# climatechange (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover climatechange. Page: Feed: --- ## [Want to read: • The Nerd Reich by by Gil Durán • Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perk...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/5bb954e5-f704-48d1-9be2-144102123838) _2026-08-20 · jan's timeline_ Want to read: • The Nerd Reich by by Gil Durán • Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins • A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn • The Media Monopoly by Ben Bagdikian • In Search of Enemies by John Stockwell • Deadly Deceits by Ralph McGehee • When Corporations Rule the World by David Korten • Titans of Capital by Peter Phillips #books ## [The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy by Gil Durán https://bookshop.org...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/bd9126a4-1fd9-4e71-bdd9-165f9ac32459) _2026-08-17 · jan's timeline_ The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy by Gil Durán https://bookshop.org/a/109206/9781668221402?ref=thenerdreich.com #book ## [Want to read #books](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/f6756dbd-4e5c-4b14-afb8-e3dd34f7e98a) _2026-08-17 · jan's timeline_ Want to read #books ## [Currently reading #books](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/1d8aae01-ca0c-4ffd-bc24-2d161b75a695) _2026-08-16 · jan's timeline_ Currently reading #books ## [Why Read Yet Another Honest Opinion Blog?](https://free-gerd.blogspot.com/2026/08/why-read-yet-another-honest-opinion-blog.html) _2026-08-11 · Gerd Dani · New Free Gerd_ Search description): Gerd Dani launches New Free Gerd, a new blog covering current events, politics, culture, sport and everything in between — written with no filter and no agenda but honesty. 3. Body HTML: switch Blogger's post editor to "HTML view" and paste everything below the wrapper. Blogger already renders your post Title as an H1, so this body starts at H2 to keep the heading order… ## [Want to read #books](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/c9854dfa-7ec3-4bee-adc2-cdf113b29ee3) _2026-08-06 · jan's timeline_ Want to read #books ## [Want to read #books](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/97019a12-af67-429e-aa6f-c15e5b497f41) _2026-07-27 · jan's timeline_ Want to read #books ## [Want to read #books](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/b0298c90-86f2-4a1b-a08a-b27edfd3902f) _2026-07-27 · jan's timeline_ Want to read #books ## [Thinking in terms of creating dilemmas for their adversaries can be a useful way for activists to...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/c8e5dfea-8d3a-43c8-9294-fa7e81da5aa2) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ Thinking in terms of creating dilemmas for their adversaries can be a useful way for activists to devise more effective interventions. … More important than coming up with a single, brilliantly conceived act of nonviolent resistance is a willingness to string together multiple protests in a way that creates a sense of heightening drama. This is where escalation becomes significant. —Mark Engler… ## [The point of the dilemma action is that activists need to devise protests that cannot simply be i...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/4c7dfe22-fc68-41e4-b2f9-7858f8705034) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ The point of the dilemma action is that activists need to devise protests that cannot simply be ignored, and they need to create situations in which they will gain public sympathy if they are attacked or arrested. Disruption and sacrifice can each play a role here. Disruption is a crucial means for making sure that demonstrations are not overlooked. Sacrifice, meanwhile, makes it more likely that… ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mZgbPQe9lLqw) _2026-07-26 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Within the field of civil resistance, theorists and practitioners have emphasized the idea of the...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/49e5612c-092a-445e-a985-3405ecd6ecc6) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ Within the field of civil resistance, theorists and practitioners have emphasized the idea of the “dilemma action.” The idea here is that demonstrations are especially effective when they create a dilemma for those in power, producing situations in which any response the authorities choose helps the movement. —Mark Engler and Paul Engler, This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the… ## [A Bull Connor with his police dogs and fire hoses down in Birmingham did more to advance civil ri...