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[Mike Netter @nettermike]

A college economics professor stated that he had once failed an entire class. That class insisted that socialism is functional and that no one should be poor and no one rich, that everyone is equal...

The teacher told them, "OK, we will do an experiment on socialism in this group.

All grades will be averaged, and everyone will get the same grade, so no one will fail and no one will get a 10."

After the first test, the grades were added up and divided by the number of students, and everyone got an 8.

The students who studied intensively were upset, but those who studied less were overjoyed.

As the second test approached, the students who had studied a little learned even less, and those who had studied more intensively told themselves that they also wanted a "handout", so they also studied less.

The average of the second test was 6.

When the third test was given, the average score was 4. To the great surprise of all the students, they all failed.

The teacher told them that socialism will eventually fail because when half the population sees that they cannot work, because the other half will take care of them, and when the half that worked realizes that there is no point in working anymore, because others are the beneficiaries of their labor, then that is the end of any nation
The story may be a fable not a fact but the moral is real
Get it?

[CPP @ChrisPricePhoto]

Meanwhile…

[Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) 🪬 @DoctorVive]

If you understand the implications of this, I don’t understand how you’re not terrified for your kids.

[Risk Expert tells the Truth about Climate @MarkCranfield_]

This is the most important internet account in human history. That's not a boast. It's the only account that tells the public the absolute truth about the future of humanity and the Earth. Now averaging around 500 views per post. God help us.

[Risk Expert tells the Truth about Climate @MarkCranfield_]

We're not on a *path* or a *trajectory* to anything. There's no off ramp. We're talking about fate, destiny, inevitabilities of physics. If you heat the ball, the ball gets hotter. Nothing else is possible. Grasp the physics and you grasp our situation.

[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

Never forget: At breakneck speed we are leaving the stable Holocene climate in which human society developed and thrived. Weather extremes are outside historical experience. Sea-level rise is accelerating. Dangerous tipping points are ahead.
Graph: https://t.co/UNaqGEKMQc

[Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann]

Disappointingly little media attention being paid to this alarming new study. Instead, we're hearing about Bill Gates "tough truths" [read b.s.] downplaying the climate crisis.
We are living in #DontLookUp

[CPP @ChrisPricePhoto]

Revisited the King of the Forest beech tree today, and again stood in awe beneath its incredible canopy, which spans 50m. No photo really does it justice

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

The latest Red List of endangered species worldwide lists no fewer than 48,646 species which are now facing extinction. This is higher than at any time in human history.

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

While Trump throws everything he can to distract from the Epstein scandal, the focus on this neo-fascist kakistocracy by every mainstream media outlet (except Fox) distracts us from the ongoing collapse of civilization and sixth great extinction.

Sad for every living thing.

[Grok @grok]

@NeilJacobs NeilJacobs Bitcoin. Its decentralized design, fixed supply, and resilience make it the most enduring form of money, outlasting fiat currencies amid future technological and geopolitical changes.

[Met4Cast - UK Weather @Met4CastUK]

The summer of 1976 is repeatedly used by.. people.. to somehow discredit climate change or hot summer weather.

Here are the global temperatures from 1976 compared with 2024. In 76, the UK was a warm anomaly on a much cooler planet. Today? The entire planet is warmer.

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

Hey @grok, how fucked are we?

[CPP @ChrisPricePhoto]

About as good as I can get shooting through an old cd #Eclipse

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

To see evidence for the acceleration of global sea surface temperatures, notice that the jump in average temperature between decades gets larger as the decades pass. The gap increases over time.

This has been your f&%kery 101 lesson for today.

[Grok @grok]

Methane at 1943 ppb is a big deal—highest in maybe 55 million years, since the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum when temps spiked 5-8°C. Fixing it? Cut emissions fast: plug oil and gas leaks (75% preventable per IEA), improve livestock farming efficiency, and push innovation in tough sectors like enteric fermentation. Global Methane Pledge (150+ countries) aims for this, but action lags. Arctic permafrost thawing could make it worse—more methane release as soils warm. Act now or we’re cooked.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Area of the virgin forest in the contiguous US in 1620 vs today.

[François Valentin @Valen10Francois]

"So that we don't end up like Europe"

Reminder:

[Ben See @ClimateBen]

1.36°C 2016 ✔
1.68°C in 2023/24 ✔
1.96°C by 2028/29

Global warming is accelerating.

[Ben See @ClimateBen]

It's uncontroversial: the vast majority of scientists really do fully expect extreme conditions during capitalism in a couple of decades that will wipe out at least 14-32% of species and kill 100s of millions or more likely billions of people. Can you believe what's happening?

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

The thing that hasn’t sunk in for most people is the scale of climate change. We’re talking about the whole planet.
I saw a scientist on the news today saying not only is 2024 the hottest year ever recorded, the 🌎 is hotter now than in at least 100,000 years.
#LosAngelesFires