Ricardo
@rmdsilva.bsky.social
All about socio-ecological transition. Sometimes activist, sometimes writer. into #degrowth #teamjustcollapse
From Global Tapestry of Alternatives (GTA), a network of grassroots groups, social movements, and communities (especially in the Global South) working together to imagine, enact, and defend alternatives to the dominant political-economic order. globaltapestryofalternatives.org/reports:rd:01
Radical Democracy: recovering the roots of self-governance & autonomy
Radical Democracy: recovering the roots of self-governance & autonomy Introduction In the face of escalating crises—climate collapse, widening economic inequities, and the entrenched power of neolib...
globaltapestryofalternatives.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
From Global Tapestry of Alternatives (GTA), a network of grassroots groups, social movements, and communities (especially in the Global South) working together to imagine, enact, and defend alternatives to the dominant political-economic order. globaltapestryofalternatives.org/reports:rd:01
Excellent example of the state of large-scale, industrial, export-oriented agriculture (NOT farmers who actually want to feed people).
What it misses is how deliberate these farmers go about cheating the health regulation - and the level of impunity they are able to enjoy - much like fossil fuels
What it misses is how deliberate these farmers go about cheating the health regulation - and the level of impunity they are able to enjoy - much like fossil fuels
Spain's Hog Haven Pollutes Catalonian Waters
->Circle of Blue | #water #pollute | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Circle of Blue | #water #pollute | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Spain's Hog Haven Pollutes Catalonian Waters
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... KEY POINTS Catalonia is the center of Spain’s hog production. Nitrates contaminate waters in Catalonia and across Spain. Citizens are acting to protect water and their lives. BARCELONA – Go anywhere in the world,...
www.circleofblue.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Excellent example of the state of large-scale, industrial, export-oriented agriculture (NOT farmers who actually want to feed people).
What it misses is how deliberate these farmers go about cheating the health regulation - and the level of impunity they are able to enjoy - much like fossil fuels
What it misses is how deliberate these farmers go about cheating the health regulation - and the level of impunity they are able to enjoy - much like fossil fuels
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Spain's Hog Haven Pollutes Catalonian Waters
->Circle of Blue | #water #pollute | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Circle of Blue | #water #pollute | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Spain's Hog Haven Pollutes Catalonian Waters
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... KEY POINTS Catalonia is the center of Spain’s hog production. Nitrates contaminate waters in Catalonia and across Spain. Citizens are acting to protect water and their lives. BARCELONA – Go anywhere in the world,...
www.circleofblue.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
These young workers are smarter than all the AI hype drones
Fearing AI job losses, some young workers in Britain shift towards skilled trades reut.rs/49Ldjiq
Fearing AI job losses, some young workers in Britain shift towards skilled trades
In a labour market where artificial intelligence is quickly transforming and sometimes replacing jobs, student Maryna Yaroshenko wanted to find a future-proof career that offered long-term stability.
reut.rs
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
These young workers are smarter than all the AI hype drones
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As the U.S. antiwar movement targets the weapons supply chain enabling the genocide in Gaza, it can learn much from the decades-long struggle against cluster bombs in Minneapolis. #armsembargonow
A 40-year fight against cluster bombs offers lessons to stop the US-Israel weapons pipeline
The Honeywell Project in Minneapolis showed how to beat a weapons maker: obstruct operations, recruit workers, build camaraderie and persist.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
As the U.S. antiwar movement targets the weapons supply chain enabling the genocide in Gaza, it can learn much from the decades-long struggle against cluster bombs in Minneapolis. #armsembargonow
A leader punished for ordering lethal force against its own people.
Something to normalise.
Something to normalise.
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
Hasina sentenced in abstentia by court in Dhaka over deadly crackdown on student-led uprising last year
Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in abstentia by a court in Dhaka for crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.
A three-judge bench of the country’s international crimes tribunal convicted Hasina of crimes including incitement, orders to kill, and inaction to prevent atrocities, carried out as she oversaw a crackdown on anti-government protesters last year. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A leader punished for ordering lethal force against its own people.
Something to normalise.
Something to normalise.
