toad.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Mastodon server operated by David Troy, a tech pioneer and investigative journalist addressing threats to democracy. Thoughtful participation and discussion welcome.

Administered by:

Server stats:

198
active users

#values

13 posts8 participants2 posts today

The impacts of fossil fuel emissions are gnawing on Australia's coastline

"Australia's exposure to current and future risks from the sea, including coastal erosion, king tides and rising sea levels, was "very high", The Insurance Council of Australia.

"Sea level rise caused by climate change would mean the issue was not going away, and Australians needed to consider what we valued about our coastline."

"Why a seawall might not protect both beaches and homes from coastal erosion...We'll end up with a giant wall around our beaches, or around our whole coastline. That's not saving the landscape, that's saving the infrastructure. We've got to slow down development and look at what we value about the beach."

Professor Kennedy "said governments would need to consider buying back beachfront land and rehabilitating it, to protect both infrastructure and the beach."
>>
abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/fra
#Coast #erosion #inundation #FossilFuels #climate #SeaLevel #values #Coastal #sprawl #StrandedAssets #SandCastles #walls #PublicLand

News: "The Trump Administration is about to destroy 500 tons of emergency food." In response, Chef Jose Andres wrote: "A waste of food. A waste of lives. A waste of American resources and power. We must find a way to buy and distribute this food on behalf of the American people. I will pay for it personally. Pres. Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, what happened to your Christian faith?"
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #hunger #heartlessness #religion #values

After stupidly and stubbornly remaining a candidate for far too long, Biden was replace by Kamala Harris but he stupidly told her to defend all of his policies, and she stupidly did it. Neither of them understood that genocide is not a good thing, and she never distanced herself from Biden's genocidal support of Israel's war crimes. This lost her many votes.
#politics #values #HumanRights

Is Donald Trump a pedophile?

Trump apologist Megyn Kelly gave this answer: "I don't care about Trump getting handsy with somebody 20 years ago. I want someone who will close the border and someone who will keep boys out of my daughter's sports, which he has."
#values #politics

"Trump and his congressional allies want to make permanent the tax breaks and cuts passed in 2017, overwhelmingly helping the wealthiest among us. To minimize the drastic fiscal impact of these tax cuts, they want to cut government wherever they can, including essential functions like health care, the social safety net, and scientific research":
daniels-newsletter-42563f.beeh
copy: @renewedresistance #Trump #greed #values #WorstPresidentEver #politics

Action items to preserve the state of federally funded scientific research in the Golden State
The Capacity to ResistGolden State of ScienceAction items to preserve the state of federally funded scientific research in the Golden State

AdameMedia: "Republicans BLOCKED a Democratic amendment that would have forced the Department of Justice to release all Epstein-related files. They are now the party of chiId rape and pedophilia. Never forget this. There is no left vs right. It’s the parasite class vs the rest of us." #values #politics

“Our disagreement with #fascism is, ultimately, one of #values, and it is on that level that the rhetorical fight against fascism must be taken. Those to the #left of the populist, nativist right must articulate a competing, values-based #vision …” www.thebulwark.com/p/when-moder...

When Moderation Becomes Appeas...

www.thebulwark.comWhen Moderation Becomes AppeasementIf your chief goal is to find a middle ground with the far right on social issues, you’ll end up condoning its values—just ask Keir Starmer.