Marianna

Volunteering is a greatway to connect with other volunteers and with the city around you. And it‘s pretty fun.

Consider signing up for EV❤️NYC this fall
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📸Linda Hayes

This new reconstruction of global whale biomass shows that countries can successfully tackle environmental problems when they come together

But it's a story with an under-recognised hero

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The best summary of all my experiences with #ChatGPT #AI

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

China has exported $120 billion in green technology for the year-to-date. The US, which has positioned itself as a major fossil fuel exporter, has only sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad.

Jane Goodall – a life in pictures The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91

In Judaism we believe that truly righteous pass on Yom Kippur. I can't think of a more well lived life than Jane Goodall. I was heartbroken and cried when I learned of her passing personally she has been guidepost for my life as so many others. May Her Memory forever be for a revolution and blessing

Our first ad of the general election starts airing tomorrow: “Things Can Change.”

The assholes are outnumbered. Every day is a testament to this truth. I see it all of the time. Most people are decent.

come watch a bug breathe with me

#Photography
#NaturePhotography

Last summer weekend... Have a good one!
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I don't think pointing out the fascists' 'hypocrisy' is a good use of time. It's not hypocrisy, it's hierarchy. They actually do believe that they have the right and obligation to dominate you because they are superior to you. They are using their power not being hypocritical.

Welp

Political candidates are NOT “all the same.”

One might be disappointing, or even a truly awful leader, but another might be a nightmare-level dystopian apocalypse that destroys democracy, the rule of law, the very notion of facts and reality, every established human right, & the entire world order.

Whispy supernova remnant in Cygnus. 2-panel mosaic imaged from suburb of Los Angeles with GSO 10" f/4 Newtonian and asi1600mm with ZWO Ha and Oiii filters. Approx 2 hr integration.

NGC 6992 "Eastern Veil" Nebula in HOO - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2m8zhZr

Eu moro no país que passou por 20 anos e assassinatos e torturas da ditadura militar. O país onde mais se mata ativistas ambientais. O país do Chico Mendes, do Bruno Pereira, da Dorothy Stang e da Marielle.

Eu me recuso a discutir violência política em termos de “a culpa é da polarização”.

Grok is being sent to the reeducation camp

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A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context*

Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when

An LLM just generates text

Americans' Views on Immigration's Effect on the U.S. On the whole, do you think immigration is a good thing or a bad thing for this country today? — % Good thing - - % Bad thing 100% 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 79 17 2001 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 The percentages who volunteer that the effects are "mixed" or who do not have an opinion are not shown. GALLUP®

Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago

Most excellent thread on making ICE melt.

John Cage, one of the most innovative composers and thinkers of the last century.

Happy Birthday Mr. Cage
#JohnCage #BOTD

"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones".

The bear

How ‘Our Moon’ shaped life on Earth and human history Science News reviews Rebecca Boyle’s new wide-ranging book, which tells the story of the moon and its relationship with the inhabitants of Earth.

There’s a version of the weak anthropomorphic principal at play here. Earth moon has stabilized the planet’s axis and climate, and produced tides that may well have driven the evolution of terrestrial animals.

www.sciencenews.org/article/moon...

Washington Square Park right now is full of people dancing salsa. Indestructible! New York City is the greatest.

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

“Over the past 20 years, Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces.

Part of the payoff has been invisible — in the air itself.”

Leadership, strategy, real action, common sense. #Paris

Lol

A Black woman, Stephanie Thomas, sits on a panel and speaks at a mic

"You can’t force people to vote. You have to inspire them."
Stephanie Thomas, CT SoS

Closing The Participation Gap
#NN25 Featured Panel | August 9, 2025 | New Orleans

State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records The White House search for partners in its global gulag has grown to 64 nations. Most of them are notorious violators of human rights.

The U.S. has sought deals with 64 nations to participate in its growing global gulag. 58 of them — 91 percent — were rebuked for human rights violations in the State Department’s most recent human rights reports

My latest Global Gulag reporting @theintercept.com

theintercept.com/2025/07/29/t...

The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

Smart policy 👌