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The Genoese dockworkers inserted themselves into the globe’s most contentious political issue, Palestine, using the best tool in any worker’s toolbox: stopping work. Call it a boycott, call it direct action, call it a strike. When workers stop working, bosses & governments take notice. My latest! ✊
Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their recent boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.
Dockerworker strikes in solidarity with Gaza have a long legacy
Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Genoese dockworkers inserted themselves into the globe’s most contentious political issue, Palestine, using the best tool in any worker’s toolbox: stopping work. Call it a boycott, call it direct action, call it a strike. When workers stop working, bosses & governments take notice. My latest! ✊
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The next step to make abortion safe & accessible in the EU is happening!
On Wednesday, the FEMM Committee votes on @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social.
Will they stand for safe & legal abortion in the EU, or will they let women suffer because of restrictive bans?
On Wednesday, the FEMM Committee votes on @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social.
Will they stand for safe & legal abortion in the EU, or will they let women suffer because of restrictive bans?
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The next step to make abortion safe & accessible in the EU is happening!
On Wednesday, the FEMM Committee votes on @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social.
Will they stand for safe & legal abortion in the EU, or will they let women suffer because of restrictive bans?
On Wednesday, the FEMM Committee votes on @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social.
Will they stand for safe & legal abortion in the EU, or will they let women suffer because of restrictive bans?
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Hi, It's Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
"In 2004, you saw some college guy using me and thought, 'What a lazy cheater.'
Now you’d think, 'At least he’s not asking Gemini.'
In a few years, you’ll say, 'Wow, look, a human being who can read.'"
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
"In 2004, you saw some college guy using me and thought, 'What a lazy cheater.'
Now you’d think, 'At least he’s not asking Gemini.'
In a few years, you’ll say, 'Wow, look, a human being who can read.'"
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
www.mcsweeneys.net
October 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Hi, It's Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
"In 2004, you saw some college guy using me and thought, 'What a lazy cheater.'
Now you’d think, 'At least he’s not asking Gemini.'
In a few years, you’ll say, 'Wow, look, a human being who can read.'"
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
"In 2004, you saw some college guy using me and thought, 'What a lazy cheater.'
Now you’d think, 'At least he’s not asking Gemini.'
In a few years, you’ll say, 'Wow, look, a human being who can read.'"
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
"In the 1990s, governments owned about 10% of total wealth – now it is almost half at just 6%."
"In the last year alone, a new billionaire was created, on average, every 9 days in the EU.
the richest 3,600 Europeans now hold as much wealth as the poorest 181 million "
"In the last year alone, a new billionaire was created, on average, every 9 days in the EU.
the richest 3,600 Europeans now hold as much wealth as the poorest 181 million "
How can Europe make the richest pay their fair share? 🤔
That was the question we sought to answer at an event in the European Parliament, where we presented our new report, "A European Agenda to Tax the Super-Rich".
© Tineke D'haese/Oxfam Belgium
That was the question we sought to answer at an event in the European Parliament, where we presented our new report, "A European Agenda to Tax the Super-Rich".
© Tineke D'haese/Oxfam Belgium
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"In the 1990s, governments owned about 10% of total wealth – now it is almost half at just 6%."
"In the last year alone, a new billionaire was created, on average, every 9 days in the EU.
the richest 3,600 Europeans now hold as much wealth as the poorest 181 million "
"In the last year alone, a new billionaire was created, on average, every 9 days in the EU.
the richest 3,600 Europeans now hold as much wealth as the poorest 181 million "
October 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
(...) four key pathways to urban food security and resilience:
a) relocalising food systems;
b) promoting fair and sustainable production methods;
c) investing in healthy food environments and food education;
d) advancing food democracy and multilevel governance.
iclei-europe.org/publications...
a) relocalising food systems;
b) promoting fair and sustainable production methods;
c) investing in healthy food environments and food education;
d) advancing food democracy and multilevel governance.
iclei-europe.org/publications...
