Pothole Poet
@marksterms
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ageing activist past my prime, writing poems just in time.
New Zealand
Joined May 2009
INAUGURAL POTHOLE POEM Times are difficult times are tough I never know if I’m doing enough So these lines of impromptu verse May help stop you feeling worse 🌻 Many thanks to @themistern for the wonderful drawing.
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We are living through the most dangerous period in human history, yet the public conversation about climate breakdown remains stuck in liberal euphemism, self-censorship, and the relentless softening of truth. https://t.co/Ggnaz4FjC6
rogerhallam.com
Liberal culture cannot say the word “death,” even as billions face it. Euphemism has become a form of violence — and the first step to resisting collapse is naming reality without flinching.
More visuals today show severe flooding washing away homes and a bridge in Tanantove District, Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia 🇮🇩(11/26)
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Hardly a word about the climate implications of speeding up exploitation of Venezuelan oil Ball park estimate - burning all reserves would result in ~ 130 billion tonnes of CO2 An astonishing 3 years plus worth of current annual GLOBAL emissions https://t.co/X5E0XbVI4a
bbc.co.uk
Heads of Exxon, Chevron, Halliburton, Shell and others are expected to hear the president's pitch for investing in Venezuela as the US plans to "run" the South American country.
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Tax cuts for the wealthy is nationals first policy release for 2026
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This study is amazing. 2022 was such a bonkers year for US fossil profits. Do we have continuation studies @IsabellaMWeber for other years?
With the world's eyes on US oil interests, let's not forget who benefits from fossil fuel profits: The richest of the rich. Our research shows: 50% of the record fossil fuel profits in 2022 went to the wealthiest 1% of US Americans, the bottom 50% only received 1%.
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Yet another nightmare proposal for so-called fast track consideration under new #NZ legislation which favours extractive industry over legitimate environmental & community concerns. “Clean & green” image promoted to outside world is under major assault:
newsroom.co.nz
Tākaka locals say the Sams Creek goldmine could poison their river, as Government pushes for a gold-plated resource renaissance
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In a sane world, this would be front page news everywhere. But it will hardly be covered anywhere. The North Pacific Ocean surface warmed over twice as much over the past 15 years than it did over the preceding 156 years. That's an increase in warming rate of >2000%!
Acceleration of warming is especially clear over the North Pacific Ocean, which warmed more than twice as much over the past 15 years than it did over the preceding 150 years!
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“Carbon capture: the “distracting, dangerous scam” governments are relying on to reach net zero | The BMJ”. It’s surprising UK Labour govt has prioritised carbon capture which is expensive, unproven at scale and diverts attention from emissions reduction.
bmj.com
Supporters including Tony Blair say that we can’t decarbonise without carbon capture. Others argue that it’s a deliberate smokescreen for the fossil fuel industry to continue business as usual,...
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This is HUGE news. China has completed the ratification process for the Global Ocean Treaty, confirming it will be bound by the landmark ocean protection agreement when it officially enters into force on January 17, 2026. #ProtectTheOceans
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While the rest of the country fights rats and stoats, on the Denniston Plateau giant forest wētā live in burrows that, anywhere else, would belong to predators. Denniston’s brutal weather makes it one of the few places left where our wildlife gets a break. It’s like a mainland
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“These were democratising movements that were trying to find the third way.” On Downstream in September, @lea_ypi explained why common beliefs about the fall of communism are dangerously misleading. Ypi is a professor of political theory at the London School of Economics and
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Not sure what bug to vote for in Bug of the Year? Use our handy guide 🙂↕️ Forest & Bird is backing the avatar moth – a tiny, beautiful, day-flying moth that lives only on the Denniston Plateau. It was discovered in 2012 and named after the film because its home – like Pandora
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Extraordinary reports of brutality within Russian army fighting in Ukraine. In a country with free media, courts, & accountability, such news would dominate the headlines until action was taken. For obvious reasons, that isn’t the case here: https://t.co/HkBjSGQoJx via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.
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You’ve heard of Bird of the Year... now it’s time for Bug of the Year! 🦗🪲🪰🐛🦋 Bug of the Year celebrates the fascinating creatures that make up more than half of our animal species in Aotearoa, run by the Entomological Society of New Zealand. Bugs are essential in our
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Happy New Year 2026. Rain is considered to be a good omen across many cultures, and there is plenty of it in New Zealand today. May it portend better times - more peace ☮️, justice ⚖️, equity, and sustainability 🌳 for our challenged world.
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Protecting forests isn't just environmental—it's intergenerational justice. Future generations deserve clean air, stable weather, and thriving ecosystems. We owe them intact rainforests, not stumps and promises.
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