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I have to ask my Flickr Friends what sense does it make in spending this vast amount of money on politics when we need it for life globally and here in the USA whether it be food, drink, health, climate change and war amongst other things? Are all the dollars really worth it? Can democracy really be bought? How much difference do the dollars actually make?
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Monday : The Hawk was gone ( Killed by the Game keeper ) and the little Bunnies danced.
Tuesday : the Fox was gone ( Killed by the Hunter ) and the little Bunnies danced.
Wednesday the Fish was gone ( Killed by the Plastic man ) and the little Bunnies danced.
Thursday the tree was gone ( Killed by the Palm oil man ) and the little Bunnies danced.
Friday the Man was gone ( Killed by the Warmonger ) and the little Bunnies danced.
Tomorrow the Earth is gone ( Killed by the Politician ) NO BUNNIES
I first posted this on NGYS on a day I was feeling despondent with humanity I am reposting it now because I hope at the end of this current crises we will be more enlightened
... take eight overlapping portrait format frames and stitch them together. A scene looking northward over part of Newcastle city, Australia during a brief sunny interlude this afternoon. The atmosphere is extremely humid, and the Tasman Sea is warmer than usual, as La Niña lingers. Yet more intense rain is forecast for the NSW Coast, with the prospect of another East Coast Low forming off Sydney in the next day or so, dumping even more rain on already saturated coastal catchments.
Nick Cave is a phenomenal artist for several reasons. One thing that I loved about this exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is that there were audio pieces explaining some of the works. The main work the couple are viewing is called Speak Louder but the work above it is one of a few in his Tondo series. When Nick Cave started making Soundsuits, it was right after he heard about the police brutality and the Rodney King beatings. I posted a shot of his Soundsuits here:
www.flickr.com/photos/kirstiecat/52075785831/in/dateposted/
When he speaks about Tondo, he speaks about the effects of inner city violence on children. This is something that is a dear issue to me as I work with kids with disabilities in the public schools in Chicago. At one school I work at, kids come all over the city and 97% must be drawn from the highest poverty areas of the city according to the last census. So, when a parent is concerned because of a child's lack of attention or behavior and a nurse asks, "How much sleep does your child get each night?" and the parent replies "None because there are constantly gunshots and police sirens going off," you know something needs to change in this world.
As many of you know, I believe in proactive means to building better communities. As we continue to put more budgets into funding police, we actually have more crime because less is going into quality education, libraries, mental health facilities, preventing food deserts, equitable employment and low income housing. As our policing has increased, it means that there is also less of a viable public transportation system as well, at the same time that many families earning lower incomes cannot afford these astronomical gas prices and we all need to take an active role when it comes to climate change.
In my 21 years of working with children at Chicago Public Schools, I've worked at a few different schools. In 2003, I had the great honor of working with kids in the Cabrini Green neighborhood before re gentrification and racism (profit over people time and time again) unfortunately forced many people out. I've worked on the West side and lately on the North side. I love children all over the city. When I bike to the far South side to see art, some ask me if it's safe. Wherever children go, we should be willing to go. And, if we are not wiling to go there, we need to think about making it safer there. Chicago is a microcasm of the whole world in that respect. We have the ability to make a world where everyone has a basic level of human rights and a higher quality of life. We don't need little boys getting to go to space again. We don't need billionaires who have 10 homes. We need sustainability.
In all my years at Chicago Public Schools and in the hundreds upon thousands of children I've met (and hopeful helped), not one of them has ever told me he/she/they want to rob or kill people for a living. However, there was an eight year old girl who told a Speech Therapist I worked with that she wanted to be a cop "because they get away with murder." We need to be better.
I am an active voter and donate money to charity and some politicians. I wish I had more power. I wish I could also create something as beautiful as Nick Cave does when he falls into despair. Some people ask me what protesting does. Others ask me what making art does. Still, others ask me what voting does. I'll tell you I don't have all the answers (or any some days) but I can tell you this much, if we were ALL trying to make the world a better place. If we were all making decisions based on trying to be more kind, just, and human, this world would in fact change.
So, if you're kind, Speak Louder. If you're a fan of human rights, Speak Louder. If you want children of all races, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds to grow up in a better world, Speak Louder. If you want Environmental Justice, speak louder. If you want immigration rights and body autonomy, speak louder. If you want those in the LGBTQ+ community to have the same quality of life as those who are cis gendered and/or heterosexual, speak louder. If you want an end to the For Profit Prison Industrial Complex, speak louder.