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/ec7b4edf-88bf-4c90-822d-17bd34b08138) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ A Bull Connor with his police dogs and fire hoses down in Birmingham did more to advance civil rights than the civil rights fighters themselves. —Saul Alinsky #civilrights #civilresistance ## [There are times when the civil rights movement has no greater friend than its enemy. It is the en...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/d34393a0-4d46-41dd-b9e8-e6c293b59d0f) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ There are times when the civil rights movement has no greater friend than its enemy. It is the enemy of civil rights who again and again produces the evidence . . . that we cannot afford to stand still. —Emanuel Celler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, 1966 #civilresistance #civilrights ## [The idea that repression can actually help a movement, rather than hurt it, is a notion that stan...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/d9258dcb-50c4-4387-b5b7-cb1fe423986b) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ The idea that repression can actually help a movement, rather than hurt it, is a notion that stands a conventional understanding of power on its head. And yet, the ability of nonviolent demonstrators to benefit from the zealousness of authorities is a well-studied occurrence within the field of civil resistance. —Mark Engler and Paul Engler, This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping… ## [Want to read #books](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/bbbd2a54-5c3a-4417-956e-43f16d165bb6) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ Want to read #books ## [Want to read #books](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/313914a9-ebfc-4d06-ab9f-3bcf5e501afe) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ Want to read #books ## [Certainly, it is true that environmentalists squaring off against the world’s fossil fuel magnate...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/3aed68ce-9d8d-4603-a5e5-7c70a64db525) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ Certainly, it is true that environmentalists squaring off against the world’s fossil fuel magnates face formidable opponents and that tackling global warming is a very difficult fight. But this is hardly the end of the story. … In the future, the severe storms, floods, and ecological dislocations resulting from global warming are set to cause untold billions of dollars in damages. For this reason,… ## [In the case of Serbia in the late 1990s, it was not hard for Otpor and other resistance groups to...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/d81b47b7-422b-4b6b-970e-daf8c7217ee8) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ In the case of Serbia in the late 1990s, it was not hard for Otpor and other resistance groups to get a majority of the population to agree that Milosevic should go. A huge portion of the public already detested the regime. With the economy in shambles and the country reeling from a series of disastrous wars, public opinion had already been won. The problem was that people expressed their… ## [Whether or not one regards the 3.5 percent rule as a hard-and-fast threshold for creating change,...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/a8eadeca-2e11-4acf-ace8-eeccda31cfbc) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ Whether or not one regards the 3.5 percent rule as a hard-and-fast threshold for creating change, the measure points to an important idea: although the ultimate goal of transformational movements is to win over the support of the majority of a society, an effort’s grassroots strength is measured by the number of people who take ownership over the cause. …active supporters are the type of people… ## [\[Erica\] Chenoweth found that the number of supporters who were actively engaged in successful mov...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/f162b793-3c4a-4e53-a4f2-cdcf8a4b7ec6) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ \[Erica\] Chenoweth found that the number of supporters who were actively engaged in successful movements could be quite small. She observed a trend that she would later dub the “3.5 percent rule.” … For a movement, building this minority into a committed base is just as important as swaying the public at large. Participation entails something considerably more than latent sympathy. The 3.5 percent… ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nXoZUWFHLbYE) _2026-07-26 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [In their book \[Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict\], \[Maria\] S...