Daily archives: May 19, 2023

I don’t argue with people John Brown would have shot

This entry was posted in activism politics USA on May 19, 2023 by Ian Pattinson

As I kick around plans for a near future story about an independent minded neighbourhood fighting corporate and political corruption, it’s becoming clear that the idealism will need a robust defence. This report on the John Brown Gun Clubs protecting people targeted by the far right in the USA has given me some ideas.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/john-brown-gun-club-armed-anti-fascist-1234733200/amp/?s=09

Watching the Big Apple go under

This entry was posted in climate change New York on May 19, 2023 by Ian Pattinson

New York City is sinking under the sheer weight of all its skyscrapers. Added to sea level rises, those images of Manhattan turning into a glass and steel Venice are getting closer and closer.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/19/new-york-city-sinking-skyscrapers-climate-crisis

When wolves move in, they push smaller carnivores closer to human development – with deadly consequences

This entry was posted in Spinneyhead on May 19, 2023 by Ian Pattinson

Interesting developments from rewilding with wolves. The conclusion is more positive than the headline suggests.

https://theconversation.com/when-wolves-move-in-they-push-smaller-carnivores-closer-to-human-development-with-deadly-consequences-202926

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