October 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
(...) four key pathways to urban food security and resilience:
a) relocalising food systems;
b) promoting fair and sustainable production methods;
c) investing in healthy food environments and food education;
d) advancing food democracy and multilevel governance.
iclei-europe.org/publications...
a) relocalising food systems;
b) promoting fair and sustainable production methods;
c) investing in healthy food environments and food education;
d) advancing food democracy and multilevel governance.
iclei-europe.org/publications...
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🛒 What if public grocery stores could tackle food inequality, rising prices, & a broken retail system – all at once?
Our @rajpatel.org & @grocerynerd.bsky.social make the case (and crunch the numbers) for publicly owned, nonprofit grocery stores
civileats.com/2025/08/20/o... @civileats.com
Our @rajpatel.org & @grocerynerd.bsky.social make the case (and crunch the numbers) for publicly owned, nonprofit grocery stores
civileats.com/2025/08/20/o... @civileats.com
Op-ed: Public Grocery Stores Already Exist and Work Well. We Need More.
Government-run, nonprofit grocery systems can better respond to food-price inflation, corporate consolidation, and inequality.
civileats.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🛒 What if public grocery stores could tackle food inequality, rising prices, & a broken retail system – all at once?
Our @rajpatel.org & @grocerynerd.bsky.social make the case (and crunch the numbers) for publicly owned, nonprofit grocery stores
civileats.com/2025/08/20/o... @civileats.com
Our @rajpatel.org & @grocerynerd.bsky.social make the case (and crunch the numbers) for publicly owned, nonprofit grocery stores
civileats.com/2025/08/20/o... @civileats.com
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“A scandal that the EU is funnelling large sums of public money [via the #CAP] into farms accused & even convicted of labour abuses.
“Social conditionality has proven toothless – failing to prevent abuse or trigger meaningful sanctions” says @deschuttero.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
“Social conditionality has proven toothless – failing to prevent abuse or trigger meaningful sanctions” says @deschuttero.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse
This investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers continue to claim millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies, DeSmog can reve...
www.desmog.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“A scandal that the EU is funnelling large sums of public money [via the #CAP] into farms accused & even convicted of labour abuses.
“Social conditionality has proven toothless – failing to prevent abuse or trigger meaningful sanctions” says @deschuttero.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
“Social conditionality has proven toothless – failing to prevent abuse or trigger meaningful sanctions” says @deschuttero.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
A reminder of how organising looks like when your project is both social and political tribunemag.co.uk/2024/12/goin...?
Going Back to Class
The Workers’ Party of Belgium is defying the trend of leftist movements losing touch with the working class by using community organising to build a Marxist party with mass appeal.
tribunemag.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A reminder of how organising looks like when your project is both social and political tribunemag.co.uk/2024/12/goin...?
"Collapsed social work: a theoretical framework for adapting to societal collapse" "Unlike conventional social work models, this does not have the premise of a resumption of status quo systems (...) " bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"Collapsed social work: a theoretical framework for adapting to societal collapse" "Unlike conventional social work models, this does not have the premise of a resumption of status quo systems (...) " bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
So Denmark is prepping a network of shops ready for crises. Besides "oh wow this is normal now", the questions are... how are they securing supply chains? And wouldn't cash be a lot easier than a whole system for "powerless" digital payments www.dr.dk/nyheder/peng...?
Se kortet: Her kan du 'krise-handle'
50 'beredskabsbutikker' skal kunne fungere uden strøm og kontakt med omverdenen i to dage.
www.dr.dk
September 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
So Denmark is prepping a network of shops ready for crises. Besides "oh wow this is normal now", the questions are... how are they securing supply chains? And wouldn't cash be a lot easier than a whole system for "powerless" digital payments www.dr.dk/nyheder/peng...?
Obscene numbers of starving people right in the middle of the imperial core - is it really a mystery why there's "growing discontent" with the social order and existing political systems?
Maybe instead of pandering to the far right over people seeking asylum, targeting trans and non-binary individuals, making life harder for the disabled etc, Labour could do something useful and focus on genuine issues, including preventing children from starving
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Britain’s hunger crisis laid bare as 14 million going without food
More than 1 in 4 children are living in homes where people are forced to skip or cut back on meals because of financial concerns, as campaigners warn the crisis should ‘shame the government to its cor...
www.independent.co.uk
September 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Obscene numbers of starving people right in the middle of the imperial core - is it really a mystery why there's "growing discontent" with the social order and existing political systems?
