine.

www.reuters.com

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Reuters @reuters.com · 5d

Jane Goodall and the institute she founded stressed that the window for conservation is still open. Here's what's at stake for the charismatic apes she championed reut.rs/4qb9YPB

Jane Goodall's death highlights narrow window for conservation

reut.rs

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 5d

The actual report here:
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www.thelancet.com/commissions-...

The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems

The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems presents new evidence-based insights on nutrition and human health, within safe and just planetary boundaries. New to this...

www.thelancet.com

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 5d

And it _does not_ mean that everyone needs to go vegan/vegetarian. It just means that we need to reduce the use of animal products (esp. red meat but also other animal products), and eat more whole grains, legumes, fruit, vegetables, and nuts. Doesn't sound that bad, or revolutionary change...

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 5d

We are breaching planetary boundaries, and much of it is connected to food and how we produce food. And it would be good for individual health, too!

"The planetary health diet, ... could halve the food sector’s greenhouse gas emissions and prevent up to 15 million deaths annually."
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EAT-Lancet 2025: Global food transformation needed to ease pressure on the planet and save millions of lives

Five of the seven breached planetary boundaries are linked to food systems. By transforming production and adopting a “planetary health diet,” we can halve food-related climate emissions and prevent m...

www.stockholmresilience.org

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 5d

Sellainen keskieurooppalainen pienten asutuskeskuksien verkosto isojen kaupunkien ympärillä, johon lisätään myös tiiviimmät yhteydet kaupungin ja maaseudun välillä, voisi hyvinkin toimia Suomen tapauksessa hyvin. Mutta se tarvitsisi parempaa verkostoituneisuutta ja yhteistyötä alueiden välillä. 2/2

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 5d

Minä näen että on ihan turha rakentaa vastakkainasettelua maaseutu-kaupunki akselille. Iso osa työpaikoista ja palveluista keskittyy kaupunkeihin, suurin osa luonnonvaroista ja ruuasta tuotetaan muualla, osa haluaa asua maalla osa kaupungissa, molempia tarvitaan. 1/n

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 6d

Webinar alert!

The Drawdown Explorer, containing detailed analysis and actionable insights on 140+ solutions, is live and free for all!

Tune into our upcoming webinar where Jonathan Foley, exec. director of Project Drawdown, will guide us through the platform.

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Join Dr. Jonathan Foley, executive director of Project Drawdown, for the launch of Drawdown Explorer. This revolutionary, open-access online platform provides detailed, up-to-date intelligence on ove...

us02web.zoom.us

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 6d

"When asked about a patent for the vaccine, he said there was none. “Could you patent the sun?” he asked. His statement set a standard for altruism." There would be a lot of need for this kind of thinking in today's world too!

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 6d

This is excellent reading!

Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 6d

Fantastic story on our homepage this morning about the race to find a polio vaccine, written by a polio survivor happy that she has become a “dinosaur” of the time before we had one. Worth your while: www.thebulwark.com/p/polio-vacc...

The Polio Vaccine Was a Miracle—and We Must Not Forget It

As a polio survivor, I am a dinosaur today. My great hope is that our country’s living memory of the disease ends with my generation.

www.thebulwark.com

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 6d

We are living in very weird timeline now....

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 6d

no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask

A screenshot from Publisher's Lunch:
Jennifer L. Armentrout and Hellmann's
In a promotion designed for BookTok enjoyment, Jennifer L. Armentrout’s just-published THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE is available in a special, limited-edition "garlic-scented copy, infused with Hellmann’s Garlic Aioli to create a one-of-a-kind, Craven-proof book." They explain: "This exclusive edition is printed with garlic-infused ink, designed to ward off Armentrout’s bloodthirsty monsters, the Craven. While humans may dread garlic breath, Hellmann’s has cleverly transformed this social faux pas into an unexpected – and delicious – form of supernatural protection."

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Katherine Hardy @kardyology.bsky.social · 6d

Prepare for ai personhood all you want, I’m going to learn how to ride a horse, not kill my plants and get a dog. The world is what we make it.

Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 6d

This grifter works with OpenAI, yet this is mentioned as a tiny insignificant detail, not The Precise Reason Why He Is Saying Something Completely Unverifiable www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It’s time to prepare for AI personhood | Jacy Reese Anthis

Technological advances will bring social upheaval. How will we treat digital minds, and how will they treat us?

www.theguardian.com

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 7d

This is excellent reading for those don't know the US christian white movement that well (or been to states)... but it really is really weird, as anyone who has spent enough time in US can verify.

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 7d

That's part of why I wrote this. It's important to understand that MAGA is not "real" America.

On the contrary, the reason they're all so fucking bitter is they know most people aren't like them. And they resent that.

www.salon.com/2025/10/01/m...

MAGA can't expand its base — and Christian music tells us why

The songs from Charlie Kirk's memorial exposed a serious problem

www.salon.com

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Jussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 7d

Patriarch, not Pope, autocorrect striked again...

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