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/8cb759d7-70de-4001-9e63-22f5b1315ed9) _2026-07-26 · jan's timeline_ In their book \[Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict\], \[Maria\] Stephan and \[Erica\] Chenoweth found a direct correlation between the success of a campaign and the popular involvement it managed to invite. —Mark Engler and Paul Engler, This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century #civilresistance #book ## [Want to read #books](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/0cf16f59-4e6c-48be-a885-46ab6c2d5846) _2026-07-25 · jan's timeline_ Want to read #books ## [In transactional politics, progress comes through the steady accumulation of small victories. Tra...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/65a20230-3274-48bb-8646-cafc6d9c5fdb) _2026-07-25 · jan's timeline_ In transactional politics, progress comes through the steady accumulation of small victories. Transformational change, in contrast, often occurs in more dramatically punctuated cycles. —Mark Engler and Paul Engler, This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century #politics #change ## […a social understanding of power encourages advocates to think bigger. It allows them to break wi...](https://pleroma.microblog.se/objects/c723556c-eacc-467f-9caa-b5b0da136338) _2026-07-25 · jan's timeline_ …a social understanding of power encourages advocates to think bigger. It allows them to break with a solely transactional view of politics and instead incorporate a transformational perspective on how to generate social change. …activists pursuing a transformational route seek to influence the public at large. They do so in the belief that, ultimately, the level of popular backing for an… ## [Vote for Flávia Ceccato's Book at the Ebobea Awards](https://free-gerd.blogspot.com/2026/03/vote-for-flavia-ceccatos-book-at-ebobea.html) _2026-03-27 · Gerd Dani · New Free Gerd_ This is personal. Our Vice President, Flávia Ceccato , wrote a book called "Discovering Existential Intelligence: Tools, Insights and Implications." It's a work born from real life — from loss, from crisis, from the kind of deep questioning that hits you at 3 a.m. when the world feels too big and too fragile at the same time. That book has now been nominated for the Ebobea Book Awards . Only 30… ## [Can You Solve This 6-Region Square Puzzle?](https://free-gerd.blogspot.com/2026/03/can-you-solve-this-6-region-square.html) _2026-03-26 · Gerd Dani · New Free Gerd_ Have you ever stared at a simple geometric shape and realized it hides a beautiful mathematical secret? Welcome to FreeAstroScience.com , where we believe that a sharp, curious mind is the best tool we'll ever own — because, as Goya once warned, the sleep of reason breeds monsters . Today, we're not gazing at distant galaxies or quantum fields. Instead, we're zooming in on something deceptively… ## [Does Light Have Weight? The Physics Is Mind-Blowing](https://free-gerd.blogspot.com/2026/03/does-light-have-weight-physics-is-mind.html) _2026-03-25 · Gerd Dani · New Free Gerd_ Can something with zero weight still push a spacecraft across the solar system? It sounds like a riddle, but it happens every single day — right above our heads. Welcome to FreeAstroScience.com , the place where complex science gets explained in plain language, just the way it deserves to be. I'm Gerd Dani , president of Free Astroscience — Science and Cultural Group, and I wrote this article… ## [Can Computers Prove Math Better Than Humans?](https://free-gerd.blogspot.com/2026/03/can-computers-prove-math-better-than.html) _2026-03-25 · Gerd Dani · New Free Gerd_ What happens when we hand the keys of mathematical truth to a computer program? Does math become stronger—or does it lose something deeply human in the process? Welcome to FreeAstroScience , where we break down complex scientific ideas into language that feels like a conversation between friends. Whether you're a curious student, a lifelong learner, or someone who simply loves asking why , you… ## [What Can Beethoven's Fifth Teach Us About Life?](https://free-gerd.blogspot.com/2026/03/what-can-beethovens-fifth-teach-us.html) _2026-03-24 · Gerd Dani · New Free Gerd_ Have you ever heard four notes that changed the world? Four short sounds — da-da-da-DUM — that shook concert halls, inspired revolutions, and still echo across centuries? What if those notes weren't just music, but a philosophy of life itself? Welcome to FreeAstroScience , where we believe that science, art, and human curiosity all share the same heartbeat. We're a community that explains complex… ## [Did a Belfast Goalkeeper Really Invent the Penalty Kick?](https://free-gerd.blogspot.com/2026/03/did-belfast-goalkeeper-really-invent.html) _2026-03-24 · Gerd Dani · New Free Gerd_ The Small Nation That Changed Football Forever: Northern Ireland's Hidden