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You really, really don’t want your family to experience climate famine. Like, stop making shit decisions, people. Go vegan. Take control of your life and save others.

‘Loves animals and cares about the environment’ – eats meat

Posted on 24/11/202124/11/2021 by dom

Neither of those things is compatible with the other.

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#OperationWildOrchard – take 2

Posted on 23/11/202123/11/2021 by dom

I brought the seedlings and saplings into the conservatory because the weather’s been ‘changeable’ and I wanted to give them the best possible chance of survival. It’s not a heated space, so it wasn’t coddling them, just stopping them being blown/washed away. Apple powdery mildew struck, affecting almost all of them. Presumably, the sudden change…

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Another river pick

Posted on 23/11/202124/11/2021 by dom

Herewith my latest river pick (ignore the date stamp – I’m lazy, not a time traveller). This is all sped up to approximately 2000% normal speed after my eldest tells me no-one – not even my own mother – wants to watch a 25 minute video of litter being picked. Backing track is one of…

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Operation Wild Orchard #OperationWildOrchard

Posted on 12/09/202118/09/2021 by dom

One of my new coping mechanisms, and direct action against climate change, is planting all the seeds of fruit I eat that can feasibly grow and thrive in the UK. This translates to every apple I eat being harvested for its seeds which are then planted. Once healthy and strong, they’ll be transplanted, ‘semi randomly’,…

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Peaceful revolution

Posted on 15/07/202024/11/2021 by dom

Over the past couple of years I’ve been giving considerable thought to the world and my place in it. I arrived at this conclusion in February: All paths currently lead to the destruction of the individual. Not all paths lead to the destruction of the collective. But the path we’re currently on does. Not exactly…

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A new way of voting

Posted on 15/07/202024/11/2021 by dom

The following outlines core voting functionality. Each person has n votes every n years (currently working with 100 and 1 respectively because it’s simple). Each person has access to a voting platform – electronic or paper. Vote categories would be something like this list, (shamelessly lifted from the Green Party website): * Animal Rights *…

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A universal constitution

Posted on 09/07/202024/11/2021 by dom

The basic voting framework must meet certain criteria in order for it to be fit for purpose and serve us as a useful tool. It must be accessible to all. It must be open source. It must be free. It must be easy to understand. It must be transparent. It must be robust. It must…

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Zen and the Art of Litter Picking

Posted on 27/04/202024/11/2021 by dom

One of the coping mechanisms I’ve adopted is turning negative emotion into positive endeavour. Since Jen’s cancer diagnosis, besides having to deal with that, I’ve lost my dad and Jen, her mum. On top of that, the healing trip we had was heavily disrupted (first world problems, right?) because of Chinese wet markets. Anyway, one…

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