Tootfinder

Unaccountable military:
5.5% of global carbon emissions. 2.7 gigatonnes p.a.
More than civil aviation and shipping together.
And then there are fires, land contamination, rubble, and incredible resource use.
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​La huella ecológica oculta de la guerra
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​La huella ecológica oculta de la guerra
Exento de rendir cuentas, el oligopolio armamentístico multiplica su riqueza mientras acelera el colapso ecosistémico global y condenando la salud de próximas generaciones.

Feeling good that @… (red jacket) and my MP Gord Johns (orange tie) are right there behind @….
This is a good speech. Including parts in French delivered with confidence and passion.
There are so many quotes I have wanted to share as he spoke but couldn’t pick one!
How about:
“When Israel commits a genocide in Gaza.”
Yes!
“An economy for the many, not the money”
#ndp #canada #socialism

“ Mind the Gap: AI Adoption in Europe and the U.S”
#ai #adoption

Mind the Gap: AI Adoption in Europe and the U.S.
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

Visa says its stablecoin settlement pilot supports nine networks, including Base, Polygon, Canton Network, Arc, and Tempo, and has hit a $7B annualized run rate (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/

Visa (V) expands stablecoin settlement network as volume hits $7 billion run rate
The payments giant added support for Stripe's Tempo, Circle's Arc, Coinbase's Base, Polygon and Canton Network as stablecoins gain traction in global money movement.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Comets on Fire:
🎵 Jaybird
#CometsonFire
https://cometsonfire.bandcamp.com/track/jaybird
https://open.spotify.com/track/1n46cn79UrMvdpNN7lSeVd

The most important, efficacious, & sizeable faction on the left is plain old "normie Dems", or whatever condescending term you prefer.
They're the ones doing the actual work.
But they are largely ignored by media, because they're organized & led by women.
https://skywriter.blue/@vol…

There’s an ATProto Toronto event tonight at @…
https://atmo.rsvp/p/atproto.to/e/3mj32oxnadsif

That would be really neat.
"The Amtrak service would initially run two round trips daily, with additional stops in Pewaukee and Watertown – bringing passenger service to Wisconsin's second- and third-most populous counties. That could increase to four trips daily."
#Milwaukee #Madison #Amtrak

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Hercules and Love Affair:
🎵 Athene
#HerculesandLoveAffair
https://alexmaiz.bandcamp.com/track/hercules-love-affair-athene-alex-maiz-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/6cGXmHoTooSDJHbFV522Zd

Letters: House Homeland Security Committee and House China Select Committee are probing Airbnb and Cursor maker Anysphere over their use of Chinese AI models (Rachyl Jones/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/04/29/2026/house-committ…

Exclusive: House committees probe Cursor parent, Airbnb over Chinese AI
Lawmakers’ concerns revolve around the national security risks of sharing wide swaths of data and information with AI companies in China.