Story Have you ever watched a penalty kick and wondered who on earth came up with that idea? Welcome to FreeAstroScience.com — the place where we make complicated things simple, and where curiosity never clocks out. Today we're stepping away from telescopes and black holes, and turning our attention to something equally… ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QfOQuLV4epez) _2026-03-24 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [How Did Going Blind Make Euler the World's Greatest Mind?](https://free-gerd.blogspot.com/2026/03/how-did-going-blind-make-euler-worlds.html) _2026-03-24 · Gerd Dani · New Free Gerd_ What if we told you that one of the greatest scientific minds in human history did his finest work while completely blind — dictating theorems in total darkness to anyone willing to write them down? Welcome to FreeAstroScience.com , the place written specifically for you, where we break down complex scientific principles into plain, honest language that anyone can follow. We're glad you found us.… ## [Is Earth's Climate More Out of Balance Than Ever?](https://free-gerd.blogspot.com/2026/03/is-earths-climate-more-out-of-balance.html) _2026-03-24 · Gerd Dani · New Free Gerd_ What if the very planet we call home started running a fever it simply can't shake — and the thermometer has been rising for eleven years straight? Welcome to FreeAstroScience.com. This is the place where we believe science belongs to everyone — not just to people with lab coats and tenure. We're Gerd and the whole FreeAstroScience team, and today we need to talk about something that matters more… ## [Italy Said No: The Constitution Is Non-Negotiable](https://free-gerd.blogspot.com/2026/03/italy-said-no-constitution-is-non.html) _2026-03-23 · Gerd Dani · New Free Gerd_ The Constitution won today. I'm writing this from Tirana, but my heart is in Italy — the country that raised me, educated me, and taught me that rights aren't gifts from the powerful. They're guarantees written in ink, forged after a war, and defended by ordinary people who show up when it matters. On 23 March 2026, they showed up. 54% voted No. 46% voted Yes. Almost two million votes separated… ## [Africa’s Oil Dependency Trap — and the Clean Energy Exit - Author: Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo](https://nguewodo.blogspot.com/2025/07/africas-oil-dependency-trap-and-clean.html) _2025-07-10 · JSN · Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo's Climate Crisis Unmasked Blog_ Over 30 African nations are net importers of oil—many with weak currencies, fragile economies, and vast untapped renewable resources. This dependency drains national budgets, inflates trade deficits, and exposes entire populations to global price shocks. The path forward? Not just “clean energy” for climate’s sake, but a resilient, economically sound transition to energy independence. Current… ## [He struck the match, and they cheered like faithful disciples - Author: Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo](https://nguewodo.blogspot.com/2025/07/he-struck-match-and-they-cheered-like.html) _2025-07-03 · JSN · Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo's Climate Crisis Unmasked Blog_ I penned this in response to all who applaud the wars unfolding before us. - Then run your war. But understand this—truly understand it, or you will be taught it the hard way: In the world we inhabit now, you cannot bomb your way to obedience. You cannot drone diplomacy. You cannot sanction your way into respect. Power has changed shape—it no longer bends only to force; it negotiates, it… ## [Living Rent-Free in the U.S. Digital Infrastructure Is a Digital Death Sentence for Europe - Author: Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo](https://nguewodo.blogspot.com/2025/07/living-rent-free-in-us-digital.html) _2025-07-03 · JSN · Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo's Climate Crisis Unmasked Blog_ A strategy piece by Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo - Jude is also author of " Climate Crisis Unmasked: Unraveling the web of Betrayal and Greed. " The book is available at Amazon and Apple and others - I wish the leaders of Europe had the chance to meet my grandmother. And if they did, they wouldn’t have listened anyway. She passed away more than five decades ago, at the blessed age of 102. She never went to… ## [Title: The Mother of All Creditors: How We Maxed Out Earth's Credit Card. - Author: Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo](https://nguewodo.blogspot.com/2025/04/title-mother-of-all-creditors-how-we.html) _2025-04-28 · JSN · Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo's Climate Crisis Unmasked Blog_ Title: The Mother of All Creditors: How We Maxed Out Earth's Credit Card There’s a special kind of stupid reserved for people who believe you can max out a credit card, never pay it back, and somehow still retire comfortably. Turns out, that's been humanity's exact plan — only the credit card belongs to Planet Earth, and the debt is measured not in dollars, but in carbon. For the last 50 years,… ## [The Next Big War Will Be About… Not Oil, But Water - Author: Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo](https://nguewodo.