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Gladwyn d’Souza<p>Link <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/15MinuteNeighbourhoodsShouldNeverBeBombed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>15MinuteNeighbourhoodsShouldNeverBeBombed</span></a> with <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ConnectedBikeNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConnectedBikeNetwork</span></a>: The article dives deep into the data, uncovering a remarkable doubling in bicycle usage on Parisian streets between October 2022 and October 2023. But this is more than just a statistic—it’s a reflection of a broader societal shift towards sustainable mobility and urban renewal.</p><p><a href="https://momentummag.com/paris-cycling-numbers-double/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">momentummag.com/paris-cycling-</span><span class="invisible">numbers-double/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnGlamorousSolutionsNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnGlamorousSolutionsNow</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/xlbz-j18.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/1</span><span class="invisible">8/xlbz-j18.html</span></a> </p><p>rather than becoming a means to end global social inequality and impoverishment the development of AI, according to the profit motive and the interests of the major capitalist powers, will worsen it. The alternative to this perspective is the descent into <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/barbarism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>barbarism</span></a> of which war is most obvious expression.<br />“The creep of machine intelligence into conflict decision-making—to autonomously select targets and determine objectives—would significantly raise the risk of accidental or intentional escalation over the next decade,” it said.<br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnGlamorousSolutionsNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnGlamorousSolutionsNow</span></a><br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CorporateTheocracySpreadsGreenConsumptionMalAdaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CorporateTheocracySpreadsGreenConsumptionMalAdaptation</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://www.news18.com/tech/openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-future-of-ai-depends-on-nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-8743104.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">news18.com/tech/openai-ceo-sam</span><span class="invisible">-altman-says-future-of-ai-depends-on-nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-8743104.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence</span></a> Altman, who projects Ackman on race and genocide, wants, like <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ApartheidMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ApartheidMusk</span></a>, the public to invest in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/omnicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>omnicide</span></a>… for <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AIBorderRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AIBorderRule</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GenocideTaxForeverWarDivestsFromYouthHousingFoodCleanAirAndWaterMedicareForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GenocideTaxForeverWarDivestsFromYouthHousingFoodCleanAirAndWaterMedicareForAll</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnGlamorousSolutionsNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnGlamorousSolutionsNow</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/holiday-markets-economic-social-benefits-mixed-use-development-walkable-cities-2023-12" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">businessinsider.com/holiday-ma</span><span class="invisible">rkets-economic-social-benefits-mixed-use-development-walkable-cities-2023-12</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/15minuteneighborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>15minuteneighborhoods</span></a>:<br /> Holiday markets are mini examples of the ideal city.<br /> Patrons enjoy shopping, activities, and socializing — all in a walkable space.<br /> They don&#39;t need to be short-lived attractions and could be models for how to rebuild downtowns. <br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/walkablecities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>walkablecities</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnGlamorousSolutionsNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnGlamorousSolutionsNow</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LivableCities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LivableCities</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/heavier-rains-in-east-africa-due-to-human-activity-study-7f742009" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">barrons.com/news/heavier-rains</span><span class="invisible">-in-east-africa-due-to-human-activity-study-7f742009</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnGlamorousSolutionsNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnGlamorousSolutionsNow</span></a> in the West: The scientists called for the urgent phasing out of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fossilfuels</span></a> and reduction of emissions as the extreme weather &quot;has the potential to overwhelm the response of governments and humanitarian organisations&quot; in East Africa.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CompensationforDamages" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CompensationforDamages</span></a> in the East <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/COP28BlahBlahBlah" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>COP28BlahBlahBlah</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a>: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “shows that the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UNSDG" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UNSDG</span></a>, are not achievable by continuing the current fossil-driven high emission economies. [There are] massive co-benefits that come with changing to a fossil-free world”.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LifesBetterWithTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LifesBetterWithTrees</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnGlamorousSolutionsNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnGlamorousSolutionsNow</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CapitalismKills</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MakePollutersPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MakePollutersPay</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://www.calbike.org/capti-falls-short-of-climate-promise/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calbike.org/capti-falls-short-</span><span class="invisible">of-climate-promise/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnGlamorousSolutionsNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnGlamorousSolutionsNow</span></a>: We need a wholesale pivot to clean transportation centered on making biking, walking, and public transit appealing and accessible, yet the bulk of California’s green transportation spending is directed at EVs, charging infrastructure, freeway expansion and increasing VMT.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PetroOligarchsAreRICO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PetroOligarchsAreRICO</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BoycottCOP28" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BoycottCOP28</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RegulatoryCaptureIsTheNorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RegulatoryCaptureIsTheNorm</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AllJobsShouldBeUnionJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AllJobsShouldBeUnionJobs</span></a>, even <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BullShitJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BullShitJobs</span></a> that won’t meet 1.5 degrees by #2030 </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnGlamorousSolutionsNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnGlamorousSolutionsNow</span></a></p><p>From: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@MotherJones" class="u-url mention">@<span>MotherJones</span></a></span><br /><a href="https://press.coop/@MotherJones/111251136511737551" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">press.coop/@MotherJones/111251</span><span class="invisible">136511737551</span></a></p>