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Cold War Vet. Paper model engineer. Natural Philosopher. Anti-Putin. Pro-Democracy. Pro-Ukraine. Pro-Choice. #SlavaUkraini #TrumpCheated #WW3 #AskingForMyCountry #VETERAN The following posts are a reflection of my thoughts and opinions.

My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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⚡️Update: Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue. A massive Russian attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported Aug. 5.

Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue

A massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported overnight ...

kyivindependent.com

I want the whole world to see this. This is a Ukrainian vegetable seller in Kherson, Ukraine. As you can see, there is nothing military here—just a civilian trying to earn a living. Look at what Russia did to him. He was fortunate to survive, but he is now in the hospital.

On Tuesday, a federal appeals court said Trump was wrong to terminate climate funding. His EPA will ask SCOTUS to step in, but it's a definite setback for the Republican effort to dismantle environmental protection laws in Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate funds

The split ruling is a loss for the Trump administration in one of its earliest efforts to dismantle President Joe Biden’s campaign to reduce greenhouse gases.

seattletimes.com

Russia just used a cluster bomb in Kyiv Cluster bombs used against civilians is a war crime This has to end Putin has to be “put away” People can only take so much and there is absolutely no reason for this other than Russia are blood thirsty criminals

What a jerk… $5M to gold plate beautiful bronze statues! He funneled all the money from our National Parks… estimated at up to $90M for all his projects & the excessive fireworks. Meanwhile there’s no money to help families with healthcare & kids cut off from SNAP are hungry! #Blues

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Gaza is the most well-documented genocide in history, yet one of the most denied. History will remember the leaders who chose the oppressor over the oppressed. Silence in the face of injustice is never neutral. History remembers those who looked away.