#Save Ourselves

[majormeilani]

THIS COMMENT IS MAKING ME CRY LAUGHING HELPP

[adamshanelawes]

Global Request For Help To Save Our Planet Earth And Universe From Evil And From Eternally Exploding From Adam Shane Lawes At: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16QgRD9hJb/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[candont]

[miscellaneousjay]

Are you my friend? Are you locked in?🎶 This energy forever!!!🫶🏾✌🏾✊🏾

[reasonsforhope]

No paywall version here.

"Two and a half years ago, when I was asked to help write the most authoritative report on climate change in the United States, I hesitated...

In the end, I said yes, but reluctantly. Frankly, I was sick of admonishing people about how bad things could get. Scientists have raised the alarm over and over again, and still the temperature rises. Extreme events like heat waves, floods and droughts are becoming more severe and frequent, exactly as we predicted they would. We were proved right. It didn’t seem to matter.

Our report, which was released on Tuesday, contains more dire warnings. There are plenty of new reasons for despair. Thanks to recent scientific advances, we can now link climate change to specific extreme weather disasters, and we have a better understanding of how the feedback loops in the climate system can make warming even worse. We can also now more confidently forecast catastrophic outcomes if global emissions continue on their current trajectory.

But to me, the most surprising new finding in the Fifth National Climate Assessment is this: There has been genuine progress, too.

I’m used to mind-boggling numbers, and there are many of them in this report. Human beings have put about 1.6 trillion tons of carbon in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution — more than the weight of every living thing on Earth combined. But as we wrote the report, I learned other, even more mind-boggling numbers. In the last decade, the cost of wind energy has declined by 70 percent and solar has declined 90 percent. Renewables now make up 80 percent of new electricity generation capacity. Our country’s greenhouse gas emissions are falling, even as our G.D.P. and population grow.

In the report, we were tasked with projecting future climate change. We showed what the United States would look like if the world warms by 2 degrees Celsius. It wasn’t a pretty picture: more heat waves, more uncomfortably hot nights, more downpours, more droughts. If greenhouse emissions continue to rise, we could reach that point in the next couple of decades. If they fall a little, maybe we can stave it off until the middle of the century. But our findings also offered a glimmer of hope: If emissions fall dramatically, as the report suggested they could, we may never reach 2 degrees Celsius at all.

For the first time in my career, I felt something strange: optimism.

And that simple realization was enough to convince me that releasing yet another climate report was worthwhile.

Something has changed in the United States, and not just the climate. State, local and tribal governments all around the country have begun to take action. Some politicians now actually campaign on climate change, instead of ignoring or lying about it. Congress passed federal climate legislation — something I’d long regarded as impossible — in 2022 as we turned in the first draft.

[Note: She's talking about the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Act, which despite the names were the two biggest climate packages passed in US history. And their passage in mid 2022 was a big turning point: that's when, for the first time in decades, a lot of scientists started looking at the numbers - esp the ones that would come from the IRA's funding - and said "Wait, holy shit, we have an actual chance."]

And while the report stresses the urgency of limiting warming to prevent terrible risks, it has a new message, too: We can do this. We now know how to make the dramatic emissions cuts we’d need to limit warming, and it’s very possible to do this in a way that’s sustainable, healthy and fair.

The conversation has moved on, and the role of scientists has changed. We’re not just warning of danger anymore. We’re showing the way to safety.

I was wrong about those previous reports: They did matter, after all. While climate scientists were warning the world of disaster, a small army of scientists, engineers, policymakers and others were getting to work. These first responders have helped move us toward our climate goals. Our warnings did their job.

To limit global warming, we need many more people to get on board... We need to reach those who haven’t yet been moved by our warnings. I’m not talking about the fossil fuel industry here; nor do I particularly care about winning over the small but noisy group of committed climate deniers. But I believe we can reach the many people whose eyes glaze over when they hear yet another dire warning or see another report like the one we just published.

The reason is that now, we have a better story to tell. The evidence is clear: Responding to climate change will not only create a better world for our children and grandchildren, but it will also make the world better for us right now.

