It seems that "Markets" like the DOW have an inverse relationship to the damage we are doing to the ecosystems of the earth. That renders it's "measures" a lie as to the "health" of the REAL Economy, which is measured in truth by the health of the ecosystem on which we depend.

Bwahaha buff.ly/wLhJRlO

Interesting guy. I find myself emotionally (and somewhat "realistically) overlapping with him on this. Where does that fit in with Christian theological "hope"? Better than most would think, I'd say. He (George Tsakraklides) calls it "Collapse Realism". 1/

The word apokalypsis in Greek literally means, “pulling back the veil.”  The murder of Renee Good is pulling back the veil for white Christians in America. It’s the veil that the fascist cabal currently in power has used to ... buff.ly/RHnuEYU 1/

When you combine suburban sprawl with lack of any significant mass public transport, and add in political conservative blindness/stubbornness, you end up here. www.facebook.com/WSMVTV/posts...

“Religion would perceive the natural world as the primary revelation of the divine, as primary scripture, as the primary mode of numinous presence. Christian religion would cease its antagonism toward the earth and discover its sacred quality.” — Thomas Berry, ...1/

“There's this sense that appealing to people's lizard brain is talking down to them, or is beneath me as an educated person. We've seen this in the climate movement; up until maybe the last five years, it was never... ”—Amy Westervelt Volts interview buff.ly/jPhTMhf 1/

The Trump FIFA Peace Award? Fake, Ignorant, Falsified Adoration

I've seen this MS Now promo ad, that is claiming to be representing "We the People" and citing the Preamble to the Constitution. “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, ... 1/

"The seriously retarded governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz...." says the adolescent in the White House (and an immature, bully-ish variety of adolescent, as many adolescents are more mature and human than this). What an absolute child. 1/

How is it that I am entirely NOT SURPRISED? Nothing but oblivious hypocrisy and lies. “The suspect in the attack is an Afghan immigrant who entered the country legally as part of a resettlement program under the Biden administration, ...1/

Nawwwww! Illegal? They NEVER do that! apnews.com/article/come...  Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed

Just saw an ad for the newly rebranded "MS Now" (had been MSNBC). It recited "We the People" pre-amble to the Constitution. While those values are under siege in our present reality, the most important "re-branding" is still absent: ... 1/

“Avoiding the most dire damages of climate change “requires transforming the world economy at a speed and scale that has ‘no documented historic precedent.’” —Coral Davenport citing an IPCC report Moe-Lobeda, Cynthia D. “Building a Moral Economy” . Augsburg Fortress (2024)

“Trump’s agriculture secretary is threatening to withhold federal funds from New York now. The president called Mamdani a “communist disaster” on Truth Social at 3 AM. Don’t bother, let them rage. ... — buff.ly/joCdeCw 1/

The fact that Gates framed all this in a way designed to appeal to the president is so obvious that it hardly bears mentioning (the richest men in the world have all been sucking up to him, so no extra shame here)

“The fact that Gates framed all this in a way designed to appeal to the president is so obvious that it hardly bears mentioning (the richest men in the world have all been sucking up to him, so no extra shame here)” — Bill McKibben in buff.ly/rxVICLG

We need every one of our sane Hollywood voices. Athletes need to step up, too, since we are NOT hearing from any of them on this. Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian buff.ly/BUYwTif 1/

"I was hungry, and you built me a 90,000 square foot ball room adorned in gold"

“In 1969, while the worldwide youth "revolution" of 1968 was still in full swing, physicist Werner Heisenberg (who formulated the uncertainty principle) made some observations that provide a fruitful starting point for our topic. His conference to the Association of German Scientists ...1/

LOL. Great future vision she'd like to see described by Kate Marvel: “HEAD OF THE AFRICAN UNION I’m so glad we solved climate change. That was a close one! POPE Yes, we should always listen to the scientists. It was very nice of them to warn us. 1/

“Nothing will be torn down,” Leavitt said when she announced the project in July. buff.ly/I0vUyj5 It's what they say about EVERYTHING. No credulity whatsoever.

What about the Ecological Crisis? How does that not even crack this list? It will prevent us from being able to do much of anything other than survive, if even that?

Eventually, when increased chaos hits home, we'll realize just how vulnerable and decaying our "economy" has been and is worsening because of our unwillingness to move to an Ecological Economics that realizes (meaning it takes into account) the Ecological Costs of ... 1/

I would call Leonardo Boff a "Deep Liberation Eco-Theologian"; that kinda covers all the bases. The "Deep" adjective add-on testifies to the wholistic nature of the liberation proclaimed and lived, which encompasses the socio-political and economic welfare of ... 1/

“The Amazon is the place where Gaia displays the lush riches of her body; it is also where she suffers the greatest violence. If we want to see the brutal face of the capitalist and industrial system, we need only visit the Brazilian Amazon. 1/

OMG. The only ACTUAL "remedy" is to use LEGITIMATE LAW to arrest, detain, and imprison insane and inane right wing KOOKERY and VIOLENCE and throw away the key.

