"1,900 scientists accuse Trump of ‘wholesale assault’ on science.
In a letter, members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine warn Trump’s overhaul of U.S. science has created a climate of fear”:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/04/01/trump-science-letter-national-academies-of-sciences/ #Trump #destructive #politics

#WilWheaton's #story shows exactly why #homophobic #lockerroom #jokes are a #problem

One of the great #rules of #comedy is #punchup, not down.

#Comedy can be #uplifting. And it can also be downright #destructive.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Society #Representation #Culture #SystemicHomophobia

https://www.upworthy.com/wil-wheaton-explains-homophobic-joke-history-rp

https://caper-plum-pbx6.squarespace.com/portfolio/thoughts-and-prayers?wpisrc=nl_bump #Thoughts and #Prayers This body of work by Stanley Tong Ceramics composed of 15 pieces was designed 2 bring awareness to the #destructive #epidemic of #gunviolence. He threw series of vases & shot them, while wet, with a variety of real firearms. They were then buried in a pit and pit fired with the #wounds intact. The pieces were auctioned in benefit of #SandyHook Promise (SHP) non-profit, funding #gunviolence prevention programs for over 750 students. #EndGunViolence

75 years ago, the #KKK and #anticommunists #teamed #up to #violently stop a #folk #concert in #NewYork

It showed, how the #destructive #power of #hatred can gain #legitimacy in a time of #politicalturmoil.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #History #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews #BlackMastodon

https://theconversation.com/75-years-ago-the-kkk-and-anti-communists-teamed-up-to-violently-stop-a-folk-concert-in-ny-236094

Getting lost in #emotions is #destructive because it distracts from #mindfulness & #enlightenment. Emotions are #impermanent, & #attachment to them leads to #suffering. Intense emotions cloud #judgment & reinforce the #ego, which is an #illusion. By observing emotions with #detachment & maintaining #equanimity, we avoid the suffering tied to emotional #entanglement, promoting #innerpeace & breaking free from the cycle of #samsara. #mentalclarity #ZenBuddhism

Getting lost in your #emotions is #destructive & #negative because it obstructs the path to #enlightenment & #innerpeace. #ZenBuddhism emphasises the importance of #mindfulness, #balance, & #detachment from the #transient nature of emotions.

#Impermanence of #Emotions: Getting lost in emotions means attaching oneself to something that is inherently #fleeting, which leads to #suffering when those emotions inevitably change or dissipate. (1/4)

Pine Beetles Adapting To A Changing Climate, Finds Study [British Columbia, Canada]
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https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/animal-stories/pine-beetles-adapting-to-a-changing-climate-finds-study-8616846 <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17207 <-- shared paper
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[a number of years ago I worked with the USFS in Colorado on mountain pine beetle from a NEPA, varied stakeholder & SMEs, multifactor spatiotemporal analysis (sic) perspective (https://fe9h.short.gy/TPbN5e); due to this, as a Coloradan and coming from a family of lumber folk, I retain a strong interest in this hazardous and destructive blight, especially as climate change proceeds]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #BritishColumbia #BC #Canada #barkbeetle #pinebeetle #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #mountainpinebeetle #lodgepolepine #forest #forestry #risk #hazard #climatechange #habitat #ecosystem #biology #destructive #tree #trees #economiccost #carbondioxide #reproduction #impacts #CO2 #forestbiology #vulnerability #drought #water #hydrology #boreal

#Irresponsible #Land developers #bulldoze dozens of #acres of #trees and #plants that hold the #topsoil in place. Massive #flooding is the logical consequence.
#LandDevelopers expect you to eat the #bill when they #flood your #house.

It is possible to develop land without stripping the ground to the bare earth and burning everything left, as shocking an idea as that may be.

But when the article leaves open the question of "Who's Paying When They Flood Your House?"

it's you. What are you going to do? #Sue them? You'll never recover enough to matter, especially after fees.

Their plan is to fuck over everyone around them and not care what happens as a result, and they answer, effectively, to no one.

Don't contact your #representative over #counties communicating, ask them to #ban this #dangerous and #destructive practice throughout the #state of #Florida.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/15/osceola-residents-wonder-where-to-turn-for-help-after-developer-floods-neighborhood/

#FineArtAmerica and its subsidiaries like #Pixels.com have a powerful allergy to taking #artists seriously because they are too busy chasing the latest #fad, no matter how #destructive the alleged idea may be.
And they have no interest in criticism or addressing user #problems.
We will continue posting here and will be seeking a new print service provider.
Thank you for your patience while we work though this and other issues.

#Rewilding #Spain [Alvelal]

I'm not even sure this one can be under the heading of Rewilding.
It's more about #Regenerating and #Agriculture than wild animals and flora.

It's also about the utterly #Destructive aspects of human inpact on nature for profit.
Devastating #SoilErosion and #Drought.

And a man, comming home after decades abroad, seeing the changes of place of birth.

"Why this retired farmer plants trees | Regenerative Agriculture in Spain" [7:04 min]
[Spanish spoken with Eng titles; Incl german and french YTsubs]
by Ecosia [Check out that tree-planting-searchengine]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhhRoKSJszw

Quote by E:
"Farmer Manuel is over 60 years old and fully retired, yet he continues to plant trees. Not for himself, but for future generations. He remembers how rich the landscapes of his home region once were — now he feels it’s his turn to give back to nature and to those coming after him."

CISA, FBI warn of China-linked hackers pre-positioning for ‘destructive cyberattacks against US critical infrastructure’
https://therecord.media/cisa-fbi-warn-of-china-linked-hackers-targeting-critical-us-infrastructure #China #hackers #pre—positioning #destructive #cyberattacks #US #infrastructure

Grim news out of Georgia with Fani Willis confirming the #destructive fact that she's personally and sexually involved with a man she added to the team of prosecutors investigating election interference. Ms. Willis had an enormous responsibility to do her job as perfectly as possible so as to bring this case to trial. Instead the case ballooned to involved nearly 20 people, leading to delays and, importantly, enormous legal fees all around.

She should step down from the case if not her position. Then a determination can be made as to whether the cases can be salvaged (probably not).

#constructive-destructive

#destructive : tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation

- German: zerstörerisch

- Italian: distruttivo

- Portuguese: destrutivo(a)

- Spanish: destructivo

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