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-next-big-war-will-be-about-not-oil.html) _2025-04-12 · JSN · Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo's Climate Crisis Unmasked Blog_ Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo is the Author of: Climate Crisis Unmasked: Unraveling the web of Betrayal and Greed. The book is available in Amazon and all online stores . So... Climate crisis is a hoax now? That’s the new party line—at least in the loudest rooms. The airwaves have gone quiet on the catastrophe. Climate, once the poster child of virtue-signaling, is now background noise. The headlines have… ## ["God, Take One of My Eyes"—On the Trump Tariff Folly - By Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo](https://nguewodo.blogspot.com/2025/04/god-take-one-of-my-eyeson-trump-tariff.html) _2025-04-06 · JSN · Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo's Climate Crisis Unmasked Blog_ By Someone who’s watched the trade war from both sides of the checkout line. I made a joke last week: “God, take one of my eyes.” It was dark, sarcastic, and—as promised—I'll now explain what that quip has to do with the dumbfounding stupidity and pointed cruelty of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. Let’s begin with the stupidity. According to the gospel of Trump, the United States—home to Apple,… ## ["God… take one of my eyes." - Author: Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo](https://nguewodo.blogspot.com/2025/04/god-take-one-of-my-eyes-author-jude-s.html) _2025-04-04 · JSN · Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo's Climate Crisis Unmasked Blog_ There’s an old joke from Tel Aviv that reveals something deep about politics and economics today - A devout man, a true believer, was growing frustrated. Every day, he prayed, obeyed God's commandments, and remained faithful. Yet, his pagan neighbor—who cared nothing for God—was thriving: a new house, wealth, success. One evening, the believer fell to his knees and cried out: "God of Abraham, God… ## [The Road to Nowhere: How Trump’s 25% Auto Tariff Will Worsen the Climate Crisis - Author: Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo](https://nguewodo.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-road-to-nowhere-how-trumps-25-auto.html) _2025-03-30 · JSN · Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo's Climate Crisis Unmasked Blog_ Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on imported cars is a textbook case of a potential good market failure: a policy designed to boost American industry that will, instead, accelerate the climate crisis worldwide. How a Car Tariff Heats the Planet A 25% tariff on imported vehicles and parts might sound like just another chapter in Trump’s economic nationalism. But cars are no ordinary product: they are… ## [Climate Change: The Real Crisis We Can't Ignore - Author: Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo](https://nguewodo.blogspot.com/2025/03/climate-change-real-crisis-we-cant.html) _2025-03-18 · JSN · Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo's Climate Crisis Unmasked Blog_ Title: Climate Change: The Real Crisis We Can't Ignore The statement “Climate change is a hoax” is itself a dangerous hoax. The overwhelming evidence from the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters around the world shows how real and urgent the climate crisis is. Let's go after it: 1️⃣ Southern California Burns AGAIN Drought + extreme winds = more deadly wildfires. Ignoring this is… ## ["THE NEXT BIG THING" in Rare Metals for #TechForGood - Author: Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo](https://nguewodo.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-next-big-thing-in-rare-metals-for.html) _2025-03-14 · JSN · Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo's Climate Crisis Unmasked Blog_ Title: "THE NEXT BIG THING" in Rare Metals for #TechForGood by Jude S. Ngu'Ewodo I’ve spent years chasing the next gem—the investment that disrupts an entire industry, upends conventional thinking, and makes early believers rich. I’ve seen hype cycles come and go, but when something real emerges—when the timing, innovation, and economics align—you know it. Right now, that something is circular…