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⓿ Study outlines steps for California to reach net-zero emissions by 2045
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Study outlines steps for California to reach net-zero emissions by 2045
A 2022 California law mandates net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 and negative emissions every year thereafter. The state can achieve this but will have to act quickly and thoroughly, and success will require new technologies for sectors difficult to decarbonize, a new Stanford University study finds. The state will need to decarbonize not only cars and electricity but also trucks, trains, planes, agriculture, and factories, while slashing pollution from its oil refineries.

Tech journalist Gil Duran outlines a disturbing theory
that a growing number of Silicon Valley elites are pursuing a vision of power
not rooted in the common good,
but in profit, feudal hierarchy, and total control of the platforms that define daily life for hundreds of millions of people.
Duran dubs this emerging ideology the “Nerd Reich”
— a slurry of right-wing ideas championed by ruthless tech overlords like
Palantir founder Peter Thiel,
Tesla an…

Why tech billionaires want a ‘corporate dictatorship’
Guest host Jon Fortt and The Nerd Reich author Gil Duran discuss why Silicon Valley wants a king so badly.

Colorado just released a roadmap for coal communities facing an uncertain future.
The state's new report shows how carbon capture, geothermal, hydrogen, and battery storage could replace lost coal jobs and tax revenue in rural areas. Wind and solar are already cost-effective, while emerging tech could create new economic opportunities.

Colorado outlines how clean energy could benefit coal communities
Emerging technologies like carbon capture and hydrogen combustion could help replace the economic activity lost after coal plants close, according to a

There are 3 fundamental freedoms outlined in Dawn of Everything:
(1) the freedom to move away or relocate from one’s surroundings;
(2) the freedom to ignore or disobey commands issued by others; and
(3) the freedom to shape entirely new social realities, or shift back and forth between different ones.
I think these can all be captured in one statement when reframed as a system constraint: for a system to be free, participation must be optional for all members.
People must be part of *some* system. Even individualistic survivalism is itself a system (if not a very good one). Then there is a corollary as well: any system that is not free, that is not optional, can turn optional systems into mandatory ones, and thus (adopted from the MLK quote) un-freedom anywhere is a threat to freedom everywhere.
Edit:
I'm gonna drop the #Philosophy tag on here because apparently that's where I went with it. Challenges and push-back welcome.
Edit:
Aaaaand Its a blog post
https://anarchoccultism.org/building-zion/an-algorithm-for-liberation
As usual, comments, typos, and questions are always welcome.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Ruban Nielson, Jacob Portrait & Gregory Rogove:
🎵 No Need For a Leader ( 6 Music Session 4 Feb 2013)
#UnknownMortalOrchestra #RubanNielson
https://open.spotify.com/track/0no6dJl9o1dLUmA6q2UsiY

FOIA of AI
https://www.publictechnology.net/2025/10/07/society-and-welfare/our-transparency-rules-need-to-adapt-to-the-rise-of-ai/

Our transparency rules need to adapt to the rise of AI
As automated technology becomes more widely used by public bodies, and for a broader range of purposes, Louise Crow of mySociety outlines why governance rules and processes must keep pace As the government makes a significant investment into AI in public services, we need to update our transp

That's how our hike at the #mummelsee started ... and how it was when we were up there. - But the walk was quite okay.
We checked the rain radar and decided to go back down rather quickly. We leveraged our rain gear and it did not disappoint us! 🙂
So we didn't see the area atop - the so called

Uh, Cait - we probably need to talk about your bodycount. . .
#Fallout4

Customer: "I need X."
Me: "Here's 3 quick steps I've outlined clearly to get you X in 5min."
Customer: "Call me."
Me: "Do you have a question?"
Customer: "Schedule a meeting."
Me: "What about?"
Customer: "I need to talk to you."
Me: "I'm travelling. Can you elaborate?"
Customer: <silence>
...
Me: <calls customer between mtgs> "Hi. What…

On November 12, the Israeli government issued an order outlining plans to -- “expropriate” 450 acres of land from ancient Sebastia -- and the village’s entire archaeological park, which includes homes and businesses.  
Israel’s seizure of the lands of Sebastia and the nearby village of Burqa will form part of a plan to create a “national park” for Israeli settlers -- on one of the most significant Palestinian historical sites in the West Bank out of 6,000 others.
Israeli settlers …

An ancient Palestinian town in the West Bank may soon no longer exist - because Israel plans on stealing it
The ancient Palestinian town of Sebastia in the northern West Bank is a testament to 5,000 years of Palestinian history. Israel announced that it plans to seize the village and its archaeological sites.