Eliminating the sources of greenhouse gas emissions will make our air and water cleaner, our economy stronger and our quality of life better. It could save hundreds of thousands or even millions of lives across the country through air quality benefits alone. Using land more wisely can both limit climate change and protect biodiversity. Climate change most strongly affects communities that get a raw deal in our society: people with low incomes, people of color, children and the elderly. And climate action can be an opportunity to redress legacies of racism, neglect and injustice.

I could still tell you scary stories about a future ravaged by climate change, and they’d be true, at least on the trajectory we’re currently on. But it’s also true that we have a once-in-human-history chance not only to prevent the worst effects but also to make the world better right now. It would be a shame to squander this opportunity. So I don’t just want to talk about the problems anymore. I want to talk about the solutions. Consider this your last warning from me."

-via New York Times. Opinion essay by leading climate scientist Kate Marvel. November 18, 2023.

[spookyspeks]

I wish it were socially acceptable for disabled people on benefits to have nice things

[artctrlcee]

/SHOUT: "Get behind the ice, get behind the ice!!"

[jiangwanyinscatmom]

It is very unpleasant how MXTX fandom is very determined to make all the actions of the leads, especially the ones they make in times of trauma or danger, come from the one who abused them before. Whether it’s claiming that YZY gave WWX his ability to take revenge, that SJ did anything for LBH that made him stronger, or that the ways FQ and MQ mistreated XL were actually justified because they made him better, it all boils down to claiming that the things they were hurt by ended up being justified because their actions later on were shaped by the treatment they got.

I don’t doubt that a lot of people who make these claims have never considered what they are actually saying, and what perhaps it says about them that they think this way, but it certainly is very upsetting to see so many takes that boil down to “well the abuse was okay because the hero took something from it in the end.”

Hi my dearest Sangsang!

There most definitely is this stubborn romanticism regarding abusive characters and downplaying their actions that are very much considered horrifying in the eyes of others.

1: Shen Jiu and his first interaction with Luo Binghe through the eyes of Shen Yuan.

2: Lan Sizhui and Lan Wangji when they liken the nameless servant to Wei Wuxian's time with Yunmeng Jiang

3: Hua Cheng and staying by Xie Lian's side when he is venting his own frustrations after centuries of being terrified of showing this to supposed friends and them leaving.

In spite of cruelty they faced, these three remain consistent in wanting to believe in the good in the world, Luo Binghe is DESPERATE to be saved from falling into cruelty as others want him to and expect of him. Wei Wuxian dies to destroy the power the clans want after they continue to refuse humanity on the Wens that no longer have a thing. Xie Lian screams at Jun Wu that he will hot change his kindness because Jun Wu sees that as useless. These men are not idiots when it comes to cruelty, they understand how people become that way.

Original Luo Binghe became his Shizun's student just as Shen Yuan's Luo Binghe as a grim reminder of this exact rhetoric fandom loves to espouse. It did not leave him stronger or better. It left him a dad, paranoid, power hungry, oppressive man. Fandom can say what they want about being critical of MXTX, but her thematics are not in praise of calling abusers strong when they continue those cycles.

I think fandom forms very parasocial bonds with these characters due to personal reason, but whatever personal reason they may have, does not change the fact the textual evidence is not there to support a softer and kinder reading for them. Accountability is an important theme within these novels from MXTX and excusing selfish cruelty is not what's being said. Cruelty doesn't make someone stronger. It's kindness, and refusing to give up that compassion, and admiring that in others as well is vastly more wonderful than whatever jaded excuse to stay cruel is or whatever excuses fandom concocts for the blatantly cruel characters.

[ilynpilled]

all this fighting over who is tptwp i hope george does some good coke and makes it the power of friendship

[eddis-not-eeddis]

If you deeply desire something and it doesn't come into conflict with God's will and his word, don't give up on praying for it. Pray without ceasing for it, ask your friends and your family members to pray for it. Write it down so you can remember when you started praying for it. PRAY!

Last year I started seeing answers to prayers I began praying five years ago. This year hundreds of prayers have been answered. Prayers I forgot about were answered, and I see God's hand as he works to answer even more.

