Forwarded from Anarcho Gardening
For wheat is wheat
Even if people think it is a grass in the beginning
Vincent Van Gogh
Even if people think it is a grass in the beginning
Vincent Van Gogh
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I know that's not how that quote is meant to be read, but idk, it's just the reading that makes the most sense to me when I see it
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Fairly good article, although I think it's a little quick to dismiss the impact climate change is having on the mental health of young people.
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Hot take with Nucleo hour
The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that hunting can and should have a place in ecological management. Look, let's talk about the very real problem about deer overpopulation, and also, while we're there, talk about boar hunting in Texas as well. But first, the deer. The origin of deer overpopulation in the first place, of course, is the man-made elimination of predators from their environments. As such, the solution is clearly bringing back wolves and other deer hunting predators, right? Sure, great idea, but also: How do we deal with the fact that deer are often moving into less "wild" spaces, such as suburbs and cities. While I suppose it's not *impossible* to reintroduce wolves and the like to those areas, getting people on board with it is an uphill battle, and, for obvious reasons, not necessarily a good idea.
Now, let us shift to boar populations, particularly in the southwest. This is actually a kind of insane issue, because boars (an invasive species, mind you) are HUGELY damaging to local ecosystems, and are also really quite dangerous. Boar hunting, down there, is often seen as a bit of a chore, but a necessary one, at that. Hell, it's such a huge issue that in some areas, boar populations (this is 100% real btw) are legitimately handled by getting in a helicopter and gunning them the fuck down. While kind of ridiculous, this is done out of necessity.
My point is, is that human activity has pulled a few cats out of the bag that we can't put back very easily, and it's ultimately up to humans to regulate their environments in light of those intrusive forces. While I personally don't hunt, I will 100% defend it as an ecological necessity.
The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that hunting can and should have a place in ecological management. Look, let's talk about the very real problem about deer overpopulation, and also, while we're there, talk about boar hunting in Texas as well. But first, the deer. The origin of deer overpopulation in the first place, of course, is the man-made elimination of predators from their environments. As such, the solution is clearly bringing back wolves and other deer hunting predators, right? Sure, great idea, but also: How do we deal with the fact that deer are often moving into less "wild" spaces, such as suburbs and cities. While I suppose it's not *impossible* to reintroduce wolves and the like to those areas, getting people on board with it is an uphill battle, and, for obvious reasons, not necessarily a good idea.
Now, let us shift to boar populations, particularly in the southwest. This is actually a kind of insane issue, because boars (an invasive species, mind you) are HUGELY damaging to local ecosystems, and are also really quite dangerous. Boar hunting, down there, is often seen as a bit of a chore, but a necessary one, at that. Hell, it's such a huge issue that in some areas, boar populations (this is 100% real btw) are legitimately handled by getting in a helicopter and gunning them the fuck down. While kind of ridiculous, this is done out of necessity.
My point is, is that human activity has pulled a few cats out of the bag that we can't put back very easily, and it's ultimately up to humans to regulate their environments in light of those intrusive forces. While I personally don't hunt, I will 100% defend it as an ecological necessity.
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Forwarded from Political memes
BREAKING: UN Security Council calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. abstains but doesn’t veto
Political memes
BREAKING: UN Security Council calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. abstains but doesn’t veto
For those of you who don't know enough about the UN to know why this is big: The Security Council is the most powerful body in the organization, and is the only one with the authority to do things such as declare sanctions or authorize military interventions. Additionally, it's dictums are considered binding by all member states, unlike most UN treaties, according to the UN charter
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While I doubt that the US would ever allow actual sanctions or interventions in Israel, Israel refusing to abide by the decision wouldn't just mean it was "violating international treaties" it would mean it was acting in direct opposition to the UN charter by flaunting the UNSC's authority.
Doesn't mean they won't do it, but it's inarguably a much bigger deal if they do
Doesn't mean they won't do it, but it's inarguably a much bigger deal if they do
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Fairly interesting article about the coming issues over energy production and consumption. While this article is ultimately about Virginia, Old Dominion's definitely a microcosm of a much wider, actively brewing political problem.