Monday Musings – An Irish “Overstory”
I know that our gardens are full of alien species: trees, shrubs and flowering plants. Nor is fauna exempt: think grey squirrels, mink and coypu. Continue reading Monday Musings – An Irish “Overstory”
Category: World Affairs
If not now, When?
Women seem to be losing the race to be chosen to oppose the most mysogenistic, narcissistic man ever to hold office since the fall of the Roman Empire. Continue reading If not now, When?
Monday Musings – the Inevitability of Migration
The UK’s 68 million is but a tiny proportion of the total number of individuals, many doing the same as those former refugees from UK famines and epidemics, seeking a better life elsewhere. Continue reading Monday Musings – the Inevitability of Migration
Discord & Dissension — Part VI — Disinformation
Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
This is the sixth installment of mine and Jeff’s project, and in case you’ve missed any of the previous posts,… Continue reading Discord & Dissension — Part VI — Disinformation
Discord & Dissension — Part III — Where Do We Go From Here?
Let’s try to find common ground with those who view the world through a different lens than we do. In the long run, it will be worth our effort. Continue reading Discord & Dissension — Part III — Where Do We Go From Here?
Discord & Dissension – Part ll – “How did we get here? – Part ll”
Originally posted on On The Fence Voters:
Note to readers: This week’s post on our ‘Discord and Dissension’ project ended up being too long for a single post, and so it will be presented in two parts. The first part was… Continue reading Discord & Dissension – Part ll – “How did we get here? – Part ll”
Discord & Dissension – Part ll – “How did we get here? – Part 1”
Originally posted on On The Fence Voters:
Note to readers: This week’s post on our ‘Discord and Dissension’ project ended up being too long for a single post, and so it will be presented in two parts. This is the first… Continue reading Discord & Dissension – Part ll – “How did we get here? – Part 1”
The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption by Dahr Jamail
Originally posted on Three Worlds One Vision:
The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption is a work of investigative journalism by Dahr Jamail, conducted during the period April 2016 to July 2017 on the front lines of human-caused climate disruption. Having lived in Alaska for ten years (1996-2006), Jamail had witnessed the dramatic impact of global warming on the glaciers there. Jamail’s original aim was to alert readers about “the urgency of our planetary crisis through firsthand accounts of what is happening to the glaciers, forest, wildlife, coral reefs, and oceans, alongside… Continue reading The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption by Dahr Jamail
Sailing to Deliver an Important Message
The Flipflopi will also be putting in an appearance at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi in March, where it will form a centre exhibit for the conference. Continue reading Sailing to Deliver an Important Message
For The Day That’s In It
That headline is an often used Irish colloquialism that means, roughly translated, “because today is an important anniversary”. And what anniversary could be more important as we face the growing threat of rising Fascism across Europe once again. Apparently the … Continue reading For The Day That’s In It
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