Ray Simon
@rayder7.bsky.social
Loves science, nature and history . Escaping the grip of Elon Musk . Politically progressive. 🐦🍀🌺🦜🐟🦋🌳
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“We live in a society which puts tremendous effort into pretending that it is not destroying itself”
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YOLO Economics: The Macabre Business Continuity Plans of Necrocapitalism
For a society that does everything in its power to distract itself from its mortal predicaments, it is an irony that it is host to an economic system which worships death through and through, down to ...
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April 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“We live in a society which puts tremendous effort into pretending that it is not destroying itself”
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“We are being purposely directed by this system to search for our missing parts in the very places where we’ll never find them: fear, insecurity, consumption and mutual destruction”
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Finding Meaning in An Increasingly Absurd World
Although society at large will never find the courage to acknowledge its existential descent, there is a growing unspoken feeling that something is fundamentally wrong with “The World”: it has simply ...
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April 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
“We are being purposely directed by this system to search for our missing parts in the very places where we’ll never find them: fear, insecurity, consumption and mutual destruction”
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“Capitalism’s job is to breed emotionally amputated humans that will keep coming back for more distraction narcotics and retail painkillers”
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Finding Meaning in An Increasingly Absurd World
Although society at large will never find the courage to acknowledge its existential descent, there is a growing unspoken feeling that something is fundamentally wrong with “The World”: it has simply ...
open.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“Capitalism’s job is to breed emotionally amputated humans that will keep coming back for more distraction narcotics and retail painkillers”
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This is the click-through engagement of my Twitter account over 67 days in January, where I used to have 35K followers. Elon’s algorithms shut me down completely and I don’t trust 🦋 either so make sure you subscribe for emails on tsakraklides.com or substack:
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April 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This is the click-through engagement of my Twitter account over 67 days in January, where I used to have 35K followers. Elon’s algorithms shut me down completely and I don’t trust 🦋 either so make sure you subscribe for emails on tsakraklides.com or substack:
substack.com/@georgetsakr...
substack.com/@georgetsakr...
@janecaro.bsky.social I tried a free Wordle app. Didn't find it very challenging.
February 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
@janecaro.bsky.social I tried a free Wordle app. Didn't find it very challenging.
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That thing that isn’t happening…um…appears to wreaking havoc. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
Scientists say unusually mild temperatures linked to low-pressure system over Iceland directing strong flow of warm air towards north pole
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February 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
That thing that isn’t happening…um…appears to wreaking havoc. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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common nighthawk, taking a daytime nap on a fencepost 🪶
November 18, 2024 at 10:30 PM
common nighthawk, taking a daytime nap on a fencepost 🪶
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#birding #ornithology #nikon #birdsofprey
Well you may have heard that the Nankeen Kestrels are nesting again in the dead branch of a Sugar Gum tree. I waited hours for a shot of a parent bird coming into feed lit up against the setting sun. Looks like snake is off the menu this time.
Well you may have heard that the Nankeen Kestrels are nesting again in the dead branch of a Sugar Gum tree. I waited hours for a shot of a parent bird coming into feed lit up against the setting sun. Looks like snake is off the menu this time.
November 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM
#birding #ornithology #nikon #birdsofprey
Well you may have heard that the Nankeen Kestrels are nesting again in the dead branch of a Sugar Gum tree. I waited hours for a shot of a parent bird coming into feed lit up against the setting sun. Looks like snake is off the menu this time.
Well you may have heard that the Nankeen Kestrels are nesting again in the dead branch of a Sugar Gum tree. I waited hours for a shot of a parent bird coming into feed lit up against the setting sun. Looks like snake is off the menu this time.
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Just horrendous. Between them, Trump and Netanyahu seem determined to wipe the Palestinians off the face of the Earth. It was terrible under Biden. It'll be even worse now. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments
Palestinian groups shocked by US president-elect’s favouring of outspoken supporters of far-right activists in the region
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November 17, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Just horrendous. Between them, Trump and Netanyahu seem determined to wipe the Palestinians off the face of the Earth. It was terrible under Biden. It'll be even worse now. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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This is a war not *just* against the living planet, not *just* against the common good, but against the very nature of material reality. The ultimate expression of power is to say "night is day", and have others believe you.
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Chris Wright: Trump nominates fracking executive to lead Energy Department - BBC News
Wright is expected to fulfil Trump's campaign promise to "drill, baby, drill" and maximise US energy production.
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November 17, 2024 at 10:52 AM
This is a war not *just* against the living planet, not *just* against the common good, but against the very nature of material reality. The ultimate expression of power is to say "night is day", and have others believe you.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Coalition’s shadow ministry is still known as “Spuds Duds”😳
November 13, 2024 at 9:12 PM
The Coalition’s shadow ministry is still known as “Spuds Duds”😳
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I am looking forward to blue skies ahead - please help to raise the funds for my appeal so I can be free chuffed.org/project/davi...
Help free David McBride from prison - David vs Goliath
On 14 May 2024, the ACT Supreme Court jailed David McBride for trying to expose the Australian Defence Force’s unethical, harmful and highly politicised leadership. David is not giving up. David McBri...
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November 15, 2024 at 7:04 AM
I am looking forward to blue skies ahead - please help to raise the funds for my appeal so I can be free chuffed.org/project/davi...
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Tulsi Gabbard most likely to be picked as Director of National Intelligence by Trump.
November 13, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Tulsi Gabbard most likely to be picked as Director of National Intelligence by Trump.
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Lysenkoism 2.0
November 14, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Lysenkoism 2.0
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For those who are keeping track, that's named storm #18. Only 11 seasons going back to 1851 have seen that many storms. (Note: the last time tropical Atlantic temps were near this warm and we were headed toward La Nina--2005--the season extended into January)
Tropical Storm Sara has formed and is closing in on Central America where it is set to unleash disastrous flooding rain with "life-threatening" impact.
Tropical Storm Sara forms in the Caribbean and heads toward ‘life-threatening’ impact with Central America | CNN
The National Hurricane Center is also asking residents of the eastern Gulf Coast, including Florida, to monitor the storm closely since it has the potential to reach the US.
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November 14, 2024 at 8:54 PM
For those who are keeping track, that's named storm #18. Only 11 seasons going back to 1851 have seen that many storms. (Note: the last time tropical Atlantic temps were near this warm and we were headed toward La Nina--2005--the season extended into January)
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It's autocracy/kleptocracy/kakistocracy/idiocracy, all in one!
Trump is reportedly expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services
Trump expected to select Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS
The choice will roil many public health experts after his years of touting debunked claims that vaccines cause autism.
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November 14, 2024 at 9:21 PM
It's autocracy/kleptocracy/kakistocracy/idiocracy, all in one!
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"Climate policy under a second Trump presidency" | My interview earlier today (joined by NY TImes' Coral Davenport) on @npr.org / #WHYY's #Studio2 with Avi Wolfman-Arent: whyy.org/episodes/cli...
Climate policy under a second Trump presidency - WHYY
President-elect Trump has called climate change a hoax, led his supporters in chants of “drill baby drill” and said he’d pull out of the Paris climate agreement. What should we expect from the Trump a...
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November 15, 2024 at 12:46 AM
"Climate policy under a second Trump presidency" | My interview earlier today (joined by NY TImes' Coral Davenport) on @npr.org / #WHYY's #Studio2 with Avi Wolfman-Arent: whyy.org/episodes/cli...
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My op-Ed in the @latimes.bsky.social with Susan Joy Hassol from a year ago is every bit as relevant today: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
#COP29
#COP29
Opinion: COP28 has become a shameless exercise in the fight against climate change. But can we afford to walk out?
It's tempting to abandon the yearly climate conference when an oil executive is in charge and countries are clinging to fossil fuels. But the world doesn't have that luxury.
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November 15, 2024 at 4:01 PM
My op-Ed in the @latimes.bsky.social with Susan Joy Hassol from a year ago is every bit as relevant today: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
#COP29
#COP29
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If the recent historical pattern holds, Saudi Arabia
November 15, 2024 at 4:08 PM
If the recent historical pattern holds, Saudi Arabia
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Climate Solutions for the Living World" | I discuss #OurFragileMoment with Penn Biology's Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center TODAY, at 1:30pm. Link to register here: upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 15, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Climate Solutions for the Living World" | I discuss #OurFragileMoment with Penn Biology's Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center TODAY, at 1:30pm. Link to register here: upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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"Climate crisis : Scientists warn of imminent Atlantic current collapse with global consequences" by Samir Sebti for Daily Galaxy: dailygalaxy.com/2024/11/clim...
Climate crisis : Scientists warn of imminent Atlantic current collapse with global consequences
The world's leading climate scientists have sounded the alarm on a potentially catastrophic event that could reshape our planet's future. In a stark warning,
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November 15, 2024 at 6:11 PM
"Climate crisis : Scientists warn of imminent Atlantic current collapse with global consequences" by Samir Sebti for Daily Galaxy: dailygalaxy.com/2024/11/clim...
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"The climate news is awful. Republicans are on the cusp of making it worse. But there's still hope" by Meteor Blades for @dailykos.bsky.social: www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
The climate news is awful. Republicans are on the cusp of making it worse. But there's still hope
"Greenhouse gas pollution at these levels will guarantee a human and economic trainwreck for every country, without exception." — Climate Defiance, upon hearing the recent news that atmospheric concen...
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November 16, 2024 at 6:39 AM
"The climate news is awful. Republicans are on the cusp of making it worse. But there's still hope" by Meteor Blades for @dailykos.bsky.social: www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...