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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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Kat ⊷ the Poet Engineer

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言雨
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Today in France: 1,456 mobilisations have been announced by the new intergenerational alliance between the *Gilets Jaunes* and Gen Z https://17octobregiletjaune.net/carte/

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and they didn't do it like this in May '68: the mobilisations are taking place at diverse energy and transport nodes - refineries, gas stations, ports, roundabouts - as well as high schools

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Ed Zitron

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This "debate" between @pkedrosky and the guy from exponential view (I'd argue it was quite one sided to Paul lol) is amazing
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-azeem-azhar-paul-kedrosky.html?eafs_enabled=false

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Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming

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On #WorldRuralWomensDay, #APCNF celebrates the invaluable role of rural women in transforming agriculture and nurturing healthier communities. With the support of #APCNF, women farmers are leading the transition from chemical intensive farming to #NaturalFarming by adopting

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