Don't stop praying because you don't see God's hand in your life immediately. God works in a lot of subtle and mysterious ways, and years down the road you'll discover how he has been working behind the scenes. He is not slow in the way we as humans understand slowness, but he sees the bigger picture and knows what will bring about his glory. His timing is perfect, and I can see that in my life.

[brandwhorestarscream]

Transformers always takes place in the modern era. Imagine if cybertronians landed on earth during like. The reign of terror in france or imperial china or something. Imagine the autobots watching the spanish inquisition or fucking christopher colombus or something. Imagine the people of various different time periods reacting to the autobots. Aksjska the ancient greeks would hail them as gods or at least automatons made by Hephaestus. Could you imagine

[everysongineverykey]

i've said this before but i think a huge part of the reason undertale's character writing works that doesn't get talked about enough is the fact that it doesn't fall into the trap of having FRIENDSHIP fix everything. i mean in a way it kind of does but like. the characters fix their own mistakes. they are the ones to decide they've done wrong and take action to fix it, not you. they just realize that through frisk. friendship gives them the new perspective necessary to change their ways, but it's only half the solution.

it's alphys who decides, on her own, to take the amalgamates home and admit her mistakes. it's undyne who, when it's her turn to attack you, outside her flaming house, decides there's no point in this path of mindless murder and destruction she's dug for herself, and breaks the cycle herself by dropping her weapon and deciding not to fight you anymore. it's asgore who, after you've done nothing but attack him, realizes what a coward he's been and decides to end the cycle of violence at the cost of his own life. it's mettaton who hears the voices of the hundreds who love him, and who he loves, and realizes that for now, it's more worth it for him to be content where he is. it's asriel who, despite the comfort of pretending chara's still with him, chooses to recognize frisk as who they really are, and face a harsh reality so he can save his family. sans sees your determination and perseverance in the face of hopelessness and decides that maybe there is something to fight for, all by simply watching you. hell, papyrus gives up his fight entirely on his own- all he needs is an opportunity to really think his plan to join the guard through, and a taste of what that guard actually stands for, and he decides it's not worth it without you saying a word. undertale presents you with all these flawed and complex characters and says, "here, look. they're just like you, and they chose to save themselves, despite everything in them telling them they were damned. will you do the same?"

[rowan-ashtree]

Cyrus goes down; who will save us now?

- Derailed

Nothing's coming to save us... all we got is us.

- Same Train Home

[rustedleopard]

What's your thought of The Last Amalgamate finale part by VyletBunni in general?

I thought it was sweet. It's nice to see people in fandom put so much effort into making projects like this; I have nothing but respect for the creator for putting so much effort into creating a multi-part fan animation, especially one that was packed full of love for the Undertale fan game fandom (while I haven't played it yet, I did recognize some of the TS!Underswap characters that were in there).

There were a few things that made me go "Hm, I don't quite agree with this characterization" or "I would tweak this a bit," but there wasn't anything egregious. I especially like that this animation showed that Ceroba's love for Kanako far outweighed any grudge or hatred she had for Alphys; Ceroba may not like the Royals but at the end of the day, she isn't going to let that disdain rule her. She wants her daughter alive more than she wants to yell at Alphys about making her an Amalgamate (a pattern that was carried out by all the other Amalgamate families. None of them seemed mad at Alphys for making the Amalgamates; in fact, they seemed pretty grateful to have their family back, even if they were a bit... Melty and fused together with other monsters). So, yeah. Happy ending for everyone (including Clover)!

Unfortunately, because I am not fond of Amalgamate Kanako designs/interpretations that have her just be melty but she's still mostly intact and herself (or it's just her and Integrity and it doesn't have her fused with other monsters), my opinion was always gonna be ambivalent at best. At the end of the day, you can't win everyone over 🤷

[lana-writes]

I'm gonna be honest, I'm starting to understand all the veilguard reviews that compared it to working in HR

[elfhunk]

does everyone know that yareli's signature weapon, kompressa, is actively very bad on her?

and also has no additional signature weapon trait when wielded by her?

and it still got a unique deluxe skin you can't use with other pistols?

i want everyone to know about it.