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Sunrise photos from my last bike ride on 9/19. An hour later I was so dizzy I could barely stand. Three weeks later and I’ve adapted. Still dizzy but I can function with it. Humbling to be so suddenly incapacitated.

Photos taken same time, different sections of sky.


California accounts for roughly 95% of the nation’s processed tomato production and about 35% of global production.

California drought slashes tomato crop, driving up prices


“They want crime because they want to take over what you got. They want to control what you have. They want reparations because they think the people that do the crime are owed that.”

Alabama Sen. Tuberville equates descendants of enslaved people to criminals : NPR



Bee bus stops first appeared in the Dutch city of Utrecht. Now the UK is planning for more than 1,000 and there is growing interest across Europe and in Canada and Australia

Buzz stops: bus shelter roofs turned into gardens for bees and butterflies | Bees | The Guardian


My attempts to type were quickly disrupted by this sweet kitty. Happy caturday.

Jon Stewart’s not holding back in this interview with Arkansas Attorney General, who fought for legislation denying anyone under 18 access to gender-affirming treatments.

Watch Jon Stewart Calmly Excoriate the Arkansas Attorney General on Anti-Trans Legislation – Mother Jones


I’ve harvested pawpaws once from a few trees on the side of a gravel road. Amazing. A soft banana/mango flavor and texture. Planted a few in my forest garden and waiting for them to grow.

How America’s most enigmatic fruit is making a comeback | The Guardian


Heartbreaking. I don’t know how to process the scope of this kind of suffering. Climate emergency future.

Pakistan, Under Water - The Daily Podcast


Fascism.

In red states, women’s options and speech are being dramatically constrained by the misogynist laws that have sprung into effect since the reversal of Roe v Wade

In Idaho, we’re seeing how freedom of speech is being curtailed around abortion | The Guardian


If you have ignored or had doubts about whether the concern that democracy is in danger in America, just look at the growing movement to ban books in our schools and libraries.

Did you ever think you would see book bans in 21st century America? • Missouri Independent



“It’s not what it was 20 or 25 years ago; the storms are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s no surprise, because the warnings have all been there.”

This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage


In Western Australia, an ambitious project to take thousands of farms and properties off-grid is slowly taking shape.

Farmers are getting renewable Standalone Power Systems as Western Australia’s regional power grid is dismantled - ABC News


Climate collapse will continue to intensify the destruction. People will stubbornly, stupidly continue living there as people across the US continue engaging in the behavior that has locked us into much worse warming.

Devastation of Hurricane Ian on Florida Gulf Coast


From the Danube to the Loire, these lifelines for the continent’s economy are running low after five months of brutal drought and years of dry weather.

The Drying Up of Europe’s Great Rivers Could Be the New Normal | WIRED


This silent film edit of Tim Burton’s Batman by Ben Crew is fantastic. I think I may enjoy it more than the original.

Batman: The Silent Motion Picture : Internet Archive


An interesting episode featuring a discussion on what a “truly public Internet would look like, from the fiber optic cables to the social media platforms.”

Ben Tarnoff Wants an Internet for the People - Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure


“The only landscape we know is something dead.”

Utah Youth Climate Activists Hold Wake for the Great Salt Lake – Mother Jones


Moss and a mushroom ☺️ Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita.