Stumbled on an old BBC "mystery" with bibliophiles on a literary tour being bitchy about literary interpretation and looking up words in the dictionary. #BookSkywww.youtube.com/watch?v=c3zZ...
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I bought many years ago when housing was cheap. Growth has made housing very expensive here. My income is below poverty line. I cannot afford to move even to downsize. I am stuck where I am while high density housing drives up the cost of everything around me.
Strongly recommend Turning to Stone by Marcia Bjornerud for a deeply informed take on the climate crisis. "These days, I find contemplating violent geologic change less terrifying than contemplating humankind's obstinate refusal to change, despite obvious signs of a looming climate crisis." #BookSky
Is there any evidence that pummeling supporters with messages gets a campaign more money or volunteers? Because I'm turning my back and plugging my ears.
Once Trump is past tense do you think we will recover a culture where lying has consequences and liars are shunned? Can we recover? Or are words just nothing from now on?
Thought-provoking commentary on the medical profession. I am very reluctant to criticize doctors and yet the history of the AMA bears out the speaker's argument. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CxG... ⚕️
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In which I request my own nationalisation. It's ridiculous that governments leave it to the private and voluntary sectors to communicate the need for environmental action. We cannot do it alone. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why have politicians outsourced the most important issue of our time to private agencies and individuals? We can’t do it all, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot