Historian of the intelligentsia. Odi profanum vulgus et arceo. Deputy Editor @NoemaMag.com. Check out "Children of a Modest Star": https://www.sup.org/books/politics/children-modest-star. Posts my own
Nils Gilman
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Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966.
Measles eradicated in the US in 2000.
Both are back because of this science denying administration.
We live in the stupidest timeline.
"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally."
Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).
People may hate technocracy, but: “Cities governed by appointed professional managers are more proactive on sustainability than those led by elected mayors. The real drivers of climate action are chief sustainability officers, resilience officers, and city managers.”
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
Asset managers define "Ultra-High Net Worth" as individuals worth $30m+.
There are about 500,000 such individuals in the world, worth a total of about $60 trillion.
If we busted all those guys down to a mere $30m each <sad-face emoji> it would free up $45 trillion for global poverty reduction.
