The first half of May 2023 climatewise

Top, clockwise: An aerial view of the destruction caused by flooding and landslides in Bushushu, Democratic Republic of the Congo this week. A mourner lights a candle at a vigil for victims of the disaster; volunteers unload coffins brought by the central government after more than 400 people died (Reuters/AFP/EPA) Climate crisis 438 people are

Human composting

Human composting was invented by Katrina Spade, who came up with the idea while researching the funeral industry as an architecture graduate student.

A selection of news on the earth

Looking back at 2022, what happened around our environment.

Dissident Voice: Pro-Israel and Ukraine Groups Use Identity Politics to Attack Free Speech

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By Yves Engler. Questioning Canada’s contribution to NATO’s proxy war is “hate” that must be shut down according to some Ukrainian groups mimicking Zionist organizations by promoting an identity politics laced cancel culture. A Ukrainian student group sought to cancel my talk at Kings College in London, Ontario, on…

Rebuildsyria.cz: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-Iran Treaty – A Flash for “Better Times”?

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By Ondřej Krátký. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (hereafter KSA) has concluded an agreement with Iran, which, according to a joint statement, should mean the end of hostilities between the two states. Since it happened with the significant contribution of China, it is tempting to interpret the whole thing…

This Day In History (March 02-1969): Soviet Union and Chinese armed forces clash

One could wonder why people would come to fight for Damansky or Chen-Pao (Zhenbao), the uninhabited island in the Ussuri river, between China and the Soviet Union, but it became a serious Sino-Sovietborder clash, Soviet and Chinese forces fighting a battle on an island claimed by both nations. History.com: This Day In History (March 02-1969):

Europe sucked into a war against Russia

Ukraines war against Russia has developed during the previous months such that the contributions made by other countries in defence of Ukraine ended up involving all of Eorpa in this war.

Governments, media and people clashing over gender issues

For parents, thefeeling of their children that they are in the wrong body is much harder to grasp and to deal with than for outsiders, who are even less able to understand parents when they want to deal with their children’s feelings, circumspectly.

Say Hello to 2023, Wave Goodbye to 2022

  So, we’ve finally reached the end of 2022 and we can honestly say that it didn’t come soon enough. The past 12 months has been one of the most newsworthy in quite some time as it often felt that there was never a dull moment and most of it wasn’t for good reasons either.

Madrid 1936: Spanish Workers Fought Back the Fascists

Originally posted on Red October Goth:
The banner reads “They Shall Not Pass! Fascism wants to conquer Madrid! Madrid will be the tomb of Fascism!” November 1936, Madrid workers erecting a barricade to keep Franco’s fascist army out of the city. Original Facebook Note #17 published 4 February 2017 “At the present time, while this…