the USA has been the biggest contributor, we need to take the charge in helping to make things right. we’ve already proven that we can cut usage greatly. remember the beginning of the covid pandemic when pollution levels were historically low around the world? here’s a reminder. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/15/cop15-lula-calls-on-rich-nations-to-give-more-to-protect-earth-ecosystems-aoe
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absolute legend
“MacKenzie Scott’s Unrestricted Gifts Transform the Organizations That Receive Them, Study Finds “As of last spring, MacKenzie Scott had donated nearly US$13 billion in unrestricted gifts to 277 nonprofit organizations, transforming the ways the grantees function and reshaping philanthropy in the process, a new study shows.” https://www.barrons.com/articles/mackenzie-scotts-unrestricted-gifts-transform-the-organizations-that-receive-them-study-finds-01670888181
Base editing: Revolutionary therapy clears girl’s incurable cancer
“A teenage girl’s incurable cancer has been cleared from her body in the first use of a revolutionary new type of medicine.” https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63859184
ReFresh Spot
“In December 2017, after the release of the No Place to Go report, the city opened a facility called the ReFresh Spot. Run by the non-profit Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles and funded through the mayor’s office, it contains seven toilets, six showers, and 24 washers and dryers. The space receives about 17,000 visits per month. …
almost 2000 people died
homeless on the streets of Los Angeles between April 2020 and March 2021. about a third from drug overdoses. oh the irony that ronald & nancy reagan are directly responsible for most of this statistic.
fascinating article
about scavengers and their important place in the health of the planet https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221206-why-we-should-value-scavengers
he’s not wrong
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/09/us-world-climate-collapse-nations
kathy griffin is also a writer
https://www.newsweek.com/2022/12/16/kathy-griffin-twitter-elon-musk-donald-trump-hollywood-canceled-1764933.html
“hey! we found a way to lift 4 million american kids out of poverty!”
“great! let’s allow the program expire so they can head back to hunger!” “well, can we get the program back if we allow all the rich people to keep their tax breaks Trump gave them…?” “maybe.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/08/child-tax-credit-ending-pushing-kids-into-poverty
not sure how i feel about this yet
seems like Jack is trying to give renewable energy to africa by using bitcoin but i don’t understand how this isn’t just a non-profit. the business has zero long-term future, within a couple years the electricity will be closer to market-rate and the mining advantage will be lost. plus how does hardware cost fit into …