Speak Louder.
mcachicago.org/exhibitions/2022/nick-cave-forothermore
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The island Mandø in the Wadden sea is exposed to climate changes.
The picture is from the mainland. Across the Wadden sea. Not far from the coast you find Mandø. The road to Mandø floods 2 times every 24 hours. This is why a Tracktor-bus have a timetable that fits with the low tide. Getting to know the tide is a way for local citizens of the island to go back and forth to the island on a daily basis.
In a private car, the water level should be around 30 cm or less. Since it is saltwater which floods the road, you have to drive slowly to protect your vehicle from rust. We also wash the tractors after every drive.
A reflection of a closed window in an open window.
It's all about attitude and being neighbourly!
Happy Fence Friday!
Un reflet d'une fenêtre fermée dans une fenêtre ouverte.
Tout est une question d'attitude!
Sea Forest / Land De-Forest - the Madness of Mankind.
Rain forests - that reduce tons of CO2 - destroyed by the thousands of acres each day.
Wind turbines - that reduce? CO2 - built by the thousands at great cost to the electricity consumer.
Links to the original 2017 LD web page;
londondada.art/2017/01/13/london-dada-work-no-900-sea-for...
Outlet glacier, Hoffellsjökull, as seen in Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður National Park in south-east Iceland. Due to climate change,
Hoffellsjökull Glacier has retreated a considerable distance and a deep glacial lake is rapidly developing in the depression left behind.
Sierra Club's Daily Ray of Hope 1/27/16 - Thank You Sierra Club!
"Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?"
~ Leonardo da Vinci
big storm in the forecast - again. Yesterday there was a violent storm and Tornado at UBC.
bc.ctvnews.ca/tornado-officially-recorded-at-b-c-universi...
part of Of course of 'Climate Change"
Sedotto dalla cappa di caldo, l’avventore della piazza trova ristoro nella parvenza d’ombra di un albero stordito dagli umori del suo sudore.
During sunrise, extremely humid conditions meant it was impossible to keep your lens from fogging. The dense humidity created a foggy surrounding. The harshness of nature is ever apparent.
Flying back from Melbourne to Brisbane yesterday, it was devastating to see continuous fires and smoke from the Hunter Valley to Brisbane. Here you can see the town of Armidale and the fires on the nearby Great Dividing Range in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Three people have lost their lives and 100s of houses destroyed as well as wildlife.
Photo was taken during the Pittsburgh Earth Day Climate Strike took place on 4/22/22.
From the event organizers:
Pittsburghers from the Sunrise Movement and other allied organizations (see full list below) will rally at 414 Grant Street to celebrate Earth Day and push for serious climate justice policy from our local, state and national governments. We’ll be striking to make sure that people in power know that they can’t keep ignoring the voices of the people, and we’d like to bring out as big of a crowd as possible to do that. So come on down everybody, and join us in celebrating Earth Day!
WHAT: A rally to celebrate Earth Day and demand concrete climate action.
WHEN: 2 PM - 4 PM ET.
WHERE: At the City County Building, 414 Grant St.
WHY: The world is in a state of emergency. Across the globe, the climate crisis is wreaking havoc on our communities, destroying our homes and livelihoods, and leaving death and destruction in its wake. The message is clear: our extractive system has resulted in the greatest crisis we have ever faced, and we must rise to defeat the challenge of our lifetimes. We cannot let politics or corporatism convince us that there is no way out, because there is: a just transition from fossil fuels to a regenerative economy.
WHO: Our organizers and endorsers are an intergenerational coalition working together to bring about concrete climate action. If your organization would like to join this list we only have two things that we specifically ask of our endorsing partners:
Bring out your base! As many people as you can. The more you can spread the word, the more impact this action could have.
Be ready to keep working together after the action is over. We can’t afford to stop fighting and to ensure we get the justice we deserve we have to fight as a team. The partnerships formed through this action are something we hope lasts well after it!
Our Endorsing Partners (in alphabetical order):
350 Pittsburgh
Abolition Law Center
Alliance for Police Accountability
Bend the Arc: Pittsburgh
Breathe Project
CAPA Asian Student Union
Casa San Jose
Churchill Future
Citizens Climate Lobby
Clean Water Action
CMU Divest
Fossil Free Pitt
Green Party of Allegheny County
Human Rights City Alliance Student Action Network
Izaak Walton League of America (Allegheny County)
Justice for All Network
Ohio Valley Environmental Resistance
One PA
One Payer States
Palestinian Solidarity Committee Pittsburgh
PASUP
Pittsburgh Green New Deal
Pittsburgh Youth Climate Council
Putting Down Roots
Socialist Alternative
Straight Ahead
Sunrise Movement Pittsburgh
Winchester Thurston Climate Changers
IF YOUR ORGANIZATION WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THIS AMAZING LIST AND HELP OUT: Email Ilyas Khan (ilsomoshi@gmail.com) for more information!
Our Demands
We’re structuring this action so that every organization can bring demands to the table, but each organizations’ demands do not supersede the overall goals of the strike:
1. Pittsburgh universities (Pitt, CMU, Chatham, Carlow, Duquesne, Point Park, etc.) and institutions must divest from fossil fuels, and do so with transparency to the public.
2. The City must transition away from single use plastics, starting with taking them out of our retail services. A regular conversation between activists and the Gainey administration in regards to plastic pollution needs to be established.
3. The broader community must get involved and engaged in fighting the climate crisis in any way they can. This can be by joining organizations or other means!
4. Gainey and other reps must stand against the cracker plant and all current and planned fossil fuel infrastructure, to protect our air and water quality and communities.
5. Pittsburgh must divest from the police and reinvest in the community.
6. Education on the Climate Emergency: Allegheny county schools must recognize the threat and educate on it.
7. A fracking ban in Allegheny County.
8. The halting of national pipeline construction.
9. The passage of voting acts that ensure everyone has easy and equal access to voting.
10. The city, county, state and country must invest in communities of color and create opportunities for good green jobs
King tides- Tarawa Kiribati
The seawalls are meant to protect us, but due to "Climate Change" we no
longer feel safe within the walls for the King Tides are getting Higher and
Stronger.
This is the "URG Coral"; first recorded and measured by the Underwater Research Group in the 1960s. Based on growth rates it is thought to be over a century, maybe 300 years, old. Today I found it totally bleached, following months of extreme conditions with heavy rains, storms and warm waters.
Over the past decade, I have photographed Norwegian entrepreneur and roboticist Hans Peter Brøndmo many times, capturing him in settings that mirror his dual nature as both a visionary engineer and an artist at heart. This particular portrait was taken aboard the R/V Kinfish in the high Arctic, where the stark, elemental beauty of the surroundings seemed to reflect his own blend of precision and imagination.
Hans Peter is a rare subject—an inspirational leader in engineering and a dear friend. We share a deep passion for photography and art, and our conversations often drift between the mechanics of robotic autonomy and the aesthetics of light and form. His work at Everyday Robots for Google was transformational, leading efforts to create learning-based, adaptive robots that could navigate complex human environments. By integrating advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and embodied cognition, he sought to push beyond conventional automation and into a future where robots could assist in meaningful, intuitive ways.
Beyond Everyday Robots, Hans Peter’s entrepreneurial career has been defined by a deep understanding of both technology and human experience. As a serial entrepreneur, he has founded and led multiple ventures at the cutting edge of robotics, AI, and digital media. His ability to bridge technical breakthroughs with real-world applications has made him a sought-after leader in the field. Early in his career, he worked on pioneering internet technologies and later shifted his focus to robotics, recognizing the profound impact intelligent machines could have on industries ranging from healthcare to environmental monitoring.
His approach to robotics is as much philosophical as it is technical. He often speaks of the importance of creating systems that adapt, learn, and evolve—machines that are not rigidly programmed but instead develop a kind of digital intuition. One of his key lessons from years of work in the field is that the best robots are not those that seek to replace humans but those that enhance human capability, allowing people to focus on creativity, connection, and problem-solving.
There are few people who move so effortlessly between disciplines, who can speak as fluently about neural networks as they can about composition and exposure. Hans Peter embodies that rare synthesis of logic and intuition, of rigorous engineering and boundless creativity. Whether on the deck of a research vessel or in the depths of a machine-learning lab, he carries the same spark of curiosity—a restless pursuit of the next great challenge.