"Come with me if you want to live". x.com/WeDontHaveTi...

I am blown away by the level of scientific respect and insight in the "theological" work of Leonardo Boff in "Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor". Looking like I'm going to have to part with some money and buy the Kindle version. 1/

“How are we, human beings and environment, with our common origin and common destiny, to survive together? How are we to safeguard creation in justice, participation, wholeness, and peace?” — Boff, Leonardo (2012). Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor. Orbis Books. Kindle Edition.

"Discontinuity: a widening gap between new realities and existing beliefs and practices" — Alex Steffen buff.ly/uEHQlAx

"I see repeated efforts to shoehorn discontinuous change into the framework of continuity" — Alex Steffen in buff.ly/e0WMrC7

"Now, I began to see, while the pen might be mightier than the sword, the wallet is mightier than the pen." buff.ly/hm6e20S

Paul Hawken wrote a book a while back called "Natural Capitalism". We need a "Natural AI" that would be a good aid for Economists, as it would, via it's "Natural" allegiances (to Nature, Ecological Realities), be a guide for Ecological Economics, and thus,... 1/

"A complex predicament like ours requires us to come together in a complex polyphonic response. I just heard a beautiful song that captures this insight: “You don’t have to know the way. The way knows the way.” " — McLaren, Brian. Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart p. 255

"It was carelessness about our neighbors & about future generations that got us in this mess. To get out of it, we need a change of heart to exercise “a preferential option for the young,” and to think about the well-being of seven and more generations to come." — McLaren, Brian D. 1/

Trump sends fracking CEO to Europe to sell climate denial—and gas, by @emorwee substack.com/@heated/note...

"As David Suzuki notes in The Wisdom of the Elders, the Mayan stories are understood as an ilbal—a precious seeing instrument, or lens, with which to view our sacred relationships. He suggests that such stories may offer us a corrective lens. ...1/

Just like the lot of them. THIS is the face of the Republican Party now. Not Trump. Cowards and weasels like this. substack.com/@steveschmid...

Our Going Deep essay this month is a profile of Third Act Faith's Dan Terpstra, who was involved from the very beginning, when Third Act was just an idea held by Bill McKibben and a few others. Read it on the Third Act website: thirdact.org/blog/in-my-t...

There's a movement. We need to insist on it and fight to extend it in the U.S., in spite of, and ESAPECIALLY because of the insane stupidity and reckless disregard of the present Administration (regime): (See this previous post for what prompted this)

“In 2009, when installed solar capacity worldwide was 23 gigawatts, the International Energy Agency predicted that in the 20 years to 2030 it would increase to 244 gigawatts." In fact, it hit that mark six years later, and now we're installing 244 gigawatts every six months.” 1/

Notice from my library branch: (Library notice:) Hold(s) ready to pick up at Southeast Branch . Title: Here comes the sun : a last chance for the climate The new Bill McKibben book is here!

When Science Is Put Into Bondage to Ideology The below text is grabbed from the screenshot provided by Andy Revkin at x.com/Revkin/statu... "suppresses critical scientific facts because those facts inconveniently stand in the way of the administration's political agenda" 1/

Complete and utter idiocy. "Department of Agriculture" is "Department of Agricultural Destruction,, Disaster, and Dismantling. Criminal, selfish, greedy idiots in charge. buff.ly/Bien5Vy

I think we need to be careful about saying we can "fix" the Eco Crisis. It's here to stay for generations of humans. What we can do ; "All We Can Save" , is mitigation; "Ruggedization", and "Restoration". But certain levels of chaos are going to be with us for some time.

Eco-Reformation* is needed! Nothing less, for STARTERS. “It is now time for us to do a collective calling-in for our survival. And we’re going to need these folks who claim to hold the moral center of our hearts and our societies to actually understand that if ... 1/

"While you may have heard about these disproportionate impacts, you probably don’t hear much about how people of color actually care more about the climate crisis than White people do, and are more inclined to want to be part of the solutions. 1/

“Real preparation is addressing risks before the disaster happens and then making sure we have a collective response to the disaster carefully planned out.” — Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth. What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures (p. 352). Random House Kindle Edition. 1/

“What if we prize interdependence over independence?”— Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth. What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures (p. 343). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. "What If?" indeed.