"The "Block Everything" movement sprung up online in May among right-wing groups, researchers and officials said, but it has since been taken over by the left and far-left."
This sentence alone holds a lot of hope.
Let it light the way forward.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
This sentence alone holds a lot of hope.
Let it light the way forward.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
France's 'Block Everything' protest movement adds to Macron woes
The "Block Everything" movement sprung up online in May among right-wing groups, researchers and officials said, but it has since been taken over by the left and far-left.
www.reuters.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"The "Block Everything" movement sprung up online in May among right-wing groups, researchers and officials said, but it has since been taken over by the left and far-left."
This sentence alone holds a lot of hope.
Let it light the way forward.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
This sentence alone holds a lot of hope.
Let it light the way forward.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
The largest climate justice movement in the world, combining mutual aid, political organizing and solidarity food production. A win for the movement increases its independence from capitalism, trains and readies future militants. This is how the world changes. www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
The growing political clout of landless farmworkers in Brazil
Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement is not only modeling sustainable, community powered farming, it’s also growing into a political force to contend with.
www.earthisland.org
July 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The largest climate justice movement in the world, combining mutual aid, political organizing and solidarity food production. A win for the movement increases its independence from capitalism, trains and readies future militants. This is how the world changes. www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
Putting the focus on climate adaptation is not only urgent but also politically savvy. @climatemajority.bsky.social lay it out nicely, their report includes arguments for activists, decision makers as well as policy recommendations for different sectors.
Why is our theory of change as simple as possible and no simpler? There is no silver bullet solution or four point plan to 'solve' the climate crisis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E8t...
Our Theory of Change | Liam Kavanagh | Climate Majority Project
YouTube video by Climate Majority Project
www.youtube.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Putting the focus on climate adaptation is not only urgent but also politically savvy. @climatemajority.bsky.social lay it out nicely, their report includes arguments for activists, decision makers as well as policy recommendations for different sectors.
"Oxfam’s report recognises the scale of the challenge and rightly argues that we need to “build collective power” in order to “replace a system built on extractive wealth with one that serves the many, not the few”."
uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
July 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Oxfam’s report recognises the scale of the challenge and rightly argues that we need to “build collective power” in order to “replace a system built on extractive wealth with one that serves the many, not the few”."
uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
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Making a Money Commons: A Review of ‘Remaking Money for a Sustainable Future’, by Ester Barinaga Martín
"The “new monies”, as we learn in the book, come in many shapes and sizes...such as mutual credit, that don’t always involve a physical...representation of money"
geo.coop/articles/mak...
"The “new monies”, as we learn in the book, come in many shapes and sizes...such as mutual credit, that don’t always involve a physical...representation of money"
geo.coop/articles/mak...
Making a Money Commons
Remaking Money for a Sustainable Future: Money Commons by Ester Barinaga Martín was published in 2024 by Bristol University Press in its series Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century. The book...
geo.coop
May 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Making a Money Commons: A Review of ‘Remaking Money for a Sustainable Future’, by Ester Barinaga Martín
"The “new monies”, as we learn in the book, come in many shapes and sizes...such as mutual credit, that don’t always involve a physical...representation of money"
geo.coop/articles/mak...
"The “new monies”, as we learn in the book, come in many shapes and sizes...such as mutual credit, that don’t always involve a physical...representation of money"
geo.coop/articles/mak...
As a revolutionary alternative to the model of the hierarchical nation state, we have much to learn from the process of the Kurdish struggle freedomnews.org.uk/2025/05/19/p...
PKK dissolution: The long goodbye to vanguardism - Freedom News
The move reflects a broader strategic vision embracing gender liberation, pluralism, and local democracy ~ Blade Runner ~ The formal announcement of the PKK’s dissolution has sparked mixed reactions a...
freedomnews.org.uk
July 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
As a revolutionary alternative to the model of the hierarchical nation state, we have much to learn from the process of the Kurdish struggle freedomnews.org.uk/2025/05/19/p...