rampwhoops

person at large, lover of life, thinks about gardening, can’t surf… liberal

[rampwhoops @rampwho]

#WomensDay may all women and people feel love, be warmed by the sun, may the breezes of change be kind to you and yours, may your world spin with intention and may you bring happiness and practice kindness wherever you go #safetravels #changetheworld

[Bloomberg @business]

Foreign direct investment into Canada jumped in the fourth quarter, pushing yearly inflows to the highest level in 18 years https://t.co/kvQ9Bh4jdJ

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

What's the world's most effective solution to stop desertification?

[Anita Anand @AnitaAnandMP]

Please see my statement on the security situation in Jalisco State, Mexico:

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

We are not separate from nature, we are nature. 🌳 🌊 🐸 🦋 🍃💧#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

“This is the new extinction & we are half way through it. We are in terrible, terrible trouble & the longer we wait to do something about it the worse it is going to get.” Sir #DavidAttenborough

No time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateCrisis #climate #nature #renewables

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A family of cheetah sleep with the forest guard every night.

This is what the camera recorded.

[📹 Cheetah Whisperer]

[Stephano🍁Barberis @HelloStephano]

Holy crap.

The Liberals now lead in Alberta (and every region across the country).

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Moss may look small, soft, and insignificant — but biologically, it’s one of the most powerful plants on Earth. Scientists have discovered that moss absorbs four times more CO₂ than trees, thrives without soil, survives extreme heat, and cools its surroundings through natural evaporation.

Despite this, moss is often removed from walls, sidewalks, roofs, and old buildings simply because people think it “looks messy.” In reality, moss filters pollution, releases clean oxygen, prevents soil erosion, and acts as a natural air-conditioning layer in cities overwhelmed by concrete and heat.

Forward-thinking architects are now designing moss walls, moss roofs, and moss carpets to create greener, cooler neighborhoods.

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

Trey Yesavage made $57,204 in MLB this season as a late call-up from the minors.

The Dodgers lineup made over $148M this year.

He set the World Series rookie record for strikeouts against them with 12.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Our founding fathers didn’t live and die so we could act like a bunch of cowards.

The richest people in this country are selling out this country.

We have a supine Congress, universities bending the knee, and law firms selling their souls.

It’s disgusting.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Amazon $AMZN announced it is cutting 30,000 corporate jobs

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna has introduced legislation to ban the president, his family, members of Congress, and all elected officials from trading crypto or stocks.

He credits Unusual Whales for pushing the issue.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Japanese scientists have discovered a way to generate electricity by mixing saltwater and freshwater.

In August 2025, a facility harnessing the energy of mixing saltwater and freshwater, known as "blue energy," began operations in Fukuoka, Japan.

While Japan is a leader in advancing this technology, the underlying scientific principle is a long-standing concept that utilizes osmosis to generate power.

Specifically, the process is a type of pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO). It involves the following steps: a special semi-permeable membrane is used to separate two water streams with different salt concentrations. One side uses concentrated seawater, which is made even saltier by using waste brine from a nearby desalination plant. The other side uses treated wastewater with a low salt concentration.

Unlike solar or wind energy, this method works continuously, day and night, independent of weather conditions. Researchers estimate that if implemented globally at river mouths, it could provide up to 15% of the world’s energy needs — a staggering potential for clean, sustainable power.

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

I see the blame Canada crowd is out in full force today.

For them, it is a “provocation” to quote America’s greatest post war President articulating his life-long opposition to protectionism, and support for free trade.

They’re deeply concerned that Donald Trump’s feelings have been hurt by having to listen to Ronald Reagan.

They’re now repeating Trump’s laughable claim that Reagan was a protectionist.

They amplify Trump’s absurd claim that Canada triggered a massive trade war through southbound migration and fentanyl smuggling, despite the clear fact that northbound smuggling of narcotics, guns, and migrants from the US to Canada are all massively higher.

When Trump said on January 7 that his plan was to use “economic force” to “acquire and annex Canada,” how did the blame Canada crowd respond? By blaming Canada.

There is no simple solution to dealing with Trump’s attacks on our economy. Given his capriciousness and apparent determination to cannibalize entire Canadian industries, there may be no solution at all.

But in finding the best way forward, we should understand that Canada isn’t to blame for this mess, and that grovelling is not a strategy.

[Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank]

Dodgers on the verge of begging for tariffs.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Wait, I thought other countries pay the tariffs?

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

As concerns over social media addiction increase, a growing number of adults is trading in their smartphones for simpler “dumbphones” that control digital distractions.

These low-tech devices offer just essential functions: calls, texts, alarms and a basic maps app, making it easier for users to focus on real life. Back to the years 2000s.

Long-term users say swapping to a dumbphone can cut out daily screen time from around nine hours to as little as twenty minutes.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

France is testing an innovative solution to urban pollution with its moss-tile highways — a fusion of nature and infrastructure that quietly cleans the air as vehicles pass by.

These highways are embedded with living moss tiles between and alongside lanes. The moss acts like a natural sponge, absorbing fine particulate matter from tire dust, exhaust fumes, and general urban pollution.

Unlike traditional concrete barriers, moss acts as a natural air filter, capturing fine particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) that contributes to respiratory diseases and environmental degradation.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A lion’s reaction to a man’s singing

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Russia will expand aggression beyond Ukraine unless he is stopped, Zelensky warns https://t.co/yVYWX5yRGf